27 Aug 2022, 23:45
Little Bundles of Fake Joy
@Kim Sato
This had all started because of an accident. A perfectly boring, harmlessly mundane mistake; simple as leaving behind a measly scrap of paper behind in a mostly empty store when shopping. That had been the start of all this, a meeting, dare he say friendship, that wasn’t quite as unlikely as one might have originally thought.
It’d been quite the surprise to Elsian how things had turned out, all things considered. It wasn’t everyday you had a spying little 1st year, or should he say 2nd year now, getting all nosey over a shopping list of all things! Then again, that was a bit of a lie wasn’t it? After all, it hadn’t been just any measly shopping list. It’d been a recipe. One piece of a bigger plan.
His fingers stumbled over the knot of green ribbon he’d been fixing. Oh how annoying. He pulled it loose, beginning again. This bundle was the last prank bundle that needed to be done and save for the differing ribbon color, it much resembled the rest. Simple, small brown paper boxes, not the flimsy paper, but the stiff and simple ones that you’d expect to hold sweets for valentines day or for sweet shops to put your smaller purchases in. They were decently sized, seeing as how multiple sweets had been crammed into them, with each different type of sweet being separated by simple plastic wrap or bags within this tiny box. It was slightly bigger than both hands, with simple ribbon and tape to keep it shut. Inside, each sweet would have a similar ribbon of the same color tying any plastic bags filled with sweets closed.
Elsian hummed, eyeing the simple box. Amazing what a little bit of chance caused.
Someone rushed by, feet stomping outside the door of Elsians empty compartment. He could hear laughing, looking up he’d be graced with watching someone cower behind their friend as they tried to rush by much to their human shield of a friend's amusement if the laughing and jeering was anything to go off of. Kitty, the wonderful darling she was, crawled excitedly along the glass of the compartment door at the noise; the black webber had been quite content to claim the door and play gatekeeper for most of the ride. The few times some students had tried to join Elsian they’d quickly been chased away to a different compartment at the sight of Kitty crawling towards them or along the windows, she’d been amazing at keeping people away.
“Good job Kitty.” He snickered, shoving the extra ribbon and scissors into the small front pocket of the backpack. That made…what, 13? Kitty was on a roll. Not that the spider understood that.
Actually, now that he thought about it. It was getting pretty late into the ride wasn’t it?
Elsian grunted, sitting up off the floor to actually plop himself into the seat as he looked out the window. The finished box in his hand went onto the seat. They were pretty close. And Elsian knew he had lost a few hours due to falling asleep on the ride…Kim should be showing up soon. They’d have a little time to talk and trade sweets but after that they were on a time limit. That golden hour of getting people to snack on some treats but also close enough to arriving that they wouldn’t want nor be able to so much as bother with opening the pranked sweet bundles they’d offer up after the initial normal sweets.
Where was he anyways?
A yawn interrupted the though. Jeez, it was a good thing he’d decided to not sit with friends this year. Elsian would’ve been a horrible train buddy with all this yawning. He blinked away the tears clinging to the corner of his eyes, standing with a huff and begrudgingly amused look when he caught Kitty trying to shove her her way through the door. The little gremlin was trying to stage a break out!
“Oh no. No no no,” he snatched her off the door when she’d begun trying to wedge her leg, the spider squirmed in outrage, “we are so not doing that right now.” She paused. He would not be fooled however. Elsian kept a hold, unwavering as he sat back down, knowing she’d just try to jump away the moment he loosened his hold.
Elsian sighed. “Am I gonna have to put you in your carrier? Or will you behav-”
The door slid open.
He looked up and gave a small grin at the sight of Kim. “Jeez, sure took your time getting here.” He joked, only to lightly scowl when Kitty took the opportunity to wiggle from his grip. “Oh you little!” She skittered up the wall and onto the ceiling, “brat.”
Ugh. He’d get her down in a bit.
He turned back to Kim, snatching his enchanted backpack off the ground and onto his seat next to Kittys small carrier. Out of the way.
“Got the prank sweets. Already wrapped up with some normal decoy sweets to be spread around when opened if you're ready to trade?” he offered, a burst of excitement filling his chest as he picked up the box on the seat, gently shaking it for the other to see.
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Special Note! Must read all of the info below!
ReducioThis thread is open to anyone, even those who already have threads in different train compartments as in this thread Kim and Elsian will be moving through different parts of the trains. Both peeking into open compartments and walking down the ‘halls’.
