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kassamigos​:

        “ AHHH, THANK YOU ! ”   she throws her arms around aria, hugging her tightly.   “ you’ll have to tell me how it goes and everything !   and if i have any questions, i’ll be sure to ask. how tall are you again ? ”   she knows she’s pretty tall, obviously, since she’s taller than kass. maybe even taller than claire ?    “ yeah, probably a holiday party. i guess i just want a reason to meet more people, it doesn’t necessarily have to be events. ”   the mention of dc makes her smile, nodding.   “ yeah, i’m pretty sure. that’s the goal, at least. i have a few interviews on the books, which is exciting. how about you ? ”

“oh my god,” aria gasped, immediately holding her back. it only took her by surprise, because she was the one who usually exploded in outbursts of love like this, but she was living for it. “i’m on my phone for any questions you have. “i’m 6ft tall. with no heels. it depends on what i wear everyday.” and she would most likely wear some platforms for the event. she had the perfect pair. “i feel like we’ll organize them if they don’t happen.” because once a ppc, always a ppc. “that’s so nice. i loved dc.” she smiled. “i have a couple interviews in new york, one in atlanta, but my goal is california for some reason. i’ve always wanted to be there.”

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eubinwoo​:

“It’s funny seeing what they thought now would be like… I think the Back to the Future people would be pretty unimpressed by the actual future.” Then again, they had people on the moon, robots on Mars, and more connected technology than ever. “Ohmigosh, that sounds cool and terrifying. Can you imagine seeing a flying cop in your rear view?” Eden tilted her head to the side, not out of judgement but curiosity. “What did you use to teach yourself?”

“i mean, i don’t know about that. i think we’re closer to the back to the future reality than we think. technology has evolved exponentially. like... in the past five years we’ve had way more development than there’s ever been. it just happens faster all the time, so i think we’ll get there pretty damn soon.” or she hoped. but she wanted technology to do good things too, like be better with the environment, help others move forward and not just the rich people. that would be ideal. and she still hoped they could get there. “i know, right? i hope they make them available for the public too, though. that’d make things way faster.” she assured. “uh... well, anything i could. an old computer, my phone. i got a laptop for my tenth birthday, and that was the game changer.”

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wildandwilder​:

Wilder’s lips purse before he shrugs, willingly accepting her reasoning without hesitation. “Makes sense.” Anyone who matches with Martina must be cool. Though, he’s sure there’s better reasons for Aria to be cool, but he doesn’t know her well enough to name them himself. She’s giggling though, so it keeps him light, he laughs too. “Oh hell yeah. What track do you think would play when you walk down the hall? I think about that all the time.” 

“does it make sense? Damn, that’s a first.” she laughs. perhaps not smoking before the event had been a good decision for once. she was having such a good time, she must be high on love only, because she wasn’t even craving a hit. that’s how she knew she had it good. “oh, boy. that’s a tough question. i’m a joan jett girl, though. bad reputation playing as we strut down the hallway, blowing up a bubble gum bubble? damn. that’s goals.”

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amandaxhill​:

“You know what that’s not a bad idea,” Mandy replied. It definitely would make things more convenient. “Maybe we should take that idea to R&D, see what they can come up with.”

“right?!” she felt proud she had come up with it, even though part of her thought it probably already existed. she just had never been in a bad accident to know that much. stitches were still the most common thing, though. which sucked! they looked ugly! they could use pretty thread in fun colors, but no! none of that! “maybe we should. i’m pretty sure we could win the nobel for that.”

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ofnatashas​:

she shakes her head. “no…i didn’t have anyone to go with. and i’m far too picky to let someone else pick my date.” she smiled a bit, then sat on the bed, setting the bucket down beside it in a place where it looked like a decoration. “did you get matched up, my love?”

“what? no way!” she thought she was dating somebody, but it could be that she just wasn’t as good as she used to be at keeping up with the drama around gallagher. she didn’t want to push, though. “i could have come with you if you asked me,” she teased with a little smirk, but dropped it quite fast. “i did– kass filled up my thing. it was lovely, really.” but she was still missing a certain somebody, so it wasn’t exactly anything romantic. “are you okay, though? you seem a bit... off this morning.”

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estheralonsos​:

“still, i always worry about intruding on the things he likes,” esther said with a laugh, but she also did like making sure ricky had his own things, because she knew he would include her no matter what, always willing to have esther around. “it’s nice to be that person to offer the perspective, too.” it could be a heavy burden, but she could handle it. “seriously, i promise it’s okay. i could always just give my actual real height, and laugh a little when they’re surprised upon seeing me.”

