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<div id="section"><span id="title">Did you eat yet?</span>
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<<fadein 5s>>It's been a year since you left home.<</fadein>>
<<fadein 6s>>A lot's changed.<</fadein>>
<<fadein 7s>>365 days worth of experiences, for better or for worse.<</fadein>>
<<fadein 8s>>Today, your mom's going to call you, but you're very busy.<</fadein>>
<<fadein 9s>>Errands. Chores. Work. Coping. Taking deep breaths. More work.<</fadein>>
<<fadein 10s>><span class="button">[[Oh. Your phone's ringing.]]</span><</fadein>>
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<span class="narrative">Mom seems to laugh at this.</span>
<span class="mom">You're always busy.</span>
<span class="you">...</span>
<span class="mom">But don't forget to call home. It's almost been two weeks. </span>
<span class="mom">Too long.</span>
<span class="you">[[I'll try to call more often next time.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[Mom, I'm really busy.]]</span>
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<span class="mom">Too busy to call home?</span>
<span class="narrative">You make glances at your laptop with 10 windows and countless tabs associated with each.</span>
<span class="you">[[Well, I have time now.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[I really don't have the time.]]</span>
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<span class="mom">Hello?</span>
<div class="tooltip"><span class="tooltiptext">Translate?</span><span class="you translate"><<linkreplace "喂, 妈妈?" t8n>>Hello, mom?<</linkreplace>></span></div>
<span class="mom">A long time since you called.</span>
<span class="you">[[I know. School's been hectic.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[I know. I'm just really busy.]]</span>
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<span class="narrative">She thinks you're irritated. </span>
<span class="mom">Do you want me to call you back later? </span>
<span class="you">[[No, it's fine.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[I'm fine.]]</span>
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<span class="mom">Okay, okay. I just wanted to know how you were doing. </span>
<div class="tooltip"><span class="narrative"><span class="tooltiptext">Translate?</span>You can't see her face, but you can tell by the tone of mom's voice that she's <<cyclinglink "mad" "upset" "disappointed" "sad" end>>.</span></div>
<span class="you">[[I'm fine.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[Mom, I'm really busy.]]</span>
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<span class="mom">... Okay. </span>
<span class="mom">... </span>
<span class="narrative">There is silence. The phone in your hand feels heavy. You make glances at your laptop. Then, she speaks. </span>
<span class="mom">Did you eat yet? </span>
<span class="you">[[I've been eating like a horse.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[I'm eating alright.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[Not yet. I don't have the time to sit down.]]</span>
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<span class="mom">Okay, okay. </span>
<span class="you">[[I'll call you when I have free time.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[I'll call you when I'm not busy.]] </span>
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<span class="narrative">There's a beat of silence. You can hear your mom shuffling around. She sighs. You hold back a sigh. </span>
<span class="mom">... Okay. Don't forget to take care of yourself. </span>
<span class="you">[[Bye, 妈.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[Wait, mom —]]</span>
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<span class="narrative">There's a beat of silence on her part. </span>
<span class="mom">You always have things to do.</span>
<span class="narrative">Another beat of silence. </span>
<span class="mom">Take care of yourself. I'll talk to you later. </span>
<span class="you">[[Wait, mom —]] </span>
<span id="end">[[End the phone call.]]</span>
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Script & code written by Yan Shi.
Several macros used are from https://github.com/ChapelR/custom-macros-for-sugarcube-2#fading-macros.
For the class COMM-420: Design of Play.
Dedicated to the first, second, and n-th generation children of immigrant parents. To those who experience language barriers and miscommunication from their parents. To those where "I love you" isn't a common phrase in their household.
