"Scarlet! You're back! How'd the research at the powerplant go?"
Amber Harvest, my next-door neighbor. Great kid, heart of gold, basically my younger sister. Unfortunately, she'd realize something was wrong with me. I had to move fast.
"Come over for dinner tomorrow night! I'm making a meatloaf, here's the invite! After we've eaten, we can head over together! Do you have your mask ready for the Festival of Future Faces? What's your mask? Or is it a surprise?
"...Scarlet? Are you okay?"