Sine

"Uh, anybody up for math and physics discussion?" I ask. 

Aaaaaand I am writing this with my phone having 38% battery. 

Hey, so I know there was that confusion with C&J/Scuttles, or whatever, but i just wanted to ask if you had seen my post--i sorta need Dawn to answer before i make another post, just because i like to have all of my AEs in one post. Tyyyy :3

Agh, apoligies! here's Dawn's part only because the others were giving me some trouble and I wanted to get this one out quickly :]

>Dawn<

>My eyes widen and I smile. “>Yes!<” I blurt out, “>That sounds wonderful!<” I love picking fruits- and if I have enough strawberries, maybe I could make something for them… Strawberry Shortcake or Pie…<

>My face feels as red as the berries. “>I mean, um. Yes. I would love to. Thank you.<” I smile again, softer this time, not to come off as too excited. I don’t want to seem… loud. Or overbearing, perhaps. I’m new to this relationship thing.<

Accckk everybody listen up!! This is our rather long, complicated mistake. It looks like we somehow accidentally posted under the incorrect name. Probably, we @'ed Scuttles a while ago but forgot the @ at the front, and then Scuttles' name ended up in our saved name list. Then, while Jay was posting our comment, he must have accidentally typed in an S instead of a C (It's actually something he does a lot, (he actually just did it while typing this message)) and blindly chose the first pop-up (for our computer, when you start typing in a name a little drop down bar appears with all the different name options you've ever typed). So yes, that comment was from us. Our apoligies to Scuttles and our thanks to everybody who pointed this out. :D Ignore that, and let's get back to roleplaying!

Posting my new AE bc...yeah.

Name: Cyrria Moore

CBer or AE?: AE

Pronouns: she/her

Shipping (if AE): }im aroace..so no{

Appearance: basically the female version of her twin, cyrus

Brief Personality: enfj-t

Other: needs friends :3 }I do not! I can make friends myself, thank you very much.{ ....okay.... }But...I would like it if someone talked to me...{

Heh, I actually just came on here to say that unfortunately I don't think I'm going to be able to be active on this RP, since my schedule is a madhouse and I'm barely managing to keep up with CB as it is. I'm sorry I didn't tell y'all I wouldn't be active on here earlier, I totally forgot I signed up for this in the first place until I was checking on things in Inkwell today and saw this RP and remembered.

I actually find this little mix up quite funny, since I have admitted before that I have a second, older CB account that I'm not as active on. But indeed, Friendo is not my AE, and that post was from C & J, not me. Anyways, Chaser & Jay, it's fine, all is forgiven, and I'll let the rest of you go on with your RP.

I can't RP as eight people at once, so only Firefly, and May, and I are coming!

Name: Forest Nymph, but call me Forest!

CBer or AE? CBer

Pronouns: she/her

Appearance: I have shoulder-length light blonde hair that I usually wear in a messy
braid or bun. I have blue-green eyes, and navy blue Harry Potter-like
roundish glasses. I have lots of freckles. I have a long green dress and
am barefoot. I have a crown in my hair made of woven vines and flowers. 

Brief Personality: At first I'm really quiet and I don't talk too much, but once you get to know me, I'm really bubbly and talkative. I'm thoughtful and sweet and I'm very protective of my friends and family.

Name: Firefly! But...you can call me Fire, if you want. 

CBer or AE?: AE!

Pronouns: she/her

Shipping (if AE): I'm shipped with Shyla, Amarillis' AE!

Appearance: Light skin and freckles, loooong red hair (no, not orange — RED), amber eyes, a glittering black and gold dress, and iridescent fire-colored wings. 

Brief Personality: bubbly, excitable, extroverted, outgoing, and fun-loving!

