Never gonna slow down

Hey! Name's Carmen!! : ) ...and I have no clue what to write here. #kickstartinprogress

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… hehahh uhh. yeAH!!!! hah.a… what have ya got…. ;;;

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Uhhh coke……and um……;;;;; yeah. coke. ;;;;; *shifts weight* Or uh orange juice. Blue gatorade. Probably carrot…juice…..;;; Those aren’t soda though…;;;;

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/smile widens as Cody continues to hum/

no, uh..thanks..m’good. /takes out ipod and turns to MJ/ :T ..you uh-

-sure you don’t know it, cherie~? Carmen? 8) /glances over at Carmen with crooked smile, head also bobbing with beat/ and no thanks, nothing for, euh, me~

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Yeah, haha ummm.. get me a… uh.. I want orange juice!! .. -runs fingers thru hair and twists a strand around her finger-  -leans in and raises eyebrows at cody like WHAT-

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okay...;;; *beelines for house and closes the door behind her*

... *slides down door and hugs her knees, resting her forehead on her arms* pugspugspugspugspugspugs *breathes in slowly through nose, holds it, and out through her mouth* .......

*stands up and trots over to the kitchen* ;;;;;; *presses the heel of her hand against one eye* Don't think about it. *opens fridge* *grabs orange juice* .... *AGGRESSIVELY SHAKES ORANGE JUICE* ;;;;;; whywouldhedoTHAt *slams juice container onto counter*

Carmen?

*JUMPS* DAD! *spins around, face beat red* YOU'RE HOME EARLY????

Lunch break. ...Are you alright?

YEAH JUST. YOU KNOW. GREAT. I'M SO GREAT. I HAVE FRIENDS OVER. WE'RE BEING GREAT.

*raises brows* Oh really? Which friends?

CODY AND............cody..........and uh Em...jet....? LET'S TALK LATER OKAY IT'S KIND OF WEIRD THEY'RE OUTSIDE ALONE;;;; *hastily opens cabinet and grabs two cups* *sloppily pours OJ into cups*;;;;

*watches quietly* Carmen....

I can do it.

Are you sure everything's okay?

*sucks in a breath* Yeah! It's, *rubs her eyes with the back of her arm* It's great. *flash of a smile* *grabs the cups and walks back outside*

Heyyy, okay, OJ. : ) *offers one cup to MJ and takes a sip out of her own cup*

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*jolts at the wrist touch and pulls away* O-oh yeah?? 8 );;;;

 *tries to brush a knot out of her hair with her fingers* >; T

!!!!!! *starts when Glitch touches her hair* ????? *swATs Glitch’s hand away and takes a step back, avoiding eye contact* /////// 

*glances to Code and MJ then quickly away* /////// *grips towel tighter* *blurts out* SO ARE YOU GUYS THIRS- DO YOU GUYS WANT ANYTHING TO DRINK?? 8 D;;;;;

[kidnothin]

/squeezes hand/ nah, i’m, euh..goo-!!! good… /smiles and dips head down closer to hers/ /// heh… /hums a bit louder/ …

/steps back with swatting/i-..euh….mhh…i—/flushes cherry red and pulls towel over head, drying hair/ !…. m’fine, uh, merci- /stops and ears prick up/ ….

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            8| … … hehahh uhh. yeAH!!!! hah.a… what have ya got…. ;;;

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Uhhh coke......and um......;;;;; yeah. coke. ;;;;; *shifts weight* Or uh orange juice. Blue gatorade. Probably carrot...juice.....;;; Those aren't soda though...;;;;

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  ???? : I okay.

HSFDhlg HEYyyyyy!! *shoves his arms away and tugs towel off with a huff, hair mussed and half out of her ponytail* >: T For someone who all about hippy dippy love *pulls Glitch’s towel back over his head and rubs it all over his head with both hands* >: ) You sure do like to start wars. >: P *flicks his nose*

Ah what! *OVERDRAMATIC SIIIIIIIiiiigh* Fiiiiiiiinnnee. You’re safe today. Next time though. >: ) Ha.

