Stan, I am your father

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"ARFID." "Yeah, ARFID."

"Huh?"

"You didn't mention body image...yet—wait, do you struggle with body image?"

Kyle rolled his eyes like the dramatic king he is. "No."

"Ok," The guy shoved Kyle out of the room.

Kyle pounded on the door, "Where am I supposed to go?"

"Kid, there's one hallway."

"Yeah, one hallway and like, seventeen different doors."

"Room at the end of the hall, here's your stuff by the way," the gUY handed Kyle a small transparent tote bag with his school supplies and electronics—no phone though (duh)

He picked up the tote bag and went down the hall to a door adorned with a sign that said "Community Room" in 2014-tumblr-cursive-school-notes style.
He awkwardly pushed the door open to a couple of girls making friendship bracelets (noticeably without any vowels), and some girls sitting on some green and yellow couches that marked the perimeter of the room. Heidi sat in the middle of the couches with about a thousand of her own friendship bracelets, observing her freshly painted sage green nails. When she noticed Kyle she made the YouTuber thumbnail face and proceeded to point as if to say "LOOK, LOOK, IT'S THE GUY!!"
The other girls followed suit.

LOOK, LOOK, IT'S THE GUY!!

They put their friendship bracelet making to a halt and started to chant.

"One of us!"

"One of US!"

"ONE OF US!"

Heidi took a friendship bracelet and draped it over Kyle's head like a halo.
Kyle took it off his head and politely put it on.

"I'm Heidi, I go by she/her pronouns and I like cats."

"I'm Whitney, I go by she/they pronouns and I like to draw."

"I'm Jen, I go by she/her pronouns and I like to crochet."

"I'm Lola, I go by she/her pronouns and I'm a virgo."

"Doom doomdoom duh duh doomdoomdoom hAMMER TIME!"

"That's Tweek and that's—" Heidi pointed "Craig."
"They'll be helping Nala, our Pro-T."

"What's a Pro-T?" Kyle tilted his head.

"Program therapist."
"That corner is empty if you want to sit there."

Kyle put his tote bag against the wall and sat in the corner of the room on one of the green couches. He tucked himself against the wall and leaned over with his legs perched under a table next to the couch. Not particularly comfortable but perfect for a short nap and a neck cramp.

"Can you put on Snoop Dogg's Children's Album?"

Kyle sat up.
"Snoop Dogg has a Children's Album?"

[Snoop Dogg's Affirmation Song]

♪ Affirmations are positive statements ♪

♪ That help us to challenge and overcome ♪

♪ When you're not feeling good and have negative thoughts ♪

♪ So repeat after me ♪

♪ Come on everyone! ♪

♪ There is no one better to be than myself ♪

THERE'S NO ONE BETTER TO BE THAN MYSELF!!!

♪ Today is going to be an amazing day ♪

TODAY'S GONNA BE AN AMAZING DAY!!!

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