|
If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above.
You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.
To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
| Term 26: August - November 2010 Term Twenty-six: Triwizard Tournament (Sept 2072 - June 2073) |

01-07-2010, 04:15 AM
| | Seventh Floor Corridor
You must passage through this way to get to towers above the fray. |
10-26-2010, 07:22 PM
|
#226 (permalink)
| Diricawl
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Throne.
Posts: 26,786
Hogwarts RPG Name: Zahra Kettleburn Seventh Year | Inside Kitty | HIT ENTER | UNO Queen Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashwinder That had to be one of the fastest winters of Kellen's life. He supposed there had been quite a lot to keep him occupied, what with the Tri-Wizard Tournament, studying animagus theory, and comforting pretty much his entire roster of friends at one point or another. Still, the snow was disappearing, and with it went the sculpture he and Sabel had made together. That had certainly been a good concentration exercise.
Giggle!
Lookit who was strolling up the hall? Neptune was on her way to 'anywhere but the Common Room' so... one Kellen "KellyBear" Stern was a perfect distraction.
She struck a pose for him to NOTICE her and stop thinking so hard. He had that... look. That thinking face. |
| |
10-26-2010, 07:26 PM
|
#227 (permalink)
|  MO Puffskein
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Staring at a Wall.
Posts: 2,285
Hogwarts RPG Name: Elias Inkwell First Year x7
| Snake disguised as Raven Browncoat Quote:
Originally Posted by Mad Eye Touz Giggle!
Lookit who was strolling up the hall? Neptune was on her way to 'anywhere but the Common Room' so... one Kellen "KellyBear" Stern was a perfect distraction.
She struck a pose for him to NOTICE her and stop thinking so hard. He had that... look. That thinking face. The giggle gave her away, and Kellen focused back on the 'now' in time to see Neptune strike up her pose. He chuckled at her and shook his head, "Statues don't giggle, Miss Bott. Nice try, though." |
| |
10-26-2010, 07:32 PM
|
#228 (permalink)
| Diricawl
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Throne.
Posts: 26,786
Hogwarts RPG Name: Zahra Kettleburn Seventh Year | Inside Kitty | HIT ENTER | UNO Queen Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashwinder The giggle gave her away, and Kellen focused back on the 'now' in time to see Neptune strike up her pose. He chuckled at her and shook his head, "Statues don't giggle, Miss Bott. Nice try, though." Neptune changed her pose and struck another - one hand to her forehead, the other behind her in a very 'damsel in distress' way. "There SHOULD be a statue of me in this hall. Don't you think? The statues here aren't very eye-pleasing."
GIGGLE. "And I wasn't giggling." Never. She never giggled. GIGGLE. |
| |
10-26-2010, 07:40 PM
|
#229 (permalink)
|  MO Puffskein
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Staring at a Wall.
Posts: 2,285
Hogwarts RPG Name: Elias Inkwell First Year x7
| Snake disguised as Raven Browncoat Quote:
Originally Posted by Mad Eye Touz Neptune changed her pose and struck another - one hand to her forehead, the other behind her in a very 'damsel in distress' way. "There SHOULD be a statue of me in this hall. Don't you think? The statues here aren't very eye-pleasing."
GIGGLE. "And I wasn't giggling." Never. She never giggled. GIGGLE. "If there were a statue of you in this hall, it might give quite a few people an inferiority complex," he pointed out. Better to stick with the ugly trolls and whatever else.
Kellen came to a stop beside her, a smile on his face. Smiles were both highly underrated and highly scarce in this school lately, though Fletcher was ALL smiles, "Of course you weren't, my mistake. That was just the sound of your breathing." |
| |
10-26-2010, 07:45 PM
|
#230 (permalink)
| Diricawl
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Throne.
Posts: 26,786
Hogwarts RPG Name: Zahra Kettleburn Seventh Year | Inside Kitty | HIT ENTER | UNO Queen Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashwinder "If there were a statue of you in this hall, it might give quite a few people an inferiority complex," he pointed out. Better to stick with the ugly trolls and whatever else.
