Wendy the Werewolf Stalker Cabin, Thursday

[glacial_queen]

Karla woke up in an excellent mood. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, the whole day was just...shpadoinkle.


"The sky is blue and all the leaves are green," Karla sang, looking shocked.
"The sun's as warm as a baked potato.
I think I know precisely what I mean,
When I say it's a shpadoinkle day.

And as I ride with my girl,
She's my best friend in the whole world!
We'll move along, set our goals high
With eyes full of hope as we aim for the...

Sky is blue and all the leaves are green.
My heart's as full as a baked potato.
I think I know precisely what I mean,
When I say it's a shpadoinkle day!
When I say it's a happy-go-moinkaly lucky shpadoinklely...dayyyyyy.

Karla blinked. What the Hell? No, seriously, what the Hell.

Fortunately, that seemed to be over and done with. She swung her legs out of bed to get up and get started for the day, glad the singing was over.

"Hey, all, sorry about that!" was what she meant to say. When she opened her mouth, though, all that came out was the reprise:

It's a long, long way for us to go,
But if we don't try we'll never know.
Stay optimistic, set our goals high,
There's nothing we can't do if we aim for the...

Sky is blue and all the leaves are green.
The air's as pure as a baked potato.
We think we know exactly what we mean,
When we say it's a shpadoinkle day.

When we say it's a shpadoinkle day!

[Gone for the day! Still (extreme) SP is love.]

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[icecoldfrost]

Emma stuck her head out from her alcove, blinking at Karla in confusion. "Come again, darling?"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah stopped by on her way to work, and knocked on Karla's window. "Hey, you. Awake?"


[and I zonk out. see you in the AM.]

[glacial_queen]

"No," she groaned, trying to hide under her pillow. "I am asleep and dreaming and most certainly not singing randomly at people."

So, yeah, awake.

[glacial_queen]

Karla just looked back, confused and embarassed at once. "I...have no idea what that was. Maybe I'm dreaming? Shpadoinkle?"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah snickered. "You and everyone else. Hopefully that's some consolation?" She grinned. "What were you singing about?"

[glacial_queen]

"So far, just how nice the day is, which I described as ' Shpadoinkle' What the Hell does that even mean?!" Karla poked her head out from under the pillow. "You're serious when you say it isn't just me?" she asked.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Positive," Dinah said, then sang, "Would I lie to you? Would I lie to you, honey? Now would I say something that wasn't true--" And cut herself off. "Um, yeah, that wasn't my idea."

[glacial_queen]

"Is this a Fandom thing again?" Karla asked. "Why is it so fond of either making us humiliate ourselves" she wasn't going to forget Hormone Week for a long, long time "or just nearly gettting us killed all the time?"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"I have this theory--that it's a demon-- that the Island wants to get us ready for stuff in our worlds. And lack of shame can only help," Dinah suggested. "Which sometimes is fun, come on. I was singing about flowers to Mr. Minsc earlier. Paper roses, paaaaper roses... Um. Not that one, though."

[glacial_queen]

"I have a theory, too," Karla muttered. "it could be bunnies The island hates us." She rolled over and tucked her arms under her head. "At least I only sang in front of my cabinmates. And it hasn't been anything too embarassing."

Yet.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Now, why would you think it hates us?" Dinah grinned, and started numbering off on her fingers. "Laundry almost-naked day, truth day, singing day. Zombies, alligators, harpies. But! Sparkle rain, tiny moose, random hats, future kids, classmates who are kittens, magic out of nothing. I think it evens out, you know? Maybe it has to balance it."

[glacial_queen]

"I've only been here for hormones, singing, and alligators," Karla pointed out wryly, "and glitter rain and tiny moose. And that week was easily worth two or three days of glitter and small moose. I haven't seen much balancing yet."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Wellll, there's the fact that this place exists at all?" Dinah offered. "Safe haven for some people, good place to learn for others. That's got to take up an awful lot too." She grinned. "Or maybe the Island is just kinda warped."

[glacial_queen]

Karla just grinned. "You know, I was working myself up into a really good huff, here. Way to come in and logic it all away."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Sorry?" Dinah grinned, then sang, "With a spoonful of sugar, the medicine goes down-- Oh, ugh, when did I become a nanny?" She laughed. "Besides, isn't it a little fun?"

