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| Indoor Pool - 17th February 2016; Balt/Shelby | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 10 2016, 11:42 PM (316 Views) | |
| Balthazar Kaal | Feb 10 2016, 11:42 PM Post #1 |
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Lately Balt had been feeling a little off, he quite know how to describe it all or why just that he was and also part of that meant he felt more body conscious then normal. Which just meant he spent more time working out then normal which was the majority of the time when he wasn't in class, working or doing assignments. Maybe it was his January blues, just in February, he wasn't a fan of winter the cold slowed him down, probably the same reason in winter the spiders all came inside. Cardio was an important part of working out and he liked to swap it up, cycling and running he did in the gym and swimming he obviously came to the pool. Shelby had text him while he'd been in the changing room, saying she wanted to hang out so he'd shot one back telling her where he was. So now he was trying to get as much exercise swimming in as he could before she arrived and talked his ear off. Because Shelby was never quiet. |
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| Shelby Sloss | Feb 11 2016, 12:27 AM Post #2 |
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Shelby was excited she was going to hang with her bestie and she had stuff she wanted to ask him about. He said he was at the pool so she had ran to her room to change into her suit before making her way down. She had a thought recently as to something and she needed his help and maybe some ideas on how to get said ideas done. It had been a while since they had hung out, he seemed busy alot and she had tried being up on her studies, but also hanging with her girlfriend. She walked into the pool and saw Balt swimming she shed her clothes took a dive in from the side careful not to get into him as he swam. "Dude! Stop swimming.." she said as she took off after him to grab his ankle as he did his lap. |
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| Balthazar Kaal | Feb 11 2016, 11:44 AM Post #3 |
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Balt hadn't heard her enter because obviously you barely could hear anything when swimming he did how ever feel the slash she made and hear her talk and then feel her hand on his ankle. Balt stopped swimming and rolled over onto his back so he was half floating while she had hold of his ankle. "You can let go of me now." Balt spoke while looking at her. "So what brings you down here into the pool?" Balt asked wanting to know what was so important that she had to track him down instead of making a date to hang out when they were both free. Balt pushed some of his fringe out of his face as the water in his hair was dripping across his face and he always wore his fringe to one side. This was the reason he didn't like swimming too much. it was just so gah. Plus then after he had to spend so long making himself presentable defiantly why it was an evening workout. |
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| Shelby Sloss | Feb 12 2016, 10:09 PM Post #4 |
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Shelby smiled at the blond boy as he rolled over and looked at her, she also let go of his foot so he didn't like drown or anything. She kind of loved to annoy him something fierce and she knew he loved it even if he said otherwise. He was like the brother she always wanted, not that she didn't love her brothers but they weren't her age and she couldn't play around with them like she could Balt.
If she could of she would have been wringing her hands but she was in a pool so she just shurgged her shoulders " You know some stuff I was thinking about that I needed a sounding board for about and you are like my person to vent too. You're like that bitchy sister I have never had." she said with a cheeky grin to let him know she was kidding. |
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| Balthazar Kaal | Feb 13 2016, 06:45 PM Post #5 |
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Treading water Balt glared at her as she called him her sister, firstly it'd been awhile since she'd had one of those 'I need to talk to you because I'm about to make a life changing decision' moments and secondly he didn't agree with the comment despite knowing she was joking, grumpy he'd take but bitchy was just not for him. Balt didn't respond and waited for her to continue but that didn't happen, she had stopped talking and was clearly waiting for something. He wasn't however a mind reader, he didn't know what she was thinking or what she wanted to talk about. He dropped the offended persona, Shelby needed coaxing a little and a softer touch usually worked better."What's going on? Take a breath before you have an aneurysm and drown and tell you're auntie Balt what's up." |
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| Shelby Sloss | Feb 13 2016, 08:00 PM Post #6 |
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Shelby nervously smiled at him, it wasn't that she thought that what she was thinking was a bad idea but it was a major one. A potentially life changing one that didn't only impact her but a few other people, some major and some minor. She took a quick breath and gathered her thoughts it was always best for her when around Balt to just gt out what she was thinking quickly and discuses it. " I am gonna ask Stevie to marry me but I don't how to do it and I don't know if she will say yes but I am pretty sure she will but not like one hundred percent. " She said in a rush, she also didn't mention that she was also thinking that one day she wanted kids and she kind of wanted him to be the baby daddy if she and Stevie ever decided to have kids. |
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| Balthazar Kaal | Feb 14 2016, 01:41 AM Post #7 |
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That wasn't a shock they'd talked about it before in August? The idea had been knocking about in Shelby's head clearly for that long and she wasn't sure what she wanted to do but clearly it was something that she really wanted to do now. Clearly because it was eating her up this much. He didn't really know what to say, she had to do it, that's the only way she'd know the answer to that question. From what he knew of Stevie she wasn't likely to crush Shelby's soul no matter how she answered. Dipping slightly so that his mouth went below the water line before coming back up again. "You're just going to have to do it. Like when we talked before. Harry Potter theme it and ask her. I don't know why she'd say no, you're twenty now? Or almost?" He didn't think there as a perfect time you just knew. |
