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AE Support Group

AE Support Group

 

*Hello everyone, this is Quinn, Chai, Rogue, and--hey, where's Indy?*

 

/*laughs nervously*\

 

Chai lost her. 

 

*CHAI! You promised you'd take good care of her!*

 

/I know! But then she got all nervous again and apparently nervousness is contagious, so I turned around to get her the emergency hoodie and myself some emergency chocolate, and then she was gone!\


[Quinn and Rogue look at each other and sigh.]

 

This summer project was a stupid idea.

 

*Chai, go find Indy. Rogue, stay here and help me start up this project, or we'll be in big trouble with Periwinkle.*

 

Fine. Take Two. 

 

*Hello everyone, this is Quinn and Rogue. Periwinkle, our CBer, is making us do a summer project, so we created this... Support Group... To...*

 

... Share our feelings. 

 

*AEs are not required (or really expected) to join by choice. CBers, this is something you can force your AEs to do. I know because Peri is forcing us to do it.*

 

Fill out the form below. Sorry if there are any typos. Chai made it.

 

AE Name:

CBer:

Dilemma(s): 

Other:

 

*Alrighty, AEs, confess and complain here, and we'll all take turns offering advice, or something.*

 

Worst. Summer. Ever. 

 

 

***

 

Because Quinn and Rogue spent most of the time complaining and very little of it explaining, I will do the explaining. This is a fun idea I thought could help develop our AEs and characters more, because from my experience my AEs grow the most in conversation with other AEs. This is not a place to ask for actual advice, more a place for AEs to complain about small problems such as annoying siblings, annoying CBers, too-small bedrooms, ect., ect. I'm excited to see where it goes!

submitted by Peri’s AEs, age Pi, Somewhere in the stars
(June 21, 2022 - 12:45 pm)
Aliza
“Yes!” I snatch my headphones off of Quinn’s head and put them on my own. “Sweet silence..” I say, “Finally,”
Oliver
I frown. “Why wouldn’t ae want to be your friend? You’re the best!” I say, laughing, but then I realize it might not be the best time to laugh, so I stop. “I mean, I’m sure ae love having out with you! I really do.” Why wouldn’t anyone like Chai? She’s so exciting. And I know Dawn still wants to be her friend. At least, I think so…
I hope so.

-Cassidy-
-”-Woah!-” These drawings are great. “-I’m not the best at drawing animals,-” I say, “-But you’re amazing!-” I wish I could draw owls… Maybe I should try when I get back home.-
submitted by Writing's AEs, age who knows, This thread ig
(June 27, 2022 - 2:47 pm)

Yes I am forcing Felix to join this far in.

AE Name: Felix

CBer: Red Starlight

Dilemma(s): Art block, which I now realize is a lot more common than I thought before 

Other: She/her

Their POVs:

|Sun|

|"|I mainly just play and teach guitar.|" I don't know what to say. I'm not great at conversation, just small talk. I don't specify that I only teach Ellerie guitar, either, because I don't think she's told anyone about her interest in music. I kinda wonder what Yang's up to... I look around for him and see him in the middle, now ten years old. Weird.|

 

:Ellerie:

:I glance over to where Rogue is pointing, at Yang. ":That's him,:" I say. ":My brother.:" I love Yang, of course. He can be a lot, though. Still, he's very fun to be around sometimes. He just has the maturity level of a two year old.:

 

Felix

"AH!" I hit the ground. Dropping out of the sky isn't what I expected. They should put some mats under where people fall. I doubt anyone will. So I will. I walk up to someone random. "Hi," I say. "Do you happen to know where any mats are?" If there aren't any, I'll take the liberty to make them myself. 

submitted by Starli’s AEs
(June 27, 2022 - 4:33 pm)

/Chai\

/"/You do?\" I ask. "/Well, okay. I guess that's a good sign. Let's go find Dawn!\" With newfound confidence, I grab Oliver's hand and pull him out of the bathroom and back to the main room, where Dawn is all by aerself. "/DAWN!\" I call, walking over. "/I'M SORRY! You don't have to be my friend. I didn't mean... To force you.\"\

Rogue

"Mm-hmm. Sounds annoying." 

Man, this is boring. I wonder if I could get out of this place by jumping to the ceiling. I experiment by throwing my cupcake at it. Splat! It doesn't work, and the ceiling is now covered with pink frosting. I wonder how I will explain what I just did. 

