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“We gotta get a pic with Bennnnn for Mom and Miss Olivia,” Siggy replies back to Ray, moving to try and steal a nacho as she looks back over towards where Ben was along with....Jeyna, a little flutter moving in the pit of her stomach as she looks at her, biting down on her lip a bit as she tries to get her focus off of That and back towards this whole Thing for her mom...

Earth to Sig [September 18, 2021]

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Siggy links her arms with Mari as she walks up beside her, offering out a “Truce?” In between bowling rounds, yes, she was the Competition, and her and Port were on some Shit today with theirs, but also…feeling like she could use her friend, thrown into this whole Thing unexpectedly, of barely knowing Anyone, Connie included, the whole New Connie almost as jarring as anything else, and Ben, mm…giving a bit of a soft swallow, having seen him Here and There offhand over the years with the whole Family Friends shebang but not ever quite as Up Close and Personal, and he felt…Different, too, like him but with this new Aura the didn’t quite expect, the way he was naturally interacting with those girls who she didn’t quite want to admit made her feel like a schoolgirl all over again, a casual cool, almost — he was one of Anja’s People, her brain reminds her, should she expect anything less? Half wondering if fraternizing with him was kind of like fraternizing with the Enemy by Proxy, after the bullshit she put Mari through, but he fit in somewhere with her brother, too, or at least he Did, back in the day that this bowling thing was Apparently supposed to replicate but had somehow become a People Magazine article waiting to happen, maybe he was more like…her Mom’s people? She half wonders, more than anything via his own mom, so he could safely co-exist as an Anja’s People and a Ray’s People and was Safe in the whole tangled mess of Aries Brand Loyalties…but also the things she had Heard about him, for better or for Worse, there almost feeling like there had been both in Good Measure from what indirect little things she had picked up…before she realizes she was about to bump into fucking Jayna Z, not quite sure how she was breathing the same air as her, another part of this whole…clusterfuck of an experience, what even Was this, it almost making her feel…overwhelmed, in a way, how everyone else seemed to be on some New Shit, and she was just…Sig, feeling the pull as she realizes that Mari had just nearly saved her from faceplanting into one of the biggest Of The Moment It Girls, hearing the Earth to Sig, Earth to Sig…Blinking her eyes a bit as she looks behind her, realizing Ray and Em weren’t following… “…did they go Home? Ray and Em?” Siggy inquires to Mari, wondering if they were maybe feeling kinda…like she was in the moment.

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Sig hears Mari’s words cut through her thoughts, fuck, shit, moving to step out of the way only to nearly bump into the girls again as they were about to take their Turn, the Turn that would decide if she and Porter were going to face off against Mari and Ben in the next round...even as she still felt kind of lost in her own Thoughts, until the pull from Mari takes her back into Reality, blinking a bit as she she tries to just...mmph, letting out a small sigh, okay, Sig, back to Reality, back to the Moment, back to...hopefully getting to kick Mari and Ben’s asses, as long as the girls didn’t kill this round... “Just...was wondering where Emerson and Ray went,” she offhandedly, nonchalantly offers, waving her palm, not wanting to bother Mari with the Other shit right now, before a little grin peeks onto her lips as she moves to open up the text from her mom having brunch with Liv— Miss Olivia, and their dogs, taking in the selfie of them, aw, still such a Mom selfie, but still, cuuuute, turning to show it to Mari. “Just wanted to see if I could wrangle Ray to get a Picture to send back to them, is all, but like...of Course he had to grab his Nachos...” But was it a long time for Nachos? Mmm...half wondering if she should maybe Go Find Him, not because the models and Ben were making her feel a Way, no ma’am, just...concern, over Ray, is all, about to excuse herself to check only to see him and Emerson coming back with a huge whopping plate of Nachos and some other Treats, ughhhhh, of course he was totally chill in this whole thing and already stuffing his face. “Rayyyyy, c’mere...” Sig calls, beckoning him over...

Earth to Sig [September 18, 2021]

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Siggy links her arms with Mari as she walks up beside her, offering out a “Truce?” In between bowling rounds, yes, she was the Competition, and her and Port were on some Shit today with theirs, but also…feeling like she could use her friend, thrown into this whole Thing unexpectedly, of barely knowing Anyone, Connie included, the whole New Connie almost as jarring as anything else, and Ben, mm…giving a bit of a soft swallow, having seen him Here and There offhand over the years with the whole Family Friends shebang but not ever quite as Up Close and Personal, and he felt…Different, too, like him but with this new Aura the didn’t quite expect, the way he was naturally interacting with those girls who she didn’t quite want to admit made her feel like a schoolgirl all over again, a casual cool, almost — he was one of Anja’s People, her brain reminds her, should she expect anything less? Half wondering if fraternizing with him was kind of like fraternizing with the Enemy by Proxy, after the bullshit she put Mari through, but he fit in somewhere with her brother, too, or at least he Did, back in the day that this bowling thing was Apparently supposed to replicate but had somehow become a People Magazine article waiting to happen, maybe he was more like…her Mom’s people? She half wonders, more than anything via his own mom, so he could safely co-exist as an Anja’s People and a Ray’s People and was Safe in the whole tangled mess of Aries Brand Loyalties…but also the things she had Heard about him, for better or for Worse, there almost feeling like there had been both in Good Measure from what indirect little things she had picked up…before she realizes she was about to bump into fucking Jayna Z, not quite sure how she was breathing the same air as her, another part of this whole…clusterfuck of an experience, what even Was this, it almost making her feel…overwhelmed, in a way, how everyone else seemed to be on some New Shit, and she was just…Sig, feeling the pull as she realizes that Mari had just nearly saved her from faceplanting into one of the biggest Of The Moment It Girls, hearing the Earth to Sig, Earth to Sig…Blinking her eyes a bit as she looks behind her, realizing Ray and Em weren’t following… “…did they go Home? Ray and Em?” Siggy inquires to Mari, wondering if they were maybe feeling kinda…like she was in the moment.

