#Always glad for new LC! fans!

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Me, internally: Wow the crowd at this Los Campesinos! concert is surprisingly young? Some parents are clearly here with their kids! I didn't realize the youth had found out about them!

Me, after finding out those Minecraft boys are big LC! fans and talk about it on their streams: Ah, makes sense.

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adding onto prev. anon's— ngl something extremely frustrating about it is when people double down on the whole pm did nothing wrong narrative instead of. asking what makes it untrue. ngl i was one of the people who initially thought pm couldnt do anything abt it, but that was back when vellmori had just been fired. aka we had a lack of information on what its like there and how severe it was, but after more information came? yeah, information changes opinions.

idk, just something about people absolutely refusing to even take in more information to see a new conclusion. its just frustrating as hell, and im glad the people i explained the situation to immediately went "oh shit i didnt know thats actually disgusting" and dropped the game so. lack of awareness vs being ignorant... wish we could just hack the servers to put out a notice saying what they did for better reach.

yes unfortunately there are plenty of people who have read what happened and it’s just not enough of a dealbreaker for them, or they truly believe it’s all “misinformation” no matter what you tell them. you can explain exactly what went down but these fans always reply with a “um actually the artist quit on her own” or, ironically, repeat rumors typically started by misogynists about feminism in South Korea. Writing anything about it on the PM/LC subreddits is banned, idk about their discords because I’ve never used that program but these are pretty big information hubs for westerners where newer fans will probably never read anything about it. the closest I’ve seen a comment referencing it without being deleted was like “look up what happened last July”. If you try and explain anything about the situation on any other subreddit you get some project moon fanboy up your ass who is totally convinced there is absolutely no problem and it’s all misinformation. They don’t want to believe it. It’s good to hear there are people who can learn about what happened and subsequently change their view though.

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Loved the Amends essay. I know it’s a controversial episode among fans but I’ve always had a soft spot for it, and you write about it very eloquently. Also loved your last paragraph about the happiness of Christmas being transient - it reminded me of the Doctor Who ep ‘Last Christmas’, with its thesis that every Christmas has the potential to be a last in some way. As someone who lost a loved one not long after Christmas this year that has taken on new meaning for me.

That episode featured very heavily in my mind when writing, to the point that I straight up stole a quote from it. The transient nature of happiness is something that I think is a very important theme in Buffy, and it's something you see a lot in those Moffat-era Christmas episodes. (LC obviously, but also Husbands, Christmas Carol, TUAT, even Widow (the "let them be happy now because they're going to be sad later" quote).

I'm glad you found some meaning in it.

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uni party ( @foreverwednesday​ )

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "I honestly didn't know she was going to be here! I'm being serious!" Gabe protested as the group looked across the club at Freya. It was probably one of the biggest nights out of the university year and Gabe was so glad the girls had brought them along, but he'd genuinely had no clue that Freya was going to be there. If he was honest, he kind of hoped she didn't come over; he just wanted to enjoy his night with his friends. "She won't even know I'm here if nobody says anything, okay? There's too many people."

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Emilie raised an eyebrow as Gabe tried to pretend he hadn't known Freya was going to be there, but she didn't say anything - it was her first night out since everything happened and it felt so different. She was used to being on high alert, knowing that Kurt would want to know everything... She should feel free now, but she still felt a little on edge. She downed her drink and looked around at her friends, silently. When her eyes drifted over Link, her gaze dipped slightly - they still hadn't spoken about what happened and she didn't know if she wanted to or not.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Tommy laughed, rolling his eyes. "Of course you fucking knew, Gabe. You probably fucking planned it." Tommy laughed, rolling his eyes. He didn't really care, though - he was distracted by the fact that Florence was also here. He'd hoped she would be - they hadn't spoken since the night of the city break and he was desperate to speak to her again. He wanted to make things right, but he didn't want to beg. "She better not come over, or I'll leave you to deal with her alone. I'm not putting up with that girl tonight." He rolled his eyes.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Edie chewed on her lip as she listened to the groups conversation; she wasn't the biggest fan of Freya either, but she felt a little bit bad for Gabe. She looked over at Annabelle to see her reaction; she was sure that her friend wouldn't be happy at all about this new revelation. She raised an eyebrow. She was worried about tonight, if she was honest - she and Annabelle didn't have much money at all, but she didn't think she could get through it sober.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Fucking hell, is every single person that ever enrolled in our uni here?" Aiden laughed, raising an eyebrow as they stepped into the club. He was glad they'd had pre-drinks at Maddie and Cassidy's, but he also hadn't realised Elijah was going to be there... And he was finding it hard to be around him at the moment. It was hard to pretend that he had no feelings for him when they were around each other so much. He wanted to act like normal, though - he didn't want his friends to catch on.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Maddie smiled as they walked into the club, but she instantly turned to look at Arthur and give him a more comforting smile. She had no idea how it felt for him to be in a place like this, but she imagined it wasn't nice. "This is crazy, right?" She raised an eyebrow, shaking her head as she looked around the place. She hadn't drank much at pre-drinks and she didn't plan on drinking much whilst they were here; she always wanted Arthur to have her, if he needed her.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: James laughed loudly as they got into the club, letting out a cheer of happiness. "Yes! Look at his place!" He grinned. He loved a university night out and he was excited to experience one with Cassidy and her friends; he loved the way things were going between them recently. "What do you want to drink?" He asked her with a grin, wrapping an arm around her shoulders.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link laughed as he listened to Gabe and Tommy, "Yeah, none of us believe you Gabe." He was really trying to be normal. He was trying to be around his friends like nothing had happened - but he wasn't sure how to really be around Emilie. Link didn't want to bring up what he had said to her. He wanted to forget it all if he was completely honest. He was pretty sure that Emilie didn't feel the same. If she did, she'd have said something by this point, right? He knew her well enough to think that, that was the case, anyway.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle rolled her eyes as she realised that Freya was there. She was already in a bad mood. Vance had tried to stop her from going to the party. She had ignored him, obviously, and gone anyway but she knew that he would be pissed. Annabelle almost thought it was a good thing. If he was pissed at her, he might just be pissed enough to end it. Annabelle knew that Vance had to be the one to end things, she knew that she'd just keep going back to him otherwise. She wasn't strong enough to be without it. "If she does come over here, i'll stab her." Annabelle growled. She had no idea what was happening with Freya and Gabe but she wasn't happy about it.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "What do you want to drink?" Theo asked Edie with a small smile. He knew that they were low on money but that wasn't the only reason he was asking. They hadn't spoke about what had happened between them but he knew that it was good. He knew that it was a step in the right direction. If something else happened with them soon, then Theo knew he would have to try and talk to her about it all.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Florence hadn't even realised that Tommy was going to be there. It wasn't like he went to either of the London schools that she had heard were invited. She hadn't spoke to him since they had all gone away and she didn't think that she had any intention to talk to him again. She really did want to be done with him. Instead, she had come to the party with a few of her friends - and someone that her friend set her up with. He was fine. He was good looking and he was kind of funny. Just didn't really have a patch on Tommy.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "They said it was going to be big." Elijah nodded. He couldn't say no when Maddie had invited him. She knew that he had feelings for a boy and he couldn't let her realise that, that boy was Aiden. He didn't know how his friend would react and he didn't really think anything was going to happen. "Guess it's going to be difficult to not lose each other tonight, don't you think?"

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Arthur had only agreed to go to this because the rest of his friends were. He was really trying to get back into normal life and he thought that, that also included all of this. He just felt a little uncomfortable, something he was sure the others would know. "It's mad." He nodded with a laugh. There were so many people there - it would be easy for him to sneak off and get himself a drink without anyone else even knowing where he'd gone.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Cassidy laughed as she and James walked into the club with the rest of her friends. She was so glad he had agreed to go with them tonight. "It's great, isn't it?" She looked up at him with a smile. "I want tequila, if we're gonna be completely honest." She nudged him with a laugh. "I know all their orders. Come on. Lets go to the bar." She wrapped her arm around his waist with a smile

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "But I'm telling the truth!" Gabe argued, sighing over dramatically as it became obvious that none of his friends believed that he hadn't invited her. "I don't want her here, the last time I spoke to her it was really weird, she knew loads of stuff I'd been doing even though I hadn't told her." He shook his head, obviously scared by these happenings. "You won't need to stab anybody, she's not coming over." He sighed, ducking his head as Freya looked in their direction.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: As awkward as Emilie felt, she couldn't help but laugh as she heard Annabelle. "You won't need to, I'll be dragging her out of the door before she even takes a step over this way." She rolled her eyes. She really couldn't be bothered with Freya tonight. As Link spoke, she looked at him with interest. She wondered what he thought about what had happened; did he regret it or not? She couldn't stop thinking about it, but she hadn't told anybody yet.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "You keep saying that, buddy." Tommy laughed, clapping Gabe on the back as he looked over at Link with a grin. He knew that all of their teasing was good natured and he always enjoyed winding Gabe up. He looked over as he spotted Florence, raising an eyebrow as he saw the boy she was with. He couldn't help but laugh. He was determined that she wouldn't be going home with that same boy.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Edie glanced up with a smile as she heard Theo's voice; since the city break, she hadn't been able to stop thinking about him and about what had happened and she wondered if and when it would happen again. She was kind of glad they hadn't spoken about it, though - because she had no idea what she would say. She loved him, but she was a complete mess. "Hm - I'll have a vodka coke, please. I'll get your next one." She smiled. She could afford that, at least - and she didn't want him to feel like he had to pay her way.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Aiden turned his head as he realised that Elijah was the one responding to him - he wanted to talk to him so desperately, but he was so scared of what would happen if his friends found out what was going on. "Yeah, I guess so - we should've all had matching hats or something." He smiled, shaking his head. He was worried about what would happen if they lost Arthur.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Mad." Maddie repeated with a laugh, shaking her head. "We'll just have to all keep an eye on our phones, in case one of us gets lost." She smiled as she heard Elijah. Like Aiden, she didn't want them losing Arthur - because she thought she knew what might happen. "You won't lose me, right? I'll get swallowed by all of this." She looked at him with a little laugh.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "It's amazing - I love it when the club is like this." James grinned. This was exactly his kind of environment - and he didn't know enough about Cassidy's friends yet to know that some of them wouldn't enjoy it. "Of course you do." He laughed, nodding his head. "Come on, then! Looks like we're getting the first round." He laughed. He'd just been paid, so he didn't mind at all.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link smiled as he looked back at Tommy. He loved that he already knew what his friend was thinking. It was easy to pick on Gabe but it was all done with good intentions. None of them actually wanted to upset him. "She's fucking stalking you then." He could feel Emilie looked at him but he couldn't bring himself to look at her. He didn't want to do something which gave away to the rest of them that he liked her. The only one who knew what he had said, was Tommy and he knew he could trust him no matter what.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle laughed as Emilie spoke and she nodded her head, "And this is why you're my best friend." She shrugged. She sometimes didn't realise how they obviously made Edie the odd one out. Annabelle loved Edie but it was a different kind of love. She saw Edie as a sister, as someone who understood everything she went through. Emilie was her best friend, her ride or die. They were completely different things in her head. Annabelle knew the pair enough to know that something was going on with Emilie and Link, she just couldn't figure out what it was.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Florence knew that Tommy was looking over, she knew that he had noticed her. Florence had made sure that she looked immaculate, just in case he was there. She didn't know how long she and Tommy were going to go in circles. She really did want it to end. She wanted them to either work it out or let each other go. But she had no idea if that was ever going to happen. Florence was barely paying attention to the boy that she was with - but she was good at faking interest.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Theo sometimes found it shocking how Edies friends spoke about people. He didn't think that he would ever even dare. Theo shook his head, "No, it's alright. My mum and dad gave me money for tonight so -" He shrugged. he didn't think that, that was a big deal but he knew that it was for Edie. And he would rather the money go on her anyway.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Elijah wondered what Aiden was thinking. He really wanted to talk to him, to be honest with him like Maddie said but he was scared. He didn't want Aiden to just shut him down, to make out like he was crazy. He snapped back to attention with a small smile. "Yeah - something like that. Something to easily see each other." Elijah laughed and nodded his head. "It's not even like any of us are that tall. We'll just blend in."

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Yeah - that sounds like a plan." Arthur nodded. He really wanted to stay with his friend. He didn't want to feel tempted - but he already knew that he did. He didn't know if he would ever stop that urge. "of course not." He chuckled with a nod of his head. Arthur took her hand then, as though to prove it. "Just don't let go." He shrugged. He was so comfortable around Maddie and she hoped the same could be said for her too.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Yeah - me too. I love the thought of being able to get lost in the crowd for a bit, you know?" Cassidy asked with a raise of an eyebrow and a smile. She was definitely aware of the fact that Tommy was there, though. She was just trying to ignore it. "I've known them long enough." She laughed as she shrugged her shoulders. "Perfect." The brunette nodded before she started to make her way to the bar.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "I know! Like when she used to read my mail and stuff. She's fucking crazy!" Gabe shook his head - he knew that realistically, Freya had probably just had a quick stalk of his social media, but he still didn't like it. He wondered if Vance was going to turn up tonight and he really hoped not; he rather hoped that after Emilie and Kurt, Annabelle and Vance would be done for good before long.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Emilie raised an eyebrow as Link didn't look back at her - she thought it was on purpose. She sighed and looked to Annabelle instead, smiling at her friends words. She hated the fact that, on the surface, things were okay - but she knew that both she and Link were all too aware that they weren't. With everything going on, she'd barely had the time to think about it all and yet she had - nonstop. She still had no idea what she was supposed to do. "Okay, are we just going to stand here and discuss Gabe's stalker and how to get rid of her all night? I'm bored." She raised an eyebrow as she looked around at the group.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Tommy knew that Florence knew he was there - and it made him enjoy this all even more. She couldn't ignore him all night, he knew that. "I'm bored, too. Let's play a game of something." He raised an eyebrow, smirking. "Dares?" He suggested with a grin. He thought that could be fun, in a place like this. "Can we get some shots, please? Just fill a tray." He told the bartender. "In case anybody forfeits." He laughed, shrugging his shoulders. He wanted to have fun tonight.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Edie didn't usually join in when her friends spoke about stuff like this and she knew it was probably the reason she was on the outside a lot; she didn't blame them for it, though. She was always on the outside, in some way or another - the only person who didn't make her feel like that was Theo. "If you're sure." She smiled, nodding her head. She loved his parents, she always had. "How are your parents doing?"

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "I'm sure we'll manage." Aiden chuckled softly. He couldn't imagine being in the same room as Elijah and not noticing him, if he was honest. He hadn't felt like this in a long time about anybody and it really scared him; he was so sure he wasn't gay, so why did he feel like this? "God, I know. The worst group of people. We'll just have to look out for James." He laughed, raising an eyebrow as he looked over to James and Cassidy at the bar. He was the tallest of them, he thought.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Maddie smiled as Arthur took her hand, squeezing it gently. Everything just felt so natural and comfortable with him - she knew that if it was anybody else, she'd think into it a lot more than she did. But with Arthur, he was just... Arthur. "Well, that sounds doable." She laughed, nudging him gently. "Although going to the toilet might be awkward, so we'd better stick to sipping." She laughed softly.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Exactly. All of these people we probably pass every single day and we've never even spoken to them. It's fucking crazy." James laughed, shaking his head. "I'm still impressed that you know all of their orders, though." He laughed, raising an eyebrow. He thought that was a sign of a great friendship, to be honest.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Literally fucking insane." Link nodded. He'd never liked that to describe a person but he thought that it was pretty damn fitting for Freya if he was completely honest. He couldn't think of another word for her. He raised an eyebrow as he looked at Tommy and nodded his head. He knew that there was no point in trying to deny his friend of what he wanted and Link was sure that it was going to be interesting.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle was almost certain that Vance was going to show up - and she almost hoped that he would. She wanted to see what his reaction would be, in front of all of her friends. Especially because she knew that he wouldn't dare bring Kurt there for back up. Annabelle hadn't seen the latter since she had found out what happened to Emilie but she wasn't afraid to tear him apart once she did. "Go on then, Tommy." Annabelle looked at him with a smirk. She had, had a little bit of something extra before she had come out - it was the last that she had - so she felt a little braver than usual.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Theo had a small group of friends but none of them were as close as Edie was with hers. He didn't think that he could ever live with any of them like she did. "Yeah - they're good. They're getting by. My dad is starting to seem like himself again, which is nice." His dad was always the dad that people would love. He was funny, forever cracking jokes. But when his brother died, that all went away. It seemed like his dad was finally starting to find who he was again. Theo sighed as he heard Tommys voice. He didn't know how comfortable he felt but he knew he wouldn't say no if Edie was playing. "You wanna play?" He asked her.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "We'll have to, right?" Elijah asked. He knew a couple other people there so if he got lost, he knew it wasn't the end of the world. He was glad that he and Aiden were talking though. He thought it was a good sign for their friendship at least. "Yeah - that sounds like a plan." Elijah nodded. He wasn't really sure what else to say. Elijah had found it so easy to talk to Aiden when they first met but now he was second guessing everything.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Arthur had always had a special place for Maddie. She didn't make him feel like a loser, like he usually did. She made him feel like his old self. The self that had a problem but was at least able to spend time with his friends without completely combusting. He knew he was lucky to have her there. He laughed as she spoke again, "Clearly I did not think this through."

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "I don't even recognise half of them!" Cassidy laughed. She knew that Tommy wouldn't even give her a seconds thought but Cassidy hated being around him. He made her angry just by looking at him. She looked back up to James as she shrugged her shoulders, "It also helps that two are just gonna be cokes but --" She laughed. She didn't know if he knew about Arthurs problems."

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Yeah, she's fucking crazy Gabe. But more on that later - when she attacks." Tommy laughed, shrugging his shoulders. He hadn't even noticed that Cassidy was there and he wouldn't care if he did - he thought she'd be over what he'd done by now. "Okay then Gellar, you're first." He smirked, his eyes twinkling as he thought of a dare. "Get us these shots," he nodded over at the shots that were coming over on a tray. "For free." He grinned, raising an eyebrow. He didn't know if she could do it or not, but he wanted to see.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Emilie smirked as she heard Tommy suggesting dares - this was always guaranteed to make things more fun and and she knew they could trust Tommy to come up with things that were going to spice things up. She laughed as she heard Annabelle's dare, leaning back against the bar to watch her friend, to see what she did. Emilie knew how she would do it, but she didn't know if Annabelle would have the same technique or not.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: One of Gabe's favourite things about their group of friends was that they never let things be boring; they would always find ways of entertaining themselves and he loved it. He grinned as he heard Annabelle's - he thought it was pretty doable. "Go on, Anna!" He grinned, cheering her on. He hoped she succeeded anyway, because he already wanted one of the shots.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Edie had a different relationship to Annabelle than she did to anybody else; she would definitely agree that they were sisters, two sides of the same coin - but it didn't necessarily mean they were what she and Emilie were. It was why they could live together, though, when she didn't think that Annabelle and Emilie ever could. "Good, that's so good - I'm glad he's doing okay." She smiled. Theo's dad had always been so nice to her - his mum too. "Nope." She whispered, shaking her head. "Other side of the bar?" She gestured over to a space. She knew her friends wouldn't make her play, if she didn't want to.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Aiden wished things weren't so awkward between he and Elijah, but he knew that it was him who had made it that way - he was the reason things were awkward. He was determined to at least have a normal conversation with him, though. "Oh for gods sake..." He muttered, getting distracted. "Tommy Morley's here." He wondered if Cassidy knew yet or not.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Maddie didn't see Arthur any differently now to how she had done before - he'd made a mistake and she was never going to hold that against him, or judge him for it. He was still her best friend, the person who had done so much for her. It was who he'd always be to her. "Eh, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it!" She laughed, squeezing his hand softly. She was happy to be there with him and to know that he wanted to be with her.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "But don't you think that's crazy?!" James laughed. He loved meeting new people, getting to talk to them - so places like this were great for him. "No way, who's on the coke?!" He laughed as Cassidy spoke. He had no idea about Arthur's troubles, so it seemed crazy to him that anybody would come to a club and drink a coke.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle laughed as Tommy spoke. "Oh please." She rolled her eyes at the dare before she turned to the barman, a wide smile on her face. She was sure that she would think of something. "So - it's my birthday!" Annabelle laughed. And my friend over there - she came in here last week and got a load of free shots for her birthday so.." She lent a little forward to look up at the barman. After a couple moments, he nodded his head. Annabelle turned back to her friends with a laugh ,"Fucking easy."

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link knew that whatever was gonna be thrown at them, they were going to have fun with. He thought his friends always came up with the best ones. He watched Annabelle, an amused smile on his face as he did so. He had a dare for Tommy but he knew he had to save it for a little bit - they needed to be a bit drunker than they were right now and even then, he didn't know if he'd do it.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Theo had really hated seeing his dad like he was. It had almost made the whole thing worse but he would never say that, of course. He tried to keep everything together - that was why he had to let his relationship go. He couldn't balance everything. Theo liked that Edies friends wouldn't make her do something that she didn't want to do. He liked that they respected her decisions enough for that. He nodded his head, "Yeah, of course." He smiled.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Elijah just how no idea where he and Aiden stood anymore and that was what was confusing him. As far as he had been aware, Aiden was straight. So Elijah needed to keep his feelings in check. He couldn't let things get out of hand. Over the last few weeks, he had come to terms with his sexuality - not that he had really told anyone yet. "Is that Cassidys ex?" Elijah asked, he was pretty sure he had heard about him.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Arthur was so used to people treating him differently than before, that Maddie was a breath of fresh air. She made him feel like he was able to be himself, despite everything that had happened. "Yeah - we will." He nodded with a laugh. He was glad that they were all there together though. He liked spending time with his friends.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "It's how the world is." Cassidy laughed with a shrug of her shoulders. "But we'll find you some new people to talk to tonight, yeah?" She asked with a raise of an eyebrow. She loved that James was willing to talk to anyone. It was definitely something she admired about him. "Arthur. And Maddie, probably." She didn't think it was her place to tell him why though.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Tommy watched Annabelle, his smile slowly growing wider as he watched her. He was impressed to say the least - although he definitely thought that she had an advantage, being a girl. "Yes! Well fucking done." He laughed, nodding his head. "Alright, everybody do a shot - and then it's your turn to dare somebody." He nodded his head at Annabelle as he took a shot, knocking it back with ease. He loved games like this; everything was a game to Tommy. Everything had to be fun.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Emilie smirked as she watched Annabelle; she had known her friend would manage it and she was definitely impressed with the technique. "Iconic." She winked over at her, taking a shot at Tommy's instruction. She wasn't usually so willing to let him be in charge, but tonight she was happy to just go with the flow - she was still slowly getting used to being free, in a sense. She looked at Annabelle to see what the next dare would be; she knew that if anybody was going to pick her, it would be Annabell.e

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Edie had almost forgotten what it was like to have parents you felt like you could go to for anything - in fact, she wasn't sure if she'd ever had it. She hadn't spoken to her parents in months and she didn't think they cared. "They'll start off tame, but somebody will end up in a mood before long." She laughed softly. She knew her friends far too well. Somebody would take it too far.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Aiden wasn't even close to coming to terms with his sexuality - it just wasn't something he felt capable of doing, not yet. It was too much. He liked Elijah, he wanted to be around him... But he didn't want that to mean what it did. "Yeah, that's him. Have you ever met him?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. He didn't hate many people, but Aiden knew without a doubt that he hated Tommy Morley for what he'd done to Cassidy.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Maddie's smile faded slightly as she heard Aiden and she looked over to where his gaze was directed, sighing softly. She didn't like disliking people, but she couldn't help it with Tommy - he had been so horrible to Cassidy, it was unforgivable. "Well - it looks like you might get your first meeting of Tommy Morley tonight." She sighed as she looked up at Arthur. She hoped not, though.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Yeah, you're right." James smiled, nodding his head. He loved being around Cassidy, he loved just being able to talk to her about anything and everything. "Is that a promise?" He chuckled, raising an eyebrow. "Oh, really? Why?" He didn't know that he was being intrusive, he was just genuinely curious because he'd seen Maddie drink at parties before - just didn't realise that those had been parties that Arthur wasn't at.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle shrugged her shoulders with a laugh before she grabbed one of the shots. If she didn't think that Vance could be there, or that he could have someone watching, she might've flirted a little bit more with the bartender. She happily took one of the shots and downed it quickly. She smirked then, as she looked at Emilie. "Alright babe-" She laughed. She looked around the room for a second before her gaze fell on the boy with Florence, "Go and make out with him." She thought that she was free and this was probably a good way to celebrate.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link laughed as Tommy spoke, "Who put you in charge?" He asked with a raise of an eyebrow but it was clear that he was only playing with him. He didn't even realise that people wouldn't like Tommy. He was one of Links best friend and would defend him no matter what. Link sighed as he heard Emilies dare and he looked at her curiously, wondering if she would do it or not.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Theo knew that his parents would be thrilled if they heard that he was talking to Edie again. He knew that they liked her and asked about her all of the time. Theo didn't know if he should say that or not. "You know you can come over some time? For sunday roast or something." He shrugged. He thought his parents were tactful enough to not say anything they shouldn't. "That's how it always is with them, right?"

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Really, Elijah just wanted to know if there was even a possibility of something happened with Aiden. He just wanted to know - or if his feelings were just one sided. Elijah shook his head, "No. But I've heard stories. He was seeing one of the girls in my class for a bit." He shrugged. It hadn't ended well though and Elijah was unsure of what to think of the other.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Arthur raised an eyebrow as he watched the Maddies facial expressions change. He had never seen that look on her face before. But as she explained who it was she was thinking about, he nodded his head, "Do we want that to happen, though?" He asked with a raise of an eyebrow. Because he didn't think any of them actually liked him. He didn't think that Arthur would be any different to that.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Cassidy smiled as she looked at James before she nodded her head, "Yeah. I promise. I'm sure there's loads of people here that you can get to know." She laughed. She loved that about James. He was never, ever boring and that was really fun. "Oh er - Arthur doesn't drink anymore. He has a bit of a problem." She thought that, that was the best way to put it. What had happened with his wife and daughter definitely wasn't hers to share.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Emilie followed Annabelle's Gabe with a curious expression, unable to hide the burst of laughter as she heard her dare. Had she been with Kurt she wouldn't have even considered it and it took her a second to realise that it was actually okay, she could do it if she wanted. And she was never one to back down from a dare. "Let's hope his morals are as loose as yours, yeah?" She laughed as she looked to Tommy, taking another two shots off the tray and downing them as she walked over to where they were all standing. The boy wasn't bad looking, but he absolutely wasn't her type. Nevertheless, she put on a fake smile and struck up conversation, flirting until there was a natural lull and she leaned in - having to hide a laugh as he kissed her back. She wasn't bothered at all what Florence would think - she knew she was probably only using him as a Tommy replacement.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Are you joking? I'm always in charge." Tommy grinned - he was joking, but he also thought it was probably the truth. He thought the others looked to him a lot. "Fucking hell!" He laughed as he heard Annabelle's dare - and he couldn't deny that he liked it. He didn't want Florence to be here with anybody else. He watched with interest, seeing how Emilie played it - and although he didn't want to give anything away, as they kissed he couldn't help but look back at Link, seeing what his friends reaction would be. He actually felt pretty bad for not thinking about it when he'd first heard the dare.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Gabe found the dare hilariously funny, especially because it was Emilie and her standards were usually so high - they had never seen her do anything like this before. "Oh my god!" He laughed loudly as she completed the dare, clasping his hand over his mouth. His eyes were trained on Florence, seeing how she reacted.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Edie's smile grew as Theo invited her over; she would love that. She had always loved going to see his parents, but she wondered if they would see a difference in her now. "Yeah, that would be great." She said with a smile, before she could stop herself. "Yeah, it is..." She sighed, her eyes widening as she saw Emilie. "Oh wow.." She muttered, looking over to her friends and then back to the girl.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Yeah, I bet he was." Aiden rolled his eyes. "I hate that guy! He's honestly one of the worst people you'll ever meet. It's like he fucking stepped out of a TV show or something - I've never met anybody as full of themselves." He rolled his eyes. He wasn't an aggressive person at all, but he would absolutely love to punch Tommy square in the face.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "No, I don't think so... I hope he doesn't come over here or anything." Maddie sighed. She knew that with Tommy, there was every chance he would - she had been so nice to him while he was with Cassidy and honestly, she really regretted it. She didn't think he deserved any kindness from them, after the way he'd treated Cassidy. Not that she would ever be rude - she just wished she hadn't made as much effort.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: James laughed, nodding his head. "Perfect, then!" His family had always been the type to encourage him to speak to anybody, to make new friends on holidays and all the rest and it had definitely stuck. "Oh - okay." He smiled simply, nodding his head. He wasn't going to question it any further, that was enough for him. "So - two cokes, some tequila, what else?"

