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Kitty the Ninja Pikachu Captain
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Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 3:52 pm
✿ Consuela Luz Maria Rodriguez ✿ The Rebellious Sophomore The Mexican was a bit annoyed that she lost. it's part of being Spanish, they just hated to lose because it hurts their pride. When her brother mentions bankrupting her, she simply shrugged, she didn't mind, besides, she can always get a part-time job to get a few bucks. "Don't worry about it, save that for when we eat."
With a smile on her face, she took a seat on the racing game machine "You sure know a lot about cars, ese. You don't see too many new cars where I'm from unless you're a rich person." she said as she was selecting her car "You pick out the track way. They have all kinds from all over the world." she said as she moved the wheel. Estados Unidos Mexicanos United Mexican States Spanish >> English {Out Of Mexico City: that so? xD}
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Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 4:53 pm
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ Landon grinned as he turned through the different tracks. "Near Hollywood, there's always someone with a Ferrari in town," he commented. "Or a Lamborghini; or a Maserati; or even a Fisker or a Lotus. I think I've even seen a Tesla somewhere in NorCal once. 'Course, we've got our woods and farms as well." The state's grin broadened evilly as he found what he sought: The Nürburgring, the single most difficult track to run. Even he couldn't drive through the entire thing without at least one crash; Mexico, with her far inferior skills, was dead in the seat. "Hold onto your hat, Maria; you're in for a real ride!"
As he expected, Maria lost handily, but Landon crashed more than a couple times himself also. Their seats were programmed to move in order to simulate every last drift, roll, and crash. Landon certainly enjoyed the jolts he got (excepting, of course, the actual crashes), but his Mexican sister was much worse off. In order to be fair, the state chose a much more sedate track next--this time, based in Imperial County, close to his southern border. In order to give Maria a false security, he cruised along behind her for a solid lap, also letting the AI cars pass him by, and then accelerated to suddenly reclaim second place. This race wasn't over yet, though; they still had another lap to go. ***
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Kitty the Ninja Pikachu Captain
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Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 4:24 pm
✿ Consuela Luz Maria Rodriguez ✿ The Rebellious Sophomore Luz Maria wasn't too familiar with the sport of racing. You can only see tracks in the big cities, while she lived near the villages where it was nice and quiet. "I don't really get why this is considered a sport where you live. All you do is drive around in circles over a hundred times. That sounds boring, mang." she said as she made her selection and began the race.
The girl hung her head down in defeat, she lost the game. However, her little brother was willing to give her another chance by selecting a different course. "You've been driving cars for a long time, haven't you? I saw that fancy vehicle you would drive to the beach. it looks nice, must have taken you a long time to get it, ese." She was a little jealous. She had her own car, but it was one of those old models, plus there were times should couldn't afford gas. Estados Unidos Mexicanos United Mexican States Spanish >> English {Out Of Mexico City:}
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Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 4:42 pm
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ Landon was too engrossed in the race to actually answer any of Maria's questions, though they certainly registered in his mind. After Mexico lost the first round and Landon chose the Imperial County racetrack, he turned to look at her in disbelief. "Racing, not a sport?!? What are you talking about? Sure, you essentially drive around a loop of track for hours on end, but you're doing so with hundreds of other cars around you and you're fighting the clock--and the car! Used to be that half of the cars would crash and burn because the tires blew out or the engines overheated or something." Of course, that statistic was exaggerated, but even Landon didn't know to what extent. Race car driving had been one of the deadliest sports around, with multiple deaths occurring each race, but those deaths had decreased somewhat over the years.
Somewhat more unexpected was that Maria also lost the second race--and after the near entire lap headstart he had given her too! The Californian took it in stride, leaning back against the seat with folded leg and laced, upraised hands. "Yup! Been driving cars practically since they were made," he confirmed airily. "That was probably my Lambo. Sure, it did take a while to get it, but nothing very unmanageable. A few movies--no more than ten, I think--and I had enough money to buy that and more." He smiled wryly. "Of course, I can't actually spend all that money on my own. Most of it, I reinvested into my state, but after a maximum of fifteen movies, I had enough of a nest egg to get a few cars and a nice mansion near Beverly. I don't think you've seen it yet, have you? Hollywood postdates our split. Maybe I could show you around sometime." ***
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★  ||~You wish You were the Golden State~|| Out of San Francisco: Feel free to pick the next track, or change the game. I wonder when we'll actually get to the confessional part?
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Kitty the Ninja Pikachu Captain
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Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 5:23 pm
✿ Consuela Luz Maria Rodriguez ✿ The Rebellious Sophomore Well, different places saw certain things as sport. But it's not like you can push them out of the way, you wouldn't want to or you might kill them. Guys sure do love their cars, she's seen it herself whenever she would have to fix them in order to make extra money. "Heh, de verdad? Let me guess, you gave it a name? And it's a she?" she laughed. Guys were weird like that, they would be giving them names and pay more attention to them than their own girlfriends. "That so? Guess it must be nice having a slightly easy life. Oh well, I'll soon have that life, mang." she said as she got up and stretched her arms up "I'll think about it it. Oh, how about we play one more game before we eat? Hmmm..."
