The Sharing: Rebellion From Within

[Whammy]

Story:
From the outside The Sharing looks like wonderful organization that is dedicated to creating a sense of community and volunteering. At meetings teens gather to have fun; throwing barbecues, beach parties, etc. They also help the community out through volunteer work and community service. All in all club dedicated to the improvement of society.

Those on the inside, however, know the truth. The Sharing is front dedicated to cultivating volunteer hosts for Yeerks. The Yeerks are parasitic slugs that infest their hosts and take complete control over them. Hosts only gain control over there body once every three Earth days when they must be brought to a Yeerk Pool to feed and soak up Kandrona Rays. Sadly, during this time involuntary hosts are trapped in cages, unable to escape.

Not all Yeerks are a part of the invasion of Earth, however. There exists a small Yeerk Peace Faction that is against the war. Some members of this faction have made their way to Earth in hopes of being able to destroy the invasion from the inside out. Working with their human hosts, they wish to sabatoge the plans of the Yeerkish Empire. They are a minority though, and most Yeerks are willing to involuntarily infest their hosts.

The RP:
In this RP you are a member of The Sharing, either a new or full member. New members have yet to be infested and are oblivious to the true reason for the Sharing. Full members have been infested and are now Controllers whether voluntarily or involuntarily. As the story shows infested members can be infestsed by Yeerk Peace Faction members. Those infested by them are now part of a plan to end the invasion of Earth by interfering with the plans of the rest of the Yeerk army. Those who aren't obviously will help with the invasion. A few Chee maybe allowed as well.

The setting of this RP is in the Animorphs home town during the war, and they may occassionally make a cameo. However, they will NOT be a major part of the RP. The focus here is the Sharing and fighting the Yeerks from the inside out.

The Rules:
1.All Basic RP rules (no god-modding, powerplaying, etc.)
2.No morphing (remember, we are the Yeerks this time around)
3.Use good grammar and spelling.
4.Be nice to other RPers.
5.You must have any new mini-plots or major events run by me so we don't have to many big things happen at once.
6.Send profiles to me by PM so we can keep this thread nice and neat ^_^.
7.You are responsible for playing both the human and Yeerk
7.HAVE FUN

The Profiles:
The Human:
Name-
Age-
Gender-
Description-

Personality-

History-

The Yeerk:
Name-

Personality-

History-

The Info:

I had to do a bit of research for this for my fic The Voluntary (*coughselfpromotioncough*).

The Sharing has it's large outer group. If you want to check it out you can just come to a meeting. When you come you fill out a form with information like your name, address, etc. etc. If you return for a second meeting you're assigned a full member who is kind of like your Big Brother (think of how fraternities work). He shows you around, gets you excited about full membership, and makes sure that you are having a great time.

After a certain number of meetings (in MM4 Back to Before Tobias says it's three, but I would think it would be a few more than that) you are required to either 1) become a full member or 2) quit.

If you decide to become a full member you are taken into a room where someone (ie Chapman) would explain the Yeerks to you in very convoluted terms, making it seem like giving up your freedom for a hostile alien takeover is no biggie. At that point you either agree and become voluntary or fight and become involuntary.

Wash, rinse, repeat.

[Whammy]

The Approved (Profiles)

Traycon

The Human:
Name- Tiamate Morgan
Age- 20
Gender- Female
Description- On appearance, she is average. Average height, average weight, average bust, average everything. She does her best to blend in with the crowd when she can, which she's fairly good at doing because she's so non-discript.
She's mildly tan and can pull off a bikini if she wants.

Personality-She's stubborn, strong-willed, argumentative, and arrogant She's a bit of a night-owl. She's fairly active and usually dependable and extremely short-tempered. She has a short attention span. She is almost always tired and grumpy. She also has a thing for languages.