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Earth to Sig [September 18, 2021]

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Siggy links her arms with Mari as she walks up beside her, offering out a “Truce?” In between bowling rounds, yes, she was the Competition, and her and Port were on some Shit today with theirs, but also...feeling like she could use her friend, thrown into this whole Thing unexpectedly, of barely knowing Anyone, Connie included, the whole New Connie almost as jarring as anything else, and Ben, mm...giving a bit of a soft swallow, having seen him Here and There offhand over the years with the whole Family Friends shebang but not ever quite as Up Close and Personal, and he felt...Different, too, like him but with this new Aura the didn’t quite expect, the way he was naturally interacting with those girls who she didn’t quite want to admit made her feel like a schoolgirl all over again, a casual cool, almost — he was one of Anja’s People, her brain reminds her, should she expect anything less? Half wondering if fraternizing with him was kind of like fraternizing with the Enemy by Proxy, after the bullshit she put Mari through, but he fit in somewhere with her brother, too, or at least he Did, back in the day that this bowling thing was Apparently supposed to replicate but had somehow become a People Magazine article waiting to happen, maybe he was more like...her Mom’s people? She half wonders, more than anything via his own mom, so he could safely co-exist as an Anja’s People and a Ray’s People and was Safe in the whole tangled mess of Aries Brand Loyalties...but also the things she had Heard about him, for better or for Worse, there almost feeling like there had been both in Good Measure from what indirect little things she had picked up...before she realizes she was about to bump into fucking Jayna Z, not quite sure how she was breathing the same air as her, another part of this whole...clusterfuck of an experience, what even Was this, it almost making her feel...overwhelmed, in a way, how everyone else seemed to be on some New Shit, and she was just...Sig, feeling the pull as she realizes that Mari had just nearly saved her from faceplanting into one of the biggest Of The Moment It Girls, hearing the Earth to Sig, Earth to Sig...Blinking her eyes a bit as she looks behind her, realizing Ray and Em weren’t following... “...did they go Home? Ray and Em?” Siggy inquires to Mari, wondering if they were maybe feeling kinda...like she was in the moment.

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Do it for the Dom [May 12, 2021]

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Siggy walks with her arm linked with Amira’s towards the yacht alongside Milan and Mari, feeling a nice, warmly tipsy buzz moving through her from the pre-party drinks they had all grabbed back at their place, a bright laugh sparking through her at something Amira had just said to the group, before stopping to take in the yacht before them, a grin spreading across her lips as she takes in just how All Out Milan and V had gone for the night, before turning towards Amira, Mari, and Milan... “Before we get on, should we all get a picture?” She asks, even as an anticipation for the night swirls through her, but still, figuring they should get a picture while the night was still young and before more drinks...

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Bring on the Bullshit [August 7, 2019]

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Siggy focuses intently on the pins in front of her, lining up her throw as she draws the ball back, trying to get it just righttttt.....only for the ball to err slightly from its intended path, knocking over only one more pin, causing Siggy to let out a small groan. "Shit," she mutters out, letting Emerson and Ray step up for their turns, moving to sit down next to Mari as she takes a drink from her milkshake, looking down at her phone, where...the most useless DM she had ever received sat, causing her to furrow her brow. "Why did I do This and what did I expect?" She inquires while Ray was occupied with his roll, moving to show Mari the DM to the Guy from earlier with the bee emoji and a question mark, where all he had responded with was another bee emoji.

Emerson draws Ray into a kiss for luck, before drawing back to surprise him with a wet willie for extra luck, giving him a quick wink and light slap on the ass. "Knock 'em dead, jij sexy kleine shit," he says as he steps back to let his husband roll the ball, keeping an eye on him even as he turns his attention towards the girls. "Something up?" He asks, before seeing his own phone buzz on the table, leaving it alone for the moment, guessing it wasn't important.

Siggy jumps a bit as she sees Emerson come over, placing her phone face down as she looks at him. “Nothing, no worries, oh look! Ray just got a strike!” She announces, watching Emerson’s attention shift as he makes his way back over to Ray, doing some sort of...congratulatory something Them Thing that was their odd mix of flirting combined with shit giving, until she hears Emerson’s phone buzz again, a curiousity moving through her as she moves to grab it. “He needs to password protect his phone...” Siggy offers, before taking in the text from Octavio and the...notifications from Bee Guy, of all people. “What the...” She begins, before casting a glance over towards how happy Emerson and Ray looked, how at ease they seemed to be and just...enjoying the moment, causing Siggy to look down at the text from Octavio:

and then towards Mar. "Should we take care of this bullshit so they don't have to?" She whispers, not wanting them to hear.

Mari peeks over as she relaxes back into her seat, glancing at the weird, awkward ass DM, flashing Siggy a Look. "Tell him to show his di..." She trails off as Emerson swiftly moves in, plastering on a sweet smile as Siggy diverts him away about to move up to take her turn after Emerson until her attention is drawn to Emerson's notifications. "Tell him to fuck off, and delete it." She seriously nods back.

Siggy nods her head, moving to open up the message to reply to it, swiftly typing out a message:

before deleting it, moving to set the phone back on the table before she sees Emerson and Ray walking over. "Nice job, but...still going to get your ass kicked," she informs, trying to act Casual.

