well, maria wanted to, but i guess i should. here you go. sorry maria, they wanted the results.

cid

"and for first place is...DELILAH with 5 votes!" maria yelled out. i walked over to her and handed her a necklace
(warning, it's shiny)

Spoiler: first place

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"and in second place is...DRAKE!" she yelled out yet again. i walked down and gave him a card that said, "come to my store, you get one free piece of jewelry."

"thank you everyone for coming and extra thanks for those who helped." i said and started to lead everyone to the rainbow. after everyone left we started working on cleaning up. some people helped clean. when everything was put up me and maria headed home.

(The day of the wedding.)
"Congrads Delilah. You deserved to win." I said to her. I saw Drake walk over, so I slipped away, not wanting to bother them.
(The next day)
Journal,
I heard there was going to be a party. Maria told me about it. She comes out of no where and says there is a party. Now I feel like I have to go. But...I don't have any money to buy anything for anyone...But I need to meet others...I also need to find a job. I was going to work at the tailors, but if I can get myself to be less shy, then I might be able to get a job at the stage. I guess I will go to the party, and I think I will wear what I save for special occasions.

Spoiler: fufufu

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Though, I might go on a night run to the mine...I just need to find a hammer to borrow...I think I'm going to go ask for a job at the tailors.

Daki,
The wedding yesterday was very nice. Delilah one first prize in the dance contest.
I heard that there is going to be a party, Dorothya is going and so is Daki. I don't know if I want to go...
But I forgot to write what happend. A fire, Chris ending the fire, real Daki coming back. *Sigh* What a strange time. I also can't speak because of the smoke, but at least Dorothya was fine. Anyway, I think I'm going to get a gift for Val, and Alice, my family, and Jasson. I also am going to leave a gift on the moutain for him, even though he can't take it, since he is gone...but he saved my life, and Dorothya's life too. I have to thank him somehow...I got to go get the gift's now, see you Daki,
Tarina.

I walked to Cid's store.
'I would like a purple stone, a red stone, a pink stone, a green stone and a white stone to be turned into separate necklaces, and a red stone to be set into the lid of a box, if it's possible...' The paper said.
He nodded, and said to come back to tomorrow. I paid him today, since I had the money on me, then limped back to my home.

continuing now.

I heard of the party that's happening, and Dorothya and I are going to go. We hedded to the tailor shop to get outfits for special occasions. We saw this new girl there, the girl with silver hair who danced the other day. I guessed she was going to get a job, but she seemed to not want to talk.
Dorothya and I looked around. I picked

Spoiler: this dress

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and Dorothia picked

Spoiler: this dress

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Ignore the boy in the picture.

We paid for it, then thought of what to get Alice.
"I want to get her somthing special!" Dorothya said.
I smiled. She seemed a lot more cheerful lately. I thought of what we could get her.
(Will continue from Dorothya's pov.)

This message was edited by Tarina Midnight on Jul 04 2009.

I forgot to do Rina's present!! And I'll do Sapphire's and Ebony's gifts in the meantime.

Amethyst's Present:


~ ~ ~ ~Sapphire~ ~ ~ ~
Christmas shopping! Yay! I never told Amethyst this, but my mom married a rich man that was a human! He died young and gave all of his money to my mom. When our kingdom was destroyed, my mother told me to have all of the money. I had to live on land anyway. It was millions of dollars, too. I use it a lot, and that is how we bought the apartment. I decided to use a lot of it to buy the Christmas presents too. If anyone asks, I got it in a will! You may wonder why I got a job if I have all of the money, its just that I want to sing for a job. So I bought all the presents and here are all of the things I bought:

Spoiler: Amethyst

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Spoiler: Krystal

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Spoiler: Lucas

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Spoiler: Cass

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Spoiler: Delilah

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Spoiler: Rina

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I hope they like everything...

~ ~ ~ ~Alice~ ~ ~ ~
What to get... what to get... I thought looking through the shelves. I have been saving up my money for a long time now and I am planning to get something special for everyone. Krystal also gave me a little extra money. I have almost 2,000 gold and I am still deciding on what to get. Hmm... maybe this?

Spoiler: Krystal

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Spoiler: Jonathan

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Spoiler: Amethyst

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Spoiler: Sapphire

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Spoiler: Dorothya

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Spoiler: Abigail

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I felt very confident that all of my friends will like their gifts. What I got for April, Elizabeth, Lisa, and Spencer were little toys that I knew they will love. For Luke I got a new, golden axe. He's been wanting it for quite some time too. Krystal and I split it half and half, I didn't have enough money to buy the whole thing. She also got him some other thing, I think an iPod or something...