*tugs hairtie out and combs her hair with her fingers* >; /.

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oui! i’m thinkin’ you’re, uh, still unbeaten since the fair, ma cher. :/) /shifts headphones/ hey, do you, uh- …/snorts and shakes head at Glitch’s antics/

!!! hahah hEY /laughs and lets her muss his hair/ /runs two fingers down her wrist as she begins to pull away/ !!! /starts with nose flick/ heh, i, euh..kinda take opportunities as i, uh, see ‘em…hip dip, sounds, euh, totally trip though…

hahhaha, plan on it, and we’ll add a few more things to it >8)

/grins/ how gross can you go~ …./glances away/ /blushes a bit and turns back/ /smile softens/

hey, mon ami…your mp3?

in a bit, gotta get dried off a tick../keeps drying hair/ i’ll, uh, grab it soon…/glances over again/

/yawns a bit and squeezes hand/ /brings their hands back in a light swing and turns her softly towards him/ /hums a bit/ 

/reaches over and brushes hair gently/ ‘like to start wars’…nah, i, euh…heh…m’like to set sparks, see what starts…/bites bottom lip/

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-watches glitch for a couple minutes and laughs- -swings her hand with his- -leans in and puts her ear on the outside of his headphones- HMM…. -narrows eyes slightly- what are you listening to? :^)

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*jolts at the wrist touch and pulls away* O-oh yeah?? 8 );;;;

 *tries to brush a knot out of her hair with her fingers* >; T

!!!!!! *starts when Glitch touches her hair* ????? *swATs Glitch's hand away and takes a step back, avoiding eye contact* /////// 

*glances to Code and MJ then quickly away* /////// *grips towel tighter* *blurts out* SO ARE YOU GUYS THIRS- DO YOU GUYS WANT ANYTHING TO DRINK?? 8 D;;;;;

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???? ‘Take’? You’re stealing the shake??? : O

*grabs a towel for herself and wraps it around her shoulders* Pfft not if I finish it first. >: ))

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BO

BO

B))))) you’re, uh-

B//)))))) on.

nah, ma cherie, we, uh, paid n’ everythin’ just pullin’ the rhyme to help pass the time…kinda like you

yeah? haha /grabs edge of her towel and pulls it over her head/ /musses hair up/ heh~ now, there’s, uh, a bet i’d place..

only got two shakes, maybe, euh, wait for next time?

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HECK YEAH ID BEAT Y’ALL TOO. -watches glitch fuck up carmens hair- haha hEY that aint right!!! Next time. :))

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???? : I okay.

HSFDhlg HEYyyyyy!! *shoves his arms away and tugs towel off with a huff, hair mussed and half out of her ponytail* >: T For someone who all about hippy dippy love *pulls Glitch's towel back over his head and rubs it all over his head with both hands* >: ) You sure do like to start wars. >: P *flicks his nose*

Ah what! *OVERDRAMATIC SIIIIIIIiiiigh* Fiiiiiiiinnnee. You're safe today. Next time though. >: ) Ha.

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  *returns from her house with a neatly folded pile of towels* What about a pickle shake?? : O *tosses most of the towels onto a lawn chair* *takes the last one and throws it onto Glitch’s head* : )

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we, uh…hahhahha got shakes-

strawberry cause Code says i haven’t, euh, had real chocolat~

you, euh, haven’t, s’all been fakes in my book, mon ami, and it’s, uh, not gonna be easy to get you to see

better n’see, just as well, uh, be a wendys frosted treat haha

noN /gags/ forget it, we’ll, uh, get it…mais we, uh, added pickles cause it melted and-

thought it’d be fun 8) !! /turns at Carmen’s voice/ /jerks forward with towel toss/ you know, Carmen cherie, pickle shake, what Code and i were gonna take /nudges her and starts drying hair/

