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Post by Cricket on Aug 29, 2010 9:42:34 GMT -5
Ok, so I thought it might be cool for each of us to do our own piece on how our character got to where she is today, with a kid and a spouse, or a kid and no spouse, or a spouse and no kid. Get the picture? Just kind of how you left, why you left, who you met, what went down (besides yourself lol...kay bad gutter mind joke).
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Post by Cricket on Aug 29, 2010 10:29:51 GMT -5
Cricket had left the Irregulars when her association threatened not only to endanger her friends in the group but also her family. She had left thinking she would have time to come back, unfortunately during that time everyone else developed problems with being in such a group and so the Irregulars disbanded.
"And now I can't think of anything else..." Cricket muttered thinking about how she still wished it could be reversed.
It had been several years since then and she was currently taking an advanced Metaphysics course at an small little known university in England.
"God my teacher is hot..." Cricket thought while writing notes down quickly. She often fancied that he would look her way with not only appreciation but wistfulness. Bah, totally her hormones and imagination.
Her teacher, a Mr. S. Akata (preferably known as Starandalon to his students), was in his early twenties after being deemed a genius by his teachers in elementary school and skipping right his last year of high school. Which he whizzed through in no time flat. He then proceeded to study for multiple degrees in the occult, metaphysical, historical, and medical fields. His black hair was shoulder length and tightly braided back in a medieval fashion, he often wore fanciful clothing with scores of embroidered ornamentation. Generally tunics with matching loose, light weight, pants. He had broad shoulders, honey colored skin, big green eyes, and a very amazing bone structure. In short, he was beautiful. Like, seriously beautiful.
"Class...I must regret to inform you that...today will be my last day here as your teacher. I have been offered a job that needs my immediate attention and so, tomorrow your new teacher will be a Dr. R. Swoon.
Cricket did one hell of an epic palm face.
Some people including their teacher turned to look at her.
She didn't move and slowly everyone went back to their lesson.
The bell rang and Cricket was in the middle of the group filing out of the doors.
"Cricket!" Came a call from behind, but it was so faint that she was sure she was mistaken in hearing her name.
"Cricket!" Came the voice quite close o her now and a hand reached out and grabbed her shoulder.
Sadly they were very near a step and they tumbled over.
"Hey..." Said Starandalon, the owner of the voice.
"Hey..." Cricket mumbled back dazed.
He pulled her up and steered her towards a nearby bench. "Cricket I was wondering...Would you like to have dinner with me sometime?"
Cricket's heart secretly leapt but then she remembered the terrible truth of reality. "Starandalon..."
"Please call me Star"
"Star...Your my teacher. Words don't express how much I would love to go out to dinner with you, or see a play or just basically bask in your presence but...you are my teacher and dating you would be vastly inappropriate"
Starandalon smiled, "Ah but that's where your wrong! I'm not your teacher, I quit remember? And nothing," He said steering her away from the bench and out towards his car, "would make me more happy than if you would go out with me"
And so she accepted.
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Post by warriorgal on Aug 29, 2010 10:31:53 GMT -5
Lydia took a deep breath, and entered Columbia. She couldn't believe she was a JUNIOR, in COLLEGE. The biggest thing was how she had already been in TWO broadway show. It was just CRAZY! Sure, the last one was Footloose, as a back-up dancer,but this time she was a main character! Who knew she would play Meg, from Phantom of the Opera? Not her! So far her only regret had been losing her best friend her freshman year in College. Lydia sighed, and walked to her first class to continue her major in Theater, and minor in Journalism.
Danielle took a deep breath, and went into NYU, feeling very alone. She was starting her freshman year, to become a Doctor. She knew she would love it, as she straighted her glasses, and went off to her first class.
Alice walked through the small room. "Yes I would like to apply for a job." She told the receptionist. "What do you do?" she asked boredly. "I play the violin and Piano." "Auditions are tomorrow for the Vitamin String Quartet, just fill this out, and you'll be ready." Alice filled it out, and handed it to her. "Cya tomorrow." she said waving her off. Alice ran her fingers to her newly dyed red hair, and left.
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Post by Cricket on Aug 31, 2010 9:22:32 GMT -5
OOC: Woosh, Warriorgal. Three characters!
IC: Later on in Life
"Sweets would you get the box of food there I'll get this one-"
"Oh no you don't. You're pregnant luna illume no heavy lifting for you. We'll get Carl to help us out..." Star said diverting her from picking up a fairly light box, "CARL!!!" he shouted out into the hall.
"What!!" A cranky man in his mid forties yelled right back coming out of the next door apartment.
