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"would it be basic if i say red?" lucy feels like that's the right answer. there's a reason the colour is associated with love and sexuality. she couldn't think of any other hue that would have the same effect.

Sometimes they forget that not a lot of people knew famous people. She was used to knowing a ton of people that were famous all her life, but that was because of her mother. "I loved it... most of the time." And Kavi did love it. "But I've also changed as a person from who I was when I was a teenager." She figured most people had. "It was less of a... traditional burn out and more of wanting to be a different person. If that makes any sense. My mother said I sounded confusing when I told her why I was quitting."

lucy could only imagine what it was like growing up in the spotlight like that, only knowing fame. any then finally your frontal cortex develops and suddenly it doesn't feel right anymore. "as long as you're happy with the decision to quit, personally i think that's all that matters."

"Wigs are itchy. I'm more inclined to shave my head."

"i couldn't imagine you bald." it simply wouldn't look right, lucy determines after a brief moment of inspecting aiden's face. "good." she nods, with an air of finality to the decision. "i feel like a bad friend lately, finals have been... a lot."

"Yeah, really, you're a nice, friendly face. People get intimidated by me, I think. I get kind of bossy, I guess," Louis explains with a hint of self-consciousness.

"well i think you have a kinda face." lucy's not sure it's going to make much of a difference for louie to hear it from her, but she hopes the woman understands she means it. "i'd love that. do i need to do training beforehand? how does it all work?"

“ that’s a very long time but still really good. I’ve known people who took ten years to finish school for whatever reasons. I think as long as you make it to the other side it doesn’t matter how long it takes “ Kaede noted with a small smile before glancing back over to Lucy. “ no not originally. My families from New York. I moved out here for school and never left “ there was a lot more to that’s than just that but he wasn’t gonna go into it too much “ is the drink good though?” @lucydriscoll

"you're right." she nods, knowing deep down it wasn't a race against the clock. there was no one-right-time in life for education. "i think i'm just eager to take that next step in life." she'd waited so long for it to feel like it had properly started.

"Yeah, when I was younger I thought it was a bunch of crap. It wasn't until I met Liza that I realized its not so bad." He gave her a small smile. "It'll be alright though. Promise."

"but you and liza are also like... soulmates. a one in a million kinda deal." lucy viewed their relationship as the blueprint. it wasn't always perfect, but it was full of love and determination. they worked for their future together. like it was always destined to be. "it's rare. a lot of people would wish to be as lucky as you two."

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by his accent alone, lucy would expect a man from down south to be able to handle the weather better than most. "it is getting pretty hot." lucy was not one of those people that flourished in the intense heat. "but at least you don't have to shovel your drive way every three days or so."

Liza laughed at the look on her cousin's face, smiling brightly at her, "Good! I was hoping you'd say yes." She teased in between her laughter, "Sterl is obviously my maid of honor, and then I asked my friend Roxy to be up there with me too." She explained as she sat back, smiling still as she picked up her cup to take another sip of her drink. "And thank you. I'm really excited to marry Wes again, this time with everyone there."

lucy jumps up and down, clapping her hands in her glee. both liza and wes deserved this. "naturally." she grins, imagining sterling would be furious if liza had the audacity to not pick her as the maid of honour. "i'm so excited!" she'd never been in a wedding party before, she didn't have the first clue of what she was meant to do as a bridesmaid. "do you need me to do anything?"

"It's probably not as painful as some people's problems, so I can't complain too much." She could, but there wasn't a point. "Pop music. I had a solo career for a while, but now I'm doing a project with some friends of mine."

lucy shrugs in agreement, the woman did have a fair point. "oh wow!" she'd never met anyone before that had a legitimate musical career, she couldn't imagine the stress that would put one under. "did you enjoy it? your solo career?" she'd heard a lot of stories about how it burnt out a lot of people, she hopes that not the case for the other woman.

Jared breathes out an almost sigh of relief, when he finds out she doesn't hate him, but it doesn't change much in terms of where they stand.

lucy's attention snaps back to his, a perplexed looks spanning across her features, "you want what?" she could put context clues together enough to understand what he was implying, yet it didn't make enough sense in lucy's mind to actually believe. though she'd need to hear the words come out of jared's mouth before she even considered it.

Aiden narrows his eyes and hums, not with any thought happening in that head of his. He's far too focused on picking another cookie out from the pile to bite in half. Crunchy outside, soft middle with gooey chocolate chips. Noelle never misses.

"dammit, there's my whole idea gone. was gunna try and convince you to put on a wig." a grin sits on lucy's features, snapping her fingers in a mocked act of disappointment. "maybe to the reef? i went there the other day and the staff are really nice." that's usually what made lucy remotely interested in going out to a venue.

"My cats are definitely my babies. Especially Salem and Aurora since we had them before Ellie was even born. And Gingerbread came to us just before Teddy was born, so..." She trailed off, laughing. "I love them all. So I fully understand Pepper's little daycare classmate having a party." Which was beyond adorable.

lucy's gaze fixes on the box being drawn from the bag. she never used to like surprises, they made her nervous. but she trusted liza enough to know this was something lucy could handle. especially so when she opened the box. a gasp follows, as lucy's brings her hands to her mouth "oh my goodness! yes, yes i'd love to be one!" she's thrilled, ecstatic even. "these are so cute liza! congratulations!"

"A little bit," Lucky agrees, not wanting her to feel bad for that. He understood better than most that life could get busy and unpredictable.

"i'm okay." lucy shrugs, which wasn't exactly a lie. she'd completely sunk herself into her final exam prep that she didn't exactly have the time to focus on whatever was stressing her out beforehand. "been studying a lot, but that's not really new information." she pulls out a tray of baked goods once covered by a fly net, sitting them in front of lucky. "anything exciting happening in your life?"

“Good. You deserve so much better.” Wes smiled at her in return. “That’s very sweet of you. I’m lucky I found Liza when I did. I know I used to have very low standards for everything, but then I met Liza.. well, she made me want to be a better person. She showed me how to love myself too. I know that’s cheesy and all, but it’s true. You’ll find someone like that too.”

lucy hadn't thought too much about what she may or may not deserve, apart from not being called 'dark and twisty' on her own door step because of someone else's jealousy. but she appreciates the sentiment. "i've always liked the idea of love, but from an outsiders perspective. romance and all looked very.... messy."

“ like I said though if it’s not to your liking let me know. You don’t have to pay for something you’re only ‘meh’ about “ Kaede explained before taking a step back after handing her her drink. “ how long were you studying for ?” He asked nodding his head at her comment. He could relate. “ I was double majoring for a while so I get it “ @lucydriscoll

lucy notes she was going to pay regardless. alcohol was the mans business, and if everyone that didn't like a drink didn't pay, that wouldn't be fair. "i started university at nineteen, i'm twenty five now." it was a long time, but lucy enjoyed the process of learning and acquiring knowledge. "yeah? are you from here?"

Jared listens to her question, from his unfinished sentence, unable to bring himself to say the words, out of fear of the rejection he already should have assumed was a given. Instead, he sits in his chair, his eyes still glued to the screen, although not paying attention to the film in front of him.

lucy was already angry, but she didn't have it in her to hate. maybe she felt something close to it when they had their argument, but the feeling was too exhausting to hold onto. she takes a moment to let his words sit, looking out at the screen but not focusing on anything in particular. "i don't hate you." she states, "you really hurt me, but i don't hate you."