#(Good apples are defined by your preference honestly. I like green apples more than the sweeter ones but didn’t know until I tried one//OOC

[thesiblingsoftheblackandwhite]

.... how good are those apples that wilbur considers them a privilege? because if they're that good, i wanna try them. im a sucker for good food. also finding apples that genuinely taste good is surprisingly hard??? its apples???

~ 🕊️

They’re nothing amazing. He just…

Wiggog grimaces.

Really likes apples.

[surveys-at-your-service]

Survey #462

i am way too tired to mentally flip through lyrics to put here, rip

Who in your family has been married the longest? (and how long?) I have zero idea. When did you last travel alone? Where were you going? The last time I visited Sara in Illinois. Do you take your shoes off when you come inside? Yes. What was the first color you ever dyed your hair? I think I got purple highlights? What was the first social media site you ever used? MySpace. Do you have any exes you really regret dating? One. Of all your friends & family, who has the most nicely-decorated home? Sara's house is lovely. Have you ever been catcalled? No. Are you allergic to any dogs? I might be. Have you ever touched a plant and had hives shoot up your arm? No. Do you think dragonflies are cool? Absolutely! What’s your favorite thing to draw? Meerkats!! Did you toss your hat in the air at graduation? Not high. I wanted to keep it. Do you like fudge? I CAN FUCKING DESTROY SOME FUDGE. Are you an affectionate person? Very. Name something you have to do today: Girt and I are hangin', making fun of bad Netflix anime and going to Buffalo Wild Wings. :^) Would you ever write to a death row inmate? No. People don't get on death row for no reason. I ain't got shit to say to them. Do you reckon online friendships are real? No fucking shit. Most of my most genuine friendships began online. Do you like Slipknot? Yep. Can we talk about how fuckin BADASS Corey's new mask is btw?????????? What do you think of Gorillaz? I like "Feel Good Inc." and one other song I can't remember the name of. Bow ties on guys, dorky or adorable? BOTH!!!!! :') What is the cutest Halloween costume for a baby to wear? GUYS I recently saw a picture of a little baby dressed up as a Little Oogie Boogie and it made my ovaries cry. Which of your friends is the tallest? Which of them is the shortest? Jesus, Girt is a giant. I don't know about my shortest... If you could re-paint your bedroom, what color would you choose? Pastel pink. :') What has been the best night of your life so far? Why? Probably something sexual so let's keep it on the down low lmfaooo Would you ever even think about taking part in a wet t-shirt contest? Uh, no. Even if I WAS confident in my body. Is you hair color the same as it was when you were a baby? No. It was dirty blonde. Have you ever been in trouble for being too loud? Ha, yeah, at school with friends. Not big trouble or anything, we were just hushed. Did you ever attend a wedding that was a complete disaster? No. What is something that you were surprised you were able to do? Hm. What is the most bullshit-sounding true fact that you know? Male cats have spiked penises lkasdjfal;kje;kjwr it's something to do with preventing other tomcats from mating with her. What Oreo flavor is your favorite? Gimme that Double Stuffed, friend. Sour gummy worms or plain gummy worms? SOUR. Ever been in a talent show? How many times? What did you do? Nope. Ever try out for the talent show and not make it? Did you cry? Nope. What’s the stupidest thing you’ve ever cried about? Y'all when I was a very little kid, during my older sister's b-day party, I sobbed because I couldn't pin the tail properly on the donkey lmaoooo How do you feel about the use of nuclear weapons? Absolutely fucking barbaric. What song has the most meaning to you? "Life Won't Wait" by Ozzy Osbourne. What is your favourite dinosaur? Spinosaurus!!!! :') Have you ever made bread? No. Has anything ever fallen asleep on you? Pets, a baby I was watching after, and Jason. Ever been dominated in a game you were/are really good at? yep alskdjfla;jwej Have you ever decided to set fire to something out of anger? No. Would you rather be a house pet or a wild animal? Wild animal, I guess? Have you ever listened to a group of chanting monks? I haven't. If you had to get a portrait tattoo, who would it be of? Probably of Teddy. I've still yet to decide on the total design of his tribute tat I'm getting. Do you like the smell of men’s colognes better than woman’s perfumes? I think so, yeah. How mad would you be if someone copied your original work (story, poem)? I'd be pretty fuckin pissed. Have you ever blown something up in science class? Ha, no. Have you ever gotten a serious wound from shaving? Not serious, no. Have you invented anything, only to find out it actually exists? I feel like I have? Ever realize you never truly LOVED your first love? Absolutely not. I loved him. Would you want a Bachelor/Bachelorette party before you get married? Sure, sounds fun. Do you prefer pads, tampons or something else? As of very recently, I returned to using pads. I used tampons for most of my maturity, but I got annoyed with them for TMI reasons and resorted back to pads, even though I don't like them either. Have you ever dated a model? No. What is your ultimate goal in life? To die happy with my life and what I (hopefully) accomplished. What colour are the socks you’re wearing today? I’m not wearing any. Who was the last person you sent a Facebook message to and what did you say? Girt. It was something regarding how I once considered doing the suicide mission at BWW where you eat a select number of their hottest wings, but I didn't wanna die via chicken. :^) Are you tall, short or average? Would you change this? I'm average in height. I wouldn't change it, nah. Especially now that Girt and I are together the ridiculous height difference is hilarious but also cute lmao. Have you ever worked in a store while someone shoplifted there? Like, while I was there? No. Have you ever had casual sex? Nahhhh. What’s your favourite flavour of frosting? Chocolate. @_@ When you think of your childhood, are the memories mostly happy or sad? Mostly happy, I guess. What is it like being you? Is it enjoyable? It's very boring with few sources of joy. What are your thoughts on the cause of homosexuality? I would *assume* it's a genetic mutation. Reason being, having a romantic partnership without the ability to reproduce defies the motives of science. There is nothing, absolutely NOTHING, wrong with said (and hypothetical) genetic mutation, though. Mutations are just another part of science. They occur naturally. What subjects did you find most interesting in school? Least? Most interesting: literature/English (especially reading like, old mythology and epics and stuff like that), LOTS of branches of science (but primarily genetics), art, and I looooved my four semesters of German. Least: ANY and ALL math, history, economics, social studies... that kind of stuff. Which do you enjoy more–hot or cold beverages? Cold, for sure. What were some of your favorite bands from childhood? Green Day was one. Would you be more afraid of drowning or being buried alive? Buried alive, for sure. It would be much, much slower. Should you really be doing something more productive right now? Well, I SHOULD be sleeping. Today's going to be a long day, because when Girt comes over, he has a tendency to not leave until like fuckin midnight or later alksdjfl;waje Have you ever lived out of your car? No. Does your family own more than two houses? HUNNY we r poor. A relative just committed a very serious crime, do you turn them in? It depends on the exact crime, but odds are, yes. If you're endangering others, byyyyeeee. You’re in the woods, alone, at night…are you honestly not afraid? Bitch I'm terrified. I have zero survival skills. You are on life support, what would you want a loved one to do about it? For the love of god, please kill me. Your child has only a while to live, do you still enroll them in school? That would be up to them. Also, define "a while." How would you feel if you met your idol and they ended up being rude? WELP I have a tattoo in his honor so that would suck ass lmao According to the tale, was Eve wrong for eating and sharing the apple? "God was wrong for even setting up an apple tree and making up rules in the first place." <<<< There ya go. And the punishment was fucking ludicrously extreme. Are you working on any goals? Yes. I'm currently going to the gym regularly to try and better my physical health and then find a job. I know that being connected sounds odd, but trust me: I can barely carry out very simple tasks just because I have absolutely ZERO stamina to do almost anything. I need energy and endurance. I'm also working towards developing some self-love. Which parent named you? I wanna say my mom. Are you currently frustrated with someone? I mean, myself. Aforementioned self-love is hard. I'm just annoyed my head is so reluctant to accept that I'm not a piece of shit for a million reasons. Why have most of your past relationships ended? They all ended for different reasons, really. Are you having any online conversations, currently? I'm not. What’s on your mind? I'm just tired and going back to bed real soon. Have you ever had an argument with a teacher? No.

