Hartman & Bane [ Year 4 ] -- O&A

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• CARING • LOVING • AFFECTIONATE • FRIENDLY •




»»Kale picked at his finger, the one that the kitten had dug his claw into - accidentally or no, it didn't matter to Kale - and picked at his dry finger tips, still covered with dirt from work this morning. He hadn't even been able to focus much on that, to be honest. Some lady needed flowers for her wedding, and Kale had to make sure that they'd be ready and in perfect shape by that time. It was what he was in charge of. Purple flowers. Orchids and purple daisies. Lam looked good in orchid, Kale loved getting her orchid flowers when he took her to a dance. It really brought out the color of her eyes. Kale sniffled again. Curses. Everything goes right back to her. He was hurt. His heart hurt, and literally when he was told everything he could feel his heart being destroyed. Just like it had been with Machi. Actually, in some ways, it hurt less. In another way, it hurt more. When Machi was gone and Kale was upset, he was snapped out of it early with good friends -- including Lam. Perhaps he had just pooled all he felt for Machi to Lam, and now that Lam was gone, he had nobody to pool the feelings to, nobody to share that with anymore.


»»But healing that way probably wasn't a good idea anyway. He needed some other way to do it, and he shouldn't go about finding someone else. He was in no condition, right? He was retarded. There's that word again. The one he threw Josiah across the courtyard for describing him as. His brother had nearly broke his collar bone when he had hit the side of a building, and here Kale was
saying that same word to himself. ... Mentally, of course, but still. He's seen other people, like him, with girlfriends. So why couldn't he have one?! What made him different? ... Because he was an adopted, non-human retard with major separation and "love me love me" problems..? Makes sense, actually. He worked so hard to get other people to love him. He's never been loved before coming here, so, in the back of his mind wanting the feeling made more sense than.. why people like pie! Pie is delicious! So people like it! So... ... what was Kale talking about? "Uh-huh." Kale reached into one of the nearby bags and nearly swallowed a whole bag of pop-rocks, smacking his lips distastefully at the popping sensation, before reconsidering his choice in candy to eat at that moment, by trading it for more gummy bears.


»»It did suck. It hurt. It wasn't a fun feeling, and just the idea of feeling it again - and possibly again after that - made him think he didn't wanna do it anymore. Shun was single, and he was happy. He was cool. Maybe Kale should try to be like Shun in this way, too. Staying single. No.. hurting.. no.. emotional stress... no.. hurting.. No.. drama.. no.. hurting.. His heart wouldn't feel like it was about to explode. Yeah. The idea seemed more and more appealing until he remembered how it was like to have someone who said they loved him that way. Having friends love you is one thing. Having friends love you is another - both are quite amazing feelings. ... But he'd love to be loved in every way. It was a selfish request of the people around him, to love him unconditionally, but it's not as if he didn't return it. If anything, Kale always returned it ten-fold. "N-no-in.." he licked his lips, and furred his brow. He was sad, he was frustrated -- and he couldn't talk. He couldn't express himself verbally, and it made him wanna scream. And then cry more. He wiped at his eyes with the sleeve of his shirt. He was reduced to mind-speaking. Because.. he was retarded and couldn't speak. The word weighed heavy on his mind once more.


»»"It felt like she was avoiding me, so I brought her flowers and left them by her door. She kept not.. talking to me. It was sad. I f-felt sad. I wanted her to be around more. And then she left, and her brother won't tell me what's going on." he thought to Shun, finally able to talk - if Shun was listening. He pet the kitten, the crown of the head, then gently rubbed it's ear between two fingers. Kitty ears were so soft and cute. ... He wanted a kitten. More importantly, he wanted a hug. He wanted things to be fun again. "She left me without even saying goodbye. I'm not w-worth the time to say goodbye? .. She probably thought I wouldn't even get it o-or something.. but she's gone. Not even in this school anymore. Not even talking to me anymore.." did she even take them seriously? Kale was beginning to doubt it, because her lack of goodbye. He finally looked back at Shun after wiping at his eyes again. "I kn-now I'm retarded. ... But I think I deserve a goodbye, too." he said, still petting the kitten. He might get a kitten if he begged mom for one now, that he was sad and lonely, but he was... too sad and lonely to want to do anything. Besides eat. And cry.



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◈Feeling pretty worried ◈Socializing with Kale and Haku ◈You can find me in the courtyard ◈Still pretty warm out

xxxxKale sniffled again, staying silently, which only served to make Shun worry more. This had to suck, having her girlfriend dump you. Shun was forever alone still single, so he had no idea what this was like. I mean, sure he had seen the way Noa reacted when Shiro had left but that was slightly different. Shiro had been forced to leave by the government and they had been engaged. And apparently, they were both equally miserable on both sides. But still, she had taken it pretty hard, even though Shiro had told her not to wait and to be happy and to move on with out him. Stayed in her room for a couple of days, didn’t eat, cried herself to sleep. Was it going to be the same with Kale? Poor guy. Why did she leave, anyway? Kale was surely a sweetheart. Any girl would probably kill to have a boyfriend like him, you know, child-like mentality aside. Even still, that’s what made him adorable, right? Oh jeez, look at him speculating on his friend’s personality like some sort of shrink. Isn’t that what Dr. Pierce is for? Sheesh… Shun watched him dejectedly pop a whole bag of pop rocks into his mouth. Even his eating was different. In the past, Kale would most likely have laughed or something at the popping sensation of pop rocks in his mouth, especially when you down a whole bag like that. But, no. In fact, he even looked…slightly disgruntled at it. Jesus Christ, what had Lam said when she left? I’m not saying that after a bad break up you should bounce right back and get up, but still, sad Kale was still creeping Shun out. Haku’s ears perked up when he heard Kale rustling in his bag for more candy. He trotted over to the sullen angel, jumping so that his two front kitty paws were on Kale’s leg. He watched him pull out a bag of gummy bears next, tilting his head to the side curiously. Bugs? In a bag? Why did humans get all the good treats!? “Are you a dog, or a cat Haku. Get down.” said Shun, pulling Haku gently by the collar to get him off Kale’s leg. Stubborn kitten put his claws into Kale’s pants leg, making it a little harder for Shun to pry him off. After a twenty second struggle, Shun succeed and put Haku in his lap. Reaching in his pocket, he pulled out a little mouse toy he’d brought Haku that the little kitten was fairly found of. Haku’s ears instantly perked up and he meowed as Shun put the mouse in front of him. He attacked it like the vicious feline he was making Shun roll his eyes. He certainly did not know what he was getting into when he decided to keep the little guy. Stubborn kitten. And it was much too later to give him away, Noa and Cameron were smitten…and I guess Shun was too.

