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So Much for Normal (pm if you want to join except for K&A) Apr 13, 2015 18:32:01 GMT -5

Post by Cecil Palmer on Apr 13, 2015 18:32:01 GMT -5

I pulled the safety glasses down over my eyes and glanced around to make sure that nobody was paying special attention to me before I pulled out the few small phials from my jacket pocket and placed them on the lab table. We were supposed to be following an express set of instructions, but they were so limiting. Glancing around one more time, I poured the contents of the first phial into a beaker with the vinegar already set in there. (Vinegar and baking soda reactions. How completely and utterly elementary.) The liquid caused the vinegar to emit a more pleasant odor, and turn a light purple, so light that most people wouldn't be able to notice it. Not that I'm most people.
Things were going according to plan so far. My reaction would be the most magnificent if it continued to follow the plans, but not so magnificent that everyone would notice my disregard of the mundane instruction set. I uncapped the second phial, full of a shimmering silver powder, and swirled it into the baking soda before pouring it into the vinegar solution, along with one more phial, full of rainbow-colored glitter, just for good measure. I stepped back about a foot and waited for the reaction to begin.
At first it just gave off about three tiny bubbles and then stopped completely. I sighed. The reaction was supposed to actually do something. Just as I was about to start over and do things the normal way(ugh, normal) I noticed foam beginning to rise to the top of the beaker. There we go, that was more like it! My excitement soon turned to worry as it began to spill off more foam than expected, shimmering in the harsh light of the classroom. At this point, a few had stopped to stare at my amazing experiment and I waved at them awkwardly, but the foam kept expanding. It was going to spill over on the lab table if I didn't do something quickly.
I grabbed a cap and shoved it down on the top of the beaker. Sure, the pressure was going to build up, but hey, it was a good temporary solutio--
BANG!
The noise was huge, and even huge-er was the mess of foam that had puffed all over the room. Now everyone was staring at me, including Ms. Bryens. I frowned. "Uh.. sorry. I have no idea what happened, I was just, um, following the instructions like I was supposed to!" Ms. Briens rolled her eyes and handed me a slip of paper which she had already scribbled her chicken-scratch signature onto.
"High-tail it to the detention room. Now, Ms. Kane."
I grimaced and accepted the slip silently. It wasn't exactly the first time I had messed with a class experiment unsuccessfully. In fact, it was my third time, and third strike. I sighed and walked away from the classroom, flicking a bit of foam out from my choppy hair.
The first thing I noticed in detention was my older twin sisters, Alistair(I call her Alis) and Kris, sitting close to each other, but with one seat between them. They were sending icy, dagger-like glares back and forth between themselves. I handed my paper slip to the current dungeon-keeper and plopped down in the seat between my sisters.
"So. Uhm, hi, guys... Why're you here?"

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So Much for Normal (pm if you want to join except for K&A) Apr 13, 2015 22:06:33 GMT -5

Post by speediskey on Apr 13, 2015 22:06:33 GMT -5

Okay, here we go. Got my glove, got my bat, got a few softballs. Time to sneak out of the school and go to the softball fields. Little did I know there was a little eye watching me from down the hall. Of course she didn't care, but I was wary. I went over to one of the other softball players and asked if they could come with me to the fields. Me and Diane walked out of the back doors of the school.

On the other side of the doors, there was a street, an alley to be exact. I motioned to Diane to come to me. I told her, "Alright. Here's the plan. We're going to sneak out around the perimeter, then dart for those woods over there." She nodded in understanding.

We moved along the walls of the two story school, ducking under windows occasionally. And there were the woods, right across the street. "3... 2... 1... Go!" I whispered to Diane. We ran across the street, finding cover behind cars.

And there were the fields. All prepped and ready to be played on for the afternoon game. Me and Diane started warming up by throwing the softball back and forth. I practiced my pitching, and then I tried hitting (in retrospect, I would not have done that). The administrators at the school heard the bat clinging against the ball. They looked over at me and Diane, and took me to detention after they caught me, and Diane said it was all my idea. Well, I can't play in today's game.

A few hours after I got in detention, there was a faded 'BANG' down the hallway. Then Rubi walked in, some foam in her hair. She asked, "What are you guys doing here?"

Kris started to go on in a boring way (I honestly had no idea why she was there), as usual, but I butted in. "I got caught out at the softball fields. And you, lemme guess... Experiment?" Rubi nodded. "Bang?" Rubi nodded again. "Ha! You are not a scientist, Rubi. Quit trying to look like one. How many times have you had to scrub all that off the walls in that room?"

