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Post by willowflower on Dec 25, 2016 20:53:53 GMT -5
((oliver did say 'make yourself at home' x3))
"Very," Ari muttered into the sofa. He rolled over with some difficulty to look up at whoever spoke to him, ending up with his head and shoulders resting on the actual sofa with his back arched over the arm. "Oh, hey, it's you," he said, recognizing the one Kane was tormenting.
Riandylan's face lit up at the sight of the steaming beverage, almost tearing up in gratitude. "Thank you!" they said out loud, raising the cup to take a sip. However, at the corner of their eye, they saw - signing?! They nearly spilled their hot chocolate as they jumped in surprise and delight and proceeded to hurry over in front of Tori. If their glee was any greater they would probably spontaneously combust. "Hi!" they signed with such exuberance their hot chocolate jumped precariously in their mug. "I'm Riandylan! Hi!" they signed again, terribly happy.
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Post by вlue вlood on Dec 25, 2016 21:01:29 GMT -5
( 99% sure riandylan is made of sugar )
To Tori, Alex returned an expression of understanding. For him, this was fine - a lot of people in a small space was his norm, and any less would feel vacant in his mind. Tori was not the same, though, and he knew her well enough to know she wouldn't be feeling entirely comfortable with all these people. They could communicate without words, and it was a look that said you can tell me if it's too much. I've got your back. "Umm... I think so?" Alex replied to Maja, which really (and quite obviously) meant, 'nope, no clue'. "You know what, I'll consult Wikipedia later," Alex decided, sighing, figuring that however Maja explained it, he probably wasn't going to really get - as she'd said herself in the first place, to be fair.
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Post by Salted Squid on Dec 25, 2016 21:03:00 GMT -5
True xD))
Skylar watched him from above with twinkling eyes. They were a bright sea green, a rather unusual color that contrasted with her fiery red hair. "Yeah, it is," she chuckled slightly. "I never had the chance to thank you for sticking up for me back there. Honestly, I don't know a lot of people who'd do that for me."
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2016 21:08:11 GMT -5
( oliver has made a miss steak )
Maja shrugged lightly and grabbed Oliver, using him to pull herself up. When she stood, it was notable that she was significantly taller than her older brother - they held the same lean-muscled frame, but that was where the similarities ended. She then shoved Oliver down to where she'd been sitting.
"Pinnekjøtt is almost done, yes?" she said. When she received a nod, she gave a thumbs up and wandered to the kitchen - presumably to finish what Oliver had been cooking.
"Sorry about her," Oliver apologised to Alex, "ignore the stuff she said about Russ."
Eva watched the newcomer and Tori sign with some curiosity, briefly wondering if she would be able to sign like that one day. She was clearly amazed.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2016 21:10:55 GMT -5
he wears his mother's turtleneck because hes an awful person. I FORGOT WHAT HE LOOKED LIKE SO I WAS GOING THRU PAST POSTS IM #BLESSED
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Post by sweetclover1 on Dec 25, 2016 21:12:34 GMT -5
She smiled, relieved when Alex looked back at her with a look that said message received. It brought her some comfort at least, knowing she had an escape plan if she needed one. She raised her eyebrow at Oliver when he was shoved down, clearly intrigued and curious to see if he actually liked Alex or if it was his sisters insane antics. Speaking of sisters. She turned around, realizing that she couldn't sign that fast, she translated for Eva what she could, which was his name. She wished her vocabulary wasn't so limited, it was frustrating, really, she wanted to learn as many languages that was possible. She noted the amazement in Eva's eyes and added 'sign is first language' (Poor Oliver, he was thinking it would be a nice, quant get together XD and omg that picture.)
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Post by вlue вlood on Dec 25, 2016 21:19:21 GMT -5
(i feel #DOUBLEBLESSED by this reminder <3 i wanna hug him lil cinnamon roll )
Alex shrugged lightly, smiling lightly to Oliver. "You don't have to apologise," he assured him. "She seems like more fun than any of my siblings. Anyway, I'm not sure that the Russ stuff was the most confusing part of the conversation I just had," he said, but was clearly leaving other thoughts unspoken in how he sort of trailed off. He curiosity had been piqued again, and it wasn't like him not to ask and say what was really on his mind, but a part of him wondered if the question in his head was the sort of thing Tori would hit him for asking. She was pretty much all of his impulse control when it came to his nosiness.
