Realistic or Modern Westbrook

[Dede]

[IMG='align:right;']https://i.imgur.com/NDZif4R.png[/IMG]Martin was about make a dash for the door when the female professor approached the front desk. ‘Oh yes, my son, Stuart, he’s been at the hospital this past week.’

He nearly let it slip as to why his son was unwell. He was ashamed to say that it was alcohol poisoning. What would people think of him or of Stuart if they had heard it? What kind of a horrible parent would that make him? Stuart had never drunk before, at least not to his knowledge. He wasn’t that kind of kid, so how could Martin have ever seen it coming? At the end of the day he couldn't blame anyone else other than himself. He’d failed as a parent and he was lucky that the punishment wasn't more severe. So he had gotten away with a pretty sharp wake-up call.

‘He’s. . . been unwell, just come down with something nasty. He'll be fine but in the meantime, he’s bored out of his mind and finding his own entertainment, mostly at my expense. Though I’m sure if he’d known you were auditing, he would have made the slides ten times worse.’

Martin laughed and reached for the handshake.

‘Actually, I was told to be on the lookout for you this afternoon. . . It’s a pleasure to meet you at last.’

Winona

 

[Winona]

Jace
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Jace had no idea what was happening when suddenly, Nova was swept away by some bronze Greek statue man. "My DATE!" He yelled and tried to run after them, but only made it a few weak steps before he had to stop, breathing heavily. Jace needed to work out so that he could properly defend his date and-- wait... Was that Ash?! He glanced frantically over his shoulder and noticed that she was no longer with Ryan, and the he looked frantically back at Greek Man, horror in his gaze as both his sister and Nova were tossed into the water. It was then that as the guy took off, Jace recognized him, and yelled out; "WHAT THE HECK, MINUTEMAN?" before he started his way towards the water. Not running this time, but taking it as a casual walk, all the while worried about his sister meeting Nova.

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Ash
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Ash had been happily enjoying herself with Ryan when out of nowhere, Ryder scooped her up. She yelped, looking at Ryan apologetically and calling "Sorry! I'll find you later." She called over to Ryan and then smack Ryder in the back. After all, Ash was finally on a date, and here he was, ruining her perfect chance. She would get revenge on him later, for that she swore... and then along the way, he scooped up another girl that Ash had never seen before, but before she could react she was being tossed through the air and then with a huge splash and the last words she heard being "YEET", water flooded into her mouth.

She popped up out of the ocean, coughing up the nasty salty water and quietly plotting revenge on Ryder. Her clothes were soaked, so was there even a point in taking them off? Ash groaned, squeezing some of the water out of her hair and then smiled over at this girl who had met the same horrible, watery fate. "Yeah, I'm fine." She laughed. "And no, not usually. Ryder's nickname is Minuteman and I may have brought it up on Monday, so I think he's just getting revenge on me... but I have no idea why he threw you. Probably because he thinks you're cute." Ash giggled. Hey, this girl seemed nice... probably too nice for Ryder.

"Anyway, I'm Ash West. Are you new? Don't think I've seen you around." She said, smiling and holding her hand out to the other girl. She would get around to revenge later.

@Dak

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Drake

His stomach churned angrily at the food thrust at him, and Drake shook his head, not taking it from Chase. "I'm good. Not hungry right now." Drake said. Now, he had basically reached a point where he was probably so hungry that the thought of food just made him sick. Yeah, that's a thing. Trust me. Anyway, Drake stuck his hands into his swim suit pockets, and cast his gaze around at the party. "Quite the little shindig you all put together. Impressive." He said with a grin.

At the mention of his semester, Drake's smile faltered. He'd only attended the first week of school, and the jury was still out on whether or not he'd feel good enough to attend next week. "Uhh... great. Just great. You know. Learning great sophomore things." And, well, making bad decisions. "How's your last year?"

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Elise Daniels

She raised an eyebrow questioningly at the mention of his son being in the hospital, but decided to not push for more answers as to what it could possible be from. Kids were nasty little things who seemed to love ending up in the hospital on their parents' dime, so she assumed that it was nothing too horrible. Just another young teenager being stupid.

