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Joanna Ferrer. Demeter's kid. I teach middle school, so I basically fear nothing at this point.

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myhearthealing​:

Ezra tried to keep his mouth shut, he really did, but it was hard to when her arguments didn’t make any sense. “How are they completely different?” He gestured with his hands as he talked, trying to make his point clearer. “It is proper etiquette to wait in line.” Why was she coming in and criticizing flower arranging? “I didn’t see you as the type that cared about cutting flowers? But you’re honestly acting like I invented the whole thing.” He wondered if she gave Noah a hard time, too. Probably not. He sighed inwardly. Ezra couldn’t believe this was the girl that his brother talked about with such high praises. Then again, he could tell she had the same type of humor he’d talked about. “Well, you picked a good guy to be friends with,” he allowed to her. 

“If you can’t tell the difference, there’s no hope for you.” Because he was right didn’t mean she would let him win. “I can hear how the flowers scream. You might not understand their pain, but I understand their anguish. Cutting them and arranging them in pretty bouquets and vases might look nice, but they wither and die before their time. And it’s all your doing.” Joanna couldn’t stand the whims of flowers, but that didn’t mean she thought their plight was pleasant. If it made her new nemesis uncomfortable, then all the better. “I know. That’s why I’m visiting your death trap that you call a business.”

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adrian-kim​:

Adrian didn’t have much of a childhood, unless you counted him manipulating other children just so he could get to their parents and steal their money for his dad. He’d only ever seen Spongebob on tv a few times, but aside from he occasional mature humor hidden in the dialogue, he didn’t much care for it. He chuckled at that. “Why do you want to brighten up my mood? What’s in it for you besides a few minutes of entertainment?”

“...Hey, that’s all I really want. I’m bored basically all the time, and you’re a laugh. You take everything so seriously. If you’re this surprised, then that’s all the more fun for me.” Joanna wasn’t the class clown or anything growing up. Most of what she had done was for her own entertainment rather than to get kudos from anyone else. “If you want me to make you simply miserable for my benefit, I’m happy to do that too. You know I’m already great at that.”

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myhearthealing​:

“Oh, I wouldn’t watch them by myself,” Caroline replied, “It would be a lot more fun to watch a bad movie with someone else. Plus, you already know the funny parts when they come up.” She knew Joanna didn’t have a lot of fears, or if she did, she kept them hidden well away from most people. But hearing her say she wasn’t worried about getting kidnapped sent Caroline’s anxiety going again. “You aren’t? Even when we have no idea what happened to them?” Some of them had been missing for years, and Caroline was around when the first ones did. They never returned, and even the gods presumed them to be long-gone. She didn’t want that to happen to any one of her friends or family, and she didn’t want it to happen to her. “Okay,” she said in a small voice. “Just…don’t get yourself kidnapped on purpose.” She felt like some people were honestly asking to disappear. 

That prompted half a smile. Why would she ever say no to bad movies with someone willing who didn’t suck? "Well that’s true. Terrible movies are best with running commentary. From both of us.” Joanna could be a total shit-head when it came to folks in general, but Caroline was good people. Friendship confirmed like that meant something to her. “I won’t try to get kidnapped on purpose. I promise. If it happens, it happens, though. I’ll lock my door, call for help if I can, but I’m not exactly good against enemies that don’t follow human rules.” Annoying people into submission or into leaving her alone probably would not work on whatever was doing the kidnapping. While Joanna could not help but be curious, getting kidnapped had to come with some rough risks. Who even knew? Hopefully somebody would come back and say that the kidnapping business was a real letdown.

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sashavasiliev​:

     ❛ Well, I can tug anyone into bed… I’m the daughter of Hypnos after all. ❜ She points out, exciting for their future night out without furry children, and besides, she needed that; in spite of being completely anti-social. ❛ Well, I wasn’t planning in bring Bruce. I’ll let him at my sister’s. ❜

“That... could mean anything,” Joanna said with a snort, supposing that Sasha was probably joking. “That’s a good idea. Party animal isn’t meant to be taken literally.” She shot a pointed look to her cat, whom looked ready to do anything but party. “What’s your go-to karaoke list, by the by?”