Ray disentangles himself from Emerson as he playfully pushes him, flopping back into his seat as he moves to snag a couple of cheese fries. "Take another look at the scoreboard and come back to us, eh." He snaps back, moving his head up towards the board before he feels the vibration in the back of his pocket, moving to slide it out and taking in the various messages and...the one from Emerson, staring at it for a few beats before catching sight of his phone still on the table, moving a soft smile onto his lips as he claps his hand onto Emerson's ass, "Go show em' how it's done, eh. If you want that prize..." He trails off, giving Emerson a teasing wink as he moves back into his seat, as he watches Emerson move up to take a ball. "It's a group chat, shitasses....d for effort."

"And I'll show you how it's done, too, can't stop Teaching, can I?" Emerson lowly and teasingly replies back, planting another good luck kiss on Ray's lips before giving him a light shoulder check, moving to take his turn.

Ray's words catch Siggy by surprise, moving to tentatively reach for the phone while Emerson was busy concentrating,  pulling it up, before seeing...It Was, in fact, a group chat. "Shit..." She says, putting the phone back where it had been, before looking at her brother. "I just...didn't want you having to deal with that bullshit, especially not when you jut got back, and you both seem so...happy," Siggy says, a small, warm smile forming on her lips as she says the last words, before looking at her brother. "What are you going to do about it? For what it's worth...I think you should just...let what happened happen, forget about him, and...have Emerson not worry about it, even though I kind of fucked that up on your end," Siggy offers, hoping that was Something even though it wasn't Perfect.

"Shit. Fuck." Mari mutters back, not having caught that with everything Else simataneously seeming to happen, hearing Siggy's words mirror her own, maybe even a bit Too Much. "Agreed. He had his chance to make things Right, why give him another one on His Terms, he's just probably looking to fuck shit up on your end. Selfish fuck..."

Ray slowly leans his head, from side to side as he cracks his neck a bit, feeling the snap release of pressure as he does so, the girls voices carrying over, a grin of the same ilk spreading along his lips as he hears the slamming of a chorus of pins. "Well, first things first, We're gonna smoke your asses. Devour these fries, maybe get a drink...Who knows, night's still young." He offers, before moving his gaze towards the girls, "Thanks though, for what it's worth, eh." He sincerely offers to the girls, moving an arm across Siggy's shoulders, squishing the pair along the side of him, before he lets out a chuckle at Emerson's goofy ass victory dance. "I'm learning so much..."

A smile moves across Siggy's lips as she hears her brother's words, moving her own arm across his shoulder, squeezing him in tight, before turning to look at Emerson in the middle of some silly dance. "We gotta get him in this squish pile too, andddddd....get a selfie to commemorate our impending victory, and just...this night together," Siggy replies with a smile, trying to wave Emerson over to join them.

Emerson finishes the signature move on his victory dance, before seeing the signal to come over, moving to squish in close to Mari. "You know, might as well just surrender now, buy us our victory dessert, quit while you're ahead after That beautiful strike," Emerson lightly replies to the girls, a grin forming on his lips.

Mari lets out a huff of breath as she feels the double ended squish happening, "...ughm..hateeeeee itttttt...." She groans out, even as her lips curve into a smile and a sputtering laugh moves out of her as Emerson piles in. "We die like mennnnnnnnnnn..."

"Exactlyyyy, we're still going to wipe the floor with your asses," Siggy replies, a smile twitching on her lips, happy to have a night of carefree fun with the most important people to her, her family.

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Say Yes to the Dress [December 8, 2019]

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Siggy stands across from Mari, placing the headpiece for the veil on her best friend's head, adjusting it to make sure it was Just Right as they stand in the dressing room, all of their friends waiting outside and enjoying the champagne that the store had provided. Closing her eyes, Siggy takes a few steps back, before opening them, to take in her best friend in full, seeing the radiant glow emanating off of her as she stands there in the dress, a small smile forming on Siggy's lips as a bit of emotion, awe, swirls through her. "You look incredible," she warmly, sincerely affirms, before a bit of playfulness kicks back into her tone. "Like we would expect anything less from you, but..." She begins, moving to turn Mari just so to be able to face the mirror and take in her reflection in full.

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Visit to Ft. Asshole [April 4, 2019]

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Siggy lets out an amused laugh as she hears Emerson whisper the reason why he was on the phone, taking it from him, wondering who had the gall to call about mortgages while RuPaul's Drag Race was on. "He'll call you back later, and in the meantime, flip on your TV and Educate Yourself," Siggy tells the nerdy sounding man on the other end, before grabbing Emerson's arm, leading him over to the couch as she sees Port move past them, something feeling a bit...off, but she lets it slide, jumping onto the couch next to her best friend, drawing her into a hug. "Surprise!" She declares, before pulling a pint of ice cream out of her backpack, along with two spoons, before looking at her brother and Emerson, shaking her spoon at them. "And none for Gretchen Weiners and Karen, bye," she declares, before turning her attention to the TV which was notably...not set to RuPaul's, causing her to raise an eyebrow, turning towards Emerson. "You've been hanging around with Ebs waaaayyyy too much," she declares, reaching to find the clicker to correct this injustice.

Emerson lets out a laugh as Siggy informs Jake about the wonders of RuPaul, moving to grab the pie he bought for the occasion off of the counter, sliding onto the couch as he puts his feet onto Ray’s lap, taking the pie onto his own. “You can have your ice cream, I have this delicious pumpkin pie,” He offers, twirling his fork in between his fingers, until he hears Siggy’s words. “Don’t look at me, this is fine and kind of...strangely interesting in some weird way? But you know I voted for RuPaul,” he offers, moving to use his fork to try to carve himself out a piece of pie to take a bite out of.

"Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!" She brightly greets Siggy, as she feels the bounce beside her, her eyes glittering at the sight of the birthday cake icecream, "You always Know just what flavor is right for the moood, a gift." She affirms, moving to take a scoop as she listens to the story of the woman with one boob, slapping at Siggy's hand as she feels her attempt to grasp for the remote on her lap. "Stopppppp it, it's got twenty mins leftttttttttt. Rupaul will swing back around and we can watch that afterrrrrrrrr. Now, get into It." Mari states, wagging her finger at Siggy, before taking in Emerson's words, her hand moving out towards him. "Thank youuuuuuuuu, Ray's just being a bebe. The after's are so fucking cool, ya'll I swear to god, plus their chemistry-" She says, pointing her spoon to the two doctors, "-So gooood."

“Come onnn, we have to watch it live or twitter’s going to spoil it for usssss,” Siggy counters back, before  recalling how Ray had told Siggy she could go to Fort Asshole with the cats, releasing the remote as she holds her hands up. “On second thought, this is great, and if you don’t think so, Ray, there’s always room over there in good old Fort Asshole with Zak and Chik,” she teases, taking a bite of her ice cream.

“Come onnn, we have to watch it live or twitter’s going to spoil it for usssss,” Siggy counters back, before  recalling how Ray had told Siggy she could go to Fort Asshole with the cats, releasing the remote as she holds her hands up. “On second thought, this is great, and if you don’t think so, Ray, there’s always room over there in good old Fort Asshole with Zak and Chik,” she teases, taking a bite of her ice cream, before looking at her brother. “Why are the cats being dicks to each other this time, anyway?” She asks, before recalling Porter. “Porter get so frustrated being cat mediator he had to bail?”

Ray rolls his eyes at Mari as he feels Emerson plop his feet into his lap, moving his hand to intently massage one, leaning in close to his husband, opening his mouth for a bite - or six - of pie, silently flipping both his sister and Mari off.

Mari snatches the remote, locking it securely between her thighs as Siggy lets go letting out a laugh at the mention of the fort, "Seems only fair." She shrugs before hearing the mention of Porter, "Noo, he just went to...get some tangerines?" She attempts to recall what he had told her, figuring he'd be back in a few to watch Ru Paul figuring it was more his speed than Botched.

"Okay, so..." Emerson begins as he feeds Ray a bite of pie, launching into his best Blabby Emmy Fast Speak technique that he had perfected over the years as he tells the dramatic story of how Chik and Zak had gotten into an all out war stemming from a piece of turkey that he had accidentally dropped on the floor which was totally a Metaphor for their war over Nery, their great love, elaborately and quickly detailing the Story to suck Siggy in as he reaches for the remote that Siggy had taken to quickly borrow it from Mari's thighs to check the time of RuPaul on the Guide, while she's taken in by it, surreptitiously handing it to Ray as he concludes the story, punctuating it by wagging his finger, saying, "...and that is why you should not go after your brother's baby mama that's metaphorically represented by the piece of turkey from my sandwich. You'll end up in the Fort Asshole box."

"Emmmmmmmmmmmerson...how could you, you fucking traitorrrr." Mari laments, once she realizes the betrayal of it All, once the dramatization had come to a close, staring Ray down as she watches him twirl the remote in his hand.

Emerson gives a quick shrug as he takes another bite of pie. "I need to see the end of this episode of RuPaul, anything goes," he offers, before he hears a knock at the door cut in. "Guessing Porter forgot his key again? Not it," he offers, getting himself out of the running for having to answer the door, before playfully nudging Ray, hoping he'd get himself out of door duty, too, since he was rather cozy in the spot he was in.

"Don't look at me, I don't even live here," Siggy offers, absolving herself of the responsibility, before looking at her brother. "This condo is technically half yours, right? I think youuuu should get the door," Siggy announces, not wanting Mari to have to get up.

Ray lets out a snort of amusement as he chews his pie, taking in Emerson's explanation on the tension between the cats, "Solid advice. Chicken's better anyway, amateurs." He mutters the last part, shaking his head a bit until he feels the remote passed to him, a smirk flashing onto his lips as he takes in the interaction, pausing the episode of torture porn and starting RPDR fresh from the start, "It was a rerun anyway, you can watch it afterward, in your room, even? Imagine that." He muses to her, taking another bite of pie as he relaxes back onto the couch, getting comfortable, touching the tip of his nose. "Nose goes." Ray easily states, "Not gonna just leave your boyfriend out in the cold are you, pipsqueak? Cold blooded."

Mari rolls her eyes so far into the back of her head, the chance they could've never come back was at an all-time high, moving begrudgingly off the couch, pushing Emerson in the shoulder, "Remember this Jo." She forebodingly says, already planning her revenge on him as the moment moved forward, moving to swing open the door. "P, lend me one of the tangerines so I can beam those assholes..." She says, once she opens the door, not having looked at her boyfriend to verify, because she wasn't expecting anyone but, until she realizes that was where she had fucked up. "...What the actual fuck..."

Evi feels his heart race as he expects to see the Ratjongen open the door, only to see Mari once again instead, causing a conflicted swirl to move through him, wondering if he should have come at all. "A pie, for Ratjongen, for his special day, like I promised," Evi explains, before moving to head out, feeling like he really shouldn't have been there.

