#Cori#

#"Thank you. I'm so sorry about her." I say to the boy behind the counter. I set Rin down in front of the hall and send her off. "I thought for sure Lore would come by him self, or even send Nevermore. But, he is quite flamboyant. SO of course he'd send the seven year old child out with her back pack in the middle of the night." I face palm, sighing. Rin comes running out of the hall, her hands clasped. "CORI! LOOKGIT WHA I FOUND!". Looking at her I respond "What did you find". She opens her hand to reveal and small ant crawling up her finger "Her name is Firey Murder Bullet, she's my new friend." forcing a smile I pat her head "That's great, go play out side with Firey Murder Bullet and Mr Bob" waving her away I turn back to the boy. Staring at him for a moment "Wait" - I say, coming to a realiazation- "You wouldn't happen to be Callum, one of Periwinkles AEs? Would you" 

I'm not in the mood to write a diary entry but I'm thinking about my AEs again so here's just sort of a list of their identities :]

Dawn- Ae/aer, genderqueer/gender non-conforming (doesn't use the term nonbinary), lesbian or trixic (fine with either)

Tempest- he/they, demiboy, pansexual

Cassidy- she/they, demigirl, lesbian and on the asexual spectrum (I think)

Oliver- he/him, male (possibly also uses xenogenders?), aroace

Ronin- he/him, transmasc (haha suprise), gay

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Also, uh... fun fact about Oliver- he's not fully human. He was born human, but he... isn't anymore. I'm not totally settled on his backstory yet. I do know that he is currently a cyborg. 

Callum

"The one and only," I say. "And I'm guessing you're an AE of Reuby's? Maybe…" I pause. "…Cori?"

^Vir^

^I hope I'm not going to be late to the cafe to see Justin - I'm not always wonderful at keeping track of time. It certainly looks late. And I really don't want to be late for this... Justin is so nice, and I don't want to keep him waiting. Something tells me he won't be late, anyway.^

^He's there in front of the cafe. No, I don't think he's been waiting that long. "Hey," I say, smiling at him. (How is he so cute?) "Did you already get a table?"^

^He tells me that he didn't know if I wanted to be inside or outside. That was sweet of him, and I wonder which he would prefer. Probably he does prefer one of them, although he says he doesn't mind. I glance through the window and see a piano inside. Well, I know he loves pianos, anyway. "I don't really have a preference either," I tell him with another smile, "but maybe we could eat inside."^

|Arum|
|I’ve been decorating my room since I first got to the house, and I think it’s just about done. A low poster bed is pushed up against one wall — it’s comforting, I think, to have the same type of bed I did at my grandmother’s house, even if the rest of my room is very different. On one wall, I have a large map of the world, with different colored tacks marking the places I’ve been and the places I want to travel to (I ran out of tacks for the second category), and on the ceiling is a glow-in-the-dark star chart that changes according to the night sky outside. I hung up the demigirl and omni flags above my bed. I also have a writing desk, a bookshelf with tons of my favorite books, and a couch for reading. I’ve also strung up fairy lights around the room. I’m quite proud of it. It might not all fit together into a nice, cohesive design, but it really does represent me. Much more than my old room at my grandma’s house, anyway.|
|I suppose I’m starting to settle in here. Pangolin’s pretty cool, and Barnacle and I get along very well, both being extroverted. Fir’s kind of annoying, to be honest. We don’t seem to have much in common, and they’re always blasting musical theater. I haven’t really spoken to Mirage much. I’ve been here over a month, yet I can count on two hands the number of times we’ve actually had a conversation. Based on our last interaction, I think she might be afraid of me. I hope that isn’t the case; I don’t mean to come off as intimidating.|
|I’m going to an ocean-themed dance party, did I mention that? It’s hosted by Endless_Parodies’ AEs. I’m so excited — I’m not the best at dancing but it’s fun regardless. Besides, I can’t wait to get to know other AEs, and maybe see some of the ones that I already know! Pangolin said Kaspar’s going to be there. I’m really looking forward to seeing him again. I had so much fun talking to him at the picnic — he’s just so interesting and funny and...gosh, I hope he’ll want to talk to me again.|
|Anyway, Mirage and I went shopping for clothes to wear to the dance. I love parties, but I’m never the sort to get very dressed up for them. I’ll usually wear a nice blouse with jeans, or something like that. But then I saw this beautiful jumpsuit that was just perfect. It matches the ocean theme for the dance, and it looks very good on me, I think.|

Firefly's POV:

UGH! Today was terrible. Damselfly wouldn't stop teasing me about Shyla. I never even said I liked Shyla. Not in THAT way, anyway. I mean, I don't...not like her that way. But it's absolutely none of Damselfly's business anyway. And when I confronted her about it, she just scoffed and said, "Oh, dear Firefly, I was only trying to help you with your love life." I turned bright red at that, partly from embarrassment, partly from anger. Damselfly is infuriating! Maybe I should talk to Dragonfly about it. He's had to put up with his twin, so maybe he can give me some advice. Then again, do I really want to share this sort of information with Dragonfly?