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EW PICKLE MILKSHAKES???? Y’ALL ARE GROSS MAN……. i bet i could drink it faster than y’all. B)

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???? 'Take'? You're stealing the shake??? : O

*grabs a towel for herself and wraps it around her shoulders* Pfft not if I finish it first. >: ))

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m’not…*huffs out a breath, avoiding eye contact, and shoves her hands forward, pushing a wave at Glitch*

I WIN!! >8 D *swims to the edge of the pool and hoists herself up out of the water* Heyyy you guys are welcome to the pool, by the way. I just gotta *gestures vaguely at her house* Towels. *wrings out her ponytail as she walks to the back door* 

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yeah, mais- !!!!! /coughs a bit and shakes head/ heh…ok. :3 /swims to edge too and struggles up/ /flops onto cement sopping wet/ wOOPSIE DAISY HAHAHHAH hey, mon ami, did you ever, uh, do the pickle shake ?

oh, uh…almost, kinda melted now-

even, uh, grosser 8)

yeah haha…first one to choke loses?

oui! /sits up and gets to feet/ /drips everywhere/ /runs hand through hair/ but, euh, first gotta see what the cheries wanna do..think we, uh, still got time :) /glances after Carmen/

/swallows/ did you, euh…have anything in mind, ma cherie? /blushes harder and glances down at MJ/

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Whats the pickle shake???????? I’m ready for anything! whatever y’all wanna do -smiles bigger at his blush- heheh

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*returns from her house with a neatly folded pile of towels* What about a pickle shake?? : O *tosses most of the towels onto a lawn chair* *takes the last one and throws it onto Glitch's head* : )

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  I TRIED THE SKITTLE PIZZA AND IT WAS WEIRD. *splashes again*

?? *whips around to face gate* … *raises hand in a wave* Hey! : )

[kidnothin]

yeah…we, uh…yeah.../squeezes her hand and moves with her towards edge of pool/

HAHAHHAHA  M’GOOD!! :DD YOU? /splashes again/ OH, UH HEY! :D THIS IS CARMEN, SUPER SWEET CHERIE, MEAN STREAK GREAT AS CAN BE.

/throws glance at MJ/ Bet you’re, uh, gonna get along just fine.. : )

hey„, /shivers a bit and treads water closer to her/ you, uh, wanna…she doesn’t bite, y’know…i mean…heh..call it a tie, and get out n’ get dry? 

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-holds his hand and swings it between them while theyre walking-  Hi carmen!! -waves-

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m'not...*huffs out a breath, avoiding eye contact, and shoves her hands forward, pushing a wave at Glitch*

I WIN!! >8 D *swims to the edge of the pool and hoists herself up out of the water* Heyyy you guys are welcome to the pool, by the way. I just gotta *gestures vaguely at her house* Towels. *wrings out her ponytail as she walks to the back door* 

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  *struggles and kicks free of Glitch’s hold* *SPLASHES AGGRESSIVELY* YOU GUYS ARE GROSS. Skittles on pizza, mystery me-fFOGEHekfj *coughs on water and wrestles Glitch back, grinning*

Ohhhh you mean you’re quitting? >: P *ducks under and spits water back at him when she surfaces*

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HAHAHhahahh /shields self with arms/ DON’T KNOCK IT TILL YOU TRY IT~ /splashes back/ /pauses with cough/ you oka-

!!!! /splutters/ heh, i /stops/ /treads water/ /splashes again and tries to stem laughter/ oH HEY, MA CHER MJ!!! SALUT! :DDDDD

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HEY!!! WHATS UP DUDE???? HOW’RE Y’ALL?

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I TRIED THE SKITTLE PIZZA AND IT WAS WEIRD. *splashes again*

?? *whips around to face gate* ... *raises hand in a wave* Hey! : )

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*swims up and gasps, laughing and brushing her bangs out of her face* gOT you- PFFFt *ducks underwater and back up* *lurches forward to dunk Glitch under* hA!