*Quinn*

*I laugh as Aliza slips the headphones over her own head. "Sweet silence. Finally." I notice Rogue has thrown her cupcake at the ceiling. Probably trying to get out. Why didn't I think of that?! Hmm. I wander towards the closet. "*Wonder what the noise is... Wanna find out?*" I ask Aliza, realizing all to late that she likely can't hear me. Oh well, if not, I'll just adventure there on my own.*

*~Indy~*

*~"*~Thanks,~*" I say, face turning red. "*~So, do you have any siblings? I have three adopted sisters, Chai, Rogue, and Quinn.~*"~*

 

 

submitted by Periwinkle, age Pi, Somewhere in the stars
(June 27, 2022 - 6:29 pm)
-Cassidy-
-”-Yeah, I do! I have 3- wait, no, now 4- siblings; Dawn, Oliver, Tempest, and Aliza. I’m Writing’s AE, by the way.-” I wonder if we are adopted, too? Technically, I think we are, but that doesn’t sound right… I know Dawn and Tempest are considered ‘twins’, but I don’t know if that’s actually true. I’ll have to ask later, hm.-

#Tempest#
#”#Mm,#” For some reason, I’m not surprised. Sun seems like the kind of guy to play guitar. “#What songs do you know?#” I ask. “#On the guitar, I mean.#”#

Aliza
“Huh?” I can’t really hear ANYTHING through these headphones. That means they work well! But it has its downfalls, I guess. I slip them off my head. “What did you say?”
But Quinn had already started walking away.
“HEY! STOP!” I yell, “WAIT FOR ME!”
Oliver
As we walk towards Dawn, I see aer face brighten. That’s a good sign!
“>No, no!<” Dawn blushes, “>Of course I want to be your friend. I, um- On my form, I said I only really knew one other person outside of Writing’s AEs! That was you! You’re pretty much my only friend, if you still want to be mine?<” Ae pause and nervously fiddle with the hem of aer skirt. I can tell ae are scared that Chai WOULDN’T want to be aer friend, which is ridiculous. Everyone probably wants to be aer friend!
“Everyone wants to be your friend!” I blurt. “Probably. You are very likable. Both of you!” I grin. Hopefully this helps the situation.
But it looks like it just made Dawn more nervous. Oops.
submitted by Writing's AEs, age who knows, This thread ig
(June 27, 2022 - 8:50 pm)

:Ellerie:

:I raise an eyebrow. ":Looking for a way out?:" I ask. ":Betcha we can find one. Wanna look?:" I really hope Rogue says yes. This is kinda boring, and indoors-y. I prefer the outdoors.:

 

|Sun|

|I shrug. "|I can play most things, I guess. Starli's AEs all have a band, so I usually just play what we play there. Right now we're doing AJR, ABBA, Green Day, and one Paramore song.|" I spend most of my time with the band. We all have different instruments. It's pretty fun.|

submitted by Starli’s AEs
(June 27, 2022 - 10:31 pm)

/Chai\

/"/Really?! I'm not a nuisance?! I'm not too loud?! YAY! LET'S BE BEST FRIENDS AGAIN!!\" I throw my arms around Dawn and Oliver and hug them again because I'm happy to have my best friends back! YAY!\

*Quinn*

*Aliza rushes over. "WAIT FOR ME!" 

I laugh. "*Sorry!*" I say. "*Just excited. I'm gonna find out what's in this closet. Wanna come too?*"*

Rogue

"Um, yes! Let's go. Where do we start?"

*~Indy~*

*~"*~Oh! I know Dawn, Oliver, and Aliza. Dawn and Oliver are Chai's best friends, whether they are aware of that or not,~*" I laugh, "*~And Quinn's developed a sort of friendship with Aliza? If Aliza really... Does friendship? But I don't think I've heard of Tempest...~*" I think back and remember that Tempest has a girlfriend. What was her name? Ella? Ellen? Ellerie! That was it. I remember the party when two people, a boy and a girl of about the same age, scared me... Oh my goodness! Was that Tempest?! Is he HERE?! I start to breathe heavily and pull the strings of my hoodie nervously.~* 

submitted by Peri’s AEs, age Many ages, The Support Center >:[
(June 28, 2022 - 7:38 am)

#Mhaya#

#OH MY GOSH! WHY ARE THEY HERE?! WHY IS SORAH HERE?! I must hide..quick....I need to find Hour..or Strawberry....EEEP! Lores here aswell...not good not good! Sorah and Lore in the same room are like Emira and Edric..not gooood!#

 

It's short sorry..

