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 Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:40 am
 It just had to be a Test... (Ellie Spectre)Word Count: 558
If there was something that Ellie did not like even more, it was studying for that test.
Ellie Spectre was your average student in high school. She did not get fantastic grades, but she was able to get by with all the homework she turned in. She was that student who needed the homework grade boost. All those geniuses who didn't need to study or do homework and complained the homework grade was bringing them down would probably glare at the tomboy for relying on it so much.
She was also your average student who did not like to study. If it was something she was really passionate about, then she'd study her brains out. Anything about cars or any other motor vehicle was guaranteed to get her full interest. Math was middling solely because she understood math pretty easily. English, you really couldn't study for, since writing an essay in class was not something you could really study for. Social Studies and Science were the bane of her existence when it came to tests.
And to get her motorcycle license, she had to take a test.
There was no working in the garage tonight. No riding the Spectrum during the late hours of the night. She had an appointment with a DMV pamphlet that she apparently had to memorize (at least, according to Barnaby Price). Preparations had been made so that she would stay in her room. There was a plate of microwaveable burritos set on her bed, piled at least 5 burritos high. Hunger would not be an excuse. On the floor was a large cup of water near a pile of her dirty laundry. Thirst also was not an acceptable excuse. If it weren't for the plate of burritos on the bed, she would have flopped down, belly first, onto the bed. However, burritos were far more important, and she didn't want them jostled and tumbling down to make a mess. So instead, she carefully sat down, picking up the little newsprint booklet between her fingers. She settled down, laying herself back so her stomach was facing the ceiling. The blonde fiddled with the pages and soon enough had the pamphlet open to the first page.
Somewhere in the back of her mind, she recalled the advice of her freshman science teacher. Mr. Rollins. He was a round man with a mustache and glasses. Mr. Rollins was the typical nerdy science teacher. He had offered a gem of his wisdom once after a test that nearly all of the class had failed. "When you are studying, you should read the material aloud. That way, you are not only seeing what you need to learn, but you are hearing it and you are saying it. Using three senses is superior to one."
And Ellie felt this advice was a load of horse sh*t. She shook the advice away from her head before truly settling in. If anything, the tomboy had one suspicion about this whole ordeal. Her parents, who already didn't see her very often, were going to see even less of her now that she had something to truly devote her time to. Maybe if Ellie was lucky, she would memorize the entire booklet before the end of the month.
Maybe.
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:09 pm
 Theory and Practice (Uranophane + Iris + Obsidian)Word Count: FIN
RP link
It's a game of cat and mouse with Iris as the mouse and two Negaversers as the cats.
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:18 pm
 I'm just Browsing! (Ellie + Ladon)Word Count: 3,915
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While hanging out with her Dad, she encounters Ladon who is window shopping for stuffed animals. Leave it to Ellie to encourage a spur-of-the-moment race!
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Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:53 pm
Damn, it's cold! (Iris + Castor)Word Count: 3,519
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Iris versus Castor. Enough said.
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:47 pm
A Funny Tink-Tink Sound (Ellie + Ladon + Tate)Word Count: FIN
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Tate's car is in need of repair, so she and Ladon take it to Hank's place of business, where they encounter Ellie.
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:23 pm
The Ultimate Senshi Meeting (All Senshi)Solely linking the RP as a place marker for the event.
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Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:46 pm
The Ultimate Senshi Meeting - Iris' Interpretation (Sailor Iris)Word Count: 1,174 The whole ordeal was lame. She had to come back to school at night to participate in a meeting she really didn't want to be at. And the worst part was she had to wear the stupidest uniform in the world. If it was not for the angry glare of a particular feline, Sailor Iris would have torn her butt bow right off as she entered.
Sailor Iris was going to have to suffer the whole meeting in her gay sailor uniform.
Damn!
Just... damn!
As normal Ellie Spectre, she had sat in the bleachers hundreds of times (even though she ditched a lot of the pep rallies too, because pep rallies were lame), but it just seemed weird sitting there with a bunch of strangers that had the same story to tell. A cat told them they were a warrior of justice or some bull crap like that. In all honesty, there had not been much guidance prior to this point, so she had very little hope for this meeting.
