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In the center
In the center of CB Square, two AEs sit side by side on a bench.
One of them is slumped over the railing, supported only by his hand. A gray dog ear sprouts from his head, flopping over his sleeping face. The other is sat bolt-upright on the bench, his polished black shoe tapping on the street as he looks out across CB Square, a slight scowl on his face. He waits a moment as the other AE snores quietly, then bursts out suddenly.
"Look at that!" he snaps, gesturing to the other AEs as they romp around.
"Huh? Whuzzat?" his brother snorts, jerking up with eyes still half-closed in sleep. He turns to the other AE, whose dark violet eyes are slitted in annoyance.
"All those... other AEs!"
His brother smiles in hesitant disbelief, not quite understanding what he's hearing. "...you gotta problem with them?" The purple AE shakes his head as if he's astounded by his brother's idiocy.
"Argh, no, but... I mean, there's just so many of them! With this new influx of CBers--"
"--influx, nice word," the dog-eared AE adds in.
"--I can't keep track of them all! And let's be real, 8, we haven't exactly been the best with meeting every AE that pops into existence. I really do need to know what some of them are up to." The other AE scratches his head, admitting the truth. "So you know what I have decided?"
"What is it, Mew?" 8-Piece asks, rolling his eyes. MewFour paused for a moment, building up the dramatic tension.
"We," he said. "Are holding an AE RP."
"Another?" 8-Piece groans, shifting his position on the bench. "Isn't there, like, one on Inkwell already?"
"Perhaps there's anoher school; I didn't see," MewFour said, waving the comment off. "What I mean," he grinned, turning to face 8-Piece. "Is that we hold an RP of the best kind. The most interesting kind. And we hold it at a manor."
"Eww--"
"That's by the sea."
8-Piece pauses for a moment, thinking. "...I'm listening. What are we doing there, though?"
"Oh, you know, the usual," MewFour says. "Socializing, eating, allowing those other AEs to get up to shenanigans, turning the eye to the haunted and venegful souls that roam the hallway and may cause a plot centerpiece sooner or later--I got a great deal for the mansion, really. And displaying that extraordinary library that came with it!"
"*Showing Quill, *alone," 8-Piece coughs. MewFour glares at him for a second, his cheeks coloring slightly, before moving on. "And guess what? I am the host! I will run it all. Anything the AEs want to do, any questions they have, will all be directed back to me. Telekinesis can come in so handy, don't you know." MewFour snapped his fingers. The next second, two violet-glowing hands appeared, appearing to made out of pure light. "Anytime an AE desires something, they simply need to shake a hand--I can create many, many more--and with my aid, they will fetch it."
"And what do I do?" 8-Piece asked, catching onto the idea.
"You," MewFour said, clearly enjoying the anticipation. "Will cook! You can bake and confectionize, and organized and assort anything you like." 8-Piece's eyes glowed, and he leapt off the bench, hopping from one foot to the other.
"Oh, oh, and here--" One of the hands darted away and returned with a pen and paper, and MewFour hastily scribbled something down on a sheet, then handed it to 8-Piece.
"Name, Age, Appearance, Personality, Crushes or relationships, and CBer," 8-Piece murmured, reading out the sheet. "Sounds good to me! And ah, let's call it... 8-Piece and MewFour's Really Cool Ocean Manor Trip RP!"
MewFour winced slightly. "Or just: AE Masion RP."
"That works too," 8-Piece said, shrugging. "Well, come on! Let's go!" MewFour stared after his brother as he dashed into the CB Square, already attracting a crowd of curious AEs. He sighed, a rare smiling gracing his face, then followed close behind.
submitted by MewFour and 8-Piece
(January 30, 2017 - 8:04 pm)
(January 30, 2017 - 8:04 pm)
Hey, I think someone at my house ordered an Æ, too!
(February 26, 2017 - 2:21 pm)
(February 26, 2017 - 4:31 pm)
(February 27, 2017 - 6:28 am)
Haha... Yeah
(February 27, 2017 - 6:34 am)
H'mm, seems like a popular option to order your AE through Amazon.
(February 27, 2017 - 2:24 pm)
Elementgirl completely forgot that this was here!
Anna~
I burst in through the grand doors, thinking about what a great day of sailing it had been, if a bit rainy. But then I noticed that something was missing, something that I couldn't quite place......
MewFour and 8-Piece rushed by me in the hallway, talking to each other in hushed voices. Suddenly, I realized exactly what was strange. The noise in the mansion- or the lack of it. Where were all the other AEs? An AE with bright red hair turned the corner, and I recognised her as Jammira.
"Oh, good, they're not all gone", said Jammira, stopping to catch her breath.
"What do you mean, 'all gone'?" I asked
"Most of the AEs have vanished, and the rest of us have no idea where they are", she replied.
"How many people is 'the rest of us'?"
"Just a few. Will you help search?"
"Of course."
I follow Jammira into another hallway, where there is a group of AEs standing, apparently waiting for her.
"I found Anna", she says, smiling.
"We had no such luck, though", says one of the other AEs.
"I'll go look for them", I say, running off down- you guessed it- yet another hallway. Then, I see these words on the wall:
CALL OFF THE SEARCHES OR YOU'LL BE NEXT
I lean casually on the wall under them, catching my breath. Suddenly, the wall behind me dissappears. Knowing what happened to those seven people, I do not enter. Instead, I Wait by the wall, and hear something.
"Guys!" I shout. "I think I found something!"
(February 27, 2017 - 7:17 am)
The other AEs run to me, where I stand under the writing on the wall.
"Who wrote this?" Asks one boy
"Not funny guys," Says a nervous girl in the back.