 

submitted by Reuby's AEs, age ThisThread
(June 28, 2022 - 5:16 pm)
Aliza
I gasp and scowl. “Of course!” I say, “How dare you go on without me!” I run up to the closet door and stick my tongue out at Quinn. At least I got here first! And now I can open the door!
I twist the door knob.
It’s stuck. I try again. It still doesn’t open. I keep trying, but it doesn’t budge. Ugh! Stupid door! I start kicking it with my foot, saying “Stupid! Stupid!” Over and over again.

>Dawn<
>I laugh and gently hug both Chai and Oliver back. “>I’m glad to have my best friends back,<” I say.<
>Saying the words ‘best friends’ sends a tingle down my spine- a good tingle, of course. It felt nice to have friends of any variety, much less BEST friends.<
>After we let go, Oliver smiles and puts his hands on his hips. “Now that that’s all figured out,” He says, “What should we do?”<

#Tempest#
#”#Oh, cool!#” I say. Me and Writing’s other AEs have been wanting to start a band, but none of us could decide on a genre. After a while we decided to just do music by ourselves. ”#What Paramore song?#”#

-Cassidy-
-Indy suddenly starts fidgeting and breathing differently. I recognise it as something Dawn does all the time, when ae start to get nervous. “-Hey,-” I ask, “-Are you okay?-” Part of me wants to put a hand reassuringly on her shoulder, but the other part of me figures she wouldn’t like that. So I don’t really move. I hope this is the right move…-
---
General Gumdrops just said *uuuom* and the first think that popped in my head was the Tubbo quote- "Egg. Mouth. OM-" 
submitted by Writing's AEs, age who knows, This thread ig
(June 28, 2022 - 4:27 pm)

AE Name:{Agua}

CBer:{Reuby Moonnight

Dilemma(s):{I am the air to the throne of my under water kingdom.....and I don't like the sea..and the dark....or anything scary. And my bride can't be a human...wich means it can't be Hour....*snif*} 

Other:{I'm a prince..sadly}

 

 

AE Name:[Sorah, the best name >:}..]

CBer:[Little sis. Reuby Moonnight]

Dilemma(s): [I travel alot....and people try and stop me from travling alot......BUT THEY CAN'T]

Other:[I'm loud]

 

AE Name:~Lore~

CBer:~Reuby Moonnight~

Dilemma(s):~Nobody likes my pranks :(~ 

Other:~Such a breeding ground for pranks~

submitted by Reuby's AEs, age ThisThread
(June 28, 2022 - 5:08 pm)

|Sun|

|To be honest, I kinda forget what song it is, but I know how it goes. So I fill in the time while I think by saying, "|Some song Ellerie chose and Yang altered, I didn't even know either of them knew who Paramore is,|" then I remember what it's called. "|It's called That's What You Get. Do you know it?|"
:Ellerie:
:Honesty, I hadn't thought that far. So I motion at Rogue to follow me and start walking, over past Sun. I glance at him, and see he's talking to Tempest. That makes me smile to (I don't know why), and I briefly make eye contact with and wave at Tempest. I keep walking and have my hand on the wall, pushing. Eventually, I get to a place where the wall caves slightly under my touch. ":Found something,:" I say to Rogue. ":Do you have a credit card or just, like, a card?:" 
submitted by Starli’s AEs
(June 28, 2022 - 10:31 pm)
#Tempest#
#”#No, I don’t think so.#” I respond. I know a few Paramore songs, but not that one, I guess. I’ll have to listen to it later…#
#My eyes catch on someone else- Ellerie. She’s walking with another AE, and waves at me. I wave back and smile, then turn back to Sun.#
submitted by Writing's AEs, age who knows, This thread ig
(June 29, 2022 - 1:24 pm)

I hope this isn't too late to join, but I would really like to because my AEs (which I created yesterday) could definitely use some developing. Also one of them is driving me up the wall.

 

 

AE Name: !!! Ladybug! (And I heard your comment about the wall Lyric!) !!! 

CBer: !!! Lyric. No exclamation point because Lyric is the worst CBer on the CB! She will not tolerate my very own song: "The Very Best Song in the Entire World," which is, despite what the other AE and Lyric will say, true to its name! Which leads to my dilemmas. !!!

