#✨{𝔴𝔢 𝔤𝔬 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔯𝔬𝔞𝔱 𝔟𝔲𝔱 𝔴𝔢 𝔞𝔯𝔢 𝔫𝔬𝔱 𝔮𝔲𝔦𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰; 𝔨𝔶𝔩𝔢 & 𝔣𝔯𝔞𝔫}

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She was only really here to hang out with some friends of hers. Across the few groups that were close in South Park, she had a few in each one that she stuck with over the years. In this case, she was with Scott and a few others after needing a break from being at her place for so long.

That, and her parents were incredibly overbearing whenever she was out on her own. So much for being an "adult" to them.

"It's a little subtle, but it's there. I don't know, it's just... more obvious I guess," she said, shrugging. "You just hide it better with your expressions."

A little joke to nudge at him, but she didn't want to cause any trouble. They had their problems and butting heads, but she knew they were close as kids. What happened? Stan had been mumbling and talking about trying to get back to Kyle but never really told the whole picture. She had a hunch there was more, but finding Kyle at this party was the last thing she expected, too.

"...talk to me about it. I'll listen," she said, softening her gaze at him. "I... I honestly was wondering what happened to you two. What happened? If you don't mind me asking."

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This was, by far, one of the worst situations of an outburst from Stan. Even Fran didn't expect it to be that bad, bewildered when it occurred. She was mostly speechless, not even wanting to intervene from the severity. If anything, she felt tired from it all. Just from that alone, it was draining, even for her. Normally, she could move past it, but not today.

Her joking tease was shortlived, sighing with a hand pressed against her forehead as she joined him in leaning against the railing, looking over. In reply, she shrugged, waving her hand, "...don't even apologize. That shit wasn't even your fault," she sighed. "That really was... I don't know what to even call it. I should've said something, but I was just so... so surprised? My ears are ringing from it."

Her arms crossed over the top of the railing, resting her head in her arms. All she could do was grumble to herself, trying to not think about it, "...heh, yeah. Maybe that'll fix the problem," she laughed softly. "Y'know, I thought the whole hangout thing was going fine. What... happened? Did Craig or you say something? I mean, I doubt it, considering what Stan's been... doing, anyway."

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It was the mere frustration and expecting this to go wrong when they were put together, but if there was one thing that she put together, they had the brains. Fran didn't want to ditch out on school, despite how often they fought with one another. That was one thing going for them; they had the smarts and had strengths in learning.

She watched him pull a chair up to her desk, sitting up a little while glancing at Mr. Garrsion and back at Kyle. "That's... fine by me, I guess," she muttered softly. "I... I actually do wanna get this grade. But I wanna try. As long as... nothing dumb happens. I'm already getting enough of a migraine from being next to Cartman."

The packet was being handed out, one being given to them to share with the instructions written out on the first page. Thankfully, this wasn't like most times in the past where they actively fought with one another. She gave a sigh, keeping her voice low in a whisper to Kyle.

"...I don't mind talking. I just thought that... y'know, it'd turn out like before," she whispered. "If you wanna... actually try, then I'm fine with that. It's better than getting paired up with... literally anybody else right now."