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Post by JULIETTE DUBOIS on Jun 30, 2013 3:51:33 GMT -8
Julie hadn't gone to too many amusement parks growing up. (None, actually.) Which was why as an adult, she took every and any available opportunity to go when she could.
They had left for Disneyland first thing in the morning, which for Julie and Colin was nearly unheard of. And yet in order to beat at least some of the crowds, they had hopped in Colin's car and drove out to the park, with Julie sleeping in the passenger seat and Colin wondering why they were doing this- just kidding, he loved Disneyland as much as the next 9-year-old. In a way, they both really were kids at heart, which was why the amusement park was their favorite. They couldn't go too often because, y'know, money, but it was always worth it when they did get to go to the expensive playground.
And their visit was off to a great start, if she did say so herself. Space Mountain was already crowded, so they had gone to the next best thing: Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters. And much to Julie's frustration, Colin had beaten her their first time through, racking up way more points than her. She was the one who was good at shooter games, how in the world had he beaten her? With Colin being Colin, he had smirked oh so smugly afterwards- he was just so proud of himself for beating her at something. Naturally, she had demanded a rematch.
That was when she found it.
She had just been fucking around, and shooting at the spaceship in front of them when she noticed her score increasing dramatically with every shot fired. Oh. Uh. Well. Somehow, shooting other ships increased your score. By a lot. Maybe it was a glitch? Either way, Julie took full advantage, and spent the entire ride shooting only at the ships in front of and behind them. And boy, did she wish she had a picture of the look on Colin's face when he saw her score at the end of the ride.
Naturally, he demanded a rematch.
Which was where they were now, standing in line to go again. Space Mountain had been forgotten by now- Colin was too busy trying to figure out how she had done it. He had beaten her the first time around, and by a lot, how had she done it?? She must have cheated! "How in the world can you cheat on a Disney ride, Colin?" She asked, laughing, poking him in the side as they shuffled forward in line. "You're just mad that I beat you." She continued in sing-song, every bit as smug as he had been just moments ago. The hobo prince had been evicted from his high horse, and now Julie was- no wait, that'd make her a princess. Never mind. Either way, she had totally kicked his ass, and now he was so far in denial he could see the pyramids. "Such a sore loser~"
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Post by COLIN COX on Jul 4, 2013 1:46:47 GMT -8
tagged: failtwin. time: May 6th, 11 a.m. speech: colin. notes: DIDNEY WORL "I don't know what you did, but I'm completely certain you cheated."
He had beat her the first time. By quite a lot, in fact, coming out on top by about five thousand points. It had been enough for him to gloat at her misfortune and spend the rest of the afternoon smirking, but she had challenged him to a rematch. A second duel to solidify his victory. Naturally, Colin hadn't been able to say no, and they soon found themselves in line once again, ready to beat Zerg up in a fashion that only overly excited college kids would be able to muster. He had thought that he would only improve with practice, and he had been right, he'd noted as they were approaching the end of the ride. His score had improved by almost 10,000 points. It must have been a lucky shot, but he was quite sure that it would be enough to trash Julie. Hazels glanced over to look at her score and he was about to comment on it when he realised the awful truth--
"That's impossible."
His jaw must have dropped a little when he had noticed that her score was insanely high. There was improvement, and then there was... "The- the only way you could have obtained a score like that is through foul play." What even? This was ridiculous. Colin frowned, before practically dragging Julie to the back of the line. They were in this for the long haul, and if she was going to try to stop him-- okay, she didn't seem like she was going to be stopping him, not with the way she was grinning like a Cheshire Cat. Colin raised a brow. There had to be something fishy going on, and he was determined to get to the bottom of it. He folded his arms, shooting her a dirty look.
"Isn't Disney supposed to be for kids, anyway? It doesn't make sense that they'd let you cheat on a ride, of all things. They're supposed to be teaching morals. I swear," he muttered underneath his breath. This might or might not have bothered him more than it should, but it didn't matter. Right now, he had one mission, one goal, and that was to get down to the middle of this and make sure that he beat Julie this round. "Whoever wins this round wins for the day. Then we go to Space Mountain. I am not being a sore loser," he muttered as they continued to walk ahead. "I'm just baffled. How could you have improved so much so quickly? It doesn't make any sense at all." Even the jovial theme music in the background seemed to be mocking him as they reached the front of the line. They got into the carriage, and he shot her the dirtiest look he could muster.
"I'm going to find out what you did and kick your ass."
And then he started shooting.
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Post by JULIETTE DUBOIS on Jul 21, 2013 14:45:59 GMT -8
If there was one thing to be said about Colin, it's that he could make her laugh no matter what. "You're being such a sore loser~" She laughed, poking him in the side again as she grinned up at him. Really, what was she going to do with him? So she kicked his ass at something yet again, what else was new? It was entertaining, to say the least, which was exactly why she didn't mind this silly little rematch in the slightest. She would just wipe the floor with him using that glitch, and then they could go about their merry way. Though, knowing Colin, he'd probably sulk about losing for the rest of the day.
Too bad, she wasn't going to just let him win.
"The magic of Disney?" She suggested teasingly, holding in a snicker as they got closer and closer to the front of the line. Seeing him this riled up over this ride really was hilarious, to say the least; maybe tomorrow she'd tell him that it wasn't really a cheat, as much as it was a happy accident that she decided to exploit in order to rub it in his face that she could be just as smug as he could when she beat him.