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle smirked as Emilie moved over to Florence and the others. She had half expected her friend to say no but she was so glad that, that wasn't the case. She looked at Gabe with a laugh as she heard him, "I fucking love her." Annabelle laughed, holding out one of the shots to Gabe with a smile. She thought that Florences face was such a picture and she loved that.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Sure you are. I think the girls would have something to say about that." Link laughed. He never really thought that there was a 'leader' of the group - though if he had to pick one, he'd probably say Emilie over Tommy. Link dropped his gaze once Emilie kissed the other. He didn't see the point in watching it. He couldn't stop Emilie from doing what she wanted, he knew that, he just wasn't happy about it.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Florence raised an eyebrow as Emilie came over to them - and once she and the boy she came with started kissing, she glared over at Tommy. She figured that this was his doing and really, it made her less willing to talk to him. She thought that it was really childish and Florence really wanted to be done with all of that. "Are you quite finished?" She asked Emilie with a raise of an eyebrow. it was clear how little she liked the other.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Perfect. They'll be delighted." Theo nodded his head. He knew that his parents wouldn't admit it, but they had missed her. They had always thought that he and Edie were a good match. But Theo knew they wouldn't say anything about what the two of them were. They had always been good like that. "Bloody hell.." Theo muttered with a shake of his head and a laugh.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Elijah didn't think he had ever hated anyone but it was clear that Aiden did, "Was he really bad to her?" He asked. He didn't think Cassidy would've ever put up with something like that but he supposed you never really knew anyone - and it was probably easy to get swept up in someone like Tommy Morley. "But she's good now - She's with James." He smiled. He really liked james.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "He won't, right ? I mean that sounds pretty risky to me." Arthur shrugged his shoulders. He didn't know the guy but he would do anything to make sure that he would protect his friends. His friends were everything to him, they were his family now. "Besides - I'll make sure Cass is alright." He nodded.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Cassidy didn't think she had been around someone like James before. He was almost infectious. His whole outlook on life. It was really nice. And she also really liked that he just let it go, he didn't ask anymore questions about Arthur. Cassidy couldn't wait to properly meet his friends but she was really glad that he got to know hers like he did. "Aiden will have beer - whatever you think looks good." She shrugged. "And I'll have a gin and lemonade please."

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Emilie pulled away from the boy with an unsatisfied expression on her face, laughing as she turned to see Florence. "Yeah, I'm done. I really wouldn't bother with him, though. Three out of ten - at most." She shrugged her shoulders, smirking as she turned to see her friends. "Ugh - does anybody have a mint or some chewing gum or something? Not good." She laughed, rolling her eyes. She nodded gratefully as Gabe passed her some chewing gum, popping a piece in her mouth and handing the packet back to him. "Who's next?"

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Tommy laughed, shrugging his shoulders. "I'll fight for my title, if I have to." He knew that the girls probably thought Emilie was the leader and in some ways she was, but he would fight for sure. He looked over at Florence with a shrug of his shoulders as she glared at him - he hadn't even given out the dare, so he didn't think that was fair. "It's Link's turn." He smiled, raising an eyebrow. He knew that Emilie should've been the one to dare him, but he didn't want things to be awkward, so he was jumping in. "Alright, let's see... I dare you to..." He looked around the room before he laughed and came up with an idea. He ordered a drink from the bar. "Take this over there." He nodded over to Aiden. "Tell him it's a gift from Tommy Morley." He grinned. He knew the other hated him and he wanted to antagonise him.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Tommy!" Gabe laughed as he heard the dare. He thought it would be quite easy, though - it wasn't like Aiden was going to do anything. It just fun, it was just a game. He was excited for somebody to dare Tommy, though, to get them back for everything he was making them do.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "It'll be really nice to see them - I mean, how long has it even been?" Edie laughed softly. She couldn't remember the last time she'd even seen his parents - too long, she knew that. "This is what I mean, somebody is going to take it too far." She couldn't help laughing, though - she knew how much fun her friends were having with this one game.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Yeah, he was fucking horrible. They were together for a while. He cheated on her with his ex-girlfriend - and god knows who else." Aiden shook his head. He knew that he couldn't really talk about cheating, but he had made a mistake... He hadn't done what Tommy had done. It hadn't been purposeful. It hadn't been a full blown affair. He thought there was a difference. "Yeah, she is. And I'm watching him like a hawk." He laughed, but it was clear he was joking. He really liked James.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "That's his whole thing, Arthur - he finds stuff like that funny." Maddie sighed. She had never met anybody like Tommy before and she didn't want to again. She nodded her head; she trusted that he would. "Yeah, so will I..." She sighed.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: James had no idea that Tommy was around and even if he was, James wasn't sure what he would do - he just wanted to be there for Cassidy, to make sure she was okay. "Okay, very easy!" He laughed, ordering all of their drinks with a smile. "Anything for... Elijah, is it?" He smiled. He liked the other, although tonight was the first time they had properly spoken.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Florence rolled her eyes as Emilie spoke, "Yeah, like I'd listen to your opinion." She muttered with a shake of her head. She was so sure that this was Tommys doing. And even if it wasn't, she was mad at him. She cared about him but she thought that he needed to start respecting what it was that she wanted before anything else was going to happen. She looked up at the boy once Emilie left and rolled her eyes again. She was done with tonight.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle laughed along with her friends as they watched Emilie. "Was he that bad?" She cringed. She had never thought that Florence had good taste - except Tommy - so she didn't think it was that surprising that the guy she was with, wasn't good. She raised an eyebrow as Tommy gave Link his dare and looked at Emilie. She was even more convinced that something was going on now. But as she heard the dare, Annabelle rolled her eyes with a laugh. "He's going to be so mad." She muttered. They all knew that Aiden hated Tommy... but she didn't think Link would chicken out.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link shrugged his shoulders as Tommy turned to him. He tried not to think about why Tommy gave him the dare. He just hoped that none of the others picked up on it. He laughed as he heard the dare and took the drink from him. "Alright - but if he punches me, it's all your fucking fault." He laughed. He knew it was a little in bad spirits but Link was in the same mindset as Gabe. It was just a game. He took the drink from his friend before he moved over to Aiden. "Tommy says enjoy." He muttered, holding out the drink to Aiden.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "God - I don't even know." Theo laughed as he shook his head. It had been at his brothers funeral, he thought, but he didn't see the point in bringing that up. He didn't see the point in bringing the mood down right now. "Yeah - that's what they're like though, right?" He asked. He wondered how bad they were going to get. And he didn't know if he was completely comfortable just watching it all.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Elijah nodded his head as Aiden spoke about Tommy, "Poor Cass.." He muttered. He didn't realise that Cassidy had dealt with that. He thought that was a lot for anyone. "But yeah - that definitely explains why you don't like him." He sighed. He thought that he might be the same if it was him who had to deal with his friend being hurt like that. "You don't think he'd do anything, do you?" He asked with a raise of an eyebrow. Though it was clear that Aiden was joking.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Arthur raised an eyebrow as he listened to Maddie. "So you think he will? He'll do it just to piss Aiden off?" That was already getting his back up. Arthur had always had a bit of trouble with his temper but never more now that he was sober. He was more than sure that things weren't going to go great tonight. "How is she? When he's around?"

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Cassidy was fine as long as he didn't come over -- but as she saw Link starting towards Aiden, she knew that he wouldn't make that easy on any of them. She rolled her eyes with a sigh before she looked back up at James. "Oh right, yeah - er. I dunno actually. He doesn't drink much so maybe a cider?" She shrugged her shoulders. If she was honest, she had all but forgotten about Elijah.

-: Emilie just ignored Florence as she walked away; it had just been a dare, she didn’t think it was a big deal. “So bad.” She laughed in response to Annabelle, but she paused slightly as Tommy jumped in to dare Link so that she couldn’t. She shrugged her shoulders as Annabelle looked at her. She didn’t get it - they were best friends, he was the person she trusted the most. Were they just not supposed to interact anymore unless it was absolutely necessary? She rolled her eyes and listened to Tommy’s dare, purposefully not reacting - she was pissed off at him and she didn’t want to give him her laughter.

-: Tommy laughed, nodding his head. “I can absolutely deal with it being my fault, no problems at all.” He grinned. It pissed him off that Aiden still acted like he was a bad guy, so he wanted to rub in the fact that he didn’t care. He watched with a smug grin as Link went over - he’d known he wouldn’t chicken out and he was excited to see how Aiden reacted. “Look at his face.” He chuckled, shaking his head. The other boy looked absolutely furious and he couldn’t imagine what he was saying to Link right now.

-: Gabe couldn’t help giggling as he watched the exchange, but if he was honest he felt a little bit bad about it - Tommy really hadn’t been very nice to Cassidy so he thought it was probably normal for her friends not to really like him. He still laughed as Tommy did though, shaking his head.

-: Aiden nodded his head; poor Cass indeed, he thought. She had gone out on a limb to trust Tommy and he’d thrown it back in her face completely. He went to respond to Elijah, but paused as Link came over. He honestly couldn’t believe what he was hearing - he hated how much better than everybody else Tommy though he was, how he would do something like this just for a laugh. He felt like punching the drink out of the others hand, but he knew it wouldn’t do anything - it wasn’t actually Tommy. “Tommy can go fuck himself.” He rolled his eyes, turning away from the other and ignoring him. If Tommy wanted a fight, he could come over and start one himself.

-: “Yeah, that’s exactly why he’d do it.” Maddie sighed. She didn’t understand it at all - how could Tommy get a kick out of making somebody else so miserable? “She’s... quiet. She really trusted him.” She shrugged her shoulders. Maddie frowned slightly as she saw Link coming over and she shook her head as she heard him speak. “That’s not funny.” She said, raising an eyebrow.

-: James followed Cassidy’s gaze over to her friends and he raised an eyebrow. “Who’s that?” He asked curiously. None of them looked happy to see him, anyway. “Okay, perfect! And a cider then please, mate.” He told the bartender, handing over his card.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Florence didn't see the point in entertaining Emilie or the others - she just didn't like being a joke to them. She didn't like being a joke to Tommy but she knew that, that was all she was ever going to be. she wondered if he would go over and say something, or if he was just going to keep being a dick. Florence really thought that this time, she would be done with him.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle raised an eyebrow as Emilie refused to laugh. She had no idea what was happening but she knew that she couldn't really do much until Emilie told her what she it was that was going on. She smirked as she looked over at Aiden and saw the look on his face. Though, like Gabe, she couldn't blame Aiden for acting like he did around Tommy. He had hurt Cassidy. if it was someone who messed with one of her friends - Like Tommy had with Cassidy - Annabelle would've made damn sure they knew never to go near her again.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link shrugged his shoulders as Aiden spoke to him, "Don't shoot the messenger." He placed the drink down beside Aiden before he looked at Maddie for a second. "Yeah - it was. You guys just don't have a sense of humour." He laughed as he turned and went back to the others. He didn't think that any of Cassidys friends were going to like him after that but Link also didn't really care.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Elijah fell silent as he noticed Link beside them - but he didn't like how he spoke to Maddie or Aiden. He thought that they were well in their rights to not want to talk to him or his friends. And he didn't see why it was supposed to be funny. "Just ignore them." Elijah muttered and gently placed a hand on his friends shoulder, as though to try and calm him down a little.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Arthur glared at Link as he turned to Maddie and part of him wanted to go after him - he was pretty sure he would've if he had, had a drink. "Who the fuck does he think he is?" Arthur asked with a raise of an eyebrow. "Both of them?" He glared at the two of them before turning back to his friends. Arthur ws sure that it wasn't about to go well if Tommy went over.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Cassidy sighed. "Link. Tommys friend." She rolled her eyes. She should've known that they would've all done something to try and piss her off tonight. They were so close and Cassidy wished that she could do something to tell him to fuck off - without causing a scene and making him laugh at her. Because she knew that, that would be what happened. She shot James a half smile as he ordered the drinks.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Tommy clapped slowly as Link came over, laughing loudly. Seeing the look on Aiden's face had definitely been worth it - he loved knowing he got under peoples skin, knowing how bothered he made them even though they pretended not to be. "How was that?" He chuckled, raising an eyebrow. He thought Link had been the best person for the job, for sure.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Emilie knew that if somebody was doing to her what they were doing to the other group of friends, she would go insane - so she thought their reaction was pretty called for. She couldn't help but smirk as she watched it all go down, though. She thought this was a pretty fun start to the night - she wondered what else was going to happen.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Edie hadn't meant to bring up the memory of his brothers funeral, she just genuinely hadn't remembered - but now that she thought about it, she thought that was probably when it was. "Yeah, I just hope they all keep on having fun." She laughed. The trouble would start when one of them got offended, not anybody else.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Aiden just didn't get what the joke was - Tommy had betrayed Cassidy, he'd hurt her in the worst way possible and now they were supposed to see the funny side? He just didn't get it. He nodded his head as Elijah spoke, his jaw tight. He reached his hand to cover the others without thinking, removing it as soon as he realised what he'd done. "Fucking asshole." He muttered as he looked over at Tommy.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Maddie wished she was more like Cassidy so that she'd have a better comeback to what Link was saying, but she just shook her head and turned away. She didn't understand how they got such a kick out of being mean to people. "I have no idea. Should we go somewhere else?" She sighed, raising an eyebrow. She didn't want Cassidy to have to deal with any of this.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Right... Wow. They're all that bad, then?" James raised an eyebrow. He hoped nobody was going to try and cause any trouble; he was a chilled out guy, but he would still stand up for the people he cared about if he needed to.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link laughed as he rejoined the group. He knew - deep down - that it was a little mean to treat the others like they did. But he couldn't help but find it funny. He and Tommy were the best of friends but probably the worst influences for one another. Link just wanted to make his friend laugh - and he wasn't going to bow to one of his dares. "He told me to tell you to go fuck yourself so how'd you think?" Link asked with a raise of an eyebrow and a laugh. He turned to Gabe then, "Alright mate, your turn." He thought for a moment. "Go and give your number to one of the girls Freya came with." Mostly, it was to see if his friend was actually serious about not inviting her here.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle shook her head as Link came back over. "I swear to god - Maddie looks like she's gonna cry." The blonde whispered to Emilie. She had only talked to her a couple of times but she didn't understand how someone could have such little backbone. Annabelle had known after two seconds of talking to her that the two of them were not going to be friends.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: *Continued* She raised an eyebrow at Links dare. It seemed pretty tame to her but she was so curious as to how Gabe was going to react to it. "I swear - if this brings her over here, link, you're off in a ditch."

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Theo was really trying to be okay with talking about his brother but it was kind of difficult. He didn't like to bring the mood down and he thought that he did that without even trying when talking about Barney now. "I think we both know that somethings gonna happen tonight." He sighed. Theo was used to being the peace maker with Edie and her friends but that didn't mean he always liked it.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Like Aiden, Elijah didn't see what was funny about what Link had said. He didn't understand where the entertainment was when Tommy had clearly been horrible to Cassidy. He didn't understand how people could just let it happen and go along with it. He smiled for a fleeting moment as Aiden touched his hand - and then he quickly moved it away as Aiden did. "Don't let him ruin your night.."

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Arthur sighed as he looked back at Maddie. He wished that he had been there while all of this was going on. He almost felt like it wasn't his place to say something against Tommy or the others when he hadn't been there in the first place to help defend Cassidy. He hated it, but he knew that, that was the truth of the matter. He shrugged his shoulders. "I dunno - ask Cass."

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Cassidy sighed. "Tommys the worst." She muttered. She didn't understand why he got such a kick out of upsetting people. It was something that Cassidy had just let slide when they were together and it maddened her now. She knew that, eventually, the two of them would probably have to work together but right now - She didn't even want to pretend to be civil with him. "Thanks." Cassidy smiled as the tray of drinks were pushed over. She moved back over to her friends. "We're not going anywhere." She shook her head. SHe wouldn't let him win.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Aw, tame. I thought he'd at least come over." Tommy laughed, shaking his head. He was glad to know that he'd bothered Aiden, though - that could make for some interesting fun later. He laughed loudly at Gabe's dare, clapping him on the back. "Go on, Gabey - go for the brunette." He smirked, looking over at Annabelle to see what her reaction was to Gabe potentially getting with another girl.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Emilie laughed, raising an eyebrow. "I've never met such a boring, non-person of a person in my whole life. Nice is overrated. And if you ask me, the only reason her friends keep going on about how nice she is, is because they don't have anything better to say." She laughed, shrugging her shoulders. She would hope her friends would have better words to describe her with than nice. She groaned as she heard Gabe's dare. "Don't you fucking dare bring her over here, Gabe. I'll walk away."

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Gabe gasped as he heard his dare. "But you - you know how she's gonna be!" He groaned, covering his face with his hands for a few seconds. They all knew Freya and how she could be; Gabe had had a lot of fun with her, but the fun was over now. "Fine." He groaned again, shaking his head. He sighed and began to walk over, making a beeline for the brunette friend... But Freya was in front of him before he could even get there. "Oh my god Gabe, I had no idea you'd be here!"

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Edie sighed, shrugging her shoulders. "Yeah, I know. I wish it wouldn't though." It was a close as she'd come to admitting that she wasn't always comfortable with the things her friends did. "Something weird's been going on lately. I don't know what it is, but I feel like I'm missing out on something." There were just vibes, vibes that were different and she didn't know if Theo had sensed that or not.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Aiden didn't want Tommy to ruin his night, but he hated the fact that he was even here and now he'd actually made contact with them it was even worse. "Yeah. Whatever. He'll end up ruining his own night. He and his friends? They're nothing but trouble. Every night out I've seen them on, some of them start arguing." He shook his head. He knew that they were a tight group of friends, but he couldn't imagine arguing with his close ones constantly.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Maddie turned as she heard Cassidy and put a smile on her face, shrugging her shoulders. "Okay, then - we're staying." She smiled. She had assumed that would be Cassidy's answer. Honestly, Maddie had never felt so out of place as she had when she'd met Tommy's friends and she was very intimidated by them - especially the girls. She just hoped they wouldn't have anymore contact with them tonight.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Yeah, he seems it." James shook his head. He'd heard a lot of tales about the other man and to be honest, he wasn't somebody that he particularly wanted to meet. "Anyway, change of topics - we have drinks!" He smiled as he reached the group, gesturing to the tray with a smile. He wanted to be able to cheer everybody up.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link rolled his eyes as Tommy spoke. "Is that what you wanted, then?" He asked with a raise of an eyebrow. He never knew with Tommy. Sometimes, Link was sure he just wanted to mess with them and then other times, he did things purposely to try and start a fight. He laughed as he watched Gabe and saw Freya stop him before he could even get to the girl he wanted too. "Fucking hell. She's like a fucking bird of pray."

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle laughed as Emilie spoke. "There's literally no other way to describe her and that is the dullest thing, I think I've ever heard. Like seriously - why would you want to just be known as nice?!" She asked with a raise of an eyebrow. Annabelle poked her tongue out at Tommy as he looked at her. She knew why he was looking at her and she wasn't going to give him the satisfaction. It was a dare, after all. It didn't matter what the dare was, he wasn't giving his number to her because he wanted to. "Jesus.." She muttered with a shake of her head and a sigh .

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Theo nodded as he listened to Edie and he shrugged his shoulders. "At least they don't make you join in, right? Some people wouldn't give you the choice." He liked that they didn't make their friends do something they weren't comfortable with. "With who? What?" Theo asked. He didn't know them as well as Edie did, but he had no idea that something might be wrong.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Elijah shrugged his shoulders, "Exactly. So just leave him to it, you know?" He asked with a raise of an eyebrow. He didn't see the point in kicking up a fuss with all of this. If Tommy and his friends wanted to be mean then Elijah thought that they should just be left to it. He didn't see the point in retaliating when it was clear that, that was what he wanted.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Arthur nodded as Maddie and Cassidy spoke. He always liked how she was willing to stand her ground. He was sure that it wasn't going to be all that easy for her after all. "Thanks.." Arthur muttered as he grabbed what he assumed was going to be his and Maddies drinks.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Cassidy shrugged her shoulders. All she wanted was for him to leave her alone. She just wanted to get on with her life. Tommy had made things awful for her while they were together - she didn't want to have to deal with him anymore. And she had to deal with him basically every single day. They went to school together and it wasn't like there were all that many people in their school. "Aiden - Tequila!" She called to her friend. She figured Maddie didnt want one so there was one for her, James and Aiden.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Eh, I'm not sure what I wanted yet. I'll figure it out." Tommy smirked. He knew that he was probably infuriating to his friends sometimes, but he took opportunities where he saw them - and he dealt with the consequences of what he'd done later. "Honestly, I don't say this a lot - but looks are totally irrelevant in her situation. She's fucking crazy. There's no coming back from that." He laughed as he watched Freya and Gabe together, shaking his head. "He's so weak, that could've been easily avoided."

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Nice should be like, a side effect of your other personality traits. Not your only personality trait." Emilie rolled her eyes. She laughed, though, as she watched Freya basically attack Gabe - she had known it was going to go like this, but it was still entertaining to watch him squirm. "My god, she's pathetic..."

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Gabe was trying his hardest to complete his dare, but he literally couldn't get away from Freya. She hadn't stopped talking since he'd gotten over there and now she was trying to convince him to take her over to his friends. "Oh my god! Freya, I'm sorry but I didn't come over here to talk to you! I came over here to give my number to your friend! Here." He groaned, giving her the number before he ran back to his friends. "Fucking hell, I need a drink. Or five."

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "They would never. They only do it because it's fun, they wouldn't make anybody else join in." Edie knew that her friends were good people; they wouldn't be her friends if they weren't and she would always speak of them accordingly. "Link. and Emilie. I wish I knew what was going on, but I don't think anybody does... It's really weird." She sighed.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Yeah, I guess you're right." Aiden sighed. He would always be protective over Cassidy - she was like a little sister to him and he wasn't going to let anybody treat her like Tommy had. He hated him for it. He laughed as he heard her voice, nodding his head. "Perfect." He grinned, taking the shot with a laugh. He definitely felt like he needed it now.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Maddie smiled as James gestured to their drinks - she liked that Cassidy had already known that she wouldn't be drinking, it saved her having to explain. She knew that Arthur wouldn't like it if he thought it was just for him. "Thank you so much, James!" She smiled, taking her drink from Arthur.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: James loved the friendship that Aiden and Cassidy had and he liked how willing they were to let other people in - he thought a lot of best friends made it hard for other people to get involved in the friendship. "Cheers!" He laughed, holding up his own shot glass.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Alright then - you're getting the next dare." Link smirked. He knew it was Gabes turn to pick but he was pretty sure that his friend wouldn't mind. He laughed as Tommy spoke and he shrugged his shoulders, "I think some people might say the same about Florence, you know?" He asked. He was pretty sure that he had heard those words from Emilie, anyway. He laughed as he watched Gabe. "More shots!" Link called to the barman, he figured that Gabe probably needed some.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle laughed and nodded, "And that's definitely not the case with her. Seriously, I don't get it though. Cassidy at least has a fucking personality." She rolled her eyes. She couldn't say that she had been the biggest fan of the other - but she thought that, that was because she wasn't exactly fond of anyone that dated Tommy. she didn't see how people could be so dumb in getting wrapped up in him. "She's fucking insane." The blonde muttered with a shake of her head.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "It's fun until they go too far, right?" Theo asked. He didn't know why that was entertaining for them. He thought that if they really cared that much about one another, that they wouldn't play games like this which would hurt other people and each of them too. "How so though? They've not been talking much - do you mean like that?" He asked her, because he was definitely confused about that.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Elijah nodded. He really didn't know what the right thing to say here was. He thought that the others knew each other more than he did. He sighed. "I'm gonna have a minute outside - will you join me?" he asked Aiden. He couldn't get what Maddie had said to hime, out of his head. And he knew that if he didn't say anything soon - he'd chicken out. He didn't want that.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Arthur was just glad that he didn't have to be the one to answer the awkward questions. "You wanna go dance or something?" He asked Maddie, a small smile on his face. He just wanted to make her happy. He had no idea how to do that though. not anymore at least.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Cassidy smiled and held out her glass with the others. "Cheers!" She laughed before she downed her shot. She was so happy to be able to spend some time with both of them. She smiled as she looked up at James. "How're you feeling after that?" She asked, remembering how he had been at the house party. James and Tommy couldn't be more different and she liked that.

SC AM JM LO SD BA AM: Amber was definitely getting worried now - she could see how stressed the others were and she felt almost responsible for them being there. She wished she'd thought about it all more. "Okay..." She whispered back. She trusted Hettie so much, she knew she'd find a way of getting them out of here. "Are you fucking kidding? We brought you all the way back here, let you into our place and you're being fucking boring?" One of the boys groaned, grabbing Amber's hand. "Come on, have a little drink. Loosen up. We'll make it a party."

SC AM JM LO SD BA AM: Audrey knew that they were in trouble and she was just glad that she and Hettie could hold their own - she hoped it would be enough. "Yeah well, we were promised bit more of a party than this." She sighed, raising an eyebrow as she looked around the room. One of the boys looked to already be on stronger stuff than alcohol and the other was in the process of taking it. "I actually feel pretty sick, do you guys have a bathroom?" She could tell the boys were unconvinced, but she knew she just needed to figure out a way of getting upstairs without the boys. "I'm not kidding, I feel really sick... I think it was the car journey..." She touched her stomach tenderly and looked around in pretend panic. "Fucking hell, don't spew on the floor. It's up the stairs, first door on the left." He muttered. "Hettie, will you come with me? I think I'm gonna be sick?" She thought that once they were upstairs, they would figure a way out.

SC AM JM LO SD BA AM: Scott was trying his hardest not to worry about Hettie and the others or wonder where they were. Hettie knew Greece well, he thought and he trusted that they would find their way back okay. He sighed and got comfortable in his makeshift bed as River said goodnight, closing his eyes and trying his hardest to get just a little bit of sleep. He wanted to be on top form when he spoke to Hettie the next morning.

SC AM JM LO SD BA AM: It was only the third night, but Lucy felt so comfortable being around Isaac that it didn't even feel strange going to bed with him anymore. She smiled and nodded her head. "Yeah, they should be... And if they're not already back, I'm sure we'll hear them when they are." She chuckled. "Let's get into bed." She repeated his words. She grabbed her pyjamas and went into the bathroom to change, barely being any time at all before she came back out and climbed into bed.

HD AK RW CK AM IS RM: Robyn raised an eyebrow as she listened to what they boys had to say. "Well maybe if you didn't lead us here under a fucking lie!" She spat back. She was getting annoyed now and since Amber seemed so on edge - she wanted to be able to stick up for her friend. She sighed as she looked at Audrey and Hettie. For a fleeting second - she thought that they were gonna leave them. "I actually need a wee too so.." She shrugged her shoulders and kept her hand around Ambers before she started up the stairs. She certainly wasn't about to leave Amber on her own.

HD AK RW CK AM IS RM: "Loosen up? Did you not hear that I have a fucking boyfriend? And if you're not scared of us. You should be of him. He'll kick the shit out of you." Hettie growled - and she was sure that her friends knew it wasn't a lie. If Scott heard about this, she didn't want to think about how bad he would be with them. She nodded her head as Audrey spoke, "We won't be fucking long." She glared at one of the boys nearest to her. She wanted to kick off but she knew it probably wasn't going to be a good idea. Once they were upstairs and in the bathroom, she turned to Audrey. "The fuck are we gonna do? We have no phones, I have no idea where the fuck we are and they're not gonna let us out!"

