doing my best here

❝ how else are we supposed to have a slumber party if we’re not rooming together? c’mon, astrid, think about the big picture here. ❞

❝ still can’t believe they tried to separate me from nat. i was this close to just straight up destroying kyu. what did they expect? ❞

❝ ‘sup, party people? are you ready to RUMBLE? ❞  the space jam theme played all around the maze and void. kat twirled from where she was floating above everyone, circling nat as they both went for the airhorn sound effect.  ❝ unfortunately, there’s no battle to the death this time, but let’s see a little blood at least, alright? let’s get it! ❞

THE TOURNIES: ROUND 1

ILSUNG vs ASTRID … ILSUNG WINS!!

“Yeah, sure! Also, you don’t give yourself enough credit.” Anything that looked organized and pretty screamed effort for Evian. He could only imagine how much of it Astrid had put into her journal. “Ah! Then you need one of those sweeter cocktails. The ones people drink when they don’t like the taste of alcohol but they still want some bubbly fun. Usually it’s the fruit ones. Have you tried those? Or do you not drink at all?”

“Something really fun?” Mina smiled - a real, full, genuine smile, her eyes glittering. She got up and put her book away. “That would be nice. Like what? I mean, what do you have in mind?” She asked, turning back to Astrid. 

“I wonder…” Evian played along, grin still on his face. “It looks like a lot of effort, but it is really pretty! I don’t think I could ever make one as nice as that one!” Even if he did try, his attention span probably wouldn’t allow it. He laughs when Astrid finally realizes that the drink was indeed alcohol. “I thought my wink made it clear enough, sorry! But it’s pretty good, no?”

“Reading,” Mina gestured towards the book that she had set aside on the window pane. “It’s, uh, also slow. Good but slow. I think today’s just one of those days.” She sighed, but there was a smile on her face. “I tried to go to the kitchen earlier to bake something but there were too many - uhh - I mean, I wasn’t really feeling it, so I just wandered around for a while, then it began to rain so I came here to find something to read, or do.” The truth was, there had been too many people in the kitchen talking loudly and all crowded together and Mina had immediately felt overwhelmed, but Mina didn’t want Astrid to think she had left just because of that, even though that was exactly what happened. “I’ve been, uh, mostly bored today though,” she said. 

He didn’t know Astrid very well. The closest Johnson to him was Evie, but the Johnsons always seemed like a fun bunch, so he had absolutely no qualms about her taking the free seat. He watched as she journaled, nodding a few times before he let out a small laugh. “No. It’s iced tea,” he said, but he accompanies it with a cheeky wink. “Want some? Also, has journaling always looked this complicated?”

“Oh, this? It’s iced tea.” He takes another sip from his drink, suppressing a small giggle as he glances up at the person sitting across from him. “I love a good iced tea, especially when it’s from Long Island.” It was also an hour before noon, he was aware, but this wasn’t odd for Evian. He’d get drunk, act like an idiot, have an epiphany, and soon enough, it would feel as if he hadn’t been day drinking at all. He did often forget that it wasn’t normal behavior for most people though. “And what have you been up to this fine day?”

Mina leaned her head against the window in the library as she flipped to the next page of her book. It was a good book but densely written and she often found her mind wandering. Rain pattered against the roof. Mina let out a sigh, giving up and closing the book for now. She glanced outside and a small smile spread across her face. Astrid was heading towards the building. Mina gave her a friendly wave through the window. Even though the girl was a couple years older than her, she was probably one of the only people Mina would consider a friend. When Mina had first arrived, she had been skittish with everybody and rebuffed anybody who tried to be friendly with her, but Astrid had seemed to make it her personal mission to be nice to Mina, and Mina couldn’t help but like her, even if she was a child of Hecate and had real live magical powers that gave Mina a headache if she thought about it too much. Astrid never seemed to use magic that much around Mina, luckily, and so their friendship was normal and nice, unlike most of everything else that happened to Mina in the last year.

As Astrid approached her, Mina gave her a bright smile. “How was… uh, training?” she guessed.

          𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐉𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐀 𝐇𝐀𝐃   found out the result of the bid, the daughter of demeter was shocked. truthfully she wasn’t sure who was going to bid on her, let alone, if anyone was going to at all. but, when charla called out astrid’s name—though some may have thought it obvious, julia was rather surprised. however, that didn’t mean she was disappointed, and in fact, the girl was excited to spend the day with her friend.  having arrived at their destination early , she set everything up, making sure nothing was out of place. it was after that she waited by the swing set she’d told astrid to meet her at, and it wasn’t long before she caught sight of a familiar face in the distance. a smile naturally gracing her lips, she raised her hand up in the air while offering a small wave.   ❝  hey.  ❞  she greeted, meeting the other halfway. holding her hand for them to take.   ❝  you look so pretty today !!.  ❞  she complimented. ❝  i’ve already got everything set up.  ❞  

Hope it’s better than last week…

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