Miss Thunder: Hello, hello, everyone and welcome to the longest day of the year!
Red Rabbit: A.K.A the start of Summer! Whoo hoo!
MT: That being said, this summer's rather off to a bittersweet start, I'm afraid. Perhaps you should tell them, Cassie.
RR: *Sigh* Yeah. Unfortunately, two of the girls in my OCU dance squad, The Sensational Sirens, are moving away from Ocean City. For those who don't remember, my team was made up of Tamika, Stacey, Amanda, Deb, Joanie, Lailani, and Karen.
Well, turns out Stacey and Deb are moving away after this last Spring semester, but for good reasons. Deb's grandma got very sick recently, and she wanted to move back to New York City to be closer to her family.
MT: The poor dear! I do hope she gets well soon.
Talon: Same here. I always liked Deb. A good egg, if a bit of a sailor's mouth on her.
RR: That's because she was a lot like you! Very blunt and not afraid to speak her mind.
T: That's why she was the most tolerable of the bunch. Sad to see her go, but I understand why she had to.
MT: Deb did say before she left that if we were ever in New York, we'd be welcome to stay with her. I might just take her up on that offer...
RR: On a bit happier note, Stacey just got accepted to the Nursing program at the University of Pennsylvania next fall semester!
RR: It's literally one of the best nursing programs in the country, if not THE best!
MT: Yeah, that's too good an opportunity to pass up. I can't blame her for taking her shot.
RR: She defintely worked her ass off when it came to her grades. Way higher GPA than all of us, I can tell you that!
MT: She certainly helped me when it came to our math homework.
E: Before they left, though, we had one last big night out on the town!
RR: Yup! A true all-nighter from dusk 'till dawn!
MT: And kicking off what I call the Summer of Music by attending an En Vogue concert!
RR: *kicking her feet* AAAAH! THEY WERE SOOOO GOOD! THOSE HARMONIES?!
E: Then we pretty much went club hopping the rest of the night!
T: And eating at all of those all-night food stands.
MT: We were tired, exhausted, and hungover, but that was honestly one of the funnest nights I've ever had in my life.
RR: *Sniffs tearfully* Nothing like watching the sun rise with all of my best friends. I'm...I'm really gonna miss Deb and Stacey. The Sirens won't be the same without them.
MT: *Hugs Cassie, her eyes also teary* Oh, I know, luv, but they said they'll give us their numbers at their new places once they've settled in. You just know Deb's gonna be calling us to complain about something.
RR: *wiping her eyes* Yeah...yeah, that's just like her.
T: Hey, Penny. What did you mean earlier when you said "kicking off the Summer of Music"?
MT: Oh! Well, I've been telling Eli all spring semester that I've been wanting to attend more concerts, especially now that Summer break is underway. And not just classical music either! I want to experience the full gamut of all types of music! Starting with the En Vogue concert, I've been to three this month alone!
RR: Oooooh! Look at you being all out and about!
MT: *Blushes* Well, I might be getting just a bit teeny-tiny bored just staying home all the time when I'm not on patrol or at school. Just a teeny bit.
T: Okay, that explains why you wanted to come with me to see Pantera, because I know Metal isn't really your thing.
MT: It was certainly...loud and chaotic, but fun! Other than the drunk guys trying to climb the back of my wheelchair to jump off into the crowd, most of the people there were surprisingly very accommodating of me.
T: You also caught Dimebag Darrell's pick when he threw it to the crowd and gave it to me. Thank you for that.
MT: Well, I thought you'd appreciate it more than I would, being an actual fan of the band. I have to say, you're usually pretty calm and collected most of the time. It was a bit odd to see you headbang and jump into the mosh pit like that.
T: Heh. If I'm not fighting street punks, I'm moshing to let off steam.
MT: Some of those big metalheads didn't know what hit them!
E: Just last week, me and Penny went to go see Extreme!
MT: I'll admit I wasn't familiar with the band other than Eli liked them but...Wow! Wow wow wow! That guitarist was bloody AMAZING!
E: I'd figure you'd like them because the guitar playing reminded me a lot like how you play the flute, Penny.
MT: He has to be classically trained! Just the speed and dexterity! *Chef's Kiss* Muah! Beautiful!
T: I should take you to go see Blind Guardian next month. You'd probably like them, they sing about dragons and wizards and shit.
RR: You're about to have a full schedule this summer, Penny!
MT: Getting to hear and expand my musical knowledge is my idea of fun, Cassie! Well, Blessed be, and make sure to spend time with your friends and family this hot summer, everybody!