[aroworlds]

When Quiver Meets Quill, Part Two

Alida Quill is just fine spending hir holidays alone with a book if it means freedom from hir family's continued expectation to court and wed. When hir co-worker Ede sets hir up with a friend and won't take no for an answer, Alida plots an extravagant, public refusal scene to show everyone once and for all that ze will not date. Ever.

Ze doesn't expect to meet Antonius Quiver, a man with his own abrupt, startling declarations on the subject of romance.

It isn't courting if he schemes with hir to pay back Ede ... is it?

Contains: One autistic, aromantic organiser extraordinaire armed with coloured ink; one autistic, aromantic officer a little too prone to interrupting; and an allistic friend in want of better ways to go about introductions.

Content Advisory: Aromantic characters pressed into dating along with casual references to general amatonormativity and ableism.

Length: 3, 335 words (part two of two).

Note: Posted for @aggressivelyarospec‘s AggressivelyArospectacular 2019.

I believe that Ede didn’t mention the other’s aromanticism to either of us?

Endday greets Alida with clear skies and unseasonable warmth, the kind of weather that entices customers and denies excuses. Jan takes over for the lunch hour, giving Ede a wink suggestive of schemes approved by older siblings before insisting that Alida idle in returning. Ze has nothing to do but sigh, fetch hir purse and stow hir spelled papers inside hir coat.

Ze does cuddle Miep in a fit of protest until Ede, cursing, disregards custom and instruction to grab Alida by the hand, dislodge the cat and pull hir outside.

“You’re lucky Antonius absolutely won’t notice the hair,” Ede says, shaking her head at the grey-furred state of Alida’s good coat and skirts as she hurries them down the road towards Parliamentary Square. “Honestly, Alida!”

All Alida can think is that Ede chose one of the busiest, loudest parts of the city for this meeting. It feels a shame that ze must meet someone: sunshine comes too seldom in the waning days of Elsten’s autumn. What if ze takes Jan at his word and risks unwanted conversations with strangers by spending the afternoon in the park? Crunch the last fallen leaves under hir boots, watch the ducks, find a private spot to read the book hidden inside hir coat? If Alida must go to the trouble of rejecting a man to show Ede hir seriousness in not courting, ze at least deserves a quiet afternoon!

One quick conversation, freedom to follow. Ze can do this. Ze practiced hir speech to a startled Miep last night and this morning. Given how little time ze’s had to prepare for the unknowable, ze is as ready as possible.

Logic does nothing to ease hir sweating palms.

“Keep an eye out.” Ede steps out onto the square, a stretch of cobblestones surrounded on all sides by stern offices, court buildings and the Old Palace’s sweeping wings. Trees line all edges and the compass-point walkways, their barren boughs strung with lights and blue ribbons for the coming winter, and a cluster of food stalls forms a ring around the central fountain. “He’ll be by the Nine O’Clock statue.”

Spices, roasted chestnuts, cheese pastries and sausages scent the air. Ze likes most food smells and has learnt to tolerate perfumes, but the clatter of heels, horseshoes, handcarts and hollering humanity has Alida biting hir lip. Why are people so noisy?

“There, see?” Ede points just past the fountain.

Ze rises to hir tiptoes, fighting to see over a red-and-white awning shrouding an oliebollen cart. Few sellers take kindly to being asked to leave off the raisins and currents; ze prefers hirs with chunks of apple. Easier to make hir own at home, despite a rumbling stomach. Did ze remember breakfast this morning? “The … the guard uniform?”

“That’s him! Come on!”

Ede pulls Alida along after her, darting around too many people for hir comfort until a space clears between them and the marble figure of a tall, robed priestess with a sundial at her feet.

The man sitting at the bench beside the statue folds his newspaper and stands, clad in the cream, blue and navy uniform of the Parliamentary Guard. His black boots and brass buttons gleam as though daily polished, his blue sash aligns perfectly with his navy coat, and a blue silk ribbon holds back his wiry black hair. He stands perhaps half an inch taller than Alida, but his back and shoulders can’t possibly be any straighter. Thin lips bear no hint of a smile. The perennial boyishness of a beardless jaw offers a trace of softness, but that doesn’t keep hir stomach from twisting.

He stares at hir with all the sharp, proud flawlessness of an eagle surveying a baby rabbit.

“Ede,” he says in a monotone, glacial sort of voice, “I really think that—”

“Alida, this is Captain Antonius Quiver of the Parliamentary Guard.” Ede’s words, unwontedly breathless, trip over each other in her haste to speak. “He’s my cousin’s cousin, and he promised to be nice. Antonius, this is Adelheid Quill. I work at hir family’s store, and Alida promised ze won’t run away from you.” She offers both a too-big, too-bright smile. “Remember, Alida. I’m not doing the fireplace if you come back early! So … good luck, talk to each other and … talk, please. Please.”

Why does Antonius’s occupation get deliberate mention while Alida’s family, not hir labour and skill, defines hir?

Ede gathers up her skirts, flashes another nervous grin and, before Alida can say anything, darts off behind a sausage cart.

She was supposed to stay for long enough to hear Alida give hir speech! She wasn’t supposed to leave Alida alone with a glowering pistol-bearing guardsman!

“I,” Alida says, hir anger slamming into hir body like a storm blowing leaves from trees, “am the shop’s stock manager. I’m not ashamed of my work. I’m good at it.” Ze reaches inside hir coat, anxiety forgotten, to pull out hir slightly-crumpled bundle of papers. “I’m also not—”

Antonius turns his dark glare back to Alida. “I’m here because Opa is unbearable if I don’t appear to court someone once a season and Ede wouldn’t stop pestering me about our perceived perfection. I’m aromantic. I’m not interested in dating you or anyone else under any circumstances. I’m sorry that you’ll have to endure Ede after, but please spend this hour without me. If you’d lie about your being in my company, I’ll be grateful, but I won’t ask it of you. Good day and farewell.”

Without giving Alida even a breath’s space in which to respond, he turns to pick up his newspaper.

Hir sheets drop from stunned fingers to spill like rainbow-patterned leaves across the cobblestones.

“You too?” The words emerge from Alida’s lips in stumbling squeaks, but surprise puts hir past caring. “You’re aromantic, too? You’re aromantic?”

Antonius wheels to face hir, his thick eyebrows raised. “What?”

“I’m aromantic, and I don’t date, court, woo or pay suit to anyone. Not you, not anyone else, and I’m here because Ede wouldn’t stop.” Alida draws a breath, trying to slow hir words.

While Antonius’s expression doesn’t convey friendliness, his shoulders soften.

“And before she ran off, I was planning to tell you … what you told me, but in front of her, with bright signs and arm-waving, so she’d understand why begging me to date wouldn’t work, but...”

Did Ede say words like “date” or “court” in her repeated pleas? Alida can’t remember.

Antonius bends down to pick up the closest of Alida’s papers, unfolding the sheet of thick, creamy foolscap.

“Oh, close that one!” Alida exclaims as the sunlight activates the spell—causing the words I’m AROMANTIC, Ede to glow a vivid, eye-stinging green. Ze crouches, in part to look away from the horrendously bright ink taking up most of the paper, in part to avoid everyone else’s looking at the intentionally-unmissable green, and in part to gather hir signs before someone opens the pink one. “Quick!”

