The Ink Family Legacy: Generation 5, Chapter 10 Part 5
The best part of St. Claire is that it's so well made, I don't have to build my own sets! Which is great, because building is not my strong point.
| Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four |
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Ah yes - here we have Exhibit A, a Zoey in her natural habitat.
Zoey likes to play with her toys, and does so at every opportunity.
But sometimes when Zoey plays, a very strange thing happens...
*poof*
"Wha? Where...?"
"Eee! Dere you are whaley!"
Very mysterious indeed.
But the mystery does not end there.
"Aw Zoey, look at you playing nicely with Pippa."
"You girls be good while I wash the dishes, okay?"
"Okay~!"
But Pippa, as a mischievous young pup, wasn't quite on board with the behaving.
I present to you Pounce: A Tragedy in Three Acts.
I. The Betrayal
II. The Struggle
III. The Fall
But let us not forget the epilogue...
"Zoey? Did you fall down? Hold on..."
The Revenge.
"Okay, now let's see what...what. Pippa?!"
"How in the world did you even get up there?!"
*whine*
"There is no fuckin' way a puppy can jump that high, right?" Kira mumbled to herself.
"Well...whatever. Off the counter you go!"
"Puppies sure are trouble, aren't they Zoe?"
"Trouble!"
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It was Friday after school, and Sophie was utterly bored.
Ember was at ballet and Sen was with her, so she was left to wander aimlessly.
And that was totally unacceptable!
It was the universe's job to entertain her, so where was her entertainment, dammit!
She paused, realizing that she was in front of the library. She knew a couple of clubs met after school here for their meetings, since there wasn't always enough room on campus.
Well, maybe one of those could provide the proper entertainment!
Aaaand...it was empty! The first floor, at least. Not even a librarian to be seen! This was completely unconscionable.
Well, no where to go but up...
And...whoah! There was actually someone up here!
Three people, actually, surrounded by weird props. Bigfoot? An alien in a jar? A moon dial? What?
The two girls in the club appeared to be having an intense debate amongst themselves, paying little attention to the boy at the podium.
Not that he seemed to notice. He was too busy going on and on about a Big Foot sighting on a blog that looked 'totally legit'.
"This paranormal club is awful!!"
"Wh-what?! Who are you?!"
"Glad you asked!" she replied, sauntering up to them. "The name's Sophia Ink! And today's your lucky day, because..."
"I'm nominating myself as your new club president!"
"What?! Hey, I'm the president!" the boy wailed.
"Ha ha, not anymore!"
"For one things, I'm way more qualified! My brother is a real life vampire! I've met an actual alien! These are cool things that definitely qualify me as a paranormal expert!"
"Reason two - I'm awesome!"
"And that's it! That's all the reason you should need for me to be the new president."
"Any objections?"
"Nah." said the first girl.
"Works for me." said the second.
"Clair! Summer! You can't just let her barge in here and take over!!"
"There are rules and protocols you have to follow! You have to do the research and present it to-"
"Hey, I'm sure that's cool and all, and I'mma let you finish, but I will be the best president of all time. Of all time!!"
"How?!"
"Okay, scenario!"
"A full moon! An eerie light enshrouds the land! Then, from behind, a zombie! What do you do?!"
"Wha?"
"Too late! Your hesitation has left it time to go for your throat! You struggle and scream, but it is too late! You are zombie chow!"
"'No!' we cry, devastated. 'Not him!' You have one last breath as a human before zombification necrotizes your brains. What do you say?!"
"...what."
"Wrong. So wrong! You are supposed to tell us to save ourselves, so as to keep the infection from spreading! This is why you're not president."
"I'm still president, you weirdo!!"
"God, you don't give up, do you? What'll it take for you to accept life as the vice president?"
"You have to defeat me, obviously."
"Okay, fine. Rock paper scissors - winner's president, loser's the VP."
"You know what?! Fine! I'll play your stupid game!"
"Good! So...what's your name?"
"Jasper King."
"Prepare to get your ass whooped, Jasper!!"
"Okay! Rock, paper, scissors...SHOOT!"
"...what?!"
"Yes!!!"
"C-c'mon! Best two out of three?"
"You're on!"
"...shit."
"Th-three of five?"
"Nope! I'm president, the end. And as my first action as president..."
"...you must all listen to my 100% true ghost story that I did not just make up!"
"In this story, someone probably dies. No, someone definitely dies! Maybe all of them!!"
"The basement was dark! I mean, that's a prerequisite for scary stories. Rest assured, it was filled!"
"You know Claire, the new president's not so bad! Less boring than Jasper."
"There were two teens. 'Let us make out in this dark room.' one said. 'Yes, I agree.' said the other. 'We should also disregard recent reports of a serial killer in out neighborhood.' 'Oh yes, definitely.'"
"'What was that noise?!''I don't know - let's split up to investigate.''That is a capital idea, my friend! I'll check the attic we haven't opened in years.'"
"I know, right? And I think he's way more into this story than either of us."
"Blood! Blood everywhere! Aiieeee!!!"
"...the call was coming from inside the house!!"
"Were you scared? That's understandable - I am a master storyteller after all."
