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 Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 7:42 pm
Karen was starting to see a pattern here. Yep, totally a pattern with Teddy right now.
"Y'know Teddy, it really is all about confidence. Most people don't really have it. But they fake it well enough that they start to believe it. That's what you need to do, fake it, then make it real." She was going to have him watch some romance movies to help him learn what all the men do in those movies. They were actors pretending to be confident lovers, or in his young age 'dater'... This would work on Teddy she knew it.
She was just about to make this suggestion to him when he started wiggling out about Billy being here.
"Stay calm." Karen demanded strongly. She was in superhero mode now! Protect the innocent! Where is she?!
Teddy was in such a panic that Karen instantly turned her numerous Supervisions at the door, x-ray, thermal, microscopic. But no woman entered the door. Just some twerpy boy. Then it hit her... OMG!
"Uhh Teddy...? Is "Billy" your "girlfriend"..." She finger quoted complete with a concerned tone of voice. " All in your head..?" She wasn't being judgmental, but this was just too weird. When he started flailing she thought he was having a seizure and was just about to pounce on him, when the boy came to the table and an introduction was made.
Karen sits back down quickly, looking wide eyed at Billy for a moment, he may have felt her staring, but she was really just giving him a swift x-ray. Oh yes, male, indeed.
*Ahem*
"Hi. Yes, I'm Karen. What a surprise to see you, Billy." Karen had gotten over her surprise very quickly, clearing her throat once again.
"We were just talking about the dance over milkshakes. Because milkshakes brings all the boys to the yard." And THAT's what you get when you let her big-green-roommate, Jen. choose your workout songs for you. Ugh! She didn't usually have that filter between her brain and mouth but that was weird, even for her. It wasn't like Billy was made from a lil ball of magic or anything... So this was just a slip of the tongue.
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Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 1:04 pm
Billy arched an eyebrow and stared at Karen for a second or two, caught off guard by her rather unique way of saying "hi", but it was enough to bring a sincere, genuine smile to his face and he raised his hand and gave it a wave.
"Hi." He said. "I think we met. You're a friend of Powell's too, right? We met in the cafeteria once, when Teddy and I first started hanging out. I thought you were flirting with him. You thought I was staring at your chest."
He chuckled and pointed the 'gun'.
"Nice to see ya again!"
Zinda wandered over to the booth and tapped her painted nail on the table in front of Billy.
"What'll you have, soldier?"
Billy looked up at her and answered her, "Could I just get the caramel crunch milkshake? A large?"
"You got it sweet pea." Zinda aid and sauntered back behind the counter. Billy turned to look at Teddy and silently mouthed "Sweet pea?"
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Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 6:07 pm
Teddy slid over in his seat, a nervous smile on his face. It was almost as if he were smiling too hard. He patted the seat next to him and waited for Billy to take a seat.
Karen was acting incredibly strange, and he wondered if it was because she had realized that Billy was a boy, and that meant he was gay. Maybe she had a crush on one of them and now realized that it wasn't going to work now - she didn't have a chance.
Teddy was thrown by the "gun" because he didn't know people still used that.
'It's a term of endearment honey bunches," Teddy joked in regards the look that Billy shot him.
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Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:07 pm
Karen frowned trying to remember this time Billy mentioned, he must have gotten his stories confused. "Me flirting with The Dweeb?! Ha!" She laughed. "Oh nonono. That never happened. And you probably were staring at my chest. It's not ok. But most young boys do it. It's still not ok. But i'll let it slide since you're a friend of Teddy's" She wasn't too upset since she didn't remember this time.
Something told her he may be a little gay... Maybe even with Teddy... Damn it. Achilles, then Teddy and now Billy. The good ones are always taken... Or gay!! She thought to herself.
She smiled anyways, Well it was time to prove the Dweeb wrong! And while he was playing 'My fair Lady' with Mini-me-super-clone, it was time to get Teddy back on the playing field!
"So Billy you heard about the dance?" She smiled taking a big sip out of her milkshake. It was almost gone she'd have to get another one.
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Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:16 pm
Chris Powell *The door flew open and Linda was yanked inside before she could change her mind.* Hello, Linda. Welcome to your first lesson! We got you some outfits to try on and we'll start working on your slang too! *Chris placed Linda in the middle of the room and began to slowly circle her.* Now, you'll need to compliment other girls even if you don't mean it. And it can't be "You look very nice today." That's not cool. So...repeat after me... *Chris cleared his throat.* *It hurt his brain to even say that but Chris had heard Kori say something like it once.* Somehow she was starting to get the feeling this would not work to her benefit in anyway. But it was too late to back out now. She gave a woeful sigh "Why would I need to compliment someone if I didn't mean it? Wouldn't that be a lie?" She frowned a bit at the sentence he asked her to repeat. "That skirt and those boots are totally the cutes." "I am sure that it is an improper use of a sentence." She looked at the clothes. Perhaps not all bad..? "These are nice, have you gone shopping?"
