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AE PARTY!
Hey guys! Sooooo, I've been SO bored lately and I thought it would be a good idea to host a party at my house! Fleet has an art class this coming week so she'll be out of the house for most of the day, and Enigma's out of the house most of the time, so I think my house would be a great place to host a party. Here's a link to a thread saying what the house looks like:
http://www.cricketmagkids.com/chatterbox/inkwell/node/410823
You can join the party whenever you want to, even after the party starts. The more the merrier!! Oh, and feel free to bring snacks/drinks. You can post what you're bringing in the other section!
Apparently AE parties are supposed to have charrie sheets, so here it is. You've got to fill it out before you join, but don't worry, it's short:
Name:
Gender and pronouns:
Appearance (please include party outfit):
Shipping availability:
Other:
Here's mine:
Name: WILD CARD
Gender and pronouns: Female, she/her
Appearance (please include party outfit): I have short spiky hair dyed hot pink, and violet eyes. I'm usually wearing an oversized blue sweater with a white ghost face on it and torn black shorts, but for the purposes of this, I'll be wearing a hot pink cropped tank top, a black pleated skirt, and tall black leather boots.
Shipping availability: Open for shipping with male AEs!
Other: Since I'm hosting the party, I'm making mini tacos and bringing soda and chips.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHO SHOWS UP!!!
submitted by WILD CARD, Fleet's house
(June 2, 2019 - 9:32 am)
(June 2, 2019 - 9:32 am)
Sea Glass~
"Hm. I haven't heard of those songs."
My heart drops like a bomb, shattering into my stomach and sending shards to wrench air and ichor from my lungs. Yet, presently, the shrapnel reforms, and the feeling passes as quickly as it came.
"O-oh," I stutter. "A-and you?"
The words have done their work admirably. "Me? Hmm," the other AE says. "I like anything either calming, uplifting or inspiring... Best Day Of My Life by American Authors and Better Place by Rachel Platten are some of my favorites."
My newly repaired heart swells. "I've heard Best Day Of My Life!" I shrink a bit from the exclamation. "I-it's, er, n-not for all occasions, though. A-and I can't sing it." Why did I mention singing? Does this AE sing? Ought I to ask her? Can I? What is her name? I'm not certain how to ask that, either.
~Sorry for the radio silence! I've spent the past nine-ish days in England. It was awesome but kept me busy.
(July 29, 2019 - 10:58 am)
Dewy (Top!)~
"I've heard Best Day Of My Life!" xe exclaims."I-it's, er, n-not for all occasions, though. A-and I can't sing it." xe then bites xyr lip, as though worried they said something wrong. I find nothing wrong with what xe's said, though- on the contrary, I'm mostly relived, because now we've started a mostly-normal conversation.
"Hmm. I guess I could? But I- I don't think it would sound very pretty," I say, rather randomly.
How could Sea Glass even respond to this? It's such an odd statement, and I don't want us to lapse into awkward silence. I should find something to say, and quickly.
"Um. Do you... enjoy singing? I- I do. But- not in front of other people." I blush. Again. How hard is it to just talk normally?
~England?? I'm jealous. How was it?
(July 30, 2019 - 9:42 am)
Sea Glass~
The other AE perks up.
"Hmm. I guess I could? But I--I don't think it would sound very pretty. Um. Do you... enjoy singing? I-I do. But--not in front of other people."
"Ah--same!" I redden once more, both at the shortness of my reply and how remarkably well it fits everything I mean to convey. "It is difficult to perform, but singing alone... the absence of an audience brings with it an absence of pressure."
I bite my lip, unsure of what to say next. "It is nice," I manage. With some effort, I add, "Though rare."
~It was amazing. Really humid, and of course it was the hottest time of year and the buildings didn't have air conditioning, but I did so many things, and so many of them were new and cool. I got to meet a lot of people who were my age and had similar interests, and I didn't completely fail at interacting with most of them! Latin is both awesome and hellish, as with most languages. England is pretty. I didn't see much of it, but it was all... it was like every inch of ground had some history to it. And there are these tiny daisies that are as common there as clover is here, and actual bluebells, and so much tea. I could've drunk tea all day if I wanted to. I brought a lot back. Also, in smaller towns and/or on back roads, it is perfectly safe and normal to walk in the middle of the street. That was fun. And the food was surprisingly good. They have a lot of different ways of cooking potatoes.
(August 21, 2019 - 5:00 pm)
Dewy~
"Ah- same!" Sea Glass says, blushing once again. "It is difficult to perform, but singing alone... the absence of an audience brings with it an absence of pressure."
