welcome

EDEN MARIE KELLY

Took my chances on a big jet plane, never let them tell you that they're all the same.
The sea was red and the sky was grey, wondered how tomorrow could ever follow today.
The mountains and the canyons started to tremble and shake
as the children of the sun began to awake.

Ride a white mare in the footsteps of dawn,
Tryin' to find a woman who's never, never, never been born.
Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams,
Telling myself it's not as hard, hard, hard as it seems.

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AVEOLI.ALBERT GOLDBARTH
WHO ARE THESE UNSUNG PERPETRATORS OF TAJ MAHALS •• INSEPARABLE
AND RACECOURSE TRACKS AND NEPTUNE-ORBITING NASA MISSIONS •• CONFIDANTES
FIGURED FROM THE SANCTUM-NOOKS OF MY BODY? ENGINEERS, •• BEST MALE FRIEND
LINEARISTS IF FINGERPRINTS UNWHORLING •• INNER CIRCLE
INTO RAZOR-STRAIGHT SURVEYOR’S LINES •• SOCIAL CIRCLE
BY WHICH THE PAVING-STONES OF FAMOUS ANCIENT PLAZAS •• OUTER CIRCLE
MIGHT BE SET, THE GREAT WALL, HADRIAN’S TOMB. •• CHILDHOOD FRIENDS
AND: ‘IF THE CAPILLARIES OF EVERY MAN AND WOMAN •• ENEMIES TURNED FRIENDS
OF CAESAR’S ROME BECOME COMPONENTS OF A STRAIGHT LINE, THEN, •• SECRET
WHEN COMPARED TO THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THAT CITY’S PLUMBING….’ •• ON AND OFF
AND: ‘IF ALL THE CUBIC VOLUME OF THE SMALL INTESTINE’S VILLI •• ALLIED
WERE PLACED ON A PEDESTAL IN THE LOUVRE…’ WE SEEM TO NEED THESE •• CASUAL
SLY COMFABULATORS OF METAPHOR, WE SEEM TO NEED COMPARING •• FRIEND OF A FRIEND
WHAT’S FAMILIAR – NIAGARA, THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON, •• FRIENDLY ACQUAINTANCES
THE FACE OF THE MOON – WITH SOMETHING SO PUZZLINGLY STRANGE AS OUR LIVES •• AND ANYTHING ELSE

LIT.CRISTIN O’KEEFE APTOWICZ
DON’T SAY YOU DIDN’T SEE THIS COMING, JASON. •• HARDCORE HATRED
DON’T SAY YOU DIDN’T REALIZE THIS WOULD BE MY REACTION •• ONE-SIDED HATRED
AND THAT YOU NEVER INTENDED FOR ME TO GET ALL WORKED UP, •• INTOLERABLE
BECAUSE IF THAT WERE TRUE, THEN YOU ARE DUMBER •• EXTREME DISLIKE
THAN LENNY FROM MICE AND MEN, BLINDER THAN OEDIPUS •• MUTUAL DISLIKE
AND TIERUS PUT TOGETHER AND CAN FEEL LESS •• ONE-SIDED DISLIKE
THAN A DALTON TRUMBO CHARACTER. •• ENEMIES BY ASSOCIATON
YOU PUT THE DICK IN DICKENS AND THE BOO IN KOWSKI •• NEWFOUND ENEMIES
AND ARE MORE COWARD-LY THAN NOEL. •• BARELY TOLERABLE
BUT YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND ANY OF THESE REFERENCES, •• CONSTANT IRRITATION
DO YOU, JASON? BECAUSE YOU ‘DON’T READ.’ •• MARGINAL IRRITATION
YOU ARE A GEOLOGY MAJOR AND YOU ONCE TOLD ME •• DISDAIN/SCORN
THAT, ‘SCIENTISTS DON’T READ POPULAR LITERATURE, •• ENVY
CRISTIN, WE HAVE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO’. •• FEAR
WELL, FUCK YOU. JASON, YOU ARE MORE ABSURD THAN IONESCO. •• AVOIDANCE
YOU ARE MORE ABSTRACT THAN JOYCE, •• INDIFFERENCE
MORE INCONSISTENT THAN AGATHA CHRISTIE •• INTIMIDATED
AND MORE SATANIC THAN RUSHDIE’S VERSES •• RIVALRY
GO PLATH YOURSELF. •• UNFRIENDLY RIVALRY
YOUR HEART IS SO DARK, THAT EVEN JOSEPH CONRAD •• DISGUST
COULDN’T SEE IT, AND IT IS SO BURIED UNDER BULLSHIT •• TENSION
THAT EVEN POE’S COPS COULDN’T HEAR IT. •• ARGUMENTATIVE
YOUR MIND IS AS EMPTY AS THE LIBRARIES IN FAHRENHEIT 451. •• FRENEMIES
YOUR MIND IS AS EMPTY AS SILAS MARNER’S COFFERS. •• SKEPTICISM
YOUR MIND IS AS EMPTY AS HUCKLEBERRY FINN’S WALLET. •• AND ANYTHING ELSE

