"Les gens sont ennuyeux."

Munching sur ses copeaux d'aneth, Brooke s'assit dans son petit siège, regardant la foule devant elle. C'était amusant à quel point la foule s'est tournée vers l'alcool, pas qu'elle puisse parler, les gens étaient bizarres. Les parties ont toujours fini avec des gens qui boivent leurs soucis, que ce soit un test à venir, leur peur de parler aux gens ou quoi que ce soit.
Dans l'ensemble, Brooke a conclu que l'alcool était nécessaire pour les êtres humains. C'est comme ça qu'ils sont restés sains d'esprit dans une société autrement chaotique et lamentable.
Être saoul a tout amélioré, après tout. Ou à tout le moins, plus supportable.
"Est-ce que quelqu'un d'autre que vous aime vraiment ces jetons?"
Brooke a regardé pour voir Laney. "Bien sûr que les gens le font. Sinon, ils arrêteraient de le faire. Seigneur Laney, t'es vraiment un idiot." Brooke lui a répondu, en lui fourrant d'autres jetons dans le visage. Laney ne l'a que légèrement ennuyée à l'occasion, Brooke ne pensait pas complètement qu'elle était idiote... Mais quelque chose à propos de Laney a fait ressortir le côté plus méchant et plus sarcastique de Brooke--si un tel exploit était possible. C'était la manière subtile de Brooke de lui montrer qu'elle l'aimait vraiment. C'est bizarre, hein?
Laney a flippé pour regarder les gens être des ours. Pourquoi Acacia et Aspen avaient-ils des costumes? Ils étaient bizarres. Peut-être qu'ils ont aimé être des ours à l'occasion? Si c'était le cas, c'était quelque chose à qui Brooke pouvait se rapporter. La vie serait tellement meilleure si Brooke était né ours. Peut-être qu'avoir des costumes d'ours n'était pas une idée si stupide après tout. Peut-être demanderait-elle à Acacia si elle pouvait les emprunter. Oh, elle ne ferait rien de particulièrement horrible avec eux. Peut-être qu'elle en porterait un et sauterait sur les gens pour s'amuser.
Brooke a passé plus de temps avec ses chips et son alcool. Enfin, il fonctionnait comme il était censé le faire. Elle n'était plus ennuyée par le groupe de gens qui bavardaient. Elle était dans un buzz heureux, peut-être même trouver plaisir à regarder d'autres gens tomber maladroitement, ou ne pas impressionner l'objet de leurs affections. C'était la meilleure partie d'une fête, l'observation des gens. Ou plus précisément, regarder les gens se défaire et échouer.
Spencer s'est rendu à Brooke, assis sur une chaise qu'il avait traînée. "Fun fête, hein? Comme ce serait ennuyeux s'ils avaient tous la même idée de s'amuser que moi."
"Mon idée du plaisir, c'est la mort." Brooke a dit dans un vide complet, "Je ne pense pas que quelqu'un d'autre aimerait bien." Spencer était parfois frustrant, mais Brooke ne s'en souciait pas. Son sarcasme était rafraîchissant dans un groupe de gens peppy et heureux.
« Dis, qu'est-ce que tu penses si la moitié des gens ici sont au même endroit que toi? Assis sur leur propre chaise, mangeant des chips, ne faisant rien. Les jumeaux de Hancock seront si heureux mais perplexes, n'êtes-vous pas d'accord? » Spencer a demandé.
"Est-ce qu'ils seraient perplexes? C'est exactement ce qu'ils ont prévu de faire. Un rassemblement ennuyeux pour les gens ennuyeux planifié par les gens ennuyeux." Brooke répliqua en regardant son amie facilement excitable, qui planifiait la fête. "Évidemment, cette fête est un désastre, les gens s'amusent trop."
Il est apparu qu'Acacia avait initié un jeu de Je n'ai jamais eu. Brooke n'avait pas l'intention de quitter sa chaise tant que quelqu'un ne l'aurait pas traînée jusqu'au cercle.



"Oh mon garçon, et ça commence."