"What a shame," her voice portrayed none of her harsh feelings towards the kid, and instead was filled only with sympathy. "I do hope he recovers soon. It must be so horrifying to have your son in the hospital..." Elise trailed off and reached forward, laying a hand on Martin's sympathetically. "But I'm sure your wife has been helping you cope...?" She trailed off, questioningly. She'd already noticed that he had no wedding ring, but there had been pictures of a wife in the slideshow.

She smiled. "Oh please, the pleasure is all mine to be auditing for such a passionate professor." Elise cooed, laying on the compliments nice and thick. To be honest, she could care less about the whole education system -- but watching someone like Martin teach was wonderful. "So many here should be fired, but are still here on tenure and don't teach these young minds what they need."

Dede​

 

[Soap]

Raven

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Raven nodded. “Yeah. We’re close.” Her smile quickly faded. She wishes they could still be as close as they used to. It saddened her for a split second. She made sure to cover it up with a grin.

She chuckled when she told her that she likes sports. She didn’t seem like the type, and the fact that she does to get rid of her anger it only intrigued her more. “I’ll admit, I’m not very into sports.. But seeing as someone like you is involved, i might give it another chance.”

“Maybe even watch you play.” She grinned.

She raised an eyebrow when she talked about seeing some of her work. “..I think that can be arranged.” A flirty smile taking hold of her. When she heard the splash, and Alaska turned around to talk to someone. Raven’s gaze fell to where Mason and June were, she saw Mason storm off. And caught a glimpse of a red-head in the far distance. She turned back to Alaska. “I have to check on..something.”

“Talk later?” Giving her a smile. Normally she would’ve threw her another flirty comment, but her thoughts were occupied with another girl at the moment. She turned around and traced the red-head’s path where’d she’d seen her last.

She finally caught glimpse of her..in the ocean? Raven sped up, making her way over to her. “June!” She shouted out, hoping she’d hear her. stood there for a few seconds. Biting her lip, she decided to just go after her, taking off her over shirt and shorts, she threw them to the sand. And made her way through, the water, she winced at the cold, but she didn’t care. once she made it to her. She noticed she didn’t seem okay. Did it have to do with Mason? Clenching her fists at the thought of him.

Relaxing a bit when she spoke to her softly. “Hey, MJ. Thought you could go skinny-dipping without me?” Attempting to make her smile or..anything. Nobody said Raven was good at making people feel better.

“What is it?” She asked her, hoping she’d tell her what’s wrong.

Moonshadow

 

[txlos]

Nova
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Extending out her hand, Nova grabbed the blonde, now known as Ash West, and helped her to stand. A blush filled her cheeks as the girl mentioned that the guy who had thrown them, Ryder, possibly found her cute. The guys at this school were impossible, how did they find her attractive when only players and dropouts did back home? Shaking it off, Nova looked back to the girl before her; Ash West. She was pissed, obviously, but also nice and as she repeated the name to herself, the last name started to sound fami- oh shit. "Uh yeah, I'm new. I moved from Seattle recently," Nova grinned as she scrunched her hair up, giving her beach wave hair a little help to hold it's form. She had no idea how it would react in the saltwater, but she prayed for a miracle. Two miracles actually, she semi-hoped and semi-dreaded the possibility that this could be Jace's sister. She was gorgeous, and so sweet, and already super friendly... which Jace also held two of the three traits. Looking up to the beach, Nova scanned once again, this time her eyes falling on her yeeter who seemed to be looking on, entertained by his feat. Shaking her head, she looked back to Ash with a meek smile. "Are you by chance Jace's sister?" The hazel eyed girl asked in the most polite manner she could muster.

It was then that Nova looked out once more, seeing Jace walking towards them. He looked slightly pissed, and definitely defeated. "Your friend sure is a star when it comes to warm welcomes," Nova beamed at the blonde boy, glancing over to Ryder for a second then back to Jace. It wasn't like it was a secret that Ryder was built and bronzed and just an all around pretty guy, and she hoped that Jace was still going to be in a good mood after what had happened. Nova, on the other hand, was all for a good prank, and was going to be sure to meet Mr. Ryder later to congratulate him on a yeet well done. For now though, bigger things were at hand... like meeting her crushes' sister.