Mari squints her eyes as she feels the pie moved into her arms, kicking the door closed with a huff. "Why the fuck...is Evi sending you motherfucking pies?" She accusatorily asks of Ray, an irritation moving into her tone as she beams it at him connecting with his cheek.

Siggy hears the name Mari mentions, a surprise moving through her. "Evi...was at the door? What the hell is he doing here?" She inquires, furrowing her brow, not knowing what had possessed Evi to think popping up on Mari was a Good Idea.

Emerson takes in Mari's words and the pie that was chucked at Ray, moving to take it from him and open the box, raising an eyebrow at the odd situation. "Is he coming for my game?" Emerson lightly asks, before looking down at the pie trying to figure out what flavor it was, along with...why it was even there in the first place.

Ray lets out a low chuckle at the shady comments between two of the queens until he feels the searing unexpected pain emanating from his cheek, his hand moving over top of it. "...the fuck." He mutters, piecing the bits of what happened together. "To deliver dick, obviously. Damn." He sarcastically answers back at his sister's question, grasping hold of the pie from Emerson, shaking it lightly for emphasis, and moving off the couch. "Sit down, and chill the fuck out, jesus." He tells Mari as he moves past her, giving her shoulder a light push as he moves into the kitchen.

Siggy rolls her eyes at the whole encounter and the comment, before watching Ray move into the kitchen, looking over at Emerson. "Don't you have a pie to try to steal?" She inquires of him, raising an eyebrow as she gestures for him to shoo, waiting for him to do so, wanting to talk to Mari alone. "I have no idea why the hell Ray's inviting Evi over," Siggy replies, rolling her eyes again.

Emerson obliges, giving Siggy the opportunity to talk with Mari, still having no idea of what was going on himself, as he moves into the kitchen, sitting next to Ray, looking at the pie once again. "So...how much would you kick my ass if I stole a bite of this Controversial Pie?" Emerson lightly questions, twirling his fork in his hand.

Ray moves a cold water bottle along his cheek as he looks for a knife, plate and fork, setting it down along with the bottle as he begins to cut it hearing Emerson's voice soon after, "Pfft. Who, me? Nevvver." He replies back, flicking a finger under his husband's chin, "I get first and last dibs though..." He reminds taking a bite of the pie, closing his eyes as he savors the flavors. "That's the gooood shit." Ray lowly murmurs, before taking another bite.

Mari rolls her eyes as she sidesteps Ray moving to sit back onto the couch, the whole pop-up blowing her fucking mood. "He's a dickhead, that's why." She replies back, raising out her hand, moving to take a scoop of ice cream.

"Mmm, is it better than the pie I bought you for today? Should I be jealous?" Emerson teasingly muses, to plant a few kisses along his husband's cheek, before taking his own fork, moving to steal a bite of his own, considering the flavors. "Not too shabby," he admits, before recalling his laptop was on the kitchen table from going through a spreadsheet with Jake, moving to reach it, a bit of mischief flashing in his eyes. "Still, can't let a Pie Delivery interrupt RuPaul, right?" He offers, opening it up to see if he could pull up the show.

Siggy takes in Mari's words, moving to pull her into a hug, before trying to think of a way of getting the mood back, reminding herself to go kick Ray's ass for this later. Recalling something, she reaches into her backpack to pull out the wine she had picked up on the way, shaking the bottle. "Anything this won't help?" She offers, a small smile crossing her lips.

A small twitch crosses over Mari's cloudy expression as she takes in the wine reveal, "Mmmm, let's find out."

A smirk forms onto Ray's lips as he hears his husband's words feeling the light kisses as he cracks open his bottle taking a deep drink. "Actually, not sure. Give me another taste?" He requests, drawing Emerson closer to him as he flits his tongue along the outside of his ear, moving back a bit as he takes in the episode queued on the laptop. "Pfft. And waste that killer screen out there? Fuck no." He says, taking hold of his plate and bottle ready to kick back right where he had been.

"Give me another taste, please?" Emerson teasingly reminds, before drawing his husband in for a lingering kiss, before he hears Ray's next words. "Sig kind of kicked me out, though...I think they're having a talk about something?" Emerson theorizes, glancing back out into the living room, unsure of exactly what was going on, before looking at the laptop. "Still...while I have this up...can I show you the itemized spreadsheet I learned to make of all our incomes and expenditures?" Emerson requests, his eyes lighting up as he feels a small swirl of pride and what he had finally managed to complete and figure out today.

"Let me grab some glasses?" Siggy offers, moving to get up for one moment, heading into the kitchen, before she sees her brother and Emerson there, rolling her eyes a bit at him as she moves to get the glasses. "You know Mari doesn't fuck with Evi, why the hell would you invite him over?" She asks her brother.

Ray raises his brow, "And you went out that easy, Em?" About to go in anyway, until he takes in Emerson expression, settling back. "Show me." He relents, perusing the chart, until he hears Siggy direct her question to him. "Didn't know he'd actually come." He says with a shrug, "Not that serious either way. She done being over fucking dramatic yet?" He wonders, moving his gaze back onto the screen.

“You took the pie,” Emerson counters, giving Ray a playful flick on the cheek. “And my footrest,” he adds, before pulling up the chart, only to hear Siggy’s voice cut into the kitchen.

“Is it really overdramatic when you’re inviting Evi over after all the BS he’s pulled, especially to Mari? Like...how would you feel if I invited, like...Oct over for pie delivery?” She counters back, not seeing why her brother didn’t get that inviting Evi over was Bad.

