Chapter 4: Bloody Toons

Daniela walked in Bianca’s room and closed the door behind her. Bianca was on her bed looking at pictures on her computer again. She noticed there was a new poster on her wall. It wasn’t quite a poster actually, it was a wall scroll made of fabric and it had some sort of odd looking cartoon characters printed on it. It wasn’t really Bianca’s thing, Daniela thought, but whatever.

“Hey. Old man balls gave you the runs?” asked Bianca as she gave a quick glance at Daniela.

“Heh, I don’t know, I guess. I just went back in the kitchen and finished it.” answered Daniela. Bianca’s attention went back to her computer. Good, this would give her some time to think about what to say to Bianca about her parents. But maybe she’s already aware of it somehow. Even if they never talked about it. Still, it’s something that they should talk about. That is, if they want to spend the rest of their lives together, peacefully. That’s what Bianca wants too, right?

“Hey, Bianca?” started Daniela.

“Wassup, sweet cheeks?” Bianca replied as she kept scrolling through images on her computer.

“Uhm, so…” Daniela still didn’t know how to word her worries to Bianca, but she still had to say something. Being silent for too long would surely make Bianca suspicious that something was up and she wasn’t sure if she was ready to face the music quite yet. “You’ve been looking at a bunch of pictures all day. Some project you’re working on?” she asked.

Bianca turned her head to Daniela and said “Well, sort of. Here, look at these photos.” Bianca turned her computer towards Daniela so she could take a look. Daniela kneeled by the bed and looked through the photos on the screen.

“Are these Halloween costumes? I don’t get it.” she asked.

“Well, technically, yes. But this is called Cosplay. Ever heard about it?” Bianca asked.

“Cosplay?