[IC] Beneath Our Skins | Friendships Last Forever

[Silent Whispers]

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Time: 8:30 - 10:00 A.M.
Location: The Fulgham Residence then Lakeside.
Interacting With: Her parents | Ely via text -@lovely complex | Everyone else via text

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She was up rather earlier than usual during their whole week of break from school. It was almost impossible not to get up since she was so use to it by now. With a slight huff and sigh she had risen up in her bed, sitting on the edge of it. Her eyes lingered over towards the small couch she had in her room and saw that Ely wasn't present and she knew that she wouldn't have just went downstairs and talked to her parents. 'Weird.' She thought to herself while standing upright now and tapping her chin with her index finger. She had grown worried about Ely ever since an unfortunate event happened between the two. It was sad and even heart wrenching to find her with her already passed brother, Brandon, in the tub. Lexi stopped for a moment, closing her eyes to hold back the tears.

Lexi walked by her parents bedroom and heard slight noises so they wasn't downstairs, yet and probably won't be for awhile. With a disgusted eye roll, she went back into her room and picked up her cell phone, sending a text to Ely, just to make sure she was okay.

To: Ely
Plz tell me that u r okay.

She sent the text while running her slender digits through her red hair with a sigh. She couldn't really keep up with the actions of Ely, to be honest but she was always there for her - No matter what. While clutching her phone up to her chest, she pondered on whether or not if she should text her ex, Jacen or just wait to meet him later. She bit her bottom lip in deep thought then looked around before placing her phone down and going over to her bathroom, running the shower so it could heat up a little bit. Lexi walked back over to her phone to send out a mass text to all of her friends since she hasn't seen them since that last Friday at school and afterwards.

To: The Squad
Want 2 meet @ Lakeside?

Lexi dared anyone of them to say no because Lakeside was their place to escape and get away for a little while even if they didn't need, still, it was their place to go. She showered and brushed her teeth, not really doing anything to her curly red hair as she slipped into a purple blouse with a matching purple skirt and heels to match. She threw on her blue jean jacket then grabbed her purse and cell phone while slipping out of her room. She walked down the stairs and still see that her parents haven't even made it down yet. Shameful. Lexi just shrugged her shoulders and decided to skip breakfast and just go ahead and make her way to Lakeside.

It was their break from school so of course there was going to be no traffic though and no one fluttering the walkways this morning but her and her friends. She just wanted to see them and see what they were up to. Lexi walked to her vehicle, which was a 2002 Maxima and got in then drove to Lakeside. She parked just above the hill then made her trek down to where the bridge was and leaned against the wall underneath the bridge as she'd wait for someone to come. Again, she pondered on texting Jacen because she misses him dearly and still have heavy feelings for him.

With another shrug of her shoulders, since she was about to see him in a little bit, she continued being leaned up against the wall and folded her arms over her chest as she waited.

[guineamania]

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Esmeralda Anna Alves

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Time: 9am - 10:10am
Location: Her home then Lakeside
Interacting with: Everyone by text and her dad by note

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Esme moaned rolling over in bed as her phone chimed with a far to happy ring for this hour in the morning. They were on break and Esme was enjoying her lie in thank you. Slowly her hand emerged from under the duvet that was wrapped around her in a cocoon and fumbled around on her bedside table for her phone. After knocking it onto the floor along with a book and her wallet, Emse finally managed to retrieve it and huddled back in on herself under the covers. "Oh god," Esme cursed, squinting at the too bright screen as she tried to turn the brightness down to actually be able to read the text.

From: Lexi
To: The Gang
Want to meet @ Lakeside

Esme muttered under her breath but it was with a smile. She did really want to see everyone today, she would have suggested a slightly later hour but why not.

From: Esme
To: The Gang
Sure heading out soon once I am actually awake! :p

Esme threw her phone back onto the table and ever so slowly inched her way out of her warm blanket nest. Once she was actually concious and moving it didn't really take her that long to get ready just running a brush quickly through her tangled waves, throwing on the first outfit she found which happened to be a tshirt that said "I'm having a 'picture of a whale' off a time!" and a pair of skinny bright blue jeans.

She put on some minimalistic make up and jogged down the stairs after grabbing her phone and wallet. Her dad wasn't anywhere about but he had left a box of muffins and a note on the table.

Had to go into the shop early so I'll see you tonight. Have fun, take the muffins with you and the keys are in the teapot in the living room. Love Dad xx

With a soft little smile, Esme grabbed one of the muffins and took a bite as she filled the kettle and turned it on. Dancing through the kitchen she turned the radio on and immediately started dancing along while getting ready. She slid into the living room grabbing her keys from where her dad had hid them this time. He was getting more creative with the hiding places. She placed the rest of the muffins in her shoulder bag, poured the coffee into her travel flask and grabbed her skateboard before hurrying out of the door.

She boarded through the streets, taking in the morning hustle and drinking her coffee with a smile. She let the wind rush past her, whipping her hair into a mess behind her but she didn't care. Drinking her coffee as she skated in a salom around the morning crowd all tutting at her as she almost ran them over. She arrived at the lakeside about ten minutes past ten and could see Lexi's car parked.
"Hey Lexi!" Esme waved as she raced down the hill, skidding to a stop and pulling her board underneath her arm, walking towards the other girl.

[Prudence]

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Jacen Trauce

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Time: 8:15-10:15
Location: His Apartment, Lakeside
Interacting with: Erin | Everyone via Text

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Jacen felt the water run across his head and face from the shower faucet. The water was warm and helped him focus his thoughts. His mind wandered to his current social situation. As of late he had been seing Erin, a member of their friend group. They hadn't really made it public to the friends yet, only Seamus and Ely knew on his side. Seamus because he was like the brother he never had and was the person Jacen always confided in. Ely because she had slept on his couch a few times lately and he'd let her in the loop when she asked. He really wanted to love Erin. He had real feelings for her, but every time he let himself think about love his mind ended up on Lexi.

He shut the shower off and stepped out of the shower, the water dripping off of him and pooling on the floor and his bath mat. He pulled on a pair of tan shorts and a blue T-Shirt with a grey button up over it, unbuttoned. He ran his hands through his wet hair and stepped out of the bathroom. He heard the chime of his phone emanating from his room so he made his way towards it. The hall towards his room was littered with the various garments that Erin had been wearing the night before. He stepped over her jeans as he entered his room and grabbed his phone off the night stand.

TO GROUP: The Crew:
Want 2 meet @ Lakeside?

Jacen groaned, Lexi. He had been trying to get her off his mind lately. They had been together just a month before. It was the longest relationship that Jacen had ever had, and the most serious one as well. Due to his messed up past he has serious commitment issues, and was self destructive. He had felt himself truly falling in love with her, and it made him feel scared and vulnerable so he ended it. He didn't have the strength to actually dump her. Instead he had used one of his usual tactics to get her to leave. He had a nature of sleeping around anyways. So at a party He had seduced and hooked up with one of Lexi's friends Ariel. The girl hadn't been a part of their squad/crew/group of friends, but she was a rather close friend of Lexi. Being rather good with computers and such he had found an app on his phone that would automatically call someone at a specified time. He set the time for later that night when he was sure he and Ariel would be deep into the deed. When the clock struck time, he made sure to belt out her name several times, clear enough that his voice could be recognized as the phone called Lexi. He didn't know if she had picked up, or if it had been a voicemail. Either way she had been serenaded to the sound of Jacen and her friend in his apartment' bedroom. She had been a wreck afterwards, but it had ended the relationship. Last he heard Lexi and Ariel were on poor terms now as well.

