Hey sister

[Min Yoojin]

I told you! How many times do I have to say it?
I'm with a friend! We're

We're just going to catch up and it'll take a while, okay?

[Lydia Rhodes]

A lot. You have to say it a lot for me to understand why it's okay for you to go out with your friend instead of explaining to your sis what happened.

How long is awhile?

[Min Yoojin]

Because
It's very complicated

And you sprang this on me literally 5 minutes ago
And maybe I need some time to think about what to say and how to say it

I'll get home in a couple of hours. We're just going to grab a bite and catch up for a bit.

[Lydia Rhodes]

And you sprang
...

That's unfair

[Min Yoojin]

It is not unfair. I haven't seen this guy in almost a year!

Plus I've been home for weeks, why did you choose today, of all days, to ask me?

You could've just
asked any time

It's just that you guys are too young to really get what's going on

[Lydia Rhodes]

And how long did you leave us??

I couldn't
Because if you won't bring it up yourself how can I bring it up. It's awk and hard to understand

So explain to us!

[Min Yoojin]

A year
so you're even!

And you know you guys can always come talk to me. Just because I've changed on the outside doesn't mean that I stopped being me.

If anything I'm just
MORE me.

[Lydia Rhodes]

....
:<

(she has no comeback, lol)

Yeah. But. It's just
It feels weird. I don't know how to address you properly and

and why did you come back now?

[Min Yoojin]

I mean
I know it takes some getting used to, having a big sister...

I came back because mom asked me to.  I figured she would've told you guys about my transition

[Lydia Rhodes]

That
She did, but...

I want to be close again

Would you have come back if she didn't? Is it just because she's sick? Will you leave again when she gets better?

[Min Yoojin]

Well we can still be close! Just
Instead of a brother talking to you about clothes and shoes, you have a sister who does that...

I probably would've come back to visit, sure. I missed you guys so much while I was in NY.
But you have to understand that my life is there now. I can't stay in Hazleton all my life, Lyd

And neither should you!

[Lydia Rhodes]

It's... it's... yeah. But. Why did you never tell any of us? Why didn't you tell me you needed this?

Would you REALLY have? Really?

I don't even know where I want my life to be in the future

(Okay I blanked and though Lyd was some random text acronym. Wow.)

[Min Yoojin]

I didn't think you'd understand.
Even I didn't understand what was going on and...

It was something I needed to do. For me.

[Lydia Rhodes]

Oh...

Without considering us? How we'd feel about not being told you were going to do something so important?

[Min Yoojin]

Why do you always make this about you?

I just told you
I had to do this for myself.

It's not personal, it's not like I didn't love you guys. I just needed to do it.