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Post by CAITLYN AUBREE SOMMERLOT on Aug 29, 2012 19:04:58 GMT -5
Caitlyn just laughed and shook her head. "Nothing you do surprises me anymore," she said, and it was more or less just... the honest truth. She didn't think there was anything wrong with Nell, not at all. Actually, it was quite the opposite, because the girl was definitely a breath of fresh air. Cait adored her friend. The comment about the two of them being dorks made her smile. "Dorks, probably, but I'd way rather eat gummy bears," she said. It was true! Actually, she was pretty much a goody two shoes too, if it came down to it -- mostly because she just didn't see the appeal of doing anything totally crazy or anything she could get in trouble for. Plus, gummy bears were pretty awesome. "Have you ever had crunchy gummy bears? There's this candy store somewhere that sells them and they're so good." They were even better than regular gummy bears, and gummy anything was just awesome in the first place.
Nell seemed excited at the prospect, and that made her happy. She was pretty excited too, when she thought about it. Any time spent with her friends was a good time, even if she didn't make this kind of time nearly often enough for her own liking. "College life makes regular life so hard," she said, frowning a little, but she was kidding. College was just another part of her life, after all. There were plenty of other reasons why Cait was busy, but a huge chunk of her time really was taken up by classes and, if not, then doing homework -- or whatever similar things there were. "But seriously, we'll figure it out. I'll bring popcorn! Lots and lots of popcorn." She didn't normally like popcorn that much, but movies weren't even complete without them. They enhanced the whole experience. Caitlyn was amused at the reaction to Hondas, but she pretended to understand, nodding sagely. "It's okay, it's okay," she consoled. "Green Apple and his wife can have whatever car you want them to have! Except for a Hummer." She didn't know much about cars, but she knew that the only people who drove Hummers were people who were, er, overcompensating for something.
Considering she had been (obviously) joking about the entire "extensive Spanish education" thing, the idea of actually going to Spain was a worrying one. She could barely speak enough French to get by, and she had grown up in a country where it was mandatory to learn as a second language. Caitlyn's strengths just did not lie in languages at all -- even English was beyond her sometimes. All of this was just a joke, though, so she didn't hesitate in smiling and continuing to play along. "Do I get something for winning? A pie? A date with a hot clown?" These seemed like reasonable prizes for her -- especially the pie... Mm, pumpkin pie. "You sure you weren't watching a cartoon?" she asked, blinking a bit. Were there dogs who could speak? This sounded pretty unlikely, but then again maybe this was what was making the news recently. Caitlyn didn't watch enough TV to know what the heck Nell was really talking about. It reminded her of movies with talking animals, though -- like... Stuart Little or the Beverly Hills Chihuahuas. "Ooh, I've never been a VIP at the zoo before!" Did zoos even do that? They probably actually did, for celebrities or something. Considering she was friends with both Nell and Josh, though, Cait was glad that htey were letting her in. "Mmph, but I don't want to be bitten... Though if they're cute it might be worth it." She laughed, nodding when Nell said that she'd been lying. That was good. It didn't seem very pleasant to have a house full of slightly vicious animals.
If she were in a relationship with Nell, Cait was pretty sure that wouldn't have boded well for her friendship with Joshua at all. Luckily, however, they were not in a relationship, so she could carry on as usual -- she was pretty sure neither she nor Nell liked girls anyway, but she didn't actually know. The only relationship of Nell's that Caitlyn knew of was with Josh, and obviously he was not a female. "Okay. Our little secret. I'm okay with sharing!" It was very much a joke. Her relationships were a little more serious than that, not that she had been in a relationship for a good while at this point. "Hm... as long as I get three square meals a day and somewhere to sleep, I guess you can hold me for ransom. No promises on how quickly they can get you the money though," she said after thinking over the conditions. Then again, she didn't always get three square meals a day normally, either, because her schedule was all kinds of insane, but that wasn't important. She'd like to be able to eat better. "Ooh, orchestra. That's pretty awesome!" The local band was probably good too, but the orchestra piqued her interest almost immediately. The girl knew how to appreciate her slightly more classic music. "Awww, Nelly, don't cry, it's okay," she said, pouting a little as she patted he rfriend on the shoulder. "I always have time for my soulmate. Except Wednesday, no time that day. But other than that... the week isn't bad, actually! The same. Why?" she asked, cocking her head to one side.
