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 Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 11:24 pm
(( Aina and Duncan -> Planter table, Cesc, Claire, and Ivy ))
"Mhm"! Aina nodded eagerly as Rhedefre reached for the orchids. "They're all pink, like your hair...!"
Duncan's face eased as he soaked up the last of the floating droplets with his kerchief-- like Claire, he understood what Rhedefre was intending, and with the situation already in control, there was no need to press the issue any further. Aina was already distracted by a pot of orchids and a row of teapots, after all, and when Duncan noticed her gasping and staring at the light-crafted bee on the table, he let out a laugh of relief and nodded.
"I see! She's been getting to know these plants since this morning, I'm sure she's eager to help them find new homes." When Ivy approached, Duncan grinned and glanced down at his box of flowers-- he raised his brows at her offer with helping, then bowed his head, laughing cordially.
"Ah, Ivy it is, then! I apologize-- and it's quite alright! These are going just under the table." He lifted the tarp at the foot of the table and knelt to deposit the box with the rest of its company, all of which were also filled with flowers. Once he stood back upright, he grinned at the fellow gardener. "It's been quite a while since we've seen each other last, hasn't it! How have you been?"
"Duncan?"
"Hm? Ah," with Duncan so close, now, Aina tugged on the end of his jacket to gain his attention-- instinctively, Duncan took it as a cue to pick the Frei up into his arms. With the table so close, Aina found it easier to pick and choose between what she did and didn't want-- which meant, of course, nearly all of the decorations were now at the front of the table. While holding onto the tea and pink teapot Claire had reached for her earlier, and a duplicate of the white and blue one she'd pointed out, Aina stared hard at the remaining plants.
"Ah," excitedly, she pointed at the light green teapot, then pointed at the pansies-- "It's a Ethiriel pot! An' those flowers look like Vivi! Can we make teapots for 'em too?" Unsurprisingly, the Frei was unaware of the rules displayed prominently at the table-- one teapot to a person only.
(( not done in character yet, but gifting Aina's teapot to Claire: Teapot #1, orchids, strawberries! ))
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2015 5:36 am
[[Rivener - Entrance | Laz and Anya]] Rivener could tell Anya was curious about his powers, easily following her train of thought. He was just as curious, wanting to know what powers her kin-sister had... Odd that he felt so uncertain about asking. It was almost like.. almost like asking a human how much money they made at their job. Not illegal a question, but frowned upon. Impolite. But since when was Rivener worried about being polite? "It's always interesting to learn of Raevan powers. Mine are rather mis-matched. One's obvious..." He rustled his wings, proffering his stinger-tipped knuckle with a smirk. "I can create poisons and antidotes for those poisons by concentrating. The other power is a lot LESS obvious and a lot less reliable... I can hear the stars talking at night. Sometimes it helps me know stuff, but not very often. The jerks don't really make sense most of the time." Hoping his own sharing had stolen whatever offense the question might incur, he inclined his head towards Anya in intent attention. "If it's not too familiar, can I ask what yours are?"Lazarus's question also required Riv's attention then and he grinned, though he kept his eyes checking on Anya often, giving her time to think about whether she wanted to share or not. "You know, workin'... Oh, I don't live with Aphi anymore! Zul and I rent a penthouse, and ah..." He blushed a tiny bit, eyes looking almost sheepish. "...and Melisande stays with us from time to time." MORE often than not of late, to Rivener's delight. But the prospect of going to the pub again distracted the Scorpion enough that his blush vanished, replaced with a pleased glitter in his ruby eyes. "Pub sounds amazing! I bet you having an actual stomach is not going to be much help in letting you keep up with me." He winked. "I can be free most, ah..."That required some thought. Work was... complicated lately, and Riv honestly didn't know what nights he might have free ahead of time. "Why don't you tell me when YOU are free and I'll mark it on my cell? Then if I ever have some off time when you do, I can call you and we'll meet up?"[[OOC: so sorry for the delay!!! Feel free to ditch Rivener when you're tired of waiting on me, if I'm taking too long to reply. TwT]]
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2015 2:51 pm
((Cesc = Planting table | Duncan, Aina, Ivy, Claire))
Cesc stood quietly and smiled as he held the orchid and waited for Aina to make her final decisions. He thought to himself that realistically, one teapot would probably not be enough space for an orchid and some strawberries to have enough room to both flourish--but it was a nice take-home gift, and he would certainly repot one of his own flowers if he took one back to Vivi. In any case, he had faith in Duncan, who by all accounts had a magnificent garden, to keep any blooms alive.