+May's POV:+ 

+I decided to go for a walk today. The forest around our treehouse is beautiful, a deep green now that it's summer, and alive with all sorts of wildlife. I love taking walks. It helps to clear my head, as well as acting as inspiration for my next artwork. I saw some robins, and I think I'm going to do a painting of them. Their reddish-orange feathers are so beautiful.+

^Vir^

^Justin seems to like the idea of croissants, and the waiter leaves us. Justin tells me that he's been to Paris once - seriously, I envy him. He jokes about how he spent most of his time in cafes, and as I try not to giggle I wonder how he can be so much fun. And so nice.^

^"Have you been to Europe, or had real croissants?" he asks.^

^"I've been to Europe," I reply. "Around four years ago I went to Portugal - it was amazing, and I'm so glad I had the chance to go!! I spent some time in Lisbon and Porto, and also in two very small, pretty Portuguese towns. What was really amazing was how old-fashioned they felt, even though, I mean, it was a modern country; they had tiny streets that you really didn't want to drive your car through, and there were old buildings around every corner. The vibe was just - I don't know - very relaxed. Porto and Lisbon were more modern, though. And no," I add, shaking my head with a smile, "I've never had real French croissants. I have millions of ambitions, and one of them is to visit Paris someday." I hesitate, then decide to bring up the subject that I'm thinking about. "Although really, the way things are going, I'm not sure I'll ever be able to - I've heard that Paris is very hot and dry because of climate change. What do you think about climate change?" I add - not that I'm usually one for serious topics, but it does worry me and I'd like to know what Justin thinks about it.^

/Justin/

/Vir tells me about going to Portugal, which sounds amazing. Then she hesitates briefly, and asks me what I think of climate change./

/"Climate change," I muse, leaning back in my chair and neatly folding my hands in my lap. "Hmmm. Well, I do find it troubling how the temperature is rising, and ice bergs are melting, raising the ocean level." Here I hesitate, feeling kind of bad. But I plow forward. "I honestly don't know much about climate change, really. I probably should know more. I know that Rose enjoys this, but I never really bothered to find out anything. Perhaps you could educate me?"/

/Vir opens her mouth to responed, but the waiter came and set our desired drinks in front of us, and the croissants to the side. Feeling hungry, I take one, and then return my eyes to Vir. "What do you know and think of climate change?"/ 

Wow, it's is my first Æ or AE, however you spell it. A little bit about her, her name is Dove (she is based off of a dove), her pronouns are she/her, her age, is, 13/14/15? I'm still deciding...I guess she is open to shipping with boys. And of course she talks like +this+. I'll make a more detailed sheet later. Also my name is Perine in this.

+Hello, my Book of secrets!

This is the last place I want to be. Let's just say when Perine said it's our 'dream' this is not what I expected. Perine and I have visited CB, for maybe a week, a day, but now we have a permanent home here. I still haven't fully unpacked my suitcase. The house is a mess, it looks cute on the outside but the inside is a whole different story. Or should I say hole different story. Yep, we have holes in our house too. The furniture is covered in cloths, tarps and spider webs. Perine found this creepy old mirror in the hallway, that when you tap it twice, it seems to glow. She's in her happy place, but I'm not. Our house is actually a stone cottage deep in the woods far from the city. I think it's haunted. 

"Can we be a little more close to the city?" I had asked Perine,

"No," she said "Why would you want that?"

"We have all what we need, right here." Perine gestured to the cottage around us. I feel so lonely, I used to know everyone. But now we moved and I feel like we are moving into a different planet. No familier faces, no predictable days. And I'm too shy to talk to anyone or go into the city. who will I be able to survive without saying hello to at lest one person? I'm stuck in a hole, you see, I am shy to talk, but at the same time I want to. Perine already has me and her falcon with her, so she's not lonely. And I am not the party person, if your are wondering, I hate partys. Anyway it's getting late, the moon is shining on me, luring me to the window, I must go and retire to my room. -Dove+