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icarialex​:

A pout formed on Harley’s lips at the mention of no singing, but she knew she’d find a way to survive. “You’re such an accommodating friend,” Harley remarked with a dreamy sigh. “Maybe I should let everyone in on that fact that you’re a softy. Wait, would you kill me if I did that?” Although the blonde was pretty certain she could hold her own against Joanna, the woman did look like the type to have things up her sleeve. At the very least, weapons in her apartment. “Lead the way, captain. Wait, do you have snacks? You know how important snacks are to gaming experience. If this winds up being good, we could get sucked into the pixel portal for hours and need easily accessible nourishment.”  

“You shouldn’t tell people because that’s what a friend would do. Why would I kill you when I could do much worse?” Joanna had never killed anyone before. Her strategy was usually to pester people into doing what she wanted. But that didn’t mean she wanted people to have expectations like that. “Yeah, I’ve got snacks. We’ve got sugar free Haribos, and not sugar free Haribos. One of those isn’t recommended for eating, but the other one’s fine. Also chips. You’re not the only one who’s gotten too distracted to do more than open a bag because of a weird game. Who do you want to play as?” 

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maristela​:

When they were kids? Mari’s (admittedly fuzzy) memory of the event had placed Joanna as an adult all those years ago, but she supposed her preschool-aged self had probably considered just about anyone to be an adult if they were tall enough. “Oh, um, that’s okay,” Mari said of Joanna’s confession that she wouldn’t know who Amphitrite was if it weren’t for a beach on the island being named after her, mainly because she wasn’t really sure what else to say. “Demeter, huh? That’s pretty cool. Do you have, like, crop-growing powers, then?” It wasn’t the kind of question she would normally ask someone upon first (second?) meeting them, but she decided that if Joanna was allowed to ask a rapid-fire series of questions about her, then she was probably allowed a question or two in return.

Joanna froze at the question for a moment, trying not to show the panic that came over her. It flickered in her eyes for a second and her breath caught, but she moved on as quickly as she could. Yeah, she had crop-growing powers. But she didn’t like to talk about them. “I can understand plants. What they want and shit. Ever wondered what ficuses think about? Nothing exciting,” Joanna said in a clipped tone. So what if she hadn’t answered the question? She wasn’t obligated to tell the complete truth to semi-strangers. Seventeen was an eternity ago, and she’d done most of the asking to Maristela way back when anyway. This girl didn’t know her at all. Nobody really did. “Not everyone gets cool, no-towel-necessary powers.”

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angelslietokeepcontrol​:

Rye shrugged. “I mean, you say that now.” It was mostly a hoke but she liked giving people a hard time. “I’ll take a look for pogs then. Hate to be behind on trends.” She chuckled. “Yeah she got over it, Rue doesn’t really care much about shit for long. Besides she made up for it by fucking up my toys in return.”

“I say it now, and I’ll keep saying it. I could try to find you someone more age-appropriate if you want? Or I can make you a dating site profile without asking any further questions about you,” Joanna said. She was serious about the latter option, actually. That was one of her favorite pastimes. “What a healthy family dynamic. Hopefully those toys aren’t secretly worth a bunch of money now or anything. Oh shit, you know what was great? Furbies.”

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angelslietokeepcontrol​:

“But I don’t think it was self centered, it was reasonable.” Blake assured her with a smile. “Oh wow, I wouldn’t be able to have two phones. I’d get so confused. I don’t have people who want my number very often though.”

Joanna tossed one of the phones in the air, and caught it. Phew. She would have had to consider being embarrassed if that hadn’t worked out. “Sometimes I pretend that the second phone belongs to a different person that is also me but from another dimension, so I have to take her calls. It’s fine. Seriously, the amount of people ask for your number isn’t indicative of your validity or hotness level.”

