underneath electric stars

Jillian wasn’t the best when it came to picking up social clues- however, Erin seemed to be an exception. Plus, the way Erin was slouched in expression made it evident that the red head was less than thrilled.

When the blonde had slunk in, she was in her usually and bouncy mood. She had tried to make a funny gesture, but Erin seemed to be so much in her own mind to notice. “You okay.” She said, tapping Erin’s shoulder.

“You okay?” She repeated for her friend. “You seem kinda…” she gestured wildly with her hands. “…bleh.”

“Oh, I… Fine” She smiled soft, trying to make sure she didn’t worry Holtz too much. “I’m fine. Just… Friend canceled on our plans tonight, trying to figure out what to do next.” She laughed a little, trying to put her hands in her pockets only to realize that her skirt didn’t have pockets. Figures. Somehow, she always seemed to make a bit of a fool of herself in front of Holtzmann.

Her chicken scratch handwriting was legible enough to see: ‘For Doreen, Bustin’ makes me feel good. ❤️J. Holtzmann.’ She handed it back to her fan. “There ya go!”

[[Just a friend date. Just 2 friends. Seeing a show. A romance show. Nothing suspicious about that. @freakin-faraday-cage I’m sorry this suddenly wouldn’t let me go]]

In Erin’s unprofessional opinion, the hardest thing about being a broadway star was that she had very little time to actually enjoy shows she wasn’t in. The prime example of her lamentations was Finding Neverland, a show which in her opinion had had much too short a run in New York before moving all across the country on tour. But the tour production had finally come to a city close to New York, and Erin simply couldn’t pass up the opportunity to have herself be swept away again. She had bought her tickets ages ago, before she and Ivy had been cast in their latest projects, but Erin had already decided she’d do anything to get out of the one performance she’d have to miss to see it.

Unfortunately, Ivy wasn’t as invested.

“Please, Ivy, we made these plans months ago!” Erin was a little petulant over the phone as she listened to her friend explain why she couldn’t make it. The one downside to actually winning a Tony, she supposed. Realizing there was no way she was going to convince the blonde to go, Erin stared at the 2 tickets still in her hands. She hated the thought that one of them would probably go to waste, especially when it came to a show as magical as this one. She had mostly dismissed the thought of taking someone else to see this show with her, not knowing many people who weren’t also working, but maybe it wasn’t such a bad idea…

When the blonde had slunk in, she was in her usually and bouncy mood. She had tried to make a funny gesture, but Erin seemed to be so much in her own mind to notice. "You okay." She said, tapping Erin's shoulder.

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“I’ve never been too concerned about safety.” She couldn’t count how many times she had defied all safety regulations. “I’m a big girl, Wynonna.” Her eyes lit up when she was told that she could in fact tag along. “You won’t regret this.”

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The blonde’s attention lifted from her bowl of noodles, brow quirking as she viewed the other woman. The upstairs office had been vacant upon arrival, gratefully leaving her the time to indulge in lunch.

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“Erin, chop-chop! Les’ go!” She whipped off her lab coat and headed towards her work table. They had a case, and it was going to be good- life as she knew it was relatively normal- well, as normal as it could be. 

Her eyes remained closed for most of the greenifying process- it always was a soothing transition. Her makeup artist also had the most soothing voice. “I know you don’t want to go out there.” He started. “But, I’m proud of you for doing it. Your voice can never be taken from you.”

“I’m really glad you’re doing this with me.” Erin smiled, taking Jillian’s hand in her own and giving it a light squeeze. “I know this isn’t what you want to be doing, but I couldn’t imagine doing this without you.” By this, Erin of course meant the fact that she was going to play up Galinda’s obvious attraction to Elphaba, but again, Jillian didn’t know that yet.

She just hoped the blonde didn’t mind. In any case,it seemed to be one of those things where it was better to ask for forgiveness than permission.

“Good luck.” With that, Erin shot her one last smile, before heading over to the bubble, allowing herself to be strapped in. It was always an experience, being lifted this far off the ground, but one she cherished nonetheless. She adored playing Glinda, the young girl who had had so much misfortune happen to her, who lost everyone she ever truly cared about in such a short amount of time.

No one mourns the wicked... Her favorite chord in the entire show quickly transitioned into ‘Dear Old Shiz’ and before she knew it, she was told to go and so she did, wheeling in her Nessarose, standing with her father. Mike Pence was out there, but Jillian refused to look for him; besides the lights were too bright. 

