# ========================================================================================= # Farawaytown: Something about Basil # ========================================================================================= #=========================Something about Basil============================== #AUBREY walks back after sticking a pinwheel on the stump. message_1: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 2 text: \aubYou know...\! after everyone drifted apart...\! I felt so alone. message_2: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 27 text: \aubBut now, I realize that I was the one who was pushing everyone away. message_3: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 0 text: \aubIn the few months after MARI died...
everything changed so fast.

\n[8] and BASIL became more closed off...\! KEL made a bunch of friends playing sports...\! and HERO always seemed to be busy studying. message_4: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 7 text: \aubI was so angry at how life kept moving on. message_5: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 4 text: \aubI felt like everyone abandoned me...
and abandoned MARI too... message_6: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 2 text: \aubBut I couldn't see that everyone was dealing with the pain in their own way. message_7: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 0 text: \aubAfter \n[8] stopped coming to school...\! I saw BASIL sitting alone during lunch...\! so I asked him if he wanted to study together at his house... message_8: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 27 text: \aubHe seemed kind of uneasy about it at first...\! but after I begged him, he agreed. message_30: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 0 text: \aubThe walk there was really quiet...\!
BASIL wouldn't even look at me. message_9: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 0 text: \aubAnd when we got to his room, I tried to talk to him...\!
but he said he had to go to the bathroom and ran off. message_50: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 27 text: \aubThat's when I spotted his old \c[4]PHOTO ALBUM\c[0] on his bookshelf.\! I just wanted to go through the photos, because...\! well...\! I guess I just wanted to see everyone happy again. message_10: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 2 text: \aubBut...\! when I opened it... message_11: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 4 text: \aubBASIL had blacked out all of the photographs with marker! message_12: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 6 text: \aubI couldn't believe it...\! He had even blacked out MARI's face... message_13: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 7 text: \aubAll of our memories together...\!
It felt like he had destroyed them! message_14: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 7 text: \aubI was so confused...\! and angry...\!
I thought he was a nutcase. message_15: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 2 text: \aubSo...\! instead of trying to understand him...\! I stole his \c[4]PHOTO ALBUM\c[0] and started calling him “creep” and things like that. message_16: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 0 text: \aubAnd eventually...\! I wasn't the only one calling him names. message_17: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 27 text: \aub... message_18: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 7 text: \aubI feel like scum for that now. message_19: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 0 text: \aubBut, you know what... message_20: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 2 text: \aubEver since then, all I've been doing is trying to cut myself off from everyone. message_21: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 8 text: \aubIt's kind of funny.\! What I've been doing is worse than what BASIL did, yet I'm the one who was angry at him... message_22: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 9 text: \aubSniff...\! I'm such an idiot. #Aubrey starts crying #(HERO and KEL walk up to comfort AUBREY.) message_23: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 32 text: \herHey...\! It's okay, AUBREY.\! We've all made mistakes. message_24: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 19 text: \kelAt that time, I didn't really understand what was happening...\! I was afraid that I'd somehow make things worse...\! so I just decided to stay out of all of it. message_25: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 20 text: \kelI'm really sorry, AUBREY...\! and I'm sorry to you too, \n[8].\!
I was a pretty crappy friend. message_26: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 32 text: \herYou were still pretty young then, KEL, but I'm the oldest...\!
so I should have known to take care of everyone. message_27: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 40 text: \herI...\! I just... message_28: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 27 text: \aubAh...\! No, it's fine. message_29: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 8 text: \aubEveryone's here now...\! so it's okay. #AUBREY shakes message_31: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 9 text: \aubSniff...\! I don't... message_32: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 9 text: \aubI don't deserve friends like you. message_33: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 29 text: \herDon't be silly, AUBREY.\! Of course you do. message_34: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 38 text: \herDuring all this time, it's pretty obvious that you still cared about us... message_35: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 28 text: \herI mean...\! just look at the photos in the \c[4]PHOTO ALBUM\c[0].\!
There's no trace of any of the black marks you were talking about anywhere!\! You can see all our faces just fine! message_36: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 29 text: \herI don't suppose they all just cleaned themselves, did they? message_37: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 27 text: \aub... message_38: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 14 text: \kelIt's alright, AUBREY...\!
I promise from now on, I'll always be there for you! message_39: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 30 text: \herYeah... I promise too...\! We should all be here for each other! message_40: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 28 text: \her... message_41: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 29 text: \herHey, you know what?\!
I think this is the perfect time for a big group hug! message_42: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 14 text: \kel\sinv[1]\{\{\Com[2]GROUP HUG!? message_43: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 14 text: \kel\{\{\sinv[1]AWWW, YEAH! COUNT ME IN!! message_44: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 5 text: \aubW-Wait just one second! message_45: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 29 text: \her\sinv[1]\{READY OR NOT, HERE WE COME! #[Group Hug Slide] message_47: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 0 text: \aub... message_48: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 27 text: \aubWe should go see if BASIL is back home later today. message_49: faceset: MainCharacters_Faraway faceindex: 2 text: \aubI need to apologize to him...\! and...\! I think right now...\!
He's probably the one that needs us the most.