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Characters: Tatum & Sunny.
Setting: Tuesday afternoon, into town and surrounding roads.
Content: SFW, I would imagine.
Summary: Tatum and Sunny are going on an adventure into town to find cupcake making supplies, followed by a delicious bounty. And Tatum also wants to pick up a bag of oreos, because every smoker needs a bag of oreos AT ALL TIMES.


Although a day after classes that was spent playing Wii and eating cookies was always a good one, Tatum supposed that she needed to get out and go somewhere. She didn't have a very specific plan in mind, but something told her that a trip to the grocery store might be a wise choice. Two hours of Sonic 4 and two joints had entirely destroyed her stash of Oreos, and this realization made her dramatically clap a hand to her stomach as it grumbled. She pushed back from her chair and stood, straining her brain for a moment to try and think of who she could gank into coming along.

Sera was an option, but she'd probably complain the whole time, and try to make her buy.. granola whole grain bars or something. Frankie was an option as well, but she had already planned to go and see her later on anyway, sometime after dinner. She couldn't wait that long for a chocolate fix. The best idea of all struck her within a moment, and she almost beamed with glee, proud of her own deductions. Sunny was the perfect candidate. They had been meaning to hang out for ages, and plus, if anybody knew how to make a cookie better than an Oreo, it was Sunny Garcia.

Within a few minutes, Tatum had called her friend, agreeing to meet down in the parking lot. Grabbing her wallet from her desk, Tatum tucked it into the back pocket of her jeans, and pushed her reading glasses up from her face, resting on top of her head. She had taken to wearing them more and more lately, finding herself straining to read the text on her screens. She knew Sera would insist that it was related to years of pressing her face inches away from the television set.

Exiting her room, she shut the door gently behind her, before heading down the stairs and out of Sonnier, making her way over to the parking lot and looking out for Sunny.

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soleada From: [info]soleada Date: October 12th, 2010 11:20 pm (UTC) (Link)
School nights were usually pretty boring. Sunny was in the middle of procrastinating some charms homework when her phone started ringing, Here I am! Rock you like a hurricane! The song always made her giggle a little. Sunny was super excited to hear from Tatum. They hadn't hung out in a while and she was itching to bake. She pulled on her sneakers and skipped out of Beauregard, headed toward the parking lot.

Sunny was pretty hard to miss in any situation, if it wasn't some brightly colored garment it was her height. She peeked over the cars in the parking lot and saw her friend. "Hey Tatum!" she waved a hand over her head.
porcelinaofvast From: [info]porcelinaofvast Date: October 12th, 2010 11:45 pm (UTC) (Link)
"Hey dude!" Tatum called back, her own arm raising instinctively in a wave. She made her way closer, her hands tucked loosely into the front pockets of her jeans. She had left her hoodie open, and now that she was outside, she was glad. It was better than home. If they were in Maine, she'd probably be wrapped up in two sweaters. "What's shaking?" she asked, as she pulled her keys out of her pocket and held them in her open palm.

"I figure we'll take my wheels?"
soleada From: [info]soleada Date: October 12th, 2010 11:58 pm (UTC) (Link)
"Just some class A procrastination," Sunny grinned pushing her hair behind her ears. "Taking your car sounds good to me," she agreed walking with Tatum toward her car.

"What's been up with you? It's been like for freakin' ever," she asked.
porcelinaofvast From: [info]porcelinaofvast Date: October 13th, 2010 08:59 pm (UTC) (Link)
"Nothing really," Tatum replied, hands still in her pockets as they walked. "I went to homecoming, I didn't see you around though? That's the latest thing I've done lately that doesn't involve downloads on my Wii," she mused, shrugging her shoulders. She unlocked the driver's side door when they reached in, leaning over and unlocking the passenger side for Sunny, before climbing in and buckling herself.

She began to rummage through the area between the front seats, pawing through a pile of cassettes, before deciding on a Smashing Pumpkins tape, and sliding that into the tape-deck as she started the car up.
soleada From: [info]soleada Date: October 13th, 2010 09:57 pm (UTC) (Link)
"I went," she grinned. "Get this... Stasi asked me to go with him, weird right?" she shook her head and gave her ring a little gander and sighed. She never really knew what that boy wanted. She climbed into the passenger seat. "I didn't see you either," she frowned.

She giggled. "Please tell me you have the rabbit game, it's hysterical." Sunny was not up to par on her video game knowledge but she did enjoy playing the goofy games that her little brothers had laying around their house.
porcelinaofvast From: [info]porcelinaofvast Date: October 13th, 2010 10:21 pm (UTC) (Link)
Tatum had never really known Anastas very well, outside of whatever Sunny had ever told her, but even so, it seemed a little weird. "You said yes then, I assume?" she asked, quirking an eyebrow, and backing out of the spot, leaving the parking lot and starting to drive toward town. She was a cautious driver, steady and careful, but just a tiny bit of speeding when there wasn't any other traffic with them.