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!!!! /splutters and goes under/ /squirms and comes back up/ /dunks Carmen/ ha HA /wraps arms around her and dunks them both again/ /breaks out laughing when they surface/ hahahhahahaha

m’guessin’ that it’s, euh, not safe to come closer hahahhaha /sticks hands in pockets and shifts/

what do y’think, mon ami? heh../glances over/

m’thinkin’ you’d rather not have your milkshake doused with hot sauce and spiked with pickles.

/looks over and smiles/ nah, not worth it mon ami, i’ve got my hands full with ma cherie!!!

/swallows and shoulders settle a bit/ /grins/

y’know though- /wrestles/ go for it with the mad concoction, mon ami, i’ll still drink it and we’ll see if it’s bad 8))) 

you wanna make a dare? hahha

yeAH just let me, euh /wrestles/ finish goin’ mano a mano with ma cher, and then you n’ can go toe to toe on a dare~

hahaha! /walks over to bags/ m’callin’ loser gets to drink it…aww nAST HAHHAHA it melted into weird ass soup hahha oh my, euh, fuck

heh /stops and shifts hold on Carmen/ looks like i better lose then, huh ma cherie? m’not one for wars anyhow 

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*struggles and kicks free of Glitch's hold* *SPLASHES AGGRESSIVELY* YOU GUYS ARE GROSS. Skittles on pizza, mystery me-fFOGEHekfj *coughs on water and wrestles Glitch back, grinning*

Ohhhh you mean you're quitting? >: P *ducks under and spits water back at him when she surfaces*

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  WH-? *SCREECHES AND FLAILS* D8 *TEETERS OVER EDGE OF POOL* 8 I !!!!!! >8 )))) *grabs Glitch’s wrists and pulls him down into the pool with her*

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hahah hA?! aAAHHHH /falls forward into water/ 

KER-SPLASH

/looks up/ ….!!!! /cracks up laughing/ 

/comes up and inhales/ …./treads water/ /dips back under and shifts around a bit/ /surfaces again and grins/ heh…/dips a bit back under and opens mouth/ /comes up and spits water at Carmen/ 

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*swims up and gasps, laughing and brushing her bangs out of her face* gOT you- PFFFt *ducks underwater and back up* *lurches forward to dunk Glitch under* hA!

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  Wh- Emjay who? Uh…I guess, I mean as long as there’s no one else. My dad might not like a bunch of people over without asking…;;

>: O!!!!

HU-CHA *karate chops at the water splashed her way* Hippie schmippie. ALL’S FAIR IN WAR! *shifts and dunks her foot in the water to kick it up at Glitch* >: D HAHA!!!!!

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uh, MJ as in Marlene Jean…my, euh, girlfriend /flushes a bit/ ..but, yeah..just, uh- oh my god /snorts and laughs/ /looks back down at phone and replies/

heh…all’s, uh, fair, huh? well, /ducks away from splash/ hEY HHAHAHHAHAHAHHA

heh…/takes earbud out and wraps it around ipod/

HEY CODE, CATCH! :D  /tosses ipod at Code/

!!!!!! /catches and glances up/ /at water/ akds;lf pft 

/hums and wipes water from cheek/  y’know what they, euh, say, ma cherie~ careful what you WISH FOR!

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WH-? *SCREECHES AND FLAILS* D8 *TEETERS OVER EDGE OF POOL* 8 I !!!!!! >8 )))) *grabs Glitch's wrists and pulls him down into the pool with her*

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pfffftRABBITACO. Aha it’s literally just a rabbit. *mimes holding a taco* In a taco bun - wai - uh - sHELL. Shell. Or maybe it is a bun. Bun in a bun. 8 ) HAHA

WHAT, REALLY?? I’VE BEEN SOMEWHERE YOU HAVEN’T?? HA!! ( ˇ v ˇ ) I’ll take that point gladl-HEY!! *laughs and jerks back as the water hits her*

*barely concealed smile* WOW. >: (

Wow.