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| Shelby Sloss | Feb 14 2016, 06:46 PM Post #8 |
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Holy crap she was gonna be twenty in like less then a month, it kind of felt like it had just popped up on her. She didn't even know she was gonna be that old, oh well she was almost legally an adult now. He was right she should just buck up and figure something out but she wasn't one hundred percent sure that Harry Potter was the way to go, her girlfriend did love those books though. " You know you are gonna have to help me come up with what to do and pull it off, you are like my go to person for help and ideas. You are just like my person for everything. " she said with a smile. This was kind of the perfect intro into her next thing she wanted to say. " Also you know one day maybe and I am not saying soon but one day Stevie and I wanna have a kid or two and I was thinking maybe you would wanna be the baby daddy and be a donor but minus the daddy part." She said with a nervous smile. |
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| Balthazar Kaal | Feb 15 2016, 11:09 PM Post #9 |
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He got what she was saying but really it didn't make sense like seriously he didn't know a single thing about proposing, it wasn't like he'd ever proposed to someone, he knew how to be charming, how to say words that people like but that wasn't what Shelby wanted she wanted to do it right which meant it had to her, and about them, personal. That was sometime Balt didn't like to know about, there personal life, he got they loved each other but that didn't mean he wanted to bask in their feelings. "How am I meant to know what to do? You're the one who spends a lot of time with her. Like what do you do for her birthday and stuff?" He could say whatever but it wouldn't exactly be right till it was right and of course he'd help with anything that she actually needed, he'd throw ideas at her if she needed it whatever but only she would know what was right.
She what? Balt thought he maintained composure extremely well all things considered, although he did drop his head completely under the water. That was really mind blowing, like seriously him? She wanted him to give that to her. Resurfacing Balt looked at her, "I need a minute." |
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| Shelby Sloss | Feb 18 2016, 10:20 PM Post #10 |
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She did spend a lot of time with her girlfriend and she was sure she knew her girl the best but that still didn't stop it from being a terrifying thought that she would say no though. " Well we went to Harry Potter land in Orlando, it was fun and of course we dressed up and she had the best day ever. I really can't do that again I have to think of something new she will like, I could of course keep the theme maybe." she said with a shoulder shake.
She nodded her head, she understood what she was asking. She knew it was big and it could be scary. She had been thinking of this for a while but she hadn't talk to him about but she wanted to now. She felt it was right that he could have some time to think about it. " I totally get that, I of course will give you all the time you need." |
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| Balthazar Kaal | Feb 19 2016, 07:48 PM Post #11 |
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That sounded about right for them, Balt thought over the Harry Potter idea but without the theme park part. "How about a picnic? That'd be just you two, maybe make a bunch of Harry Potter themed food. Maybe a chocolate frog with a ring inside and the card instead of being Dumbledore or whoever being some mushy romantic crap?" He didn't know what she'd want to do and anything would need much more planning out and sorting but they needed something. "Play her a song, almost every song is about love, just not the one that goes I think I wanna marry you because think isn't a very clear message."
His mind was racing, this just seemed so out of the blue like she wasn't even twenty yet and she was thinking of kids? Like soon? Now? This year? Had she even talked to Stevie about this? "Have you even spoken to Stevie about this yet?" |
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| Shelby Sloss | Feb 23 2016, 11:52 PM Post #12 |
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Balt was like some secret Hitch with the ideas and stuff. He was really good sometimes, he was like the ying to her yang. " You know if I wasn't gay and asking Stevie to marry me I'd ask you to get married cause you're kind of perfect and if you repeat that I will deny it. That was all perfect suggestions that I will have to implement. "
She chuckled at him he was right that would be a bad message to send. " I am sure I can find something to make it work but I again might call you for some back up or you know panic pre speech. " she knew how she was and knew she would be freaking out and she would need her bestie.
They had of course have had talked about it once or twice " yeah it is still scary to ask though." |
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| Balthazar Kaal | Feb 24 2016, 06:41 PM Post #13 |
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Balt rolled his eyes, "I know I'm perfect. Great skin, hair, body the full package, but you know you're not really my type either." There was a lot he could say, but he didn't believe in relationships, he didn't really think they were him and maybe he threw things away because of that. Maybe he was just too scared to actually let go and throw himself out there. He liked composer he liked neat and tidy he liked simple, he didn't like messy and relationships were messy and he really didn't like having red eyes from crying and snot streaming down your face when the bad eventually did happen. But it wasn't like he felt like he was missing something, it just wasn't something he did. Maybe he didn't feel he missed it because he'd never truly experienced it, but he wasn't going to dwell on it.
