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piningprecussionist · 3 months
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Kim tried not to leer too hard at Stephen and Joseph's retreating backs as she stood there, stewing in her rage. It was stifled a bit by the hand on her back, sure, but only so much could be done to quell her temper.
To say she was pleased by this situation would be the most boldface lie she'd told in a while- there were few things worse to her when she was in one of these moods than being confined, let alone with Scott Pilgrim: number one verbal battering ram for her (in this instance) redirected rage. It also put her on edge for other, obvious reasons- like not wanting to bitch out on Ramona, for instance, and still being uncertain how to navigate the current... (Situationship?) The trio had found themselves in.
The hand at her back was starting to burn, now- an indulgence she couldn't justify. She steps forward with a frown and crossed arms, masking the nebulous discomfort with her usual look of bored irritation.
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"Come on, Boy Blunder," Kim practically growls, turning her head away from either of them to hide the brief flash of surprise that hearing herself brings. She shakes her head, glaring at the floor for a moment. "Let's just... get to the room and figure this out. 128, he said?"
Without waiting for the confirmation, she turns on her heels and begins to walk, eyes peeled for the proper door number. With the space she quickly creates, she allows herself a moment to think. (Relax, or you'll be the one making this miserable. Scott grabbed the map, sure, but Stephen really should have noticed something was off...) Her pace stutters briefly when another thought eventually follows that one, making her look out and around at their surroundings- not that there was much to look at. (Maybe this would be more bearable with something to drink...)
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thegloober · 6 years
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Don’t trust what the standings say about these five teams
In the long run, wins and losses in the first weeks of the season can pay dividends, particularly when the margin between making the post-season and missing out entirely can be as slim as a single point. That doesn’t necessarily mean the first few weeks of the campaign are indicative of what the standings will look like come season’s end, however.
For instance, on this date last season, the Ottawa Senators looked like they might be able to hang in the Atlantic Division thanks to a plus-eight goal differential and 4-1-4 record that put them two points back of the second-place Toronto Maple Leafs. It’s that early season success that gave Ottawa the confidence to pull off the three-way trade that brought Matt Duchene to town. But we all know how that ended up.
Slowly but surely the Senators fell apart, slipping down the standings at an alarming rate. And by the time the campaign closed, all that separated Ottawa from the NHL’s basement was five points, with their minus-70 goal differential sitting as the second-worst in the league. The early season success was more a mirage than an indication of what was to come, and that’s the peril of believing in the standings all that much at this point in the season.
With that in mind, these are the five team whose early season records should be taken with a grain of salt:
VANCOUVER CANUCKS The Canucks had some of the longest odds in the league at the start of the season, and not without reason. Vancouver has a thin roster primarily led by young talent. The belief was that this would be a season filled with growing pains. Turns out, though, that the Canucks keep finding ways to win. In fact, at the 10-game mark, Vancouver has a one-point edge on the San Jose Sharks for first place in the Pacific Division and won last night’s outing against the Vegas Golden Knights despite losing, oh, half their roster to injury by mid-game.
The good times won’t last in Vancouver, though. Nothing about the Canucks’ success screams sustainability. Coach Travis Green’s club is getting caved in terms of possession and scoring chances yet escaping by the skin of their teeth on most nights. It appears as though the wheel could fall off at any moment. And you know what? That’s OK! Vancouver will benefit more from another high draft pick than they will a surprise appearance in the post-season. The Canucks need to think long term. That’s no reason not to bask in the early glory, though.
ARIZONA COYOTES It’s easy to look at Arizona’s success, or lack thereof, and chalk it up to just another season in which the Coyotes will be a bottom feeder. This is a team that started the campaign without a single goal at 5-on-5 through the first two weeks of the season. But to write the Coyotes off this soon would be foolish. This team has some talent, which was evident in the back half of the 2017-18 campaign, and it sure looks like things are starting to head in the right direction after a slow start.
First, let’s address the offensive issue by saying this: Arizona has scored nine goals at five-a-side in their past three games. The Coyotes can score. They’re not the Los Angeles Kings. Second, look at the numbers. Long a possession black hole, Arizona currently sits fourth in 5-on-5 Corsi for percentage (54.8), fourth in shots for percentage (55.5) and sixth in scoring chances for percentage (54.7). Their high-danger chances for percentage is middling, but the duo of Antti Raanta and Darcy Kuemper has been pretty solid. The Coyotes have the ninth-best save percentage at 5-on-5. Arizona is far better than their record suggests.