Oh well, it'd be fun. If anything, the look on his face at the end of the ride would definitely be worth it. She smiled oh so sweetly at the dirtiest look he could muster- it looked more like a puppy that had had it's favorite toy taken away. In short: adorable. She took a seat in the carriage next to him, and decided against replying to his remark. Instead, she shrugged in reply- unless he watched her the entire time they were on the ride, he wasn't going to be able to figure out what she was doing. And even if he did watch her, that would just mean she was racking up points while he sat around. How perfect.
The ride began, and while at first Julie shot at a few of the targets set up along the tracks, once she was sure Colin wasn't paying attention she began shooting the carriage in front of them. Who would have thought Disney rewarded backstabbers? She was still fairly certain it was just a slip in the system or something, but she sure wasn't complaining. To be fair, she probably could have beaten Colin fair and square, but... this was way better. It drove him up the wall, just the way she liked it. So for the rest of the ride, Julie continued shooting other carts until they finally reached the exit.
Glancing over at Colin's score, she couldn't stop the smirk that graced her features at the difference. Oh, yes. She had kicked his ass. "Looks like I win again~" She remarked lightly as she shot him a shark's grin, before stepping out of the carriage. What could she say? It was perfectly fair, he couldn't prove she was cheating, and she had wiped that smug expression off his face in no time at all. Yup, all in a day's work!
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Post by COLIN COX on Jul 23, 2013 15:34:15 GMT -8
tagged: failtwin. time: May 6th, 11 a.m. speech: colin. notes: DIDNEY WORL "I am not being a sore loser," the blonde muttered as he aimed his gun at one of the targets, pressing the trigger. Pulling his mouth into a scowl, Colin sighed. He wasn't irritated that he had lost, no. He'd lost to Julie so many times when playing video games that he'd lost track of the tally they had started when they'd first met on the Internet within two months of trading screen names. He shot another target, square, increasing his score by a good thousand points. Hah. "If I was being a sore loser, I would be a sore loser about everything else. This is just an isolated incident." Ready, aim, fire, and soon he fell into silence.
He was going to have to concentrate if Julie was going to try to win him by cheating once again, dammit. Hazels narrowed in concentration as the two of them continued shooting through the rest of the ride, the blonde not bothering to check his girlfriend's score. He knew he was pretty bad at trying to concentrate on more than one task at once; the number of times that he had to be snapped out of a book-induced trance with a light whack on the back of the head was too many to count. This would have to be a matter of intense passion and complete dedication. And so he shot at the targets with unprecedented accuracy and skill, the figures in front of him flickering as his score went higher and higher and higher. As they approached the end of the ride he couldn't help but smirk as he noted that he'd done twice as well as he had before. "So," he began with a smirk, glancing over towards Julie, "Let's see if you cheated--"
What the hell.
"You did."
The smirk on his face was wiped off as quickly as it had surfaced. What had she even done? He was completely certain-- no, this wasn't possible. "This doesn't make sense," he muttered, though it wasn't as though he was the king of common sense himself. For one, if he had any sense, he wouldn't have been going out with Julie of all people "This doesn't make sense to me. Disney isn't supposed to be rewarding cheaters," he muttered under his breath as the two of them got out of the carriages. The man at the end of the ride was grinning, probably laughing at the two of them and their ongoing feud, but Colin didn't notice. No, his eyes were on the picture that had been taken of them at the end of the ride. He was wearing a look that she would probably have described as constipated on his face, and disgusting look of triumph was plastered all over hers as she gave the camera double pistols and a wink. Their rather jarring score difference was highlighted on the bottom of the picture. Hundred thousand to fifty thousand.
"Let's go to Space Mountain." He had had enough of stupid Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters. Woody had been his favourite anyway. "Come on, let's hurry, or we're going to end up in the middle of the crowd."
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Post by JULIETTE DUBOIS on Jul 23, 2013 20:39:03 GMT -8
The amount of money she would pay for a picture of Colin's face the instant he realized he had lost again was astronomical. It was at least in the millions, maybe even the billions. She couldn't help it, she burst out laughing as soon as he saw her score. "Did not, I won fair and square. You just can't accept the fact that I beat you not once, but twice now!" She was telling the truth, after all: technically, she didn't cheat. She shot him a mega watt grin. "Admit defeat!"
She led the way to the exit as they passed by the pictures taken at the end of the ride, trying to contain a snort of laughter at the look on Colin's face. He looked constipated- well, what could she say, he was full of shit. She was almost tempted to buy it, but ultimately decided against it: she was guaranteed an excellent picture on Space Mountain. Something to hang on the wall for guests to admire.
Oh yes, she was going to have a picture of Colin screaming on Space Mountain framed and hanging on the wall. She wouldn't have it any other way.
"Yeah, let's go to Space Mountain so you can forget aaaaall about how I kicked your ass." Julie replied in a sing song tone of voice, a skip in her step as they began their trek across Tomorrowland. Colin was the sorest of losers, that much was obvious, and she was loving every second of it. "I'm totally buying one of those snapshots at the end of the ride this time, by the way. I still regret not buying one the last time we were here." She let out a dramatic sigh, hunching her shoulders and hanging her head, as if the very thought was depressing.
It didn't last long, however, as she immediately perked up, walking backwards so she could face him as she continued saying, "Your faces on roller coasters are the best, y'know. I would say they're the only reason I even ride roller coasters, but that would be a lie." All at once, she paused, then fell in step with Colin as she bumped into him with her shoulder, a cheeky grin lighting up her face as she asked, "I mean, unless you want to go back for a fourth round so I can beat you again." Sorry? Not sorry at all.