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Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:31 pm
*Ugh! Linda's delivery was stiff and sounded awful. They could work on slang later. Dancing would be more important and he thought she would new plenty of practice.*
Borrowed. So, let's forget the slang for now. We should concentrate on dancing. Specifically, slow dancing. I need to evaluate how you do so....
*Chris grabbed Querl and pushed him at Linda.*
Here...dance with the brainiac. Let me put something on...
*He loaded up the iPod full of mushy love songs that Cassie gave him for Christmas and set it to random. "Endless Love" started up, pumping the mushiness out through a pair of tiny speakers.*
Ok...dance...
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Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 10:53 pm
Cassie looked at her phone and saw Danielle's text and started to text back."WTF? WHY WAS HE IN YOUR CLOSET? YOU DIDN'T LET HIM NEAR ANY PANNIES... RIGHT?" Cassie knew she shouldn't think too much about Chris inside another woman's closet or it might make her insane with jealousy... Then again it was Dani and she knew her bff would never totally betray her like that. In any case Cassie went into her room and started to change as shopping sounded like a welcomed distraction, especially since lately she couldn't help but think about Achilles leaving for Troy... marching off to his doom. A huge part of her thought about asking their father to allow her to go back with him, not that she would tell Chris anything about it. Cassie just couldn't stand the thought of her big brother dying alone in the battlefields of Troy all thanks to that whiny little brat Paris.
She shook off such thoughts as she took a quick shower and then put on some clothes, make-up, and body spray. Cassie felt in many ways like she had been avoiding her friends lately and the guilt weighed heavy on her conscious. It's not that she didn't care, it was more as though she needed time to think.. Cassie never knew she had any siblings growing... she always felt alone, but now she didn't. Now she had family, awesome friends, a super sweet boyfriend, and the greatest big brother anyone could ever ask for. The thought of any one of them going away saddened her deeply, despite her best efforts to hide it.
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:08 pm
The dance? That was right. The dance was coming up, and who was he going with? He wondered if Billy had found a date.
And since he was on this train of thought, who was he going to go with?
Wallace and Hartley would probably eschew the whole ordeal. Chris would go with Cassie. Wally with any girl he chose.
Teddy glanced across the table at Karen. ...maybe?
Then he looked at Billy. ....maybe?
Or maybe he'd just go stag.
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 10:27 am
Placing the clothes down, Linda assumed that slow dancing was to dance slowly. What Queral had to do with it she was baffled a bit about, but then this project was to attract the males attention. So one must dance slowly to do so.
She took a step, and shook out her hands, then the rest of her self down to her toes. Then the dancing began... only worse.
Linda's dancing was not with Queral. She just danced slowly along the music, more so near him, and facing sideways to him. Her hands were clenched into fists and she would just step to the right and left, while moving her hands up and down. The rest of her was sort of stiff and uncomfortable. But not without some enthusiasm since at the end she did a little jump and gave a "Taadaa" Motion with her hands.
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:20 am
After dance class and a quick shower, she looked at the text from Cassie and ran all the way to her dorm and hugged her friend! "Cassie!" She smiled and laughed, happy to see her. And the closet raid was a bit funny too. "Well. I don't think Chris was intersted in pannies... " She glanced at her own pannie drawr, wondering if she missed what they were really after. But seeing Nothing missing. She was more sure Chris was just helping Brainy. "Nope everything looks ok in my pannies, you?" She asked, waiting for the answer. "Actually I'm pretty sure, Chris was just helping Queral out with some issues he has. The poor kid's been through alot and well, I think he maybe having an identity crisis. As in gender Identity... But he's still a young teen, and learning about himself... So a few dresses and shirts don't matter since it for a friend." She shrugs. "Besides it gives me an excuse to go shopping and hang out with you. And I still need a dress that's going to get some attention for the dance coming up." She didn't want to bring it up, but she was feeling lonely. When everyone around her was dating or had boy and girl friends. He felt a little left out. Going to the dance will make her feel better. "You're going to the dance with Chris right? I mean I know you're his girl friend but it's still nice to be asked."
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:37 am
Cassie smiled as Danielle hugged her and by instinct she hugged her back." Chris knows if he goes through my pannies without my permission I'll take him out.." Dani then began to talk a bit about Querl to which Cassie just nodded, knowing that it was in Chris's nature to try and help everyone. Then as usual her best friend started talking about shopping and the dance.
" This school has way to many dances... and something always seems to go wrong... and 'no' Chris hasn't asked me. Sometimes I think he just assumes things, it's sooooo annoying. I mostly want to go shopping to get my mind off of things." Cassie looked a little distant..." I love Chris but these days I need a little space from him you know? So, I'm not going to the dance... I'm going to train. Achilles is going back to Troy at the end of the year and I'm thinking about asking our father if I can go with him." The young blonde cheerleader walked into the mall which, thankfully, wasn't too busy. She stopped at a nearby ice cream vendor and purchased some strawberry ice cream and offered for Danielle to share the frozen treat with her. Cassie liked being with Dani simply because she could always talk to her about things which she felt Chris would over react to.