ANAHEIM DUCKS Maybe the timing of this isn’t great given the Ducks are on a three-game skid, dropping games to the Golden Knights, Buffalo Sabres and Chicago Blackhawks, but Anaheim is in far more trouble right now than their 5-4-1 record would indicate. But the Ducks are currently sitting third in the Pacific Division with an even goal differential solely because of John Gibson.
Just take a quick look at the numbers. The Ducks are last in shots per game (23.9). They are last in shots against per game (37.9). That means Anaheim’s shot differential per game is a startling minus-14. They’ve surrendered 140 more shots than they’ve taken. Worse yet, at 5-on-5, Anaheim’s Corsi for percentage (40.5), shots for percentage (39.8), scoring chance for percentage (37.8) and high-danger chance percentage (36.8) are all league-worst marks. At this rate, Gibson’s legs might fall off by the 20-game mark.
The one caveat here is that the Ducks are banged up in a big way. Being without Corey Perry, Ondrej Kase, Jakub Silfverberg and Patrick Eaves hurts. Having already dealt with injuries to Ryan Getzlaf and Ryan Kesler, among others, hasn’t done Anaheim any favors, either. But things really don’t look all that great for the Ducks. If something doesn’t change in a hurry, it could be a long, long year in Anaheim.
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS The Golden Knights didn’t face the normal ebbs and flows of an NHL team last season. Somehow, it was one perpetual ebb that grew and grew and grew until Vegas won the Western Conference and fell a few wins short of winning the Stanley Cup. Well, turns out that stored up bad luck is coming to roost right about now, with the Golden Knights nine games into their campaign with the third-worst goals per game rate in the league and some questions about what’s plaguing the offense.
Turns out, though, the answer is nothing is really plaguing the attack at all other than the aforementioned bout of bad luck. Quite frankly, Vegas has been just as good again. They’re a top-three team in Corsi for, shots for, scoring chances for and high-danger changes for percentage. They’re dominating games in much the same way they did last season, playing coach Gerard Gallant’s up-tempo system to perfection.
So, why the mediocre start? Well, the dreadful shooting percentage doesn’t help. Only the Coyotes have a worse shooting percentage at all strengths. It also doesn’t help that Marc-Andre Fleury has an awful .904 SP. That the Golden Knights have been able to hang around in the early going despite next to no luck in goal or on the attack speaks to the talent the team has. Everything is going to be all right in Vegas.
OTTAWA SENATORS Just as everyone suspected, the Senators have risen to prominence once again and become a contender in the wide-open Atlantic Division. They were just that one big move away — trading over-the-hill defenseman Erik Karlsson for Chris Tierney and Dylan DeMelo — from a return trip to the post-season. Or something like that. Right?
All kidding aside, Ottawa might not be quite as bad as the pre-season prognostications foretold, which is to say they’re not going to finish with a negative point total. The Senators have been a plucky bunch that has gotten some scoring from unexpected places early in the season in order to compete and stay in games with some tough teams. Case in point, they handed the Toronto Maple Leafs their first loss and hung with the Boston Bruins until late-second and early-third period power play goals sunk the Senators earlier this week. Part of that is thanks to the otherworldly and entirely unexplainable phenomenon known as every-other-year Craig Anderson. Part of it is because Ottawa has the second-highest shooting percentage in the league.
Over the course of a long season, though, expect the Senators to tumble down the standings and land in a position that’s more in line with what was expected entering the campaign. Ottawa’s underlying numbers suggest as much, to be sure, but the aforementioned shooting percentage and Anderson’s play is incredibly unlikely to hold up for an entire campaign. The bad news is that unlike the Canucks, there’s no silver lining here for the Senators. They’ve given up their first-round pick and when the eventual fall comes, they won’t even be able to look forward to a potential lottery-winning pick. The Colorado Avalanche on the other hand…
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Jared Clinton
Jared Clinton is a writer and web editor with The Hockey News. He’s been with the team since 2014. He was born, raised and resides in Winnipeg, where he can be found missing the net on outdoor rinks all over town.
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maibeefive · 7 years
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Found and re-edited...
