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Armelle of the Forest Vice Captain
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 Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 8:08 pm
The State of Tennessee
☀Andrew S. Hickory☀ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ "No," Andrew lied as he looked away from his sister knowing she'd be able to see through him if he made eye contact. Not that turning his head away was any less suspicious, but Tennessee had never been good at playing these sorts of games. The younger state wasn't sure he recognized his own growth recently since he considered hers to be more dramatic and he couldn't help worrying it might change her character. Andrew could put up with a lot from people, but he didn't want to think of what life would be like if his big sister suddenly outgrew him. Part of the reason he had first rebelled against her with his State of Franklin movement was motivated by thinking Charlotte and her people looked down on him as being a backwater nuisance. The only person in the world he couldn't tolerate that label from was North Carolina. ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Grade 9
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 8:35 pm
 "First In Flight"
The Tarheel State
The Old North State
North Carolina, USA
Charlotte C. Jones
Freshman Charlotte rolled to her side to see Andrew's back. "Hun, come here." She held up an arm waiting for him to face towards her and pull him into a hug. "We're all bound to change at some point and time. Believe it or not you've changed too. You went from a small wild little cutie to a fine handsome state capable of taking care of his own. Not to mention that you even have a girlfriend now." And she can get away with things that took the former guardian years to succeed, thus proving his change. Long as Tennessee would let her, she softly stroked his head in comfort. "But that doesn't mean you're not the same Andrew that I first met. If something should ever happen to me, heaven forbid, I'm not going to stop loving my brother."(Out of Cheerwine and Pepsi: sorry for lateness.)
Southern Slang Dictionary: everyone is called 'darling',
"yall" is a proper noun,
sweet tea is the house wine,
and you never EVER disrespect your elders...
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Armelle of the Forest Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 9:08 pm
The State of Tennessee
☀Andrew S. Hickory☀ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Tennessee hesitated when he felt North Carolina shifting to turn towards him while calling out for the younger state. He was quiet for a moment before obediently turning back towards her and blushed as he was drawn into her arms. Andrew listened quietly to his big sister as she held him and ran her hands through his hair. He didn't want her to hate him. He didn't want her to stop being his big sister anymore than he wanted Georgia to stop being his big brother. They were important to him even if he didn't always know how to show that. Slowly his expression softened and he allowed his dull brown eyes to slide shut as he relaxed against his big sister. He only made a soft grunt of acknowledgement that he understood what she meant. It had been a really long time since he let her hold him like this. Even though he was taller than her now, when they were laying down together it was possible for him to feel small again. Slowly his arms wrapped around his former mother state's waist as he allowed himself to tuck his feverish head under her chin. What she said was true. He had grown and changed a great deal as well and they would continue to grow and change over time, but so long as it was possible to feel small in her presence and she was willing to embrace him, that was ok. Andrew didn't need much more than that even if he wasn't prone to reaching out for physical comfort except in special circumstances. Christian's medicine was working well and he'd barely noticed the new cases which had sprung up, but his overall sickness was hard to ignore especially now that he was so warm and comfortable. He allowed himself to rest cuddled up against Charlotte even as he rebuked at least a small part of her statements. "Wasn't cute... ain't cute now, either..." he mumbled stubbornly through his sleepy little haze. He wasn't exactly in the position to argue his case much beyond that at the moment, though. ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Grade 9
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:17 pm
  TexasThe Lone Star State
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Susana Maria West
SophomoreAfter getting the message back from Tennessee, Susana figured that she could be at her brother's dorm in the time that it would take to type out a text message, so she set out.