She noticed a small basketball game "Let's play that. Now that's a sport, and a Lithuanian favorite, so I heard." Luz Maria was aware that certain countries have favorite sports; Cuba liked baseball, Canada likes hockey, England likes rugby. "Supposedly, this one gives out a lot of tickets. I'm hoping to get a small toy for my dogs. They're growing bored, mang." she said as she inserted a token in the machine. Estados Unidos Mexicanos United Mexican States Spanish >> English {Out Of Mexico City: I was thinking when they leave the arcade and are on their way to eat something}
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Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:58 pm
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ Landon shrugged and smirked. "Nah, I didn't name that Lambo. Live as long as we do, we change cars almost like we change clothes. They just don't last long enough." After a pause, he added, impishly, "If I were to name it, though, I'd name it Maria."
Mexico's next comment made him guffaw. "Ha! You with my life? I doubt it! Even if you made a Hollywood now, it wouldn't have nearly the resources or fame to rival me!" California would have laughed more, but a sudden violent cough seized him. Landon's efforts made him feel as if he were being torn apart, and it took some effort to not double over. When the fit passed, he straightened up. "Man... Now I know how Al must have felt during the Civil War!" he remarked, sounding slightly winded. "Must be due to that petition some venture capitalist sent suggesting that I should be broken into six. Like they can control six of me!" Landon snorted. "They already can't handle one of me, let alone two or six!" In all honesty, though, the prospect of being effectively quartered frightened Landon. If the plan went through, his famous Bay would likely dominate the rest, as would the so-called West California, where his Hollywood was, and the Inland Empire could easily wither away. His was the eighth largest economy in the world now, but could the same be said for a sixth of him? And where would he go? Or would he die and be replaced by six other Californias? If Landon thought about it, it was probably this prospect of death that frightened him most about the petition. DC would probably prevent such a thing from happening, but who knew how persistent his people could be? It was they who helped keep DOMA active for so long...
The Westerner shook off his worrisome thoughts and turned to see Maria holding a basketball and watching him. "Really?" he asked, walking over. "Lithuania loves this sport? And if you needed a toy for your dogs, why not ask me? Or," he added, "did you want to be self-sufficient? Pick up an ox skull; your place is probably littered with them." The joke made him grin, and Landon heaved the ball at the basket. It circled the rim once and promptly fell off, eliciting a frown from the blonde-haired state. ***
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★  ||~You wish You were the Golden State~|| Out of San Francisco: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/02/petition-to-split-california-into-six-states-gets-green-light/
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Kitty the Ninja Pikachu Captain
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Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 4:08 pm
✿ Consuela Luz Maria Rodriguez ✿ The Rebellious Sophomore Californians go cars like they go through clothes? Talk about a waste of money. it's nice to spend some on yourself once in a while, but what about for important things like food or the electric bill? What in the world was Alfred teaching her siblings? it's not like money grows on trees. When Luz Maria heard what Landon would've named his car, she just rolled her eyes. "You ever heard the saying 'no one likes a kiss a**?'" she said.
All right, maybe his life wasn't so easy, but at least he didn't have to work to eat and all that crap she used to do. The Mexican girl gasped as she saw her brother cough, it sounded a bit harsh "Dios mio, you okay? That sounded bad." she hoped he wasn't going through an epidemic or anything serious. That kind of stuff was never good, and she experienced all sorts of epidemics. "You broken into six? Ay, just what we need, more of you." Why would they think that sort of thing? he was fine the way he is. well, if this posed a problem, she will be sure to say something in his defense. Although she doubted it could help, but she had to try, he was family.
It was just like him to shrug off his worried. Well, she might as well play along, for the sake of this, so far, good day. "You didn't know? I guess it's just us countries that knew. And que? You want to be my dog's chew toy?" Well, that sort of stuff he said was unnecessary. her homeland isn't like how they would portray it in movies and cartoons. "I ran out. But I think they'd like your skull." she made a dark joke. Letting him know that his big sister can be wicked when she wanted to be. Once it was her turn, she grabbed a ball and made the shot "Woot! one point! hey, what should we bet this time, ese? I'm willing to give it another shot. As they say, only bet if you know you'll win. And I think I'll win this." Estados Unidos Mexicanos United Mexican States Spanish >> English {Out Of Mexico City: is that a joke? o.o}
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Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 4:31 pm
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ Landon paused to pout at Maria. "How do you know for sure that I was kissing your a**?" he asked. That his Mexican sister would so easily disregard his words depressed him. That hadn't been entirely a joke! ... Right? The more he thought about it, the more uncertain he was.
What better way to stop worrying than with a joke--especially when Maria had given him the perfect opportunity?! When the brunette very sarcastically agreed with the venture capitalist's proposition, Landon smirked and attempted to twirl his basketball on his index finger, failing miserably in the process. "Aw, you don't mean that~" he teased. "That way, you could take one of me home with you since you miss us all so much~!" But as before, any further hint of the idea that he could be quartered up like Africa, Asia, of South America during the height of European imperialism scared him to the core. Today was not the best day to make jokes, it seemed...