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This is the 1st thread of a 2 part storyline. Both will IC take place on September 1st on the first day back to Hogwarts! A link from this thread onto the 2nd part will be put up later. Anyone who missed their chance to take part in Part 1 will get another chance in the 2nd thread that takes place in the Great Hall to be a part of this storyline~
To keep things on track if you plan to join this thread pls follow the few rules we have in place. If you fail to do so we’ll kindly ask you to rewrite your post.
Feel free to Godmod Elsian or Kim
1) sharing some sweets with you before
2) handing you a small box of pranked treats to share with others in the Great Hall during the 2nd thread.
This is for anyone who finds themselves wanting to be given sweets in this thread but do not wish to wait while both boys are already busy with an interaction.
If there is any info you need to keep in mind when god-modding either boy, it will be located on our posts. (see rule 3)
RulesReducioRules-
1.) The golden rule- Do NOT open the ‘prank cake bundles’ in this thread
In this thread it will become obvious the two boys have 2 different types of sweets they are handing out. The 1st are perfectly normal sweets, both homemade and bought. The boys will ALWAYS offer these first, letting your characters get their fill and chatting before handing you the 2nd type of sweet.
This 2nd ‘sweet’ is a simple box of sweets to share with friends and housemates at the banquet after the sorting of 1st years takes place. This is the bundle you should have NO REASON to open in this 1st thread as the boys already gave you sweets to eat during the train ride.
(keep in mind the train ride is coming to a close when the boys finally hand out sweets so it would be odd for you to open this bundle of sweets either way) (also this is fiction and therefore has plot armor hahahah so don't open it)
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2.) Do not godmod knowing about the pranked packages.
Due to Elsian and Kim only handing out non pranked sweets at first, if you are following our golden rule of not opening the prank bundles in this thread you should not know that the bundles are laced with pranked sweets.
This doesn’t mean you can’t write being suspicious of the 2! We welcome your characters trying to get the boys to take a bite of the sweets first due to being suspicious. Granted, nothing will happen.
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3.) Keep god-modding IC for the boys.
We’re allowing people to lightly godmod our characters but try to keep the amount respectful. And keep any little quirks we put down in mind when writing. If there are any quirks to keep in mind, they’ll be put under a reducio next to the Permission to godmod notice either at the top or bottom of both boys posts.
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4.) Write at the bottom of your final post when you are leaving the thread!
This helps us know who has left and who still wants to be interacted with!
Last edited by Elsian Cox on 5 Sep 2022, 00:59, edited 2 times in total.
Stamina: 10┈┈ Evasion:17 ┈┈Strength: 1 ┈┈Wisdom: 9 ┈┈Arcane Power: 8┈┈ Accuracy: 10
I'd much rather be sleeping...
29 Aug 2022, 00:29
Little Bundles of Fake Joy
| date: Thursday - 09/01/22 time: 11:30AM year: second school: hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry |
hair color: white outfit: gryffindor school robes accessories: pride bracelet, pearl bracelets more accessories: hoop earrings |
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ㅤ──────────────────────| ── | He'd changed his hair color to white. After all, it was the start of a new month, which meant a new hair color. It was his trademark thing to do. Last month it had been pitch black, his natural hair color, but now it was a pure white color. Unbeknownst to others, Kim was involved in an elaborate prank that would have chaotic and explosive effects. He couldn't wait for it to start but this time it wasn't just him. There was someone else involved and oddly enough it had been that person's idea to do this prank in the first place. Kim was skilled when it came to pranks, but he'd never expected to meet someone who was just as good as him! Well, someone who he could get along with that is. Not like that old demon cat owner. Pierre. That had been his name. Not that he'd call him that. Elsian had been a welcome surprise because the two of them got along quite well the moment they'd first laid eyes on eachother. Yes, Kim didn't tend to be very forthcoming when it came to meeting new people. But due to Sophia and their little group from his first year, he'd opened up a bit more and although he still had some paranoia when it came to meeting new people, he was much more willing to give people a chance. This had led to their blossoming friendship together as very skilled pranksters. This particular prank was going to be set in 2 stages. The first taking place on the train to Hogwarts. This was the most important part of the elaborate prank. However, due to a little unexpected mishap in the compartment