my hidden treasure chest

Avery: art supplies!! We need a poster board for each of us and we get a crap ton of magazines or just print pics off the internet but mags are more classic i guess. and some glue!

Arabella: Yes, of course! It’s not dumb at all, my mother is a genius at magic and we love to help! Oh wow, that’s so embarrassing. Is your friend okay? I can’t even imagine how embarrassing that must’ve been for her too. It was SO brave of her to tell you about it afterwards! And jeez, I’ve heard of people doing accidental magic in stress situations like kissing before but usually it’s kind of romantic like explosions or floating, I’ve never heard of panic MEMORY erasing before.

Sol: She really is! If there were an official ranking of the most powerful magicians throughout all of history, she would definitely be at least top five, which is fascinating because there's not much about her in the history books; I blame King Beast for that, because why else would such an interesting figure be so hard to find information about? And it is a little embarrassing, yes, but my friend isn't the kind to get embarrassed easily, unlike me lol. She just brought it up so that we could talk about it, she didn't realize I just completely forgot about it, and when she did she just filled me in on what went down and I don't know, the conversation got derailed from there because she said she wanted to do it again and I said I don't really want to kiss people outside of some sort of relationship and she mentioned other people she wanted to kiss so, you know, it became a different kind of awkward and we just kind of let the memory loss go, but it is strange, right? I've never heard of panic memory erasure either, especially not panic self-memory erasure. It was my first kiss, so maybe that contributed some to the panic? I don't really know.

Avery: you know what we haven't done?? made a vision board for after school's over. i mean we still have 2 years but it's never to late to start an adventure!

Arabella: A memory spell on yourself is definitely small enough that I can probably help you with it! I don’t have much experience personally but my mom does so I could ask her. Do you know/remember how you accidentally wiped the memories?

Arabella: Hi Sol! As long as it's not about really big, I'd absolutely love try to help you with something magical! What's up?

Sol: Thank you! I don't think it's too big of a thing? I mean, maybe the magic is kind of big, but it only really effects ME so how big could it be, right?

Lola: I knoow right? Me neither, I just know it’s the battery because like duh? Do you know how to jump start cars because I really really do not. And we’re both way too cute to get electrocuted! Or murdered by a Karpyt driver who knows we cannot escape, Sol!!

Lola: So I was just driving high and I stopped to let a pinecone cross the road because I thought it was a hedgehog. But now my car’s battery is dead because I sat there for so long, HELP!

Avery: welll we can start with you just naming 3 things you like about it? to get you used to talking about it and to build confidence! if it helps I'll do it too.

Avery: lol you're extremely cute and i wish I could've seen your cute face blush! but i need to stop thinking you're so cute because im going to want to kiss you again. 🥺

Avery: 💕 that's what best friend for life meanssss we will always be best bros 🥰

Sol: I think it'd be helpful if you went too but you have a much easier job than I do! Every part of you is perfect while I... I guess I like my hands? I don't know if I like the way they look much but they're where magic comes from sometimes and I like that I have magic in my blood. I like my skin maybe? I used to have acne problems when I was younger and I don't anymore. That's it. I can't really think of a third. But two is better than non!

Sol: Maybe if you start finding me too cute you could just remind yourself of all the other people you find cute that you've yet to kiss and you can distract yourself with that?

Avery: well we can try it out!! and if it does more damage well- we'll figure something else out along the way 😛

Avery: And YOUUUU just have this amazing mind that i love to hear talk. you're like a whiz and you care about people and they love you back. you're just like this perfect human being.

Avery: i mean we've talked about different weird things so MIGHT AS WELL RIGHT??? good!!! because that would suck so much.

Sol: Okay, I like that. I don't know exactly how to start "trying out" talking about my body... any suggestions?

Sol: Technically, I'm a wizard and not just a human being.

Sol: I'm kidding! I mean, technically, yes, I AM a wizard but I was trying to be funny, and then I realized that might sound dismissive of the compliment you gave me which might've been one of the best compliments I've ever had in my life. Thank you. That made me blush like crazy. I really appreciate that so much, Avery. I love your mind too. It's so excited and eager for life to happen. You're perfect.

