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AE/CAPTCHA Party!
AE/CAPTCHA Party!
*bakes cupcakes* *buys environmentally friendly confetti* *cooks spaghetti*
-Barnacle! I need you to make the invitations!-
‘K. *grabs fancy stationary and quill and starts writing*
-*starts screaming* Ahhh! I burnt the brownies! *takes them out of the oven* Hot! Hot! Hot! *throws down onto counter*-
Oh my gosh, Chloe! What did you do!?! There’s like...pizza...in...the...BROWNIES!
-So? pizza’s delicious and brownies are delicious.-
Yeah, but together? Anyway, I’m the one who’s supposed to be causing trouble around here. Make another batch- and no pizza this time.
-Fine I--
-What’s going on in here? There’s a huge mess!-
-Party.-
-Party? Will pangolin even be okay with this?-
She doesn’t have to know. Besides, she’s out doing something. And she won’t be back for a long time….
-Please? It’ll be fun!-
-I dunno.-
*Does puppy eyes* Pweeassee?
-Oh, fine.-
(Barnacle and Chloe together) YES!-
-I’ll finish writing the invitations!-
-I don’t trust your communication skills. Let me write the invitations, okay?-
-Fine.-
***
Dear AE or CAPTCHA,
You have been invited to pangolin’s AEs’ and CAPTCHA’s party at their house (a description of the house will be provided in a comment on this post). Please RSVP by Sunday, January 24th 2021, as the party will begin the 25th. Below is the form to RSVP:
Name:
AE or CAPTCHA:
Age:
Personality:
Appearance:
Anything They Are Bringing:
Shipping:
Speaks in (italics, bold, etc.):
Other:
Now I’ll give you the outline of the party. Guests can start arriving at any time on the 25th, and once we have a decent number of AEs and CAPTCHAs, the actual party will begin. We’ll have a buffet-style lunch and dinner, dancing, and knowing Barnacle, some sort of fighting. You may or may not want to bring weapons.
Hope you come!
Love, Juno
***
Hey! How come on the invitation it says “Love, Juno” and not any of the other AEs?
-Yeah! That’s not fair!-
-It’s plenty fair. I wrote it. Besides, you’ll just scare them away.-
I still think it should say “Love, the most amazing AE in the world, Barnacle.”
-Or in the very least, “pangolin’s AEs”
<An ddCAPTC HHHA ddo nnn’t fo rge tmmme!>
-Okay, okay, fine! *takes out ink and quill* “Love, pangolin’s AEs and CAPTCHA, Juno, Barnacle, Chloe, Knight, and Koi.”-
Did someone call my name?
Go back to bed, Koi. We’re just planning a party.
PARTY!? *tail floofs up* Since when are we having PARTIES!? I demand that you don’t post this!
*to Koi* Sorry, too late Koi. *to Chloe* Come on, post it! HURRY UP!
What? I demand that you don’t-
-*enters CAPTCHA*-
submitted by pangolin's AEs, age xxxx, pangolin's house
(January 21, 2021 - 2:37 pm)
(January 21, 2021 - 2:37 pm)
Harper~
Olive takes a cookie, and while they eat it, I glance around the room. It doesn't look like too many people are here, and I feel a little awkward. Even so, I'm glad I'm here with Olive, and Tux. It's nice to not be alone.
"So, um, what do you want to do?" Olive asks after finishing the cookie.
Tux shrugs, and I look around again. I spy a window nearby, and I'm surprised to see small white flakes drifting to the ground.
"Would you like to take a walk?" I ask suddenly, before I can stop myself. I blush and backtrack a little. "I mean, we don't have to, I just thought, um, I mean, it looks like it's snowing a bit. I don't know if it's too cold, or if, um, you don't like the snow, or, um, something..." I trail off.
(February 7, 2021 - 3:10 pm)
~Olive~
"Oh, um, sure," I say.