Aspen se blottit au fur et à mesure que les gens commençaient à jouer. C'était amusant à quel point Connor s'était fait repérer rapidement, il pensait que c'était inévitable. C'était un gars dur à oublier. Heureusement, les gens se taisent sur toutes les choses qui pourraient faire perdre Aspen, ou simplement oublier. Il espère sincèrement que ce sera ce dernier.
Pourtant, il avait trois doigts vers le bas parce que oui, il a une sœur. Oui, il a embrassé quelqu'un en dehors de sa famille, et oui, il fait partie d'une équipe sportive. À ce dernier moment, il avait envoyé un éblouissement ludique à Laney et enroulé son bras autour d'elle et lui avait donné une pression serrée. "Wow, le moyen de séparer beaucoup de gens de Laney." Il ne lui restait plus que six doigts. En retirant son emprise constrictive autour de Laney, il s'appuya sur ses mains, pensant à des choses qu'il n'avait jamais faites.
"Wow, vous n'êtes pas agressifs du tout ce soir." Aspen a remarqué avec un sourire sournois. "Où sont les trucs juteux? Je suis déçu."
"J'ai jamais fait l'amour dans un lieu public?"
En fait, Aspen n'était pas sûr de ce que je n'ai jamais eu. Y avait-il des gens qui ont fait l'amour dans un lieu public? En fait, une meilleure question était celle-ci : qui a fait l'amour ici? Mais "Je n'ai jamais eu de sexe" était un jeton boiteux, et aussi un mensonge.
"Life would be so much better if I was born as a house cat."
-Acacia Hancock

Name
Acacia Celeste Hancock
Nicknames
Ace, Aca, Caci.
Out of all of these, Acacia prefers Caci the most. But she would definitely prefer to be called Acacia.
Age
17
Gender
Female
Sexual Orientation
Heterosexual
Grade Level
Junior
Appearance
Like everyone in her family, Acacia was blessed with startlingly blue eyes, and dark hair. Her dark brown hair extends to her waist, and she can often be seen fiddling with it--especially when she's nervous. Her bright blue eyes are almond shaped and can be killer puppy dog eyes when she wants them to be. She's shorter than her brother, Aspen standing at a height of 5'7.


"I just want everyone to be happy."

Personality
There's just something endearing about Acacia that makes you want to hug her tightly.
She's such a sweetheart. You see it in the way her entire face lights up when she laughs, the striking blue eyes that crinkle with her serene smile... Acacia has a certain charm about her that people seem to gravitate towards. Her energy and her bright laughter is simply contagious, and when she steps into a room, it lights up. Acacia loves making friends with people, and is rather successful at it! She's simply a lovely person and always seems to know just the right thing to say. This girl is confident, flirty, and bold. She's very dedicated to whatever she does, and puts 120% effort into it. It doesn't take a lot of work for her to gain admirers and friends.
Acacia is a natural silver tongue. She has a way with words. Combined that with her charming delivery? The results can be devastating. She can be quite manipulative when she wants to be--which fortuately is not very often. She's a natural leader, and being the president of the student council she puts this skill to use. Interestingly, Acacia doesn't really care about being a leader. She became the president because she was nominated and elected, and because she does a great job. Ironically, the twin that doesn't really care about being a leader has all of the leadership qualities, while the twin that does really want to be a leader is more suited to be a follower.
Despite her intelligence in academics, is not very street smart and is rather gullible. She's the type of person to actually spell out "gullible" before realizing that it in fact does not sound like orange. She also is a rather jealous person who can be possessive of her friends. She is a person who gets really anxious and paranoid whenever she feels like she's left out of the loop and dislikes it when she sees her friends with other people. However, this is all expressed on the inside and she gives no outwardly indication. She is quite meek, unable to speak her mind unless it's a student council issue or whatever it may be. Acacia doesn't like it when people are overly opinionated and feels uncomfortable in a debate. She as a general rule doesn't like arguing with people and is often very passive aggressive.
Likes
Animals
Figure Skating
Gymnastics
Movies--horror movies in particular
Singing, acting and dancing
Dislikes
Elevator music
People who can't see multiple sides of an issue
Candy corn
Arguments and confrontations
Being late
Art--Acacia may be good at the arts, but she can't draw to save a life
Fears
Losing people important to her, rejection, the darkness


"You can't scare me! I saw you lurking."