with his friends, Kim almost didn't make it in time. Once he'd woken up, from the rather awkward moment of having passed out due to an unexpected cat allergy attack, he'd excused himself from the compartment. He'd given the excuse that he was going to head over to see his friend who had carried an allergy potion for him just in case. It was kind of true. Kim had taken his enchanted satchel, filled with the actual sweets he'd bought and made over the last few days, and headed out of the tiny compartment. To lay the groundwork for the prank. Kim went to the next compartment over and opened it, standing by the door and not going inside. He offered sweets to those inside and was successful in giving them out, perhaps due to his reputation that proceeded him. After all, many knew him as the Prince of Sweets. He repeated this process with every compartment nearby, until he'd gone through a ton of sweets. It was time to find Elsian now. At first he didn't see him but eventually he slid a compartment door open to reveal one lone inhabitant inside. And a spider occupant. Yup, it was this one. "Ah! Kitty! Where are you going!" Kim exclaimed as he watched Kitty escape from his friend. The spider skittered up the wall and onto the ceiling and Kim carefully closed the compartment door. "Yeah, I had a little mishap, so I got started a bit later than I was going to. But I distributed a lot of sweets already." He told Elsian and nodded when the boy told him things had gone according to plan with him. "I think it'll be a blast!" Kim said with a grin and opened his enchanted satchel to take out a variety of sweets of his own. "Want to go over the plan once more before we head out?" He asked after having traded sweets with him. Now the two had an equal amount of prank bundles and real bundles and it was time to get started! ────────────────────── ㅤ ㅤ──────────────────────
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29 Aug 2022, 04:16
Little Bundles of Fake Joy
@Kim Sato
“Nice hair.”
Elsians meanwhile had only gotten more untamable with length.
And wonderful news. That’d make it more natural now with the prank bundles. “Good job,” he offered, grinning as he handed the last box, red ribbon matching their Gryffindor crest. “That’s the last one. Think we’re ready.” A quick glance into his bag proved this. Sweets ready for quick access.
He tossed the backpack over his shoulder, quick to stand on top of the seating to make a grab for Kitty as Kim spoke. She escaped the first grab. “Oh I’m sure it will. The disgusting amount of laced sweets outta make sure of that!” He snickered, snatching up the jumpy spider on his 2nd try with ease. Slumping onto the seat he carefully trapped Kitty in her carrier, she would sadly need to wait this out. Jumping spiders and panic were not part of this plan.
“Ok ok.” Elsi slumped over the carrier, eyes narrowing in thought. “At risk of sounding like old news…there’s the obvious. Hand out the basic sweets first, make sure people have their fill, avoid anyone too suspicious. After they get their fill hand out the prank box. They’re tied and packaged pretty good, so it should be more pain than it's worth at a glance to open up the packaging when we have so little time before arriving.”
Timing had been a big part of this. But aside from that was making sure nobody was suspicious enough to flat out rip the treats apart. That’d be bad. So, so bad, like they might need to slip the person a bit of potion to keep their silence, well, that or bribery. Thus, the normal sweets came in! Suspicious? Fine. Tear the cupcake apart or get the boys to take a bite. Nothing would happen. And if they had their fill, then they’d have no reason to open the prank bundle before the feast at Hogwarts.
As for the Great Hall…
“Sit as far apart from one another as possible at the ceremony.” He leaned back, eyeing Kim with a tiny smile, “we gotta be fast. But not obvious, so being spread out will help spread some of the treats out more. I’ll spread it out on my side of the table before hitting up the Hufflepuff table.” The smile turned a bit sharper. “I got some good friends at that table so I can swing masking spreading the sweets over there by just chatting with friends.”
Emma Wynn and Jake Morris were also there so it worked out.
Elsian had a list of special people to target after all. Those 2 were prime targets. He’d told Kim about a few in the past, mainly how he’d planned to get some prefects and captains of the sports teams for a little extra challenge.
They spoke a bit longer. Talking about which houses they would cover. Any special targets either boy were focused on slipping the prank cake to. They’d both focus on the Gryffindor, splitting the work. Elsian would take Hufflepuff. Kim would get to choose Slytherin or Ravenclaw for his own table to go through, both would share the job of trying to get sweets into the remaining table. It would be a bit tricky. But Elsian took heart in the fact there would be plenty of other people going between houses briefly to talk to friends, there always was every year, people just couldn’t take being forced into one table for long.
