#lagoona's dad

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Holt’s Basic Diary - August 1st

Being the new monster in town means I've got to figure out who all the players are so I don't get off on the wrong claw with any of the locals. So I've been taking walks at night with Crossfade just to check things out. This is what I've peeped so far.

Count Dracula: This ain't no mopey "Please give me a hug 'cause I'm a vampire" crybaby. This is the original, old school, dark as midnight, bad to the fang Nosferatu. There may be monsters that have been around longer, but none of them have Count Dracula's street cred. He and his daughter live on my street in what is either a gigantic mansion or a small castle. I guess you'd have to go with the mansion, but only because there isn't a moat and a drawbridge.

The Mummy: Got to say there's just something about old-school monster royalty. They're like rockstars or something. I'm not the kind of monster that gets starstruck, but I seriously wanted to ask for his autograph. I didn't, but I thought about it. He and his princess daughter Cleo de Nile live in this palace that looks like a movie set with servants and all. I don't know Cleo, but it seems like she's wound a little tight.

The Werewolf: There's one Alpha wolf in his pack, and he is it. I heard he could have gone pro in just about any sport he wanted, but he was so much stronger and faster than the other players they said it wouldn't be fair for him to play. He's got a big family in a not so big house, and it always seems like there is some kind of drama going on over there. The way they argue, you'd think they don't like each other, but you'd be wrong. They watch out for each other, and if you fight one of them, you better be ready to take them all. Clawd is the BMOC (Big Monster on Campus), and Clawdeen is going to have songs written about her one day.

Frankenstein and his bride: Mr. Stein is pretty chill for a dude who's eight feet tall and looks like he's strong enough to tie knots in oak trees. Mrs. Stein, on the other hand...well, let's just say Mr. Stein is a lucky monster. They live in a house that looks like a cross between a Swiss chalet and a research lab. I think they've got a new baby over there, but I haven't seen her yet.

The Sea Monster: He doesn't really live on land. At least, I don't think he does. For sure, he's got a little beach house where Lagoona Blue lives. It's got a killer dock that goes out over the water. I saw Lagoona sitting out there talking to him one night. He never got out of the water, though, so I couldn't tell exactly what he looked like, but he churned serious water when he left. I think he mostly just keeps to himself and doesn't spend a lot of time with surface monsters.

Medusa: Seems like she's got her hiss together and is in total control of her emotions. Good thing, too, 'cause if she ever lost it, your career as a permanent life-size paperweight would start right away. I guess that's why she wears sunglasses outside of her house, even at night. Speaking of her house, it looks like a building from one of those pictures at a Greek restaurant. The kind with the big columns and everything. I bet the acoustics in that place are awesome. Wonder if she ever lets Deuce have parties up there?

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Lagoona’s School’s Out Diary - 10/12

HH Bloodgood wants us to write about our monster heritage for this book she wants to put together and give out to all of us at the end of the year. All right then – this should be easy or possibly not. Problem is my dad is a very private monster, and not even the mates of my surf team know him very well, and that’s after he has been a volunteer at all our competitions. Until he met me mum, he barely had any contact with dry land monsters at all. ‘Course mum’s not exactly a dry land monster either – she’s an ocean nymph. She still lives in the same scary sweet little grotto as she did when dad met and married her. Being a nymph means that mum can leave the water and hang out on land as long as she doesn’t travel too far from her grotto otherwise, she gets really weak. Dad will only leave the water for very short periods of time, and that’s only if there’s a real emergency – like one time when I was just a small fry, I was playing on the top of this rock and didn’t notice the tide going out. When I finally pay attention, I found that at low tide, it was a long way from the top of that rock where I was to the bottom of that rock that was now sticking out of the sand. Mum couldn’t come and help me cause I was too far from the grotto and I was too little to climb down on my own. I remember the sun being very hot, and my skin was starting to not just dry out but to burn. I was really scared, and I thought I was never going to get down when I heard my dad calling my name, “Lagoona, it’s okay – be brave and jump to me so we can get you back in the water.” I had to jump down a little but not too far cause dad climbed almost to the top of the rock to get me. It was still a long way from that rock back to the water, though, and it couldn’t have been easy on my dad to cross that distance twice. He told me later that being on land for him was like swimming against the strongest current in the ocean and never being able to rest. I reckon to have the best of both me mum and dad though since I’m at home when I’m in the water, but I don’t feel like a stranger when I’m on land.

