#lailani i missed you SO BAD

[lyriumsings]

she’s literally halo’d . she’s an angel to me

[askmissthunder]

Why do you think that Red Rabbit’s friends didn’t freak out when they first saw you Miss Thunder?

Miss Thunder: Well...to be honest, they kind of did. Maybe it's better if I tell you the first time Cassie introduced us.

A while ago...

(Cassie walks through doors of Ocean City University's Cafeteria. Her friends in the dance squad, Amanda, Deb, Joanie, Karen, Lailani, Stacey and Tamika, are all sitting at one large circular table.)

Tamika: Hey, there she is!

Amanda: Where y'all been, Cass? It ain't like you to miss so many lunches with us.

Cassie: Sorry, sorry! It's just been... well, I've met someone.

Joanie: Oh ho! What's his name?

Deb: Or her name? Hee hee!

Cassie: No! Not like that! I mean, I've made a new friend. Her name's Penny.

Stacey: And what? She's doesn't want you to eat with us anymore?

Karen: *Gasp!* Is she really an alien and is trying to keep you away from us so she can take you to her home planet? Because if she is, can I go?

Cassie: ......No, Karen.

Lailani: Well? What's the deal then? Whatcha been up to?

Cassie: It's not that I want to keep you girls away, it's just... God, how do I put this? She, um, has a... condition.

Stacey: What do you mean? What kind of condition?

Cassie: It's...pretty unique.

Tamika: What, like she's in a wheelchair or something?

Cassie: ...You can say that.

Joanie: *Snort* Cassie! Come on! What kind of jackasses do you take us for?

Lailani: We'd never make fun of somebody who's disabled! (Points at Deb) This one, however...

Deb: Hey, wait a minute! I know I can be a bitch but I'm not THAT bad! Jesus!

Cassie: It's just that...she's really shy about her condition. She didn't want us to be seen with her. She thought she'd embarrass us be being seen with her.

(The girls give a sad groan)

Amanda: Ohh! Naw naw naw! Bring her on over!

Karen: Yes, we'd love to eat lunch with her!

Cassie: Okay, I'm gonna bring her over but girls, I'm serious! Do NOT say anything bad! I mean it!

Stacey: Cassie! Just go get her, for Pete's sake!

(Cassie gets up from her seat and walks briskly out the doors)

Deb: So...Whattya think she's got? She can't just be in a wheelchair. It's gotta be something crazy.

Stacey: Scoliosis, maybe? I had a great aunt who had it and she needed a wheelchair.

Tamika: What if she's paralyzed from the waist down?

Joanie: Or she lost her legs in an accident?

Lailani: Hmm...those aren't so bad that she wouldn't want to be seen with us though.

Karen: I got it! She's a mermaid! She can't walk on dry land so she needs a wheelchair to get around!

(The girls stare at her)

Amanda: Karen, remember what we talked about: Mermaids ain't real.

Karen: I know what I saw! She was playing a ukulele down at the boardwalk! She had green hair and she smelled like oysters!

(Cassie bursts through the double doors, holding one door open herself while keeping the other pried open with a nearby trash can)

Cassie: All right, Penny! Here they are!

(The girls' jaws drop as they see the biggest, fattest girl they've ever seen in their life roll in on a motorized wheelchair nearly the size of a golf cart towards their table. The sounds of gasps, snickering and outright laughter could be heard from all over the cafeteria.)

Cassie: Penelope Abbot, meet the Sensational Sirens, the best dance squad on the East Coast, if I say so myself!

Stacey: ....

Joanie: ....

Karen: ...Big...

Lailani: ....

Amanda: ....

Deb: .....Holy Fuck.

Tamika: ....Cassie, can I talk to you over here? In private?

Cassie: Sure! Just make yourself comfy, Penny! I'll be right back!

(The two girls walk a short distance away)

Tamika: Cass, you know we go way back right? Like, elementary school?

Cassie: Uh,yeah?