History-Having grown up in -insert where Animorphs live here- she still knows her way around the place. However, due to some estate issues, she's finally managed to move back.
See, when she was about fifteen, she started acting out. This happened to coinside with the time that her father began traveling with work again. As it was, her worried mother spoke with her father about enrolling her in an afterschool activity or something. So, her father took her to check out the Sharing, to spend some quality "father, daughter" time together.
A few weeks later they became full members. Her father got some lowly Yeerk, while she was sub-visser Twenty-Nine.
Fastforward two years to when the sub-visser finds out that her father's Yeerk is trying to get Yeerks to rally against Visser Three. He took out her father in a fire that destroyed their house.
Three weeks later her mother announces that they're moving up North. A year later she died in a car crash.
A week ago, she finally got a call--and a bill--from her lawyer Naomi. She said that the estate had finally cleared. So, Tia packed up and moved back, deciding that now that the smoke had cleared, she might look into some classes at a small college. That is assuming Norpo will help her with...just about everything.
That's still up in the air.

The Yeerk:
Name-Norpo 697

Personality-He's sweet, caring, smart, and a little Narsasistic. He'd be just as happy spending his time on the couch than anything else. He's slow to action, argumentative, not very strong-willed, dependable, and easily swayed by his host.

Description (Sorry, this is actually important in his case...)-He's average length and weight for a Yeerk, with a long scar running across his back from where his current host attempted to cut him in half and then tried to save him. She's never told him why, and he's never pushed the subject.

History-Norpo is a Yeerk who spent most of his time being a good worker for the Yeerk Empire. That was until his sister--a Yeerk named Hapro--began yelling at him.
His sister would go on and on about how what the Yeerks were doing was evil; how he should stop simply obeying orders and open his eyes, ect.
Finally, if only to stop her pestering, he attended one of the meetings of a group of Yeerks who believed the Andalites were right when it came to saying the Yeerks were evil. The Empire needed to be stopped!
Norpo joined right then and there.
Now, a few years after gaining his host from some sub-visser who didn't want to deal with moving out of state, he sometimes wonders if it was a good decision. Staying with his host, that is.

Terenia

The Human:
Name- Aurora Nailo
Age- 17
Gender- Female
Description- Aurora has light brown hair that falls just below her shoulders. Her eyes are light gray, the color of ash. She has tanned skin, with a smattering of freckles, and is of average height and build. She usually wears faded blue jeans and an oversized hoodie, hiding her figure due to image insecurities.

Personality-  Aurora is very quiet and shy. Every time she does voice her opinion she quickly backs down, fearing opposition and critique. She tries to blend in with the crowd and avoid making waves. When she does feel comfortable to open up to someone she is surprisingly sarcastic.

History- Aurora suffers from middle-child syndrome. Her older sister is beautiful, confident and popular. Her younger brother is adorable and outgoing. Falling somewhere in the middle, she spent her elementary and middle-school years getting into trouble and acting out. When that didn't draw the attention she wanted she became withdrawn and shy. Now a junior in high school Aurora does as much as possible to avoid attention.

One way in which Aurora distracts herself is by joining organizations. She edits both the school newspaper and yearbook. She joined The Sharing on a whim after seeing posters up at school, wondering if there were any behind the scene tasks that she could take on while continuing to avoid social interaction.

Myitt

The Human:
Name-Michael Leicester

Age-25

Gender-Male

Description/History-Mike's pale, thin and on the tall side, 5'9" with a lanky build of someone who works more with numbers than with lifting weights.  He grew up in Liverpool but moved to California to attend graduate school.  He had just completed his Master's degree in chemistry when signed up for The Sharing to help him cope with his addictive personality.  The Sharing helped him recover from drugs (yes, druggies can complete degrees in chemistry) at the cost of his personal freedom.  He has messy black hair and brown eyes, usually wearing jeans and lots of black, just not in the goth sort of way.  When he met Corliss his attire began to become much more businesslike, white business shirt sort of look.  But that's only during his part time stint as a PR/advertising person for The Sharing.  While Michael is initially regarded as a valuable host for his scientific knowledge and connections in academia, his influence on his Yeerk makes him a definite annoyance to the Empire. 

Personality-A rational but misguided person, Mike tried to set his life in order and ended up making the single best and worst decision of his life, one that took away a bit of his freedom and threw him headfirst into an intergalactic war, but allowed him to try and help the planet firsthand.  At heart Mike is selfless, but it took the impending end of the world for him to really realize that.