"Pfft. And you call me greedy, eh?" He counters back to his husband, thinking on the pie he had already in his possession, leaning his elbow onto the island as he takes in his sister's argument causing a laugh to spill from him. "Completely different, you'd obviously be trying to start shit. One: You don't even know the ass hat. Two: This isn't your fucking house. So, yeah, you're both doing way too much over something small as hell and it's stupid as shit."

"Never said I wasn't," Emerson playfully replies, moving to take another bite of the pie before offering a bite of it to his husband, before Siggy cuts him off with her odd argument.

Siggy lets out a sigh as she hears her brother's words. "Still, inviting him over while Mari is here? It's like...implicitly starting shit, and you know that, right? Like why are you even having him bring pies to you, anyway?"

"Just because you repeat the same shit over and over, doesn't make it true, You know that, yeah?" He easily counters back taking another bite of pie, giving her a shrug. "Why not? Pie is pie."

Siggy gives her brother an eyeroll before moving to grab the wine glasses. "You just don't Get It," she explains, a slight huff escaping her, before making her way back into the living room, handing one to Mari, moving to uncork the bottle and pour some.

Ray gives another snort as he shakes his head watching his sister disappear, taking another deep drink of his water. "C'mon Em." He says, waving him to go back out, not letting the girls saltiness interfere with his plans any longer.

"One second," Emerson declares, moving to grab a pint of pumpkin ice cream out of the fridge, handing it to Ray. "It goes well with the pie I bought, right?" He offers, not fully getting the whole situation but it seeming like something de minimis getting taken a bit out of hand, but figuring regardless, ice cream could help whatever was going on. "Plus, more of this one for me," he teases, taking one last bite of it before giving Ray a kiss on the cheek, shutting his laptop, before taking his fork to grab one more bite, holding it over to Ray. "One for the road?"

Ray catches the pint, giving a nod, before a smile moves across his lips moving to take the fork into his mouth, chewing it before moving to draw Emerson into a kiss, taking another slice for the road, "Heads up, brat." He says to Mari, drawing her attention instead of being a dick and surprise bitch beaming her with it, allowing her to catch it in her hand easily, as he settles back into the couch, rewinding the episode back to where he had left out.

Mari takes a drink from the wine, moving her legs underneath her as she focuses her attention on the challenge playing out, until her features hardly set as she hears Ray's voice taking hold of the icecream, tossing it back. "Share it with Evi and Ksen, or that other dumbass bitch, you fuck with shithead." She offers back, abruptly turning her attention back to the screen not wanting to fucking look at his smug ass in the moment, attempting to quell her instinct in the moment.

"Pfft. Suit yourself, eh." Ray shrugs back, taking hold of the ice cream, passing it back to Emerson, setting his focus on Mari after hearing her petty "quip", "Think you'll grow outta this little kid, single white female serial killer level jealousy bullshit by the time your birthday rolls around or is it a perma thing, you think?" He casually wonders, letting out a snort as he moves to eat another bite of pie.

Mari's grip tightens on her wine glass as she hears Ray's words brush past her, "Fuck you." She seriously cuts back, her gaze burning into him, moving off the couch, and stomping her way into her room, throwing back her glass as she roughly slides open her closet door, pulling out a few different dresses as she finishes off her wine glass, moving to slide her tank off, about to cycle through her options until she hears a knock. "Fuck off."

Emerson takes back the ice cream as he watches Mari leave, a strike of concern moving through him. "Maybe I should go talk with her?" He offers, holding the ice cream in his hand, before he hears Siggy cut him off.

Siggy shoots her brother a glare before hearing Emerson's words. "Don't," she offers, sure in the moment Emerson would just try to justify Ray and his bullshit of the night, before moving to grab the wine, giving a knock on Mari's door. "Can I come in?" She asks, her tone gentle.

Mari hears the knock resume again, tossing the dress back onto her bed, about to kick their ass for not taking her words, seriously once a-fucking-gain, until she hears Siggy's voice, moving her arm over her breasts, as she uses the opposite one to open the door, moving towards the mirror again as she mulls over the choices. "What do you think?"

Siggy brings the wine bottle in, setting it on Mari's desk before sitting on her bed, taking in the dress options she had before her. "So, this one? Totally hot," she offers, holding it up, "but this one here? A Statement Look," she offers. "But you'd kill it in either," she reminds, moving to offer the bottle of wine to Mari. "Do you have something I can borrow, so maybe we can show off these killer dresses tonight?" She offers, a small smile crossing her lips.

A flit of a smirk develops onto Mari's full lips as she takes in Siggy's impression, taking hold of the plunging silver sparkle mini dress moving it over her head as she slides her shorts off, tossing her hair out as she looks in the mirror, doing a little spin, moving to refill her glass. "Uhhhh...I have a new one I haven't been able to get tailored yet? Should be killer and not having your cooch prematurely out?" She offers with a wink, taking it out of her closet. "Ta daaaaa!"

"Can I try it?" Siggy asks, moving to take the dress from Mari and put it on, doing a quick little spin as she takes in herself in the mirror. "What do you think?" She asks.

"Obviiiii." She replies back, handing it over to her, taking a deep drink from her glass as she moves to open her makeup chest, turning to take her in. "Ummmmmm....I'm high-key so jealous?" She admits, her lip pouting out. "It's so madeeeee for you, look at your legsssss?! Owwwwwwwww." She compliments energetically, "Killllllin' It, you haaaave to keep it, I won't ever be able to look at it the same."

"Stopppp, you look absolutely stunning!" Siggy replies, taking in Mari, before reaching to grab the wine bottle, handing it to her. "A quick pregame and then we can head out?" She offers, wanting to help take Mari's mind off the bullshit.

