that girl is a problem

Mackenzie The Mack • Dance Major at OSU • WMHS Graduate "Hello, I'm The Mack, but, you can just call me Mack. I'm currently a dance major at OSU, going into my Sophomore year. I'm also a William McKinley High School graduate, but, I don't like to talk about that hell hole." Original Status Quo and Glee!6x6 Continuation - Badass!Mack "Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything."

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F2F: Trent | Grocery Run Ins

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[A small amount of tension drained from Trent at the reassurance that he wouldn’t be intruding at all whenever it was that they hung out. The smile on his features trew at the thought of all the opportunities of places they could hang out, and he found himself honestly looking forward to it, despite it all. Time hadn’t changed anything between them, except maybe made Trent realize just how much he’d missed Mack as a friend and a person. Catching up together, and getting to hang out like they were planning, it would be perfect.]

[The question made Trent pause, reasonably certain he knew the answer but not wanting to say yes only to not mean it.] “Hold on a sec, lemme just….  [He trailed off, pulling out his phone and scrolling through the contact list of his phone until he found Mack’s number, which he rattled off.] “if that’s it, then yep, I’ve totally got your number. And mine hasn’t changed, so if you’ve got anything for me, that should be it. But yeah, I know what you mean. I liked Tumblr but it takes a lot of effort to keep up on that. And I’ve mostly just got a facebook for the family. So yeah, it’s definitely always a good thing to have another way.” [He smiled easily at Mack, tucking his phone back into his pocket] “Plus now, even if we can’t get together and hang out properly, we can still text and stuff. I mean, assuming we both remember- that doesn’t take a whole lot of time.”

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[Mack nodded, waiting patiently as Trnet pulled out his phone to double check he had her number, smiling when he rattled it off.] “Yeah, that’s it!” [She answered, nodding when he said his hadn’t changed. She was fairly certain she still had his number, she wasn’t one to delete her contacts - but she pulled out her phone to double check she still had it, putting her phone away the moment she saw his name was in fact still there.] “I still have your number. I know what you mean about Facebook, I don’t even check mine anymore - I occasionally get emails about the notifications, or my mom texts me about tagging me on Facebook weeks ago and not checking it, but, otherwise I really don’t touch it.” She told him. “I tend to get back to my text messages fairly quickly, the only faster ways to reach me are calling or showing up on my doorstep.” She told him, “and if I forget, just spam my inbox, you’re allowed to, I don’t mind. I have unlimited texting anyway.”

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F2F: Trent | Grocery Run Ins

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[There was something Trent had always liked about the way that Mack spoke and getting to listen to it. Even though she was just talking about her friends, about people who, for the most part he’d never really spoken to, gotten along with or known, her happiness never failed to make him smile. It was easy, to just enjoy it as the topic changed and they kept speaking, leaving Trent to feel warm and happy about it all. At the end of the day, it was just really nice for the young man to know that they could do this. That time and distance hadn’t managed to ruin their friendship or make things awkward. They could pick up easily enough where they’d left off.

“I’d love to grab lunch!” [He said brightly, perking up at  the thought.] “I mean, I know you ahve friends there and you might have to work to make time to, so don’t think I’m you know…in a huge hurry? I don’t want to intrude, or anything. But it’d be nice, to grab some food…You can show me the best places to eat on campus, and all of that.” [He smiled a little, ducking his head] “And I mean, since I’ll be on campus, if you ever get stuck in Columbus kind of late and need a place to crash…My dorm’ll be open, you know?

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[Mack smiled, slightly amused by the fact he had been quick to say that he wasn’t in a big hurry - she hadn’t thought he was in the slightest, and the fact that he thought that he was worried about intruding was adorable. He was her friend - regardless of the fact they hadn’t talked much recently - he wouldn’t be intruding, he would be a welcome addition.] “Don’t worry, you wouldn’t be intruding.” [She reassured him, just in case he was actually thinking he was intruding, nodding reassuringly.] “And definitely, there’s this pizza place close to campus that Ashley and I go to after rehearsals, and there’s this doughnut shop that has really good gyros - as weird as that sounds.” [This would probably be considered rambling, but, he mentioned the food on campus, she figured it was safe to mention the food near campus.] “Thank you, it’s really sweet of you to offer.” [It was sweet, extremely sweet, and so innocent - so, so innocent. Puck would have tried to sleep with her if she crashed at his place? Trent, well, she was pretty sure the thought never crossed his mind.]

