Tucked away on the second floor, Daphne found herself milling about her room aimlessly and sighing. It had been several weeks without anything interesting happening, and it was starting to get to her. Usually by now, a mystery would pop out of nowhere... Or a friend or relative would appear needing her help. Something! But so far, she hadn't heard a peep out of anyone. No one needed them to solve a mystery, or needing help find a lost inheritance… Nothing! And it was starting to drive her crazy!
"I never thought I would want the possibility of being kidnapped... But at this point, I would rather have a ghoul jump out from the shadows then spend another few days dying of boredom in my room. Yeesh!"
Jumping into the air, she launched herself on to her bed with a huff. Daphne landed upon her bed with a whoosh, the impact being cushioned by her covers and pillows. Pulling an arm up, she rested her wrist upon her forehead as she stared up at the ceiling for the fifth time today... or had it been the sixth? …She had lost count by now. But either way, the view hadn't gotten any better. She had long gotten tired of the various cracks on the ceiling, and stop counting the little ridges and creases in the paint. And no matter what she did, she couldn't use her imagination to make images out of various shapes like Shaggy and Scooby could. Sometimes she was jealous of their skills to keep themselves entertained in even these kinds of times.
"Sigh! Bored bored bored!" Daphne groaned, fed up with her current situation. Racking her brain, she tried to think up of something that she could do! But after a little bit, her mind yet again, came up empty. Since everything that came to mind, she had done already. And it was not worth doing again, or she would have.
"…hm."
Using her other hand, it sought out her cell phone among the crumpled blankets she had long ruffled in her frustration. It took her a little bit, but soon her hand came across its familiar feel and brought it into view. The little phone was a welcome sight for her sore eyes. It tended to keep her connected with the world, and occupied. With a manicured finger, she flicked the phone open with a skilled practiced movement to open its main screen. But no matter how often she looked at the little window, it didn't change.
"Siiiiiigh."
Snapping the lid shut, she snorted in annoyance. But she really could only message some of her friends so many times before they ran out of things to chat about in only a few sentences. And most of her friends had more of a schedule then she did, so it was too early in the day for her to bother most of them; as they actually had a 9-5 job. And as much as she hated the idea of such a ridged, and inflexible time frame, sometimes she was jealous of the reliability those kinds of jobs would give. Even if they could get boring after a while. That and she wouldn't change her job for any other in the world... but sometimes it would be nice if they could snap their fingers and find a mystery to sink her teeth into.
"Where's an old man Smithers, when you need him?" Daphne said with a grumble, though she didn't really mean it.
Flipping her phone open yet again, she pushed a few buttons before she brought up her contacts list. Pushing the down button, she slowly cycled through the names, hoping that one of them would be someone she had missed, the million and one other times she had looked... and would be able to bug them for a moments reprieve against the boredom. Her eyes scanned over the scrolling list, earnestly hoping a name to mysteriously appear out of thin air.
"... Hmmm... No, no. She's at work and that would be bad if her phone wasn't off or on vibrate. I'm bored, but not enough to cost my friends their job. Nope, not him either. He's at a gallery and now would not be a good time. Though I'll have to bug him later to get an update on how that went… No no... My mother? Um... not that desperate."
As much as she loved her mother, she could be overwhelming at times. And she had a few more days in her left to be bored, before she would take up that option. Especially if her mother had to lecture her about something she had done wrong. Then she would have her ear attached to the phone, wishing for the boredom she had sought to escape instead. Yeah, not that desperate.
"...nope nope... Fred? Nah, he's just outside working on the van. Hm, no no... Luna is on tour, same for Dusk and Thorn. No no..."
Speeding up in her scanning, she was quickly running out of names on her list to contact. Making a face, she grumbled a bit as the list wasn't long enough for her. (Even though her contact list probably ranged in the several hundred. But about half of that were the kinds of people she could contact on a whim. If that.)
"... No no... Man, I need more names on my list."
Getting towards the end, one name caught her eye. She was bored, and it was getting on her nerves enough to indulge a side of her that she normally reserved for special occasions, or the right situations. She was feeling Mischievous. With delight in her eyes, she only gave it a little bit of thought, before giving in to the urge.
"Hm... Why not." She said with a smile dawning on her face. Finally finding something to do.
Clicking the name, she pulled up a message and soon was using both fingers to type out her little message. With a grin tugging on the sides of her mouth, she was enjoying the silly little idea she had come up with, and wondered just what kind of message she would get back. Which only made her grin grow wider.
"Heh heh... To Velma... Send!"
Pressing the button dramatically, she held the phone up towards the ceiling as she watched the little bar move across the screen as the message loaded and then got sent to its destination. She hoped that Velma would get it, and respond soon!
"And now… to wait."
