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scarlett saunders || XVIII queen bee.♢ ; * — // ❝ don't pick up the PHONE. you know he's only calling 'cause he's drunk and alone. two, DON’T let him in, you'll have to kick him out again. three, don't be his friend, you know you're gonna wake up in his bed in the MORNING and if you're under him you ain't getting OVER him.

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KURTZ ; X.

          he’s been sitting in the same spot for almost ten minutes, rubbing two damped sticks together in an attempt to start a fire. his eyebrows pulled into an angry furrow and after his hands start to ache he throws the twigs away from him.    “      this shit is fucking  rigged.      ”   besides that, he’s having a fairly great time.

it’s rather funny to scarlett seeing someone attempting to light a fire when they clearly have no idea what the hell their doing. she may be wrong to assume so but the way xander’s acting says otherwise; also, she doesn’t exactly want to be the saving grace right about now. “i think you’re just not going about it the right way. it’s not working, so obviously something’s not right.” like the wet sticks for starters. 

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RUSH ; F.

The blonde’s words were obviously encouraging her so she climbed the huge tree with ease. However, getting down seemed to be obscenely more difficult. “Duh,” she huffed, really not knowing what to do. “Slow? How? It doesn’t seem like there is a way to go slow!” The panic was rising slowly which could be heard on her voice, choosing to sit down on the big branch. “I’m not doing this by myself,” she pointed out, extending her lip in a small pout.

scarlett gazes up at the bee with her hands on her hips like she’s unimpressed, though the grin on her face says otherwise. “what are we going to do with you this whole trip?” she teases lightheartedly, setting her bag down. “i’m not coming up there to piggy back you down.” she jokes as she begins to climb the tree, hoping that being closer to faith she’ll be able to show her what to do.

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WORTHINGTON ; T.

“Ah, finally,” She sighed out, not hesitating when she tossed one of her bags Scarlett’s way. She had been the first one to offer without any need for persuasion or sense of irritation, Tilly certainly wasn’t about to pass up that opportunity before the other girl came to her senses. “Apparently this is going to make out tent pretty crowded but I promise when somebody’s uno-brow starts to regrow you’ll be thankful that I brought all this,” She promised, her hand slapping against the bag in her hands which she was fairly certain contained every beauty essential a person could think of.

taking the bag without complaints or a second thought, scar throws the bag over her shoulder and chuckles in amusement. “as long it’s at the end of your feet during the night, i have no complaints. i trust you’ve brought some first aid essentials or are we going to be relying on my stash?” not that it bothers scarlett in the slightest considering she’s packed enough for the four of them anyway but it’s for the just in case scenario.  “let’s try and keep up with the others so we can make it there before dark.”

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RUSH ; F.

“Okay, but hear me out here,” Faith started, a grin growing on her lips as the idea popped into her mind. “If I climb this tree I’m getting the best spot at the camping site.” Before the other could even respond, Faith dropped her backpack and lifted herself up on the closest branch until she was on the very top. “The view from here is gr-” she was about to yell down while suddenly noticing the long drop that caused her to cling to the tree. “Uh .. I could use some help up here.”

“you’ll get the best camping spot if you get to it first babes.” scar calls out to faith as she watches the brunette start to climb the tree, softly chuckling to herself. this is going to end in one of two ways; good or bad. noticing the way faith clings onto the tree, however, proves that climbing the tree probably wasn’t the best idea. “oh my god, you’ve put your foot in it now.” scar laughs lightheartedly. “i can’t come up there and get you. just take it slow.”

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WORTHINGTON ; T.

Had Tilly been a rational person she might have found herself able to admit that three bags and four inch designer boots were idle when you were expected to hike all day long. However, she wasn’t. Lagging so far behind the rest of her group that she couldn’t even see Mr McRae anymore - wasn’t that the whole point of supervising? - she took yet another break, and let out yet another huff of air. “Is anybody going to help me?” She called, her hands on hips as she expected on of her camp mates to coming running to her aid.

scarlett’s a little too lost in her own head to realise what her other tent mate is doing though hearing tilly’s voice from the back of the pack brings the blonde to reality. she cannot help but be amused by the sight of her standing quite unimpressed and struggling yet scar heads back to her to help nevertheless. adjusting her own backpack to be able to take on the weight of one of tilly’s bags, scar reaches her and holds her hand out to her fellow bee. “i’m surprised you’ve been carrying all these for this long, tilly. c’mon, let me lighten the load.”