Name: +Mayfly, but I prefer just May.+

CBer or AE?: +AE+

Pronouns: +I'm genderfluid, so it changes. You can just use they/them, though.+

Shipping (if AE): +I'm open to anyone my age.+

Appearance: +tanned skin, bleach blonde hair in an undercut, blue eyes,
tall and willowy, likes to wear loose light-colored clothing, has
iridescent rainbow-colored wings+

Brief Personality: +artistic, caring, empathetic, head in the clouds+

~~~

Firefly's POV: 

"Oh, goodness, I hope we're not too late!" I say. Forest, May, and I are climbing up the hill to the picnic. I'm carrying a blackberry pie I made, May is carrying our picnic blanket, and Forest has some soda she's bringing. "I can't wait to see everyone again, and to meet the new AEs!"

"Maybe you'll even find that special someone...," Forest teases, and I go bright red.

"Shhh! Stop it, Forest!" I retort, and she laughs. I realize we've reached the top of the hill. May and Forest begin to lay out our stuff, but I'm much too excited to waste time with all that boring, responsible stuff. I run off, looking for someone to talk to. I spot a person with curly dark hair. She looks cool. I wonder if she'll want to talk to me....

The person Firefly saw is Shyla, in case that wasn't clear. I hope this is okay, Amarillis! This is my first AE ship. I'm so excited!

|Arum|

|“|Oh, what the heck, I'll try the macaroni and cheese ice cream,|” I say, grinning at Kaspar. It might be disgusting, who knows, but that's the fun of it.| 

|We all sit down to eat, and Pangolin joins us and introduces herself, taking some of the fruit salad. Poinsettia asks if we've been here before.|

|“|Well, I haven't,|” I say, “|This is my first AE event, actually. I thought it’d be a lot worse.|”|

|“Arum!” Pangolin chides.|

|“|What? I didn’t do anything!|” I reply, scoffing. I take my first taste of the macaroni and cheese ice cream, prepared to wince, but it’s actually…not bad? “|Hey, Kaspar, this stuff’s actually pretty good. What other weird tastes do you have?|”| 

|“What about you guys? Have you been here before?” Pangolin asks the others.|

Barnacle

I find myself grinning. “Oh, no, I haven’t tried any of the food either. And, yeah, I’d love to do that after the game!” Friendo is literally so awesome — why wouldn’t anyone want a reason to hang out with him? 

Friendo goes to throw the next beanbag, but he grabs his CAPTCHA Knowt by mistake, throwing him instead. “Oh my frog! Knowt, you good?” 

Knight flies by overhead, cackling at Knowt’s misfortune. “Knightttt,” I groan. “I’m so sorry about her. She’s…uh, working on her, uh, self-discipline….” I shoot Knight a glare, and she flies off, grumbling. 

Friendo says, “I think it would make Knowt even angrier if we counted that as points, so let's not, shall we?” and I have to agree. He throws the next beanbag, which falls off the board, and then it’s my turn. 

My beanbag skids up the board and hits the beanbag I’d already got on the board, and they both plop into the grass. I grin, in a self-deprecating sort of way, but I honestly don’t really care about points. I’m usually much more competitive, but right now, I’m talking to Friendo — who might just be the coolest person I’ve ever met — and I’m having fun, and that’s all I care about.

C&J, I didn't know how Verdant talked, so I just did it regularly, but let me know how they actually talk. 

+Cyrria+ 

+Sometimes I wish I could just...disappear. I'm sitting on my handmade blanket, eating the strawberry vanilla croissants I brought. And literally no one is paying any attention to me.+

+To be fair, it's not like I have any interest in walking up to someone random. But a guilty hope clings to me--that maybe someone else would do that to me. I scan the enormous park, looking for a friendly face, another loner who isn't engaged in conversation. My eyes land on a tall person with brown skin and rumpled brown. Green tips the edges, and I'm immediately jealous. I've been meaning to dye my hair, but no color has suited me so far. But it looks so good on them.+

+And a leather jacket! Wow. I could never pull that off. I'm going to have to stick with my basic pink and cream outfits.+

+Then their warm brown eyes meet mine. I instantly glance back at the ground, embarrassed to be caught staring. After a few moments, footsteps crunch grass nearby, and my eyes flit back up. Oh no. It's them. That gorgeous, cool person I was staring not thirty seconds ago.+

+"Can I...sit here?" A small smile tugs at my lips, and I nod.+

+"+Of course.+" 

And I wrote this and forgot to send it. Again. Oops.

Meg

"Yea, actually." I pull my sketchbook out of my bag. "Do you want to see?" I say. I realize I'm still just kind of standing awkwardly. "Can I sit here?" I say, looking at the spot next to Mirage.

Five

I smile. "So, how've you been? What have you been up to?" 

Friendo:

Knowt goes racing off after Knight with murder in his eyes. Who knows, it certainly seems like Knight is just as unruly as Knowt, so maybe once Knowt is done getting his revenge they'll become friends. Goodness knows Knowt could certainly use a friend.

I toss my last beanbag, which plops into the grass nowhere close to the board, but oh well, I tried, and I'm still winning anyways, unless Barnacle gets the next throw perfect, which actually I wouldn't be surprised by because Barnacle seems like he can do anything. I grin. Even if I were to lose this game I would still count it as a win, because Barnacle seems to think I'm worth spending time with, so much so that he even wants to spend more time with me after.

