The party

Mira, Tara, Kaya and Elena are sitting at the table.
The party can begin now. And it starts with having a nice dinner.

The four of them enjoy their meal very much.

How do you like it?

It's really good, as always.

And you, Tara?

Yes, very good. Never eaten so good in my life, I'm sure.

And the seasoning is right too?
If not, then it's not my fault.

Elena grins at Mira, but Mira only looks back slightly annoyed.

You don't need to be embarrassed.
We also used our own juices to spice things up.

I didn't know it was that common.
I thought, people have something else to eat.
So you also only eat fruits at your place?

Fruits and other people.

So it's really the same everywhere. These fruits ever grow where you come from. How comes?
No matter who I talk to or what book I read, there's always only fruit to eat.
Why can't there be anything else?

I've never thought about the idea that there might be other plants that you can eat.

We've eaten other plants already.

But that's only to spice things up. Nobody would eat these plants on their own.

Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

Yeah, good question, actually.
Maybe sometimes other plants grow, but because because they aren't that tasty, they disappear again.

Strange idea, but sounds quite reasonable to me.

I've never seen other edible plants.
But fruits are tasty, so it's not so bad.
And today it's especially tasty.
You know how to spice things up.
What did you even use this time.

Uhm..., it's a secret.

Mira is embarrassed about it. Especially since Kaya and a new person are here.
If they find out what's inside, they might not like it anymore.
Gladly they don't ask more.

After dinner, they are sitting down on the couch to have a cozy evening together.

Kaya is still a little annoyed that she couldn't have a proper gift for Elena and that her supposed gift is now joining the party instead, but as the evening goes on, she gets along quite well with Tara.

After a while, Kaya and Tara even start to dance around together.
So Mira starts to hum some funky melody.
Elena also tries to join in, but it doesn't sound fitting.

But as it's getting late, everything gets silent.

It's been a really long time that I've been here.
It was really nice with you.
But I'm also glad that at this place it's over now for me.

Yes, I've never had such a nice flatmate like you.
I would have liked to have had you longer.
But I can also understand that you want to leave.
At some point it's just enough. You must be very old after all.

Yeah. Even around 20 years ago I thought about just ending it.
Now I'm glad I've reached 200 years at this place, but this really can't go on any longer.
Shall we end the whole thing just now?

Mira is a little shocked that the time might already have come.
Only now does she realize that she will never see Elena again.
But she pulls herself together.

So you really want to leave us now?

Elena nods.

Alright, then...

Mira isn't sure what to say.

So it's been a really nice time with you. I'll miss you.

Mira gives her a short hug and then starts to walk to her room, sadly looking back at Elena.

That's it.
She just enters her room. And tomorrow, Elena will be gone.
No need to prolong this whole thing.

As she lies down in her bed, she can't stop thinking about Elena.
So after a while she gets up again.
She walks around in her home. Is Elena still there?
The room is empty, so she decides to go outside.

There Elena is standing, just ready to leave.

Mira gives Elena another hug. This time it's really tight, and doesn't let go of her.

Don't leave! You're still my best friend!

But you have Tara now.

Yeah, but...

What is it?

I don't know her properly yet. She might just leave, too. Or she might really do bad things to us.

Don't worry about that. Whatever happens, it will be fine.

Elena starts hugging Mira back.
She even gives her a real kiss on her mouth.

Now Mira finally is ready to let go of Elena.
She slowly walks back to her room, while Elena sets out into the unknown.

It's pretty disgusting how wet her mouth is after that.

Just before she arrives at her room again, she meets Kaya in the hallway.

What are you still doing here?
Elena left some time ago.

Uhm..., nothing!

Nothing?

Mira has to come up with an excuse.
She doesn't want Kaya to know how strong her feelings are.

I just remembered that Tara doesn't have a place to sleep yet.
Maybe she can sleep in my room?

Don't - even - think about that!
You should rather lock your room, just like me.
I don't want to find your corpse in your bed tomorrow.
I'm sure Tara will find a suitable place to sleep.
We have a new empty bed now.

All right, if it's that important to you, I'll sleep alone.
So have a good night!

Yo, good night.

Both of them go to their rooms, lock the door and go to bed.

As Mira lies alone in bed, a great sadness comes up in her.
But she can accept it now, and is ready to sleep.
So despite her feelings, she falls asleep without problems.