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[Crazycookiemonster]

The person was on just today, like half an hour ago. So, if she doesn't post today, I will have to kick them out of the role play.

-the same goes for unlikely, I saw them on today and yesterday and still no post-

[xzaos]

[cucumber]

"Okay, great." Shirley smiled shyly as he helped her with her things. "Oh - thank you, you don't have to do that." She accepted her laptop back from him and a pink blush crept up her cheeks as he took her hand. Once they were out of the Starbucks and walking down the street, she glanced over at Theo. "So, how long does it take you to finish a painting?" She asked, curious to know. Art had always fascinated her, even though she couldn't reciprocate it to save her life.

Theo gave Shirley a small smile as they walked out of Starbucks. When they got out of the shop he let go of her hand and just stood next to her, "It depends on what you painting," he said,"If it's something simple then about 4 hours, but something complex takes about 2 days. The average time I spend on a painting is about 8 hours." Theo loved to paint and was fairly good at it, "how long does it take you to write a book?" He asked, he loved to read, but couldn't write if his life depended on it. He looked up at the big buildings around them, and the people moving quickly through the sidewalks. Even the traffic on the roads, everything just seemed perfect.

[trills]

"Wow, that's fast," Shirley shook her head. "I'm not sure, I haven't finished my first major book yet. Most people say that once you finish one, the others go more quickly. I'm expecting this one to be done in two years...so...three years total?" She shrugged. "So, living in the city must give you a lot of inspiration. Do you paint a lot of cityscape?" As she gazed at the city around them, she took in the sort of metropolitan beauty that dripped from every streetlight. She reminded herself to start a poem sometime soon; she had written plenty, but right now she felt particularly poetic. It took all her strength not to twirl around where she was. Take that, dad! She was a third of the way done with her book, right on schedule, AND she had met a new friend. Things were going great, and she couldn't help but smile.

[cucumber]

Theo nodded his head in agreement,"Wow three years, I don't have that kind of patience, you must have a lot of it." He said jokingly,"I do get a lot of inspiration here, I paint the buildings sometimes." He looked around, he had never painted something from this point of view, Theo put that on his mental to do list. He had come up with twenty new paintings while he was in New York and made a friend. Maybe moving here was worth giving up his family. He tried to hold the happiness in, but he couldn't, he had to let some of it out in a smile. They drew closer to the park and Theo took Shirley's hand and guided her to a bench, he sat down next to her.

[trills]

Shirley smoothed her skirt down after sitting on the bench, and crossed her ankles, folding her hands in her lap. "I guess it takes patience. But every chapter you write is a new adventure. It's not like you're doing the same thing over and over." She sighed, watching a flock of pigeons pecking around a trash can. "Those paintings must be beautiful. There's so much hidden beauty waiting to be found in the city." She looked back over at Theo, making eye contact as she spoke. She hid it, but she was secretly admiring his eyes. How had she not noticed them before? The flecks of hazel all but sparkled in the sun. She drummed the fingers of her right hand along her lap as if she was playing the piano; she often listened to classical music to help her think, and the weirdest pieces tend to cram themselves into your mind.

[miya.]

"Okay turn your head to the right a little bit." As Eleena did as he was told he herd the familiar click of the camera and a small grin formed on his face. That was intel someone suddenly jumped on the photographers back and Eleena burst into a fit of laughter. Oh they were so lucky they were working with a photographer they knew pretty well or Alana would be in so much trouble right now! Once the laughing stopped Eleena shouted, "Alana get off his back all ready! I don't want to have to stay late today!" Even as he yelled it though Alana was laughing and hugging himself tightly to the photographer bellow him who was trying to throw Alana off but laughing at the time time. With a roll of his eyes the long black hair man stepped around the props that were set up around him and over to where his friend was hanging on to the photographers back. Coming up behind them slowly and silently he waited a moment before putting his hands on the younger boys sides and tickling him silly intel he shrieked and dropped off the photographers back and was wiggling on the floor shrieking at the top of his lungs. "You done messing up my shoot now Alana?" Eleena asked, grinning in the process and continuing to tickle the younger boy intel he finally shrieked okay. Laughing and shaking his head Eleena stood himself back up, "Good! Now why are you here little idiot? Did your shoot end all ready?" As Alana caught his breath and got himself up from the floor he laughed softly, "Yeah it just finished and I missed you Eleena! I wanna go some where with you!" Eleena let out a soft breath and looked at his photographer and then at the time. "Well we have been here all night... Do you mind Tebo? We really should go and get something to eat..." The photographer sighed, "Lee we've gotta get these photos in by noon, you know that. We really don't have time." A small frown creased Eleena's lips at the photographers words, that was intel something came to mind and he grinned. "Do you still have your little portable camera with you? The one you all ways used to carry every where?" At Tebo's nod Eleena grinned, "Come on. Lets take this photo shoot on the road then!" And before Tedo could say a word Eleena had grabbed his jacket and an extra change of clothes and rushed of the door, Alana running close behind.

[littleghosthunter]

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I grinned at the girl as she said she was an artistic type of person plainly. "That's cool, I bet your art is very good" I said. When they brought up their dogs it it made me think of my little terrier, and border collie my parents made me leave behind. I ran my fingers over the bracket I had made that had their name on it. Milkshake, my little terrier, and cocoa my Shepard. They had to stay behind because my parents didn't want me bringing them. I sat down on the side walk crossing my legs, as I thought about the two. My baby boy's, my best friends. I played with my charm bracket and sighed. It was interesting hearing about two people passions. I never shared my unless someone asked, which wasn't very often. "Yeah, you must really miss you dogs"I said, I know I did. Biting my lip I gazed at the blades of grass

>>repost for crazycookiemonster.

[Crazycookiemonster]

-I was waiting for unlikely-

[littleghosthunter]

<<i'm going to make this place your home>>
<<westlie>><<eighteen>><<single>><<no crush>><<tagged-zoe&carter>>
<< Westlie pet the dogs quietly as he listened to their names and nodded while at the same time listening to the girl named Carter. "I'm not new here in New York, I grew up in Boston. I came here multiple times with my father for games with the Red Sox verses the Yankees, nothing like a good fan fight to awaken you." He answered the other girl then stood back up and looked at Carter. "I plan to do something with my singing but things interfere with plans, you know, plans change. and they never stop changing." He said truthfully as memories flashed in and out of his mind. He jumped slightly as his phone went off, then checked it before putting it back in his pocket quietly. "Sorry, waiting on some news from a friend. The airplane may or may not have taken off without my dogs... Meaning since my dogs get carsick I'd thought we should give flying a shot, didn't work out yet."

>>Unlikley posted, you must not of seen the post