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*Whispering* Hey guys - Rogue here - this thread is an AE ball. The focus? To ship as many unshipped AEs as possible. If your AE is already shipped, that's fine. Let's practise writing young romance. Keep it clean and innocent, but sweet nonetheless.
What are you doing?
*Screeches* HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN STANDING THERE???
I just got here. Why?
*Relieved* Oh it's nothing-
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Name:
Gender:
Age/Look:
Appearance:
Basic personality:
Views on romance/significant others:
Shipping status:
Other:
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Name: Nihil Etomnia
Gender: Female
Age/Look: 17ish
Appearance: Nihil will be in black, high-waisted, elegantly baggy trousers that have a ribbon-type adjustment stystem on both the waist and the ankles, which are fitted to her proportions. She has a white, fitted button-down with three-quarter sleeves. Barefoot (Rogue - *Sighs*).
Basic personality: Introverted, seems confident, competitive, and smart. Analysis EVERYTHING, but is a bit lonely.
Views on romance/significant others: Eh. It'd be nice.
Shipping status: Open to be shipped with a boy her age.
Other: Has ONE friend, Rhaksha. Would like more though.
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I'll do Lux later
submitted by The Rogues
(September 9, 2019 - 5:43 pm)
(September 9, 2019 - 5:43 pm)
Yeah, it's okay. I mean, if Rogue says it not, it's her thread, but I'll bet it's fine.
(October 23, 2019 - 5:41 pm)
Yeah @Sunshine Wings if you are keeping Adelaide as an AE that's fine, and her late arrival won't affect anything. :) Sorry I couldn't post sooner.
(October 24, 2019 - 1:28 am)
Ah, okay thanks! I guess, it didn't feel right to me. *Face starts turning to light and facepalms* @admin, then could you please delete our conversation under my Adelaide comment? Sorry if this is getting annoying! thanks both of you!
OK, done.
Admin
(October 28, 2019 - 8:38 pm)
Ace~
As we discuss cake, a new song starts playing. I tilt my head to listen.
"Have you heard this song before?" asks Estrella. "I don't believe I have."
"I don't think so," I reply. I nod my head along to the music. "It sounds nice, though." Estrella nods in agreement. We stand in silence and listen as the song plays on. When it finishes, there's a round of applause around the ballroom- it seems aren't the only ones who appreciated it.
"That was nice," she says, with a touch of a smile. The next song begins, this one upbeat.
"Hey, this is kind of catchy," I say, and do a few exaggeratedly bad dance moves. Estrella's smile widens.
"You look ridiculous," she notes.
Bean~
"R34lly? I m34n y3s, I w0uld," Apollo replies, looking a little stunned. I smile.
"Shall we?" We walk out on the dance floor to a catchy tune. After a moment of awkwardness, I start to step side to side to the beat, and Apollo does the same. I laugh. "Sorry, I'm not very good at this," I say. Apollo smiles.
"Th4t's 4lrignt," he says. He takes my hands and spins me around. "Th3r3 w3 g0!"
Harper~
Nymph shrugs in reply to my question.
"Not much has happened yet, good or bad. I expect that'll change soon." I nod.
"I'm sure it will. Things always happen at these balls, don't they?"
"Yes, it seems that way," Nymph replies. I search for something else to say, cursing my lack of social skills.
"You look very nice," I eventually say. "I love your dress."
~~~
Luna and Nyx, I apologize for this incredibly late reply, I feel terrible!
And Viola?, it's totally fine! As you can see, I'm guilty of the same thing.
(October 25, 2019 - 6:26 pm)
Nymph~
Harper nods. "I'm sure it will. Things always happen at these balls, don't they?"
"Yes, it seems that way," I agree. We stand for a moment in silence. I use it to marvel at the idea that anyone should attempt to contrive themselves into such a setting.
"You look very nice. I love your dress," Harper says. The compliment sparks a ripple; I smile again and relax into regal grace, shifting slightly as a slash grows halfway up the side of my skirt and a jewel pins itself to the ribbon at my throat. The conversation, however, finds another dead end.
"Thank you. I like yours, too."
She murmurs her thanks, looks away. I try my hand at a question.
"So, what brings you here?"
~Much appreciated! Very well, then, hopefully it won't happen many more times.
(October 28, 2019 - 3:08 pm)
Estrella~
"You look ridiculous," I mention, highly amused. I know that someone like Ace will take such a comment lightly, and it most certainly is the truth.