I start to ponder this. Wise and poetic, no doubt, but I feel like it's more a matter of opinion... that I feel I disagree with. The factor of other people doesn't vary how much I would enjoy just singing and meaning it.
(Is this somewhat profound? Has my mind wandered into one of those strange, wise banters that I don't even realize other people don't have?)
(And of course, I can't say any of this to xyr. That would be unbearably rude.) I remain tight-lips in hopes that e will say something else.
"It is nice," xe says. (I can hear the strain in their voice. It pains me.) "Though rare."
(Rare. Yes, rare for either of us to hold an audience's attention. What could I ever do that would be worth the public's time?)
"Yes," I agree. (Don't falter. It's only a conversation. It isn't difficult.) "I feel as though... like, I wouldn't- wouldn't have the ability to hold their attention. Is- is that strange?" (I did falter, somewhere in there. I waver in the courage I never should have needed.)
~(Sorry about all the parenthesis, I'm toying with different styles.)
Tea? And Latin? And potatoes? Ah! This sounds amazing. Now I'm even more jealous. :D
(August 23, 2019 - 7:26 am)
Sea Glass~
"Yes," she adds, hesitantly. I find reluctance in her posture, the way she holds herself, turn up a smattering of worried concentration in her face. "I feel as though... like, I wouldn't--wouldn't have the ability to hold their attention. Is--is that strange?"
I fear I have said something wrong. Was I too bold in my statement? It seems to sit awry with her. I snatch at the chance to say something better.
"No. N-no, that makes sense." I turn the thought over in my mind. I hadn't considered it that way before, but I find truth in my unwary words. Still, the image of a group paying me no heed sits with me. I had always imagined they would turn sharp and scornful, not placid and distant. To have failed... The idea feels both safer and more cruel.
"Yet never before has it crossed my mind. I am not so clever," I finish.
~Disagreement! How exciting. I forgive you the parentheses. They are no bother.
Ah shoot, I should've told you about the sunburn or the social awkwardness or how I didn't get enough sleep. The wonderful moments had their terrible counterparts, do not fear. Also, food and Latin exist in America, too, don't they?
(August 23, 2019 - 7:54 pm)
Dewy~
Xe finishes off with saying xe is not so clever. It makes me itch with a desire to pick xyr up, to reassure xyr that xe most certainly is clever, is most certainly a far better person than I am. But how could I say that? How could I build xyr up when I am tearing myself down, when we are standing here not knowing how to say things that come so easily from other's mouths?
I grasp onto the subject of Sea Glass's words rather than the words themselves. "Oh, I- I don't believe not having this particular thought cross your mind would make you unclever, no?"
I did it. I told myself not to, but I did. Of course. I hope xe doesn't take this too badly, I'm sure I have already but xyr in many uncomfortable spots already.
~Oh, it's alright. I've never been outside of the country or in a plane before, so I've fantasized about oversea vacations in general before now. And of course, no trip is ever quite perfect.
Ha! They do indeed, but I'm sure England does them better. :)
(August 24, 2019 - 3:39 pm)
Rhaksha~
"You thought I, of all the AEs in this room, looked like a cool person that you would want to meet?"
I look up, startled. "Well... yes. Is that hard to believe?" Nihil doesn't say anything as I continue. "I am adept at judging a person's character, usually, but not in your case. Don't take that badly, sorry, I got off track. Anyway, as far as I could tell, you looked like a cool person at the very least, and I came up hoping you were a nice one, as well. So far, it seems I was right." 99.9% right, at least. I think to myself. She's a bit prickly. But I don't say anything, for fear of offending her.
(August 24, 2019 - 4:15 pm)
"I'm interested that you find me that way. Honestly, it's kinda hard being a CBer's cold side. You can't make friends easily, you'll probably never be shipped... I'm sure you understand, though." I look at Rhaksha. She's nodding vigorously.
"I do understand. What are some of your traits?" I mull the question over, debating just how much I will tell her.
"I prefer animals over rational beings, I have trust issues, pushy people annoy me, I'm stubborn, and you must catch me at just the right moment for me to willingly listen to you, I hate social contact with anyone who isn't a good friend, I get really dark at times, I nddo not tolerate exploitation, and I don't care what people think of me. What about yourself?" I smile with a fake twitch of the eye. Rhaksha smiles at it.
