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 Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:39 pm
Her turn to squint. "It was cooling off in the evening," she argued, poking Candace's wrist. "I promise I won't tell anyone! Really!"
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Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:41 pm
"Mm..fine. What else did you learn about me, little miss spy?"
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Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:50 pm
Score!
"Let's see . . ." She forced herself to sip more of the coffee before setting the mug down to count things off. "I saw you make a face at Dr. H, I heard you saying something about a promise and not eating and telling someone you did--" (these were easy to list, you see, because she had literally listed them in her journal)
Pause.
"I-It was cute and I didn't stay after that!" Stormy added quickly.
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Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 8:04 pm
A face...oh. Right. That. Candace said nothing on the topic of H. She was very okay with keeping Stormy in the dark about that. Not eating--oh! "I lost my appetite is all, it's not a big deal. I ate a big breakfast to make up for it. That someone was Dakota, I've been spending more time with him lately.."
Stormy mentioned lingerie and Candace stared. She was quiet for a few seconds before she burst out laughing. Oh god! She'd seen that? Ahaha! That was priceless! Oh s**t! "Thanks! Pfftahaa! Oh god. Yeah, I've got a lot of that. Sorry if that bothered you, that's what you get for spying on me~."
Candace sighed deeply, relaxing and giving Stormy a warm smile. "Good job, though. Impressive. Sorry I didn't give you anything more interesting~."
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Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 8:16 pm
"Nonono it wasn't bad or anything, I liked it, but I mean I wasn't like staring, just gazing, cause you know you gaze and stuff if you're trying to figure out what it looks like, and you have this robe on, and I figured oh God maybe it's for someone else yeah it's gotta be Dakota like you said cause your Twitter picture has him but it was pretty and I didn't mean to spy on that part honest!"
Breathing. Breathing.
She rubbed at her cheek self-consciously. This was not how she had envisioned the training report to go. "Thanks," she said with a sheepish smile. "I didn't want to give up like I said, and I wanted to make you proud, you know? But, um . . ." Her smile fell a little. "I also remember seeing you sad? It looked like your mascara was running . . ."
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Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 8:31 pm
Oh she was just too precious. This was the cutest thing ever. "Yes, Dakota is my boyfriend. And don't worry, it's fine. I find it pretty funny, actually! If I was bothered by it I wouldn't be walking around outside of my bedroom dressed that way." That certainly brightened her day.
Candace was flattered that Stormy wanted her to be proud of her. Had she been told a year ago she'd be this attached to the Mists she would have laughed and said it was impossible something like that could happen. But when Stormy mentioned seeing her sad she tensed. Right. Stormy had seen something she didn't like anyone seeing...
Right.
How to recover...
"Don't worry about it~." She finally forced out lamely, giving Stormy an assuring smile. "I'm fine. Promise."
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Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 8:42 pm
"R-Right, no, yeah . . . yeah." Stormy envied her confidence in doing so; she still couldn't go below a swimsuit and shorts as far as revealing went, and that was when actually going to the beach (let alone in the dorms).
She gave Candace an earnest look. "Maybe you are, but I'll worry about it anyway," Stormy told her, "because you don't ever cry." This was the woman she had observed gruesomely dying, coming back, and then punching someone as a reaction, after all. "I won't tell anyone, promise!"
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Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 8:51 pm
Because you don't ever cry.
Candace looked surprised by that. It was the image she wanted to project, yes. This strong woman who wouldn't be broken by anything, allowing herself to be vulnerable only behind closed doors where no one could see her break down. It did get tiring, it was sometimes rather stressful when sometimes Candace wanted to cry and mourn like everyone else, but she never allowed herself to.
Things wouldn't get done otherwise.
Her smile fell for a moment before she forced it back onto her face. "Thank you, Stormy," Candace said with a surprisingly soft voice, the most grateful look on her face. "It's not something I like anyone to see, I promise there's nothing to worry about. But if word got around that I'm human I might get voted off the island~!" Candace gasped dramatically and put a hand to her mouth. It was a joke, she was trying to get the subject away from Stormy's concerns.
She was the trainer, Stormy was the trainee. It was Candace who should be caring for her.
"Okay. So! You tailed me, what else have you done? I need to start getting on your asses or else Aria will have my hide."