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "I want to be more drunk before I get my dare. I want it to be something good." Tommy grinned. He didn't want it to be an early dare, a dare that anybody could do - he knew that his friends would be able to come up with something over the course of the night. "Nah, have you seen her? No amount of crazy could outweigh that." He laughed. He thought Florence was one of the most gorgeous people he'd ever seen and he didn't think there'd be any disagreement. He laughed as Gabe returned, putting an arm around his shoulders. "Well done Gabe, well done - you did it in the end." He laughed.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "I mean, kind of - if you combined the whole group, they'd probably add up to one and a half personalities between them." Emilie laughed, raising an eyebrow. "And that's only because that one's good looking." She nodded her head over at Aiden. Again, he wasn't her type - but he was undeniably good looking. "Tommy, that's definitely just a you thing. We can all see what a fucking psycho she is, pretty or not." She shrugged her shoulders.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Edie nodded her head. "I've lost count of the amount of fights Annabelle and Emilie have been in because somebody takes it too far." She laughed. She had seen them physically fight each other too many times to count. "I mean, yes - that. But they don't speak to each other as much, they don't speak about each other as much... It's like they're not even friends anymore. He used to be over at hers all the time and now I don't even think he's been to her new place without the rest of us being there? Something happened." She sighed.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Aiden wasn't expecting Elijah to speak to him again so soon after he'd snatched his hand away, but he was glad he did. He loved just hearing his voice. "Uh - yeah... Are you okay?" He raised an eyebrow. He couldn't think of a reason why Elijah would want to talk to him on his own, but he wasn't going to say no and make it obvious that something was going on. He handed his drink to Cassidy and started to walk towards the doors curiously.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Maddie couldn't help but let out a delighted laugh as Arthur spoke, looking at him curiously. "You want to dance?" She smiled - she didn't think he'd ever voluntarily do anything like that, but she loved that he was trying. "Yes! Let's go and dance!" She beamed, shaking her head in disbelief.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "It was still gross, but more manageable this time." James laughed, shaking his head. He would always think of the house party as one of the times that really pushed them forwards in their relationship, or whatever they were calling the thing they had. "How are you doing? I mean, with all of that lot there?"

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Alright - but I get to give Tommy his dare when he's 'ready'." Link rolled his eyes. But he knew that it was a good one. He wasn't sure if his friend would do it or not though, that was the only problem. He laughed as he looked over at Florence and shrugged his shoulders, "Yeah - she's pretty but what does that matter if she's crazy?" He asked with a raise of an eyebrow. He looked at Gabe then - "Alright, pal, it's your turn! Who's up?" He asked with a raise of an eyebrow. He was having fun and he hoped that the others were as well.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Wow - But I don't think you're wrong about it either." Annabelle laughed as she shook her head. "None of them are bad looking. But he's definitely the best." She nodded. Annabelle didn't think that Aiden was her type either but he was definitely pretty. She looked at Gabe as Link asked about his dare -- though she didn't hear much after she heard a familiar voice behind her. "Thought you said you weren't going out tonight?" Vance growled in Annabelles ear, his arm around her. He didn't even acknowledge the rest of the group. And Annabelle tried to ignore him, as best she could anyway. She wanted to have fun with her friends, she didn't see the harm in that.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "I don't think I'd ever wanna get in a fight with the two of them though - or anywhere near them while it was happening for that matter." Theo shook his head. He honestly couldn't think of anything worse, if he was completely honest. He was definitely a little intimidated by the two girls, that was for sure. He nodded his head as Edie spoke about what was going on between Link and Emilie and he shrugged his shoulders, "I guess you'll find out when they're ready to tell you, right?" He sighed as he looked over at the group. "That's never good." He muttered, nodding to Annabelle.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Elijah nodded his head, "Yeah - yeah. I'm fine." He sighed. He stood for a moment, once they were outside. He wasn't sure what to say to him now. He chewed on his lip. He looked up at him and then dropped his gaze again. "I need - I need to know i'm not crazy." He shook his head, figuring that, that probably wasn't a good place for the two of them to start. "I mean - you feel it too, right? Between us? That's not just me?"

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Arthur shrugged his shoulders, "Don't question it. You know it's not going to happen again." He laughed. He just wanted to do something to keep the smile on her face - especially after it seemed like Tommy and the other were starting. He wanted them to have fun. Arthur nodded and pulled her a little further into the crowd. He was definitely not a natural dancer but he wanted to have fun with Maddie.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Wow - are you building up a tolerance?" Cassidy asked with a raise of an eyebrow and a laugh. She sighed though, as James brought up Tommy again. She couldn't say that she blamed him though. She would be curious too if it was the other way around. She shrugged her shoulders. "I'm fine. Honestly. As long as he stays over there - then it's fine."

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Tommy laughed - he knew that if Link was saying that, it meant he had a good dare to give him and he was excited. He was already having such a good night and he couldn't imagine anything putting a dampener on it... Until he saw Vance and he sighed, rolling his eyes. He really couldn't be bothered with the other tonight. Vance was far worse than Freya, if he was honest.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Emilie turned as she heard a males voice, visibly freezing up as she saw Vance - she hadn't seen him since everything with Kurt, but she knew they were still friends and she wondered if he'd come here alone or if he'd brought his very best friend. Her eyes darted about looking for him, but after a couple of seconds of not finding him, she relaxed - but only slightly. She knew she was still going to be on high alert tonight now.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "I'm going to dare --...." Gabe trailed off as he saw Vance, sighing softly. He knew that everybody in the group had been with somebody the others didn't like - but he really, really couldn't stand Vance and the way he was with Annabelle. "It was a last minute thing." He muttered, as though Vance was going to listen to him. He'd been having such a good night and Vance always managed to make Annabelle change.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Oh no, you absolutely wouldn't... It's not pretty." Edie chuckled with a shake of her head. She loved them, but she absolutely hated it when they fought. She looked over as Theo spoke, sighing as she saw Vance. She probably saw him more than most, because she lived with Annabelle - but it didn't mean she liked him any better. "We should go back over." She sighed, looking up to Theo before she started walking back over to her friends. She wanted to be there in case anything happened, as it often did with Vance.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Aiden stood facing Elijah once they got outside, looking at him with a curious expression. He had no idea what the other was thinking, but as soon as he started talking Aiden could swear he could hear his heart pounding. He was right... He wasn't crazy. There was something. But Aiden didn't know how to deal with it. He was quiet for a few seconds before he spoke. "You're not... Crazy. You're not crazy." He eventually sighed, his hands shaking as he spoke. "I don't know what the hell is going on, but I can't stop thinking about you. But I'm not... I'm not gay. I'm not."

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Maddie laughed, nodding her head. "I understand - I won't question it anymore! I don't want you to rescind the offer." She giggled. She was always happy when she was around her friends, Arthur especially - but she loved that he was trying to have fun with her, trying to make her happy. She squeezed his hand as he pulled her into the crowd, her smile stretching from ear to ear. "See, it's not so bad!"

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "I must be! Or developing a taste - something like that." James chuckled, rolling his eyes playfully. Tequila would never be his favourite drink, but Cassidy loved it so he would drink it. It was less about being curious for James and more about making sure Cassidy was really okay - he felt like she would always say she was, even if she felt far from it. "Okay, well - as long as you're sure. Over there he'll stay!"

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "It's alright Gabe - just continue." Annabelle nodded. She didn't want Vance to stop them all from having fun just because he was there. He wasn't invited and Annabelle didn't intend to give him too much time of day. She cringed though, as Gabe spoke. Because Vance knew that, that wasn't true. They'd argued about her coming out and she had told him that she wouldn't. That was why he was annoyed. His grip on her tightened, with Annabelle ignoring her, but he nodded his head, "Yeah Gabe, just continue." He rolled his eyes.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link rolled his eyes as he heard Vance and he looked at Gabe for a moment. "You've gotta have something, right?" He asked with a raise of an eyebrow. He was trying to not let the new sudden appearance change things. But when he saw the look on Emilies face, he moved to stand beside her. "He's not here." Link whispered to Emilie. They had barely spoke since everything at the city break but he wasn't gonna let her worry. Link wouldn't let Kurt come near Emilie again, that was for sure.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Theo nodded his head. He didn't think any of them would really like to get in the middle of Emilie and Annabelle. He sighed as Edie said they should head over there. He thought that would probably be the case. Edie was so loyal to her friends and even Theo knew that none of them especially liked Vance but he didn't know what any of them could do to change it.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Elijah really worried about what Aiden was going to say to him. He was so scared that the other was going to think that he had made all of this up - that he was wrong and that Aiden didn't know a single thing about how he was feeling. He sighed a sigh of relief as Aiden said that he felt it too. "And you don't have to be.." Elijah spoke. He didn't want to push Aiden, he wouldn't, but he wanted the other to know that he didn't have to worry about labels or the rest of it. "But - i mean - if you feel it too..."

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Arthur laughed as he nodded his head, "That sounds much better." He nodded. He couldn't remember the last time that he had felt this relaxed in someone elses presence. And it was really nice. He'd missed her so much and he didn't want her to regret always spending time with her like this. "I'm not very good at this." He laughed as he shook his head.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Developing a taste? I mean - I'd say that was the case when you started giving me attention so..." Cassidy shrugged her shoulders with a laugh. She liked that James was willing to do stuff just because she was, because he wanted to make her happy. Even if it was Maddie that was asking, Cassidy would say that she was fine. She refused to believe otherwise. She smiled and nodded her head, "of course.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Gabe didn’t really feel like continuing, even though everybody was telling him to - he didn’t want to get Annabelle in trouble by giving her a dare that Vance wouldn’t like. “Okay...” he muttered, a little disheartened as he tried to think of what he should say. “Anna, I dare you to switch tops with me for the rest of the night.” He laughed, the very idea of that amusing him. He didn’t look at Vance, he didn’t want to see what his reaction was because he was sure he wouldn’t like anything he said.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Emilie gave Gabe an encouraging look as he obviously felt nervous in Vance’s presence; she wasn’t scared of Vance one bit, but she was scared of the company he kept. She turned slightly as she felt Link beside her, nodding her head to show him that she knew. She just hated the idea that he probably knew where she was because of Vance. She reached down and squeezed his hand softly - she didn’t care if things were awkward, he was her best friend.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Edie had always tried to find at least one redeeming quality in Vance, for Annabelle’s sake - she wanted to be able to tolerate her friend’s boyfriends, but when it came to Vance she just couldn’t. “Hi, guys. Hello, Vance.” She said politely as she rejoined the group, taking a sip of her drink as she waited to see what was going on. She hoped he wasn’t going to cause any trouble and ruin the night.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Aiden had never had a problem with anybody else being whoever they wanted to be - he fully accepted everybody, he just had never assumed he’d be coming to terms with his own identity. “I do... I do feel it but I just don’t know what I’m supposed to do, Elijah...” he sighed, shaking his head. He was scared, not that he’d ever admit it. “I can’t stop thinking about you.” He knew that Elijah deserved the truth, no matter what - he needed to give him that.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Maddie had missed Arthur every day that he was away; in fact, if she was pushed then she thought she’d probably remember exactly how many days it had been. She had been so worried about him, so she loved seeing him like this now. “Neither am I, but I’m having fun!” She laughed, shrugging her shoulders. She liked being the one who was able to make him laugh like this; it didn’t occur to her that she didn’t feel like this with any of the others.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: James laughed loudly at Cassidy’s words, shaking his head - he loved how quick she was, how confident she was. “Ooh, how rude to all the girls before!” He teased, laughing as he spoke - he was obviously joking, there hadn’t been a ton of girls before Cassidy. He was always going to try and make sure she was okay, but he wasn’t going to push and ruin her night. “Okay, great!”

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle wasn't going to let Vance change how she and her friends were right now. She hated the idea that he would be like this, that he would purposely want to ruin her night. She laughed heard Gabe and nodded her head. "That's easy but if you stretch it, you're dead." She winked at him. Annabelle looked at Vance for a second before she looked at Gabe, "Hand it over." She smiled. They all knew each other so well, she didn't see the point in going somewhere else - but she knew she needed his shirt on first. Vance would never forgive her otherwise. The grip on her hip seemed to tighten.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link would do anything to try and make sure that Emilie felt comfortable. He had always done everything for her and he would continue to do just that. He smiled slightly, as she took his hands. Things felt so tense between the two of them but he was glad that she at least felt comfortable enough to do that. He missed his best friend. Link didn't want to talk about what he had said but he wanted his best friend back.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Theo felt really awkward as he followed after Edie. He knew that the others didn't particularly like Vance and he made Theo feel really on edge. He frowned as Vance didn't even respond to Edie. He didn't think there was any need for him to be rude like that to her.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Elijah didn't know how to feel as he stood in front of Aiden. He was so happy that the other felt it too, that there really was something between the two of them -- but that only seemed to add complications. It looked like Aiden hadn't fully come to terms with it all yet. "You don't need to do anything you're not ready to do but -" He paused. "Just because you... you like me, that doesn't mean you're gay, Aiden. You could be Bi.." He shrugged. "But you also don't need to decide right now. I just - I just wanted to know, you know?" He asked with a sigh. "I can wait."

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Arthur smiled as he looked at Maddie. He hadn't wanted to see her while he was in prison because he missed her enough. He didn't want to see her and have things be even worse. "You're better than I am." Arthur shook his head. He couldn't remember the last time that he had been like this with anyone. He couldn't remember the last time he had laughed like this. Maddie had always had a way with him, something no-one else did.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Cassidy shrugged her shoulders before she laughed, "I think we both know that they had absolutely nothing on me." She smiled at him. Despite what others might think, Cassidy thought that James was probably the best of hers too. She trusted that he wouldn't hurt her, anyway, at least not on purpose. "Thank you." Cassidy nodded. She just didn't even want to think about Tommy. She wanted to enjoy her night with the others.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Anna, I don't see any possible way I won't stretch it - but I think it'll look cool. Baggy is in now." Gabe laughed, shaking his head. There was an obvious size difference between him and Annabelle and he found that funny. He was trying not to let Vance ruin the night, but it was hard when he was such a dominating presence. He tried to hide behind a pillar as he pulled off his top and handed it to Annabelle with a laugh.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Emilie knew that this didn't get rid of any of the tension between them - they'd need to actually talk about it all for that to happen and she absolutely didn't want to do that. Not yet, anyway. She squeezed his hand once more before she dropped it, crossing her arms over her chest as she looked at Vance. "So, what gives us the displeasure of having you here? The other students don't want the weird old guy hanging around?" She raised an eyebrow.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Tommy kept a watchful eye on Vance as Gabe and Annabelle spoke - he didn't think Vance liked any of them, but especially not Gabe and he felt protective over his friend right then. He thought he could be a pretty good match for Vance and he would take him on if he had to. People didn't think he was loyal, but to the five people in front of him he was the most loyal person in the world.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Edie could sense Theo's awkwardness as they got back to the group and she reached down to take his hand in hers, squeezing gently. She sighed as she heard Emilie speaking to Vance - she understood why she had, it was frustrating that he was there when he hadn't been invited and he was a consistently terrible person. But she did wish that Emilie wouldn't purposefully fire up the situation. "Em..." She whispered.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Aiden shook his head - even the word bisexual was too much for him to process. He couldn't make sense of his own head; he had never felt like this before, Elijah was the first boy he'd ever had these kind of feelings for. "Is that what you are? Bi?" He asked curiously, chewing on his bottom lip. He just wished he knew how to come to terms with all of this. He was surprised as Elijah said he could wait... He had never expected that of him. He didn't expect Elijah to wait around until he'd stopped being a coward. "You would wait?" He asked softly, raising an eyebrow.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Maddie would never, ever hold it against him - but she had felt almost betrayed when Aiden had told her that Arthur didn't want her to visit him. That she wasn't on the visiting list, so that even if she'd wanted to she couldn't go. For a long time, she felt like she'd done something wrong, but she understood now. "I'm just copying everybody else, it seems to work!" She laughed. She had never really known how to behave in places like this, but she'd slowly picked it up over time. "Are we actually fitting in?" She giggled, looking around them with a smile.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: James laughed, shrugging his shoulders. "I won't badmouth them - but let's just say you're way, way up there." He grinned. He'd never met anybody like Cassidy before, but he was so glad he had - she brought out parts of him that he didn't even realise were there. It was exciting. "Is this a place you guys come a lot?" He asked curiously, looking around the club. He liked it, but he wasn't totally sure if he could see all of them here every single weekend.

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FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Then you're buying me a new one, aren't you?" Annabelle asked with a raise of an eyebrow and a laugh. She knew that her friends felt awkward - she did too, but she didn't think she could do much about it. She took Gabes shirt from him, put it on and quickly got rid of his. "Here." She laughed, handing it over to him. Vance glared at Emilie as she spoke to him, "Someones gotta keep an eye on her, don't they? Make sure she's not doing anything she shouldn't be, getting herself into trouble. Never fucking know with you lot." Annabelle sighed as Vance spoke. "Can you not?" She muttered, shaking her head.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link knew that things wouldn't be back to normal , he knew that, but he hoped they would. He was so sick of things being weird between him and Emilie and he wanted them to be normal again, even if he had to take back what he had said to her. He shook his head slightly as Vance spoke to Emilie, "Take it down a notch, mate." He muttered. They were having such a good night before he came alone.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Theo shot Edie a small smile as she took his hand. Even that small gesture was a big comfort to him. He knew that things weren't going to be easy for them but he hoped that they'd be better going forward. It felt so tense now, within the group, and Theo was definitely just waiting for something to kick off. He thought that it wouldnt' be long. He was used to playing peace keeper and he thought he'd have to do that now.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Elijah was really trying to do the right thing, he was trying to make sure that he said the right words - but he wasn't sure what those were. He hadn't really spoken to anyone any any of this - except Maddie. He shook his head at Aidens question. "No, I don't think so." He shrugged, "I think - I think i'm gay." It was the first time he had said it that explicitly but he was almost certain that, that was what it was. He had never felt quite right when he was with a girl, he had never felt this strongly about anyone before, not even close. He nodded, "Yeah. I don't expect you to come to terms with it over night. it's okay."

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Arthur never wanted to upset Maddie by not letting her visit, he just didn't want her to have to be there. He didn't want Aiden but he knew that he would've gone mad if he had no-one , and it wasn't like his family were going to visit. He missed her so much - but he almost looked at is as his punishment. "That's a good plan." Arthur nodded. He would never usually dance, but he liked to see the smile on her face. He thought she was one of the most beautiful people he had ever met - Especially when she smiled. "I don't know about that." He laughed.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Cassidy nodded her head, "Good. You wouldn't have been coming home with me if you said anything else." She laughed. Cassidy did have a lot of confidence in herself, she thought you couldn't want a career like the one that she wanted, without that. But she also put a lot of it on. Only a few people - her closest friends and her brother - saw the more sensitive side of her. "We're more of a pub lot but - This is the best place when it comes to uni stuff."

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Only if it rips." Gabe laughed, which he knew was a very real possibility in a top as small as this one. He was laughing loudly as he squeezed into Annabelle's top, but the laughter was almost marred by the awkwardness of having Vance there. He didn't know how they were going to enjoy the rest of the night with him stood there watching them. He shook his head as Vance spoke - he hated the way he spoke about Annabelle, like she was a stupid kid who needed to be watched over all the time. He sighed; things were going to kick off, he thought and quite soon at that.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: The main reason Emilie didn't want to talk about what had happened was because she knew then she'd have to make a choice - actually admit to herself what her feelings were towards Link, or close the door on them. And she wasn't ready to do that. She rolled her eyes as Vance spoke, making eye contact with him as he glared at her. She wanted him to know she wasn't intimidated by him. "How embarrassing. Almost as embarrassing as coming to a club on your own." She laughed, shaking her head. "Well, in case you forgot - you weren't invited. So can you keep an eye out from over there, please?" She nodded over to the corner of the room, far away from them. She wanted him to leave, even if that meant causing a scene.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Tommy laughed as Emilie spoke - he was totally in agreement, he wanted Vance gone no matter what the cost was. He hated the guy and he knew that if he stayed, the rest of them would more than likely end up moving the party somewhere else just to get away from him. He didn't really care that he was being rude to Annabelle's boyfriend. "Right - who wants another drink?" He asked with a raise of an eyebrow, taking out his wallet once more. "Not you." He looked over at Vance with a smirk.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Edie knew that her friends were in the right and she agreed with everything they were saying - she just wished they didn't have to do it here, tonight. But then she knew the only alternatives were to put up with Vance being there all night or leave Annabelle alone with him and she didn't really want either of those. She was getting fidgety now, she needed a fix but she knew she couldn't really leave in the middle of all of this. It all felt weird, like the room was getting smaller.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Aiden was surprised as Elijah said he thought he was gay - not because he thought he was gay, but because he was brave enough to say so. He sighed as the other boy spoke, nodding his head... He didn't know how long it was going to take him to come to terms with all of this, but he hated the idea of Elijah not being there when he did. He thought about him more often than not, he always wanted to be around him. "Can I kiss you?" He asked softly - it was all he could think about. "Behind here?" They were practically round the back of the club now anyway.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Maddie knew without a doubt that she would now to everything in her power to make the transition from prison to home easier for Arthur - if she wasn't already living with Cassidy, she would've suggested he move in with her. She hated the idea of him being alone, being lonely. "Thank you, I thought so as well." She laughed, nodding her head. "No, I think we are!" She chuckled, shaking her head. "Wow, dancing is tiring - I want some water or something. Do you want some?" She smiled.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "I didn't even know that was at stake! I would've been a lot more careful if I had." James laughed, shaking his head jokingly. He loved the confidence Cassidy had, but he wasn't naive enough to think that at least some of it wasn't a bit of a face - he thought everybody had something they put on when they were around other people. "Ah, I see - what do you do at the pub? Are you quizzers?" He grinned. He could absolutely see that and he loved it.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "If it stretches!" Annabelle laughed. She knew that Vance didn't like that. And it seemed to only get worse as her friends started. She sighed as she shook her head slightly. "If i'm going over there, then she's coming with me. Simple as that." He shrugged his shoulders and started to pull Annabelle with him. She shook her head, though. "No. i'm gonna stay here. You can go though. It's fine." She shrugged, as if to tell him that it wasn't a big deal. And she really didn't think that it waas. She just wanted a night with her friends, she didn't understand what was so bad about that.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Leave it be, mate." Link muttered with a shake of his head. He knew that things were gonna go from nought to one hundred and Link was definitely prepared for that. He would never let someone disrespect his friends like Vance always manages to do. He looked at Tommy, "Yeah, I'll have one. make it something strong." He hadn't had anything since before they left so he was itching for something more. Like Edie, he didn't think that right now was the right time for it.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Elijah was so nervous. He felt like he could be sick. He so wanted things to go the way he had hoped. He was just glad that Aiden had admitted that he had feelings for him - Elijah thought that, that was a start at least. He raised an eyebrow as Aiden spoke. He hadn't expected that, not even after the conversation the two of them had, had, but he nodded his head. "Yeah, i'd like that." He muttered. He didn't think that he was ready to be out in the open yet either.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Arthur had always thought that Maddie was probably the kindest person he had ever met - but he was almost certain of it now. She had made sure that he felt comfortable, no matter what. He would always appreciate that. He smiled as he looked down at her. Arthur knew that he had more than just friendly feelings for Maddie, he had known that for a long time. He had probably always had a bit of a crush on her - but he knew he would never do anything. He didn't think that he deserved someone as wonderful as her. "yeah, sounds good." He laughed as he nodded his head.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Yeah well that's why I didn't tell you! I wanted an honest answer." Cassidy laughed. She thought that it might have all been her true self before Tommy. That relationship had taken a lot out of her, more than she would usually ever let on. It was why she was so hesitant to running into another one with James. "We are." Cassidy laughed with a nod of her head.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "If it rips!" Gabe argued again, laughing along with Annabelle - he liked joking around with her, she was his best friend... He didn't see why that was such a huge deal to Vance. "Hey!" He protested as Vance started to pull Annabelle over, taking a little step forward. He hated watching them together, the way he treated her was like she was property, not his girlfriend. "She wants to stay here." He muttered, shaking his head.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Emilie narrowed her eyes as Vance spoke and started to physically move Annabelle, putting a hand on her friend arm. "Okay, this is a joke. Who do you think you are?" She asked him, the distaste clear in her expression. "She doesn't want you here. Nobody does. Simple as that." She mimicked his words, rolling her eyes. "I'd take your hands off her if I were you." She told him, raising an eyebrow.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Tommy could sense something about to kick off and he knew that he would jump in before the others had to - the night could still be salvaged if he left, he thought. "Yeah, got it." He nodded as Link spoke, turning to order them all another round of drinks anyway - he was pretty sure they could all use one. He glared at Vance as he spoke, his face a pure warning.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Edie chewed the inside of her mouth nervously as she looked from Vance, to her friends - neither was going to back down and she didn't know what was going to happen. She really wanted to excuse herself, just for a couple of minutes but she would feel so guilty if it all kicked off and she wasn't there. She cleared her throat slightly, trying not to focus on it.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Aiden thought he'd feel worse when it was all out in the open, when he'd admitted his feelings for Elijah... Because that meant it was real. It was happening and he couldn't take that back now. But he didn't - in a way, he felt a little more free. Somebody else knew the things that had been tormenting him. He smiled slightly as the other said he'd like it, taking another step behind the club before he leaned in to kiss him gently.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Maddie had never stopped to consider why she felt so differently about Arthur than she did about anybody else - if she did, she might realise that the reason she felt so fierce about protecting him, the reason she always wanted him around her, was a lot more complex than just being best friends. She smiled as he agreed with her, letting go of his hand to wrap an arm around his waist as they headed over to the bar. "We definitely need more practise." She laughed, shaking her head.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "I see! You're so smart." James laughed, shaking his head. He hadn't really thought about how different Cassidy must've been before Tommy - because he liked her so much now, as she was. "I knew it! You definitely struck me as pub quizzers. Who's the best and who's the worst?" He smiled, raising an eyebrow. He loved that they were all so close, that they did things like that together.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle was about to respond when Vance spoke again. She didn't like the tone he took with her friends - particularly Gabe. "Well she's my girlfriend, not yours. So she does what I want her to do." Vance scoffed as Emilie spoke to him. "Yeah? What are you going to do, Emilie? You know Kurts here, right?" It was a lie but he didn't care. Annabelle glared at Vance as he mentioned Kurt, "Just go away, Vance." She hissed. She was honestly sick of him.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link narrowed his eyes as Vance said that Kurt was here - he didn't know if that was true but he didn't want to take any chances. If Vance was lying, he was even worse than he had originally thought. "Get the fuck out." He growled. "Both of you." The last thing he wanted was for Emilie or Annabelle to be uncomfortable - and it seemed like that was exactly how they were.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Theo really wanted things to calm down and he could feel how tense Edie was beside him. He squeezed her hand gently. He just wanted her to know that he was there, that he wanted to help wherever he could. "Okay - maybe we just take it down a notch.." He smiled slightly. "I mean - she does want to stay. It's not that big a deal, is it?" He asked with a raise of an eyebrow.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Elijah had no idea how he really felt after everything that had happened - he thought that he would need another day or two before he really realised what he was feeling. He wanted to talk to Maddie - but he knew that he couldn't do it now. Not when it was so close to Aiden. He didn't think it was his place to potentially out Aiden to his friends. He smiled before he kissed him back.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Arthur smiled as Maddies arm went around him and he wrapped his around her shoulder. Mostly, it was to make sure that he didn't lose her in the crowd. He was sure that it would be easy to do so in here. "I dunno how much you're going to get me dancing, Maddie. Dunno how much practice we'll ever get." He laughed.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "I know. Thank you." Cassidy shrugged her shoulders with a laugh. She sometimes wondered if her friends realised how different she was, or if she did a good job at pretending that nothing wrong different at all. "Is that a good thing?" She asked with a raise of an eyebrow. "I'm the worst." She laughed. She didn't really know much out of her likes. "Aiden is the best, I think. Maybe Maddie."

