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"Would you cheer up? It is by the grace of whatever supernatural being that rules our world that this girl actually agreed to meet and go out with you." "Oh, yea, August. That's a great pep talk. Thanks." August rolled her eyes at the sarcasm and help up a small black device. "See this?" She waved it in front of his face before he reached up and grabbed it. "I borrowed this from your room. I know you usually use it for lectures, but tonight this is your link to me. Stick it in your front pocket and I'll hear everything later." "Later? Why didn't you just get earbuds and talk me through this highly anticipated event?" His question was mostly sarcastic, but August considered it for a minute almost terrifying Ten for a minute before shaking her head. "No," she finally answered. "Maybe next time. But tonight I want you to fly solo and then later we'll go over it without you and give a grade." "What? We? Without me? Grade?!" Now he was terrified. Really terrified. He just didn't know which part scared him more. "We. Me and Izzy. Grade. Because that seems to work for you." A groan worked it's way out of Ten's mouth. The idea of Izzy helping August grade this date... God. Could tonight get any worse? "Shit." His gaze flew up to follow hers to the clock.

Yes it could. He was late.

#TwinSpeak #Ten goes on a date

"So? How it'd go?" Ten resisted the urge to groan. He had known she would pounce on him as soon as they were both alone. With a sigh, he acknowledged that he had had a break the night before, since he was asleep before she got home... Doesn't mean he hadn't heard her open his bedroom door at 11:23. "Ten? You listening?" "I heard you, August." "So? Your date. It went how?" "I..." Ten really didn't want to tell his twin just how the date had gone. Terrible was one way to put it. "Don't think it'll happen again," he finally murmured. "What?" It was purely amazing how many octaves August's voice could go in one word. "I thought Miranda really liked you!" She emphasized it with a heavy slap on the arm. "What did you do?" Ten sidestepped away from his sister before she could smack him again and opened the kitchen fridge to get a water bottle. "I don't know what I did, August. But she didn't seem too happy when I dropped her off at home." August's angry stance faded when she heard the dejection in his voice. "Well then." Ten looked up and saw her give a decisive nod. "Just means you need my help."

"Oh, God."

#TwinSpeaks #Ten goes on a date

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GOOD MORNING LIS. // Hi Lis.

*covers her head and groans.* Go ‘way, twins.

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Knowing her little sister, Lis figured August hadn’t waited for her answer and was already grabbing the cereal box out of the cabinet. Or off the counter. Depending on who had it last. So Lis didn’t bother to reply to August. But she did look back down at Ten, feeling his tight grip on her hand. “I’m alright, Ten,” she whispered to him. And then they passed the bathroom before he started down the stairs. She let go of his hand and went into the bathroom, calling over her shoulder, “I’ll be down in a second. Go help August.”

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Lis had been right, not that either of them knew it. August had climbed up onto the counter and grabbed the cereal box and a couple bowls. But she didn't get down. She was having too much fun being tall. She set one bowl on her lap and carefully poured the Coco Puffs out, making sure not to drop any. Once the bowl was full, she set the box down on one side of her and carefully picked up the bowl from her lap and gently put it on the other side of the counter.

Ten worried all the way down the stairs, into the kitchen. Until he saw his twin sitting on the counter with the second cereal bowl in her lap. "August!" The cereal box flew in August's surprise, sending the Coco Puffs everywhere. "Get off of there! And now there's a mess! Lis is already not happy, we gotta clean it up fast!" Ten rushed over to where August was sitting, careful not to step on any of the cereal and make more of a mess. He put his hands up as if to catch August, although they were the same size.

"Tennn," August whined, "I was fine until you scared me. Don't do that!"

"You know you're not supposed to be up there, August! You're gonna fall and hurt yourself!"

"You sound like Elise, Ten."

#they're both really very careful

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#is-your-ceiling-blue

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GOOD MORNING LIS. // Hi Lis.

*covers her head and groans.* Go ‘way, twins.

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Lis just sat with her hands over her face. She and Emily had really overdone it last night. There was a tiny smirk on her face as she thought of the guy Emily had gone home with. Too bad he hadn’t had a friend, though. When she felt August’s hands trying to wrap around her, Lis kept a hand over her eyes and patted August’s head. “Thanks, Auggie,” she murmured. “But you guys know how to clean better than I do.” She nudged August away and stood unsteadily. How many times had Elise had a bitch fit about not letting the twins know about how much alcohol was consumed in the house? She had to pretend she was normal. Lis rolled her eyes and let out a curse when it hurt. “Alright. I’m up, I’m up. Don’t worry, guys.” She crossed her eyes at Ten to make him smile and headed for the door of her bedroom. “What cereal do you two want?”

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"Yay!" August shouted and ran down the stairs and to the kitchen. "Can we have Coco Puffs?"

Ten walked with Lis, saying nothing but smiling at August's shouted question. He could already tell that August was almost in the kitchen from her voice and the thumping of her feet down the stairs. Ten reached for Lis' hand, squeezing gently, trying to comfort her.

#seafaringvagabond #talking with Lis

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GOOD MORNING LIS. // Hi Lis.