Strengths
Graceful
Authoritative
Athletic
Photogenic
Witty
Weaknesses
Overanalyzes everything
Passive aggressive
Jealous
Gullible
Not very assertive
History
Acacia grew up with her brother, Aspen away from her parents. While Aspen learned to grow without them and found confidence, Acacia grew up being racked with self-doubt about why her parents weren't ever around. She would spend nights crying herself to sleep about it. She loved her surrogate mother dearly, but it was never the same. This is where her abandonment issues and jealousy stems--she needs a constant figure to be by her side. Fortunately, her brother Aspen was always there to pull her out of the dumps.
Once Aspen began winning photography contests with her as a model, Acacia rediscovered her confidence that she was sorely lacking. She decided that she wanted to be fit and pretty for her brother's camera, so she began trying her hand at various sports. The ones that stuck with her were gymnastics and figure skating. She also harbors a love for dancing, acting and singing--all documented by Aspen.
Unlike Aspen, Acacia never really thought about being a CEO or being a leader. However, it was how she was. Whenever there was a group project, people naturally turned to Acacia as the leader and she rolled with it. Ever mini skit she put together was largely directed by her. Acacia is a natural leader, and people respond to that. Her parents finally somewhat returned to Acacia's life when they sent her to Ashbury to be schooled into the next CEO for their corporation.
Acacia was overjoyed at the fact that she wouldn't be separated from Aspen, who secured a spot at this prestigious school for photography. But Acacia is lost. She doesn't know what she wants to do with life, and she's being shoved into a future she doesn't know if she wants. Oh well, if she's going to be here, she's going to be good at it.
Favorite memory
The first time her brother photographed her. It was on a rainy day, and Aspen told her to dance around--the way she does when she thinks no one is looking. He managed to capture an incredible shot of her spinning around in the rain, with a thunderbolt in the background.
Aspen and Acacia participated in an Open Mike a few years ago, with Aspen on guitar and Acacia singing. They got such a great response!
When Acacia lost a regional dance competition. Aspen seemed upset that the judges chose another team, but Acacia was satisfied with how far her and her team had come.
Every moment spent with her parents
Least favorite memory
When she broke her arm in gymnastics. She had landed badly on her leg when she lost her grip on the double bars, and it caused her to be unable to dance, skate or act for a long time and she missed regionals for various competitions.
Trying her hardest to smile at her birthday party, after her parents texted her saying they can't make it.
What corporation sent you to Ashbury?
Her parent's company, Hancock Corporations needed a back up! So they thrust their unsuspecting daughter into those large shoes. She had great leadership qualities, she was smart, so why not? They never really asked her about it though.


"Aspen, they just texted me that they can't make it to our birthday party today.
Some important meeting came up."

Birthday
May 24th
Astrological Sign
Gemini
Twitter Name
@LittleMissAcacia for all of her usernames


"Surprise!"

