Ah-gong

Oh. You...{w=0.35}what?

There's nothing more to "go on" to. That was all.

Noelle should get to play first because it's her birthday.

Won't that feel like everyone ganging up against me?

Akarsha hands Noelle one of the controllers. Min grabs the other one and curls up on the couch with Diya.

Oh, so it's just luck.

There's no skill involved! It's pure luck!

Unfortunately for Frenchman, {i}I{/i} don't believe in going easy on the birthday girl.

You cut it off early...

I win! I broke her!

You got it.

HmmMMMMM...Wanna be in {i}cahoots{/i} with me, Frenchman?

Akarsha catches a glimpse of Noelle's phone screen. It's filled with panicked texts from her mom...

Noelle answers the phone and leaves the room with a sigh. Akarsha can faintly hear her side of a frustrating conversation...

Is it just me, or are all the "cool" kids at our school just the ones whose parents let them do the most stuff?

That's not always true. My parents are pretty chill, but I'm still uncool.

Geez, wow! I didn't realize everyone had their own theories for why I'm not popular...

[diyaRandomNum].

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