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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2016 11:17:20 GMT -5
Oliver considered walking ahead of the two, but decided, instead, to see if he could fall into step with Alex. He tilted his head to look at Tori and smiled faintly.
"Yes. One of my younger sisters, Maja, likes trying to grab the fish there. It's all fun and games until she falls in," and he got the blame, but nothing about him suggested that. Instead, he simply looked ahead and shrugged lightly. "It's nice there, I suppose. I think we ended up moving there because it was the closest to a Norwegian scene we could get in America."
The water was kinda polluted and the air was gross, but it was as close as they'd ever get.
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Post by Winona on Dec 24, 2016 11:51:19 GMT -5
((... Is there room for more people to join this? I need this kind of roleplay in my life. XD))
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2016 11:55:05 GMT -5
( ah if you want to !! tori & alex are currently showing oliver around; they're in the park & just sorta talking ^^ it's after school )
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Post by вlue вlood on Dec 24, 2016 11:56:24 GMT -5
"Mm. Maybe it will snow properly for once," Alex mused aloud, tilting his head to the sky hopefully for a few steps. "Like, 'school's cancelled' kind of snow." No doubt what they had now wouldn't compare to Norway snow. More than that, surely anything in this so-called city was an inevitable disappointment for anyone who's been... well, anywhere else. Or maybe it just seemed that way to him since he'd never even left the state, let alone the country. The rest of the world felt impossibly far away, and surely something so distant had to be more interesting than this.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2016 12:28:22 GMT -5
"Does it not snow properly?" Oliver seemed amused at this, and pulled out his phone. He flicked through it for a few moments before holding it out to Alex. The picture showed what looked to be a seaside down - but while the sea glistened a blue-green, snow coated the entire place. It was neat, pristine. "This is where I lived. Kristiansund. School wasn't cancelled that year, but we had to basically wade through the snow."
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Post by Winona on Dec 24, 2016 12:38:27 GMT -5
((Ack, sorry for the poof. I think I will. I'll reply in a few when I have a chance... if I can think of how to slip in. XD))
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Post by sweetclover1 on Dec 24, 2016 12:40:14 GMT -5
"Yeah, like that'll actually happen," Tori said with a snort, kicking a pine cone absently. She glanced at the boys phone, eyes widening at the sight of the gorgeous area, to her it almost looked photo shopped. "Wow, that's gorgeous." She whispered before grabbing her phone and pulling up a picture of the snowfall last year. It was barely a few inches , and most of it was ice anyways. She took the picture, excited for their first snow. Granted she was stuck in a hospital room and couldn't go out in it, but she was still able to get a good picture from her room of it. Compared to Olivers picture it looked pretty sad, but it was still more snow than she'd ever seen. (Mk!' I feel like there should be something that happens... maybe even a Bully at the park or something after the whole get to know you thing)
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Post by вlue вlood on Dec 24, 2016 12:56:03 GMT -5
( ^^ yeah don't feel like you're interrupting much or anything blaze! however you wanna jump in will be fine c: )
"Damn. It is pretty awesome," Alex agreed, blinking at Oliver's phone screen as if momentarily stunned. "Doesn't quite look real," he added, echoing Tori's thoughts. They did get a layer of snow every year here, but it always ended up raining and turning to slush, or it barely stuck on the ground in the first place, or it started snowing but just sort of gave up. Still, he could remember a couple of years when he was a kid where it really did snow like it meant it, so maybe it would again.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2016 13:02:18 GMT -5
( a bully could be interesting o: )
Oliver laughed quietly and pulled his phone away, reading briefly over a text that had come through (it simply said 'DRAMA' in all caps), before locking it and shoving it in his pocket.
"It happened pretty often. The roads would get progressively worse but every night it would snow again and so everything would be pretty much reset," he shrugged his shoulders lightly. "I think it snowed heavier in more remote places or places deeper into Norway. My grandmother's cabin was in a place where they'd have like, three or four feet of snow - and my father's cabin was in a place that was similar. I don't think I have pictures of those, though."
He wondered if he'd take his father up on a Christmas visit to the cabin, just to take pictures. These two seemed like they'd like the place.
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Post by Winona on Dec 24, 2016 13:29:16 GMT -5
((Clover! Hello!
And thanks, everybody. XD I feel awkward joining established rps. I'm going to read over everything, but... for now...))
Drake was athletic. He loved to run and swing and play sports and because of this, he often found himself in the park. Such as today when he didn't have any practice. He had gone home but being hyper in an apartment at his age was "unacceptable" and "annoying," so he had been kicked out until further notice. Until he managed to calm his overexcited, puppy-like self down to an "acceptable" level for his age. However, Drake wasn't much in the mood for a run, so instead he was walking along some of the trails.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2016 14:13:31 GMT -5
( if i vanish im merely drunk do not fear )
"It could be worse," he reasoned lightly. "Could be in Australia, where Winter here is Summer there."