When the gray cat started to yowl to get everyone's attention, Sailor Iris just stared in a bored manner at her. The blonde was leaning forward, boyishly leaning forward with a hand under her chin to keep herself propped up. Her golden eyes caught when each cat quickly changed from annoying little meow-boxes into something a little more tolerable (Ellie Spectre was infamous for hating cats). One brow lofted at the observation. Had the cats been able to do that the whole time? She blinked for a moment and continued to watch with dull interest. The lights flickered. For a brief moment, her free hand felt warm. She managed to utter out a small "Th'f*ck?" before catching sight of what seemed to grow within the palm of her hand.
Normally, if it had been her attack, it would have been a rainbow.
This was not a rainbow. It was a stupid phone that looked like a rainbow puked all over it. Sailor Iris easily made a face, mouth stretching out into a near straight line. "Really? I had t'get th'gay-phone?" For a moment, she ignored the squabbling of cat and some Captain (she wasn't really paying attention), but when she looked up, the gray cat had turned into a girl in a yellow dress. Who apparently was called Luna? Weird, I thought the damned cat was called Astraea... she mused casually. She managed to roll a shrug off of her shoulders before attempting to sit upright.
Sailor Dumbass asked a question about the phones, and somehow Sailor Iris knew she was doomed to endless harassment from the idiot. She felt bad for the other girls, but she wasn't so concerned for herself. The blonde knew how to throw a good punch and thrown her fair share of them at Sailor Dumbass before. Her golden eyes caught his perverted smile, but all she offered were sharp glares back.
At least Luna's answer gave the Senshi of Rainbows something to do. Sailor Iris might not have been the smartest of senshi out there, but she was quick on the uptake with things like technology. Not egghead-quick on the uptake, but still quick enough to seem technology savvy. Soon enough her phone was booping as the cat-human-chick continued to explain the features of the phone. She half caught the information. Some of it was important she guessed. Some probably wasn't. If anything, Luna's tone made it evident when she really should listen and when she could ignore her. By the time they moved onto serious business again, Sailor Iris had managed to scan at least 20 different scouts. Yes, Sailor Iris was taking this phone thing seriously, despite having the most god-awful tacky looking phone in the world. She was definitely going to have to hide it from Zuniga and Jared, possibly even Toby.
The blonde scout's attention had been once again obtained when the cat-girl-chick began writing on a whiteboard. They were names. Mostly Japanese names, but there was one whole name on the list that she recognized, as well as a school name she recognized.
Sidra Winters
And soon enough, the biggest shock of her life had been announced.
...is dead?
It was not like Ellie Spectre had known a lot about Sidra Winters. Ellie Spectre had seen the girl around school. Bleeding heart type, always trying to make the world a better place. She was the first Sailor Scout she had met. Sailor Nerissa had told Ellie that Sidra had been taken by the Negaverse.
Unless Negaverse was a new way of saying "You're dead," this was a news flash. Sailor Iris' yellow eyes stared almost blankly at the name, seeming to ignore the brunette who had taken up the floor.
That. Sucks.
There was mention of something called a Cavalier. She didn't really catch what had been said specifically. Shock had a funny way of messing with your senses. Her ears finally seemed to be back at proper working order when some senshi that looked like a blatant goth mentioned something about not playing well with others. That was a typical girl thing. Ellie Spectre didn't play well with others in all honesty, but she tried her damnedest to work through whatever needed working on. And based off of Luna's comment, there really weren't very many options available to the Senshi.
A few more questions, a few more stupid answers, a few more interesting bits of information, and overall, it was all pretty boring. Star seeds had been mentioned, and for a moment, a pang of guilt bubbled up somewhere inside of her. Tanzanite had stolen some guy's star seed and left the corpse for Sailor Iris to tend to. Some guy's life was being used to power up the Youma. No person's life should be used as a tool like that.
Nobody's life should be used that way.
Once more, the brunette spoke to the room full of senshi, introducing herself as Kunzite. She had an interesting story to tell, and in all honesty, Sailor Iris was a bit jealous of the stance. Kunzite was a soldier. She spoke like one. Why couldn't Ellie Spectre have been a soldier, rather than Sailor Iris? It was a good thing that the blonde scout was distracted, or she might have felt a bit of rage at listening to the "over achiever" questions at the end.