He did not want to butt into Duncan's conversation with Ivy, although he had yet to introduce himself to the woman, so he turned back toward Claire and Aina.
"The orchid and strawberries are very beautiful-- which teapot shall I put this orchid in?" He looked toward Claire for guidance there, as Aina had two different teapots in her hand.
"Ah! That is an Ethiriel pot!" he laughed brightly, his attention called back. "We'll have to get her and Henry over to take one home with her. And I will certainly take home some pansies for Vivi, if you think they're good for her. Tell me, what else can I take home for Vivi? She will be very very happy that you thought of her."
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2015 8:55 pm
((Iorek - Planting Table - Cruz)) Iorek looked between the flowers and Cruz. "Hard to choose, right? So many pretty flowers." What would be a great combo for Lillian? Hrm... But as he listened to Cruz flip-flop between all the options something didn't sit right with Reks. The flower picking couldn't be the reason Cruz was stuttering. Sure, it was a little bit nerve-racking trying to pick the right two, but it wasn't that scary of a task. Finally he was picking up on the little cues that not everything was okay with his boyfriend. Cruz's stuttering had surpassed his own and Iorek never thought that would have been possible. "You okay, Cruz? Do you need to get out of the sun for a little bit? We can go rest in the shade or something." He gently reached out and rested a hand on Cruz's cheek then his forehead to feel if there was any signs of a fever. Iorek quickly let go of his green croc to plant the Orchid and Pansy in the elegant Rose vase and looked for a spot he could put it while he tended to the unwell raevan.
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Friendly Conversationalist
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Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2015 12:00 pm
"That does remind me of Ethiriel, I agree." Claire nodded at Aina's thoughtfulness of others who were not at the table and reflected on her marveling over the tiny bee, softly shining on the table ledge. As the stag Raevan addressed her, Claire paused in thought and darted her gaze between the two teapots, before reaching for the light gray-blue and white-striped one, holding it within easy access for him to drop the orchid in. "I think... this one." She listened to the conversation between both Raevans with interest and nodded; Cesc was very good with Aina and was actively engaging her interest, and how he had dodged a sensitive subject a short while back only helped Claire take a better shining to him. These were some very pleasant folks to be around, and she hoped that her Raevan would share some of these qualities. But that was the point of parenting, so she made a mental note to try and be as good with them. The thought arose the tingly excitement in her heart that had felt when she had dropped off the bottle and essence earlier. Encouraged by these feelings, she carried on into the conversation.
"The pansies are lovely," she added to Cesc, "they're very vibrant." As she did not know his guardian she did not feel confident enough to provide additional input, and instead looked back at Aina. Her eyes focused on the part of the sign letting people know that they could only make one planter. Cesc had circumvented that by volunteering to make one for his own guardian. "Perhaps I can help you make one for Ethiriel?"
Ivy watched them out of the corner of her eye, smiling at the conversation between the three and giving Duncan ample time to deposit his box of plants before she replied.
"Been fine, for the most part!" Ivy replied, folding her arms across her chest. "We got back from a trip out of the country a short while ago, Claire and I, but we're glad to be home. Ready to dig myself back into gardenin'." She let out a short bark of laughter, and readjusted her own sun hat on her head. "And you? I see you've gotten yourself a little one here! And what a charmer she is, look how precious." The words were spoken with fondness as she smiled at the tiny Frei occupied at the table with Claire and Cesc. "I knew you were part of the Lab program but I didn't know you were this far along! Congratulations, Duncan. And I Claire may be joining you soon." She lowered her voice for the last part as it was Claire's story to tell should Duncan want to know more, and likely a story for a less crowded venue, but she nodded her head towards her preoccupied daughter.