~ ~ ~ ~Ebony~ ~ ~ ~
I was invited to a party. A Christmas party. I heard the whole island was invited. "Are you going to the Christmas Party?" Zack asked me one day at work. "What Christmas party?" I said confused. "Oh, some people on the island are throwing a Christmas Party. They want the whole Island to come, so, are you going to?" I said yes. I only have one person to give a present to though, and that is Zack. I only wish I had a friend. I don't want to be a loner anymore. I went out to find Ivy. "Ivy!" I called. "Ivy!" soon, she tapped me on the shoulder and said hi. "Hi." I greeted. She was in her usual cheery mood. "Do you want to go to my apartment? You look cold." I asked her. She did. She looked freezing. She had on a skirt after all. "Sure!" she answered cheerfully. We walked back and I asked her where she was from. "I have always been here, since I was born!" I never saw her before... Hmm... strange. "Do you like to recycle and take care of the Earth?" she asked me randomly. "Yea, I am really into that kinda stuff." I answered. She looked really happy. "I think we can be great friends!" she giggled. I really want to figure her out. I asked her if she was going to go to the Christmas Party. "Sure!" she said happily. "Let's shop for dresses!" She said happily. She took my hand and ran all the way to the Tailors. "These are really pretty!" she said, shifting clothes around. "Yea," I replied, fascinated. "This dress looks amazing! And it's my color and everything! She said, holding up a dress. (Hannah, you decide what the dress looks like) "This one would look perfect on you too!" she said, holding up another dress. It was maroon, for one thing. It was very pretty though. It would go down to your knees, and it was a halter top, and it had white ribbon above the waist and on the top and bottom. "Try it on!" she said handing me the dress. I went into the dressing room and put it on. It was very nice, I liked it a lot in fact. I stepped out and Ivy exclaimed, "It... looks... AWESOME!! Get it!! Get it!!" I chuckled a little. Then some... girl... guy... person walked in and said, "It is fabulous! It goes perfectly with your black hair!" I stared at it (yes, it) like it was crazy. It had long purple hair, highlights, a skirt, and tights! Also earrings, purple eyes, and what looks like make up. "Excuse me?" I said confused. "Oh! Pardon! I am Julius, Charmed!" Uhhh... it WAS a BOY... Creepy much... "Are you planning on wearing that to the party? It is SOO FAB!" my eyes were open wide. And I thought this place was normal besides the fact it was called Waffle Island. I nodded and bought the dress. Me and Ivy became pretty good friends after debating if Julius really was a boy. After she left, I went out shopping for two presents. One for Zack, and another for her. For Zack I bought a Kings of Darkness t-shirt and the movie. For Ivy I bought a necklace that was a chain. And at the end of it was a recycling symbol on a small locket. When I was wrapping Zack's present in a box, I took out a piece of paper and wrote: Zack, you told me you liked this movie so I got you it. I hope you like it, ~Ebony And yes, I am aware that I wrote my name on it, I think I should finally tell him my name. Is that weird??

where's maria?

cid

"whoa, i haven't been so busy since before, well, EVER! i've been in this business long enough to know that christmas was very busy, but i had so many orders i'm glad i've got these powers, i would be done for without them. i had made so many necklaces, even a ring, and other jewelry. and i still had to make a garnet, ruby, rose quarts, and diamond necklace for daki. i gave her and the others who bought from me a Christmas discount. i had let maria decide what house we lived in. hard work on all the jewelry was important but my apprentice and sister, shara, did most of the work, she had come far in the weeks she had been studying. i wasn't making jewelry for presents for people, i made that for others all year. unless ofcourse that's what someone wanted.

i was making mewt's stepdaughter mizore a ocarina

Spoiler: ocarina

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yes, it's of time.

i got maria a special present, a trip to toucan or any place she wanted to go.

This message was edited by shadow284 on Jul 04 2009.

quote ilovenintendo

Quicky! By the way, Gaby, where is Juli??

I said I had to go. I didn't finish.

Okay, people, sneak a peek at the FINISHED character summaries!
Yes, NOW WITH THE NEW PICS ON SOME OF THEM!

