“Laying around watching TV. God,
I miss TV and movies. They don’t have any of that stuff here in the far corners
of the universe. I mean I left before the final Avengers movie I’ll never know
how all of that works out which sucks.” DeeDee huffs in annoyance.
“I would curl up with a cup of
tea and a good book,” Wendy answers.
“That’s really boring,” DeeDee
announces.
“And watching TV and movies
isn’t?” Wendy asks.
“No, it’s like you are right
there in the thick of the action,” DeeDee says miming explosions and karate
chops.
“A book does the same thing but
in your head,” Wendy explains pointing to her head.
“But I like watching it with my
eyes,” DeeDee responds tersely pointing to her eyes.
What do you like best about yourself?
Least?
“My butt
obviously. I don’t think I have a least favorite thing about myself I’m pretty
freaking awesome!” DeeDee exclaims smugly.
“I like my
eyes the best, I think, and for the least favorite is my hair. It’s just kinda
blah.” Wendy answers.
“We need to
figure out which part of you makes people faint. There’s gotta be one.” DeeDee
says seriously.
“Well, since
we’re twins we technically have the same butt so it could be that.” Wendy
replies.
“But the Butt is my thing. You
can’t steal my thing.” DeeDee says.
“There is no possible way I could
steal your butt. I have my own.” Wendy replies.
“Maybe, it’s
your freaky sixth toe,” DeeDee muses. “I’d faint if I saw that.”
“I do not have a sixth toe,” Wendy exclaims
angrily.
“How do you know? Have you ever
checked?” DeeDee says reaching for her foot.
“I’d think I’d know if I have an
extra toe,” Wendy says rolling her eyes.
“I think you should check, you
know just to be safe,” DeeDee replies seriously.
“Lets not,” Wendy says tucking
her feet under her.
You’re caught sneaking into the kitchen
for a late-night snack. What snack were you after?
“Fiery hot cheetos and
M&M’s,” DeeDee answers without hesitation.
“A granola bar or maybe some
cookies,” Wendy says with a grin.
“Why are you
so boring? You could at say something to impress the people like you’d eat a
hunk of cheese or something,” DeeDee says shaking her head in
disappointment.
“Eating that much cheese isn’t
good for you,” Wendy replies calmly.
“Don’t tell me how to live my
life,” DeeDee says crossing her arms.
What are you most afraid of?
“Failing those
that are relying on me. It’s a heavy burden but one I gladly bear,” DeeDee
answers her tone serious.
“Wow, that’s
really profound, Dee,” Wendy says nodding her head in approval.
“I can be
profound and serious sometimes,” DeeDee says a grin spreading across her
face.
“Failing in my duties to protect and nurture the
people who look up to me and not being what I need to be for them,” Wendy
answers her tone just as serious as her sister’s.
“Well said,” DeeDee agrees.
What is the one thing you value the most in life?
“My friends
and family,” DeeDee responds patting Wendy’s hand. “And maybe my butt.”
“You should
really stop with all the butt stuff,” Wendy says pulling her hand away
annoyed.
“Ha, you said ‘butt stuff’,”
DeeDee said laughing.
“And here I
thought giving you some responsibility would mature you,” Wendy says
exasperatedly.
“What gave you that idea?” DeeDee
asks curious.
“I don’t
really know,” Wendy muses. “Anyway, I also value my friends and my family."
“And my butt,” DeeDee stage
whispers while dodging her sister’s hand.
If you could go back in time for one day, where would
you go?
“To the day of my birth so I
could meet my parents,” DeeDee replies sadly.
“I
agree. I would also like to return to that day,” Wendy says grabbing her
sister’s hand and squeezing.
Do you have a unique quirk?
“Several! My
favorite is my lack of filter. I speak my mind because actually thinking before
I speak is tedious and time consuming so I don’t even bother,” DeeDee says
regaining her earlier bravado.
“I wish you’d think before you
spoke,” Wendy says rubbing her temples.
“But that’s
boring, I like to be just as surprised as everyone else at what comes out of my
mouth,” DeeDee says smugly.
“Of course you do that’s why you
never shut up,” Wendy replies.
“What? Sorry
didn’t catch that you know the voices,” DeeDee says pointing at her head.
“Oh please,”
Wendy replies rolling her eyes. “I think my unique quirk is my neatness.”
“Pfft, that’s not a quirk,”
DeeDee says.