That and the fact something crazy always happened at Hogwarts. There was little doubt some fight would break out, likely a few others pulling pranks or starting crap with others. Maybe even a food fight breaking out.
There was little doubt there would be plenty of craziness happening to mask them simply walking to another table to ‘talk with friends’. Elsian pointed out as much to Kim.
Elsian stood up, shifting Kitty carefully onto the seat. She would be safe here. He wouldn’t be gone long. “Let's go then.”
He stepped out of the compartment. There would be a moment where the older Gryffindor would wait for his new friend; they’d be staying if not together, then at least somewhat within the vicinity of the other. Just enough so that if one of them ran out of sweets early on they could help the other pass of the remaining.
“So you handed out some sweets to the people,” he pointed a thumb behind where he’d begun to lead the way, “that way? Let’s hit the few compartments this way then go back that way.” They passed a compartment with a wide-open door filled with a group of rowdy Slytherins and Ravens around his age. Giving a wink and a small smirk towards Kim he swung back around towards the door dramatically. “First group.” He silently mouthed.
Putting on a sheepish grin he peeked into the compartment, rubbing the back of his head nervously. It was the fakest thing in the universe. It was pure plastic. The plasticiest of masks ever. Not that this group would know that. To them it would look totally sincere, right down to the embarrassed shift in his voice as he stepped inside. “Hey, sorry but me and a friend were…”
It was easy from there. It was almost too easy. In fact. He’d only gotten one compartment that’d actually given him trouble and that’d been easily solved when he’d shrugged and eaten the stupid cookie the younger Gryffindor in question had demanded he try first.
He paused by Kim, “things good on your side?” Leaning against the wall to look in his bag he tacked on, “I finished up with the few groups on this side of the train. Ready to move on to the other side?”
Stamina: 10┈┈ Evasion:17 ┈┈Strength: 1 ┈┈Wisdom: 9 ┈┈Arcane Power: 8┈┈ Accuracy: 10
I'd much rather be sleeping...
3 Sep 2022, 16:14
Little Bundles of Fake Joy
| date: Thursday - 09/01/22 time: 11:30AM year: second school: hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry |
hair color: white outfit: gryffindor school robes accessories: pride bracelet, pearl bracelets more accessories: hoop earrings |
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ㅤ──────────────────────| ── | Kim grinned at Elsian. "I thought I'd repeat the colors I'd done my first year. They turned out so well before." He said with a shrug of his shoulders. Why change something you knew worked, when you didn't have to? "You should consider dyeing your hair sometime. I could help you!" Kim suggested and his lips twitched at the thought of Elsian with colorful hair. Even if he didn't want to go all the way, streaks or highlights would also look good on him. "Yup, we're ready!" He agreed with his friend and slung his satchel over his shoulder. Kim watched as Elsian and Kitty went on an escapee kind of dance. But Elsian eventually won and placed her inside the carrier. Kim didn't have to worry about Puffie because he was sitting with Sophia at the time, back in their compartment. He nodded as Elsian went over the plan again and added some further instructions. "I'll take Ravenclaw, Sophia, Precious (Gemima), Bailey and Faye are friends of mine and can spread the treats faster. I also have a few friends in Slytherin. Irish (Colin) and Avery, who can help out too." Kim told Elsian. He also wanted to get Hana-chan into the mix too. Anything to mess with him, as Hana-chan was becoming an annoyance. He was always stalking him and trying to get him to join his club! But it wasn't as if Kim could do anything about it because Hana-chan was his private flying tutor. He let out a sigh. As Elsian went out into the main area, Kim followed after him. He nodded when the boy asked if he'd gone in a certain direction and the two set off in the opposite direction. Elsian slid open the compartment door of the first one they came across and their prank started. Kim went to the opposite side, directly across from the compartment Elsian had opened and did the same. A few first years oggled Kim, probably due to his extremely good looks, but Kim shut them up about it by offering some sweets. He had a complex about his looks, not liking his attractiveness. Most of them literally accepted his sweets without asking any questions at all. One of them wanted to see him eat one and he did so. A few sets of eyeballs relished watching him eat, making him feel a little awkward. But in the end, everyone took the sweets from him and devoured them. Elsian's voice was heard a few seconds later and Kim turned around to look at him. "Yup. Let's head to the other side." He agreed and started to move, wondering how many people were going to accept them. This was the best time too. The trolley witch wouldn't be coming back now. Mostly because they were nearly at their destination. ────────────────────── ㅤ ㅤ──────────────────────
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5 Sep 2022, 00:57
Little Bundles of Fake Joy
Oh he wasn’t so sure about that.