“that’s fair, but i think we could benefit from both of your perspectives.” she assured for the nth time. she wanted esther to feel comfortable with the ppc, and everyone in school. brother included or not. “it is. it’s like... a responsibility, but also it’s fun.” she shrugged it off. “oh my god, join the club. people think i’m joking when i say i’m 6ft tall and they get to see me, and... it’s always fun.” she laughs. 

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jjamppong​:

                kiki nodded as she examined aria’s cracked phone , keeping in mind on how large cracks could get on screens .   ❝ why do i have a feeling that this is where apple gets most of their money ?  but , now that you mentioned phones .  i need some testers for my phone to make sure it runs smoothly .  wanna be part of the beta team ? ❞   as she announced the offer , she playfully swayed the phone around so it dance around the other girl .   ❝ okay but concept : apple gets those stamp cards like at boba places and when you come back for your tenth repair , your next one is free . ❞     she chuckled from the last bit of aria’s sentence ,   ❝ fair enough .  that’s wild , though , if it’s cold i just stay in side .  i only went out cause of this whole thing . ❞

“i mean, their phones are expensive as fuck, but the actual repairs are probably worth just as much, so you’re not wrong. i don’t even know why i keep consuming.” it was the colors. they seemed to be doing things for her in the past couple years. she loved the fucking colors. “oh my god– are you for real?” her eyes lit up. “yes– yes of course i do!” aria exclaimed, glad they were just the two of them out there. if there was someone else, they would probably think somebody just got proposed. aria just liked being included. “that’s... that’s the best idea i’ve ever heard. like a loyalty card. i need that so bad.” she laughed, even though she wished it was her reality. “but it’s pretty. it’s not hot. it’s... it’s just okay, and the trees are stll, and the sun is out, and now i’m part of the beta team for a phone, so...”

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kassamigos​:

       HER EYES BRIGHTEN AT THE OFFER.   “ really ?   are you sure ?   i mean, i’ll be happy to do it, but i don’t wanna if you’re not actually interested…. but i think i could help you get matched with someone really great !   let me live through you. ”   so much for not wanting to pressure her. she smiles fondly thinking about how it’s both their last years for ppc events.   “ i’m going to miss it too. i’m sure there has to be some kind of work events, right ?   louis goes out with his coworkers to trivia pretty regularly. i don’t need a fancy party, just SOME kinda social life. who knows how many people i’ll know in dc. ”   knowing gallagher graduates, probably a bunch, but the jury’s out on how many close friends it’ll be.

“i’m sure, one thousand percent.” she grins. “there’s nobody else i’d trust on this, so it’s all yours. my name.” aria smiles softly, now actually looking forward to the experience. she didn’t think her luck would get her something that could be enjoyable for anyone else, but she trusted kass to make some magic for her. “i mean, yes. probably some new year’s stuff, isn’t that the usual?” she shrugged. it lost the magic. she loved these random events in the middle of the semester. “oh my god– for real?” trivia night sounded cool too. she’d love that. “is that where you’re going? dc?”

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ofnatashas​:​

“hey, pretty.” she smiled, stepping aside to let her friend in. at this point, while aria certainly wasn’t as close to her as others used to be, she felt like her smile was one of the few constants she had in her life. “this is so cute,” had it been a year ago, she would have made a face and declined, but she’d changed. she wasn’t sure what it was, but there was a new found softness to her. “did you paint it yourself, love?”

omg she called me pretty, aria thought as she walked in all giddy, handing her the present she had made. “you think?” she wasn’t fully satisfied, but she also knew most people would eat the candy and drop the bucket anyway. she wasn’t offended. she just liked it when people knew she’d done something for them, because she loved it when people did it for her. “i did! i didn’t have much time to knit anything this time around. i was busy with the brunch thing. were you there?”

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not 2 be corny but. sometimes i think my purpose on this earth is to love people, make them laugh, be kind and share joy. that feels like enough to me sometimes

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eubinwoo​:

“Like Back to The Future?” Eden asked. “I like seeing what people in the past thought what things would be like now.” Two-thousands, the new millennia. It sounded magical and wonderful… but instead of hoverboards, they were all addicted to tiny computers. “I’d like that, really! How did you get into doing hacking when you were a kid?”

