Oh, thanks! x) As a matter of fact, I did a lot of community service in high school to increase my chances of getting into a good university and one of the things I did was volunteer as an art teacher at the hospital day care in my parent's hometown. The daycare was for kids of hospital employees. They were elementary and middle school kids so you know, "art" was sort of synonymous with "we get to make a mess" xD I do think I could be an art instructor someday, maybe after I retire from my design job, I'll get a cushy job teaching college art classes x)

Hell yeah, dancers are hot too. Graceful, sensuous, crazy flexible x) Not to mention the variety of wardrobe. Holy shit! That's even more impressive that he still plays after all that! That's pretty cool. It's funny because soccer players have a bit of a reputation for being drama queens when it comes to getting hit or touched at all by another player x) It's not a contact sport at all so if there is any rough housing, the ref will call a penalty ranging from a free kick to a red card which gets you kicked out of the game. Some dishonest players will do what's called "diving" which is when a player falls dramatically to the ground after an innocent bump from another player and pretends that they are more hurt than they really, hoping the ref will call a penalty. Isn't that despicable? I do not dive because I'm above that x) There is all sorts of diving going on in the world cup right now.

Same, like I could relate to the stress of wanting to be the best or of being surpassed by someone more talented than me. I cannot relate to pulling the skin off my fingers however. Her mom was so creepy. Mila was super hot x) But also creepy.

Tyrion, Arya, Sansa, Jon, Dany, and Podrick. If any of yous die soon, I'll be so sad 8,( Oh and Jaime too, I like him now. It was nice of him to lend a hand in Tyrion's escape. 8D *shot*

Hey don't even worry about it! It's seriously ok, I completely understand. You've waited on me in the past haven't you? You don't have to apologize! I get writers block too, all the time. I'm not the type to get all uppity about how soon someone posts, especially when the other person is sending me beautiful 3000+ responses that literally have the power to give me butterflies x) I mean, that's a lot of writing! xD I've written more for this rp than any college class I've taken, it's kind of blowing my mind right now tbh. By the way, I really really really loved how you tied in Charlie's escape with Mila and Lisette's activities x) I can't wait for them to bump into each other lol! That was perfect. Good move.

Listen, if you want to take a break from this or have to stop or anything, just let me know, I promise I won't bite your head off or guilt trip you or anything like that. I'll be understanding. .........that being said, I do hope very much that you want to keep going x) I'm all pumped up to write a reply after reading yours! But I won't get mad if you need a break, I won't. And you don't have to justify it to me or feel like your reasons aren't good enough. Also thank you for writing consistently awesome posts and for creating great characters and reading all my inane babbling and just being a really interesting person on the internet to talk to x)

Aww, that must have been crazy fun! I bet you were good at it, too. It would be really frustrating to teach something your so passionate about but then on the other hand it would be incredibly fulfilling when something finally clicks for one of your students... You should definitely keep that as an option for down the road in your life! :D

Mmmm, exactly! Haha :p Cool and incredibly dangerous... he also owns his own Olympic Weight Lifting gym which is really cool. Their expanding out of my garage and into the business park down the road from where I live, I'm pumped about it actually. Dude, that is really despicable! Then again, dancers are bitchy to each other maybe not on stage but behind the scenes so I can't exactly judge. But still, I would be so mad if someone did that, it would definitely get annoying! Glad you're above it :p

Exactly! And like I could understand the pressures of 'fitting' the role and all that shit... plus how crazy her mom was. Not that my mom is crazy but I've met some pretty extravagant dance moms. But their relationship kind of reminded me of Carrie a bit. Ah! I agree, Mila was a babe.. 8D

eorfgepqirgubvewppno3rgh I knoooow! If any of them die I will probably punch my television. And I agree, I do like Jaime and kind of Cersei too but that's only cause I really like Lena Heady. Hahahahaha, I've gotta hand it to ya, that was a good one! ;D *double shot*

Thanks for understanding! (: And awww, they give you butterflies? *blushing* Thank you! Your's are amazing as well and I really look forward to seeing what you come up with, honestly!! :D As for the thing with Char, man I am so glad that you liked that.... I wasn't sure if you would but I mean I had to make her do something and her character wouldn't just stick around when given an opportunity like she was!