Mari flips her hair back as she takes in Siggy's compliment, stopping her beat. "Ohhhh babyyyy, just wait till I get my jussssh on." She warns, moving to finish off her drink with Siggy before finishing up her makeup ready to get the fuck out of there, and not waste anymore of her time, energy, and damn sure not her sexy.

Siggy moves to finish her own makeup and the wine, before linking arms with Mari, not sparing the boys another look, ready to get out there and have an amazing time with her best friend.

- Continued in Where’s Mari III -

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Astronaut [April 9, 2019]

COMPLETE

Siggy sits out in the fields at Prince Rupert, not too far from the flower field where Mari and Porter had gone, closing her eyes as she feels the cool night time breeze lightly caress her face, opening them to take in Emerson out in the fields playing with Rupert, after she had finally convinced him and her brother to take the dog to his namesake, a small smile crossing her lips as she watches Emerson and the dog just have fun, moving to write her birthday post to Mari as Robyn Dell'Unto's Astronaut softly plays in the oen earbud within her ear. Lying back on the grass, she moves to scroll down her brother in law's twitter feed, pausing for a moment as she sees the cursive of her brother's "Ever Yours," turning over to look up at him beside her. "It's okay. She's found happiness, love, and...I'm okay with it, because no matter if it's Porter, or if it were someone else...I'm ever hers, she comes first to me, always, and as long as I can be her person, be beside her as she achieves her dreams, finds her place within the cosmos, is loved as she should...I'm happy," she softly admits to her brother, to herself, as a small smile moves across her lips.

Ray lets out a soft chuckle as he continues to watch Emerson and PR fuck around in the field, carefree as ever, sniffing a bit as he runs his tongue across his teeth, turning his attention to his sister as he takes in her words, her apparent...realization, a small smile moving onto his lips as he moves to draw his arm around her shoulder pulling her in close to him, planting a soft kiss on her temple. "You're lucky to have each other, eh. Shit like that...you can't find just anywhere." Ray affirms softly back, moving to playfully ruffle her hair a bit. "You gonna get out there?" He asks, nodding towards Emerson.

“Exactly. Something special, that we’ll always have,” she affirms, thinking on her friendship with Mari, before pulling her brother into a tight hug, lingering in it for a moment. She then pulls back, looking at her brother. “Are you?” She asks back, glancing over at Prince Rupert. “Looks like he doesn’t know the signature trick you taught Bennett, Tragic,” she offers, holding out her hand for her brother to take as she gets up.

Ray lets out a contemplative hum, as a flit of a smile passes across his lips, "Gonna have to, eh. Took a vow and shit, for helpless and through tragic...? Some shit like that." He jokes, as he takes his sister's hand, moving to stand and join the goofy pair, and enjoy the moment with his family.

Siggy gives her brother's hand a squeeze, before heading out with him to enjoy the moment, the night, and the company she was spending it with, hoping that Mari and Port were having one that was special as well.

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The Meeting [December 17, 2018]

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Matty makes her way into the coffee shop alongside Joy, a flit of nervousness moving through her, hoping that Sigourney was nicer than she seemed, casting a glance at Joy, reminding herself that she should give the other woman the benefit of the doubt, before moving to wave at her. "Hi!" She greets, placing a bright smile on her face, before turning to Joy. "This is Joy, my best friend," she says, before noting that the other woman already had something to drink, wishing she had had the chance to buy all the drinks as a kindness. "I'll...get the drinks for us, okay, Joy?" She asks, moving to get into the line.

Siggy sits at the cafe, drinking her iced latte as she reads a book while she waits for the other two women, peering up from it as she hears the greeting. "Hey," she replies, a small smile crossing her lips as she sets the book down, about to offer to buy them drinks before Matty is off and already in the line, causing her to focus her attention on Joy."Siggy, nice to meet you," she offers, holding out her hand, unsure if Joy remembered her.

A warm grin spreads onto Joy's lips as she stands beside her bestfriend, allowing her to make the introduction, giving her an affirmative nod as she moves to order their drinks, turning her attention to the girl before her seeing the resemblance between her boyfriend, and their brother, causing her smile to widen, as her arms tenatively follow suit. "Do you hug?" She questions, allowing the other girl to decide how the next series of events would play out before moving her attention curiously to the book. "Whatcha reading, book worm?"

Siggy moves into the hug, a bit tentatively at first, before pulling back, moving to sit down once again before she shows Joy her book cover. "Never Let Me Go," she explains. "It's pretty interesting so far?" She offers, not sure how much the other woman wanted to hear about her book, before she takes another sip of the latte. "I hear your family runs this really incredible coffee and donut store, if the other people in the palais are anything to go by?"

A twitch of happiness moves through Joy as she feels the hug, moving to sit in her seat as she hears the name of the book. "Huh. Give me your best movie annoucer synopsis!" She throws in, a smile crossing her lips, only widening as she hears the mention of the shop, "Yes, totally family owned and run, by my brothers and my sister's. It's pretty cool, even though it's also like a pain in the butt sometimes, not going to lie trying to get my brother's to do their part, it usually works out in the end though, right?"

A twitch of happiness moves through Joy as she feels the hug, moving to sit in her seat as she hears the name of the book. "Huh. Give me your best movie annoucer synopsis!" She throws in, a smile crossing her lips, only widening as she hears the mention of the shop, "Yes, totally family owned and run, by my brothers and my sister, and obvi my parent's, it was their first baby." Joy giggles warmly, "It's pretty cool, even though it's also like a pain in the butt sometimes, not going to lie trying to get my brother's to do their part, it usually works out in the end though, right?"

