mandolinmelodies

[mandolinmelodies]

After a row of twigs snapping and papers crumpling under their feet, he finally turned around at the loud bang of them running into a trash can. Not even gonna lie, I think we all pictured their reunion being… more heartening than the clunkiness that was currently present. Olive, please stop— I know it’s you. Callout successful.

((Giggle.))

You feel eyes on you. Watching you and your every move. Following you everywhere you go. It could just all be in your head, yeah. But the feeling always still lingers.

..something shifts behind you. Innnvestigate?

— ooo..how omnibus!! I wonder who this may pooosssssibly be!

Skipp turns to the noise of the shuffle, seeing nothing where the shuffling originated. They were hiding from him. Vinnie? Try again. Stone? Nope, that wasn’t it either. Who’s there? But he knew exactly who it was, even though it didn’t make any sense. They were gone. Locked away for what’d they’d done. Despite all logic, it was them. He just knew. …Olive?

[mandolinmelodies]

((Giggle.))

You feel eyes on you. Watching you and your every move. Following you everywhere you go. It could just all be in your head, yeah. But the feeling always still lingers.

..something shifts behind you. Innnvestigate?

— ooo..how omnibus!! I wonder who this may pooosssssibly be!

Skipp turns to the noise of the shuffle, seeing nothing where the shuffling originated. They were hiding from him. Vinnie? Try again. Stone? Nope, that wasn’t it either. Who’s there? But he knew exactly who it was, even though it didn’t make any sense. They were gone. Locked away for what’d they’d done. Despite all logic, it was them. He just knew. …Olive?

[mandolinmelodies]

Hey there, buddy! Hows it going!

ha. Ahah. :D

((be warned, little guy.))

Oh, hi! Things have been… pretty overwhelming to be honest. I don’t really wanna talk about it

[JJ don’t you DARE—]

[mandolinmelodies]

[Seriously get this guy some cookies]

Let’s just say Skipp hasn’t been doing so well since Olive went to prison…

OH NOOO SKIPP 😭😭

ALSO AHHH OLIVE COOKIE HEEHEEHEHEHEHEHEEEHEHEEHEHEEHEHHEEHEH

[mandolinmelodies]

Oh believe me, it was not hard to notice. Are you ok, Olive? You seem a little… shaky. Way to put it lightly. I mean, they were wavering just from standing up! That is not normal, in case you’ve forgotten. Are you just tired? We can cut this short if you want. Why were they so sleepy? Was something genuinely wrong with them??? Uh oh. Now he’s getting paranoid.

((RAHHH))

well, well! Would you look at that! A olive! In the wild???? No way…..

they fidgeted with what seemed to be a little box, just-..staring at it. AND NO ITS NOT A RING, I PROMISE..-

Next to them was a bag of cookies. Probably for you, if you had to guess. But you didn’t expect them to just be in the wild like that, but whatever

— Gaylord (@ask-olive-huchers)

Should he even go and talk to them? There last interaction was… awkward near the end, to say the least. He’d have to see them again eventually thought. ARGH! He just wanted to crawl in a hole and DIE. Ok, maybe not that extreme. But still!! Skipp—reluctantly I might add—went up to them. Umm… hi, Olive.

[mandolinmelodies]

Haha, yeah, let’s hope. We’re like, suuuuper awkward right now. He looked kinda shocked by that. The fact they’d never dated anyone before. Guess he just subconsciously thought that about them. For whatever reason. It’s not like they were a bad person—mostly—they just really didn’t seem like they’d be one to pay mind to relationships. We’ll just have to learn together then!

((RAHHH))

well, well! Would you look at that! A olive! In the wild???? No way…..

they fidgeted with what seemed to be a little box, just-..staring at it. AND NO ITS NOT A RING, I PROMISE..-

Next to them was a bag of cookies. Probably for you, if you had to guess. But you didn’t expect them to just be in the wild like that, but whatever

— Gaylord (@ask-olive-huchers)

Should he even go and talk to them? There last interaction was… awkward near the end, to say the least. He’d have to see them again eventually thought. ARGH! He just wanted to crawl in a hole and DIE. Ok, maybe not that extreme. But still!! Skipp—reluctantly I might add—went up to them. Umm… hi, Olive.

[mandolinmelodies]

He took their advice, taking a break to recompose himself. It’s a good thing too, or the thing I said about them being alone would’ve been obsolete with how loud he could have gotten. Sorry, sorry. This is just sooo amazing!! I’ve never done anything like this before, what with romance and stuff. I honestly don’t know what to do now. Oh Skipp, it’s truly bold of you to assume they have either.

((RAHHH))

well, well! Would you look at that! A olive! In the wild???? No way…..

they fidgeted with what seemed to be a little box, just-..staring at it. AND NO ITS NOT A RING, I PROMISE..-

Next to them was a bag of cookies. Probably for you, if you had to guess. But you didn’t expect them to just be in the wild like that, but whatever

— Gaylord (@ask-olive-huchers)

Should he even go and talk to them? There last interaction was… awkward near the end, to say the least. He’d have to see them again eventually thought. ARGH! He just wanted to crawl in a hole and DIE. Ok, maybe not that extreme. But still!! Skipp—reluctantly I might add—went up to them. Umm… hi, Olive.

