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*:･ﾟ｡➷*✦ ୨୧ CHARACTERS
I could've added more side characters, but that's so much thinking... I'll answer any questions about them if you ask, however!! ^^
🌿 :: L - Leafy
🔥 :: F - Firey
🏭 :: M - Match
✏ :: P - Pencil
🎾 :: T - Tennis Ball
⛳ :: G - Golf Ball
*:･ﾟ｡➷*✦ ୨୧ QUESTIONS
╰┈➤ 1 || What sports do you play?
୨୧ L: Volleyball! I'm not insanely good, but I play recreationally on the weekends.
୨୧ F: I play football for the school. But, I'm just a benchwarmer... since freshmen can't really play on the field yet. Yet, it's fun practicing!
୨୧ M: Sports? Like, who cares?
୨୧ P: I'm totally amazing at basketball. I'm probably better at it than the guys.
୨୧ T: Um, I'm not really into that sort of thing...
୨୧ G: I don't need sports when I already have sufficient levels of exercise from hauling materials around for my inventions.
╰┈➤ 2 || Favorite colors?
୨୧ L: Definitely green, but I'm also a pink fan.
୨୧ F: Easy, it's red, orange, and yellow!
୨୧ M: Red, duh. I also like gold, and my beige clothes are, like, super cute...
୨୧ P: Well, pink is trés chic. I'm partial to yellow too, sometimes.
୨୧ T: Favorite color, hm... well, I guess I don't mind green.
୨୧ G: Gray. It's the most interesting, since gray isn't a real color but instead it's a unique phenomenon caused by when only our rod cells are stimulated (this happens when there's low light intensity) and also when... (okay Golf Ball, we get it!)
╰┈➤ 3 || What's your ideal present?
୨୧ L: Maybe chocolates. Or flowers. Chocolates are great from anyone, and flowers are ideal because they're romantic~!
୨୧ F: Money? I can't really think of anything right now except cold, hard cash.
୨୧ M: Anything expensive works!
୨୧ P: There's a lot. Lipstick, perfume, skincare, Velvet's Secret...
୨୧ T: I'd rather like better tools. Mine aren't the greatest as of late.
୨୧ G: Hm. I'd probably enjoy scrap metal. Oh, that isn't a viable gift option? Then, I suppose tools, like what TB said.
╰┈➤ 4 || If the expenses were all-paid, where would you go for vacation? (imagine this AU is set in the real world, though it's not)
୨୧ L: I'd enjoy some sun at the Bahamas.
୨୧ F: I've always wanted to see the pyramids... Egypt!
୨୧ M: Like, where else but Paris? Je parle un peu français, y'know!
୨୧ P: Switzerland, why not?
୨୧ T: India, maybe, to see the Taj Mahal—one of the new seven wonders of the world.
୨୧ G: I wouldn't be adverse to seeing the Great Wall of China once in my lifetime.
╰┈➤ 5 || If you had to die tomorrow, how would you go out?
୨୧ L: Oh! That's morbid. But, something cool, like murder. Wait, no, I don't mean murder is cool—
୨୧ F: Definitely not drowning, or falling from a large height, or like... oh, um, I need to answer the question? Can't I do something painless—like, passing away in my sleep?
୨୧ M: I think something crazy, like, I dunno, getting mauled by ten bears.
୨୧ P: I think something respectable, like, I dunno, a car accident.
୨୧ T: ...Why would I think about something like that? Well, I've never tried drugs, so maybe overdosing...?
୨୧ G: Being hunted by the government.
╰┈➤ 6 || What sort of music genre do you usually listen to?
୨୧ L: I love indie, alternative, and sometimes rock music. I have, like, so many minutes on Spotify...
୨୧ F: Rap and hip hop. My artists are super underground, like Mr. Cellphone! He's so niche. I also like The Calendar, he's super cool.
୨୧ M: Like, whatever's on the radio? Pop?
୨୧ P: 2000's stuff, I guess.
୨୧ T: I like to listen to RnB music every once in a while. Not that much, though.
୨୧ G: Classical music is relaxing to put on in the background while I work.
╰┈➤ 7 || Speaking of music, favorite song?
