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And I’m still wondering where she’s been, And I don’t want to try again.

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Pearl Cooper + Gala Outfit

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nyejames‌:

James almost went and followed behind her when she went to retrieve the snake. Not because he thought he could help, but only because she might as well be the only person in the world who knew how to handle a snake. He froze, however, realizing that going with her meant getting closer to the snake, and instead scrambled backwards and darted his eyes across the room in search of protection. He grabbed a fork and wield it like a weapon, pointing the stabby end at the girl and her snake. “What are you talking about? He’s trying to eat you– and how do you know it’s a he anyway?”

Pearl couldn’t believe her eyes once the guy grabbed a fork -- was he seriously going to stab the snake with it? Not on her watch. “Are you okay?” Her eyes widened, holding the snake gently. “It’s my friend’s pet snake -- I am snake-sitting.” Was that an actual term? Pearl wasn’t sure, she heard cat-sitting or dog-sitting before, since she couldn’t find another term to explain what she was doing, she decided to go with snake-sitting. “He is not trying to eat anyone. You need to calm down. I was just teasing.” 

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joybrooks‌:

It wasn’t rare for Joy to be sitting in a bar in the middle of the night. In fact, at this point, it would’ve been odd if that wasn’t the case. After a while, just drinking usually became boring and the blonde went back home to sleep off the tipsyness, but tonight she didn’t want to leave early — it was her first night off in weeks and she needed some fun. 

“What if I made you a deal?” The girl asked as she turned to face the person next to her. “I’ll pay for all your drinks tonight if you manage to get the cute bartenders number,” she challenged, a grin tugging at the corner of her lips. “You in?”

The last time she got drunk with Joy, Pearl made a promise -- she wasn’t going to take more than three shots. Here she was, already taking their fourth shot and it’s not even midnight. The school was about to start, she had few weeks left, after that she was going to be busy with classes and finals. Long story short, hell school (a stupid nickname Pearl came up with) was going to suck her soul out of her just like those dementors did to Harry and many others. 

“What kind of a deal are we talking about here?” Her brows elevated immediately, she mused in excitement. “This is not even a challenge because I know that guy.” She looked at him over her shoulders, then her gaze met with Joy’s. “Did you really call him cute? Are you wearing beer goggles already?”

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sabrina-bishop‌:

“Yeah, we wouldn’t want the poor thing to end up dead,” the brunette replied with a sigh. When Pearl agreed to her suggestion, Sab couldn’t help but chuckle. “You know I was just kidding,” she pointed out with a grin. “I don’t know where to find hamsters  — a pet shop maybe. Just tell me where you last saw him and I’ll help you look around. How big are we talking about here?”

“Absolutely not.” And she was saying that sincerely. Rolling her eyes jokingly, the brunette sighed -- unfortunately Sabrina was right, there’s no way they could find a hamster. “Pet shop would be too much. Like are we seriously going to buy a hamster to sacrifice?” Chortling at her own sentence, she shook her head. “Wow I just made it sound like we are witches.” Of course she was sidetracked by an irrelevant stimuli, like she always did. “Not very big, I would say it’s medium. I have seen him in the bathroom, that’s where I have lost him actually.”

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sabrina-bishop:

As soon as Pearl asked to be heard, Sabrina knew they were in trouble. It was a line she had heard far too often now and it usually didn’t up well for either of them. “Not the best idea you’ve had,” the brunette breathed out, knowing lunch was a distant concept now. “But you’re going to have to return it, so I guess we have to find it right? Do we uh, call out its name or find a cute hamster to throw around?” 

“I have had worse.” And she definitely has, just like the time she tried to pull a big prank on her friend Alicia, Pearl’s prank almost killed her -- they were about to have their own Jawbreaker moment. “I mean I would like to keep him but with my schedule, the poor snake would be dead in a week or two.” She shrugged. “Great idea! Where can we find a cute hamster? He would definitely show up for that.”