“Do you still have my number? It would be easier to make plans to hang out if you did. I very rarely check Facebook these days, and it’s been awhile since I was extremely active on Tumblr.” [Texting or calling would probably be the best way for him to contact her, and she knew it. She wanted to make sure he knew how to reach her if he wanted to hang out. She had missed him, and although she knew that life had a habit of stepping in the middle - and there was a chance for this just being a simple run-in and they might not see each other for the rest of the summer - she wanted to make sure he had her number. Just in case.]

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F2F: Trent | Grocery Run Ins

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“Well I’m glad you’re taking advantage of it. No exhausting yourself when you could be having fun. Especially not with the others coming back.” [Trent hadn’t gotten too close to most of the students that had graduated and left town, but he was friends with Blaine. And honestly speaking, Blaine’s excitement over the fact that they were coming home eventually was catching, even if Trent had no personal investment in them. But it was sweet, watching Mack get so excited over their inevitable return. And it was that much better when she explained that she took Anabeth to the library, an open invitation for the two of them to see each other more.] 

“Definitely. I’d like that a lot. And who knows? Maybe if she asks nicely, I’ll set aside some of the best books for her.” [Trent’ grinned a little at the thought of Anabeth and Mack coming by to visit him when he was busy at work. If it was anything like the time that they’d hung out in the past, at least Trent knew his shift would probably fly by] “Columbus campus.” [He grinned] “Don’t get me wrong, I love Lima, and I’ll probably be back most weekends…But I want a bit of a chance to be on my own too.”

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[Mack smiled, she was looking forward to seeing Elliott - whenever he planned on coming back to visit, and she liked to think that Dani would come back for a visit over the summer. There was no guarteenes, sometimes life got in the way, but, well, she liked the idea of getting to see the people she cared about. Sure she had friends still in the area, Ashley, Sugar, and Hunter, to name a few, but, regardless, she couldn't deny she missed her friends who had made New York their home. ] "Exactly, it would be awful if one of my friends came home and I was too busy to spend time with them. I haven't seen them in so long, it's going to be great when they come to visit."

[The dark haired girl smile grew when he mentioned that he would like it if they came to see him at work.] "That would be extremely sweet of you, she'd appreciate it very much." [Perhaps it was time to make their library visits more often than once a week, Anabeth did love reading, she would enjoy more frequent trips to the library, and Mack had a feeling that she would be happy with more visits to the library herself.] "The Columbus campus? Well, I guess I'll see you around campus then, maybe we could grab lunch together sometime." [She suggested, listening to him explain that he wanted a chance to be on his own.] "That is definitely understandable, everyone wants to head out on their own at some point. There's nothing wrong with leaving Lima, I was just curious, that's all."

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F2F: Trent | Grocery Run Ins

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[Trent nodded along as Mack spoke, not shocked in the slightest as he listened to her talk.] “Well good! You’ve always worked yourself pretty hard, you deserve a bit of a break. Everyone deserves a break, once in a while. Especially you, with how much work you do.” [Maybe it was weird, but Trent knew Mack, knew she was pretty good at what she did, but all the same that she was good at overcommitting herself, especially when her sister was involved. He’d definitely gotten that feeling from her time and time again. And that was especially impressive, considering how little they’d actually hung out.]

“No, no, no summer plans.” [Trent laughed a little at the thought, shaking his head and running a hand through his hair.] “My folks don’t really have the money for any kind of super awesome summer vacation or anything. I got a job at the library in town, it’s not much but I get paid to sort books and read, so I can’t complain much.” [He paused, smiling a little sheepishly at the words.] “And I got into OSU for next semester! I’ll be studying English, come August. So that’s kind of what I’m psyching myself up for.”

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[Mack smiled at Trent, yes she worked hard, and she was constantly busy, but, she loved the hard work - she may have hated high school, but, the girl loved college, and all the work seemed worth it at the end of the day.] “Thank you, Trent. I love the work - don’t get me wrong, but, I really did need this break.” [There was no shame in admitting to needing a break, and Trent could probably guess how hard she had worked that year. Between Anabeth, class, coursework, rehearsals, and her small social life - she was always busy, and it was nice to have the summer to relax and unwind.]

