[whaley]

@loopylin

Fighting off mean people is a bonding experience

Lucille

Maybe if things had been different, the girls would have been swept up and carried away in an instant. But they surprised the crows – wild things who probably hadn’t seen humans before.

Mel made an excellent row. Her tangled amber hair and swinging arms caught the labyrinth creatures off guard.

Lucy dove in too. It wasn’t exactly easy to fight the birds, because if she got too close, they were overpowering. One of them tried to peck her. She yelled and chucked her hatchet. The blade missed, cutting the edge of the bird’s wing, but it sheared feathers, and drops of blood fell.

“No! Scissors! No!” The crow cawed. Its voice, inhuman and crude, ended in a cry.

Lucy blinked. She glanced at her hatchet. It didn’t even have two blades. Then it hit her, and she pointed at the garden shears in Mel’s pocket. “Uh, yeah. Scissors!”

The crows shrieked in discomfort. The thought of scissors made them pause to evaluate the situation. At that, the small crow got back to his feet and began defending his nest again.

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[whaley]

@loopylin

Lucille

Mel’s eyes glittered. She seemed enraptured by the new sight, even if it was dangerous. She propped her chin on the root and didn’t make a sound. Lucy followed suit.

As the two girls watched, the crow began to look a little different from the others. His ink black feathers fluffed up here and there, untidy and chaotic. His chest bone jutted out like a boat hull, and he was smaller than the other crows from before.

“He looks kinda scruffy,” Lucy whispered.

Even as she said it, sharp bird cries echoed somewhere in the sky, and the crow turned his head around to stare upwards. Lucy gaped as the left side of his head shone in the faint light – exposed skull. The feathers and skin were gone. It looked like something had attacked him a long time ago, and left him for dead.

The crow’s eye was still intact and he focused on the sky. He made a soft, throaty sound.

Suddenly, a couple other crows swooped down and landed on the nest. Their claws cracked the sticks and the small crow squawked. He backed away from the others, making himself as small as possible.

The other birds began to tear the nest apart. It was as if their instincts had kicked in, and this was merely another piece of carrion to investigate. The small crow cried out, then crouched low again.

Lucy’s eyes widened. She reached for her hatchet and glanced at Mel.

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[whaley]

@loopylin

*snort* hehe, Lucy, you’re the best

If I wrote The Adventures of Lucille Dali ™, a quarter of it would be about Lucy getting annoyed with Paul. She’d pretend to be an apartment tenant and write to her mother complaining about him, because her mother is the landlady.

If you want to, that would be helpful.

Yes ma’am, gimme two shakes

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[whaley]

@loopylin

I can add something to my last post if you want. I should have prompted your next post a little better

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[whaley]

@grcr

Happy birthdaaayyyyy 😁

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[whaley]

@savannah_grace2009

You can tell a lot about someone based on what they listen to.

This is true

Anything goes (as long as it’s not profanity, immoral, or graphic violence of course lol)

The one called Caramel is alternative metal. There’s no profanity but there is some metal screaming, which might discomfort people…? But that’s part of the genre and it’s fun. XD

@loopylin

Maybe we can make another playlist with wordless songs? I have a lot of those too.

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[whaley]

@theducktator

You know I had to. It really is

@loopylin

HA, I got you into it! I didn’t expect to get you into alt metal. But at the same time, I’m not too surprised.

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[whaley]

@loopylin

Two? Which besides Does the Swallow?

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@savannah_grace2009

Not my top five, buuut these represent some of my favorite playlists. This is varied and none of the songs are like each other. That way, you’ve got a bunch of genres!

1. Does the Swallow Dream of Flying – Cosmo Sheldrake

2. The Dark Dresses Lightly – AURORA

3. July – Hozier

4. Caramel – Sleep Token

5. Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley

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[whaley]

@loopylin

If you don’t share weird songs for fear of that, I will.

*Furiously starts listening to songs to make sure they don’t make me seem completely insane*

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@grcr

Just saw all of this. Notif trouble.

I’m glad your sister’s doing better! As well as the baby. That must be so rough for her though, ugh.

@esther-c

That’s amazing. ♥️♥️ Sounds like one of those moments when you realize how many people in your life are there for you.

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@keilah-h

I could probably do that, but it would surely turn out goofy lol.

@savannah-grace2009

*me after writing one chapter*

That was so me last night. XD

Anyway, glad to hear you’re getting back into it! Have fun and go at your own pace.

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[whaley]

@savannah_grace2009

Hey!! <3 Hmmm. Do you mind if the songs clash with each other? I thrive on randomness.

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@loopylin

Progress is still progress

How’s your writing going?

Eh… Drafting fast is hard. I’ve never been the kind of writer who can resist the urge to edit, but that’s what I need to do.

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@loopylin

Oh right! I forgot he was there at the very beginning

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