Kellen came to a stop beside her, a smile on his face. Smiles were both highly underrated and highly scarce in this school lately, though Fletcher was ALL smiles, "Of course you weren't, my mistake. That was just the sound of your breathing."
Neptune twirled out of her pose and bumped purposefully, if not overtly flirtatiously, into KellyBear. GIGGLE. Clearly she wasn't bothered at all by the inferiority of others. If the shoe fit...
"My breathing?!" LOOOOOOOOOOOOOKS for Kellen. "I don't breathe where you can hear it. Like snoring. I don't do that." DUHHHH. |
| |
10-26-2010, 07:51 PM
|
#231 (permalink)
|  MO Puffskein
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Staring at a Wall.
Posts: 2,285
Hogwarts RPG Name: Elias Inkwell First Year x7
| Snake disguised as Raven Browncoat Quote:
Originally Posted by Mad Eye Touz Neptune twirled out of her pose and bumped purposefully, if not overtly flirtatiously, into KellyBear. GIGGLE. Clearly she wasn't bothered at all by the inferiority of others. If the shoe fit...
"My breathing?!" LOOOOOOOOOOOOOKS for Kellen. "I don't breathe where you can hear it. Like snoring. I don't do that." DUHHHH.
Well, if she was going to go bumping into him -- while giggling, by the way -- who was he to say no? Kellen caught one of her hands and directed her into an extra twirl before putting an arm around her shoulders, "Oh sure, I suppose that's just Lucifur and his blocked nasal passages. How have you been?"
You know, since you ran away crying and made me feel terrible. |
| |
10-26-2010, 07:56 PM
|
#232 (permalink)
| Diricawl
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Throne.
Posts: 26,786
Hogwarts RPG Name: Zahra Kettleburn Seventh Year | Inside Kitty | HIT ENTER | UNO Queen Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashwinder
Well, if she was going to go bumping into him -- while giggling, by the way -- who was he to say no? Kellen caught one of her hands and directed her into an extra twirl before putting an arm around her shoulders, "Oh sure, I suppose that's just Lucifur and his blocked nasal passages. How have you been?"
You know, since you ran away crying and made me feel terrible.
Neptune SCOFFED and... still managed to snuggle up to his side simultaneously. MMmm snuggly scoffing. "Lucifur would never by nasally, either. You have critters and billywigs in your ears. You should clean those things every now and then." Sure should!
As to his question? Neptune pretended not to know what he meant. "Well I'm perfectly fine, KellyBear. Don't I look fine?" DIDN'T SHE? No, really, did she look sad still? Neptune had been trying hard to be.... just Neptune. Normal. Fine. AWESOME, even. |
| |
10-26-2010, 09:51 PM
|
#233 (permalink)
|  MO Puffskein
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Staring at a Wall.
Posts: 2,285
Hogwarts RPG Name: Elias Inkwell First Year x7
| Snake disguised as Raven Browncoat Quote:
Originally Posted by Mad Eye Touz Neptune SCOFFED and... still managed to snuggle up to his side simultaneously. MMmm snuggly scoffing. "Lucifur would never by nasally, either. You have critters and billywigs in your ears. You should clean those things every now and then." Sure should!
As to his question? Neptune pretended not to know what he meant. "Well I'm perfectly fine, KellyBear. Don't I look fine?" DIDN'T SHE? No, really, did she look sad still? Neptune had been trying hard to be.... just Neptune. Normal. Fine. AWESOME, even. With a grin, Kellen tilted his head over hers and made a shaking motion, "There; all out now." Though, in retrospect, that would probably lead to a ceasing of the snuggling. Hmm. "You look much better than fine," he informed her. As if she didn't know. "And that is a completely unbiased opinion." |
| |
10-26-2010, 10:01 PM
|
#234 (permalink)
| Diricawl
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Throne.
