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Harry: i don't like this gadget Harry: it beeps too much

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A FROWN WAS INSTANTLY PULLED AGAINST PINK LIPS ; mal already hated this place , too bright and too happy , but hadn't she kept far enough away that her sibling wouldn't find her? "there's a whole place..." arms gestured wildly to anywhere else "round there, go explore.."

mal was always lucky she got to stay with maleficent, to have a parent who wanted her. who spent enough time to ensure mal would become the best version of herself. ( or , perhaps, her mothers self was a better way of describing it. ) THE WORST OF THE WORST ; it's who she was destined to become. not ignored , and left to fend for herself , like she was sure would've happened; had she followed like hayden and stayed with their father.

" you still think mom thinks about you ? cute. i don't remember her even bothering to say goodbye to you , she saw me off to the border. --- like a CARING PARENT."

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spotting the purple hair from across the room, hayden smirked just a little, making their way over to her sister. " well well, look what the cat dragged in, " they said, crossing their arms over their chest. " thought auradon was big enough where i wouldn't have to see my disappointment of a sister at all. guess it's a small world after all. " a huff escaped her lips as they gave an eye roll. " you stick out, you know. and not in a good way. more of like a sore thumb type of way. "

hayden's goal was always to get under mal's skin. the two of them seemed to have been at odds since mal was born. hay always hated their younger sister. not for any reason in particular, mal was just always somebody she'd resented. they felt that they couldn't have been any more different than mal. " does mom like you yet ? or does she still wish that i'd stayed with her instead ? " hayden knew that maleficent had chosen mal to stay, hell, mal was named after their mother, so it was obvious who the favorite always would be, but that didn't mean they couldn't tease her.

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Jessie hadn't talked to a lot of her "friends" from the Isle in a long time. Friendship in general was a strained concept in the first place when everyone was looking out for their own gain, but Jessie had always rejected the idea that villainy ran in her family. Sure, she did things she wasn't proud of to survive and fight her way through life... But she wasn't like that anymore. She couldn't be.

"Don't look at me like that," Hayden's glare was familiar, and foreboding at ever. It wasn't like Jessie had meant to avoid them. It's just... she couldn't be sure if they were ever real "friends" in the first place, "I like my job and I like my life. I'm getting nearly straight As."

@gntlesurvived (hayden)

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who: lucy gray baird & coriolanus snow @gntlesurvived where: sunset cove

coriolanus’s skin prickles from the cold ocean air — a welcome relief from the suffocating summer days that have been leaving him sweat-soaked and exhausted. he’s not quite sure what brings him here, to the very shores of the island. maybe he finally wants to try familiarizing himself with the place that's grudgingly become his new home. or maybe he needs something to empty his mind now that he doesn’t have his mother’s old rose compact to quell his thoughts anymore. before coriolanus can let his nerves unwind, it's then that the sea breeze brings more than just the salt air with it, but also a voice. he recognizes it instantly because he's replayed it in his head, over and over, since he heard it last in the arena. the picture of lucy gray with her rainbow snakes sears through his thoughts, and it feels like hope. coriolanus doesn't give himself a chance to process his own disbelief before he follows it. it's like his body is acting on its own, carrying him to the source of the voice until he finally spots her — there on the sand with an arm over her guitar, strumming a melody that's making his restless heart grow still. it's so picturesque that for a moment, he's sure he's imagining it. no. he almost scolds himself for thinking it. he's not so mentally unbalanced that he can't trust what he sees. it's her and she's real. his girl, lucy gray, is alive and well and here with him on the island. snow lands on top after all. “lucy gray?” coriolanus breathes, his voice too weak for his liking. he swallows hard, resenting the way every word feels like it's catching in his throat. “i thought...” he trails off. i thought you were dead, coriolanus thinks but decides better than to say it out loud. “i thought i'd never see you again.”

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@gntlesurvived asked: ❝ you wanna come to pride with me? ❞ // daphne for blue diamond

Blue was a little lost and overwhelmed. She had just come to learn about Pride and was trying to make her way towards the parade route. Looking at her new phone, she was still getting used to the device and wasn't sure what she was looking at. Luckily, a woman approached her and asked her if she wanted to come with her to Pride. "Yes, I would love to," she said, smiling softly. "I was actually headed there myself. I, uh, got a little lost."

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Luciana: I still have to study. Luciana: My professor said a flooded apartment doesn't qualify for an extension.

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Anthony: SOS Anthony: I am having a fashion emergency !

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cogsworth was watching an old friend perform a set at the siren's lounge. he rarely visited the establishment due to the busy nature of his work, but it was a nice place to spend his rare day off. the music was more than lovely and they had a nice selection of drinks to pick from. " excuse me, " he called out to a passing waitress. " i'm having trouble picking out an appetizer. would you recommend something ? i promise i'm not terribly picky, perhaps just indecisive, " he tried to joke.