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Gabe couldn't believe how childish the other sounded as he spoke - and that was coming from him. He just didn't understand why Annabelle was with him, why she kept on going back when he was so horrible. It didn't even seem like they had anything in common. "Are you sure about that? Because right now it looks like she can't even stand to be around you?" He raised an eyebrow as he looked at Vance. He hated what he was saying about Kurt, but he didn't know what to say back.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Emilie's heart dropped for a split second as Vance said Kurt was there, but she knew that if he was then he'd have been over here as soon as he stepped through the door - the man had no restraint. The fact that he was lying made her even angrier. "He's not here." She said with a shake of her head, partly to call out Vance and partly to calm Link. "But it's cute that you have to lie about your friend being here to feel like a big strong man." She laughed, looking at him in disgust. "Get the fuck out of here." She knew it wouldn't be long before one of them made him.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Tommy felt a bubble of anger inside him at the way Vance was behaving and he knew he couldn't stay out of it any longer. "I suggest you watch the way you're talking to my friends, mate. Any of them. And you better hope your lowlife of a fucking friend isn't here because I swear to god, if I find out you've brought him then I'll knock your teeth out." He didn't often get himself into fights - he valued his reputation too much, but he wasn't taking this. "Get out before one of us makes you, this is your last warning." He shook his head.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Edie squeezed Theo's hand back - she appreciated him so much and knowing he was there was a big help to her. She knew, though, that even though he tried to keep the peace it wasn't going to work. Not with the way Vance was behaving - she couldn't tell who was going to go for him first, Tommy, Emilie or Link - but she knew it would be one of them.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Aiden knew that if they decided to do this, there would be a lot of explaining to do - to his family, to his friends, to Maddie. He knew that they wouldn't just be able to be in a relationship right away and he wasn't even sure if he wanted that - the thought was so scary. He tried not to think about all of that as he kissed Elijah, though - he knew, now, that he had feelings for him and that they were only growing.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Maddie had no idea where the others had gone - the club was so big and so busy that they'd all lost each other, as they'd imagined they would, so she definitely didn't want to lose Arthur. "Hey, I managed it once, didn't I? I feel like I can do anything now." She chuckled softly, shaking her head. She leaned across the bar and ordered them both a glass of water, smiling.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "It's definitely a good thing - who doesn't love a pub quiz?" James laughed, shrugging his shoulders. "Me and my family always go to them when we're all home - we're terrible, but we do good on the music round." He chuckled. "You're the worst?! Oh god, we'd make a terrible team." He laughed. He nodded his head as she said who was the best. "Ah, that makes sense."

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle shook her head slightly as all of her friends piped up. She knew that they would, she'd have done the same if it was the other way around. Sometimes, Annabelle just thought that it was easier to go along with him. She'd avoided all of this so far because of that. "Who do you three thing you're talking too?" He asked with a raise of an eyebrow. "Doesn't fucking matter what she wants, I've told you. And as for you -" He turned to look at emilie. "I just wanted you to remember who my friends are. Kurts been wanting to know where you live after all." He flashed a smile at her. "The fuck are you gonna do, Morley? You're nothing more than a pretty boy. None of you can do shit. Come on, Annabelle." But she still didn't move.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link nodded his head as Emilie spoke but even as she did - he wasn't sure he believed her. He definitely thought that Vance could be the kind of person that would bring that man here. Link was so angry as he listened to Vance, as he basically threatened Emilie. He thought that he was going to explode. "Who the fuck do you think you are?!" Link spat.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Theo sighed as no-one listened to him. He hadn't really expected anyone to but he knew that he couldn't just stand there and watch. "Should we do something?" He whispered to Edie. He had no idea what they could do but he thought that they might have to go and get someone or something.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Elijah had no idea how long this was going to take the two of them to sort out. He had no idea how people were going to react. His family had always been pretty open but he wasn't sure - he wanted to talk to his cousin, first. Like Aiden, he tried not to think about all of that while the two of them were kissing. He didn't think he had ever felt like this with someone before. He could feel the fireworks that everyone spoke about.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Like Maddie, Arthur had no idea where the rest of them were. He had figured that they were going to lose one another at some point in the night, he just hoped that they'd all find each other again before the night ended. "Oh christ, it's gone to your head, hasn't it?" He asked with a raise of an eyebrow and a laugh. He nodded slightly, as their drinks were placed in front of them.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "I agree. I dont trust you if you don't love a good quiz." Cassidy laughed. She very rarely contributed an answer but she still enjoyed herself. "I can do the music round too so i'm afraid I can't help." She smiled up at him. "We'd do alright in like a music and film quiz, I recon." She nodded. She knew that they were interested in what they were interested in - and knew quite a bit about it. "Yeah, Aiden knows everything."

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Gabe had known this was going to happen from the minute Vance had walked into the club and he still hated every minute of it. He wanted to be able to tell his friends to back off, but he couldn't do that - not when Vance was basically threatening them. "Don't speak to her like that!" He snapped as he ordered Annabelle around again. It was really starting to frustrate him now and he wasn't far behind being as angry as his friends.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Emilie felt a shiver go across her body as Vance told her than Kurt wanted to know where she lived; she'd known he wouldn't have let it go yet, but hearing it out loud was different to thinking it. She looked to Annabelle raising an eyebrow - she didn't think her friend would tell Vance where she lived, but then she wasn't sure. "Fuck you!" She spat at him, her fists clenching by her sides. She was two seconds away from lunging at him and the only reason she hadn't yet was because as much as she hated to admit it, the threats about Kurt did scare her.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: As soon as Vance spoke, Tommy knew there wasn't really a choice in the matter - he was going to have to hit him, because nobody spoke to his friends like that and got away with it. "Let's face it mate, it's not hard to be prettier than you, is it?" He asked with a sarcastic laugh, rolling his eyes. "As for not being able to do shit?" He drew back his fist and slammed into the other mans face, as hard as he could - he was strong, even though he didn't fight a lot and more than that, he was angry.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Edie looked up at Theo as he spoke and shook her head. "What can we do?" She asked softly. She knew her friends and she knew Vance and nothing they could do was going to stop any of this right now. She jumped back slightly as Tommy hit the other; but she'd known it was going to happen, she just hadn't known which one of them it would be.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Aiden hadn't felt like this in a long time and as he kissed Elijah, he didn't want to stop. He knew they had to eventually though - somebody was bound to see them if they didn't. He kissed him one last time, softly and then pulled away with the smallest of smiles on his face. "We should go back inside." He sighed. He really didn't want to, but he knew it was wise.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Maddie laughed, shrugging her shoulders casually. "It might've done! One small victory is enough for tonight, though." She smiled as she reached out to take her glass of water, thanking the barman happily. It wasn't long before she heard the scuffle behind them and turned to see what was going on, her eyes wide.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Oh, it's a great way to find out if somebody is worth spending time around or not." James laughed, although he didn't necessarily believe that was true. "Of course we're good at the same rounds - this is a disaster." He chuckled. Like her, he just enjoyed the atmosphere of a pub quiz and he tried to contribute as much as he could. "He does seem like the type." He smiled.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle shook her head as she looked at Emilie. There was no way that she would've ever told Vance, Emilies new address - though she couldn't say that he hadn't tracked her phone or something. She wouldn't put that against him. He laughed though, as Tommy punched him. "Is that the best you can do?" He pushed Annabelle away and swung his fist around to give Tommy almost as good as he got. Vance knew his lip was bleeding but it didn't matter to him.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link thought that he'd have done something - if Tommy hadn't. He thought that his friend was probably the most loyal out of all of them - when it came down to it. He pulled Emilie out of the way a little, knowing that it wasn't just going to be a quick one two. Link knew that neither of them were going to give up. He would be on stand by though, in case Tommy needed his help.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Theos eyes went wide as the first punch was thrown. Like Edie, he had known it was coming, he just hadn't expected it in that moment. "I think we should get security.." He muttered as Tommy hit Vance. he didn't want too - because then it meant that Tommy would get kicked out too but Theo didn't know what else he could do.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Elijah sighed as Aiden pulled away from him. He'd have happily stayed there, kissing him, all night. He'd have suggested going back to his house if he didn't think it might have scared the other, so he nodded his head instead. "Yeah - yeah. Of course." Elijah wanted to hold his hand. He wanted them to walk in there with his head held high, together. But he knew that they had to wait for a while before that happened.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Arthur laughed, "yeah, something like that." He chuckled. He didn't think he ever felt this carefree anymore - at least not unless he was with Maddie. She made him almost forget about the train wreck of his life. He raised an eyebrow as he looked over at what Maddie was looking at and as he realised that no-one was doing anything - he moved over. "Hey!" He shouted, grabbed the shoulders of the man that he didn't know. He figured that Tommy would stop if the other did.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "I think so as well. You'll have to come with us next time. It's a lot of fun." Cassidy laughed. She thought that it would be nice of him to spend more time with her friends. She would've liked that a lot. "You didn't actually expect me to be good at anything else, did you?" She asked with a raise of an eyebrow. She didn't think ever contributed more than a couple answers. "You think?" She asked with a raise of an eyebrow. "He's so smart."

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Gabe moved over to Annabelle as Vance pushed her out of the way, putting an arm around her shoulders protectively. "Are you okay?" He asked her quietly, watching Vance and Tommy and wincing every time one of them made contact. He hated seeing people fight, but he knew that this one had been pretty much unavoidable. He knew that Tommy could handle himself.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Tommy didn't even bother responding to Vance - he just went in again and before long the two of them were having an actual fight and neither was letting up. Tommy was determined to get the better of him and even when he felt the others fist collide with his face, he didn't stop - although he knew his agent was going to be furious. He wanted to make him regret ever coming here in the first place. He didn't even know who was pulling Vance away from him, but he was angry that he even had to stop. "What the fuck?!"

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Emilie allowed herself to be pulled out of the way slightly - she knew that Tommy could handle himself and that if he needed back up, one of them would help him. After what he'd said to her, how he'd been - she almost wanted to see Tommy hurt him and she knew that was a sick thought, but she did. She wanted him to know that he couldn't get away with what he was saying.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Edie shook her head as Theo spoke about getting security - she knew he meant well, but she also knew that would mean Tommy getting kicked out and he was bound to be angry about that. "It'll just make it worse, Theo - somebody else will get security." She sighed, squeezing his hand. She wasn't going to do that to Tommy - he was standing up for his friends.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Aiden wasn't sure what he would've said if Elijah had asked him to go back to his house - he thought he might've said yes and that actually scared him a little bit, but he was also curious. He would love to see the place Elijah lived in, to see his room. He wanted to know so much about him. He smiled slightly as he begun to head inside, his eyes seeking out Cassidy.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Maddie wasn't sure what Arthur was doing as he moved towards the fight, but she gasped slightly as he went over to get in between the boys. She moved closer but didn't get involved, covering her hands with her mouth. She didn't want him to get hurt.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "I would love that!" James laughed, nodding his head. He loved her friends and he would really enjoy spending time with them - he thought you always got to know people better when you were doing something fun, like a pub quiz. "Yeah, for sure. He seems like the smart type - what is it he studies?" He asked.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle bit down on the inside of her cheek in an attempt to stop herself from crying. She didn't like that she was the reason her friend was getting hurt. "I'm fine." She whispered to Gabe. She didn't see the point in being anything else, if she was honest. She raised an eyebrow as Arthur pulled Vance off of Tommy. "ANNABELLE, we're leaving!" Vance growled, shrugging his shoulders out of Arthurs grip. She jumped at the sound of his voice and she shook her head. "No. I'm staying here."

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link didn't even think about pulling the two apart. He thought that Vance deserved everything he got. And if Tommy was really in trouble, he'd jump in to help. Stopping the fight was the last thing on his mind. He didn't expect that it was on anyone elses mind - until they were being pulled apart. He glanced at Emilie before he looked at Vance again. He didn't know what he was going to do with Annabelle saying no.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Florence had seen the fight - she was pretty sure that everyone in the club had - but she was trying to ignore it. At least until she saw that Tommy was actually hurt. "Could I have a whisky on the rocks, please. Plenty of ice." She called to the bar tender. She figured he needed something to try and take down the swelling. As much as she tried to pretend otherwise, she cared about him and she knew how much trouble he was going to be if he turned up at school or to his agent with a black eye.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Theo sighed but nodded his head. He wasn't going to do anything that would upset someone - not right now. He didn't think that, that was all that fair. If Edie said no, he'd listen. "That god.." He muttered with a sigh. He was just glad that the fighting had stopped. but from Vances tone, he didn't know if that would be the end of it.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Elijah didn't think he was confident enough to ask Aiden back to his place. He had housemates. He didn't want them getting any ideas. He knew that he wasn't ready to properly be out in the open just yet. "She's over there - by the bar." Elijah muttered, nodding towards Cassidy. He figured that, that would be who Aiden was looking for anyway.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Arthur didn't know what had come over him but it drove him crazy that none of Tommys friends were stopping the fight. He shook his head as Vance shrugged his off and he moved back over to Maddie. He was glad they were a little bit closer ,though.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Then it's settled." Cassidy laughed with a nod of her head. She was so excited. She thought that he was the first person she had brought along to the quiz, though she didn't see the point in saying that to him. "Journalism." Cassidy spoke, proudly. She'd always been proud of Aiden, though. "So he's gotta know a bit about everything, I guess."

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Tommy was angry that somebody had pulled him away from the fight, he hadn't achieved what he'd wanted to - Vance looked pretty banged up, but Tommy knew he did too and he hated that. "Why, had enough already?" He laughed spitefully, swallowing the taste of blood with a wince. He was going to be in so much trouble in the morning, he knew that. He looked at Annabelle then - he knew that she had a lot of trouble with Vance, but he couldn't help but be annoyed in that moment that she was the reason he kept appearing. "Oh for fucks sake Annabelle, would you just fucking leave him! And then he can stop showing up everywhere we fucking go!"

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Emilie shook her head as Link glanced at her - she didn't know what was going to happen, but she wasn't totally convinced it had finished yet either. Link always looked out for her and she loved that; she knew that if he was this person all the time, the one who was totally in control, she would've told him that she loved him back by now. Because she did. But the fact was there that when it came down to it, he would be controlled by his addiction over anything. "She doesn't want to fucking go with you. Leave without her or I'll go and get security." She told Vance simply, raising an eyebrow.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Gabe could tell that Annabelle was on the verge of tears and he hated that so much - he wished he could make all of this better for her, he wanted it more than anything. "Just stop! Okay? Both of you just stop!" He sighed as Tommy appeared to be trying to instigate the fight again. "Please would you just fucking leave?" He was exasperated now and it was clear in his voice as he spoke to Vance.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Edie was grateful that Arthur had come over and broke up the fight - at least for a little bit, anyway. She didn't think anything had gotten better, but at least they weren't hitting each other right now. She looked behind her and gave the boy a little smile, nodding her head as if to thank him. She didn't think the others were going to, though.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Are you okay?" Maddie asked, putting a hand on her friends arm as he came back over to her. She wasn't sure why he'd got involved, but it seemed to have stop the fighting - at least for now - so it couldn't be a bad thing, she thought. She had definitely seen a glimpse of the old him - and not in a bad way. It proved that he was still there, like she'd always known.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "What day is the quiz?" James smiled curiously. He felt like it was a good sign of things to come, him being invited to things that were obviously group tradition. He liked that she knew her friends liked him enough to want him around for that. "Oh, that makes so much sense! And everything's got to be fact checked, right?" He smiled. He could definitely see why Aiden was so smart now.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Fuck off Tommy!" Annabelle shouted at him. She didn't think he understood. She had tried to leave him, multiple times. But she didn't think Tommy understood just how much Vance had gotten into her head. He had told her that she wouldn't be loved without him, that he was the best she would ever deserve, that no-one else was gonna want her - and she had listened. "If you don't come with me right. now. Annabelle, we're fucking done." He growled at her. And still, she didn't move. "Whatever." He spat at her, and turned to leave.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Once the guy Tommy had been fighting with had left, Florence moved over to the group. She knew that the group probably hated her as much as they hated him but she wanted to help Tommy. "Here. Best I could get. Take the swelling down." She shrugged and handing him the glass. Florence shot him a small smile before she started towards her friends again. She had no interest in getting into something with Emilie, she just wanted to be able to be there for Tommy - at least for a second.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link gave a sigh of relief as Vance left. He didn't know if that would be the last they had to deal with him - they'd broken up before after all - but he was glad that it was at least done for tonight. He cringed, though, as he spotted Florence coming over. He turned to Emilie, "You alright?" He asked her. Link was itching to go get a fix now. Now that his friends were okay - he felt like he was going to explode without it. But he needed to know she was okay first.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Theo wished that he could've been a little more assertive, that he could've been the one to stop the fight. He knew that he would've never been strong enough though. He was just glad that Vance had left. At least that was done with for tonight.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Arthur nodded his head, "Yeah, I'm fine." He smiled slightly. As Edie turned to him, he nodded his head. The two of them had been friends, what felt like a lifetime ago. Although Aiden, Maddie and Cassidy had been his best friends, he had thought that those six were also his friends. When none of them had even tried to reach out to him while he was inside, he realised that, that wasn't the case.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Friday. So we can get as pissed as we like!" Cassidy beamed. She knew that her friends liked him enough and she knew that she liked him enough to want him around for a while. She wanted him to spend more time with them all, to properly integrate with her friends, because she knew that she wanted things to go on for a while with James. "Yeah, exactly. So he knows basically everything."

-: Annabelle was right, Tommy didn’t understand - and if he did, he’d feel really bad about what he just said. “Thank fuck for that.” He muttered as Vance left, shaking his head. He was surprised as he saw Florence making her way over to the group - and he was embarrassed at the thought that she’d probably just seen what happened. He wondered if she was coming over to gloat, but he felt a sense of relief as she spoke - this was why he couldn’t let go of her, why he cared so much. “Thanks.” He laughed quietly, taking the glass and drinking the whiskey in one before he held the glass of ice up to his eye, wincing slightly. “Fuck...”

-: Gabe watched with wide eyes as he waited for Annabelle to leave with Vance, like she usually did... and he was very surprised that she didn’t. He was proud of her, although he didn’t know how long it would actually last - but for now, it was enough. “Well done, Anna...” Gabe whispered to her softly, reaching down to take her hand.

-: Emilie smirked slightly as Annabelle didn’t follow Vance - she knew the kind of position the girl was in and she was proud of her for not following. She looked at her with the tiniest of smiles, knowing that she didn’t need to talk to get that across. “Yeah, I’m fine.” She nodded as Link spoke to her; to be honest, she felt pretty scared to go home on her own. The threat that Kurt knew where she lived hadn’t left her mind and she didn’t know what she’d do if he turned up. But she didn’t want to bring that up now, she didn’t want them to know she was scared.

-: “I’m just gonna go to the toilet.” Edie said in practically a whisper, excusing herself quickly as she ducked out of the circle and headed into the bathroom. She had waited long enough and she felt like the walls were going to close in on her if she didn’t get her fix now, as soon as she could. She didn’t really care where they thought she was going - she felt like she couldn’t breathe.

-: Maddie always forgot the other six had once been Arthur’s friends - and when she remembered it, she felt a little wave of anger at how they’d just deserted him. She didn’t think that anybody that wasn’t in their immediate circle was ever important to them. “Okay, good.” She returned his smile, nodding her head. She was glad to see that he was still the person she’d always thought he was.

-: “The perfect day!” James laughed - he was looking forward to the next Friday now and he hoped the invite would still stand when they got there. It wasn’t even that he just put up with Cassidys friends to be polite, he actually really liked being around them. They were all so kind. “I wish I knew everything - I’ve always wanted to be smarter, even when I was a kid.” He laughed.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Florence shrugged her shoulders as Tommy thanked her. SHe didn't think it was that big of a deal. She didn't want to admit to him that she still cared about him but she thought that, that was probably proof enough. "Didn't want you getting into trouble with your agent." She laughed. She knew him so well and she knew that, that would've been the first thing he would think about.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle turned away from her friends as she felt the tears prick her eyes, after Tommys outburst, the last thing she wanted was for him to see her so upset. And she was just about keeping it together - until Gabe said well done. She shook her head slightly. "I fucking hate him, Gabe." She whispered, hoping that he could hear her. She hated what Vance had done to her. She hated the person that he had made her into. Annabelles confidence had never been all that great - but Vance had destroyed any last bit of it.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link tapped his foot, trying to ignore how much he needed something - especially as he saw Edie moving off. He knew what she was doing and he wished that he could go with her. Link sighed, "Do you want me to stay at your place tonight?" He knew that things weren't right with them, he knew that they were still a little odd - but he didn't want her to have to worry.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Theo nodded his head at Edie. He was pretty sure that he knew what she was going to do and he didn't think that he could stop her. He thought that she knew her mind well enough. He was pretty proud of her for how long she had lasted without a fix, if he was completely honest. Though Theo always felt like a spare part when Edie wasn't there.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Arthur had never really been in the group - but they were his friends. And it had hurt him to know that they didn't think of him the same way as well. "I just didn't want them fighting." He muttered as he shrugged his shoulders. He didn't want Tommy to get hurt, even if the other couldn't care less about him. He raised an eyebrow as he watched Edie move away from the group. He wished that he could do something to help her.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "I absolutely agree!" Cassidy laughed with a nod of her head. She didnt' think that any of her boyfriends - not that, that was what James was - fit into her group of friends as much as James did and she really liked that. She hadn't realised how much she would value someone getting along with her friends. "I like you being dumb." She laughed as she shrugged her shoulders. "I couldn't deal with you if you were clever, honestly. You'd make me feel dumb."

-: Tommy couldn’t help but smile as Florence spoke - she knew him so well, because that was exactly what was on his mind. “Yeah well, unless the ice is magic I think I’ll be getting into trouble regardless.” He shook his head. “Where’ve you been?” He asked her softly. He wasn’t just talking about tonight; they hadn’t spoken at all since the night of the city break. He’d missed her a lot - and he thought that she would’ve missed him.

-: As soon as Annabelle broke, Gabe had his arms wrapped tightly around her, comforting her. He was always going to do that. “I know... I hate him too.” He whispered to her, nodding his head. He had made Annabelle into somebody that was, at times, unrecognisable and he hated that so much. “I’m here for you Anna, no matter what...”

-: Emilie hadn’t expected Link to offer to stay, but she welcomed it - before any of this, he had stayed over at hers more often than not and she’d missed it. He made her feel safe. “If you don’t mind?” She asked quietly, nodding her head. She wouldn’t sleep if not, she knew that. And she missed being around him. She noticed his tapping foot, the way he watched Edie leaving and she knew what he was thinking. “You can go, if you want. Don’t let me stop you.” She hated how substance controlled two of her friends lives completely, but she’d be an idiot to ignore it.

-: Edie didn’t take long at all and she was almost embarrassed to come back afterwards, but she knew that nobody would say anything. “Hey - are you okay?” She smiled as she got back to Theo, looking up at him. He always looked a little awkward when she wasn’t around and she couldn’t blame him - her friends had a very intimidating presence.

-: “No, I know - you did a good thing. It made them stop.” Maddie nodded her head - she wouldn’t have been brave enough to get in the middle of them, but she was glad Arthur had. Her gaze followed his as she watched Edie. She didn’t know much about her, but she thought she might not be very well - in the same way Arthur hadn’t been.

-: “Dumb?! Who said dumb?!” James laughed loudly, shaking his head. It was obvious he didn’t mind at all - he thought there were more important things than being book smart. “But hey, we make a right pair anyway - so I’m happy with that.” He laughed. He liked that they were on very similar levels when it came to stud like that - and music was where they really connected.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Florence shrugged her shoulders, "Well - I tried." She laughed. She figured that it was better than nothing. She just hoped that he wouldn't be told off too much. She raised an eyebrow at his next question. She knew it wasn't just about tonight, though, and she shrugged her shoulders, "I've been around, Tommy. Wasn't like you made that much effort either." She had thought that if he wanted to see her, he would've made sure to.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle really didn't want to cry. She had , had such a good night until Vance had turned up. But she was almost relieved. She hoped that, that would be the last time she let him have anything over her. "I know you are." She muttered with a nod of her head. She knew that he always would be. She just really wished that she could think that, that was enough. Annabelle wanted to be loved - she didn't ever think that, that would be what he wanted for her.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link nodded, "Of course not." He found it surprising how Emilie still didn't realise that she was always going to be a priority for him. He cared about her so much. There was no way that he was going to think otherwise. He raised an eyebrow as she spoke and nodded his head, "I won't be long." Link didn't like how easily she could read him but he wasn't going to say no to it.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Theo smiled as Edie came back and he nodded his head, "Yeah, yeah. I'm fine. I just didn't know what to do with myself." He chuckled. He didn't want to admit that he didn't know how to talk to her friends but he knew that it was true.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Arthur nodded his head. He had been in plenty of fights along the years but he didn't see the point in it anymore. He was sure that Tommy was just protecting his friends - that was usually the case if a girl wasn't involved - but he didn't think that, that was needed.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "I said dumb!" Cassidy laughed and shrugged her shoulders slightly. She was just teasing him though. She thought that he was clever - just in different ways to what most people would think. "We do. That's what's important." She laughed. She liked that she didn't have to second guess what James was thinking - that he was probably somewhere similar to her.

-: “It’s appreciated.” Tommy chuckled, rolling the glass slightly so that it rested on a different part of his face. “No, I know. I’ve just missed you.” He said honestly, shrugging his shoulders. He had been too proud to reach out after she had walked away from him, he always was. But he did miss her and he thought the fact that she’d come over here tonight meant she wasn’t quite ready to let him go.

-: Gabe wasn’t sure what would happen now, with Annabelle and Vance, but he knew that he would be there for her no matter what it was. He loved her, she was his best friend - if he could help her feel better then he always, always would. “I’m sorry that happened, Belle...” He sighed, kissing her head softly.

-: Emilie didn’t know how it was going to be, the two of them staying the night together - but she hoped it wouldn’t be awkward. Or too awkward, at least. “Then yeah, I’d like that.” She nodded her head. She raised an eyebrow as he said he wouldn’t be long - part of her had hoped he would prove her wrong and not go, but she knew she shouldn’t be surprised. She walked over to Annabelle and Gabe. “Hey - fuck him. He’s gone now, Anna. It’s okay.”

-: Edie instantly felt better as soon as she’d had what she needed and she knew it was bad, but she couldn’t help it. “I don’t either, sometimes. In places like this.” She smiled, shrugging her shoulders. She knew how he felt and she knew she’d be exactly the same around a different group of people.

-: James had never been academically smart, but he was lucky to come from a family that always made sure he knew that it wasn’t the most important thing of all. “Do you want another drink?” He asked her with a little smile, leaning against the bar.

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FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Florence shrugged again. She didn't want him to think that she cared too much - but she couldn't help but smile as he said he had missed her. "You have?" She asked with a raise of an eyebrow. She definitely hadn't expected that from him. Florence thought that he would deny, deny, deny. Florence missed him too but she wasn't about to tell him that. She wanted to keep it to herself - at least right now.

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FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle thought that she and Vance were probably done now. He had never told her that they were done before. It had always been her that had been the one. She shrugged her shoulders slightly. She wondered if she should've just gone with him, if it was easier that way. She wiped at her tears as she heard Emilie. She didn't want her best friend to see her so upset. "I'm fine." She muttered. "It's fine."

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link wished that he could stop. He wished that he could get a grip on all of this - that he could be okay without it. He didn't take long in the bathroom, though. He knew that he couldn't take long. He already felt better.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Theo nodded his head. Sometimes, he felt like Edie was almost on the outside of this group and it made him sad. He thought that she deserved more than that. "We can go soon, if you want? Or do you recon they'll start with the games again soon?" He didn't know how he would feel but he thought that it might brighten peoples spirits.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Cassidys family was so big, so there was a mix of smarts and not in her family. She thought that was why she had always gotten on so well with her big brother. "Absolutely." She laughed with a nod of her head. "Hey - so, my brother said you can come over for tea sometimes next week, if you want?"