Vibrant colors were one thing on other people but Elsian? No. Oh no, no, no. Not when it came to his hair! “I don’t think so,” he drawled, running a hand through his hair protectively, “I’ll leave the colorful hair to you.”
And that was that.
He was not about to put streaks in his hair other than ironically during events.
Shuffling his bag he looked through his inventory. Still doing good. They could spread a good amount more yet! Still…his backpack was definitely a load lighter just from this part of the train. If they kept getting big groups like this-
“I’m starting to think maybe we didn’t bring enough.” Which was frankly ridiculous. Elsian had stayed up all night for the past 2 days getting these bundles ready. Some of their peers had stomachs that were like bloody black holes. It didn’t help that some of them apparently hadn’t even thought to get anything from the trolley in the first place; oh well, easier targets.
He peeked into another compartment, disappearing for a few minutes before reappearing one bundle of sweets lighter. He let Kim take care of the smaller groups and stragglers, immediately going for the bigger groups filling up the hall and compartments he knew Kim would be less pleased to cover. It meant he might finish getting rid of his side of the sweets before Kim but push come to shove he’d just take whatever his friend had to spare on his end before wandering back to his own compartment. Another group, smaller this time, only 3 people. He settled. Stopping the fellow 4th years and pawning off some of the sweets to them, one of them laughed at the embarrassed look he had happily taking a few extra and mentioning they’d actually been looking for the trolley, only to realize the time. Yikes. Tough luck.
Another bundle. Another group with a ticking bomb in the form of deicious prank cake and brownies. Things were going to get very messy at dinner tonight.
The treats would still be just as sweet when they exploded though so hopefully they saw this as good fun.
Humming he kept walking, briefly passing Kim as he went. He had to stifle a laugh when seeing the boy being forced to take a bite of a sweet to prove that no, it wasn’t laced with a potion. No it wasn’t going to explode. No, there wasn’t a dungbomb in it.
…that one had a story behind it.
He wasn’t sure whether to be intrigued or sickened. Perhaps a sick mix of both.
A familiar face made itself known, peeking through the different compartment windows briefly while passing, looking, likely for her own compartment or a friend. He grinned, skipping over a few people and compartments to slide up from behind a certain Feather Brain as she walked. “Looking for someone? Or are you still too short to see through the windows?” He teased. His arm went to her head, effectively stopping her as he lightly put some weight on her head via his elbow, humming as he used her like a mock arm rest. “Don’t worry, maybe you’ll finally grow a centimeter or two this year~” He cooed, letting the younger girl shove at him or lightly smack at his arm. Though not without batting back lightly with a snicker.
“Miss me Feathers?” With a grin, this time more real, he leaned against the wall, letting others pass easily even as they took up part of the small walkway as he pulled off his bag, letting it drop to the ground. “And before you answer, do know I come bearing gifts.” he crouched, reaching into the bag to pull out one of said gifts, a smaller bag of brownies wrapped in a simple transparent blue bag and ribbon as he straightened.
“I’d be a shame if I had to give this to someone else.” he sniffed dramatically. “Alas, you’re always so mean to me.”
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Special Note! Must read all of the info below!
ReducioThis thread is open to anyone, even those who already have threads in different train compartments as in this thread Kim and Elsian will be moving through different parts of the trains. Both peeking into open compartments and walking down the ‘halls’.
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This is the 1st thread of a 2 part storyline. Both will IC take place on September 1st on the first day back to Hogwarts! A link from this thread onto the 2nd part will be put up later. Anyone who missed their chance to take part in Part 1 will get another chance in the 2nd thread that takes place in the Great Hall to be a part of this storyline~
To keep things on track if you plan to join this thread pls follow the few rules we have in place. If you fail to do so we’ll kindly ask you to rewrite your post.
Feel free to Godmod Elsian or Kim
1) sharing some sweets with you before
2) handing you a small box of pranked treats to share with others in the Great Hall during the 2nd thread.
This is for anyone who finds themselves wanting to be given sweets in this thread but do not wish to wait while both boys are already busy with an interaction.