xxxxShun turned his attention back to Kale, he sounded like he was trying to say something. The frustration was visibly written on his face and Shun felt like he had an idea way. It was hard enough for someone who could speak to do so while crying. Believe him, he’s had to calm down Noa many a time when she was upset and let me tell you, trying to get a girl to talk when she is hysterically crying is impossible. But then there was Kale, who was only just learning how to speak. There was probably a whole lot he wanted to say but was limited because a) he was a sniffling mess and b)he probably couldn’t say half the stuff he wanted to get out anyway. He wiped at his eyes with his sleeve and Shun now wished he had a couple of tissues or something in his pocket to give him. Haku busied himself with his mouse toy, under Shun’s watchful eye. He jumped off Shun’s lap, taking the toy with him so he could lay in the grass and chew on it instead. Whatever, as long as he was staying out of trouble. Kitten was certainly a busybody… Hearing Kale’s words in his head, Shun turned his attention back to Kale so that he was listening and wouldn’t miss anything. So she started off avoiding him and then she just left? What the hell? That’s pretty messed up. Girls, could be pretty cruel clearly and this is part of the reason Shun would like to think that he’s still single. Too much drama. He’d rather date when he’s older and the girl he likes is way past this drama stage and has a damn good head on her shoulders. He frowned, watching Kale pet Haku who instantly stopped playing with his mouse toy and turned into a puddle of kitten goo, purring softly as he was pet. “That’s pretty foul. The least she could have done was come and spoke to you about it instead of just disappearing.” said Shun. Although, at the same time, if her brother wasn’t saying anything, then maybe something happened to her and she’d be back? Well, that was him being optimistic and Noa was certainly better at it than him. She could come up with a whole bunch of different reasons as to why she would have left. Shun could come up with only one, and the cons still outweighed the pros. Shun could just hear the heartache in Kale’s ‘voice’ as he thought to him. Wow…Lam was sounding like some seriously ******** up chick. Shun placed a comforting hand on Kale’s shoulder. “Quite honestly Kale, that’s ******** up. And you know what, if that’s how she’s gonna treat you, than good riddance to her.” Seriously. Better they break up now before they end up going out for years and then she start pulling this s**t. You’ll forgive Shun for being cynical at this point, I hope. Shun sighed softly. “Of course you do Kale. Just because you’re mentally handicapped, doesn’t mean you don’t feel the same as the rest of as ‘sane’ people.” said Shun, using air quotes around the word ‘sane’. Haku stood up and started to rub himself against Kale’s hand, eyes closed in kitty delight as he was pet. What else was Shun supposed to say? He’s never been in this situation before! Swinging single forever was starting to look pretty damn good if this was what came along with it…

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»»Kale pet the kitten, which Shun had called Haku. Must be named Haku. He pet Haku the kitten some more, and despite the heart break and sadness, he did feel a bit better. Despite getting better, his brain healing himself to be a normal person, Kale was still.. well... a simple-minded.. retard. He still hated the word. Petting the kitten was helping to take his mind off of it for sure. Especially when he heard it purr, and felt it under his fingers when he scratched the kitty's little furry chin. "My mom's right. I shouldn't be getting myself into relationships. I'm obviously not ready for them. Five year olds shouldn't date, and expect people to take them seriously." he thought to Shun with a frown. He scooped little kitten up and pet him after setting him on his lap. "Mew mew mew mew." he whispered to the kitty as he pet it, and wiggled his finger for it to chew on. ... Kale had a high tolerance for pain, remember? Little kitten teeth didn't hurt a fraction of a bit, but it was cute to watch.


»»"And Josiah and Casey told me they didn't like Lam. They said she was boring.. along with a few other words.." Casey was the one nice enough to use something as "boring". Josiah's adjectives were a bit more mean to say, so he didn't repeat them. But Kale had grown used to ignoring what Josiah said, especially when it came to women, because he was a, using Casey's words, "Greasy pig with an appetite for open legs". He didn't know what it meant, but, Casey had told him that it meant
his opinion on what girls Kale should date is invalid, which made ignoring Josiah's comments on her easier to do. Casey saying she was boring, and not nearly as exciting as Kale was, stung a little bit. He should pick someone he can play with. Someone colorful, happy, and bouncy. No girls subject themselves to that though, not as far as he knows. All the girls are either as polite and well-mannered as Noa, or total jerks like Veronica - or a mix of both. What was he even thinking? Finding the next girl? What "next girl", Kale, you don't wanna do this again!


»»What about Machi? ... Machi left him once. Machi's parents hated Kale. Machi was a model. Machi didn't love Kale anymore, it would never work, even if Kale subjected himself to more pain by trying the relationship game once more. "She liked me, and was nice with me, and was always there for me before we started dating." he said. He had gathered a false security in thinking nothing would change. So, perhaps, in some ways his disability did keep him from thinking some things that would happen, would happen. He played with Haku's paws, easily ignoring the claws digging into his fingers, and the kitten trying to eat his fingers as Kale used his fingers to lift the paws and make Haku dance. Cats hated Kale. He wasn't very gentle - he was like a child after all. Even Pickles, the fat gray cat in P.A., avoided him unless he was too tired to care what was done with him. Because he was fat, that was quite often, but still. Casey said he should get something better than a cat, anyway. Something that isn't pure arrogance wrapped in a cute little package of fluff. "Then it changed. People keep leaving me, I hope no one else does." he pulled a frito from one of the bags and broke a small chunk off, offering it to the cat as he ate the rest of the frito. Pickles loved fritos - and other potato chips - so maybe Haku would, too.



I - - Am :: - - - - Sad - - - - - - - Wearing :: - - - - Blue
Hello - - Friend :: - - - - Shun - - - - - - - Come - - Play! :: - - - - Courtyard.

[AzureShino]

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◈Feeling pretty worried ◈Socializing with Kale and Haku ◈You can find me in the courtyard ◈Still pretty warm out

xxxxShun watched Kale pet Haku. It seemed to make him feel slightly better. At least he wasn’t crying anymore. Of course, that could just be because he ran out of tears. as clichéd as that sounds. Haku was blissfully unaware of Kale’s inner turmoil, merely rubbing up against his hand and purring. When it looked like Kale would stop petting him, he would meow and move closer to his hand. Attention hogging kitten he is, isn’t he? Shun frowned at hearing Kale’s next words. Well, maybe he wasn’t ready, but he was certainly no five year old. Shun’s seen how Kale is growing, both physically and mentally. And it actually hurt Shun to hear Kale talk about himself with such…disdain. He would have never called himself ‘retarded’ or referred to himself as a five year old before. This Lam chick did some serious damage to poor Kale’s self esteem. What a b***h… “Maybe not now, you’re not ready. But you will be. And when you are, any girl would be lucky to have you. If you ask me, Lam missed out.” said Shun. God…why was he so horrible at comforting people. He hoped that he was making Kale feel at least slightly better. As it is, Haku was probably doing a better job at making Kale feel better now than he was, but hey whatever works right? It was a turning out to be a good idea that he brought Haku along anyway. Haku’s ears perked up at hearing the mews from Kale and supplied a couple of meows himself. He saw Kale’s finger and swatted at it playfully before latching onto it with his baby kitty teeth. Shun figured Kale had a high tolerance because honestly, those stung. Haku would sometimes try and get him at home and always had Shun wincing. It wasn’t overly painful, but enough to make Shun not want it to happen very often. Haku kept up his assault on Kale’s poor finger, and Shun was sure that if this was anyone else, he’d be bleeding. Shun had a couple of kitty related scrapes on his hand as of Haku’s moving in. Not Noa or even Cameron though. Haku seemed to take personal interest in using Shun as his chew toy. Honestly, Shun didn’t want Haku to get used to biting people but, he wasn’t about to reprimand Kale for letting him do so. If it helped Kale feel better than he would allow it, for now anyway. Haku better enjoy it while it lasts cause when they get homes, its back to constantly telling him ‘no’. Shun raised a curious eyebrow. Casey and Josiah didn’t like her? Well, it was very very VERY seldom that they agreed on anything. That should have been a red flag right there, honestly. Although, he’s sure that Casey said she was ‘boring’ and the few choice words belonged to Josiah, but that’s a moot point at this point in time. If Casey and Josiah agreed on something, then it was something worth looking into.