Tamika: So you know I'm being honest with you by asking what the hell's going on here?

Cassie: 'Mika, calm down. It's not that big of a deal.

Tamika: Uhh, have you seen this girl you brought here? She's a pretty big deal!

Cassie: Oh my god, I was afraid you'd all act this way. She's just a girl! I told you she had a condition!

Tamika: When you said a "condition", I thought she had leg braces or something, not that she was the size of a house!

Cassie: Tamika. Stop.

(Tamika sighs and pinches her nose)

Cassie: Look. I wouldn't be hanging out with her if I didn't like her. I promise she's the sweetest girl. She's really nice and funny when you get to know her. Just give her a chance, please? For me?

Tamika: *Sighs* Fine. I trust your opinion, Cass but you gotta prepare us better than that, okay?

(Cassie nods as they share a brief hug before heading back towards the table)

Cassie: All right ladies! As I was saying, this here's Penny and she's from ♪ Manchester, England, Englaaaand! Across the Atlantic Sea! ♪

Penny: *Waves sheepishly* 'Allo. It...it's London, actually.

Cassie: *Winks* Just a little musical reference, Penny!

Stacey: Really? You came all the way from England?

Penny: Mmm-hmm.

Joanie: Wow, that's pretty cool. How is it over there?

Penny: G...good. Rainy. But good. L...lots of museums I like to visit. J...jolly good stuff.

Deb: *Snickers* "Jolly good." Oh, this should be a hoot...

Amanda: *Side-eyeing Deb* A hoot to get to know you, Penny! Shoot, Ah just moved to Ocean City myself not too long ago!

Penny: Really? Where are you from?

Amanda: Why, just the great state of Kentucky, of course! Born and raised!

Lailani: My family's from the Philippines, Penny! We moved to the states when I was a little girl, though.

Penny: Blimey, that's -

Boy's voice: HEY DUMBO! THE CIRCUS IS CALLING!

(A milkshake comes flying through the air and strikes against Penny's shoulder, splattering all over her. Her mouth is open in shock as her eyes start to water. To Penny's surprise, though, all the girls immediately stand from their seats.)

Cassie: HEY! WHO THE FUCK JUST THREW THAT?!

(Two boys make a run for the doors as Amanda, Tamika, and Deb bolt after them)

Deb: GET BACK HERE, DAMMIT!

(As they give chase out the doors, the other girls surround Penny, trying to clean her up)

Lailani: Oh my god, Penny! I'm so sorry that happened!

(Penny can't even speak due to an overflow of emotions)

Stacey: Fucking assholes! I can't believe that!

Penny: ...I...I need to go. I'm sorry. I'm...

Joanie: No no no, you're alright, Penny.

Cassie: Don't apologize. That wasn't your fault some people are jerks.

Penny: No, no. I'm sorry I wasted all of your time. I won't bother you anymo-

Karen: Penny.

(Penny stops and meets her gaze)

Karen: (puts her hands on tops of Penny's giant hands) Take a deep breath with me. Breathe in through your nose.

(After a moment's hesitation, they both inhale)

Karen: Now breathe out through your mouth.

(They exhale slowly and repeat a few more times before Karen puts her hands on Penny's shoulders)

Karen: Penny, I just want you to know that although it doesn't seem like it now but you are appreciated and we're all glad that Cassie has brightened our universe by introducing you to us.

Penny: ...Okay.

Lailani: (Whispering to Stacey) Oh wow, Karen actually used that New Age crap for something good for once.

(The cafeteria doors slam open as Tamika, Amanda and Deb march in, all panting and flustered)

Stacy: You get them?

Tamika: No! Little bastards got away but you saw them! We all saw their faces! I'm gonna tell security about this horseshit! Real fucking mature!

Deb: *Sighs* Sorry, Penny. We would've dragged them all the way back here if we could. Make them apologize to your face.

