October 24
"Thalia?" I heard Dan's voice through my door, and I got up to go open it.
"Yes?" I replied, opening to door to reveal Dan poised to knock again. He looked surprised as he spoke.
"Oh, you're already ready. I didn't expect..." Dan trailed off, looking embarrassed. I just laughed and said,
"Not all girls take forever and a day to get ready, Dan. And anyway, we're collabing with Marzia and Felix, so this should be fun. I want to get there ASAP." Dan looked confused.
"We're... We're collabing with PJ, Thalia. What made you think it was Marzia and Felix?" He asked.
"I just mixed them up.... Oh, because I forgot to tell you and Phil, I ran into them when I went down to Brighton and they want to collab with us."
"Oh, you're right, that should be fun. Anyway, let's get to going; we can talk more in the car." Dan motioned for me to follow him, and I grabbed my purse as I left the room. We met up with Phil in the hallway, and he grabbed the keys before we all headed out to the car.
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"Thalia, are you ready?" Phil asked as he set up the microphone in PJ's lounge. He looked back at me as he sat back down, sandwiching me in between himself and Dan. "It's been a while since the YouTube world has seen your face."
"Yeah, I'm ready. In all honesty, I'm more nervous about playing the game than I am about 'YouTube-ing'." Phil and Dan both laughed, and as did PJ when he walked in.
"Alright, I've set up the camera in the other room, so let's get started!" He declared, looking straight at me. Immediately, my cheeks glowed (with what I'm sure was) a light pink color, and my gaze diverted itself to the floor. I heard him chuckle as he sat down next to Phil and turned the camera on.
Four pairs of eyes stared into the camera, and silence reigned for the first few seconds. We all just looked at each other in confusion, and then burst out laughing.
"Wait, wait. Who's channel is this for?" Dan gasped, trying to catch his breath. "I though it was yours, Phil." My brother looked mildly surprised.
"Oh, is it? Well in that case... Hi guys! So today I'm joined with PJ, Dan, and my sister Thalia!" As he spoke our names aloud, we each waved to the camera. "You all know PJ and Dan, but some of you might not remember Thalia. She's been in some of the much older videos... Anyway, today we're playing a little game-"
"A little game? Yeah, sure, a little game that could result in us blowing up!" Dan cut in. We all laughed, and I spoke up to clear the confusion.
"We're playing Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes! The game where you diffuse bombs and try not to read directions wrong." Phil laughed at my simplistic explanation of the highly complex game.
"Precisely." PJ said. I could feel his glance still on my, but I kept my eyes trained on the camera lens because I'd just gotten my blush to chill out. I couldn't help but let a little smile onto my face, however. PJ went on to explain the rules; how the game works, the team setup, and the possible ways to win. It was decided that I'd be on a team with Dan, and Phil and PJ would be in the other room as a team.
"A team can only win by either finishing the most modules before time ran out or actually diffusing the bomb first. It's best out of three, so game on. Each person has to read directions and diffuse at least once, and then you get to decide who does it the last round. PJ and Phil... Get out! You are now the enemy!" Dan finished explaining. Laughing, the two got out of the room and went into the lounge. They yelled back to us when they were ready, and we all counted down,
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The Hidden Storyteller (KickthePJ, Discontinued)
Fanfiction"Doing what I love and loving what I do. As cheesy as it sounds, it's the only way to describe the feeling of living my personal dream." Thalia Lester is, indeed, living life to its full potential- by her standard. She's been travelling across Europ...
