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Post by Sharkbait on Jul 17, 2007 20:46:03 GMT -5
Todd nods to Chaosti. "This is Karla," he says, insistent to be away from the conversation he had finally decoded. Logan turns to Autumn. "You told her to say that didn't you." "I may have suggested it," she retorts. "And what was that about you knowing the answers to the questions in question?" "Well, since I don't know the exact questions, how can I know if I know the answer?" Derek puts his face in his hand, but moves closer to Janelle to try to get her away from the topic at hand, but knowing it won't work.
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Post by starcrossed on Jul 17, 2007 20:52:43 GMT -5
Janelle finally notices Karla there and nods at her, saying, "I'm Janelle." Then, standing her ground, she turns her attention back to the boyos, grins, and says, "Forget you guys, maybe I'll just ask Autumn." Chaosti looks up at the sky as though judging whether or not he'd be able to fly away before Janelle thought to stupefy him, and mutters, "Why can't she ever decide to jump off a tower at a time like this?"
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Post by Sharkbait on Jul 17, 2007 21:02:27 GMT -5
Autumn turns her smile to Chaosti. "Because then she'd just fly back up and then it wouldn't matter anyway. And, really Janelle, I'm sure the boyos can give you much better answers than I'd ever be able to." Derek gapes at Autumn. You're encouraging this? he asks, flabbergasted. Trying not to laugh out loud at his incredulity, she coughs. Really, I would have thought you'd figured it out by now. Girls stick together on this kind of thing. We'll come to a compromise soon enough once I convince Chaosti. But, since I'm fairly responsible for her, I'll only make him consent to answering one or two, rather than giving her the full story. Derek is now letting his jaw hang loose, not caring what the rest of the crowd is thinking. Logan sees his little brother's face. "What did you tell him?" he asks. Autumn just shrugs.
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Post by starcrossed on Jul 19, 2007 21:12:01 GMT -5
Chaosti sighs, then tries to direct the conversation elsewhere again, turning to Karla and holding out his hand to shake. "I'm Chaosti." Karla extends her hand and shakes his, replying, "Nice to meet you." Finally feeling pity for the poor boys, Layali joins Chaosti's efforts and says, "And I'm Layali. Welcome to ADSGMP." "Thank you," Karla says with a tentative smile.
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Post by Sharkbait on Jul 19, 2007 21:16:45 GMT -5
Autumn nudges Logan and he grudgingly turns to Karla. "Logan Willmington." Autumn rolls her eyes as he gives no other attempt to be polite. Derek, on the other hand, smilese at the new girl. "I'm Derek. Sorry about my older brother. He can be a jerk." Logan scowls at Derek. Autumn laughs. "Oh, calm down, Linus. Give Rerun a break." "Give the nicknames a break, Lucy," both boys retort. "I guess he can be taught," Todd says with a laugh.
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Post by starcrossed on Jul 20, 2007 15:38:25 GMT -5
Karla gives her unsure-but-game smile, not getting the inside jokes, and says simply, "Nice to meet you all."
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Post by Sharkbait on Jul 20, 2007 15:41:34 GMT -5
Todd looks at Karla. "Don't worry, I'll explain it all later." "You know her?" Logan asks. "What happened to being from another realm?" Logan looks at Todd suspiciously. "She's not your girlfriend, right?"
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Post by starcrossed on Jul 20, 2007 19:04:22 GMT -5
Karla's eyes widened, then she giggled and said, "Noooo, hardly. He's sort of my self-appointed overprotective bully of a brother."
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Post by Sharkbait on Jul 22, 2007 14:05:08 GMT -5
"And proud of it," Todd says. Derek sighs. "There's a lot of overprotective brothers around here..." Logan glares at his little brother.
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Post by starcrossed on Jul 23, 2007 18:36:37 GMT -5
Janelle grins at Karla and says, "We'll get along. I share your sentiments about being the little sister victim of a pain-in-the-ass adopted brother." Chaosti huffs and says, "But just think where you'd be without me." Janelle blinks at him, then says slowly, "..Not annoyed?"
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Post by Sharkbait on Jul 23, 2007 18:38:38 GMT -5
"Aw, don't say that, Janelle. He's really not that bad once you get to know him," Autumn says with a smile. "If by 'getting to know him' you mean eating off his face at every possible moment, we'd rather not get to know him," Derek mutters.
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Post by starcrossed on Jul 23, 2007 21:40:17 GMT -5
Janelle snickers at Derek's comment, then turns to Karla and asks, "So what house are you in?" "Air." "Great, me too! So are Layali, Autumn, and Todd. Chaosti, Logan, and Julianna are in Fire - but you haven't met Julianna yet. She's sort of my adopted mum, and a lot nicer than most people think.."
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Post by Sharkbait on Jul 23, 2007 21:45:43 GMT -5
Autumn laughs. "I'm only not voicing my opinion on account of Janelle," she adds. Derek glares at her. "We all know you hate Julianna." Todd thinks then nods as Logan shrugs his agreement. "Fine, then. Take Rerun's side." "Will you stop calling me by the name of a kid who spent his entire cartoon career riding on the baby seat of his mother's bicycle?" Derek says, exasperated. Autumn taps his cheek with her palm. "At least he was cute. I could have gone with Pigpen."
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Post by starcrossed on Jul 25, 2007 20:48:49 GMT -5
Janelle smiles sheepishly at Karla and says in explanation, "Julianna can be a bit.. vocal with her opinions."
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Post by Sharkbait on Jul 25, 2007 20:51:11 GMT -5
"A bit? She threatened to kill my boyfriend! You think I'm not gonna hate her?" Autumn says, forgetting to keep her opinions to herself. Logan sighs and looks to Chaosti for help. Derek puts a hand on Janelle's shoulder, trying to reassure her that this was just Autumn overreacting.
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Post by starcrossed on Jul 28, 2007 17:48:59 GMT -5
"Not like she would have been able to anyway," Chaosti assured Autumn. Janelle remained silent, not looking nearly as certain as Chaosti on the matter.
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Post by Sharkbait on Jul 28, 2007 17:53:25 GMT -5
Autumn smiles at Chaosti. "Thanks." Derek squeezes Janelle's shoulder. "They'd work it out before they fought," he whispers to her.
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Post by starcrossed on Jul 28, 2007 18:05:06 GMT -5
Chaosti slips an arm around Autumn's waist, tugging her to his side, and says with a grin, "No problem." Janelle frowns and whispers back, "I hope so. Because if it came down to it.. Chaosti's good. And a dragon. But Julianna.. She's better. And she's more lioness - more Regina - than she would ever admit."
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Post by Sharkbait on Jul 28, 2007 18:09:08 GMT -5
Autumn leans into Chaosti's chest and grins up at him. Derek nods. "But, as long as you're there, they won't do anything to upset you."
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Post by starcrossed on Jul 28, 2007 18:53:16 GMT -5
Janelle nods and says, "Yeah.. I hope so." After a moment's silence, Karla asks brightly, "So, what does one do around here to break tension?"
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