xxxxThey had been friends before dating too. That had to make it even worse. He didn’t just lose a girlfriend, he lost a friend. Well didn’t that just suck. No matter how many ways he saw this, Lam was just not a nice girl. “That’s rough Kale. I’m sorry to hear about all of this. But hey, the right girl for you will come around sooner or later.” Wow…great pick me up talk Shun. Seriously, way to go. Why don’t you just leave this to Haku, alright. The little kitten in question was currently meowing and trying to gnaw on the fingers that were currently holding on to his paws. Didn’t this human know how to be gentle? Did he want for Haku to dig his claws into his fingers? Well then far be it for Haku not to answer to the challenge. Haku meowed a few times time as Kale tried to make him dance. He tried to swipe at Kale’s hands but with his paws being held it was quite hard. He meowed and tried to use his back legs but to no avail. Shun watched with mild worry. Haku may never want to be near Kale again if he wasn’t gentle with him. Shun looked at Kale when he said he hoped people didn’t leave him anymore. “Don’t worry Kale. The way I see it, the people who do leave aren’t worth your time anyway. Besides, rest assured, Noa and I aren’t going anywhere.” said Shun. That sounded good, thankfully. Plus one on the ‘make Kale feel better’ chart. Haku looked at the Frito that was offered to him and perked up. Hmm…perhaps he could forgive him for that shameful display earlier if he got food out of it. You know, so long as his owner didn’t intervene…which he did. Shun shook his head. “Don’t fee him that please Kale. He’s on a strict diet until further notice.” If Haku could curse Shun out, he probably would. He give him the kitty finger. As he can’t do either, he simply meowed loudly. “When I found him, he was really malnourished so the vet said to be careful with what he eats for the next couple of months. He’s too little for his age apparently.” said Shun, petting Haku’s head gently.

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»»Hearing the kitten mew, Kale released his hold on the poor thing's paws, and went back to rubbing it's chin and scratching behind it's ears gently. Kitty kitty kitty. Kale wanted one sooo badly, and this definitely wasn't helping his desire for one. Maybe he should beg Casey to take him to the SPCA to get one when she comes back from Jolt's check-up later. She had said he was so miserable since he'd gotten his balls chopped off, and kept crying so she didn't think his meds were working too well. So she'd be taking him in once the only vet who knew about fennecs was in. The little thing looked so funny - he had a dark blue cone around his head to keep him from attacking his stitches. But it was way too heavy, and now he was top heavy, so he barely moved and sometimes would tip so he stood on his front paws and couldn't move. The little creature was in a state of misery and pathetic vulnerability, that made Kale wanna cuddle it. Instead he cuddled the kitten in front of him. How would Haku be when he got his balls chopped off? To save him from the "pee on everything" stage of life. Cat pee smelled... really gross. Way more gross than dog-pee. Maybe he shouldn't get a cat, after all. Clean, fun and cute creatures, but really smelly waste matter. He nearly smiled at hearing that Lam was missing out. ... He should feel bad when people say not-nice things about her.


»»He still cares about her, it's not like he's able to just "oh, I don't like you anymore" shut the feelings off, you know? But, he was so... angry and frustrated with her, that it hardly stung his
heart hearing his friends - and siblings - say not nice things. He gave Haku a mohawk with his fingers, pushing the hair into the position, though since his fur was quite short it barely did anything noticeable. "I try to be awesome! This won't make me not be nice to people! I promise, I'll still be nice and.. I'm just a little sad, is all. Everyone else will be happy to have me around, once I'm all better!" He was determined. Kale was still... how he was. He was still affected by angelman syndrome, and he'd get over this soon. But instead of pooling his love for a creature into another human who can choose to leave - he'd get a pet to pool the love for! Yeah! Then it will feel better. He just needed to beg mom to let him have one. Maybe when they moved to the in-school apartment thing, she'd let him get one. That way, he would have mom and Casey to help him. Not just he would be solely responsible, and Casey would totally agree. She wanted someone to get a nice, small animal to play with. Her roomie, Ayyla, has a ball of fluff. It's literally a ball of fluff with eyes and a mouth, and it tries to eat Jolt all the time, so, he don't really like playing with that alien creature.


»»Maybe he could beg for a birdie! ... Foxes ate birds. Darn! ... He could ask for a hamster! ... Foxes ate hamsters. ... A Guinea pig? Foxes ate them. ... A rabbit? Foxes ate rabbits. .... Kale frowned. He'd think of something. Maybe he'd get a kitty anyway, one like Haku. A cute little ball of fluff, but, Kale wanted something really... clean-looking. A blank color. Not stripes, because, Kale would always feel as though he needed to clean him. ... And Kale was, most certainly, the type to think that throwing a cat in a bath-tub and trying to shampoo it would work out perfectly fine. "... Thanks. As long as I have you n Noa, it'll be okay! I do miss some of my old friends though. Chelsea n Yuki. N Jess. N Riza, n Rita..." Riza and Rita were gone. Jess left a long time ago, but Kale didn't forget her because she was the one who told him to tell people he could hear them. She had
faith everything would work out, and it did. She.. just wasn't around to see it. She didn't seem to care too much about her appearance, which didn't bother Kale, but if it hadn't bothered Shun, they probably would have gotten along. Nice girl. and Chelsea was gone, too, to raise Iris. .. Even though Veronica had Iris now. Nobody bothered to explain it to Kale, but, he didn't get any responses when he tried to ask Chelsea what was going on.


»»"Oh, Awh." nobody fed him? Kale (kinda) knew what malnourished meant - Casey told him. Jolt was the same way when he was found, because they thought it was a waste of food to feed something that was just gunna be fed to something else anyway. "Feed him a bottle! Even if he's not a baby enough to need it, it'll make him big n strong." Casey fed Jolt several weeks after he was old enough to eat wet-food and dry food, simply because it was helping him grow and filling gaps of things he needed. ... and she thought it was cute. Shun might not think bottle feeding a kitten was cute, but Noa might get a kick out of it. "He's so widdle. I wuv him. I want oneeee." finally, he cracked, and had to snuggle the kitten. He had been sitting in Kale's lap, but now he was scooped into Kale's arms and being snuggled against Kale's face and neck - even if it tried to attack to get away. Finally, Kale let go, and pet the kitten one last time, as he was sure that like the rest of any animal he snuggles, it would flee for it's life. Kale was big, and even if he didn't really hug tight to the cat, it was probably a scary experience to be hugged by a giant. "Cats don't like me. Even Veronica don't, which proves it!" but... instead of being upset about it, Kale smiled slightly. Feeling kinda better, even though what he said was quite sad. "I found Veronica when she was stuck in cat form once. She hates having her tail pulled, but she mews so funny!" back to happy memories, right Kale? Good boy. You heal so well, emotionally and physically. .. Then she did what most cats do. Put their ears back and run. Kale is the number one danger to all kitties out there:: snuggling.