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Tommy caught the blondes smile as he said he missed her and he nodded his head. "Obviously." He laughed, raising an eyebrow and then wincing at the pain that caused him. He thought Florence knew him well enough to know that he wouldn't say anything that wasn't true, not when it came to that - he wouldn't humiliate himself just for the fun of it. He sighed and put the glass down, touching his eye gently. "Does it make me look even hotter?" He smirked, looking over at her with a little laugh.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Gabe hoped that this would be the last time Vance ever made Annabelle feel like this, but he just wasn't convinced that it was - he wouldn't stop hoping, though. "What do you want to do, Anna? Do you want to stay or do you wanna go home?" He was pretty sure Annabelle would know that by home, he meant his home. He never liked being over at Annabelle and Edie's house - he hated to imagine them there, cold and in the dark, just getting by.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Emilie sighed as Annabelle told her she was fine; she knew she wasn't, but she wasn't going to make her admit that right now. Her friend deserved more than that, she thought. She turned to see Link coming back - he looked better for going and she hated that. She hated that something so bad for him made him so much better, just for a short while. There was no part of her that could understand it and she thought that was because she was the only one of the group that had never even dabbled in anything like that.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Edie knew that she was different to the other people in the group - but Edie thought she was different to most people, if not all of them. She felt so different, things seemed to mean different things to her. She hated that. She wished she could just be like everybody else. She nodded her head, a vague smile on her face. "We can leave, if you want to. I don't really like playing games, if you couldn't tell." She laughed. She didn't know if Theo would want to come back to hers or not - she always wanted to spend time around him, but she and Annabelle weren't doing well with the house at the moment. She didn't think they'd had heat or electricity for a week now.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: James raised an eyebrow as Cassidy spoke about her brother; she liked that she'd spoken to her family about him, because his family knew so much about her now. "He did, huh?" He smiled, nodding his head. "I would really like that. What day is best for you?" He liked the idea of meeting her family, of seeing where she came from and what her siblings were like. Especially when he knew her brothers meant a lot to her.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Obviously." Florence repeated with a nod of her head. She thought that she liked that. She wished that Tommy was like this more often. She liked this side of him a lot more. Florence thought that they might be able to make things work it he was a little more like this sometimes. She laughed at his question and shrugged her shoulders, "I prefer the usual face - but this'll do." She stood up to kiss him, just quickly. She figured that, that probably showed him why she was over there, that she would always care about him.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle loved Emilie so much and she knew that they were so so close but she didn't think the way things were with her and Vance, were even close to how things were with Kurt and Emilie. She felt guilty for being cut up about it. Annabelle shook her head, "No. I'm not going to let him ruin the night. We were playing dares, weren't we?" She asked with a raise of an eyebrow. "Look - look at you in my fucking top." She laughed. She was trying. She just wanted to have a good night with her friends, that was it.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Everything alright?" Link asked as he moved his way back to Emilie. He felt so much better after that. He knew that he shouldn't, he knew that it wasn't fair - but he did. And he thought that he probably looked better for it as well. He rolled his eyes as he looked at Tommy and Florence. "Get rid of one and another one comes along." He whispered. He figured that Emilie would agree.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Theo really wished he could make things better for Edie. He thought that she deserved better friends, friends that actually understood them. But he wasn't about to say that to her. He knew her well enough to know how protective she was over her friends. Theo nodded his head as Edie spoke. "You want to come to mine?" He asked her. He didn't like the idea of her having to go back to her house on her own - he thought he knew Gabe and Annabelle enough to know that they would probably go home together.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Cassidy had mentioned James a few times to her eldest brother and his wife and they had made sure that she knew he could come over whenever he wanted - that they could have him any time next week. "Yeah - Thursday?" She asked with a raise of an eyebrow. "He's got kids though - if you're alright with them." She laughed as she shrugged her shoulders.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: What Tommy wanted more than anything right now was comfort and love - and not just from anybody, from Florence - and she always gave him that; she was the only person he'd ever let in enough to be able to give him that. He smiled slightly as she said she preferred his usual face, surprised but happy as she leaned up to kiss him. He kissed her back, pouting slightly as she pulled away too quickly. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders, bringing her closer to him. "You're staying with me tonight?" He asked, raising an eyebrow - he really hoped her answer was yes.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: As tense as the situation was, Gabe couldn't help but burst into laughter as he looked down and realised that he was still wearing Annabelle's top - that was stretched extremely tight over his chest and barely covering his stomach. "Oh my god - I was arguing with him while wearing this top." He laughed, shaking his head as he wiped away a tear of laughter. He thought the image of that must've been hilarious. "Okay well, if we're staying then we need another drink. What are we having?" He smiled.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Emilie turned slightly as Link came back over, nodding her head. "Yeah, I think so. Apart from Gabe still wearing that fucking top." She laughed, shaking her head. She could actually find it funny now that Vance had left and the sight of her large friend in her small friends clothing seemed pretty hilarious. She laughed as she saw what he was talking about, nodding her head. "Yeah well, we can't get rid of her, can we? She's like fleas." She rolled her eyes. She wasn't going to say anything tonight, though - Tommy had done Annabelle a solid, so she would leave him to it.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: One of the only things that could get Edie's back up was when people spoke about her friends - she understood how it could be easy to think that she wasn't a big part of the group when it came to parties or nights out, but people didn't see them every other second of the day. They didn't see the times when the rest of the group would cheer for them at hockey games, shouting her name even when she was just sitting on the bench - or when they would bring food over, claiming to have ordered extra when really they just knew they couldn't afford any. They were her family and she wouldn't hear any different. She smiled as he asked if she wanted to stay with him. "Your parents wouldn't mind?" She raised an eyebrow.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Thursday is great." James smiled, nodding his head. He wasn't really the type of person to get nervous meeting family - because he was such a people person and he loved getting to talk to new people, he always had. He definitely wanted to make a good impression, though. "You do realise this is going to mean that my family are going to be desperate to meet you as soon as they find out?" He laughed. "I love kids, so that's an instant plus. How old are they?" He smiled.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Florence knew that he wouldn't have expected the kiss - that was kind of why she had done it. She liked to keep him on his toes. Florence thought that Tommy would get bored if she made things too easy for him. She smiled as he wrapped his arm around her. "I missed you too." She muttered. She thought that he ought to know that bit. Florence shrugged her shoulders, "Depends how good you are till the end of the night." She laughed .She was never going to make things easy for him, that was for sure.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: The more Gabe laughed, the more that Annabelle did. She shook her head, "Stop it, i'm gonna pee." She laughed. "I can't believe you've fucking ruined my top." This was one of the main reason why she loved being around Gabe. He had always made her feel better. The world could be on fire and she would know she was okay with him by her side. "Tequila! Tommy, Em, Link, tequila?" She asked, calling to the others, "You want one too, Florence?" She thought she'd at least try and be nice - for tonight.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link couldn't help but laugh as he took in the sight of Gabe, "He could never do things fucking normally, could he?" He asked Emilie. It was one thing that he had always particularly enjoyed about his best friend. Link raised an eyebrow as Emilie spoke about Florence. He figured that she was the lesser of two evils, for sure. "Have you gone soft?" He asked with a raise of an eyebrow - and he nodded as Annabelle asked about tequila.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: And even though Theo didn't really know the extent of it - he knew that Edies friends were her family and so he would never say anything against them. He just wished they involved her a little more sometimes, he thought that she deserved that. "Of course they wouldn't." He chuckled. He thought it was pretty obvious that they loved her. "You can sleep in my brothers room - if you don't want to share with me." They had changed it into a spare room but Theo knew that it would always be Barneys room to all of them.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Perfect." Cassidy nodded. Though she wouldn't exactly say goodbye to James if her brothers didn't like him, she would question why. She thought that they had a good sense of people, none of them had liked Tommy. Her brothers opinions meant a lot to her and she thought that James knew that as well. "You're only meeting my brother! It's a bit different to meeting your entire family." She laughed as she shook her head. "Er - Clara is six, Eliza is three and Archie is just a few months."

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Florence was probably the only person Tommy knew that managed to keep him on his toes - and the fact that he never knew what she was going to do next was one of the reasons he could never stay away from her. "I thought so." He smiled as she said she missed him - the kiss had been a dead giveaway. "Well, now that I know what's at stake I'll be on my best behavior." He chuckled quietly, rolling his eyes. But he was being serious. "Is that even a question?" He raised an eyebrow as Annabelle asked if he wanted tequila, nodding his head. He liked that she asked Florence, too.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "I haven't ruined it! I've redesigned it. It's lovely!" Gabe laughed, but there were still tears of laughter rolling down his face as he spoke. He couldn't get over how funny it must've looked, him trying to be serious in this tiny top. "Tequila, yes!" He grinned, leaning over the bar and ordering a tray of shots for them. He smiled over at Florence - she had helped Tommy when she hadn't really had to, so he hoped everybody would be nice for at least tonight.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Never. That poor top, it's hanging on by a thread." Emilie laughed, shaking her head - she loved Gabe for that, for being able to make people laugh even in a situation like this one. "Don't be ridiculous, of course I haven't. I've maxed out all my bad energy for tonight, I'll be recharged by tomorrow." She laughed, rolling her eyes. "Besides, I already kissed her date. I can at least let the girl have a shot of tequila in peace." She laughed, nodding as Annabelle asked if she wanted any.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Edie knew that Theo would never say anything against her friends and she loved that about him; he would always want the best for her - and she truly did believe that was her friends. She smiled as he confirmed that his parents wouldn't mind - she hoped they wouldn't, because she loved the idea of being back in his house. "Why wouldn't I want to share with you?" She chuckled softly, shaking her head. She hoped he wasn't saying that because he didn't want to share with her - she realised that might be the reason too late to change what she'd said.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Yeah, but I don't have a huge family so it's probably gonna be the same amount of people either way. My mum will not let it drop if I tell her I'm having tea with you and your brother." James laughed, shrugging his shoulders as though it was just inevitably going to happen. "That's so cute - I love their names." He smiled.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Florence rolled her eyes, "Yeah, yeah, don't let it go to your head." She wasn't even sure where her date had gone, she had lost track on him when Tommy and Vance had started fighting. She didn't really care anyway. She knew that Tommy was right - she was only there with him because she didn't want to be on her own, when he was with his friends. "Yes please!" Florence smiled as she nodded her head. She liked that his friends seemed to be including her tonight.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Oh my god - Gabe, you know I don't have many nice things. And you've ruined one of them." Annabelle pouted - but she thought that it was pretty clear that she was only teasing him. She could afford to buy another top - next time she got a bit of money. "Excellent." Annabelle laughed as she grabbed one of the shots. She looked around at her friends, making sure they all had one, before she knocked it back.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Well - lets hope they swap back soon - I don't think anyone needs to see Gabe with no top on for too long." Link shook his head. He only ever commented on Gabes weight when he was high. He knew it wasn't fair usually. "Then i look forward to it then." He nodded. He enjoyed when Emilie would have a go at someone - as long as it wasn't aimed at him. "That's fair."

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Theo knew that his parents probably wouldn't even bat an eyelid about him going home with Edie. He didn't think they'd really care. They would just be glad that she was okay. "I dunno - i just wanted to check." He laughed as he shrugged his shoulders. he didn't want to do something that might make her awkward.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "So what you're saying is that I have to meet your mum and dad if you meet my brother?" She asked with a raise of an eyebrow. Cassidy thought that, that would be more nerve wracking, honestly. She didn't care what her parents thought of people she dated - she cared what his parents thought of her though. "Yeah and they're really good kids. You'll love them."

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Who do you think you're talking to? Everything goes to my head." Tommy chuckled, raising an eyebrow - he knew it was true though and he couldn't deny it, it was too obvious. He smiled as Florence spoke to Annabelle - he wasn't naive enough to think it would always be this way, but it was something. Just for tonight, at least.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "I know, I know! I'll buy you a new one, I'm just joking." Gabe laughed with a shake of his head, looking down at the top with another loud laugh. He was never going to leave Annabelle without because of something that had been his fault. "How do you still manage to look good in my top, though?" He chuckled. He took a shot for himself and knocked it back with a wince.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "There's not much difference between him wearing this top and wearing no top." Emilie laughed, rolling her eyes. She wasn't going to comment on Gabe's weight, though - it wasn't something she ever really considered. He was just Gabe and he looked the way he did. "You should. It'll come back with a vengeance." She laughed, raising an eyebrow. Things still weren't the way they had been between them, but they were getting there and she was so happy about it.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Edie smiled, nodding her head. She loved that Theo was constantly trying to check if she was comfortable, if she was okay - it was why she always felt so safe with him and she didn't think she'd ever be able to show him how grateful he was. Nobody else made her feel that way.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "No, I'm saying they're going to want to. You can decide whether you want to come or not." James chuckled, shrugging his shoulders. He wouldn't judge Cassidy at all if she thought it was too soon, but he knew his family and what they were like. "I bet you're the best auntie, aren't you?" He smiled. He could just imagine her as the cool auntie.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "That's true. Why do you think I try and not give you too much of a compliment?" Florence asked with a laugh. She definitely hadn't expected to be spending time with Tommy but she was glad that they were. She knew that the others wouldn't be nice to her for forever, but she was glad that they at least had tonight. She knocked back the shot with a laugh, "So i'm guessing you guys were doing dares?" She asked, nodding towards Gabe.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Thank you! Finally, an admission!" Annabelle smiled up at him. She thought that it was incredible how quickly Gabe could get her mind off of everything that had happened. She shrugged her shoulders at his question though, "I look good in everything. Though this isn't exactly my smile." She laughed. She perked up at Florence mentioned dares, "can we do some more? Please?!"

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "That's actually kind of true. But it's something." Link shrugged his shoulders. He knew, if he was sober, that it wasn't fair to comment on his friends weight but right in that moment, he didn't care. He never cared who he upset when he was like that. "They're gonan go home together, right?" He asked, nodding to Gabe and Annabelle. He thought it was pretty obvious.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Theo took her hand then, "Alright - lets go home." He muttered and started to lead the two of them out of the club. Theo had never really had many friends but he absolutely classed Edie as one of his best friends.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "But its not really fair if you meet my brother and his wife and I don't meet your parents, is it??" Cassidy thought that she would wait a little while longer before she introduced James to Landon. The youngest of her brothers was her best friend and she wanted to make sure that this was heading where she hoped, before he met him. "I like to think so. I bloody spoil them rotten so they love me!"

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Ah, but you always seem to manage to give me at least one." Tommy smiled, raising an eyebrow. He loved that, though. Because she made him work for it, a compliment from Florence always made him feel like it was worth so much more. He laughed as she spoke about dares. "Would it really surprise you if he was just wearing that off his own back?" He raised an eyebrow.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Gabe laughed, rolling his eyes playfully. He was definitely ready to get into his own clothes soon, mostly because he could barely move his arms in Annabelle's top. "Can the first dare be for us to swap back?" He laughed, shaking his head. "But yeah, let's do some more. You can give out the first one, Belle." He smiled. He knew she was always good at coming up with dares and such.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Everything's something." Emilie laughed, nodding her head in agreement. That was one of the reasons she didn't like being around him as much when he was high - he didn't seem to care who he hurt or upset and that wasn't the person she knew. "Probably. Why?" She asked with a raise of an eyebrow, wondering why he was so interested in it.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "I'm just going to say goodbye, two minutes." Edie smiled, squeezing Theo's hand gently before she turned back to her friends. "We're - I'm going to get off, I'm not really feeling it. I'll see you guys tomorrow?" She raised an eyebrow. They always saw each other the day after a party, without fail. She waited for her friends to say their goodbyes and then she turned back to Theo. "Let's go." She smiled.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "I wouldn't judge you if you didn't want to." James said truthfully - but he knew that he would really like it if she did. He would never judge anybody for not being comfortable with something. "Oh, I can definitely see that too! You must be the favourite." He laughed.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Yeah, well, don't want you thinking that i'm a complete bitch, do we?" Florence asked with a laugh. She thought that, that was one of the reasons why they worked so well - when they were working. She didn't let Tommy have something just because he was Tommy Morley. He had to work for it. "To be fair, no. But it definitely is not his size." She laughed as she looked at Annabelle, then. She hoped the niceness would continue from her.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle thought that she would never find a friend better than Gabe. He made her so happy. She thought that she was pretty lucky to have all five of the others, really. "I am not having that back now. It'll fall off me!" Annabelle laughed as she shook her head. She pouted as Edie said that she was going, "Love you!" She called after her friends before she turned back. She smirked as she looked at Tommy. "Alright - I dare you, Tommy, to go over there and tell Cassidy that you want her back." She didn't even realise that, that might be considered mean. She just thought it was funny.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "True." Link nodded. He never really realised the differences in himself when he was on something, to when he wasn't. That was probably the main reason why he thought that his friends were overreacting whenever he was. He shrugged his shoulders, "Just asking. She doesn't wait long, does she?" He raised an eyebrow. He wasn't sure if he was joking with that one or not, really.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Theo waved over to the group, not sure that many of them would really care. He really wanted to be their friends but it was hard to get in the inner circle when you just weren't - he thought that, that might be why Florence and Tommy struggled so much. "Alright, lets go home."

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "It's not that I don't want to.." Cassidy felt stupid for bringing up the fact that her brother wanted to meet him now. She thought that it opened herself up to this and she didn't know how comfortable she was with the idea of meeting his parents. Parents didn't tend to like Cassidy all that much. "Oh for sure. They love me. You'll see. And they're gonna love you too."

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Not if we can help it." Tommy teased, smirking slightly as Florence laughed. Being able to joke around with her was something he loved and something he knew he was lucky to be able to do after the way he'd treated her. "It absolutely is not, you're right with that one." He turned to Annabelle as he heard his name, wondering what his dare would be. Usually, there wouldn't be a dare that he would say no to - but after fighting Vance, after Florence coming over... He just couldn't be bothered with anymore drama tonight. "No. Pick a different one."

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Oh, what?! So I have to keep it on all night?" Gabe laughed, shaking his head as he looked down at the top he was wearing. He bit back a laugh as he heard Tommy's dare, but he was surprised that he said no to it - he couldn't ever imagine Tommy turning down a dare. "Come on, Tom! It's just a joke." He laughed, raising an eyebrow.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Emilie raised an eyebrow as Link spoke again, turning to him as if to ask what he was playing at. "And?" She asked, rolling her eyes. She didn't see what the big deal was or why it bothered him and to be honest, she was getting tired of being around him when he was like this. "Really?" She asked as she heard Annabelle's dare - she wasn't a big fan of the other group, but even she thought that was too far. She was starting to not enjoy herself.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: James wasn't really sure what the big deal would be about meeting his parents if she wanted him to meet her brother, but he would never push her on it. "Okay..." He laughed slightly awkwardly, shrugging his shoulders. He would just leave it to her to make a decision, when she wanted to. "I hope so! I'm excited to meet them."

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Florence knew that she could be a bit of a bitch sometimes, she wasn't stupid. She didn't think that, that meant that people - particularly Tommys friends - could treat her the way that they did sometimes. "It doesn't look so bad on him though, you know?" She asked and a laugh. As she heard Annabelles dare, Florence raised an eyebrow. She didn't like that and she didn't think that anyone who was with the person who was asked to ask his ex back, would. She smiled slightly, as Tommy said that he wouldn't do it.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "Yes, you do." Annabelle laughed as she nodded her head. "It suits you." She chimed. Annabelle honestly thought that Gabe could pull off anything, she thought that he had the confidence for it anyway. She pouted as Tommy said no. "Are you serious? But it was fine to give Aiden a drink when you knew that would piss him off?" She rolled her eyes - and then narrowed them at Emilie, "What? It's just a joke!"

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link shrugged his shoulders, "Just saying. That's all." He really didn't see the point in any of them being there anymore. He thought that they were all getting arsey and he didn't think they were having fun anymore. He laughed as he heard the dare though, "They're just mess, Em. It's fine." He muttered with a shake of his head. He had no idea why she was so het up all of a sudden.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Cassidy sighed as she shook her head. "Where's Maddie and Aiden?" She muttered, trying to change the subject. She felt awkward but she didn't know if this was the time to have that conversation. She really didn't want to have to deal with this situation right now. She nodded her head though, as he mentioned her nephew and nieces. "Yeah, they'll love it."

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Have you had too much to drink? Because what I'm seeing - it's the definition of bad." Tommy laughed, although he knew he was exaggerating; Gabe would've been kicked out by now if he looked all that terrible. He rolled his eyes as Annabelle pouted. "I said pick another one, didn't I?" He said, his voice stubborn. Although he wouldn't admit it, he actually did feel pretty bad when he thought about what he'd done to Cassidy - he didn't want to mess with her any further.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Oh thanks, you're so kind." Gabe rolled his eyes, but he was laughing. He hadn't expected Tommy or Emilie to be like this about a dare and he didn't know why - his friend had showed that he hadn't really cared about Cassidy, so he was confused about why he'd suddenly care now. He looked between them all silently, wondering if they were about to start an argument. It felt like they were and Gabe wasn't quite sure why.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Well don't." Emilie said bluntly; she thought Annabelle was free to do whatever she wanted and especially if it meant her staying away from Vance - she would always stand up for her best friend. She would never take any criticism of her. "Yeah, it's funny." She said sarcastically, rolling her eyes. Emilie knew she could be a mean person, but she was mean to people who deserved it - despite her and Cassidy having different personalities, the girl had never actually done anything to them. She didn't think this was funny. "So you would find it funny if somebody did that to me, then?" She asked with a raise of an eyebrow.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: James wasn't sure where the sudden awkwardness was coming from, but he didn't like it - he hadn't felt like this yet with Cassidy and he hoped it didn't stay. "Uh - I think they're over there. I can see Maddie, anyway." He nodded across the room. "Oh and there's Aiden, stood with Elijah." He pointed just a little way away from them. "Wanna round everyone back up?"

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FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "It's the knock to the head, you're not seeing things right." Florence laughed. She thought that he looked better than Annabelle did, drowning in that top. Though she supposed that maybe a little bit of personal feelings towards the girl snuck in with that one. She chewed on her lip. She didn't want things to kick off again but it seemed like they were all on different pages here and she wasn't sure it was going to end well.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: "I know." Annabelle shrugged her shoulders with a laugh. She didn't understand why her friends were getting at her. She thought that they were going to be nice to her after she had, had to deal with Vance but apparently not. "Well it usually would be, you're just pissy because he can't keep sober." She nodded to Link. She still wanted to know what had happened between the two of them. Annabelle rolled her eyes, "Fine. I'm going home since you two are being boring fucks." She snapped. She had a short fuse at the best of times but everything that had happened with Vance had shorted that.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link laughed as she said not too. "I can comment on what I want Emilie. You're not the queen bee around here." He knew that he wouldn't dream of talking to her like that usually but he didn't care. In that moment, and most of the time when he was using, he did not care one little bit. "Oh fuck off Annabelle. Like you're so fucking perfect." He growled as she included him in whatever was going on with the other three.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Cassidy wondered if staying in the club after they realised that Tommy was there was really a good thing. She thought that, that might by why she was second guessing everything. It seemed pretty plausible to her. "Oh - perfect." She nodded her head slightly. "I think so? We'll probably be going home soon, right? I want to actually spend time with my friends before that." She didn't mean that to mean she didn't want to spend time with James too - but she only realised how it sounded once she said it.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Yeah, it must be." Tommy laughed, raising an eyebrow. He rolled his eyes as Annabelle started to kick off - he felt like it was classic Annabelle, making a scene because she didn't get her own way. "Thank god for that, some peace at last." He said smugly, mostly because he knew it would piss her off. And he had Florence here now, he was happy spending the rest of his night with her - especially if people were going to start getting pissy with each other.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Okay then, tell somebody who fucking cares." Emilie rolled her eyes. She wasn't going to be spoken to like that, not by somebody that was supposed to be her best friend - not by somebody that supposedly loved her. She felt a flash of anger as Annabelle spoke to her, even though she knew that probably was the reason - she was sick of them just ignoring the fact that Link didn't seem like he could have a good time around them without taking something. "Yeah, you're probably right. I'm fucking sick of it." She admitted, her tone snappy as she grabbed her bag. "You stay, I can't be bothered being here anymore."

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Gabe sighed as everybody started in on each other - he hated it when this happened, but it quite often did when everybody was drunk and he wished he was used to it by now. "Anna, don't go..." He sighed, shaking his head. He didn't understand why Tommy had to say something like that, when he knew it was going to piss Annabelle off. "Guys..." He muttered, looking around at his friends. He just wanted them to be able to have a good night.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: James was pretty taken aback by what Cassidy was saying, but he didn't want to show it - he knew that she was totally entitled to spend as much time as she wanted with her friends, but the way she said it made him think that she wasn't enjoying being around him. "Oh yeah, you're definitely right. -- I didn't even realise how late it was, you know? I might head home, you want me to take you over there first?"

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Florence sighed as the three of them started in on one another. Sometimes, she thought they were closer than any friendship group she had ever been around - and others she thought that they were all probably better off without one another. "Don't, Tommy." Florence muttered with a shake of her head. She usually wouldn't mind him stirring the pot but she didn't see why he needed to do it tonight.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Annabelle narrowed her eyes as she looked at Tommy. Usually, it wouldn't have even effected her in the slightest but her emotions were high tonight. She had tears in her eyes as she looked at her 'friend'. "Fuck you." She muttered before she turned away from them and started to make her way through the crowd. She didn't think that she had to put up with that from him. Honestly, Annabelle thought that Vance might be right. Even her friends couldn't stand her half the time so why would someone want to be with her for forever? He was doing her a favour.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Link scoffed as Emilie agreed with Annabelle but he didn't say anything else. They were leaving, the night was over. He hated that they always ended up in fights but he certainly wasn't going to do anything about it.

FM LC AM CG AL AG TC: Cassidy raised an eyebrow as James spoke and she looked up at him. "You're not coming back to ours?" She'd thought that she already decided on that but apparently not.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "What?" Tommy asked as Florence spoke to home, shaking his head. He didn't even think he'd said anything that bad, but he did feel a little guilty as Annabelle looked at him with tears in her eyes. "Fucks sake." He muttered under his breath, shaking his head.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "You didn't have to say that." Gabe looked at Tommy with a sigh, before he shook his head and began to follow Annabelle through the crowd. Whether she wanted to stay with him or not, he wasn't going to let her walk home alone - especially to the part of town that she and Edie lived in. "Anna! Let me walk you home!" He shouted after her.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: Emilie rolled her eyes as she heard Link scoffing, not even pausing before she started to walk away from the group - in the opposite direction to Annabelle. She was sick of them all tonight - and she absolutely knew why she was so pissed off and that pissed her off even more. She didn't even want Link to come with her, not when he was being like this.

GS EH TM EC AA MH JS: "Oh, well I - did you want me to?" James raised an eyebrow. He was a little confused; he'd thought her saying that she actually wanted to spend some time with her friends had been a polite way of telling him to get lost for the night and he hadn't really minded, but now he wondered if he'd read it wrong.

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ep 6-ish filming spoilers/spec. *twd comic spoilers

I rambled a lot. I also mentioned. SDCC news, Kang articles, Skybound(s9 promo pic) 

It’s a messy post. I wrote it like journal. vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv

There’s filming spoilers of Eugene up on the water tower and his foot got stuck..and I guess got outta there. Also maybe a lady there..the casted lady there. Alpha? ..a crew member? idk. He’s up in the water tower similar to comic-Gabe’s uh death. 

Well in the comics, Gabe went up there to look out for any signs of a herd during/ later-ish in the Whisperer war. He’s very new to being a solider and cowardly-like...like Eugene is but not tv-Gabe (oh, also tv-Gabe is partially blind too). So, comic-Gabe saw the huge ass heard coming, freaked out and went down the ladder, his foot got caught in bottom of the ladder. And then a whisperer killed him before Gabe could warn others about the herd and whisperers that are coming to ASZ. 