Winona a z u l a

 

[Moonshadow]

June
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June hovered in the water and was disappointed to find she still didn’t feel better. Probably because this was different. She had opened up to him, she had finally let something off her chest and it was wonderful. But this was the conquences of such. Maybe it was a good idea to be on the sidelines. Watching everyone around her through the lens of the camera. Obviously that was where she needed to be. Or maybe no where.

She went under again as more tears welled up. However, she didn’t stay under long before she heard something coming towards her. She swam back up and rubbed the salt water from her eyelids as she saw Raven swimming towards her. She bit her salty lip and immediately turned away. Even as Raven started to talk. She didn’t want to talk to her in all honesty.

She turned around and looked to the bonfire. “Shouldn’t you be flirting with someone else?” She mumbled before she could stop herself. She looked over to see Nova and Ash in the water too. Suddenly it felt too crowded. Like a room running out of space. “Sorry, I’m just... upset. I need to get out.” She moved past her and quickly dove under. She was clearly avoiding people by now. She didn’t want to, but it was hard as her heart wreeked havoc on her mind.

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Raven

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Raven hoped for a reply, but it wasn’t the one she was expecting. She looked away from June, unsure on how to reply to that. She didn’t want to flirt with anyone else. She just wanted to make her feel better, but clearly..That wasn’t working.

Raven didn’t say anything when she apologized. It was fine, she knew she didn’t mean it. At least she hoped she didn’t. “I just-“ she dove underwater. “Wanted to help.” She sighed. Maybe she should just let her go..

Nope. She shook off the thought. Raven was stubborn. She wasn’t going to give up. She went to the edge of the beach, not far at all from where June was. But she was gonna have to come up for air or get out of the water, sometime. So she sat down on the sand, stared and waited. She’ll come to her when she’s ready. She didn’t have a choice. Because Raven wasn’t going anywhere until she knew that June was going to be okay.

Moonshadow

 

[Dede]

[IMG='align:right;']https://i.imgur.com/NDZif4R.png[/IMG]‘Oh, we’re no longer— together. We recently separated.’ Martin felt as though he was obliged to explain why. ‘We just decided it wasn’t working, and me getting a tenure halfway across the globe was the final nail in the coffin, I suppose.’

Martin gathered his notes from the table and slid them into his leather briefcase, along with his laptop.

‘It’s tough for the kids, because she has custody over our baby boys. . . But I made the case that I wanted Stu to get an education here in the States. Financially it made more sense, so that was the arragement we ended up with in the end.’

If the court had gotten wind about what happened to Stu last week, he would have lost custody of the boy in a hearbeat. He forced a smile and tucked the briefcase under his arm.

‘You flatter me, Professor Daniels. May I call you Elise? I’m just doing my job. The kids are only here for a few years and that’s the only chance they’ll ever get to engage with these interesting topics, so I try to make the most of it.’

Martin found himself staring a little too long at Elise's hair, then quickly glanced away, at his watch.

‘Listen, I’d love to talk to you. . . about more academic things. But I have to be getting back to the hospital. Maybe we can have coffee, sometime?’

Winona

 

[High5ives]

The beach party was going on right now, and Kanen was missing it. Sure, it was his own choice to miss it, but still. He wanted to be there, enjoy things a little bit, ya know? However, instead he found himself marching up towards the Hospital, locking his car as he left it behind. Kanen had been meaning to come here sooner, a visit to Stu was long overdue, but with School and Football practice every day, Kanen had struggled to find the time for it. But with a free Saturday, he was here.

Walking into the hospital's lobby, it took a bit of convincing to get Stu's room number. It's not like Stu was hard to describe. There was only one little British boy booked in for Alcohol poisoning, the receptionist was just reluctant to tell Kanen where Stu was.

After a lot of explaining, and a fair amount of bargaining, Kanen did manage to get the room number from the woman, and soon he was off, wandering the hospital in search of the provide room number. In truthfulness, Kanen wasn't totally sure why he was here though. Yeah, he felt sorry about things, but what would visiting Stu accomplish? It's not like they were great friends or anything, they'd hardly even spoken. In fact, Kanen wouldn't be at all surprised if Stu didn't even remember him.