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Post by COLIN COX on Jul 25, 2013 15:19:48 GMT -8
tagged: failtwin. time: May 6th, 11 a.m. speech: colin. notes: DIDNEY WORL "Still being a sore loser," Colin muttered, though the more he said it, the more he had a feeling that the statement was losing its credibility. It wasn't that this was getting him riled up, but it was the principle behind the whole thing-- how could Disney allow for this? Sure, if it had been by a margin of a few points here or there, he would have accounted for Julie improving at this game, but this was absurd. Practice made perfect they said but she had had the same amount of practice as he.
"I'm sure that I could Google 'Disneyland cheats' and it would tell me how you did that," the blonde muttered as the two of them continued making their way towards Space Mountain. It was quite the tempting thought, actually. It'd probably explain her score. However, Colin allowed himself to be dragged into the relatively short line at Space Mountain, raising a brow when she mentioned his faces when he got onto roller coasters. "I've ridden Space Mountain twice now. Four times if you count when we went to Disneyland Paris. I don't think I'm going to have the same kind of reaction," he said, a smile tugging at the edges of his lips despite his best efforts to suppress it. The last time they had ridden Space Mountain was during the end of his study abroad, and he had been shaking with excitement until he got to the end of the line and had promptly told her that they were turning back, that they were getting off, because if they got on they were going to die or something. Needless to say, Julie shoved him onto the ride anyway, and he had let out the most unmanly scream that anyone could possibly have emitted. But that wasn't going to happen this time.
Colin allowed the grin on his face to widen. Okay, yeah, maybe he was being stupid. (He was still going to do that Google search when he got back, though. Just because if he didn't, this was going to bother him for the next fifty years.) "It wasn't worth buying that picture of me at Space Mountain Paris. I don't think it was as good as my face when we rode it here for the first time." It had been both their first times in Disneyland, and it had been his idea to try Space Mountain before all the lines got long. He'd thought that he would be able to handle this roller coaster, seeing as this was Disneyland and all. As usual, he had been horribly wrong, and made a total ass of himself in front of Julie. Come to think of it, he had no idea why she'd agreed to go out with him after that display.
Okay, maybe he had some sort of an idea, and it gave him butterflies and squishy feelings and dokis on the inside. If Julie had any idea how much he liked her she would probably laugh so hard her insides exploded. "Either way, you aren't getting a picture of me on this ride. There won't be anything worth getting a picture of me for. I don't know about you, but I'm excited." He did like roller coasters, after all. Just not when he was on them, or the five minutes or so before, but roller coasters were the absolute best the rest of the time. As she bumped her shoulder with his arm, Colin grabbed hold of her hand, giving it a tight squeeze. See, he could be cute and non-competitive too.
For the moment.
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Post by JULIETTE DUBOIS on Jul 26, 2013 19:21:19 GMT -8
"You are. You react the same way every time. If you don't scream and freak out this time, I won't eat ice cream for a year." She shot back with a wide grin, knowing full well that that wasn't going to happen. As much as Colin loved roller coasters, you would never guess it from the way he reacted to them. It was kind of a bizarre relationship, in all honesty, but it wasn't even the tip of the Strange Things Colin Allan Cox Says And/Or Does Iceberg. At least he was cute?
She let out a loud, dramatic sigh, her shoulder slumping and a pout on her face as she replied, "Yeah, the first one was definitely the best. I still regret not getting it when I had the chance, but alas." She let out another sigh, before taking a peek at Colin out of the corner of her eyes. That first trip to Disneyland had been before they started going out, so of course she hadn't thought to buy the snapshot then. If he had just sucked it up and asked her out before he took her to Disneyland, she could have bought the perfect snapshot the first time around. It was all Colin's fault, as usual, surprising no one.
But still, he really could be kind of cute sometimes. Like when he grabbed hold her hand as they waited in line for Space Mountain. She smiled at him, squeezing his hand in return, even as she replied, "I'm definitely getting a picture of you on this ride. Don't even try to sway me, it's not going to work. My mind's made up." Nope, she was never missing out on another roller coaster picture ever again.
They shuffled along through the line, the excited chatter of the people around just nearly drowning out the background music. This reminded Julie of something, and it was just on the tip of her tongue. "Hey, have-" She paused, frowned, then glanced back up at Colin again. Well crap. "I just completely forgot what I was going to say." She would have crossed her arms, but one of her hands was trapped in Colin's, so she was stuck glaring at the floor with her bottom lip firmly between her teeth, trying to remember just what she wanted to say. It had probably been something to make fun of Colin, so that was a start. And meanwhile, they continued to inch closer and closer towards the front of the line. Which meant any second now Colin was going to start freaking out, and Julie could laugh at him.
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Post by COLIN COX on Jul 27, 2013 14:28:46 GMT -8
tagged: failtwin. time: May 6th, 11 a.m. speech: colin. notes: DIDNEY WORL Colin rolled his eyes. "Just watch me. I'll actually stay normal through the whole of this ride. No screaming, no freaking out, no threatening to turn back. I've done Space Mountain enough times for me to be able to sit through it with my sanity intact." He toyed with the fingers of Julie's hand, glancing over to the front of the line. There were still another fifteen or twenty minutes to go before they were there, and he had to admit that he was starting to feel the butterflies in his stomach. Nothing he couldn't handle though, he thought with a small frown. He'd been through a lot worse, done things that were a lot more terrifying of his own accord. He'd managed to ask Julie out way back then, hadn't he? Surely he could ride the same coaster for the fifth time without turning into a complete wreck.