Applause intertwined with the show as each number ended and they were getting close to Jillian’s favorite scenes: Popular. It was a chance for her to sit and watch Erin truly shine and make the crowd laugh with her antics. Old Man Pencey-Poo was bound to love this.

Pixel Art Floor Plans from Classic 80’s Films by NeoMam Studios

If you grew up in the 80s, you probably spent a lot of time staring at pixel graphics – either at the arcade or on your big tube TV set. And when the Nintendo wasn’t plugged in, you were probably watching a now-iconic 80s movie.So why not get those nostalgia juices flowing and check out these pixel floor plans of rooms from seven of the decade’s classic movies?

Identified from the top:

Headquarters, 2nd floor (Ghostbusters, 1984)

Doc’s garage (Back to the Future, 1985)

Elliot’s bedroom (E.T., 1982)

Millenium Falcon (Return of the Jedi, 1983)

Mr. Miyagi’s garden (Karate Kid, 1984)

Library (The Breakfast Club, 1985)

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Holtzmann stood a bit straighter, ears prickling. Erin had a bad track record, too. Huh, maybe Abby was right- Holtzmann wasn’t the only one with lousy advice. But, that was easy for her friend to say; she was in a nice, interesting relationship… Holtzmann wanted a nice interesting relationship. “I’m sorry to hear that. I hope the right one comes along.” That was what normal people said in response to that sort of a thing, right? Sure, she’d roll with it.

She gave Erin a playful side eye. “Maybe I should keep you around to keep Kevin in tip top condition.” Maybe another Australian was the key to get through to him. However, Erin Gilbert would never speak to Holtzmann again if she gave Kevin an attractive assistant. The ex-professor would go on and on about how unfair her life was. “Fairy breast sounds…” wait for it. “Fairy.” In place of ‘very’. “Delicious.” Before she could even wait to see if Erin would laugh at that, the blonde was already cackling at her own joke.

“It’s usually over people’s heads…” She realized that that could be taken negatively. “Not that you couldn’t figure it out or learn it–” Her brows furrowed, she didn’t want to offend the woman. “Not many people know how to operate Paranormal Equipment and that’s not a bad thing.” Erin didn’t deserve to have her mind always racing like Holtzmann’s. The blonde never slept. She barely ate. And she was constantly afraid of death. How ironic. “I make most everything from scratch. There’s been some painful trial and errors- but, yes. I’m the head engineer for The Ghostbusters.” She grinned at her new companion. Erin may not know it yet- but, Holtzmann had already decided that she was going to try to become Erin’s friend.

“Erin squared!!” Holtzmann bellowed and pumped her fists in the air. Then, she realized the Australian probably didn’t follow. “Sorry, there’s another Ghostbuster named Erin. She’s a BEAST at equations and science. You two should meet later.” She continued her strut along the sidewalk and leaned forward to adjust her pack a bit. “I’m Jillian.” She stuck her tongue out in disgust of her own name. Only a handful were allowed to call her that. “But, everyone calls me Holtzmann. Or Holtz. Or Holtzy.”

Erin couldn’t help but laugh at the pun. It was delightful. More than anything, she could appreciate that someone else could be as silly as she often was in her own mind but kept to herself. “It is fairy delicious. Unfortunately I’m pretty sure an excess of both of those things would keep Kevin in anything but top shape. But it might work if you’re trying to condition him for work,” she joked wiht a soft laugh. 

“That’s really incredible,” she complimented earnestly. Erin couldn’t even begin to try to imagine what went into any of it. It was completely over her head but she was still interested and definitely impressed. “Taking something completely unknown and mostly unseen and not only bringing it to life in a way other people can understand but then building the technology to combat it,” she shook her head, thoroughly impressed, “that’s amazing.” 

Confused but still amused at the antic, she laughed a little at the outburst which quickly made sense. Meeting the head engineer of the Ghostbusters and then being offered to meet another one, maybe it was silly but she felt a bit starstruck. And also incredibly welcomed. She’d showed up thinking she’d be just a number, a client, maybe not even that if they couldn’t help with her specific issue and instead it felt like she was making a friend. “I’d love to.”

"And then you can meet Abby and Patty!" She felt like a little kid bringing home her first friend from the playground. "Abby founded Ghostbusters- got me up off the the streets. And Patty. Oh, man, Patty could crush any of us at Trivia. She is so book smart." She realized that she was rambling.