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Post by MarieEliz (Mayor) on Aug 21, 2019 19:29:26 GMT -8
May 18, 2019
Jesikah deposits a pile of blankets on the rec room sofa and welcomes Sheva in. "I thought we would start with Rebel Without a Cause. Naturally!"
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Post by Joelle on Aug 22, 2019 13:30:50 GMT -8
Sheva giggles. "Of course we start with the hot guy first- good plan! Have you got some snacks before we start?"
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Aug 22, 2019 20:51:07 GMT -8
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Post by MarieEliz (Mayor) on Aug 22, 2019 20:51:07 GMT -8
Jesikah scoffs. "Do I have snacks!"
She reaches under the coffee table and pulls out a laundry basket full of every snack imaginable. "Popcorn..." she hands a sealed bag to her new friend, "M&Ms, Gummi Bears, Reese's..." She pauses then calls out, "Amanda! Where are my red vines?"
They hear a giggle down the hall and Jesikah rolls her eyes at Sheva.
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Post by Joelle on Aug 23, 2019 9:08:37 GMT -8
Sheva giggles. "Siblings. Naamah's the one with the sweet tooth in my house! She's 15, though. How old is Amanda?"
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Post by MarieEliz (Mayor) on Aug 25, 2019 10:34:45 GMT -8
Jesikah pours peanut butter M&Ms in her popcorn and settles back on the couch. "She's eight and owns the baby role. She will probably be back."
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Post by Joelle on Aug 25, 2019 13:56:30 GMT -8
"I guess we'd better eat fast then," Sheva comments with a giggle. "How many movies do you have so far?"
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Aug 25, 2019 22:08:03 GMT -8
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Post by MarieEliz (Mayor) on Aug 25, 2019 22:08:03 GMT -8
Jesikah smirks then approaches a cabinet as tall as the room. She opens the double doors to reveal floor to ceiling movies.
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Post by Joelle on Aug 26, 2019 10:09:13 GMT -8
Sheva gapes. "Wow. But, um, I meant, which ones did you want to watch?"
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Post by MarieEliz (Mayor) on Aug 30, 2019 10:29:41 GMT -8
"Well, Rebel Without a Cause is 'so sensitive its performances will throb deep into your heart'. I don't know if we can take much more than that!" She laughs. "But I thought we would have a Natalie Wood marathon. After Rebel I'll probably need something a little lighter, so I thought Miracle on 34th Street might be next."
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Post by Joelle on Aug 30, 2019 17:40:59 GMT -8
"Okay! And then, maybe West Side Story, because I like all the songs. Then maybe Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?" Sheva suggests.
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Post by MarieEliz (Mayor) on Sept 7, 2019 11:19:50 GMT -8
"Perfect!" Jesikah opens a bag of Reese's pieces.
The pair sings their way through West Side Story.
Then they sigh their way through "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". "I can't believe how Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner turned out," Jesikah comments. "And Christopher Walkin! What the heck!"
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Post by Joelle on Sept 9, 2019 17:53:16 GMT -8
"I know, right?"Sheva says. "Christopher Walken's eyes are still a stunning blue, though. It was so sad that both he and Robert Wagner were on the boat when Natalie Wood died."
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Post by MarieEliz (Mayor) on Sept 9, 2019 19:56:23 GMT -8
Jesikah stuffs her mouth with popcorn. "There is a podcast about Natalie Wood's story. Of course it's all still a mystery. I hate when people ruin their lives like that."
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Post by Joelle on Sept 10, 2019 16:49:16 GMT -8
"Yeah, me too. But tell me about the podcast. What's it called? Who recorded it?"
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Post by MarieEliz (Mayor) on Sept 14, 2019 20:28:25 GMT -8
"Uh..." Jesikah feels around her legs for her cell phone and searches for information. "I listened to it on Google Podcast. It's called "Fatal Voyage" and had 12 episodes about Natalie Wood. Oh! This article says, 'Dylan Howard, who oversees publications like Us Weekly and OK! as the chief content officer at American Media, Inc. Celebrity Group, hosts the podcast that premiered on Friday, which would've been Wood's 80th birthday'. Gosh! That was July 20, of course. This season they are talking about Princess Diana!" (Source: www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/07/23/natalie-wood-death-fatal-voyage-podcast/817930002/)
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Post by Joelle on Sept 17, 2019 9:01:45 GMT -8
"12 episodes!? Wow! We'll have to listen to some of those sometime. And oooh, Princess Diana! Her dresses were so gorgeous. So sad that she died so young- a lot of people seemed to love her. We'll have to listen to those, too."
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Post by MarieEliz (Mayor) on Sept 21, 2019 11:42:11 GMT -8
"Maybe we can hang out and have a little listening party!" Jesikah suggests.
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Post by Joelle on Sept 21, 2019 15:31:23 GMT -8
"Sure! I hope it's way before then, but probably a few weeks after school starts I'll be having a jewelry party so people can buy things in time for Christmas- handmade jewelry is a lot of work, even though I love it. We could have them on while people are there."