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mschaffhauser​:

         ANOUK LOOKED AT JOANNA, from head to toe, tapping the bridged of her cigarette, before puffing it again, watching her behind the smoke. ❛ I — Am the one that wouldn’t mind in sleep on the spotlights. As long as it give me views and people still care about me, I don’t see a problem. But then this might be just me. ❜ Or her narcissistic ass, the CRAVE for attention, as if the world swirl around herself. ❛ Anouk.❜ She introduces herself.

“You’re interested in setting up a livestream of yourself sleeping? That’s fascinating. Are there any other topics you’d hypothetically consider livestreaming of for yourself?” Joanna loved the idea of a somewhat vain and entirely bizarre video of some lady sleeping under a spotlight. “Anyway, I”m Joanna. Hi. What are you doing out here, anyway? Lurking, and the like. Not normal spotlight activity.” 

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divine-conquer​:

“Oh man, you’re right. I can already think of like five off the top of my head. I think you might have just convinced me to domesticate an animal,” Ivy spoke, already contemplating what kind of animal she would get. “Touche,” Ivy added with a wag of her finger. “I have been known to be pretty fun at parties, now that you mention it. You also seem fun to me, considering Mr. Bassy-Bass, over here,” she pointed to the object the woman was carrying as she spoke. She laughed then at Joanna’s words, “Stuck would imply that I actually want to leave the conversation. I’d say i’m having a pretty good time.”

“I wholeheartedly encourage you to refer to her by any of these nicknames in this and all future conversations. I’m sure if Demi were here, that’s what she would want too,” Joanna said, knowing full well that her cat gave no fucks. And oh, finally. She had been worried that someone had made her trusty fake fish friend invisible. Joanna did appreciate that the bass was accepted as normal. “This guy over here is what makes all the difference at parties. Awkward lull in conversation? Not anymore. Now you have a different, musically awkward problem.” Best way of tackling things. “You’re on my level, so I appreciate that. Most people can’t get there or don’t want to.”

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angelslietokeepcontrol​:

“I don’t know how old you are, but you’re hot so can you really be considered old.” Rye commented, raising an eyebrow as a challenge. She smirked while she did so. “I’m going to be honest, I mostly spent my time giving my sister’s barbies haircuts.” She shrugged. “But if they’re cool why not try to start a trend.”

“I’m in my thirties. Full offense, but I don’t tap anyone as young as you, but I will permit you to admire my hotness as long as you have no further expectations,” Joanna said, thinking she was being reasonable. “...Barbies hair disasters are inferior to cardboard. Pog trend’s gonna be starting up again, so you should get on eBay immediately. Did your sister ever forgive you, by the way?”

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angelslietokeepcontrol​:

Blake just shook her head and chuckled. “It’s not self centered, I understand your thinking.” She smiled. Blake was bad with compliments but she didn’t want to get into that with someone, so she decided to let it go. In her mind she wasn’t attractive. “Oh thank you! That’s clever to have your number written out already.”

“You can understand my thinking, but it still can be self-centered,” Joanna said with a shrug and sigh. “I have two different phone numbers, so I don’t want to mix up which one I give out in the heat of the moment. See, you’ve got my real cell phone number. Creeps I want to leave me alone and creeps I want something out of get my second line.” She pulled out both phones, as she had both in her bag.

[mschaffhauser]

               ❛ I am not a stranger to the dark ❜  Anouk comment to whoever was near her, when she was somewhat lurking in the darkness, smoking her cigarette, getting lost on thoughts. But she could use some new friends. Part of her wants to finish all the filming so she could head back either to her hometown or California.

@icariastarters

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“Wha-?” Joanna turned her head in the direction of the voice, not particularly expecting company in this particular quiet corner. “I mean... Is anybody really too unfamiliar with the dark? I sleep there. You sleep there. Probably. I don’t know anyone who sleeps under floodlights by choice. Keep up the good dark work.”

