encourage me
ILSE: I'd rather talk in here.
Ilse points out a booth in the café. They both sit down, facing each other. Six other people are sitting at tables in the background.
ILSE: I leave tomorrow. Someone with a cousin in Cali. I won't see most of you again...
ILSE: ...so I don't have to pretend anymore.
LUCIA: I'll be so...
Inside the speech bubble, we see Lucia sitting on a bench with a blue cloud hovering over zem. Ze is thinking sadly about Ilse. In the speech bubbles where Lucia is talking about Ilse, Ilse is drawn in a curvy style, instead of the usual straight lines and sharp corners, and ze has zir eyes and mouth visible as well.
LUCIA: And you'll be so...
Inside of the speech bubble, we see Ilse standing in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, which is drawn in bright red. Ilse is thinking sadly about Lucia.
ILSE: No. I'll find someone else to get my "good friend" fix from. I won't miss you.
LUCIA: But...!
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