*covers her head and groans.* Go ‘way, twins.

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"Yayy!" August yelled, scrambling off the bed with Ten’s help. "Lis will you make us breakyfast? Mommy had to do stuff and Sydie’s off with his giiiirlfriend,” she rambled, drawing the last word out in another sing-song. She thought it was funny Syd wanted to attach his face to that girl’s face. She didn’t understand how they could do that for so long and still breathe. Once, she asked Ten. But he didn’t know either. So she had snuck out of bed the next night and watched Syd and his girlfriend. They did that forever! And then Ten found her and scolded her. It was still weird and gross though.

Ten had visibly relaxed when he heard Lis say it was alright. But he watched her with big, brown, worried eyes as he made sure August didn’t climb off the bed too fast and fall. He hated it when people were mad at him or August.

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Lis rolled over and gingerly placed her feet on the floor, groaning when the sunlight from her nearby window hit her eyes. “Ten, shut the curtains, will you?” She could almost feel his worried gaze on her. And then August’s words finally made sense. “Wait, I’m the only one here?” Her head shot up to search August’s face for the joke. “Ohhhh,” she groaned, “too fast. Why can’t you two make cereal together?”

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August nodded obediently as she waited for Lis to get out of bed. "C'mooon, Lis! You're in charge!" Her gaze zipped to meet Ten's when Lis groaned. "Are- are you sick, Lis?" She leaned against Lis' knees and tried to give Lis a hug.

Ten had rushed over to the window to shut the curtains, but kept looking over his shoulder at Lis. He knew something was wrong with her. She was acting like Dad sometimes did, and when she finally got her eyes open, Ten saw that her eyes were all red like Dad's sometimes. Even at his age Ten realized that Lis had probably had too much of that stuff Elise wouldn't let him and August have. "Mommy said not to make a mess." Well not exactly. But it's what Elise would've said Mommy meant to say.

#seafaringvagabond #talking to Lis

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GOOD MORNING LIS. // Hi Lis.

*covers her head and groans.* Go ‘way, twins.

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Sticking her tongue out at her older twin, August climbed up onto the bed and laid horizontally on Lis with her feet hanging off the bed. “Wakey wakey, Lis!” She sang out loudly, although she was face down on the mattress.

"Auuuuggggguuuuusssssttttttt," Ten whined as he watched his sister. He covered his face with his hands when he saw her wiggle her feet off the side of the bed, and tiptoed over to where he thought Lis’ head should be near. "I’m sorry, Lis," he whispered, hoping she wouldn’t get mad again.

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There was a noise similar to a growl coming from the pillow Lis’ head was on when Lis felt another body joining her on the bed. It was only interrupted with an ‘oof’ when August flopped down on top of her. “Get. Off,” she demanded before she heard Ten’s apology. The worry in his voice finished the job of waking her up better than August’s screaming into the bed. With a little bit of difficulty, she picked her head up and looked over the pillows to see Ten still watching her with his hands over his face. Lis sighed. Time to face the hangover. “S’alright, Ten. August,” she commanded, “seriously. Off.”

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"Yayy!" August yelled, scrambling off the bed with Ten's help. "Lis will you make us breakyfast? Mommy had to do stuff and Sydie's off with his giiiirlfriend," she rambled, drawing the last word out in another sing-song. She thought it was funny Syd wanted to attach his face to that girl's face. She didn't understand how they could do that for so long and still breathe. Once, she asked Ten. But he didn't know either. So she had snuck out of bed the next night and watched Syd and his girlfriend. They did that forever! And then Ten found her and scolded her. It was still weird and gross though.

Ten had visibly relaxed when he heard Lis say it was alright. But he watched her with big, brown, worried eyes as he made sure August didn't climb off the bed too fast and fall. He hated it when people were mad at him or August.

#seafaringvagabond #talking to Lis

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GOOD MORNING LIS. // Hi Lis.

*covers her head and groans.* Go ‘way, twins.

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August pouted, “but it’s morning time! The little hand’s on the eleventy and the big hand’s on the four! Time to wake up!”

Ten grabbed at August to try to pull her out of the room. “Auguuustttt,” he hissed, “Lis don’t wanna wake up yet, leave her ‘lone.”

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Lis heard every word, and tried to get her still mostly asleep brain to make a mental note to thank Ten later. He was trying, at least. “Listen to Ten,” she mumbled, pushing her head deeper into the pillows that surrounded her. She didn’t care if it was 11:20, she didn’t sneak in until 3 this morning and wanted to sleep.

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Sticking her tongue out at her older twin, August climbed up onto the bed and laid horizontally on Lis with her feet hanging off the bed. "Wakey wakey, Lis!" She sang out loudly, although she was face down on the mattress.

"Auuuuggggguuuuusssssttttttt," Ten whined as he watched his sister. He covered his face with his hands when he saw her wiggle her feet off the side of the bed, and tiptoed over to where he thought Lis' head should be near. "I'm sorry, Lis," he whispered, hoping she wouldn't get mad again.

#seafaringvagabond #talking to Lis