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Post by Bri on Apr 27, 2024 17:56:47 GMT -6
Maya smiled enthusiastically when he said Tigers were awesome, she thought a lot wild cats were, even the little sand cats that roamed the desert but carved out a living despite the harsh environment. "Birds are cool," she agreed, still thinking that flying would be amazing, "but if I got to choose any animal without worry about predators or anything I'd choose a seal, it would be so cool to swim around the ocean and see everything out there." She could picture shooting through schools of fish and exploring parts of the ocean that humans hadn't been able to see yet.
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Post by Kiersten on Apr 27, 2024 19:33:52 GMT -6
Brody nodded his head in agreement, "Swimming around would be cool, sorry, but I'd have to pick an Orca whale." He chuckled, thinking how amazing those whales were with zooming around in the ocean. The song changed into another fast song and the crowd was getting a little rowdy. "Careful, might have to go to the outskirts." he didn't like being elbowed by random people.
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Post by Bri on Apr 27, 2024 22:12:32 GMT -6
"Okay, just don't eat me." She joked, she thought orcas were pretty but also terrifying, she liked how seals looked so pudgy and silly but could move so fast without looking like they were putting in any effort in the task. She felt the scrunch of the crowd gathering around them, taking a couple steps closer to Brody and dodging a bit too jumpy guy that had the build of a football player. She shot the guy a frown but he didn't seem to notice so she turned her face back to Brody, "I didn't think the crowd would turn into a mosh pit." She joked, apparently Shakira got the crowd hyped up and ready to get down.
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Post by Kiersten on Apr 27, 2024 23:02:01 GMT -6
"If I know it's you." Brody teased, knowing he'd feel weird to eat a seal as an orca. Technically he was still human, he figured unless he absolutely had to, he wouldn't eat anything in the ocean. But goofing off and messing with the wildlife would be kind of fun, though terrifying for them. He took her hand in his when the crowd got really rough, shooting anyone nearby a glare, though it didn't stop some from bumping into them. "Crazy how hard people go for certain songs."
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Post by Bri on Apr 28, 2024 17:50:55 GMT -6
Maya giggled, "we could come up with a signal so you'll know." She joked at this hypothetical situation. Maya tilted her head up, seeing the way he glared at anyone who didn't respect their space and the gesture made something tighten inside her but she couldn't even begin to understand what it was or why except that she kind of liked it. "Yeah, apparently Shakira is the one." She laughed, reaching up and lightly touching his arm, "do you want to take a break from dancing?"
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Post by Kiersten on Apr 28, 2024 18:09:38 GMT -6
"Only if you want to, I don't mind trying to fight the crowd a little longer," Brody said, though didn't want to admit it was because he didn't know what else to do. He also didn't mind dancing with her, glad he wasn't making a fool out of himself in front of her, or anyone else in the gym.
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Post by Bri on Apr 28, 2024 18:57:28 GMT -6
Maya considered it, they could keep dancing and maybe get lucky with a slow song or sit off to the side lines or maybe just go outside, but she didn't know how could it was out there, her lips twisted as she thought about the different options. "Let's wait it out a little longer," she finally decided, giving his arm a light squeeze.
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Post by Kiersten on Apr 28, 2024 20:09:22 GMT -6
Brody nodded his head, hoping the next song wouldn't make the crowd so rowdy, or he might beg her to get off before someone got hurt. "So, do you come here often? To the mosh pits?" he joked, trying to lighten the mood of being crushed between random people they didn't know.
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Post by Bri on Apr 28, 2024 20:38:02 GMT -6
"Oh yeah, it's one of my hobbies actually, I go every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday." Maya giggled, feeling kind of clever from saying that to him, "do you?" She asked, her little brain working on over drive as they danced, edging them slightly away from the main crowd of crazy kids but her luck and brain power only stretched so far when someone backed into her, causing her to fall forward and catch herself against Brody's chest.
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Post by Kiersten on Apr 29, 2024 18:55:32 GMT -6
"I had no idea mosh… Pitting, was a hobby. Might have to look into that," Brody joked along, wondering if there were people who actually went to mosh pits at concerts for a hobby, though he could easily believe it. He was slightly happy to see they were moving away from the crowd, though it didn't matter, some asshole bumping into Maya, "Hey, watch it asshole." he said, glaring at the person as he held onto her so she didn't fall.
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Post by Bri on Apr 29, 2024 21:48:37 GMT -6
Maya giggled, "it can be exciting, though a bit hazardous." She joked back but the second his arms came around her, she wrapped hers around him on instinct to steady herself, twisting her head back to look at the guy who had knocked into her. The guy looked at her then at Brody, putting up his hands and mumbling a sorry before pushing himself back into the crowd. "Jerk." Maya muttered.