Then there was always the chance Stu wouldn't want to see him. The kid had spent the past week cooped up in a hospital. He was sure to be bored out of his mind, if not just angry at Kanen for winding up here.

By the time Kanen found the room, he was second guessing himself. His hand rested on the door handle, but the boy didn't dare pull it open. What was he even supposed to say? 'Remember me?' Or 'Sorry you almost died?' Kanen just felt stupid for even being here at this point. Slowly, he pulled his hand away from the handle, and turned to head back to his car...

Dede

 

[Dede]

Saturday

[IMG='align:right;']https://i.imgur.com/NDZif4R.png[/IMG]Martin had been home to check on the mail and on the way back he’d swung by the drive-thru at McDonalds. Stu was finally eating normally and had been complaining to no end about hospital food, so he wanted to surprise him with his favourite snacks.

It was to be Stu’s last night at the hospital. Thank Christ. Tomorrow the doctor would see them and clear him to go home. For Martin the whole of last week had been torture, comprising of sleepless nights on the hard couch and going back and forth between the hospital and the university, trying to prepare for his lectures and be there for his son all the same. Stu had missed a whole week of school and would have a hard time getting back into it. He was already struggling to blend in to begin with.

Martin stepped out of the elevator with the McDonalds bag. He was coming down the long corridor when he spotted the tall figure in front of his son’s room. The teenager had put his hand on the handle but turned away and was about to leave, when Martin called out to him:

‘Hey, wait up!’

Martin was a little unsure himself. The male was quite tall and there was quite a wide age gap between him and his own son.

He now had a chance to study the teenager more closely. His rugged appearance and build was a cause for some concern.

‘Are you looking for Stuart?’ he asked. ‘I’m sorry. I’m his father, Martin. Stuart’s kind of new to the school and he doesn’t have many friends, so we weren’t really expecting any visitors. He’ll be glad to see a familiar face.’

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[High5ives]

Kanen had jumped when he heard someone yelling from behind, telling him to stop. He listened, but reluctantly. Kanen wasn't worried about getting in trouble or anything, he hadn't done anything wrong, at least not today. He just didn't want to get pulled into something. However as the man approached and introduced himself as Stu's father, Kanen knew he wouldn't be able to just walk away.

"Um..." Kanen tried to speak, but he wasn't really quite sure what to say. "I don't think Stu would really remember me...We didn't formally meet until the party last week..." Kanen explained. He found himself anxiously stuffing his hands into his pockets, mostly just because he wasn't really sure what to do with himself at this point. He didn't expect to be confronted by Stu's dad.

However, Kanen had decided that he should just lay everything out on the table. That'd surely be easier than trying to keep secrets, right? "This..." Kanen began, motioning towards the door. "This is all my fault...I brought the alcohol to the party. And, I was the one who invited Stu over to drink with us..."

In all fairness, Kanen couldn't remember a whole lot from that night either. He had been very drunk himself, he was sure however that he had a hand in Stu's misfortune. He hadn't ever intended to hurt anyone, but it had happened nonetheless. Truth or Dare with a bunch of drunk teens had turned out to be a bad idea...

"We were playing Truth or Dare, Stu got dared to drink the whole bottle of Vodka... I um, I shouldve just taken the bottle from him, but uh, some other stuff came up." Kanen rambled on."I never meant to get Stu hurt. I haven't talked to him much, but he's a good kid. He's the last one at that party who deserved to get stuck in some hospital room..."

Dede

 

[Dede]

[IMG='align:right;']https://i.imgur.com/NDZif4R.png[/IMG]When he heard the teen’s confession, Martin felt an emptiness wash over him. His grip on the McDonalds bag tensed. For days he had racked his mind trying to figure out how Stu could have ended up the way he did. How he nearly got himself killed doing the one thing he never did. All that time, Martin never considered that anyone other than himself could have been accountable for what happened to Stu. Maybe he didn’t teach Stu well enough. Maybe he didn’t know his own boy well enough.