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✫ / open ›› having some time without her phone really isn’t bothering scarlett unlike some of the people she’s been talking to. being off sick for two weeks where she’s been doing nothing but watching television shows, searching youtue and fiddling with some remixes has brought her to come a little over technology; so camp, thankfully, is coming at the perfect time. “i’m actually looking forward to camp. two weeks away from this place and it’s drama was surprisingly missed. what did i miss?” she asks, waving her hand in the air in gesture to northlake high as she stands in the hallway.

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✫ / scarlett saunders ›› mount martha camp form

what is your name and grade?

scarlett saunders. senior. 

who would you like to share a tent with?

you’d be crazy to put me with anyone other than my main girl, imogen. as long as i’m with her, there will be peace (what a lie) and you can put in almost anyone you want.

who would you like to get to know better on this trip?

i don’t want to be bombarded with getting to know everyone at northlake and southlake so just getting to know a couple, whoever they may be, would be okay. pick a couple of hot people and let’s go with that.

what do you hope to get out of the trip?

a good grade and to get a chance to just, breathe. recently i’ve felt a little too crowded and i want to refocus and bring myself back into balance. 

what skills do you think will make YOU a good team member during this trip?

it may actually surprise you but i love the outdoors. i know how to light a fire, i know how to tie knots, i can hike, i can kayak, i have my first aid, i know what to do if someone breaks a nail. i’ve been camping many times with my mother before and although, yes, not having a toilet at times is really horrifying but i can sympathise well with people that don’t want to be there. i’m a good listener, i believe i give good advice and i’m a people person. people love me. 

do you have any dietary requirements? specify. 

none applicable. 

do you have any allergies or illnesses that will need to be monitored? specify.

if anyone gets ahold of this slip i will not be happy and the person responsible will pay. i suffer from epilepsy and have medication that i need to take at certain times with food. i’ll provide paperwork from my doctor and i wish to keep my medication on me, please.

who is your emergency contact?

lauren saunders, mother. if she cannot be contacted then it will be her assistant dianna powyer. 

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MILTON ; A.

“ that’s good enough for me, ” anne smiled, observing herself in distant mirrors before she looked back to scarlett to ask “ am i danny or frenchy in this scenario? ” grin growing wider and light chuckle accompanying her little joke. she still felt the warm heat in her cheeks while the other spoke, keeping her eyes on her own reflection while she considered her words. perching up on her toes to give the illusion of heels and turning from side to side so she could at least try and see it from as many angles as possible. “ i like it. ” she says, though its clear from the way she says it that there’s more to come she’s just figuring out how to say it. “ a lot. i like it a lot. and i am comfortable. ” she’s still looking at herself in the mirror. she couldn’t believe how mature she looked. “ but i don’t think it’s for the after party. ” she finally said, turning to face scarlett once more, feet resting properly on the floor once more. “ i don’t know, prom is like the time to showcase your best self, after party included. this has a lot of best but i don’t know about self. i don’t want people thinking i’m trying to be someone i’m not. ” but she didn’t even know where to start with that. in a fantasy world she’d rock up in pjs and be the most comfortable girl there. “ i vote, i get changed, we take a smoothie break– my shout, then you try on some things ” she suggested, raising a brow at her fellow blonde. 

scar acts as though she’s thinking about an answer for a second before offering anne a knowing grin. “you’re definitely frenchy. frenchy always had a special place in my heart & so do you. aw.” the sentiment may be a little exaggerated but scarlett means it through & through. it still surprises scar how far they’ve come since the tension a few months ago & even though their relationship has only ever been surface level before that, she finds that this bonding time, like others, she’s finding out more & more about her friend. “i knew you were going to say that.” she replies with a chuckle, pushing herself off the wall so she’s standing properly in front of anne. “don’t worry, whether it be today or another day, we will find you something that showcases who you are & gives off a little more of the anne i, & i’m sure all of the girls, would love to see.” with a sincere smile, scar steps out of the change room & holds her hand out to take the clothes from the cheer captain. “alright babes, pass me what you don’t want & since you’re paying, let’s go get that smoothie.” she directs cheekily but quickly snaps her fingers & points to the piece anne has on. “& we will be taking that to the counter regardless.”