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Hello - - Friend :: - - - - Shun - - - - - - - Come - - Play! :: - - - - Courtyard.

[AzureShino]

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◈Feeling pretty worried ◈Socializing with Kale and Haku ◈You can find me in the courtyard ◈Still pretty warm out

xxxxHaku meowed seemingly gratefully when Kale finally released the hold he had on his paws. Stupid human, didn’t he know those were attached to him? Did he think all that yanking would make them come off? Stilly, stupid human. He was glad his own human didn’t pull on his paws like he was some rag toy to be thrown away. And he wondered briefly why his human wasn’t saving him from this giant menace. Did he like seeing him got kitty-handled like this? Was this pay back for chewing on his hair this morning when he was sleeping? May haps it was. But was Haku sorry? Most certainly not. But he would stop if it meant he could get away from this big human. He wanted to go back to his female human at home. She was nice, and cuddled him gently. Not like this human at all. He meowed again, which earned him a glance from his human. Curse this language boundary! Save him human, save him! What did that amount to? A couple of meows that Shun pretty much ignored. Don’t get him wrong, he worried that Kale was being a little bit too rough with Haku. Poor thing would probably shy away from him from now own. Kale...needed something sturdy. Maybe a dog? But even dogs started out as puppies and he might man handle them enough as a puppy that they not like him as an adult. What kinda pet would suit him then? …something he could wrestle with. Like a bear. But bears were dangerous Shun. C’mon. Don’t you remember the guy who got eaten by one? Sheesh. We’re thinking domestic animals. Anything that had to be contained in a cage was out simply on the grounds that Kale clearly lacked the finesse and a gentle touch. Included in that list were gerbils, hamsters, rabbits, snakes, ferrets, mice, hedgehogs (though he couldn’t see Kale wanting one of those), frogs (couldn’t see Kale wanting that either) and possibly even spiders (again, Kale probably didn’t want one of these either). Maybe he could get fish? They had to stay in the tank so they didn’t risk Kale’s cuddles, and it was a great starter pet for those who never had pets before and needed something that was very low maintenance. Fish fir the bill totally… Though, it was possible Kale didn’t want fish. They were kinda boring after all. He needed a pet he could do something with. But Shun wasn’t sure what he should get. Oh well. He’s sure they could find him…something. Maybe he could get a cat or a dog and his mom and Casey could just help him care for it. Of course, that may just be treating him like a child and he might not like that. Oh the conundrum…

xxxxShun caught the almost smile as he mentioned that Lam was missing out on having Kale as her boyfriend. Not that he wanted him to hate her, but it was good to see he was feeling marginally better. Made Shun feel like he was actually helping his friend and not just by letting him play with his cat.. He watched Kale attempt to style Haku’s fur, but it was very short, the effect was lost and he didn’t know what Kale had intended to do. Listening to Kale again Shun smiled and nodded his head. “There you go, that’s the spirit.” said Shun. Just had to stay positive about this stuff (oh god, now he sounds like Noa) and everything would turn out fine. “You’ll show that Lam girl you’re way better off without her. She didn’t deserve your time if you ask me.” Kale was a loveable guy. Sure he had some problems but he was over coming those, bit by bit. Shun was sure that girls would fall all over themselves to be with him in the future. But until then, maybe it was best he stay single. You know, prevent this sort of heartache from happening again. After all, Shun was still single and he was perfectly content. He see’s couples getting into fights all the time. Hell, even Casey and Cameron had a little spat a few months ago. Every now and again, Noa got annoyed with Shiro. And then there was Shun, winging single and perfectly happy. It just wasn’t worth the stress and the years taken off his life because of said stress. He’d get into the dating game when he was good and ready, thank you very much. He looked at Kale as he spoke again, talking about all of his friends. Some of them he didn’t know but Chelsea and Yuki he did. Chelsea was back home in some sort of trouble that she was sorting out back home. Shun would have to ask Veronica next time she dropped Iris off at their place. Yuki was back in Japan, according to Noa. That was Shiro’s cousin or something akin to that. Shun nodded his head at the sympathetic ‘awh’ that was given at the mention of Haku’s malnourishment. Poor little guy. He probably wouldn’t have made it if Shun hadn’t intervened and brought him home. He chuckled at the mention of feeding Haku a bottle. “That’s Noa’s job. But the vet said we don’t need to do that for much longer. He’s getting healthier far quicker than the vet expected him to.” Which was good, because Shun would hate to have saved him only for him to be deemed a lost cause and die anyway. Talk about a major bummer. Haku got a bottle twice a day. One in the morning, and one at night. It was mostly cats milk and some vitamins they’d gotten from the vet to be mixed into the milk to help fortify Haku’s immune system and get his strength up. As soon as he got a little bigger, he wouldn’t need it anymore.

xxxxShun chuckled when Kale said that he wanted a cat too now. “I’d tell you to take him but Noa’s taken quite a liking to hi in such a short time.” joked Shun. He couldn’t deny it. He did too. Annoying thing was just too cute for his own good, and he knew it too. Haku meowed as he was lifted up and squirmed against Kale’s face slightly. He meowed again, and for a brief moment, Shun thought he was meowing for help. Well…all things considered, the idea really wasn’t that far fetched… Kale finally let go of Haku and pet him one last time before placing him down back on his lap. Haku got up and scurried over to Shun and to where he’d abandoned his mouse toy on Shun’s lap. He may not be clingy, but at least his human knew better than to attempt to snuggle him into an early kitty grave. Poor cat probably had seven of nine lives left after being kitty handled by Kale. Haku meowed, demanding attention from Shun who just lifted him up and placed him in his lap. Said kitty stretched his little furry body once before getting comfortable and laying down on Shun’s lap. Shun shook his head at Kale’s statement. “Well that’s invalid because Veronica pretty much hates everyone. Probably even me, and we’re best friends.” said Shun jokingly. Seriously, she probably did. But whatever, it didn’t hurt his feelings one bit..Besides, he knew she didn’t really hate him. Otherwise, she wouldn’t hang out with him nearly as much as she did. Shun raised a curious eyebrow. Veronia…in cat form? He couldn’t control the slight mention of fear that ran down his spine at the mention of it. Lucky Kale. Last time Shun saw that for, it bloody attacked him without cause. b***h damn near killed him too. “Does she now? That’s interesting to know.” More like black mail, but you know, same thing different day of the week and all that. He looked down at Haku who’s eyes were pretty much on the verge of closing. Shun pet him gently, coaxing the kitten to fall asleep. “He sleeps a lot. The vet says now that he’s being cared for, it’s his body’s way of undoing his malnourishment.” Poor kitten took cat nap to a new level. As of right now, Shun didn’t have to worry if he didn’t see Haku around. Because eight times outta ten, he wasn’t off getting in trouble. He was just sleeping somewhere in the apartment.

