Pic 0: Dan sits in his bedroom in front of his bed.
Dan thought: Oof, that sure was memorable. Of course this would happen to me. Ugh, I'm such a failure.
Pic 1: An incoming call phone screen appears to the right of Dan, with the caller ID reading "Ruby." The scene changes to a split screen, with Dan sitting on the left and Ruby on the right. Each has their name and a calling icon above their heads. Ruby is a Black nonbinary 15-year-old with short hair, they are wearing a blue and yellow tank top.
Ruby: Hey Danners, how's it going?
Dan: (frustrated sigh) I don't know. You saw me earlier.
Ruby: Yeah, what happened?
Dan: Well, I felt pretty confident going in. Everything just started going wrong.
Ruby: (unconvincingly) It wasn't that bad.
Dan: (defeated) Everything always goes wrong for me! This presentation was no different.
Ruby: It all happened so fast.
Dan decides to Shrug It Off and says, "It's whatever. I'm not worried about it."
Ruby: (surprised) Oh, okay! It's just, you cried earlier so I thought?
Dan: (unconvincingly) It doesn't bother me!
Ruby: (concerned sigh) Look, if you're really fine then that's awesome. Just because I wouldn't be feeling great right now doesn't mean that's how you feel.
Dan: (hesitantly) Right.
Dan chooses to Shrug It Off and says, "Look Rubes, nothing can get to me. I don't care what anyone thinks. They're all losers anyway."
Ruby: (concerned) You think everyone at our school is a loser?
Dan: I mean, not everyone, obviously. Like, (sighs) it doesn't matter anyways, whatever.
Ruby: Do you feel like if you don't care about what someone else thinks, you won't feel hurt?
Dan: Well, yeah. Like, if people think they can't hurt me, then maybe they'll stop trying? But I don't know.
Dan decides to Respond and says, "I don't want to deal with this."
Ruby: (sympathetically) it's okay to feel your feelings, Danners.
Dan: It's just hard to know what to do with these feelings, so I just try to ignore them. But, I guess I can't ignore it forever, especially with that video going around. (sighs) It's just hard, I don't really know where to start.
Ruby: Of course, it can be hard to think about those negative voices in a new way.
Dan: I think, maybe I do have some feelings about it.
Dan chooses to Express Frustration and says, "I am the worst! Ugh, I'm so mad at myself. (mutters) Should've known I'd mess it up."
Ruby: Okay, so you're having some intense feelings. Totally understandable. Do you want to talk about it? Or do you need some time?
Dan: Um, yeah, I, I think talking would help.
Ruby nods.
Dan: (upset) I am such a loser. Why do I even bother trying if I fail. Every. Time.
Ruby: (sympathetically) It was hard to watch. I can't imagine what it was like to go through.
Dan: It wasn't very fun, no.
Dan decides to Share Fears and says, "Every time I open my mouth I mess up. Why do I even bother?"
Ruby: Okay, so, you feel like you mess up a lot, and it kind of affects how you see yourself.
Dan: Uh, yeah, I guess. It's hard not to feel that way. I feel like I'm bad at everything.
Ruby: Well, you're definitely not bad at writing awesome essays.
Dan: I don't know.
Dan decides to Respond and says "I guess I'm not terrible at everything."
Ruby: (encouragingly) Well, no one's good at everything. And one mess up doesn't mean you suck at something.
Dan: Maybe. I don't know, it's so easy to feel like a failure when you, fail.
Ruby: I've also seen you succeed so many times. You are good at things.
Dan: Ugh, what a day.