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PRINZ ; I.

“Honestly, I did her a favor. I’m basically a martyr if she finally figured out that her relationship with Drew is totally fucked up,” she was starting to think of the event as something somewhat positive, despite the fact that Geles had tried to scalp her in the hallway. “We could do all of that,” Imogen suggested, she didn’t think they had to limit themselves to one or the other, “I don’t know who we could convince to take her to prom though, she’s such a little freak,” Imogen was thinking out loud now, “and after the Irene thing, people would know something was up if a jock suddenly took interest in her,” she was a little disappointed that it would be too difficult, almost too much of a risk to pull off. “We should still give her a good scare…maybe we could follow her home one day, she’ll wish it was the boogeyman once she sees us,” Imogen laughed at the fact before her eyes settled on Scarlett and she gave her a quick hug and an affectionate squeeze, “I fucking love you,” she announced and it was true enough. Imogen could always rely on Scarlett to make her feel better on her roughest days and even when things were all Imogen’s fault, Scarlett made her feel like a rockstar. “We’ll get her. She’ll regret being born in this town,” she added to her rather spontaneous display of affection. 

the thought of being able to do all that she’s thinking brings an evil grin to scarlett’s lips. it’s quite sadistic how much enjoyment she gets out of inflicting pain & fear onto people & if her mother found out just how much she enjoys tearing people down she sure wouldn’t be at northlake high. “it would look hella suspicious but i think we wait & see if the loser gets a date & if she doesn’t, well that’s just something else we can take her down with.” the girls responds with a nonchalant of her shoulder, a bright smile coming to show as she returns the squeeze in their hug. “& i love you too, ma chérie. i can just see the scared little wimp when she notices it’s us following her. girl, she even deserves those freak ass letters you see people get in movies. we are such bitches, i love it.” scar laughs as she slowly pulls back from the hug, taking ahold of imogen’s hand & giving it a tight squeeze. “i don’t know about you but i can’t fucking wait to get out of this place & go to paris. i can already see the shenanigans that we’ll get up to over there & i’m already so hyped for it.”

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PRINZ ; I.

“If she didn’t blindside me and then Hulk smash me into the lockers, I might have had the opportunity to do it myself,” Imogen insisted, she would have loved to have knocked Geles about purely for calling her a tramp and a whore and a whole litany of other colorful terms but Geles was a more agile fighter than Imogen had accounted for. Imogen patted the mattress, encouraging her friend to get comfortable, she was in for the night if Imogen had any control over the fact, “As if,” she agreed, there was no way Drew knew the meaning of loyal, “It’s not like I’m the first girl he’s cheated with, won’t be the last either. I don’t know where Geles was that night but Drew was bored out of his fucking mind before I showed up, I’m not going to apologize for taking advantage of that, I was bored too,” she reasoned, though it was a fairly weak argument in favor of sleeping with your best friend’s boyfriend. “Geles won’t be at school for the rest of the week and Rowan is a fucking loser, nobody’s going to be around to protect her other than her other loser friends. You can kick all of their asses for all I care, as long as she’s spitting blood instead of opening that big fucking mouth to talk shit about me. What should we do to her? I want to teach her a lesson,”

“look if it wasn’t going to be you, it was going to be one of the other bees. she should have seen this coming. blame’s on her for being so weak to keep the relationship going.” the words come with a nonchalant shrug, though if the situation were switched & this were, hypothetically, nero cheating when they were still together, scarlett would have done more than what geles did. “we are going to make rowan sick from worry. we will teach her a lesson & she will fear us. that’s what she’s forgotten. she think she’s doing the right thing by going to geles & telling her, but really, no one likes a dibby dobber.” scarlett sucks in a breath through her nose as she thinks of what the best way to teach rowan a lesson is. normally ideas would be coming to her left, right & centre but right now she’s seeing red & creativity & intellect are no where to be found. “honestly, i just want to corner her in the bathrooms & give her a good beating. or better yet, get someone to take her to prom & corner her there & make her life misery up until then.”

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WILDER ; N.