"I had fun, I just went with Frankie. She got into a fight with Gray, she was kind of bummed.. but I stayed over with her, we talked it out. Good times," she mused, smiling slightly.

When Sunny mentioned 'the rabbit game', Tatum perked up, turning a bit to look at her seriously. "Dude, Raving Rabbids? Because if so, then fuck yes! I love that game. Best party game ever when you're baked, they're so funny, man. I can't wait for the new one to come out! Traveling in time!"
soleada From: [info]soleada Date: October 13th, 2010 10:56 pm (UTC) (Link)
"I did," she nodded. "He was really sweet for once," she held out her hand. "He got me this for homecoming," she indicated the green ring. "I bet he did something shitty at the end of the night to make up for it," she rolled her eyes.

"Oh god, Gregoire, of course he ruined someone's night," Sunny shook her head again, remembering their own brief relationship. "He does have that tendency. It must have been nice to spend time with Frankie though," she smiled.

"Yes! That game! And you can shoot the bunnies with plungers! I love that game! It's the one game that I'm kinda good at," she giggled.
porcelinaofvast From: [info]porcelinaofvast Date: October 13th, 2010 11:15 pm (UTC) (Link)
Tatum turned away from the road for a moment once she was sure it was clear, taking a moment to look more closely at Sunny's ring. "That is nice. Even if he did fuck up at the end of the night, at least you got some bling?" she replied, grinning coyly.

When her friend brought up Frankie, Tatum got that sheepish sort of look she always got, shrugging her shoulders gently, trying to play it off. "It's always nice. I can't believe we've.. y'know, made it work, for this long. I'm really happy," she explained, stopping herself from adding 'for once' to her statement. Getting down on herself was no way to start an adventure. "And she told me I don't have to be jealous of Gray, cause she's with me.. and, well.. all that stuff. It was really great."

She couldn't help but laugh a little about the game, her head shaking. "We need to play later, after cupcakes.. it's like, official now. I think I want cinnamon chips in my cupcake. Or mint chocolate chips. Delicious cupcakes and Wii, oh yeah~"
soleada From: [info]soleada Date: October 13th, 2010 11:36 pm (UTC) (Link)
Sunny blushed. "Yeah," she laughed. "He's a weirdo anyways," she tried to shrug it off as usual but she didn't quite pull it off.

She beamed at Tatum. "I'm really happy for you two," she said. "And you're a waaaaaaay better choice than Gregoire Leclaire. She's with you because she realized that," she grinned.

"Definitely! Silly bunny video games and cupcakes. Oooo... cinnamon and mint chocolate chip both sounds good," she rubbed her chin, thinking about the different cupcakes she could cook up. Given the proper base Sunny Garcia could whip up and was willing to try almost any flavor combination.
porcelinaofvast From: [info]porcelinaofvast Date: October 13th, 2010 11:47 pm (UTC) (Link)
Tatum knew something was up with her friend, but she was never the type to pry. If Sunny slipped up and let it out, she'd be there, but she never did like prodding into the personal lives of others.

She laughed a little at Sunny's comment, nodding. "I guess. At least I have a cuter face?" she replied, making a mock pout with her lips. They were closer to town now, and the thought of just what kind of cupcakes to make was becoming very imperative as they ran out of time.

"Mint needs to go with a chocolate cake, and cinnamon would be good with like.. oatmeal muffins. Or plain white cake, that could be cool."
soleada From: [info]soleada Date: October 14th, 2010 12:14 am (UTC) (Link)
"Am I being stupid?" she asked suddenly. "I feel like sometimes I'm being stupid but sometimes I'm not being stupid."

"You totally have a cuter face and... like... a brain," she giggled. Then it was time to think about cupcakes seriously as they neared town. "I like the sound of oatmeal and cinnamon. Oh you know what, I could make a vanilla bean with cinnamon. Hmm... mint chocolate chip is a definite go," she smiled.
porcelinaofvast From: [info]porcelinaofvast Date: October 14th, 2010 12:25 am (UTC) (Link)
"You're not being stupid!" Tatum assured her quickly, glancing at her again as they came to a stop light, the grocery store just a block's view away now. "You're not, really. I always feel like I'm being stupid, I think that's what beautiful people do to a brain. I always feel stupid, like I can't even talk without stammering around Frankie sometime, but it's all worth it in the end. Even if I look a little stupid, apparently that's endearing. But you're nothing like me, you're like.. cool, you got this."

Making a tight turn into the parking lot once they reached it, Tatum idled for a moment as she waited for a mom and her kids to back out of a parking space in their mini-van. "Vanilla bean and cinnamon sounds heavenly. And mint chocolate chip is like.. amazing. Let's do this."
soleada From: [info]soleada Date: October 14th, 2010 12:46 am (UTC) (Link)
Sunny laughed, feeling better already. She felt like she and Tatum could really relate on a lot of things. "I look stupid all the time Tate," she said. "I get all flustered and goofy... and like... he makes me all... I don't even know," her face turned bight red. "You're not stupid, I think you're cool," she smiled.

