princessences | [IC] Inbox @ deerington

you guys were kinda saving the universe, right??? i can't imagine that gives a lot of time for making a ton of friends. humans are kinda weak bitches, our bodies suck.

[ Worrying people is what she does best and, being the emotional idiot she is, often makes her wonder if she ought to go back to pretending everything is okay all the time. But that doesn't seem like it makes her friends any happier in the long run.

God, relationships are complicated. ]

i've been through worse than someone not liking me the way i like them. i think that if he and i just... keep talking, i'll eventually stop worrying about whether he wants me around or not. it'll work out. a lot of boys are just fucking morons and he's like a top tier one.

you don't know nail art????
girl
hold up

[ And she attaches a picture of her own nails, which are a little more chipped, but the gist of it is still there. ]

We were, yes, though even before the war and I met the current Paladins. My social circle back then was infinitely more regulated than I had realized until I had something else to compare it to.

Humans are definitely more squishy, but you are far from weak. Your strength of will and fortitude rivals the strongest forces of the Galran Empire. For a small planet in a rather average and quiet galaxy, Earth is full of surprises. I'm learning from you all every day.

[ And that she means in earnest. ]

Yes...I have noticed that. A similarity across species, perhaps?

[ All boys are dumb. She feels free to say that to Chloe. It's a secret, now. ]

Earth has a similar saying about "wounds easing with the passage of time", doesn't it? Though it hardly makes the present more bearable. If you are in need of a distraction I would be happy to oblige.

[ And THEN she sees the picture. ]

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Chloe!! That is lovely!!! You did that yourself?? Your artistic skills far surpass what I could have imagined!! Nails aren't even a flat surface!

god being a princess sounds like a real pain in the ass. i mean, i didn't have girl friends either, but at least that was bc i just have a bad habit of telling most girls to their face when they're being bitches. ig victoria chase didn't find that fun to be around. prob because she's almost always being a bitch. she was here. for like a month. idk if you met her but she's probably a literal demon so if she ever comes back, heads up about that.

wow dude that's way deep. makes us sound way cooler than i ever found humans to be. but maybe i'm biased from watching us kill our planet and treat each other like crap.

[ If only she could hear the laugh the idea of all boys from every planet sucking got out of Chloe. ]

that sounds legit. a universal constant.

distractions are good. that's mostly what i do the art stuff for.
which i'm actually not usually a flat surface kinda person
back home i do more sculpture than i do paintings, so curved forms are kinda My Thing

you want me to paint your nails?

It sounds like the social delicates of your hometown were much more difficult. I didn't have the pleasure of meeting Victoria Chase, though that might be for the best.

I don't mean for it to seem that I didn't have friends, or ones that were girls, for that matter. I made a few while I was being schooled, but it was decidedly an Academy in the Capitol that was mostly attended by the wealthy and the elite. Children of dignitaries from all around Altea and Altea's system, as well as a few visiting from other galaxies and allies of the planet. Because of this, you were never really certain who was truly your friend and who was being placed there to benefit their parents. It's a horrible way to look at things, really, as we were all in the same situation, but it had been known to happen.

Similarly this concept of "casual courting" was out of consideration. To show that kind of open interest might have easily been misconstrued as an actual proposal by the public and cause undue stress on your family. Not to say we didn't find work arounds as any young person will, but...my experience with the complexity of these sorts of relationships is lacking.

[ TL;DR; she never really dated so she doesn't know exactly how this whole mess with Keith and whoever this mysterious third person is going. ]

But I would LOVE for you to paint my nails! If you have the time, of course. Wearing your art would be an honor.

if that's a polite way of calling arcadia bay a shit pit, you are correct. you def got off lucky not talking to anyone from that place but me or max so far.

i'm ngl, that sounds a lot like blackwell academy. i got in on a scholarship, but it was a place where all the Important Rich Assholes sent their kids, and while maybe it wouldn't have caused like an international meltdown, there would definitely be an inner circle uproar among CEOs and the West Coast Hot Shots if kids and most people only hung out with whoever could give them the highest status pushes among the elite bitches they had friended on social media. victoria was major into that stuff. rachel was too, really. her dad was the district attorney and she knew how to play the politics game better than almost anyone i know.

i hate fake people, so i just gave them the middle finger, but it didn't exactly do great favors for me or my family's reputation because of it. but uh
rachel was the only person i ever really dated because of it
everyone else didn't want to associate with me because of what it could do to their popularity. i had a boyfriend for a little bit, but he was
well, eliot's a long story
i don't really know what i'm doing when it comes to all this shit either

[ ... These are the people she died to save. ]

come over whenever and we'll make your finger tips the hottest shit in town

Considering my only experience with Earth towns is Deerington, I will say with confidence that Arcadia Bay is in better standing.

[ Low bar, but still. ]

I want to say that it wasn't like that, but...I realize that I'm biased. I like to look back on Altea in only a positive light, but that's rarely the case.

[ She idolizes so much of her home world, she doesn't want to besmirch the memory. But putting it above everything else isn't any better. ]

Even so, I couldn't imagine you being someone who would put up with any of that. Of course if you want to share any long stories, I am happy to listen.

Whenever? Are you free now?

i know it's gonna sound fucked, but i actually like deerington more than arcadia bay myself.

ig that's fair. i bet it's different attending a school like that when you've got money/standing vs when you don't. at least, it sure looked like it was from my side.

i used to be hella different. not just in a "before my dad died, i was a way happier person" kinda way, but like even after that. i put up with a lot of shit from people that i wouldn't put up with now.

yeah, totally. did you wanna come here or should i go to you?

You had mentioned that you weren't fond of your hometown, but even after everything that's transpired here?

[ She is a little surprised by that. But she realizes not everyone has a birthplace that they are proud of, let alone fond of. ]

I would imagine so. To be honest, I was more pleased that I wasn't shown preference despite how easy that could have been.

Well, I am quite fond of the person you are now, even though I'm aware that there are things you wish were different and awnt to improve on. I hope that you know I am here for you throughout that process, in whatever capacity you may need me.

I would like to go to you. I'm rather fond of my ride.

[ She knows to call her James Bond car a "ride". She's so hip and with it! ]

yeah. even after. it's the people that make a town. even the evil ones. even if i wasn't dead back home, i think i'd rather stay here and suffer whatever deerington throws at us if it meant being with you and the others, than ever go back to a place where everyone just thought i was worthless.

thanks, allura. it's mutual.

lmao i can appreciate that, it IS pretty sweet. i'll make sure the door's unlocked for you.

You are anything but worthless, Chloe. I can understand that sentiment, at least. For as horrible as things can be here, I feel very fortunate that I was able to meet you and others too.

Wonderful! Then I will see you shortly. Would you like me to pick up anything on the way?

you and your team almost makes me believe that.

cool. no pregnancy tests this time lol

I will be sure to pass those over. How about some of the popping corn? Or would that be too messy since it's proper to eat with ones hands?

i've eaten a whole bowl of popcorn before without ever using my hands, but it's kind of gross and probably not something you do as a group activity

Perhaps not that then. Oreos?

[ Shiro has gotten her hooked on those. ]

FUCK YEAH i love oreos

Oreos it is! I know that they have the double stuffed cream-centered kind that Shiro NEGLECTED to tell me about. Shameful.

what a dick. those are the best, you break em apart and make quadruple stuffed and it changes your whole life

Chloe.

This is genius!!

(ﾉ´ヮ´)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

yeah, i'm filled with super smart ideas

I will be there whistling and adorned with chimes!

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who can blame adam for wanting in on the nail art

1/2 - not i, he should do it

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