He heard Erin's phone chime a moment after his, and he picked it up tossing it at her head.

"Wake up." he said rather bluntly, "Lexi invited us to the lakeside. You should probably get dressed and make yourself up a little so they can't quite tell what happened last night."

This would be likely when the rest of the friends learned of their relationship status, seeing as Jacen had picked Erin up the night before and they would have to ride together.

He left without listening to what else she would have to say and prepared some breakfast. A bowl of cereal for both of them.

"Hey good morning." He said whenever she would walk out, "You look nice." He then slurped down the rest of his cereal and walked towards the door, "I'll be in the car waiting for you."

He was being a little short with her, but he was confused. He wanted to love her, but he was still caught up with Lexi.

Assuming she would follow him out to the his mustang, he made the quick jaunt from his apartment to the lake side and parked the car away from the rest of theirs.

He slowly walked towards the lakeside. He hadn't responded to her text, but he figured she knew he'd be coming. He gave a quick nod when he arrived "Morning Esme" he said, blatantly ignoring Lexi. He moved over to form a sort of triangle with the two of them, and waited for Lexi to come down the hill.

[LovelyComplex]

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Time: 9:30am - 10:15am
Location: The Lake (at Lakeside), then to meet up with her friends at "their spot".
Interacting with: Lexi alone by text - @HushedWhispers - the squad by text -
Jacen @Prudence, Esme @guineamania , and Lexi in person

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The lake was always a beautiful place to be, especially early in the morning when the sun came out. Music filled the brisk air by a small, violet speaker attached to a MP3 player (yeah totally still old tech). The song that was being played was I Wanna Be Adored by The Stone Roses. A girl with vibrant periwinkle and pink hair scribbled in her journal as she sat on a bed of grass. She had sketched a breathtaking dress on a figure that resembled her best friend, Lexi.

Lexi's Dress, Version 2

Her goal this year was to provide all her friends with something to add to their outfit for prom. For the girls, she wanted to make a complete dress for them. For the guys, she was thinking something smaller perhaps a customized tie/bow, homemade pin for their suit, a unique vest, or even a watch. The watch would take awhile to make... Regardless, she wanted to make something that suited them all. Of course, prom wasn't her thing but she knew Lexi wanted to go... especially since the school was trying to get Adele to come. Good luck with that.

Her lips were adorned with dark brown lipstick, her hair was unkempt and dancing with the wind, and her sunglasses rested on top of her head, revealing her jade eyes. She wasn't in the mood to wear colored contacts today. The girl paused and looked out toward the water. The lake was her brother's favorite place. She listened to the song, her face still and contemplative. Her ex had gotten her into a lot of good music, especially from his hometown in Manchester. Though every song on her MP3 that wasn't dance or borderline seizure music, which was a good amount in all honesty, reminded her of him. Her MP3 was basically a big fat reminder of the man... she was no longer with.

Ely's outfit

Turning the page, she began writing a quick entry:
I had a strange dream... Bran, do you remember the time when you took me to a local fashion show? It was the event of the year! The outfits far surpassed my skill level and some snobby people looked at me weird. All you needed to do for me was grab my hand and press on it twice. Your eyes would always read: Everything is going to be okay. I really... miss that. My dream was like that show but with all my friends as models... but rather than them walking down the runaway. They were fighting with each other. Erin pushed Lexi off the runway making her break a leg... The decorations were falling apart. Grant and Jacen were punching each other's faces while Séamus tried to separate the two from killing each other. Esme was hiding in fear. Otis seemed like he was searching for Esme, passing her multiple times. Cara was the only one doing what she was suppose to do but that's because she's a vain ass bitch. But where was Jamie? Even with how terrible my dream was... I wanted to see him. Right when I thought that, my dream... reenacted the moment when you grabbed my hand... but you weren't beside me. He was. And the next thing I knew, my friends weren't fighting. They were modeling down the runaway. It was like it had never happened.

She stopped writing. Her eyes began to water as she muttered to herself, "Why do you do this to me? I don't want to replace you". Closing her journal and wiping her eyes in a way that wouldn't ruin her make up, Ely grabbed her prepaid flip phone and realized she had received texts from Lexi and one from Esme.

To: Lexi
Sorry I left without telling you.
I'm A-OK. I wanted to see the sunrise. See you soon.

Ely had a terrible tendency to write shorter messages than she intended to.

To: The Squad
Be there in 5.

Trying to forget her dream, she began cleaning out her phone. She noticed in her draft sections a bunch of unsent messages to Jamie, she had written when she was drunk a couple of nights ago... she was thankful her drunk self didn't send the messages. That would of been terrible. Messages like: "Imma ass. Y I leave u?" - "I miss U" - "U CUTEST!" - "I wan 2 bite u" She remembered the end results of that get together, she went to Grant's and put all her pent up aggression and desire in a good, rough sex session with him.

Ely immediately erased all of her messages. This NEVER happened. Standing up, she began to put her belongings in her small bag, which she made years ago. One of her first creations. Before putting her bag on her back, she took out a brand new box of Marlboros and began packing it (hitting the top of the pack on the palm of her hand). After she was done with the beginning process of new cigs, she took a cigarette out and lit her delicious cancer in her mouth (with a match). Jacen was always up her ass about anything she took that was killing her body. Even fucking cigs.

Taking a nice, long drag, the young woman began making her way to "the spot". Before she got to the area her friends were waiting at, she dropped the cigarette on the floor and rubbed her shoe against it. Grabbing the ends of her skirt, she glided her way silently in between her girls, Lexi and Esme, and Jacen, her pseudo-brother, who was standing next to Esme. With an apathetic expression, Ely crept behind them and gently cooed, "Boo."

Bringing her attention to Jacen, overhearing him say hi to Esme and not Lexi, she scolded his immaturity, "Well you're an ass." She gave Lexi a hug and smiled, "Don't worry babe, I'll always say hi to you." Then she brought her finger to Esme's cheek, lightly poking it, "Hey Miss Cutie with the nice, big booty."

[Hey Im Jordan]

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Time: 8:30 AM
Location: His apartment
Interacting With: Gabby via text -@Aewin | Everyone else via text
Bzzzz. Bzzzzz.

Grant’s eyes opened as he felt his phone--the more up-to-date Android phone placed strategically near his head--aggressively buzzed against his head, suddenly igniting a headache. “Fuck. Stop. Stop.” He hissed, grabbing the phone and staring at it with fuzzy vision. The brightness from the phone didn’t just annoy him, it burned him. With a dissatisfied groan as he was roused from his half-dead state much more quickly than he would have preferred, the very, very hungover Grant punched in a reply to the group text.

To: Homies

‘im fcging coming. bt yherw whn mow alive’

Grant paused and stared at his phone screen for a second before shrugging and sending it. At least two people in the group spoke hungover, they could decipher it for the others. Sitting up, Grant decided that there was no point in going back to sleep. Lexi would throw a fit if he didn’t go now. He reached down under the bed and grabbed his bottle of good old fashioned American whiskey, pouring it into the shot glass on his bedside table. He gazed at the amber liquid for a few seconds, deciding if he really wanted to take it dry.

