"Hates me. Hates me! Fine. Who needs her? Who needs THEM? I can do this all by myself! FreeSmart means nothing to me!" Pencil muttered as she walked into the clubhouse of awesomeness. Her eyebrows were furrowed, her feet stomping on the ground.

Pen glanced back at her. Yes, she was... annoying. But still, Pencil was his older sister. And she seemed pretty upset, so.. Pen decided to follow her.

The younger boy opened the door, knocked, and peered inside. There she was... his sister. Sitting on the floor with the lights off. He sat on the ground next to her, their backs facing each other.

"Hey, Pencil. ...Look, Pencil, I was devastated when Eraser got out, and when Blocky left, and I still struggle with it. Snowball's still around, but it's just not the same. I have new friends now, and they mean so much to me too, but it's hard to let go of my old ones, you know? I want to talk to them- I want it to be like old times and just share anything, talk about anything, but- but I can't."

Pen sighed. This was gonna be long.

"I was rewatching some old Blocky's Funny Doings earlier." Pen admitted. " It actually ended up helping in the challenge, funnily enough. His, uh, guidance still helped me when I needed it, even though he's not here. And I think that's important for you to remember too, Pencil. All those little moments- the jokes, the arguments, the- the times you all shared together. They mattered! And they've helped shape the things you've learned and things you're gonna do. I have no idea where life's gonna take you, Pencil. I don't know if you end up back with your old friends or somewhere else, but... despite how much I miss what I had, I've been able to make new close friends. Liy, Bottle, Needle- they all mean so much to me too. And I would've really regretted, you know, pushing away everyone else if I let my sadness consume me."