Shelby was so nervous when it came to Stevie now, but he remembered in that first year that he'd met her that she really wasn't at all worried about anything in fact she walked around as if she was constantly pmsing. He couldn't help but let out a laugh right when he was meant to be responding and he really did get a look from Shelby. "I was just remembering when you didn't get nervous but just walked around in bitch mode twenty four seven."
"I'm not saying yes and I'm not saying no I still need to think about it more however if I do decide to do this I don't want anyone else to know. Just me, you and Stevie. That's it. As far as anyone else knows you found a donor." He still hadn't decided but he thought that would be an important point for him, because he knew people would talk if they knew and eventually then someone would tell someone else and then everyone would know and then the kids would find out and then it'd be a weird situation when that happened especially if he stayed close with Shelby. Bot that he'd made his mind up about it at all. |
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| Shelby Sloss | Feb 24 2016, 10:03 PM Post #14 |
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Shelby was not surprised she wasn't his type cause she wasn't short and black haired like someone they both knew. She shoved him in shoulder for being cheeky. " I'm everyone's type thank you." she said with a wink. " I know what your type is trouty. Short, bubbly, black hair and who always has gum." she said with a smirk.
Shelby just shook her head, god when she thought her first year here, he was so right she was just in major bitch mode. She didn't hate everyone per say she was just very loud mouthed and major teenage angst at the time. " She kind of feel like Balt hadn't changed too much, he had mellowed a bit but he was still the same ahole she had always known. " What can I say major pms, and teen angst had me mouthing off a lot. Hey though I have mellowed with age I feel, you saying you missed pmsing me?"
"I completely agree to keep it between just the three of us and if there is ever a time you wanted them to know it would of course be totally up to you. But you are my best friend and I would like you to be apart of these kids lives if you did agree of couse, we were thinking you could be there godfather?" she understood why he would want it kept a secret, the press his family and maybe the fact he wouldn't wanna be a dad she totally got that. He was her family though and she wanted him there in their life as the fun uncle who got them all in trouble and gave her a heart attack. She smiled at that thought " I mean think of how much trouble you could teach them to give me grey hairs." |
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| Balthazar Kaal | Feb 25 2016, 09:04 PM Post #15 |
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"And I think you should mind your own business and stop trying to pair everyone up. Some of us are happy as we are." He wouldn't call that a type, there were plenty of people he saw that he thought were hot, male and female and everything in between. But he didn't see that when he looked at Shelby and that wasn't because she wasn't pretty it was just because he wasn't into her. But he couldn't deny that since Jubes had returned that maybe he'd been so angry because he'd developed feelings for her. But he wasn't sure what he felt and that didn't even matter why change everything for something that he wasn't even sure about?
That wasn't a possibility, he could do without her major bitching. "And you can go float yourself if you bring that back. It was far too intense, face masks and Left 4 Dead is much better." Noting that both of those hobbies weren't always there, something that developed later into their friendship.
"Are you saying my Godfather status would be dependent on giving you a jar of my sperm?" Balt knew that it wasn't going to be like that, but the way she said it just wasn't possible for him to leave it alone. "You know I'll be teaching them everything, best ways to sneak out, how to know what fake ID to buy, cos it'd be no good getting a bad one.." |
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| Shelby Sloss | Feb 26 2016, 11:15 PM Post #16 |
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"mmhmmm" she was not convinced at all, she knew that Jubes going to LA had kind of hurt him and she wasn't gonna stick her nose in it but she had hope that they would resolve their issues. Meddling was her thing but she didn't wanna piss him off so she would take a step back and let them work it out themselves. " Ok sure thing don't get your swim shorts in a twist. " she said as she treaded water.
She out right laughed at him for his insult. " Nice Skaikru way to give an insult, you keep it up I will go full grounder on you." she said with a smile. She had to agree her being less bitchy was better then she was " Yeah being angry was hard work all the time. "
She knew his teaching of their offspring would be hell for her later on but it was totally gonna be worth it. " No you being their godfather is not contingent on you giving up your sperm, I was just saying you're gonna be their godfather and I would expect nothing less then your best as trying to corrupt the kids. It will make things that much more fun when I bust them." she said with a smile. |
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| Balthazar Kaal | Feb 27 2016, 02:29 PM Post #17 |
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Given that he'd known Shelby for three and a half years now he knew that despite saying that she probably wouldn't be able to control herself and would find herself interfering at some point in the near future. Shelby was Shelby and she wasn't likely to change soon. But he guessed that was all part of the reason he and while he loathed to say it it was the obviously the truth; loved her. In a completely platonic way of course.