"Although I'd be careful," she warned, words softened by the smile she was wearing, "she looks about ready to steal Aina."
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Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2015 11:27 pm
((Anya --> With Riv and Laz))
"Oh yes. Recently, in fact." She was quiet up until Laz questioned her directly and she nodded as he spoke. The older Raevans were catching up and she had nothing to add to their conversation until now. "I had champagne on my birthday."
Even a few months down the line she could still recall the taste of it: sweet, but not saccharine. The bubbles had shocked her at first and she had tried oh so ungracefully to cover up her surprise when they shot right up her nose on her first sip. She had said she had liked it then. The Widow had not lied in that moment.
The topic was quick to turn back to powers with Rivener detailing a couple of his own for the listening pleasure of his company. He rustled his wings with the telling of one and drew the Frei's eyes skyward with talk of another. It was only when he questioned her about her own did she return her gaze to earth, opening her mouth for a brief moment before shutting it to avoid looking like a fool.
"I can't say that I talk to stars or make explosions like either of you. I'd be lying if I said I could." She slipped her arm from the Scorpion's then. She was, admittedly, feeling a little on the spot but clamming up when the baton had been passed to her wouldn't be...fitting, she supposed. But, perhaps, unlike the two of them she could at least demonstrate one of her own.
Anastacia steepled her fingertips and applied just a little bit of pressure to each point in turn. Slowly she pulled her hands apart and where her fingers had touched thin, shining strands of white silk were pulled.
"I can do this, though I haven't really used it much."
She could stretch her arms as far as they could go and the silk would not break. And as the jungle had proven, the strands could stretch even farther than that and not so much as tear. Strong stuff it was, even if Anastacia had not yet learned to produce non-sticky webbing. Slowly she rejoined her hands together in order to rid them of her makings, preparing for a struggle to do so.
"If I put so much as a finger to the ground I can 'see' through it, in a way. But there needs to be movement, otherwise it doesn't work."
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:01 am
(( Kyou -> Food tables | Xiu // Jeremy - Tea tasting | LuLu, Ethiriel & Ian // Lazarus -> Entrance | Rivener & Anya )) "Oh milder tasting eh?" Kyou pondered for a moment as they made their way towards the desserts table, his eyes scanning over the array displayed. He knows the food limits of Raevans too well, so he's trying to look for something that is not so fancy. "Perhaps a panna cotta?" He motioned towards a small glass cup with white pudding in it. A layer of raspberry sauce was evident at the bottom of the glass. It was topped with a few raspberries too. "The slight sour-ness of the berries would compliment the mild sweetness very well."
Then looking around, he looked for something else that he might want too. "Ah, can you help me grab a plate too?" Of course, he was faced with the same dilemma as both of his hands are preoccupied with the crutches. It is inevitable in his situation. "Uhm, can you help me get a piece of that mini pavlova with the starwberry and chocolate shavings? That chocolate pie looks delicious too. And maybe that purple cupcake too." Was that too much? It was only three pieces. Plus a pavlova is kind of light anyway. He smiled sheepishly as Xiu helped get all the desserts for him.
LuLu's enthusiasm was contagious, as her bright smile immediately made Jeremy forgot about the other lady's mishap. "Best tea huh?" What do you know? He had it in his hands just moments ago. Picking up the pot of silver needle tea, he poured two cups to offer to the ladies, bringing Ethiriel's cup up to her delicate fingers.
"This is silver needle tea, otherwise also known as 'white hair silver needle' in chinese. This is arguably the most expensive and most prized tea in the world." He almost told them to look at the little hairs floating at the surface of the tea, which is a unique characteristic of the tea, but remembered that Ethiriel couldn't see. So out of politeness he had chosen to omit that tidbit of fact.
His attention was then turned towards Ian as he requested for the honeybush tea. "Oh yes, the honeybush tea is a little bit sweeter than other teas." He said as he deftly poured a cup for the young man. "It will taste very similar to rooibos, but sweeter and stronger tasting. Like rooibos too, it is only harvested in South Africa."