Avery: i WOULD say then you should talk about it more to help you with feeling more comfortable with yourself, but i think that may not be the best way to help you 🤔

Avery: i just didn't really think YOU'D like ME like that! you know 'cause you're so you and careful and smart and I'm cute, SURE, but total opposite! I thought it'd "repel" you in that way.

Avery: well if I could say another weird thing that could be good or maybe bad? even though i like kissing people, you were like my favorite? and whatever way this goes, i always feel like we'd have the best most grand adventure ever!! because you're my favorite person, beside my parents obviously

Sol: I don't know if it'd be the best way to help me either lol. But it might work better than my current method which is trying to forget I have a body which is um impractical.

Sol: You're not just cute. Even ignoring that you're one of the most beautiful people I've ever seen, you're brave and passionate and clever and kind-hearted and strong, and all of those things are whatever the opposite of repelling is. Who couldn't love all of those things?

Wait, does that mean they make two pieces for guys? Because I thought all our options were just modest one pieces, except Speedos, which kind of feel like they’re just mankinis with the tops missing. My man-boobs want to hang out with triangles the way girl-boobs get to, though, triangles are the greatest of all shapes.

Oh no, I’m sorry, I really should’ve put the emphasis on “modest” and not “one-piece”. I was picturing those old-timey bathing suits for men that are essentially rompers because they cover our chests? That’s what I meant by modest really, something that covers us as much as possible. But um, if you want to wear a bikini top, then you should. We’re in a pretty genderless era of fashion and even if we weren’t, I’m pretty sure no one would question it if you were rocking it.

If it’s one of those old timey swimming costumes  like I’m picturing, your friend will probably get a lot of unwanted attention. If he wants to fly under the radar maybe regular trunks and a swim shirt or rash guard might be better for him?

Yes, exactly that! I mean, personally, I have a huge affinity for old-timey things, so I was absolutely thinking about those swimsuits that look like rompers, kind of? If only those were in style enough that it’d go virtually undetected, that’d be the dream, but alas. I think your suggestions might be right on the money though, and I’ll definitely look into that. For my friend. Who most definitely isn’t me. Thank you! You might’ve just saved someone’s summer.

Genevieve: I KNO!!!

Genevieve: THX!!

Genevieve: I’m in the CBUX bathroom! IDK!!! I was trying 2 remember a dif spell and I Mumble think!!! Also not loud enough for T2T RIP!!!

Sol: You don't need to thank me! It's the least I could do. I wish I could be the one to actually undo the spell and make you you-sized again but I'm not nearly powerful enough for that. The only spell of that magnitude that I've ever cast was on accident and I don't even remember doing it! A real wizard friend would be able to put you back, asap.

Avery: of course not, i always tell the truth! also that's like totally not embarrassing you know! it's nature! that's what happens when bodies attract.

Avery: I don't know if i didn't say anything because i didn't realize it until i wanted to kiss you and just did it or i knew like deep down and didn't want to freak you out because you're a little skiddish. well it's useful until it doesn't work!! I'm glad you don't regret it though, that makes me feel a million times better. i don't either by the way!

Sol: It's very embarrassing for me! I know it's just what bodies do when they like each other but I don't really talk much about my body. Like ever.

Avery: oh! OOOOOOOOOOH well i thank your body for thinking i'm pretty. mine thinks you're gorgeous also!

Avery: you have??? ah! i wish i'd known sooner! i wouldn't have like sprung it out of nowhere! Or... maybe i still would've?? i don't know! well no, not really? but it's more like i kiss the people i have crushes on. not strangers! just the people i think are legit, the awesomest! but i think that would just make things confusing so like don't think i'm saying this to get you to let me kiss you again. i'm not going to like make you have a regret kiss twice! i HOPE your mind was blown. it would suck if i was such a sucky kisser and you couldn't even remember to tell me-

Avery: let me know how it goes and if i can help !

Sol: Thank you... are you just saying that because you can tell I'm very embarrassed by what I just said? Because it's nice of you either way.

Sol: It's okay, there was no way you could've known! It's not like I was going to tell you or anything. I kind of tend to crush in silence. I don't know how to have multiple crushes at once but that sounds really useful? I don't regret kissing you though, don't think it's a "regret kiss" or whatever. I could never regret kissing you. I'm sure my mind was blown so much it just couldn't handle the awesomeness and wiped it before I went insane lol.