The Yeerk:

Name-Corliss 382

Personality/History-Corliss is Mike's foil, he's just as intelligent but without the penchant for addiction.  He has a good sense of humor, and is very loyal to his friends and those siblings who choose to associate with him.  His loyalty to the Empire since coming to Earth has been questionable, however, being involved with the Peace Faction and in increasingly un-peaceful ways.  Prior to coming to Earth he was a loyal Imperial for many years, he was always bothered by the discomfort and outright hate his hosts felt toward his people, but he continued to serve the Empire nevertheless. 

Myitt

The Human:
Name-Tara LaFauci
Age-24
Gender-female
Description-5'5", medium height, caucasian with brown eyes and brown curly hair that's shoulder length and tends to be messy.  She's usually wearing jeans and a t-shirt, almost always obscured by a black jacket in which lots of things can be concealed.  Black army boots. 

Personality/History-Tara is an outgoing and pretty stalwart person, and only joined The Sharing because she thought it'd look good on her college applications.  Turned out she got a lot more than she bargained for.  That was several years ago, and although she wanted to study geology in college, she never quite got there.  Her involvement with The Sharing and the subsequent grudging friendship with her Yeerk, Myitt 195, forced her to pretty much sever ties with society.  Her family had been taken by the Empire, which gave her sort of a reason to fight, but she and Myitt initially didn't get along.  It was only until Myitt began to realize she didn't want to risk her life for the sake of a government that enslaved other sentient beings that their relationship turned into a truce and an eventual mutual cooperation kind of thing. 

The Yeerk:
Name-Myitt 195

Personality/History-Myitt's outlook on life requires a good sense of humor to be able to laugh at the inevitable.  She's sarcastic and quite blunt, but she knows how to be a loyal friend to those her paranoia allows her to trust.  She, like her brother Corliss 382, was born on the Yeerk homeworld in Generation 680 (around 1961) in a pool located far on the other side of the planet from most of the Andalite outposts at the time.  It was also one of the pools selected by the fleeing Yeerk force to be siphoned up into waiting ships, to be whisked off into the universe.  Although she was not much more than a grub at the time, she still harbors an inherent dislike of the Andalite race, particularly since they still refuse to help the rebel forces even though they face a common enemy.  She moved through the ranks and acquired Gedd and Hork-Bajir hosts, before being stationed on Earth.  Tara was her first human host, and as mentioned above they initially didn't get along--but Myitt's softhearted core and lifelong aversion to having someone screaming in her head, in addition to having a few close siblings share the same feeling, led her down the slow and uneasy process of giving up her success and becoming a traitor to the Empire.  In her former life she served at different times as a ship mechanic and engineer, specializing in engine design and repair.  If she could retire from the war she'd probably teach mathematics, or just find a beach in Hawaii with some booze.

Morfowt

The Human:
Name-Tyronne Hoghug
Age-14
Gender-Male
Description-He's of average height and average build. He has black hair that covers his left eye. He has black eyes that are slightly brown-ish. He almost always wears a white T-shirt, and black pants that fall below the ankles.

Personality-He's stubborn, slightly selfish, and can be a bit ignorant to other people's feelings. He's never afraid of stating his opinion. In almost any situation, he's calm, and can see the clear line from A to Z. Some may call him ruthless or heartless. More than anything else, he cares about having power.

History-A troublemaker, he originally joined the Sharing because his teacher suggested it might help. When he found out what the Sharing was really about, he instantly joined, because of his greed for power. He is now a voluntary controller, and works together with his yeerk partner to kill any suspected traitors.

The Yeerk:
Name-Estril 8755

Personality-Estril is a smart and cunning yeerk. He's also power-hungry, which makes him a perfect math for Tyronne. He would love nothing more than to be a visser, and strives everyday to be promoted.

History-As any yeerk knows, the double digits in his name represents he is one of two yeerks born from the same grub. He is the prime, and his twin yeerk is the lesser. His first host was a Gedd which the new yeerks used for training to control a host. His own first host was a hork-bajir. He helped in invading the hork-bajir planet. However, his host died in a battle and he barely made it out alive. He returned to the yeerk pool and was transported to earth where he awaited a new host. When given Tyronne as a host, they instantly clicked, and together hunt down any suspected traitors..