Antonius crumples the paper and shoves it inside his outer coat pocket before stooping to help gather the rest. “You’re also a mage.”

“I only went for two years, so I’m not.”

Most people question that, but Antonius barks a hoarse laugh and straightens as Alida gathers the last paper. “I believe that Ede didn’t mention the other’s aromanticism to either of us?”

“No. No.” Alida shakes hir head and stands without stepping on hir skirts. “I … I’ve always wanted to get a strong magnet to hold above her head, just to see if it removes all her hairpins. Can you imagine her braids all tumbling at once? I think it’d have to be a spelled one, and I don’t know how myself. I wouldn’t waste money on that kind of … oh, frivolous curiosity, but I’m so tempted! I have to do something!”

Antonius sits on the bench, folded foolscap sheets clasped in his hands, elbows resting on his knees. While his chortle still lacks warmth, his lips curl upwards.

Alida watches, bewildered by hir honesty and his reaction.

Finally, he sits up; Antonius’s sable eyes rest a little too hard on Alida’s own. “Quill, I’ll sport half a spelled magnet, if you’re in want of incentive—on the obligation that you should put it to use when my cousin and I pay call on your business.”

Part of Alida wonders at the absurdity of planning such a scheme with a near-stranger. Jette will as good as consider that courting; Jan will call on the priestesses to begin marriage arrangements. Ede, however, deserves payback, and Alida doesn’t have money for books and magnets both. “By blood and name and craft. When should we...?”

Antonius tucks the newspaper under his arm and rises, holding out the rest of hir papers. “Are you otherwise occupied now?”

“No.” Ze considers, stuffing the papers back inside hir coat. Won’t Antonius’s bluntness make him more receptive to direct confession? “You should know that I’m not … good … with people. That’s what Ede does at the shop. So I don’t really know … how to...” How to go to a shop in the company of a near-stranger, a stranger that requires more than the simpler scripts for making purchases, without Ede or a sibling to push hir about.

Hir family never understood why Alida found the Academy so difficult.

Antonius barks another laugh. “What makes you think I know?”

Blunt, rude, threatening, prone to interrupting—and self-aware, generous, possessing of a sense of humour. Antonius isn’t as frightening as he seems on first glance, but in many ways that makes him more dangerous. What if this is courting?

“Just so you’re not expecting … normality, I suppose.”

He scoffs. “I haven’t any interest in what people consider normal, for all that they try to foist this on me.” He sweeps a hand towards the northern edge of the Square and the direction of Sparks Row, where magical artisans and suppliers run all the way to the Academy. “Shall we try something abnormal? Don’t take my arm; I don’t like being touched.”

“Abnormal,” Alida agrees, relieved that Antonius seems uninterested in anything not walking beside hir—and that ze need not offer him a sweaty palm plastered with cat hair. “I don’t like noise.”

“We’ll stay off the canals.” He leads off towards the edge of the Square, avoiding the throng of food carts, but his pace isn’t so fast that Alida can’t walk alongside.

Ze decides his surprising acceptance makes him safe enough and, after wiping hir hands, reaches into hir skirt pocket to remove a puzzle of interlocking metal rings. Turning the rings back and forth relaxes or distracts hir, but too many people ask questions about an adult person playing with children’s toys.

Antonius glances at Alida, frowning, before he slips one hand inside his coat—retrieving a tattered piece of velvet ribbon that he threads between his fingers. “Where did you get that contraption and how may I get my own?”

This rare question, too, suggests ze can indulge in honesty. “The priestess who diagnosed me knows a craftsman, Cilla, who makes bits for the hands.”

Ze pauses, waiting, but Antonius doesn’t react to hir revelation. He only watches as Alida moves the rings, much like the way Miep studies a mouse peering out from under a bookshelf. Aware enough of the world to avoid clusters of people, but entranced by hir hands.

“I can show you, if you like? The shop’s just off Sparks Row.”

“Please.” The word emerges from Antonius’s lips with surprising vehemence. “My priestess mentioned no such wonders, but everything is easier when I have something in my hands. Something not a person touching me.”

“I know.” It surprises hir that ze doesn’t hesitate before holding out the toy. It doesn’t surprise hir that he’s kin in more ways than aromanticism. “Try, please.”

Antonius’s expression doesn’t radiate gentleness, but it possesses no falsehood, no pretence, no misdirection. He’ll never smile the way Ede does, but Alida has no need to guess his moods or hope ze can identify what lies beneath them. He won’t mask his feelings with politeness and then grow annoyed when Alida can’t see past it.

What does it mean that Ede may be right?

He takes the rings and places the ribbon in hir palm, careful not to touch Alida’s stubby fingers. “I hope you understand that this connection between us still doesn’t and won’t, ever, obligate or even suggest a romantic partnership—this device is wondrous.”

Relief and amusement both make hir grin. “I don’t date, court, woo or pay suit to anyone, ever … but maybe I’d like, Quiver, to have a friend.”

“Yes. I think, yes.” Antonius nods, his lean brown hands smoothly turning the rings. “But friendship or no, Ede still deserves a magnet for her hairpins.”

Alida can’t remember the last time ze laughed in someone else’s company.

Ze can’t remember the last time ze felt this hopeful about continuing it.

***

Two people stare at Alida as ze pushes open the front door, smiling as though finding deep satisfaction in hir lateness. Their lips broaden to grins as ze holds the door open for Antonius, and Alida looks at the shelf display behind the counter, unable to bear the weight of their expectation. “My brother, Johannes Quill,” ze says, pushing the door shut behind him. “Half-owner of and buyer for Quills’. Jan, Ede’s cousin’s cousin, Captain Antonius Quiver of the Parliamentary Guard.”

Perhaps ze should have waited for customers to provide distraction. Antonius, his lips pressed together in a tight line, stands so rigidly that he best resembles a wooden toy soldier. Only his fingers move, clicking metal ring against metal ring with a speed that Alida takes as anxiety, not so different from the way ze starts sliding hir coat buttons in and out of the holes.

At least Ede only stares at Alida and the bag dangling from hir arm.

Jan bows, a little too low and deep, before folding his hands on the counter. The Quill family never dared dream of marriage to an officer when it comes to Alida’s future. “I am so very pleased to make your acquaintance, Captain Quiv—”

“Did you,” Antonius asks, turning to face Ede, “arrange this meeting with the intent of establishing a romantic interest between us?”

Even that doesn’t lessen Jan’s shop-wrought smile.

Ede blinks, today’s loose-coiled braids brushing her shoulders. “Of course not! I just knew that both of you were autistic aromantics, and it’d be a crime against the divine to not have you meet—as friends. I don’t know why you had to be so stiff-necked about it!” She jumps on the spot, her eyebrows raised in that searching expression presaging a barrage of questions. “Did you go shopping together? Alida, you went shopping with someone?”

“You didn’t tell me that Alida is also aromantic.” Antonius pairs his flat words with a glowering scowl. “Or autistic.”

Ede smiles, as undeterred by his mood as a dog is by a puppy’s growl. “Yes, I did. That’s why you two had to meet! And it’s perfect, isn’t it?”

Alida shakes hir head. “You didn’t tell me. Not once.”

Ede’s lips part; she stands, eyebrows raised, gaping. “You thought—oh.” She darts around the counter, skirts rustling, braids flying, brown cheeks dappled with a hint of scarlet. “I’m sorry! I thought you should meet someone who wouldn’t want to court you! I’m so sorry!”

“Then why did you tell me what to wear?” Alida folds hir arms over hir chest as Ede barrels towards them.

“Because you look so good in those skirts! Doesn’t ze, Antonius?”