"Would you please give us a hand? Cricket's not supposed to do heavy lifting and we have dinner at my parents..."
Carl grumbled about being used, which was true, but nonetheless helped carry the box down to their all too small car.
"Thanks Carl" Cricket said giving him a kiss on the cheek before entering the passenger seat. Carl left to return to the building a bright red.
"My boy!!" Came a hearty shout from the door way as a motherly woman with bright red curly hair ran down the steps followed by a burly man of Japanese descent.
"And our boys lovely girl..." Said the man pulling Cricket into a warm hug, much gentler than what Star was being forced into.
"Mom, dad..." Star said from the enveloping crush his mother held him in.
"Toshi, Maggie...always a pleasure." Cricket said with a smile.
They all went inside for dinner. The table was already laid with a few dishes such as some mushy peas and Sheppard's pie, Star and Cricket had supplied the Japanese side of the family with some store bought sushi and homemade teriyaki chicken. They sat down and thus began the usual dinner conversation, though most of it took place in Elven (a language that Cricket had very little grasp of despite Stars tutelage). You see, Toshi and Maggie Akata were fantasy buffs and had named their only son Starandalon after the Elves in one of their favourite books. Thus, after giving their son the Elven name they figured he should learn the Elven language.
Then after a time came the question they'd been waiting for...
"So, one wonders what new things have happened since our last visit..." Maggie breached in a motherly fashion.
Cricket and Star looked at each other, "Well, we have two things of great news that we wish to tell of..." Star said looking to Cricket.
"We're getting married." Crickets said pausing for the inevitable joyous cheers and hearty slaps on the back. However, before Toshi could give her one of his trademark slaps she quickly inserted "And I'm pregnant." Toshi changed the slap into a friendly pat on th the shoulder.
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Post by kikistrike20 on Aug 31, 2010 14:16:44 GMT -5
Tara came out of the bathroom, her knees shaking nervously. In her hand behind her back she held a pregnancy test. Her mom walked by the bedroom. She too a deep breath. "Mum, I need to talk to you." "Alright honey." They sat on the couch and Tara took another deep breath before taking the plunge. "Mum, I- I'm pregnant." "What? Are you joking?" "Would I joke about something like that?" "Have you even had sex? I thought we agreed you wouldn't do that yet." "I know mum. I know. It's just that I was with Daniel and we were watching a movie and then he started to drive me home, but we never made it home. Or at least, not for a while. And then we went back to his apartment and it just... things grew from there. It only happened once. I'm sorry, it just, i never thought this would happen." "So there's only one thing to do now. I'll call the doctor." "What? Why?" "Well, you can't actually have this child, can you? What would that mean for your future, your plans? We have to take care of it." "Take care of it? What? Like, an abortion?" "Well of course." "What about adoption?" "That's too messy. You could become attached to it. Besides, you start college this fall. No, we have to do it like this, neat and clean." "I don't know mum. But umm... i've got to meet Daniel at the mall in half and hour to tell him, so I'll get back to you. Can I take the car" "Sure hon. Just, don't think to long. I know you'll do the right thing."
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Post by warriorgal on Aug 31, 2010 20:41:40 GMT -5
"Ok all nice to see you here." Miss. Likos, Lydia's show choir director walked in. "AUditions now. Lyd show them." she said briskly, as Lydia set up the cd, and microphone. "Grew up in a small town And when the rain would fall down I'd just stare out my window
Dreaming of what could be And if I'd end up happy, I would pray" Lydia sang out emotionally, the newbies in awe. "Breakaway" she finished. Everyone clapped, and Lydia put on a showface. Something she's been doing for almost the past two years.
Danielle, navigated through the crowds. After quickly changing her major to law, she changed all her classes, and it was pure chaos. Danielle, looking at the map, didn't notice her running into a certain someone.
Alice was joyful, to get the chance to audition. Going through an online college, she rapidly got her degree in music. Now she's been between odd jobs, and wanted to really keep this job.
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Post by kikistrike20 on Sept 1, 2010 13:11:24 GMT -5
Tara was sitting on a bench in the mall when Daniel, her boyfriend walked up. When he saw her face, he looked concerned by her. "Hey, baby, what's wrong?" Tara couldn't say anything at first. "What is it?" "Well, you see, Daniel, you're going to be a daddy." "What? You mean-" "Yes. I'm pregnant." "What? I thought- i thought-" "It doesn't always work. I really need support. My mum thinks I should abort her." "Her?" "I think it's a girl. But that's not the point. Mu mother is saying I should get rid of the baby." Daniel's face grew hard. "I think that would be for the best." "Listen, I know this isn't ideal, but Daniel, it's a good thing. We've made life." "How can you say this is a good thing? It's going to ruin our lives. You need to take care of it." "Take care of it? But I can't do that. It's just not right." "Now you listen. Either you get the procedure, or take care of it on your own." "I need your help." "No. You don't," and he got up and walked away.