୨୧ L: Born to Die by Silver Feather. It's just so good.
୨୧ F: Hmm, maybe Passionfruit by Mr. Cellphone?
୨୧ M: I just told you I don't really listen to music. Whatever, like, Espresso? By Bedazzled Cowboy Boots?
୨୧ P: Definitely Toxic by Glitter Spear.
୨୧ T: I don't really have one, per se, but I listen to White Ferrari by Ocean Water a bunch.
୨୧ G: I'm good at playing Für Elise by Beetroot if that's what you're asking.
╰┈➤ 8 || What AP classes do you take? (this is from the next few years when they're able to take more APs)
୨୧ L: I'm in AP Bio, AP Literature, and AP English Language. They're fun!
୨୧ F: Not much, bro... Oh! I'm in AP World History!
୨୧ M: Pfft, as if I'd take AP classes. But, I'd probably qualify for, like, AP Psychology or AP Studio Art 3D.
୨୧ P: Dumb ones: AP Seminar and AP Statistics. My dad pushed me to take them. *scoffs*
୨୧ T: I have a lot, actually... Um, there's AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics, AP Biology...
୨୧ G: I take all of the ones Tennis Ball takes, plus AP Computer Science A and AP Environmental Science. I finished the normal classes a long time ago, and I'm on track to take college level courses next year...
╰┈➤ 9 || Favorite type of art to make?
୨୧ L: I adore paper stars of any kind! My mom got me a big stack of star paper a while ago, and now whenever I'm bored, I start making stars. I have about four jars of the things.
୨୧ F: I don't do much of that artsy stuff, but I sometimes make paper planes and boats?
୨୧ M: Honestly, like, I really enjoy sewing. If I'm going to become a model, I'd like to wear my own designs, so, like, I need to know how to make clothing first!
୨୧ P: I do oil pastels sometimes. They're totally cute.
୨୧ T: Does mathematics count as art? If so, I occasionally fiddle around with Desmos, the graphing calculator, and make some nice looking functions. I think I was able to make a 3D world in the 2D plane once...?
୨୧ G: I specialize in paper swans and cranes. What, you thought it was going to be something "math-y" like Tennis Ball?
╰┈➤ 10 || If you had superpowers, which one would you pick?
୨୧ L: Invisibility has always interested me.
୨୧ F: Ooh, pyrokinesis! My name's Firey, so obviously I'd deal with fire. It's not cliché, I swear.
୨୧ M: Teleportation. I'd, like, totally travel the world in three minutes.
୨୧ P: I could become insanely powerful with telepathy and mind-reading.
୨୧ T: Perhaps the ability to never have to sleep, and stay energized. Imagine the productivity!
୨୧ G: Super speed. Do you know how much kinetic energy an incredibly accelerated particle holds? There is boundless energy waiting to be harnessed in super speed.
╰┈➤ 11 || Favorite show/movie?
୨୧ L: I love Grey's Anatomy. But, it's sometimes like, why are they so focused on relationships and not actual patients?
୨୧ F: I'm inspired by Ted Lasso.
୨୧ M: Mean Girls! And, no, it's not because I think they're, like, hot...!
୨୧ P: She's The Man is my singular 5 star on Letterboxd. And I am always on Letterboxd.
୨୧ T: Supernatural is my guilty pleasure.
୨୧ G: The Flash is scientific genius.
╰┈➤ 12 || A more personal question; what is your family like?
୨୧ L: Y'know, I have Tree and Grassy, and we're all pretty close. Tree's my twin (he's slightly younger, by a few minutes, but he acts so old sometimes) and Grassy's my adopted brother (he's, like, a few months younger than I am). I also have my mom and dad, who are obviously nice to me. Overall, my family's great—if not a little bit overwhelming at times. Because, well, they don't really understand me at all and I can't really talk to them because of that, and I feel like I'm the cause of so many fights...
୨୧ F: My nuclear family's real small—it's just me and my mom, since they divorced a little bit after my conception, so I didn't really get to know him. I don't really know about who my dad was. But, he's the reason why my aunt and uncle also live in my house, alongside my older cousin, Ash. So, basically, my mom's, like, the best, and I also enjoy Ash's company! My aunt n' uncle are good to me, too. My family's nice!
