July 10th
"good morning baby" says Julia
"good morning Julia, Tori and I had some fun last night" says Robbie
"believe me I can tell, you must be a tad bigger than I remember, I'm a bit sore, though not in the places I would think" says Julia
"Tori fell off the bed a few times when we would take a break, to be honest it kinda freaked me out having Cat and Jade watch" says Robbie
"that explains the pain then, she's never been good at staying still in bed, there were times when I'd pop up in the middle of the night to her half on her bed half off, shoulders in pain because she rolled off the bed in her sleep and slammed her shoulder against the floor or wall" says Julia
"they say society won't let me marry you" says Robbie
"unfortunately that's true, as far as they're concerned I'm just a runaway mental disorder, they're only partially right, at one time I was a real human" says Julia
"what caused you to let Tori absorb you" asks Robbie
"her heart, it wasn't forming right, it was very early in development, had I not done anything to nudge it along she'd have been paralyzed on her right side from birth" says Julia
"science says there is no choice for a fetus like that" says Robbie
"there is a lot science doesn't understand or ever will baby" says Julia
"what did you think of Tori's time at Hollywood arts" asks Robbie
"I was happy for her, she's really good, in seventh grade she wrote a song called California Cutie, looking back it was definitely about a chance encounter with Cat at the mall, I mean come on, sunshine eyes, silk skin and dimples of gold, she was full on in love with Cat before she even knew her name" says Julia as Cat pipes up
"wait that was her song, omg it was so beautiful, I remember hearing it on the radio a couple months after that chance meeting" says Cat
"indeed it was her song, the radio station had planned to play it to find you and get you and her together but Tori backed away fast the moment she agreed to let them play it, she was afraid her fellow classmates would laugh at her dating a girl, to be fair Briarwood was a terrible place for Tori" says Julia
"I remember hearing it too, I remember telling my mom that whoever that song was for the singer loved them with all their heart, she agreed" says Robbie
"indeed Tori did and does, she would draw Cat for hours with question marks all around her, the conversation was brief and Tori was too scared to ask for her number or name" says Julia
"not for lack of trying, near the end I asked if she wanted my number because while I didn't exactly have feelings for her at the time we'd had a really good talk about cute dresses and I wanted to talk to her more, she just started stuttering, unfortunately that made me nervous and the number I ended up giving her was wrong, the last number was supposed to be a three, instead I put a six, I spent the next year angry at myself because I couldn't stop thinking about her and I'd almost fully convinced myself that I'd messed up that crucial first impression and she'd never want anything to do with me, I was in so much emotional pain that I ripped up HALF of my stuffed animals" says Cat
"ok I have a question, why a failed attempt at an apartment building as a home" asks Julia
"long story, so basically right around that same time my papi bought me an expensive dress that he couldn't actually afford to try and cheer me up, he missed his rent payment and got thrown out on the streets, nobody in my family could afford to take him in, believe me my parents would have if they could have, anyway by the time my parents had enough money to take him in a nice young couple had taken him in and made him feel at home, he only lived for two more years but I was forever grateful for that, however they tried to do the same after paying for my papi's funeral to a black army vet who lost an arm in the middle east and they got attacked, they didn't survive their wounds, I feel I have a debt to repay, my plan was to dedicate the whole bottom floor to the homeless so they could have a warm or cool place to stay and have an address they could give the government for disability payments and stuff so they could get back on their feet" says Cat as Julia disassociates back to Tori
"what are we talking about" asks Tori
"oh perfect timing, I thought we had a schedule" asks Cat slightly annoyed
"we do, today is my day, Julia wrote me a note saying she had a question to ask you, I've been trying to get out for half an hour, you have no idea how irritating it can be to be literally stuck in your own head for any length of time, there is zero sense of direction and very little sense of time, I went to the bathroom at like three this morning and before I even got back the bed she took over, she must have wanted some Robbie cuddle time since she and Ashley have been allowing me time to adjust to this new situation of love, supposedly my new fancy feet are supposed to be in today, Carly promised" says Tori as Jade stands at the door
"well get dressed then boo, she's been waiting, she's been taking measurements so she can order special non slip socks" says Jade as Robbie picks out a few options for Tori
"options one two or three today Toro" jokes Robbie
"hey I like that one, option two please" giggles Tori as Robbie helps dress her
"I like this new or err old you Toro" says Robbie
"I like being this old me, it's been years, ooh these clothes are soft, this might have been a bad idea, I might fall asleep" says Tori
