[For Rey] Vending machines

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Lillith stood before a box. It was very large box. With glass in front. She cocked her head, trying to make out the many-colored things inside.

"Kit Kat," she said aloud, only the slightest accent touching the foreign, thrilling word. "Rol-lo." Was it named after Percy? The de Rolo family was noble as her own. How strange would it be to see a thing named Daturai? The thought made her laugh softly.

She glanced to the other box beside it. This had rounded front. When she touched, it felt less hard than glass. And less solid. Less weighty. The bright blue and red swirl was stunning. The color so true. She loved it purely for boldness her sisters would hate.

But what did they do? There were too many packages inside the clear to be only a display. Both had levers that made noises inside when depressed. There were slots but what was meant to go inside? "What does S with bars mean?"

My Life is Pretty Complicated (OTA)

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December 4th. I'm Liz Parker and my world has gone upside down. Again. Somehow I found myself stuck in some weird other existence after Future Max disappeared. I can't help but think these two are related in some way. I thought it would be easier to be away from Max, stuck in a place where I had no way to return, but it still hurts every day. I keep playing the look on his face when he thought he walked in on Kyle and I in bed. I wish I could

Liz paused as she sat there in the lobby as the sun began to set. Her legs were curled under her as she wrote in her journal. How could she properly explain her feelings or this place? A look of complex confusion spread across her young face as she stared out the window to a familiar and yet equally unfamiliar sun slowly disappearing.