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The State of Tennessee
Andrew S. Hickory

Violet was in the middle of starting up another angry rant when she suddenly felt herself plucked off the ground. Unlike some pigs she had manners and made no move to bite or cause trouble as she blinked up at Georgia. Normally she didn't pay any attention to anyone who wasn't Andrew, but suddenly she felt a kinship with Christian. The enemy of my enemy is my friend was a concept she was very familiar with. The piglet only offered him a hoof to shake to seal their pact before she hopped down and waited for Tennessee to put Tails into her clutches.

Andrew did not like the look on his brother's face. The younger state couldn't help feeling a little nervous. Actual fear of Georgia was impossible, but he had a healthy respect for his sibling's temperament and ability to make someone's life a living hell if he so chose. What was the most disturbing about that moment was how his normally very vocal sibling was completely silent and just walked away instead of bursting into some tantrum or fit. That was not a good sign.

Tennessee jumped a bit when he heard a thud then a shout outside their door. What could possibly be happening now? Just who was Tails anyway? Andrew blinked, thought about it and looked down at the pig in his arms who began to oink almost on cue. He almost put Tails down until he saw the way Violet was circling them like a pink shark. There was something about the glint in her eyes that told him now was not a good time to be letting them interact.

"Um... Just a second," Andrew told the pig he was holding as he walked to the door and opened it. He blinked as he looked down at the woman who was on the ground rubbing her head outside their dorm room. "... 'Scuse me, miss, but is this yours?" he asked as he nodded towards the pig in his arms.

Grade 9
The Volunteer

The State of Tennessee
Andrew S. Hickory

"Welcome," Tennessee said as he watched the woman. Was that French she spoke? His knowledge of the language was limited to a few key, stereotypical phrases and he was pretty sure that was one of them. Normally he would simply say he didn't need anything and let that be the end of it, but considering what had happened to Christian...

"The only thing I want in return is for you to teach him some manners," Andrew said. "I don't mind someone visitin' my home even if they're uninvited, but I take offense when a guest disrespects or hurts a member of my family. He's likely to get himself killed wonderin' 'round like that with such a bad attitude."

Grade 9
The Volunteer

The State of Tennessee
Andrew S. Hickory

The Hog and Hominy state had all he could do not to quirk a brow at the woman. Andrew had been raising pigs for well over a century and he would never allow one of them to act as badly as that little terror.

Violet, however, didn't take this insult well. She snorted, squeeled and ranted angrily at the woman for making such an uncalled for and reckless assumption about her Tennessee. She was almost beside herself with what a stupid, short sighted, ignorant--

"Violet, hush," Andrew warned firmly.

The piglet looked up at him in shock. She had only been saying what he should have been to this horribly rude woman. Yet she fell silent aside form a snort of disapproval.

"You have a nice day, ma'am," Tennessee said simply. He nudged Violet back inside with his toe before closing the door.

Grade 9
The Volunteer

The State of Tennessee
Andrew S. Hickory

Tennessee sighed and rubbed the back of his head as he closed the door. He felt a little guilty for not trying to be friendlier with the woman, but he really hated arguing and it felt like their talk was going to take a quick turn for the worst. It was usually better to quickly end a conversation then let it boil into something troublesome in his opinion. Andrew tried to avoid such altercations with his siblings and he certainly didn't want to go through that kind of aggravation with a stranger.

Christian looked irritated but at least he wasn't nearly as upset now. Andrew couldn't help feeling a little relieved even though his brother wasn't quite back to his usual bright and shiny self. The younger state only listened to him talk and shrugged his shoulders a bit when Georgia mentioned her making fun of their accent. It was possible, but he was used to a lot of people getting laughs at his expense. Tennessee figured there was no point in worrying about it and, quite frankly, he didn't care about what random outsiders said. His family and those few people who were close to him were the only ones whose opinion meant anything to Andrew.

"You're ok, right?" he asked as he watched Georgia start fixing up the dorm. That bite had really upset his brother a lot more than what Andrew considered normal. Not to mention it wasn't fair to let him do all the cleaning after he cooked them breakfast, but Tennessee felt guilty for not going back for Leilani after he said he'd be back. The boy frowned awkwardly and decided he could just text Hawaii and tell her something came up. She would understand, right?

"Is there somethin' I can do to help out?"

Grade 9
The Volunteer

I said where I come from
It's cornbread and chicken
Where I come from a lotta front porch sittin'
Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'
And workin' hard to get to heaven
Where I come from

There aren't too many rules when you come here.
Mind your P's an' Q's.
Be polite to all ya meet.
Take pride in where you're from.
Tea is always sweet.
And it's Coca-Cola, not Pepsi!

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Charlotte didn't bother to knock since she had a feeling they were already in the dorm. "Hey guys!" she called out carrying some bags of food she was preparing and placed them on the counter. "Hope yall don't mind if I get a head start, do ya?" Well it was a little late now on asking but she was so familiar with her brothers that she didn't think about the possibility that she was rude.

"Lets see, apples for apple pies, two frozen chickens, cornbread, butterbeans, squash, collards, corn, peas, and potatoes..." she listed out loud trying to make sure if that was everything.

Well first the chicken need to thaw out so they were placed in the sink as she gathered some bowls to start preparing.