Antonius blinks, taking a step backwards. “I have no opinions on another’s clothing beyond efficacy and comfort.” He hesitates, rings clacking. “There does appear to be a greater than usual addition of cat hair. May I meet them?”

Jan leans against the counter, listening. He still smiles, but his eyes flicker between Alida and Antonius with a marked air of something like bemusement or incomprehension—something he chooses to let Alida see. Both men are similar on first glance, possessed of a shared tendency to professional polish and pressing. Jan wears a neat grey suit above shiny black shoes, almost as good as a uniform. He too ties his mouse-brown hair back from his beardless face. But Jan knows how to make his expressions tell falsehoods, and obeying the same rules about comportment doesn’t lessen their differences.

Like Jette, he’s family.

Blood doesn’t necessitate connection.

“Yes.” Alida scans the shop for a flash of grey before deciding Miep must be in the stockroom. “I’ll fetch him out. Will you please slow your hands a little?”

“Noise. I apologise.” Antonius nods and slides the set of rings inside his inner pocket, retrieving the faded velvet ribbon in their place.

“See?” Ede murmurs, brows high, waving her hands at Alida and Antonius. “Perfect!”

Perfect. Alida shakes hir head and darts into the stockroom, finding Miep sitting on a pile of crates. One surprising afternoon comprising good weather and a companion that didn’t overwhelm, frustrate or pressure Alida. A companion that talks precisely, doesn’t fear using words that had hir mocked in school and doesn’t object to direct request or instruction. A companion who didn’t push or challenge when the conversation strayed to Alida’s classes at the Academy or hir work at the shop. A companion whose set, dour face lit up when Alida showed him Cilla’s array of wooden and metal puzzles—understanding, in the way hir siblings can’t, the wonderment in what others dismiss as toys.

The afternoon felt closer to perfect than Alida thought possible, but it didn’t come without preceding days of anxiety and annoyance.

Ze emerges with a grey tabby cat draped over hir chest and shoulder. Miep’s claws dig into Alida’s coat, but Antonius doesn’t attempt touch. He just holds out his fingers close enough for Miep to brush skin with whiskers, withdrawing when Miep stiffens. “Thank you. He’s beautiful.”

Alida lowers Miep to the ground, accounts it a good sign when Miep sits and stares at Antonius, and rests hir fingers on hir left-hand coat pocket—the pocket containing a spell-wrought magnet.

Antonius bows, straight-backed like the pair of nutcrackers Oma used to keep in her dining room. “Quill, may I call on you at noon next Endday? I wish to bring my cousin to see the shop.”

“Don’t bring Rien!” Ede howls, her words loud enough to make Alida wince. “Do this on your own!”

That gives Alida a week to practice on pen nibs and sewing pins, just to be sure of setting the spell to draw the largest number of hairpins at once. “You may.”

“Thank you. May I also call on you after morning services tomorrow?” Antonius pauses, his words no longer quite so measured: “Just for a short time? Perhaps a walk should the weather still be good? And then I’ll leave you to your afternoon?”

He understands the need for those hours Ede so disdains—hours free of even the best people in favour of a book or craft. Hours allowing survival in a world that isn’t easily accommodating of hir—of them. Unlike so many stories, though, there’s no fluttering in hir heart, no giddy expectation. Just, for the first time that Alida can remember, a quiet, wondrous potential. A chance, perhaps, at finding another person companionable in ways that provide some of the things Ede thinks important while preserving everything Alida thinks important.

“Yes. Yes. But this isn’t dating, courting, wooing or paying suit to you.” Ze ignores Ede’s delighted squeal; only the slight upwards curve of Antonius’s lips matters to Alida. “Do you like currents, Quiver? Or raisins?”

“No. I don’t. They’re too sweet and too … shrivelled.”

Alida grins and, thinking that Antonius has endured enough of Ede and Jan, opens the shop door to a cooling late afternoon breeze. “Then I’ll make us oliebollen without them.”

[cutiecrates]

Cutie Reviews: Tokyo Treat  22 Oct 17

Hello Cuties :D I’m back once again after an unintentional hiatus!

I’m way behind but to make it short and simple October was terrible this year and November is only slightly better. I tried to write this a few times but not only did I lose the work on my latest attempt, but the cold I got sometime during the weekend only made me have to slow down and just take a break.

I’m still sick but by now, the third-fourthish day I’m actually doing better enough to be able to comprehend when I’m doing. I’m able to focus again and don’t need a tissue every five seconds (maybe minutes, but not seconds!), and because I’m behind I know I have to get this done.

If anyone does read these I apologize for making you wait. It’s not intentional by any means.

Without further ado-lets get on with the review ♥

Oh, before I begin I’d like to mention that I decided to try a different setting. So pardon the mess you might see in these upcoming images. I probably won’t be doing this again.

Do you see what I see Cuties?! Another one Piece item?? It’s our bonus item for the month: One Piece WAX PAPER. This black, white, and red Wax Paper makes not only a colorful baking accessory, but a fun gift wrapping or present bag stuffing :D It features Luffy’s current group (and Trafalgar Law, my favorite character ♥) literally covering every. single. inch.

Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ 

Wax paper is wax paper. But it’s also very handy and can be used in many ways if you really try. I like how versatile it is, and as a one piece fangirl I’d love it even if it only featured Luffy and was kind of terrible quality. I know, totally biased :p

Besides the One Piece wax paper, we also get this cute Hana Kappa Bubbly Drink. As usual I will be covering that in a separate post to focus on the snacks and treats already presented to us within the box (and that pesky image limit).

I wish I still had our drink now though, it was delicious and I have no doubt it would have been heaven on my sore throat~

The Melon Soda Jelly Drink is pretty much self-explanatory. It’s a liquidy jelly of melon flavoring and soda texture embedded with bits of nata de coco, Jelly-like sweets found in some Asian desserts and cold treats.

As I wasn’t entirely sure how to read the directions and the booklet not telling us what to do with it, I just poured it into a cup as you can see (that and I wanted a picture of the product), and played with a little. 

Ranking: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ 

I like melon-flavored things, cold soda drinks, and jellies, of course I’d like it ♥ The melon flavor was strong and I liked the fizziness especially!

I can’t really guarantee you would like this if you don’t like melon things, but I still think trying it could be fun, for the experience you know? It’s that logic that makes me continue to go back to cold or chilled noodles despite hating them. Now if it was a tomato or onion drink that would be a different story...

Now, usually I try to save the savory or crispy snacks for last but I decided hey, lets be different today. After all, we got offered some unique snacks, three of which were from the Dagashi mix, including our first contender, thin wafer-like Corn Potage Potato Snack. 

Ranking: ♥ ♥ ♥

Sometimes wanting is better then having. I mean they weren’t bad, but I can’t say it was the best or most memorable corn snack I ever had. The flavor didn’t particularly strike me as strong in flavor like in most corn snacks, but I also prefer lighter snacks like this most of the time, nothing heavy or break your teeth hard.

Speaking of mouth pains, we also got this really chewy Squid Jerky. After having such a good experience in the past I had high hopes for this.

Ranking: ♥ ♥

The second I put it in my mouth = instant regret. I hate seafood but I still try to be fair and give it a chance, I really do. But not only was the flavor really strong, it was ultra-chewy x_x I felt like I was chewing on a rubber band, despite only eating half of it. I couldn’t even eat it because everything in me was rejecting it honestly. If you like seafood or squid good for you, but you’d be better off eating a rubber band then this.

Following these are the Paripipo Avocado Cheese Potato Snack, another light and crisp treat, this time by Tohato featuring a half-cheese and half-avocado coloring and flavor. It’s pretty fun to look at it, but the taste is probably acquired at best.