“like back to the future.” she confirmed. “me too. i mean, some things are actually becoming true. i was just reading about dubai having flying cop motorcycles and them having one prototype of an actual car. it’s pretty amazing.” she had obsessed over the video for a good whole afternoon. “oh– well, i was a really lonely kid, and i wanted some cash, so i kinda– i don’t know. did some research and i happened to be good.”

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wildandwilder​:

Seeing Aria so excited to get paired with Martina makes Wilder equally as excited, matching her grin. “Yeah, guess she is the most gorgeous girl too.” Thinks every girl is the prettiest girl but yeah, his best friends get priority. “Yeah? What makes you so cool?” He smiles, genuinely wants to know, maybe they’re into the same cool shit. Wilder laughs, looking down at himself as if to confirm, “Yeah, I do look pretty great, huh? Three of us would make a pretty great team, I think so.”

“uh... well–” aria was stuck frozen at the question. she had never thought about something so specific about her. she thought everyone else was cool, but she wasn’t left behind. she just didn’t have an actual reason. “uh... i don’t– i guess i’m just cool and you’ll have to take my word for it. and i matched with martina, so... i guess we kinda– yeah.” she broke into a little nervous giggle. it felt like meeting your girlfriend’s parents or something. “we do. i mean, not saying we could squad it up, but... i wouldn’t say no. imagine us walking down the hallways.”

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jjamppong​:

                 ❝ thank god , you’re the best . ❞   she began to bring out the phone that she had hidden ,   ❝ yeah , pretty well ! ❞   she showed it to aria and traced the fracture as she spoke ,   ❝ it only got this crack and still held it’s shape so it isn’t too bad .  i’m gonna try messing with the strength without having to sacrificing how the phone runs and i have high hopes .  what are you doing out here , by the way ? ❞

“so i’ve heard.” she smiled proudly, although she was mainly kidding about the confidence. she figured there was some place to do that in that moment. “that’s amazing. i think i’m going to need a phone like that like... soon. i crack my screen so damn often, the apple bar should really hire me, because i change my screen so damn fast already. but it’s not cheap!” she pulled out her phone, showing the most recent crack. she was still waiting on the parts she needed to fix it. “uh... i was... i can’t remember.” her eyes widened. “i think– i was just taking a walk? i like walks. it’s cold, but... it’s really pretty. and i guess i’m making new friends.”

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brbishop​:

// @ariabeck​ ;  [ a random hallway near the special vehicles class ] 

initially, barbie thought she’d been seeing things, but this was several days leaving the same exact class. there was no denying as they walked near each other that she was going to be seeing aria more often this semester.  “ special vehicles, really? why are you even taking this class? ”  not like it was any of her business to be asking in the first place.

she still felt like a fish out of water when taking driver’s ed classes, but she had loved learning to drive too much a couple semesters back, and the last class she took wasn’t actually too bad. her dream had always been to drive a van, or an old car across the country, and she hoped for it by graduation. she had noticed barbie in her class, and of course she felt that little pang of something in her stomach, but she thought barbie would simply ignore it. ignore her, act as if she wasn’t there. she was taken aback when she was suddenly stopping her in the middle of the hallway. “uh... i’ve got a few electives left. i like cars. i don’t know. do i have to have a reason?” 

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kassamigos​:

       KASS LETS OUT A LAUGH.   “ i’d be lucky to go with you, babe. don’t tell claire i said that. ”   as if claire would care.   “ well let me know what you decide to do !   or if you want someone to fill it out for you, ”   she wags her eyebrows teasingly, but honestly she thinks it’d be a lot of fun to fill it out for someone else. she’d reap all the benefits of signing up, without actually having to go on a date with a stranger.   “ no way, mary ? ”   kass brightens, though the reminder of mary and valentine’s day does make her lose the sparkle in her eyes after a moment.   “ i’m sure that you two had a lot of fun. ”

“baby!” she grinned and leaned in to kiss her cheek. it was the way kass made her feel so loved and appreciated that she loved the most. truly one of the best souls she had ever found in her life. “i mean... you know what? do it. i’m curious what your luck will bring me. do it. fill it out for me.” she grinned because kass actually looked like she wanted to. and it would be fun. she would love everyone chosen for her, she was sure. but maybe kass had a good hand for this. “yeahp.” she nodded. “it was great. she was the cutest.” although she still felt guilty for not staying to help out with the cleaning later– specially because of what happened. “i’m gonna miss these events. i hope agencies do valentine’s day brunches too. or i’ll organize them.”