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When the line picks up there's a second or two or feedback before it quiets down and you can hear something -- something like voices, whispering, and you say, "Hello? Rose?"

Maybe you dialed the wrong number, you think. Then she calls your name, and it startles you.

It's true that you hadn't heard Rose's voice in a long time, but even so something sounds so wrong about it -- and she's never called you "Jadey" before. Rose Lalonde is sweet in her own ways but she is not predisposed to petnames. You hesitate.

"Rose? Yes, yes it's Jade. I heard what happened to --" You don't want to say it. "Do you want to talk? I figured it might be good to... well you know, you're the therapist." You laugh nervously. God, when did you get this bad at being a good friend? John is dead and all you can do is babble uselessly into your phone. You rub the bridge of your nose. "How are you?"

>Jade: Call Rose.

The next day, you go to work and you don’t think about much of anything. It’s busy and the weather is hot and it takes all your mental efforts to get the job done. The feel of potting soil under your fingernails at the end of the day is a comforting reminder of all the flowers you put in the ground, which are sure to bloom in the coming weeks.

You drive home, turn on the radio, and take a shower. For a few minutes you do nothing but stand in the spray and enjoy the feel of the water rinsing away the dirt and sweat. You close your eyes and run your fingers through your hair to get it fully wet, and then your mind breaks.

Inside the newly opened crevice is the vision of a young boy you once knew with a stab wound in his chest, lying in his own blood.

You turn to the wall and rest your head against your arms, choking back a sob.

Why are these nightmares becoming reality?

He can’t come back, can he? He did in your dreams, but for it to happen now would be a miracle. Miracles don’t happen to real people. They certainly don’t happen to you.

You haven’t had to attend a funeral since your grandfather died, but you still remember how you felt watching them bury him. You don’t know how you’d feel watching John go into the ground, but of course you’ll be there, standing next to your friends Dave and Rose.

Rose. He must have told her, too, and she must be taking it hard. It might do her some good to hear a friendly voice right now. Yeah. You can do it, Harley.

You lift your head and turn your face into the spray, feeling it wash away your tears and massage the aching muscles around your eyes, then work your way through your bathing routine, carefully scrubbing away every speck of dirt you can find. Afterwards you towel off and slip into your favourite pajama bottoms and tank top, and with your hair still dripping you pad into the living room to grab your cellphone off the kitchen counter.

Rose is in your contact list, though admittedly you haven’t called her yet since you reunited with her and the others. You felt like you would be imposing, and for a moment you feel that anxiety again.

What’s there to feel nervous about? This is Rose! And she might really need me!!

You might be the one who really needs her, but you’re not going to dwell on that. Instead, you hit the call button and lift the phone to your ear, waiting for her to pick up. It’s just after five so she shouldn’t be eating dinner yet, you hope? You could just call back later or leave her a message. It’s no big deal.

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Hieracium aurantiacum - Orange Hawkweed

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i guess i can relate on the unpleasant trip thing :/ though only because i think i am about to make one

im... okay i guess but my friends.......

well i dont want to bring you down :0

what kind of trip did you take?

Ugh

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chrc:

akitsu-47:

2nd prompt; Goodbye.

I realize this is a stretch but… suddenly I didn’t feel like drawing anything angsty. Instead, I jumped on the bandwagon. “A shot through the heart and Jake’s to blame~” XD

 Oh wow, his pose, I just… can I… *touch*

JAKE YOU GET THAT PISTOL OUT OF YOUR PANTS THIS INSTANT!!! HOLSTERS WERE INVENTED FOR A REASON AND THAT REASON IS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO ACCIDENTLY SHOOT YOURSELF IN THE DICK!!!!!

you are disappointing your grandmother this is not how i taught you to behave D:

GUN SAFETY IS THE NUMBER ONE RULE IN THIS HOUSEHOLD!!!!!!!!

now go to your room and think about what youve done! >:(

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so wwere you just pretendin to reach out an be friendly or

um why would i pretend to do that??

im a friendly person and im friendly on purpose! if i didnt like you youd know it :P

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xenogeneticist:

turntechgodedge:

gardengnosticism:

xenogeneticist:

THIS IS WEIRD, I’M GETTING THIS FEELING LIKE I WANT TO KISS YOU AND PUNCH YOU AT THE SAME TIME.

CAN YOU PUNCH SOMEONE WITH YOUR LIPS?