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Post by NELL DOE DALE on Aug 29, 2012 21:41:12 GMT -5
Nell scrunched her nose up with an air of disappointment. "Does that mean I've lost my spark? I need to learn more magic tricks to wow you now." She already knew card tricks which made her the fun chick to hang out with at parties. Yeah, quite the opposite with her status of being the responsible, dry designated half of the time. When she did have the time anymore to go to parties. "Gummy bears don't give you cancer," was Nell's way of agreeing. How can you beat candy? Well, it could possibly give you diabetes. And as health conscious as Nell liked to be, she only indulged in candy rarely. Okay, a lot more than that, but she liked to pretend she was a healthy eater. What Cait said next blew her mind, and it showed in the way she had no expression on her face as she asked, "Crunchy...gummy...bears?" She furrowed her eyebrows together before realizing how ridiculous she probably looked and smiling. "What makes them crunchy?" She was imagining chip coated gummy bears, and she did not know how she felt about that. But she would take Cait's word for it!
Nell nodded solemnly, mourning over the restrictions of her social life thanks to college. She loved school because it was something she never got to go to as a child, but it did have its setbacks. "Makes me feel like an old lady," she said, because only old ladies went to bed at eight whenever they could. Because getting to bed that early nowadays was a blessing. She actually had work to thank for that one. "Buttery popcorn. I like eating healthy, but the kind without butter just does not taste good." She didn't understand who could eat it, but to each their own. Nell was more happy about actually getting to spend time with a friend with movies and popcorn involved. Cait consoled her about the whole Honda deal, and then brought up another dreaded H word. "Oh god know. You know what, he's getting a hybrid." She liked hybrids and she would have to consider that for another car. Once she got enough money, of course, since a lot of it was going toward her Pontiac right now.
It would be reasonable to give Cait something for surviving in Spain with her wits alone. The scenario was really shaping up to be like The Amazing Race in her head, with the Earth graduate given only a clue as to where her friend would be. "I should think that being reunited with me would be a prize in itself," Nell said, mocking offense. "But I will bake you a pie. The hot clown might take a little time." Maybe she could do a casting call, hang up posters asking for all attractive clowns to meet at a certain place. Even while she was joking in her own thoughts, it was probably not a good idea to think too much on it lest she give herself ideas. The girl asked if she had been watching a cartoon and she shook her head before speaking like a child who was trying to prove that there was a monster in her closet. "It was on the news. And he was all like aro rouu roo, and I guess that was supposed to mean I love you." She finished off lamely, because even though it had been impressive it was more like an alien language that came out. "But I actually do have a pet that can really talk. I wanna teach the Cockatiel to say 'Help, they turned me into a bird.'" That sounded like the funniest thing to her. And a little terrible. Clearly being a VIP was a big deal. "That's because you've never been to the Dale Zoo before," she said grandly. Where you could see multiple species for free if you were friends with the lovely family. She bet Annabel's friends thought she was the coolest, because not only did she live in a mansion, it was inhabited by animals. "You will be grinning happily as my pig bites you," she said, not even able to contain laughter at the idea of
Nell didn't think it was in her capacity to lie to Josh. When she had tried, she realized how horrible a thing it was to do to him and how much she'd put him through because of it. And this was completely barring the fact that she would also never cheat on him, even though Cait was very pretty and Nell loved her so. "I hope polygamy is legal!" Though that would be something she'd have to ask her future husband about. He figured he should know if she wanted both a husband and a wife. Nell nodded gravely at her friends words as if seriously considering holding her ransom and weighing the pros and cons of it. "Can do. Though I may just put you in the bird room." A room for birds, that was right. Rich people only had rooms like that. And zoos, of course, which was what they two had decided to call it. "Yep! Don't know what they're playing though." She'd just glanced everything over, too busy to really take time and actually study everything on the schedule. "I can't help it Cait, the fates are against our love." She even went so far as to dramatically shrug the hand off her shoulder. Because woe was her. "What's Wednesday?" Nell asked, dropping the facade. And with Cait's question of why she wanted to know, the girl responded, "I need to stalk you and make sure you are not seeing anyone else because I can't share." She guessed that meant the hot clowns were a no-go.
