Christmas eve
"yay I finally got all my color back, now If only my ears would play nice" says Tori as she rubs her ears
"what you still having hearing issues" asks Lola
"no but they're super itchy, it's really hard not to scratch them" says Tori
"I got the cream for that, and by that I mean I made a cream for it, trust me it works, I Alexis has similar issues so I asked her if she wanted to try it and she said yes, to my amazement it worked first try, the best thing is its all natural, with Quinn's help I managed to get all the ingredients" says Lola applying a small amount of the cream
"ooh it's cold and hot at the same time" says Tori
"it may be in part due to our Spanish roots sis, some of the ingredients are part of Spanish culture, though scientists admit this is the first time it's actually been used" says Lola
"hierbas curativas, really of all things, I thought you hated healing herbs, you've said on many occasions that it's a bunch of nonsense" says Tori suddenly noticing her ears aren't itchy
"ya well I got desperate, besides it works doesn't it also I actually looked at the science behind it and noticed that certain ones do have merit, so Quinn and I created a cream that stops itching based on the herbs themselves, it is potent enough that it only needs to be applied weekly, Quinn and I are thinking about selling it" says Lola
"can it be used on more than just ears" asks Tori
"yes it's also effective against poison ivy and poison oak, you don't want to know how we found that out" says Lola as Cat walks over
"ok my first song is done" says Cat excitedly
"what's it called" asks Jade
"Fasterr than boys, I hate how boys are always hitting on me sooooo I thought it was a creative way to say no boys allowed without hurting feelings" says Cat
"ya I mean we need a good strong girl band here, we lost fifty females who graduated last year and boys replaced them, I mean it seems to have leveled out the guy to girl balance but still, of course now beck and andre go here so they are a band now or something" says Jade
"wanna form one" asks Tori
"could we join too" asks Zoey
"sure why not, can you girls sing" asks Cat
"I mean yes and no, we both can a little but Nicole and I were thinking guitars not singing" says Zoey
"ooh I like that idea" says Tori
"uhhh babe I can't move" says Nicole suddenly scared
"like because fear or like you literally can't move" asks Tori
"the latter, I'm really scared now because it just kinda happened for no reason" says Nicole
"did you eat blueberries again Niccy" asks Cat already knowing the answer
"ya of course, they're called blueberries why wouldn't I eat them" says Nicole still unable to move
"because you're allergic sweetheart, I don't know how many times we have to tell you that, also they're more purpley than blue" says Cat using an epi-pen on Nicole
"ow that hurt, but if they're purple why not call them purpleberries" says Nicole as she is slowly able to move
"would you eat something called a purpleberry niccy-nine, I know I wouldn't" says Cat as Lola heads back to her unit with Dana
"no I guess not, but the muffins you make me have blueberries in them, why can I eat those but not normal blueberries" says Nicole feeling stupid
"first thing to note is they aren't blueberries, we use cherries for the colour, when mixed right it makes it look like blueberry plumps, also its chock full of nutrients, it's a… as Lola calls them go go muffin energy food, perfect for getting up quickly in the morning, I like to call it the natural energy generator" says Tori
"but I hate cherries, so I've been eating cherries and not knowing it" says Nicole
"indeed, you ever notice how suddenly you feel a lot better, a lot of that has to do with the muffins, they help with a lot of it" says Tori
"you know I have a gun license right, well I mean kinda, I'm from Kansas so I grew up around guns so I know how to use them safely" says Nicole
"you shoot a gun Nicole, right… that's the last thing you'd do, you hate guns" says Zoey
"I'd use one in self defense as a last resort but I'd never shoot to kill, I definitely can't stand to take a life, like ever" says Nicole
"can we just cuddle on Christmas eve already, you guys promised" exclaims Tori
"like cuddle how, like sexy cuddle or just normal cuddle, because the word cuddle can refer to either with you" asks Jade
"just a normal cuddle, I'm not asking for sexy time on Christmas eve, however if you guys want to I'm not one to stop you, I can't wait to see what presents everyone got" says Tori
"you know we don't normally wear undies at school anymore right Tori, for whatever reason they make us itch now, we're trying to find alternatives but it's not easy, no local store has soft things, at least not soft enough for us" says Cat changing the subject as they all cuddle
"ya I mean I kinda noticed but hey I'm not one to judge, I think the softest silk stuff is all overseas, last time I needed some I bought Spanish and Finnish silk stuff, American "soft silk" isn't soft enough in my opinion, God they're so freaking soft I can't believe it" says Tori as Jade rolls her eyes
"I guess we know now what you got us for Christmas" remarks Jade
"what are you talking about, I didn't trust me Jade, robes maybe but not panties or bras, that'd be insane and expensive as hell" says Tori defensively