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Post by Kiersten on Apr 30, 2024 19:34:38 GMT -6
Brody continued to glare at the dude, even after he put his hands up and mumbled a half ass apology. "Forget him, obviously because, who could remember that dude. What dude? I already forgot." he smiled big, hoping to ease her troubles about the dude, that he tried to wipe from his mind.
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Post by Bri on Apr 30, 2024 20:55:59 GMT -6
Maya looked up at Brody as he continued to glare, one of her hands against his back starting to slowly move up and down as if she were trying to calm him, the reaction instinctual, miming what she used to when she was child to comfort her sister during the more...miserable times with her aunt and uncle. Her gaze flickered up to his, catching his big smile and she couldn't stop herself from smiling back a little. "I don't know who you're talking about, you're the only dude I see." She teased.
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Post by Kiersten on May 1, 2024 20:36:04 GMT -6
Brody stood a little straighter when he felt her hands on his back, his brother would know how to handle this situation, but he suddenly felt awkward and stiff. He forced himself to chuckle, "Exactly, though… My friend Reed is probably around here somewhere. So at least, one other dude." He knew Reed wouldn't have just bumped into anyone and not actually apologize.
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Post by Bri on May 1, 2024 22:32:48 GMT -6
Maya tilted her head slightly, hand freezing when she felt him stiffen, mentally slapping herself for making the wrong move even though it also left her confused, usually guys liked it when she touched them or gave them any sort of attention. "Huh, never heard of him." She replied but smiled a little though her gaze flickered up instinctively when the music shifted into a slower paced song.
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Post by Kiersten on May 2, 2024 20:44:03 GMT -6
Brody nervously rubbed the back of his neck, feeling like he made the wrong move by stiffening, though he couldn’t stop his body from reacting. "He's always chasing this one girl in our class, so I'm not shocked." He chuckled, then froze when he heard the song go from fast to slow, feeling suddenly nervous and worried. "Um," He swallowed a lump in his throat as he eyed her, rubbing the back of his neck again, "Do you want to slow dance? I'm not.. Great." Again, he only knew how to sway, and he didn't want to embarrass not only himself, but her.
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Post by Bri on May 3, 2024 0:39:02 GMT -6
"Huh, that's kind of...flattering, unless it's more stalker like behavior." She attempted to joke, wanting to ease the mood again but she couldn't stop herself from thinking about what it would be like for a guy to chase you because he was interested in more than just your body. She looked at Brody, offering a sweet smile, "sure, slow dancing isn't very hard, you just put your hands on my waist and my arms go around your neck and we just sway back and forth." She said cheerfully, thinking it had to be hard to mess that up.
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Post by Kiersten on May 3, 2024 20:56:27 GMT -6
"You know… It kind of does, but he's innocent I promise," Brody smirked, knowing Reed wouldn't hurt a fly, unless it deserved it of course. "Oh… Okay. I can totally do that." he said, hesitantly placing his hands very gently on her hips. He swayed back and forth with her, very aware that his neck was really warm from her arms, and he worried slightly that he might start sweating. He didn't want to cover her arms in his sweat, that was totally uncool. "Soooo." He said, clearing his throat of his nerves.
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Post by Bri on May 3, 2024 22:06:27 GMT -6
"I believe you." Maya giggled as she slipped her arms around his neck, twining her fingers together so they hung loosely as they swayed with the music, finding it kind of calming as they did so. Her eyes flickered up at him when he cleared his throat and smiled softly, "what's your favorite movie?" She asked, the question being the first one to come to mind and hoped that it would ease things between them again.
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Post by Kiersten on May 3, 2024 22:30:16 GMT -6
Brody panicked for a split second as his brain shifted through all the movies he had watched for something that he would consider a favorite. "Honestly, Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark." He knew it was kind of a basic safe answer, but he knew he could watch this movie multiple times and still enjoy it. He sighed quietly, feeling like this was kind of like a test, even though he knew she wasn't grading him on his answers. He hoped. "What about you?" He asked to get the conversation flowing, not wanting to bore her.
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Post by Bri on May 3, 2024 23:13:27 GMT -6
As he thought Maya's eyes drifted around the crowd, spotting her friends entangled in their own worlds, which normally would make her feel awkward but as she danced with Brody she felt at ease. Her went back to him when he answered nodding but gave him a sheepish smile. "I haven't seen any Indiana Jones movies..." she said, knowing enough that there were multiple but had never sat down to watch them. "Oh, I love the movie White Chicks."