For days he couldn’t piece the puzzle together. But now the truth had come out, as unceremoniously as it did, in the middle of a bleak hospital corridor. Martin felt a lump in his throat as he stood listening to the teen recounting the story of what happened at the party. He confessed to having brought alcohol to the party. Even worse, he said that he was the one to invite Stu to drink. Then he explained that it was all part of a Truth or Dare. That Stu had been dared to drink a whole bottle of Vodka. He could have taken the bottle off him but he didn’t. It made Martin sick to the stomach.

The father wiped his eyes, and said: ‘It’s not your fault, at least not yours alone. . .' He stammered, ‘These things. . . happen. More often than we’d like them to, but they do. Yes, we think that if we’d done things differently, perhaps things might have ended up differently. . .’ He looked at the teenager. ‘But we’re not perfect. Nobody is. If we were, we’d never make mistakes and we’d never be able to learn from them.’

He put his hand at the door handle, twisting it gently. ‘Anyone at the party could have taken the bottle off him. It wasn’t just you. Stu should have known better. I’m his father, I should have taught him better. It’s either everyone’s fault or it’s nobody’s fault. So it’s not your guilt to bear alone. Do you understand?’

He looked at the teen, and gave him a small fatherly nod. ‘The good thing is you realise what you did was wrong. And you came to see him. That’s the most important thing,’ he said, opening the door. ‘Please, come in. Stu will want to see you. He's been by himself for most of the week. You don't have to tell him, if you don't want to. He doesn't blame anyone for what happened.'

High5ives

 

[Rock And Roll Boy]

Wendy


Getting off the bus, grateful for finding some spare change at home, Wendy pressed her crumpled tissue against her nose. She wasn't even sure why she was here. Or why she had a Twitter account. At least seeing her brother earlier had eased her mood. She'd called in sick to her work, taking some time for herself. For once. Although her cold persisted. She wasn't sure what she was going to do here but she could relax. Pulling her jacket round her tighter, Wendy sniffled and set a towel down on the soft sand after making her way to a distant spot. Taking off her sneakers, she laid down and put her sunglasses on. A little smile appeared on her face as the warm sun hit her body.


(Wendy's Outfit)

 

[Winona]

Jace
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Ash
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"Seattle?" Ash echoed. "Oh my gosh, I've always wanted to go to Seattle." Well, actually, she'd always wanted to visit a lot of different places that weren't in Maine. Nothing cool originated from Maine, after all, and Ash didn't want to stay here forever and be like... well, like her dad. As much as it killed her to say it, Ash wanted to be like her mother and get out of here, head to a big city, and never look back. Anyway, when Nova asked if she was Jace's sister, Ash's head tilted to the side, obviously surprised. People never asked if she was his sister -- probably because people usually never knew who Jace even was. "Uh, yeah. Are you his friend?" Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she grinned widely at Nova. "Oh my gosh, are you his girlfriend?" Best. Day. Ever.

She rolled her eyes. "Don't tell Ryder that. He's got an ego. But I will get revenge on him." Ash muttered and started to wade her way out of the water, scanning the beach sands for Ryan and Alaska. She at least needed to tell Ryan what was happening, then she would hunt down Alaska, and they would show Ryder what it felt like to be rudely snatched and tossed into the water. After all, Ash had been enjoying a wonderful time so far, and it was so rudely interrupted.

She glanced up as Jace approach them, grinning. "Minuteman sucks." Jace snapped at Ash, glaring at his little sister, and then looking at Nova. Okay, so maybe his gaze was filled with a bit of strong worry. No big deal. "Nova are you... are you okay?" He asked, frantically looking her over a bit to make sure that Ryder hadn't harmed his little date, and currently his only friend. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught Ash grinning at him, and he shot her a dirty look. "She's not my girlfriend! Stop!" His voice was annoyingly whiny, but it got Ash to hold up her hands and back away. "Shouldn't you be on your date with Mr. Probation?"

Ash rolled her eyes, but backed away. "Oh, whatever. It was nice meeting you, Nova." She smiled, waving at Nova, sticking her tongue out at Jace, and then headed across the beach sands to find Ryan.