“...Screw it. No better cure for a hangover.” Grant smiled to himself and grabbed the glass, tipping it half of its contents down his throat. As the fire burned through his body, Grant shook his arms and legs out, suddenly feeling a lot more awake as he went through his contacts again, this time selecting Gabby’s, and shooting her a text.

To: Bae

‘Hey, baby ;)’

It was a simple text, but he texted her almost every morning after he woke up. Just a way to let her know he wasn’t dead, yet. He reached around under the bed again, this time snatching a bottle of pills. He read the label carefully, wanting to be certain he wasn’t about to chew his way to his own death. ‘Adderall,’ the label read. Nodding confidently, he dumped a couple of them into his hand and popped them into his mouth. Chewing the pills happily, he drank the rest of his Jack Daniels and stood up. Now he’d really be awake by the time he got to lakeside to meet his group.

He looked down at his clothes, pulling the shirt up to his nose and giving it a good old fashioned sniff test. “This’ll work. Ain’t got time for a shower anyway.” Looking down, he mentally congratulated his drunken self for remembering to put on clean pants for bed. Smiling, he headed down the stairs and toward the door.

“Guess it’s time to rock’n’roll.”

[guineamania]

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Esmeralda Anna Alves

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Time: 10:15am
Location: Lakeside
Interacting with: Jacen - @Prudence and Ely - @lovely complex

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"Hey you!" Esme beamed hugging Ely. It had only been less than a day but she still acted as if she hadn't seen the group in years. It was impossible not to notice the tension between Jacen and Lexi but Esme chose to carry as if everything was okay and normal; maybe some cheery attitude would rub off on the two of them. "Thank you for recognising the cuteness of my booty, it is very under appricated," she teased, wiggling her hips a little

She released Ely with a nod and hugged Jacen as well, they were best friends he should be used to her over active affection by now. "Hey, how you doing?" Esme asked, standing up on her tiptoes to try and compensate for her shortness and get somewhere resting her head on his shoulder. She knew that was still something between him and Lexi but it wasn't her place to meddle, even though Esme really liked meddling. It was her sacred duty to give her friends somewhere to go and someone to talk to where you could forget about all this relationship drama. Esme missed the days when no one dated within their friendship group; the group incest just wasn't worth it in her eyes. Esme thought back to the days where they wouuld come down here after school and play football or skim stones instead of drinking and drugs. Sometimes she missed those trouble free days, there was nothing to worry about, yet she wouldn't change a think about how they had grown together. These guys were her family and she loved them all, some more than others but she loved them all!

[Aewin]

Time: 8:30AM - 10:15AM
Location: Jacen's apartment, then at the Lakeside.
Interacting With: Jacen @Prudence and Grant via text @Universorum

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There was a grumble beneath the tower of blankets as a phone collided with the headboard, right above the blanket. Not a moment later, a blonde head peeked out, eyes barely opened and makeup smudged. There was a small mutter - mostly her swearing under her breath - as Erin tried sitting up on the bed without falling straight back asleep. Last night was quite the intense one. She winced at the dull throb, both in her nether regions and her head. "Fantastic, bloody hangover." Erin pressed the heel of her palm against her forehead, sitting up as she tried getting used to the waking world once more. She peeked her eye open once more, watching as Jacen roamed around the apartment.

"So what crawled up your ass and died this morning?" Erin asked, her voice still heavy with sleep. By now, she was sitting up on the bed, leaning against the headboard with just the thin blanket covering her bare body beneath. Erin rolled her eyes as Jacen just ignored what she said, clicking her tongue before slipping out of the bed.

Erin casually - or as casually as possible, for someone suffering from a case of the worst hangover in the world - made her way towards the bathroom. Grabbing her discarded clothes on her way, the girl quickly called out "when I'm done, there better be a towel ready for me." Erin didn't take too long during her shower, making sure she didn't use Jacen's body wash so it wouldn't be quite obvious she had spent the night over. Stepping out with a fresh towel wrapped around her body, Erin headed towards Jacen's closet, digging through a corner where she had left some of her spare clothes in case of a situation like this. There was no way in hell Erin was walking out wearing the same shirt and underwear.

Erin slipped on a loose, grey t-shirt over her thin frame, the shoulder dipping ever so slightly to reveal a black strap beneath. Next, she slid into an old, frayed pair of dark denim shorts before wearing a plaid red and black button up over her shirt, leaving it unbuttoned to give her the 'ruffled' look - not that she purposely aimed for it anyway.

Buzzz!

Erin sighed. Walking over to the messy bed, the girl grabbed her phone, peering down at the blinking screen. She raised an eyebrow at the notification, 'someone's miss popular today.' Erin huffed under her breath, before responding to the second text she had, the recipient being none other than Mister Jackass himself.

To: Jackass

u better be going to the crew meetup

Sending off the message to Grant, Erin slipped her phone in her back pocket, before making her way out to meet with Jacen. She raised an eyebrow at his compliment, but decided not to say anything as Jacen left to wait in the car. "Yup, something definitely crawled up there." Erin muttered to herself. She barely had a spoon of the cereal, instead grabbing a glass of water and downing it, before following behind Jacen.

The car ride was silent. Erin decided not to comment about it, a nice deed coming from her. She guessed it was probably due to Lexi being there at the get-together. They arrived not too long later, Erin stepping out of the car. At first, she was disappointed to see Grant not being there, but she smirked when she saw Ely. "Everybody's looking chipper today, did I miss a memo?" She asked, not really expecting an answer.

[TheIrishJJ]

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Séamus Ruaidhrí Whelan

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Time: 8:30 - 10:00 A.M.
Location: The Whelan Residence.
Interacting With:| Jacen via text - @Prudence | Manky via text - @OfficerHeadbutt | Everyone else via text

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Séamus woke up to the sound of his phone alarm going off. Séamus groaned, regretting the decision to keep it on. He reached over, turning it off. Séamus rolled off of his bed, opening his eyes. Thankfully, Séamus's room had blackout curtains, which meant that it was almost completely dark in his bedroom. He carefully stepped over the mess in his bedroom to his mini fridge, and opened it. Séamus looked over the selection of beers, and then also at the spirits he had on the top of it. He settled for a simple can of lager, he didn't have much of a hangover, but he wanted a drink anyway, in case he started getting cravings again. He wasn't an addict though, he was sure of it. After all, he still functioned normally. As long as he had a drink inside of him. Maybe he would talk over it with Jacen. Maybe he wouldn't.

After having some of his drink, Séamus heard the texts come through from Lexi:
The Squad
Lexi: Want 2 meet @ Lakeside?

Séamus quickly replied:

To: The Squad
Yeah! Can't wait to get there!

Séamus also decided to text Jacen and Manky:

To: Jacen
Hey, I need to talk to you about something. Can we talk when I get to Lakeside?

Séamus knew that he wouldn't tell him about the alcohol unless he was forced to. Part of him regretted sending the message as soon as he pressed send. Maybe Jacen would forget about the message. Séamus went onto the message to Manky:

To: Manky
Hey! Can't wait to get to lakeside! I'll bring the alcohol, you bring the rest?