Character summaries:

Spoiler: Valerie

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Name: Valerie
Age: 30
Job: Writer
Family: Celia (mother-lives in Waffle Town), Cliff (husband), Julia and Maybelle (daughters)
Lives: Caramel River District
Appearance:
Spring/Summer:


Fall/Winter:


Formal:

Spoiler: Jenna

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Name: Jennalee "Jenna"
Age: 19
Job: Works part-time at Krystal's Stage (as a pianist on Saturday nights)
Family: Gabriel (older brother [27])
Original history: Gabriel wanted to move, but Jenna didn't want to lose her brother and she wanted to move out of Mineral Town, so it was a perfect opportunity! Her mother and father live in Mineral Town. She had to promise to write letters each month.
New history: When she moved to Waffle Island, she met several people, and met Lucas, who she briefly dated. She then started dating Chris, Lucy's (ilovenintendo) character, but he died... Sad. She is currently living in her bedroom. Some time ago, she discovered she had powers.
Appearance:
Spring/Summer:


Fall/Winter:


Formal:


When using powers:
(Just pretend her dress is yellow and the theme is electricity)

Spoiler: Gabriel

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Name: Gabriel
Age: 27
Job: Artist
Family: Jennalee (little sister [19])
Original history: Gabriel wanted to move, but since his sister didn't want to lose him, she tagged along. His mother and father live in Mineral Town. He came to Waffle Island to start a new life as an artist--and maybe find a little love along the way!
New history: After he moved to Waffle Island with Jenna, he met lots of new people and met Hermione, Lucy's (ilovenintendo) character. They are currently fiances.
Appearance:
Formal:
Ignore gloves, tattoo, necklaces and feathers!

Casual (all year-long):
Pretend he has blue eyes, shorter and lighter hair.

Spoiler: Maybelle

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Name: Maybelle
Age: 4
Family: Valerie (mother), Cliff (father), Celia (grandmother), Julia (sister)
Lives: Caramel River District
Appearance:
Baby:


Child:


Teen:

Spoiler: Amelia

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Name: Amelia
Age: 21
Job: Guardian of Nature
Family: Ivy (sister?), Harvest Goddess (mother)
Lives: Under the Mother Tree (underground, close to an underground lake)
Appearance:
Guardian of Nature form:


Human form (Spring/Summer):


Human form (Fall/Winter):


Formal:

Spoiler: Julia

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Name: Julia
Age: 4
Family: Valerie (mother), Cliff (father), Celia (grandmother), Maybelle (sister)
Lives: Caramel River District
Appearance:
Baby:


Child:


Teen:

*Bows* Ta-da! Finally! On with the stories! Charge!

~~jenna~~

It was just a normal day... we were checking up on my asthma... then Chris ran upstairs... he rushed down... I heard that he stopped a wildfire..., and while doing that, he... he... died. My Chris! My boyfriend! Why him?

Anyway... nothing much going on with me. Just in my bed. I just get out to eat, work, and... uh... clean...?


~.Amelia.~

"Oh, my God! Hi, Ivy!" I squealed.
Ivy-my sister-and the Harvest Goddess-my mom-were back! I couldn't believe it!
"Hi, Amaleeha! I missed you!!!" she screamed.
"Aaah!" I squealed. "So! Did! I~!!"
We just chatted, Rachel (my pet panda) by my side.


(_GabrieL_)

I'm so excited! Hermione and I are getting married!
We were talking about moving out... Maybe to England... Or Mineral Town... Or Greece...? I could suggest Greece. I've always wanted to go to Greece. Oh, well, they're still just possibilities. Nothing definite yet.
Well, anyway, today I went to visit Jenna, to try to cheer her up... she seems to be getting better. I hope so.


Valerie

Today I went Christmas shopping with the girls. I met these new people, and they seemed nice... Well, if you look deep inside. I assumed one of their names was Ebony, because I saw her sign a note with that name. I also met Drake and Zack.

Here are my presents:
Amethyst: a pink diamond necklace
Delilah: a ruby necklace
Rina: an emerald necklace
Sapphire: a sapphire necklace
Maria: a golden wristwatch
Cid: an Indiana Jones-like hat
Cassandra: a silver brooch
Mark: a lamp
Ivy: a jade pin
Amelia: a puppy I got from the street
Julia: toys, books
Maybelle: plush doll, a lot of books
Krystal: a silver-and-crystal ring
Spencer: a rattle
Lisa: plush doll
April: plush doll
Elizabeth: plush doll
Luke: silver wristwatch
Gabriel: a sketchbook and charcoal to draw with
Jenna: an assortment of chocolates
Cliff: books
Mom: a modern wall clock
Hermione: silver earrings
Jonathan: a CD of his favorite band
Dorothya: an alarm clock with a ecologic theme
Dorothy (Daki): a journal
Tarina: a bestseller novel
Drake: a t-shirt
Zack: an iTunes gift card
Belle: a soprano recorder flute
Roy: ice cream (Don't look at me like that! What? I didn't know what to give him!)
Rori: a plush doll
Zoey: a Redwall book (I've heard she liked it)
Jason: a... fishing rod?
Jasson: a grill/panini
Mizore: a case for her ocarina
Mewt: an ice sculpture (I don't know, he seems to like the cold)
Candace: a silver hair pin
Abigail: a kareoke set
Me: a DVD


