Bracelets
Jeri's are yellow.
They have always been yellow. They have always had tiny letters on them. What the letters say is, apparently, none of my buisness. I suppose they say something Rika doesn't like because she always rips them off Jeri's arms when the core group are having an after work get together. After the ritual ripping takes place the lioness Tamer reaches into her purse, pulls out a clear bracelet, puts it on, grabs Rika's hand and forces the poor girl to snap the clear plastic. The two of them share a look, a smile and finally a taxi to their apartment. The next day they return looking tired. The bracelets come back with them.
Jeri's are yellow.
Ryo's are blue.
They are also around his ankles. That's the Digimon King, always setting new trends. He seems to be setting another one as he melts the ends of old blue bits of bracelets together to make a necklace. Ryo has a total of twenty-five of them on his body and Henry simply refuses to go near him while he has them on. Something about resisting temptation. Some days Ryo catches the blue haired man and holds one of his arms out expectantly. Henry sighs, wraps two fingers around one of the offered bracelets and snaps it quickly. The two men share a peck on the lips and the speeding ticket they get on the way home. But the next day the broken bracelet will be replaced.
Ryo's are blue.
Ai's are purple.
I am in no way happy about my sister wearing these things but hers seem to be the safest. She wears one on her right arm. That's it. Just the one, most days. Everyday it goes unbroken she adds another one. I have no idea why she does this but I know I don't want my sister wearing these 'sex bracelets'. Sadly, everytime I bring it up with her, she calls Suzie Wong over, holds out her right arm and Suzie quickly snaps however many bracelets have been accumulated. The pair then walk out of the Young Tamers Education Centre, holding hands. They return the next morning talking about whatever they did the day before. When I get close enough to hear their conversation Ai holds her right arm up and has a challenging look on her face. Suzie giggles along with her as I walk away, admitting defeat.
Ai's are purple.
Alice's are black.
This deosn't surprise me. It surprised Mum though. She went on for ten whole minutes about how young Alice is. I got yelled at every time I mentioned that she is eighteen, not eight. If Alice wants to complete her goth look with black bracelets then what does age have to do with it? Takato doesn't seem to mind. In fact, it's rather quite entertaining to watch him go all red and squirmy whenever she is wearing them. I don't get it, Rika and Henry don't react this much. They usually just drop everything and go home. How boring is that? Takato stares at Alice as she repeats Jeri's method for getting the bracelets snapped. He then stumbles out of work, runs into everything he possibly can and still manages to come into work the next day looking less worn out than the last time this happened. I am certain she will have the same sort of bracelet on in a few days.
Alice's are black.