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Post by warriorgal on Sept 1, 2010 19:04:31 GMT -5
Lydia watched the group of freshman performed. Some were terrible, some were good, but none were really GREAT. Mediocre, really. As the bell rang, Lydia got her laptop, and books, and walked into theater. "Hey Charlie." she said, smiling, kissing her boyfriend on the forehead, before sitting down next to him. "Hey babe." he greeted.
"Oh my god, I'm SO sorry." Danielle apologized, looking at the dark brown haired boy. "No Problem." he said, flashing a bright smile. "My name's Danielle, freshman, majoring in law." "Johnathan, freshman, majoring in art." "Nice to meet you. What's your dorm?" "Room 403." "Oh my god same here! See you later in orientation!" "You too." Danielle felt this feeling she never felt. Her heart flutter.
Alice was estatic to get a call back. She played her best work. (Mozart) "Hello?" "Alice Holmes?" "Yes?" "We would like to congratulate you on making it in to the Vitamin String Quartet. Get your sheet music tomorrow. We expect to have you being able to play it by next week, in violin, and piano, understood?" Man, that was harsh, usually Alice had at LEAST a week and a half to be able to play it fluently. She took a deep breath, and answered: "Yes." "Good, goodbye now." the voice, said hanging up. Alice hung up, then screamed in glee, at the top of her lungs.
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Post by Cricket on Sept 2, 2010 18:03:09 GMT -5
"Twins! No, we can't be having twins. Double the trouble!" Star shouted at his very pregnant wife.
"Star!" She shouted back, "Its not like theres much I can do twins run in our family! And its not like its double the trouble its twice as much love..." She trailed off quietly rubbing her stomach.
"I'm sorry...I gotta get out of here, I need some air...a break..." Starandalon stormed out.
Cricket sat slowly into the big comfey arm chair by the fireplace. A while back they had moved into this old herbalists cottage, complete with its own set of secret passage ways from the days of witch hunting.
The wedding had been beautiful. Cricket dressed in a smokey grey gown and ridding corset (doesn't restrict breath nor would it be bad for the babies). They had their wedding in an old stone circle with a friend from the university acting as priestess. They wrote their own vows. Amelia and Alistair came for the wedding and were going to visit soon staying until after the birth. Stars parents were there too. Its was a wedding from a fantasy, just the way this family liked it. Crickets parents had came for the wedding but they wouldn't make it for the birth, they had a job to do somewhere in Egypt and couldn't take time off even for such and important event.
Maggie Akata came out from the small kitchen having just finished hanging the herbs. She did a lot of the work Cricket would have done now that Cricket was so robust she could hardly walk.
"Don't worry dear. They all do that. Husbands, getting stressed about the future." Maggie said pulling up a stool and rubbing Cricket's arms comfortingly.
"I know..." Cricket muttered, "But I just wish he wouldn't freak out so much. Twins are not hard to deal with."
"Don't dwell on it..." Maggie said with a motherly smile, "So have you thought of any names?"
"Well...when it was just one baby we had thought of Aireyn if it was a boy but we couldn't come to an agreement for a girl..."
"Aireyn..pretty. I see you took the traditional spelling of Aaron and then traditional spelling of Air and mashed them together."
"Yes... Do you have any Yarroway in the back?"
"Yes dear, you want a cup of tea?"
"Yah..."
Maggie went and prepared a cup of Yarrow tea for her, soothed the cramps don't you know? Usually she used it when she was on her cycle but it worked great for pregnancy too.
"Dear," she said coming back, "What about Bell? You know after the beauty and beast? I always loved that fairy tale."
"If we were going fairy tales I would have named her Ell...a..."
"Yarrowbell!" They both exclaimed at the perfect concotion.
Star came home later that night fully alright with the idea of twins and their little girls new name.
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Post by warriorgal on Sept 4, 2010 10:44:32 GMT -5
Lydia went to her first rehearsal for Phantom. "Name and Part." an attendant asked. "Lydia Jones, Meg." "Is that your hair?" he said." "Yes, yes it is." "Sorry girl but you have to go blond." "What? Why can't I just wear a wig?" "It might fall off during an act." "But-" "Look, either be blond, or don't be Meg! "Fine," Lydia said sighing, "I'll be blond."