I invite you into my home.

I let you eat your gross rabbitacos on my lawn.

And this is how you repay me.

You know what this means, don’t you?

*ABRUPTLY LEANS OVER and splashes water back up toward Glitch and Code*

#WAR

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:/)< heheheh for that pun, we’ll, euh, call it a bun ;) /nudges her again with shoulder/

:x /leans away and presses laugh back between teeth/ /keeps lips pressed into smirk and eyebrows quirk up as he listens to her/

!!!!! woAH  HAHAHHAHA

yeahh hahha, i, uh..hey- woAH HAHA /squawks and stumbles up and dashes a few feet in opposite direction from Glitch/ /glances back down at phone/ oh hey, is it, uh, cool if MJ comes over??

/trips to feet, staggering forward and turning back/ hehehhehehe 8) mais, Carmen ma cherr, you were, euh, the one complainin’ about the heat, only one way to make it get beat

8)

8))))))) /goes a little way off and dips down to splash more water her way/

/calls back to Code/ and yeah! s’fine by me, mon ami :3

/turns back to Carmen/ awww, come on, ma cherie, anyone ever, uh, told you, s’better to make l- /stumbles midsentence but plows through/ /sends another splash her way/ love not war? s’lot nicer. hippie jive and all that jazz~

…./splashes again/

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Wh- Emjay who? Uh...I guess, I mean as long as there's no one else. My dad might not like a bunch of people over without asking...;;

>: O!!!!

HU-CHA *karate chops at the water splashed her way* Hippie schmippie. ALL'S FAIR IN WAR! *shifts and dunks her foot in the water to kick it up at Glitch* >: D HAHA!!!!!

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Hmmmn >: T I guess it doesn’t really matter. I just don’t wanna think I’m eating beef and find out I’ve been eating like…rabbit…or…something…>: I ;;;

Ah man *rubs nose with back of arm* I bet you HAVE been there, Mr. Worldwide. >: P We used to go to Vermont in the winter to ski. Different mountains than the ones back home, you know? *pulls up some more grass and tries to sprinkle it on Glitch’s head* Everyone’s been too busy the past few years though. Highschool and stuff… Uh….////// but yeah;; No place COOL or whatever..

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heh, yeah…i, uh..makes sense…/smiles and shrugs/ /takes another bite/

oui. :3 mais still…got potential, y’know? rabbitaco.

/eyes widen/ rabbi- SHIT /pitches forward with laugh/

huh, i, uh- haha- never, euh, been to Vermont. /grins at Carmen/

point to you, ma cheri- hey hahahah /ducks away/ heh…y’know, speakin’ of, uh, cool…/dips hand into water and splashes upwards towards Carmen/

woAH HAHAH *metal gear solid alert tone goes off* /starts and shifts away/ /checks phone/

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pfffftRABBITACO. Aha it's literally just a rabbit. *mimes holding a taco* In a taco bun - wai - uh - sHELL. Shell. Or maybe it is a bun. Bun in a bun. 8 ) HAHA

WHAT, REALLY?? I'VE BEEN SOMEWHERE YOU HAVEN'T?? HA!! ( ˇ v ˇ ) I'll take that point gladl-HEY!! *laughs and jerks back as the water hits her*

*barely concealed smile* WOW. >: (

Wow.

I invite you into my home.

I let you eat your gross rabbitacos on my lawn.

And this is how you repay me.

You know what this means, don't you?

*ABRUPTLY LEANS OVER and splashes water back up toward Glitch and Code*

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  Whatever’s in the tacos!;; I don’t know what’s in the tacos…IS it beef? Or chicken? Pork? >: T ;;; *lifts chin, examining tacos as Glitch eats them* It always looked like…mystery meat…;;; *picks at the grass by her feet, pulling up individual blades*

Wait you put churros in the mystery meat? >: I

…dad doesn’t get us fast food unless we’re on road trips and we haven’t done that in forever.