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Sept 27, 2019 10:49:39 GMT -8
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Post by MarieEliz (Mayor) on Sept 27, 2019 10:49:39 GMT -8
Jesikah feigns horror. "I'm not sure Natalie Woods murder inspires jewelry shopping, though she was certainly glamorous. I mean, I guess she could be a theme, but one of her movies might be more cheerful than a mystery podcast. "
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Post by Joelle on Sept 27, 2019 16:33:58 GMT -8
"That's true. I wasn't thinking. Or maybe I was thinking too much. Combining things isn't always a great idea!" She laughs. "Anyway, I do think there have to be some designs I've made that are close to one's she's worn. I love her stuff- and Elizabeth Taylor's as well. It'll be a movie-themed jewelry party."
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Oct 2, 2019 23:47:05 GMT -8
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Post by MarieEliz (Mayor) on Oct 2, 2019 23:47:05 GMT -8
"That's the best!" Jesikah agrees. "My cousin, Talon, had a movie party for his birthday one year. It was amazing! Of course, I've only seen pictures. I was too young to be invited. "
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Post by Joelle on Oct 3, 2019 19:19:41 GMT -8
"That sounds really fun! I'll have to do that for Chava's and my birthday- in October."
(OOC: Naamah and Menashe, her gay siblings, would probably like to meet Talon. I wonder what age he realized he was gay.)
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Post by MarieEliz (Mayor) on Oct 9, 2019 15:16:11 GMT -8
(OOC: How old are they?)
After three movies, Jesikah can see through the window that it is getting dark. The front door shuts. Suddenly she hears barking and looks to Sheva with surprise. They hear Amanda exclaim, "A puppy!"
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Post by Joelle on Oct 9, 2019 16:00:27 GMT -8
(OOC: Naamah is 15 and Menashe is 14, but they both figured out they were gay when they were about 12. Maybe them meeting Talon could be one of our next threads.)
"A puppy?! Let me see!" Sheva giggles. Some things turn her into a kid again- a kid who no longer has to deal with high school and death and having burn scars on her legs. She knows it will be dark soon, but she doesn't care, because she is only a few houses away from her own.
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Oct 14, 2019 22:30:59 GMT -8
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Post by MarieEliz (Mayor) on Oct 14, 2019 22:30:59 GMT -8
Jesikah and Sheva race into the living room. The house is full of people. Jesikah does a double take when she sees Chava. She looks between the twins for a moment, then focuses on her sister.
Amanda is dancing around, coaxing a little beagle puppy to join her. The puppy barks with joy. Dayah is gazing at this with stars in her eyes. Dayah has always been responsible, but somehow this antic does not surprise Jesikah. Dayah went through a major puppy phase a few years ago and now that she's 18, she's exploring a bit. Jesikah is interested in how this is going to go down.
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Post by Joelle on Oct 15, 2019 10:21:22 GMT -8
"Ohhh hello there!" Sheva coos. "You are such a cute little thing!" She turns to Dayah. "Did he follow you guys home? He's little! Was he by himself? I don't know how anyone could say no to a puppy if you found it alone." She laughs as she watches Amanda, wishing she could dance, too, but her crutches make that harder than walking fast.
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Post by MarieEliz (Mayor) on Oct 20, 2019 13:22:59 GMT -8
"He was all alone in a box at the mall. I'm calling him Snoopy," Dayah explains.
The dog lets out an excited, high pitched bark.
A door off the kitchen opens and Jeff Abdeen steps out of his home office. "What's this?"
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Post by Joelle on Oct 20, 2019 17:35:52 GMT -8
"It's a puppy!" Sheva blurts without thinking. She's almost as excited as Amanda seems to be.
"We were walking out of the mall after the movie and Dayah found him." Menashe explains. "In a box, all by himself."
If Jesse would let them, they'd take the puppy themselves if this doesn't go well. But Menashe and Naamah are dealing with their own problem, and they are not sure it would be wise to test their sister-in-law at the moment. A puppy would probably just add to the chaos- though so will a baby in a few months. Despite himself, Menashe stifles a laugh.
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Post by MarieEliz (Mayor) on Oct 23, 2019 15:40:58 GMT -8
Jeff furrows his eyebrows and screws up his mouth. "I see. Well, I think we have some discussion to do, don't we?"
As they are chatting, Snoopy is sniffing around the living room. Dayah is watching her dad. Out of the corner of her eye, she sees Snoopy lift his leg to the recliner. "No!" she shouts just in time to startle to dog. "Uh... maybe we should go outside."
Jeff raises his eyebrow. "Good idea. We'll talk about this later."
The group troops outside and Jeff returns to his office, shaking his head. He is surprised this hasn't come up more often. With two adult daughters now he's pretty sure their lives are about to change.
"I knew he wouldn't yell with company around," Dayah laughs.
Jesikah rolls her eyes. Her dad isn't a yeller anyway. She's interesting in the events of dinner this evening.
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Post by Joelle on Oct 26, 2019 14:16:17 GMT -8
Sheva grins, watching them. "I'm kinda curious how this will play out," she admits. "If you need a place to crash, we'd be game, though you'd have to share a room with someone," she half-teases.
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