NOTE: This has been copied from its original post verbatim, including misc jabber before/after.

i had to use sarah’s camera for this, since mine died shortly after finishing up “enter the bunny pt.2” 😛 so if the pictures are a little different than my usual, that’s why hehe

as for the story… um… no comment.

Gabe, “Well… at least you stopped shivering, that’s a good sign.”

Meryll, “Is she awake yet?”
Gabe, “No, but she is doing better.

Meryll, “You’ve been sitting here for hours…”
Gabe, “Yeah?”

Meryll, “Well, it just seems… like you care an awful lot about what happens to her.”
Gabe, “Of course I do, she was passed out in the snow. I’d do the same if it happened to you.”

Meryll, “So a stranger gets the same treatment as your girlfriend now?”
Gabe, “What?? Don’t be ridiculous…”

Meryll, “Don’t you have anything to say about earlier? Aren’t you going to apologize?”

Gabe, “For what? You were lying to my face!”
Meryll, “Only because every time I talk about San, you get all angry!”

Gabe, “I just… don’t know if I can trust him when he’s around you.”

Meryll, “So, what, I’m cheating on you now?!”
Gabe, “I just don’t know what to think anymore!”

Meryll, “I… I can’t believe you just said that…!”
Gabe, “Meryll, don’t cry…”

Gabe, “I’m sorry… I… I didn’t mean it…”
[crying]

Gabe, “Just… please, promise me one thing.”
Meryll, “…What?”

Gabe, “Promise me you have no feelings for him.”
Meryll, “…”

Gabe, “…Meryll?”

Gabe, “I… you’ve got to be kidding me.”
Meryll, “I’m so sorry…”

Gabe, “I LOVED YOU. I WOULD’VE GIVEN EVERYTHING…”
[sobbing]

Gabe, “AND YOU… YOU DESTROY EVERYTHING. YOU THROW IT ALL AWAY.”

Meryll, “Please stop…“

Gabe, “I even thought maybe you loved me, but I guess I was just another one of your toys.”

Meryll, “…My fault…?“

Meryll, “Me…? YOU THINK THIS IS ABOUT ME???”

Meryll, “MAYBE IF YOU HADN’T BEEN SO… SO… PERFECT UP ON YOUR HIGH PEDISTAL. SO SELF RIGHTEOUS AND…”
Gabe, “AND YOU’RE TOSSING ME ASIDE FOR SOME MANGY HOT-TEMPERED GREASEBALL?!”

Meryll, “HE IS NOT LIKE THAT AND YOU KNOW IT!“

Gabe, “Oh please, you might have fooled me for a long time, but I think it’s about time you stopped fooling yourself, as well.”

Meryll, “…”
Gabe, “…?”

[[ SLAP! ]]

Gabe, “I… you…….”

Meryll, “Here’s your shirt back.”
Gabe, “But…”

Meryll, “Goodbye, Gabriel.”

Gabe, “. . .”

Gabe, “Huh?”

Gabe, “…How… did this happen…“