<Background Information>
4 kids,
3 daughters, including,
1 teenage and 1 preteen daughter.
14yo Emily has been pretty casual re: her flirting partners. A bit of fandom from afar (Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy fame), but not much more. A few grins and giggles.
12yo Louise has got it a bit deeper in her blood, more interest, more something or other... I don't even know how to say it.
What I do know is that boys, or the names of boys, or the fear that another may be talking about a boy she may or may not know, be interested in, or may be rumored to have interest in... what I do know is that this is dangerous ground.
<Scene One>
TheBowling6 are dwelling in some cliffs, taking advantage of binoculars to people watch, as Louise pretends to sight a boy Emily may or may not have interest in. Grin and giggle.
<end scene one>
<Scene Two>
Emily, still grinning and giggling, banters back the name of a boy that Louise may or may not have interest in.
Now, the male species would block such potentially embarrassing or accurate concerns with a well-placed 'Your Mama' joke or a punch in the gut. If only...
"Shut Up!" Louise reacts, and then, "You too!"
<end Scene Two>
<Scene Three>
The critical feature of the Scene 2 was *not* the bowing up between sisters, an unhealthy but not mind-blowing or unheard of engagement.
The critical feature, and be forgiven for not anticipating how the plot was about to turn, was the character to whom "you too" was directed.
The one you should least direct such towards, the matriarch, Mom.
Please understand that while the previously-provided documentation is based upon context clues and post-incident interviews, and while I was approximately 42' away from said incident and with my back turned, the remaining testimony was loudly and very clearly witnessed.
"No, (said with an implied 'OH', in front of it, as in 'oh no')
"Are you kidding me?
"I don't think so
"I am your mother
"You don't say 'shut up' to AN Y ONE
"You most certainly don't say that to me. I brought you into this world, I will take you out."
There may or may not have been a few other things said that were cut from the scene to protect the Mrs. from further actions.
<end Scene Three>
<After-Credits Scene>
Mom is given a shot of whiskey from our emergency supply kit.
Dad and Elizabeth are found crouched in a Kiva, praying that they dodge any cross-fire, hoping to make it through the night.
Garrett's post-event testimony has too many inconsistencies to be admissible. He is cleared of any charges, given his lack of motive or comprehension of what just went down.
Emily is found grinning and giggling with her thoughts of Patrick Stump.
Louise, ironically enough, is the one child who most certainly does "shut up".
<Fade to Black>