After a short walk, she tapped on the outside door of her brother's dorm and called out,"Howdy Tennessee...are ya there?'"((Out of Austin smile )
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Armelle of the Forest Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:23 pm
The State of Tennessee
☀Andrew S. Hickory☀ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ While Andrew had been laying with his big sister he'd suddenly taken an interest in his phone. The state's eyes widened in mild surprise as he texted back and forth with whoever kept sending messages to him. Eventually he glanced at Charlotte. "Texas is comin' ove--" he started then paused when he heard the knock on the door. Speak of the devil. Tennessee pulled back and shifted to sit up a bit more as he raised his voice. "Come on in, Susana," he called. "The door should be open! We're back in my room!" He didn't think Georgia had locked it at least. ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Grade 9
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:03 pm
"First In Flight"
The Tarheel State
The Old North State
North Carolina, USA
Charlotte C. Jones
Freshman Charlotte chuckled. "So you say" she didn't press it anymore for he was just going to keep denying it. "Hm?" she gave brother a questionable look as he was on his cell phone. She even stopped stroking him so he could sit up. " Wait, Susana?" North Carolina's eyes lit up, for she hadn't expected to hearing from Texas. Not to mention the two of them were on the same bed at the moment. Charlotte jumped up off the bed to rush over to the door. It wasn't that she was afraid how their situation looked or anything, she just wanted to make sure the door was open, for it was polite to answer the door in person. She swung it open. "Susana! Hi! Andrew is in the back, come on it!"
(Out of Cheerwine and Pepsi: sorry for lateness.)
Southern Slang Dictionary: everyone is called 'darling',
"yall" is a proper noun,
sweet tea is the house wine,
and you never EVER disrespect your elders...
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:22 pm
TexasThe Lone Star State
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Susana Maria West
SophomoreSusana faintly heard Andrew call out to her, but before she could walk in, she found the door being swung open in front of her. "Howdy there Charlotte,"she said as she walked in. "How are ya doin' taday? Are ya feelin' well? Or did that meningitis get ya too?"((Out of Austin smile )
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 12:37 am
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 12:55 am
TexasThe Lone Star State
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Susana Maria West
SophomoreSusana smiled at Charlotte as she stepped in through the door."I see...I'm glad to hear that you didn't git too sick from that meningitis, and I'm glad that Andrew's got some good siblings like y'all that've been takin' care of him." Upon being asked if she wanted some tea, the Texan shook her head no and inquired, "Do ya happen ta have any Dr. Pepper, if it wouldn't be any trouble? Thanks fer offerin' me some tea...I'm just not really thirsty for that right now." She smiled sheepishly, hoping she was not putting Charlotte out.((Out of Austin smile )
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 1:06 am
(each icon is linked to a song or artist that is about or from North Carolina. Not necessarily my favorites either.)"First In Flight"
The Tarheel State
The Old North State
North Carolina, USA
Charlotte C. Jones
Freshman North Carolina blushed a little from the compliment. "Thanks" It felt good knowing that George and her had been doing a good job watching over their younger brother. Though there were some things that Charlotte regretted on not being able to protect Ten from but couldn't bare herself to bring those up now. "Sure, there's most likely one in the fridge. I'll bring it you while you go on and see Drew. He's already awake" she motioned for her which room. Dr. Pepper was a third party cola company so Charlotte didn't feel hurt that Texas wasn't going for a Pepsi brand. Her and Georgia still had their Cola rivalry since he is the founder of Coke. (Out of Cheerwine and Pepsi: Dr. Pepper, safe choice XD)
Southern Slang Dictionary: everyone is called 'darling',
"yall" is a proper noun,
sweet tea is the house wine,
and you never EVER disrespect your elders...