// it wasn’t what he had expected at all, nero honestly thought the break up was due to something he had done or she got bored; the list was long of things that could’ve been a reason but this was not one of them mainly because someone like him never thought things like that  would happen. except the entire downfall with cassie and what he had thought was her lying about it which was the reason he had got mad to being with.

felt like his brain blacked out, he wasn’t even blinking but digging in his own brain throwing words aside to try even find words but he wasn’t reacting with anger or any kind of insult which would’ve been very typical nero at this point. hand tightened around hers, eyes had locked themselves on the floor; it felt odd and to him out of place. nero hated kids, he wasn’t the kind to show affection naturally towards them. it was as his mom had said not everyone is born with such instincts and he was one of them. cassie had freaked him out but her approached about it had been what put him in defense but scarlett, she was sharing. reassuring him from the beginning that he shouldn’t get mad.

maybe he needed this, he needed to hear something that wouldn’t let him get selfish but around her he had rarely ever even acted like that except after it all had turned into a shitstorm. “━ you shouldn’t have pushed me away..” unexpectedly the jock gently pulled her down to embrace her tightly, still with so many thoughts circling in his head but he felt sorry for her, for what she had gone through and how she had thought cutting him out had seemed like the best option; he could have been there for her at least tried doing his best. “━ i’m sorry.” his actions didn’t surprise him as much as he thought after a minute when realizing what was going on. nero cared for her, he always had. “━ i’m not mad.” even if it was clear he wasn’t he needed to make sure she knew when holding her close but his heart was racing, he could hear it pounding.

there’s no way scarlett would have been able to be a mother at seventeen ; she’s understood that since the ordeal but even with her mother’s words of wisdom of everything happens for a reason, it doesn’t take away the feelings that she, to this days, continues to feel. they say you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone & that’s exactly the dj’s case. she, like nero, never liked children, but it wasn’t until she got a mere, bittersweet taste of what could have been that her nurturing, rather motherly and protective instinct heightened. you’re being ridiculous, she’ll tell herself over & over.

the blonde feels the jocks hand tighten around her own & his saccharine gesture of pulling her into a hold brings back so many feelings & memories. “i know...” she barely mumbles in response, not even putting up a fight when he draws her into an embrace. in fact, like she used to, scarlett curls into his warmth as her body is immediately taken back to the familiarity. his apologise is what brings on the water works properly ; an apology is the last thing he needs to give her. nero even giving her kindness is too much. relishing in his hold for a moment longer, she shakes her head in denial to his apology & forces herself back to admit to make eye contact. 

"no. no, don’t be sorry. please.” despite it being a demand, scarlett’s words are broken but also soft. her gut is driving her to pour her heart out to him, though her crumbling walls are pleading with her to keep to herself. “you are the last person that needs to say sorry to me. i kept you in the dark for so long & didn’t communicate with you. all of this time i’ve wanted nothing but to come & talk to you but i just haven’t known how ; i’ve never known where to begin & we wouldn’t be here right now if i didn’t just come & see you first. i should’ve just told you i was pregnant in the first place & maybe we could have worked it out but i was too stubborn & thought keeping you out of it would... would - i don’t know, keep you from leaving me or keep you from panic attacks. i - “ she pauses, breathing shakily as she musters the courage to keep going. “i loved you & i didn’t show it. i was so wrong to assume that things wouldn’t work out.” scarlett’s heart is thumping hard in her chest as she confesses to nero, her whole body shaking from the emotion running through her veins & the tears are slowly trickling down her cheeks. the dj takes no second of hesitation to gradually bring her hand up to nero’s cheek, her thumb delicately brushing over the skin of his cheek bone. “please don’t feel sorry for me because i don’t deserve it. i’m the one that’s sorry.”

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WILDER ; N.

// coming to ask didn’t mean she had to or even needed it was all up to scarlett and he didn’t want to put her in a corner where she couldn’t escape from howsoever from this she could, simply say no and tell him to leave. the jocks hands were tucked away into the pockets of his distressed blue jeans and his attention was fully on her. “━ i can’t promise i won’t get mad but i can promise i’ll try not to.” so many times he got mad and those reasons could be any, it was his nature and temperate how he could rise from calm to hypersensitive in the matter of seconds. knowing himself he had to calm down, listen to people which he was good at as long as they didn’t go against him.