"Even better, we could...watch the movie version of it if you're free after this?" Siggy offers, glancing at Joy as she takes a chance, the idea flitting through her mind in the moment, before the conversation turns to Joy's family's store, letting out a small laugh at Joy's words about brothers. "Brothers, right? Sometimes you love them, and sometimes you can't live with them," she says lightly, shaking her head.

A beam passes across Joy's lips as she takes in the offer, about to accept it before she remembers the group plans happening later in the day for Freddie's birthday bonanza, after her food run with Oskar. "Actually, wanna grab some spicy noodles and play some video games, first? It's my friend's birthday! You can even meet my brother, or well, one of em' at least." She lightly laughs, taking hold of the other girl's hands. "Say yesssssssssssssssssssssss."

Siggy takes in Joy's offer and enthusiastic reaction, a smile making its way to her lips. "Okay," she agrees, nodding her head. "But you have to promise me a raincheck of the movie, okay?" She asks, before greeting Matty once again as she returns with the drinks, curious what the night ahead had in store.

"Promise!" Joy replies happily back, excited to have the chance to get to know the girl better, as well as helping Matty get the same chance, thinking the night would be super fun, reminding herself not to forget Freddie's present, as she smiles gratefully thanking Matty as she takes hold of her drink, happy to spend some time with the girls.

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Coffee & Tea, Wowee [September 22, 2018]

Mari arrives at the mom & pop cafe she had come with Freddie a few times before, having ordered herself and Siggy a pumpkin coffee, not quite like Starbucks, but something of their own creation, a curiosity moving through her as she sits down with Siggy, awaiting Freddie's arrival, sliding the coffee to her best friend, "For this, the eighteenth day of fall, my baby love." She declares, hearing the bell of the door and taking in Freddie, waving as she comes watching her wave back and orders her drink, before joining them. "Long time, no see, Fred." She starts, taking the other girl in, "What's your problem with Porter?" She says, immediately getting to the point, bypassing any further fluff, taking a drink from her coffee.

Siggy moves into the coffee shop with Mari, smiling as she raises her cup to Mari's declaration. "To the eighteenth day of fall, to my person," Sig declares back, clinking her glass against Mari's, taking a drink of her beverage. She then catches sight of Fred, moving to give her a wave, before she hears Mari's words, causing a strike of confusion to move through her.

Freddie slides into her seat, moving her elbows onto the table, "Wassup squirts." She greets, taking a deep sip of her coffee before she lets out a laugh hearing Mari's words. "Damn straight out the gate, with the gang gang? Woowee." She leans back, pulling a face. "Chill. Don't have any problems with balloon boy, barely know the kid."

A smile crosses Mari's face as she clinks glasses with Siggy, before she moves into her questioning of Freddie, furrowing her brow. "I thought you were all friends?" She says, placing her fingers along her chin, "So, why'd you drop him because Arlo is a whiny self-absorbed phony little bitch?"

"Wooooooow." Fred draws out, letting out another laugh, "You're Mad, huh?" She asks, "Take another sip, please, enjoy the Nguyen masterpiece, you're not yourself when you're thirsty." She insists calmly, trying to piece together what Mari's issue was, "You mean the group chat?" She ventures a guess, taking in her reaction as a yes, "Was doing him a favor, he seemed to wanna hang with you guys more, so I gave him an out. Why would he wanna hear about shit we were doing, if it didn't include him? Seemed like a dick move, to talk like he wasn't there, and it was clear he had other shit taking him elsewhere. A clean break. No hard feelings, that shit is between Arlo and Porter, don't get it at all. It's weird shit. Was bringing the vibes out of whack." She explains, taking another relaxed drink of her coffee, "We cool? Or, is this just going to be a sausage fest thing? Because those are pretty whack, if we're being honest, girls."

Siggy looks at Mari after hearing Fred speak, turning to look at her best friend, dropping her voice low for a second. "I thought we were coming to meet with Fred to hang out with her, but did something happen?" She asks, a bit of confusion moving through her tone, unsure what to make of the whole thing without the full context.

Mari keeps her gaze focused on Freddie, taking in her words silently as her eyes narrow, before hearing Siggy's whispering, "We were, but I wanted to settle this shit first before we start haha, kekeing." She answers back, "They did some like Survivor esque "voting off" for Porter in their little group chat when we were at Camp Hellshine."

A strike of curiosity moves through Siggy as she hears the mentioning of the group chat, wanting to ask to see it so she could better understand the whole problem, before another thought flits through her mind that it was none of her business if it was a separate group chat. She then resigns herself to nodding her head, not wanting to whisper again, figuring she could try to understand the whole thing better if she just listened to Mari and Freddie talk.

Mari takes a breath, moving to slowly drink her coffee, mulling over Freddie's words, realizing it was more than likely true, that they had simply phased out, and it was in no small part due to Arlo, and whatever warped point of view he had, more than anyone else, figuring Porter was better off anyway, if they didn't realize who he was. "Fine. I hear you, don't agree. And, just to be clear, you were being a major dick, in trying "not" to be a dick. But, whatever, you're right it's got to do with Arlo's ass. We're cool." She settles on, "As long as you're done, with the dick moves, I get he's your friend, so you've got some loyalty there for Arlo, even though he's a total raging dickhead. I get that, on a level. Don't fuck with him, but I sorta get it."

Siggy takes in Mari's words, feeling like whatever had been going on between Freddie, Mari, and Porter seemed resolved enough for now, allowing her to shift the topic of the conversation. "This coffee is really, really good. This shop owned by Hyacynth's family, right?" She asks, recalling the girl who had reached out to her about the Palais Leadership Program.