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[Chickpea]

⧨ Username: CompleteChicken Name: Auberon Gender: Female ⧩

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[Stephaaa]

The bus plumped up and down constantly, which abruptly woke up the tired Tas. Nobody else was there, other than a few others who probably looked just as exhausted from the hours of sitting. She slouched and took a quick peek through the window as a bright light shone down to her lap. She was almost there- by the look of the fields glazed with wheats and patches of light grass. There were occasionally a few spotty cows in the distance looking up at the noise of pebbles crushing from the tires. It was definitely not filled with barns, animals, and crops, but it still seemed to hang life.

After an hour of steering up and down hills, the bus jolted and screeched to a stop. Tasha grabbed her bags and made her way out. This is where she'd be meeting her cousin. She had never seen her before, after all, she was disconnected from many as the made their way out of her home country. Tasha hoped that she wouldn't have a problem communicating, despite differences being at large. She pondered on this place- why her cousin is even here in the first place.

The door peeked open and a bright smile appeared.

"Tasha! So nice to meet you! I cannot believe it, you look just like you do in the photos!"
"Oh.. hi!... uh-"
"Raie!" Her cousin responded. "Come in! I've got lots of room for you to stay comfortable."

Tasha panned out the place. It looked just like a cabin to her, the cozy ones you see in ads. The furniture had a beautiful theme, splattered with comfy red and blue pillows and cute sketches.
"This is a gorgeous place... I love all the little plane sketches," Tasha admired.
Raie bounced up. "Oh yeah. I really like flight if you know what I'm saying. I'll show you later," her cousin smiled and quickly made some hot tea as a wonderful introduction to her abode.

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The garage door screeched up to reveal the shiny red invention.

"Check this out!" Raie clapped.
"Wow, that looks cool, what is it?" Tasha questioned in amusement.
"Imagine a kite, and a drone mixed together. I don't really have a name for it but I guess you could call it the "controlled kite" for now!" Her cousin spoke with haste and excitement. Raie attempted to explain to Tasha how it all worked and where she was planning to explore with it.

"Cool!" Tasha said, despite her being in bewilderment on her fast talking and complicated vocabulary.

"So," Raie spoke softly. "...Do you want to try it?

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Yeah. Next thing I know I'm strapped to Raie's controlled kite to take a ride around the farms. I'm a bit scared, but out of all the jumbled words I heard, she said she tested it many times, so I'm hoping this goes good. We're flying so high up already, she can control it so well. The weather is almost perfect, so clear and less wind. We're getting so high up, and then she calls: "Let's GO!"

It felt like the drop of a rollercoaster. She quickened the pace of the invention as fast as a bolt and air hit wildly. Though it was harsh it was still a breeze. "Woohoo!" I called out so excited to see the view from so high up. All the crops just looked like one solid square patch. Cows looked almost like ants, and it felt so unbelievable. Just like flying. I am flying.

After what was long but felt so short, we landed back into the fields, a soft land that didn't scratch my feet. I couldn't believe that seconds ago I was up in the air. "That was so amazing! I can't believe you could build such a thing!"

"Glad you like it! With time and patience I managed. I'm hoping I can make more, possibly start up a business even."

"I hope there's some way I can get you onboard. It's really amazing, even me, a scaredy cat could do it!" I laugh. It's so wild that someone I've always been related to, someone I knew so little about, someone that lived so far away holds curiosity, motivation, and excitement. It's like she radiates a positive mindset, which is already helping me feel better. Who would have known that I have just met the best cousin ever!

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mmmmmaybe mark
rainbow child <3
nah, i don't connect too well.

good luck to everyone else, tho! ♥

[SilentMelody]

username: silentmelody || name: destiny || gender: female

destiny had never visited her grandmother before - at least until now. at twelve years old, she was finally meeting the old woman just because her parents were going to a family reunion and she wasn't invited. she didn't know much about her grandmother and was fairly anxious, unsure about the whole trip.

when she arrived, everything seemed fine and ordinary. destiny's grandmother was short and feeble, her back hunched. she walked on a cane and had a very slow pace, barely moving inch by inch. "would you mind helping me with chores around the house? it's been years since i've had a young one in here, and i can't do it myself," she asked politely and destiny obliged.

the main chores that she had to do were cleaning spiderwebs along the ceilings of each room, watering the dead plants in the windows, and pullings weeds in the also fairly wilted garden. destiny thought nothing of these chores, and she enjoyed how simple they were. the only other chores she had to do were laundry, dishes, and grocery shopping. her grandmother's house was in the woods, but the small town was only a short walk away.

after a week of being at her grandmother's house, a more strange request was asked of destiny one day and she hesitated beforehand. "do you mind crawling into my oven and cleaning the inside? i can make a pie later and you can help," she requested and gestured to the machine.

