Mutual (A TheSyndicateproject/Tom Cassel)

Welcome to Mianite

"Ashlleeeyyy" I sighed as Emma pranced into my room, fresh out of doing whatever recording she'd just finished. 

"Can I help you Emma?" I partially closed the lid of my laptop. 

"Guess who I was on Skype with?" She sat on the edge of my bed, nearly bouncing me off of it. 

"Hmmm probably Jordan?" I rolled my eyes. 

"No" She scoffed, shooting me a glare. "Jordan and I don't talk that often anyway" 

They totally did. In fact, Emma probably spent more time on Skype with Jordan Maron than she did talking to me. And we lived together. I sighed, closing my laptop and resting my head on my hand. 

"Then who?' I asked, preparing for whatever story she spun. 

"His name starts with a T." Emma grinned. "Last name starts with a C, And his minecraft skin is green" 

I raised an eyebrow. "Why were you talking to Tom?" 

"I was talking to Tom about talking with you" She said. 

"In Engish please? Something I don't need google to unriddle?" I rolled my eyes at her. 

"He wanted to talk to you about his Mianite server." Emma shrugged. "And about something to do with a house warming party?" 

"And he didn't Skype me why?" I asked skeptically. 

"How am I-" Emma was cut off by the sound of a skype call on my laptop. "Ohhhh" 

"Get out" I hit her with a pillow and opened my laptop, plugging my headphones in. 

"Have fun with boytoy" Emma laughed as she left, shutting the door behind her. 

I answered the call, smiling as Tom's face filled the screen. He grinned as the audio flipped on. 

"Hey there Ash" Tom said. God that accent. 

"Emma said we had business to talk about, Sir Syndicate" I put on a mock british accent, bringing a smile to his face. 

"Indeed we do, Lady Cataclysm. Mianite business at that" He responded in his idea of an American accent. 

"Mianite, huh? What sort of Mianite business?" I raised an eyebrow. 

"The kind of business where Jordan, Tucker, Sonja, and I spoke and decided that we want you to join the Mianite server. Seeing as there is a distinct lack of female in the realm of Mianite." Tom was drumming nervously on his desk as he spoke. 

"So this is the official inviation to Mianite that I've heard of" I smiled. "I don't know Tom.....I mean It is pretty late in the story line with Ianite and Dianite and all that" 

"But you'd enjoy yourself....isn't that more important?" Tim took the hint, teasing back. 

"Oh alright" I smiled. "But only for you" 

"We'll enjoy having your pretty face around, Ashley" Tom grinned. "Sooooo Mianite stream today?" 

"Sure thing, buddy. Though I'll probably get on before hand and see what I can do about a house and getting to know the layout' I shrugged, grabbing a pen to write the Mianite realm down on my list of servers and recordings. 

"Have at it. I'll send you the server and everything through Skype" Tom shrugged. "Now. Onto the second order of business." 

I fake gasped. "There's more?!" 

"Indeed there is, my dear lady" He laughed. "I am planning a house warming party since I've pretty much settled in here. And you are invited. That is, if you really want to come" 

"When is this?" I smiled, pre-opening my calender app so I could put the date in. 

"Two weeks from now, The 21st" He seemed more nervous than usual as he asked. 

"I'll see what I can do" I smiled. 

"Great." His smile returned. "Hey, if you come maybe I could give you the supreme England tour. Without all the tourist junk" 

"Going to England without being a tourist" I covered my mouth suddenly. "Who ever heard of such a thing!" 

"Scandelous I know. But I think we can work past that" 

"Indeed we can, Thomas. Indeed we can" 

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I logged into Mianite, expecting Tucker and Jordan to already be on. They were happily chatting away in teamspeak when I arrived. Sonjia had apparently muted herself, but I couldn't keep the news in for much longer. So when I finally unmuted myself, I wasted no time letting them know. 

"So...." I heard the collective hush from Jordan and Tucker settle. 

"Well? What did Ashleey say" Jordan drew out the end of her name with a weird southern united states accent. 

"She'll be joining us shortly as the newest member of the Realm of Mianite." I grinned at my facecam. "Though she's already been on so that she could build herself a house and catch up with the rest of us" 

"Do we get to see her house?" Tucker asked with a laugh. 

"Yes you may, Tucker. However, I must ask that you refrain from breaking anything because Tom broke my stained glass within five seconds" Ashley finally joined. 

I smiled at the sound of her voice, watching her avatar as it approached from somewhere south of Jordan's tree. She'd chosen a new skin than what she'd used before, trading in a multicolored penguin skin for the new one. I assumed it was supposed to look like her as it was wearing a magenta colored hoodie over what was apparently a pair of jeans. The blonde hair spilled over the avatar's shoulders and was streaked with lines of pink, baby blue, and lime green, similar to Ashley's own hair. The avatar's green eyes confirmed my suspicions. 

"Nice skin, Ashley. I thought you were sticking with the LGBT Penguin though" I addressed her as she got close enough for the others to see her. 

"This one was made by a fan and I thought it was cute" She giggled to herself. 

"It's very cute. I want it....except you know. Looking like me" Sonja said. 

"Finally she unmutes herself" Tucker taunted as we followed Ashley around the mountain next to Tucker and Sonja's house. 

"I didn't know what do you because you guys all have these really pretty houses and I just joined....so I kinda improvised" 

"What do you mea-Whoa" I stopped as we crested the hill. In the valley between Tucker and Sonja's house and the former pirate ship she'd built what I could only call a cupcake. A giant, pink frosted, cupcake. Complete with the sleep little greenhouse I'd broken the glass in earlier on. 

"You live in a cupcake. That's pretty awesome if I do say so myself" Jordan laughed as we approached the doors with Ashley in the lead. 

"Cataclysm's cupcake" Tucker said to himself. "Is that a bite taken out of the top?" 

"Yeah. I made it with stained glass" I could practically hear the smile in Ash;ey's voice. 

"Well guys. We've been outdone" Sonjia laughed. 

Mianite has joined The Realm of Mianite

"Hey Ashley, have you chosen your side yet?" Tucker asked as the god came online. 

"Nope. I am still up in the air" Ashley said as we walked back toward the center of the little civilization we'd built. 

I sent message to Ashley. [message from SynHD to Cataclysm:] You're always welcome at casa de Tom 

I grinned as she giggled into her microphone, pleased with myself. 

"So Ashley.....wanna join Mianite" 

"Nah. Join Ianite! I'm the only follower" 

"You should totally be on Dianite" I threw a diamond at her avatar. 

"Hmmm"