julia

Deear dyary:
Hello! its mi, Julia agen. oops, gota go, dyary!
Love, Julia


maybelle

Dear Diary:
She did it again! I mean Julia. She has such appalling grammar! Oh, well. I'm giving her some books for Christmas. It's such delightful fun reading and writing!
Okay, I'll write later, Diary.
Bye!
-May

I feel the need to make another character. Hmm...

OCC: woah, now you've got me tempted to make a summary, but i don't want to torment myself though, tektek hates me.

cid

well, today i was working as usual, manning the counter while shara was sleeping(excessive power usage is like draining a battery) when a woman with two girls walked in. i think i recognized her from the party but couldn't tell. anyway after i introduced myself they bought a TON of jewelry. i gave them a discount like i did for everyone and decided to get them a present. it took a while but i finally decided. i made each of them a jewel, for Valerie was light blue. for the first girl, Maybelle, was a dark emerald. for the last girl, Julia, i made a see-through ruby. i even put a engraving of their names inside the gems and set them all in a bracelet for valerie. i think i went a little over board when i made and set a gem for her husband in it, it was a dark purple gem. i engraved on the gold, "family gems, let you never be torn apart."

yeah, yeah, i guess being a husband has made me all sentimental about family, o-well. i hope she likes it, i think with all the things i made today i used to much energy, Shara's awake now so we're switching places.

Yay! And no, you do not need another character LOL... I think you forgot about Ebony... not like it would be hard to forget one of the people... LOL. And sorry I left early last night, I went to see fireworks and fell asleep right afterwards, and I was watching Charlie the Unicorn (LOL) before that sooo... I was thinking of what I should get for one of the peoples and I thought randomly, "Maybe I should get Harvest Moon ToT!!" LOL THAT WOULD'VE BEEN HILARIOUS!! LOL LOL

and I am changing their appearances:

everytime i go into it a ad at the bottom is broken. and then my provider redirects the page to a google search, i have to hit stop at just the right time and even then sometimes when i am putting on the finishing touches it does that. it's annoying. i just use them because i am VERY bad at finding pictures, and it allows more creativity. hey, it works... usually. it's just a problem with my laptop. i can use my stepdad's and it works fine. o well. by the way, where's maria?

OOO... Now I get it... wow, I started another trend with loners!! LOL... I can't wait for everyone to get back!

~ ~ ~ ~Ebony~ ~ ~ ~
I couldn't go to sleep last night. I HAD to watch the new episode of DL:DL, so of course I stayed up late. When it was finished, there was ANOTHER episode on, and I ended up staying up until 1 in the morning. I went to sleep and I only got like 4 hours of sleep because I woke up to some loud noise outside and couldn't go back o sleep. When I was walking to go to dinner, this little girl started bugging me to know my name. Usually I am really nice with kids but today I was really grumpy. "E-bo-ny." I said between yawns. "That hard?" I said once I was done. For kids it can be hard to pronounce, so I asked her if it was hard. "Nnnnooo..." she said scared and ran away. I went to have dinner. I felt really bad about scaring the little girl so I looked through the citizen book to see where she lived so I can apologize to her. "Caramel River District..." I thought, looking down at her picture. I walked there and when I knocked on the door, some lady opened it. "Do you have a daughter here?" I asked her, I assumed that she was her mother. "Yes, two. Why?" she answered. "Well, I was walking this morning and they asked for my name and I was a little mean... I wanted to say sorry to her." I replied. "Did she have light-colored hair?" I nodded. "Oh, it must have been Julia. I am Valarie, nice to meet you. Julia!!" she called. Soon, the little girl came down the stairs in her pajamas and saw me. I knelt down and said, "I am sorry about what I said. Nice to meet you!" I said as I reached out my hand. She grabbed it with both of her hands. I smiled. She was pretty cute.