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harry's temper was on the rise after the sudden weekend flood. thankfully, it had done little to no damage to the lost revenge, but it had cost his eldest sister her home. it would be fixed, but it set him on edge because he was already hearing whispers of the tumultuous weather somehow having to do with the vks' arrival. if they had wanted to raise hell they would be doing it in a much more direct fashion. just as he was doing now. some young prince of whatever land was clutching a bloody nose and cowering under his gaze. " now, do ye th-, " he cut himself off when he heard footsteps entering the alleyway, and he turned to see who it was. the few seconds of distraction were enough for the prince to escape and he might have been impressed if he were not so pissed. " don't ye know better than tae interfere with ah pirate's business ? "

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the docks were busy as usual during the midday shift. the smell of sea salt and the sound of whistling sailors surrounded him as he took another bite of his sandwich. kyo usually ate quickly, but his supervisor had told him to take an extended lunch break since he had already finished more than just the morning's work. it always surprised him that his above average strength was not put to more use, but he was told by a coworker that auradon, from the most menial jobs up to the crown, upheld a standard of fairness. it was still a strange concept to him, but he shrugged it off as long as he got paid. very few thoughts passed his mind as he ate and occasionally shielded his eyes from the blinding sun. it was a sudden yelp that finally focused his attention on a young woman who looked like she had just slipped on a stray fish catch. quickly, he abandoned his lunch and moved to help her. "are you okay?" he asked, brows furrowed with concern as he glanced over her for any signs of injury.

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"So, do you ever have to go on these like, diplomacy trips and make nice with other kingdoms?"

Corey has absolutely no qualms about harassing the royals with questions. If a barista couldn't get good gossip from the patrons, what were they even working here for? Evangeline was so gracious about answering each probing question too - a kind of grace Corey certainly lacked.

"And do you travel on carriage still or is that totally archaic and retro?"

@gntlesurvived (evangeline)

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@gntlesurvived asked: ❝ i’m bisexual and confused. not about being bi, though. just like…in general. about life. ❞ // lucy gray for marceline

"Is it weird if I say I know exactly what you mean?" she asked as she sipped her strawberry margarita at the bar next to a woman she's come to know as Lucy Gray. Marceline wasn't normally considered friendly or even that social... in fact, she usually rubs people the wrong way and puts them off. Since being on the island, she has found herself in more social environments though. Liquor helps too. "Showing up on this island is the strangest thing that's ever happened to me. I don't think I've ever been so confused."

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harry shrugged at the question. his hook and his muscles, second only to the sons of gaston, meant many people preferred to use words to combat him. if he let every other sly comment get under his skin he would be a useless first mate. "ah puppy would sooner make me cower than of these eejits." to be fair, the rare stray found on the isle had sharper teeth than anything he had come across here.

"hm," he hummed in thought, contemplating whether or not he wanted to stir her anger once more. "et's been ah borin' time. the red tide business is the most curious t'ing i've seen," he paused, taking a pointed moment of contemplation before continuing. "me father has talked of et before."

delilah's jaw clenched, clearly it was getting to her that she couldn't get under his skin. " you really don't let anything get to you, huh ? guess you have a backbone. go figure. " she rolled her eyes, crossing her hands over her chest. " guess even you can look all big and bad compared to these people. " it was another comment meant to be a jab at him, but she was clearly losing her touch. not that she was ever that wicked to begin with. del typically faked it, that's what she'd had to do to survive on the isle.

after a beat, del let out a soft sigh, shoulders hanging slightly as she let her arms drop to her sigh. " so, uh, how are you holding up here or whatever ? " she asked, running fingers through her curls.

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cogsworth nodded, taking her at her word this time. as tempting as it was not to, he knew he had to work on the biases he so often held in his mind. temporarily turning into a clock had been a literal curse and a blessing on his patience.

"oh, that's quite okay then. i won't trouble you and keep you from other hungry customers." the lounge was visibly crowded and he was no king to demand special treatment above others. not that any respectable king would if given the opportunity.

hayden narrowed their eyes at him, listening to the man speak before forcing a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes. " oh, none of them are spicy that i'm aware of. i'm not sure what the sauces are, but i do know that none of them are spicy. " they told him, voice sickly sweet, masking the annoyance that this interaction was bringing them.

she didn't want this job, but they needed it to be able to keep themself afloat here in auradon. " i guess i could go ask for you, but i have a shit ton of other tables i have to help. " they vaguely gestured toward other tables that she was serving.

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Harry: guess ye will find out when i stop responding Harry: or i'm just ignoring ya

hayden : lmao do it i dare you hayden : wait don't because then i can't make fun of u hayden : well, i can, but not like this

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harry wanted to roll his eyes at her attempt at getting under his skin. the day he cared about his father's opinion would be the day he fell on his own hook. it was just a reminder that she knew him about as well as he knew her, which meant neither of them knew anything beyond the rumors of the isle. such a small rock of land still felt so large thanks to the overcrowding.

"so glad tae know ye worry," he teased with a wink. he would thank her for the distraction, but that was not how they worked. they met in passing, and it was always an antagonistic encounter. harry preferred it that way. it was more entertaining for him. "i'll give uma yer compliments."

delilah rolled her eyes at him, biting down hard on the inside of her cheek to refrain from arguing too much. it wasn't that she didn't want to argue, but she tended to get a bit more emotional that she liked to. " yeah, i was starting to get worried about you for a minute there, but here, i mean, you said so yourself, even the weakest creatures can survive. it's a good thing you had uma back on the isle, because yikes. i truly wonder how your father felt knowing that his son wasn't even first in command. "

del actually liked auradon, being away from her mother was more than enough to keep her happy. she couldn't let harry know that though, not with the way he spoke to her. truthfully, del wasn't sure there was anybody she could voice her relief to be in auradon to, afraid that they would judge her and accuse her of going soft.