While he could have easily not mentioned anything like that it was the show that they were watching together and he thought it would be slightly amusing, clearly he'd judged that right as she clearly was laughing. "What? It was pretty amusing when Clarke said it. I'm pretty sure everyone is happy you're not angry anymore and your liver with the no more excessive drinking." Balt said giving her a cheeky grin after finishing his words.
"I accept your offer as Godfather, but don't think with my teaching you'll catch them. I can walk on walls and ceilings remember? I know all the best places to sneak into any house and I know the best ways to make house have places for you to hide things." Balt floated back looking at the ceiling. |
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| Shelby Sloss | Feb 27 2016, 09:38 PM Post #18 |
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Shelby shook her head yes it was super amusing when Clarke said it but there was the fact she said it to Lexa who doesn't know what floating is unless she thinks it means in water. She wasn't like an alcoholic but she wasn't gonna lie she did at a time enjoy underage drinking in the right situations. " She said it to a grounder they don't know what floating is, and hey you liked to drink too!" she said as she pointed her finger.
" Well unless they A inherited your powers or B have a power that allows them to do what you can do your going to have to teach them alterative methods. Also I am glad you accepted I wouldn't have know who to ask otherwise." |
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| Balthazar Kaal | Feb 27 2016, 10:24 PM Post #19 |
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"What's with the liked? I still like to drink. You know when time permits." Which was true he did like to drink, even if he was underage, but seriously twenty one? That was completely insane you're an adult, live by yourself fight and die for your country but you can't buy a drink? It was completely ludicrous.
Balt smirk, that showed how much she knew. Seriously just because he could walk on walls didn't mean that he only notice ways in and out that were accessible via that method. "I see more from the walls, you don't have to walk on walls to be able to get out every way, so I'll teach them those ways. Also things like putting soap on toothbrushes, that's an important one when your parents tell you you need your mouth washing out with soap. Returning the sentiment." He probably wouldn't actually tell them to do that but it was nice to make Shelby paranoid about it. |
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| Shelby Sloss | Feb 27 2016, 11:00 PM Post #20 |
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It was true that they both had been so bogged down with life that neither of them really went out any more, " Dude you are right were boring now, we don't really underage drink at all any more.. We should change that we should go out and party."
She looked at him and squinted he better not teach them that " You better not teach them that, you trying to get Stevie to kill me? Everything that they will do wrong she is gonna blame me you know. Say it is my side of the family which will be true," |
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| Balthazar Kaal | Feb 28 2016, 12:49 AM Post #21 |
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That wasn't something he could argue against really, his time was taken up with working and studying, his investment from the Fall that was taking a lot of work and then with his current mood of working out all the time. "Yeah we should, I've just been working out a lot. Besides don't you want to spend more time with Stevie?" They still spent time together, always had but of course the amount of time did go down after she started dating Stevie and he didn't blame her, that's what you did. Sometimes he did miss when they all spent almost every day together, playing board games, partying, getting into trouble, had they really turned into adults since then?
Balthazar couldn't help but laugh at her out burst. "That's because you are a trouble maker. We should probably get out before my skin gets too prone like and I have to spend a week just getting it somewhat presentable." |
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| Shelby Sloss | Feb 28 2016, 01:29 AM Post #22 |
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She like spent almost everyday with her girlfriend, even if it was just being in the room while they studied she saw her everyday. She loved spending time with her girl but she missed Balt and Jubes too. " I see her everyday and I hate having to make an timed effort to hang with you. She knows I love her, and she would be cool if I left her alone once in a while to have peace while she studied. You know I can only keep my mouth closed for so long before I annoy her." she said with a smile.
She chuckled at him, she was not a trouble maker but trouble seemed to find her. " I so am not it just finds me yo." she said as she started to make her way to the side of the pool to pull herself out. |
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| Balthazar Kaal | Feb 28 2016, 01:30 PM Post #23 |
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Balt got what she was saying, juggling a relationship and a friendships for a lot of people became quite a difficult thing to do. Due in part to his own keeping so busy he hadn't realised how much he'd missed hanging with his friend and how much that it actually affected his mood. He was feeling a lot happier now then he had when she'd walked in. "Don't turn into one of those married people that are like super glued to their other half. I - it's unbecoming of you." He had originally been going to say he missed her but that seemed far to emotional for him. Following Shelby out of the pool and grabbing his towel he just shock his head at her defense. "Sure catch you later." Balt said as he headed to the boys showers to clean off and get all the chemicals out his hair. [align=center]Thread Closed[/align] |
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