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Animorphs: The Reckoning

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Animorphs: The Reckoning

In all her sixteen (almost seventeen!) years on this earth, Stephanie Wang had never imagined that she'd meet an alien?

Like, that was sort of cool, but also-you know-sort of scary. And freaky. Waaaaaaay freaky.

Steph hadn't told anybody about it yet, because it seemed like she wasn't supposed to, based on what that blue guy said? But she'd been dying to tell some of the other cheerleaders about it at lunch today, and how was she supposed to keep this a secret from her best friends who'd she had known since third grade or whatever? She'd held her tongue for the past however many hours it had been, but gosh, if she didn't talk about it sometime soon, she would explode.

Good thing that there were other people there! Stephanie was fairly certain that it wasn't all a crazy wacky dream-Steph's dreams were never this complex, you know? Like, she once dreamed that she was front-tucking off of the top of a pyramid and broke her leg (that was scary), and she'd once dreamed that her mom had gotten her this gorgeous pair of shoes she'd seen at the mall the week before (that was great!), but never aliens.

Hmm. Did that mean that Steph was shallow? There were people at school who said that about her, yes, but she never really paid it any mind. Plus they always shut up about it whenever she was perfectly willing to help them with homework (read: give them the answers).

Steph shrugged to herself. So what if she was "shallow"? At least she could put together a decent outfit. She wrinkled her nose. Some of the guys at this school really didn't know how to do that. I mean, come on. Who pairs bright red with green unless it's Christmas and you're trying to look like a tacky elf?

Or if you're a numbskull football player, Steph supposed.

After the last bell rang, Steph booked it to the meeting spot by the trail, impractically-high heels clacking loudly against the linoleum tiles. Once she reached the expanse of grass that separated the trailhead from the back door of the school, Steph paused, critically assessed the best route through the semi-muddy grass, and gingerly picked her way through it, lifting her heels off the ground (this was technically walking on releve, right? Her old ballet teacher would have been so proud!) and minimizing the mud-to-shoe contact. When she arrived, most of the other people were already there.

"Hi guys," Steph chirped, flashing them a bright smile. Tammy and Emma and Lalna and Mason and Adrian were all there. She took a quick glance around the group. "This is everybody, right?" A pause. "So, have you guys told anyone about this yet? Because I haven't. It's literally killing me, but for some reason I think that we're not allowed to? Like, Prince Elfangor-whatever-his-name-was made it seem like we shouldn't talk about it? So I didn't?" Steph shrugged nonchalantly. "But like, how are we supposed to keep this a secret from everyone? Like even our families? Wow. I don't keep secrets from my family. In fact, I don't think I keep secrets from anyone. I'm pretty sure the whole school knows about that time in second grade when I got gum in my hair and the teacher had to cut it out and I was so upset afterwards because you know I hate bad hair days and it looked so weird and ugh." Steph paused to take a breath, but before she could start rambling off on some irrelevant subject again, Emma noticed a deer.

Steph's eyes widened when Mason mentioned acquiring it. "Whoa, you mean like that alien said? Wow. That would be cool. Though I'd want to be like, something pretty. Maybe a peacock or a flamingo? I like flamingos. They're so pink!"

Steph contemplated this for a moment, before she heard Mason say something about drugs. "Okay, we're not on drugs, Mason," she said immediately, flipping her hair over one shoulder. "I don't mess with that stuff, you know? My parents would kill me. Plus the pasty-faced druggie look is so, oh I don't know, not my thing. You know?"

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@Aristocles oooh yes! meanwhile Steph's her usual cheerful self, even if she does recognize the graveness of the situation :D

(I don't think I got to everyone yet but hopefully I'll be able to tomorrow!)

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Haha okay a couple ideas I had regarding relationships w/ my character:

-I feel like Tammy and Steph either sorta get on each other's nerves or get along swellingly :D @RumikoOhara
-I think that Adrian might find Steph to be SUPER annoying? @Aristocles
-Emma may be a little taken aback by Steph's overly bubbly nature and general pink-ness? @SM64Dude

lmk if y'all have other ideas and stuff though!

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I should have a post up sometime tomorrow or Saturday!