"It looks like it just- APPEARED- here." Wonders someone in the back.
8-Piece steps forward with a polaroid camera, taking a picture. The room falls silent as he grabs the picture and begins to shake it violently, the image beggining to appear.
"What?" He says in response to the gathering crowd, "If we're going to solve this mystery, we have to document clues."
"So lets start with the missing peple," Says Counter, stepping forward, "Who exactly is missing?"
"Basil," I say, choking back tears.
And so the others step forward, saying the names of those who are gone. MewFour scribbles down all the names as they're said, sometimes stopping to ask things, like, How do you spell that? And, Where did you last see them?
And we sit and we watch and we wait.
And the time ticks on.
(February 28, 2017 - 5:44 pm)
(March 1, 2017 - 5:55 am)
Oh, I forgot to erase the pictures in the back of my photo.
Sigh.
Well, they aren't very clear anyway, being in the background....
(March 1, 2017 - 2:36 pm)
(March 2, 2017 - 6:38 am)
I've been walking for a long time now. Actually, a long time is an understatement because it feels like forever. I should have never walked into this tunnel, especially alone. I'm scared, but the only thing I can do is keep walking. I'm craving social interaction, but everytime I think I hear other AE's, the voices vanish. Besides, the only AE's I know are Halia and Basil. Last time I saw Halia, she was asleep, and I don't know where Basil went. The whole thing makes me feel like something fishy is going on, and I feel that we AE's might be in danger. What makes me scared, is the fact that if I were to find anyone in the tunnel, how would I know if they were friend or foe? For all I know, anyone I meet could be trying to hurt me or the other AE's. An occasional drip of liquid down onto the ground makes me almost trip over myself in fear. Hearing a liquid drip onto the ground makes me realize how parched and hungry I am. I don't stop walking. This tunnel has to end.
Suddenly, I see a glimmering at the end of the tunnel. I start running towards it. There has to be something in there! I run into a wall, forgetting to put my hands out. A bang resounds through the caves, and I feel they're shaking. I lose my footing, and fall. It's very dark, and I can't see anything.
"HELP!" I scream, but I think the cave is too loud for anyone to hear.
My arms reach out for the glimmer they once saw, reaching for anything. My fingers feel a handle, and before I know it, I'm opening the door and pulling myself in.
The first thing I feel is regret, but no shaking. I have no idea whats behind the door, but light surrounds me. I see human-like figures, but my eyes are still getting used to the light.
"Who's there?," one of them says.
"Hello? Hello?" I stutter.
"Estella, is that you?"
My eyes find Basil, and a person I've never before.
"Yes, it's me," I say.
"Jamie and me have found all sorts of stuff. Here, come and see," Basil cries.
I nod to Jamie, not having time to formally introduce myself, and look at the maps Basil hands me.
I say,"It won't be long before this room will start to shake. We have to find out what's going on, and we have to do it now."
(March 2, 2017 - 8:46 pm)
(March 3, 2017 - 3:25 pm)
Rosalyn~
I see Counter in the crowd of Æs around the wall. I gather my thoughts--and fix my makeup--and then I walk up to him and tap him on the shoulder.
He turns around.
"Oh, um--hi, Rosalyn!" He stutters. I pull him into a quiet corner.
"Counter, I just wanted to tell you..." I stare down at my hands. "To tell you...." I try to breath. "I...wanted to tell you that I really like--I really like--you--" Then I hastily add, "'--r shirt."
He glances down at his t-shirt, then back up at me. He looks confused and suspicious, as though he know's that's not really what I was trying say. I blush and look around at the other Æs, then at the wall--anywhere but him.
"Um...okay...." He sounds embarrassed and a little troubled.
I love the sound of his voice.
I try to fake a smile. "Well, I'll...see you later, I guess." I turn away and rush back through the crowd of Æs, not caring as I push them out of the way.
~
Later, I'm sitting in a corner in the library, sobbing. My makeup is running down my face from my tears, but I don't notice it.
The library is deserted--everybody is either in their rooms or by the wall where the writing is. I pull my knees up to my chest and wrap my arms around my legs, sniffing.
I don't want to be here anymore, I think. What if Arwen isn't even...alive anymore? And Counter...I don't think Counter even really cares about me. I raise my head from my knees. I don't think he likes me! He only cares about Jammira! I hate hi-- Then I pause. I don't hate Counter. I love him. Everything about him. I love him. I love him. I love him.
I bury my makeup-smeared face in my knees again, crying because it's utterly hopeless. And because I miss my sister so much that it hurts to think about her.
(March 4, 2017 - 1:56 pm)
Jammira~
I try to wipe the tears from my face, and then I hear someone else crying.
I walk to the source of the noise, a small corner in the library, where I see Rosalyn crying. I wonder if I caused this, and I suddenly feel horrible.
"Hi," I say, "I guess I'm not the only one depressed by the sitiation."
She looks up for a second, and then continues to cry, the tears messing up her mascara.
"Listen," I say, "I'm sorry for what I said earlier. I hope we can find Arwen soon."
She nods, and the tears begin to cease.
"Um," I say, fishing around in my pockets. I'm not very good at this whole comfort the crying person thing. Finally, I find what I've been looking for.
"Uh, Rosalyn- do you want a cookie?"
(March 4, 2017 - 5:22 pm)
Me: IT'S HAPPENED TO US TOO!!!
Grey: Doublock is gone!!! We can't find her anywhere!!!
Niccolai: Good riddance.
Me: Nick! please don't be like this. Missing Æs are nothing to be happy about!
Grey: The kidnapper had better stay hidden if he knows what's good for him! Once I get my hands on him...
(March 4, 2017 - 6:17 pm)