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Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 9:16 pm
She cocked her head a bit, naturally wanting to push the subject when Candace kept eluding her . . . But it was obvious with the gathered evidence that this wasn't just personal, but also something that spanned longer than she initially thought. Hmm.
Maybe she'd get to find out later.
For now, she returned Candace's smile and chuckled a bit at the joke. "I tailed a new moon guy before you," she replied. "Wanted to make sure he looked okayish since Nevada mentioned making friends, and, uh--" Stormy glanced about, then leaned forward and added in a lower voice, "--I've kinda been watching out for her since the thing with Excalibur and stuff. Ms. C, she's completely forgotten about Roland!" Maybe Nevada would disapprove of her telling Candace, but it really did worry the girl.
"So I've been keeping track of the boys she meets just in case," she continued at a normal tone, sitting up and losing the frown for a more proud look. "The guy never even saw me!"
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Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 1:02 pm
A new Moon? Candace listened attentively as Stormy explained her reasons for following him, raising a brow at the mention of Nevada. So Nevada had an interest in this boy? But she completely forgot about the new boy when told Nevada just..didn't remember Roland. "Completely? She doesn't even know him in passing?" That was..strange. Though was it really? Rep seemed to forget pretty much everything, Harrison was acting strangely, and twitter seemed to be filled with people discussing forgotten memories. It made Candace glad she had not experienced any of this. "Good girl, Stormy. I'm impressed! Do you have plans to do this with anyone else? Since you're apparently pretty good at it~." And she was really happy to hear someone was doing the training she'd asked of them. One less Mist to get on the a** of.
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Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 2:09 pm
I-Impressed? Stormy preened at the praise, perking up with a hopeful look. "You are?" emotion_kirakira "I'm so glad, Ms. C! I, uh, I wanted to keep doing your training stuff since...no portals and no training courses and all...I wanted to stay sharp!" And, you know, continue to prove herself a capable Mist and all that.
"I don't have a set plan for what's next," she admitted, sniffing her coffee to see if she'd keep trying to chug it--nnnnope, she was just going to set that sucker back down. "I mean, maybe, maybe when I think I'm ready I could try tailing Ms. Aria or Mr. Lance...But that's not for a while, if ever." Stormy mused a bit more before a thought crossed her mind. "Oh! Uh, Ms. C, were you thinking about doing those lockpick sessions while we're on lockdown?" Stormy asked curiously. "Or maybe something fun like--like an obstacle course!"
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 8:47 pm
Candace chuckled. Stormy was so adorable, in some ways she reminded her of Molly. "Well, thank you for that. I appreciate it, Stormy. Soon I'll just gather all of you together for group training." She just had to figure out what to do now since her plan was a bit...hindered with things being as they were right now. Ohhh, she wanted to tail Aria? Candace grinned. "I wish you the best of luck. Start with Lance and then he might be able to give you tips on Aria, he knows her pretty well. I tried doing this with her once and she caught me, so you have to be absolutely perfect. But I think if you practice, you can do it."Ah, the lockpicking. Yes, she needed to do that. Candace nodded. "Yeah, I'm going to do that. I was thinking of doing an obstacle course, too. We'll see what I can scrounge up." Candace shrugged, giving Stormy a smile after and reaching out to playfully tap her nose. "Just don't tell anyone anything you saw me do, 'kay? While I'm okay with being followed, I don't exactly like to spread around my personal life without being in control of the spreading. It's gotten me in trouble in the past."
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Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 1:20 pm
Talk to Lance and practice! Got it! Although if not even Candace had managed . . . Gulp.
"Nononono, I won't say a word!" Stormy said hastily, her nose wrinkling at the tap. "I-I'd never, Miss C, that's the worst sort of betrayal . . ." The very thought! While she would spill things for the sake of safety (like Roland's venture into the Haunted House), the rest she kept close to the vest. It made for a lot of build up over time, but nothing could parallel the feeling of being a sort of confidant to someone--even if in this case Candace hadn't willingly given up the information.
Hands clasped, she bowed a little. "Please let me know if you want help setting up or something! I know I'm still a trainee, but I wanna lend a hand." Anything to fill up her schedule and feel useful.
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