There's a side to Stripes that I didn't delve into in last year's entry, mostly because I knew little of this nature. But now that I sit near her every other day in lunch, I've been exposed to her true character. And I'd say it's even worse than what I already knew about her.
First of all, she's unhealthily obsessed with anything gay. She's even worse than Emily, who was bad enough. She can make any conversation turn gay, and she's always talking about her favorite yaoi pairings. She's apparently writing a story with a gay-pedo vampire pairing. Her report for English involves gay marriage. She claims that she's a gay guy in a girl's body (which makes absolutely no sense), and that she wants her first child to be born gay. Yet she appears to be a lesbian, or at least bisexual. She seems to have a thing with Camille; one time, Camille was wearing this loose fitting shirt, and when she stretched her stomach was exposed. Stripes caught sight of it, and was turned on instantly. She started making these aroused faces and moaning noises. The two are always hugging each other (I know that it's not uncommon for friends to hug each other, but they're really passionate about it). One time, they started affectionately biting each others' shoulders. Stripes is also fiercely protective of Camille, and she always rushes to defend her, even in unnecessary situations. Now, I'm not a homophobe; if it makes people happy, then whatever. But seriously, I don't want to see that stuff when I'm eating, regardless of whether you're straight, gay, or what have you.
There's also plenty of uncomfortably abnormal things about Stripes beyond her sexuality. She always talks about being high, which could easily just be her trying to look cool or something. But honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if she did drugs. She drew this huge stitch across one of her cheeks with a Sharpie or something, and she's kept it there the entire year. It looks like something from a cruddy Halloween costume, honestly. She also always wears black; I can't remember the last time she wore a different color. She hates anything bright, including the sun. In fact, she wishes that the sun didn't exist. She says she used to cut, and she always threatens to start cutting herself again with these shears she always seems to carry around. The lunch lady always has to tell her to put them away whenever she sees them out. She always brings her cellphone to lunch, and blasts the same screamo music (which sounds like static on her phone) everyday. She never eats lunch (at school, at least) which is surprising considering how round she is. She likes to talk about suicide and beating people up. Stripes doesn't care about her grades at all; she finds it funny that she failed Spanish and now has to take seventh grade French. These qualities, mixed with her obnoxious laugh, make her absolutely unbearable to be with. She still manages to have a ton of friends, though. I don't even know why we sit with her; Michelle proceeds to tell me how much she can't stand her everyday. Perhaps because she and Emily are friends with Camille and Monika, and it'd be impossible to separate them. I just wish I could be far, far away from that weirdo...