"There's no point getting a picture of us on Space Mountain, anyway. It's not like there's anywhere to put it at our place." Mostly because it was filled with his books, but you could hardly blame him for that. (To be honest, the novelty of being able to say "our place" had yet to wear off-- he couldn't believe that it had almost been two weeks since they moved in together.) It was his turn to smirk as Julie mentioned that she had forgotten what she was going to say. "Well, they say that if you don't have something nice to say, then don't speak at all. Maybe that's what your brain is trying to tell you, because I can bet you that it was nothing good." Colin chuckled, squeezing her hand. Ten minutes until they reached now. Maybe he'd be able to do this. All he had to continue doing was keep making fun of Julie, and he would be okay.
Five minutes now. He could feel his heart in his throat, and it wasn't as though he could just swallow it. "Managed to find it yet?" he asked. "It could be a sign that you're too mean to me and that you should be nicer." Never mind the fact that the increased conversation could only mean that he was nervous, and that Julie would be able to pick it up. "We're almost there, anyway. I haven't freaked out or flipped out yet," he muttered, glancing nervously from side to side. What were the odds that there would be some sort of emergency and that he would have to evacuate? Maybe this was all some sort of a ploy for Disney to trap their souls, he couldn't help but think, his brows furrowing. The emergency exit was just on the left, and they were shuffling past it. No turning back, no turning back. They were almost at the front of the line now. No turning ba--
"Julie, I really need to pee."
Yes. He really, really did. Completely and totally. "I- I don't think it would do either of us any good if my bladder explodes here and I die, right?" Never mind the fact that he had been fine ten minutes ago, or even five. They were slowly approaching the front now: he could see people getting into the roller coaster, but where were the people coming out? "You go ahead, I'll meet you outside once I've used the toilet. I don't think it's a good idea for me to get on Space Mountain," he added. "I'd soil the place and it would be bad. Very bad." No, he wasn't chickening out. He wouldn't dream of it. Not at all.
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Post by JULIETTE DUBOIS on Jul 28, 2013 14:58:33 GMT -8
She frowned up at him, sticking her tongue out at him as he made fun of her. Not that she particularly minded, but she had to put up some pretense of being irked by his words. Going back and forth like this was as natural to their relationship as breathing. With a roll of her eyes, she retorted, with a huff, "How do you know it wasn't something nice though? I could have been just about to compliment you on how nice your plaid shirt looks on you today." She flashed him a cheeky grin; little did Colin know she actually had a plan of action to slowly change his wardrobe. If all went according to plan, he wouldn't even notice. But for now, she'd let the plaid shirts continue. For now.
They were five minutes away from the front of the line now, and Julie grinned as Colin became increasingly more and more nervous. She had known him long enough to read him like a book by now; it was so obvious it was almost painful. Any minute now, he was going to start making frantic excuses, reasons why they needed to turn back, maybe find something else to do instead... "If I was nicer to you, it'd be like summoning the end of the world as we know it." She squeezed Colin's hand, grinning as he began to glance around, his brows furrowing together as they edged closer and closer towards the ride. "Yeah, but you're getting nervous." She pointed out, a cat's smug smirk on her lips as they made their way past the emergency exit. They were almost at the point of no return, it was only a matter of time-
"Oh c'mon, are you serious?"
Of all the creative excuses he could have come up with, it had to be something like that? She cocked an eyebrow at him, trying not to laugh as she leveled an accusatory look at him. "Colin, that's an excuse preschoolers use." She drawled, her tone surprisingly calm given that her boyfriend just proclaimed that he was going to pee his pants if he didn't get off the ride right now. But why would she be anything but calm? She had gone through this several times by now; she knew the routine like the back of her hand. She was going to have to poke and prod him the rest of the way to the ride, or he really would turn back and wait for her at the end. What a chicken, geeze.
Julie could actually see people getting into the ride up ahead- they were so close, it'd be a waste to turn back now. So with a loud, melodramatic sigh, she tightened her grip on Colin's hand and began to tug him forward. "Let's go, you big baby. You're an adult, you can hold it for the next three minutes." She teased, trying not to laugh as they inched their way closer and closer to the start of the ride. They were seconds away from getting on, she wasn't about to let him run away.
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Post by COLIN COX on Jul 30, 2013 11:45:35 GMT -8
tagged: failtwin. time: May 6th, 11 a.m. speech: colin. notes: DIDNEY WORL But he really needed to pee. Okay, more like he was really going to need to pee in the next half an hour or something, but what if the ride stopped halfway through and he got stuck on the coaster and he had to use the toilet and he couldn't take it any more? There was no point taking this risk. Especially if the ride stopped while they were on top of something really high. When he'd been in England for his study abroad he'd heard a horror story in which a roller coaster got suspended on top of a 90-degree drop, and that would have been fine seeing as they weren't in the midst of dropping, but not if he needed to pee in, say, half an hour. This was bad.