Once he was done sending the messages, Séamus decided to get going, and got into his car, driving to lakeside.

[Mr_pink]

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Otis Cooper

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Time: 10:00 - 10:20 A.M.
Location: His parents' house, then Lakeside
Interacting With: His step-dad | Everyone else via text

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Otis had failed to notice the numerous texts whizzing about in the group chat which his phone desperately tried to notify him of. He could have blamed his ignorance on all the hard work he had done the night before, and to his late bed time. But then he would be lying. As a matter of fact, he had went to sleep rather early, and the only work he'd done was babysitting his sister, and even then all that took was a TV and a rerun of 'Rambo'. His eyes fluttered open before he reached over to his bedside cabinet and retrieved his phone. His eyes, only half open, stared at the numerous messages that lay before him. The main one was, of course, from Lexi.

To: The Squad
Want 2 meet @ Lakeside?

He mumbled something incoherent as he slide out of bed. He rubbed his head, before sweeping back his long hair over his head and putting on one of his many hats. He rubbed his eyes with his spare hand, before replying to the text.

To: Frienderinos
Sounds cool, be there in a bit.

He flipped on the old record player in the corner of his room as he got dressed. The familiar noise of Paul Weller's voice filled the room as The Style Council began spinning on the player. Of course, Otis did a small dance as he dressed, enough to express his love for the song, but small enough so that he could actually put on clothes without flinging them around his room. He put on a green flannel with the sleeves rolled up, a pair of dark blue jeans and a pair of old sneakers. As he finished dressing, he began ritually patting himself down in search of his metaphoric holy grail. He let out a loud sigh as he moved over to his drawer. None were in there. This was troubling. Especially since he just refilled his supply the night before. Anger grew on his face, an unlikely change, as he threw open his door and began stomping down the stairs.

His southern accent broke the serenity of silence as he spotted his step dad.
"The fuck did you do with my cigs, Llewellyn?" He shouted. His step dad looked up from his paper, before lowering his glasses and replying.
"Your mother and I have decided that it is not healthy for you, or anyone within the house for you to continue smoking" He said calmly, raising his glasses and going back to his paper. "And stop calling me, Llewellyn, my name is Lewis and you know it is." The anger only grew on Otis' face as he marched over, grabbed the paper and flung it across the room.
"I swear to the holy ghost if you don't give me back my cigs-" He spoke, before being interrupted.
"You'll what? Beat me up? We both know you won't." It seems, Lewis, or Llewellyn was able to call Otis' bluff. He would never beat up the scrawny man who called himself his step father, not until his mother finally saw sense and divorced the fool. Otis stared him down for a moment, before storming off to the garage.

There was one place that they couldn't get his cigs from. A small lock box on the foot of his dirt bike contained at least 2 packets of his favourite brand. He quickly unlocked the box and retrieved a packet before sliding a cigarette from said packet and lighting it.

Smoke trailed behind him as he biked his way down to Lakeside, now much more calm than he was previously. He could spot the group from a short distance away, and stopped to a halt near them before getting off of his bike and greeting the group.
"Sup nerds" He jested.

[Aewin]

Grant Douglas & Erin Chase

Time: 10:30AM
Location: Lakeside
Collab between: Aewin & @Universorum

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Grant paused as he stood by the door. With the pill still kicking in, he wasn’t quite completely awake yet, the lingering throbs of the hangover headache still pounding in his head. Through all of the haze he could swear he was forgetting something, but what was it? His phone buzzed, and he glanced down at the contact, reading it a couple of times before it flooded back into his mind. ‘Right.’ He thought to himself before he punched in another quick, coherent text to his Gabriella.

To: Bae
bringing you something. you’ll thank me.

Grant knew that Gabby was just as hungover as he was, so he was going to bring her a little bit of the magic hangover cleanser: two of his trust Adderall pills, and a pack of her favorite brand of cigs. How did Grant know so confidently that she was dealing with the same headaches as he? She’d been drinking with him. Had they done anything? Most likely. Whenever they were alone, and even slightly inebriated, they had trouble keeping their hands off of each other. But Grant couldn’t remember exactly how the night went. He’d have to go through his phone later that day to check and double check that there wasn’t any overly incriminating evidence of him and Gabby getting it--sex, or anything, really--on, lest her ‘relationship’ with Jacen be ruined.

He moved back up to his room and grabbed the still-sealed pack of cigarettes from his bedside table, dumping a couple of the pills into one of the tiny ziplock bags. He had tons and tons of them, as any self-respecting drug user would have. Now supplied with the two things he wanted, Grant again went downstairs and this time made it through the door, sliding into his car and driving to lakeside.

His car ride was anything but silent, by the time Grant rolled up the group of friends, they could already hear him coming nearly a mile away, his souped up stereo blasting loud music as he drove into view. Grant basically drove a seven hundred dollar car with a four thousand dollar sound system, though he hadn’t paid more than a hundred dollars for the whole thing; he knew a guy. Once parked, he shut the car off and slid out of his ride, he carefully hid his already bloodshot eyes behind his expensive sunglasses, before he waved to everyone, nodding to each of them before he smiled at Gabby.

“I got you a treat, Gabby,” he explained, reaching into his pocket and holding out the baggie and smokes. “Come and get it,” he teased, holding both things high above his head.

Like he was announcing his arrival, Erin turned towards the road which majority drove down, spotting Grant's car with a grin. "Finally, the king entertainer has arrived." She muttered to herself, fishing out her phone where she realised - a bit too late - that she had an unread text message.

Erin snorted, she was sure that whatever Grant got, was definitely not something many sane doctors would recommend. She had an eyebrow raised as she watched Grant strolling down with sunglasses on.

'Now you're just making it obvious, you ass.' Erin shook her head, for the second time that day swallowing a comment. Seriously, the girl deserved a medal for being so generous.

Erin's eyes widened at the sight of her favourite brand of cigarettes, plus a baggie filled with some adderall tablets. It was almost enough for her to let his usage of her hated nickname slide. "Oh you saint," Erin reached her hand out, expecting Grant to hand it over to her. She was in for a surprise as Grant kept his gift high up in the air. Scowling, Erin tried jumping up - she wasn't that much shorter than him - but feeling her fingers briefly brush the baggie was enough for her to know that she wasn't going to get it without giving something up.

"Alright, fine. What do you want?" The girl crossed her arms against her chest, leaning on one leg as she waited for Grant to respond.

Grant smiled as he watched her fingers just brush underneath the bag, he closed it in his fist and licked his lips as he watched her fold her arms over her chest, grinning. “Yeah, you’re damn right I’m a saint. I know how hungover you are, so I thought I’d help out.” He said, laughing to himself as he rolled his eyes, before he finally decided to address her concerns of what he wanted. “Kiss first. Then treat.” He explained, smiling slyly. If one was paying close enough attention, they might notice Grant’s eyes quickly dancing over to Jacen.

"I take it back, you're a bloody ass." Erin grunted, still unsatisfied. She blinked a few times, going completely silent as she heard Grant's condition. It took her a moment to process his words, her face blank the entire time as she stared up at him. It was only a few seconds after did she finally open her mouth, presumably to swear before she shut it again.