KISSING.DORIANNE LAUX
THEY ARE KISSING, ON A PARK BENCH, •• LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT
ON THE EDGE OF AN OLD BED, IN A DOORWAY •• FINAL
OR ON THE FLOOR OF A CHURCH. KISSING •• MARRIED
AS THE STREETS FILL WITH BALLOONS •• ENGAGED
OR SOLDIERS, LOCUSTS OR CONFETTI, WATER •• CURRENT
OR FIRE OR DUST. KISSING DOWN THROUGH •• POSSIBLE FUTURE
THE CENTURIES UNDER SUN OR STARS, A DEAD TREE, •• FUTURE
AN UMBRELLA, AMID DERELICTS. KISSING •• GOOD PAST
AS CHRIST CARRIES HIS CROSS, AS GANDHI •• BAD PAST
SINGS HIS SPEECHES, AS A BULLET •• AMBIGUOUS PAST
CAREENS THROUGH THE AIR TOWARD A CHILD’S •• ADDICTIVE
GOOD HEART. THEY ARE KISSING •• PURELY PHYSICAL
LONG, DEEP, SPACIOUS KISSES, EXPLORING •• ONE SWEET SONG
THE SILENCE OF THE TONGUE, THE MUTE •• IN DENIAL
RUNGS OF THE UPPER PALATE, HUNGRY •• SECRET
FOR THE LIVING FLESH. THEY ARE STILL •• CHEMISTRY
KISSING WHEN THE CARS CRASH AND THE BOMBS •• DESTRUCTIVE
DROP, WHEN THE BABIES ARE BORN CRYING •• TENSION
INTO THE WHITE AIR, WHEN MOZART BENDS •• FORBIDDEN
TO HIS BOWL OF SOUP AND STALIN •• OBSESSION
BENDS TO HIS GARDEN. THEY ARE KISSING •• FLIRTING
TO BEGIN THE WORLD AGAIN. NOTHING •• CRUSH ON HER
CAN STOP THEM. I WANT TO BELIEVE •• CRUSH ON HIM
THEY ARE KISSING TO SAVE THE WORLD, •• MUTUAL CRUSH
BUT THEY’RE NOT. THEY ARE SEALING •• FLEETING GLANCES
THE HARD WORDS IN, THEY ARE DYING •• ON AND OFF
FOR OUR SINS. IN A BROKEN WORLD THEY ARE •• ATTRACTION
PRACTISING THIS SIMPLE AND SINGULAR ACT •• FLIRTATION
TO PERFECTION. THEY ARE HOLDING •• PLAYFUL FLIRTING
ONTO EACH OTHER. THEY ARE KISSING. •• AND ANYTHING ELSE