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<span class="button">Back to [[Introduction]].</span>
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<span class="mom">Byebye. Call soon, okay? </span>
<span class="narrative">You make an affirmative sound. Your fingers tap at the keyboard.</span>
<span id="end">[[End the phone call.]]</span>
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<span class="narrative">She hums over the phone. </span>
<div class="tooltip"><span class="tooltiptext">Translate?</span><span class="mom">Yes, <span class="translate"><<linkreplace "小宝贝?" t8n>>Darling?<</linkreplace>></span></span></div>
<span class="narrative">She seems to be calling you that more recently.</span>
<span class="narrative">It reminds you of childhood, when your hands were so much smaller and the world seemed so much bigger. </span>
<span class="you">[[Take care, okay?]] </span>
<span class="you">[[I love you.]]</span>
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<span class="you">Don't forget to rest. </span>
<span class="mom">You too. Always so busy. Eat and sleep well, okay? </span>
<span class="you">[[I will, bye 妈.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[I love you.]] </span>
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<span class="narrative">The words don't leave your mouth. </span>
<span class="you">[[Try again.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[I'll talk to you later.]]</span>
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<span class="narrative">You've never said this to her before. </span>
<span class="narrative">You never really hear her say it, either. </span>
<span class="you">[[Blurt it out.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[I'll talk to you later.]] </span>
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<span class="mom">... Okay. Byebye. </span>
<span class="you">Bye, mom. </span>
<span id="end">[[End the phone call.]] </span>
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<span class="narrative">You don't know how she's going to take it. </span>
<span class="you">[[Say it anyway.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[I'll talk to you later.]] </span>
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<span class="you">Mā,I love you. </span>
<span class="narrative">She laughs. It tugs at your heartstrings.</span>
<span class="narrative">You swear you can her smile through the phone. When she speaks, her voice is light. </span>
<span class="mom">Are you okay?</span>
<span class="mom">Nothing's wrong?</span>
<span class="you">Everything's okay. I just wanted to say it.</span>
<span class="mom">I love you, too. </span>
<span class="mom">Work hard, but don't forget to take care of your health. </span>
<span class="mom">Talk to you soon. </span>
<span class="narrative">She lingers for a bit on the phone, waiting for you to hang up.</span>
<span id="end">[[End the phone call.]]</span>
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<span class="mom">Byebye. </span>
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<span class="mom">And sleeping, too? </span>
<span class="mom">Exercising? </span>
<span class="you">[[You worry too much.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[I'm taking care of myself, I promise.]]</span>
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<span class="mom">The next time you come home, I'll make you your favorites. </span>
<span class="narrative">You think about the homemade soups she'd make. White carrots and shittake mushrooms steeping in clear broth, made from boiling pork bones on low heat for hours. </span>
<span class="narrative">Your stomach rumbles.</span>
<span class="you">[[Aaaaaaah, now I'm hungry, mom.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[It's been a long time since I ate your cooking.]]</span>
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<span class="mom">Aiyaa, you have to eat. You don't sleep. You don't eat. </span>
<span class="mom">No wonder you get sick. </span>
<span class="you">[[You worry too much.]] </span>
<span class="you">[[I'll eat when I'm done working.]]</span>
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It's mom.
You ...
<span id="pickup">[[Pick up the phone.]]</span>
<span class="beginning">[[Wait a few seconds.]]</span>
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<span class="mom">Really? You don't seem happy.</span>
<span class="you">[[Mom, it's fine.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[妈, it's okay. I can talk now.]]</span>
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<span class="mom">...</span>
<span class="mom">Okay, I just wanted to check in.</span>
<span class="mom">Wanted to see how you were doing.</span>
<span class="you">[[I'm fine.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[I'm actually tired.]]</span>
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<span class="mom">... </span>
<span class="narrative">There is silence on the line, but you can still hear her shuffling around. </span>
<span class="you">[[I'm fine.]] </span>
<span class="you">[[You worry too much.]]</span>
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You wait another few seconds. You know your mom would just call you again.
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You can't keep waiting.
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You can't keep waiting.
