My AEs are

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My AEs are

My AEs are returning!

While they were bouncing around in my head, they changed a bit, because I have too. They're still mostly the same old dorks, though, for those of you who remember them. Maybe it's a self-centered of me, but I miss the days when Mandy, A, and Hobbes were commonly known. So here they are. I've decided to do character sheets since most of you don't know them.

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Name: Mandy 

Age: appears to be about 13

Gender: F 

Appearance: Brown hair, about collarbone length, dyed pink at the tips. Round face, ruddy cheeks, wide brown eyes, big smile (usually). Has long, pink acrylic nails that she pokes people with when she's bothered. Wears lots of pastel colors, skater skirts, and floral patterns. Her style is very much expressive, colorful, and feminine.

Personality: The life of the party, Mandy is bubbly, outgoing, and loves attention to a fault. Natural charisma, good at making friends. Impulsive, irrational, and reckless, governed by her emotions, terrifying when angry. Something of a crybaby, Mandy experiences emotions intensely and has trouble controlling them.

Greatest strength: Social fluency

Greatest flaw: Impulsivity

Likes: Baking (muffins!), watching soap operas, playing the ukelele, show tunes

Other: Talks in bold

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Name: Indefinite Article | A | "Alice"

[formerly Critic A. She's still the same character, the name was just dumb.)

Age: appears about 15

Gender: F 

Appearance: Dark brown hair with a bit of curl to it in a sensible bob, goes a little past her chin. Wears square black glasses and an almost-constant frown. Pale, oval-shaped face and a beaky nose. Her clothing style is sophisticated and practical and includes mostly solid color button-up blouses, black jeans, and blazers if she's feeling fancy.

Personality: Cold, analytical, and arrogant, Alice is smart and she knows it. She's the kind of person who loves the sound of her own voice and often goes off on unnecessary tangents. Gets frustrated easily and tends to look down on others. She is a natural leader, commanding and self-assured, and needs to be listened to in order to feel validated. Easily bruised ego.

Greatest strength: Logic

Greatest flaw: Hubris

Likes: Reading, being right, astronomy, debating ethical issues

Other: Talks in italics. Technically open to shipping but is very picky.

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Name: Hobbes (which isn't his real name, but no one knows what it is)

Age: appears about 16

Appearance: Tall, lanky, long limbs and sharp, pointed features. Dark hair shaved short on the sides and back, long on top and flopping into his blue-gray eyes. Has a faded scar on the side of his forehead.  He tends to wear sweatshirts, jeans, and basketball sneakers. His style is sporty, comfortable and on-trend.

Personality: Reserved and thoughtful, Hobbes is very observant and has a lot of opinions about the world and people, though he doesn't often share them. Darkly funny and bitingly sardonic, he has a tendency to ignore other people's feelings/needs in favor of his own. Refuses to tell the story of his scar, mostly because he likes being mysterious. Good listener but gives terrible advice.

Greatest strength: Vigilance

Greatest flaw: Insensitivity

Likes: Drawing (he's really good at it), video games, doing magic tricks, Stephen King novels 

Other: Talks in boldtalics. Is not open for shipping. Has a thing going with Feather, if she's still around.

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Ahhhh, this is so exciting!!! It's great to be back, look at all the happy faces! *frantically waving* Hi, everyone! It's been forever!

That is hyperbole. "Forever" implies that an infinite amount have time has passed since our last appearance, which is contradicted by the simple the fact that we had a last appearance. Also—

Chill out, Poindexter. It's just an expression.

Even so, the clear disregard for the complexities of the English language is idiotic.

Speaking of idiotic, have you looked in the mirror lately?

*offended squawking*

Guys...

Halfwit.

Guys, come on.

Geek. 

Simpleton.

Guys!

Loser.  

*suddenly aggressive* HEY! YOU'RE GOING TO BE FRIENDS AND LOVE EACH OTHER AND YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE IT! ARE WE CLEAR?

*dead silence*

Very clear. *clearly not sorry* Sorry, Alice.

My least sincere apologies, Hobbes.

Wonderful! *beaming* Sorry about that! It's so nice to see everyone again. If anyone wants to introduce themselves or catch up or have tea with us, that'd be wonderful! Though Abi is going away for the next couple days, we'd love to chat with you once we're back. Say bye, everyone!

Sayonara, suckers.

Adieu.

See ya later!!!! <3

submitted by Abigail, age Old enough, Inside my head
(June 13, 2018 - 6:57 pm)

Wow! Abigail! Their back? I never actually interacted with them, but I knew that they were here! Hi all!

Nice name, Hobbes. Know a Calvin? 

Please Chris. (You must get that alot, Hobbes) So A, do you know any interesting logic puzzles? And whats you oppinion on- 

PLEASE. Not now, brother! Anyway. Favorite Soap Opera, Mandy? Heh, you've got to love em'.

submitted by Tuxedo Kitten
(June 14, 2018 - 8:42 am)

*huffs* I refuse to take this kind of indignity. *slinks away*

It was just a— well. Okay then.

His name is a reference to the well known comic strip, "Calvin and Hobbes", a moniker created due to his often catlike behavior, but to my knowledge, there is no other character of Abi's that shares a name with the canonical Hobbes' constant companion. 

In English, that means that our Hobbes doesn't know a Calvin.  

*ignoring her* I know plenty of logic puzzles and riddles. Most of my favorites are very long, and I do not want to take up too much space here, so here is a short one: What gets broken without being held?

The real question is, if you eat a centaur, is it bestiality? 

Obviously, it's... *long pause*... Oh my goodness, is it? 

... Moving on. 

