A/N: Text message conversation with Bella (in italics) and Edward (plain text)
Emmett has his drone, he's taking it for a test spin. Esme has told him to go outside. It's time!
So excited! Keep me up to date. Wish I could be there too!
Me too! I wish you were here!
He's flying it around the garden using the handheld screen to see what it captures.
But it's dark.
He had it on night vision mode.
Awesome, it'll look even spookier!
I've told Esme I'm worried he will crash it into the house.
She has told him to fly it further away...
Yes!
He's so excited about his new toy. Like a little kid!
Cute! Did he see it yet?
Not yet, he's getting closer though.
Jackpot!
What's he doing?
He just made his first pass over the field and something caught his interest!
He's circling round again.
Oh my god he's screaming. He's losing his mind over this.
He had called all of us out to see his big discovery!
Carlisle and Esme are most confused.
Jasper is suspicious. I can hear he thinks someone is setting Emmett
up but he doesn't suspect me or you. He thinks it's some local kids.
Damn, Jasper is smart!
Tell him not to say anything.
Should I tell him the plan then?
Will he keep quiet?
Yes, he loves playing jokes on Emmett.
Go for it.
Rosalie is telling Emmett to calm down. He is jumping. A lot. And screaming.
Hahahaha amazing.
Jasper is on board! He wants to help!
Oh cool! Alice?
I'll tell her after we manage to calm Emmett down. He's in a tree right now.
Why?
He just felt like he needed to 'get higher'.
He knows the drone is remote controlled right?
Well. Yes, but Emmett has his own unique way of doing things.
Ok!
He just told Rosalie 'fetch me my notes'
She told him to fuck off, she's not a golden retriever and to get them himself
Her and Alice have already come back inside.
Emmett's going to be out there for hours.
I'm going out! I'll fill you in as soon as I can.
Good luck!
Jasper got him to get some clearer shots and we're in the field now, looking at it from the ground.
Does he suspect?
His thoughts are certain this is aliens.
Perfect!
I said 'I wonder if it's a message.'
Jasper is talking about alien invasions.
Excellent!
Ok Jasper and I have left him out there with his notebook.
I'm going to fill him and Alice in while Emmett is outside.
Make sure Rosalie doesn't hear you!
Will do. I'll write it down so she can't hear even if she's eavesdropping.
Nice plan.
Alice is making filler conversation about what they bought in
Seattle as I'm writing down the *real* conversation!
Jasper said he never thought you were so sneaky!
Alice wants to go shopping again.
Tell her maybe after finals.
Ok.
Jasper has an idea for new year's Eve!
Ok I'm back in my room. Emmett is in another tree. Rosalie is shouting a
t him to get back inside. She is already sick of the whole thing!
Lol
So what was Jasper's idea?
He said we should set up a Pepper's ghost illusion.
Ghost? But it's aliens.
Like this: [sends a diagram of Pepper's ghost illusion using mirrors to reflect onto glass]
Ohh so we can use a projector to show some kind of alien portal thing?
Exactly. We can also project onto a kind of gauze fabric as long
as it is see through enough and stretched taught.
That's perfect. This is gonna be so fun!
We should take photos to document it!
Definitely. That reminds me. Do you want to do black
and white photography for our final activity?
Are you sure you feel ok about that?
I don't want you to feel uncomfortable Bella.
Well, I know you a lot better now than when we discussed it before.
It doesn't make me feel awkward any more and as long as you tell me
when you have your camera or take photos I think it's ok. So what do you say?
Let's try it! I won't take secret photos of you, I promise.
Cool! It's a bit late to take photos and develop them with everything else going on,
but we can take them before the project ends and over the vacation, then develop
them in January in the school's darkroom if you like?
That sounds sensible. I have a 35mm camera, do you have one?
No, I thought my dad did, but he says he got rid of it.
I'll see if anyone else has one in my house. Jasper likes
photography a lot and I know he used to have one, maybe you could borrow it?
I wouldn't want to inconvenience him.
I haven't seen him use it for a long time, so I doubt it would
be an inconvenience, still I'll pass that message along.
Thank you Edward. Where do we buy film?
I would imagine somewhere in Port Angeles would stock some, or on the internet.
I'll check with Angela. I'm going to email her now before bed, I'll talk to you at school ok?
Sure. Sleep well Bella.
You too!
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