Week 2, Wednesday - Jacopo

[withsadness]

[It's late. Like, way, way too late for a girl of Mary's apparent youth to be out and about. It's not murder night, but here she is, in the theater, half-eaten tub of popcorn cradled to her chest. A movie has just ended, but even as she yawns she doesn't leave that room to leave...instead, she directs her course to the closest screening that's still going. All nighter.]

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[withsadness]

[Where the fuck does she think she's going. Mary looks up at Jacopo and squares herself! Firmly! Raising her chin in defiance despite her sleepy, protesting eyes.]

One more movie!

[grano]

Looks like someone's tired.

[ he smiles the slightest bit. it's difficult not to. ugh. ]

The same movies'll be playing tomorrow, you know. It won't be much of a loss if you wait.

[withsadness]

But I still have popcorn!

[She holds up her bucket and rattles it.]

If I throw it out, that's a waste!

[It's, like, free, and it's all she's been eating almost all week but, hey.]

And I'm not tired at all, not even a little!

[grano]

[ his eyes flit towards the popcorn, and then back at her. ]

Mary, the popcorn is infinite. It doesn't matter if you waste it. Is that so? — then why is it you yawned earlier?

[withsadness]

Must've been a trick of the light.

[She has no idea what you're talking about, Jacopo.]

[grano]

No, I heard that yawn. You're a sleeeepy little girl, aren't you?

[ he waves a hand in front of her face. ]

Come on. Off to bed with you.

[withsadness]

[This is where the cute act dies. Mary stops smiling, her lips flattening into a hard line.]

Don't want to. Stay up and watch a movie with me!