“Same here, the plus side of no summer plans though is when everyone comes back through Lima to visit their parents, I’m around, so I get to see my friends when they come back from New York.” [She admitted, she wasn’t sure when Elliott was coming home next - but she was willing to bet that he would be around at some point during the summer to see his dad and Jules. When Trent explained that he worked in the library, she smiled.] “I go to the library all the time - Anabeth loves reading, so, I tend to take her there weekly to pick up new books, maybe I’ll see you around?” [When he said he was studying English as OSU next year her grin widened.] “You’re going to love OSU, it’s absolutely amazing. Are you going to be on the Lima or Columbus campus? English is an option for both.”

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F2F: Trent | Grocery Run Ins

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[Honestly speaking, Trent wasn’t normally the one who did the grocery shopping in his house. It wasn’t that he wasn’t willing to, by any means, it was just that his parents liked to do it more because Trent was very, very good at splurging. In his defense though, he’d never seen much of a problem with it. Food was good, it was only right that they could enjoy the good things in life, once in a while. But today, he’d been regulated to his mother’s shopping list instead, even if he was busy wondering just how mad she’d get, if he decided to go a little off the grid.]

[But for the moment he was behaving, picking out what he wanted for breakfast now that he’d be home for the next two months preparing tirelessly for college. Lost in his own little world, he hadn’t noticed Mack at first, until the sound of her voice caught his attention.] “Mack! Hey! [He grinned brightly at her, a little surprised at how good it felt to see the girl after months apart, thanks to too much work and not enough hours in the day.] “I’m good, I’m good. Summer vacation and all of that. But how’ve you been? It’s been forever since we talked.” [He paused, smiling a little at her] “It’s good to see you again.”

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[Mack smiled at the man, listening to him explain he was good, nodding a little.] “I’ve been good, I decided not to do the summer term, and it’s honestly been nice to have a little bit of a break from college - I love OSU - don’t get me wrong, but, it’s nice to have time.” [The brunette admitted, she loved college, but, she couldn’t deny that it was nice being back home, spending time with Anabeth, and not commuting to Columbus for class. When he mentioned it was nice to see her, her small smile widened, yes, it was nice to see Trent. She hadn’t even realized she had missed him until running into him, it wasn’t like they were extremely good friends or anything - but, he had been good company, and she would be lying if she said she wasn’t glad to see him.] “It’s good to see you again too.”

[She couldn’t help but wonder how life had treated him after they had went their separate ways, when work had became a priority. McKinley wasn’t always the best school to be in, and she wondered how it treated him during his time there. Did he make it through okay? She honestly hoped he had, although now wasn’t the time to bring it up, it was summer vacation after all - no one wanted to talk about school during the summer.] “So, do you have any big summer plans, or are you hanging around Lima this year?” [She asked, sometimes people went touring the country during the summer - sometimes they moved, it couldn’t hurt asking Trent what his plans were. Who knew? Maybe they could find time to catch up during the summer.]

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F2F: Trent | Grocery Run Ins

[It was uncommon for Mack to go grocery shopping without Anabeth during the summer, but with her little sister spending the afternoon at a friend’s house, well, the brunette wasn’t going to turn down the opportunity to shop and not have the house filled with sugary snacks and junk food - which tended to happen when Anabeth got a say on what went in the cart. She was in the cereal aisle currently, trying to figure out what kind of cereal she could grab. Her parents preferred Cheerios, and they were already in the cart, and she knew Anabeth would eat anything with a cartoon character on the front, but, she didn’t know exactly what to pick. Anabeth tended to trade favorite kinds of cereal every week - and this week? Well, Mack wasn’t quite sure what the favorite was. Worse came to worse though, she picked a kind and Anabeth just didn’t get her favorite.]

[She grabbed a box of Fruit Loops, turning around to walk back to her cart, before noticing a familiar face further down the aisle. Putting the cereal in the cart, Mack walked up to him.]  “Trent! I haven’t seen you in forever, how have you been?”  [How long had it been? Months at the very least, they had stopped talking after both their workloads started to add up and they went their separate ways, still, it was nice seeing him. She supposed summer was the best time to run into people though - especially with school out of the way.]

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@itsthemack: Long day of class with this girl, I don't think my legs have ever hurt this much from dancing. It's was worth it though. 

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I am so sorry I haven't been around.

I've had so much school work it's not funny, and then there were the final exams for the first session classes and it's been way too chaotic. But, I should be back around though. Did I miss anything important?

