꒰☆﹒closed starter for @psychcpomps ft. chloe & malia ୨୧
life was a game of popularity to chloe and, by yoba, she knew how to play it. it was a cool evening in the valley and chloe was out for a walk in cindersap forest to escape her parents, the last person she had expected to run into was malia. as chloe's eyes landed on the woman, her heart jumped with anxiety. she loved sewing, but not reaping. and now, for the first time in a long time, she stood face to face with the consequences of her actions. being the superficial person chloe was, a friendly grin formed on her face. "hey, malia!" she greeted, planning to make no acknowledgement of their history. "long time no see, how've you been?"
꒰☆﹒closed starter for @ohvalleys ft. chloe & marcel ୨୧
a hushed scoff followed by a skeptical laugh, chloe rolled her eyes at the man on the other line. "yeah, yeah, yeah. i get it." an exasperated sigh left her red stained lips. "just send the money as soon as possible, okay? remember who has the power here." with those words, she hung up on the man. chloe's hands dropped to her sides and she spun around, one of her usual warm smiles replacing her annoyance. her eyes widened as her eyes landed on marcel. "oh hey!" she said, hoping he didn't hear any of her conversation. "i didn't see you there. how long have you been standing here?"
꒰☆﹒closed starter for @chrrylpstcks ft. shannon & emery ୨୧
nimble fingers carefully threaded the small metal hook through loops of fuzzy string, shannon's eyes narrowed as she focused in on creating the perfect design. "i'm almost done..." she said, her voice quiet as her fingers sped up. "alright... there!" the hook slid out from the small design - a sunflower. shannon held it up, admiring her work before turning to emery. "how's your coming? need any help?"
danica read the clue herself and shrugged. "it's either the library or a school. do we split up so we can cover more ground?" danica asked. she still hasn't explored the town all that much, despite hanging around like a ghost. she didn't quite realize that the school and library were the same thing. at least her partner wasn't stupid, so she could see the light at the end of the tunnel. this could be other within a few minutes hopefully!
"i think the school is also the library," shannon responded, her smile still plastered on her face. "but the library is a decent size, so we'd probably still have to split up when we're inside just to make sure we're not gonna miss anything." her eyes glanced back down at the paper, she brought it closer to her face once more, double checking before they started walking off. with a nod, shannon folded the paper neatly and stuck it inside her purse. "alright. we got this. let's go!"
chohee song was born on a warm august afternoon to two farmers in pelican town.
always a bright child, chohee would never shy away from an opportunity to be in the spotlight or center of attention.
she became interested in acting when she was about seven years old, badgering her parents to let her take acting classes in zuzu city.
they relented after two straight years of her constant nagging and chohee was over the moon with excitement.
chohee had a natural star quality about her. vibrant personality mixed with natural talent, the harder she worked the more certain she became of her eventual stardom.
her parents only let her start going on auditions when she turned 18 and graduated from school, so on her 18th birthday she went to her first audition.
chohee became used to rejection due to how many auditions she didn't pass, but it never dulled her desire.
it wouldn't come until nine years later that she would land a role. at twenty-seven, chohee was cast in a commercial promoting the tunnelers.
while on set, chohee would meet one of the players on the team. he was married, but he expressed more interest than anyone had in the past. so, the two started to see each other.
for a year, things were perfect. she'd come to zuzu city in the dead of night, meet him at their secret apartment he'd gotten for them, and leave before the sun came up.
shortly after their one year anniversary of meeting, the gridball player had a change of heart. it was clear the guilt was weighing on him, but chohee felt betrayed. she wasn't in love with him, but rather the experiences that came from being with him.
she threatened to expose their relationship to various media outlets, but the gridball player was able to convince her to take hush money instead.
every month she kept quiet, she'd be paid a hefty amount.
currently, chohee is helping her aging parents on the farm while going to auditions whenever she can in her free time.
"how long do you expect us to do this for?" danica asked, completely aghast at the idea of spending all day on a SCAVENGER HUNT. she would have fainted if she was completely objected to the idea of touching the ground raw. with a huff, she forced a smile at her partner. she probably had to be nice to make this a bearable experience. "i'm danica. let's just get this over with."
she craned her neck to look around for something that would be out of place in an average town square. if you asked danica, most things felt out of place with the century here, but whatever! she spotted a piece of paper rolled up and pinned against the side of the general store. "oh. that's stupid. at least i didn't have to crawl anywhere to get it." she grabbed it and handed it over to her partner. she was NOT going to get invested in this thing, even if she was competitive and strived to achieve perfection in everything she did.
clue #1: if knowledge is the thing you seek, then between the pages you must peek. where you go to learn, your clue you will also discern.
hazel eyes closely watched the woman, shannon's head tilting as she listened. "i'm not sure, so i just prepared for everything." she said with a small shrug, her grin still plastered on her face. "but it's very nice to meet you, danica! i'm shannon!" it was clear to shannon danica wasn't the most excited for this journey, but shannon was determined to make the most of it. her brows furrowed in confusion for only a moment before she realized what danica had found.
shannon took the piece of paper into her hands, rereading the statement a few times. excitement flowed through her veins, but she contained it to the best of her ability.