THE to do LIST:
February 17, 2010 at 12:09pm
33x: *(original crossed out from the list)
30x since 2010
1. Learn to snowboard/ski
2. Learn to ice skate (breaking properly and skating backwards)
3. Lie on a beach (non-Manitoban)
4. Speak at least 3 different languages fluently
5. Visit the HP Park in Orlando
*6. See the Bellagio fountains at night
7. Go to Ellis Island
8. Take a picture with (Chuck from) SP
9. Go on a road trip (with friends/family)
*10. See a live taping of MOD
11. Adopt an animal from a shelter
12. Learn to play my guitar properly
13. Participate in a marathon
14. Get a tattoo for Mom & Dad
15. Take a picture with a life-sized Eeyore
16. Make a (decent) cake for a friend/family
17. Own a harlequin great dane
18. Watch the sunset from the Eiffel Tower
*19. Teach someone something
20. Wear a Mario related costume
*21. Get a goal (on purpose) during a futbol match
22. Kiss someone passionately on a pier
23. Hit the ball past the inner diamond
24. Play Moonlight Sonata (successfully) on a piano
*25. Give to a charity (Non Sal's Army or Value Village)
*26. Finish a (short) story (on paper)
27. Take archery lessons
28. Be in/near the Vatican
29. Make a Candyland game set out of chocolate and/or candy
*30. Introduce someone to something
31. Take a tour of the Legislative building
32. Organize a full out theme party
33. Go on a zipline
34. Learn to drive a scooter
*35. Take a meaningful (candid) picture
36. Design a print for a t-shirt
37. See my reflection in the big bean Chi-town styles
*38. Go on a picnic
*39. Inspire someone
40. Make a chess set out of chocolate
41. Go wall climbing
42. Get a tattoo for myself
*43. Help someone accomplish something
44. Visit 80% of the Smithsonian museums
45. Snowboard (non-Manitoban)
46. Start a swear jar
47. Stop swearing for a week
48. Visit the Louvre
49. Take a train ride to another city
50. Fly a kite
*51. Write an honest letter and mail it to someone
52. Visit every single Winnipeg museum at least once
53. Read all the HP books
*54. Confess a secret
55. End the never-ending story and walk away
56. Go on a hot air balloon ride
*57. Wake up with a purpose
*58. Watch an awards show without FB updates or tweeting
*59. Forgive, forget and let go of the hatred in my heart
60. Read all the books on my (other) list
61. Send a dozen roses to someone I care about
62. Be in two places at the same time
*63. Go back in time
64. Ride Splash Mountian at Disneyworld
65. Go to a country concert
66. Attend a charity BTE
*67. Do something nice for someone just because
*68. Pay for a stranger's food/coffee
69. Be an arm's distance from a waterfall
70. Make a beautiful showpiece/dessert, take a picture, then eat it
71. Smash a watermelon (with a bat)
72. Take a dance class (ballroom, salsa, pole dancing)
73. Finish at least 100 things on this list
74. Help someone bulid/decorate/paint their house
75. Donate my time and effort to a worthwhile cause I care about
76. Walk over the cobblestone in Montreal
77. Watch a live opera
78. Relearn how to play my flute
*79. Spend a whole day with my nieces/nephew doing what they wanna do
*80. Plant and tend a garden
81. See a white tiger (live)
*82. Have a girls day
83. Help leave a lighter environmental foot print
84. To sit in/drive a (1960) Porche 911
*85. To make a/have a candlelit dinner with him
86. Spend a week without my cell phone
87. Ride a rollercoaster (the Goliath) at Six Flags
88. (Go to Churchill and) see a polar bear
*89. Find something to be passionate about
90. Own a studio copy of "The Classic"
*91. Try a new food/meal without hesitation
*92. Laugh till I cry
93. Have an Audrey Hepburn movie marathon
94. Visit the Canadian Museum of Human Rights (when completed)
95. Learn to play raquetball
*96. Tell a BSB thank you
*97. Start a random sing/dance-along
98. Watch a live professional sports game
99. Change my mind about it
100. Watch a zombie movie and not have a nightmare the next sleep
*101. Visit the Mint and take a tour
102. Watch #19 score a goal
*103. Spend the day acting like a tourist in my own city
104. Buy myself a lottery ticket
105. Own a 1963 VW Bug
106. Walk down Lombard Street
107. Hit up 22*44'27"N 32*36'8"E
*108. Do a paint by numbers painting
*109. Stop using my cell phone in my car while I'm driving it and it's moving
*110. FBstatus update 3 times a day (for a month)
111. Attend a Habs game
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piningprecussionist · 4 months
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how has plush anon been? hopefully they haven't fallen out the car or seen by joseph
They're okay, I think! I've been trying to keep them secure like I said I would, and no one's opened any windows enough that I think they could like, crawl out and hurt themself or something...