Amanda: Hmph! That would've been the least of their concerns! Ah would've knocked their dumb asses out right then and there! Where Ah'm from, you don't treat a lady like that! Don't matter what she looks like! Ain't right!

(Cassie looks around and sees that everyone in the cafeteria is looking at them)

Cassie: You know what? Let's blow this pop stand. There's a nice cafe right down the street, Penny. How about you show us all those teas you were telling me about?

(Penny looks around her and sees Cassie and her friends smiling warmly at her)

Penny: ...I'd like that.

Miss Thunder: And that was that.

Red Rabbit: Aww! I forgot how shy you used to be, Penny!

MT: Heh, still am, really. But that was the first time I felt like anyone outside of my family really cared about my well-being since I moved to the States. Especially considering I just met the girls for the first time and they were that concerned for me.

RR: Hey, the Sirens always got your back, Penny. Don't start nothing, won't be nothing!

[soundsempressive-blog]

8th of may, 2019

dear diary,

It has been 13 days since I last saw Feiyan. I don’t really know what that means.... I don’t want to say it’s a bad thing but it’s probably not good. It’s hard to admit that, really. Everyone keeps telling me she’s fine (which is sweet, really. It’s nice to have that comfort) but if she was okay, and if she was just on a holiday, why are we all so anxious? Why didn’t she leave a note? It’s not the first time she left though, is it? She ran away from all of us during the Cataclysm. I wonder what it was like for my first self. Did I worry about her like this too or was I too caught up in plotting to care? I wish my diaries had some sort of explanation. Maybe she’s hiding in the same place as before. But why?

It doesn’t make sense. We all get along so well. We’d never hurt each other. I don’t know. I don’t really like thinking like this. None of us would hurt her. It doesn’t help me to worry. But I’m worrying anyways. Diary, she hasn’t called or checked in at all. I know we’re adults and we’re still all alive but I don’t like not being in touch with her. There was always some sort of connection to her before. 

I’m just not so sure she’s okay anymore, no matter how many times I tell myself she is.

I’m worried for the council too. The meeting was not the best – but that’s okay, we’re all upset about Fei going missing (although Jude made another dumb remark – if I muster up the energy to I’ll give out to him for it. We’re all stressed, we don’t need that kind of energy). I thought Salma was worried about the democracy in meetings but she was actually just trying to protect us. I suppose she’s right and we do need Feiyan. The Ancients left her with her immortality because she was the best of us, after all. Maybe we do need someone to temporarily take over. We’re not who we were before –– she’s not trying to overthrow some greater power. Maybe it’s a good idea. She’s so confident and works really hard. She seems to really care about keeping us above water. I trust that.

My flowers aren’t well right now. Poor Daniel, I think he’s upset about it. I’ve tried to encourage them to grow but the primroses don’t want to when they’re already unwell. I’m going to have to ask Dana to help, I hope she won’t mind. I’ll ask her cactuses to bloom for her, maybe, as a thank you. I think it’s because my powers went out. Usually I can feel the world around me. I guess Bree feels the same. That pull towards the water. I always start and end my day in the gardens for a reason – the leaves ask me to visit. And Diary, I’m so used to that feeling now that having it cut off, even for just a moment... It was like losing a limb. Must have been ten times harder for Azra.

I feel sorry for my flowers. If the primroses do die, I’ll press them in here.

It’s not all bad though, even if it sounds like it!! The other day, Marcy Marcella made me dinner. I don’t want to count it as a first date but it was really nice to actually get to talk to her. I don’t want to push her – if she doesn’t care about me that way that’s her choice? And I guess there’s always next time. But god, sometimes just being in the same room with her makes me so happy. Like I could just sit in silence with her and just be with her and it would be enough. Lailani did a tarot reading for me and says I have the power in our relationship. Maybe I should just tell her how I feel and about what we used to have? I don’t know. It doesn’t seem fair.

I doubt Kian wants to hear about my girl problems. Feiyan would know though. 