I’m gonna think it’s not a remixed of that scene. What about the radio (comic Eugene)? Idk anymore.

Ep 6 sounds like a big Eugene episode or he got a lot of outside action stuff in this ep.

-thoughts-I’m thinking of the moment they introduced Georgie in s8 which the lady is similar to Pamela from the Commonwealth. I’m starting to think that TWD writers shouldn’t introduced Georgie or someone that’s similar to this Commonwealth arc in s8. So Idk in s9 the spoilers sound like stuff all from after the time jump and Whisperer War arc. Everything seems rushed. Maybe they’re remixing these plots. Some plots in other seasons were there earlier than the comic storyline. Who knows. But if Eugene has a radio and contacting Stephanie. It’s like different from the comics. The radio plot from Eguene and going to Ohio to find Stephanie -Commonwealth -Michonne’s daughter, Elodie. It was all a mystery. So meeting Georgie ruins the mystery.

-JDM’s haircut! Dang idk anymore! Seems like a lot cast members got groomed lol So, another time-jump? 

-So I guess another Lintz kid will be in TWD or Matt will be teen-Henry! Maybe Henry won’t die(braces). I’m glad.. cos I think that’s important part of Carol’s story, imo.  But Idk for sure who he play as.

-ok so recently TSDF are saying that there will be a time jump based on what i just mentioned. 5 years or so jump based on Matt Lintz possible playing at teen-Henry. Matt is like 5 years older than his bro.

This timejump, I’m like NO. Blah I don’t like it. Is it in ep 6?

 Also ... based on the Skybound tweet, I don’t feel sure about TSDF, it seems like they’re rushing to announce a spoiler, again. I don’t think they got enough info yet..but yeah a lot of cast members are groomed..so I guess time jump is happening. I was like ok with it at first but ...later in the week, I noticed there’s no spoilers on characters grieving on Rick (leaving or dead) and no heads on pikes scene. Idk what’s going on storywise.

-(repeating the same thing) Skybound/TWD tweet. lol “don’t believe what u hear.” Idk what it is about but if it’s about the spoiler on the spoilery script pic, then ???? lol First, TSDF were saying WTF. They’re pretty sure Rick Dies in ep Five.

my comment on the thread.

I'm curious. Did you guys got more info or sources that Rick died in ep 5? Or you guys speculated over on the spoilery script pic?

What if Rick gone missing (like tv-Heath)? It's something that I kind of hope for in the show with AL wanting to leave. I was hoping Rick would go missing and then Michonne and Judith go on a boat to idk Commonwealth after s9.

We don't know much on why AL is leaving and why AMC is keeping a secret and all that. We just have to wait and see.

I hope you guys will get more info soon.

I mainly just want to know how Rick leaves the show. Does he die or go missing? And what about the Grimes fam.? And when?

I guess I was right? TSDF are saying some kind of craziness happening with Rick’s departure like a dumpster-gate. BUT, AL supposedly? got one episode left to film and the news is that he will exit TWD. So ...Rick is still leaving, right? :( I hope he doesn’t die. Back on rollercoaster ride..on hoping for the TWD AU to be good.

-I’m guessing Rick won’t even see this new windmill built. I don’t understand this windmill being built way later. Rick isn’t like “old man Rick” no cane, no windmill, blah.

-The time jump=

...well TSDF may be wrong about all this. Maybe Oceanside is dead or not focused anymore. Young Henry is missing like comic - Elodie or dead. New Lintz teen boy may be playing as a different character. Negan is groomed because from the comics he got groomed..so yeah. 

----if TSDF is right, ...

I get it now(Beth). I guess. Reason why s8 finale didn’t tease or set up for the timejump in s9 because it’s not the big time jump they wanna mention or tease about. Finale still sucked and didn’t excite me for next season. If ep 6 - time jump will happen (5 years) then I guess first 5 ish episodes are about Rick with a hair cut and yeah he’s gone. Maybe Gimple’s plan of s9 is in these 5 episodes and ep 6 is all Angela Kang’s ideas.

I’m so lost on the play of time. Maybe s9A is like FTWD’s recent half season. Idk. 9A goes half of the story is one year later and the other half is 5 years later. Or 1-5 episodes are one year later. 6-8 and on are five years later? Idk 

It’s really bad for Caryl. Idk much on storywise and filming spoilers, but I don’t think whisperers/Alpha does their thing before ep 6. So after the ep 6./5 years time jump, that means Carol ...I guess is in a romantic relationship with Zeke  in Kingdom for 5 or so years. Daryl still single cos wtf idk.. writers don’t say he’s asexual, gay, or whatever from the start. 

Like we already know but yeah really bad for Grimes family. They don’t show characters grieving over him? Michonne ofc is gonna be sad and wtf alone(?) for 5 years. Depressing. ehhh s9 is such crap for Michonne’s story. If Rick doesn’t die but gone missing or taken into the helicopter, then it reminds me of the soapy show Jane the Virgin (spoilers!!!........) where Michael “dies” and a year later he came back fine but had lost his memories and that’s why he didn’t come back earlier. Anyways, with that theory, it still wouldn’t work well with that 5 year time jump (and more). Like if maybe Michonne and Judith went a boat and found Rick after 6 years. That’s nice...? Depressing tho...uh? Then the end for TWD? lol

-5 years is a lot. TWD s1-8 was like 2 years. So...everyone and everything is so different.

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omg those articles from Kang. sorry but she’s just being like any other showrunner trying to sell her show yada yada. Daryl will have romance? she’s like sure. But remember skybound said nope on s9.  Girl power?She’s like yas.  Skybound said nothing much new with Michonne and Carol. Ofc, it’s not gonna be good plots for the ladies./ It’s all depressing and idk the show doesn’t show them interact anyways.

WTF 

-... when AL finished his filming, I was like uh what to look forward to in the spoilers? sigh. yeah. It’s what it is. S9 is just awful. :\

-I don’t know what Carol is gonna do. MMB is a ninja, people can’t spot her during filming. It’s sad..I don’t know (s9)Carol anymore actually. I wish Carol was single and just idk. I want to know what Carol is like after the war and living in Kingdom (and why live there or show Carol telling TF that’s she’s living there and they still bond with her.) I don’t what Carol is like after 5 years either. I don’t know anything about Carol rn. ...I don’t think there’s much on Carol with Rick/TF. :(

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SDCC.

ok but first, omg i just wanna see the cast interactions only. I love this lil group. (they’re like my ‘twd players’ and also it’s shippy like. Caryl, Richonne...and used to be-Gleggie)They’re main cast members and they’re like originals of the show plus JDM. But questions and answers..oh boy it’s gonna be awkward and crazy. 

eta. I heard that LC won’t be at the TWD panel. Maybe she will be at the con somewhere else? I’m not sure and it’s probably from her contract with ABC. Anyways, that’s sad...TWD fans won’t see LC at the panel for the last time.

 I realized that we’re gonna learn a lot about s9. Like confirmation on what’s gonna happen in the story. It’s gonna be crazy. They may be like Caryl is always just friends.duuuuh.durrrr.  TWD is not Rick’s story. durrr. Maybe, Rick (and Maggie) isn’t gonna diiiiiee ;) ep 5, he dies. SIGH.

I heard AL is gonna announce that’s he’s leaving the show. That’s nice, imo. I like to know if the actor will leave or not that kind of stuff. I don’t want this big surprise death or whatever.  Idk. whatever AL  want to or will do. I just want writers/AMC to treat their fans with respect. 

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So um ..I just feel that s9 is actually crappy. It’s all AU to me in the first place, and that even as AU-onscreen, it still sucks. :\ So yeah give me fanarts and fic pls.

 I hope the actors and others have fun at SDCC. I hope s9 isn’t that bad but well I don’t think so. (not planning to watch it either so.) 

I’m still waiting what s9A will be like and does Rick dies or not. 

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New Year's Eve in St. Petersburg, FL

Happy New Year!

Originally published on 1/20/2020

Hello, all! Happy New Year to you. I hope your holidays were wonderful, and I wish you lots of light and a prosperous year to come. I had hoped to get my Nocturne Alchemy Holiday order reviews up in December, but I got so busy after Thanksgiving that it didn't happen, and I am sorry for that. I rarely make resolutions, but I do try to set goals for myself, and this year I want to be more organized about writing, including here at Zombiiesque. (Plus, I am overdue for a little redesign for both sites, so that's another goal!) I am going to get my second post in the seasonal series up this month, NA for winter.

But I'd like to talk about some of my favorite perfumes from Nocturne Alchemy for 2019, a look back. It was a stellar year of releases, including some PC (Permanent Collection) releases, and a good bit of additions to the SL (Studio Limited) section, which has always been one of my favorite sections of their catalogue! I will also be including perfumes that I had rediscovered in 2019 after socking them away to age, as there were many that really delighted after some time to sit.

I'll start out though, with the seasonal offerings that I loved. The year for NA started after a little break, as it will this year, with the Valentine, and Valentine Resurgence, LCs (Limited Collections). By the way, you can find the entirety of the LC releases and the notes over at the Nocturne Alchemy LC Archives, if you ever need them! From the Resurgence, I have and love Vanilla Wedding Cake - I usually shy away from the more gourmand perfumes, but I find myself opening up to those more and more, because NA is really wooing me with what are, for me, very wearable gourmands - and if you've been reading Zombiiesque for any length of time, it's obvious my wheelhouse are the woods/resins/incense/musks. This year they came out with two new things that I found extremely intriguing, the NA Bunnies, and the Candied series. I actually did some swapping to get my Valentine perfumes, which is always fun, and wound up with Speckle Bunny, Star Bunny, and Midnite Bunny. I originally got a sample of Midnite Bunny, and didn't know if I was going to care for it, as sometimes spices can go seriously awry on me, but wow, it knocked me off my feet. It's SEXY. I love all three Bunnies that I got, but Midnite Bunny was the surprise hit for me. And I wound up with a full sized Candied Egyptian Musk, and a sample of Candied Crimson - and those are both glorious! I think I would probably love the frankincense, myrrh, and sandalwood variations, too, but those two musks are just beautiful. This collection also saw the Bastet’s Ice Cream bois d’epices et de crème, which was new. I received a sample of the Teak & Sandalwood, and I thought it might be something that would smell great on a man. So I made my fiance experiment with it - and W O W. Also wound up going back and buying a full sized bottle for him because it was just jaw dropping - if you have the opportunity to try this out (on your guy, or yourself if you are a guy reading this) I highly recommend it. It works on me too, but it is just perfection on him.

Sadly, I missed out on both of the Spring LCs, but I was wearing a lot of the Art of Love/Art of Literature , and falling for them all over again. Those were huge collections, and an absolute treasure trove of wonderful scents - Enigma, Overseer, Pandora, Music, Ophelia, Holy Grail....the list goes on and on. I also wore the Bunnies and Candied Crimson/Candied Egyptian Musk long into spring, as well as some of my beloved PCs.

July brought the Summer LC collections, and Oh. My. Gods, the beginning of the Eternal Egypt Anniversary collection. As Eternal Egypt is one of my desert island scents, I was....a little obsessed. I have three of the first round, EE Vanille, Santal, and Ambre, and adore all three, huge favorites this year. Still wearing them well into winter. They also did the Eternal Summer subcollection, and my other favorite was absolutely Eternal Egypt Summer and I wore it so, so much. Sublime. Really a stunner of a chypre! I also have really loved so much of the Summer Teas and Tea Service, and have written about so many of them. They are constantly in rotation in the summer for me, especially, of course, my beloved Green Tea Crimson, and this summer was no exception, as it's also one of my fiance's favorites. But they also came out with some new offerings and of those I got Chamomile, Vanilla, & Spice Tea, which sounded very intriguing - and Agave Nectar from the Tea Service. Highly recommend them both, and they pair absolutely perfectly together! I also had missed Apricot Sugar the year before, and my best friend, who is also my skin twin, loved that one so much, I made sure to pick it up from the Resurgence. Whew, am I glad I did - I love it with literally everything I have tried. It's extremely versatile, and so beautiful.

September, Bastet's Bazaar came rolling in - and I was swept off my feet by her ChakRA collection. Oh, if I had only been able to get the whole thing! I would have loved to do it. I managed to get three of these - Ajna, the dark blue one, Svadhishthana, the orange, and Muladhara, the red. Truly all three ChakRAs I have are fantastic, absolute perfection. Wonderful for meditation. And they continued the Eternal Egypt Anniversary celebration with Bastet's Bazaar, so I grabbed Eternal Egypt Incense - and I. Freaking. Love. IT! Might...just might...be my favorite of all of them. But it's hard to choose.

Okay, with that we are falling headlong into my favorite collection of the year, NAlloween. Pfffft no self restraint, and I loved everything I grabbed. I rediscovered V by Thoth, and it had aged into something so, so swoonworthy. And my bottle of The Mummy Returns - it, too, had changed so much. I loved it fresh, but aged? I was completely obsessed and wore it so much this fall. I was able to grab Pirate Rum for my fiance, as his absolute favorite scent by NA is Ghost Ship, and they have a similar vibe, although they're different. Can absolutely report that Pirate Rum is fantastic on him, also. Scarlet Bat from last year also got a lot of love, and as a matter of fact I just wore it again for the end of the year. And I would be remiss if I didn't mention Seth's Sleepyceratops, I wore this all year this year, and it is a wonderful sleep scent. But I haven't even touched on the new Halloween release, and....I just went for it. I got Blood, Blackout, Blood Queen, Moonsand, Mummy's Spirit, and Skeletonic....all were huge wins for me. And of course, the fan favorite this year was Vampire Bourbon Patchouli Bat - whew. It was a DO NOT MISS. Absolute perfection, and very worthy of being a fan favorite! The sample they gave out this year was for the PC offering, they do a new Halloween scent every year, and Halloween 2020 is just not to be missed. Seriously, what stellar fall offering. I loved every single one of my choices!

The Holiday collection is probably my second favorite of the year. Last year, they came out with the two Copals - Vanilla and Sandalwood - and they were instant fan favorites. I knew I was going to love them both, so I did grab them last year, but I was not prepared for how much MORE beautiful they had become with age! Unfh. So those both got a lot of wear starting in November for me, and I wore Sandalwood Copal for New Year's Day, too. From the Resurgence collection, though, I really fell for Holiday Rex this year, hatching it with several vanillas and finding it was perfect every time. Vampire Cardamom Bat was a surprise hit for me last year, and I found myself reaching for it so many times this year. It's such a snuggly scent. I have to tell y'all, I missed out on Cherry Bourbon Vanille last year, and I regretted not grabbing it, so I definitely went back for it, and it became a surprise favorite this year. I love that tobacco note! It's so beautiful. That brings me into the new Holiday LC release, and ... wow, there was so much that sounded like perfection, so I kinda threw myself headfirst into it and did not have a single miss. I picked up, and love, Crystalline Chai, Vanilla Dreams, Private Universe, and Royal Elephant. Vanilla Dreams is an amazing, cozy, sleep scent. Crystalline Chai feels like snuggling in a comfy chair with a throw blanket, with snow falling outside. Yep, it really gave me quite a visual response! And of course, the last two Eternal Egypt Anniversaries came out - EE Frankincense, and EE Myrrh. Had to get them both, and I am so glad I did - they are lovely worn on opposite wrists, and lovely layered together.

Okay. Whew! That's just the LCs, y'all. And I .... I love them all. So maybe I will break this into a second part, to talk about my PC loves from 2019 tomorrow. I'd hate to overwhelm y'all!

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This time last week I was knee deep in the post London blues after a magnificently exciting weekend at the inaugural Capital Crime festival where I was invited to attend as a blogger, what an opportunity! I would firstly like to extend my thanks to Lizzie Curle, Anne Cater and Midas PR, as well the co-founders of this fabulous event David Headley and Adam Hamdy.Capital Crime brought a multitude of crime authors together in London, providing us the readers, crime fans, bloggers etc. the choice of a variety of interestingly thought provoking, informative and hilarious panels that will have you wishing that there were more days in a weekend. The aim of Capital Crime was to provide us the crime and thriller fans a way to experience a favoured genre, from the details to the people who write them. It offered an unprecedented level of access to some of the world’s best crime and thriller creatives and putting them together with people influenced by their work. They promised a fun, memorable experience at Capital Crime, and bloody gosh did they deliver, they deserve a stand innovation!

Enough of the background, i’m here to tell you about my time at the Capital Crime festival, grab yourself a cuppa because it may be a (it is) a long one, you better feed all human and / or furry dependants beforehand just incase!So, I’ve never travelled so far alone in my 29 years on this planet, I left little, quiet, slow Bridgend on the Wednesday morning (I know I was a day early but i’m so glad I was), I was a bag of excitement and anxiousness – the tubes mainly scared the fudge out of me if I’m perfectly honest. Anyways, fast forward a couple of hours, some tears and a lot of encouraging calls and messages I took my first step onto London concrete solo – One small step for city folks, one giant leap for this small town girl. I dragged my suitcase from Victoria station to Paddington through a picturesque Hyde Park. Had a perfect first night in London, overcome the tube and was introduced to Itsu (which sadly isn’t available in my neck of the woods). Thursday

It was a gloriously sunny day in the Big Smoke, I enjoyed a day of daydreaming, exploring and ate a delicious salad on my bed people watching through the balcony. After a relaxing few hours, it was time to get ready and meet my fellow bloggers Meggy and Zoe. I wasn’t anxious at all about meeting these two, we’d been talking for a while through Twitter and WhatsApp, when I met them both (If you haven’t heard about their

hilarious initial meeting please ask, it’s a good one!) there were cuddles and giggles from the get go. Me as a rambling rambler anyway was worried but completely at ease, so glad that I got to walk in with these lovely two or I fear I may have been the shy one in the corner (that being said, Capital Crime was completely aware that sometimes these things happen and with their eyes on the detail, asked for volunteers who could ‘work’ as introducers for people who may initially find it difficult to socialise with new people. That my friends was such a wonderful thought and I hope that those who did use that service thought so too.)The first person that wasn’t these two lovelies that I met after walking up this beautiful

staircase, was THE Karen Sullivan, another one of my favourite people, I got my cuddle (I cried on the inside because this had been talked about for ages this cuddle, but our paths never crossed *sobs*) and she was lovely, everything she is over Twitter but in person form. We had a little catch up about #Orentober plans, my experiences on the tube and that a majority of tube stations have lifts so I didn’t have to trek a sweaty hour with all my luggage from Victoria to Paddington – wish i’d known that! We then attended the Drawing Room and Edinburgh Suite for opening drinks and to hear the winner of the New Voices Award being announced. It was busy, I spoke to people who I had followed or had followed me during my Twitter life term and it was so lovely to put the actual physical person to the name.

One person that I met, I’ve followed on Twitter for a while but not clocked that it was her was Ronnie Turner author of Lies Between Us, she is so lovely, although it wasn’t until the Saturday I got to speak to her properly, she is now our Rockstar Ronnie – yet another person I’m thankful to have met and become friends with thanks to Capital Crime. I need to tell you now, I’m not a selfie person, so excuse the lack of photos of me and others, the ones that I do have others have sent me!Anywho, David and Adam gave a fantastic opening speech, you could really tell that they were both enthusiastic and utterly passionate about this festival, I think every single person there was so appreciative of their hard work and planning. The round of applause was deafening!

Eight people had been shortlisted for the Capital Crime’s New Voices Award, there were two honourable mentions for Victoria Goldman’s The Redeemer and Patti Buff’s The Ice Beneath me. After much consideration, the winner of this award was Ashley Harrison for The Dysconnect, it sounded brilliant and I hope to see it out there soon, so I can read it!

After a good load of socialising and a glass of wine, the excitement had got the better of me so this Cinderella hugged it out with new friends, ran down the beautiful staircase, took off her glass slippers and left before 9pm with plans to meet these beauties for breakfast (crime fuel) the next morning!

Oh and I met THE Laughing Gravy man, who we’ve all come to know and love as Mart the Bearded Book Blogger, who is a total hoot and may have been the influence behind my further four non – Capital Crime book purchases!

Also, you can bet your last book that I delved into the amazing goodie tote that was provided when you picked up your festival passes. It was tote-ly amazing, get it? TOTE-ly? Yes? Good, it was jam packed with lovely samplers and two books, including Fiona Cummins 2020 release When I Was Ten and Robert Harris’ The Second Sleep. And incase you’re wondering, no, these are not the only books that I left London with….. Also, this is now one of my favourite bags ever!

Friday

This day started at 6am, after all the excitement of yesterday I bounced out of bed, got ready and manoeuvred the once terrifying tubes from Paddington to Convent Garden (yes people, it hasn’t got an S on the end of Garden, who knew?), always early I got to wait in the fresh sunshine for my two breakfast buddies, who found each other easier today and were on time! I know, I was shocked too!

After some peanut butter with yogurt and a cuppa that apparently is best served in glasses, we were off to wait outside the doors of the Goldsboro bookshop that had been located in the Balmoral Room of The Grand Connaught Rooms (where the festival had taken place, I think I forgot to say that!) The books had been organised in groups that were dependant on panels that day, plus easy to grab, buy and have signed WHEN not if the mood arise! Just look at the lovely book piles, the smell in that room was every book lovers dream – brand new books and coffee *heart eyes*.

So you’re worried about picking up a copy of every single book to get signed by every single author? You think, how am I going to pack them all in my travel rucksack? I’ll have to wheelbarrow them to the tube, then off the tube… blah blah. Well my dear book readers, you should not fear, Goldsboro would package up all your bookish purchases and post them out to you, FOR FREE! On Friday I thought ‘no, I don’t need them to deliver these books, I’ll be fine’… People, next year take the offer, it is a saving grace says the girl who packed for two weeks rather that 5 days and had one hell of a heavy suitcase when 12 new books were expertly packed into the case….. not by me! This was my pile from day one (see picture). Every single one of them were new authors to me (Ruth Ware I was recommended by my blogging buddy Kelly Van Damme). Also, look another totes amazing tote bag!

My choices were very much influenced by seeing these authors amazing panels. The first panel of Friday morning was The Influence of Agatha Christie which was moderated by LC Tyler. The panellists included Sophie Hannah, Ruth Ware, Christopher Fowler and John Curran.

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The panellists were questioned not only about Agatha Christie as an author, who has sold more copies that the bible AND has been translated into a multitude of languages, but they were also asked about the use of stock characters, her use of style and how they include aspects of her work in theirs. The discussion surrounding AC’s use of stereotypical stock characters was extremely interesting, especially in terms of the time era she was writing but then again it showed that what we may suspect isn’t all it seems. They were also asked about Agatha’s work being ‘uneven’, in which Sophie Hannah took the question by the horns and said that no-one’s work is ever even, and it should never be used as a criticism because it isn’t a legitimate one. Preach it! It was agreed that Agatha Christie had a certain writing style for an artistic reason. “Literary spheres of genius.”

For me, and the panel Agatha Christie is very much the essence of a poorly day read, there are many preconceptions of authors before delving into their books – Agatha Christie may not have been the best of crime authors but she is one of the most influential and highly favoured one. My personal favourite is And Then There Were None, which is the same as Ruth and Christopher’s, whereas Sophie chooses The Hollow, John’s is Murder of Roger Ackroyd and LC Tyler is a firm fan of Murder on the Orient Express *gasp*

I, again, got to experience my first ever literary panel with these ladies, we did book runs and tea runs, chatted author stalking and recommended reads #BloggingBuddies and that is our Rockstar Ronnie at the

end who is 100% bringing crimping back in style! I also met Penny, I’m not good with faces and names but she came over to me and I got the biggest squeeze, look at us all coming together and making a crime band of sisters! here’s Penny and I before I left on Saturday!

After a quick run to the tea machine (free tea that was provided by one of Capital Crime’s sponsors) my next panel was The Interrogation of Mark Billingham Where Mr Billingham was hilariously put through his paces by experienced police detective Graham Bartlett. Mark was a suspect of murder, experiencing a good cop to cop with a bone experience in a fabulous impromptu back and forth that left the audience howling with laughter. Do you think with the depth of research crime writer’s they could get away with murder? Could they swerve police questioning with no comments and

their in-depth knowledge of motives, murder and mayhem? Look at his attitude? Anyone has a comedian spot to fill, tweet Mark! But did Mark murder Charlie Speed? His bloody fingerprint was found on a £50 note at the crime scene so he must have, right?

After the humour came the chat about whether the research that goes into the writing of a crime novel is important? For me as a reader, I think the authenticity of methods, details and similar are extremely important. I’m aware that it is fiction but I’m not too sure there is room for THAT much inauthenticity when it comes to crime writing. Thoughts? Mark and Graham finished with ‘You don’t have to type up all loose ends’, I agree, I agree that it doesn’t need to be a huge reveal of ‘who dunnit’, I like walking always from a book with it being unforgettable. After this panel I ran to the Goldsboro bookshop and purchased Mark Billingham’s SleepyHead the first novel in the Tom Thorne series published in 2012 and Graham Bartlett’s non-fictional read Death Comes Knocking.

After this panel Meggy swished out to meet the wonderful Inge, who is just as amazing as she comes across online, she very nearly didn’t come! She was brave and brilliant, she completely smashed it – so glad that I had the opportunity to meet her! While Meggy was off, a bloggers lunch was taken, burgers were eaten and Zoe managed to get the samplers of next May’s upcoming thriller Dear Child by Romy Hausmann released after pestering all you Twitter folks and the Crime Files ladies for updates. The tagline is “Fourteen years ago she was taken, now she’s free…..isn’t she?” It’s been compared to a German Gone Girl meets Room.

Okay, okay panel three, Ii told you that this was going to be a long one didn’t I? Hope that mug of tea is large enough. The panel after lunch was The Psychology of Tension with Mark Edwards and Lisa Jewell in conversation with Claire McGowan. Tension is what makes a good thriller right? So what better way than get into what thrillers are all about but talk the psychology of it! Mark’s newest thriller is Here to Stay which features the in laws from hell (we’ve all been there) and Lisa’s is The Family Upstairs. Both these novels could be labelled under the umbrella of domestic thriller but someone has come up with ‘property noir’ which I got very excited about and should be a thing, don’t you think? Claire McGowan had a number of really interesting questions that she put to this duo, some of which made me think as a reader about what I expect from a thriller and crime fiction. First off, one of the main questions Mark Edwards is asked, is ‘does the cat survive?’ Have you seen Basic Instinct? Single White Female? I’m still scarred from those poor innocent deaths, but maybe that’s what absorbs the reader? The survival of the animal pet?

Another question that was asked was by Lisa herself about what constitutes a ‘twist’? Is it a reveal? Pieces being slotted into place? Something coming out of the woodwork? Some readers expect a massive in your face shock, whereas I personally, as Mark said during his panel, I like something that leaves a bit of a lasting thought after the last page. A psychological parting gift from the author to a readers. I don’t think all red threads need to be tied up in a bow and I really don’t like the phase ‘a twist that you won’t see coming’…. well now I know a twist is coming i’m going to expect it and I will probably see it. What’s next for Lisa and Mark? Well, Lisa’s new book should hopefully be out by Christmas, it focuses on a woman who has a suspicious mind. She lives with her two teenagers and begins to wonder what her husband is up to, especially after a teenager goes missing *gasp* #WatchThisSpace. Mark has a new thriller coming next year called Far From Home, a couple is house sitting for another couple when a woman saying she is a friend of the couple turns up. Is she all she seems? I need them both, thanks!

One of the inspirational panels that I had the privilege to attend was the London, the Capital of Crime panel, where Ali Karim was in conversation with Martina Cole discussing London as the iconic setting for the crime and thriller genre. This woman is brilliant, she was open about her beginnings, she’s one of the longest standing authors with an original publisher, she gives back to society and as she said just because you sell quantity, it doesn’t mean you don’t sell quality. BRILLIANT. She is the Queen of Crime. So with that fangirling over, lets talk her panel.

Martina Cole is now a Doctor of literature and teaches writing to life sentence prisoners, her empathy was admirable, she talked about how the prison, educational and housing system needs to be changed which would decrease crime rates, gangs and similar. The talk also turned to psychopaths, how they can be identified and avoided? Martina answers straight about how they can’t be identified and avoided because of technological advancements in online dating as well as the increased number of DMs being sent to unwilling parties of male genitalia….. please stop this!

