[toujoursleroi-blog]

“You’d think somebody would’ve found a way to keep those damn things from dying,” Regulus smiled softly, habitually pulling out his own phone to check the battery. It was the one thing he had that his parents disliked- no matter how much they hated muggle technology, he had to admit that now he wouldn’t want to go anywhere without it. It was like a new appendage, sort of like his wand and watch. They just couldn’t understand and that was why he hid it from them; but everyone nowadays had twitter or instagram or vine- he wasn’t doing anything too terrible. “Wait, what’s snapchat?” He had to ask. He’d been slow to catch onto the new app trends, and he had to admit he was curious. 

[mahlene]

           "I guess that’s technically what the chargers are for, but yeah, I’m surprised no             one has come up with a charm to keep them fully charged without those.” 

Charms isn’t her strong suit, and Marlene’s gotten a little too reliant on her phone to risk fizzling it out now by having a go at that herself. His question surprises her, in a different way from the surprise Marlene had felt at hearing him reply to her self-directed babble earlier. Snapchat has been such a big thing lately in her own circle of friends that she simply assumes everyone is using it.

      “Snapchat? Oh, it’s like . . . a photo sharing app, I guess? You can send photos or        videos to your contacts for ten seconds or something, and then it vanishes so they        can’t view it anymore. Most people just use it to send stupid selfies, really.”

[unbreakableflxwers]

“I really don’t know, I mean, there’s definitely some science-y wience-y explanation for it, but it happened to me last week and I was ready to fling my phone across the room.”

Lily had seen the whole scene unfold in front of her, and really, it was brutal. Well, as brutal as a phone dying and the magnificent selfie that went along with it could be. 

“If it’s any consolation, m’dear, you look lovely today and if you’d like to snap a photo together or just by yourself and sign into your Snapchat from my phone, be my guest.”

[mahlene]

Marlene’s nose crinkles at the science mention, however brief. It had never been her favourite subject during the brief spell she’d spent at the local muggle primary school, or one that she’d performed well in. "Well, there’s got to be some kind of portable charging charm by now though, right? Maybe I’ll Google it later.” ( She’d do it now if her phone hadn’t just up and died on her. ) “Well, I suppose it’s some consolation, especially considering I almost poked my eye out with my eyeliner this morning.” Marlene laughs, nudging her phone to one side. “And this is exactly why you’re Head Girl. But I hope you know I expect you to pull out your most serious duck pout.”

[daredevildaisy-archive2-blog]

“Please,” Daisy scoffed, rolling her eyes. “When have I ever been known to back out of a dare? This will be easy.” An exaggeration, perhaps, but Daisy was nothing if not determined to prove herself capable of anything.

[mahlene]

"Easy?” Marlene parrots with a grin. "Well . . . you sound confident.   But I mean, if you did want to back out, I’d completely understand.”

[firevvhiskey-archived-blog1]

   ❝I don’t know what you’re talking about, Marlene.        It’s a great joke. Laffy Taffy have nothing but       quality jokes.❞

[mahlene]

   “I bet you probably love the jokes that come inside the     crackers at Christmas too. Wait, why am I even asking?     Of course you probably do.”

[toujoursleroi-blog]

“Uhm, the universe hates technology?”

Regulus muttered in response, unsure of where Marlene’s position on the list of people he shouldn’t talk to was. It could probably be worse, but Marlene seemed to have just been talking in general, not specifically to him, so maybe he should’ve just stayed silent. Too late now. 

“Was it something important?”

[mahlene]

A flicker of surprise colours Marlene’s face for a brief moment, the dusting of pink across her cheeks a mark of mild embarrassment. In truth, a reply to her muttering is the last thing she expected. She’s gotten so into the habit of talking to herself -- ( Living in a household with siblings who tended to be too busy to notice her most of the time certainly played a part in that. ) -- that it’s easy to forget that others can hear her. Or potentially catch her in the act of taking ridiculous selfies . . .

        “That’s probably it. I really need to start remembering my charger.” Marlene groans,         deciding she may as well stuff the dead phone into her bag. It takes her a minute to          register who she’s talking to, and she’s surprised when she connects his face with           a name. "Just Snapchat.” Marlene admits. "I was halfway through sending one though          which is what’s so annoying.”

[firevvhiskey-archived-blog1]

    She pauses a moment, small smile steadily growing on her face.

                                   ❝It gets jalapeño business.❞

[mahlene]

     A full beat passes before the punchline actually sinks in and Marlene finds herself       reacting. She tries to stifle the laugh at first, but it’s a battle she ends up losing as       as it bubbles from her lips. “Em, that’s an awful joke -- where did you steal that from?”

[daredevildaisy-archive2-blog]

“Is that a dare?”

[mahlene]

  “Maybe.” Marlene grins, unable to help herself.    “Don’t tell me you’re going to chicken out now.”

[firevvhiskey-archived-blog1]

    ❝What does a nosy pepper do?❞ 

[mahlene]

“I’m sure I’m really going to regret asking this.” She mumbles, gritting her teeth already for what she’s certain is going to be an atrocious punchline. “-- but what does a nosy pepper do?”

[mahlene]

   “Don’t die, don’t die -- ”  

Marlene’s fingers are quick to tap at the keyboard on screen, and there’s a sudden urgency in wanting to finish her Snapchat caption; one prompted entirely by the fact that her battery icon has been hovering at under ten percent for what seems like hours. Her muttered encouragement does little to help the phone in her hand hold out, however, and when the battery hits two percent, the screen promptly shuts off -- taking her almost sent snap with it. Marlene groans.

                      “Why is it your battery always dies at the worst time possible?”