It didn't long before she found Ryan, and Ash sighed, stopping next to him. "Hey, sorry about that. I, uh... I made fun of him on Monday, and I'm pretty sure he was just getting revenge." She explained, blushing a bit from embarrassment as she explained what had caused that whole ordeal. This was not the way she had expected this date with Ryan to start, or any date with anyone to start, for that matter, and Ash couldn't help but feel a little bad. Later, Ryder was gonna get smacked.

@Dak txlos

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Mason
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He had tried his best to get away from June in a very serious manner, but had more or less failed thanks to trying to use his crutches through the sand. Finally, he had a moment to calm down, his temper fading and the exhaustion from trying to move through the sand washing over him. Yes, it was nice of June for what she had done. However, Mason was still mad. He at least would have liked to have some kind of say, not have an entire family he'd never even met (save for Grace and June) swoop in and pay his medical expenses. Mason wanted some kind of control over these things, after all.

Along his way, he saw someone, and recognized her as that girl whom he'd scared that first day of school and sent running into the bathroom. She'd been excessively tired about something, and Mason had offered to let her talk to him -- not that she'd ever taken him up on the offer, but could he blame her? Shaking his head, Mason crutched his way over. "Hey, uh, mind if I sit here?" He asked, gesturing to the sand next to her with his crutch.

R Rock And Roll Boy​

 

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Nova
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Nova was slightly taken aback at Ash's question and couldn't help but smile back at the pretty blonde girl as her face lit up like a Christmas tree. She looked... relieved? Although the petite brunette wasn't even sure if that covered it. If anything, Nova wanted to know why the West family was so surprised at Jace having the company of a female, it was starting to get a bit weird. Wringing out her shirt a little more and letting water fall from it, Nova's hazel eyes turned to meet a very upset looking beanie boy, casually strolling towards the two. It was sweet that he seemed concerned, it made her think that maybe his feelings were really progressing for her. I mean after all, she was just thrown in the ocean. Not a big deal, and honestly, kind of fun.

Before she could reply to Jace's question, Nova looked over to Ash who was sending her brother a wicked smile, making Nova lift an eyebrow. Did she not approve? Nova was terrified of this, of Ash thinking that she wasn't good enough for her brother, that she wasn't pretty or fit enough and- oof.

The way Jace blurted that Nova was not his girlfriend stung a little more than the hazel eyed girl had planned for it to, without her really knowing why. Obviously they weren't dating, but they were at least on a date... right? Or maybe not... maybe Jace's compliments and kindness really were just him being a nice guy. She'd gotten kindness and flirtation mixed up before, but she thought she was doing pretty okay on the distinction this time. That is, until now.

"It was nice meeting you too!" Nova grinned as she waved to a departing Ash before turning back to Jace with a small smile, looking down at her soaked clothes. She knew she was going to be cold, and hoped that she had some semblance of a jacket in her truck for when that time came. She was soaked, head to toe, her shirt helplessly wet, her shorts already semi starting to dry, and she thanked her lucky stars her bikini was at least cute. "And hey, yeah. I'm okay," Nova nodded in the blonde boy's direction, stepping out of the water and onto shore, ignoring the 'Minuteman' comment as she looked around with a sigh. "Quite a way to start a party huh?" A small sigh fell from her lips as she rubbed her arm a bit, the cold already beginning to hit her as she smiled meekly at Jace, already starting to feel the effects of worry as she wondered where she stood with him.

Winona

 

[Moonshadow]

June
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She swam back and when she rose again, she saw Raven waiting for her. No wonder Mason and her are into each other. Both are stupidly stubborn. She thought bitterly to herself as she made her way over and out of the water. She sighed and grabbed his dress, sitting next to Raven. “I can’t tell you much.” She started off. “It’s just between Mason and I. But, getting yelled at wasn’t the highlight of my day.” She said pulling up her knees to her chest and hugging it. “I’m okay though. You shouldn’t really be worried about me, you should have your own fun.” She didn’t want to bring anyone down with her and she was feeling like she was. If she couldn’t have fun she at least wanted other people to.

Soap

 

[Winona]

Jace
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"Sorry," Jace said, blushing as he looked away from his sister to look at Nova. "She, uh... like, I'd love for you to be my girlfriend... Once we know each better, obviously..." He cleared his throat to try and stop himself from stammering horribly as he tried to explain his reasoning. "I, uh... Ash teases a lot... I don't like... being teased..." Oh lord, Jace could really use someone to come and help him out here. Give him some lady advice or like, absolutely anything would be nice.