Erin turned to look over at Jacen briefly, who was still by Esme and Ely. She was unsure whether he had even heard Grant's offer or not. But a wicked thought ran through her mind, and before she could even stop herself, the teen turned right back around, stepping right into Grant's personal space and tugging him down by his collar. "One day you're gonna get me into a lot of trouble." She muttered against Grant's lips, the words remaining just between the two of them before she sealed the deal with a kiss.

Like Grant gave a shit about whether or not he got her in trouble. He knew he was going to get his way before he even asked the questions. If she’d given him a longer time before she kissed him, he would have mentioned that he’d already gotten her into trouble before. Grant’s hands slid around her waist and gently pulled her closer to him as he tilted his head slightly, parting his lips slightly and sliding his tongue into her mouth. Over her shoulder, he idly eyed the others, lingering perhaps a bit too long on Jacen. The kiss lasted maybe thirty seconds before Grant finally pulled away from her, licking at his lips before he freed her from his grasp and smiled. “That’s my girl, Gabby,” he muttered, low enough that only she could hear to her before taking a step back and creating a distance between them.

Grant held out the baggie and the smokes, “I have a lighter if you don’t. And chew the tablets. It’s better that way.” He explained, smiling down at her as he waited for her to snatch the ‘treat.’ Gabby and Grant were playing an oh so dangerous game, but he didn’t care. He hadn’t lost yet, and he didn’t think this would be the nail in the coffin.

Erin's grip on Grant's collar never faltered for a moment. It was only until the two parted, the girl breathing in deeply for air as she opened her eyes. With her back still to Jacen, Erin grabbed the baggie and took out a few pills, throwing them into her mouth and following Grant's advice by chewing the pills before grabbing the box of cigarettes from his hands. Before parting, Gabby brought Grant close once again, this time bringing his ear to her lips as she whispered, "you better tell me what the hell just happened later." before pushing Grant away and stepping back.

As Erin began opening the packaging to her newly won cigarette box, she glanced up at Jacen. There was no way in hell he missed that show. She didn't know what Jacen's reaction was going to be, the thrill of the unknown rushing through her veins alongside the drugs.

This was an interesting start, indeed.

[Prudence]

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Jacen Trauce

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Time: 10:45
Location:Lakeside
Interacting with: Ely | Erin | Lexi | Esme | Grant | Seamus

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"Well you're an ass."

That had been the first greeting he got upon arriving at the teens' special spot under the bridge by the lake. It had been from Ely, who was like a pseudo sister to him, so he hadn't taken offence to it. For a moment he considered feigning misunderstanding at the comment, but opted to play it a little more honest.

"My bad.. Lexi." He said, hesitating to speak her name. "I didn't see you standing there. Good morning. Sleep well? How are you doing? Do anything fun yesterday?" He put a little extra edge in his voice, reaching borderline sarcasm. He hadn't talked to her much in the month leading up to the current day since their breakup. He had held smaller get togethers of their group of friends, usually leaving Lexi out. The entire time that he had addressed her he had kept his vision down and then he looked up and clenched his teeth as he locked eyes with her. He kept his face taut and under control, but anyone looking him in the eye would see the pain in his eyes.

The whole time his interaction with Lexi had been going down Erin had been making her way towards the group. They had staggered their arrival times just a bit to try to keep people from assuming she had spent the night at his home, though when they got ready to leave everyone would know they rode together. As he watched the blonde approach Esme wrapped her arms around him in a greeting. He flashed a warm genuine smile he hadn't worn all day to the greeting and ruffled her hair a little. "Hey back. I'm okay." He squeezed her harder and repeated "I'm okay." before letting her go.

He forced a smile onto his face when Erin arrived. He hugged her and kissed her cheek "Good morning Erin. You look nice this morning." He was trying to put a little extra sweet in his voice to get at Lexi, but it was forced.

He felt his phone buzz in his pocket and released the hug, fishing it out instead. He saw a message from Seamus on the lockscreen and opened it straight away.
"Hey, I need to talk to you about something. Can we talk when I get to the Lakeside?"
"Sure thing man." he sent back "Lexi and Erin are both here and I'm feeling pretty uncomfortable anyways. Get your ginger ass over here ASAP."

As Otis was approaching he could hear his friend giving them a greeting, but then he saw Grant run down with something in his hand calling Erin's name.

He stayed where he was with Esme and Ely, but listened in as the two stepped away from the group. Jacen could definitely be classified as a hypocrite. He smoked weed and drank beer, but he couldn't stand the thought of Erin taking adderall, especially Grant's adderall. Likewise, he hated cigs. The conversation was sounding pretty boring, with Grant teasing her for access to the bag until he heard the guy make his move. "Kiss first. Then treat."

His eyes narrowed. He wasn't. He was not making a move on his girl. Grant was one of the few people that knew they were together, from Erin having told him. Grant had always been a bro, and the two had spent many a night playing the latest FPS game until the next morning, or bing watching sci-fi and action movies. Jacen had known that his friend was hot for Erin as well, but this was a step farther.

She won't go for it. She's my girlfriend.

He saw Grant's eyes glance over to him, almost with a smug look of satisfaction.

There was a pause, and then Erin spoke again. After she called him an ass he was sure there was no way that she was going to go through with it. Sure Jacen slept around, even when he was in a relationship, but the thought of it being turned back on him appalled him.

She glanced over her shoulder looking at Jacen, and then turned around and did the deed. He couldn't tell if the shoulder glance was a look of remorse, or a taunt. Whatever it was didn't matter. The act, the kiss she planted on Grant left him stunned.
I haven't even cheated on her..yet.

His eyes were locked on the pair for the entire duration of the kiss, burning the image of his girlfriend kissing one of his closer friends. The couple stayed locked in their embrace for what felt like hours to him, but was really just 30 seconds. He flipped his middle finger up at the pair, hidden behind Ely's back so that Lexi and Esme wouldn't be able to see, but Grant definitely would. He was so furious he was beyond words. Of course he considered marching up and pushing Grant and his slimy mouth off of her and asking her what the hell she had been thinking. But he opted to just silently turn around and focus back on Lexi. The entire time they had been together they had kept it a secret. Jacen had said he didn't want to make Lexi think that he had cheated on her with Erin. Erin had said she didn't want to rub salt in Lexi's wound. In reality they were both making excuses because they were noncommittal and drawn in other directions.

He balled his fists in his pocket and clenched his teeth trying to ignore Erin's gaze. He knew she had glanced over at him, but he wasn't going to look over at her. Seamus needed to hurry up and get here.

[OfficerHeadbutt]

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Manky Connelly

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Time: 10:20 - 10:50
Location:Lakeside
Interacting with: Everyone via text - Seamus @TheIrishJJ via - Everyone already at lakeside

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Manky’s eyes squinted open to the new day. He brought his hands up to his eyes, rubbing out the sleep, as he sat up in bed. He grabbed his phone, reading through the group chat texts he had missed out on. He skimmed through the texts, before responding with his own in kind.
To: The Squad
Just give us half an hour. I’ll be there bout 11. was his matter of fact response. Manky always typed out his texts in full sentences, he never used ‘text speak’. In fact, it was probably easier to understand his texts than when he actually spoke.