Posts: 26,786
Hogwarts RPG Name: Zahra Kettleburn Seventh Year | Inside Kitty | HIT ENTER | UNO Queen Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashwinder With a grin, Kellen tilted his head over hers and made a shaking motion, "There; all out now." Though, in retrospect, that would probably lead to a ceasing of the snuggling. Hmm. "You look much better than fine," he informed her. As if she didn't know. "And that is a completely unbiased opinion."
KellyBear was just SO silly, no? GIGGLE. Neptune nuzzled his arm with her nose, then motioned that they should walk. She wanted to get away from the Common Room and away from generally Non-Kellen-Like people. "Are you saying you're biased of me, Kellen?" GIGGLE. WAS HE? Her eyelashes FLUTTERED up at him. |
| |
10-26-2010, 10:06 PM
|
#235 (permalink)
|  MO Puffskein
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Staring at a Wall.
Posts: 2,285
Hogwarts RPG Name: Elias Inkwell First Year x7
| Snake disguised as Raven Browncoat Quote:
Originally Posted by Mad Eye Touz KellyBear was just SO silly, no? GIGGLE. Neptune nuzzled his arm with her nose, then motioned that they should walk. She wanted to get away from the Common Room and away from generally Non-Kellen-Like people. "Are you saying you're biased of me, Kellen?" GIGGLE. WAS HE? Her eyelashes FLUTTERED up at him. A small fake-scoff came from his throat as Kellen took her suggestion and started walking with her; amazing how often she could distract him completely from whatever he'd been doing, "Maybe a bit. More than a bit. A lot, perhaps."
He glanced down at her, "Is that going to be a problem?" |
| |
10-26-2010, 10:40 PM
|
#236 (permalink)
| Diricawl
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Throne.
Posts: 26,786
Hogwarts RPG Name: Zahra Kettleburn Seventh Year | Inside Kitty | HIT ENTER | UNO Queen Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashwinder A small fake-scoff came from his throat as Kellen took her suggestion and started walking with her; amazing how often she could distract him completely from whatever he'd been doing, "Maybe a bit. More than a bit. A lot, perhaps."
He glanced down at her, "Is that going to be a problem?"
Neptune ducked out from under Kellen's arm and re-situated herself by taking his elbow. "I don't think so. In fact, I think it would be more of a problem if you weren't a lot biased in my favor. Being my hero, and personal KellyBear, and all, that'd probably make things awkward, don't you think?" |
| |
10-26-2010, 10:46 PM
|
#237 (permalink)
|  MO Puffskein
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Staring at a Wall.
Posts: 2,285
Hogwarts RPG Name: Elias Inkwell First Year x7
| Snake disguised as Raven Browncoat Quote:
Originally Posted by Mad Eye Touz Neptune ducked out from under Kellen's arm and re-situated herself by taking his elbow. "I don't think so. In fact, I think it would be more of a problem if you weren't a lot biased in my favor. Being my hero, and personal KellyBear, and all, that'd probably make things awkward, don't you think?" "I'm awkward enough as it is," he answered, by way of agreement. So she still considered him to be her hero? Kellen considered this as they walked, and then tried his best at casually asking, "Did you hear Tate's announcement? After Fletcher won the tournament?" |
| |
10-26-2010, 11:04 PM
|
#238 (permalink)
| Diricawl
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Throne.
Posts: 26,786
Hogwarts RPG Name: Zahra Kettleburn Seventh Year | Inside Kitty | HIT ENTER | UNO Queen Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashwinder "I'm awkward enough as it is," he answered, by way of agreement. So she still considered him to be her hero? Kellen considered this as they walked, and then tried his best at casually asking, "Did you hear Tate's announcement? After Fletcher won the tournament?"
Neptune turned a suspicious glance towards Kellen. "...I did..." SQUINT. She wiggled away from him a little, not sure where he was GOING with that. Neptune didn't really want to talk about it, and since it WAS Kellen, she knew he'd not understand. Kellen was LOTS of good things, but girl he was not. |
| |
10-26-2010, 11:19 PM
|
#239 (permalink)
|  MO Puffskein
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Staring at a Wall.