with a sharp inhale, teeth dragging across his bottom lip; as he looked at her it made either the situation feel easier or the worst he had ever been in. this was someone he once had loved and cared for even still kind of did so what was even big enough to cause such damage between them to being with? “━ you.. don’t have to tell if you don’t want to.” he had noticed her body language change as he hands had started to shake so he sat down next to her and it was without hesitation he took her hand to keep it from shaking. nero didn’t want anything happening, not wanting to add any pressure to it all. it felt like forever as he was going through his own thoughts, biting at his bottom lip. “━ promise i won’t get mad.” his words couldn’t be more gentle and soft even if he tried.

simply hearing that nero will try not to get mad means more to scarlett then she’ll dare let on. him being so warm & gentle with her not only warms her heart but begins to shatter it as well. she can’t not tell him ; they’ve spent too long apart fighting & both not receiving the closure they both need to continue on like this. it’s down to her & the weight is burying scar in deep to the point her joints are aching. her breathing is rocky, tingles shooting up her spine & goosebumps rising upon her skin as nero grabs her hand. what a fool she was to give him up.

“it - it wasn’t your fault.” the blonde stutters, needing him to know from the get go that he is not the one at fault here ; it’s all her. it’s out of habit that she tightens her grip around her ex-boyfriends hand, trying to focus on being strong but also letting him in. “i thought it was the best thing for both of us, but really i was just being selfish & only made assumptions on what i thought you would think or feel.” scarlett knows she’s not getting to the point ; she knows that she’s making excuses but she truly doesn’t even know how to say it. in reality, she just has to get it out if they are going to move forward from this. 

her focus on being strong is dwindling & the grief she had felt all that time ago from losing nero & what could have been their own offspring begins to swallow her whole. it shows how young she really was think that she would be able to keep it, & it shows how immature she was to run away and not talk to the other person involved. bringing back those memories & those feelings gives scarlett chest pains, her whole body being taken back to the days she spent with imogen crying, the scent of the hospital room, the immense pain she had felt. her eyes begin to well up but she’s quick to bring her free thumb up & brush the residue away, not daring to make eye contact with nero.

“i grew distant from you because i was pregnant..” scarlett’s body begins to shiver & it becomes increasingly hard to swallow the lump in her throat. “        but i broke up with you because i had a miscarriage.” she stumbles over her words & she’s even surprised she’s able to get them out, though once she realises the words are out in the open her breathing stops as she turns her head to take a sly peek at nero to see his reaction. 

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WILDER ; N.

// when stepping inside he automatically took a look around, nero hadn’t been there in so long almost like he had forgotten about how it looked, it brought him mixed feelings howsoever it didn’t make him discouraged. “━ nah, it’s all good i just came to talk and to get things sorted out.” not sure how that sounded but not as good as it had in his head. nero didn’t know about scarlett’s situation, how she had even managed to keep it so quiet in this town, this school was surprising. the jock decided to walk further inside it seemed like the best idea. standing by the door, looking uncomfortable wasn’t going to make this easier. nero had to hold his breath for a little, he was a tad nervous cause talking to someone in a calm serious manner wasn’t exactly his cup of tea. heart pounding too loudly.

“━ i don’t want to make this weirder or seem like i’m doing this to rub salt in open wounds.” perhaps he was talking about his own wounds but that day at their secret spot his wounds that were almost healed under ten layers of band aids suddenly got ripped off and it hurt again. “━ is it too much for me to ask why you broke up with me? i need some closure, scarlett and when shit went chaotic with cassie i realized i needed it even more.” last time the jock had even talked softly or caring to anyone where a time nero barely remembered. eyes wandered upon her, back resting to a wall; he didn’t want to sit down it wasn’t that enjoyable of a talk.

get things sorted. his choice of words are genuinely beginning to freak scarlett out & she cannot afford any stress coming her way at the time being. since the ordeal with cassie, punching her & the apparent false pregnancy, fighting with her mother, dealing with her own inner demons, she’s been worrying that too much stress will lead her to a seizure soon enough. the dry, heavy lump that starts to form in scar’s throat becomes painful & she swallows in attempts to rid it & to also give her a chance to think of what to say. she should have known that he were to come asking questions in a civilised manner eventually but that doesn’t mean she’s any more prepared for it. 

biting harshly on her bottom lip, the blonde looks down to the white rug & folds her arms in a closed off manner. “it’s not too much to ask.” scarlett murmurs in response, not even knowing where to start ; all she knows is that she needs to tell nero the truth. “nero, i       ” she cuts herself off, now hardly managing to breathe properly let alone explain why she left him in the dark. how is she meant to tell him that she was pregnant? how is she supposed to say that she secretly wanted it? what about the miscarriage? how is she meant to say that she thought she’d save herself the heartache of nero blowing her off so she did it first? scarlett’s hands start to shake & she slowly sinks down so she’s sitting on the armrest of the lounge. “     i don’t even know how to start. i don’t - i don’t want you to be mad at me.”