"of course," destiny said before retrieving a rag and a wet sponge. there's nothing wrong with this, she thought to herself and hunkered down inside the oven.

she had just started cleaning when the oven door suddenly shut, and her body was squished in the confined area. "help!! the door closed," destiny shouted and banged on the window of the oven. her grandmother bent down to look inside and smiled, her missing teeth showing.

she disappeared from sight as quickly as she came, and abruptly a wave of heat swept over destiny. sweating, she turned onto her side as best as she could and winced when her arm got burned. she'd worry about that later - for now, her focus was on escape. she pounded on the window again, harder. cracks spread in one corner, and destiny beat her fist in that direction. glass quickly sprayed out, and she had her hand out despite it being scratched. she grabbed the handle and brought the door down, pulling her arm out of the hole in the window. destiny fell out of the oven and onto the floor, safe from being cooked.

she stood up frantically and glanced around, searching for her grandmother. spotting a figure on the floor across the room beside the open fridge, she tentatively made her way over and peered down. could this be another trick? destiny thought and held her breath. the old woman didn't seem to be breathing either though, and she exhaled heavily. somehow she dropped dead within minutes - maybe she had a heart attack or a stroke?

destiny ran outside and sprinted through the woods on a dirt path, making her way into town. she stumbled into a gas station and asked the cashier for a phone, dialing her parent's number when she was granted access. "mom, dad? can you come pick me up? today?"

to this day, destiny's parents never believed her story and only thought it was part of her vivid imagination. she was allowed to go to a therapist and is still traumatized. she doesn't trust elderly women whatsoever, and she has a hard time trusting old men as well.

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[fuiuki]

Username: fuiuki
Name: Arietty
Gender: Female
Prompt:
Featuring August

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Arietty sat at the kitchen table, fiddling with her tea cup. The air was heavy with awkwardness, as she sat facing her cousin August.

The two couldn't have been more different in her mind. While their genetic connection could clearly be seen in their shared monochrome colours, Arietty had the added pop of being rainbow. To add on to that, she was very aware of the fact that August's parents were grooming him to become a successful businessman, and if she were to go by her aunt and her husband, August would most likely be... very boring. She herself was a free spirit, an artist! Spending time with some stuck-up snob who only wanted money was the opposite of what she wanted to do, but her mother had forced her to come here to spend time with her relatives... exactly why that was, she couldn't understand. Maybe her mother wanted her to abandon her dreams of becoming an artist by showing her what people with REAL jobs were like, in which case she was failing miserably. So far, all that had happened was boredom and awkwardness.

"..."

Neither said anything for quite a long while. Arietty quietly took a sip of her tea, looking at anything but her cousin. Finally, she couldn't take the silence anymore and cleared her throat.

"Ahem, so... Uuh, August, how old did you say you were again?" she awkwardly blurted out. Oh man, social interaction really wasn't her forte... Luckily, it seemed that neither was it his, as he was just as awkward in return.

"I'm pretty sure I didn't, uh... what was your name?" he replied less than smoothly. His internal cringe was almost visible, and this seemed to have the effect of putting Arietty at ease for some reason. Maybe he wasn't a completely lost to the world of politicians and business brokers... She smiled, a little more relaxed now.

"It's Arietty. And if you're wondering, I'm 27 now. It's only fair that I answer a question I asked in the first place I guess, huh?" she blurted out, a little less awkwardly this time. She fidgeted some more as she spoke, and while August replied again, she quickly removed the strand of her hair from her teacup where it had fallen in, hoping he didn't notice.

"Oh cool. So uh, I'm 24 now I think" he said. If he HAD noticed the hair in the tea, he didn't show it.

Arietty paused for a second before continuing. "You think? You don't even know your own age?" she asked with scepticism in her voice. What the heck... how can someone NOT know their age? That's just dumb, to Arietty at least. August looked back at her sheepishly.

"Hey cut me some slack, ok? I'm real busy with the police academy and my studies, and it's not like I have to use my age much for anything. And I mean it keeps changing each year so it gets hard to keep track of, you know? As soon as I'm used to it, suddenly it's changed!" he exclaimed, getting more and more into his thoughts as he spoke, only to end with an exasperated throw of his arms. He huffed before crossing his arms. "Don't tell me you've never forgotten your age, it happens to everyone at least once!"

Arietty almost forgot to answer again, as she had gotten completely distracted by a detail of what he had said.

"Ok wait, the police academy? Aren't you studying to become like... I dunno, a senator or big-wig up in the business circles?" she finally got out, completely ignoring the previous topic.

August scratched his head. "No, not really... I mean I guess my parents tried to get me into something like that when I was younger, but I... kinda rebelled, and now I'm becoming a police officer. I'd rather not talk about my past if that's alrighty, man" he muttered sheepishly. Arietty took another sip, focused on August as he spoke.

"Well, am I glad for that..." she muttered before realising that she had just said that out loud. Her face drained of colour as she realised that it might be taken as rude. "U-uh not that there would have been anything wrong with talking about your past or anything, I just mean-" she sputtered, before being interrupted.

"Oh dude it's fine!" August said with a barely contained laughter in his voice. "I get it, I wouldn't wanna hang with someone who's a business person either, they are incredibly boring!" He finally gave an amused laugh. He calmed down, looked up at Arietty... and promptly started laughing again. "I'm sorry man, but your face right now is too funny!"

Arietty huffed, finally getting some colour back in her face. Ok, so, he wasn't a complete bore... that's great! Fantastic. Maybe they can actually TALK about something and not be incredibly bored the entire week she had to spend here...

She took a deep breath, exhaled... and tried to remain positive. August was nice. This was going to be just ok.