Just as suddenly as the summoning for this meeting had been, the meeting itself had ended. It would seem that Luna-Astraea's intent was to produce a million more questions in the minds of the senshi. Sailor Iris had a few, though most of them had to do with Sidra Winters.
Not wanting to linger too long afterwards (god, it was a room full of girls with a handful of guys mixed in), Sailor Iris fled the scene. Just add this onto the list of things to drive Ellie Spectre insane. Sailor Senshi and motorcycle license tests, they would be the reason the blonde would ever get gray hairs.
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Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:47 pm
Carnations are Dumb (Ellie Spectre)Word Count: 773 Valentine's Day was stupid. The emo-name of "Singles Awareness Day" also was stupid. If there was one thing that Ellie could not stand was February 14th. The holiday where people focused in on whether or not you had a significant other. She technically classified as a Single, so she should have been calling it "Singles Awareness Day," but all she ever called it was stupid.
Jared knew her stance on the holiday, and fortunately this year he had not participated in the district-wide Carnation sales. Perhaps it had come with three years of watching the tomboy literally throwing away the flowers he had paid for. Ellie Spectre did not care for flowers. Essentially, it was killing a plant in the name of "love." Might as well kill a small animal in the name of "love" too, since they were just as defenseless as a plant.
Unfortunately, there were two flowers that she still received on the Friday before the holiday. One was barely acceptable. Barely with a capital B. That guy who had the motorcycle she dismantled for free sent her a flower. It was white, which was a very good sign (even though there was still flower death on his behalf). The card that came attached read "Thanks for trying. Still wish I could have paid you. PS: Sorry for the carnation my brother sent " The flower still found its way into the trashcan right away, however, the warning was very helpful.
There had been only one other flower she received, and it was that horribly tacky red color that stood for "love." The "love" thing was overrated, and always had been. She glanced over the card, and instantly knew it was a retarded attempt at a joke. Secret Admirer. Yeah right, like she'd have one of those! The message also had been a joke and a blatant sexual innuendo. "BABE, WANT TO TAKE A RIDE ON MY MOTOR CYCLE?" Since Marlo had warned her, Ellie knew it was the dipsh*t brother. Both the flower and the card were tossed in the trashcan.
She had thought the whole ordeal was over. Valentine's Day was on a Sunday. She could relax and let the day pass away without a care.
Boy, was Ellie wrong!
Midday, Zuniga popped by her house, peeking into her garage while she worked. This was not the sort of day you could just study on when trying to avoid the holiday. Ellie needed something stronger, so she had decided to work on the Vortex once more. The boy announced himself with a humored laugh and calling out "Yo!" He slide into the garage, very familiar with the mess, and instantly seemed to drift over to the girl's motorcycle.
"I can't wait til you get your license," he mused before telling her "I just saw the funniest thing down at City Hall! You have to see it before they take it down."
The girl quirked a brow and nearly glared at her friend.
"Oh come on! I promise, it's damned hilarious!"
Grudgingly, Ellie stood up, wiped off her face a bit, and walked down to City Hall with her friend. They spoke about her current work on her car, the Spectrum, and most importantly, the motorcycle license test she was soon going to take. By the time they arrived to City Hall, the blonde had nearly forgotten about the holiday.
Until she saw the sign.
"To: ALL MY LADIES, (especially, Europa, Iris, Nemesis, Kunzite, and Alkaid. I'll be making personal visits when I can)
From: YOUR NIGHTLY LOVER, CASTOR, SENSHI OF HAIL
CALL ME. (Non-Senshi ladies, just scream and I will save you. You can reward me after. ;D*)
*men don't need saving, you're a bunch of pussies if you do "
Zuniga was laughing his a** off at this point. "Isn't it great! Some loser Sailor boy tryin' to hit on a bunch'a girls like some loser high school kid. There were carnations too, but the officials took them away earlier for evidence."
Ellie was not laughing. She had a sour look on her face. "It's lame. And it's stupid. You could'a just told me and saved me the walk!"