California stared, first shocked and afraid, and then indignant, when Mexico joked about feeding his skull to the dogs. At that particular moment, he had been thinking of some of his darker movies, which did not bode well for his overactive imagination. Once he fully realized that Maria had intended that as a joke, he threw the ball into the air and hugged it to him. "Hey! That's not funny!" he griped, glaring at her over the rubber sphere. If Landon had been aiming for angry, his efforts were somewhat foiled by his somewhat childlike, two-handed grip on the ball.
Did Maria seriously want another bet when she had lost the first one so handily? Very well; Landon was game. "Sure, why not?" he asked. "As for the stakes, we can bet..."
Our souls was on the tip of his tongue, but if Maria had already cracked a dark joke, what was to prevent her from taking those two words too far? The Westerner shrugged, attempting to play it off. "Eh, I don't really feel like betting anything too high-stakes. How about: Whoever loses has to cook the other person dinner--not just buy it?"
And unoriginal bet, for sure, but Landon didn't want to invest brainpower in thinking of something better. Sidling back several steps to what he assumed was the two-point line, he threw the ball at the hoop and was gratified to see it go through. "Two points, ha!" ***
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★  ||~You wish You were the Golden State~|| Out of San Francisco: Lool, I exaggerated that. But (foreign) sports cars don't usually last too long because the maintenance costs are so high too.
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Kitty the Ninja Pikachu Captain
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Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 4:56 pm
✿ Consuela Luz Maria Rodriguez ✿ The Rebellious Sophomore Luz Maria simply shrugged at the comment. Maria was a common name where she lives. Maybe he just liked the name, not being a compliment for her. And as much as she would like her siblings back, she couldn't accept a part of them. When divided, it's like their personalities split up, making each piece an individual being. Did he really have to say such a thing? Right as she was trying to accept them leaving.
"It is to me, mang." Of course, he knew she didn't mean it. That'd be quite a mess for her to clean up, plus the smell of blood sickened her. Besides, there were other ways to acquire bones for her dogs to chew on, more humane ways.
Not really the kind of thing he expected to bet, but it was one she can accept since she loved to cook "Okay, you got a deal, ese." However, she was caught by surprise when he made the shot "Hey! I got distracted. Basketball is not really my kind of sport, but I would play it every once in a while after work." she said as she grabbed another ball and made a shot. it hit the rim and managed to go through "I'm in the lead!" Estados Unidos Mexicanos United Mexican States Spanish >> English {Out Of Mexico City: I see xD well, I guess that makes sense.
GAH! I love my new game so far! I'm near the end and I'm sad about that. Would like to see more.}
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Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 10:15 pm
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ Landon huffed. "Whatever you say, sis." Sometimes, Maria could be dead serious about her dark jokes too...
Maria rebounded from her mistake far too quickly and got ahead of him in points. "Not for long!" he called decisively. Backing up a few feet, Landon leaped at the hoop, dunking the ball in. "Scooore!" Newly pumped, he retreated to the imaginary three-point line and threw, and the ball obligingly went through again. On his third try, however, his and Mexico's balls collided with each other over the ring, and neither fell through. ***
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Kitty the Ninja Pikachu Captain
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Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 3:53 pm
✿ Consuela Luz Maria Rodriguez ✿ The Rebellious Sophomore It was a neck on neck match. The both of them were able to score some baskets. it wasn't long until they reached a tie. Just as Luz Maria and Landon were going to throw the final shot, the two balls bounced onto one another and none of them scored. The timer rung, it looked like the game ended in a tie.
"Wow, this is the first time I ever got a tie with anyone. I'm a bit upset I didn't win, but at least I didn't lose, ese." she chuckled as she turned to her little brother "Looks like you had a bit of practice with basketball, just like your hermana. Well, unless you want to play another game. let's go out to eat. Although, I'm not looking forward to paying, mang." she said with a slight huff. She really shouldn't have lost that game. Estados Unidos Mexicanos United Mexican States Spanish >> English {Out Of Mexico City: }
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Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 8:50 pm
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ Landon glared at the timer, but paid it no further heed when Maria spoke. “Laame. I almost had you!” he complained. “You’re lucky that timer went off!” But the notion of free (for him) food shut him up fairly quickly. “Alright! Let’s eat!” he cheered, trotting happily after the older Mexican. “Remember—you can only pick the place, not the food!” ***
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Kitty the Ninja Pikachu Captain
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Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 3:55 pm
✿ Consuela Luz Maria Rodriguez ✿ The Rebellious Sophomore Dang, she was hoping he would've forgotten about her losing the bet. Well, Luz Maria had to grin and bear it, she had to admit she lost "Well, there's only one good restaurant I know. it's not all that pricey and the food is incredible." she said as she held the door open for her brother "Do m a favor and don't go crazy and order something like lobster. Especially since they may not have any." she grabbed her brother's arm and lead him to a place where they can eat. Estados Unidos Mexicanos United Mexican States Spanish >> English {Out Of Mexico City: }
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