I GO BACK TO MAY 1937 .SHARON OLDS
I SEE THEM STANDING AT THE FORMAL GATES OF THEIR COLLEGES, •• BROTHER
I SEE MY FATHER STROLLING OUT •• HALF-SIBLING
UNDER THE OCHRE SANDSTONE ARCH, THE •• STEP-SIBLING
RED TILES GLINTING LIKE BENT •• COUSIN
PLATES OF BLOOD BEHIND HIS HEAD, I •• OTHER FAMILY
SEE MY MOTHER WITH A FEW LIGHT BOOKS AT HER HIP •• PRACTICALLY FAMILY
STANDING AT THE PILLAR MADE OF TINY BRICKS WITH THE •• TEACHER
WROUGHT-IRON GATES STILL OPEN BEHIND HER, ITS •• MENTOR
SWORD-TIPS BLACK IN THE MAY AIR, •• ROLE MODEL
THEY ARE ABOUT TO GRADUATE, •• GOOD INFLUENCE
THEY ARE ABOUT TO GET MARRIED, •• BAD INFLUENCE
THEY ARE KIDS, THEY ARE DUMB, ALL THEY KNOW IS THEY ARE •• TRUST
INNOCENT, THEY WOULD NEVER HURT ANYBODY. •• DISTRUST
I WANT TO GO UP TO THEM AND SAY STOP, •• RESPECT
DON’T DO IT—SHE’S THE WRONG WOMAN, •• DISRESPECT
HE’S THE WRONG MAN, YOU ARE GOING TO DO THINGS •• ADMIRE
YOU CANNOT IMAGINE YOU WOULD EVER DO, •• PROTECTIVE OVER HER
YOU ARE GOING TO DO BAD THINGS TO CHILDREN, •• PROTECTIVE OVER THEM
YOU ARE GOING TO SUFFER IN WAYS YOU NEVER HEARD OF •• CONFUSED
YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO DIE. I WANT TO GO •• FALSE
UP TO THEM THERE IN THE LATE MAY SUNLIGHT AND SAY IT, •• ROOMMATE
HER HUNGRY PRETTY BLANK FACE TURNING TO ME, •• WORKING RELATIONSHIP
HER PITIFUL BEAUTIFUL UNTOUCHED BODY, •• RELUCTANT
HER ARROGANT HANDSOME BLIND FACE TURNING TO ME, •• STABLE
HIS PITIFUL BEAUTIFUL UNTOUCHED BODY, •• VOLATILE
BUT I DON’T DO IT. I WANT TO LIVE. I •• TENTATIVE
TAKE THEM UP LIKE THE MALE AND FEMALE •• TENSE
PAPER DOLLS AND BANG THEM TOGETHER •• AWKWARD
AT THE HIPS LIKE CHIPS OF FLINT AS IF TO •• COMPLICATED
STRIKE SPARKS FROM THEM, I SAY •• ABOUT TO CHANGE
DO WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO, AND I WILL TELL ABOUT IT. •• AND ANYTHING ELSE

CREDITS.LET’S GO
•••CREDITED TO SOPH OF IE
•••ALSO KNOWN AS SOPHIANWIN OF WHITE PAGES
•••POEMS GO TO THEIR RESPECTIVE AUTHORS
•••I APOLOGIZE FOR HAVING TO EXCERPT THEM
•••FOR FULL TEXT, PM ME OR JUST USE GOOGLE
•••HUES MIXED HERE. HUES FOUND HERE.
•••PLEASE DON’T RIP. I WILL ASK NICELY ONLY ONCE.
•••INSPIRATION FOUND IN VARIOUS PLACES AND PLOTS
•••THANKS SO MUCH FOR PLOTTING WITH ME. <33 YOU.

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THE LIST.

JAMES JUDAS ECKHART
AND RACECOURSE TRACKS AND NEPTUNE-ORBITING NASA MISSIONS •• CONFIDANTES
LINEARISTS IF FINGERPRINTS UNWHORLING •• INNER CIRCLE
THEY ARE KIDS, THEY ARE DUMB, ALL THEY KNOW IS THEY ARE •• TRUST
HER HUNGRY PRETTY BLANK FACE TURNING TO ME, •• WORKING RELATIONSHIP
DO WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO, AND I WILL TELL ABOUT IT. •• EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
EDEN says.;; "Mister James Eckhart. He was one of the first people I met at St. Tristan's; well, one of the first people I really talked to rather. He was a great help with the students, and we soon started talking about non-work related things too. I didn't expect to have made as close of a friend as I did within just a few months, but I did, and James is just amazing and a lot of fun. We both have our relationship issues, and I know I can talk to him about them, as can he to me. James is a great friend, and I don't know what I'd do without him."
JAMES says.;; "I met Eden on her first day of working. She seemed like a really sweet girl. She was having a little bit of a hard time with the students, but the teachers helped her out. Sometimes these girls like to give new teachers a run for their money. She and I started talking in the teachers lounge and I invited her over to a dinner I was having for the headmaster and a few other teachers. We had a lot of fun and I've gotten to know a lot about her. She and I have gotten close over the past few months and I confide in her a lot. She listens to me when I'm having problems. Damn it sometimes I have more problems than a teenage boy. Now I've got Eden to listen to me and I'll listen to her. We both have headmaster problems."