If there is any info you need to keep in mind when god-modding either boy, it will be located on our posts. (see rule 3)
RulesReducioRules-
1.) The golden rule- Do NOT open the ‘prank cake bundles’ in this thread
In this thread it will become obvious the two boys have 2 different types of sweets they are handing out. The 1st are perfectly normal sweets, both homemade and bought. The boys will ALWAYS offer these first, letting your characters get their fill and chatting before handing you the 2nd type of sweet.
This 2nd ‘sweet’ is a simple box of sweets to share with friends and housemates at the banquet after the sorting of 1st years takes place. This is the bundle you should have NO REASON to open in this 1st thread as the boys already gave you sweets to eat during the train ride.
(keep in mind the train ride is coming to a close when the boys finally hand out sweets so it would be odd for you to open this bundle of sweets either way) (also this is fiction and therefore has plot armor hahahah so don't open it
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2.) Do not godmod knowing about the pranked packages.
Due to Elsian and Kim only handing out non pranked sweets at first, if you are following our golden rule of not opening the prank bundles in this thread you should not know that the bundles are laced with pranked sweets.
This doesn’t mean you can’t write being suspicious of the 2! We welcome your characters trying to get the boys to take a bite of the sweets first due to being suspicious. Granted, nothing will happen.
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3.) Keep god-modding IC for the boys.
We’re allowing people to lightly godmod our characters but try to keep the amount respectful. And keep any little quirks we put down in mind when writing. If there are any quirks to keep in mind, they’ll be put under a reducio next to the Permission to godmod notice either at the top or bottom of both boys posts.
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4.) Write at the bottom of your final post when you are leaving the thread!
This helps us know who has left and who still wants to be interacted with!
Stamina: 10┈┈ Evasion:17 ┈┈Strength: 1 ┈┈Wisdom: 9 ┈┈Arcane Power: 8┈┈ Accuracy: 10
I'd much rather be sleeping...
10 Sep 2022, 20:50
Little Bundles of Fake Joy
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After her meet-up with the other prefects, Samantha walked around the train to check if everything was okay and if there wasn't any chaos on the first day. The young girl took her job as prefect very seriously and wanted to make sure there wasn't any drama, especially not with a bunch of new first-year students on the train who didn't need to be frightened right away. She had just peeked inside of a compartment through the little window, making sure the students inside were doing okay, when she heard a familiar voice.
The corners of her lips curled up a bit as she recognized the voice, despite the teasing words, as she had slowly started to enjoy the bantering that took place when the two of them were together. It seemed like Elsian had decided today her height would be the target of his teasing, not taking long before using her as an armrest. "Stop it!" she said, slapping his arm from her head. "And I did grow! According to my dad, I grew at least 10 centimeters since spring break," she replied proudly. "My mom thinks so too and she is always right!"
She scoffed, acting like the missing boy was the most ridiculous thing she had ever heard, when he asked her with a grin. The information that wand thief had gifts was made just in time to stop Samantha from replying with a dirty look and a firm. Enlightened with the new information, she gave the boy an angelic smile as she slightly tilted her head to look at the gifts. "I missed you a lot," she told him, eying on the bag he was holding now. Honestly, she had missed the idiot a little even though they had spent a big part of the summer together playing the summer games and her trying to beat him, which hopefully had happened.
"Me? Mean? Never!" she said as she snatched the bag out of his hands, "so thank you for this, whatever it may be." After peeking inside the bag, a huge grin would appear on the brunette's face. "Thank you!" she squealed as she gave the tall boy a tight hug.
11 Sep 2022, 20:09
Little Bundles of Fake Joy
Oh ho! 10 whole centimeters was it?
“I don't know about 10,” he drawled, making a so-so motion with his hand, “I can maybe see 3 and even that’s pushing it short fry.” And oh what a wonderful thing it was knowing the newest nickname for Feathers hadn’t lost its power. She was still short as ever. At least compared to him.
As for the angelic act, Elsi was not fooled by it for a second. He snorted, shaking his head as he gave the other a bemused look, “oh yeah, I’m sure you missed me plenty with treats on the line.” Another retort right on the tip of his tongue as he wiggled the bag teasingly, holding it up just the smallest bit higher, alas, Feathers could not be stopped in the face of sweets she was denied. He’d never stood a chance against the gremlin.
“Hey!” She swiped the bag. She got a scoff of Elsians own for her words but any annoyance was softened by the begrudging smile working its way onto his face. What could he say? The brat had grown on him.