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icarialex​:

Harley had stopped being surprised by Joanna just appearing before her long ago. For a solid two weeks, the blonde honestly thought that teleportation might be the demigods power due to her skill of apparently walking around like a ninja. “I feel like this is going to fall under the category of something I never knew I needed until you brought it into my life,” she said with bubbling excitement. “Is there singing involved? Because I will be seriously disappointed if not. I don’t know if I can take anymore heartbreak since Disney decided to cut out singing and Mushu out of Mulan. Travesty,” she said as she bowed her head for a moment of silence. “Are we doing this at my place or yours?” 

Shrugging for a moment, Joanna considered that maybe she should have done more research. “So I haven’t even really tested this game yet. Figured out how to open the menu, and rushed around to find someone to play as soon as I could. But so far, no show tunes.” Joanna sighed dramatically, secretly a little relieved that this weird fan game did not have the musical soundtrack attached. “Okay, Mulan remake isn’t even out yet. If we can’t get your I Dreamed a Dream on the easy way, we can just blast the soundtrack in the background. My place, please. I don’t have the patience to remember how to get this stuff downloaded to your PC.”

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sashavasiliev​:

           ❛ Splendid! Let’s do it! ❜ Sasha needed a distraction that doesn’t involve alcohol, due to her pregnancy, and preferably anything with without physical efforts since she gets tired easily nowadays. A karaoke the only thing that’ll get tiring is her voice on the next day. The blonde put her hand in front of Demi, just to her smell, to get familiar with Sasha for eventually touch and caressing her fur. Meanwhile, she looks at Joanna. ❛ Okay, weekends not always work for me but hey! I’ll do it. ❜ Maybe she could talk with a colleague to change her shift with them. This is a minor problem. ❛ Oh?! Are you a good sleeper? ❜ Tugs people into sleep is her specialty, after all, she’s Hypnos’ daughter.

“All right. I don’t know if they’re animal friendly places, so your fluffy lazy dog friend and my war criminal can’t come.” Joanna watched the cat carefully, but everything seemed to be going smoothly enough. Clearly, Misdemeanor was not incredibly enamored with Sasha, but the cat seemed at least pleased to have this new interesting presence that gave pets. “Eh. I’m all right at sleep. No better or worse than most people, I think. But I have to get enough sleep when work has to happen. It’s either that or fun with coffee.” She shrugged a little, and considered whether she should have gotten into a less regular line of work for sleeping reasons.

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adrian-kim​:

Her playing with the toys of from the kids meal caught his attention, and he dug into his bags for the toys before tossing them to her. He really had no use for them otherwise. The appeal for them had long since been lost, especially since this line was rather grotesque. “That would be very illogical of them to send an undergrad to treat patients. I’m merely there to assist and learn,” he said. “Do I want to know why you chose this children’s meals?”

“Meh. You’re so rational.” Joanna sighed for a moment, concerned that Adrian could not try to capture any nostalgic feelings for childhood. Not that Joanna had had much of a reasonable childhood... Thanks, Dad. “I don’t know what you want to know. Thought it would be a mood-booster. Maybe make you laugh. Or make me laugh when you realized what I’d picked out. Figured it wouldn’t take too much strain on you, and maximize the fun. Plus there’s little SpongeBob keychains.” She jingled one for effect.

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wyatt-thompson​:

“Just so we’re clear, not all men,” she said, taking a moment there to really ponder whether she actually said that. “I mean, well there were a lot of great sugar daddies there who didn’t really want anything from me except for just someone to talk to, so that was really interesting. But, the audacity of some people on there was a little disturbing for sure. You’ll really have to try it for yourself,” she said with a laugh as she snuggled up closer to Joanna as the show began to play. “Have you seen the movies? The CGI was apparently really good, but it’s no surprise since it’s DreamWorks.”

It made Joanna ten times more tired than she already was to be forced to hear that, but she didn’t really know how to respond to that. “Oh, great. You’re making the app sound more and more appealing with every passing moment. Maybe I should just stick with reddit.” Was reddit supposed to be an online matchmaking site? Probably not, but it had everything. “I have seen the trailer at least nine times, but that’s it. I don’t really know what qualifies for good CGI for a weird mutant baby. Is it a good thing if it looks more disturbing?”