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I know, and it’s okay. I’m trying to put it into my music a little but well… We’ll see where that takes me. The rest definitely ain’t going to happen, though. It’s not shit advice, though. It’s just, I dunno. I feel like I’m gunna be making a lot of analogies. I mean it’s just…. Have you ever, I dunno. Gotten hurt while dancing and then frozen up when you had to do it again? Oh they’re good, they’re good. Admittedly Freddie’s torturing Adam a little, but he’s my dog and that’s expected. They’ll always appreciate more treats, of course, but you don’t gotta send them any. I think they’ll be fine either way.

Ooooh, very nice. I mean, I make no promises about anything being safe for work or even close to appropriate… But I’ll totally be down for doing it whenever you’re free. And we’ll keep it cool if the sis is around. Umm…How’s Friday for you? Or maybe Sunday?

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If you can't find the words, maybe you could put it into chords? That's the right word, correct? I mean sometimes you can express your emotions through the sounds and the way you play, and let the music do all the talking for you. To be honest, when I was first starting out, when I fell I did freeze up, but, after awhile I learned that just because you could fall flat on your face doesn't mean you shouldn't do something. I'm not saying be fearless, a little bit of fear can be healthy. But, I'm pretty sure you didn't use that in the fear aspect, but the "what if I can't do this justice and do more harm then good" aspect. Which I get, trust me, I don't only feel that dancing. That strangely doesn't surprise me, but, I'm glad to hear they're doing good. 

It's totally okay if it strays from the safe for work border, trust me, I'm sure whatever you draw won't be as bad as some of the stuff my friends draw. Sunday sounds good to me! Sounds like the perfect way to end the weekend.

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Today is not an ordinary day

And it certainly won’t be one by the end of the day. So go ahead. Wish the happy couple a happy eight month anniversary! 

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Congratulations to the cutest couple I know! I hope you two have an amazing anniversary. And I'm hoping that you two have a fun time tonight, I'd remind you to be safe, but, I'm not expecting any biological children from you two any time soon.

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That’s the thing. There’s like, this huge part of me that does want to? Cause I mean, it’s not like- I’m not trying to avoid talking about the shit in my head. It’s just…I want to, but you know….I want to give it justice too. It’s weird. And would definitely help if people could just read my mind.As long as you enjoy it and it’s worth it, I’m happy for you. And very, very good. Cause I’m pretty sure I broke out the candy when I was teaching Jules basic math too, so I don’t have a clue what else you could do. Really? Captain’s actually learning! Well now isn’t that amazing. Never thought it’d happen.

I have admittedly never heard of that, but I’m totally down for it. I’ve always just screen shared on Skype, but seeing as it’s like the pickiest computer program ever well…I’m totally in. And I’m all for catching up on some Netflix together, too. It sounds like some fucking awesome bonding time, actually. When do you wanna do it?

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Well, I'm sorry that I can't read your mind, because, I wish I could make this easier on you, I truly do, Ell. Have you considered writing it out? Sometimes things are harder to say then they are to write. You could also try drawing it or putting it in a song. Sometimes there's shit I can say better in dance then I can in words, and who knows, maybe you'll find a way to get the message across? I'm sorry about the shit advice. Candy for basic math seems to be the best way to go about it. Yeah, Captain's learning, slowly, but, it's progress regardless? How's Freddie and Watson doing? I have to bring them more toys and bones next time I stop by for a visit, maybe I could send them a box or something?

Yeah, it's called synaptop, Ashley showed it to me. It's pretty cool. They have this app on there where you can draw with your friends too, and it can be a lot of fun,although, depending on which friend you draw with depends on whether or not the end result is safe for work. When works with you? I'm good with whenever... oh, other than Saturday! I'm hanging out with Trent.

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Well I’m always up for cooking for you if you want! Even if I don’t do it for a living, I’m not a bad cook. At least, no one’s ever complained, or gotten food poisoning. That might be a good idea, though. And who knows? Maybe I’ll just end up taking a gap year or something to decide, too. How’s Saturday afternoon work for you?

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Well, I'd like it a lot if you cooked for me one time. We could make it something fun, you cook for me one night and I cook for you the next? I have a couple of my Nona's recipes lying around that I could pull out. Maybe you could? It might be a good thing for you to take a gap year, you could use it to travel or expand your horizons? Saturday afternoon sounds perfect! And this totally gives me reasons to be excited for the weekend.