Ranking: ♥ ♥ ♥

I have to admit, as much as I love cheese and thoroughly enjoy avocado, these aren’t my favorite. They’re not bad but the taste is interesting, to say the least. I feel like this would be a mixed opinion snack among several people.

Lastly in this snack group is our monthly Umaibo. It’s a squash-pumpkish sort of flavor I determined from the package, but it actually reminded me a lot of the Corn flavored umaibo I’m obsessed with :D

Ranking: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ 

I can’t say its accurate in terms of flavor (because it might very well be for all I know), but it tasted good and ultimately that is what matters to me.

For that surprise factor we also had some Halloween-based items to look forward to. As much as I love Halloween, I was a bit concerned over what we would get because Halloween-themed candy tends to be gross or in some shape or form and I’ve expressed my disinterest in such things before.

As such I wasn’t too crazy for these items, except for the one item because I like vampires, and gum ♥ 

First is the Horror Mask Mint. Basically it’s a zombie eye mask that comes with a pouch of tiny apple-flavored candies (which are known as mints in Japanese products).

Ranking: ♥ ♥ 

Definitely a gimmick item and one that failed to really leave any sort of lasting effect on me. I do like that they tried though, and the little candies taste pretty good. The product reminded me of Resident Evil/Biohazard, not really a game series I was into, but I’ve seen candy products by them and as someone who loves video games I think it’s pretty cool.

(When I was younger, one of my favorite candies were these nintendo character gummies, and I’m a sucker for anything with Mario or Sonic on it!)

We also got a little box of gum themed after vampires! It was one of the Dagashi items and this I’ve seen mixed opinions over, so I was a bit skeptic to try it out myself. The gimmick behind it is essentially that if you chew them your mouth is supposed to look bloody, due to the red coloring hidden in them.

Ranking: ♥ ♥ ♥

The gimmick itself is weak if I’m being honest. I tried 1 piece to start with, then upped it to 3 and it doesn’t actually do anything. I’ve heard poor opinions about the gum but the quality and flavor is actually pretty good. It tastes like cola and the gum is on the softer side; just how I like it~

Lastly we have the Zombie Maker Gum. A “fun” little gum and sticker set that I believe was in last years Tokyo Treat as well. It’s semi well-known, I’ve seen it on youtube quite a few times and it never once appealed to me. I know I sound terrible, but I’m not one of those people who thinks of gross things as fun or exciting to try. They repel me.

Ranking: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

In terms of design it grosses me out and I was more than happy to toss the leftover stickers and packaging when I finished taking pictures (I did keep my little fisherman zombie tho). It’s not my favorite item by far, BUT I ranked it well because I feel like this weird little candy sort of defines Halloween. It’s gross and creepy sure, but it also came with a yummy piece of gum and I do like the creativity value behind it. While it doesn’t appeal to my taste, I can understand why others might like it.

Next are these three Lotte items (and one of my cats, Oreo). These were made as a tie-in with the similar themed eatery in Japan (I can’t remember the exact location but I saw the shop and items from a Youtuber I’m subscribed to), all featuring colorful and cute girlish monsters and foods.

These aren’t really new by any means or feature special flavors. They’re just basic chocolate with themed packaging or designs. But that’s okay because chocolate ♥ plus Koala’s March is one of my favorite snacks. With it we also have the Toppo and Pie No Mi.

Ranking: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ 

All three of them will be sharing this ranking since I came to a realization while writing this. Essentially when you think about it, each snack is the same for this month. They each come in a flaky or biscuit/pastry-like shell and have yummy chocolate in them.

There isn’t really anything I can really say or remark upon with these since I reviewed them before. I really like the adorable Halloween themed boxes though, and since it’s a yummy product I’m not really complaining.

We’re nearing the last few items of the box. These were some fall-themed snacks they included for this month, including a Waraku No Sato Chestnut Yokan, Yokan is a jelly, paste-like snack made from mashed red beans, sugar, and agar, and usually flavored with chestnut pieces or other items. It was recommended you try it with green tea- but as I don’t like it I skipped that option. 

Ranking: ♥ ♥ ♥ 

It’s a unique treat for sure, and the flavors are light and sweet on the tongue. I’m not a huge fan of beans in general, but it’s still worth a try if you’re ever given the chance.

Do you Cuties remember how I mentioned “breaking your teeth“ earlier? Yeah. Well good news, that brand from last months or Augusts box is back! 

Sarcasm, dear readers.

This month we get to try the Satsumanma Sweet Potato & Apple Chips.

Ranking: ♥ ♥ ♥ 

Like last time it sounds delicious, but unlike last time these actually seemed a bit easier on the teeth. There was a mixture of really hard pieces among softened pieces and apple. While I prefer the texture of this bag, I liked the flavor from the other one more. 

Lastly are the Harvest Mont Blanc Choco Sandwich. I tried this brand before (there was a lot of repetition in this box, did you notice that?), but I can’t say I eat many chestnut or mont blanc-flavored things, so I’m willing to overlook such things.

Ranking: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

The cookies are on the “crunchy” side, while the mont-blanc cream is sweet, but not overly. It made me think of Chestnut-flavored marshmallow whip or cream. Absolutely heavenly~    

And here we are, at our final two items. One of which is another Dagashi Halloween item, the other are these sweet MogiMogi Fruits Gummy. I’ve seen it several times before, but I couldn’t bring myself to try it since I didn’t really think anything special about them- despite the appealing flavors of Grape, Muscat, and melon soda.

Ranking: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ 

Of course I was wrong ♥ it’s not only delicious, but the inspiration and design of the gummy also makes it a little fun as well. You can eat each flavor separately, or combine them and still get something sweet~

Finally, we reach the Halloween Stamp Candy. When I was younger stamp candy was fairly popular, and oddly enough the base flavoring still tastes the same after all these years. However, these are orange-flavored, featuring cute Halloween shapes on the front of a purple section.

Ranking: ♥ ♥ 

They’re fun, you can stamp your mouth or whatever else. The orange also tastes pretty yummy- although the purple part not-so-much. It tastes... nasty, like something toxic.

♥ Cutie Ranking ♥

Quality - 4 out of 5. For the price we pay I felt like we got a lot of small or cheap items this month, but at the same time we also got some big items too. Everything was okay. 

Content - 3 out of 5. As you saw a lot of items got mid-low rankings. I didn’t really hate anything (except for that squid jerky stuff), but at the same time I found myself not very pleased with the basic chocolate items from Lotte, the mask and mint set and Zombie maker pack wasn’t my cup of tea either. The stuff I did really like was amazing though, like the grape gummies, melon soda jelly, mont blanc cookies. I was left feeling conflicted here...

Theme - 4 out of 5. I won’t deny that there was a great deal of Halloween stuff here- especially in comparison to my other boxes. If the stuff wasn’t Halloween themed it seemed to be heavily fall-ish, which is also a pass in my book since Fall/Autumn lasts until December.

Total Rank: 11 out of 15 Cuties. I think I liked it about the same, or perhaps a little better then last months box. Again I was fairly conflicted throughout the entire review. I do love this box though, so I have no intentions of saying “it sucked, don’t waste your money buying it“ because it doesn’t suck at all. Some boxes are just better then others, you grow to accept that as you get them.

♥ Cutie’s Scale of Yummy ♥

(As usual I don’t count the non-edibles or DIY here)

1. Melon Soda Jelly - Hands down the best item, and probably my most favorite drink out of every other type I ever got yet! Even if you don’t like melon you might actually enjoy this, if not for the Melon, maybe its unique texture.

2. MogiMogi Fruits Gummy - I’ve been other this, I love grape gummies! I used to be dismissive towards this treat but I realized just how wrong I was~

3. Umaibo - While I’m not sure the flavor synced up with what was written on the wrapper, I still really liked it. It reminded me so much of the corn potage ones I’m obsessed with.