CharlietheUnicorn13

The Human:

Name - Kaitlyn Lacetta

Age - 15

Gender - Female

Description - Kaitlyn is very short for her age. She has medium blonde shoulder-length hair and soft, light brown eyes. She almost never wears make up. She usually wears jeans, T-shirts, and sweatshirts.

Personality - She is rather friendly, though very quiet. People think of her as, "Shy and cute." She's very compliant, not out of respect, but mostly because she is afraid of punishment, one of the main reasons she was drawn so easily into The Sharing.

History - Kaitlyn joined The Sharing at age twelve, hoping to make new friends. She was more than thrilled by the level of kindness she was treated with by her guide, Shannon, and other friends, and thriving on their kindness and happiness, immediately requested full membership. When they explained what was to happen to her, she refused, but eventually surrendered and allowed them to infest her with no complaints, for fear that they would hurt her or someone she cared for.

The Yeerk:

Name - Illrid 665

Personality - Illrid is unfriendly and irritable. She does not speak with her host very often. When she does, it's usually only to tell her to be quiet.

History - With an average rank and only a young female human host, used only as a tool for recruiting new Sharing members, Illrid has become quite impatient. She hates the Peace Faction with a passion and wants nothing more than to succeed and prove that she is worthy of something much better. Still, she is ignored.

ykrd88

Thank you! *hugs*

The Human:
Name- Denise Matticelli
Age- 21
Gender- Female
Description- Tall, slender, willowy, a definite dancer's physique. Is very good looking in an exotic sort of way. Has very long and straight jet black hair, deeply tanned skin, light green eyes, and barely there freckles. Is of Polynesian and Italian descent. Is usually seen wearing casual type clothing; namely jeans, tank tops, sandals, and hoodies. Shops mainly at thrift stores due to her very limited budget. Also has a small tattoo of a lotus flower on her upper back and above it Chinese text that says "To dance is to live".

Personality- Denise has a reputation for being very fiery, independent, and extremely strong willed. Many that know her say she's also incredibly stubborn, argumentative, and set in her own ways. She is a very ambitious go-getter type person and won't take no for an answer or let things stand in her way. When she's mad she's MAD and it's usually a good idea to duck and cover. Is not afraid to talk to people or socialize, but often prefers to concentrate on her dancing instead which is her passion. Denise is also quite opinionated and will speak her mind, regardless of whether feelings get stepped on or not. Possesses a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She has had an on and off problem with alcohol since high school and refuses to admit that she needs any help because of it. Doesn't smoke though because she finds it nasty and disgusting.

History- For as long as she could remember, Denise had always been captivated with the arts of dancing. As a little girl, she begged her parents mercilessly for dance lessons and begrudgingly they gave in, enrolling her in tap and jazz classes.

Denise excelled at dancing and often took part in   school performances throughout elementary, junior high, and high school. She was quite talented and immediately upon graduating high school, she embarked on her dream of becoming a professional dancer.

Ignoring her parent's advice about attending college and having something to fall back on, Denise was so adamant about dancing that she immediately devoted all her efforts to auditions and try outs for whatever was available. But despite her good looks and dancing skill, Denise wasn't prepared for the fierce competition, and faced constant rejection. But given her stubbornness and passion, she refused to give up and even resorted to alcohol to get her through the tough times.

Unfortunately, this lead to frequent visits to rehab and of course the fact that she had very little money to support herself, which meant she had to take crummy low-paying jobs to pay the rent, all the while keeping up her heated pursuit of a professional dancing career.

Before long, she had fallen out of contact with her parents and old friends because she was busy working part-time and auditioning. The biggest mistake being her willingness to 'dance' for a seedy strip club downtown, such was her determinedness to become a dancer. Even though she hates her job with a passion which only escalates her drinking problem further, Denise sees this as her only chance at possibly making it after a long string of failures.