୨୧ M: Oh my God, my parents, like, suck. They're so strict despite never being at home, partyin' all the time, and they just seem to hate, like, everything about me. And I'm an only child too, so I don't even have any, like, I dunno, people to talk to at home. My home life is total trash.
୨୧ P: Bleh. I literally couldn't care less about my family. My dad's like, super rich and successful since he has a great company and all that. But, he doesn't even know me. And he keeps trying to get involved in my life, yet he doesn't even realize he's pushing me away by doing that. I like my mom a little bit more, since she doesn't try to get all nosey about what I do. Although, that's just because she's absent all the time. Like, it's whatever, anyway. Eraser's my brother, so we kinda just complain about it with each other.
୨୧ T: I'd say my family is normal. My parents are both doctors, so they're one of my biggest inspirations. Well, they lend me their textbooks from their college days to study from, and they're overall quite supportive of my passions... so, I think they're the reason I'm doing very well academically, hah. My grandma also lives at my house, so I take care of her when my parents are working night shifts. ...Grandpa also used to live with us, but he passed sometime in elementary school, when I was a lot younger. In conclusion, I'd say we're pretty average, though I definitely look up to my parents.
୨୧ G: My family life is very similar to Tennis Ball's, because our parents grew up together and went into the same fields, so they have the same sort of morals and parenting styles. But, I do admire how they push me to do things I wouldn't have exactly considered otherwise. For one, my mother insisted that I were to play piano starting when I was in the second grade. This helped develop my motor skills in a way that is crucial once you grow up, so I thank my mother for that. I suppose I do wish they were able to teach me more things about science and the such, because even though I'm more independent now, there's still so much to be learnt...
╰┈➤13 || What do you want to be when you grow up?
୨୧ L: A botanist! I've always been interested in plants and biology, and to study that has been my lifelong dream. Can you believe I'll make money just by looking at flowers all day long?
୨୧ F: Ever since I was young, I was like, yup, I wanna become an archeologist. 'Cuz, prehistoric artifacts are so interesting. Not even that, ancient civilization's artifacts. Imagine being the first one to find something big!
୨୧ M: I'm pretty sure I already covered this. I'm going to be, like, the biggest, prettiest, and most amazing model ever. Vogue's going to beg me to be the face of their magazine!
୨୧ P: I'll probably just work for the family company, since I'm the heir—Eraser would've been the heir, but he's like nine months younger than I am, and he doesn't wanna do it. If I didn't have to work for my dad, I'd, like. Start something new. Make clothes that Match will model for, or something.
୨୧ T: I want to pursue the life of an inventor. My trebuchets are only my prior experiences on my resumé—aka, they're not that cool—but I want to make something important and never seen before. Like... a time travel machine! Though, if that doesn't work out, I'll just become a neuroscientist.
୨୧ G: I'll become a mathematician. Euclid and Archimedes may seem smart, but their findings are absolutely elementary. They're just a drop of water in a vast ocean. Thus, I'll be the one to change the math landscape as we know it. NASA will call me to help them figure out the calculations for their rockets, and I'll decline.
╰┈➤14 || What were your past relationships like?
୨୧ L: I had that thing with Pin for a short while, because I thought she was so pretty. She was sweet and called me cute nicknames. We went on, like, one date to a bakery and Pin bought me a slice of cake and she held my hand. Then, she decided that dating girls wasn't right in her book—who decides that?—and broke up with me. So, Firey comforted me with a movie night watching Legally Blonde, so I gained a pretty big crush on him then. And, then I dated Firey... no comment there.
୨୧ F: I did date Match, but there were no feelings there—on both sides, honestly. I don't know why she even asked me out. And, heh, I think everyone knows what my more recent relationship was like... (I still feel so bad, though.)
୨୧ M: Like, I dated Firey just 'cuz my mom wanted me to (she thought he was rich, but he's pretty far from it, actually). He was the guy next door that was my age. But, I already knew he probably had something going on with that Leafy girl who also lives on my street, who I never talked to—oh, and, I never liked him, obviously. He kissed me on the cheek and I broke up with him because that just felt so disgusting! Then, I developed a crush on Pencil, which was the best decision of my life.