Just a quick question, though-do we want to develop some character relationships a little bit as we jump in?

Prized Bride (A New Beginning)

ugh im sooooo tempted to join (esp because I know people who were in previous iterations) but like...it's 2:30 AM and I'm still doing homework and I know I have no time :D

wishing y'all the best of luck though!!! <333

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Steph

Name (First Only Please!): Stephanie (goes by Steph)

Gender: Female

Human? Yes!

Personality: At a first glance, Steph is unnecessarily focused on small, overly specific details and unbearably girly. She is bubbly and outgoing, and her friendly, cheerful disposition is well-liked by her peers, even if they do make fun of her for her propensity of wearing high heels everywhere she goes. Though Steph can be very prissy and a bit shallow or superficial, she doesn't have a single mean bone in her body. She can talk about anything and everything for hours on end. Some tend to find this incessant chatter exceedingly irritating, which Steph is not always the most aware of. She is a kind and sweet person at heart, and she refuses to say anything bad about other people as a general principle.

If Steph is not always aware of how much she talks, she is aware of the feelings and thoughts of others. Steph is naturally people-smart and is good at picking up subtle hints that indicate shifts in emotions in others. She's a very good listener and always willing to offer comfort to other people. Empathetic, understanding, and cheerful, Steph is perpetually impeccably organized and ready for anything. She's a bit of a perfectionist with a stickler for keeping everything neat and organized. Steph has an infernal inability to keep her mouth shut on things that don't really matter, making her an incorrigible gossip.

Despite her rather silly tendencies, Steph is a natural-born diplomat and compromiser, capable of expertly mediating tense situations. Armed with a firm belief in common courtesy and a natural gift for "reading" people, she is able to get even the most stubborn of people to agree to things through the application of hot drinks and sugary treats and pure politeness. She has a breezy, brisk way of going about her business, and she is remarkably good at keeping track of and managing people, for all her sparkly ways.

Finally, although one wouldn't guess it from Steph's outward appearance and mannerisms, Steph possesses a sharp intelligence and an ability to analyze all sorts of problems and situations in the blink of an eye. She is most certainly not as ditzy as she comes off as, in terms of academics. Steph has always maintained high expectations for herself, and she refuses to be anything less than perfect in everything from her grades to her hair to her hot pink planner.

+Friendly, outgoing, intelligent (academics-wise), welcoming, optimistic, determined
-Talkative to the point of being annoying, impulsive, a bit shallow and superficial, silly, slightly ridiculous, really extra

Physical Description: Stephanie is not the most intimidating of people, standing at five feet and four inches and weighing less than one-hundred and twenty pounds. However, Steph is stronger than she looks-she is on the varsity cheer team, and there's no way that she got her front tuck-round off-back handspring sequence without some serious jumping power!

Indeed, Steph is lithe and nimble, even if she can't bench press 200 pounds. Steph is obsessed with her physical appearance-she spends a good hour in the morning getting ready for school, what with her extensive collection of lip glosses, eye shadows, nail polish bottles, and mascara wands. Her closet is also close to overflowing, despite the fact that everything is neatly organized and color-coded. Steph adores the color pink-almost every item in her wardrobe has pink somewhere on it. She can also be seen scurrying to and fro in suicidally-high heels with a designer handbag she got 75% off at a clearance sale.

Steph has gleaming black hair that falls roughly halfway down her back. She likes to curl it every morning (her hair is stick-straight and it annoys her because isn't that so boring???), though she puts it into a high ponytail for cheer practice. Her chocolate-brown eyes are always sparkling with a cheerful mischief and are frequently lined with an excessive amount of glittery eyeshadow and eyeliner. Steph likes to think that she has nice nails, as well (she's especially partial to acrylic nails), though she wishes that her lips were a bit pinker and fuller.

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@Aristocles Lit thanks! That's pretty much what my impression of the 90s is hahaha

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lol idk anything about the 90s besides like...walkmans were a thing?

(i don't think I've even seen one?)

anyway finishing my character up rn and I think I'd be able to post every 3-7 days, depending on what's going on in my life

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@SM64Dude Sure thing! I'm still finishing up my character so that's why I haven't yet, but I will once I've got everything written up for her :)