"Do you...need a coat?" Harper asks, then blushes, looking away.
"Oh, um, no, I'm fine. I have this sweatshirt and all." I tug on the sleeves of my sweatshirt. It's black, thick, and a little big; with little patterns of skulls and flowers on it. Giselle was pressuring me to wear a dress or suit or "ANYTHING FORMAL AT ALL," but this is waaaay better.
I turn to Tux. "You coming?"
"Definitely!" She says.
When we're all warm enough, we leave the house. It is snowing a little outside, but I don't mind the snow. I actually like it. It makes everything quieter, which is definitely a plus when I need to get away from Mabel and Giselle's loudness.
Outside, I feel like I can breathe, finally. The air is crisp, and we're basically alone. As people arrived, my nervousness was just growing. It's nice to actually be here with someone, not just feel so alone as the other AEs in Honey's crew go do their own things. Giselle tells me I should just bring a book, but I have a hard time concentrating, and a hard time finding anything to read.
Oh, good--a conversation topic. As we walk, I ask, "So, um, read anything good lately?" Then cringe from how generic--and unlike me--the question sounds.
~~~~~
(February 8, 2021 - 5:39 pm)
Tux:
Um... I read a book about overcoming depression...would you like to borrow- I stop, blushing. I am such a OKAY THIS IS DEPRESSING! Let me tell you olive what happens in this chapter. She embarasses herself in front of her crush. Then i show up and ask her how her date's doin'. She vehemently denies that it's a date, we fight, i leave,she embarasses herself even more, and at the rate she's at she probably makes harper cry. Shame upon you tuxedo! Shame upon your family! Okay First off YOU'RE my family, And second. I DID NOT MAKE HARPER CRY! But The rest did happen. Okay. Lets leave this melodramatic subplot and onto...
RODNEYS FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
I danced with Kalikki! I danced with emerald! I danced with Faye! Melody was mad at me for dancing with her date so i left. And then i danced for the scribe and the pharisee. But they would not dance and they would not follow me. The hung their heads when i healed The lame they shook their heads and they said it was a shame.
(February 9, 2021 - 8:42 am)
~Olive~
Tux looks incredibly embarrassed. "Actually..." I start, my mouth feeling dry. "I mean, sure, I guess I could borrow it. Gotta have the negative emotions in one AE, right?"
Is that a joke? I mostly do sarcasm, so, trying to joke around to actually cheer someone up...well, let's just say it's not exactly...me.
"Yeah, me and Giselle are really opposites--I don't really hide my flaws, I just hide the fact that I care. Meanwhile, Giselle over here...she wants to be the best at everything. She tries to manipulate people into thinking they're worth less than her so that she feels better about herself." I huff.
I glance back at Harper and Tux, my cheeks instantly going pink. "Ugh, I overshared, didn't I?" I moan. "I'm so bad at talking to people..."
~~~
Well, Rodney, if this all really does go how you say it will, I suppose you'll be showing up around now *sigh*
(February 9, 2021 - 3:10 pm)
Tux:
I...Uh... I Know what you mean. Being with rodney is kinda emotionally draining. I try to keep up with the weirdness but... Some times i just feel empty by comparison.
Tux! (I swear i am going to-) You should have told me! I'm sorry. I'll leave you and your date alone. THIS IS NOT A DATE.
Okay,Okay. Bye.
Huh. That went surprisingly well. Um. You can borrow the book if you like.
(February 10, 2021 - 10:27 am)
~Olive~
"Wow. Yeah." I say. "Rodney does seem like a lot. Kinda like Giselle. In fact, I wonder if they'd get along..."
I laugh, imagining Giselle and Rodney. "Recently, Giselle's been scrambling to get shipped with anyone. Just because she can't handle the fact that I could get a ship before her." Then I feel myself blushing A TON because did I just suggest I would get a ship soon in front of both Harper and Tux?