It was refreshing when the spotlight was not on him, at least for now, as he quietly listened to Rivener and Anya describe their powers. He knew most of Rivener's so it's nothing very interesting. The spider's however, he did not know.
"Wow..." He said as he bent forwards a little bit to take a closer look at the web forming from her fingertips. It was pretty cool, although also reminds him of a very popular superhero that he had seen on TV. Which he don't think Anya would appreciate if he mentioned it. Glancing at Rivener though, who has less tact than him, he quietly hoped that the scorpion won't either. "It's sticky right? I bet this would be handy to fix broken things in a jiffy." He commented.
Since everyone is talking about their powers, he felt compelled to share one more. "I do have one other ability that I can demonstrate." He laughed sheepishly before asking a request from the spider. "I would need you to look me in the eyes." When she did, he held her gaze for a moment, his expression immediately turned into one with a smouldering look. Then when he felt like he had the hold, he spoke. "Kiss your own hand."
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 5:58 pm
(( Amity & Kris - Food Tables | Justin and Henry ))
The selkie gave a laugh at Justin's name guess. "Close! Just Kris actually. And it's a pleasure to me you too," she said in response to Henry. Amity, however, gave a start at Justin's question, and soon found herself the subject of a raised eyebrow from Kris.
"... can I have some fruit?" The frei already knew the answer, but she wanted to try anyway. It just smelled so good!
Sure enough, Kris shook her head. "Not yet." The family wasn't sure if Amity could eat fruit or not without getting sick, and right now they were erring on the side of caution.
"Anyway, this is Amity," Kris said, gesturing with a smile.
The flying fox waved enthusiastically, seemingly unaffected by the fruit setback - it'd been worth a shot, and now she might as well enjoy herself otherwise.
"Hello hello!"
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 11:34 pm
(( Aina and Duncan -> Teapot Planter Table - Cesc, Claire, Ivy ))
Aina continued clutching the Ethiriel teapot close to her heart and nodded as Claire and Cesc agreed. She couldn't help but smile at Claire's choice in teapot for Cesc, and when the stag asked Aina for another choice in gift for Vivi, Aina's decision was quick and simple. She wiggled in Duncan's arms and leaned forward to grab a small bloom of strawberries, then handed it proudly to the stag, smiling wide. "Les fraises! Strawberries're all sweet, just like Vivi!"
Still unaware of the rule at the table, Aina hugged the Ethiriel teapot tighter and nodded at Claire, wings fluttering. "Is that okay? D'you know Ethiriel too, Miss Claire?"
With Aina still occupied, Duncan was more than happy to catch up with Ivy. Despite holding the Frei up, the pomegranate seemed to have no problem in tuning out their conversation.
"I see! How fun. May I ask where you went?" he laughed softly-- he took note of Claire's state, but thought it best not to pry; he glanced at Aina and smiled through his worry. "Ah, thank you. Aina's been with us since fall-- she's been a joy, this little one. My son-in-law took to her immediately."
Despite Claire's injuries, both of the women seemed to be taking it in stride-- more than, even, with how good-natured they were. As Ivy quieted, he leaned closer to hear her; at the playful quip, the corners of his eyes creased, and he brightened with yet another peal of laughter. "I believe she's succeeded already, Ivy! Aina seems positively taken by her," he adjusted the Frei in his arms, then raised his brows, inquisitive, "But, really-- congratulations to you and Claire as well! Have you returned your soul bottle to Mr. Farris, then?"
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 10:20 am
[[ Justin - Food Tables | Amity, Kris, Henry ]] "Ah, I was so close. It's been a while, hasn't it?" He smiled at Kris and went to hook his thumbs into his pockets before abruptly remembering the sherwani was long and rendered pockets sadly useless. The gesture probably looked quite awkward and there was neither a way to hide it or to disguise it, so he simply let his hands drop self-consciously. A dimpled smile crossed his face at the raevan's sheer bounciness. "Hi, Amity. My name is Justin. How old are you?" He shot a look at Kris. Justin was reasonably certain the young woman hadn't been accompanied by a raevan before. He was a little grateful amity and Kris had come over. Justin was not good at social situations on the best of days, and right now, he was a coiling ball of stress. He didn't want to make Henry uncomfortable. Looking at the other man, he caught the urgent look and furrowed his brow. "Something wrong?" he said softly.