"this seems like the library, right? i can't think of another place that fits these descriptors."
( @lazydcisy - scavenger hunt!!) // danica's face was twisted up into discontent. how did she keep getting pressured into involving herself in these things? a scavenger hunt? how old were these people, ten? the prize description was so vague, and she doubted it would be a cash prize given the state of the small town economy. unless joja corp sponsored it? she sighed aloud for what seemed like the hundredth time as she waited for this partner of hers to show up in the town square. she prayed to every single god above, yoba included, that the hunt would start and end in the square. as if her pretty brand-name shoes could handle a trek into the woods. "oh my god, where is this person?" she finally complained out loud. she just wanted to get this over with!
water bottle? sun screen? her hands shuffled through her purse as she slowly approached the center of the town, double checking to make sure she'd brought everything she thought she may need. it was her first year living in the town, thus it was her first time doing the scavenger hunt. she'd thought that it might help her get closer with some of the other townsfolk as she spent a majority of her time locked away in her house. her eyes lit up as she spotted a woman who clearly looked like she was waiting for someone. shannon picked up her pace and waved. "hi!! i think we're partners for the scavenger hunt!" she called out. as the distance between the two women closed, shannon grinned.
"sorry i'm late, just had to make sure i had everything i needed, i wasn't quite sure what to bring so i was running around like a headless chicken trying to find things."
SURE , ⠀maybe this wasn't miffy's brightest idea ⠀–⠀ but it'd been a hell of a long time since the word⠀' bright '⠀had been listed anywhere near miffy's qualifications. ⠀a makeshift moodboard plastered on an obscure whiteboard in the back of miffy's store had been a succinct start to the collaboration between her and shannon ,⠀ followed perfectly by the most bantering back-and-forth idea session since the founders of pelican town.
⠀" see !⠀this was the best idea ever , ⠀whoever said we wouldn't be able to make a great collaboration is – "
pausing in the middle of scribbling a pink marker across and double - circling a hastily-scribbled image of a sunflower she'd magnetised to the board , ⠀miffy turned slowly to face the fellow designer , ⠀tilting her head to the side questioningly and slowly moving her marker to underline one word : ⠀corduroy .
⠀" did you write this . . . ⠀under⠀ ' beach ' ⠀theme idea ? "
her hazel eyes scan over the board in front of her, shannon's mind shuffles through various different ideas in an attempt to find the perfect one. she leans over, writing the word 'corduroy' under the assigned beach category. her weight shifts to her back leg as she leans back, a smile forming on her face as she admires her idea. she goes back to thinking, eyes narrowing as she falls deeper into thought.
words from miffy snap her back to reality, a nervous smile replaces the look of deep thought. "...maaaaaayyyyyybe." she says, a laugh escaping her lips.
shannon marie mckay was born on a chilly october morning of the year 1996 in zuzu city.
her parents, both artists, practically stuck a paint brush in her hand the second she could hold it.
she was their miracle baby, born to her parents when they were in their mid-thirties.
an only child, shannon never lacked the need for love and attention.
elementary school was easy, shannon was a happy kid. good grades and passionate about art, she seemed to be growing up happily.
when shannon got to middle school, things took a turn for the worst. the peers she'd once called her friends turned on her, cast her out for a reason shannon couldn't understand.
laughing and pointing, mean notes, hurtful rumors, you name it and shannon had to go through it.
when high school rolled around, her parents decided it was time to transfer her to another school.
shannon sent a portfolio of her artwork to a private arts school, getting accepted and granted a scholarship.
shannon's outgoing and charismatic personality had been dulled by the torment of her old classmates, so she was only able to connect with a small number of people.
it was there that she discovered her love for fashion and clothing design.
she spent her time working and creating clothes for herself and some of the few close friends she had.
shannon graduated and applied for college, majoring in fashion design.
while her grades for academic classes could have definitely been better, her grades in major focused classes were stellar.
she graduated college, taking a job as an assistant runway coordinator for a relatively well known clothing company.
after four years of lots of saving and working odd jobs here and there almost every day, shannon was able to move to pelican town and work on her designs in peace.
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