"Uh, this might sound weird, but uh... This is a date, right?" Jace was pretty sure it was. After all, Nova had picked him up and they had talked on the phone, and it had been beautiful and felt very much like they were heading on a date. But it was at this moment that Jace realized they'd never actually discuss it. Did Nova think this was a date? Or was Jace just being stupid?
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[Soap]

Raven

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Raven let out a small sigh in victory, that she came out of the water. She smiled and watched as she took a seat next to her. Raven waited for her to talk. And her smile faded when she said it was just between Mason and her. It seemed as much. She shook her head when June said she shouldn’t be worried about her.

“What? You mean to say sitting here with you isn’t fun?” She nudged her with her shoulder. “Most fun I’d had all day. Granted..that it hasn’t been that long, but I’m sure i can tell you that you’re the highlight of mine.”

She looked towards her, “Whatever it was. I’m almost positive you didn’t have to be yelled at.” Raven realized she might not be making her feel better. She was just making herself dislike Mason.

She sighed heavily, “But..I’m sure Mason will come around.” She shrugged. “As much of an asshole as i think he is..He won’t stay mad.” She furrowed her brows in thought.

“Well, i mean. He won’t stay mad at you. I don’t think that kid doesn’t have an off-switch for his anger.” She chuckled in disbelief.

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Nova
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God, he was just so cute and unsure of himself, it made Nova want to just wrap him in a hug and tell him that everything was going to be okay. Biting the corner of her lip to hold back a grin, the brunette walked towards Jace until they were face to face, maybe only two feet separating them. She slowly held up a finger in order to stop his rambling, and maybe bring some ease to his otherwise worry-stricken features. Nova constantly wondered how this boy had gotten through high school like this, without speaking to a girl or expressing feelings, when he was a musician. Wasn't that one of the most defining features of a brooding guitarist? Their ability to express their emotions? Or perhaps Jace, like in most aspects of being a boy in high school, was just an enigma.

"I, personally, thought this was a date, yes," Nova spoke softly and slowly, locking her eyes to the blonde's as she did so to ensure that he wouldn't miss any of what she was about to say. While Nova was an only child, she completely understood sibling rivalries and how they tested one another, she had witnessed it first hand with her friends back home. Nonetheless, she wanted to make sure that Jace knew where she stood. "However," She added as she lifted her index finger, as if to make a very serious point. "It can only end as a date if you sir, make a move." Nova gently placed the finger onto Jace's chest, almost as incentive. And with a small grin, her shoulders lifting slightly, the brunette motioned for Jace to follow her with a small nod, taking a step towards her truck. "Now c'mon. I'm cold and I think I have a blanket in my car," And she was, she had no top on and soaked shorts and that ocean breeze was hating her.

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June
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She looked over at her as well when she nudged her shoulder. She highly doubt she could be the highlight of anyone’s night, but she didn’t say anything about it. She was pretty sure that other girl was her highlight. She was pretty hot after all. She watched as Raven attempted to make her feel better, which she was somewhat successful over as June started to laugh softly.

“Yeah... I guess. It’s just, I only wanted to help him. I made a mistake of not helping others before and...” she paused and shook her head. “Now they are gone. I’m constantly afraid that whatever friendships I make it’ll be ruined because of me. I only one want friend. At least.” She pressed her head to her knee and looked down. “However, I’m afraid I’ll get it and ruin it.”

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Raven’s smile reappeared when she laughed. She was glad to see that whatever she tried to make her feel better was working. She listened as she spoke, she seemed so genuine. So..innocent. It wasn’t fair that she felt like she had to try so hard to make friends.

“Congratulations, you got one friend.” She grinned. Pointing to herself. “I don’t see you ruining anything.” Scanning her face for any sort of sadness.

“It’s..hard.” She sighed and continued. “For some people to ask for, or accept help.” She explained. “Maybe Mason is one of those people.” She hated the fact that Mason was so uptight, he couldn’t take a moment to just..she doesn’t know. Maybe talk about to her about it? She could tell that she didn’t deserve to be yelled at.