Dilemma(s): !!! 1. Kaela, the next AE after this, tells Lyric whenever I sing "The Very Best Song in the Entire World," (supposedly) talk too much and too loudly, and jump on the sofa when Lyric tells me not to. 2. Kaela is reading DURING lunch when she should be listening to my important speech on how I came up with "The Very Best Song in the Entire World" and its very good recording on loop! And she keeps on moving rooms every time I follow her with the recording playing on full blast! Isn't that rude??? !!!

Other: Ladybug is NOT at all like me whatsoever, so I'm not sure why I even created her.

 

(An awkward pause)

Kaela? It's your turn.

/*/ Are you kidding me? You said that only Ladybug (and her terrible recording of "The Very Best Song in the Entire World") was going to the support group. I was going to stay at HOME and read. /*/

Nope, sorry, I said I signed you up as well and you agreed. It's too late now. 

/*/ Fine. /*/

AE Name: /*/ I'm Kaela and I am not rude, so don't listen to Ladybug. (Also she reads only ONE book a month, which is horrifyingly little.)   /*/

CBer: /*/ Lyric. Who is forcing me to join this group, when she knows that I'm introverted and only can talk at length about books. /*/

Dilemma(s): /*/ Ladybug will not stop playing "The Very Best Song in the Entire World" for hours on end when it really is NOT the-very-best-song-in-the-entire-world. And then when I move to another room to enjoy my book in peace, she brings it into that room as well. And now she hates me even though I only said that I hated listening to "The Very Best Song in the Entire World." /*/

Other: /*/ This is the worst day ever. :( /*/

 

 

submitted by Lyric & (new!) AEs
(June 29, 2022 - 4:57 pm)

Gahhh sorry! I was on an airplane most of the day today! I'm here now!

/Chai\

/Okay, I'll admit I have no idea what to do now. Hmm. "/Well... It's... A support center... So I guess some... Supporting?...\" My subconscious recognizes this slow talking, zero-things-to-say me as a me who has not consumed enough sugar. I guess those cookies were sugar-free. But that's okay because this is an easily fixable problem! I pull a brownie out of one of my pockets (wonder how old that is) and some whipped topping out of another pocket. "/Whipped topping and brownies are a GENIUS combination! I should be a chef! Except every time I try to bake I burn down Peri's kicthen and she says 'They should make insurance for people who live with Chai.' But I think she says it with love! Right? Anyways, let's go see if we can get that cupcake off the ceiling! And then we'll help Dawn make more friends because that's aer dilemma! Don't worry, Dawn! Making friends is SUPER easy! All you have to do is choke on cookies! I would know!\" I beam at Dawn and Oliver.\

Rogue

"Hmm." I rummage through my pockets. Cupcake, cupcake, cupcake, business card! I pull the business card out of my pocket. "Is this good?"

*Quinn*

*"*Relax,*" I say as Aliza starts kicking the door. "*This is what lockpicks are for. Know how to use one?*" I pull a shiny bronze lockpick out of my pocket.*

*~Indy~*

*~Deep breaths, Indy, deep breaths...

I force a smile. "*~Yes, sorry. I'm okay,~*" I say. "*~S-so, have you ever heard of the Metropolitan Museum of Art?~*" It's a weird question, but the Met is my comfort space, so I'm attempting to direct the conversation there and away from Tempest. Maybe if Cassidy has heard of the Met, I can get them to talk with me about it for so long I don't even have to go back outside and risk running into Tempest.~*

***
Once again, my apologies for this being late! I hope you don't mind! 
submitted by Peri’s AEs, age Many ages, The Support Center >:[
(June 29, 2022 - 10:18 pm)

:Ellerie:

:":Yup, should be:" I know exactly how to do this, since in most places there's a door that only opens from the inside. And I've had to escape numerous places. But I won't think about that.:

:I push in and find the seam of where the door is pushed further than the paint, just like Jeanne taught me. ":Okay, can you take the business card and push it into the seam of the paint and run it through?:" I ask Rogue. I hope the paint isn't too thick.: 

 

|Sun|

|"|It's a pretty good song.|" I have absolutely no idea what to say. Tempest and I seem to have... not much in common. Except the fact that we have siblings. Oh, I know! I should talk about siblings. "|So, you're one of Writing's AEs, right? Who are the others?|"|

submitted by Starli’s AEs
(June 30, 2022 - 11:36 am)

Can I join please? I asked this earlier and signed both of my AEs up, but I don’t think anybody saw it. I just wanted to check if it’s ok with you, Peri, or if there are too many AEs in the Support Group or something like that.

submitted by Lyric
(June 30, 2022 - 8:46 pm)