Last Edit: Apr 13, 2015 23:24:43 GMT -5 by Gerrit Cole

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So Much for Normal (pm if you want to join except for K&A) Apr 14, 2015 18:05:31 GMT -5

Post by Cecil Palmer on Apr 14, 2015 18:05:31 GMT -5

"I got caught out at the softball fields. And you, lemme guess... Experiment? Bang? Ha! You are not a scientist, Rubi. Quit trying to look like one. How many times have you had to scrub all that off the walls in that room?"
I stuck my tongue out at Alis. "Only three. Come on, that's not that much. Besides, at least I wasn't skipping class like an idiot to work on my horrible softball pitch, Alis," I said, with a slightly smug tone. Kris had remained surprisingly quiet, so I turned to her and whispered, "What about you?"

speediskey The Master SPEED IS KEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 4	So Much for Normal (pm if you want to join except for K&A) Apr 14, 2015 22:06:08 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by speediskey on Apr 14, 2015 22:06:08 GMT -5 I looked at Rubi smugly. "Horrible? Horrible? Why don't you play me and dad after school today, huh? We'll play softball in the backyard. That is, unless you have other plans?"
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So Much for Normal (pm if you want to join except for K&A) Apr 14, 2015 22:20:49 GMT -5

Post by Gerrit Cole on Apr 14, 2015 22:20:49 GMT -5

I walked into Barkley Secondary School. I had been called to the office, and all three of my girls were sitting in there. I sighed. This was the first time Alistair had gotten detention, but Kris had been in detention enough times. Rubi was there, too. Dr. Oblinski pulled me into his office. "Right this way, Mr. Kane." I gave a very stern look at the three girls, who looked disappointed, all except Kris. She didn't care. After I was briefed, I was told that each of the girls had a 2-week suspension, except Kris. She showed up there for disobeying. I walked back out to the girls. Dr. Oblinski told Kris to go back to detention. He told me to take the two troublemakers home. "Alright girls, let's go." We got into the car, and we went home. When we got home, I took away their phones, and grounded them. I told Alistair there was a pitching net in the garage for her, and that Rubi was to stay in her room, unless the two of them had anything else to say.

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So Much for Normal (pm if you want to join except for K&A) Apr 15, 2015 16:19:36 GMT -5

Post by Cecil Palmer on Apr 15, 2015 16:19:36 GMT -5

We sat in silence on the car ride home. When we got there, Dad took our phones away (not the worst punishment in the world) and grounded us. He told me to go to my room, and Alis that there was a pitching net in the garage, unless we had anything else to say. I stuck up my hand. "Uhm, so Alis gets to do something while I have to sit in my room? That's so unfair! Come on, at least I stayed in school, and didn't cut class! All I did was accidentally mess up an experiment! Anyway, if you're going to be so unfair about the punishment, I'm not following the rules!" At this, I began running, and didn't stop until I reached the apartment building five miles away. By that time, I was really winded. I began walking up the stairs, though, and knocked on the door labelled 221. It swung open, and a tired looking man stood there in pyjamas and a robe.
"Hello, Rubi. Shouldn't you be in school?"
"Yeah, I should be, but I accidentally blew up an experiment and got a two-week suspension. Can I hang out here for a little, Victor?" He smiled and stepped aside to let me in. I flopped down on the couch and pulled a book from the backpack I was still carrying from school, just waiting for Dad to figure out where I had gone.

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So Much for Normal (pm if you want to join except for K&A) Apr 15, 2015 19:54:30 GMT -5

Post by speediskey on Apr 15, 2015 19:54:30 GMT -5

I watched my sister run away, and looked at my dad. He looked distraught. "Daddy? Want to play softball?" He replied with a stern "No." That made me mad. I went down to the pitching net, and threw out all my anger on it. And on Rubi. I love Rubi, but gosh, she can be a moron.

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So Much for Normal (pm if you want to join except for K&A) Apr 17, 2015 23:54:09 GMT -5

Post by Gerrit Cole on Apr 17, 2015 23:54:09 GMT -5

I watched Rubi run out of the house. About 45 minutes later, when Rubi didn't come back, I decided to go ask around. I went to Victor's last, that was the least place I expected her to be. When Victor opened the door, I saw Rubi sitting in a chair asking, "Who is it?" I looked at her strangely. "It's me, Rubidium. Come on home. We'll get somethin' to eat of the way home."

Last Edit: Apr 19, 2015 0:12:24 GMT -5 by Gerrit Cole

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So Much for Normal (pm if you want to join except for K&A) May 4, 2015 10:32:35 GMT -5

Post by Cecil Palmer on May 4, 2015 10:32:35 GMT -5

"It's me, Rubidium. Come on home. We'll get somethin' to eat of the way home."
I turned around and stuck out my tongue, then went back to drinking the tea Victor had made for me. I just wasn't going to pay attention.

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So Much for Normal (pm if you want to join except for K&A) May 4, 2015 23:21:36 GMT -5

Post by Gerrit Cole on May 4, 2015 23:21:36 GMT -5

"You do NOT treat your father like that!" I yelled at Rubi. "That's it. We're going home. I can't believe you. I'm sorry, Victor, for causing all of this trouble." I turned to Rubi. "And you better get your act together."

Last Edit: May 7, 2015 14:20:49 GMT -5 by Gerrit Cole