~~~

Verdant's Form (for more detail, there's a longer form in the AE Diaries thread):

Name: Verdant, although most people call them Dante, and the people close to them call them Vey or Vere.

Age: 15ish, maybe 16. Not final yet.

Gender & Pronouns: AMAB, nonbinary, they/them.

Appearance: They're tall, with medium brown skin and deep amber brown eyes. Their hair is dark brown, short, and spiky, and the tips of their hair are dyed deep green. They've got multiple ear peircings and wear a number of friendship bracelets. They're almost always wearing their leather jacket, and they've often got leaves and other bits of plants in their hair. They will sometimes have vines or other plants growing on and around them. Can often be seen carrying a sketchbook and pencils/other art supplies.

Personality: Very shy and sometimes a little sheepish. Very kind. Will never lie unless to protect themself or others. Introverted, prefers to have a few very good relationships over a whole lot of lesser ones. Has keen intuition, good at reading body language, always seems to know where everybody else in the room is, and what they're doing, even if they can't see them.

Shipping: Yes, with boys and NB/genderqueer/agender/etc. Also looking for friends for them.

Other: 

~~~

Verdant:

I'm scanning the crowd, looking for a good place to sit. Maybe somebody to talk to, somebody who looks quiet and introverted like me, and will talk just the right amount--not too much, not too little. If I can't find anybody, I guess I can always tag along with Skree and doodle in my sketchbook.

I randomly make eye contact with somebody chilling on a blanket. They've got creamy skin and wavy brown hair, and they look pretty nice. Plus, they've got a platter of strawberry vanilla crossants, which I've never had before but look amazing. We sorta stare at each other for a few seconds and then I'm pretty sure we both break eye contact at the same time out of embarrasment. 

I figure I have nothing to lose and possibly a friend and a few yummy pastries to gain, so I make my way through the crowd to where they're sitting.

"Can I... sit here?" I ask.

They nod, and say "+Of course.+"

I settle down on the blanket next to them. After a moment of awkward silence and pointedly not looking at each other, I speak up.

"Um... Hi. I'm Verdant, they/them, but you can call me Dante if you want, since Verdant is sorta a weird name. But so is Dante, I guess, so..." I trail off and grimace painfully at how that came out.

Ugh, I'm such an introvert. I can picture how the other AEs would have handled this with ease, but I couldn't mimic them for the world. Skree would be blunt and to the point and not care in the least if somebody thought him rude. Friendo would be easygoing and happy, instantly charming whoever he would be talking to. Torch would roll up to somebody and introduce themselves with heaps of enthusiasm. On the one hand, I don't know why making eye contact is so scary for me, and on the other hand, why isn't everybody else terrified of eye contact? I mean, it's literally HUMAN INTERACTION, which is undeniably scary, but even worse, although I can't exactly pinpoint why it's worse.

I feel something shift on my head, and I know it's one of the leaves or bits of plants that are always in  my hair, reacting to my anxiety. Ugh, why are there leaves in my hair? It looks like I don't know how to use a hairbrush, but the truth is, no matter how hard I try I just can't manage to keep them out. I literally walk under a tree branch for two seconds and a billion little plant bits somehow fall into my hair. It's never particularly bothered me before, but social interactions always bring out the little things that undermine my confidence. Not that I've got much confidence to begin with.