He turned his attention to the text from Seamus.
To: Seamus
Why is it I live above a pub yet you’re always the one bringing the booze?’
He followed up this first message with another quick text to Seamus.
I think you’re trying to figure out just how mashed I have to be, but it ain’t gonna happen mate! Haha
Seamus and Manky were best mates, even if Manky did make constant jokes implying that Seamus was attracted to him. As the two foreigners of the group, and coming from countries that were very close to each other both geographically and culturally they had naturally gravitated towards each other.

Manky tore back the covers on his bed, pulling himself to his feet and shambling into the bathroom. He couldn’t be bothered to have a full shower. He had showered yesterday, it would be alright. He splashed some cold water on his face from the tap, and dried it off with a towel. Stepping back into his room, he opened a drawer, pushing back items that had been strategically placed to conceal what he was looking for: a tin case, about the size of a DVD case but around an inch thick. He pulled it from the drawer, opening it up and looking inside. There were 2 prerolled joints, a baggy with a few more joints worth of weed in it, along with his tobacco pouch, rolling papers and filters.

There was no noise in the flat above the Pub, and it didn’t open until 5 in the afternoon so he assumed his parents were out… somewhere.
Manky placed the tin in his backpack and set out about dressing himself. He reached into another drawer, pulling out a clean pair of underwear, socks and a t shirt. He dressed himself in them before pulling on the pair of jeans he had unceremoniously dumped on the floor the night before as he had gone to sleep. Manky’s outfit for the day was finished with a grey beanie atop his head, and his parka pulled on over his shoulders. He grabbed the essentials: His phone, keychain, wallet containing the $30 he currently had to his name.

Manky pulled out the earphones that never seemed to leave the pocket of the parka, inserting them into his phone, scrolling through his music, he picked out Disco 2000 by Pulp as his first song of the day. He placed his phone in an inside pocket of the coat, zipping it up and pulling on his backpack. He headed down the stairs, taking a quick moment to survey the empty pub, before heading out the side door to the car park where his pedal bike was locked against the fence. He pulled out his keys, unlocking the bike chain, removing the chain and relocking it around the bikes frame.

His song was just ending, and Manky decided he wanted to listen to it again. He pushed a button on the side on his headphones to push the song back to the beginning, as he jumped on his bike and set off to lakeside. Manky rode the bike recklessly, paying no attention to the outside world as music filled his ears and distracted him. To be fair, in a small town like this he could get away with it, there was never that much traffic.

He stopped once he had reached his predetermined stop-off before the lake, pulling out the tin from his backpack, and taking a joint to his lips. He had decided he would have one to himself before arriving at Lakeside, but it was then he realised he had forgot a valuable part of the puzzle: a lighter.
He sighed, placing the joint back in the tin and the tin back in the backpack. Looks like a joint to himself wasn’t going to happen. Well, he could, but the local store was 5 minutes back in the direction he had come from, and that was too much hassle for Manky. He pedalled on towards Lakeside.

He saw the small crowd of his friends that had arrived so far in the distance. And of course, it was impossible not to notice the pink head of hair that instantly stood out to him. He closed the distance, pulling on the brakes on the bike as he pulled up close.
He beamed his cheeky smile at the rest of the group, trying not to focus his gaze too much on Ely. He stepped off the bike and allowed it to rest sideways on the ground, before pulling out the tin once again from his backpack.

” Moornin’ dick’eads, any you fuckers got a lightuh?”

[TheIrishJJ]

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Séamus Ruaidhrí Whelan

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Time: 10:55 A.M.
Location: His car, Lakeside
Interacting With: Manky - @OfficerHeadbutt | Jacen - @Prudence | Everyone else at Lakeside

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Séamus was driving along to Lakeside, listening to a variety of music. His current mix CD contained Emma Blackery, Eurovision songs, Christina Aguilera, Good Charlotte, Avril Lavigne and other artists that made Séamus question how none of his family appeared to have worked out that he wasn't straight. As Séamus picked up a can of beer, Nina Sublatti's 'Warrior' came on the CD player, and Séamus began singing along, getting louder as the song went on, "Oooh! I'm a warrior! Steel struts in my mind! I've been in danger for too long! No!"

Séamus continued driving on, and soon reached lakeside. He was still singing quite loudly, and his friends could probably hear it a he pulled up. He stopped once he got out of the car and turned off the CD player, however. Séamus didn't bother looking at the texts that he had received whilst he was driving. He might drink and drive at the same time, but he would never look at his phone whilst driving.

Séamus walked towards the group, and heard Manky say that he needed a lighter. Thankfully, he had a couple in his pockets at all times, and could lend one to Manky. He pulled Manky into a hug from behind, asking him, "What's the craic? Here's that lighter you wanted," whilst giving him a lighter.

After hearing what Manky had to say, Séamus said hello to everyone quickly, and walked over to Jacen, who looked particularly angry. "What's pissed you off?" he asked.

[LovelyComplex]

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Time: 10:15-10:55

Location: Lakeside

Interacting with: @HushedWhispers Before Grant arrives, Ely grabs Lexi's hand and presses on it as a sign of worry and care while Jacen is in their presence being a sarcastic prick.
@Mr_pink Talking to Oats about next bike riding session
Everyone already at lakeside

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Ely simply smiled at Esme for accepting her compliment and let her go check on Jacen. Someone had to. That guy was a sex fiend and one day, it would catch up to him. He was a good guy, he just had terrible habits.

We all have terrible habits.

She stared at her only best friend of the group, to see if the presence of her ex didn't bother her. Lexi was a good girl. A great girl. Better than most of this entire group in all honesty Too good to be caught up in the messes of her friends. She was burdened with the responsibility of taking care of all of them, especially Ely.

One day... the young girl tightened her grip on her skirt, the thought of what could potentially happen scared her. One day, Lexi, out of all people, would explode. The weight of her friends is a heavy burden to bare. Lexi was the most stable thing in Ely's life and if Ely, a walking ticking bomb and a train wreck waiting to happen, were to ever cause her best friend heartbreak... let's just say it would be unbelievably hard to continue living in this world. If only Ely could thank her for everything she did. Just two words, "Thank You". Why was it so hard to say? The girl grabbed her friend's hand and pressed on it twice like her brother would, showing Lexie that she cared and even she was capable of worrying. This action was also intended to be a sign to ignore Jacen's sarcasm for like she said earlier, he was an ass. Her ears perked with the sound of the lovely I-Don't-Give-A-Fuck-I-Do-What-I-Want Bitch of the group entered the picture.

"Everybody's looking chipper today, did I miss a memo?" - @Aewin

Ely couldn't hate Erin. She was mighty fine for a heterosexual woman, even when she looked like shit from a hangover, and on top of that, she never hid her major inner bitch. Respecting how upfront Erin was, Ely deemed her fit as a fellow comrade to be stupid with. The young girl with colored hair could careless if Erin didn't think highly of her but they both had a mutual agreement that the other was hot - that was enough for the two to be friends. They simply locked eyes but no words came out. The two girls didn't need to say much together, they both knew the other person could be terrible and they equally savored each other's sins.

Oats arrived in his bike and said jokingly, "Sup Nerds". Letting go of Lexi's hand, Ely ushered Otis to them and tipped his hat slightly up, "Sup Oats". She grinned with the thought of riding his bike again, "When's our next sess?" She looked at his bike like a little kid discovering candy for the first time. Ely always wanted to learn how to ride a motorcycle. They were extremely cool and fast. Yes, definitely fast.