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WILDER ; N.

// as she opened her door nero’s heart felt it just simply sunk and he wasn’t even sure why. their past interaction had gone well, no fights and most importantly they didn’t insult each other but treated one another with respect. “━ hi..” honestly he did feel like he should’ve stuck to his original plan but now it was too late. “━ i was going to text you but.. i don’t really like texting that much and i felt like i needed to talk to you in person.”

there was a part of him that wished he could play tough about it, not care about anything, pretend nothing bothered him but past few weeks had been a mess for nero. it felt a bit awkward standing there, hands sliding into the pockets of his jeans. “━ is it okay if i come inside? i won’t pick a fight with you, i promise.” words soft and sincere though how was he going to get everything said or how ask her what had happened? should he tell her he still cares for her, has feelings left and that one time she said she was the best he ever had; she wasn’t lying.

the way nero stands on her doorstep & is rather soft with his tone of voice has scarlett anxious. their last encounter certainly went better than most of their others outside of their relationship & honestly, scar cannot stop thinking about it. now he’s standing before her, wanting to talk to her in person & the one thing she can think about it has he found out? “uh, yeah. sure ; come in.” the blonde draws herself from delving too deep in thought, stepping to the side to gesture for nero to come in. 

scar steps away from the door, her stomach heavy & she’s already beginning to nervously pick at the skin of her cuticles. the thought of imogen spilling the news to nero enters her thoughts for a mere second though she knows her best friend wouldn’t do that. so why else would he be here? does he want to talk about how well their last talk went? does he want to get sentimental? so many questions run through her mind as she gestures to the living area. “mum’s out until late so i was just, fiddling with a remix in here. can i get you something or do you just.. want to talk?”

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TAYLOR ; C.

“The natural next step. I actually got an A on that assignment. The teacher said I finally found my confidence the minute I got on stage. I’m pretty sure a couple people filmed it if you ever want to see for yourself.” 

“well well, congratulations on getting that a. you must have sounded like you were having a real orgasm if she gave you that.” scarlett says with a chuckle, raising her brows at his next sentence. “now that you’ve mentioned that of course i want to see it!”

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ATKINS ; D.

“Ouch.” Daisy said, making a face at Scar’s news, “Is someone trying to take us out?” She joked, lamely, “I’m okay - I mean she said some stuff that I disagreed with but I have an ice pack and I’ll deal with it.” She said, “Sit - don’t put weight on your foot.”

“it wouldn’t surprise me if someone was. or if someone secretly has voodoo dolls of us & that’s how they’re talking out their anger. who knows.” she jokes, sighing in relief as she rests back into the chair, taking the weight off of her foot. “aka she told you to go to the doctor or said it’s something serious. am i right?” she assumes with a friendly grin.

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WILDER ; N.

━ @scarlcttpng // it had been awhile ago since the jock was standing and starting at the door which belonged to scarlett. he couldn’t even remember the last time he had been here. his subconsciousness had brought him here when he was out walking but nero probably wanted to come either way. raising his hand to give the door a soft but firm knock, he took a step back; patiently waiting. what was he even going to say? would words come to him like they did whenever he needed to get out of a situation? this wasn’t a situation. it was hopefully going to be somewhat closer for his part.

the knocks draws scarlett from her zone, sitting in the living room on her laptop fiddling away with a remix she’s been playing with for some time. as she gets up to walk to the door, hair in a loose ponytail & sporting active wear, the only people she can assume are on the other side are either imogen, possibly anne or one of her mother’s clients. so when she opens the door & sees nero there’s no doubt surprise settles quickly on her expression. “nero ; hi.” she pauses, trying to figure out why he’s just suddenly rocking up. “wh - what are you doing here?”