"You never know what might happen up there. Yeah, I can hold it for three minutes, but if we get onto that ride it might become three hours. Or four. It's not like I would normally want to back out, right?" He would have had to be crazy to give up a chance to be alone with Julie in the dark for hours-- err-- nope, he still didn't want to end up peeing there. That would probably be the end of their relationship as he knew it, she'd move out, and he'd have to pay all the rent, and he wouldn't be able to afford it AND THEN HE'D DIE. Or at least, be really broke and have to work several jobs at once and then his grades would drop and he'd have to pay for college, all because she made him get onto a rollercoaster that-- "AAH!" he yelped as Julie started tugging him forward, and they passed by the lady manning the ride. "Err, is this safe?" he managed to sputter out, before the woman let out a chuckle and ushered them into one of the carriages. The brunette had a wide grin on her lips as she lowered the safety bar onto him and Julie, and her honeyed tone cooed:
"It's okay. It'll only hurt a little."
"Shit I'm gonna die."
The words were accompanied by a look of pure shock and horror, his eyes and mouth widening as the signal went from red to amber. That was it. That was the end of his existence as he knew it. No more cereal, no more Julie, no more books. Something was going to happen and he was going to--
"AAAAAAAAAH!"
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Post by JULIETTE DUBOIS on Jul 31, 2013 20:47:26 GMT -8
Colin Cox: literal 5-year-old. It was moments like these that Julie sometimes had to stop and wonder just what in the world she saw in her boyfriend. But then she remembered that she took a sick pleasure out of scaring the crap out of Colin. She took joy out of the simple things in life, and forcing Colin onto roller coasters was one of them. And she didn't get to do it often, so she was going to enjoy every minute of this. "Uh, yeah, you've tried to back out of riding every roller coaster we've ever been on." She reminded him cheerfully, pulling him forward down the path, much to the amusement of the people behind them. Oh, Julie saw their traded glances and silent grins, and to be honest, she couldn't blame them.
Especially when Colin actually stopped to ask the attendant if the ride was safe. Really, between his shouting and his panicked questions, you'd think he had never been on a roller coaster before. This one wasn't even all that bad! With a roll of her eyes, Julie jerked Colin along, loudly remarking, "Oh my god, you're such a baby. Let's go." The brunette woman helped them into their carriage, before saying a few words of comfort to Colin, to which Julie couldn't help but snicker. She loved it when other people jumped in on messing with her boyfriend; it made the experience more fun.
Julie turned in her seat to sneak a peek at Colin's face before the ride started, and nearly burst out laughing at the horror in his eyes. "No real loss." She replied teasingly, the coaster slowing moving forward as the lights counted down to take-off. When they finally jolted forward into the darkness of Space Mountain, Colin let out a scream that could break the sound barrier. Julie started laughing, and continued laughing for the entire ride, even as they were thrown around twisting turns and steep dives that left her breathless. That scream had to have been even worse than the one from Disneyland Paris. Boy oh boy, did she love roller coasters.
After three minutes of breakneck speeds and flashing lights, the ride finally came to an end. As their coaster slowly entered the exit platform, Julie turned once again to face Colin, her hand under her chin as she asked with an innocent smile, "So, did you have fun?" If the snapshot at the end of the ride wasn't hilarious, Julie would be disappointed. Their safety bar raised as they came to a staggering halt, and the blonde hopped out of the carriage, waiting for Colin before leading the way off the platform. "At least you didn't wet your pants, that's a good sign! I guess you didn't have to use the bathroom that bad after all, huh?" She gave him a wicked grin as they walked; let's face it, she was never going to stop laughing at Colin ever.
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Post by COLIN COX on Aug 1, 2013 14:58:58 GMT -8
tagged: failtwin. time: May 6th, 11 a.m. speech: colin. notes: DIDNEY WORL It was probably the most horrifying experience of his life.
Never mind the times he had been bullied, pushed around, literally backed up against a wall. Never mind that one time when he had been in actual danger of death. Never mind the time when he had been eleven, and his older brother had almost drowned while they were on holiday-- okay, that would have been no big loss, they'd have been able to eat a lot more chocolate as children, so that didn't count. But nothing he had ever been through would be able to compare to this.
He'd been told by his maternal grandmother that his dad had been a quiet child. That he'd preferred to listen rather than speak, a far cry from the loud, boisterous man that he was now, and she had theorised that there was a certain number of words that every person would be assigned to speak at birth and his father was catching up on the words he'd missed out on as a child. While Colin wasn't in contact with the woman any more, and neither did he wish to be, he had to admit that the woman's theory might have held an element of truth to it-- only, there was a certain total number of decibels that a person could emit in their lifetime, and 99% of Colin's were used when screaming on roller coasters.
The shriek he emitted could have given a little old lady an aneurysm.
Breakneck speed, techno music, strobe lights and endless shrieking. That was what Space Mountain could have been summed up as for him, his heart about to leap out of his throat the whole time. Twists and turns and yet another curve, and then a giant dip that made him shout so loud that his lungs were just about ready to burst. Just as he was about to see his life flashing before his eyes, the coaster finally ground to a halt, and he stepped off the carriage, practically shaking. Julie addressed him, asking him how it was, and he paused for a moment to catch his breath, before saying:
"Wow. That was actually really, really good."
His heart was still pounding against his ribcage. He-- yeah, he liked roller coasters, just not for the five minutes or so before he got onto them. It was stupid but he had a gut feeling that this was going to happen again, and again, and again until he finally drove Julie mad. "I never said I had to use the bathroom badly," he added, though she would be able to see from the sheepish smile on his face that even he knew that it was bullshit. "The photo's going to be ridiculously awful, I know it--"
And there it was, on one of the panels outside the ride, Julie cheering at the top of her lungs and Colin looking as though he was about to suffer a bout of explosive diarrhoea.