Then the major ass of the group made his grand entrance. Ely didn't even need to turn to know he was coming. The douche bag was blasting his music so loud. If it wasn't almost 11AM, he would've woken the entire neighborhood up with his music but hey, that's Grant. Grant will always be Grant. And then... the awkward scene happen. Erin went to him and... those two weren't trying to be subtle at all.

Very classy.

Biting her lower lip, Ely turned to Jacen and couldn't help notice his veins popping out of his neck. Where was Séamus when you needed him? He was good at keeping Jacen level-headed. They were best friends after all.

And then... Manky arrived. "Perfect timing" as always.

” Moornin’ dick’eads, any you fuckers got a lightuh?” -@OfficerHeadbutt

Her eyes drifted away from his face, immediately bringing her attention back to Otis. She was going to offer Jamie her matches but Séamus, singing his lungs off, to her relief, came to save the day. First he went to her ex giving him his lighter and then he strolled on up to Jacen to calm his nerves - killed two birds with one stone. Séamus was Ely's HERO!

[Silent Whispers]

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Time: 10:15 - 10:55 A.M.
Location: Lakeside.
Interacting With: Everyone at Lakeside.

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She eyed Esme as she was the first one to appear. Lexi unfolded her arms and offered the female a wave then hugged her as she came up closer to her. "Hey, girl! How was your weekend?" Lexi offered while looking up at seeing Jacen make his way. "Oh, crap." She muttered for only Esme to hear as when he came over, he completely ignored her. With a scoff and eye roll, she folded her arms back over her chest and looked off to the side, away from Jacen. Two can play the ignoring game but she really wanted to know how he had been.

Lexi faked jumped when Ely was now present and said boo. She snickered lightly when she called Jacen an ass and offered her a hug along with a smile. "Next time, please leave a note or something. Had me worried about you." She gave Ely another hug then broke it off shortly, looking towards Jacen then at Erin when she made her presence felt with a statement. "Hey Erin." Lexi said with a small wave and pursued lips then her ears twitched as Otis came up and called them nerds. She gave him a slight head nod, signaling as a hello.

When Grant sort of announced his arrival, his only attention was on Erin. Lexi looked at everyone then back at the two. Lexi raised up her hand and waved then spoke. "Uhm, we're doing fine, Grant. Thanks for asking." She muttered while rolling her eyes at the duo now. It wasn't that she disliked them but Jacen ignoring her was really steaming her inside. She wanted to talk to him but didn't want to cause a scene in front of everyone. She wanted to talk about the good old days but then again, yeah, we all know how that would turn out.

With a slight sigh, she looked at Jacen when he finally spoke towards her. She thought about ignoring him back but without a second thought she spoke. "How could you have not seen me with all this purple on? I look like fucking Barney and you didn't see me?! Go to hell, Jacen." She snapped as she had let his ignorance get to her. Damn it, it did get to her. "By the way, I slept well and I am doing fine. Other than burning your pictures, I did nothing else fun yesterday." She remarked but of course lying to hurt his feelings a little bit. Lexi sighed again then looked as Manky and Seamus came up to the group now.

"Hello, you two." She said as now the whole gang was here and finally, too. She had an announcement to make and knew that her friends were going to love it. When Ely gripped her hand, she looked at her. "You okay, sweetheart?" She muttered while looking down at her then back at the group. "Okay, guys, my parents are going away for the break and I'll be home alone so..." She looked at their faces then made her announcement. "I am thinking about throwing a bash! Hm, thinking Black Light Party or Beach Wear? Or both?!" She tapped her chin with her index finger then looked at everyone. "What do you guys think? Hm?" She bit her bottom lip a little nervously as she awaited to see everyone's reaction. "By the way, either of you break my mother's vase again, I am not covering for you this time. Got it?"

[Prudence]

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Jacen Trauce

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Time: 10:55
Location:Lakeside
Interacting with:Lexi |Seamus

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Jacen let loose a little snort "I'm sure you did." he muttered half under his breath. "Hope you made sure they were fully burned. I know how looking at you turned them on. I'd hate for your new boyfriend to feel inadequate." Thought they hadn't spoken much since the breakup, Jacen knew Lexi had remained single. He didn't know why though. She was beautiful, funny, sweet, protective, and forgiving. He missed her, and that pain was coming out as cruelty and sarcasm at the moment.

He looked on as Seamus was walking up. "Took you long enough ass hole. What'd you see your hair the in the window and think it was a stop light again?"

He let a small grin creep onto his face and gave his friend a half hug. Answering the man's question his smile shrunk as he said "Infidelity." He shot his eyes over to Erin and Grant ontop of each other. He knew the two of them wouldn't be able to hear the comment. He figured Lexi probably would. Whether or not she retorted to it or not he didn't know. At her comment about the party he almost forgot about Erin's kissing grant and let a grin slip onto his face "That would be fun.. kinda like the time we hired the gay cuban DJ that tried to hook up Seamus..." he let his thoughts trail off as he remembered the rest of the party. That had been the first time he kissed Lexi in her bedroom and they had talked about getting together. His smile faded and he looked down "I'm for both black light and swim wear.."

He shot his eyes to the left and turned to face Seamus "What're you doing today buddy? Feel like going to do something we'll regret later?" Jacen had his backroom poker game tonight and he might see if his friend was interested in attending. He was feeling up for some weed and at least a case of beer.

[guineamania]

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Esmeralda Anna Alves

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Time: 10:55am
Location: Lakeside
Interacting with: Lexi and Everyone

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"Oh come on if you going to have a party then go all out. Black light and swimwear!" Esme exclaimed as she bounced on the balls of her feet and tucked a stray wave of hair behind her ear. She could sense that the tension was building in the group and her heart broke thinking of what would happen if the group broke up. These guys were her family and she would have no idea what she would do if she had to take sides. She would crumble. For a moment the smile mask slipped but she caught it soon after and the beaming grin returned. A party would be great, alcohol running through their veins and a night of joy. Just what they needed.

"Oh yeah I forgot, dad sent these!" Esme exclaimed, pulling the large Tupperware of muffins out of her bag and tearing the lid off. "I swear he's determined you guys won't eat if he doesn't feed you," Esme continued, her nervousness causing her to keep talking and her body itching to do something to run away from the malice radiating in the air. "But of course you don't have to eat them. I'm sure we'll find a use for them if you don't," she shrugged, subconciously setting herself up for rejection. Her eyes kept flitting down to her foot as she spoke, avoiding eye contact. Esme hated drama. She couldn't cope with people fighting. Whenever this happened she just wanted to curl up in a ball, cry and hide from the world. However she had to be strong for her friends; they needed at least one person to keep the happy mood going or they would be lost in the sadness.