Oliver blinked and looked up as he noticed someone ahead, but he didn't move from where he was walking. Instead, he simply shoved his hands into his pockets and smiled slightly.
"Hey - you know for like, the holidays. Christmas and stuff. Do you open presents on the twenty-fifth, really?"
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Post by вlue вlood on Dec 24, 2016 14:20:02 GMT -5
( mm i'm off pubbing soon but just carry without me!! )
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Post by sweetclover1 on Dec 24, 2016 14:24:33 GMT -5
(Mk ^^ have fun Blue! oh hey Blaze!!) "You have a point," she said, shaking her head slightly, wishing she had pockets of her own. Instead she kept her hands moving to keep them warm. She had black leggings on, nothing much pockets wise or anything to really keep her warm. She noticed the boy ahead and offered him a friendly wave, turning her head away from her two friends momentarily. She recognized him from some classes, Thought he was in some sport or another. Couldn't remember his name for the life of her, unfortunately. "You don't?" She asked, catching the question with a frown.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2016 14:38:15 GMT -5
( have fun blue !! im just sittin here drinking black russians LOL we just opened our presidents like Tru Scandinavians )
"Nope," he gave an amused sound. "The 24th is for present opening. We'll always do that, even when we're here in America," he grinned at the girl. It seemed that as he talked to them, Oliver relaxed a little - it was nice to be able to relax a little, even though it was moreso because he was at the park. "I dunno, it's just sorta...easier? Or normal, I guess."
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2016 21:33:13 GMT -5
( i am terrible at bullies but i can do one if u want!! hey ive sobered up (gotta love the russian/irish tolerance my man) so im only slightly tipsy lmao even after all the vodka i consumed.
the best part: no hangover )
"Eat pinnekjøtt, be thankful, I dunno. My grandma used to sometimes make us eat Lutefisk but sometimes we'd go to my uncle's and we'd eat pork rib roast with medisterkaker. I suppose it depended? Pinnekjøtt was so good, though, so we're doing our normal Norwegian thing again this year," Oliver smiled faintly. "I'm hoping my grandma comes over with a load of kakemenn. That was the number one thing I used to spend any spare money from work on, my sisters love them and so do I."
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2016 21:54:03 GMT -5
( omg i havent done a bully before but i can sure as hell try (': do you want me to ? )
"Uh, pinnekjøtt is like. A main course. Of lamb," Oliver wasn't sure how to explain. He was so used to having people understand what he meant that it was foreign to him to have to explain himself, but he'd try. "I'll see if I can make it for you one day. It's really nice, honestly," he paused momentarily, "unless you're allergic to lamb or something."
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2016 22:09:03 GMT -5
"Pinnekjøtt for the both of you," Oliver grinned. He was...he knew he was a good cook. It was a fact of life. His mother was too forgetful - as her brain deteriorated, so did her memory, and if she couldn't even get his name and gender right at this point in time, he knew he'd be cooking for Christmas...so it was worth a try. "You can come to mine for Christmas eve, if you're not busy," he glanced between the two of them, eyebrows raised, "it's my first Christmas in America, and it would be nice to have a couple of people over. We used to do it at home. If my friends didn't want to stay home or if they weren't busy, they'd come to mine."
He laughed at the sign and tilted his head, and paused when a large hand clapped his shoulder.
"Oi," said the large footballer, eyes narrowed. "Thought you were from Norwegia or whatever. You couldn't speak English, is what I'm hearing. Why're you hanging out with the deaf kid and a lameass like these two? You've gotta make good friends, tiny, or didn't you hear that?"
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Post by sweetclover1 on Dec 24, 2016 22:30:16 GMT -5
"Its a date then! It would be so cool to see how other people celebrate Christmas," She said eagerly, seeing the large football player but ignoring him, hoping that he would pay them the same courtesy. Interesting... That people found it a safe place. She thought, frowning as the football player clapped his hand on Oliver. Her first instinct was to go over there and slap that hand away and punch the guy in the face. That hand initiated a fight right there.Thats how people handled their problems in Atlanta, and she herself had been in her own number of fights when she lived there. It was a rough world out there, especially when everyone assumed you where deaf (and now may possibly be), and she had to make herself in it. Unfortunately, this was a small town in the middle of nowhere, where the school favored the football players (surprise surprise) and if she even tried to take the guy on A. She would probably lose badly to him and B. She would probably get expelled. She flipped the guy off, only catching the tail end of what he was saying about choosing the right friends, and something about the deaf kid. Why does everyone call me that? She thought, aggravated but not correcting him.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2016 22:36:48 GMT -5
For a moment, Oliver stared at Tori and tried to gauge her reaction to the football player - but it was no good. He had never been able to read facial expressions - his doctor had said it was because of something in his brain, but he couldn't quite recall what it was called in English. With a small sigh, he tilted his head up to look at the football player and raised his eyebrows.