“Yeah, yeah. Whatever you say Feathers-” His ears rang with the high-pitched squeal. Arms wrapped around him tightly, squeezing, unforgiving, and he was met with a delirious thought of wondering if she was perhaps trying to squeeze the life out of him. He hugged back much more gently, jokingly ruffling the younger girl's hair in the annoying way he knew would get a rise outta her. “Glad you like it bird breath,” he wheezed softly, ribs aching for a moment until she loosened her death grip.
“So what are you doing wandering about anyways? The new baby prefect looking for troublemakers~” The boy wiggled his fingers at her teasingly, allowing a moment to chat and catch up before moving on. He figured Kim would forgive the tired boy a tiny breather.
He’d wait a moment, making sure she trusted the sweets and even opened it to take a bite before moving on. After that? After he could make sure she was a good target to share a prank bundle with others? Then he’d offer the final wrapped up box of sweets for his friend to share at dinner.
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Stamina: 10┈┈ Evasion:17 ┈┈Strength: 1 ┈┈Wisdom: 9 ┈┈Arcane Power: 8┈┈ Accuracy: 10
I'd much rather be sleeping...
28 Sep 2022, 21:04
Little Bundles of Fake Joy
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Samantha glared at the boy in disappointment as he told her he didn't think she had grown 3 centimeters at most. "I grew way more than 3 centimeters," she protested as she looked away from the boy. He just didn't know she had grown a lot more. She couldn't blame him for being blind and stupid. "It's okay, I know big numbers such as 10 are still hard for you to understand since you can only count to 5," she said with a small smile.
It was hard to keep a determined candy-loving girl such as Samantha away from treats that were promised to her. The brunette didn't pay any attention to the boy's nonchalant reply to her high-pitched thank you and just squeezed him tightly in her hug. When Elsian's hands touched her perfectly-looking hair, her arms immediately let go of him to fix her hair. If Bubba walked past her while her hair was such a mess, she wasn't sure if she would survive that.
"You can't just ruin my hair like that!" she glared at the wand thief. "I don't want to look like an idiot! I am not you!" Shaking her head, she felt her cheeks turning a little red. "By the way, I need to tell you something," she added in a lower voice. "So, you know about Bubba right?" Honestly, there wasn't a big change Elsian had forgotten about the boy Samantha had talked about way too much this summer. Her usual talkative self paired with the huge crush she had on the boy, made it impossible for her and Elsian to hang out together without her mentioning Bubba's name at least once. "He is also a prefect now! I saw him in the prefect compartment and he smiled at me and we even talked," she said dreamily.
It didn't take long for the young girl to open the box she had taken from the boy and stuff her mouth with the sweets. As she enjoyed the treats, the Gryffindor asked her what she was doing wandering on the train. "I am not a baby prefect! There are so many younger prefects!" she replied offended. "But yes, I am doing my patrols and making sure nobody creates any drama on the first day of school," she gave him a proud smile. "I hope nobody tries to create any chaos because it's already so busy with the train ride, sorting ceremony, the feast, and of course the first years," she replied thoughtfully. Little did the brunette know what Elsian was really up to.
29 Sep 2022, 03:55
Little Bundles of Fake Joy
Elsian nodded solemnly. “Yep. Just like the way I know all those knocks to the head will stunt your growth.” He put a hand on his chest as he leaned back, “you know me so well Feathers.”
“I think it’s an improvement,” he teased, grinning unabashed. Oh, but the girl had no reason to fear, his dear pipsqueak of a friend would never match up to the state of Elsians wild hair. “Not that you could match up to this,” a hand dragging through the messy strands to punctuate the statement, voice tilting in a joking tone, “all-natural beauty, try not to shed a tear over it Feathers, not all of us can be blessed with hair like this.” He posed, brushing his bangs away with over-the-top snobbery that was ruined by the choked laugh that broke his prideful look into a sharp grin.
Oh goody, a new story! He hadn’t missed the way her face had positively burst into flames.
He leaned closer, tilting his body dramatically towards her ready for whatever horrible secrets she shared. He raised a brow at the question. How could he forget? Sam hadn’t been able to shut up about the boy when they’d hung out over summer, crush the size of the Great Lake! He’d teased her endlessly about it but all in good fun, he hadn’t really minded it. If anything, it was sickeningly endearing; he’d gagged jokingly at the hearts in her eyes. “How could I forget your future boyfriend!” He cooed, wiggling his fingers at her fixed hair.