[mandolinmelodies]

Does that mean… this could be a thing?!? Us, together?? Like going on dates and hugging and cuddling and talking about our feelings and always knowing that we’re gonna be there for each other and care for each other??? Talk about a run on sentence. But I mean hopefully. There’s no way he put in all of this effort just for them to say no. Especially since—and let’s be real—it’s extremely obvious they’ve both liked one another for a hot minute.

((RAHHH))

well, well! Would you look at that! A olive! In the wild???? No way…..

they fidgeted with what seemed to be a little box, just-..staring at it. AND NO ITS NOT A RING, I PROMISE..-

Next to them was a bag of cookies. Probably for you, if you had to guess. But you didn’t expect them to just be in the wild like that, but whatever

— Gaylord (@ask-olive-huchers)

Should he even go and talk to them? There last interaction was… awkward near the end, to say the least. He’d have to see them again eventually thought. ARGH! He just wanted to crawl in a hole and DIE. Ok, maybe not that extreme. But still!! Skipp—reluctantly I might add—went up to them. Umm… hi, Olive.

[mandolinmelodies]

Umm… I just said that I’ve felt that way for a while? Oh, you sweet summer child, they heard you the first time. I’m sorry I didn’t say anything about it sooner! I just… was worried. I never thought you’d be interested in anything like that. Something about being born in summer, blah blah blah. That’s not what they fucking meant.

((RAHHH))

well, well! Would you look at that! A olive! In the wild???? No way…..

they fidgeted with what seemed to be a little box, just-..staring at it. AND NO ITS NOT A RING, I PROMISE..-

Next to them was a bag of cookies. Probably for you, if you had to guess. But you didn’t expect them to just be in the wild like that, but whatever

— Gaylord (@ask-olive-huchers)

Should he even go and talk to them? There last interaction was… awkward near the end, to say the least. He’d have to see them again eventually thought. ARGH! He just wanted to crawl in a hole and DIE. Ok, maybe not that extreme. But still!! Skipp—reluctantly I might add—went up to them. Umm… hi, Olive.

[mandolinmelodies]

Yeah I’d say that’s a good thing. Remember kids: having a heat stroke is bad!! Ok, we can both be the amazing one then. But this is soooo exciting!! I’ve been wanting to tell you about this for… a while. Honestly I can’t think of a time where I didn’t feel this way about you. Wha— Skipp!! We JUST discussed this!! Heat strokes are BAD, remember?? Both of you are gonna die from one now.

((RAHHH))

well, well! Would you look at that! A olive! In the wild???? No way…..

they fidgeted with what seemed to be a little box, just-..staring at it. AND NO ITS NOT A RING, I PROMISE..-

Next to them was a bag of cookies. Probably for you, if you had to guess. But you didn’t expect them to just be in the wild like that, but whatever

— Gaylord (@ask-olive-huchers)

Should he even go and talk to them? There last interaction was… awkward near the end, to say the least. He’d have to see them again eventually thought. ARGH! He just wanted to crawl in a hole and DIE. Ok, maybe not that extreme. But still!! Skipp—reluctantly I might add—went up to them. Umm… hi, Olive.

[mandolinmelodies]

Wait… you’re serious?!? Omigosh really?? Yes, Skipp, really. They’re both soooo stupid. But you know what?? That’s ok. Yes!! Yesyes yeeessss!! He started squealing out of pure excitement. Awww this cutie. I didn’t think you would!! You’re just like… so amazing. AAAHHH yay!! Let’s just be glad their alone here, or some people would get their necks slashed open after one too may—honestly perfectly reasonable—glances.

((RAHHH))

well, well! Would you look at that! A olive! In the wild???? No way…..

they fidgeted with what seemed to be a little box, just-..staring at it. AND NO ITS NOT A RING, I PROMISE..-

Next to them was a bag of cookies. Probably for you, if you had to guess. But you didn’t expect them to just be in the wild like that, but whatever

— Gaylord (@ask-olive-huchers)

Should he even go and talk to them? There last interaction was… awkward near the end, to say the least. He’d have to see them again eventually thought. ARGH! He just wanted to crawl in a hole and DIE. Ok, maybe not that extreme. But still!! Skipp—reluctantly I might add—went up to them. Umm… hi, Olive.

[mandolinmelodies]

So… was that a yes or a no??? Olive was such an enigma. What even was their deal?? This fucked up little critter… He was gonna say something. But like. How do you even respond to that. So he didn’t. They’d figure it out eventually. Well no. They knew very well the answer. He’d figure it out eventually. As soon as they composed themselves, jesus.