Posts: 2,285
Hogwarts RPG Name: Elias Inkwell First Year x7
| Snake disguised as Raven Browncoat Quote:
Originally Posted by Dead Man's Touz Neptune turned a suspicious glance towards Kellen. "...I did..." SQUINT. She wiggled away from him a little, not sure where he was GOING with that. Neptune didn't really want to talk about it, and since it WAS Kellen, she knew he'd not understand. Kellen was LOTS of good things, but girl he was not. Why... suspicious glancing? Kellen blinked at her, feeling a very large decrease in nerve when she did a little away-shuffle. Had someone else already asked? For all he knew, she was completely over her tragedy with Jim Wilkes and he'd asked her. But Kellen would never find out unless he outright asked, would he?
This thought in mind, Kellen set his jaw and point-blank told her, "I'd like to take you to the ball, if you aren't going with anyone else." |
| |
10-26-2010, 11:43 PM
|
#240 (permalink)
| Diricawl
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Throne.
Posts: 26,786
Hogwarts RPG Name: Zahra Kettleburn Seventh Year | Inside Kitty | HIT ENTER | UNO Queen Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashwinder Why... suspicious glancing? Kellen blinked at her, feeling a very large decrease in nerve when she did a little away-shuffle. Had someone else already asked? For all he knew, she was completely over her tragedy with Jim Wilkes and he'd asked her. But Kellen would never find out unless he outright asked, would he?
This thought in mind, Kellen set his jaw and point-blank told her, "I'd like to take you to the ball, if you aren't going with anyone else."
Neptune BLINKED right back at him. BLINK BLINK BLINK.
...
".... really?"
She poked at him, her expression suddenly very serious. He BETTER be serious about this. And he BETTER understand what he was ... requesting? |
| |
10-27-2010, 12:10 AM
|
#241 (permalink)
|  MO Puffskein
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Staring at a Wall.
Posts: 2,285
Hogwarts RPG Name: Elias Inkwell First Year x7
| Snake disguised as Raven Browncoat Quote:
Originally Posted by Dead Man's Touz Neptune BLINKED right back at him. BLINK BLINK BLINK.
...
".... really?"
She poked at him, her expression suddenly very serious. He BETTER be serious about this. And he BETTER understand what he was ... requesting? "Yes, really." Kellen turned to face her more fully and leaned over slightly to pick up her other hand.
Once that was done, and both of her hands were resting in his, he attempted his question again, more cordially this time, "Will you, Neptune Bott, let me escort you to the Costume Ball?" |
| |
10-27-2010, 01:12 AM
|
#242 (permalink)
| Diricawl
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Throne.
Posts: 26,786
Hogwarts RPG Name: Zahra Kettleburn Seventh Year | Inside Kitty | HIT ENTER | UNO Queen Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashwinder "Yes, really." Kellen turned to face her more fully and leaned over slightly to pick up her other hand.
Once that was done, and both of her hands were resting in his, he attempted his question again, more cordially this time, "Will you, Neptune Bott, let me escort you to the Costume Ball?"
There was some serious, epic, full facial blushing from one Miss Neptune Bott. She would have hid behind her hands if Kellen didn't HAVE them both. Greedy hand thief!!!!!!! So, she was left with lowering her head and GIGGLING.
The romanticness of it ALL was just too much. It was SO un-Kellen! GIGGGLE!!
GIGGGGGGLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!! !!!!!!!!
She'd have answered yes if she could have stopped giggling long enough to speak. |
| |
10-27-2010, 02:46 AM
|
#243 (permalink)
|  MO Puffskein
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Staring at a Wall.
Posts: 2,285
Hogwarts RPG Name: Elias Inkwell First Year x7
| Snake disguised as Raven Browncoat Quote:
Originally Posted by Dead Man's Touz There was some serious, epic, full facial blushing from one Miss Neptune Bott. She would have hid behind her hands if Kellen didn't HAVE them both. Greedy hand thief!!!!!!! So, she was left with lowering her head and GIGGLING.
The romanticness of it ALL was just too much. It was SO un-Kellen! GIGGGLE!!
GIGGGGGGLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!! !!!!!!!!
She'd have answered yes if she could have stopped giggling long enough to speak. Kellen took the full-facial blushing as a great sign, and after a small consideration, decided the giggles were a good thing too. Unless, on some off-chance, she found the idea of him asking her so ridiculous that she was having a spontaneous giggle-fit about it.
...he was going to discard that possibility. Instead, he just squeezed her hands a little. Yes? No? |
| |
10-27-2010, 02:54 AM
|
#244 (permalink)
| Diricawl
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Throne.
Posts: 26,786
Hogwarts RPG Name: Zahra Kettleburn Seventh Year | Inside Kitty | HIT ENTER | UNO Queen Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashwinder Kellen took the full-facial blushing as a great sign, and after a small consideration, decided the giggles were a good thing too. Unless, on some off-chance, she found the idea of him asking her so ridiculous that she was having a spontaneous giggle-fit about it.
...he was going to discard that possibility. Instead, he just squeezed her hands a little. Yes? No?
"Only if you agree to go as my KellyBear!" Neptune SQUISHED his hands back, ALL excited and GRINS and of course, more giggles.
She did a little happy dance, that was randomly peppered with LOOKS to Kellen. Where in the world did THAT come from? The way he asked, the fact that he'd asked at ALL without her dropping flashing, labeled hints?!? GIGGLE. |
| |
10-27-2010, 03:00 AM
|
#245 (permalink)
|  MO Puffskein
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Staring at a Wall.
Posts: 2,285
Hogwarts RPG Name: Elias Inkwell First Year x7
| Snake disguised as Raven Browncoat Quote:
Originally Posted by Dead Man's Touz "Only if you agree to go as my KellyBear!" Neptune SQUISHED his hands back, ALL excited and GRINS and of course, more giggles.
She did a little happy dance, that was randomly peppered with LOOKS to Kellen. Where in the world did THAT come from? The way he asked, the fact that he'd asked at ALL without her dropping flashing, labeled hints?!? GIGGLE. Kellen held off on his answer at first, preferring to watch the happy dance and feel a semi-stupid grin spreading across his face. That had gone a lot smoother than a lot of references (movies, books, etc.) had said it would. Phew!
Once the dance had simmered down, he asked, "What exactly... how is going as 'KellyBear' any different?"
It wasn't an alter-ego, after all. Best to clarify. |
| |
10-27-2010, 03:11 AM
|
#246 (permalink)
| Diricawl
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Throne.
Posts: 26,786
Hogwarts RPG Name: Zahra Kettleburn Seventh Year | Inside Kitty | HIT ENTER | UNO Queen Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashwinder Kellen held off on his answer at first, preferring to watch the happy dance and feel a semi-stupid grin spreading across his face. That had gone a lot smoother than a lot of references (movies, books, etc.) had said it would. Phew!
Once the dance had simmered down, he asked, "What exactly... how is going as 'KellyBear' any different?"
It wasn't an alter-ego, after all. Best to clarify. "Well a bear of course. Maybe a green one with a cutesy little pink bow tie!" Neptune freed up her hands to mime tightening up an imaginary bow tie at his neck. GIGGLE. "With little ears!" |
| |
10-27-2010, 03:21 AM
|
#247 (permalink)
|  MO Puffskein
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Staring at a Wall.
Posts: 2,285
Hogwarts RPG Name: Elias Inkwell First Year x7
| Snake disguised as Raven Browncoat Quote:
Originally Posted by Dead Man's Touz "Well a bear of course. Maybe a green one with a cutesy little pink bow tie!" Neptune freed up her hands to mime tightening up an imaginary bow tie at his neck. GIGGLE. "With little ears!" Usually the rapid mood-swings were reserved for Neptune, but this time it was Kellen's face that lost the exuberant excitement in the span of a few heartbeats. There was no way he'd been going to the costume ball as... that. No. None. "Neptune."