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Yeah, I mean I’m thinking about jobs in fields I like it’s just, you know…There’s a lot of different things that I might want to do. Sometimes I think that I’d be a nice chef, or maybe a writer, and I know I’d be great and happy with those things, I just don’t know if it’s it for me. I’m probably going to apply for a lot of things and hope that by the time graduation rolls around, that things will be a little clearer. Well I’m free whenever you are, I’m sure you’re busier than me. Maybe this weekend, if you want to try?

Well, I think I’ll try to avoid that… But I’ll keep the offer in mind, too.

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Well, if you ever want to test your cooking out on me, I am more than happy and willing to be a test subject for you, okay? I'm sure you'll do great whatever you do, and maybe you should try out a bunch of stuff this school year, expand your horizons, see what you like and what you don't enjoy. You might even find something you'd never expect you'd like, you know? This weekend sounds good, what day works best for you?

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I dunno girl, I mean, honestly? Talking about it seems a hell of a lot easier said than done and I feel like there’s not even proper words for this kind of shit. Like there’s no way to describe what’s going on in my head. I’m glad to hear you’re doing well, though. I mean, I hate to say it but working yourself hard is always important, when it comes to shit like this, and all those people probably realize just how lucky they are to have you around. I’m glad Ana’s doing alright too! Food’s always a good way to motivate kids, so even better you can make it all mathematically useful, and stuff. That’s pretty clever, so I gotta say, I approve. Oooh, Captain’s getting better? That’s new and exciting. That mean he’s stopped chewing up well….Everything? And that sucks that you’re having trouble, but at least you’re getting help with it all now, instead of after you crash and burn, or something.

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That's okay, I understand if you can't find the words for it, and you don't have to fight to find ones that do not do a good job of describing it untless you really want to. Yeah, I'm actually glad to be working as hard right now as I have been, it's a little insane, but, it's worth it, and I'm really enjoying doing the work, so there's that. I'm actually glad the food is helping her to learn, because, I'm going to be honest and admit I have no other ideas on how to teach her fractions. Yeah, Captain is still a evil little shit, but, he's not as bad as he was, so that's something.  The chewing isn't as bad as it was, and I think he's learning that the purpose toilet paper isn't for him to drag around the house.

You know, I just got a brilliant idea. We should use that website that's kind of like Skype but isn't like Skype because they let you watch movies together and shit like that and watch a movie one time, because that would be fun and if we watched a movie on each of our Netflix accounts we wouldn't be at the same part because there's no way we'd start the movie at exactly the same time.

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That’s true, and she does come first. But if you think it might help, maybe I’ll just have to spend a little more time over there, to see if I can help train him to be a little less of a nuisance for you. I’ll definitely give you your space, though. I know exactly what you mean, and I’m a fan of not pushing things like that too far, anyways.

 Well, I hope that’s going to be the case, at least. I’m still kind of confused about well, whatever it is I’m going to do when I get out of here, but I hope I’ll be okay. The confidence is appreciated. We’ll work something out. Even if it’s not too often, we’ll make time to catch up when we can.

Ummm…We’ll see. It’s appreciated, really. I just…I don’t want to be the cause of any trouble or trouble starting just because of me.

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If you honestly think you can help, I'd appreciate it a lot if you helped me out. Okay, as long as you know not to push it. LIke, I don't mind if you come over, as long as you don't cross the line, you know? 

You'll do fine, don't worry. I know a lot of people who didn't know what they' were going to do at the beginning of the year and they did good for themselves. Did you think about jobs that have to do with what you like to do? Because you should always do something with your life you enjoy doing. Like, I decided to go for Dance and I love it. I could have gone into something like nursing and made my parents proud of me, but, instead of that I did something I wanted to do and I've never been happier about one of my decisions... ever. That sounds good, Trent, just, tell me when you want to start these lunches; okay?

Trust me, it wouldn't be trouble... just think of it as, "ensuring my friend isn't being harassed."

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@itsthemack: Worked in the studio on a group project with Ashley today and we ended up hitting up the pizza place near Campus. (Via_Instagram)

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Well, I think the real question here is what in the world that would be doing in a game of Pictionary. Or how you’d play it off for Anabeth, too. Maybe you could at least point out that scissors normally have holes for fingers so they’re not umm so…You know. Phallic. That might help her drawing skills too.

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Unless my friend Ashley decided to make a Pictonary game, it shouldn't be. I don't know how I'd play it off to Anabeth... let's hope I will never have to. I'll point that out, and hopefully that will make things a little better.