[372A High Street:]

Futhark: Edward?

Edward: (looks up from his Lego castle) Yeah?

Futhark: Nag-message sa 'kin si Alice ng picture n'ya tapos may caption na "Romeo save me."

Edward: Sure kang hindi 'yon si Zweihänder na nagpapanggap na si Alice?

Futhark: Ito 'yung account ni Alice, for sure.

Edward: Naks Kuya Gomez. Save mo 'yung picture.

Futhark: Anong ire-reply ko? Nag-message sa akin ng ganito si Zwei dati at inalok ko s'ya ng tulong pero sabi n'ya "staaaph".

Edward: Meme kasi 'yan.

Futhark: Meme, like 'yung unit ng human cultural transmission?

Edward: Putangina ano?

Futhark: Bibig mo. (sighs) Meme, short for Memetics? Study of information and culture?

Joyeuse: (is reading a book nearby) The idea itself was unsupported.

Futhark: Memetics was based on an analogy with Darwinian Evolution.

Joyeuse: Untested.

Edward: Guys marami akong memes, gusto n'yo ng memes?

Futhark: Hindi ako makikipag-away sa 'yo, Joyeuse. Nagtatanong lang ako kay Edward ng ire-reply kay Alice.

Joyeuse: The girl clearly likes you so go ask her out.

Futhark: Quarantine ngayon, bawal lumabas.

Joyeuse:

Joyeuse: You are the end of Whitdur line.

Edward: I thought Henrik was the end of Whitdur line.

Futhark: Guys, kailangan ko lang ng tulong sa pagre-reply.

Edward: Just reply the way you want to.

Futhark: Okay, so what if (types on his phone) "Haha, I know that meme :3"?

Edward: Ech. Lame.

Joyeuse: Alice will leave you for someone cooler.

Futhark: How about... "Ang ganda mo sa picture ^_^"?

Edward: And ignoring her meme? Girls don't like boys who ignore their meme.

Joyeuse: Really, you're not going to say something about his stupid emoticons?

Futhark: (groans) Anong gagawin ko???

Edward: Wow, may time ka para magka-crush?

Joyeuse:

Joyeuse: Edward, may I speak with you for a moment?

The two goes to the kitchen...

Joyeuse: We have to stop Futhark.

Edward: Talagang kailangan mo pa akong bitbitin sa kusina para lang d'yan?

Joyeuse: If he asked Alice out and she said yes, it would be terrible news for us.

Edward: Why???

Joyeuse: You know girls! They want attention, presents, they want your love, your care, and yuck. (sticks his tongue out)

Edward: So what? Futhark deserves to be happy. He likes Alice and Alice likes him.

Joyeuse: Oh yeah? Imagine this. Instead of cooking dinner for us, Futhark would stay out late because he's with Alice.

Edward: No—

Joyeuse: And instead of cooking breakfast for us, he'd head out first to pick Alice up so he could spend more travel time with her.

Edward: No dinner, no breakfast? How about lunch?

Joyeuse: Of course he'd join Alice for lunch too! And—and you know during our classes? (accusative tone) He'd be exchanging emails with Alice to "keep the romance alive". (blows raspberries)

Edward: Futhark will have less time for us!

Joyeuse: Yes! She'll basically steal him from us.

Laevateinn: (comes out from a kitchen cabinet) Somebody will steal our mother?

Edward: What are you doing there?

Joyeuse: Nobody will cook your favourite apple dish anymore, Lae.

Laevateinn: (eyes widen)

Futhark: (enters) Anong pinag-uusapan n'yo rito?

Edward: Futhark studies first muna, 'wag ka nang gumaya kay Joyeuse na malandi!

Joyeuse: Yeah, I'm the playboy here.

Edward: Malandi ka lang, hindi playboy.

Laevateinn: Futhark you are our mother and we love you and we will end those who will steal you from us.

Joyeuse: See, Futhark? Laevateinn would be sad if you left us.

Futhark:

Futhark:

Futhark: Nag-send sa 'kin ng meme si Alice, hindi ng death sentence!

Joyeuse: Ech, it's the same thing!

Futhark: It's not the same thing!

Joyeuse: You know where this will end.

Futhark: With me shoving your head down the toilet bowl?

Joyeuse: (narrows eyes) You received one meme from a girl and you're suddenly fighting back? (crosses arms) I knew Alice was bad news.

Futhark: I was not fighting back, matagal ko na talagang gustong ingudngod ang mukha mo kung saan!

Edward: But Futhark! Kapag naging kayo ni Alice mapapabayaan mo na kami!

Laevateinn: (pouts) Nobody will help me count my chickens before going to sleep anymore.