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[Winona]

Jace
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He couldn't believe that he was officially on his first date. Jace was relieved, but then panic washed over him once more when Nova said he'd have to make a move by the end of the night. What did that mean? Was that a kiss, a hug? Just a fancy pickup line? What counted as a move? Now panicked and trying to do all the research in his head and going over every romance thing he'd ever seen, Jace wasn't sure what to do. He needed to just channel his inner player. His inner cool kid. His inner flirt.

Problem being that all of the above were the same awkward boy that was following after Nova back to her car. "Right. Are you cold? Like, I don't really need my shirt, if you want to wear it." Nova in her bikini top was not something that gone unnoticed by Jace, mind you. He'd simply forgotten from being panicked about so many other things. Anyway, he gestured towards his shirt, a simple white button down with little ice cream cone print. Don't judge. It was a very nice shirt.

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June
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She bit her lip, when she said she was her friend. As much as she wanted to believe it, they barely talked. Unless you include now. She let her legs fall when she talked about Mason. “It’s okay for him to be mad. I understand where he comes from. Nevertheless...” She said heavily and played with her wet hair. “Would you accept help? If you really needed it?” She asked Raven. Might as well get to know the girl before they both declared that they were friends.

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Raven

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Raven nodded when she spoke about Mason. She was surprised when she asked if she’d ever accept help. She looked away from her and towards the ocean, thinking about it before speaking.

“I like to figure things out on my own.” She told her, but hesitated before speaking again. “But..i suppose if i really needed it.” She nodded “Yeah, I’d accept it. Although guiltily.. It’d be going against what everything i stand for.”

“Being independent.” She explained. Raven, even though childish when she had her moments. She grew up quickly. She decided long ago she didn’t need anyone, maybe her grandmother.. but otherwise. Raven was alone, it was what she was used to. She trusted herself, to hell with everyone else.

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Nova
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She could see Jace's face reeling once she looked back to make sure he was following her. He looked like he was about to have a panic attack, as if he was just told that the world was made out of different cake flavors or the second World War was a hoax. It made her wonder if he would ever get used to this, or to her... and then it hit her. Jace had never been on a date. She should've pieced it together sooner, I mean it was obvious. He hadn't had a girlfriend, the poor boy didn't even know that girls liked him until about a week ago, and here she was, pretty confident in this whole dating thing, wondering why Jace wasn't actively making moves. Part of her sunk, feeling bad, but at the same time, maybe this was really good for the shy blonde boy. Maybe he would just slowly start becoming more and more comfortable, right? That could be expected?

What Nova hadn't expected was for Jace to offer his shirt, a white button down with little black and white ice cream cones on it. It was cute, just like Jace, and with a smile, she nodded. "Fun fact," The brunette said pointedly as she reached her truck, opening the backseat and pulling out her emergency bag of clothes. It had almost everything... besides any sort of pants that actually fit. "I'm always cold, happens when you're anemic and grew up in the PNW." Rummaging through her bag, Nova pulled out a dry tank top in, what would you know, and a deep sunflower yellow. Taking off her shorts, she slung them over the door of her car, pulling on the tank top and fixing her bikini bottoms just slightly. No pants and a shirt was her favorite look at home, alone, in her room, but not something she had ever done in public. Her long legs were littered in goosebumps as she looked over towards the raging fire, looking back to Jace with a smile as she patiently waited for his shirt.

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Sawyer
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Sawyer could see Grace getting flustered next to her and she smiled proudly at to herself. She spotted Ryan and Ash finally making their arrival to the party and almost snorted when Ryder appeared out of nowhere a scooped Ash up. Ryder then proceeded to pick up another girl Sawyer had never seen before and throw them both into the water. A light bulb went off over Sawyer's head. She stopped walking all of the sudden, planting her feet in the sand and ripping her beanie off her head to be left there along with her shirt.


"Swimming is a lot of fun." Sawyer rushed forward and wrapped her arms securely around Grace's waistline before taking off toward the water, "Let's go swimming!" She tossed Grace into the water ahead of her and fell back into the sand laughing hysterically. She silently thanked Ryder for giving her such a good idea.

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