Having hit rock bottom with her 'dancing career', her loneliness, and alcoholism; Denise began seeking serious help for her problems despite her initial reluctance and the little income she had; seeing therapists and numerous guidance counselors. They all recommended an accepting, friendly, and supportive organization called The Sharing to help her in her times of need. Figuring she had nothing else to lose, Denise has decided to give it a whirl, even though it really doesn't seem like her kind of thing.

Teach

The Human:
Name- Afareen Ovasi
Age- 50
Gender- Female
Description- short and slender, with dark skin and big somber brown eyes. Her graying black hair is usually tied in a long braid down her back.

Personality-Afareen is very calm and serene, level-headed and quick to forgive.

History- Before she became a Controller Afareen was a mother and wife in the outskirts of Tehran, Iran. She became infested while attending a meeting of the Iranian version of The Sharing, which aimed to promote positive relations between Iranian and American citizens in the country. Caroline was infested by Proliss, who had been active with the YPM with her previous host.

The Yeerk:

Name- Proliss 569 of the Rep Niar Pool

Personality- A relatively young Yeerk, Proliss is an ambitious often excitable Yeerk who is constantly looking for something new and interesting. She's extremely bubbly, an odd contrast with her current host, and sometimes annoyingly so. She can also be a bit bossy at times and enjoys having people work under her.

History- Proliss rose in rank fairly quickly in her young years. She excelled at her training and was awarded with a Hork-Bajir host and the rank of Sub-Visser 49. All of her plans for serving the Empire were quickly thrown to the side, however, when she found herself working directly under Visser Three. Aghast at his methods of authority and disregard for Yeerk life, she joined the YPM as a form of protest. Her beloved Hork-Bajir host was killed in a battle and she barely escaped with her life. A fellow YPM member saved her and transported her to a pool that was away from the main of the battles, in the Earth's middle east. Here she obtained Afareen as a host. Proliss was not content to remain in Iran, away from the battlegrounds, and wait patiently for orders. Afareen was willing to do anything to protect her family, and so rather than draw the Yeerks to them Proliss snuck out of Iran and became a refugee. She rejoined with the YPM in the USA where she remained for three years until she took up a position at the off-world base.

[traycon3]

It was loud, even though the meeting was outside. Tia stood by the food table, sipping some soda and occasionally bugging Norpo to give up control of her mouth so she could munch on the protein bar she had brought for herself; meanwhile Norpo spent the time talking to another technician. It was all very boring and, while Tia would much rather be doing something, anything else, she was more-or-less forced to stay put while Norpo continued rambling. The only saving grace was when she stopped him to take another swig or bite.
<Norpo, this is getting really boring,> Tia said, sighing inwardly.
<Sorry, but I can't really help it.> He stopped, letting her take another drink.
<Sure you can. You can make up an excuse, like saying that I have to go to the bathroom or something.>
<Fine. Just give me a second.> She swallowed, and Norpo opened her mouth to give the technician the excuse.
It was then that a panicked Controller ran up. "Jenke, we...Um, who are you?"
"I'm Tiamate. I'm a full Controller, just trying to get into the swing of things."
"Whatever," the Controller said dismissively. "Jenke, we need you to take a look at the speakers, they're giving us a lot of feedback!"
"I'm a weapons specialist," Jenke said. "I'm no good beyond malfunctioning weapons."
"I could take a look at it," Norpo told the man.
The Controller eyed him skeptically. "You know what, I'm so desperate that I think I'll take you up on that offer," he replied. "Come on, it's this way."
He yanked Tia's arm hard enough to cause a bit of pain, and Norpo had to get her to jog to catch up with him, since she seemed adiment to stay were she was.
Finally they reached the "stage" where one of the speakers, which was playing some sort of techno, was squeeling and screeching.
Norpo walked over, shoved the tech who was trying to fix it out of the way, and went to work.

[Whammy]

OOC:Okay, I'm confused by that post very,very much. I think I got it after reading it a few time, but that first part makes it sound like Tia and Norpo are separated at this part. How can Norpo be talking when Tia is eating when they are in the same body?

