The one with the ponytail is Baz (Sebastian for those who like to wind him up) I've known him for quite a long time now, and this is the most flattering picture I could find of him. He doesn't photograph well XD Curly-haired-topless man is Merlin (real name, just so you know :P) he's wildly unpredictable, childish and in short terrific fun. I've known him for feckin' ages. He is also unusually strong... I suspect him to actually be a throwback to our larger simian ancestors. The one of female persuasion is Abbie, I have known her the least amount of time, but she's still cool and keeps me sane through the long hours of sitting around bored online. We've had some laughs, often at the expense of other people XD
They all look curiously young here... which is rather disconcerting... I guess that's why I call them the Children.
These two are Molly and Katie, Katie's the one with the dyed red hair... Molly's the unashamed ginger XD Molly is the sister of Jacob, an individual you will meet soon. She used to be quite aggressive, but she's sweet as pie these days ^^ She is also possessed of fantastic hearing and a kind of 'auto-rebel' feature XD Katie is a rather strange girl with a tendency towards ambling into conversations and making off-topic remarks. Still, she's got a heart of gold and she's always nice to have around ^^
Here's Molly again, but the girl with the blonde hair is Jess. She's Baz's twin and, like Baz, is incredibly skinny. She's rarely about, but she's always good to talk to when she is, and almost perfectly shares my music taste and humor. We've had some strange chats, some undecipherable chats but mostly we've had some awesome chats ^^ Unfortunately we have yet to perfect the method to merge into one super being, as well as discovering all the impracticalities thereof.
This one's Alex. Technically only half-children material, since he's a few months older than I. Alex is, much like Jacob, a kind of alternate me. Are nights out almost inevitably begin with us two and kind of accumulate the other children as we go, and unlike most of the other children we frequently just mess around without the others. Undoubtedly one of my best friends, we have enough in-jokes to sustain a full conversation. To anyone who doesn't already have a great life, I'd recommend him :D
And this one's Jacob. Undoubtedly an incredibly odd character, Jacob and I have known each other since early primary schools and have always been ridiculously close... not only could we converse entirely in in-jokes, we frequently do. Some casual acquaintance or another once asked if I was the Hyde to Jacob's Jekyll, which sparked an in-joke in and of itself. Definitely one of the best people I've ever met.
However, there are a couple of non-children that I think deserve extra mention...
Meet Joe (Male) and Codie (Female)
Two of my other closest friends, bar Alex and Jacob. Joe is an absolutely fantastic individual. He asks nothing from anyone, and gives everything to everyone. Some of the best days of my life have been spent sitting around at his, and I wouldn't change him for the world. Codie is just amazing... she's more important to me than almost anything you could care to mention, sharing joint place only with these select few others, and these days I find it impossible to imagine life without a Codie :)
Anyway, now that I've finished my soppy-fest, I'd best let you get back to your lives (as if I am somehow preventing you from them XD) But just before I go, I found an acoustic version of There There... it's absolutely beautiful.
Over and out.
Love and doves, meh dearies.
Bah bah, lovies, bah bah.
Kisses,
-The Kie
