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[elevelvetor]

Elizabeth Velveteen

"Good morning, noon, or night. You have reached Elizabeth Velveteen, who may or may not be here right now. Please leave a message if you have need of me."

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[elevelvetor]

has my advice ever led you down the long road of regret before, Aki? you'll be fine.

[maskreant]

is this a trick question?

[elevelvetor]

[ ........................ ]

no.
but judging by that answer, i'm going to assume it has.

[maskreant]

i wouldn't say regret, but i've been using first names more ever since you called me out on it before. i ran into a really awkward situation with someone.

it's fine now.

[ It felt like those five minutes of social awkwardness emanating from himself and his friend lasted for centuries. ]

[elevelvetor]

[ ...oh, he actually started using first names. ]

i'm glad it worked out in the end.
i did say you needn't change what you call people if it was more comfortable for you one way over an other though, didn't i?

[maskreant]

[ He'll use misfires to his advantage now: ]

so how have you been?

[elevelvetor]

[ ...either he's avoiding the topic or his reply was meant for someone else. Either way, Elizabeth's pouting at the screen for a full minute before she replies. Earnestly. ]

i greatly dislike this misfiring nonsense happening, but otherwise, perfectly fine.
i am looking forward to classes, however. even if i took on quite a lot for my first semester.

[maskreant]

[ bless ]

yeah. it's making it difficult for me and it only makes me realize how much i've depended on texting.

the ugly topic rears its head. classes. how many are you taking? please don't tell me 8.

[elevelvetor]

ah... 10 or so, actually.
my schedule is a little hectic, but for various reasons i'd like to get my schooling over with soon.

[maskreant]

[elevelvetor]

perhaps, but i'll be quite alright. i have a ~*~*~*~plan~*~*~*~ for this coming semester.
which will inevitably get upset by Retrospec, i understand, but i'll do my best to make up things where i need to.

[maskreant]

what is this... ~*~*~*~plan~*~*~*~

if you want to rid me of my worries, you'll have to fill me in on this.

[elevelvetor]

[ first, she sends him a picture of her schedule. it's fairly packed—she wasn't lying when she mentioned she has a lot of classes. english, algebra, chemistry (with lab times noted), american history, a humanitarian course, intro to theater, second-level courses in both french and german, music theory on elements of song and songwriting... and a private course in piano.

take that in. second off— ]

i've structured it so that i may have mostly full days, but my nights -- the piano lessons aside -- should be relatively free, even if some classes may run a little later than others. i'll use this time to catch up and relax, and what time i have in the day i'll devote between study and my job at my caretaker's shop.
also, i didn't schedule anything for sunday, so that's another "whatever i require" day.
honestly, i like being busy nowadays, so i doubt i'll regret this decision too much...

[ ........ ]

please don't worry about me, Aki.
i can handle this much, at least. i promise.

[maskreant]

[ It just looks like a giant rainbow block, Elizabeth... ]

i'll trust you on this... even if this looks like blocks of regret.

[elevelvetor]

[ It's a block of love, Akira... ]

one man's regret is another man's... treasure, i suppose............
i suppose you're the type to take five or six classes instead?

[maskreant]

[ girl... ]

true. the classes you picked out sound like a lot of fun, so i can see your semester being more worthwhile.

yeah, i talked to my counselor about it considering i work at the cat cafe and sometimes run errands for Unstoppable.

[elevelvetor]

[ stop judging her, she has a lot of reasons for this!! ]

perhaps we'll be lucky enough to share some, at the very least.
it'd be nice to see a familiar face or two... and it would make group projects easier if i knew i had people i could count on.

[maskreant]

i guess if you fall, i might as well fall with you in group projects.

rest in pieces, lizaki.

[elevelvetor]

i'm not going to fall.
>:(

[maskreant]

falling doesn't mean failing.

[elevelvetor]

...then what does it mean?

[ enlighten her, fall usually isn't anything. pleasant. so. ]

[maskreant]

in a group project scenario, it's disappointment and betrayal.

[ Death is the other one. ]

[elevelvetor]

Akira.
i'm beginning to think you don't have much faith in me.

[ smh she's not gonna fall...... or she will try not to. please don't betray her either, actually. ]

[maskreant]

i have faith in you, but in everyone else is debatable.

[ Akira is actually a good student, so he's a good group member. Though... He is also used to others pushing more work to him. Life. ]

[elevelvetor]

as long as both you and i are working hard, we'll be able to carry any group.
alternatively, we make certain that we pick our mutuals for our group. at the very least, i'm aware they're good workers.

[ ...mostly? ]