[glacial_queen]

"Can I let you know later, once I've figured out how much I've humiliated myself today?" Karla said with an impish smile. "It'll depend whether or not I've lost that lovin' feeling." She clapped her hands over her mouth.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah smirked a little, then cocked her head. "I am so glad I don't have a crush on anyone at the moment. That would be uncomfortable to end up singing

You made me leave my happy home
You took my love
and now I'm gone
since I fell for you--" Dinah sighed. "To someone who wouldn't be singing it back."

[glacial_queen]

"Mother Night, I hope that doesn't happen to me!" Karla said, looking horrified. "Err...not that I have any unrequited crushes right now or anything. I haven't a use for such things. I mean--"

Her eyes widened as she felt the music taking over. Bloody Hell.

"Hands touch, eyes meet
Sudden silence, sudden heat
Hearts leap in a giddy whirl
He could be that boy
But I'm not that girl:

Don't dream too far
Don't lose sight of who you are
Don't remember that rush of joy
He could be that boy
I'm not that girl." Karla tried to clap her hands over her mouth again, but to no avail. It appeared that Fandom wanted this song sung.

"Ev'ry so often we long to steal
To the land of what-might-have-been
But that doesn't soften the ache we feel
When reality sets back in

Blithe smile, lithe limb
She who's winsome, she wins him
Gold hair with a gentle curl
That's the girl he chose
And Heaven knows
I'm not that girl:

Don't wish, don't start
Wishing only wounds the heart
I wasn't born for the rose and the pearl
There's a girl I know
He loves her so
I'm not that girl"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah blinked wide eyes, then said, "Awww. Karla..." But if she thought she was getting off that easy, she was totally wrong.

"I'm one of a long line of good girls
Who choose the wrong guy to be sweet on
The girl with a face that says "welcome"
That men can wipe their feet on

I'm there when he calls me
The trusted girl Friday alright--
But what good does it do me
Alone on a Saturday night?

If you need a gal
To go without sal'ry and work too hard
You can always count on me
The kind of a pal
Who'd sneak you a file past the prison guard
Loyal to the "nth" degree
The boss is quite the ladies' man
And that's my biggest gripe"
'Til I showed up he's never hired
a girl cause she could type." Dinah facepalmed at this point. Oh, God.

"I'm no femme fatale
But faithful and true as a Saint Bernard
Barkin' up the wrong damn tree
You can always count on me..." Time for a time-step, and then:

"I don't need a map
I nat'rally head for the dead end street
You can always count on me
I'm caught in a trap
When joy is approaching then i retreat
I'm at home with misery
I've been "the other woman" since my puberty began
I crashed the junior prom
And met the only married man--" Close enough, given Jack's transformation into Jill.

"I'm always on tap
For romance or choc'late that's bitter sweet
You can always count on me

I go for the riff raff
Who's treating me so-so
When I can play the second fiddle
I'm a virtuoso!
I should be playing for a wedding band--
But there're no wedding rings attached.
Though you can bet there're strings attached

A matter of fact,
If you want an ill-fated love affair
You can always count on me

Though I've made a pact
To carry out research before I care
Men don't give a warranty
One joe who swore he's single
Got me sorta crocked, the beast
I woke up only slightly shocked that I'd defrocked a priest
Or else I attract
The guys who are longing to do my hair--" Somewhere, Tony was frowning. Priestly was probably wondering if he could give her purple streaks again.

"You can always count on me

Though my kind of dame
No doubt will die out like the dinosaurs
You can always count on me
I'm solely to blame
My head gives advice that my heart ignores
I'm my only enemy

I choose the kind who cannot
introduce the girl he's with
There're lots of smirking motel clerks
who call me "Mrs. Smith"
But I've made a name
With hotel detectives who break down doors
Guess who they expect to see?

You can always count on
Bet a large amount on
You can always count on meeeeeeeee!"

[glacial_queen]

Karla didn't want to say anything, in case she burst into song again, so she settled for a good long hug and a wave of warmth, understanding, and friendship.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Ditto for Dinah, and she cheated, thinking at Karla through her touch-telepathy, So. There's a guy? Who's already got a girl? I'm sorry, Karla. And hugged her tighter. I do know what that's like.