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And yeah, still hasn't been spotted yet! An immense relief, really. I mean, they could probably just ... pretend... to be a plushie, if they were willing... but I'm not really getting that impression. Also, I'd still have to explain where they came from, and I have not been thinking up cover stories over here.
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piningprecussionist · 4 months
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*There was only so much of the display going on in the front seat that Kim could stomach before her temper would start flairing; it was sickeningly cute, sure, but the music? Not to Kim's taste. She was lamenting having stashed her headphones and player away with each passing second.*
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*Kim looked to her left, eyeing Ramona and Scott to gauge how they were fairing. Scott seemed to be off in his own world for now- which was good. They'd be at this for a while yet, so she'd take the peace while she had it. And Ramona was reading... something, to be sure. Kim tilted her head and leaned forward a little, trying to catch the title; Slaughterhouse Five? She wasn't overly familiar with it, but she did remember a little something she'd maintained.*
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*She hesitates briefly, not quite sure if she wants to interrupt the other woman, but eventually leans towards her, trying to keep her voice low enough not to reach the front seat.*
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Something you'd usually read, or do you just have an eye for Pilgrims?
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piningprecussionist · 4 months
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well i snuck onto the car so joseph mightive not noticed i was here..
(and yes they are a plush but they believe they are human)
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With how he's driving? Probably not...
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I guess if you want to stay up here I could try and get some extra length into the belt for you? Otherwise, maybe just... hang on? Tightly?
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piningprecussionist · 4 months
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hello!!!!!
take some glitter for your gig :>>>>
they threw some multicolored star shaped glitter towards you
-Star Anon ⭐️
Wha- ah!
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*Kim quickly tries to dodge back and away from the glitter, startled.*
I- thank you, but please don't throw glitter at me?!
*She quickly sets about trying to close up her bag, wishing to ensure no glitter gets inside.*
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piningprecussionist · 4 months
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Ooh how exciting! You get to play in front of a crowd, congratulations! I wish you some luck surviving the trip over though.
-✨ Anon (Sparkles Anon)
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I'm so ready to let loose again, you have no idea. I just hope we aren't already rusty as hell... And thanks for the luck! I'll probably be needing it...
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Oh, and hey! I'm totally gonna wear those kick-ass gloves you got me when we play! They're right over- yeah, here!
*Kim lifts up a pair of drummer's gloves to the camera; they have a skeletal pattern to them, and she seems genuinely excited.*
I know other people actually look at these sometimes- aren't these cool?
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(ooc: put them under the cut bc undecided if they're like these specifically, but these were the ones that came to mind based on a previous conversation I've had! I also like the idea of them being fingerless, though.)
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piningprecussionist · 4 months
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Kim. Surprisingly I actually have good news for once...
-Joseph🎧💽
Really? Don't get me too excited now, Joseph. I'm not sure I'll be able to stomach the disappointment later...
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piningprecussionist · 4 months
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If you ever get tired of your job..
We always have room for more minions..
Just sayin..
- minion king
I'll have to politely decline. Any supposed king that's slinking around in some random Canadian drummer's inbox trying to recruit probably isn't doing so great...
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Besides, I've already had a fairly compelling idea pitched to me if anything happens to No-Account. ... Though I am curious. What would that even entail?
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piningprecussionist · 3 months
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i hope u know that working alone while ur coworker is on a trip is hard
-hollie
Sorry Hollie... if it's any consolation, this is the room I'm in right now.
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Pray for me.
And Scott and Stephen. I may end up throttling them...
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piningprecussionist · 4 months
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You’ve received a text message!
“Hi mom”
“I think I can call you mom”
“Or maybe just Kim would work I dunno”
“Oh yah Matthew has been babysitting me and I think after you and rammy get back he shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near me ever”
“Also I’ve been like stuck outside in the snow for hours :3”
“Kay bye mom”
-🐇 (She may need medical attention pretty soon)
...