[traycon3]

((*Frowns* Sorry. Must be off my game today. Um, I hope the changes I made made it a bit clearer...^.^'))

[Whammy]

((OOC:Okay, that is better now))

Will was off somewhere else as the techno music pulsed throughout the room. He never liked that kind of music much, though ever since he joined the Sharing he was hearing a lot more of it. Well, technically he wasn't hearing it right now, Madat was. Part of the deal they had made in sharing the body was Madat got to take over during Sharing meetings as well as science and math tests. Still, even without Will being in control Madat felt the annoyance.

<<Will, is the music bothering you in anyway?>>

<<No, no, its fine. We got to be here anyways. There's suppossed to be a 'special meeting' today anyways, right?>>

<<Yes, of course.Shall we make our way that way?>>

It wasn't like Will had that much of a choice. Before he knew it his body was heading towards the stage, specifically the small door on the left of it that lead to backstage. From there they would head towards the meeting, and whatever scheme the Yeerks came up with. As they headed that way they saw one girl working on a speaker. Madat let off a quick "Hello" before starting to open the door.

[Terenia]

Aurora slipped through the doorway as quickly as possible. Looking around she quickly registered that almost no one else was there, and those that were seemed to be setting up still. Cursing herself mentally for arriving early, Aurora automatically hedged towards a corner, and looked around speculatively. Several people were milling about, working on the sound system and whatnot.

To Aurora's disappointment she couldn't find anyone who seemed to be in a position of authority. It looked as if her plans to secure a behind-the-scenes role in this social group were failing before they even began. With a shudder Aurora realized that she may even have to be social. She decided to put that thought out of her mind for the time being and continued skulking in the corner, content to watch.

[morfowt]

Michael was very excited about the Sharing. Not only was he a new member of the Sharing, he was also the new kid in town. He just moved here about a week ago. He hoped the Sharing would help him find new friends.

He saw a few groups of people. They didn't interest him that much. One thing he learned, a group of people is a lot less likely to accept someone than an individual. So he tried to find someone who was by himself. He noticed a couple of people who looked lost or nervous. He walked over to one girl. She looked about the same age as himself.
"Hi. Are you a new member?" Michael asked.
"No, actually. I'm a full member. I'm waiting for my friends to get here" she replied
Well this is going well, Michael thought.
"A full member huh? Interesting. So what's a Sharing meeting like?"
"It's really fun and everyone's really nice and friendly"
"Cool. I'm actually hoping I'll make some friends here."
"Are you new here?"
"Yeah. My family just moved here from Tokyo about a week ago."
"Oh. Well I'm sure you'll find lots of friends here. Maybe next time you could bring you family along."
I was just about to answer when the doors opened.
"So maybe I'll see you later?"
"Yeah, later. Oh. My name's Michael"
"I'm Sarah. Bye"
"Yeah. Bye"
Just goes to show my point. A group will not accept you as easily. Even something like the Sharing Michael thought.

[traycon3]

"Ok, turn it on!" Norpo shouted to someone. He walked around to the speakers, assuming the idiot would be smart enough to turn it on with the volume low. He was wrong.
A blast loud enough to cause Tia's ear to ring hit them full force. "Ok...I think it's good!" he shouted. "But next time, try turning it down!" Tia added, flipping the guy off just for good measure.
The guy said something, but due to the ringing in her ears, Tia didn't hear it, and Norpo was in no mood to drag her over to the guy and try to hear what he said again.
Instead, he headed for the small door where the guy who had said something to them before Tia's hearing got blasted out was opening the door. "Hold it!" he shouted without really meaning to. It was just the only way he could hear what either of them was saying.

[Whammy]

Normally Will would have jumped at being yelled at (and overly loud music being turned on), but with Madat in control he just calmly turned around to the person.

"I'm just going in for the meeting. I'm a full member so I'm allowed back here. By the way, no need to shout. I can hear just fine."

[traycon3]

"What?!" Norpo replied, really having no idea what the guy had said. "My hearing got knocked out, so you're gonna have to yell!" Honestly, he needed to get his host to learn sign-language some day. Or at least to read lips.