((RAHHH))

well, well! Would you look at that! A olive! In the wild???? No way…..

they fidgeted with what seemed to be a little box, just-..staring at it. AND NO ITS NOT A RING, I PROMISE..-

Next to them was a bag of cookies. Probably for you, if you had to guess. But you didn’t expect them to just be in the wild like that, but whatever

— Gaylord (@ask-olive-huchers)

Should he even go and talk to them? There last interaction was… awkward near the end, to say the least. He’d have to see them again eventually thought. ARGH! He just wanted to crawl in a hole and DIE. Ok, maybe not that extreme. But still!! Skipp—reluctantly I might add—went up to them. Umm… hi, Olive.

[mandolinmelodies]

Nonono Olive, it’s nothing like that! We said we weren’t gonna do that anymore! You know I’m not discomforted by you! Ok, now that’s officially cleared up. He took a deep breath in. He’s got this… It’s just… um… I think I might like you. Like, like like you. YIPPIE!! He successfully told them about his feelings!! Can we get a round of applause for the goobers?!? Ok, you can stop now. I was just wondering if… you liked me too?? He stiffed up, clearly still at the edge of his fucking seat. Was this a mistake????

((RAHHH))

well, well! Would you look at that! A olive! In the wild???? No way…..

they fidgeted with what seemed to be a little box, just-..staring at it. AND NO ITS NOT A RING, I PROMISE..-

Next to them was a bag of cookies. Probably for you, if you had to guess. But you didn’t expect them to just be in the wild like that, but whatever

— Gaylord (@ask-olive-huchers)

Should he even go and talk to them? There last interaction was… awkward near the end, to say the least. He’d have to see them again eventually thought. ARGH! He just wanted to crawl in a hole and DIE. Ok, maybe not that extreme. But still!! Skipp—reluctantly I might add—went up to them. Umm… hi, Olive.

[mandolinmelodies]

Yeah! You’re just, I don’t know… Oh but he did know. Trust me, he did. It was impossible to deny his feelings for them at this point. And he could be wrong—he isn’t—but he had a hunch they liked him back. You know what? He was gonna tell them!! He can fucking do this!! Go Skipp!! Hey umm, Olive? I… have something to tell you. Cmon Skipp you got this! Tell them!!

((RAHHH))

well, well! Would you look at that! A olive! In the wild???? No way…..

they fidgeted with what seemed to be a little box, just-..staring at it. AND NO ITS NOT A RING, I PROMISE..-

Next to them was a bag of cookies. Probably for you, if you had to guess. But you didn’t expect them to just be in the wild like that, but whatever

— Gaylord (@ask-olive-huchers)

Should he even go and talk to them? There last interaction was… awkward near the end, to say the least. He’d have to see them again eventually thought. ARGH! He just wanted to crawl in a hole and DIE. Ok, maybe not that extreme. But still!! Skipp—reluctantly I might add—went up to them. Umm… hi, Olive.

[mandolinmelodies]

I’m glad we both found our people. Not only was it just better for us, but that means we got to meat each other too. This is gonna sound really cheesy, but you’re honestly one of the best things that’s ever happened to me. Goddamnit Skipp you can’t keep saying stuff like that. He ran through his hair with his fingers. Well more like his bangs, since his hat was restricting the rest of it. It was honestly kinda annoying...

((RAHHH))

well, well! Would you look at that! A olive! In the wild???? No way…..

they fidgeted with what seemed to be a little box, just-..staring at it. AND NO ITS NOT A RING, I PROMISE..-

Next to them was a bag of cookies. Probably for you, if you had to guess. But you didn’t expect them to just be in the wild like that, but whatever

— Gaylord (@ask-olive-huchers)

Should he even go and talk to them? There last interaction was… awkward near the end, to say the least. He’d have to see them again eventually thought. ARGH! He just wanted to crawl in a hole and DIE. Ok, maybe not that extreme. But still!! Skipp—reluctantly I might add—went up to them. Umm… hi, Olive.

[mandolinmelodies]

AWWWWW ITS SO CUUUTE!!

[Agreed Skipp, I fucking love seals]

[mandolinmelodies]

Well fuck. I don’t think either of them meant for this conversation to become existential, but here we are. Now that they were talking about it thought, Skipp really didn’t know much about their life before he met them. How about you? What were you up to before you met your friends?

((RAHHH))

well, well! Would you look at that! A olive! In the wild???? No way…..

they fidgeted with what seemed to be a little box, just-..staring at it. AND NO ITS NOT A RING, I PROMISE..-

Next to them was a bag of cookies. Probably for you, if you had to guess. But you didn’t expect them to just be in the wild like that, but whatever

— Gaylord (@ask-olive-huchers)

Should he even go and talk to them? There last interaction was… awkward near the end, to say the least. He’d have to see them again eventually thought. ARGH! He just wanted to crawl in a hole and DIE. Ok, maybe not that extreme. But still!! Skipp—reluctantly I might add—went up to them. Umm… hi, Olive.