MAXIMUS FLETCHER ATHERTON
AND RACECOURSE TRACKS AND NEPTUNE-ORBITING NASA MISSIONS •• CONFIDANTES
LINEARISTS IF FINGERPRINTS UNWHORLING •• INNER CIRCLE
CRISTIN, WE HAVE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO’. •• FEAR
COULDN’T SEE IT, AND IT IS SO BURIED UNDER BULLSHIT •• TENSION
THEY ARE KISSING, ON A PARK BENCH, •• LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT
ON THE EDGE OF AN OLD BED, IN A DOORWAY •• FINAL
THE CENTURIES UNDER SUN OR STARS, A DEAD TREE, •• FUTURE
FOR THE LIVING FLESH. THEY ARE STILL •• CHEMISTRY
INTO THE WHITE AIR, WHEN MOZART BENDS •• FORBIDDEN
THEY ARE KISSING TO SAVE THE WORLD, •• MUTUAL CRUSH
STANDING AT THE PILLAR MADE OF TINY BRICKS WITH THE •• TEACHER
THEY ARE KIDS, THEY ARE DUMB, ALL THEY KNOW IS THEY ARE •• TRUST
I WANT TO GO UP TO THEM AND SAY STOP, •• RESPECT
AT THE HIPS LIKE CHIPS OF FLINT AS IF TO •• COMPLICATED
EDEN says.;; "Maximus Atherton, Mr. Atherton, Max...God, even his name is wonderful! At times, I can get a bit annoyed by him, sure, but that pales in comparison to how amazing he is. Nothing I say can do him justice, but I'll try just the same. He has this wonderful, confusing, enchanting personality, and there's something about him that intrigues me--I don't know what it is yet, but it's clear that he's much more than your average man. And his looks--I couldn't have imagined anyone more attractive. Max is the perfect man--except he's nine years older and he's my boss...and he hasn't done anything to make me think that he likes me as anything more than a friend or colleague. So things are complicated, to say the least. I want him--badly--but I can't have him, and to make things worse, I have to see him daily."
MAXIMUS says.;; “Ms. Eden Kelly has, since the beginning of the school year, captivated me for lack of a better word. From the first moment I saw her at the teacher’s meeting I had a sinking feeling that I wouldn’t be able to get her out of my head. And I haven’t. She’s intelligent, sharp, witty, beautiful and a million other adjectives that can hardly do her justice. I never thought I’d look at anyone this way again, and to tell the truth I’m a bit frightened by it. Of course, I’m pretty sure I cannot act upon my feelings, if only because I’m about nine years (!) older than her and am also her boss. Somehow, I don’t think those are conductive to a lasting relationship. Besides, its not like she’d feel the same way about me, she’s far too perfect to be stuck with the likes of me, and I’m not just saying that to be self-pitying. Nevertheless, she’s absolutely wonderful company and if I can’t have her romantically, I can be barely satisfied with a close friendship. Maybe I’m lying, maybe it’ll be hell being close to her every day and not being able to see her as I want, but I’ll take what I can get because she’s absolutely worth it.”

EMERALD JULIET-BRIONY DANIELS
AND RACECOURSE TRACKS AND NEPTUNE-ORBITING NASA MISSIONS •• CONFIDANTES
LINEARISTS IF FINGERPRINTS UNWHORLING •• INNER CIRCLE
EDEN says.;; "Emerald is wonderful. We both started working for St. Tristan's this year, but because I had had more experience through all of the interviews and summer meetings, I helped her figure things out when she first started working (and what I didn't know I tried to go find out from somebody else). There's still a lot to learn, but we're getting into the swing of things now, and if I don't get something, I know there's someone else who understands what I am going through. I love her, and she's been such a help over these first few weeks."
EMERALD says.;; "eden is a few years older than me, which is actually how we became friends. when i first started subbing at the school and working with the theatre department, i was completely lost. she showed me the ropes and once i'd gotten into the swing of things, we kept doing things together. i am truly blessed to have her as a friend."