"you wanna change then" asks Cat
"no no it's ok I just wasn't expecting it" says Tori
"ok so are you putting your own panties on this time or are you going to ask one of us to do it again" asks Robbie
"given the fact that I bruised my shins and hurt my shoulders falling off the bed like seven times last night you can put them on, be gentle please" says Tori as Robbie slowly does so
"such an Honor, your skin is so soft" says Robbie
"thanks, not having to worry about hairy feet has actually helped a little, it does help I'm required to maintain my stubs so generally I might as well look good, moisturizer and all" says Tori as Robbie starts putting Tori's skirt on her
"wow, stunning, what's the plan for tonight" asks Robbie
"I was kinda hoping you'd take me for a tumble tonight Robbie" asks Jade
"pen or no pen" asks Robbie
"that's up to you, I'm fine with either now let's get Tori in her wheelchair and get her out to the living room for Carly to set up her new feet" says Jade
8 minutes later with Carly
"I'm ready" says Tori
"let me inspect your nubs first, I'm not judging, it's a requirement for these that your legs are kept healthy" says Carly as she starts inspecting Tori's ankle nubs
"believe me I've done exactly that" says Tori nervously
"well all seems to be good, you might feel a slight pinch" says Carly as she puts one of the new feet on and Tori squeals
"that's what they call a slight pinch, maybe they should reword that, it felt like my foot was being folded in half" says Tori as Carly puts the other foot on
"oh I did say slight pinch didn't I, sorry that was my fault, I've never put a real one on a real person before, I had my hand tightly gripping your new arch to apply the force needed to get everything to connect, I thought Eliza told you they put the main electronics on your dominant side and that it requires extra force" says Carly as she tickles Tori's new feet
"hey that tickles….. wait I felt that, how did that work so fast" asks Tori shocked
"at least this means I didn't wreak anything, it's complicated technology Tori, it will take about four to six hours for the prosthetics to sync up with your nerves so I recommend not walking for at least that amount of time" says Carly
"ya that's not going to be a problem, last night was a fun catastrophe, bruised shins and I hurt my shoulders" says Tori
"Jade told me about the new situation, I'm glad, it actually makes sense, relationships with people with personality disorders can be tough and medically and legally a relationship with a personality isn't recognized, especially when it comes to making love, it is probably easier having them be with you as well, I don't envy how the public might take it though" says Carly
"maybe but it helps legally, how are you and Sam doing" states Tori
"iffy, it's hard not to get frustrated with her logic, she wants to be the person to initiate kisses because she believes she had feelings for me before I had feelings for her, what she seems to be absolutely missing is I'm wired completely different and not just because I'm autistic, I only dated guys because I felt hopeless, believe me I had tried EVERYTHING to try and get her to kiss me back then but she was as clueless as Freddie was, it annoyed me to near insanity, when I finally gave up and kissed Freddie he didn't even seem to care" says Carly
"that seems odd to me, I don't know Freddie that well but from what Cat says he seems to be a very reliable guy" says Tori
"Cat has he talked about me, I know you rely on him for tech services" asks Carly
"not specifically, he describes someone who is clearly you but I think he feels ashamed and refuses to use your name, he's really buff now and still can't seem to get a girl, I think he feels his mom ruined him" says Cat
"wait he's buff… uhhhh that might change things, maybe this is what Sam was worried about, I'm not sure about poly because of my profession, Samantha has been talking a lot about Freddie lately, maybe love isn't for me, maybe I should go tell Sam to just go be with Freddie already" says Carly feeling worthless
"tell sam to come down here, go get some ice-cream and I'll talk to her" says Tori as Carly does so on her way out the door
5 minutes later as Sam walks out of the elevator
"hey where's Carly, she texted me and told me to come down here" says Sam
"Sam we need to talk about something" says Tori
"I swear I returned that cute pin, I only borrowed it because it looked cute with the dress Carly got me" says Sam defensively
"I had that pin custom made for you, but that's not it, it's about Carly" says Tori
"she wants to leave me doesn't she" asks Sam
"no, she said you were talking about Freddie a lot lately, she didn't know he buffed up, one of the reasons she loves you is because of your violent nature, you can defend her and you aren't afraid to say what's on your mind, from what I can tell with her being autistic and all she wants someone who can defend her, yes that means she wants you to stay but she clearly feels you want Freddie over her, she mentioned Poly but said she was scared because of her profession" says Tori
"I should've known bringing up Poly would freak her out, yes I miss Fredward but I want both of them, I didn't before, but seeing how happy Robbie, Cat and Jade make you, it just lit something inside of me, if it means I lose her then I will have to deal" says Sam