*Kim stares down at her phone for a minute. She starts and stops typing a couple times, discomforted, but unsure how to address it. She was too agitated to be tactful, even if she did know what she wanted to convey- the anger would be misplaced. With a grimace, she eventually lets out a sigh and drops her head into her hand, rubbing at her temples. She has a minute of serious debate with herself on whether or not to turn the phone to Ramona to deal with this, but she just shuts her eyes, takes a deep breath, and starts typing once more.*
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Kim, please. No offense.
Why are you in the snow if Patel is supposed to be watching you?
Also why did she pick Patel??? Knives is right there, she loves rabbits and bunnies and stuff, doesn't she?
Although I guess they're on thin ice? Nevermind that last bit. Answered that myself.
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piningprecussionist · 4 months
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Road trip seems fun, how’s the book?
Also how damn lucky are you to get to sit next to *the* Ramona Flowers. She’s even making moony eyes at you! How good is that?!
It's pretty good so far, honestly. I wish I was having a better time focusing, but with how long we've been going at this? I think I'm mostly through it by now anyway. It helps that the passages are pretty short, so sometimes a page just has one of those fun, empty spots on it. Really hastens things.
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Ramona was right to tell me not to skim over it though; there are a lot of little jokes that wouldn't land or I wouldn't catch, otherwise.
*Pausing briefly before she continues her reply, Kim glances over at Ramona again, having to bite her lip to fight the smile. The other woman has her attention back on her book, seemingly, and Kim takes a second to admire her while she isn't looking. She really is so, so lucky...*
And as for Ramona... really good. Insanely good. Overwhelmingly good?
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I feel like I'm losing my mind a little. I should be feeling way more awkward about all this, but it just... feels nice? And I'm tired of fighting myself on things I want, at least for the moment. I'd probably be feeling worse about things if I was receiving any sort of resistance but... nothing.
So it's just nice!
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piningprecussionist · 4 months
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How are you enjoying the trip so far?
-✨ Anon (Sparkles Anon)
It's been pretty nice, actually. My legs are starting to ache, so I'm kinda hoping we pull over or something sometime soon?
But it's been fine. My only real complaint so far is the music, but Stephen is capable of worse picks, so...
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*Kim looks over to Scott and Ramona, taking them in with a small smile. Miraculously, Scott was still keeping mostly to himself- it was almost a little concerning, save for the fact that he didn't appear particularly distressed. (He's probably thinking about Sonic or something...) And Ramona was still reading beside her, although, as Kim turned back to her phone, she was well aware that the other woman kept glancing over at her. It was making her burn a bit, but it felt... nice. Kim was having to bite back her grins each time she caught it, sinking back into her seat further.*
Yeah... it's been great! So far we aren't at eachother's necks or anything. Hopefully we'll keep to the smooth sailing.
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piningprecussionist · 4 months
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ill try!
they tried holding tightly though theyre pillowed hands could only grip so much
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*Kim tries not to be visibly in awe or amused by the display, clearing her throat a little as she looks away.*
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Yeah, good. I'll, uh, try to keep an eye out for you on turns and stuff, too.
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piningprecussionist · 4 months
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You, Scott, and Ramona all grew up in the boonies, didn't you? Like different flavors of them but still. Driving north must be like going home in different ways. The bare winter trees. Roads that aren't the traffic nightmare that is Toronto. Snow that isn't filthy before it even hits the ground.
Sounds nice. The three of you should enjoy it.
Kim stares down at her phone for a minute, before turning to look out the window. The trees aren't exactly bare, although it would look even more lovely to her if they were, but she watches them go by with a thoughtful hum. She'd been home not all that long ago, in the scope of things, but she missed the emptiness of it, sometimes- what with all the bustle of Toronto life. Long quiet roads and stark white spanning along the sides of roads for miles, no one in sight...
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Leaning back in her seat, she lets her gaze move from the scenery to her friends. Joseph and Stephen continuing their banter up front while Stephen tries to consult the map, Ramona still reading beside her, and Scott looking out his own window on the opposite side. She lets herself smile faintly, looking down at her lap. Yeah... it is pretty nice.
Turning back to the window, she rests a cheek in her hand, letting the rushing trees and occasional car all blur together in a motley of colors. Maybe we'll get to do stuff like this more often, if we play well. I think I'd like that.
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Later that night, when she finally remembers to, Kim pulls out her phone and reopens the ask, typing up her response.
Yeah... I really miss it, sometimes. The peace. And somehow it's still there, even with this chaotic bunch hanging around. We'll try to. Or I will, at least. Thank you for the reminder.
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