“How do you
know? It’s not like you have a ton of experience with neatness,” Wendy replies
glaring at her sister.
“I can be neat,” DeeDee says
defensively.
“Name one time
or thing that you kept neat,” Wendy asks smugly crossing her arms and looking
at her sister expectantly.
“My armour,” DeeDee says after a
pause.
“Your armour doesn’t count it’s a
part of you genius,” Wendy replies.
“Yes it is and I keep it neat,”
DeeDee insists.
“Whatever,” Wendy responds
flippantly.
What is your favorite thing about the world you live in? Least favorite?
“Magic and my
new abilities because there’s so many opportunities to cause chaos and rile
people up. Especially Thomas, he’s sooooo serious like all the time,” DeeDee
answers immediately.
“I’m so glad
you don’t use your newfound powers for selfish reasons,” Wendy replies
sarcastically.
“I know right,” DeeDee agrees a
sly smile on her face.
“Ugh,” Wendy
says before answering, “I think my favorite thing is learning about new worlds
and cultures, meeting new people, and getting to know them.” “I guess that part is pretty cool,” DeeDee
agrees nodding her head. “I mean who knew that things from myth and legend
actually exists.”
“Yes, we are
learning about them everyday. It’s one of my favorite things,” Wendy replies
saying the last part in a sing song voice.
“Hm, I think
my least favorite is Ethaniel and everything about him,” DeeDee says her voice
becoming more serious.
“Yeah, I think
him and his army of Skotos is my least favorite thing about this world,” Wendy
agrees just as seriously.
What quote would best describe you or your life?
“My butt is a
secret weapon. Pretty much says it all,” DeeDee answers completely
serious.
“Again with the butt stuff,”
Wendy says exaperadely.
“Why do you keep saying ‘butt
stuff’?” DeeDee asks her sister.
“Because you keep bringing it
up,” Wendy growls.
“Yeah, well it’s awesome so...”
DeeDee says shrugging.
“Ugh,” Wendy
says throwing her hands up in the air. “Whatever, you be happy over there with
your butt stuff and keep it away from me.”
“But, your butt
is essentially my butt since we’re twins so technically you have the same
butt,” DeeDee responds.
“See what I have to deal with,”
Wendy exclaims.
“You deal with awesomeness, admit
it,” DeeDee says squinting at her sister.
“I think a
quote that describes my life now is “our future is shadowed but that doesn’t
mean it’s dark’,” Wendy says ignoring her sister.
“Wait, I said that,” DeeDee says
her eyes going wide with surprise.
“Sometimes you say meaningful
things,” Wendy says shrugging.
“Okay,” DeeDee groans, “I'll stop
with all the butt stuff.”
Wendy snickers at her words, “You
said ‘butt stuff’.”
Tell us about your biggest goal.
“My biggest
goal right now is to rid the worlds of the tyrant Ethaniel, kill Kaul, and find
some cookies. Oh and dunking Layne’s head into something sticky, that’d be
funny!” DeeDee answers without hesitation.
“Remind me to
never piss you off,” Wendy says looking at her sister with wide eyes. “I don’t
want to imagine what goes on in that head of yours.”
“I would never
do anything to you, you’re my sister,” DeeDee replies patting her hand.
“That isn’t
reassuring,” Wendy says. “I agree with the first part of Dee’s answer about
ridding the worlds of Ethaniel’s darkness and Kaul.”
“But dunking
Layne’s head in something sticky would be funny right,” DeeDee asks nudging her
sister with her elbow. “He’s got all that long hair.”
“What type of
sticky are you thinking? Like maple syrup or glue?” Wendy asks indulging her
sister.
“Not glue.
Then he’d have to cut it off and be devastated. Remember in middle school when
they messed up his hair cut and had to shave it so it’d grow back even?” DeeDee
asks giggling.
“He was mortified and wore a ball cap to hide it,” Wendy
replies giggling.
“You and Ryker kept hiding
it.”
“Layne was so
mad when he found out,” DeeDee says laughing. “I thought he’d never talk to me
again, like he could stay away from me.”
Wendy nods her
head, “You would hunt him down, then force him to bask in your glorious
awesomeness.”
DeeDee smiles,
“He couldn’t hide from me and really why would you want to.”
“True, you can be scary when you want to be,” Wendy agrees
with a shudder.
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A huge thank you to Lela Grayce for giving us a peek into her amazing characters!