[Xelsae]

• CARING • LOVING • AFFECTIONATE • FRIENDLY •




»»Kale wasn't sure what type of animal was his perfect match for a pet. He wanted something that liked to be warm - so it would snuggle up more often. He liked something that liked to play and sleep, so he could play with it and snuggle. He wanted something soft and cuddly, so something that didn't have fur wasn't a good idea. Thinking of it like that, a cat definitely was the best bet. But, Kale also needed something that could handle his snuggling needs. Cats, until they got older, weren't like that. They needed a bit of a gentle-snuggling. He should get a little piggie! Kale liked piggies. They didn't have lots of fur, but they had peach-fuzz, and that was enough for Kale. Piggies had layers and layers of fat to protect them, so hugging and snuggling wasn't a problem. They made cute little piggie-noises, and piggies loved to sleep! Maybe he should beg for a tea-cup piggie, that wouldn't get bigger than a house-cat. Jolt wouldn't be able to eat a piggie - it was too big. But Ms. Hartman wouldn't allow a pig, of all creatures. He don't need a girlfriend - he needs a pet. Oh yes. He just had to get one. He could beg mom later, when he went over to inspect the "apartment" with her and Casey. And Josiah.


»»No doubt Josiah would be excited to hear that Kale and Lam broke up. He's been waiting for it since it started. Of course, he probably would be on the other side of, "Pet instead of girlfriend" rooting for him to get a new girlfriend. One of those grease-leg women that Casey said earlier.
... Kale took everything quite literal, so that term didn't register as a "their legs are so "greased" they don't close" it registered as a girl who doesn't shower. It didn't sound appealing. "Yeah... maybe." he did feel bad - he lost a friend out of it. He shouldn't have pursued anything but a friendship, because, he lost it out of trying to make it more. Which is what most people think, when they ask a friend out. That they'll lose a friend. It never, once, crossed his mind, but next time it would. "I don't wanna take your kitten! He's your baby. And Noa's. And he loves you guys, already." he said with a nod. He wanted one of his very own. One that would recognize him as his "daddy" or his "best friend". Haku didn't, nor would be probably ever, after Kale cuddling him like he did. "There's something out there that needs me, anyway! If I took yours, I wouldn't be able to take one that needed me." he added with a nod. For a retard, such a line of thought was quite amazing. There's that word again. He almost winced when he mentally called himself that name again.


»»Perhaps it was his subconscious trying to accept it? He'd been trying to deny it for a long time; he wasn't retarded, he was just not normal. But in truth, he is. He's retarded. So maybe him repeating it to himself is his way of accepting it. Part of him never would, though. If he accepted it, people would label him, and that label was a glowing neon sign that said, "can't really think." or "not a real person". He didn't want that type of thing hindering himself and his relationships with people. Them thinking he was just naive, innocent and childish - happy go lucky - was better than them thinking he was retarded. "Nahhhh. She loves you~" Cough. "I don't think Lam even loved me that much." he added. He would know -- he had empathy. He ate some more gummie bears, now kinda happy. Well, until he seen - and felt - Shun get a bit fearful at the mention of her cat-form. Kale frowned, suddenly remembering what he told him about what really happened that time he was attacked. ".. I'm sorry. I.. wasn't thinking.." he said with a frown, feeling bad. He just made the person who was trying to make him feel better, a good friend, feel bad.


»»Good work, Kale. You dumbass. "She ate a bad flower... and that's what happened. Along with some mouth-foaming and loud purring. Catnip's not the only one that affects cats, so, don't let Haku into the garden, okay?" Veronica still enjoyed going into the garden, cats were very sensitive to flowers - scent and eating them. She.. well.. still had her moments where she couldn't help herself and ate some flowers, but, she manged to keep it a pretty good secret. She always told him it was like "special pot" for cats. Better not let Haku get into that, then. He's too little and a real, non immortal cat, it might kill him. Kale would feel bad if something happened to Haku because Kale didn't tip Shun off about flowers and plants. "Babies always sleep a lot! They need their nappy-time." Kale awed, out loud, about Haku being all cute and snuggling for some sleep, it looked like. "He's so cute. Grr! I want one. I am gunna make mom promise me to take me to get a pet when I go see her about the house-thingy." he said. "When it's all finished, I want you and Noa to come see! She and some people with weird hats helped her draw it up and it looks really pretty. I get to paint my room too! So you and Noa can help me pick colors! Casey made sure we'd get to - she set a list of demands to be allowed to have, and got most of them granted."



I - - Am :: - - - - Sad - - - - - - - Wearing :: - - - - Blue
Hello - - Friend :: - - - - Shun - - - - - - - Come - - Play! :: - - - - Courtyard.

[AzureShino]

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◈Feeling pretty alright ◈Socializing with Kale and Haku ◈You can find me in the courtyard ◈Still pretty warm out

xxxxWell, at least Kale was starting to feel better now. Sure, he wasn’t one hundred percent better but he was at least smiling now. And making minor jokes about it too. And playing with Haku seemed to help too. The little kitten in question was content to fall asleep in Shun’s lap, safe with his human and away from the giant who had kitty handled him earlier. That giant human surely did not know the proper way to deal with a cat and Haku certainly did not want to be the one he learned on. He sensed a lot of trial and error with this giant. “Not maybe, it’s the truth. You’ll see. I’ll bet she’s wallowing in despair right about now at what a wonderful guy she threw away.” Now, Shun could be totally objective here and say that its possible that Lam’s sudden disappearance meant that something happened. And what furthered that theory is that her brother, who also goes here, wasn’t saying anything about her whereabouts. However the best friend in Shun, the side that was trying to make Kale feel better as soon as possible said, screw Lam’s reason because she left and deeply hurt Kale in the process. Whatever reasoning she had was null, void and invalid. Maybe if Shun had gotten to know her he…wouldn’t talk so badly about her. But as it is, he barely knew her and therefore was allowed to talk as much smack about her as he wanted. So ha! Take that best friend’s ex-girlfriend. Whoever the heck you may be. Shun found himself chuckling when Kale said that Haku was his baby. Well…that was certainly the case wasn’t it? I mean he had to give the little guy a bottle twice a day. He had to feed him, house him, take care of his visits to the vet (which were nothing short of costing him a small fortune), just overall take care of him. Yeah, Haku was his baby in that sense. And both he and Noa were certainly smitten. Haku definitely took quite a liking to Shun though. Sure, he loved Noa too but wherever Shun was, Haku wasn’t too far behind. Shun was certain he was only acting like that because he was the one to bring him home, but as time went on, he’d grow out of it…maybe. Or maybe not. Shun honestly didn’t care if he didn’t, so long as he just stopped randomly attacking him and trying to nibble on his fingers like they were some sort of cat n**. Seriously. Cat had a death wish against his fingers or something… “I guess you’re right. For how much he’s driven me insane over the past week or so, I am rather fond of him.” said Shun, running his finger gently over the sleeping kitten in his lap. Haku purred slightly in his sleep, as if to say ‘damn right you love me’, and stayed sleeping on Shun’s lap. “That’s very admirable of you to say Kale. You should look into adopting from the SPCA. I’m sure there’s dozens of animals there who would love a second chance at a home.” said Shun. Buying pets from a store was good and all, but the animals at the SPCA were the ones that needed help the most. They were the ones that were saved from the streets or from a cruel owner and wanted nothing more than to get another home with people who would actually take care of them. Haku was lucky Shun took him home that night, who knows how long he would have lasted out there. The vets said he was most likely the runt of a litter, which was why he was so little, which made his chances for survival had Shun not taken him home, slim, next to none.