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:27 pm
"This the dances are like a celebration that the school survived a few more months. And Cassie, you can't leave me there dateless. I'll have to find some to take with me. But if I don't I'll need someone to talk to. Please say you'll come?" Dani spooned in some ice cream to her mouth. Guess Cassie did have a lot on her mind. She was still worried about her brother and their friend. Thankfully they had some time to find a way around it all. And this dance seemed so small compared to all of that. But she refused to stop living her life just because some god was messing with history. "We will find a way to save Achilles, Cassie. I know we will. But time travel is tricky. Isn't that was Querl is saying all the time? Look," She said calmly not trying to upset her friend. "For now. Just say you'll go to the dance? What's one day? C'mon. You'll need some time off from all that work. You have the body of a goddess and I say we find a dress to show it off!" She gave a wink and smiled at her.
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:38 pm
Linda Lang Placing the clothes down, Linda assumed that slow dancing was to dance slowly. What Queral had to do with it she was baffled a bit about, but then this project was to attract the males attention. So one must dance slowly to do so.
She took a step, and shook out her hands, then the rest of her self down to her toes. Then the dancing began... only worse.
Linda's dancing was not with Queral. She just danced slowly along the music, more so near him, and facing sideways to him. Her hands were clenched into fists and she would just step to the right and left, while moving her hands up and down. The rest of her was sort of stiff and uncomfortable. But not without some enthusiasm since at the end she did a little jump and gave a "Taadaa" Motion with her hands. *Chris's jaw dropped. Oh lord...they'd have to start from scratch.* Whoa, whoa, whoa...stop the clock. *He stepped over and shoved Querl into Linda's arms. He started placing hands in the proper places.* Here. This goes here and here. And that goes there...no...the guy usually is supposed to lead, Linda. *Chris finished the setting the two up, totally oblivious to any discomfort. He set them to dancing again.* Better. *Suddenly, the lights went out but the music kept playing. Chris's iPod worked on battery power. Yells erupted from the hallway and Bobby Drake bellowed something about the breaker box.* Keep practicing, I'll go see what is going on. Remember...smooth motions. *Chris opened the door.* Oh, and remember...friends can listen to 'Endless Love' in the dark. *He shut the door behind him.*
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:41 pm
Cassie shook her head briefly while shoveling a spoonful of ice cream in her mouth."History shouldn't be changed whole mucking up time could end up in something similar to a horrible rewrite of the universe... and no one wants that. I just ... I just wanna be there for him. The thought of Achilles dying alone with no one there by his side is just too sad for me to bear." Dani then continued trying to convince Cassie that she should go to the dance. But the amazon just wasn't feeling up for it... never mind the fact that she wasn't the best dancer in the world, unlike Danielle who was a totally awesome dancer. Besides it's not like Chris wanted to go... or maybe he was just expecting her to tag along no matter what without even asking her. That completely pissed her off." As for the dance Chris didn't ask me and I hate it when he just assumes things. So ... yeah I'm dateless for it. There's no reason for me to attend. Besides training is far more fun and Artemis has already gotten on my case about falling behind on my training."
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 4:44 pm
This was all so sad. She wanted to be there for him. It was understandable. but would she really... REALLY be able to stand there and watch it all happen? Dani knew Cassie, she was a warrior even before she got her goddess powers. She was going to a battlefield, no one could ever prepare or train enough for that. "Cassie...I-I--" She gulped she wanted to tell her there was nothing she could do for him.. but no. As the balance between light and dark and life and death, she knew way too much about this kinda thing then she'd like to. She wrapped her arms around her friend, and gave her a hug, holding her close. Her brother was going to die, she was going to watch it happen and there was nothing she could do about it. Or Something worse would happen. What If Cassie jumped in the way and got hurt.. or worse! Killed! What if she became enraged and killed the Trojans? What if -- Dani didn't want to think about it. That would mess anyone up. But for now... "Cassie..." She let go of her friend and looked her in the eyes, and holding her hands. She looked at her as if she'd never see her again. But she pushed those thoughts out of her head. This was time for fun. Not sadness. "Let's go try on some dresses. I'm going to buy and extra one just in case you change your mind. Or If Chris asks you out." ... "Or someone else asks you ..." Someone like me... Dani wanted to say those words but couldn't. That would be wrong and hurt and betray Chris. But knowing that Cassie's secret, and knowing what she would go through... Dani was feeling a little selfish. Was it wrong to want her for herself? Even for just one night only? Dani just laughed at herself. Once again she'd hide her feelings in a safe place, the 'Friend Zone' and keep looking for someone she could spend the night with. Dani just kept talking aout the dance, and possble people she should ask. "What do you think about Ian Nottingham? Sarah hate's his foster dad for some reason... but I think he's kinda cute. Kinda like the walk on the dark side. But after Scandal..." She droned on. "Then their's Alana Jobson, fire-red hair, she's no goddess, but lets face it who ever asks her really hit the Jackpot."
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