"I...I mean..." I stammer. "Um...YEAH SURE I'D LOVE TO BORROW THAT BOOK!"
Ugh, by now I just want to burrow into the snow. (But, like, hypothermia and all that, so I don't). Why can't I talk to people?!
(February 10, 2021 - 2:10 pm)
Harper~
I stand awakwardly in the snow as Tux and Olive talk about their feelings. I feel like I should contribute to the conversation, but my throat's dry and I think anything that comes out of my mouth would only embarrass me.
"I, uh, I know what you mean," Tux says. "Being with Rodney is kind of emotionally draining. I try to keep up with the weirdness but... sometimes I just feel empty by comparison."
Olive nods. "Wow. Yeah. Rodney does seem a lot like Giselle. In fact, I wonder if they'd get along..." She laughs, and Tux and I laugh with her. From what I know of the two AEs, they would make quite the pair. "Recently, Giselle's been scrambling to get shipped with anyone. Just because she can't handle the fact that I could get a ship before her." Olive blushes, and I realize she means us. I feel my face turning red too, and I'm greatful when she says, "I... I mean... um... YEAH SURE I'D LOVE TO BORROW THAT BOOK!"
She looks thoroughly embarrassed, so I turn the conversation back to books. "I, um, I've been reading Little Women lately! It's very good. So, um, yeah."
"Cool," says Tux.
We walk on in silence for a few minutes, then I speak again. I don't know why--I usually prefer the quiet, but for some reason I feel the need to have a conversation going. Maybe to prove that I can? "So, um, what do you guys like to do?" An awkward conversation starter, but it'll do.
(February 10, 2021 - 3:20 pm)
Tux:
"Em... Well i wrote poetry for a while but with everything that's been going on i mostly just sleep. I went out to watch a movie a while ago though."
We sit in awkward silence for a few more minutes. At least we have something in common. Our complete inability to have a conversation for more than 30 seconds. This silence is so awkward it's possible it will physically kill me. Wait a second,can aes be killed? That's as good a conversation starter as any.
"can you physically kill an AE?" I ask.
and now they think i'm a psycho.
Fun.
(February 11, 2021 - 8:03 am)
~Olive~
"Yeah, I like anything involving music," I say.
"Em...well I wrote poetry for a while but with everything that's been going on I mostly just sleep. I went out to watch a movie a while ago though." Tux says.
There's a bit more awkward silence.
Then Tux asks, "can you physically kill an AE?"
she looks like she's about to smack herself in the head for being creepy or something, but it does make me think. "I don't...think so. I mean...I guess if the CBer was gone, technically...or if the CBer just decides to get rid of you and you, I dunno, tumble into some inescapable void..." ok, well this is taking a dark turn. "I dunno," I repeat.
(February 11, 2021 - 1:08 pm)
Harper~
"Can you physically kill an AE?"
I'm taken aback by Tux's question, but I realize it's something I've never really thought about.
"I don't... think so," Olive says. "I mean... I guess if the CBer was gone, technically... or if the CBer just decides to get rid of you and you, I dunno, tumble into some inescapable void... I dunno."
I shake my head. "I don't think that's what happens. I mean, um, it's probably different for everyone, but I don't think AEs die when they retire. Or at least they don't, um, tumble into an inescapable void." I pause, then forge on. "I mean, when my sister was retired, she lived in a house by the beach for a while then sort of... faded out of existence. She did come over for Thanksgiving one time, though." I smile faintly at the memory.
(February 11, 2021 - 6:10 pm)
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(February 16, 2021 - 8:00 am)
"Came over for thanksgiving... huh... Well then there's no point I suppose."
waitasecond that means my brother is alive. I can't run out on my date-I mean friend dangit Rodney- but it means he's alive. As soon as this world ends or gets ignored for too long...
i'm gonna go find him.
(February 16, 2021 - 7:49 am)
top toppity tip top!
(February 19, 2021 - 10:16 am)