No! No way! Not in anyway do I want to take a break/stop! Summer this year is definitely going to be really busy for me, so the only thing that may end up happening is I will be a little bit later with responses, but that in no way means that I want to quit and I am in this story for the long haul! Between the characters and the plot and everything else I really want to see this through!! Besides I really like talking to you, you're really interesting and you've helped me so much in the past couple of months. (: Also, I'm glad that you aren't the type of person who would be incredibly upset if something were to happen and we couldn't continue! I am the same way, so don't ever feel like you need to go on especially if you don't want to/can't. I will completely understand (: And no, thank you! I wouldn't work so hard to create my characters/posts if I didn't have your equally amazing characters and posts to inspire me :*

Eh, eh! Guess what tomorrow is?! XD It's Canada Day!! Hahaha! I'm super pumped because that means spending the day lazing around my pool and the night partying! Yipee :D

It was really fun x) The kids were all really great. They were all wide-eyed and quite around me when I first came to the day care to start leading art activities, and were watching me with nervous grins, like they weren't quite sure how to behave around me xD I guess it was because I seemed to be sort of in charge, but not really an old person either, like the other day care teachers xD They were probably thinking "what can we get away with around you?" haha xD A lot of the little ones would give me a coloring book page to color and then when I was finished they would ask breathlessly if they could take it home with them XD and then some other kid would see me give it to them and they would want one too x) it was soooo cute. The biggest triumph was when some of the boys didn't want to do origami with us - so I made a paper ninja star and threw it at one of them and suddenly they were all dying to make one too x) I really did enjoy it!

Woah that's pretty awesome! Does that mean you get free gym access then?? Luckily the ref usually catches on if too much diving is going on in a match. But it's been happening a lot in the World Cup and it's always hilarious when the commentators start to get pissed off about it XD There are some funny video on youtube too of the best World Cup Fifa dives and it's just montages of these huge soccer players pretending to have just been thrown to the ground by the opposite team, in the most dramatic way xD Have you had to deal with drama off stage from other dancers? I can imagine encountering some bitchy people, when it's so competitive and there's the pressure to have a certain body type and all.

Wait who's Carrie? Extravagant dance moms haha, I'm picturing them now x) Kind of makes me think of the moms of toddler beauty pageants and how crazy obsessive they are about living vicariously through their daughters. Have you ever seen that show, Toddlers and Tiaras?

Oho, touché! xD And yes Lena Heady <3<3

Yeah I thought that was a brilliant way to loop the two story lines back together! I was trying to think of something that could work and you did it so cleanly, it made me grin and be like "Oh shit, Mila, omg you're about to get another strike. If Charlie finds you with Lisette, you're gonna have some splainin to do" x) Man, I am very eager to see what's going to happen hehe... I'm working on your post now, I'll have it up by tomorrow! Edit: I can't believe I said something so embarrassing lol x) But yeah, butterflies.

Oh man, yay, I am so so so relieved to hear you say that xD Less frequent posting is completely fine with me if it means we get to keep going! Haha, phew!

Happy Canada Day eh!!! :D Lazing around a pool is exactly what I want to be doing right now x) I'm getting ready for some 4th of July festivities myself. Me, Simon, and some other friends of ours are gonna have a cookout at his place and get pleasantly buzzed on cheap beer and then go to the state fair grounds and watch the fireworks show.

Lol, when I lived with my Canadian roommate, I once made a comment to her about wondering why some people in my neighborhood would set off their fireworks a few days before the 4th of July, like couldn't they just wait a couple more days?? And she gives me a look and says, uh how do you know they aren't celebrating Canada Day? They might be Canadian you know. And I was like, oh. xD *mind blown*

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! That is so cute! You must have been dying of adorableness by the end of the week, or just really annoyed with all the little brats xD Did it ever get super frustrating? I feel like, regardless of any brat-ness, I would have a blast in a situation like that. I mean, I love kids :p But only when I can give them back! At least for now. I eventually want like three or four kids but that won't be until I'm in my thirties probably. Do you want kids?

Yee! It's pretty great, not that I use it all that often :p Haha, I feel like that would be pretty funny, I might have to go watch some of those videos. Haha, and yeah I've seen a ton of drama backstage, it's actually really a touchy subject for me because earlier this year there was a shit ton of drama within my group and it took a really huge toll on mine (and other girls) mental health.