I hope she comes home soon.

This got really long again but what’s new?

lots of love, Evie

[magiciansreversed-blog]

the stories our shadows tell

when: june 20th, evening where: salma’s office then lailani’s room who: closed to @theninthcard​

It was frustrating, things not being in their proper places. Even more-so when that fact only reiterated the truth of the encounter Salma had experienced in this very office not even a week before. She hated the idea that it hadn’t been a bad dream or a subconsciously projected illusion. She hated even more that it was something she couldn’t control or have predicted, as if the initial confrontation with her other self wasn’t bad enough. Things were going missing or sent askew; her stapler one day, her opened file cabinets the other. Today, her diploma had somehow moved to a different wall, and it was currently mounted upside-down.

That had been the final straw for her. She wasn’t going to get any work done in a place like this. Not when it was intentionally taunting her to snap. She hadn’t bowed at the first encounter, she sure as hell wasn’t going to cave now when it wasn’t even here.  She should have conceded to working out of the library or her study in the first place, but stubborn as she was, she had to at least put up some what of a fight.

The memories of the encounter played like a movie across her mind’s eye during the walk back to The Lair. She had tried over the past few days not to dwell on it, not to give...whatever that was...the attention it so clearly craved, but some points it made were beginning to eat at her. Why was she being so passive with Daniel? Why wasn’t she being more forward with her intentions with the Council? With Feiyan’s disappearance. With Lailani?

It was on that last thought she realized she had accidentally bypassed her own room, and now hovered in front of a slightly ajar door that was emitting a low light and the faintest smell of hibiscus tea. Her hand raised to knock, but a voice-- her own, but harder-- rang in her mind as a memory and an instruction. Just take your rightful place and see how good, how right it feels.

She pushed the door open enough to slip through, abandoning her briefcase and purse by the door as she quietly closed it behind her. Her shoes followed next. She’d been alone in the psychic’s room plenty of times, but those times were prefaced by common courtesies and proper announcement of her arrival in either a clack of a heel or calling out her name. She presented neither, padding quietly beside the table where Lailani sat.

“Can I talk to you about something?” Her tone was quiet and passive, two things she was very much not, but she didn’t want to startle Lailani. She made no move to sit, either. She could at least wait for an invitation. Though her eyes did start to wander down the bits of Lailani’s face that weren’t masked by hair.  It was what she’d wanted too, after all. For me to just take control. Nerves caught in Salma’s throat, but she forced them down and away, like she always did.

“Something private? Something...odd happened. Well, more odd than all the other ley line problems we’ve been dealing with. Something I feel is in your wheelhouse.”

[farndeeaddam]

The Hunie girls’ own soundtracks.

Aiko

Simple Plan - I Don’t Wanna Be Sad 

Simple Plan - Astronaut

blink-182 - Bored to Death

My Chemical Romance - I’m Not Okay (I Promise)

Audrey

All Time Low - A Love Like War (feat. Vic Fuentes)

Boys Like Girls - The Great Escape

Every Chainsmokers song ever.

Avril Lavigne - My Happy Ending

Beli

DJ Khaled - I’m the One

The Beatles - Within You Without You

Coldplay - Hymn for the Weekend

Brooke

Meghan Trainor - Dear Future Husband

Celeste

Katy Perry - E.T (feat. Kanye West)

Coldplay - A Sky Full of Stars

Candace/Candy

Chris Brown - Strip

Natasha Bedingfield - Strip Me

Usher - I Don’t Mind ft. Juicy J

Jessie

Jeremih - oui

Justin Bieber - All That Matters

Ariana Grande - Greedy

Kyanna

Luis Fonsi - Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee

Daddy Yankee - Gasolina

Selena Gomez -  Body Heat

Kyu

P!nk - True Love

P!nk - So What

Gym Class Heroes - Cupid’s Chokehold

Lailani

Simple Plan - Summer Paradise

Christina Grimmie - My Anthem

Major Lazer - Cold Water

Lillian

Evanescence - Bring Me to Life & My Immortal

Pierce the Veil’s Misadventures album

The Cure’s Pornography album

blink-182 - Don’t Leave Me

Lola

Coming soon...