MAXIMUS FLETCHER ATHERTON
AND RACECOURSE TRACKS AND NEPTUNE-ORBITING NASA MISSIONS •• CONFIDANTES
LINEARISTS IF FINGERPRINTS UNWHORLING •• INNER CIRCLE
CRISTIN, WE HAVE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO’. •• FEAR
COULDN’T SEE IT, AND IT IS SO BURIED UNDER BULLSHIT •• TENSION
THEY ARE KISSING, ON A PARK BENCH, •• LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT
ON THE EDGE OF AN OLD BED, IN A DOORWAY •• FINAL
THE CENTURIES UNDER SUN OR STARS, A DEAD TREE, •• FUTURE
FOR THE LIVING FLESH. THEY ARE STILL •• CHEMISTRY
INTO THE WHITE AIR, WHEN MOZART BENDS •• FORBIDDEN
THEY ARE KISSING TO SAVE THE WORLD, •• MUTUAL CRUSH
STANDING AT THE PILLAR MADE OF TINY BRICKS WITH THE •• TEACHER
THEY ARE KIDS, THEY ARE DUMB, ALL THEY KNOW IS THEY ARE •• TRUST
I WANT TO GO UP TO THEM AND SAY STOP, •• RESPECT
AT THE HIPS LIKE CHIPS OF FLINT AS IF TO •• COMPLICATED
EDEN says.;; "Maximus Atherton, Mr. Atherton, Max...God, even his name is wonderful! At times, I can get a bit annoyed by him, sure, but that pales in comparison to how amazing he is. Nothing I say can do him justice, but I'll try just the same. He has this wonderful, confusing, enchanting personality, and there's something about him that intrigues me--I don't know what it is yet, but it's clear that he's much more than your average man. And his looks--I couldn't have imagined anyone more attractive. Max is the perfect man--except he's nine years older and he's my boss...and he hasn't done anything to make me think that he likes me as anything more than a friend or colleague. So things are complicated, to say the least. I want him--badly--but I can't have him, and to make things worse, I have to see him daily."
MAXIMUS says.;; “Ms. Eden Kelly has, since the beginning of the school year, captivated me for lack of a better word. From the first moment I saw her at the teacher’s meeting I had a sinking feeling that I wouldn’t be able to get her out of my head. And I haven’t. She’s intelligent, sharp, witty, beautiful and a million other adjectives that can hardly do her justice. I never thought I’d look at anyone this way again, and to tell the truth I’m a bit frightened by it. Of course, I’m pretty sure I cannot act upon my feelings, if only because I’m about nine years (!) older than her and am also her boss. Somehow, I don’t think those are conductive to a lasting relationship. Besides, its not like she’d feel the same way about me, she’s far too perfect to be stuck with the likes of me, and I’m not just saying that to be self-pitying. Nevertheless, she’s absolutely wonderful company and if I can’t have her romantically, I can be barely satisfied with a close friendship. Maybe I’m lying, maybe it’ll be hell being close to her every day and not being able to see her as I want, but I’ll take what I can get because she’s absolutely worth it.”

note;; I seem to have used an excessive amount of relationships. Sorry. =]

Added!

And excessive relationships are good XD The more the merrier.

EMERALD JULIET-BRIONY DANIELS
AND RACECOURSE TRACKS AND NEPTUNE-ORBITING NASA MISSIONS •• CONFIDANTES
LINEARISTS IF FINGERPRINTS UNWHORLING •• INNER CIRCLE
EDEN says.;;
EMERALD says.;; "eden is a few years older than me, which is actually how we became friends. when i first started subbing at the school and working with the theatre department, i was completely lost. she showed me the ropes and once i'd gotten into the swing of things, we kept doing things together. i am truly blessed to have her as a friend."

Hope that's all okay. Teachers have to stick together. xD

MIGNON CORINNE LAURENT
AND RACECOURSE TRACKS AND NEPTUNE-ORBITING NASA MISSIONS •• CONFIDANTES
LINEARISTS IF FINGERPRINTS UNWHORLING •• INNER CIRCLE
THEY ARE KIDS, THEY ARE DUMB, ALL THEY KNOW IS THEY ARE •• TRUST
I WANT TO GO UP TO THEM AND SAY STOP, •• RESPECT
DO WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO, AND I WILL TELL ABOUT IT. •• EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
EDEN says.;;
MIGNON says.;; "I met Eden through Mery. She had introduced us when I first started teaching here and we hit it off right away. She's so sweet and kind and generous. She's adorable. Although it's weird to say that since she's way taller than me. I could definitely go to her with a situation and trust her to help me and give me good advice. I'm glad we're close friends."