I didn’t write so many notes about this panel because Martina and Ali Karim were intoxicating, interesting conversation and just brilliant.

After back to back panels I got a bit of a break, where I made a bit of a wally of myself…. true story unfortunately! First things first, check out these delicious samples of Orenda Books upcoming published Icelandic thriller by newcomer Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir The Creak on the Stairs that will be published later next year! Beautiful right? And i’m almost too scared to read because I’ll want more!

So you can imagine my yelpy surprise when I spotted Poe and Tilly creator MW Craven in the book room, just chilling there talking to his people! I wasn’t 100% sure, because I do that, I question myself, so I googled him, yes it was definitely him unless he had an evil twin. Anyways, I pull up my big girl socks and wander over with Penny. Long story shout I word vomited at 100 miles per hour, though I had the wrong guy, said to MW ‘i’ll try again tomorrow’ and walked off. Super embarrassed and vowed not to talk to another author ever again. I did speak to him on the Saturday, calmly and collectively I think because I couldn’t think of a damn thing to say apart from ‘can’t wait for your panel’.

I did redeem myself when I met these two, Robert and Carol Bridgestock who write together under the R.C Bridgestock. After interacting for ages via Twitter, tweeting to say i’ll catch them at the festival and trying to hunt them down I peered past a pillar and there they were! I’ve never felt so excited! I waltzed over to them like i’d known them for years and had two of the squeeziest cuddles. I could have sat and chatted with them all

day accompanied with a strong Yorkshire tea and a pack of digestives. Robert worked as a high up detective for 26 years, from murder cases to hostage negotiations, whereas Carol worked the civilian side of the police with the money and firearms. Robert especially, who has seen some heart and gut wrenching stuff during his time in the police, is so friendly and chatty. Then there’s Carol, who Robert calls ‘his norm’, she’s fantastic and smiley. These two were the only authors that I just needed a photo with and I got it! They were also part of a great panel, more about that later!

My final panel of the day was Is Crime Fiction a Problem for Feminists? When Killer Women members Julia Crouch, Sarah Hilary, Amanda Jennings, Colette McBeth and Kate Rhodes were in conversation. We’ve all read that crime fiction novel where the woman is the weakest character, naïve in many ways or even when the body of a female victim is fetished over. This panel discussed why female characters are mainly victims, rather than the strong narratives within a novel. It was an interesting, no words barred panel where these five hard-core women spoke out on behalf of fictional women. We as women are brought up to behave in a good manner, we are taught to be nice and polite. The ladies on this panel picked that apart. Women within crime fiction tend to be passive but can women also be heroes? Can you think of strong female characters in crime

fiction? I have a few, D.I Kate Burrows created by Martina Cole, Dr Temperance Bones in the Kathy Reichs novels, even Clarice Starling from Silence of the Lambs. They are there, but you need to look a tad deeper than if you were looking for a strong male character. Although female characters were spoken about in detail, Amanda Jennings said that the strongest female characters are the imperfect ones, from imperfect wives to imperfect mothers – there is a variation of these roles, it’s important to know that. My favourite quote of the panel was told by Colette McBeth in regards to women’s sexuality not being taken into consideration in general and in terms of writing, here it is: “A man who knows the difference between the pubic bone and the clitoris” I think there was applause, may have just been in my head but what a quote to end the day on.

After my final panel of the day, I was there enjoying a can of Coke at the bar waiting for Zoe before a crisp and dip date, when there, in the corner was Steve Cavanagh! The author of the Eddie Flynn series and stand alone Twisted. I was hiding behind a pillar, we all know what happened with MW Craven earlier, I was not risking that again. Zoe comes back, I practically throw the cans at her, waltz over to The Cavanagh and I actually talk to him, and he was so lovely! Although, I was a *tad* gutted Tracy, his hilarious wife wasn’t attending the festival, it was awesome to meet the man behind Eddie Flynn. I get my Brave Blogger’s Badge after that one, yes?

To weekend pass holders there was an exclusive screening of the movie adaptation of Widows, Lynda La Plante’s series, directed by Steve McQueen. I after having possibly 5 hours of sleep the night before opted out, to M&S it up with some spicy tortillas with dips and a bit of Gogglebox.

Saturday

Got yourself another cuppa? Well Saturday started off on a bad note, i’d been a bit poorly throughout the night so I missed breakfast with the girls and the first panel that was When Woman Make Murderers but I just couldn’t attend. I then forgot my bloggers pass while on the tube, ran back to the hotel to get it (couldn’t find it) and nearly got stuck in the lift! An eventful Saturday morning wouldn’t you say?

I did manage to grab a cup of strong coffee before attending Is True Crime Better than Fiction? Panel, which included authors Jack Flynn, William Clegg QC, and Robert and Carol Bridgestock who discussed true crime as an inspiration for fiction with Emma Kavanagh. I sat close to the front as all these authors who have some type of police – detective background talked about the issues of true crime V fiction. I am a huge true crime reader, podcast listener and documentary watcher, who isn’t these days? There’s something that draws people into the mind of psychopaths, kidnappers, cults etc. But why? Jack Flynn was invited to be part of the American Innocent Project at it’s baby stages, before it became a huge tool in the field of miscarriages of justice. William Clegg QC is a barrister with 47 years of law experience, who has worked a number of high profile cases including that of Jill Dando’s murder. I’ve already introduced you to the duo who are R.C Bridgestock and their detective – civil police experience, they also consult with TV producers with their shows, such as Happy Valley. Finally Emma Kavanagh has many years experience as a police & military psychologist, she’s trained firearm officers and military personnel.

It was another really interesting panel with discussions about how infallible evidence doesn’t always lead to the criminal culprit, especially with talk to miscarriages of justice. Is the system always right? How does the system help those who are in the system? I spoke to Carol Bridgestock, who told me a story about when her and Robert were in a shop (I think) and a guy was walking by really shiftily, approached Robert and asked was he Detective Bridgestock – the man said that Robert had arrested him for burglary but had been the only person who took care of him. There’s stories like that! This panel had been my most anticipated for the Saturday, a look into Crime Fiction writing by the people who have lived it – insightful, heart-breaking and most of all, interesting.

Unfortunately, after this panel I had to leave to still feeling rather poorly and I hadn’t managed to eat before the hectic morning had taken over,, I didn’t recover from that until I got some pizza! I did buy more books before I left though AND I did get the tour of bookshops by Mart from The Beardy Blogger, where I was forced to purchase more books from Foyles and Waterstones…. seriously, can you believe that guy? The cheek! LOOK at the books that had to be packed and I had to drag home with me!

Overall thoughts

Overall, quickly because I’ve rambled enough, Capital Crime was fantastic, more than fantastic. I got to meet some incredible women (and that bearded fella before he points it out), a favourite publisher, some faces I’ve already met and some wickedly down to earth authors – never would I have ever imagined when I became a book blogger 10 months ago would have had an opportunity to blog the first Capital Crime festival, hopefully the first of many! I am so grateful to have had the opportunity, I hope it looks like I know what i’m doing underneath this rambling.

The staff were all friendly and happy to point you in the direction of wherever you needed to go. I loved the idea of the introducers, as I’ve already said and that you had accessibility to the bar and hot beverages from 9am onwards. The rooms were large enough for the capacity that was needed, and the setting was just beautiful.

What would I like to be different next year? Everything was top notch, the only thing I wish there’d been is a larger sitting area, there were 500 people attending each day and there wasn’t a lot of space to sit between chosen panels especially for those bringing lunch in. Another hope for next year, I hope they include a more diversity when it comes to publishers, as well as possibly a panel of small indie authors. Independent publishers tend to publish more daring type of crime thrillers that I think would be interested to delve in to on a panel. Also expanding to (i’m a Welsh lass) having a Welsh based panel or a variety of panellists from the Scottish, English, Irish and Welsh crime writing world please.

The first year was spectacular and I can’t wait for next year. What crime writers would you like to see at Capital Crime 2020?

If you’re still with me, thanks for reading! I’m off for a lie down, that was a long one!

My weekend at @CapitalCrime1, London @DavidHeadley @AdamHamdy @LizzieCurle @Midaspr #CapitalCrime19 This time last week I was knee deep in the post London blues after a magnificently exciting weekend at the inaugural Capital Crime festival where I was invited to attend as a blogger, what an opportunity!

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I'm not sure why I keep turning to your blog but you seem like a reasonable person so here I am again. The truth is, I'm feeling very lost. I wouldn't call myself a tjlc'er because I don't want to be associated with the core group. I don't go after other ships, I stay clear of discourse etc but I managed to convince myself that johnlock was going to happen. I don't know exactly when this shift between shipping johnlock and believing in it wholeheartedly occurred but it did. The fandom - or at +

I am cackling with glee over the Wank Pack’s flailings and drinking their tears with gusto but it’s you, dear Anon, and others like you, who number far far greater than the Wankers, who I feel for and get angry and frustrated for and I mean my heart breaks a little, honestly, reading your ask.  I’m so sorry you’re feeling so lost and hurt right now.  It’s an awful place to be in.  Especially since the whole thing has been manufactured by a “chosen” few - not jlock, which is a great ship, and not even t*lc, which as a theory and a fan exercise could have been a lot of fun and harmless - but this strident insistence that it was the only framework that the show could exist in and that it was the only endgame.  Because it just isn’t true.

You have no reason to feel ashamed for believing in tjlc.  You found something that resonated with you, that you felt strongly about, that you were able to connect with other people through, which put a smile on your face and made you happy, yes?  There’s no reason to feel ashamed by that.  The only reason you would have to feel ashamed is if you attacked other people for “not believing,” for being “casuals”, for shipping other pairings.  If you engaged in anything like that, now would be a good time to send some apologies.  That will help not just them but also you.  Make up for the shitty things.  You’ll mend some hurt feelings and feel more in control of your situation. 

Then remind yourself and keep remembering that the only people who should feel ashamed about this whole mess are the ones who started attacking others, who sent harassment and abuse to other fans, who sent harassment and abuse to the creators and actors and the BBC, who continue to do that, who continue to insist that they’re right and to “keep believing” and to brainwash and gaslight others into staying with the Conspiracy.  Those are the people who need to be ashamed.  If that’s not you, then you don’t take responsibility.  If that is you, then *stop.*

Yes, the core is louder and angrier and more determined than anyone else in that branch right now - they always have been.  But it is possible to take back your control from them.  Shut them out.  Unfollow them and anyone who reblogs them.  If you’re unfollowing a friend, tell them why so they understand.  Block freely and with gusto.  Clear your dash.  Don’t go into the tags.  My tumblr friends are always commenting on the hate they see on their dash; I never see it.  Because I’m careful of who I follow and who I interact with.  When you find a healthier space in tumblr, spread the word to others who feel the same way as you.  It is possible to enjoy tumblr without engaging in the ugly side.  It takes work but you can do it.

I think that right now, since you’re really feeling hurt, the next best course of action is to step back from Sherlock and the fandom; to what degree is up to you.  The episodes have aired, there’s not going to be a fourth.  The narrative that’s been presented is not going to change.  Accept that first.  Then you decide how to enjoy the show and fandom:  Do you continue to enjoy the show with a shifted pov?  Do you continue to enjoy the show believing in jlock, which of course can be done and is completely valid for yourself?  Do you ignore S4?  Do you withdraw from the people you find toxic and clear your dash of the petitions and revenge and aggression?  Do you maybe find the others who are like you - want to believe but don’t want to be involved with the hate?  Do you find entirely new groups of fans and new ships?  Do you withdraw from tumblr completely?  Do you walk away from the show entirely?  All of these options are possible, but you’re the only one who knows what’s best for you. 

I’m so sorry you’re in such a bad place.  It never should have gotten this far.  I am glad that you feel you can come to my blog and to me; you can always turn to me if it helps.  I might not always be the quickest responder but I am always happy to connect with fans and friends who might need a shoulder.  Find others like me.  They’re out there.  Surround yourself with the good stuff.  Watch the episodes you love the best and enjoy the good parts.  Maybe start to see new things to love about them.  Sherlock is an amazing show, for all its faults.  Find something entirely new to drift into - a new show, a new hobby, something other than television, whatever you need to fill that gap.

Good luck, and let me know how you’re doing.  I wish you the best.

[entergamingxp]

Cake Bash Interview — Laura Hutton on Indie Gaming in 2020 and Cake Philosophy

June 11, 2020 2:20 PM EST

Laura Hutton sits down with DualShockers to discuss Cake Bash, developing indie games in an age of uncertainty, and what constitutes a ‘cake.’

In 2020, there’s a lot on the mind of the average gamer — through a global health crisis and mass civic unrest, many games and high-level publishers are delaying their games to both respect the moment, account for changes in the work environment, and realize all possible press potential. In a way, it’s almost the perfect time for fledgling studio High Tea Frog’s first game, Cake Bash, to release.

Sitting down with DualShockers, Artist and Director Laura Hutton talked a bit about the indie minigame collection ahead of the demo’s launch next week as part of the Steam Summer Game Festival. Perhaps even more importantly, Hutton discusses a bit about Cake Bash‘s subject matter and what should be considered a “cake.”

Lou Contaldi: Watching some of the gameplay, you really get a Mario Party mini-game vibe–what have been some of the biggest mini-game inspirations in creating Cake Bash?

Laura Hutton: We wanted to capture a bit of the magic of the 90’s classics, which I still play with my family after 20 years! We watched a lot of videos from Mario Party and Pokemon Stadium for inspiration, and I think what makes them so memorable is their characters and scenarios. One of my favourites is “Burgerini” from Rayman Raving Rabbids – doesn’t matter if you lose because it’s such a good laugh – it’s a masterclass for what makes a great party game.

Each of our minigames has its own unique design, and we’ve kept focus on the baking theme for all of them. It’s quality over quantity for us and a lot of minigames we prototyped didn’t make it – I’d much rather have fewer great games than loads of games that are rushed! I’d say that Nintendo games have been our biggest inspiration.

LC: What game is the dev team currently playing that isn’t Cake Bash?

LH: Quite the list! Final Fantasy XIV, Satisfactory, Yakuza 0, Astral Chain, Stardew Valley, and Final Fantasy VII Remake, to name a few. We don’t really have a favourite genre, and try to play as many as we can. I think it’s important to try as many new games as possible, but FFXIV is our most played right now – it’s good team-building to work together to defeat primals. Before that it was Monster Hunter World, I’m a charge blade fan, Clement chose the hammer, and Tommy went for the hunting horn – of course he’d go for the bagpipes, being Scottish.

“It’s quality over quantity for us and a lot of minigames we prototyped didn’t make it – I’d much rather have fewer great games than loads of games that are rushed!”

LC: High Tea Frog is new as a developer, but the three-person team underneath draws from a wealth of projects that most “core” gamers would recognize — Viva Pinata, The Division, Far Cry among a few. Has any of the work or experience in these past projects influenced the work on Cake Bash, either mechanically or in balance? If so, how?

LH: I think our experience influenced the way we work behind the scenes more than the content of the game itself, but working with realism on The Division definitely gave me the confidence to attempt a more challenging art direction for Cake Bash even though I’m the only artist! I went for a ‘drawn-to-life’ look, which needed the characters and environments to be as realistic as possible.

Being part of a bigger team before meant that we could adapt a lot of the processes which worked into indie life. We wanted to keep the good parts of the AAA development pipeline, and we’ve recreated our favourite tools and scripts which made our lives easier. Our past experience also means that we know how hard it is to make games, so we’re not knocked off track with unexpected curveballs.

LC: Moving on from Ubisoft, what has been the biggest surprise or hurdle in creating your own project from start to finish? What advice would you offer other soon-to-be indie developers?

LH: It’s a lot more pressure to have so much input in the game – when things go wrong there’s nobody but you to take responsibility! One of the biggest difficulties was at the start – we were bootstrapping (living off our own savings accounts) and struggling to find a publisher.

For the first six months of independence we were making a single-player game, but after it didn’t get any interest we went back to the drawing board and started from scratch. Three prototypes later we started working on Cake Bash while also doing contract work on the side to pay the bills. For contracts, AAA games in your portfolio go a long way. It was hard work but ultimately a good decision for us to start again, and we have a publisher now which means we can focus more on development.

LC: Cake Bash is a remarkably wholesome game — very much like an Overcooked — being released in a year with a ton of turmoil. Has this been a motivator in creating and sharing your game or a personal roadblock to overcome in the tumultuous indie gaming market?

LH: Thank you! Adapting to working from home has been a challenge, I’m often distracted by tea and snacks so my productivity has taken a hit, but it’s also difficult not to get demotivated by the bad news. Sometimes I worry that I’m not doing enough, in the current climate, by ‘just making games’, but I’m trying to remember how much comfort I found in gaming when times were difficult, and hoping that I can bring a little bit of happiness to others. When we launch I’m sure players will be looking for a bit of light-hearted fun, and hopefully we can deliver!

We’re still actually on target for our original launch date, even after everything that’s happened, and I’m really proud of that. We’ve worked hard to get this finished and can’t wait for people to start playing soon.

“Sometimes I worry that I’m not doing enough, in the current climate, by ‘just making games’, but I’m trying to remember how much comfort I found in gaming when times were difficult, and hoping that I can bring a little bit of happiness to others.”

LC: Based on promotions, it looks like the definition of “cake” is fairly loose in terms of playable pastries. We have doughnuts, muffins, and eclairs on the list. How did you curate the pastry list in the game? What ended up on the ‘baking’ room floor?

LH: Hah, yes. We were considering adding a stack of pancakes at one point too, so the definition is definitely a loose one. We wouldn’t include cookies or else we’d have to call it “Biscuit Bash.”

LC: Existential Question: Is “ice cream cake” considered “cake” or “ice cream?” Follow up: is a muffin just an unfrosted cupcake?

LH: That is a difficult question. If it has layers of sponge, I’d say it’s a cake.

We have muffins and cupcakes in Cake Bash, and I did have a bit of a crisis there – are they the same character? Is this a Zelda / Sheik situation? But then I remembered why I chose them – all the cakes have a unique silhouette, even for their skins, and the cupcake always has a pointy bit at the top but the muffin is round. Muffins puff up more at the top and overflow at the edges of the casing, and they have eyelashes but the cupcakes don’t. They’re definitely different.

“We have muffins and cupcakes in Cake Bash, and I did have a bit of a crisis there – are they the same character? Is this a Zelda / Sheik situation?”

LC: “Fork Knife: Gateau Royale” is one of the better word plays in indie gaming. Will there be more dad puns or wordplay through the game?

LH: Oh wow, what a compliment! There are as many puns as I could squeeze in without annoying everyone. A good test for a successful pun was if our programmer, Clement, understood the joke even though English isn’t his first language. I also had the strict rule of only one pun per screen, otherwise it would have been a punderful overload. I also like subtle ones most like ‘prove yourself’, because they’re easier to sneak in… We used to have ‘Thyme’ for the end match countdown but it was too savoury.

LC: The Campfire minigame has just been revealed, where did the inspiration come from and what was it like to design?

LH: Campfire is my favourite minigame! I can’t wait for people to play it in the Steam Summer Festival. We wanted to design something a bit more relaxed and this one was really fun to make. I looked at a whole bunch of references of different states of cooked marshmallows and worked out the best way to make them look realistic!

We also spent ages balancing the scoring, to make it fair yet challenging – we made sure that you can get really good at this minigame with practice. You can even get a perfect score of 100 in the ‘high heat’ of the fire if you’re a total pro!

It seems like forever ago but our first prototype of this game was rubbish – we nearly scrapped it! You roasted popcorn for some reason, and the player had no control over the heat level so it was a boring waiting game. Just goes to show how important iteration is, and I’m glad we kept trying with this one.

Cake Bash launches on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and Xbox One later this year; if you are looking to dive into some of the dessert action, you can try out the game beginning June 16, 2020 on Steam.

June 11, 2020 2:20 PM EST

from EnterGamingXP https://entergamingxp.com/2020/06/cake-bash-interview-laura-hutton-on-indie-gaming-in-2020-and-cake-philosophy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cake-bash-interview-laura-hutton-on-indie-gaming-in-2020-and-cake-philosophy

[internetdetectives]

11/17/19 - Chat with The Producer

The Producer 4:15 PM: "you can do it whelp”

The Producer 4:15 PM: "you can claw em gnaw em stone em beat em”

Xenquility 4:15 PM: "Ay it's P dog”

The Producer 4:15 PM: "ill do this with my mind you just obey me”

ARGdov 4:15 PM: "?”

otherLiam 4:15 PM: "uhhh”

The Producer 4:15 PM: "hello”

ARGdov 4:15 PM: "is he quoting a song”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:15 PM: "Ay prodddd”

otherLiam 4:15 PM: "hey producer, meet erika. erika, producer.”

ARGdov 4:16 PM: "he is”

ARGdov 4:16 PM: "https://genius.com/Ace-composer-gang-plank-galleon-lyrics” 

Xenquility 4:16 PM: "damnit dov”

The Producer 4:16 PM: "literally who”

Xenquility 4:16 PM: "I was gonna post that”

pakospooky 4:16 PM: "@Erika_XP💚 https://youtu.be/A7P40vNkVr4 where did you get that?”

otherLiam 4:16 PM: "i am uncertain which of you is more antagonistic”

Xenquility 4:16 PM: "WHERE DID YOU GET THATTTTTTTT”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:16 PM: "Yo prod”

Xenquility 4:16 PM: "inb4 doug”

ARGdov 4:16 PM: "lol”

pakospooky 4:16 PM: “WHERE???”

Xenquility 4:16 PM: "pakoplans”

otherLiam 4:16 PM: "pako chill dawg”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:16 PM: "Inb4 pako AO doug”

Xenquility 4:16 PM: "how's the production business my guy”

The Producer 4:16 PM: "its quite lively”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:17 PM: "Are u gonna send us another sick beat now?”

ARGdov 4:17 PM: "I can imagine”

The Producer 4:17 PM: "im enjoying my cup or morning spook joe”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:17 PM: "Spook Joe?”

Xenquility 4:17 PM: "are there other people in your field or are you the only person who produces shit between paralellos's”

The Producer 4:17 PM: "no i dont have any songs to send right now”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:17 PM: "OH NO”

The Producer 4:17 PM: "but ill make one specifically for you guys”

ARGdov 4:17 PM: "aww”

ARGdov 4:17 PM: "well thats sweet”

ARGdov 4:17 PM: "considering who you work for”

The Producer 4:17 PM: "i wont give it to you all until the time is right, however”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:17 PM: "Ty dude!”

ARGdov 4:18 PM: "deal.”

The Producer 4:18 PM: "ill call it”

The Producer 4:18 PM: "uhh”

Xenquility 4:18 PM: "what if it turns out producer is actually insanely evil and is the reincarnation of tenebris”

The Producer 4:18 PM: "what should i call it”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:18 PM: "Kill switch”

ARGdov 4:18 PM: "as for which one is more antagonistic”

ARGdov 4:18 PM: "I mean compared to BUP neither is”

The Producer 4:18 PM: "ok ill call it kill switch”

Xenquility 4:18 PM: "see”

Xenquility 4:18 PM: "he is”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:18 PM: "15 minute song of just TTS: YES, YES, YES, YES”

spookypako 4:19 PM: "Is it possible that Erika is Tyler's friend / girlfriend?”

Xenquility 4:19 PM: "call it: Kill?, yes”

ARGdov 4:19 PM: "no.”

ARGdov 4:19 PM: "definitely not”

The Producer 4:19 PM: "Boyfriend”

ARGdov 4:19 PM: "Carla lives in Australia, and they havent dated for....several years”

spookypako 4:19 PM: "ups”

ARGdov 4:19 PM: "she was also a member of the LC”

spookypako 4:19 PM: "seriously?”

Xenquility 4:19 PM: "Former”

Xenquility 4:19 PM: "if I recall”

Xenquility 4:19 PM: "Ay Producer”

Xenquility 4:19 PM: "Any idea how erika got a hold of never-before-seen-exclusive-vip footage”

The Producer 4:21 PM: "you'll just have to ask them”

Xenquility 4:21 PM: "or are we just stupid and forgetting that we've seen it”

The Producer 4:21 PM: "as for many years this has been going on for, its no surprise that some stuff has slipped through the cracks”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:21 PM: "EL PRODUSER!!!”

The Producer 4:21 PM: "el traitor”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:21 PM: "mexican music plays”

Xenquility 4:21 PM: "also why is slinky the traitor”

The Producer 4:22 PM: "i guess traitor isn't exactly accurate”

The Producer 4:22 PM: "how about "elegy boy"”

spookypako 4:22 PM: "Is it possible that some character gave her images and videos, but she can't tell who gave them?”

Xenquility 4:22 PM: "alright that sounds good”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:22 PM: "Elegy boy sounds neat”

Jos 4:23 PM: "what about about to fuck up boy”

The Producer 4:23 PM: "a perpetual state of aboutting to fuck up

sounds good”

Jos 4:23 PM: "exactly”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:24 PM: "Neat”

spookypako 4:26 PM: "guys who is the guy at left”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:26 PM: "Hm?”

spookypako 4:26 PM: "fuck”

spookypako 4:26 PM: "wait”

The Producer 4:29 PM: "we will never know who is the guy at left”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:29 PM: "F”

Xenquility 4:29 PM: "some say he is still at the left to this day”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:29 PM: "Others say he is now at the right”

spookypako 4:29 PM: ":joy: :joy:”

Xenquility 4:30 PM: "they're fucking wrong”

spookypako 4:30 PM: "my phone is trolling me sorry”

The Producer 4:30 PM: "thats horseshoe theory for you”

The Producer 4:30 PM: "or spooky horseshoe theory as we call it here”

spookypako 4:31 PM: "who is the guy in the left in the window”

The Producer 4:31 PM: "our office has quite the diverse range of spooky politicial opinions”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:31 PM: "Do you know who is "spuu kinjo'"?”

Xenquility 4:31 PM: "Pretty sure that's just tyler in his house”

Xenquility 4:31 PM: "can't really tell though”

The Producer 4:32 PM: "joe spooky mama”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:32 PM: "Nope”

Xenquility 4:32 PM: "the spooky producer”

The Producer 4:32 PM: "i have the second eye”

The Producer 4:32 PM: "you cannot fool me”

The Producer 4:32 PM: "i mean third eye”

The Producer 4:32 PM: "fuck”

Xenquility 4:32 PM: "the spooky second eye”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:32 PM: "Spuu kinjo' mama”

spookypako 4:32 PM: "but who is recording?”

spookypako 4:32 PM: "uhum”

The Producer 4:33 PM: "the camera, obviously”

spookypako 4:33 PM: "very funny”

spookypako 4:33 PM: "...”

Xenquility 4:33 PM: "it's their second eye not the camera”

The Producer 4:33 PM: "they have google eye”

The Producer 4:33 PM: "spooky google eye”

Xenquility 4:33 PM: "google cardboard”

Xenquility 4:33 PM: "or glass or whatever it was”

Xenquility 4:33 PM: "waoah”

Xenquility 4:33 PM: "briefcase”

Xenquility 4:33 PM: "that's somewhat relevant to this isnt it”

The Producer 4:35 PM: "briefcases are quite handy for delivering and transporting goods”

The Producer 4:35 PM: "im a fan”

spookypako 4:35 PM: "dewalk closed”

spookypako 4:35 PM: "cross here”

Xenquility 4:35 PM: "what if”

Xenquility 4:35 PM: "producer is the white dude with the briefcase”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:35 PM: "That's producer”

The Producer 4:35 PM: "its me”

Xenquility 4:35 PM: "from start life”

Xenquility 4:35 PM: "BUM BUM BUM”

spookypako 4:36 PM: "bumb”

The Producer 4:36 PM: "im not that tiny faceless mongoloid”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:36 PM: "Prod”

Xenquility 4:36 PM: "woah”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:36 PM: "Are you a little mannequin?”