Marlena

Shakira - Hips Don’t Lie

Pitbull - International Love & Fun

Enrique Iglesias - I Like It

Nadia

Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman

Nikki

blink-182 - I Miss You

5 Seconds of Summer - She Looks So Perfect

Nora

Selena Gomez’s Revival album

Kygo - It Ain’t Me

Luis Fonsi - Despacito

Selena Gomez - Bad Liar

Renee

Coming soon...

Sarah/Suki

Fairy Tale’s soundtrack

The Seven Deadly Sins’ soundtrack

Pokemon’s soundtrack

Tiffany

Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend

Avril Lavigne - Complicated

OMI - Cheeleader

All Time Low - Dear Maria, Count Me In/Shameless/Backseat Serenade

The Jonas Brothers - Pom Poms

Meghan Trainor - Lips Are Movin’

Venus

Panic! at the Disco - Hallelujah/Death of a Bachelor

Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me

Simple Plan - Singing in the Rain

Zoey

Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III album

[michellemccn]

rivalrytask003

"Wow, hi, I'm not used to being this close to a camera! Alright, well, my name is Michelle JunLi Moon, I was born in Seoul, South Korea, on February 28th, and I am a Pisces. Haha, this sounds like the beginning of one of those dating videos."

"My happy place is my studio in New York, I pretty much live there, haha, and I wouldn't have it any other way, honestly. I do all my best work and thinking there, and I know no matter what, I can always get to it. It's also handy since that's where I work! I dance, professionally, with a company called Tidal Wave. We travel around and do a lot of shows and performances, but while we're training for those, we also teach classes to local people. The classes I teach are all for kids, so that's really fun! I had a lot of odd jobs in college, I went to Julliard for dance and took a couple classes at Colombia in the summers, and while I was travelling before New York, but none of them are really interesting. Mostly just waitressing, cashiering, that kind of thing."

"I like to think I'm lively and upbeat and energetic! I know for a fact I'm energetic, though, because I wouldn't be able to do my job if I wasn't! I definitely think I'm upbeat and happy, the other people in my company call me their Sunny Moon sometimes, haha, since I'm always smiling, and I'm not sure how they'd describe me if I wasn't around, but they've told me they think I'm really outgoing and dedicated and fun and I always seem to have a lot of friends so I guess they're right!"

"I definitely think that cheating is one of the worst things you can do in a relationship. I've never been cheated on, at least to my knowledge, but I think if it did happen, I'd just cry for a couple days. Trust is the most important thing in a relationship, no matter what, and once you cheat on someone, that trust is completely gone, so your relationship is definitely gonna suffer because of it. I believe in second chances, of course, but it's definitely going to be a lot harder during that second chance."

"I don't think I'm vanilla? I mean, I like some stuff, but I'm not sure what qualifies as vanilla anymore, haha, but I' not sure if I'd be considered kinky either? For me, it really depends on what mood I'm in, because there are times when you want that soft, slow stuff, and then there are times when you just want to get it as hard as you can, y'know? I really like being spanked, it's a big turn on, um, I like dirty talk a lot, like being called names, that sort of stuff, and I like...um...I can't believe I'm about to say this on television, haha, but I also like anal a lot? Like, it's really enjoyable, for both parties usually, and I think it's really fun. Oh my gosh, I can't believe I just talked about sex on national television."

"My experience here so far has been good. I've only been here a little while, so I don't really have a lot to base an opinion on, but everyone seems really nice so far, and it's so beautiful that I can't really imagine anyone being mean, if that makes sense. My company actually told me to sign up, they always say that I work too hard and I need a vacation, but I'm so competitive that they all know a regular vacation would be boring, haha. I'm really not sure what stood out and made the producers say 'oh yes her bring her to this beautiful island paradise,' maybe it was my past? Maybe they thought they needed someone who's chill and relaxed like me. I can already hear my coworkers laughing at me, oh my gosh. I really don't know, maybe they just needed to fill up that empty house and decided to just pick randomly."

