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The State of Tennessee
☀Andrew S. Hickory☀

Tennessee all but stumbled into the classroom after he'd finally managed to drag himself to class. He had somehow managed to fall asleep walking from his dorm which was a story he didn't even know how to justify or explain. It was just one of those things that happened. He wasn't exactly a morning person unless he was getting up for the sake of tending to a farm. Outside of farming he had no interest in being awake before noon and since his bosses had made him start working on other projects over agriculture he'd lost his familiarity with early mornings.

The boy glanced over the scene of Alabama seeming to have some sort of teary eyed drama and cringed. He wasn't prepared for something like that right now. Not that he was ever prepared for something like that. Andrew just wasn't a touchy-feely person in general. Which was one reason why he never understood his neighbors for coming to him so often with their woes. He never had advice for them and could at best listen to them rant on and on about it until they determined he was a great person to talk to then left. Usually without him saying much more than "Uh-huh" or "That so..." in return.

"Mornin'," he finally greeted the others when it looked like the drama had passed.

Grade 9
The Volunteer

The State of Tennessee
☀Andrew S. Hickory☀

"Hal?" Andrew muttered and was quiet for a moment as he tried to recall the last time he had seen the Midwesterner. He finally shook his head. "Nope, but I'm sure he's fine. I think he's the last person we need to worry 'bout..." There were already too many troublemakers amongst the states and Ohio wasn't one of them.

Grade 9
The Volunteer

The State of Tennessee
☀Andrew S. Hickory☀

"I don't know of many who are more troublesome than Florida..." Tennessee sighed. At least in the South. Florida was a handful for a southern state, but the real hell raisers of the Union were generally located in the West or North in his opinion. Luckily he didn't have to deal with them too often, but he cringed as he recalled that Florida and Georgia were now both students here. "I just hope he and George keep away from each other... They don't even argue over nothin' important." Or at least it never seemed important to Andrew.

Grade 9
The Volunteer

The State of Tennessee
☀Andrew S. Hickory☀

"Um... Last I saw Florida he was hangin' out with a bunch of other people in his dorm. Looked like a party so... I guess 'bout the same as usual," Tennessee mused thoughtfully as he tried to recall what their neighbors had been up to. "George had to go on some kinda mission and I ain't seen him since. He's been pretty good I guess. Maybe a little stressed..." Which was understandable since the last time they really talked had been in the middle of a rescue mission. Unfortunately, no one seemed to honestly believe him about the Thunderbird...

Grade 9
The Volunteer

The State of Tennessee
☀Andrew S. Hickory☀

"Not enough," Tennessee grumbled unhappily. "I fell asleep on the way to class... I don't know how. I just know I was walkin' one second then I woke up behind a plant..." He sighed miserably at the memory and was so glad no one had found him in such a condition. It was embarrassing and he'd be mad as a hornet if somebody pulled a hero move and tried to carry him to "safety." Which he knew some of their siblings would do and had attempted in the past. Most efforts which ended with him hitting them if he was conscious enough to raise a fuss over it.

Grade 9
The Volunteer

~Freshman and still taller than many seniors~

Southern Sass To The King's English
Out of fried foods~:

((Boston Slang you won't understand))

(icons are linked to songs either from or about North Carolina. Not necessarily my favorites.)




Charlotte didn't quite get why Alabama was the way he is. Yeah, no one likes being labeled but you shouldn't feel ashamed of who you are. She sighed as she no longer saw the point of conversation, but luckily Andrew showed and was able to change subjects. "Hun, maybe you should try going to bed earlier." she suggested, remembering all too well the times when he was small and waking him or suddenly touching him wasn't something you wanted to do.

In all honesty, even though Charlotte is a girl, she wasn't all that impressed with the demonstration of the can since all it did was cause a mess and it reminded her too much of couple of her people that would try to do the same only to be stupid.

"I wonder if Chris even knows that Rutilio is here." she finally said, although it was just her rambling.