"you're a terrible liar Tora, like really bad" declares Jade
"my name isn't To-Ra it's Tor-E, please stop calling me Tora it's kinda annoying Jadeite" says Tori upset
"I like to keep you on your toes Vega, also say one day we get married, whose name would we take" says Jade
"honestly I like the sound of Tori Brooks but I doubt it'll happen, socially speaking we're already in an odd situation, even if I love this to bits there is no way society let's us all get married, we'd have to add a guy to the mix and there isn't really one I'd trust enough or even like, so marriage is basically off the table entirely until societal norms change" says Tori as a tear creeps down her cheek
"don't cry babe, there is always a way, one way or another we will be wed, whether it happens tomorrow or twenty years from now, it doesn't matter, all that matters is that we love one another equally" says Zoey wiping the tear off Tori's face
"you really see us making it that long Zoey, I hate to say this but I agree with Tori on this one, society shuns and jails people who don't fit the norm" says Jade
"yes I do actually, Tori's given us all at least half a million chances to walk away and none of us have, if anything we got even closer to her, just in the last week she'd given me ten chances to walk away, and yet I'm still here, Nicole and I are glued to her side and so are you guys, it would take a disaster to rip us apart now, like someone close to us dying" says Zoey
"like one of us or a family member because my mom is sick, she could die before the year is over" says Nicole hiding her tears
"you don't talk about your mom much, in fact I think this is the first time you have brought her up without us asking" mentions Jade
"her mom is battling brain cancer, they didn't catch it in time, the doctors give her survival chances at ten percent even with the best chemo or drugs, Nicole doesn't talk about her family much because her dad doesn't approve of her relationship or feelings for girls, honestly when she finally came out of the closet his first words were why can't you just be boy crazy again" says Zoey
"oh I'm sorry Nicole I didn't know, I shouldn't have asked" says Jade playing with Tori's hair
"no it's ok, we're all part of this relationship, there is no reason why I should keep that kind of secret, it just makes me sad is all" says Nicole
"your mom is gonna make it Niccy, you have to believe that, I beat the odds of getting my sight back didn't I, you need hope" says Tori hugging Nicole
"ya but that was different, your chances were always high" says Nicole
"is that so, I'll level with you, the chances of the initial surgery working were one in ten, maybe less, not only that but I had to get over my fear of people having sharp things near my face, it wasn't easy and I definitely hurt people in the process, biting and scratching people, it was only when the doctor reminded me about how people I love are waiting for me did I calm down, and only then did I let them proceed, it was scary as hell" says Tori
"you think my mom will make it through it" cries Nicole as she leans into Tori
"I have a feeling she will, I have odd dreams, Margret Bristow right" says Tori
"h-how do you know her name" cries Nicole
"like I said odd dreams, maybe mystical in nature I really don't know but if my dreams are true, she will live for twenty more years" says Tori
"you got us lingerie for Christmas didn't you" says Zoey
"now that would be fiscally irresponsible of me wouldn't it, I mean the import fees would be insane" says Tori defensively
"you're not a very good liar Tor, every defence has a smidge of truth, you deny it without actually denying the actual purchase, you say no but your eyes say hell yes, you've been denying it for a month, either admit we're right or keep denying knowing we know exactly what we will be opening tomorrow morning" says Jade still playing with Tori's hair
"ok fine cute panty and bra sets and lingerie, like ten grand worth of undergarments, each tailored to each person, I hope you guys like them" says Tori
"wait ten grand each or total" asks Nicole
"I want to live the rest of my mortal life with you girls, married or not" says Tori
"ok that definitely indicates the former" says Zoey as Tori blushes
"what's with the whole mortal thing, are you hiding something from us" says Cat
"yeah I'm two hundred years old" Jokes Tori
"wait really" asks Nicole
"wow" says Tori
"it was a joke Nicole" says Jade
"you must think I'm stupid" admits Nicole
"no….. I mean I really don't Nicole, I shouldn't have joked, I'm sorry" says Tori
"so lingerie and panty and bra sets, ten grand each, isn't that a little much" says Zoey
"hey I got some money from my dad for my birthday last week so I thought I'd dote on the girls I love, was it not a good thing to do" says Tori
"you got forty grand as a birthday gift from your dad, what is he paying you back for" asks Jade
"you remember the whole Japanese company thing" says Tori
"ya the public was told the case was settled" says Zoey
"well as a public supporter of the local stations I was awarded two million dollars, the Japanese company was allowed to feed some Japanese songs to the stations in the agreement that they stop the buyout offer" says Tori