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Lagoona’s School’s Out Diary - 9/28

Today I hung out with Abbey Bominable. She’s new this year, and I think she’s been having a hard go of it. Her family lives way up the mountain, and so Abbey stays with Headless Headmistress Bloodgood during the week, so she doesn’t have to make the up and down trek every day. She can’t even count on calling home every day cause they don’t have cell phones on the mountain, which I can totally relate to since my dad doesn’t have one either. Of course, he does live in a place that’s not exactly friendly to electronics. Anyway, I told her that I understood how hard it is to be in a strange place away from your friends and family where no monster speaks your language or really understands your culture. Even at Monster High, where there are all kinds of monsters from all kinds of different places, it can still take a while to get your sea legs. So when she asked me if I was some kind of fish girl – :) – I did start laughing, but I let her know that I wasn’t laughing at her, and even though she wanted to walk away, I made her come back, and we talked for a long time. Abbey is very… direct. She is also very tall and quite strong, so I think some monsters get intimidated by her. But you know what? She’s also scary sweet, and funny. When I told her that her language skills were fine, she said, “No, they are abominable.” I didn’t know if she understood what she had just said, but she cracked a little smile and said, “It is joke.” I think Abbey is going to be just fine at MH.

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Lagoona’s Basic Diary - August 9th

So I went to The Maul to buy Neptuna a new chew toy and Cleo de Nile was there hanging out by herself, so we met up and did some team shopping. She's cooler than people think, but it does take some work to get to know her. Anyway, she bought me lunch and wanted to buy me some new outfits, too, but I told her I had plenty. She'd never say so, but I think she believes I don't have a fashion sense because I dress in baggies, tanks, and floppies all the time. It's all good, though, 'cause I really dress this way because I like to and I've already mastered surfing in platforms 'cause sometimes when the waves are primo, I don't want to waste time changing. Of course, I've got stacks of fashion stuff since my dad knows where to find all the best sunken treasures.

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Lagoona’s 13 Wishes Diary - Is it October again?

I sent Gillington a text and told him about my parents' strange behavior last night, but imagine my surprise when he took their side! He told me that I shouldn't give up something that I loved so much and that if I was getting rid of my surfboards that he would take them and keep them safe until I got back to normal. But I am normal, a normal freshwater ghoul who just wants to not make waves or go against the flow. I don't even remember what it's like to be a saltwater monster anymore. It seems like a dream… just a dream.

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Lagoona’s 13 Wishes Diary - November, maybe

I just got into a complete disagreement with my mother tonight on video chat. Well, actually, it started with my dad earlier in the day when I told him that I was quitting the surfing team. The way he reacted, you would have thought I said I was moving to a termite mound in the Outback or something. I really can't believe I ever spent so much of my time on that silly sport in the first place. Saltwater is just so bad for my complexion, and surfing is simply dangerous. Dad just completely overreacted, especially when I told him that I was getting rid of all my surfboards. Gillington's parents say saltwater angries up the blood, and I guess they must be right. Anyway, he finally said something about "getting to the bottom of this" and swam off. Later on, mother tried to talk me out of it, but the more we talked, the crosser she became with me. At one point, I thought she was going to start crying, but our video link shut down, so I'm not sure. I thought mum and dad would be happy for me, but it seems like just about the time Gillington's parents start to like me, mine go all saltwater wonky on me. Unlife should be easy and not hard.

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Lagoona’s Dawn of the Dance Diary

7 am: Scary epic south swell this morning! Been up since 5am to get in the line up to catch some of that monster double overhead that was rolling in. Next up, a breakfast burrito and a nap.

8 am – 9 am: Nap in the Hydration Station

9 am – 11 am: I was having the most wonderful dream until this mosquito that looked like Draculaura started circling my head while buzzing the same annoying tune over and over. I woke up to Draculaura’s ring on my iCoffin. She left a message that “tall damp and handsome” was going to be at the dance and wanted to know what I was going to wear. Crikey! Got to get a move on it.

11 am – Noon: Baggies and floppies won’t do tonight – need to find just the right look. This’ll do!

Noon – 2 pm: Another soak in the Hydration Station – don’t want to go all flaky on my party duds.

2 pm – 4 pm: Called me dad in for some help with the do since he’s a wonder with knots and braiding. This hair style should cause some waves or I’m a mud crab.

4 pm – 5 pm: Get dressed.

5 pm – 6 pm: Beast. Look. Ever!

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Lagoona’s Basic Diary - August 10th

Speaking of my dad...

Went for a long swim with him today. He's all worried about me going to school with a "bunch of dry land monster surfers." I know he's just worried about me, but I told him that everybody is really scary sweet and they treat me like everybody else, and it's not like I've got to give up my voice or something silly like that. Besides, I'm the captain of the swim team and I don't want to let anybody down. I think I finally convinced him 'cause he stopped being all serious and said, "Last one to the beach is sushi." I think I would have beaten him if he hadn't gotten a head start.