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Post by Kiersten on May 3, 2024 23:41:36 GMT -6
Brody looked shocked at her, even going as far as to cover his mouth with his hand, "How have you not seen those classics." He wasn't a fan of the new Indiana Jones, but the older ones slapped, even Temple of Doom. "Oh that's a really funny movie, it's one of the classics." He and his brother often spent late Saturday nights watching all their old movies they grew up watching with their mom. A flash of sadness crossed his face as he thought of her, sleeping with only the sound of the machines to talk to. He forced himself not to think of her, not wanting to ruin the night, he smiled as he thought of just the movie instead, specifically the 'Easy white chocolate.' scene.
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Post by Bri on May 4, 2024 0:15:31 GMT -6
Maya's eyes widened from his reaction, feeling like she had committed some great atrocity with how he covered her mouth and staring at her as if she had just admitted to a murder. "Uhm, I guess it just...slipped under my radar?" She guessed, but the real answer was that she was more into rom-coms and dramas than big adventure movies. She watched as Brody's mood seemed the change, just barely able to follow him, "I really like Terry Crews in it, he's funny," she said, wanting to return to their good mood and thinking of the scene where his character sang A Thousand Miles. "My sister and I would annoy our brother by singing it around him as loud as we could."
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Post by Kiersten on May 4, 2024 9:08:01 GMT -6
Brody shrugged?, “That’s okay, everyone likes different types of movies.” He chuckled, thinking if she did want to watch it, it was probably on some streaming service. He laughed at the idea, “I’m totally going to start annoying my brother with that song now.” He even thought about hiding my a speak in his brothers room and randomly connecting to play the song
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Post by Bri on May 4, 2024 21:32:32 GMT -6
"Yeah, but there's only so many rom-coms I can watch before everything looks the same." She joked, but figured if she ever did watch those movies it would be because she was with someone else who wanted to see them. She laughed at the idea of him annoying his brother, wondering if Sasha remembered those days and if she'd ever want to terrorize Lewis again. "I'm sure he'd love that." She teased.
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Post by Kiersten on May 4, 2024 22:07:29 GMT -6
Brody nodded in agreement, “You aren’t wrong, but you don’t force it if you aren’t enjoying a movie.” He didn’t know how many movies he half watched because he grew bored of it part of the way through “I could say I’ve watched a lot of movies, but most of them I couldn’t tell you what they were about or the ending.” He laughed, betting he couldn’t even name movies that he’d seen all the way through. “Oh he will. So much so he’ll do something to get back at me.” He knew his brother would figure out a way to get back at him, but that was the fun of it.
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Post by Bri on May 4, 2024 22:57:40 GMT -6
"That's true." Maya replied, doubting she'd be dragged into watching Indiana Jones anytime soon. She laughed with him, her lips curving up in a smile, "they all kind of...blend together for me." She said sheepishly but was laughing again when he talked about his brother, "sounds like it could be fun...and crazy...have you two gotten into prank wars before?" She asked.
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Post by Kiersten on May 5, 2024 10:48:16 GMT -6
"Prank wars? Absolutely not," Brody scuffed, acting as if he was telling the truth, but he smirked. "At this point, it's gone beyond pranks, so I don't think we can call it that." They almost practically sabotaged each other with how far their so called pranks went, though they never told their parents, that is until he confessed to his mom at the hospital. How much she heard, he didn't know, wondering if she'd ever come out of her coma or not.
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Post by Bri on May 5, 2024 12:50:35 GMT -6
Maya's eyes widened a little when he said what they did was beyond prank wars, she couldn't imagine what that looked like and was almost afraid to try. "That sounds wild," she said, shaking her head but there was still a smile on her face. "Hopefully no one gets caught in the crossfire." She joked, "what's the craziest thing you've done?"
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Post by Kiersten on May 5, 2024 21:12:59 GMT -6
"It got a little out of hand sometimes, not enough to cause harm or anything," Brody said, though he tried to think back and remember if there was a prank that went too far. "Never got arrested for it honestly." he admitted with a chuckled, though there had been a time or two where his dad or mom had ended up in the prank instead of Blake or him, but they had always seemed to find it fun. Sometimes. He pondered on the pranks, "I don't think it's the craziest, but the funniest for sure. I put flyers all around our hometown with my brothers phone number to call in with their best Chewbacca's cry." He laughed at the fact that Blake's voicemail was full of people calling in after he stopped answering random numbers.
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