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 1:21 am
TexasThe Lone Star State
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Susana Maria West
Sophomore"Yer welcome, and thanks!" Susana said brightly as she began to walk down the hallway to Andrew's room. She was glad that she could have a Dr. Pepper and she was glad to hear that her brother was still awake. The news about the soda was a particular bit of relief because she wanted something cold and refreshing after all of the moving she had done that day, and Coke was a little to "sticky in the mouth" for her tastes...not that a Pepsi would have been too bad.((Out of Austin: Nice to know that about Georgia and NC xD
Dr. Pepper is a Texas thing, hence why she went for that. emotion_awesome ))
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 2:45 pm
The State of Tennessee
☀Andrew S. Hickory☀ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Andrew was secretly a little glad when North Carolina got out of his bed to go greet Texas though he'd been surprisingly nonchalant about her seeing them together. He was always embarraessed for someone to find the tough Volunteer being sweet or affectionate, but he'd always been a little more open with Susana about things than he was with most other states. There was a special kinship that came from sharing similar war heroriors and folk heroes after all. When he saw the Texan come into his room he smiled at her and nodded politely. "Hey, Tex, it's been a while," he greeted. "You look well. Did your boss force you to come or did you ask to come?" ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Grade 9
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Armelle of the Forest Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 3:02 pm
TexasThe Lone Star State
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Susana Maria West
SophomoreSusana frowned a little at the sight of her brother in bed, but she quickly replaced with a smile and tipped her cowboy hat at him in a respectful manner. "Howdy," the Texan greeted him warmly as she sat down on chair, "It has been a while, huh? I s'pose you look as good as can be, considerin'. My Boss suggested that I come here an' I thought it migh' do me some good to come here an' all. What do ya thin' of this place so far?" She smiled at him, a rather tight smile.
She did not like to think of her brother as being so ill. Furthermore, though she would deny it, her Boss had indeed forced her to come...in truth, she wanted nothing more than to be back at her Austin townhouse or back on her South Texas ranch. She didn't belong here in these walls...she wanted wide open spaces, where she could roam and see the sky.((Out of Austin smile )
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 4:21 pm
The State of Tennessee
☀Andrew S. Hickory☀ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Andrew smiled back at Texas and tried to sit up a little straighter so he wouldn't seem so weak. "It ain't all that bad," he said dismissively when she brought up his health. "I hear Massachusetts closed down the company that made the bad medicine so at least it shouldn't get any worse." Although it obviously had to be pretty bad to get the former wild and rugged mountaineer obediently tucked into bed. Tennessee was surprised to hear that Susana had come of her own free will and didn't seem to catch on to how tense her smile was. If anything he was impressed. "That so? I came here 'cause my boss made me. I wasn't too happy 'bout it 'till I realized how many of us are here. I've been learnin' all sorts of stuff 'bout other nations and some of us states... You ever talked to Hawaii before? I'd always seen her around but this is the first time I've bothered gettin' to know her." He was surprisingly enthusiastic about the things he had learned but, predictably, none of his new worldliness had anything to do with actual education. Andrew always had shunned his own education system until his bosses started forcing him to study more. It had never seemed all that important to the agriculture and music lover until TVA had forced him to start focusing more on hydroelectricity and the Oak Ridge National Labs made it necessary to fool with chemistry and other science things. ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Grade 9
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Armelle of the Forest Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 7:42 pm
TexasThe Lone Star State
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Susana Maria West
Sophomore"I guess you're feelin a bit better then, huh?" Susana asked with a tight smile. "I'm glad Massachusetts shut down that dang factery that made everyone so sick. Ah wonder if I aughta go have a talk with him to make sure that don't happen again..." She cracked her knuckles and her eyes turned from their normal hazel color to violet, the violet that the sky turns before a tornado, for the quickest of moments.
Fortunately, Andrew continued to talk, distracting her enraged thoughts. The Texan listened as her brother talked of the school with surprising enthusiasm. "Naw, I've never really talked ta too many of the other states, except fer the ones tha were part of Mexico, the states tha' settlers fer Texas came from, and the C'nfed'rate states. But is Hawaii interestin'? She awaited his answer thoughtfully, glad that the Tennessee state was learning so much about the others around him. Because of her long history of colonization, and her brief time as a country, Susana had had the chance to meet Spain, France, Germany, England, and a few other European Nations. Nonetheless, she wondered what it would be like to become better acquainted with the rest of her "family".
If it all meant she could go home sooner...((Out of Austin smile )
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