Gooseberry High

A while ago, Mr. McBride kindly requested more speculative fiction from yours truly, and I'm nothing if not an agreeable, generous girl. That means it's...

❤ Story Time With Mackenzie❤

Give me a name (yours or someone else's) sand I will regale you with my exceptionally accurate and completely unbiased take on what they've been doing since the journals broke. There's also a bonus prize for someone who makes one particular joke on this post. I can't wait to see who wins it. There are a few people I think are very promising competitors.

[OOC: Please forgive me if I'm a bit slow on this, as I'm multitasking to wrap up the plot calendar.]

Sounds like it's time for everyone to start panicking about not having dates. Don't worry, it's not going to ruin you to be single on Valentine's Day... although it is less fun.

Who's got a Valentine already? Tell me about your sweetheart. ❤ (Not you, though, Levi. I already know. Everyone already knows. PS: Good job not letting Park kill you, although being murdered by a former lover is an excellent way to go out.) Or tell me about someone else's, I'm not picky. Who's seeing who?

[Mean Girls: Riley, Coralee, Casey, Ari & Ursula]

Who's up for sending some fake Valentines and what should they be?

Oh, look at that, we all survived! It turns out hurt feelings aren't lethal.

[Warded to an interesting mix of friends & family: Kurt, Cecil, Riley, Katya, Casey, Ari, Coralee, Ursula]

I am having some feelings. Not too many, just enough to make me start thinking. You might, in fact, say I'm briefly susceptible to crushes. It's a disease of my age, and the impending threat of Valentine's Day is making it worse. Help me choose.

OPTION ONE:

• Very intelligent, a bit of a nerd about it.


• My family would be mildly scandalized.


• Almost certainly too nice for me.


• I have never kissed their sister.

OPTION TWO:

• Very intelligent, a bit arrogant about it.


• My family would adore them.


• Possibly not too nice for me.


• I have kissed their sister.

Follow up question: Is dating fun?

[Warded to Ulysses]

Good luck at tryouts today. If you handle a broom anything like you do a paddle, I'd say you've got it in the bag.

I'm polling the larger community:

Who are the hottest visiting family members?

Discuss.

( Happy Birthday, Mackenzie! )

Today, I will read your fortune. Consult the stars. Tell you the future.

Don't worry, I'm highly qualified.

Please write your questions below. ♥

[Mackenzie]

Hey. Up to anything fun tonight?

[Warded to the Mean Girls: Riley, Coralee, Ursula, Ari, Casey, and others*]

Missing you all. ♥

But tomorrow's the anon writer, which usually works even when we're out of school. Do we have anything we want to make happen? Last month was so mild. I think they were all tuckered out from Amortentia and moral indignation.

PS: If you can make your way to Connecticut tomorrow you should come over and we can collaborate in person. I stole a bottle of wine and I'm not too old for girly sleepovers.

[OOC: *If any other characters, especially new ones, want in on this just let me know. Only requirements are a mean sense of humor and the ability to keep it hush hush. ♥]

Goodbye, sweet Goose! I'm not going to miss you at all. I've got better things to do. ♥

So, who were the cutest couples at the dance? I'm going to offer comical critiques of them. My commentary will offend half of you, and make the other half laugh.

( Handed to Cricket by a giggly Azurcrest freshman. )

Oh, romance is so very difficult.

However, it's times like these when we must consult the stars. This is at least in small part for academic research, so if you wouldn't mind playing along, I'd be much obliged. Let's treat this a little like a game. You tell me which one of these descriptions of romance sounds most alluring, and I will pick a luck guy or gal that is celestially compatible with you. Or, even better, pick one for your friends, and the two of us (with a little help from the starry skies) can conspire to find them their perfect match.

One, two, three, go!

( This will determine your one true love~ )

Destined matches so far:

• Bailey Hartman ❤ Christopher Park - Who else could cut that ego down to size?
• Levi Kramer ❤ Sylvester Stoker - What fire, what passion, what disregard for rules~~
• Di Gam ❤ Ryan Hertz - Are you into only mildly controversial bad boys, Di?
• Bailey Hartman ❤ Nathaniel Bird - You could teach him a thing or two about love.
• Marty Fanning ❤ Xavier Lewis - Now that's what I call chemistry.
• Antonia Papadakis ❤ Ravi Dhaliwal - Prince in the streets, rogue in the sheets???
• Levi Kramer ❤ Ferdie Ayers - Corrupting the very, very innocent. Like, so innocent.
• Ari Flint ❤ Ryan Hertz - I want to see a cat fight over Ryan.
• Ennis Harper ❤ Bianca Dubois - He's can't relax, and she's so relaxed I think she's asleep as I write this.
• Zeke Covington ❤ Iris Shacklebolt - She'll forgive all your flaws, but watch what you joke about.
• Pippa Nightingale ❤ Ferdinand Ayers - Pippa and Ferdie, sitting in a tree. With nicknames like those, they're meant to be.
• Casey Patterson ❤ Marilyn Fairchild - She's no Rosemary Stoker, but it's close enough, right?
• Ty Hawkeswood ❤ Tabitha Ogletree - Ty's going to awaken that girl's passion!
• Lachlan Galbraith ❤ Kelekolio Tupuola - Don't worry, you don't have to marry him until after graduation, Kele.

[Warded to Kurt]

How are you feeling, honey? Still thinking about proposing to her, or has the cold light of morning cleared a few things up?

[Warded to Sy]

I hear you've got a thing for redheads. ♥

[Warded to Riley, Ursula, Coralee, Ari & Casey (and anyone else who you think needs to be part of the mean girls clique - just let me know ♥)]

So happy to see you all survived last night. I think it was a lot more fun being on the outside looking in, but I'm a little sad I missed out. Only for science, of course. I want to know what I'm like when I fall madly in love. It brings praying mantises to mind.

Anyway. Anon Post private party tomorrow? I have a sneaking suspicion it's going to be a bad one. (AKA a great one.)

Tell me about the love of your life. I want all the details. How's your pursuit going? Do you know when the wedding will be yet?