"I really can't decide who I'm getting along with best. I mean, Cliff and I have always gotten along pretty well, but there's a lot of history there, so... I think me and Dalton get along pretty well, though, he likes to cook and I like to eat. Eating what he makes is probably my favorite experience, honestly, I just love food so much."

"I definitely feel that pressure, to always look camera-ready, but the longer I'm here the less I feel it. Like, the first day I got here, I was definitely 'on' the entire time, even when I went to bed, because of the cameras and the audience and everything, but I think the more you're around the cameras, the more you kind of tune them out and don't notice them, and then the pressure kind of goes away. The cameras definitely affect things, but not to the point that I think it influences whether or not we argue or fight. I honestly don't know, haha, since I haven't felt like fighting anyone. I don't think I've lied to anyone, either, but honestly, I've lied so much in my life, that it's harder to tell when I'm doing it, haha."

"Well, I don't fully regret signing up, because I've met a bunch of fun people and gotten to eat a bunch of tasty stuff and get to live on this beautiful island for a while, which honestly is kind of surreal, but I definitely regret it a little bit. I miss my company and getting to dance with other people who are just as passionate about it as I am and the kids that I teach. The kids are probably what I miss the most, honestly, just getting to see them all the time and watch them improve and listen to them talk about their cats or some dinosaur or something. Yeah. I definitely miss the kids the most. But there a bunch of perks! All these people I've met, getting to see Cliff again, I guess, dancing in the ocean, all the new foods, going to sleep and hearing the waves. It's still not New York, but it's not all bad. I think I'm definitely going to watch the show back once I leave, probably with my company, and laugh with them about how clumsy and awkward I am sometimes."

"I think out of everyone, probably Lydia will be first to drop out. She seems like she's got a lot going on, and I think that's gonna end up making her leave. The first breakdown I think already happened? I don't really know, but apparently there's been a serious fight already, and whoever it was involved is probably going to be the next person to have a breakdown. The weakest link I think is Olivia. She just doesn't seem to do much, just socializes and flirts with Dalton a lot, from what I can tell. I don't think she's here to actually play the game, I think she's just here to get away from the world, which means she's gonna be a lot easier to beat. I think...well, I really don't know who loves themselves the most, but I think maybe Kylie? She just seems so confident and in tune with herself, I definitely thinks she loves herself and her body, and I adore that about her. Fake personality...probably Dalton. He seems like he's trying to, like, mask his emotions or weakness, and it's making him come off a lot more abrasive than he probably really is. Most likely to win, well, do I have to pick someone else? Haha, I really think I'm a good candidate for winning, honestly, but if not me then probably Lailani or Odd, they both seem pretty good at playing the game.”

"To any fans who are watching, I guess just know that I really couldn't have become as good a dancer as I am without the support my fans have given me, so don't be afraid to send your support to the people on the show. It can get really isolated here, like there isn't an outside world, and like you don't have the friends and loved ones that you would out there in the real world, so I have no doubt everyone here would love to feel that love and support from the fans of the show. The only other comments I have are for my coworkers: Mika, make sure you're arching your leg when you do that one move, I know you've been struggling with it, but you're gonna get it, and Keelie, make sure you don't overwork the kids while I'm gone, because they're good but they're still just kids. And give them all hugs for me, and make sure they know that I miss them."

"I would love a cast holiday, honestly. I know I just got here but the idea of getting to travel somewhere else and get to do new stuff with everyone sounds just fantastic."

@cliftvn @daltxnrxss @lydiamiles-riv @oliviahenley @fckkyx @lcilani @odd-della-rxbbia