"I need some relationship advice," Panini said, looking Marmalade directly in the eye.

"Relationship advice, huh…" said Marmalade, her eyes shifting slightly to the side. "To be honest, I'm not doing too great in the way of relationships either…" Panini was slightly surprised, but this also explained why Marmalade didn't talk much of Ceviche.

"If it's not too much trouble," Panini began, slightly nervous, "could you… explain what happened?" Marmalade appeared equally as nervous, but conceded to tell her story.

"Well," she started, twiddling her thumbs anxiously, "I guess I should start with- I guess the first thing I should tell you is… why… I liked Ceviche…" She took a small bite of pie and then continued. "I was attracted to…" She tensed up. "…his femininity…" she managed to mutter quickly and quietly as she took another bite of pie. Panini was barely able to make out what she had said, but she understood.

"Do you like girls, Marmalade?"

"I don't—I don't know—I liked—Ceviche… and I had stalked him until he had finally said, 'I'm not your BOYfriend.'"

"Were you disappointed to find out he was a boy?"

"I don't know… I just remember liking his long pink hair and his leotard… I guess I do like girls, or at the very least, feminine guys… please don't hate me!" Panini finally took a bite out of her slice of pie, and then she gave Marmalade a serious look.

"I don't hate you, Marmalade. I just… I never thought about the possibility of girls liking other girls before… I guess it was because I was fixated on Chowder for such a long time…"

"What did you like about Chowder?"

"I… I don't really remember. I think it started out as an innocent child crush, and then after a while it just became normal for me to chase after him, and I sort of forgot my reasons for doing so eventually… I care about him, but… I don't know if he's the same person that I initially loved…" Marmalade rose from her chair to give Panini a comforting hug, and they spent the rest of the afternoon chatting over pie and watching their kids play together.