#and the next bit is that they're a businessfellow embroiled in petty crime

[beneathsilverstars]

obviously siffrin needs to get into notebooking to help w their memory issues but also i think it should be one of those fluffy sparkly purple journals with the high tech locks that break immediately. if you ask what he's writing he starts explaining romantic and political subplots from plays as if they had happened to him at school the other day. recurring characters start to show up, there are references to the eternal school metaphor, the lore gets very complex even though none of it is set in stone.

(i just think that if they try to take notes discreetly, it'll turn out that the most discreet method is to not ever actually do it. but if they can genuinely turn it into a funny bit then it's easier to fold it into their preexisting sense of self, and everyone else can provide positive feedback to reinforce the habit by playing along with the bit. suddenly any attention the note-taking brings is purposeful and has nothing to do with the notes! and it kinda breaks the conversational ice for if they do want to talk abt smth more serious? eventually the song and dance won't be necessary, but at first it helps him feel normal while still taking care of himself and addressing his issues, and later it's still funny.)