Oh, you're back! Anyway, I love soap operas! They're just so exciting and dramatic and entertaining! I don't really have a favorite, but I like Days of Our Lives a lot.

submitted by Abigail, age Old enough, Inside my head
(June 14, 2018 - 10:51 am)

ABI. *cries* I can't believe it. You brought them back. Thank you so much. *dissolves into tears and waves away all strange looks from other people* You have no idea how much I missed your Æs. I also just love the older Æs that I feel like I know better. So Mandy, Hobbes, and Critic A (Alice) coming back is just...awesome! 

*crosses fingers* Feather+Hobbes. I can finally ship it. 

submitted by Leafpool, age Finite, This side of reality
(June 14, 2018 - 10:39 am)

No, thank you! *hugs* I'm beyond glad that they meant so much to you. I've missed participating in AE stuff, though I'm going to try and avoid the shipping drama. :P

submitted by Abigail, age Old enough, Inside my head
(June 14, 2018 - 12:33 pm)

Haha yeah. <3

I'm going to really have to start working on bringing my Æs back now. 

submitted by Leafpool, age Finite, This side of reality
(June 15, 2018 - 1:04 pm)

Hey Mandy, A, Hobbes! Nice to meet you guys!

hiii mndy alce hbbs imma onyx nice tmet youu 

submitted by coyotedomino, age 15, Lost
(June 14, 2018 - 3:32 pm)

Hey, new friend! Nice to meet you too! :D Hobbes is sulking in his room, and I have no idea where Alice went, but I'm sure they won't mind if they say hi on their behalf!

submitted by Mandy, age Who knows, Inside my head
(June 17, 2018 - 12:22 pm)

(guess what, Leafy? You can ship them all you want.)

PEOPLEEEEEE! THAAAAAAT! IIIIII! KNOWWWWWW!

People! That! I! Sort! Of! Know! Why! Are! You! Shouting!

WHY! WOULDN'T! I! SHOUT!

Because! It's! Really! Annoying!

YOU'RE! DOING! IT! TOO!

But! Not! As! Loudly!

This! Is! Very! Grammatically! Incorrect! And! It! Is! Bothering! Me!

. . . Hello, Hobbes. Ignore that. And them.

He will not be ignoring us! Hello, Hobbes. I believe we've met. Cú Chulainn, if you've forgotten. 

They haven't forgotten you, Cú.

But what if they have? 

They haven't.

THEY MIGHT HAVE FORGOTTEN ME! DEVIL OWL! DEV! REMEMBER?

You're impossible to forget, my dear Dev.

I DISAGREE. I AM VERY FORGETLIKE.

. . . Do you mean forgettable?

YES. THAT.

You're really not.

I DISAGREE.

One of you, please explain to Dev why he's quite memberable. It would be appreciated if you also mentioned how well you remember Cú Chulainn, who I think is sulking in a corner.

-squeals- I'm so happy to see you all!!

submitted by The Owls
(June 14, 2018 - 4:32 pm)

EEEEE! Yes, yes. Thank you. 

*retreats to a corner to hyperventilate* 

submitted by Leafpool, age Finite, This side of reality
(June 15, 2018 - 1:05 pm)

*excited hand flapping* AHHH HI! FRIENDS! *incoherent noises*

Deep breaths, Mandy. You're at a 10, let's take it down to a four.

*silent excited hand flapping* 

*sigh* She is easily overexcited and will require a minute to subdue her emotions until she'll be able to speak coherently.

Hi guys! It's good to see some familiar faces.

No need to worry, Cú. Though we may not have interacted much, I feel I can speak for all of us when I say that we remember you and appreciate your presence considerably. As for Dev, I will never be able to forget him... as much as I may like to.

Hey, Feather, it's been a while, we should. Catch up. Sometime. 

*more incoherent noises, roughly translated to "I ship it"*

*shivers* Emotions. Disgusting.

You're disgusting.

Disgustingly clever!

Eeeee! I am so so happy to see everyone!!! 

Ah, there she is. 

I remember you, Cú, and Feather, of course, and— Oh! Dev, we should hang out sometime! We can make brussels sprouts muffins or something and throw them at people! *gasp* Or pies! But if there are vegetables would that be quiche—

That scenario has striking similarities of my concept of hell.

submitted by Abi and Company, age Assorted, Inside my head
(June 17, 2018 - 12:20 pm)

Hi! I am Byann. I haven’t done anything for a long time, so I’m kind of coming back too. It’s nice to meet you all.

I am a bright orange dragon. I am often one of the more calm Æs, except when I can get away with craziness and explosions and water balloons(so when Fireburst is away).

Anyway, it’s nice to meet you three! 

submitted by Byann
(June 14, 2018 - 6:32 pm)

Hello, Bryann. The alter ego community could benefit from an increased amount of peaceful members. I have never met an orange dragon before, and though I do find the color visually irritating, I am pleased to make your acquaintance.

submitted by Alice, age Ageless, Within the imagination
(June 17, 2018 - 12:26 pm)

WHAT?!?!?! I missed this?!?! Gah... I am so behind on posting on threads.... 

anyways. Hi Abi!!! *hugs*  It's so good to see you around again! And your AEs too! They have been missed! 

Puck: *bounds running into the room* *squeals* Hi!!!!! 

Ariel: *laughs* Calm thyself down Puck-no need to run crazy all around the room.

Puck: *pouts* Well Mandy is doing it!!! Why can't I?!?! Aren't all AEs crazy and stuff?!?!

Ariel: Um....

Puck: *hyper giggling*

Ariel: *shakes head* Ay caramba..... anyways. So very good to see you guys around again-sorry we did not see this earlier.  

submitted by Joan B. of Arc, age 15, Camelot
(June 22, 2018 - 4:57 pm)