[Myitt]

A young man around 25 years old, messy black hair all disheveled, walked into the meeting room hefting a cardboard box.  He dropped the box unceremoniously on the fake wood surface of a folding table and glanced over at the little group that had started to form.  He winced as the speakers gave another hissing bout of static. 

"Oy, who chose the electronica?" he smirked, mostly talking to himself since the music was still pretty loud.  He shook his head and started unloading bright red, expensive looking pamphlets from the cardboard box, setting them in little piles on the table next to piles of potato chips, tortillas and soda.  He ran a hand through his hair and sighed, picking up a pile of pamphlets and turning to a few of the people milling around uncomfortably.

"Hi, I'm Mike, welcome to The Sharing," he said, handing Michael a shiny pamphlet on thick paper.  Okay, so this was a young British man.

<You can always pick out the newbies,> the real Mike Leicester mused inside his head.  <It's like some kind of weird ESP, you know.>

<Nah, s'easy, they've all got that 'deer in the headlights' sort of look,> Corliss replied, smiling broadly. 

<But you don't even know half these full members, mate, we're new here too, remember?> Mike sighed.

<Doesn't matter.  Everyone needs a PR guy,> Corliss said.  <They'll know me soon enough.>

Corliss cleared his throat after the awkward silence.  The kid looked pretty out of place in social situations.  "Um.  What's your name?  Is this your first time here?" he asked Michael brightly.

The pamphlet read:

Welcome to The Sharing

--Changing the world, one community at a time--

Tonight: Introductory Talk by Mr. Hedrick Chapman at 8:00PM

Free refreshments

Community Service meeting, Tuesday, June 19th, at 6:00PM.

Park cleanup and barbeque, Wednesday, June 20th, from 6:00PM to 10:00PM

Full member inquiries for advanced new members are welcome at any time.  No fee.

Bring your friends. 

[Terenia]

Aurora catches sight of the man handing out pamphlets and her spirits lift. Perhaps this man is in charge? He seems pretty confident, like he knows what he's doing. Hesitantly Aurora pulls herself from the clinging shadows and approaches, her head down and arms folded. She doesn't introduce herself, but rather waits to be acknowledged. Out of the corner of her eyes she glances at the pamphlets curiously.

[Whammy]

<<You humans have such sensitive ears. They just break down so easily.>> Madat commented as the girl yelled out she couldn't hear

<<At least we have ears and aren't blind slugs.>> Will replied.

<<Touche.>>

The two of them were always having these kind of arguments with each other. Madat would always bring up something about the Yeerks or some other kind of alien race and how they were superior to humans, and then Will would bring up something humans had done that was superior to the others. It was more of a game by this point than anything else, but it was a good way to share cultures.

"Oh, I'm sorry then. I just said I'm a full member going to the meeting." Madat yelled through the use of Will's body.

Madat quickly roved Will's eyes throughout the room to see what everyone was doing at that moment. One guy was handing out flyers about something, and everyone else looked like they were having a good time. He almost felt a little sorry, but there wasn't anything they could do about it right now.

<<Pitiful humans...>>

<<Excuse me?>>

<<I mean, poor humans, having no clue what is going on. Its sad really.>>

<<Don't worry, we'll get the word out one day. We just got to find some others like you, me, us?>>

[traycon3]

"Oh, ok!" She was going to say that she was going to go with her, when another hiss of static came from the speakers. "Oh, come on!" Tia growled and turned on her heals. "I gotta go fix that. Again!" She stormed off angrily, ignoring Norpo's rant about how it should be working but wasn't. <Yeah, yeah. I get it. Something's messed up. Shut-up already!>
<Yeesh, someone's in a mood,> Norpo said.
<Sorry, I'm just stressed. You know, with the move and coming here and everything else.>
<Well, hopefully we'll be able to get the speakers fixed without much hassle.>
<Here's hoping.> She stormed back over to the speakers, but someone had taken the toolbox.
So, she had to go chasing the guy down. After that, she stopped by the table where Mike was handing out the pamplits. "Can I see one of those?" Tia asked, while Norpo set the toolbox down on the table with a thump and moved her hand towards the drinks.