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bianca-miller:

“Hey, more power to you, I have an iguana as a pet. I know that’s not really the same thing, but I’m a huge fan of reptiles… I’ve just never had to look for a snake before.” Bianca replied as she finally got to her feet to look around, she started looking at the ground but then she remembered that snakes could technically go up as well and the thought of one landing on her from above did make her shudder. “Well, as soon as we find this thing, we can make it happen and god I hope it’s worth it.” Bianca scoffed. “Okay, good, because wrestling one wasn’t on my itinerary today.” 

“Do you? That’s awesome, love iguanas.” She mused, smiling. Pearl even liked cockroaches, so it wasn’t a big surprise that she got excited at the mention of an iguana. “You will like them if you like reptiles.” Her smile grew, eyes still scanning the room, occasionally bending her knees and looking under the tables. “It’s worth it, I mean who wouldn’t want to have a picture with a snake?” Many people. “Don’t worry, I will wrestle him if you got scared.”

It took ten minutes for Pearl to spot the snake, a sigh left her lips -- total sign of relief. With slow and sly movements, she reached for the snake and grabbed it quickly.

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scfiasanchez:

“I’m used to the Slytherin hate by now. Though, I blame J.K. Rowling for painting us in such a bad light,” Sofia responded. Slytherins were simply ambitious and resourceful, they weren’t necessarily evil. It was all the franchise’s fault. “Why… do you have a snake here?” Sofia asked, quite perplexed, albeit a bit more relaxed upon being assured that the serpent was not harmless.

“It’s hard not to hate Slytherin when the house has the worst characters.” She chuckled, shrugging her shoulders. “I was taking care of my friend’s pet snake. I wanted to take a cute photo with it, then he got away.”

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lozcrawford:

“Are you judging?” The brunette playfully teased as she took a sip from her rum & coke after her shift at the hospital. “You’d think I’d learn huh? You know, healthy lifestyle and all that good shit, yet I’m here. Every night, drinking this stuff.” Lauren rambled - nothing unusual for the small woman. “I think it’s the coke I love, not even the rum.” 

“I can’t judge you since I am also here and drinking vodka, right?” Pearl raised her glass, which was filled with vodka tonic. “Though I gotta admit, even though I don’t judge, some people might if you are here every night.” She teased before taking a sip from her drink. “Really? Is it the coke?”

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noahjdyer:

“Seriously? He did realize that this was a pet of someone’s right?” Noah said with a cocked eyebrow. “Alright, alright. We’ll find him. Maybe if you call out its name, it’ll come.” Noah joked. “All seriousness though, where was the last time you’ve seen the snake?”

“He doesn’t seem like he realizes anything.” She said with an eye roll, sighing. Some people had their heads in their asses, Pearl didn’t understand why an individual would behave like that. “Right, that would work if his name was Beetlejuice.” Pearl nodded, still scanning the room. “I was holding him in the bathroom. I looked everywhere but he is not there.”

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heknewhimself:

Taking it he studies the photo for a few minutes before handing it back to her. “ Okay then” Now can I pick him up myself if I find him, or is it best that I trap him and call you?” He asked looking at her, while he had no issue picking up snakes didn’t want to traumatize the snake any more than he had to. 

“God, no. You are a stranger, he might be scared of you.” She warned, chuckling. “Just call me and I’ll get there to pick him up.”

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melmoore:

“– Are you sure you’ve got it?” She may have been encouraging the other woman to snag the snake before it got away, but as soon as she crept towards it, Melanie felt her confidence waver. It wasn’t poisonous, though, and no matter what happened, she knew they’d both be fine. It was just a matter of reminding herself of that and holding her breath until the brunette had safely captured the reptile. “Oh my god,” Melanie breathed in obvious relief, a smile pulling back across her lips. “Congratulations on your win.” With a quick thumbs up, Mel’s head tilted as she looked at the snake, getting a better look at him. “You know, now that I see all of it, he’s not quite as big as I was imagining.”