Oooh! A prefect huh? Oh Merlin, from what he’d heard the kid had sounded like a bit of a dork or nerd too. Not that Feathers would admit how he totally sounded like one. The Ravenclaw had it bad! Ooh they were totally gonna be a little nerd couple, stalking around Hogwarts and enforcing rules.
“Oh he smiled at you did he?” He asked, barely able to keep the laugh out of his voice. A smile tugging at his lips. Ignoring her complaints he threw an arm around her shoulders, pulling her close in a mockery of a hug and headlock to his side, “bird brain, growing up,” he sniffed, faking wiping away a tear as he hugged her, rocking her back and forth obnoxiously, “little baby prefect getting her first boyfriend. Oh, what will your parents think? Should we write to tell them do you think?” A pat on the head was all he could do to mess her hair up again before she escaped his grip, the boy giving a squawk of surprise followed by a simpering look.
“Hmph, you don’t love me anymore.” Elsian snickered, reaching out a hand as if gonna try and grab her again, but the boy gave up half-heartedly with a sigh. Her words and proud smile were almost enough to make him feel guilty.
Almost.
The fact was he’d been quite nice so far about this whole thing. And, well…her pranked treat box was a little different than the others. Call him soft, but he’d at least given her a chance to not fall victim to it.
“Well, don't get your hopes up too much. If there are any pranks, it’s likely just for a bit of good fun y’know.” He reached into his bag to pull out another box. This one more wrapped up, obviously meant to be carried for later. “Jeez Feathers, with how you're going through those snacks you won't have any left for your friends.” He held out the box, giving her a raised brow, “here, you can share with your housemates or friends during the feast feather breath. Try not to make yourself sick before seeing your ‘friend’.” A small laugh.
The box she had was enough to tide her and any friends over for now. But when she opened the box later, there was a small note, not within any of the other boxes. A smaller bag of mixed sweets separated from the others with Feathers written on it, these were not pranked. The rest? Set to explode upon being bit or cut into. On the note, a small teasing statement to not be greedy towards Sam; if she listened to it? Well, she’d still be hit with other people's sweets, but at least he’d be able to say he’d told her not to be greedy!
That in its own way, was a bit funny to him. He hadn’t told Kim, but he figured the other boy would think it a funny story if Feathers still didn’t listen and got cake to the face.
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Stamina: 10┈┈ Evasion:17 ┈┈Strength: 1 ┈┈Wisdom: 9 ┈┈Arcane Power: 8┈┈ Accuracy: 10
I'd much rather be sleeping...
5 Oct 2022, 18:43
Little Bundles of Fake Joy
Sirin stumbled around the train cars, looking for a seat. She'd been sitting somewhere else previously, but that car was the most deserted one, and so Sirin began a search for a more crowded car. It may strike others as odd--why would somebody want to sit in a more populated train car? The answer is simple. Sirin was an outgoing girl, loved to talk, and enjoyed meeting new people. Going one hour without socializing was like trying not to breathe. As she continued her journey, grunting at the sheer weight of her bags, she noticed three other kids on the train. They too were walking around, like vagrants, just like her. There were two older boys and a girl. It was Sirin's first year, so, naturally, she didn't recognize them. They all looked a lot older than Sirin, thirteen or fourteen, perhaps? There was one boy, who seemed to be the mischievous kind, teasing the girl. What an interesting bunch. Certainly, it wouldn't hurt to approach them? They could help Sirin find a train car, or, if Sirin was brave enough to ask, they may even let her in on whatever it was that they were discussing. Highly unlikely, though. Sirin was a first year, inexperienced and naive. Surely the "adult business" they were discussing had nothing to do with her. Carefully, she sidled up to the group and timidly asked,
"H-hey there...I was wondering if either of you could point out a train car for me to sit in? I've been walking around with my bags for a pretty long time. Care if I join your car, wherever you guys are sitting?"
It wasn't very normal of Sirin to stutter. She awaited the group's response, and grew more and more nervous by the minute. Perhaps she'd made a mistake--maybe she should have left these kids alone. The feisty kid, who, from what Sirin heard, was named Elsian, really intimidated Sirin. She nervously gripped her bags tighter.
word count: 367 words
ooc note: i hope im not interrupting anything lol
"from dust we are born and from dust I will return the both of us, Sirin"
-Welt Yang, Honkai Impact second eruption