4. Mont Blanc Choco Sandwich -  They were lightly sweet so they didn’t taste cloyingly. I loved the creamy inside~

5. Koala’s March - I eat these ALL THE TIME, but they are one of my favorite snacks, so...

6. Chocolate Pie no Mi - Delicious, but nothing really new. 

7. Apple Sweet Potato Chips - Ahhhhh, not as good as the previous ones, but they were easier to eat. This brand is terrible for my teeth...

8. Chestnut Yokan - Not bad, not the best, but worth trying :D

9. Corn Potage Potato Snack - I usually rank corn-anything high on the chart but these weren’t that great.  

10. Vampire Gum - The gimmick kind of failed but the gum tastes good!

11. Halloween Candy Stamp - As stated, the orange was delicious but the stamp part tastes toxic >x<

12. Chocolate Toppo - In comparison to the other two lotte products these have the least taste. 

13. Avocado Cheese Snack - I had middle opinions about these, but several items just tasted a lot better. 

14. Zombie Maker Gum - you get one, thin little sheet gum that loses flavor fairly quickly. It didn’t taste bad though.

15. Horror Mask Mint - The mints were okay, nothing to write home about.

16. Squid Jerky - The seafood flavor was too strong DX

At any rate that will be doing it for another review. Believe it or not I spent ALL DAY writing this. Usually it doesn’t take longer then maybe two hours; but because of the cold I’ve been doing a lot of resting today, mainly catching up on the sleep I missed the past few days.

But I am getting better- thankfully. Thursday is thanksgiving, Friday is my moms birthday, and on Saturday I need to work. I also plan on trying to either get another review done since as I stated, I’m really behind. So here’s hoping I can manage to play catch up and get better soon!

Until next time, stay healthy cuties! 

Oh, and if you celebrate Thanksgiving I hope you have a nice one :D

[cynical-bee]

I DARE YOU TO DO THE 200 things you can put in my ask TEXT. YOU HAVE TO. I TRIPLE DOG DARE YOU.

You suck, so much, Nen 

200: My crush’s name is:

me myself and I

199: I was born in:

the island of Oahu.

198: I am really:

GAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

197: My cellphone company is:

verizon

196: My eye color is:

green bitch

195: My shoe size is:

7 ½

194: My ring size is:

uhhh i dont wear rings my high school one is the only one i own and i wear it on a chain cause its too big

193: My height is:

5′3 and ½ but mentally I’m 6′2

192: I am allergic to:

raspberries, wool, and bad attitudes 

191: My 1st car was:

a 1999 blue Taurus 

190: My 1st job was:

A farm hand

189: Last book you read:

Jane Austins Pride and Prejudice

188: My bed is:

Nice? comfy? the place that i love?

187: My pet:

IS THE MOST ADORABLE DOGGOS EVER TO DOGGO

186: My best friend:

is really a bombass person i couldn’t have survived without her

185: My favorite shampoo is:

Redkin

184: Xbox or ps3:

PS3 i dont do xbox 

183: Piggy banks are:

my best friend, i have a cool coconut cat one that i named 

182: In my pockets:

i don’t have pockets but if i did

and it wasn’t fucking 4:16 in the morning

i would probably have my phone and pocket knives in them and my wallet

181: On my calendar:

I need to buy one of those

180: Marriage is:

a huge commitment 

179: Spongebob can:

wash my dishes

178: My mom:

is the strongest woman in this world.

177: The last three songs I bought were?

Omnia- prayer, one way living, and freedom song

176: Last YouTube video watched:

it was about making a giant slingshot rifle

175: How many cousins do you have?

dude i honestly cant even count that high

174: Do you have any siblings?

4 full blood, one adopted, 2 half blood and a lot of illegitimates that my dad has from affairs.

173: Are your parents divorced?

thankfully yeah 

172: Are you taller than your mom?

no, i wish she’s really fucking tall she’s 5′8

171: Do you play an instrument?

i play the guitar, flute, piano, and my throat

170: What did you do yesterday?

I hung out with my family and took my dogs for walks and shizzzzzz

[ I Believe In ]

169: Love at first sight

: no you cant love someone without knowing them

168: Luck:

Luck of the irish biiitch

167: Fate:

heck yeah man you don’t fuck with fate

166: Yourself:

ha sometimes 

165: Aliens:

there is no way our dumbasses are the only creatures living out in this space junkyard

164: Heaven:

i believe in the afterlife just not organized religion heaven

163: Hell:

i do, i believe in hell very much so

162: God:

i believe in spiritual beings I’m not sure about one god or whatever but i believe in a feeling i guess i believe theres probably something out there 

161: Horoscopes:

i think they are nice to know of but they don’t define anything 

160: Soul mates:

i believe theres many soulmates for people that everyone has someone somewhere that would be a great match for them

159: Ghosts

: i do i strongly believe in ghosts 

158: Gay Marriage:

marriage is a right not a privilege. love is love 

157: War:

i come from an army family and no one likes war but i believe war is necessary sometimes 

156: Orbs:

i don't even know what this means man the fuck are you asking me

155: Magic:

to an extent i do

[ This or That ]

154: Hugs or Kisses:

Hugs 

153: Drunk or High:

high 

152: Phone or Online:

online i never call places to order because i get nervous and stutter 

151: Red heads or Black haired:

black hair. i don’t like redheads ( sorry kyle, rachael, and declan) 

150: Blondes or Brunettes:

i like both equally

149: Hot or cold:

Hot weather is preferred over cold cause when its cold i don’t know where to put my hands 

148: Summer or winter:

winter because its acceptable to wear pants 24/7

147: Autumn or Spring:

autumn because when leaves change color its beautiful also its my birthday season 

146: Chocolate or vanilla:

both a chocolate vanilla twist is my favorite thing on earth

145: Night or Day:

night, it may be dark but its quiet and i feel like everything runs slowly and it just makes me feel more comfortable

144: Oranges or Apples:

apples but only the green ones.

143: Curly or Straight hair:

both but i like curly a little more,

i might be biased 

142: McDonalds or Burger King:

ew no fast food is disgusting. 

141: White Chocolate or Milk Chocolate:

milk chocolate 

140: Mac or PC:

i have a MAC but i like things about PCs a lil bit more I’m waiting for the love child between the two

139: Flip flops or high heals:

 uhh i don’t like flip-flops much but i don’t like heels much either can i get a pair of doc martens and call it square?

138: Ugly and rich OR sweet and poor:

sweet and poor. i would never want to be rich just to be rich (this pertains to personality right???)

137: Coke or Pepsi:

i don't taste a difference

136: Hillary or Trump :

Hillary. i wish she was my president.

135: Burried or cremated:

Im not sure but i mean I’m dead so i guess it won’t matter 

134: Singing or Dancing:

singing i cant dance for my life and the only time i do is in my room 

133: Coach or Chanel:

uhhhhh what even

132: Kat McPhee or Taylor Hicks:

i don't know who these people are but i don’t like the name Taylor anymore so lets go with the Nanny Mcphee chick.

131: Small town or Big city:

i like both but recently I’ve been craving city life probably cause i spent everything before now in small towns and army bases 

130: Wal-Mart or Target:

Target fo sho 

129: Ben Stiller or Adam Sandler:

Adam Sandler 

128: Manicure or Pedicure:

neither i don’t like when people touch me like that 

127: East Coast or West Coast:

East coast i grew up on the west 

126: Your Birthday or Christmas:

neither, holidays make me sad in all honesty.