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"Alright girls, line up! We need a good picture to remember your prom by, right?"
"And Jude, stop fidgeting, your modern day Murasaki will be here soon enough."
"Dad, quit calling her that!"
"Yeah, yeah. Smile girls!"
"Aww, what a nice picture."
"Now let's do a completely ridiculous one."
"Yes, perfect."
"And of course we must have one of Jude and his child bride!"
"Dad."
"Kidding, kidding~"
Yes, it was that time of limousines and formal wear otherwise known as prom!
St. Claire proved much more upscale than Riverview, renting out a three level club for the dance! And, with the bartenders serving strictly nonalcoholic fare, they could keep the students relatively sober.
The party was already pretty wild, with everyone dancing the night away!
Well, except for the ballerina.
"Temmy! Teeeeeemyyyy! C'mon, dance with me!" Sen called. "No one will know!"
"That's okay, I don't think I'm any good at this type of dancing."
"Who cares - we're here to have fun, right?"
"Hee hee, maybe later."
Okay, Ember knew that was a cop out.
She was good at dancing and she knew it. Honestly, it was the prospect of dancing with Sen that made her a little nervous.
She didn't know why, not really. Sen had been her best friend forever! Why should she be nervous dancing with him?
"Am I being silly?"
"Hmm, and now I'm talking to myself! I am acting strange."
Beneath her feet, she could feel the vibrations of the music change.
"Alright, this is your DJ, Soporific Sophie, and we're gonna have a good time!"
"Are you going to play requests?"
"Hahahahahahaha!!!"
♪ We're no strangers to love, baby~ ♪
♪ You know the rules, and so do I~ ♪
"GODDAMMIT!!!"
"Oh, there you are! I've been looking for you!"
"Please...no more Rick Astley..."
"Oh? Then perhaps you would prefer...this?!"
♪ I threw a wish in a well ♪
♪ Don't ask me I'll never tell ♪
♪ I looked at you as it fell ♪
♪ And now you're in my way~ ♪
"N-noooooooo..."
"What are you doing up here?" Sen asked.
"Just getting a little fresh air." she replied. "It was a little warm in there."
"And it's a little cold out here! Your ears are pink."
"O-oh. Um, are they really?"
"Definitely. You're not used to having your hair off of your ears, are you?"
"Oh, that's right! I guess I don't normally wear my hair out. I guess I must look a little funny!"
"You don't look funny! You look cute!"
"R-really? Okay, now I know you're teasing me."
"Well...let me amend that."
"Sophia, you have to play at least one slow dance song."
"Fiiiiiiine."
♪ When we first came here ♪
♪ We were cold and we were clear ♪
♪ With no colors in our skin ♪
♪ We were light and paper thin ♪
"That doesn't count!"
"Too bad!"
"I think you look beautiful, September."
♪ Say my name ♪
♪ And every color illuminates ♪
♪ We are shining ♪
♪ And we will never be afraid again ♪
If she wasn't bright pink before, that surely would've done it.
"Oh...thank you, Sen."
"...hey. Could I, um, try something?"
"What?"
"Close your eyes."
♪ Say my name ♪
♪ And every color illuminates ♪
♪ We are shining ♪
♪ And we will never be afraid again ♪
♪ And when we come for you ♪
♪ We'll be dressed up all in blue ♪
♪ With the ocean in our arms ♪
♪ Kiss your eyes and kiss your palms ♪
♪ Say my name ♪
♪ We are shining ♪
♪ Say my name ♪
♪ Say my name ♪
♪ And we will never be afraid again ♪
"Heh. I'm so great at setting the mood."
"Therefore the last song of the night must be Bottoms Up!!!"
"That's not appropr-"
♪ You know what it is ♪
♪ Girl we back up in this thang ♪
♪ Money stay in my pocket ♪
♪ Girl I'm like a walkin bank ♪
♪ Tell me what you drank ♪
♪ Tell me what you thank ♪
♪ If I go get these bottles we go alcohol insane~ ♪
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The morning came too soon for some.
"This isn't fair! You're so far away." Pearl whimpered, trying not to cry.
"I know. But it won't be long until I graduate, and then I'll come to you more often, okay?"
"Okay. Could I...get a kiss before I go?"
"Of course."
This was all they had for now.
So they had to make it last.
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And that's all she wrote! The she being me, of course.
Oh you thought I could write a prom scene without cheesy lyrics? Ha ha, you were wrong. Everyone knows it's not prom without Trey Songz.
As a reflection of how very slow I've been writing, the only reason there wasn't prom for the last generation was literally because Generations wasn't even out yet, ha ha wow.
Also! You may or may not have noticed, but I've been trying out a new editing style for this chapter (i.e. I'm actually editing my photos instead of just slapping them on there). I think it looks a lot better this way, but please tell me if I'm inadvertently burning your eyes out or something.
And another thing! When slacking on my chapters, I'm occasionally posting over on my simblr. Lately I've been putting up some Ink related pics (no spoilers though), if you're interested! It's also a good indication that I'm alive and working on something sim related if new posts are going up over there.
Okay! Now that all that's out of the way, care to leave a comment? :)