Elphaba had no idea why they bought the sketchbook. They certainly didn't need one - they'd never been one for art.
There was perhaps one reason, but it wasn't one they wanted to think about. Nope. Not gonna think about it.
They wanted to see Galinda.
It was all purely impulse. Nothing was really happening at work, so without a second thought they took a break, walked over to the place Galinda works, and walked in. It was then that they realized what they were doing, but it had been too late to go back. They had to commit to the decision they didn't remember making.
They should have just walked out. It wouldn't have been too weird, surely. Actually, it would've been better if they just hadn't walked in in the first place. If they had just stayed at work. Then they wouldn't have Crope eyeing them when they walked in, carrying just the sketchbook.
"What happened?" Crope asked, still watching them.
Elphaba just shrugs as they put their sketchbook in a bag they brought. Tibbett appears just as they shut it and quickly dives toward it, trying to open it and see what they got. Elphaba smacks him lightly. "It's nothing."
"Doesn't seem like nothing. You go into the shop next door, where you know Galinda works, and come out with just...whatever you got. What is it, a sketchbook? Why did you get a sketchbook?"
"I panicked."
"What are you gonna do with it?"
"Good question. I have no idea."
At that moment, someone walked in and the three stopped talking about it.
Later, once Elphaba was home after work, they sat down on the couch with the sketchbook in their hands and just stared at it.
What were they going to do with it? They'd never been good at art. They'd never really tried either. But they certainly didn't want to now. With a sigh, they set it on the coffee table and got up. There was a video they had to make - one that's a bit different from their usual video. There's a YouTube convention coming up, and they were actually going to go this year. Their account had grown a lot in the year since the last one, and they were really looking forward to going.
They wondered if Galinda was going. Her account was about as big as theirs, although drastically different. If she was going, they'd have to try and steer clear of her. Especially after that awkward meeting where she worked. They shuddered just thinking about it.
Elphaba got their equipment set up, looked over their notes of stuff they wanted to make sure they covered in the video, and started recording.
Recording something like this was much different compared to their normal videos. In their normal videos - which were just about always rants - they tended to go off on a tangent. And this one wasn't too different. They'd definitely have to edit quite a bit of it. At one point, they started wondering if Galinda would watch the video. Had she seen any more of theirs? Galinda had released a new video in the time between then and when they first watched her videos, and they had watched that. It was a makeup tutorial, as many of them were, and they didn't have any interest in them. They still watched it, though.
They themselves had just recently posted a new video. It was an LGBT+ rant. Specifically, they had been talking about the Wizard's latest message. He seemed mostly focused on trying to strip the Animals of their rights - which was no better - but occasionally said something about other's rights. Including those in the LGBT+ community. He often tried to make it seem like he supported them, but it was all faux. He didn't actually care.
It was then they remembered they were recording. They had a vague inkling of where they had left off, and quickly continued. They'd have to do even more editing now. And all because of Galinda. Fantastic.
Elphaba had a long day ahead of them.