The Mandarin he spoke was rapid and possibly questioning, well-spoken with good pronunciation. He watched various emotions flicker over the football player's face, and then he was shoved out of the way. He stumbled, tripped, and landed on his ass.
"Don't speak that sh*t here," the football player said, "we're in America, speak English," he glared momentarily, before pointing to Oliver and looking to Tori. "Can you understand me?" he said his words painfully slow, over-enunciating to make sure she got the point, "this kid is a freak. Doesn't even speak English. Dunno why you'd hang out with him, if he's even a real him."
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Post by sweetclover1 on Dec 24, 2016 22:51:07 GMT -5
(Ok, so fun story about the whole punching thing, idk what it was like when you guys where in middle school (6-8 grade) but if you initiated a fight then a fight would happen. Like my best friend transferred to a private school for high school and during his first week of school some guy came up, took his text book, spat it in and threw it to the ground, so then my friend just punched him in the face cause he thought that the other guy was trying to start a fight... Turns out he wasn't so everyone thought my friend was some bad a** for that lmao. First hint that I may or may not have gone to a crazy school I have fun storys I might use in Toris backstory )
Tori felt her heart drop to her stomach when the football player look almost... Scared? Intimidated? Something like that. That was a bad sign. A really, really bad sign.She could barely hear what Oliver was saying, it still sounding muffled, but she figured it out quickly when he was shoved to the ground. Her scowl deepened,dropping down quickly to help Oliver out, watching the guy talking slowly, making her want to do something more... Violent. She got up slowly, walking straight to him, shoving him back. "Listen here you self righteous idiot. First off, don't ever talk slow to me again, you hear? Second off, you ever touch my friend again I will kick you A** into next Tuesday, do you understand that?" She asked, her voice going a little bit loud. Part of her was itching to get into a fight, hoping he would shove him back.She folded her arms, glaring at him, before repeating what she said in rapid fire spanish and in sign simultaneously.
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Post by вlue вlood on Dec 24, 2016 23:03:38 GMT -5
( i have returned to this mortal realm frends (briefly before i crash into bed)
what is grade 6-8 man but eh there were never really ny fights in my school we boring ok but how is spitting in someone's book not starting a fight what the heck?? like i would punch someone for that sure )
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2016 23:04:26 GMT -5
( omg america is a horrifying place i once got into a fistfight with a dude and it was outside of school . i lost but what matters is that i nearly poked his eye out im savage )
The football player looked almost scared. Maybe because he was a white boy being shouted at in both Mandarin and Spanish - but the combination of the two caused him to back off, especially at the girl's gestures. Then, he spat at the two's feet and stormed off, presumably to find someone else to terrorise.
"Your choice if you wanna have a weird boygirl as a friend," he snapped as he left.
Oliver blinked owlishly and got to his feet, brushing the dirt from himself and grimacing. Ow. He could feel the grazes on the palms of his hands and stared down at them, before looking to Tori.
"Thanks," he said softly, "I'm sorry."
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Post by sweetclover1 on Dec 24, 2016 23:06:21 GMT -5
(Between the ages of 12-14 ^^ Right? RIGHT?? Ah there where fights that happened all the time. I didn't get into any because my mom would kill me but I know how to finish one if someone started it with me. I guess after we graduated it got to the point where teachers started fist fights. It really is horrifying. I'm also from the big city so I have a ton a storys like that. It's kinda normal? Which is a shame. You are savage Skul )
She frowned, disappointed about not getting into a fight, but also satisfied for scaring a guy off. She turned her attention back to Oliver, watching him apologize. "Why are you saying sorry? That guys a jerk." She responded simply, looking at his hands, frowning. "Ouch. That must hurt," She commented quickly, grabbing her first aide kit, laughing softly to herself. "What is with you boys and getting hurt today?"
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Post by вlue вlood on Dec 24, 2016 23:11:24 GMT -5
( ah gotchaa i guess there were maybe some outside of school like during breaks or whatever but nothing huge lol tbh my school was like as posh as a school can get without being a private school haha so idk maybe that makes a difference ill just stay away from america i don't wanna get beat up man )
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2016 23:13:01 GMT -5
HEY BLUE i sobered up from half a bottle of vodka & tia maria in scary time (':
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