He chuckles and settles into a more tamed-down jig. I shake my head. He is very free-spirited, Ace, as I have correctly assumed from both this experience and prior observations. I find his nature to be most unlike my own.
As I remind myself of his goofiness, I am hit with a sudden and rather uncharacteristic idea. "Hey," I say, speaking up rather than holding back my thoughts, "I have a fun idea.
What if... we sampled every dessert on this table to see how they stack up to that amazing chocolate cake?" I nearly gag just saying it- I disgust myself suggesting it, but to appear friendly to him, I suppose appealing to his nature would entice him to stick around- a rather sickening thought.
But it's far too late now- his face cracks like an egg and a smile spreads all across his jovial face. "An excuse to eat all of the dessert? Count me in!"
~Not a problem! Life is demanding. We've all replied late before.
Oh my gosh, Boo says aekid. I feel like this is a spooky hint. He's a figment of my imagination... he's more like my kid... and his siblings are my AEs... so how can he be an AE kid???
I think this merits the plotting of conspiracy theories.
(October 28, 2019 - 6:52 pm)
Adelaide-
I drag my feet up to the large ballroom doors. They tower over me. Sunshine opens them for me. "Go on," she whispers to me. I push my glasses up on my face and walk in, late. Everyone already seems to have someone to talk to. I felt small and out of place. I sigh and awkwardly stand a few feet away from the doorway, waiting for Sunshine, and maybe a friend, to come to me.
(October 31, 2019 - 7:06 am)
I have been informed that I, Sunshine Wings, am not allowed to come to the ball. Is that information correct? If so, i'm just going to change the last part.
waiting for someone, maybe a soon to be friend to come to me.
(November 4, 2019 - 8:09 am)
Ace~
I laugh at Estrella's comment and tone down the dancing. She looks back at the dessert table and speaks.
"Hey, I have a fun idea." I grin, immediately intrigued. She continues, "What if... we sampled every dessert on this table to see how they stack up to that amazing chocolate cake?" My smile widens.
"An excuse to eat all of the dessert? Count me in!" I rush to grab a plate, and as I do so, I notice Estrella looking a bit queasy. "Are you okay?" I ask. She nods, then shakes her head, as if she changed her mind.
"The thought of eating all of this... doesn't appeal to me," she says. I nod and sheepishly put the plate down.
"Alright," I say. "No worries. I can always give myself a sugar high at home. So, what sort of things would appeal to you? What do you like to do?"
Harper~
When I compliment Nymph's dress, it shifts form, rearranging itself. I find it to be mesmerizing. She replies,
"Thank you. I like yours, too."
"Thank you," I reply, and look at the floor. We lapse into silence before Nymph speaks again.
"So, what brings you here?" I consider the question, then respond.
"Mainly to meet some new people, maybe socialize a little bit. As you can see, I'm not very good at it." I give a small smile. "What about you?"
(November 6, 2019 - 5:03 pm)
Nymph~
Harper thinks before she speaks. Something about it strikes me, but I don't stretch it out to examine just yet.
"Mainly to meet some new people, maybe socialize a little bit. As you can see, I'm not very good at it." She smiles, and I raise an eyebrow. "What about you?"
I laugh-sigh. "To get Viola? off my back. She wants to ship me again. I think she was hoping I'd meet Max or someone. I thought I'd have a look around, and if there turned out to be someone interesting, try talking." I look pointedly back at Harper. "It seems we are both succeeding."
~Smooth, Nymph. Almost too smooth.
(November 7, 2019 - 7:58 am)
Estrella~
"Alright," he says. I listen closely for any hints of disappointment in his voice. "No worries. I can always give myself a sugar high at home. So, what sort of things would appeal to you? What do you like to do?"
"Well, I don't believe they're activities I could do here," I say. "I enjoy reading. And writing poems. And practicing violin, as well."
I pause before cutting in and blurting out, "I... apologise if I disappointed you. I suppose, well, I wanted to... participate in something you would enjoy." I bite my lip. Not only is the meaning embarrassing, but their formal presentation... it's all just so strange. Abnormal. Surely he won't want to interact with me much longer...
(November 10, 2019 - 9:07 pm)
Vivian~
"I'm doing okay," I say. "I just got Apollo over to Caribbean to see if he'll dance with her. I think she said yes, so this will be fun to watch." I look over at my brother, who's staring in disbelief at Bean, so I guess she said yes. Glass murmurs an answer, looking at her feet, and I grit my teeth. It's hard to be nice when she's not participating.