୨୧ P: Oh, me and Pen were a couple for a little while. He asked me out first and I only said yes because I was bored, and also because he was the first with any courage to ask. My dad approved of it since our families were friends; the first red flag. Anyway, it was totally boring! Pen never held my hand or asked me how I was, which sucked! Then, he ended things right out of the blue. I found out he only liked me 'cuz I looked alike to my brother, Eraser, who he actually had a crush on. It's then that my parents found out that Pen's family was in major debt, so they liked that I broke up with him—I legit almost dated Pen again in spite, but he wasn't a good boyfriend. Match is so much better of a girlfriend, seriously.
୨୧ T: I was a bit of a, um, loner back then, so I didn't really date anyone... nor do I think anyone was interested in me... which is slightly embarrassing to admit out loud. I think I might have always had a crush on Golf Ball—a dormant one, which I didn't realize fully until recently—though I see now, we weren't fated to be together.
୨୧ G: Romance isn't for me. Even from a young age, thoughts of marriage and happily ever afters with my beloved didn't cross my mind. I knew early on what I wanted, and romantic love wasn't on that checklist. I don't regret it, however.
╰┈➤15 || What were you like as a child?
୨୧ L: I'd like to say I was a nice child. I never got into trouble or anything like that, and I didn't cause fights with my siblings or classmates. Though, I did cause a bit of drama for my family and teachers with how anxious I'd get. Sometimes I'd just... shut down, and my teachers always said in PTCs that it was like "pulling teeth to try to get me to calm down". Oh! And, also—also, also—I don't exactly know why, but I remember I'd get so pissed at my friends when they would lie and cause a whole lot of tension. So, I might've been a bit crazy, though with good intentions...?
୨୧ F: LOL, I was a little bit of a "wild-card", as people liked to call me (I lied. Only my uncle said that). My mom had such a huge time tryin' to restrain me from running all around the house when I was a toddler. You might think this is some normal toddler stuff, but I almost burnt down the house once! Something cute I remember, other than the craziness, is that I would never leave my friends' sides. I was hella loyal.
୨୧ M: I was defo' like, a bratty kid. Haha. My parents hated me 'cuz of that. They could never get me to listen or to be polite when family came over. I acted out a lot too, but my parents, like, never reacted? I literally don't get it: doesn't everyone say that moms and dads have to pay attention to you when you scream? My teachers hated me too, since, like, I'd just never do work. It's fine though, I'd do semi-well on tests—so, basically, they couldn't get that mad. I'm still, like, really annoying though. Y'know how people always say your childhood stays with you? That definitely happened for me!
୨୧ P: Eh, I would like to say that I was a perfect poster girl, but that wasn't exactly the case here. My parents tried to spoil me rich—though, that didn't really work. They gave me dumb stuff like toy keyboards that played the ABCs, while I was into cute toys like dress-up dolls and cooking sets. That was, like, my tween days: elementary school, basically. Once I got to middle school, I got pretty cocky. I thought I ran the place... and I kinda did, actually, hah. People love you when you're a rich, pretty mean girl, and I love that! Oh, wait, isn't this supposed to be about what I was like as a kid? I'm still rich, pretty, and mean. Oops!
୨୧ T: I was very quiet as a kid; I didn't really speak much to my peers. Like I'd previously mentioned, I was a loner. Thus, I didn't have many friends except Golf Ball. Though, oddly enough, I participated often in class. My teachers proclaimed to my parents that I was "a delight to teach" and they've never seen "someone with so much talent at such a young age". I believe they were going to move me up a grade, however, my parents declined the offer—saying that if I were to skip a year of schooling, it might separate me from my classmates and make me miss out on crucial parts of my childhood. ...Sometimes I wonder what my life would be like, if they had accepted the offer.
୨୧ G: As a kid, I was infinitely curious about my surroundings. Upon hearing of Newton and his discovery of the properties of gravity through such a simple act of an apple falling from a tree onto his head, I began to thinking of ways I could discover my own "gravity". I would say I was imaginative, and thoughtful. However, if we're talking in a general sense, others did not share the same sentiments I did. For example, my peers felt intimidated by my presence, painting me as the bossy type and one that forcibly takes control of leadership roles in group projects. I beg to differ, however!