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silvyfish answered:

15. We’ve been turned into frogs!

Nell regarded the round, green creature before him with wide, disbelieving eyes that shimmered bronzy-green, and blinked with a thin, pale membrane. “Yerra frog, Shar," He announced in a croak, which seemed to startle him, as he gave a short and contained jump in place before flicking a long tongue out over one eye. It was reflex, and yet not his, and this was all the more disturbing as he realized that the woman had not been turned into a person-sized frog, and in fact, he was the one made the same height as her.

Panic would come later. In that moment, Shar attempted to be reasonable. Her tongue shot out as well, but not to touch a yellow-green eye. She handily captured a fly, which, quick as a whip, disappeared into her mouth. Something about the severity of their situation failed to... register. A small bump beneath her white throat bobbed up and down as she swallowed. 'This is going to be a problem,' she decided, eerily calm about the whole mess.

"Well," she croaked back, considering. The 'woman' gave a little hop of her own. "Am I at least a pretty shade of green?"

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the u.s.s. christmasship!shell

 THINK OF YOUR SHIP

Which one of them:

spikes the eggnog? … Are we talking a children’s party or an adult party? I’m pretty sure Shar AND Nell would spike the eggnog, and make it a point to try to beat the other one to doing so.

hangs the stockings?: Shar, and she’ll merrily hum Christmas carols to herself as she does so. She probably lets Eliza help hang on them on their enormous-ass mantle. 

leaves cookies and milk out to keep up with the santa tradition? - Shar and Nell. They split the cookies and share the milk after Eliza goes to bed.

“accidentally” throws away the fruitcake - “Nell, my mother brought back that stollen bread from Germany!

goes overboard on the whipped cream? - Shar. All of the whipped cream. Nell probably sprays the tasty fumes from the can into his mouth when the can is almost empty, though.

is the inevitable Christmas grinch? — *to the tune of Beethoven’s Fifth* ~Nell Nell Nell Nellllll. Nell Nell Nell Nellllll….~

wakes up first on Christmas? - Both of them, because their daughter winds up bouncing on the bed at seven in the morning.

rolls their eyes as the same cheesy carol plays in the stores for the millionth time? - Nell. Shar might heave a melodramatic sigh.

starts playing Christmas music the day after Halloween? — Shar, particularly if she wants to get under Nell’s skin for something.

decorates the Christmas tree? — It’s a family affair, whether or not Nell wants it to be. D<

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Thanksgiving Hardships of Rich White People- Nell and Shar

//I wrote this under the influence. ... I apologize. I'm also too lazy to look up proper methods of how rescues would transport multiple turkeythings at one time, so... you know. super serious rp abounds//

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The November air was crisp-- apple crisp, Sharon Puttyfoot decided with a small and certain nod of her head. "Chicka-chicka-chick-a!" she trilled, ignoring or outright oblivious to the the vaguely irritated looks angled in her direction by the volunteers of the Hands Helping Wings Poultry Rescue (Hamptons Branch). For their part, the turkeys in their large dog carriers were less than impressed, warbling crossly behind the wire doors.

Shar was married to a rather surly sort of man and often accompanied by a rooster. She was also the mother of a wide-eyed, curly haired moppet of a daughter: she was no stranger to cross noises, and went so far as to let out a dismissive puff of a sound at a turkey who had the nerve to lunge at wire grating with the intent to peck. "Oh, enough," she told the bird, and gave a little grunt as the massive crate was passed off to her. "One hour from now and you'll be happy as a turkey who survived Thanksgiving." For her trouble, she received another warble, and an evil-eyed look from the contents of the carrier.

That one was her favorite, she decided, and hopped with surprising deftness into the back of the truck. Her knee popped in spite of the fact, and she winced, stooping to rub at the spot.

"All right?" one of her companions asked, adjusting the baseball cap on her head.

Shar poked at her leg with token curiosity as her brows knit. Then, she glanced up, sounding faintly baffled as she replied, "You know, I haven't the faintest idea if I got around to telling Nell about becoming the proud protectors of... pilfered poult..." She trailed off, raised her eyebrows before clearing her throat. "How about that? Alliteration."

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//both of ours because i'm greeeeedy//

//For an earlier ‘ship’ meme! Shar and Nell. I have several asks for Dante/Dallas, so I’ll address them in another ask. <3 //

Send me a ship….

…and I’ll tell you who holds what.  Ready?

The umbrella, when it rains - Shar, probably, but she’d be quite willing to switch things up! There’s something enchanting about being able to spin an umbrella about in the rain. Nell would probably stand in the rain and glower.

The popcorn at the cinema - Shar! It would be a big tub that the whole family could fit their hands into, however. They might play rock, paper, scissors to see who gets to choose the flavored seasoning that time around.

The baby, when it cries - Both, but Nell is a lighter sleeper, and would probably sneak into the nursery only to go “>_>” whenever caught when Eliza was a baby.

The ice cream cone, when they share - Nell, so that Shar could have fun darting in to take a big bite of it and make a mess!

The remote, when they sit down to watch a movie - Nell. Shar likes to think she’s the boss of everything, and she figures the least she could do is let him have the remote. 

The basket, when they go shopping - Nell probably avoids the comfortable domesticity of grocery shopping, and truth be told, there’s probably a staff-type person who shops for the basics. When shopping for high-end, Barefoot Contessa-type food items, Nell probably has Shar hold the basket to prevent her from being Miss Grabbyhands and buying whatever she wants.

The door, on dates - Nell, unless Shar feels like playing the role of a dashing gent!

The other’s hand, most often - Shar! She loves a good hand holding, and Nell does have such wonderfully strong hands, after all.

Their breath, upon seeing the other on their wedding day - Nell, most likely. Shar goes all out on occasions like those, and she’s quite used to looking fancy and sparkly for cameras. (She would have been absolutely delighted when Nell caught his breath!)

The camera, when they take pictures together - Nell probably avoids having his picture taken, and probably bogarts the camera to have some sense of control during Family Photo Time.

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Grateful Dead - Here Comes Sunshine

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"Would you like a gumball, Nell?"