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This seems to be everywhere :)

The problem with LJ: We all think we are so close, but really we know nothing about one another. So I want you to ask me something you think you should know about me. Something that should be obvious, but you have no idea about. Ask away.

In other news, I feel like I should print some flyers with the basic steps to ensure nobody dies of asfixiation when attending lectures at uni. Really, is it that difficult to take a shower in the morning? Or wear clothes that don't smell of last week's stale sweat? Or use deodorant? And no, spraying your mom's primrose eau de toilette all over yourself to cover the odour of your hate for everything soap-related is not acceptable >:(

I'm kinda scared by TYV's upcoming album. I like Change better than this new one... and Change's not my cup of tea. I feel like a bad fan :/

I think I've reached my personal lameness record this past weekend. Most 20-somethings would go party, but not me. No. My weekend was spent reorganizing my wardrobe, watching silly cartoons (Kung Fu Panda, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Happy Feet) and crocheting. At least I now have a new hat?

Today, both mum and I were going home at the same time, so I called her and asked if I could hitch a ride on her scooter. She said "Sure baby, but do you have a helmet?" and no, I didn't have one with me, was there a spare helmet over at the shop? Her answer was "Mmmm... I'm sure we can come up with something". The "something" turned out to be an upturned salad bowl covered with a black plastic bag to make it look less like an upturned salad bowl. I wish I had pictures to show you because it was truly hilarious :D &mum'sideas;

So, what's the most hilarious thing you ever did with your mum?

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Well, this one is actually a midquel, so at least there are no improbable new characters...

Of course I'd be up for it! You'll get the special friend discount ;)

Mhmmm... well, this is how the story starts:

Bit is a mouse. Actually, he's a wireless mouse. The first in his family to be born without a "tail". Which is why he was set aside from his parents and kins and put in the bargain bin.

~*~

Being the first in his family to be born with something missing wasn't easy. At first, he thought that maybe the "tail" would grow later, when he'd become big like his dad, a grey mouse with two big buttons and a rolling ball on his stomach, a sturdy cable ending with a plug coming out of his snout. Bit is really tiny, black and with no tail to speak of. His mum tried to console him telling him that he took after her, what with the scrolling wheel on the top of his head, so similar to hers.
After all the time spent hiding from the other mice who made fun of him, he's almost relived when the girl who worked at the store they all lived in picked him up from the shelf and brought him out of the storage room, away from his family and the jeering.

~*~

Life in the bargain bin wasn't much of an improvement on the one he had lived in the storage room. Even if he didn't have to stand the other mice mocking him anymore, in the bin no one took the time to even look at him. Most of his bin-mates were cables, way too entangled in their own lines of thought to pay attention to a cableless little thing like Bit, and the few Pen Drives that were scattered around were new, so they didn't have anything to say.
Bit didn't know how long had passed from the day of his arrival in the bargain bin; he only knew that the days passed and that his family members (the ones with the cables) were chosen by the people and taken away, while Bit was left in the bin, surrounded by overbearing cables and dumb Pen Drives, as if he didn't exsist.
And then one day, a day like any other, Bit felt himself being pulled up and out of the bin by a little hand. A kid was looking at him with a satisfied smile brightening his face.
"Daddy, I want this one."

~*~

Bit is very excited about being picked up by a kid and put to use; that explain his double-clicking issues. He can't help himself....
A single click is ok, but two are funnier and if he does them in quick succession the sound is even cuter (cli-click, cli-click...). Bit would do anything for this kid who chose him among all other mice, and Kid (Bit doesn't know his name yet. Kid's mum calls him Mybaby and Kid's dad calls him Myboy) often has a frown on his face when he's pushing down Board's keys, so Bit does what he can to cheer Kid up. Double clicking is the funniest thing he can do, so he does it at every possible occasion, sometimes even when Kid is aiming for a single click. When it happens, the frown on Kid's face goes away and it's replaced by a confused expression, complete with a raised eyebrow, and Kid picks Bit up and shakes him (it tickles, and Bit will admit that he likes this part almost as much as Kid's smile, which never fails to make an appearance after the shaking). Bit is convinced that the noise he makes when he's being shaked, the one that make it sound like his belly is full of tiny pebbles, is the direct cause of the smiling.

And this is why I should just give up /o\

No, you should never give up! I really like how you're writing is so lovely and sweet even when you start with something sad. This story reminds me of the Ugly Duckling, but it's more modern. Like how being different doesn't mean there isn't a place for you, you just maybe haven't found it yet. (Also, I made ridiculous cooing sounds at the Mybaby/Myboy part) ♥

It's just that I'm actually a giant marshmallow... I may start with something sad, but then I have to fix it!
Hee, the Ugly Duckling! I love that story ♥!
Ahahah, I love that part too, but it's not like I can coo over my own writing...

I love that story too! And you know, sometimes it's good to admit to yourself that you are, in fact, totally awesome. *nods solemnly*

I bow to your wisdom :D