"Mmmm... cupcakes..." she unbuckled herself and walked into the store with a big grin. There was nothing that could make this day bad, she had one of her closest friends, the promise of cupcakes, and the bunny video game. All was right with the world.

Sunny made a b-line for the organic section of the grocery store as that was where she found most of the ingredients she needed. "Ooo! I hope they have like Halloween cupcake holders, it's October therefore all things must be Halloween-centric."
porcelinaofvast From: [info]porcelinaofvast Date: October 14th, 2010 01:05 am (UTC) (Link)
"Like I said, affection makes us all look like total idiots. I think it's like, the rules. I bet they feel the same way, they're just totally foreign and deep and don't show it," Tatum suggested, grinning a little. The idea of trading places with Frankie in their relationship was just a weird one; the idea of her girlfriend being the stammering ball of nerves, the idea of herself being so collected and adorably brooding. It was enough to make her crack an even wider grin.

She followed Sunny dutifully through the store, considering grabbing them a shopping cart, but feeling it too soccer-mom-ish. "We need Halloween. Can we have like, orange icing? And sprinkles? Or something? Oh dude, and spider gummi candy! Or bats?! Badass, dude!"
soleada From: [info]soleada Date: October 14th, 2010 01:18 am (UTC) (Link)
"It's totally the rules," she grinned. "But the idea of Frankie and Stas tripping over their words is pretty hysterical," she giggled. "I have left him speechless on occasion though," she said proudly, although more often than not Sunny was the one floundering somewhere between frustration and attraction.

"Yes! Orance icing! Orange sprinkles! Orange everything! We're going Halloween all over everyone's asses," she started grabbing things off the shelf that she needed. "And we can do like spider webs on some and put them next to the cupcakes that have spiders on them!" Sunny suggested. "Of course this is turning into a display project that we have to take pictures of and then promptly consume," she grinned.

Sunny didn't spend her money frequently and when she did it was either on a friend, on a baking project, or on both. So she had no problem shelling out cash for an extravagant cupcake party with different kinds of toppings and decorations.
porcelinaofvast From: [info]porcelinaofvast Date: October 15th, 2010 02:33 pm (UTC) (Link)
"I don't think I've ever given her a chance to be speechless. When I'm around her, it's like word vomit, I'm so happy to be with her that I just.. usually talk the whole time. I think I've talked with her more than I've spoken to some other people I've known my whole life," Tatum mused, that sheepish look on her face again. She reached up, rubbing the back of her neck a little. "If that makes sense."

When Sunny suggested making their cupcakes as big and bad as possible, Tatum immediately perked up, head bobbling with agreement to every word. "Color sugar too, that shit is delicious. We can mix like, orange and black together, or something and then it'll be badass and sparkly and sugary," she suggested, almost feeling her stomach grumble in agreement as well.

"I just got a new SD card, it's on my desk back at school, I am camera ready for this awesome."
soleada From: [info]soleada Date: October 15th, 2010 10:45 pm (UTC) (Link)
"Oh girl do I know what you mean," she giggled. "Sometimes it's like oh fffff... did I just say that," she shook her head. "It makes sense though Tatum, you just get caught up." She beamed at her friend, she really was happy for her.

"Ooo! Yeah! Color sugar is totally on the list of things we need, it'll look sweet," she said swiping a bunch of color sugar off the shelf. "If I was going all out I would get dry ice for our display," she laughed.

"Sweeeeeeeet!" he said brightly. "It will be epic! We're going to take a million billion pictures."
porcelinaofvast From: [info]porcelinaofvast Date: October 17th, 2010 10:50 pm (UTC) (Link)
"Caught up as in a synonym for obsessive?" Tatum joked, laughing it off a little, but really half meaning it. She did sometimes worry that she might scare Frankie off with her intensity; they had dated before, and although this time was going a hundred times better, she knew that her girlfriend sometimes had a short patience for some things. Some people, and she never wanted to end up as one of those people. But Frankie was also her first serious girlfriend, even at seventeen, and that kept Tatum falling a little harder than she realized.

"Dude, where can you even buy dry ice around here?" Tatum replied, laughing along with Sunny, as she reached out and grabbed a small bag of cinnamon chips from the shelf, examining the front of package. "Holy shit, these look delicious."
soleada From: [info]soleada Date: October 21st, 2010 08:42 pm (UTC) (Link)
Sunny laughed and nodded. "Sometimes a girl can't help herself," she grinned.

"I have no idea where we would even begin to look for dry ice," she laughed. "Although the more I think about it I'm sure Sam's parents could hook us up with some sort of magical herb," she pondered. "A little extraneous but totally worth it," she giggled.

Sunny looked at the packed. "Ooo... those look delightful," she said grabbing a bottle of vanilla of the shelf.
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