Edward: Tapos lahat ng atensyon mo mapupunta na sa kanya, hindi ka na makikinig sa mga dinadaldal ko!

Laevateinn: You won't play with us anymore.

Edward: Tapos kapag may boys night tayo pagbabawalan ka na rin n'ya!

Futhark: Bakit naman n'ya ako pagbabawalan???

Edward: Because girlfriends don't trust boys and their "boys night"!

Futhark: Naglalaro lang tayo ng Mario Kart at nanonood ng cartoons, anong ipag-aalala nila?! Na baka masobrahan ka sa pagkain ng cake?

Edward: Firstly, it's called anime, they're not cartoons. Secondly, PG-15 ang Tokyo Ghoul. May patayan 'yon.

Joyeuse: Oh yeah, I slept through that one.

Futhark: Bakit si Joyeuse, naka-tatlong palit ng jowa last month?

Joyeuse: Did that affect my performance in the classroom? No. Did that affect my studies? Yes, because I finally had someone to do my homeworks. My grades went up.

Edward: Matagal nang sinusunog sa impyerno ang kaluluwa ni Joyeuse, it's different!

Laevateinn: But if you really want to be with Alice that badly... (sadly puts apples in Futhark’s pockets) Who are we to stop you?

Futhark: I—

Laevateinn: That's a trick question, we are your children.

Joyeuse: I'm not his child.

Edward: Well pick a role!

Laevateinn: He's the evil stepmother.

Edward: We can't have two mothers.

Laevateinn: That's why the other one is a step-mother, what are you not getting about this?

Futhark: ...

Futhark: The fact that we're both boys?

Joyeuse: We will not be having this conversation if Futhark didn't take interest in replying to Alice's dumb meme.

Edward: Dumb meme? Sir Lance sent the same thing to Arthur.

Joyeuse: Why would Lance send Arthur Alice's picture?

Edward: 'Yung meme, tanga.

Futhark: (sighs) Matatahimik ba kayo kapag hindi ko nireplyan si Alice?

Edward, Joyeuse, & Laevateinn: Yeah.

Futhark: Okay. Hindi ako magre-reply.

Joyeuse: (annoyed) Oh now you're just playing hard to get because girls like that.

Futhark: Ano bang pagkakaintindi n'yong dalawa sa mga babae, Joyeuse at Edward?

Edward: Hahaha bold of you to assume we understand them.

Futhark: Is that why you're worried?

Edward: Boooy I think the tables are turning.

Futhark: Are you worried that things will change once I ask Alice out?

Joyeuse: Just the part where we wake up and there's no breakfast or coffee.

Futhark: Nag-aalala lang kayo dahil hindi n'yo kilala si Alice, but I assure you, nothing will change.

Laevateinn: Do you know Alice well?

Futhark:

Futhark: Hindi rin dahil bihira kaming mag-usap at hindi kami nagkikita sa uni.

Joyeuse: Shaaaame. Shame on you, Kiel Alf Whitdur.

Edward: That is very wrong, Kiel Alf Whitdur.

Futhark: I can take this chance to know her better! Kung gusto n'yo, kayo na ang magreply.

Edward: Akin na 'yang phone mo nang makaliskisan si Alice.

Edward: Oh, may bagong message si Alice.

Futhark: Anong sabi?

Edward: "Kuya Kiel kapag po may nagmessage sa 'yo na kapangalan ko, hindi po ako 'yon. Magka-chat po kami ni Ate Macey kanina tapos si Kuya Zweihänder po ang tsismoso."

Futhark:

Joyeuse:

Laevateinn: (bites apple)

Edward: So...

Laevateinn: I like Zweihänder as a father.

Edward: Mayaman din si Zwei, kayang-kaya kang suportahan, inay.

Joyeuse: Are you going to tell Zweihänder, "Marry me Juliet?"

Futhark: (turns red) SHUT UP.

Joyeuse: This is a great investment, Futhark.

Futhark: Nooo.

Laevateinn: Zweivater.

Edward: Tara inom tayo ng mimosa.

Edward: Para sa tropa nating pinaasa.

Futhark: Manood na nga lang tayo ng Titanic.

Joyeuse: Really, you want to watch a ship sinking after yours with Alice did?

Futhark: Kanina ayaw n'yong maging kami ni Alice tapos ngayon nang-aasar kayo?

Edward: We're your friends! We're obligated to make fun of you.

Futhark: Humanap kayo ng magluluto ng hapunan n'yo. (leaves)

Edward, Joyeuse, & Laevateinn:

Edward: Sumbong natin kay Sir Lance, sabihin natin ayaw magluto.

Joyeuse: Let's go.