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I took his hand and shook it. "Nice to meet you too." After I shook his hand I pushed up my glasses.

2015-08-10 05:11:00

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The second he took my hand, I felt a shiver run down my spine and our surroundings changed to that of an outdoor bonfire. A circle of kids sat around it, most of them looking cheerful and slightly intoxicated, while one wearing a dark jacket and an annoyed scowl sat off on the edge of the glow. Seth? Oh, no, not this again. We were a short ways away, behind a cluster of shrubbery, and I moved my hand to Clarenz's head to shove him down as I ducked as well. No need for another of /those/ conversations.

2015-08-10 05:25:23

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Hmmm? What was going on...oh. OH! OHHHH! Lance had one of these with Lucinda once. What were they. Ahhhhh. something about memories? Oh, right! I was pulled down.Shit, forgot about that. They could see us in these. I then noticed someone who looked almost exactly like Seculus at the fire. "That's you?" I asked him quietly."Well.../was/ you?"

2015-08-10 05:28:26

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"...yes, at one point." I wasn't the same as him. That, I would keep in mind. Everyone was chattering and haven some amount of alcohol-induced fun, while he sat there, obviously sober as a funeral director, and with his arms crossed. One of the girls held up her empty beer bottle and announced "Spin the bottle!" Everyone, except Seth, obviously, cheered their agreement, and gathered in a ring off to the side of the fire. From then on I could only hear murmuring and giggles from our position as the game progressed. In the meantime, he got up, picked up the rest of the bottles and put them in the cardboard case whoever'd thought it a good idea to get the youth group drunk had brought. Then he went and sat back down, pulling out his music player and plugging in, leaving the others to their game.

2015-08-10 06:54:37

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I watched as the younger Seculus became more reclusive from the group. Well, looks like Ivory and him had a lot more in common than i originally thought. Hmmm. Well then.

2015-08-10 06:58:39

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Eventually, as was inevitable, the bottle ended up pointing in between two players at Seth. Poor boy. His first kiss, forced upon him by his drunk friends. Wait. What's going on? One of the girls got up, put a finger to her lips, then took one of the blindfolds they were using, snuck up behind him, and wrapped it over his glasses, pulling out his earbuds in the process. "What are you -- let me go, you drunken sods!" "It's just a buzz, now come on, it's your turn!" She spun him around to face the spinner of the bottle, a red-haired boy wearing the other blindfold, who leaned forward with his lips pursed to kiss Seth. I immediately turned red and had to physically restrain myself from getting up and tearing the other boy off him.

2015-08-10 07:05:54

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I...what? Did Seculus received another kiss from another male? "Wait..., you're gay?" I asked. Did this circle of homosexuality become bigger?

2015-08-10 07:08:31

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"/NO!/" Okay, I didn't mean to yell quite that loudly, but I had to make my point as clear as physically possible. Seth, figuring he was obviously in this for the long run, whomever he was kissing, shrugged and leaned into the kiss, not exactly helping my case here. Dammit, you twats, spin the bottle isn't even supposed to /work/ like that!

2015-08-10 07:12:55

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Oh. Guess not. "....okay then." He didn't have to shout.

2015-08-10 07:15:51

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"I'm, not, never have been, and this is /bullshit/!" Somehow, they hadn't heard me yet, and he finally pulled away from the kiss to pull off his blindfold, flushing and scowling at the sight of the recipient and flipping off the entire group with both hands, who all burst out laughing.

2015-08-10 07:25:02

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I exhaled. "How? It's just a kiss. No harm, no foul." Honestly, what was his problem about this?

2015-08-10 07:26:33

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"Kisses are intimate, they're both /boys/, this isn't okay at all!" Finally, Seth, if no one else, seemed to notice my voice, and glanced over in our direction.

2015-08-10 07:34:47

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...Oh. That's why. Ha...ha-ha. I ducked down a bit. "I think it'd be best to be quiet now unless you want him to notice us." Please, I don't wanna hear more about this subject. Lucinda's views on it were bad enough.

2015-08-10 07:36:10

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I glowered and lowered my voice. "What kind of church group is this, I swear." It was too late. As the others went back to their stupid, immature game, he got up and walked over to the bushes, wiping his mouth and using his music player as a makeshift flashlight to check around.

2015-08-10 07:45:06

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I shrugged. "People like to experiment, that's all." Lets not start a debate, okay? I don't think coming out of the close would be wise right now.

2015-08-10 07:46:56

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"That's what you do with chemicals and gravity, not --" And there he was, standing over us in the dim light of the little screen. He saw me and his eyes widened. "/You/ again? Blimey, where'd those wings come from? Where's your gal pal? And who's that guy?"

2015-08-10 07:50:15

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"I'm....a friend." Sure. That'll work.

2015-08-10 07:54:46

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"She isn't a 'pal', and hopefully she's rotting in a ditch somewhere. As for the wings...um...is it almost Halloween?" "No." "Then it's because I'm...your guardian angel." "Oh, really. Then why'd you make me fall out of a tree last time?" "That wasn't...that was accidental." "Which is why you disappeared immediately and left me to deal with a broken arm by myself." "I would've stayed if I could." "But you didn't." "That's --" Wait, what was even happening? These were supposed to be my memories, I didn't impact his actual /life/, so how did he still remember me in this one? Oh, bloody hell, I didn't mess up my own head, did I?

2015-08-10 08:05:38

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Oh. Right. Wings. Mine were a bit smaller than Seculus's, but that didn't matter. I never really cared for them anyway. Flying seemed a bit too much for me. "We can't stay for long?" I spoke up. Maybe this will help the situation.

2015-08-10 08:10:43

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Thank God. "So, any second you're just going to disappear and make me look like the crazy guy talking to himself, huh?" Nevermind. Of course he was still going to be a little prick. Scratch that, God, I hate myself. So much. "You could solve that problem by not talking to us anymore, if you prefer." "As much as I'd love to, I still intend to file a restraining order on you in particular." "As if I even /want/ to follow you around enough to deserve that. Just leave me alone and get back to your own bloody life." "Whatever, guardian stalker. Get rid of these for me." Unexpectedly, he tossed me the container of empty beer bottles, and I fumbled them in surprise. "What am I supposed to do with --" But he'd already turned and started walking away, earbuds back in, and the scenery faded back to the dull fog of Calistor. I still had the bottles. ...great. He actually managed to litter in a metaphysical realm.

2015-08-10 08:23:47

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I waited for the memory to fade before speaking again. "Well then. That was...interesting."

2015-08-10 08:24:57

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I sighed. "Yes. Yes it was." Then I glanced over at him and he began fading as well. What? Oh, time to wake up. But...all that happened was I found myself somewhere else. Still with the bottles. ...dammit. These are all on me now, aren't they?

2015-08-10 08:34:12

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I hummed to myself as I moved through this foggy place. Louhkie had just left and I wiped a lipstick smudge off the corner of my lips with my thumb. You know, I should probably just fucking stop wearing this all together. Idiots keep ruining it.

2015-08-10 08:40:28

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......oh, Jesus. There she was. No. No, no, agggh.... I pulled out one of the bottles to throw at her if she got too close. Was she /humming/? As far as I knew she hadn't seen me cry recently, and that seemed to be the only thing that made her happy, so what was this about? ...wait. /Louhkie/? Oh bloody fucking shit of course he did.

2015-08-10 08:43:33

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I caught glance of Seculus, and stopped. "Of course you're here to ruin my good mood. What the hell do you want?" I was feeling generous today, so I'm not going to try and murder him yet.

2015-08-10 08:45:47