Kellen gave her a LOOK. One of those ones she liked to toss his way when he'd just said something very boy-ish, "I'm not going as a green bear with a bow. I do have some pride. That would be like me asking you to go as... as a cavewoman who hadn't shaved in a month. You see?"
Or something. He did not want to go as a teddybear! |
| |
10-27-2010, 03:58 AM
|
#248 (permalink)
| Diricawl
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Throne.
Posts: 26,786
Hogwarts RPG Name: Zahra Kettleburn Seventh Year | Inside Kitty | HIT ENTER | UNO Queen Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashwinder Usually the rapid mood-swings were reserved for Neptune, but this time it was Kellen's face that lost the exuberant excitement in the span of a few heartbeats. There was no way he'd been going to the costume ball as... that. No. None. "Neptune."
Kellen gave her a LOOK. One of those ones she liked to toss his way when he'd just said something very boy-ish, "I'm not going as a green bear with a bow. I do have some pride. That would be like me asking you to go as... as a cavewoman who hadn't shaved in a month. You see?"
Or something. He did not want to go as a teddybear!
Neptune shrunk away from that look and the way he said her name, her pout already starting to show a little. HMPH. MEANIE.
But .... fine. Fine. "That is the NOT the same at all, you know. You ARE a KellyBear. That just makes sense. I'm not a cavewoman or anything even remotely close to hairy. HMPH!"
Still though. Still. Neptune was entirely too happy, too SURPRISED by this asking, to be all that worked up over Kellen's crazy ideas about hair and her. "... I'll still go with you." GIGGGGGGGGGGGGGLE!!!!! |
| |
10-27-2010, 04:08 AM
|
#249 (permalink)
|  MO Puffskein
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Staring at a Wall.
Posts: 2,285
Hogwarts RPG Name: Elias Inkwell First Year x7
| Snake disguised as Raven Browncoat Quote:
Originally Posted by Dead Man's Touz Neptune shrunk away from that look and the way he said her name, her pout already starting to show a little. HMPH. MEANIE.
But .... fine. Fine. "That is the NOT the same at all, you know. You ARE a KellyBear. That just makes sense. I'm not a cavewoman or anything even remotely close to hairy. HMPH!"
Still though. Still. Neptune was entirely too happy, too SURPRISED by this asking, to be all that worked up over Kellen's crazy ideas about hair and her. "... I'll still go with you." GIGGGGGGGGGGGGGLE!!!!! How was he going to tell her that no matter how many times she called him that, he would never acknowledge it as a nickname. Not. Ever.
Straight up; he wasn't going to tell her. It would be rather like talking to a very giggly wall.
But the smile came back full-force when she agreed to go anyway, and Kellen ducked his head to place a kiss on her cheek. Then, out of habit, on the other cheek, and the last one on her nose; for balance. It felt like he hadn't done that in ages, "I know you're not. And I'm... actually very much looking forward to a school dance, for once." |
| |
10-27-2010, 04:27 AM
|
#250 (permalink)
| Diricawl
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Throne.
Posts: 26,786
Hogwarts RPG Name: Zahra Kettleburn Seventh Year | Inside Kitty | HIT ENTER | UNO Queen Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashwinder How was he going to tell her that no matter how many times she called him that, he would never acknowledge it as a nickname. Not. Ever.
Straight up; he wasn't going to tell her. It would be rather like talking to a very giggly wall.
But the smile came back full-force when she agreed to go anyway, and Kellen ducked his head to place a kiss on her cheek. Then, out of habit, on the other cheek, and the last one on her nose; for balance. It felt like he hadn't done that in ages, "I know you're not. And I'm... actually very much looking forward to a school dance, for once."
Melt. Melt. MELT. Neptune Bott would have puddled right up with ONE little cheek kiss, but TWO? AND a nose kiss? She buried her face in her hands and GIGGLED and blushed and gushed and ... well ... giggled about it ALL. "Because of the bias? Because you're going with me?" Neptune POKED at Kellen when she recovered enough to free up a hand. "Did you just think to ask me or have you been planning it?" NEptune needed details. |
| |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | All times are GMT. The time now is 10:42 AM. |