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<span class="mom">Of course I do, I'm your mother. </span>
<span class="mom">... And you're so far away. So I always worry. </span>
<span class="you">[[Take care of yourself, too.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[I'll try to come home soon.]]</span>
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<span class="mom">So as long you're healthy. </span>
<span class="mom">Do you want me to let you go back to doing work? So that you can eat and sleep later. </span>
<span class="narrative">She sounds genuine. </span>
<span class="you">[[Wait, mom —]] </span>
<span class="you">[[Take care of yourself, too.]]</span>
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<span class="mom">You should take better care of yourself. </span>
<span class="mom">Or else you'll get sick. You're always working. </span>
<span class="you">[[You worry too much.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[You're always working, too, 妈.]]</span>
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<span class="mom">I will, I will. </span>
<span class="mom">You should go back to work. </span>
<span class="mom">I'll talk to you later. </span>
<span class="you">Bye, mom. </span>
<span class="mom">Byebye.</span>
<span id="end">[[End the phone call.]] </span>
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<span class="you">Like really tired. My eyes are dark. </span>
<div class="tooltip"><span class="tooltiptext">Translate?</span><span class="mom">Ah, <span class="translate"><<linkreplace "小宝贝..." t8n>>Darling... <</linkreplace>></span></span></div>
<span class="narrative">She seems to be calling you that more recently. It reminds you of when you were a child, when your hands were small and the world was so much bigger. Her hands carding through your hair as she waited for you to fall asleep. </span>
<span class="mom">You should rest. I'll call you later. </span>
<span class="mom">The weight on your shoulders that you've been ignoring feels heavier. </span>
<span class="you">[[Mom, it's fine.]] </span>
<span class="you">[[I have a lot to tell you.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[Talk to you later then.]]</span>
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<div class="tooltip"><span class="tooltiptext">Translate?</span><span class="mom">For you, <span class="translate"><<linkreplace "小宝贝?" t8n>>Darling?<</linkreplace>></span></span></div>
<span class="narrative">A nickname she's been calling you recently. It makes you feel small again. </span>
<span class="you">[[Take care of yourself, too.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[Thank you, 妈.]] </span>
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<span class="mom">Good, good.</span>
<span class="mom">I just want to check in. </span>
<span class="you">[[I'm taking care of myself, I promise.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[I'm fine.]] </span>
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<span class="narrative">You hear her laugh. You can see her smiling against the phone receiver. </span>
<span class="mom">Mommy will cook you so much food when you come home. </span>
<span class="mom">But right now, you should do work. So I'll let you go. </span>
<span class="mom">Byebye. </span>
<span class="you">[[Make a kissy sound into the phone.]]</span>
<span id="end">[[End the phone call.]]</span>
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<span class="mom">I know.</span>
<span class="mom">But when you come home, you can have as much as you want.</span>
<span class="you">[[Thank you, 妈.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[I'll try to come home soon.]]</span>
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<span class="narrative">You can imagine mom smiling from ear to ear from the way that she seems to laugh. </span>
<span class="mom">You're so weird. </span>
<span class="narrative">She returns the sound, saying goodbye again.</span>
<span id="end">[[End the phone call.]] </span>
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<span class="mom">For what?</span>
<span class="mom">It's nothing. You don't have to thank me.</span>
<span class="you">[[Take care of your health.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[I love you.]]</span>
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<span class="mom">Whenever you can.</span>
<span class="mom">As soon as you can.</span>
<span class="narrative">This is home, but your other home is at the tip of your fingers—barely there but still attached. </span>
<span class="you">[[I have a lot to tell you.]]</span>
<span class="you">[[I have a lot to do until then.]]</span>
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<span class="mom">Tell me what?</span>
<span class="narrative">The past 365 days and then some. Your own monomyth. </span>
<span class="narrative">But you don't say these things. Instead: </span>
<span class="you">[[I'll talk to you about it soon.]]</span>
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<span class="mom">You too. Call again soon.</span>
<span class="mom">Byebye.</span>
<span class="you">Bye, mom!</span>
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<span class="mom">Okay, okay. Call soon?</span>
<span class="mom">Byebye.</span>
<span class="you">Bye, mom.</span>
<span id="end">[[End the phone call.]] </span>
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<span class="mom">Byebye.</span>
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<span class="mom">... Okay, okay. Take care.</span>
<span class="you">I will.</span>
<span class="you">[[I love you.]]</span>
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