He-- he couldn't even laugh at that one. Covering his face, he instinctively glanced around, wondering whether there was a corner he could slink into. Perhaps Kafka would come into handy, and he would be able to turn into a cockroach and scurry away: no, wait, that had been a giant cockroach, so that wouldn't help. "Yeah. Great... Photo. We aren't buying it," he hastily added, "There are too many books in the house for us to keep it anywhere. Okay, maybe not, but it's still ridiculously overpriced. We'll snap a picture with our phones and then go spend our money on one of those giant turkey legs."
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Post by JULIETTE DUBOIS on Aug 2, 2013 19:00:05 GMT -8
She cocked an eyebrow at him as he assured her that, no, he did not actually have to use the bathroom that badly. The boy must have selective memory, because that certainly wasn't how she remembered it. "Need I remind you that you claimed you were going to pee your pants just moments before we got on the ride?" She asked, trying not to laugh at him- oh who was she kidding, she started giggling all over again at her stupid boyfriend and his stupid antics. Really, between the cereal and the books and the roller coasters, it was a miracle she hadn't left him and his weirdness behind.
They reached the bank of monitors on the wall outside the exit platform, and all at once Julie was laughing all over again. Colin's face was absolutely perfect in every single way. The fact that she appeared to be having the time of her life next to him only served to make the picture even better, as it just accentuated his terrified expression even better. "Now, that-" She finally managed to wheeze, clutching her sides, "That's something I'd be proud to have hanging on the wall." She had to have it. Nothing would ever compare to the first Space Mountain ride, but this was a close second, and she was going to own this thing if it was the last thing she did.
Of course, Colin was completely against the idea, and to be fair, she couldn't blame him. However, because this was her and she was the Worst Girlfriend on the Planet, his feelings were overruled by her need to continuously embarrass him at any and every available opportunity. "We're buying it. Or at least I am." She declared, her expression dead serious as she frowned up at him. When he continued to argue, Julie had to put her foot down. "No, I need this picture framed and in our apartment. I need it Colin, if I don't own this beautiful photo I'll probably die." She sounded exactly like a teenage girl, begging her parents for some expensive item she just had to have, but this was different: this was a matter of she really needed physical proof that Colin was the biggest weenie known to mankind, and she needed that proof on her wall back home ASAP.
And with all that done and settled, she stood on tip toe to give him a quick kiss on the cheek before darting away, heading to the desk that had the photo staff standing behind the counter. "Be right back~!" She called over her shoulder, skipping to the end of the small line. It was a matter of minutes, but soon enough she was next to him again, plastic bag in hand containing this precious artifact sacred to the Cox-Dubois household. Next time Cal was over, she was going to make sure to point this particular item out to him. "So, you said something about giant turkey legs?" She asked breezily, lacing her fingers with his as she shot him a sunny smile. What a great day!
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Post by COLIN COX on Aug 3, 2013 7:42:27 GMT -8
tagged: failtwin. time: May 6th, 11 a.m. speech: colin. notes: DIDNEY WORL "Julie, no--" But once she had set her mind on doing something, there was no way that he would be able to stop her. Nevertheless, he grabbed hold of her shoulder in an attempt to hold her back, but to no avail. She managed to wrestle herself out of his (not-quite) iron grip, marching up towards the counter and requesting the picture. "You're acting like a five-year-old--" Rich coming from him, he knew, considering his earlier display. Then again, this probably made them even in terms of mentality. He couldn't help but palm his face as the attendant passed Julie the ride with a grin, the dark-haired girl's expression brimming with amusement as she watched the scene unfold. And she even had the nerve to ask him for turkey legs after--
Fine, it was lunch time, he could probably do with some food.
"I cannot believe you just blew your money on that. Let's go," he sighed. Disneyland was pointlessly expensive and everything, but the turkey legs were just too good. Probably genetically modified to an insane degree, but definitely delicious. He would know: he'd actually managed to almost finish one when they'd first come, and when he'd tried to Google 'turkey legs' back when he'd gone home so he could see how they did it, 'turkey legs Disney World' was the first result that popped up. They were evidently very popular, and he would have to be lying if he wasn't excited. "There isn't a turkey legs stand at Tomorrowland," Colin mused, checking his map. "We're going to have to turn into Main Street U.S.A if we want to get them." They were by no means prime calibre meat-- sinewy, tough, and full of cartilage, yet far too addictive.
"I read online that there's a rumour floating around that the turkey legs actually from emus, though I find that even harder to believe than these actually coming from turkeys. Genetic engineering is where I'd place my bet at." And yet they were taking a detour to go and get them. With that, he and Julie walked out of Space Mountain towards Main Street U.S.A., right into the middle of the gardens. A pair of figures surrounded by children were standing on the grass, and Colin blinked, immediately recognising the characters.
"Hey, Julie, I see Flynn and Rapunzel," he said. "The line isn't very long, want to take a stop for a picture? Come on," he said, tugging on her arm, "It'll be fun." Rapunzel was one of his favourite princesses, second to only Belle-- he hadn't been that big a fan of princesses growing up, but now he was getting increasingly unashamed to admit he had enjoyed quite a lot of the movies when he watched them a second time. "Let's go let's go," he muttered excitedly. Now they were both behaving like a pair of children, he figured that they might as well, right?