The tan skinned boy paused from his laughing and patted his bro on the shoulder heartily. "Chica, you wouldn't have believed me if you hadn't seen it with your own eyes!"
Ellie turned around and snorted, starting to walk back home again. "Trust me, I probably would have believed ya!" She left Zuniga behind, and all the way home, there were echoes in her mind of how god damned stupid Castor was.
Valentine's Day was stupid. The end.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:11 pm
Heavy Donations (Ellie + Benji)Word Count:
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Somehow Benji volunteers himself to assist Ellie with moving some car part donations from the front of the school to the Auto Shop classroom.
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Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:10 pm
Reminiscing with Motorbikes (Ellie + Damon)Word Count: 1,827
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In which Ellie encounters a familiar face and a pretty decent motorcycle.
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Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:51 pm
Breakfast for Dinner (Ellie + Sheldon)Word Count: 2,707
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Leave it to Ellie to opt to eat in a smoker's section just to avoid the crowd inside of Denny's. Also leave it to her to join a stranger for the meal.
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Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 2:21 am
Bait, Hook, Line, and Sinker (Ellie + Robin)Word Count: 2,332
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After receiving a prank note, Ellie goes to investigate to find Robin waiting on the other end.
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:45 pm
Something tells me that... (Iris + Torbernite + Serandite + Iya)Word Count: 1,526
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A routine patrol turns into a rather crazy night with encounters with two Negaverse agents, an alien girl and an over-sized dust-bunny!
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Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:47 pm
A bird in the hand (Ellie + Barnaby)Word Count: 2,160
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In which Ellie encounters Barnaby and Minnie Mouse, the dog.
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Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:31 pm
Stupid Phone (Ellie Spectre)Word Count: 494 This phone was stupid, ugly, tacky, and so impractical!
Luna, Astraea, or whatever she went by these days, had tried to make these phones sound like wonderful tools. She had been upselling, as her dad would call it. Ellie Spectre's dad did this all the time. It was something he had to do, since he worked at a used car lot. Ignore those dents and dings on the outside, let's talk about the excellent mileage on the vehicle. Luna would have made an excellent car salesman. If only she could be less of a b*tch. The blonde blamed the b*tchiness on the fact that Lunastraea was in fact a cat.
Cats were horribly obnoxious creatures. There was no way anybody could convince Ellie otherwise. Why couldn't her boss be a dog?! That would have been so much sweeter than this horrible cosmic joke of cats being in charge.
For a moment, Ellie glanced up from the DMV pamphlet she was studying on her bed and looked at the eyesore residing on her desk. Yes, she had a desk, but it wasn't comfortable to sit at. Her yellow eyes narrowed slightly. Yup, the phone was still gay looking. There was a little guilty pleasure in the fact her phone was rainbow colored. Very guilty pleasure. It was one of the few girly aspects of herself she could never fully kick out of her life. She had TRIED so many times, but still, to this day, she wore a rainbow headband, her motorcycle still had that unique paint job, and now she had a rainbow phone.
"Stupid phone..." she grumbled as she went back to studying. So far, it had been completely useless and just another waste of space. Of course, Ellie was not exactly about to admit to herself it was probably because she was such a solo act as Sailor Iris that she was not getting any calls.
Like she'd want to talk to any of them anyways! She only knew a few of the male scouts, and when one was Castor, you avoided him like the plague. Maybe one of these days she should harass Sailor Quasar again, or Atlas or Thuban. Definitely not Castor.
The girls, however, she would avoid altogether, with the exception of Sailor Metis. She had promised to help the kid learn how to fight. Ellie Spectre, and likewise, Sailor Iris, did not break promises. Hopefully this girl wouldn't prove to be a complete pansy-a**. Ellie's personal bias was already starting to cloud her judgment of the Senshi of Third Sight. Labels such as "weakling" and "runt" were starting to attach themselves to her name.
"...God damn it, I need to concentrate!" she suddenly scolded herself. Once more, her eyes glanced to the phone, which just sat there as a silent reminder of who she really was.
And the tomboy did not like it one bit.
She grumbled out one last time before setting back to work. "Stupid phone!"
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