Xenquility 4:36 PM: "mongoloid was my word”

Xenquility 4:36 PM: "how dare you”

The Producer 4:36 PM: "OI”

The Producer 4:36 PM: "sorry”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:36 PM: "Mongoloid is racist”

The Producer 4:36 PM: "im racist”

Xenquility 4:36 PM: "and im raceless”

Xenquility 4:36 PM: "is it okay to be racist if you're racist to all races”

The Producer 4:37 PM: "apparently pako needs a new bum”

spookypako 4:37 PM: "HAHAHA”

The Producer 4:37 PM: "my condolences”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:37 PM: "F”

spookypako 4:37 PM: ":joy: :joy:”

Xenquility 4:37 PM: "Pako's ass has been blasted”

The Producer 4:37 PM: "im racist towards non spookys”

Xenquility 4:37 PM: "so you're racist towards yourself”

spookypako 4:37 PM: "nonon”

Xenquility 4:37 PM: "cause uh”

The Producer 4:37 PM: "aw”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:37 PM: "Prod, are the Spooks like a different race”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:37 PM: "Like”

The Producer 4:37 PM: "you guys dont think im spooky”

Xenquility 4:37 PM: "you're not spooky or something”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:37 PM: "Elfs? For example?”

Xenquility 4:37 PM: "we appreciate it”

Xenquility 4:37 PM: "spooky is overrated”

Xenquility 4:38 PM: "all the annoying guys are spooky”

Xenquility 4:38 PM: "but luckily”

Xenquility 4:38 PM: "you are”

Xenquility 4:38 PM: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39Bnk6VU53Y”

spookypako 4:38 PM: "hd lol”

The Producer 4:38 PM: "well im glad i could at least be "Refreshing like a spring breeze..."”

The Producer 4:39 PM: "like finally taking off the gas mask and getting a big ol whiff”

Xenquility 4:39 PM: "woah”

Xenquility 4:39 PM: "gas mask”

Xenquility 4:39 PM: "producer is skm”

The Producer 4:39 PM: "he wishes”

spookypako 4:39 PM: "oh yeah”

Xenquility 4:39 PM: "why do all of you guys hate on skm”

spookypako 4:39 PM: "no you wishes”

Xenquility 4:39 PM: "skm is great”

The Producer 4:39 PM: "nah skm is pretty cool”

The Producer 4:39 PM: "kinda sketchy though”

Xenquility 4:40 PM: "no offense but”

The Producer 4:40 PM: "keeps himself busy”

The Producer 4:40 PM: "thats for sure”

Xenquility 4:40 PM: "you're one to talk”

The Producer 4:40 PM: "twoshey”

Xenquility 4:40 PM: "TWOSHEY”

Xenquility 4:40 PM: "EXCUSE ME”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:40 PM: "TWOSHEY”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:40 PM: "HAHAHA”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:40 PM: "r/boneappletea”

The Producer 4:40 PM: "its pronounced "toosh"”

Xenquility 4:40 PM: "touché thankyouverymuch” 

The Producer 4:41 PM: "haha... laugh now…”

The Producer 4:41 PM: "you, wont be... laughing... soon,,,”

Xenquility 4:41 PM: "one flaw in that joke”

The Producer 4:41 PM: "am i spooky enough now”

Xenquility 4:41 PM: "spooks always use capitals”

The Producer 4:41 PM: "HAHAHA”

The Producer 4:41 PM: "HEEHEE”

Xenquility 4:41 PM: "I meant the first letter of a sentence”

The Producer 4:41 PM: "shit”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:41 PM: "Hohoho hehehe”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:41 PM: "HELLO THERE OLDY CHUM”

Xenquility 4:42 PM: "also the dots make you sound like a prepubescent girl trying to write ben drowned fanfics”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:42 PM: "IM NOT A GNELF”

Xenquility 4:42 PM: "i mean”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:42 PM: "IM NOT A GNOBLIN”

Xenquility 4:42 PM: "non fanfic”

The Producer 4:42 PM: "maybe i am”

Xenquility 4:42 PM: "definitely real”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:42 PM: "IM A GNOME”

spookypako 4:42 PM: "Skm.png (147×148)”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:42 PM: "AND YOU'VE BEEN GNOOOOOMED”

spookypako 4:42 PM: "ups”

The Producer 4:42 PM: "deep down inside, arent we all prepubsescent ben drowned fan girls?”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:42 PM: "We are”

Xenquility 4:42 PM: "TOUCHE”

The Producer 4:42 PM: "toosh”

ARGdov 4:43 PM: "I mean”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:43 PM: ">producer being meta”

Xenquility 4:43 PM: "ill woop your toosh if you spell is twoshey again”

ARGdov 4:43 PM: "Were all still here”

ARGdov 4:43 PM: "So yes we all our secretly BEN fangirls”

Xenquility 4:43 PM: "does tenebris know about all his fans”

The Producer 4:43 PM: "we all our”

Xenquility 4:43 PM: "nigth”

Xenquility 4:43 PM: "nigth”

Xenquility 4:43 PM: "nigth”

spookypako 4:44 PM: "nightmind”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:44 PM: "Suck”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:44 PM: "My”

Slinky Stinks△ 4:44 PM: "Dick”

Xenquility 4:44 PM: "no thank you pokephile”

The Producer 4:44 PM: "Dickth”

Xenquility 4:44 PM: "and now pedophile”

spookypako 4:44 PM: "i”

spookypako 4:44 PM: "dony”

spookypako 4:44 PM: "wanna”

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ranting on TWD s9 again. :] ... other rants in #*twd or #*twd s9h

uh this is more about recent news, recent filming spoilers. Also FTWD deaths. -Carol, shows, pro-Rick. 

‘wait and see’ is hard. I guess I just want TWD AU to be good too and hoping/waiting is hard.

i guess i go rant till next year lol.

vvvv

Lately im just waiting for more info on Carol. I wanna know what Carol will be like in s9, TWD AU or the fumbling dead...BUT the filming spoilers tho...it’s like rubbing salt in my wounds about TWD’s potenial runied/AL leaving over and over.

It’s all just a bummer. I should not read into the filming spoilers that much. ..and omg avoid forum drama.

 Like I wanna see spoilers and I can’t help but hope for good Carol spoilers. Like getting spoilers about Caryl (and answers about C/E), Carol & Henry, and Carick/TF. :((( But then I get sad again and again. Idk what’s going on. I guess I assume there’s no good Carol spoilers and no Carick. :((((  Actually it’s just seeing any Rick spoilers is just sad. Also this whole Rick (and Maggie) dying/leaving the show thing is like dragged out rubbed in our wounds all till like when the ep airs their death/leaving. Like November or December.  Ugh. I just wanna get it over with it and to know what’s canon. Cry and move on. :\ So then we can make TWD AU fanarts..or do it now. ......I think it’s good to know what’s canon so then we don’t wonder and worry about avoiding it. It doesn’t mean to watch the show live but just reading it and know it and then just let it go and then make fanarts. xP

I was gonna not watch s9 anyways but dang just learning about s9 or what is canon ...is hard. sigh. but in time we will be alright. ...

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TWD s9 speculations ~

so some filming spoilers coming out sounds like the gory comic death scene will happen. The heads on the pikes, killed by Alpha. They’re gonna film a zombie herd soon and whisperers may be part of that, I guess. i think of FTWD s4A and the deaths of Nick and Madison and how it seems like cheap deaths. I guess Rick and Maggie will go out like that... boring. not moving,imo. Doesn't impact the story or..............I’m just bitter. I just really want a good ending for Rick (thee main character). Like he saved his people and he dies and everyones lives without walkers as a threat and they’re safe in a community forever. 

  Travis’ death was meh (k it was really bad. wtf). ..I know I just won’t like whatever will happen with Rick and/or Maggie. For some reason, I feel like some characters got a good death scene for the overall story. Like Glenn, Sasha and Carl,imo. Their deaths were like they brought a new chapter to the story/show. Idk I liked Sophia and Merle’s deaths too. Anyways, their deaths changed the story. ..Or I guess they changed Rick characterwise in his story.  sigh.

Dang it’s like three weeks and AMC still didn’t confirm it or anything about AL leaving news. It makes me think AMC/writers wanted it to be a surprise that Rick dies/leaves the show (like how Nick and Madison died). ugh that’s even more lame. 

Dang it’s like AMC/showrunners? doesn’t let fans to trust them or get them excited at all for the story. It’s like some writers/AMC don’t care about the story’s core story and the fans.   So blah. I know some fans were disappointed that they were ‘spoiled’, but like that’s way to hard for me to handle that. I’m glad it was leaked and for me to know ahead of time...though the waiting and the dread sucks. 

UGH Skybound mailbag thing makes this hiatus worse by dragging the unknown..rubbing the salt..with their vague spoilers. And saying it in a troll way too. It’s cos we don’t know what’s up with Carol and writers made it that dumb way on not making it clear in their lackluster s8 finale (s8 finale shouldve been like s2 finale foreshadowing timeskip and next arc-Michonne/prison). I just wanna know if C/E happens or not, or Caryl be endgame, or will Carol ever have romance, will Carol interact with TF/Rick/Henry, in this TWD AU. geez. ...I want spoilers. I want confirmations and then leave the show-canon alone.

Carol speculations in s9.

- uh it seems like Carol is in Kingdom and just hanging out with Henry and Kingdomers in 9A. idk about Carick but we got a lit bit of something from filming spoilers, in 9x01. meh. :\ Some Caryl moments but how Skybound answered it, idk it depends on how I see it (on tumblr). As long as Caryl still be soulmate-y. Sigh I miss Carol or I miss what the show used to be and the potential. 

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AMC is having a bad year/June, huh? lol ..partly their fault, anyways. wtf TWD shows are like destroying itself and then now the Hardwick (TTD) news of him being an abuser. sigh. Damn we really got BTS drama. :\ With the shows losing their leads, is it part of the lawsuits and diverting away from Kirkman’s story or something? idk.

I just wanna say, poor FTWD fans who watched recently. Writers/Gimple/AMC? litterally just scraped off the original storyline of the Clarks family for to focus on newbies, Morgan. So it’s a spinoff show within the show. ( It’s like TWD in s9 will be doing...with changing to Daryl’s) Anyways that’s really awful to the FTWD fans to suddenly to change the storyline. That’s like ..probably something I would just quit the show ..It’s something to feel like I won’t the trust the writers. Gotta have trust in the writers and the writers gotta gain your trust.

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I was thinking about fandom stuff..and reading some posts. i guess i let it slide that the TWD show was going downhill early on. idk when. most say s6 is when it got worse. i always say that TWD was not the best but it was just a fun drama ensemble show for me. Well thats what fandoms do..they want the very best of the show/media. Also fandom is all opinions...it’s best not to read into it too much.

s2 is my fave season...even when I didn’t feel the TF love like on other shows or when I got annoyed with Shane/love triangle. (why is everything relate to OUAT wank. I learned a lot from that show/fandom. maybe just being deep in the fandom. it hurts more.) Ok like s2 or other seasons compared to s6-8 is different.. Different style and stuff-writers/showrunners.., idk. There are some good moments. It’s also like based on the comics’ story. Most say s5 is the best is what comic fans say is loving the Hunters arc. (s3 and the prison arc-tho i dont like this season). So yeah ..kinda depends on the comics and it’s all show business. Kinda hard to compare or not idk, Kirkman’s comic story may be better because it’s original and flows better naturally. There’s more personal intimate moments with like 5 main characters but the show got other good parts too. (better medium story telling) idk. like the show has Carol and other plots went better, but lack TF moments and many dull characters. Also Kirkman isnt the best writer either so...idk what im saying. TWDG telltale game has the best storytelling. tho super depressing but also got realistic moments.

Just idk Oh well. I watched TWD for the main characters, Caryl, Carol. But lately things are not happening like I want or like it was in s5-6. There’s Less TF (like how the comics are..tho s9/after AOW was hopeful but AL and LC wanna leave.)Caryl and Carol/ TF interactions or Carol part of main plot haven’t happened since s6 and Idk if we come back to that. Like will Caryl’s relationship grow and does Carol and TF moment return-like will we have Carick moments? SIGH Waiting and hoping. It’s tiring. do whatever you want. I’m still a fan of Caryl, Carol/TF/Carick, Richonne.

Idk I’m just bummed and having a hard time with s9 and yet Rick and Maggie are leaving. Yeah ..I just wish I have an ending to just end it but I don’t have one. There’s no end...Idk it’s hard to make an ending to stop and to not hope or expect more. 

I want to not watch s9 yet I want/hope this TWD AU to end it right..blah. I guess till I get more info ..wait and see...

Whatever this rollercoaster ride continues and I probably rant again soon. :P

[zombiiesque]

Seasonal Series: FALL For Nocturne Alchemy

Originally published 10/3/2019

So I've been meaning to work on this series for a while, but I keep getting distracted! I'm terrible, I know. I've had the idea to write up a series of four posts, one for each season, of scent suggestions from Nocturne Alchemy - both LC (Limited Collection) and PC (Permanent Collection). I've asked my fellow House of Nocturne Alchemy Tent members for their suggestions, too. If you are not already in the Tent on Facebook, please join us - we'd love to have you! It's a wonderful group. So, fall. It's October, and here in Florida the temperature hasn't really given us any relief, and I'm dying to wear my heavier fall scents. I am really glad not to have snow here yet, but I really would like to have some cooler days! Bring on that crisp fall air, I am ready.

Let's start with LC scents, shall we? Some of my favorites: Phantasm Kiss. Can't talk about fall without talking about this, the biggest gun of all, for me. The vanilla/smoke/wood balance is absolute perfection, and it's cozy and dark and right in my wheelhouse. To boot, it literally makes everything I have ever layered it with smell just so much more amazing. I don't think I've ever tried it with something I didn't love 1000%. This is VHTF, (very hard to find) though - if you come across one in the secondary market, you'd better act fast. Jack's Halloween Oudh is another iconic fall scent - everyone seems to love this, and it truly is fall in a bottle. It took a long time for me to be able to wear it, because for some reason I amped the dickens out of the spices, but they finally mellowed with age enough for this to truly be an experience, not just a perfume. It's a FALL fall scent, in capital letters. Just a tad on the foodie side, but balanced enough with the other notes that I wouldn't call it a gourmand. I'm not going to pick a particular pumpkin from the 31 Pumpkin Library, but I will say this: If you haven't been following along with this series, you are missing out. This is the last year for these. I was not sold on the idea of pumpkin as perfume, because I was never much of a foodie gal - I liked it well enough for room scents, and will eat the heck outta some pie, or muffins - but I just didn't really ever try any that appealed to me. Now I've accumulated a good 10 of them, and love them all. There's something for every taste, even the folks who don't like pumpkin or foodie scents. Can't wear spices? There's even several without spice in the series, too. Feeling Witchy, with a capital W? Sisters of the Moon was created by Bastet in honor of Stevie Nicks, and it's perfection. Herbal, dark, haunting, mysterious - it's everything you want in a witchy perfume. Always a favorite of mine this time of year. My absolute favorite Halloween subcollection though, is the Mummy series. So many favorites in this - Mummy Crypt, Mummy Tomb Incense, Embalmed Mummy, Mummy Amber, and currently available in the Resurgence, The Mummy Returns. Even better, these all do well layered with each other - I highly recommend experimenting with this! My absolute favorite is Mummy Crypt, but truly, I love them all. I would be remiss if I didn't mention V, also available in the Resurgence. I have to say that one really crept up on me - I really liked it, but I do have a lot of incense, and I wasn't sure it was totally unique to my collection. I wore this recently and it was like I was hit by a lightning bolt - I GOT THE FANFARE. Holy. Freaking. Bats! Don't skip out on this if incense is your jam, because this is a beauty. I am not sure whether it was hormones - mine have been in flux for quite a while - or the aforementioned warmer weather, but although I did like it, I wasn't obsessed with it. I surely am now, and it's going to get a lot of wear over the next few months. Thoth did a spectacular job with it, he truly did. Oh, I don't want to forget to mention the Patchouli Bats. If you love patch the way I do, there are some beauties here, and my two favorites right now are Scarlet Bat - available in the Resurgence section of the Limiteds, and the new Vampire Bourbon Patchouli Bat. I'm not going to say a lot on that, as I've got a review coming up at the end of the week with a more in depth look at Bourbon Bat, but it is divine, and already a fan favorite. Another Patchouli Bat I love that came out with the last Holiday LC is Vampire Cardamom Bat - I added this on as a last minute choice, and wasn't really sure about it, but it's become a quick favorite, and I wore it year round this year, but I think it's definitely more appropriate in the cooler months. Scarlet Bat is sugared patchouli red musk, and it. Is. Sexy. Seriously stunning. Okay, lest I go on too long here, I'm going to wrap this up by mentioning some of the LC favorites in the Tent. Vampire Bourbon Patchouli Bat is a fast fan favorite, and everyone is raving about it. Also

mentioned were Halloween Evening, Skeletonic, Blood Queen, Sandman, and Eternal Ankh Spice. Based on the review thread in the Tent, if you like lavender and sleep scents, Halloween Dreams is very popular. Okay, there are a ton of other really wonderful LC choices for fall, but I obviously could go on and on - let's head to the Permanent Collection!

Nocturne Alchemy has a large and wonderful PC, so if you have not explored this yet, you are truly missing out. Treasures untold, as Ariel says in The Little Mermaid. Right off the bat, I'm going to mention the brand new Halloween 2020. It was available in a special black frosted bottle in the LC section, but it's also part of the All Hallows' Eve subcollection, along with previous Halloweens, including my beloved Bastet Halloween 2016. This is a sandalwood lover's dream. I received a sample with my order, so I'll be talking about it when I post my reviews, but I LOVE it already. This is a great fall section, chock full of perfect cooler weather scents. BOO! is a fan favorite - I keep meaning to get a sample of it, because I want to give it a try and see if I can wear the spices. I do, however, have a sample of Day of the Dead, and it is the perfect Horchata. Sugary rice milk, creamy vanilla, and a touch of musk - it's so wearable, even if you're not into foodie scents. It's a snuggly white scent. I used to have a sample of Black Crow, but I gave it away many moons ago - but it's something I need to upgrade to a full bottle of, I loved it. I do however have a big bottle of Black Raven and I adore that one! The patchouli is prominent, but it's blended well with the other resins, and it's a rich and dark scent. If you love those kinds of scents, don't skip out on this one. I could really go on and on in this section, but I'll stop, and just encourage you to explore this one for yourself, especially for fall. Another section you won't want to miss is the Goblins. This one contains another big fan favorite, Spooktacular. I have the original version, without the addition of Bastet's Ice Cream Accord, but I need to pick up the new one, as well. This is simple - gooey, creamy, marshmallow goodness. If you are looking for a marshmallow scent, Spooktacular is the one you want. And it layers with absolutely everything! Demonseed Cake and Pina Ghoulata are also popular. The Immortals has another favorite - Emerson. This is a beauty for fall, a bright, rich golden resin scent. Mina is another popular one, jasmine with vanilla, musk, and pepper. I'm going to mention Ozymandias here, although I wear this year round, if I had to put it firmly into a season, I would call it a fall scent. I highly encourage you to age this one if you find it faint at first, that is common with this scent. It's a cozy, sweet resinous scent with just a light kick of pepper, and just perfect for snuggling into a jean jacket and thick sweater. It's in the Pharaohs & Queens section. There are a literal ton in the Studio Limited sections that would suit, so I'm going to briefly mention a few favorites: Ember Vanilla. Smoked out, slightly chewy vanilla, and layers well with many other perfumes. I haven't tried Bourbon Vanille solo yet, but having had it in blends, I am yearning for a bottle, and I think it, too, would be a great fall scent. There are many of the Ombres that are heavier and absolutely perfect for the fall, not the least of which are Oud Ombre and Fig Noir Ombre, a darkly sexy, date night fig and resins perfume. The newly released Musk Haven musks are great as well - I'm thinking particularly Vanilla Musk and Amber Musk, with the golden, stunning amber musk of Saphir. Ember is a rich, woody combination of frankincense and myrrh that I crave all year, but in particular during the cooler months. Kashmir - a dark, sexy red musk, and Bloodstone - a deep, spicy dragon's blood - are heavier and well suited for fall. Really, there are a plethora of choices in the Studio Limited, so I'll leave you to browse at your leisure, and just mention a few more that come to mind. Etherias is another section worth exploring, and I have several of these on my wishlist, including Etherian Ambre, which I think sounds perfect right about now. But one I really crave once the temperatures drop is Polichenelle - a gooey marshmallow with a puff of smoke and spicy clove. This to me is the perfect scent if you like clove, but it can amp up on your skin. I have that problem

myself, but not here - the marshmallow really reigns it in and it is beautifully balanced. It dries down to a lightly spiced marshmallow musk on me. The Royal Ambers have so many favorites, but I really want to mention Sky Amber, Thoth Amber, Sekhmet Amber, and especially Horus Amber. The cardamom in this is so smooth and rich, this is a gorgeous golden scent that is just wonderfully warm. Let me put the brakes on, y'all. There are a lot of great choices for fall in the PC, and some recommendations from my friends in the Tent include Burning Jack, Vanilla Pumpkin Pie, Halloween 2019, and Halloween 2017 (I too have this one and love it).

OH, another one - I would really feel bad if I didn't mention this. The Desecrated Tomb is a great little section, and the three I have all layer well with each other - Black Frankincense, Black Myrrh, and Black Vanilla Embalming Spice. But that last one is a perfect fall vanilla, it's dark and smoothly warm with the spices, and totally unique. And it's another fan favorite!

And that's it! Fall is my absolute favorite season, so I get a little verbose with the recommendations. There are so many wonderful possibilities, and not just in the Limited Collection. What are your favorite fall scents? Do you have and love any of these? Happy October, y'all.

[wolfwhiteflowers]

So Andy leaving twd show is like a huge shock to the fandom and me. It’s like we watched a season and series finale ep that day and suddenly and we have to say our goodbyes of the twd show. 

Ehh grieving feels.(it seems like lately I get duped a lot from writers. I hate I get super emotional on writers/story. geesh I want a good story, guys. Respect the fans, fandom is sensitive. But show business/bad writing happens. Neal’s death all over again or TLJ shit.) My hopes are crushed. I feel like my time was wasted. But it’s not tho...

 It’s hard to look at TWD stuff which is like everywhere. (im kinda glad it’s now, before s9 starts-October or trailer in July) Seeing Rick and s9 Rick everywhere. It’s hard. It was kinda hard to see LC as Maggie in s8b (and Carl). BTS ruins the story magic in a way. eventually it’ll be fine.

I have all these thoughts and I want to post it all but I forget them. whatever. I’m just dealing with it how I can. #*twd 9h   #*twd 

vvvv

 I think I’m more bummed about how the story’s ending didn’t go like I hoped for. I wanted a nice ending. I thought the writers were gonna do that soon. Like s9 or 10 and just wrap it up and let everyone know that it’s the last season. Story that makes sense as I somewhat still trust writers to the end. But like I feared, the writers/AMC wants to keep going and ofc the cast wants to leave. It’s gonna be nine years. It’s an old show. I’m surprised we still got these cast members still.

I guess that’s super rare! I guess with TV shows and movies. I don’t like feeling duped. Like..there’s only a few shows I think of that I liked all the way to the end. Fringe! Lost. (Scandal ended nicely too like everyone knew it was gonna end) sigh. Others are like show business stuff ...being cancelled or cast leaving or bad writing,imo. TV fans don’t get perfect-ish stories. Idk ..I care about the story. I just want the overall story to make sense and I think that means it’s a good story. *ot, I also wanna say I think when tv shows get renewed to a different network, that also will change cast’s contract and writers and stuff. 

 So having Carl dying in s8A and making it about his dream and goal for Rick’s story, it seems pointless or just so sad that Rick then dies. Also that TWD, imo, is all about Rick’s story and he dies when the show is still going. It doesn’t make sense. It cheapens Carl’s story. It all cheapens TWD story. It was a lot to take during Carl’s death. I did a lot of posts about it. Wondering if I want to keep watching and if, imo, still fits in the story overall. I was ok with it because it was Rick’s story, imo. #*twd s8 spoilers It’s crazy because we just went through recently with a big change to the show. Now we have to do it again and this time it’s like huge. I guess easier to decide for a lot of people to quit or not now.

Rick leaving totally changes everything now (more than carl imo). He’s the lead of the show. Everything is built around this character. Can’t like get excited about s9 or have faith in writers/the story. Well I was already like ??? on s9 because of new showrunner, badly edited s8 finale, time-jump, and possible LC leaving (which I should’ve known that is a sign the cast is gonna leave one by one and not the show wrapping up well). I can’t even do fanarts rn. #m twd I can’t like speculate and hope what’s next. I can’t speculate with the comics anymore or feel like it. #twd tv remixes #twd speculations #

I’m fine that Andy wanted to leave the show. Show business. I care about the story and well it is just sucks that the story didn’t end well. The ending of twd will not make sense overall of the story.

It’s clear that Amc twd chose business over story. Twd with 9 seasons. C'mon end the show well, already. But no. We have to watch the cast leaving one by one, and characters dying as it doesn’t make sense to the story. Twd should have had ended in s7, IMO. Sigh..it seems like it was recent like after they planned Carl’s death because, if TWD/writers knew the cast and AL wanted to know the story’s endgame and change jobs before Carl’s death, then it’s dumb. Like I was thinking they killed Carl so then writers can have Michonne live longer storywise. But yeah ..dumb decision now. 

It just sucks. We didn’t get a good ending to the story. I’m pretty sure Rick dies. No happy ending for him. And I guess Maggie too. It would be miserable to watch Michonne losing her family and love again and again. Weird thing to say but I hope Michonne dies too.

Unless s9a Msf was like a series finale and wrapped TWD show well and Rick’s story. It would be great to see a lot team family moments (like Carick) and Richonne/Grimes family moments. And the Grimes and Maggie and her baby ride off to the sunset. Then s8b will be like a beginning of a spin off show, Daryl’s show. But I doubt it. There’s like to many other things going on. Sigh. I think .. Rick, Maggie will be killed off. Probably from the goriest moment in the comics. I hope it’s not the head on pike scenes. If they die, I hope they do it different and nicely. 

Oh, all these changes. I really don’t know what s9 is now. #the fumbling dead twd And so I think I just don’t wanna speculate anymore. idk. I guess I want to know how s9 goes based on filming spoilers ..but I don’t want to watch s9 so far. I don’t want to see these characters die or see dumb writing. idk I think I’ll be ok to watch s9 and on if there’s like really great writing that make sense to me. It becomes like a spin-off show. Like I can separate TWD/Rick’s story and Daryl’s story really well. Daryl leads(he is) and Caryl be canon and everyone’s interesting. But that’s like a lot I’m asking of the writers. I think it’s gonna be dumb. Rick dies (from a savior rebel?). Maggie does something (stays or dies). Michonne is still there...and all she does cries till Danai ends her contract in the end of s9. (It would be nice if we get Carol/Michonne/Maggie? sticking together, comforting together..something that changes Michonne’s character arc?). It’s so depressing. 

I think the best way to think of this and wonder is to look at OUAT last 2? seasons. Most of the main cast left, there’s a timejump and boy Henry is a adult and leading the show. It was like a spin-off show. Or like TVD. I think the main character still got sad endings in their story.

sigh idk. rip TWD. Bye old friends..see ya in the another life/fandom. I hope the Daryl-show goes well??? I don’t know yet if I’m gonna watch s9 or not. whatever, u’ll know. There’s always youtube, gifs, and summaries, and fanfictions.

sigh this hiatus. it’s sad. like i can’t do fanarts... do fanarts for the last time of these character/twd story. I guess. idk.

----comics----

I feel like I can’t like get excited about the comics either. Because it was also fun to speculate what the show will do. Huge differences now. It becomes (more) like what the show could have done or a reminder of how the show lost these characters and the good parts in story of the TWD show. I read the comics becuase of the show. I like the Grimes and Michonne in the comics and the show, which is just hard to read it when the these characters are not like that in the show. Can’t like share or speculate with the Richonne shippers anymore because they’ll be gone then.