Khione~
"Hey, WILDCARD!" I call, dragging Apollo over. WILDCARD looks over and grins.
"Who's this?" she asks.
"It's my brother, Apollo!" I sqeal. "He's new!" I lean in and whisper, loud enough for Apollo to hear, "Nyx modeled him after a fictional crush she has from a book, who's named....... Heartthrone? Pinecone?"
"H3arthst0n3." Apollo's face turns red. "He4rth. St0n3."
"Fine, whatever." I start to say something else, but Apollo jerks away and runs over to Vivian. Typical. Even in the short time that he's existed, he's formed a habit of hiding behind our tallest sister when Rhaksha's grumpy or I'm excited. I decide to ignore him and turn back to WILDCARD. "SO," I ask. "Is it just you here or did your sisters come too?"
Rhaksha~
I see Nihil talking to someone I don't know. I hesitate wondering if the pros of going over to say hi to basically my only friend outweigh the cons of meeting someone new. I decide to go over, thinking that if it goes well, I might have another friend, and if it doesn't I can walk away and deal with it.
"Hey, Nihil," I say, coming up. "Who's this?"
(November 7, 2019 - 5:48 pm)
Nihil~
I turn to Rhaksha, grinning. "No one." The person fades into thin air. "It was an illusion. Glad it got you over here, though." Rhaksha laughs.
"It's good to see you as well, Nihil." It's good to have a friend.
~
Lux~
Vivian and Glass don't especially seem at ease. I wonder what's wrong, I say to myself. Finally, the tension breaks when I sight Nihil laughing with Rhaksha. "Oh my gosh, guys! Look!" I point towards my sister as subtley as possible. Vivian and Glass glance over, and they smile.
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(November 7, 2019 - 6:58 pm)
Rhaksha~
"It's good to see you as well, Nihil," I say, laughing. "I was actually getting kind of bored, just standing against the wall, so I'd have probably come over anyway." I look over at my siblings. "It's hilarious, though, to watch Vivian and Apollo."
"Yes, it really is."
"Apollo trips over his feet just walking up to someone," I say, "But he really is a good dancer. And Vivian is just plain side-cracking funny."
Vivian~
I look over to where Lux points. Rhaksha and Nihil seem to be having fun. I smile. "I'm glad Rhaksha has a friend. For a while, I doubted she would ever have one, as irritable as she is. I actually think Rhaksha might have only gone to say hi to Nihil that time, because I told her I'd had and argument and she wanted to spite me, but I'm glad it got to here."
(November 8, 2019 - 9:53 am)
Ace~
"I... apologize if I disappointed you," blurts out Estrella. I look at her, surprised. "I suppose, well, I wanted to... participate in something you would enjoy." She looks embarrassed, and after a moment I respond.
"I'm not disappointed! I should be the one apologizing if I made you think that. As for doing something I enjoy, I'm enjoying talking to you." A thought comes into my head, and I speak again, suddenly unsure. "Oh, and, um, if I'm making you uncomfortable or anything, or if you don't want to talk, you can tell me. My sister sometimes does that, if she gets overwhelmed, so I get it, just let me know and I'll leave you in peace."
Bean~
Apollo is a very good dancer, so for the rest of the song, and the next one, I simply mirror his moves. It's very nice to be dancing with someone, as I don't dance often, and never around other people. I'm having far more fun at this ball than I anticipated. After we've danced a while, we walk off the dance floor to take a break.
"That was fun," I comment, smiling, and Apollo nods.
"Y3s, 1t w4s," he replies. "Th1s 1s turn1ng 0ut t0 b3 4 n1c3 b4ll." I nod in agreement.
"Would you like to go get some food?" I ask, gesturing to the snack table on the other side of the ballroom.
Harper~
"To get Viola? off my back," says Nymph. "She wants to ship me again. I think she was hoping I'd meet Max or someone.I thought I'd have a look around, and if there turned out to be someone interesting, try talking." She gives me a pointed look. "It seems we are both succeeding."
I feel my face turn red. Nymph thinks I'm interesting? I don't even think I'm interesting. I manage to stammer out a reply.
"Oh- well, I- um- yes, it seems so." I can't quite tell, but my answer seems to amuse her.
(November 12, 2019 - 4:52 pm)