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Post by Salted Squid on Dec 25, 2016 21:24:18 GMT -5
Oliver is too pure for this world tbh
Skylar looks angry in 90% of my drawings of her idk why))
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2016 21:24:43 GMT -5
( oliver made such a big mistake but its okay he has friends now omg he ha s. soft hair. fun ollie facts )
"Mm," Oliver squinted. That was debatable. Maja was a terror on earth, but she was his sister. "She's okay. But, uh, the Russ thing isn't as important as she thought. Russfeiring is usually during the Spring for the senior year, like...um, it starts on the 20th of April, I think? It's a celebration. Russ celebration," he smiled faintly, "the busses are sorta optional, like party busses. Mostly we just...get really drunk and loud. I celebrated with my friends when they were Russ, so I'm not truly missing out on anything."
Eva parted her lips and glanced between the two, before nodding. 'I didn't always sign. First language is Mandarin, not Norwegian.'
Her movements were somewhat hesitant, but she leaned over to steal the drink that Oliver had been drinking. From her soured expression, it wasn't something she enjoyed (or perhaps it was alcoholic; it depended), and she put it back down before her brother noticed her antics.
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Post by Salted Squid on Dec 25, 2016 21:31:14 GMT -5
Omg soft hair is a+. how would oliver feel if i just. cuddled him forever))
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Post by willowflower on Dec 25, 2016 21:32:39 GMT -5
(( ... you may be onto something, blue love the pic of oliver!)) Riandylan attempted to sign with the hot chocolate still in their hand, tried to see if they could balance on one foot and the mug on their lifted leg, and ended up just setting it down on the ground. "Partially deaf," their hands declared, Riandylan tucking their curly hair behind their ear to reveal the hearing aid. When Tori nicknamed them "R" their eyes somehow grew wider. "Nice to meet you too!" they signed, looking like they were going to burst into happy tears as they threw their arms around Tori in a hug. Ari frowned up at Skylar. "That sucks. That's definitely something that should change," he said. "Besides, morons like that are fun to knock down a level. It was no problem."
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2016 21:32:41 GMT -5
( he would probably cry he is Not Good with people touching him if hes not close to them omg )
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Post by willowflower on Dec 25, 2016 21:35:30 GMT -5
((sorry ill be poofy, talking to fam))
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Post by sweetclover1 on Dec 25, 2016 21:41:17 GMT -5
Tori let out a yelp, unsure how to really deal with a stranger hugging her, so she gave them an awkward pat, regretting coming over for a moment, incredibly uncomfortable. For her hugs where for comforting not... greeting? But to each his own she supposed. She smiled awkwardly, glad to meet someone else who was partially deaf, not able to respond because the human was hugging her. She didn't even get the chance to respond to Eva, so she sat there, counting the seconds until the hug was over, unused to affectionate people given her family, who where not. She couldn't remember the last time she hugged her mom or Stepdad, and she only occasionally gave Alex a hug, but even those where few and far in between. (But he's so huggable the poor guy XD)
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Post by вlue вlood on Dec 25, 2016 21:43:18 GMT -5
( aaa so cute wilow *u* omg pls show i wanna see her avi i can't art any more than i can language (oh god im heckin useless) let me live vicariously through everyone's artistic talents pls )
Alex paused in reflection for a moment, and nodded decisively. "So we'll do one here," he announced, eyes bright with ideas. "20th of April, or whenever. I mean, without the busses because... yeah, that isn't happening. But we can wear cool pants? You'll have to show us how it's done," he grinned. "Plus there's always some stupid senior stuff before graduation. So you'll get the American experience too, and we can get a little slice of Norway. Hey, are you still in contact with your friends there?" Alex couldn't really imagine having to leave people behind like that, and he only really had one friend here. Surely it would be worse the more you had - don't they say the more you have, the more to lose?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2016 21:50:33 GMT -5
( willow they r adorable LMAO let oliver l i v e ALSO THESE ARE RUSS PANTS AKA THE BEST THINGS EVER you have ur name on one leg and the name of ur group on the other (so for oli he has 'silje' unfortunately and on his other leg is 'memer' because he loves to die. he also has two others that his friends gave to him ) "Really?" Oliver's eyebrows raised in some disbelief, and he smiled faintly. "Yeah, I can show you my Russ pants after food," he laughed quietly. "Gotta get crunk. We can do the Ameri-wegian senior year." It sounded...nice? The fact that Alex thought of this was nice, and he liked that he wouldn't have to leave every part of his culture behind. He snorted softly. "No," he admitted softly. "I tried to stay in contact, but...we decided that it wouldn't work." They had decided it wouldn't work, because Oliver was too far away and they didn't want to upset him with the pictures of their parties. It was a little hurtful, to be honest.
