The Extent of the Lemonade Conflict (transcript)

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In this Our World story, a lemonade prank goes terribly wrong.

This is a transcript from Discord.

## Story

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Alrighty, time for another flashback! The scene: several years ago, in Central Park... We find a girl and her father nearing a secluded corner of the park.

Dr. Dash:
"Alright, sweetie. Here's where I drop you off. Have fun and be safe."

Hannah:
*Smiles.* "I will!"
*Takes off.*

Hannah clutches two bottles of lemonade. For her, fizzy lemonade. For Flame... fizzy lemonade with the label switched.

Hannah:
(Now you'll try it fizzy whether you want to or not!)

Flame sits on a bench in this corner waiting, still in uniform.

Hannah:
*Approaches with a smile.*

Flame:
*Face remains blank.*

Don't worry, that's completely normal. Hannah's used to it by now.

Hannah:
*Sits down, setting the two bottles between them.*

Flame:
*Opens Hannah's first before grabbing his own.*

Hannah:
*Times speech to cover up the sound of Flame's bottle fizzing.* "I got a 100 on my science test yesterday."

Flame:
"Following in your father's footsteps, huh?"

Hannah:
"I dunno. I don't like science *that* much."

Flame:
*Takes a sip.*
"?!"
*Looks at the label. Which says non-fizzy despite that that's not true...* [okay. I doubt it literally says "non-fizzy" XD]
*Turns glance to Hannah.* "I told you I DON'T LIKE it fizzy!"

Hannah:
(Oh no... He's really mad at me... His dad told me about his "violent tendencies"!)
*Jumps up, holding hands up defensively.* "I-I'm sorry! Don't hurt me!"

Flame:
"You switched the label! Why would you trick me like this?!"

Hannah:
*Hurries off before Flame has a chance to attack.*

Flame:
(No! I scared her away!)
"HANNAH! Come back!"

But she continues to flee.

Flame:
"..."
(She's gone...)
(Dang it! I knew this would happen! And I went and allowed myself to become attached anyway!)
*Glances at the lemonade Hannah left behind.* (I'd down this whole thing if it would bring you back...)
(All I had to do was tell her why I knew I wouldn't like it...)

Citizen:
*Approaches the bench, intending to sit there.*

Flame:
*Silently glares.*

Citizen:
*Gulp.*
*Steers away.*

Flame:
(It's so easy to scare people away... Even Hannah...)

Flame stares at the ground, alone with his miserable thoughts.

Hannah:
"Um... I'm sorry..."

Flame:
*Looks up.* (You came back...)

Hannah:
"Oh, you're still mad at me..." *Takes a step back.*

Flame:
"No, wait! I'm not mad at you."

Hannah:
"You look mad."

Flame:
"I'm mad at myself for scaring you away. I thought you weren't coming back."

Hannah:
"I was gonna come back some time... I just didn't want to get punched."

Flame:
"Hannah, you're my best friend. I won't hurt you, no matter what."

Hannah:
"..."
*Slowly steps forward and takes her seat next to him.* "Promise?"

Flame:
*Holds Hannah's hand.* "I promise."

Hannah:
*Lets out a relieved breath.* "Dad was right. He told me you wouldn't be that mad."

Flame:
"Your father is a smart man."

Hannah:
*Smiles.* "So, what happened to you last week?"

And their conversation returns to ordinary, so we'll leave it at that.
Flame never forgot about that day. The day he made a promise he never intends to break.

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## Characters

*In order of appearance:*

* Bradley Dash
* Hannah Dash
* Sonny Flame

## Participants

* Pip9766
* HannahDash