xxxxVeronica? Love him? Yeah, like cats loved dogs and children loved eating their vegetables. That’s what Veronica loved him like. Forgive the sarcasm as he thinks that. Shun shrugged her shoulders when Lam was mentioned. “Like I said, her loss. You’ll see.” said Shun, leaning back on his hands, but being careful not to jostle Haku and possibly wake him up. Stubborn thing really was like a baby, he hated being woken up from a nap. He got all fussy and junk. Silly kitten. Shun looked at Kale when he apologized. Wait, an apology? What for? Oh, for mentioning Veronica. Meh, a moot point. He’s over his fear mostly, it just un-nerves him slightly when brought up in conversation. Like he’s expecting to hear she attacked another person or something. “It’s fine Kale. Don’t worry about me and my silly hang ups. We making you feel better, remember?” said Shun. See? He can joke about the fact that he doesn’t want to have another run in with a creature that damn near killed him. Nothing not funny about that right? Ha, ha…ha…yeah, moving on before he sends himself into a self induced panic attack… Shun couldn’t really help himself and laughed at hearing that Veronica fell victim to something in the garden akin to catnip. Loud purring? Mouth foaming? Holy hell…where had he been? He could have LOVED to see that. Still, he wondered briefly what Haku would act like if given catnip, but then figured that would be reserved for when he was older. He was small enough already, and still malnourished. Catnip was very much out of the question and now apparently, he has to be careful and watch him here in the courtyard lest he get into something that could have him going crazy. Well, not like he was going to bring him here often. Today just happened to be a nice day and Haku needed to get out more. Besides, fresh air was good for him so there you have it. Shun laughed and nodded his head. “Nappy time indeed. And trust me, Haku gets a lot of naps. That’s one thing I never have to worry about.” Perhaps a cat could have too much sleep…? Maybe, but we’d worry about that if and when the time came to do so and not a moment before. He had enough to deal with in making sure Haku got enough to eat and got his vitamin enriched kitty milk from his bottle…ugh. So much work for a simple kitten. He’s lucky he’s so cute… Shun listened to Kale talk about getting a pet when the in school apartment thingy was done. Apparently, Casey made a list of demands, most of which were accepted. Well, she was smart so surely it was something that reasonable. Way to go Casey. “Will do. Just let us know when and if we can we’ll be there.” said Shun reassuringly. Cameron might even come help too, probably with Casey’s room if she so desired him too. They’d have like a painting day or something. After all, the more help the better right? And it would get done a lot sooner with all their help.

[Xelsae]

• CARING • LOVING • AFFECTIONATE • FRIENDLY •




»»Kale didn't want Lam to wallow. ... Whatever that meant. It was paired with despair, so it couldn't have been a good thing. Sure, Kale was upset about it. He was crying, he wasn't himself, and perhaps he was doing some of this "wallowing" but he was never the type to wish something like that on someone else. He hoped she realized he was a good guy, and regret having to leave him, but he didn't want her to be torn up inside. It was a terrible thing to wish upon someone - even if they did it to you. Of course, he'd take Shun's form of comfort with open arms, and not say anything about it. "Her brother never liked me, anyway. Like you with Noa, 'scept he glared at me more.. and kinda picked on me when he found me fall out of a tree.." he picked at his lips, which had become a little bit chapped over the past few days, along with the skin on his fingertips. Both places, he'd chew or bite the dry, chapped skin off till he bled, when he wasn't happy. So if there was any question of Kale's mood, check his lips. "Maybe this is a good thing, so I won't have to worry if he'll beat me up anymore."


»»Kale nodded. "I wanna take something home that needs me! Then it will love me more, too, and I'll get to love it like nobody else did. It'll be like me! I'll adopt it, and be it's Ms. Hartman to it's Kale!" he grinned at his analogy-thing. Was that the right word for it? If it was, score one for Kale. If not... well... you know what he means, right? Right. Cool. We're on the same page. Awesome. But
really, he wanted to take something home that needed him. Kale would honest to God probably take an abandoned huge dog from the SPCA home if mom would let him, which he doubted she would, but he would if he could. He'd take them all home. He'd live in a one bedroom place, surrounded by a huge fenced in land, with big dog-houses and let them play like a zoo, too! Like dog whispered, but, more bigger-er. He'd also have a giraffe herd. For himself, and the dogs, because some of the dogs need something to round up, you know? They can play with the giraffes! "I know... you did a good job." he said, when Shun said that he was making Kale feel better here. "Maybe you should tell her yer still afraid of her. She might play nice kitty so you can hug her cat form, and then Haku would have a big-kitty to jump on and play with for a little bit."


»»Just the mental image of little runt Haku jumping on gigantic black leopard Veronica, biting and gnawing as if she was his size and absolutely no threat to his life made Kale giggle a little bit. Maybe seeing something like that would make Shun feel better too, and even Noa if Noa was there. Noa might get a kick out of it. Kale wanted them to video tape it, if it ever did go down, so he could see, too. Veronica was a cute kitty. Kale wanted to play with a dangle-mouse with her when she was in kitty form, and brush her fur. ... But she always growled at him, unless she was eating flowers or something earlier. She commonly comes here to shift and run around to lose extra energy so she doesn't go crazy with the "Kat" thing again. Kale gently reached over - gently, this time because Haku was sleeping and Kale didn't wanna wake him - and pet the crown of Haku's head, down to his mid-back. So cute. So soft. UGH. Kale wants a little pet! That's it, he has to ask! There is no more putting it off! "He's gotta take naps or he'll never grow! I read this book on cats, because I wanted one, and it said cats do most of their growing and healing, much like people, when they sleep. So commonly, when a kitty is hurting, it'll curl up somewhere safe and sleep to sleep it off."


»»Of course, the book took Kale, like, a month to get through and it was a very short "everything important to know" or something book about cats. It was for children, to educate them about getting their very first cat. It also came in a book for dogs, hamsters, birds, bunnies - and a lot of other animals. "Definitely. She and the people drew up the plans so there wouldn't be too much work to do, but, it'll still take a little while. She just wants us to have an idea of what color walls we want, to tell the people to go get the colors n stuff." He was pumped. Before.. he wasn't. Because he liked people, he liked talking to them, and having a room mate was good for that. But now he was excited. If he got lonely, Casey said he could have a slumber party in her room. She didn't like the aspect of not having a room mate either. Feeling the buzz of his phone on vibrate, Kale pulled it out quickly. Speak of the mother! She texts. Mass text, so obviously it was to Josiah and Casey, too. "It's her. She wants us to go see and get ready for dinner n such. So.. thanks. .. I feel better. Haku's sleepy, too, he should go home and sleep." Kale pet the cat again, still gentle, but a little excited this time. And he hugged Shun. Back to his happy actions from his happier-than-it-was attitude. "Thanks again, Shun. If you find any more kitties, I call dibs!" and he released his friend, picked up his bags, and left for the new "apartment".



I - - Am :: - - - - Happy... - - - - - - - Wearing :: - - - - Blue
Hello - - Friend :: - - - - Shun - - - - - - - Come - - Play! :: - - - - Main building.