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Post by JULIETTE DUBOIS on Aug 6, 2013 18:12:11 GMT -8
He had absolutely no right to compare her to a child. Just moments before he had been threatening to pee his pants if he had to ride a roller coaster, for Pete's sake! No, whatever he had to say, it fell on deaf ears, and it was a particularly smug smirk that Julie led the way out of Space Mountain, swinging the plastic bag back and forth as she walked. She'd definitely chalk this up to a point for her!
"It's my money, I'll spend it however I want, thank you very much." Julie retorted, leveling a look Colin's way. Really, if she wanted to blow her money on a million pictures of Colin screaming on a roller coaster, then who was he to tell her no? She'd plaster the walls with them! ... Okay, just kidding, but if she had the money and the motivation, she totally would just to prove her point. If he could spend all his money on books, then she could very well buy enough pictures to use as wallpaper for their apartment, and she'd have no regrets.
Still, it was just a dumb picture. At least he hadn't thrown up, otherwise this would be really embarrassing. She squeezed Colin's hand as they walked towards Main Street, a skip in her step as he went on about something or other. Turkey legs. Emus. Genetic engineering. All very fascinating conversation, really. "Uh-huh." Was all she said in reply, her lips quirking ever so slightly in a smile. "And I'm sure it's all poisoned, too, and they're slowly killing us with every bite of turkey leg we eat." #conspiracies
The blonde paused mid-step, however, when Colin pointed out the two figures on the grass. She bit her lip, glancing towards Main Street, before sighing. "Okay okay, but only for a bit, I'm starving." She grumbled, though truth be told she didn't mind this little detour in the slightest. She totally related to Rapunzel on a spiritual level- although she'd be lying if she said she didn't wince when Flynn cut her hair at the end of the movie. (Woops, spoiler alert!)
They made their way to the back of the line, and Julie couldn't help but notice that other than the children's parents, the two of them were the tallest people there. She let out a snort of laughter; what could she say, they blended in perfectly. Nothing to see here, move along, there are definitely not a pair of sketchy ass 20-year-olds standing in line to see Rapunzel and Flynn. "I wonder if I can get that Flynn to sign my boobs." She mused aloud, poker-faced as she kept her eyes on the two actors signing a little girl's autograph book. To be completely fair, that Flynn was cute as fuck, okay. Can you blame her?
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Post by COLIN COX on Aug 9, 2013 2:04:54 GMT -8
tagged: failtwin. time: May 6th, 11 a.m. speech: colin. notes: DIDNEY WORL "Go ahead. See if they allow you to do that in a family-friendly environment. I'm sure the children of the world would enjoy seeing your boobs." Even a brain-dead monkey would have been able to hear the sarcasm dripping in his tone. But he squeezed her hand tightly, shuffling up in line with his girlfriend despite being the two tallest people there. That wasn't something they could say every day. Achievement unlocked, he supposed: they weren't midgets in a sea of taller people for once in their lives. The line went by quite quickly, and it wasn't long before a loud cry yelled out:
"Next please!"
"That's us," Colin smiled as he handed his camera to the attendant, muttering a word of thanks as they walked up towards the two characters. Flynn slung an arm around his neck, and he chuckled, giving the taller man a sheepish grin. Were they being judged? Maybe. Did he care? Not at all. "Mature adults, that's what we are." And though it was normally so hard to get one out of him, the blonde couldn't help but remain smiling as their picture was taken. Hadn't they been in this exact spot almost three years ago, the day he'd originally asked her out? Perhaps, perhaps not, but he wasn't going to dwell on a technicality. He was just glad to be there with her, in the happiest place on Earth.
He was just glad that she wasn't a mind-reader, because she would be laughing so hard at him right now for being a total sap.
"Thank you," he said to Rapunzel and Flynn. Standing out here in the hot sun daily was probably a real chore: he'd heard horror stories. After all, he had a friend who was working here as well, as another of his favourite princesses. Sadly his knowledge of said friend had probably wrecked Belle for him for life, as she was nothing like the girl save for appearance. Granted, he didn't think that there was a princess who spent hours blogging and trolling people on the Internet.
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Post by JULIETTE DUBOIS on Aug 11, 2013 9:32:13 GMT -8
Julie had to hold back a snicker at the sarcasm in Colin's voice, before she asked, in teasing tones, "What, are you saying they wouldn't?" Of course she wasn't going to ask Flynn to do that- she'd probably get thrown out of the park and banned from ever entering again, and that was simply unacceptable! She did, however, squeeze his hand in return, more as a reminder that, hey, she kind of needed that handed and would rather not have it squeezed off while they were waiting in line to see Flynn and Rapunzel. His grip was tight!
The wait wasn't very long at all, and soon enough they were up next. While Colin was handing his camera to the attendant, Julie was trading smiles with Rapunzel, who immediately pulled her fellow blonde into a hug for the picture. She was so cute holy crap, Julie was in love. And yes, by the way, it was a good thing she couldn't read minds, because if she could hear Colin's sappy thoughts she would have died laughing right then and there. Would have completely ruined the picture.
"Thank you!" Once the picture was taken, Julie began to move away so the next group could step forward, but before she could leave Flynn grabbed her hand and got down on one knee. She whirled back around, a confused expression on her face as she quirked a brow at the actor. Whatever he had to say, he better make it quick, cause there was a turkey leg with her name on it on Main Street, and-
"Princess, it was a pleasure making your acquaintance."
And then he gave her the smolder.
Oh no.