Haha, Carrie as in the Stephen King Novel/Movie (the novel is better). Oh yes, the extravagant dance moms *rolls eyes* I'm so glad my parents aren't like that. And yes! I have seen that show, I hate it! I think it's just pressuring young girls at too young an age to look like some fake barbie doll. It can't be good for their development.

Thank youuuuuuu! I'm really excited for them to meet up again. Hahahaha "Some splanin to do". That made me giggle XP Also, that wasn't embarrassing at all! It was sweet :)

Good, because I love this roleplay!! <3 (I'm working on my post rn... My goal is to have it done for tomorrow)

Haha, it was a really great night! I spent it watching a concert in Josh's arms xD It was perfect, like we held hands and kissed and all that shit in front of his friends like all night. (Which must have been super confusing for them because we are not sure at all what the hell we are). And my best friend introduced us to people as "This is Emily and her 'not-boyfriend' Josh." Twas funny. But how was your Fourth of July!?

That made me laugh harder then it should have! :p Ya learn something new everyday I guess! Hahaha

Edit: omg I wrote too much, I'm sorry xD

Definitely dying from adorableness!! xD Some of them I was just like, you are so precious I just want to keep you!!! xD Honestly there were never any really frustrating moments, but I think if this had lasted longer ( I only did it for a about two months or so), then the kids would have begun treating me less as a novelty and more like a regular teacher, which means acting out more and not falling for my charms anymore. Because I wasn't really expected to do any disciplinary stuff apart from just keeping them focused on arts and crafts. It was the older day school leaders who did the tough stuff and I just had fun with the kids hehe. I love kids, kids are great. Talking to a six year old while the two of you are focused on a task is like one of the most interesting conversations you'll ever have haha. The little ones love you immediately, unconditionally if you give them just a little bit of attention, it's so cute. And the older ones try to be coy with how much they're interested in you but they want attention all the same. I do want to have kids too eventually, although not anytime soon x) Maybe two or three.

Ughh drama sucks Dx Who needs it. There are just some people though who you can tell feed off of drama, and it's just like entertainment for them. The more people they can get caught up in it the better. And all the business of being "on someone's side" through all of it. Bleh, pass. So it took a toll on you huh? :( Is it basically all water under the bridge now though?

Ah well thank you x)

That's so sweet, you guys must be the cutest thing when you're together :) Her 'not-boyfriend' Josh lol. It is kind of a hard stage to name, when two people are interested in each other, but they haven't reached the commitment stage. Like you want to let people know that the two of you aren't available, but you're also not exclusive yet...you're in limbo x) Do you want to be his girlfriend?

4th of July was awesome! x) We had been thinking about going to the state fair grounds to watch the fireworks show that they do there every year but instead we were like nahhhh, we'll skip the crowds and just have a cookout and drink and do our OWN fireworks show xD So we had it at Simon's apartment because he has the biggest place and has this perfect outdoor area in front of his building that we were able to score for the entire evening before anyone else, miraculously. There were a lot of people I didn't know there but everyone was cool and each brought some beer and before we knew it, we had two whole coolers filled xD We all brought a couple fireworks too, like the cheap ones from Walmart that don't fly in the air because those are illegal in North Carolina. But the flying ones aren't illegal in the state of South Carolina, which is about a three hour drive, so someone showed up with a few mortars lol and we shot those off just praying that no one was going to call the cops XD I got more drunk than I've ever been and had a hangover the next morning like a boss, but it was worth it.

But the best night was last night~ x) There's this new girl they just hired at work, in the produce department, and I saw her for the first time when I was clocking in last week and we smiled at each other and I was like woah... who is that?? Immediately thought she was the most attractive girl ever. And then a few days later I'm sitting in the break room on my 30 min lunch with my sketchbook, drawing the room because I'm a weirdo design kid, and she came in to eat her lunch and we struck up a conversation. She was really amused that I was sketching during my break, but in a sweet, genuine way, not like condescending or anything x) We talked about some random stuff, music, how she liked work so far, and I sort of let on that I like girls. We couldn't talk for too long because I had to head back to work but before I left, I told her that if she was ever bored over in the produce department she should come chat with us cashiers because we're stuck at the register and dying for conversation x) And then like two days later I see her coming over to my register and I'm like omg here she comes, gotta be smooth xD She invites me to hang out with her roommates and friends that night and I give her my phone number so she can text me the address.