[Xelsae]

▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉If luck is on my side tonight, my clumsy tongue will make it right. If luck is on my side tonight, my clumsy tongue will make it right. If luck is on my side tonight.
▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉If luck is on my side tonight, my clumsy tongue will make it right. If luck is on my side tonight, my clumsy tongue will make it right. If luck is on my side tonight.
▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉If luck is on my side tonight, my clumsy tongue will make it right. If luck is on my side tonight, my clumsy tongue will make it right. If luck is on my side tonight.
▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉And bodies that touch... It isn't much, but it's enough. And bodies that touch... It isn't much, but it's enough. And bodies that touch... It isn't much, but it's enough.
▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉And bodies that touch... It isn't much, but it's enough. And bodies that touch... It isn't much, but it's enough. And bodies that touch... It isn't much, but it's enough.
▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉And bodies that touch... It isn't much, but it's enough. And bodies that touch... It isn't much, but it's enough. And bodies that touch... It isn't much, but it's enough.
▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your
▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your
▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your
▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉The hours change so fast. Oh God, please make this last. The hours change so fast. Oh God, please make this last.


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Rubbing his eyes, Valen stared down at the notebook in front of him, he had to convert notes to file-worthy documentations, based on the notes and his memory of talking to a few of the people he'd been talking to. Of course, one of these people was Veronica. Actually, she was the one he was working on now, which probably explained his migraine and his unquenchable desire to drown himself in a pot of fresh-brewed coffee. He'd finally gained access to her file, and he had gotten a rough surprise in it. He didn't even wanna work, right now, he wanted to relax with some coffee and maybe some chocolates. Read a book... that wasn't as much of a horror story as Veronica's file... and just unwind.

"Oh lord." he grunted as he got up, closing her file and setting it in the drawer of his desk, locking it a moment later. He wasn't done with it, but it was very much against the law to just leave it out in the open. He had slipped his notes in the file as well, locking it up, and locking his office as he left that, on his way to the teacher's lounge. Sure, he wasn't really a "teacher" but he was allowed to use the lounge as well. To relax, unwind from a stressful day. He made his way to the coffee pot first, poured himself a large, steaming cup, and found some place comfortable on the couch to sit, watching the small TV on one of the counters that was currently on the news. Why the hell not? He was too lazy to get up and change the channel, seeing as the remote had been long-since lost.

It's not as if this was too terrible to watch or anything. Besides, he had his coffee to distract him, he could easily just fade in and out of focus on the TV with just the coffee alone. Though, he was still pretty sure he'd be making a trip to "Cakes, cookies and candies" store to get some of their chocolates for later. They use premium chocolates to mold into fun shapes. He's seen a hollow chocolate shell in the shape of a horse, before there. Not life size, but still a great feat. He enjoyed going there and getting a ton of chocolates, admittedly. He'd become quite the frequent customer since the shop opened a few weeks ago.

[Xelsae]

• SEXUAL • MISCHIEVOUS • ACTIVE • STUBBORN •



»»Josiah was thoroughly annoyed. So, Ms. Hartman asking him, Kale and Casey to go check out how the progress was going with the new "apartment" thing she was building so they could be more like a family unit, than living in a school forever, was a trap. He, along with Kale and Casey, were suckered into helping for a few hours. He'd been insulating and dry-walling damn-near all day yesterday and it had him tired today. He didn't wanna be a construction worker, dammit, he didn't. So it was rude to make him do it. Even though Casey and Kale had a fun time working on their rooms with the other builders - both of them trying to convince the builders to let them help more, thinking that if they were there it would mean they'd get secret passage-ways and "couches that pull out of walls". Can you guess which of his siblings said that? I bet you can. The good news is, lugging that s**t around all day yesterday had his muscles burning from a bit of a workout. It wasn't like lifting weights, but, it did do a bit.

»»But he did make it very clear he wasn't planning on stopping by until it was all done, after that. No more suckering him into s**t. Nope nope nope. No way. He was still picking plaster off of his hands and finger-tips, and pulling splinters out of his hands. But instead of finding a person to b***h to, he sat in the courtyard with a book in front of him, a notebook next to the book, and was about to complete his homework. Finally. Took him long enough to start it, let alone finish it. "What's the square root of w? I dunno, but, I'll guess it's another letter that don't belong there." Seriously, what sadistic ******** decided to drop letters into math? ********]


Man, - - I - - Feel :: - - - - Focused. Annoyed. - - - - - - - Wearing :: - - - - Clothes
Not - - Alone :: - - - - Book - - - - - - - Here :: - - - - Courtyard.

• KIND • NURTURING • LOVING • CALM •



»»Progress was being made on her "apartment". More like three classrooms combined, but, whatever. Thanks to her office being rather sound-proof, and her bedroom being between her office and the building, she couldn't hear much of the construction, but it was going by very quick. Immortal builders were quite faster than human builders, and it was such a small renovation that it wouldn't have taken humans much time either. Pretty soon, her children would be ready to move in. Sarah had a bit of a shopping list to complete though, including things like plates, to some furniture. Thankfully, Sarah had been waiting and saving for this moment for as long as she can remember of her immortal life and quite the big wallet to use for the job. However, she did not want to go alone. Casey was off performing more volunteer work for a little while, would be back later, but by then it would be too late to get some things done. Kale was at work, and Josiah was doing homework. She had nobody to go with her, and nobody's opinion to ask.

»»Such a thing could pose quite the problem, Sarah had a problem making decisions. At least, she had a problem with it, when it was only her opinion on the table. So she thought about it for a while, before remembering Cat. Her good friend, who might be some help here. Biting onto her lip for a moment longer, she pressed the PA button to open the mic. She had no other choice - she might not run into Cat in time if she went looking for her, and Sarah didn't have her phone number. Well, she had it in her file, but that might seem a bit stalkerish, and Sarah didn't want to come off that way. "Ms. Chimalli, please report to my office." and she closed the mic. She best keep it somewhat professional, if other people would be hearing it. She did know the times for most classes, and of course it being Sunday, there weren't classes. The other woman should be free in that sense, but, we'll just have to see if she had plans otherwise.



I - - Feel :: - - - - Hopeful - - - - - - - Wearing :: - - - - Clothes
Meeting - - With :: - - - - Nobody, yet. - - - - - - - At :: - - - - My office.

[Tomei of the Wolves]

x f i y e r o c h e n x x x x x x x x x x

x x xAh, Sundays. One of the lazy days of the week, wasn't it? Considering that Kang was stuck with correcting stacks upon stacks of short assignments and all, yeah. He was glad they were all half-sheets of three to five problems, complexity and quantity depending on which class had what. And of course, any class lower than the levels of pre-Calculus were dumped on Kimmie along with an answer sheet for each if need be, because she could handle those easily. But that depended on if she was already done with whatever homework she had. Fortunately, it wasn't much, so he just stopped by her dorm first before deciding to drag his rolling backpack full of folders and sheets along to do some work in the teacher's lounge. It was a nice place to do some correcting anyway, having all them couches and damn awesome chairs to just laze around on. That may have been an over-exaggeration, but who cares? That wasn't gonna keep him from liking his time in there, empty or not. He'd still be comfortable there.

x x xKang wasn't really one to notice the presence of others around him in any special way. Nope, not at all. That was all Jun and Lam's thing. It took him a quick glance around as he walked through the doorway to notice that he wasn't in there alone. Oh good, company. That would keep him from getting bored while correcting the rest of last week's exercises. He didn't even know how much more he had left until he was done, but at least they still gave him something to do. Definitely better than having to spread his wings, go out, and actually find something to do anyway, in his book. Rolling his backpack along as he walked over to the adjacent couch sitting perpendicular to the other guy, he gave a nod coupled with "'Sup man?" as he plopped down on the cushion against the arm rest, unzipping the largest pocket to pull out his rubber-band-bound folder and a red pen.