How many shoes do they own? What types?
"I don't own a lot of shoes, just your standard dress shoes, sneakers, etc etc etc. But Acacia on the other hand..."
"I don't have that many shoes! Just some boots, various heels, a few pairs of sneakers, flats..."
"See? That's already like, 5 times more than me."
"....."
Are they on social media? Who’s in their profile pictures with them?
"Grove_Photography is the new instagram of the extremely talented and sought after teenage photographer! Be sure to check out his instagram! He's also available for booking, so please contact him if you like any of his photos!"
"What's with the advertisement...?"
"Aspen Hancock is the up-and-coming photographer! Get him now while you can. His photography skills are evident in even as something as simple as his profile picture. It's a photograph of himself taken through a glass pelted with raindrops and it looks very surreal and mysterious.
"Acacia..."
"Also be sure to check out his model extraordinaire, Acacia Hancock! Not only is she an extremely beautiful girl, her instagram is to die for. Just look for her fantastic profile picture--it's me mid-jump when I'm ice skating. Yeah, photography skills and stuff, but she has a lot of talents too!"
"Acacia!"
"Hahahaha, jeez Asp, I'm kidding!"
How many romantic relationships have they had?
"Neither of us had that many, actually."
"Unfortunately, Aspen scares them away."
"Yeah, cuz I'm so scary, right? You scare off any potential girlfriends too."
"Grrr, we're so terrifying."
Are they right- or left-handed?
"Acacia is right handed."
"And Aspen is sinister."
What charities do they donate to?
"A lot actually. We've donated to Habitat for Humanity, Homeless shelters, cancer research..."
"Some charities really need money, and we have a lot of it. And I don't think we're every going to use all of it. So we like to share bit by bit."
What are their biggest fears?
"You used to be scared of thunder. Like, terrified. You used to hide under the blankets every time it stormed."
"Why would you even bring that up? That was like... 14 years ago."
"You might still be scared!"
"You wanna go there? What about the time you literally climbed up a tree to get away from a dog."
"I was like 3!"
"Exactly."
How much money do they make?
"Aspen makes sooo much cash from Grove Photography. It's ridiculous."
"What about you? You make a lot of money from winning competitions."
"Well, yeah. But they're not consistent. Maybe I should get a job."
What is their ethnicity?
"I think we're just European.
"Hmmm, I thought I heard mom mention something about being descended from King Henry the whatever or something.
"Maybe we should look into that."
Do they speak with an accent?
"Unfortunately, no."
"We wish. A Scottish or British accent would be really cool."
"Pip pip cheerio!"
".....No Caci. No."
What did they dress as for Halloween last year?
"Prepare for trouble!"
"Make it double!"
"To protect the world with devastation!"
"To unite all people within our nation!"
"To denounce the evil of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
What are their email addresses, blogs, and websites? Passwords?
Aspen.C.Hancock@ymail.com, and I also have a blogspot and tumblr for my photography.
"Also, Aspen's password is--"
"Whoa, what? you know my password?"
"My email is AcaciaHancock@ymail.com. And my instagram documents all of my competitions, hobbies, and photographs! Check it out!"
"Wait, Acacia, don't change the subject!"
What are they superstitious about?
"I'm not superstitious, but Acacia on the other hand..."
"I don't believe any of it. I just don't want to risk any of it being true, just in case."
"You collect every 4 leaf clover you fine."
"They're cute, okay?"
Are they allergic to anything?
"Both of us are allergic to penicillin."
"We break out in hives."
What hobbies do they have?
"Well besides for photography... Photoshop is really fun, image editing in general."
"Idiot, that's still a part of photography."
"Uh, right. I guess we play video games a lot, We have a running tally of who wins. And I really like playing the guitar, and swimming. Obviously."
"Everyone already knows what we like. I like dancing, figure skating... Stuff like that. I dabble in acting. And singing is fun too. Lately I've been into netflix. But that's everyone."
Do they keep secrets?
"Very much so. I know a lot of things that Aspen doesn't because I don't tell him anything."
"Likewise."
What are their astrological signs?
"We're Geminis."
"Isn't that ironic?"
What are their taste in movies, books, and music?
"I'm mostly into sci-fi and action."
"Nerd."
"And despite you making me watch horror movies with you, I don't like them!"
"Would you rather watch romcoms with me?
"Maybe."
Do they have scars?
"Nope, not really."
"We've had a fairly unadventurous childhood. And we never seriously fought enough to scar each other."
What are their feelings on gay marriage, abortion, legalization of marijuana, or other controversial topics?
"......"
"Acacia really doesn't like discussing things like this."
"Pro-choice, pro-marriage, no opinion on weed."
"What's with the heavy sigh?"
"I don't like arguing..."
"There's no one to argue with, idiot. I'm the only one here, and we have the same opinion."
Any tattoos or piercings?
"I have my ear lobes pierced, but that's about it."
"I don't have anything. I know, I know. I'm boring."
"Yeah you are."
What does their handwriting look like?
"Really similar, actually. Emma liked to say that handwriting was the window to the soul, so she had us take calligraphy classes."
"Yeah, we write out "g"s and "f"s and "A"s the same way."
"But otherwise my writing is most loopy and flowing. Aspen's is more precise and neat."
"That represents out personalities really well, actually."
What is their religious background?
"Uh... Agnostic, I guess? What do you think?"
"Agnostic works. I don't believe that God exists, but I'm not an atheist."
"Yup, mom, dad and Emma weren't really religious either."
 Where do they like to shop?
"We own a lot of designer clothing. When Acacia models them, or I photograph them, we receive a lot of clothes and accessories as thanks."
"Designer clothing is super nice. But I usually just go shopping at popular stores. Forever 21 is one of my favorites--they have really cute clothes for a really cheap price!"
What is their relationship like with their sibling?"
"Horrible. We hate each other."
"Can't even stand to be in the same room."
"Ew, get away from me you freak."
Do they have enemies? How did they make them?
"We have none that we know of."
"I hope we don't have any..."
What are their ambitions? Do they have a "five-year plan"?
"Oh yeah, definitely. Once I graduate, I'm going to be an intern and assistant for Charles Modelli, the current CEO of Mode. He's going to retire in a few years, so until then I'm going to get acquainted with people of the industry while majoring in photography and digital art at the California Institute of Arts. Once Modelli retires, I'm going to take over Mode and hopefully expand it and hire more permanent employees. My eventual goal is to expand Mode and promote it even more, and to start a Mode magazine. What about you Acacia?"
"Uh... Graduate?"
What are their political preferences?
"Hate politics. They make me angry. Next."
"Yeah, it's fine. We can move on. I'm not heavily involved in politics either."
What do they habitually keep in their cupboards, medicine cabinets, and purses?
"In my purse I always have my wallet, some pens, some mint and gum, band-aids, chapstick, my mini-planner and my portable charger."
"I don't carry around a purse. We usually just have your standard medicine cabinet drugs like benedryll, ibuprofen and stuff in the cabinets. And cupboards... uh, cups and stuff?"
What are their favorite outfits/pieces of clothing?
"I love my cream colored dress with flowery branches."
"I'm a pretty big fan of this green jacket."
What do they keep in remote storage?
"I don't think we have remote storage."
"Yeah, we have places for everything. Even incredible things."
Are they night owls or morning people?
"I'm a night owl. But Acacia on the other hand..."
"Definitely morning!"
"Lucky duck. She would wake me up at 7 AM when we were young because she was bored. Actually... She still does that sometimes."
"Heehee."