[glacial_queen]

*No?* Karla sent, knowing that Dinah would be able to see right through an answer like that. *And by no, I mean yes.* She sighed, sending a mix of confusion, frustration, and self-pity down the link. *Everything's just so confused. Sometimes I think I should just wander off and be a girl in a Red Moon House because some days, I think I have a crush on everybody. Why can't I only like Leda? Why am I so dreadful? I specially shouldn't be liking males who are already on love with ther females. Mother Night.*

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Feelings aren't right, or wrong. Dinah loosened the hug to reach up and brush Karla's hair back. I had six crushes my first semester here. Some more serious than others. I don't think you stop, even if you get a boyfriend or girlfriend. And all it means taht you like a guy is that he's a great guy. Not that you're ignoring that he's got someone already. Softer, as gently as she could, It just hurts.

[glacial_queen]

*You can say that again,* Karla sent, curling up next to Dinah. That, more than anything, was what Karla appreciated about the other girl most. Even at her sugar-induced bounciest, Dinah just radiated this air of comfort, like an elder sister who was never too busy for Karla's woes. She wondered if this was how Dinah felt about Barbara and Helena. *And I'm terrified that someone will find out. I don't want to hurt anyone. Or interfere with their relationship. Or have our friendships affected. Life was so much easier before that week.*

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Oh, that week. Dinah's mind-voice sounded rueful even to herself. She wrapped an arm around Karla's shoulders. All the help Reno and her sisters had given her, the help that Francine always was, she tried to pass along to Karla. Thoughtfully, she considered outcomes in Karla's scenario, and slowly thought: It's actions that matter. You won't hurt anyone if you don't cross that line from friend to something else. Easier to think it and say it than do it. Another squeeze. I wish I had more help to give. Except that time helps. You get used to it, I think. At least I did, and the feelings... cooled off. Changed.

[glacial_queen]

"Well that's one thing I can guarantee," Karla muttered aloud. "I'm never going to say anything. Ever," she vowed. Too bad her hateful mun the island already had other ideas.

"Now that I'm a woman, everything has changed," she sang softly. Then face-palmed.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Yeaaah," Dinah said commiseratingly. And wow, your mun is mean.

"Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me..." She paused. "This is going to kill my urge to listen to music for weeks."

[glacial_queen]

Mean. And cackling.

"I don't even know all the songs I'm singing!" Karla grumbled. "Maybe I'll just spend the day locked inside an aural shield. Fortunately, one of my classes today is Basic Sword Skills. No need for singing there."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah grinned. "Well, unless there are sword songs. Which I guess there could be? But hopefully not so many appropriate ones?" She shook her head. "You'll get through it. Or we'll get drunk ... no, you'll get drunk, ... no, you won't," Dinah sighed, correcting herself twice. "Or we'll binge on chocolate tomorrow. Yes, that."

[glacial_queen]

"If there are any sword songs, I don't know them," Karla said cheerfully, completely ignoring the fact she had just mentioned the island was making her sing songs she'd never heard of. She was too busy trying not to wiggle in excitement. "But I won't have time for chocolate tomorrow. Ben and Ender are taking me flying through the stars tomorrow!"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Ooooo," Dinah said, eyes wide and envious. "They're taking you up in one of their spaceships? When? How?"

[glacial_queen]

"Not sure about how," Karla answered cheerfully, "but tomorrow. Ender invited me at rehearsals this week. They know I've always wanted to go up." Well 'always' being 'since she'd heard it was possible.'

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Coooooool." Dinah grinned wistfully. "You'll have to tell me all about it, okay?"

Assuming it still actually happens, what with one song and another.

[glacial_queen]

Course it will! Skywalkers repress like champs!

"I will," Karla enthused. "I can't wait! I don't know what made Ender think of it, but I'm thrilled he asked me."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Awesome." Dinah grinned. "Well. I should get back to work. Good luck on the rest of the day?" She smiled. "And see you tomorrow or this weekend."

[glacial_queen]

Karla nodded. "I'll see you this weekend," Karla promised. "To fill you in on all the details. I need someone who will back me up when I go home and try to explain to everyone that I randomly sang for a day and then went to the stars the day after."