•__•__•x x x x x x x x x•__•__•

Right here::x x x x x x xWith::
Teacher's Loungex x x x x x xFellow staff member

I feel::x x x x x x xWearing::
Moderately contentx x x x x x xClothes

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[Xelsae]

▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉If luck is on my side tonight, my clumsy tongue will make it right. If luck is on my side tonight, my clumsy tongue will make it right. If luck is on my side tonight.
▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉If luck is on my side tonight, my clumsy tongue will make it right. If luck is on my side tonight, my clumsy tongue will make it right. If luck is on my side tonight.
▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉If luck is on my side tonight, my clumsy tongue will make it right. If luck is on my side tonight, my clumsy tongue will make it right. If luck is on my side tonight.
▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉And bodies that touch... It isn't much, but it's enough. And bodies that touch... It isn't much, but it's enough. And bodies that touch... It isn't much, but it's enough.
▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉And bodies that touch... It isn't much, but it's enough. And bodies that touch... It isn't much, but it's enough. And bodies that touch... It isn't much, but it's enough.
▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉And bodies that touch... It isn't much, but it's enough. And bodies that touch... It isn't much, but it's enough. And bodies that touch... It isn't much, but it's enough.
▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your
▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your
▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your scars, we'll forget mine. Forget your
▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉The hours change so fast. Oh God, please make this last. The hours change so fast. Oh God, please make this last.


▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉v a l e n p i e r c e
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▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉『 Lounge 』 ▉▉▉『 Alone 』 ▉▉▉『 Tired. Hungry. 』 ▉▉▉ 『 Clothes 』

The news was generally the same old s**t that he's heard for the past few days. Not only about this town, but the next town over had a fatal shooting, car accidents, traffic reports and weather.

Valen was rotting in his seat, dead from boredom. He was an adult, sure, but that didn't mean he had to like watching the news. Especially when it was always the same old s**t, same stories over and over again. He wondered if mystery diagnosis was on, and if he could get this TV to air it. Seeing as the remote was missing, and this TV was so... old school... that he had no idea where to start. "Oh, Hello." he noticed another man, whom he realized was the math teacher after a moment of visual analyzing of the man on the couch near him.

Man, he wasn't sure if because there weren't many people here it was a slow day or a fast day. If things were going by fast, they probably had no time to spend anywhere but... whatever they were doing. Slow day made more sense though, so, he'd go with that.

Valen's eyes flickered back to the TV for a moment and a half, when the news man started going off about Obama as President or something, and then his eyes went back to the Math teacher.... who's name just escapes him currently. "How's your work coming along?" .. though it was none of his business, he'd rather have a conversation going above the boring news s**t that was in the background of his voice, and the silence, as he waited for an answer.

[1 hit wonder boy]

x x ℂatalιηa ℂhιmallι x x

- -I f- -y o u- -m e s s- -w i t h- -t h e- -c a t. . .

. . .Y o u ' l l- -g e t- -t h e- -c l a w s.- -

C at had spent most of her morning in ehr room, lying about lazily. This was the first weekend in a long time that Cat hadn't gone partying so, waking up with a hangover was a little odd to her. Cat had her bottle of tequila right beside her, her head hanging over the bed making everything look upside down. Cat sat up and took a guick swig from the bottle, wincing a little from the alcohol as per usual. Have the bottle was missing so... she will admit she was slightly tipsy, but she hadn't drunk enough to actually be drunk. She needed to do something productive. Cat, lazily got dressed, not really caring how she looked and decided to head to the campus. She was hungry anyway. Mainly because of the alcohol. Cat got into her car, she never said she was an ideal rolemodel, and drove to the campus still slightly tipsy. Cat swerved slightly, but she was all in all a somewhat functional drunk. Cat parked her car in the parking lot and headed straight for the cafeteria. Gods she was so hungry. Cat went through the line bought a tray full of food and sat down, at a table lookign at her alcohol fueled food. As she was beginning to take a bite out of giant hamburger, the intercom cut on and it was Sarah asking to see her in her office. Cat froze in her seat, the burger inches away from her mouth. OH no. Why? What? No! Cat looked at the intercom, down to her tray of food, then back to the intercom, then back to the food. Oh gods. She was about to see Sarah... intoxicated. Oh gods. Oh gods. "Oh Dios por qué ahora? Qué debo hacer?" she said, throwing the hamburger back down on the tray. Cat ran towards the door, almost tripping a few times because of well... the tequila, before she looked at her tray and ran back and grabbed the hamburger, making her way to Sarah's office. Cat was stumbling every once and awhile but she continued to try and scarf down her hamburger. When she was outside the woman's door, she had a few bites of the burger left. Cat quickly shoved the two bites in her mouth, knocking on the door, hoping she can finish the last bit before Sarah answered the door.

X marks the spot ~ Outside Sarah's office._____Here with~ No one yet._____Feelin kinda~ Tipsy. Nervous.

Thinking about ~ Shitshitshitshit._____Silk or Lace?~ Describe the clothes? Clothes

[Xelsae]

• KIND • NURTURING • LOVING • CALM •

»»While Sarah waited for Cat to show up, she had been constructing a shopping list, so their time would not be wasted while they try to remember what was needed to be bought. The mall would surely deliver the furniture when she asked them to on a set date after she paid for her order. That way she wouldn't have to worry about finding storage until the "apartment" was completed. She needed a couch and a loveseat, perhaps a matching arm chair. A dining table, chairs, and appliances for the kitchen. A tv, and some shelving units, perhaps side-tables and bookshelves. She also needed to get Kale and Casey dressers and such for their rooms as well.

»»Perhaps it seemed like a lot, but Sarah had literally been saving for this moment - when she got her first "house" - for since she can even remember. Surely she'd have more than enough to get everything, and perhaps more, than she needed. Maybe she'll pick herself up some new clothes, and find something for Casey for the "back to school dance" seeing as she refused to go shopping with her. But it was a casual dance - she couldn't wear one of her elven gowns, so of course Sarah had to pick up something for Casey. But would Cat mind?

»»She'll just have to wait and see, she supposed. The woman seemed to enjoy Sarah's company as much as Sarah enjoyed hers, so perhaps she'd enjoy the trip to the mall. Maybe they can even find something that would coordinate for the dance just as she did with her friends when she was young and a dance-goer. Ahh, the memories. Hopefully Cat wouldn't mind Sarah's wish for a bit of reminiscing of her younger years. Sarah was brought out of her thoughts when there was a knock at the door. "Come in, please!" she said to the door, slightly excited. It had taken nearly no time at all for Cat to get here - Sarah was still touching up her list.



I - - Feel :: - - - - Hopeful - - - - - - - Wearing :: - - - - Clothes
Meeting - - With :: - - - - Cat - - - - - - - At :: - - - - My office.