Her stomach dropped the minute that particular word left his lips. It wasn't that he was cute, or that he called her princess, or anything like that. Flynn didn't realize he had just opened a Pandora's box of teasing for the rest of the day, and Julie was never going to hear the end of it for the rest of the day. And if that wasn't a distressing thought, she didn't know what was.
Julie's eyes grew wide, but she did manage a smile (more of a grimace, really.), before she shot Colin a warning glare. If he said anything, she was breaking up with him on the spot. (That was a lie, but really, if he valued his life he wouldn't do it.) "Umm, thank you. And it was nice meeting you too, Eugene." The character's real name got a shocked gasp out of the man, giving her enough leeway to slip her hand out of his and start stepping towards the exit, giving Colin a look that just screamed 'we're leaving now.'
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Post by COLIN COX on Aug 14, 2013 13:34:47 GMT -8
tagged: failtwin. time: May 6th, 11 a.m. speech: colin. notes: DIDNEY WORL Ladies and gentlemen, the tables had been turned.
His lips twisted into a wicked smirk as Flynn called Julie a princess. Yes, a princess. Which, as he knew, happened to be Julie's absolute favourite nickname in the entire world, that didn't embarrass her at all. Noting her warning glare and her flushed cheeks, Colin couldn't help but feel a strange tingling sense of pride in his chest. He hadn't been the one to initiate this, but he was going to milk every moment of it while he could.
"Thank you, sir. She's the Princess of my heart." The blonde had to fight to keep a straight face as the words left his mouth, making sure to capitalize 'Princess' even through his words. Colin glanced sideways at Julie. Oh, she was frustrated all right. Absolutely seething would be the understatement of the year. He was probably going to get into deep trouble for this, but this was worth it. To quote the great philosopher and deep thinker Zac Efron:
#YOLO.
Yes, this was the kind of thing he learned when he was on Tumblr. And Julie said that he was on there sobbing over sunken ships all the time? Please, she couldn't have been more wrong, he was only doing that about 95% of the time. Colin took Julie's hand, and this time it was his turn to lead her away towards the stall selling turkey legs. The line wasn't that long, really: then again, this was still mostly a school day. They were seriously quite lucky in that sense.
"So I'm taking it that you want a turkey leg, milady? Or would you like something else? Tell me Princess, when did you last let your heart decide?" He sang the last line out loud, chuckling a little as he did so. He was so dead, but it was totally worth it.
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Post by JULIETTE DUBOIS on Aug 14, 2013 15:50:11 GMT -8
She really should have known her glare wouldn't do anything- how long, exactly, had they been dating by now?- but it was worth a shot. Her eyes widened even more as he proceeded to call her the 'princess of his heart,' causing her face to burn cherry red at the comment. She couldn't even manage an exasperated 'Colin!' at him. And in front of strangers, too! That was just going too far, and she quickly whirled around so her face was hidden from view of the actors. Oh god, her face had to be lighting up like a beacon, this was the worst.
Julie let him take her hand and lead the way to the turkey leg stand, trying to control the rush of blood to her cheeks as best she could. Just her luck, she really should have known something like this would happen. And now he was going to be a smug bastard for the rest of their visit, just because he got to call her by that nickname like he had an excuse. Colin Cox, worst boyfriend, 0/10, would not recommend. Why was she even dating him? The world may never know.
Oh and then he just had to start talking again, like he just couldn't get enough of this. Why couldn't he just accept victory and move on? Did he really have to rub it in her face?? She pulled her hand out of his, glaring at the back of his head as she crossed her arms and bit her lip. She was fairly certain she had smoke coming out of her ears, her face was burning so much. "I hate you so much." She mumbled darkly, glancing to the side as she followed behind him.
Whatever, soon she'd be chowing down on turkey leg, and you know what? She wasn't even going to fight over who bought it. In fact, she was fully expecting Colin to pay for their lunch. That's right- it was the least he could do. Jerk.
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Post by COLIN COX on Aug 14, 2013 16:52:21 GMT -8
tagged: failtwin. time: May 6th, 11 a.m. speech: colin. notes: DIDNEY WORL "You hate me? I'm hurt." Not at all, to be completely honest. In fact, he would have been lying if he said that he wasn't relishing this. "Nevertheless I'm sorry to have offended you. What should I do to make this better for you, princess?" He was definitely going to be in trouble for this. He walked up towards the counter and ordered two turkey legs, even managing to pay without Julie kicking up a huge fuss like she always did. Ah, peace and quiet. He could definitely live with this. Leading her away from the stall, he took a seat on a park bench, glancing to his right as a gesture for Julie to sit by him.
"Come on, Ju. Cheer up. You beat me at Buzz Lightyear and got a dumb picture of me at Space Mountain right? Stop acting like it's the end of the world." He had to fight to not make a 'princess in another castle' joke, but figured she might not understand the reference anyway. He'd made her play Pokemon and some of the Sonic games, but he hadn't introduced her to Super Mario just yet. Bit by bit though, he was planning to feed Julie parts of her missing childhood. And wasn't part of being a girl princess games? If anything, he was doing her a favour. "Sit down. Come on, who's going to eat this turkey leg? I can't eat them both myself."
Colin took a bite out of the first leg. Too dry, too salty, too much cartilage. But so good.
"Delicious," he muttered. "You're going to regret not having any," Colin teased in a sing-song voice. She was still sulking, which was quite the amusing sight. Now who was acting like a baby? He lifted his turkey leg towards her.
"Say aaaah."
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