Afterward I'm riding on could 9 because this feels too good to be true, but I start to come down a little when I think, wait..I'm going to hang out with a bunch of strangers tonight and I don't know if the invite was just because she wants to be friends with me or is interested in more... I barely know her at all, what if I get there and she turns out to be a completely different person than I thought she was and I don't like her friends, what if this whole thing is awkward, etc, etc. So I get home from work and she texts me the address and I think, fuck it I'm just gonna go and quit overthinking things as usual. And omg I had the best time. Right when I got there, one of her friends offered me a Shotgun Betty, which is my favorite handcraft beer and I thought, ok I know I'm going to like you people x) And it turns out that they were all artsy people too, and they play video games and most everyone was gay or at least not 100% straight, so we all had that in common. We talked and drank and played a card game and eventually watched a movie. And of course I had to make it so that me and the girl were sitting next to each other for the movie x) so I kind of playfully pulled her down next to me and we started cuddling, first with those wonderful shy touches and then those 'the butterflies are going to burst from my stomach' touches. We talked forever after the movie, the whole group, and by this point it was like 4 in the morning so our conversation had become about really deep and personal stuff, which I love x) We were all prettttty inebriated, so that influenced things too heh. There were seven of us total. I got home really late, or rather really early in the morning haha. But I did get a kiss goodnight so all's well x) We're gonna hang out again tonight yay :D With some of my friends this time, not sure what we're going to do yet.

I just realized that the stuff I write to you is like a diary page entry lol. Like a diary that writes back to me and also shares her own stories. A two-way diary. I won't let you apologize for going on and on about anything you want to write about, because clearly I'm unable to keep my own stories short and sweet haha. I always think, oops, I didn't mean to write that much. It's so cathartic though. Don't you feel like when you write about something that happened to you, you get a weight off your shoulders, or you even understand what happened more clearly? There's so few people I trust to blab all this stuff out to them, but if I type it to you, I don't feel the need to hold back. It's pretty liberating.

As if you need more to read lol...

I'm so bummed out because it turns out the girl I mentioned in my last post smokes weed regularly, which is.. I don't know how I feel about it. I only found out last night when I went to her apartment and she and all her roommates were already high. She smokes every day apparently, it's part of her weekly finances, all her friends smoke and sell pot. I'm not a judgmental person, but I know I sound judgmental right now. I know that getting high isn't any worse than getting drunk, I know it's not some big, evil thing, or that everyone who smokes ends up wasting their life away, unmotivated, on the couch, only thinking about their next hit. A lot of people try it out while they're young and then stop, or it's just a social thing. It's not necessarily a gateway to more potent drugs. I mean, it is illegal, but a lot of people treat it like a medication. It evens them out, they feel relaxed at the end of the day. It's probably gonna be legal in the US eventually anyway..

But...no matter how much I try to rationalize, I wish she didn't. I don't really like that sickly sweet smell. I could taste it on her mouth later too. I don't smoke cigarettes and I've never tried weed. Vapors or edibles seem like safer alternatives to smoking it, but I haven't tried taking it those ways either. I do want to try it sometime, but it won't ever become a habit for me. I've told my friends about this and they are literally half and half about the whole thing - some of them say, uh no of course it won't work out with you two, and the rest tell me to stop overthinking it, just go with the flow. She's really attractive. She's a few years older than me, which is different for me, I've never been with someone older. She wanted me to try it, but when she could see I wasn't interested she started talking about how she plans to cut back and make it an occasional thing. She says this to me while we're all entangled in each other on the couch, so of course I'm in the mood to believe anything she tells me. It wouldn't be bad as an occasional thing, I think. It's just that, it's not a part of my life at all. I don't care if other people do drugs, they can do whatever what they want, I don't care. And I don't even mind being with them when they smoke - everyone's really sociable and relaxed the entire time. So it's fine. Actually, I feel very conflicted about this whole thing. I can't tell what I want. I want her, but I don't want to smoke weed with her. I'm certainly not going to ask her to stop. I can't tell someone how to live, plus we just met! I like her a lot but I don't think we're compatible.