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Post by CAITLYN AUBREE SOMMERLOT on Aug 31, 2012 21:13:30 GMT -5
Nell looked so disappointed that Caitlyn couldn't help but laugh as she looked at her. "Of course not! You're irreplaceable... not that shocking anymore, though. You don't give me a heart attack every time you come up with an idea anymore," she kind of sort of explained, hoping Nell understood that it was, in fact, a joke... mostly. She'd never yet had a heart attack when Nell pitched one of her infamous ideas, but she did recall some pretty strange things. Nell was special, though, in the best way. "No, but they might give you cavities." She smiled a little. There were other things that too much candy and sugar could do to people, but she didn't like to think about that. It was pretty depressing. She tried to be healthy and all but she was no health nut. "Like... sprinkles or something like that! On the outside! They're really good! I don't know where to get them in the Hollow... but if I find them I'll bring them to movie night." She grinned. This movie marathon had to happen now, if only so she could share the absolute magic that was gummy bears.
As someone who'd love to go to bed early if she could (maybe not quite eight, because she'd be lying awake for hours, but still sometime earlier than she got) she could understand what Nell meant when she said that she felt like an old lady. It was pretty terrible, in all honesty. "Mhm, Grammy Nell," she said, imagining her friend as an old lady. They were the same age, though, so if this were the case then Cait would be an old lady too, and then they'd be sitting on a front porch in rocking chairs knitting or something like that. Actually, she didn't know what they'd be doing, but it would be some kind of boring old lady stuff, at least as far as the "kids these days" were concerned. "There's no other way to live! Or the cheesy kind. Plain popcorn just tastes like cardboard," she agreed. As long as it didn't get stuck in her teeth, though, popcorn was a must-have for a movie. "Okay! Hybrids can be really cute," she said, nodding. Caitlyn didn't know anything about cars, so she'd choose based on how adorable they would be to drive around in.
It took her a moment's consideration but then she relented, nodding a little. She did like Nell quite a lot, and if this were in Spain then she'd just be glad that now she was reunited with a friend who could actually speak the language. "Hmmm," she hummed a little, still pretending to consider it. "I guess that getting to see you again is decent. But I'd still rather have a pie. It can be any flavour you want though! And I'll wait as long as I have to for a hot clown." Cait wasn't that fussed about dating at the moment, but that was life, and life... was life. She didn't really have all that much time for a relationship anyway. "Aro rouu roo too!" she said back, hoping that she imitated the dog sounds well enough. It didn't sound much like "I love you" to her, but apparently the people at the news station had thought differently, so maybe she was just unversed in hearing these things. Again, she wasn't that good with languages. "That would be adorable! But I hope no one starts suspecting you of actually doing that." She thought the idea was still cute, though. "The Dale Zoo sounds like a magical place, then. Even though pig bites are probably really painful." They looked like they had strong jaws.
Polygamy was most certainly not legal as far as Caitlyn was aware, but she didn't have a particular good grasp on that branch of the law. Because she was studying Forensic Science, she did know quite a bit about criminal and evidence law, but when it came to all the civil and marriage things... they had never really come up. She was sure the answer was pretty obvious, though, but if it wasn't a sound "polygamy is very illegal" then she'd be very surprised. "Hopefully! Though I don't know, would it get awkward? I can't provide for you the same way, you know," she pointed out, sighing a little and pouting as if this were at all serious. "As long as the birds also have cages! And don't make a lot of noise at night." Then again, considering her apartment building housed a guy who liked to listen to obnoxiously loud dubstep at stupid hours of the night, Cait had learnt to sleep through more than she should have had to. "Nell... Nell, what are you saying?" she asked almost fearfully when her hand was shrugged off of the other girl's shoulder. That wasn't okay! Actually it was and she withdraw her arm so that she could rest for a bit on the counter in front of them anyway, elbows propped up for her to rest her chin on her hands. "Wednesday one of my piano students is playing at his school concert! It's gonna be cute!" She thought the kid was cute at least, all awkward and bumbling, but he was actually really good for a kid in middle school. "Ooooh, how creepy. What if I was going on a date tonight?" Caitlyn waggled her eyebrows. She was doing no such thing, didn't have any dates lined up actually, but that was okay.
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