[Hey Im Jordan]

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Time: 10:56 AM
Location: Lakeside
Interacting With: Gabby@Aewin, Esme @guineamania, Lexi@HushedWhispers

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Grant smiled as he looked over at Esme. He glanced at Gabby as he went for a muffin, his eyes twinkling mischievously. He wasn’t even thinking about Jacen, in fact it was easy to tell that Grant didn’t even think there was a reason for anyoneto be upset. All he’d done was kiss Gabriella, and he’d done much, much more to her in the past. Plus, Jacen was a cheater anyway, so why did he care so much? Shaking his head as he selected one of the muffins, Grant bit into it before looking over at Esme as he spoke, his mouth full as he tried to grin. “Tell him I said thanks, it means a lot. I love muffins, and besides,” Grant turns his attention to Gabby now as he speaks, swallowing down what was in his mouth before he completed his sentence. “I’ve got to get the taste of skank out of my mouth now…” He popped what was left of the muffin into his mouth and laughed, knowing full well he was likely in for an earful now. Whatever, worth it.

Quickly, not wanting to give Gabriella much a chance to respond to what he’d just said, Grant turned his attention to Lexi. “Both. Of course, both, always both. That’s not even really a question, is it?” He paused for a moment, tilting his head as he heard her mention breaking her mother’s vase. He thought, and thought hard, but after a few seconds, he realized that he just didn’t remember and he gave up with a shrug. “Got it, don’t break the vase. No fights, no fun. You’re the boss, Lexi, more or less.” He decided with a grin, scratching behind his head. He took off his sunglasses and hung them off the collar of his shirt.

It took his eyes a minute to adjust to the light, his pupils slightly dilated from the effects of the Adderall that was beginning to go to work in his system, and the shade provided by the sunglasses, but once they came in contact with the sun, Grant had to squint for a matter of moments while his eyes adjusted. He very quickly remembered why he wore the glasses in the first place as the sun aggressively tried to melt his eyeballs out of their sockets. Once he’d adjusted to it, Grant grinned as he didn’t feel the throbbing beginnings of a headache.

“So, a party, huh? I can provide alcohol and the… party favors, if ya know what I mean. I know a guy, just let me know what you want today. The standard is pot, so I’ll bring that no matter what… If we’re doing a black light shindig, maybe a couple of tabs of acid, a few x pills…” Grant trailed off before he shook his head, looking at Lexi again with a grin on his lips. “It’s your party though, and you’re the boss,” he reiterated, stuffing his hands in his pockets. “Just let me know what you’re in the mood for, yeye? Your wish, my command. ...or something to that effect, don’t get too excited now. Maybe we can all get together and play truth or dare at your party, huh?” Grant grinned again and reached into the tupperware container that Esme held, snatching another muffing and taking a bite out of it.

“Seriously, Esme. All I had for breakfast today was a shot of jack and a couplea Adderall pills. These are a goddamn lifesaver. Anyway, I guess I should be taking my leave to get ready to throw down if we're gonna party tonight,” He munched on the muffin thoughtfully as he considered his day so far: wake up, shot o’ jack, couple of pills chewed up, arrive at party with cigs for Gabby, hold them ransom, make out with her in front of her boyfriend, eat a muffin, and now he was already plotting his escape to get ready for the party.

His day(and life) could be simplified, he thought, into four words: Arrive, raise hell, leave.

[OfficerHeadbutt]

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Manky Connelly

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Time: 11am
Location:Lakeside
Interacting with: Seamus @TheIrishJJ Lexi @HushedWhispers Esme @guineamaniaGrant @Universorum Everyone else at lake side but this 4 directly

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"What's the craic? Here's that lighter you wanted,"

@TheIrishJJ

“ Nice one mate, you’re on me.” He said, giving Seamus a nod as he pulled out a joint from his tin case. He closed the case and put it back inside his backpack. He lit the joint and breathed deeply as Lexi was discussing the next party.

"I am thinking about throwing a bash! Hm, thinking Black Light Party or Beach Wear? Or both?!"

@HushedWhispers

" I swear, it's never just a party is it? There's always some kind ah gimmick, int thuh? S’long as ah can get pissed an’ stoned am ‘appy, anyway” Manky really didn’t care about ‘Black Light Party’ or ‘Beach Wear’. He just cared about when and where. He took another long drag from the joint before taking a couple steps toward Seamus and reaching out his hand to pass the joint to his Irish friend. He'd have to light another one soon. The few drags he took had not got him anywhere near the state of stoned.
" E’yar, Seamus, tek that, mate. Ah, nice one Esme, I’ll tek one o’ them.” He said, eyeing the muffins Esme had produced. He took the biggest one he could see, and took a bite from the top.
" Now this, this is a good fuckin’ muffin, ah needed this. Cheers, Esme.”
He then turned his attention towards Grants offerings of drugs.

Manky and Grant had never been especially close, but they’d never had issues with each other. Up until recently. More and more Manky was beginning to think Grant was a complete dickhead. Although Manky wouldn’t even admit to himself that it was just because Grant was having sex with Manky’s ex. Manky had done everything to convince himself he wasn’t bothered about it.

“So, a party, huh? I can provide alcohol and the… party favors, if ya know what I mean. I know a guy, just let me know what you want today. The standard is pot, so I’ll bring that no matter what… If we’re doing a black light shindig, maybe a couple of tabs of acid, a few x pills…”

@Universorum

“ Am good mate. Ah just stick to the 3 Bs: Baccy, Booze, and Bud. Least ah know what mah poison’s doin’ ta me."

[TheIrishJJ]

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Séamus Ruaidhrí Whelan

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Time: 11 A.M.
Location: Lakeside
Interacting With: Manky - @OfficerHeadbutt | Jacen - @Prudence | Lexi - @HushedWhispers | Esme - @guineamania

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Séamus listened as Lexi suggested a party.

"I am thinking about throwing a bash! Hm, thinking Black Light Party or Beach Wear? Or both?!"

@HushedWhispers

"Ah, a party's never a bad idea. Just gives me another excuse to take my shirt off and have alcohol!" Séamus exclaimed before giving out a chuckle.

Séamus then accepted Jacen's half hug, and was confused as to what he had to say.

"Infidelity."

@Prudence

"What?" he asked, before turning to look at Erin, "Erin wouldn't do something like that, right?" Séamus wanted to comfort Jacen, but he didn't quite know how.

"What're you doing today buddy? Feel like going to do something we'll regret later?"

@Prudence

"Ahh, you know I'm up for anything," Séamus told Jacen. Jacen only thought that Séamus always accepted doing things with him because they we're best friends, but in reality, it was also because Séamus fancied Jacen. Of course, Jacen would never know that, because thankfully Séamus was the only one who knew.

After attempting to comfort Jacen, Séamus turned his attention to Esme, who he could see had muffins.

"I swear he's determined you guys won't eat if he doesn't feed you,"

@guineamania

"Not to worry, Esme, if I don't get something to eat, I'm literally going to die," he told her, quoting Archer. He grabbed a muffin and started eating it. He loved the taste, but knew that he'd have to make sure to go to the gym the next day. He wanted to make sure that he stayed fit, and he was actually tying to get fitter. Esme's muffins didn't help.

"But of course you don't have to eat them. I'm sure we'll find a use for them if you don't,"

@guineamania

"Oh no, there's a use for them right here," he told Esme, before taking another muffin.

"E’yar, Seamus, tek that, mate.”

@OfficerHeadbutt

Séamus took the joint from Manky, and took a long drag, "Ah, that definitely hits the spot in the morning," he told him. He turned to Jacen, "You want a drag?" he asked him.