"Yeah I am sure. Do you think this is my first incident?" Being one of the most scatter minded person you could ever meet, Pearl tended to lose things -- including her friends’ pets, yet her friends still trusted her with their pets, which was ridiculous. Petting the snake gently, Pearl smiled at the other brunette -- she was both impressed and surprised by the fact the woman didn’t run away from the snake. "He’s not big at all. I understand why you would imagine a big snake, because let’s be real I would too but yeah, he’s tiny," Pearl stopped to shake her head. "Okay, not that tiny but you get my point."

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sabrina-bishop:

“I haven’t,” Sabrina immediately answered after her eyes promptly scanned the room. If a snake was really in there she had completely missed it. “You brought a snake?” The brunette asked, obviously confused. “I thought we were going to have lunch?” A look of panic instantly washed over Sab’s face as she made conclusions. “Is that what you meant by lunch, Pearl?”

"You haven’t?" Uh oh, this was bad news. "Before judging me, you need to hear me out." This was go-to Pearl Cooper defence, whenever she made a stupid decision (and trust me, she has made a lot of those), she would start her argument with this particular sentence. "I was taking care of my friend’s pet snake, then I got bored. And I thought it would be fun if we had lunch while I was keeping eye on him," She grinned sheepishly. "Bad idea, isn’t it?"

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Meet the Coopers

Jackie Cooper, 61, School Principal (Susan Sarandon FC)

Tom Cooper, 63, Accountant (Robert De Niro FC)

Ruby Cooper, 34, Restaurant Owner (Anne Hathaway FC)

Pearl Cooper, 26, Med Student (Shelley Hennig FC)

Emerald Cooper, 24, Influencer (Lily Collins FC)

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withoutdiscretion:

Ever so slow, Aurora turned contemptuously on their heel; eyes playing from one stranger to the other, to and fro. “Excuse me?” they sneered, tone dripping syrupy venom as slender arms moved to cross against the swell of their chest. “Is this your conversation? Ich denke nicht,” they chided, a coy smile tugging either corner or rouge, petal lips. “I don’t recall asking your opinion. Am I wrong? Was I mentally sidetracked during the moment in which I requested your speculation? Because I don’t remember it.” Quirking a hay colored brow, Aurora traipsed towards the girl who’d decided interjecting would be a good idea. How silly of her; stepping on a lion’s tail never fared well for the sheep. Americans; how elementary they were; how novice in their cognition. “Why don’t you just turn right around and go take a seat where you stood from,” they drawled and leaned in, their nose upturned and hands sliding to their hips. “Geh mir aus den Augen.” Glowering, the blonde mockingly rolled their eyes and turned away, quite finished with the foolishness of it all.

“If you want to keep your conversation to yourself, maybe you should stop yelling in public? How about that?” Pearl has never been the type who particularly enjoyed confrontation, she rarely got into arguments but the blonde rubbed her in the wrong way. “I don’t recall wanting to hear your obnoxious voice in the first place but here we are.” Shrugging her shoulders lazily, Pearl raised her brow and glared at the petite blonde. I swear to god, she murmured under her breath, shaking her head slowly. “Why don’t you stop acting like a caveman first?” For once she regretted taking Spanish over German, Pearl sighed deeply before speaking again, “I assume we are done here, Hitler.” Arms crossed against her chest, watching the blonde turn away.

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marlene-bregman:

“Hilarious, and a level of petty that I can only describe as admirable,” Marlene said, grinning as she tried to hide the fact that ‘snake on the loose’ was probably one of her most feared moods. “So….how exactly did this snake get out? Is it something we should be worried about or….?” 

“I have never been that petty.” Pearl shrugged, chuckling. She didn’t understand why people bothered in the first place, but that was beyond her. “I was taking care of my friend’s snake and I was bored. So I thought it would be fun if we took a picture like Britney Spears holding a snake. You know paying homage to greatest artist of all time.” She couldn’t help but chuckle. “I let the snake out, just when I was about to hold him, my phone buzzed and I had to take it. A second later, the snake was gone.” She explained, brushing her hair to her side. “He’s harmless -- mostly.”