125: Chocolate or Flowers:

flowers, if someone gives me flowers i get really happy they’re much more special than chocolates 

124: Disney or Six Flags:

i haven't been to an amusement park since i was 8 so idk man. but i guess Disney

123: Yankees or Red Sox:

YANKEES!!!!!  FUCK THE SOX

[ Here’s What I Think About ]

122: War:

War is a necessary evil from time to time.

121: George Bush:

He is a great Texan man.

120: Gay Marriage:

IS A RIGHT!

119: The presidential election:

 people need to actually start going out to vote 

118: Abortion: …

117: MySpace: ha this is so fucking old 116: Reality TV: trash

115: Parents:

also trash sometimes 

114: Back stabbers:

need to not 

113: Ebay:

is a lie and a very untrustworthy site

 112: Facebook:

is where people go to be fake ass bitches 

111: Work:

monaaayyyyyyyyyy

110: My Neighbors:

are really fake 

109: Gas Prices:

too high man 

108: Designer Clothes:

are dumb and honestly just a ploy

107: College:

is necessary for a good job yet so fucking expensive and really stressful I’m dying please help me 

106: Sports:

are my life 

105: My family:

is a mess 

104: The future:

is unknown 

[ Last time I ]

103: Hugged someone:

 uhh like 3 days ago

102: Last time you ate:

i don’t remember 

101: Saw someone I haven’t seen in awhile: 

uhhlast week sometime

100: Cried in front of someone:

last wednesday is the last time i fully broke down in front of people.

99: Went to a movie theater:

uhmmmmmm…last monday????  to GOTG2?

98: Took a vacation: 

I’m on one rn 

97: Swam in a pool:

dude last summer

96: Changed a diaper:

yesterday

95: Got my nails done

: i cant remember 

94: Went to a wedding:

last week 

93: Broke a bone:

3 years ago

92: Got a peircing:

dude so fucking long ago 

91: Broke the law:

ALL DAY ER DAY BITCH

90: Texted:

i don't know i think like maybe 2 hours ago

[ MISC ]

89: Who makes you laugh the most:

 Kyle probably 

88: Something I will really miss when I leave home is:

my bed and my moms voice

87: The last movie I saw:

in theaters- GOTG2 , at home- Pride and Prejudice (1940)

86: The thing that I’m looking forward to the most:

seeing my friends 

85: The thing im not looking forward to:

having to interact with a lot of people

84: People call me:

Lou, Louie 

83: The most difficult thing to do is:

Be heard

82: I have gotten a speeding ticket:

never 

81: My zodiac sign is:

Virgo

80: The first person i talked to today was:

 Kyle i think

79: First time you had a crush:

uhhhh i had a crush on Connor Tustin and we pretended to be married in kindergarten 

78: The one person who i can’t hide things from:

honestly probably Nen they see right through me 

77: Last time someone said something you were thinking:

like an hour and a half ago

76: Right now I am talking to:

Margaret

75: What are you going to do when you grow up:

Be famous duh, nah imma be a scientist bitch

74: I have/will get a job:

i have one and i need another

73: Tomorrow:

is saturday and i have a busy schedule 

72: Today:

is friday and i have so much shit to do man

71: Next Summer:

i need to work harder

70: Next Weekend:

i cant plan that far ahead

69: I have these pets:

Roxy and Dino

 68: The worst sound in the world:

 when their voice cracks when they’re crying 

67: The person that makes me cry the most is:

uhhhhh?

66: People that make you happy:

my friends 

65: Last time I cried:

3 days ago…did i not just answer this????

64: My friends are:

bunch of fucking nerds

63: My computer is:

a mac and is dumb but also nice 

62: My School:

is religious and hates me 

61: My Car:

is dead and totaled 

60: I lose all respect for people who:

cheat, lie, and anyone who is disrespectful to strangers.

59: The movie I cried at was: 

guardians of the galaxy 2

58: Your hair color is:

Dirty blonde 

57: TV shows you watch:

Orphan black, game of thrones, OUAT, etc.

56: Favorite web site:

tumblr ( i have no life)

55: Your dream vacation:

backpacking across america a new country each summer 

54: The worst pain I was ever in was:

when i broke my ankle.

53: How do you like your steak cooked:

carrots 

52: My room is:

miiiiineee get out 

51: My favorite celebrity is:

Evelyne Brochu

50: Where would you like to be:

Idk man i guess Paris would be pretty chill

49: Do you want children:

i am not pushing an alien out of my stomach

48: Ever been in love:

yeah.

47: Who’s your best friend:

Im not sure i learned some stuff about best friends earlier from Declan and Nen and i don’t really know if i can have one

46: More guy friends or girl friends:

I’m friends with more guys 

45: One thing that makes you feel great is:

brushing my teeth man its so fucking fresh 

44: One person that you wish you could see right now:

 i don’t like people 

43: Do you have a 5 year plan:

academically yeah 

42: Have you made a list of things to do before you die:

I have

41: Have you pre-named your children:

no who the fuck does that 

40: Last person I got mad at:

Myself 

39: I would like to move to:

NYC, Hawaii, or Florida, or maybe out of country

38: I wish I was a professional:

Idk man something that makes money

[ My Favorites ]

37: Candy:

Twizzlers 

36: Vehicle:

Jeep Wrangler 

35: President:

Teddy Rosevelt 

34: State visited:

NY

33: Cellphone provider:

Verizon? how do i favorite a provider????

32: Athlete:

i don't have one 

31: Actor:

Evelyne brochu

30: Actress: 

Evelyne Brochu again

29: Singer:

STEVIE NICKS 

28: Band:

Omnia 

27: Clothing store:

Platos closet 

26: Grocery store: 

Publix 

25: TV show:

Orphan Black

24: Movie:

Pride and prejudice 

23: Website:

Vat19.com

22: Animal:

Lions 

21: Theme park:

Hershey park?

20: Holiday:

Halloween

19: Sport to watch:

baseball

18: Sport to play:

Rugby

17: Magazine:

uhhhhh do people actually read those?

16: Book:

Pride and Prejudice 

15: Day of the week:

i like wednesdays cause they’re the middle 

14: Beach:

ANY OF THEM

13: Concert attended:

Stevie Nicks 

12: Thing to cook:

Mac and Cheese 

11: Food:

Spaghetti 

10: Restaurant:

Mexican Food Factory 

9: Radio station:

92.5 

8: Yankee candle scent:

I don’t have a favorite but probably something like cinnamon or piney or something 

7: Perfume:

Daisy by Marc Jacobs 

6: Flower:

Skullcap

5: Color: 

Turquoise

4: Talk show host:

Colbert 

3: Comedian:

Amy Schumer 

2: Dog breed:

Beagle/ Basset Mix, or English Setters 

1: Did you answer all these truthfully?

i did indeed

[ratmonologue]

You know the drill, all tHE ASKS

Why

Spotify, SoundCloud, or Pandora? I don’t actually use any of them

is your room messy or clean? Room is okay, but desk looks like a war zone

what color are your eyes? brown

do you like your name? why? Yeah? It’s fairly unique but it’s spelled how it sounds, which is nice. And I’m used to it so

what is your relationship status? in a polyamorous relationship with about a dozen fictional characters

describe your personality in 3 words or less um…. obsessive, spontaneous, triestobeagoodfriendbutidkhowconsistentlyisucceed (that counts as one word right?)