~
(August 25, 2019 - 1:38 am)
Rhaksha~
I think for a moment. "Well, sometimes I have trouble telling what kind of AE I'm supposed to be, actually. Nyx has a strange personality. Sometimes I'm a fierce, loyal, warrior type of AE, that doesn't trust easily, but I will still accept friendship from good people," I pause, thinking through my word choice. "But sometimes.... I get very distant, cold and unfeeling. Occasionally I......" I pause again. "That aspect is a kind of anger, almost. But not like, yelling at people anger. A kind that just....... silently tells people that I'm not...... good. It's hard to explain. I know that It's strange that I have different aspects of my own personality, but it's true. It makes it difficult to form lasting friendships." I scan the groups of AEs for one of my sisters, waiting for Nihil to respond.
(August 25, 2019 - 12:27 pm)
Sea Glass~
The AE looks lost for the briefest of moments, then says "O-oh, I don't believe not having this particular thought cross your mind would make you unclever, no?"
I smile at her faith in my intelligence. At the same time, a pang of something prickles at the organs in my chest. Still, the words pass around or through it easily enough as I voice my only certainty.
"That is kind of you to say."
I keep smiling to show my gratitude, and hope it does not seem that I am laughing at her. Or whatever else I haven't thought of.
~Oh! Oh, wow.
Heh, I wouldn't know, but I expect that's possible. Also, 100th comment! Feels good. I swear I was not waiting for this.
Mexi says xxxaw!
(August 29, 2019 - 9:12 am)
Dewy~
Their lips contort themselves into a smile that seems to hide something. "That is kind of you to say." Xe's smile never wavers.
(I know all about smiles. I happen to slap them on my face quite often, though I feel whenever they are forced, anyone can tell. I am an actress, but my preformances are poor.)
No comment can be made on the falseness, of course. I will make sure of that this time. Xe just thanked me. I ought not to be rude.
So I fix my own lips into a (halfhearted) smile. My words come out softly. "Thank you."
Why is my head thinking the things it is? Why do I want to confess the words of my heart rather than my mind to xyr? Because I want to help xe, and admitting the turth of my quavering, unappealing existance will certainly not help xe. Why do I so desparately want to give xyr all the confidence I never had? We are on the same boat, Sea Glass and I. I want to shelter xe from the storm.
But for now, the conversation can go no deeper than it already has. Xe of course does not want to hear me disagree with xyr on xyr's own thoughts.
I return to something simple. "Would you- ah, would you want to go to the front porch? It's quieter, and peaceful." I twist my fingers as I wait for a reply.
(August 30, 2019 - 5:26 pm)
EEK captcha almost said a really really bad swear!!
(September 4, 2019 - 12:43 pm)
(September 4, 2019 - 1:33 pm)
sTOPit!
Rhaksha~
I think for a moment. "Well, sometimes I have trouble telling what kind of AE I'm supposed to be, actually. Sometimes I'm a fierce, loyal, warrior type of AE, that doesn't trust easily, but I will still accept friendship from good people," I pause, thinking through my word choice. "But sometimes.... I get very distant, cold and unfeeling. Occasionally I......" I pause again. "That aspect is a kind of anger, almost. But not like, yelling at people anger. A kind that just....... silently tells people that I'm not...... good. It's hard to explain. I know that It's strange that I have different aspects of my own personality, but it's true. It makes it difficult to form lasting friendships." I scan the groups of AEs for one of my sisters, waiting for Nihil to respond.
(September 11, 2019 - 12:21 pm)
Sea Glass~
"Thank you." The AE wrests her own small smile out of her sad gaze. "Would you--ah, would you want to to to the front porch? It's quieter there, and peaceful."
I consider for only a moment. This room is loud and full, and I do not wish to bar the way of anyone attempting to get something from the table.
"Yes, th-that sounds nice."
The other AE nods, and together, we step towards the door. As I walk, worrying that I am unskilled at moving through crowds and might collide with someone, it strikes me that there will be an opportunity to ask her name; a new topic of conversation will be appropriate after a break such as this. What to say? I shall turn to her first, as if the thought has only just occurred. Then, 'Sorry, what was your name again' or 'Apologies, I don't believe I caught your name' will do.
A thrill hums in my stomach as I step outside.
~A note on SG's pronouns--I'm sorry, you're so lovely about them, I know they're unusual--but 'xe' stands in place of he or she; 'xyr' replaces him or her (and in certain cases, his or hers), and 'xyrs' is instead of his or hers. So, it'd be "xyr smile", "help xyr", "shelter xyr" and "with xyr on xyr own".
Apologies for the late reply!
(September 13, 2019 - 7:17 am)