"Hey babe." Danielle said, kissing her boyfriend. "Hey hun, you look gorgeous." said Johnathan, her now 4 year boyfriend. It was true, Danielle wore a halter cream gown, that stopped at her knees. After dinner, they strolled across a barren street, as Johnathan got down on one knee, and opened a box that held a diamond ring in it. "Danielle, I'll love you forever and ever, will you marry me?"
Alice finished with the Vitamin String Quartet on a beautiful redition of Scars, by Allison Iraheta. "Good job, violins, piano's are next." Alice dropped her violin, and started chugging down water.
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Post by kikistrike20 on Sept 4, 2010 13:07:04 GMT -5
Tara didn't know what to do. Her boyfriend had left her and her mother had just told her that if she didn't abort her baby she would be kicked out. She texted Cricket. I need 2 talk. Can I come 2 ur place? The answering message was affirmative and she went to the cafe and spilled her guts about everything.
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Post by warriorgal on Sept 4, 2010 21:40:06 GMT -5
Lydia snuck behind a tree, her golden locks in a blur of activity, reminding her of the Irregular times. She was stalking her boyfriend Charlie, who has been "late working" for the past 5 days. She held a magazine up to her face slyly as Charlie was greeted by a beach blond tramp in her underwear, as she pulled Charlie in, who followed without hesitation. Lydia smirked, as she grabbed her bat, and car keys. The next day, she showed a video of Before He Cheats, by her, beating up what people thought of as a junkyard car. Little did they know that this morning Charlie found his car with LIAR CHEATER LOSER on it, tires slashed, and it headlights, etc. beat up by a bat.
Danielle stood there in shock, as Johnathan's smile faded. "Oh John.." she breathed, as his face fell, "Yes!" she shrieked, as Johnathan slid the ring on her finger. They kissed, as she remembered her first one, in a street. She remembered seeing Lydia stop, then show a smile that said "I'm proud of you." but it couldn't have been Lydia.. because she had a bat in her hand.
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Post by kikistrike20 on Sept 5, 2010 8:05:50 GMT -5
Emma was making coffee when her bell rung. She figured it must be an Irregular. No one else knew where she was. When she opened the door there was a man standing there, tall and foreboding. In front of him was another man with a ratlike face and a devious look in his eyes. "Hello, dear," he said. Emma didn't think, just ran. She ran by the couch where she slept, picking up a wad of cash from the coffee table. She ran to the window and threw it open, hurling herself onto the fire escape. How had they found her? She knew it didn't matter, not really.
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Post by warriorgal on Sept 5, 2010 11:48:55 GMT -5
Lydia went and slipped on her corset/dress for the performance, and she was nervous. I mean it was her first one, having a solo! She gracefully walked on, acting out the parts she already knew, "Christine you must have been dreaming, stories like this don't come true, Christine your talking in riddles, and it's not like you!" she sang to the actress playing Christine Daee After the performance, she was greeted by a hug. "You were great!" Kiki told her, dressed in a black dress.
"You look fantastic." Danielle's mom told her. It was Danielle's wedding day, as she twirled, showing her white dress. It was a small wedding, with only one bridesmaid, and on groomsmen. And they were Danielle sister, clothed in a rosy pink, and cream, and Johnathan's brother, in a standard tux. Danielle took a deep breath,and linked arms with her mom.
Alice phone rang, as she ran to get it. "Alice Holmes?" "Yes?" "This is detective Harrison, are you the daughter of Melanie Holmes?" "Yes" "Have you known she's been taking drugs?" "Yes, she's been consuming them since I was 8. She disappeared on a week once a month to take a lot of them." "Well I'm sorry, but it seems that Melanie had a drug overdose on Friday, and the police came to late to find her body." "You mean?" "Yes Alice, Melanie is dead."
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Post by kikistrike20 on Sept 5, 2010 13:27:35 GMT -5
Emma didn't dare look behind her as she hurried through the streets. Were they still after her? She ducked inot an alley. Unfortunatly, it was a dead end. She turned around. They were at the mouth of the alley and coming closer. Emma braced herself. "Really?" said the man, "Running away? Is that the way you treat your father?" "You're the one who tried to kill your daughter," she snapped back. "It was necessary. You're a threat. I really wish you would understand." "That's right, dad, I don't understand. I don't understand how you could do those things to those girls, force them to do what they do, and say it's just buisness." "They're nobodies, people without lives. They aren't missed." "They're human beings for god's sake." "You were never meant to know. And now you do. So we really have no choice." "Stay away from me," Emma threatened, but they kept coming. She kicked the big man in the chest, making him fall into her father. And she took off. She ran, dodging and weaving through backstreets until she knew she'd lost them, and ran to the train station. She took the next train possible, not really caring where it led. She had to get out of the city.
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