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Post by Salted Squid on Dec 25, 2016 21:55:51 GMT -5
... but I wanna hug him :c ))
Skylar shrugged, glancing away. "It's nothing, really," she told him. "Kane's just a big jerk. He's been making fun of me since we were little, even before--" she broke off, an awkward look crossing her face. If there was one thing she hated, it was talking about why she was the way she is. "He's just a big bully. All bark and no bite."
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Post by Salted Squid on Dec 25, 2016 21:59:11 GMT -5
Ok so like this is actually a good drawing?? I don't have any of the angry ones with me rn but like I like this one!
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Post by вlue вlood on Dec 25, 2016 22:14:53 GMT -5
( ok the phrase crimes against fashion comes to mind lmao that's amazing though woww
aa that's awesome avi! she looks fierce man <: )
"I look forward to it. The food and the pants," Alex grinned. "Ah, well, screw 'em. I'd say you're doing a pretty good job of making friends here," he gestured to Oliver's full apartment, now alive with conversation and fluttering hands making signs. It did make him wonder, momentarily, if Oliver's mom would mind having a house full of teenagers, but they'd all been allowed in, after all. "What about after graduation though? Would you go back? S'not even a year away - you could just about pretend you were never even lived in this place."
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2016 22:21:58 GMT -5
( she seems cool aviva!
PLEASE THEYRE SO COOL I WANNA STEAL MY QPS HONESTLY )
"I have my pants in my room," Oliver admitted freely, "I could show them to you later."
He smiled slightly as he glanced around at the room. It was...cosy? He didn't remember being like this before - in Norway, it had been one person linking him to the rest of his friends, Maja completely believing that he was a truly popular person but only because he was stupid enough to follow along with older people and copy them. Here, he was free to be...himself, in a way.
"I'm not sure," he frowned as his gaze flicked back to Alex, eyebrows raising. "I could, but I don't think I will? I guess it depends on how the year goes, really. I'll either go home and go to university in Oslo, or...stay in America and go to college here? I don't know."
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Post by Salted Squid on Dec 25, 2016 22:22:07 GMT -5
No no she's a cinnamon roll xD but yeah ok she'd rip you to pieces if she wanted. I love her))
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Post by Salted Squid on Dec 25, 2016 22:23:32 GMT -5
Ok but I'm gonna poof for a bit, I gotta take a shower real quick))
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Post by вlue вlood on Dec 25, 2016 22:46:29 GMT -5
( DO IITT SWEET c:< )
Alex nodded slowly. "Well, you've got choices," he replied evenly, and glanced across the room, then spotting Tori enveloped in a hug with one of the newcomers, and he nudged Oliver to get his attention. "Uh, is she being suffocated?" his tone just a little concerned, but his eyes were really just amused. Okay, maybe he shouldn't laugh, but her visible discomfort was sort of funny in a you-don't-see-that-every-day kind of way.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2016 22:52:29 GMT -5
( do eet LMAO U KNOW WHAT I LIKE DOING. messing myself up with my characters emotions 10/10 im amazing )
"I have," he sounded vaguely doubtful.
Oliver blinked and followed Alex's gaze to Tori, smiling faintly and leaning towards the other boy in an almost conspirator-y manner, eyebrows raising.
"I don't know if you like sweets, but I do and the less people that are here, the more sweets we - or I - get. If Tori gets suffocated, we can gently take down devil number one and devil number two," he gestured vaguely to Eva, who looked very amused, and Maja, who had her back to everyone, "suffocate the suffocator of Tori," it felt only fair, "and maybe build a barricade to keep the rest out. Just saying."
Who said he wasn't a troublemaker? He was the worst. A terrible boy.
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