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/bursts out laughing/ second verse, same as the first, does it, euh, matter? i’m, uh, down for mystery meat /takes another big bite/

heh, oui!…/glances over at Carmen and away/ yeah? ..my, euh…paren- i…

/nudges shoulder and whispers under breath/ s’okay, mon ami..

/shifts/ m-my mom and, euh..dad.. don’t really, uh, like me havin’ it either..

/leans over to Carmen/ m’maman hates fast food haha../settles back/…heh…/crumples up wrapper/….heyyy! Carmen cherie, road trips, huh? where y’been? :D

/takes another bite/ yeah? :) bet i could, uh, say i’ve been where y’been..

bet he has /grins/ just matters on, uh, when..

/grins/

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Hmmmn >: T I guess it doesn't really matter. I just don't wanna think I'm eating beef and find out I've been eating like...rabbit...or...something...>: I ;;;

Ah man *rubs nose with back of arm* I bet you HAVE been there, Mr. Worldwide. >: P We used to go to Vermont in the winter to ski. Different mountains than the ones back home, you know? *pulls up some more grass and tries to sprinkle it on Glitch's head* Everyone's been too busy the past few years though. Highschool and stuff... Uh....////// but yeah;; No place COOL or whatever..

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tumblr's finally speaking my language :' )

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Ohhh food run, gotcha. : ) *nods and pulls up her legs, wrapping her arms around her knees.

Pffft haha uhh *scrunches her nose a little at the fast food bag* Nah I’m fine. You can have the uh - whatever it actually is.

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/glances over with mouth full of burger/ /wipes at grease/ what it actually is??

{/speaks through mouthful of taco bell/ is phood :T mmhh!!! /leans over, patting codes shoulder/ dude dude dude Mon ami /swallows/ you were, uh, right.. taco stuffed with churro is the, euh, bomb 8’) }  Told ya haha

Whatever's in the tacos!;; I don't know what's in the tacos...IS it beef? Or chicken? Pork? >: T ;;; *lifts chin, examining tacos as Glitch eats them* It always looked like...mystery meat...;;; *picks at the grass by her feet, pulling up individual blades*

Wait you put churros in the mystery meat? >: I

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Wow. So quick to make me the bad guy *fake, wounded pout* ; ( I see how it is.

Pffft you’re both crazy. *waves a hand dismissively and sits criss cross applesauce by the pool* Anyway you never told me what you guys were doing out here in the BAKING HOT SUN. *glances at their bags and back up, squinting in the light* Just a normal day spying on the neighbors?

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Yeah cause you, euh, are haha...definite dark side material...pretty sick hat stealing sith lord

{ awww come on ma cherie haha..wait up! /follows after grinning/ smile for me, please? Yours is so pretty, I, uh, miss it already...we're only, uh, pullin' your tail, right, code? }

/laughs/ oui, uh, sure.../glances over and away/ guess we, euh, know what conflict between his brain and his tail means now haha

{/shoves code with shoulder lightly and sits down by Carmen/ yknow, keepin things chill to beat the heat, ma cherie~ meaning burgers and shakes and fries and-}

Taco Bell heh...besides five guys, the only fast food that, uh, matters. /sits down and starts to pull greasy food out of bag/

{/leans head back and distorts voice/ YO QUIERO TACO BELLLL HAHAHAHHA}

Dude haha, we, uh, have taco bell

{Yeah :3 but I'm, uh /nudges carmen/ willing to share}

Ohhh food run, gotcha. : ) *nods and pulls up her legs, wrapping her arms around her knees.

Pffft haha uhh *scrunches her nose a little at the fast food bag* Nah I'm fine. You can have the uh - whatever it actually is.