I THINK I’M GOING TO FIND A WAY.

okay youre right that is weird! really weird!!

dave does this guy always say stuff like this to you??? :0

good luck with that vantas with your superior intellect im sure youll have no problems divining a way to work it

and im sure you wont look absolutely ridiculous while youre at it

dont worry your head over it harley hes just being a gentleman and whispering sweet nothings to me across the internet

perfectly normal day in the life

OH BELIEVE ME, STRIDER, I’M GOING TO DEVESTATE YOU WITH MY COMBINED KISSING AND BOXING SKILLS.

I WILL CALL IT BRAWLMANCE, AND WITH IT, I WILL BRING YOU TO YOUR KNEES.

okay i think i understand you now :0

youre trying to be funny?

and i mean youre suceeding!! but.....

youre also being very very creepy at the same time :/

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turntechgodedge:

gardengnosticism:

turntechgodedge:

gardengnosticism:

damn that actually sounds really good!!

okay dave lets go into business together

ill do the science and you do the marketing and with any luck we will strike it big!!! :P

sounds like a plan ill use my turn tables to spin us up a jingle and everything

well corner the candy market in three easy steps

well be wonka and charlie charlie and wonka

pave the roads in space cocoa and deep fried sugar sunbursts created in your super secret gumball gamma ray laboratory

now all we need is a logo and a mascot!

hmmmmmmm…………

i vote for a puppy!! it can be a star travelling dog that seeks only the best in interstellar confections! :D

why am i not surprised

you can have your starbright the space corgi so long as we dont give it a catchphrase

i dont want no tony the tiger shit up in here

what kind of catch phrase could it possibly have dave?? dogs dont speak english! :P

and i like tony the tiger!!! dont you? :O

or wait…

you like leopards more dont you?

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xenogeneticist:

THIS IS WEIRD, I’M GETTING THIS FEELING LIKE I WANT TO KISS YOU AND PUNCH YOU AT THE SAME TIME.

CAN YOU PUNCH SOMEONE WITH YOUR LIPS?

I THINK I’M GOING TO FIND A WAY.

okay youre right that is weird! really weird!!

dave does this guy always say stuff like this to you??? :0

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turntechgodedge:

gardengnosticism:

damn that actually sounds really good!!

okay dave lets go into business together

ill do the science and you do the marketing and with any luck we will strike it big!!! :P

sounds like a plan ill use my turn tables to spin us up a jingle and everything

well corner the candy market in three easy steps

well be wonka and charlie charlie and wonka

pave the roads in space cocoa and deep fried sugar sunbursts created in your super secret gumball gamma ray laboratory

now all we need is a logo and a mascot!

hmmmmmmm............

i vote for a puppy!! it can be a star travelling dog that seeks only the best in interstellar confections! :D

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turntechgodedge:

gardengnosticism:

turntechgodedge:

gardengnosticism:

this one reminds me of someone somehow :o

it looks like one of those watermelon candies exploded all over it

you know the ones with the deep green outer coating and the red juicy interior

pretty sure they have watermelon gushers like that maybe thats what this is

the watermelon gusher nebula LOL :P

and in its fruity cloud of gas new candies are born…

you should take that shit to marketing

harley candy corporation

who needs to taste the rainbow when you can taste the stars with our new nebula numnums a fruity burst of flavor thats like a supernova on your tongue with every bite

damn that actually sounds really good!!

okay dave lets go into business together

ill do the science and you do the marketing and with any luck we will strike it big!!! :P

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turntechgodedge:

gardengnosticism:

this one reminds me of someone somehow :o

it looks like one of those watermelon candies exploded all over it

you know the ones with the deep green outer coating and the red juicy interior

pretty sure they have watermelon gushers like that maybe thats what this is

the watermelon gusher nebula LOL :P

and in its fruity cloud of gas new candies are born...

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xenogeneticist:

HEY FLOWER CHICK

IS THIS YOU?

what? am i flower chick now????

if you ask me i think it looks a little bit more like you!! :P

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this one reminds me of someone somehow :o

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botany:

Arnica mollis - Hairy arnica 

... but this one looks happy! :D

\o/

heeheehee :)

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botany:

Darlingtonia californica - California Pitcher plant, a carnivorous plant.

it looks so sad....

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ummmm wow

everyone i follow on tumblr is either angry or sad :/

this isnt cheering me up at all!!