2 woke up the next morning with an unusual amount of confidence. While he knew his parents and friends might not accept the way he feels, if he got together with 4 it wouldn't matter to him at all what they thought. 2 felt like he wanted the world to know how he felt. He couldn't help it, besides, why should he be judged for the way he was born? He couldn't control it even if he tried.
"2, honey, come downstairs for breakfast!~", 2's mother yelled from the bottom floor. "Coming!", 2 shouted in response as he put his socks on. 2 ran down the stairs, almost tripping, and went to go eat his breakfast. "Fette biscottate, nice!", 2 said happily as he opened the package and began to spread Nutella on it. His father was in the living room, which was next to the dining room, watching the news. A celebrity named 1024 had sparked controversy when she announced she was now a part of a different tile relationship with another tile, 512. "THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!", 2's father shouted as he turned off the television. "A PUBLIC FIGURE LIKE HER SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN TO BE POISONING THE MINDS OF THOSE WHO FOLLOW HER WITH HER 'DIFFERENT TILE RELATIONSHIPS'", he continued. "I-I don't really see anything wrong with w-what she's doing... She isn't hurting anyone, dad...", 2 mumbled meekly. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE ISN'T HURTING ANYONE, SHE'S FILLING KIDS' MINDS WITH HER... DEVIL PROPAGANDA!" 2 was shaking. Deep down he knew he would have to tell his parents the way he felt someday and knowing how strongly they would disapprove of him hurt him deep. "But why is it b-bad...? Her a-and 512 seem to be happy together, shouldn't we just a-accept them for who they are? You always told me t-to accept people--" "NO!" 2 was scared further back into his seat. "You are not allowed to be in a relationship with ANYONE, besides another 2. Got it?!", 2's father explained in a threatening tone.
