* 𝐆𝐎𝐋𝐃 / 𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐇 !

Ross decided that he was owed a night out and wanted to just enjoy fun times with a friend and relax. He was sure that Claire was someone that didn’t go out much, because he didn’t hear much about her in the gossip blog and partying, So he was sure that this was something fun and new for her too. He was sipping on a fruity drink, because he wasn’t much a fan of beer or hard liquor and neither was his singing voice, so he smiled. He had an amazing day at the carnival with Leo and was currently texting them, so everything for him was going right. “Hmm? Oh I did. I have a degree in general education and music studies.” He smiled brightly and looked at her. “What about you?” He asked softly. 

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Claire often found that she could sometimes be a shell of a human. She could talk your ear off about any topic, but at the end of the day, she considered herself an enigma. No one knew much about her and she preferred it that way. After years of having cameras shoved in her face, she was just happy to chill out and be under the radar. Even when it came to that measly gossip blog and luckily for her, the most dramatic thing she had done in her time in Lima was have a few poorly ended relationships and hooking up with her best friend’s brother. “Oh, nice. So, you’re like into music?” She questioned, assuming he was or else he probably wouldn’t have pursued a music degree. “I did, got started a little late though,” she paused, “I’m normally not all ‘do you know who I am?’ about things but I had a pretty hefty acting career at one point and then I quit that, went to college, and now I do nutritionist work. Not to load all that baggage on you.”

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Oh, I highly doubt you’ll embarrass yourself – kids are a pretty forgiving audience, as long as you’re having fun, and I’d hardly consider myself a professional. I’m sure you’ll sound great, and they’ll love having another face besides mine to look at during their usual music classes.

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You say that and then suddenly they’ll become the most brutally honest humans ever. But I can’t wait, maybe I’ll even invest in some vegetable costumes.

HATTIE: hello angel

HATTIE: i did, i did. it was fun, my good friend tequila was there so /who/ knows what i got up to?! i missed youuuu

HATTIE: i'm kidding i was a /very/ well behaved lady~

CLAIRE: hmmm something tells me you were not well behaved

That’s the biggest and best part of it too, at least there’s something that gets you into the spirit of the holidays though. I think part of it is how much people love to redecorate each season too, I think you’re on to something though. And really, who doesn’t love a good snowflake mug? Or maybe a shiny new tree topper?

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It’s just such a comforting time, you know? You’ve got all these holidays, but when spring rolls around we get Easter? Which my family doesn’t even celebrate so it’s not much of anything. And St. Patty’s? They’re just the un-superior holidays. Ugh, the tree toppers! It’s always so tempting to get a new one and it’s like, Claire, no, you already have three and only one Christmas tree.

HUNT: Evidently not.

Would anyone like to join me on my birthday 5k hike? Feel like getting into the outside world, and getting some fresh air. I kinda hit it hard last night with the alcohol, so I feel a bit uneasy, but, I’m still ready to go!

@limafmstarters​

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When’s the big day? I’d say I’m down, but that’s only if I can avoid being puked on by a kid with a killer hangover.

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right, because my tenant totally wouldn’t mind if i just turned the spare bedroom into a smash zone. but a girl can dream. you know, you may be onto to something there. you can’t tell me those ladies don’t fantasize about htiting someone over the head with one of those plastic trays at least once every half hour. this seems like a mutually beneficial arrangement, but i’m not convinced they aren’t using half of that back area for some sort of side gig. they may not be willing to part ways with the hustle.

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Maybe we could find one of those places that let’s you do it. I think we could find one hell of a place to smash shit, it’s very therapeutic from what I hear and probably cheaper than a therapist. It’s all just unoccupied space over there and they’d benefit from it too.

CLAIRE: howdy ho

CLAIRE: did you go to that party on friday? how was it?

HUNT: Yeah. I mean, coming back after only a week, moving in with Anna because living with Blaine was getting too difficult emotionally for me. The joys of having strong romantic feelings for your best friend.

HUNT: Definitely.

HUNT: Football coach and health teacher.

HUNT: I do really like coaching. Things might change. Who knows. Hell, I didn't even know if I was going to come back to Lima after the academy. Life is... complicated.

CLAIRE: complicated how? just like... everything going on, i guess?

That’s a lot of what I love about them too, it’s like a downhill toboggan ride from one to the next! Just barely enough time to catch your breath before the next one right after it. And then it all nicely wraps up with New Year’s, and then a big detox while everyone tries to remember what day of the week it is. Hey I say just keep flying that PSL flag high and enjoy it, we like what we like.

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It’s literally the best. I used to not be a huge holiday person and honestly? I’m still really not, but it’s the food and decorations that gets me. Seriously, September rolls around and I’m at every HomeGoods and TJ Maxx I can find and hoarding decor. I don’t even want to know how many holiday mugs I’ve collected just due to a sheer amount of deciding that I need another snowflake mug.

HUNT: Yeaaaaaaah.

HUNT: Got my coaching job back at McKinley.

CLAIRE: are you planning on doing just that?

𝐖𝐇𝐎: Claire St. James & @rossberryx​​​​​​​​​

𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍: Tuesday, August 10th. Evening.

𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄: Scandals.

Claire was what one would call a creature of habit. Her habits typically included avoiding bars, especially bars like Scandals. She didn’t have anything against the establishment, but she was a hermit by nature and hermits typically didn’t enjoy booming music, fruity drinks, and an overwhelming atmosphere, but Claire was always one to try and change habits. Such as, hanging out with one of the berries plucked off the Berry tree: Ross. He was much younger than her, but she knew him from social media and always thought he’d be a cool guy to hang out with. That’s how she ended up at Scandals on a Tuesday evening, Appletini in hand, and chatting it up with a twenty-four year old. “So, did you ever go to college?” Claire asked over the music to Ross, “or what do you do? What do you most twenty-something year olds do nowadays?”

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I keep busy with private lessons, but it’s not nearly the same kind of time commitment. I’ll have to touch base with the teachers during planning, but I think it’s usually around mid-November – just in time for Thanksgiving and holiday cooking to kick in, which is fortuitous.

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Sounds absolutely perfect by then. I’ll try and fine tune my voice a little bit so it doesn’t sound like nails on a chalkboard. I’d hate to embarrass myself in front of a professional and children.

HUNT: Agreed.

HUNT: Long story short - they were basically all nazis or nazi-adjacent, 'shoot to kill' was the rule in basically any slightly dangerous scenario, the amount of sexism, racism, and homophobia I heard... and I just didn't want to be part of that toxicity.

CLAIRE: holy shit

CLAIRE: i mean i guess i could have assumed but that sounds like absolute shit. it baffles me that shit like that isn't illegal

CLAIRE: sooo what are you doing now?

HUNT: It's... too much. I mean, I could do civil partnership or whatever. But marriage? I don't think I Could do that.

HUNT: None taken. Cause I'm back.

CLAIRE: it's a lot of commitment. way too much, honestly