what color hair do you have? brown

what kind of car do you drive? color? 20 years old and don’t have a driver’s licence eyyyy

where do you shop? At stores? Mostly of the grocery variety

how would you describe your style? Pretty casual I guess. Jeans and tanktops/t-shirts, dark colors, boots, army jacket

favorite social media account Does the OT count as social media? If so that

what size bed do you have? Sad little twin-sized mattress with very broken innersprings (yay college apartments)

any siblings? one younger sister

if you can live anywhere in the world where would it be? why? I’m honestly loving Edinburgh so staying here for the time being would be great

favorite snapchat filter? don’t have snapchat, so don’t know

favorite makeup brand(s) whatever’s cheap and doesn’t smudge

how many times a week do you shower? Usually every other day, so, like, 3-4. If it’s hot out then closer to 5-6

favorite tv show? FIREFLY. With additional special mentions to Blackadder, M*A*S*H, and Merlin

shoe size? US size? UK size? European size? CAN YOU TELL I’VE HAD A CONFUSING TIME SHOE SHOPPING OVER HERE??? (US 8, Euro 39, UK a Mystery)

how tall are you? 5′5″

sandals or sneakers? COMBAT BOOTS (but converse are second place so sneakers)

do you go to the gym? pfffft no

describe your dream date A ride in the Millennium Falcon with Han Solo would be pretty cool

how much money do you have in your wallet at the moment? *checks* around £55

what color socks are you wearing? not wearing socks

how many pillows do you sleep with? two

do you have a job? what do you do? college student who really does need to start thinking about an actual job, seeing as how they’re graduating in a few months

how many friends do you have? I think that number really depends on where you draw the what-defines-a-friend line but, um, a decent enough number I guess? I do need more irl friends over here though

whats the worst thing you have ever done? Some high school friends and I were kinda shitty to this one girl in our group, so maybe that. Idk, I’ve done a lot of small-ish terrible things but nothing super dramatic so it’s hard to pick one as the /worst/

whats your favorite candle scent? IKEA had this one green-apple-scented candle that to this day I wish I would have bought.

3 favorite boy names That’s so hard to narrow down and now all I can think of are fictional characters that I like. Um… *throws darts at mental dartboard* Sam, Nathan, Adrian. Although those might be pretty heavily influenced by the fact that I’ve met awesome people with all of those names so. For fictional characters, Kaz Brekker is a fantastic name, as is Han Solo, as is Ronan Lynch, and…. I should stop. There are so many names that I like though

3 favorite girl names Same problem as above. *throws more mental darts* Sierra, Lyra, Clare

favorite actor? I’m currently in watch-everything-that-Diego-Luna-has-ever-been-in mode. More long-term favorites are Harrison Ford and Richard Armitage

favorite actress? Catherine Tate is pretty fantabulous.

who is your celebrity crush? I like how the question asks for “crush,” singular

favorite movie? Raiders of the Lost Ark and Jurassic Park

do you read a lot? whats your favorite book? Not as much as I used to. Favorites (yes, plural) include The Book Thief, Six of Crows, Illuminae, Inkspell, The Dream Thieves, Half Moon Investigations, and so many more…..

money or brains? For me or in others? Either way, both is always nice xD

do you have a nickname? what is it? Well the OT crew knows me as Clary so. My camp counselor name was Coconut

how many times have you been to the hospital? I’ve been to the ER once or twice, but I don’t think I’ve ever stayed overnight in a hospital

top 10 favorite songs How dare you. Okay, um…. *tries to pick from a variety of bands and not just my 1-2 faves* Save Yourself, I’ll Hold Them Back (MCR), Daze (Poets of the Fall), When Everything Comes to an End (Plan Three), Brush it Off (Plan Three), Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day), Morning Tide (PotF), Subrosa (Plan Three), What About Now (Daughtry), Ambulance (MCR), Rogue (PotF)…. that’s ten…. that didn’t even come CLOSE to covering them all (and so much for a variety of bands, heh)

do you take any medications daily? nope

what is your skin type? (oily, dry, etc) Pretty normal? Maybe slightly on the oily side

what is your biggest fear? jellyfish and plane crashes

how many kids do you want? ZERO, ZIP, ZILCH, NADA, NONE, KEINE, NUL. NO THANK YOU.

whats your go to hair style? Well seeing as how my hair’s kinda too short to do much with it, either down or in a partial ponytail

what type of house do you live in? (big, small, etc) grimy old student apartment woohoo

who is your role model? Nina Zenik

what was the last compliment you received? I have no idea

what was the last text you sent? “Honestly though I can’t say I’d mind if he actually did invade my hotel room. He’s one of the few people that could get away with it ;D” …..I’m not sure whether the context would make this better or worse

how old were you when you found out santa wasn’t real? 8, maybe? There was never a dramatic earth-shattering reveal; understanding was kinda gradual

what is your dream car? a spaceship

opinion on smoking? it’s disgusting why would you ever

do you go to college? yes

what is your dream job? underwater archaeologist by day, bestselling novelist by night. space pirate is also an option.

would you rather live in rural areas or the suburbs? Can I just say smack-dab in the city center? Is that not an option? Because that’s where I am now and I’m loving it.

do you take shampoo and conditioner bottles from hotels? No but the last hotels I was in provided instant tea/coffee/hot chocolate packets and I stole all the hot chocolate packets

do you have freckles? no

do you smile for pictures? usually

how many pictures do you have on your phone? 1248. I need to delete a bunch.

have you ever peed in the woods? Yes, many times. I’ve also peed in the desert many times.

do you still watch cartoons? Yes, although different ones than from when I was a kid

do you prefer chicken nuggets from Wendy’s or McDonalds? Neither, honestly

Favorite dipping sauce? There’s this one place in San Francisco whose french fries are, like, award-winning and they have a zillion dipping sauces, one of which is a lemon saffron aioli and it is heavenly.

what do you wear to bed? a t-shirt and sometimes pants, if it’s cold enough

have you ever won a spelling bee? no but I think I was in the top ten?

what are your hobbies? wasting time, reading, watching movies/tv shows, writing and drawing when I have the motivation

can you draw? Kind of?

do you play an instrument? Clarinet for 11 years, plus saxophone, mediocre piano, and mediocre guitar

what was the last concert you saw? Poets of the Fall. I died. Many times over.

tea or coffee? neither honestly, though tea if I absolutely had to pick

Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts? Don’t really care

do you want to get married? If I somehow find a way to make fictional characters come to life, sure

what is your crush’s first and last initial? S.B.

are you going to change your last name when you get married? Unless I marry someone with an impossibly cool last name, no

what color looks best on you? probably black. purple and olive green look good too

do you miss anyone right now? The SOAR Squad

do you sleep with your door open or closed? Considering I share an apartment with five other students, closed, always

do you believe in ghosts? not really, no

what is your biggest pet peeve? When people are unwilling to look facts in the eye

last person you called? Maybe my mom?

favorite ice cream flavor? COOKIE DOUGH

regular oreos or golden oreos? Does golden mean no chocolate? If so then regular, why would you take away chocolate

chocolate or rainbow sprinkles? always chocolate

what shirt are you wearing? a purple one that for once isn’t fandom related

what is your phone background? Sir Gwaine in sunglasses

are you outgoing or shy? It honestly depends. I think I’ve gotten a lot better at pretending to be outgoing

do you like it when people play with your hair? Depends who that person is

do you like your neighbors? I’m gonna interpret this as apartment-mates and while I don’t really know them too well yeah they seem pretty alright

do you wash your face? at night? in the morning? Whenever I shower

have you ever been high? Only on sugar and sleep deprivation

have you ever been drunk? Yes, but not enough to black out or give me a hangover

last thing you ate? Cheesy bacon-ey mushroom-ey salsa-ey scrambled eggs

favorite lyrics right now “And now assassination is just the only waaaaayyyyyy…..” by the cowboys in Dr. Horrible

summer or winter? Winter if there’s snow, but summer’s great too. idk

day or night? Night

dark, milk, or white chocolate? All of the above?

favorite month? October has the best weather

what is your zodiac sign? go away

who was the last person you cried in front of? My friend Josh (some of you might know him as medieval dude 1.0) because I went to see Rogue One with him