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:03 pm
((Henry > food tables | Justin, Kris, Amity)) The nurse couldn’t help but smile as the bat Frei longed for some fruit. He understood Kris’s concern; he himself had been wary of what would happen if Ethiriel were to attempt to eat food, but thankfully for him the silvery Raevan never showed interest in anything other than soaking her fingers in hot water. Her greeting was enough to put him over the top and Henry let out a small bellow of a laugh.
Justin’s concern wasn’t missed and he lightly waved it off with his hand before saying, ”Oh, no – it’s nothing! Ethiriel wandered off and it startled me, but she’s with good people so it’s all okay!”
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:53 pm
(( Amity & Kris - Food Tables | Justin and Henry ))
Amity paused to think at the question, looking up and fingers moving with some mental calculation. "... over a month? May 23rd!"
"This is her first big gathering, actually," Kris said with a smile. "Ronan is her main guardian, but he wasn't able to make it due to work." An unfortunate bit of scheduling, but one they'd been able to work around at least.
While Kris talked Amity began to look around, trying to see who all she could spot from her vantage point. Most individuals were unfamiliar, striking combinations of shapes and colors and (in the case of raevans) wings that she didn't recognize, but still oh so wonderful to her young eyes.
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 9:02 pm
((Cesc == teapot planting | Claire, Aina))
Cesc only caught snippets of the ongoing conversation between Duncan and Ivy, but from Duncan's last question, the stag gathered that a soul had been captured for the bitter honey. One of his ears flicked gently and swiveled toward the two in animal interest, but the stag did not join in. He darted a quick, intrigued look at Claire, his expression one of pleasant surprise.
As Aina spoke, Cesc all but melted, his eyes gentle as he let out a small laugh. He didn't know why he hadn't realize she would speak French, her sweet and tiny accent different from his own, different from Vivi's or Mordekai's.
"C'est une bonne idée! Merci, mon trognon," he agreed, taking both the pink teapot and the strawberry plant from the pomegranate Frei. He put the strawberries and the pansies together within the pot and then held it out for Aina and Claire to inspect. "What do you think, ladies? And shall we ask Ethiriel if she wants to make one now, too?" ((Cesc's teapot: pink teapot, pansies, strawberries! ))
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 6:06 am
[[ Justin - Food Tables | Amity, Kris, Henry ]] His eyes immediately went to wander the crowd, searching for the girl. "Ah," he said. "She does seem very calm and collected - like not a lot would ruffle her feather." His attention snapped back to Henry. "This is, of course, only based on my brief meetings with her." Justin rubbed the back on his hair absently. Each raeven he'd met had been wildly different - it was something to look forward to. Speaking of: he watched as Amity peered around, clearly wildly curious. "Ah, still new! Well, Amity, welcome to your first big get together. I hope you can meet some nice people." He'd offer to help take them around, but it would be like the pot leading the kettle.... or some other metaphor... "You guys wanna make a teapot or something? If I stay over here, I'm more and more liable to eat the entire buffet table," he said with a self-depreciating laugh. It was mainly that he was feeling antsy. While he was loathe to leave anyone, especially people he found he could actually talk to (parties were hard), he also needed to move around before he began to fidget himself to death.
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 2:16 pm
(( Fisher - Food Tables | Justin, Henry, Kris, and Amity ))
It had been at least a half an hour since Fisher had finished his last slider, but he had barely moved since. He might not have initially noticed any Raevans in the vicinity when he had arrived, but he certainly saw them now. They were fascinating, so much so that they reduced the normally chatty man to a wide-eyed, silent specter, especially when one floated close. The men who had been nearby all along were speaking of preparations—not that he had been eavesdropping—and that almost certainly meant they were guardians as well. Of course they were.
Henry and Justin. Once introductions had been made, he recognized them both from Zeke's list. That same list hadn't named any Kris or this particular Amity Raevan, so he wasn't at all surprised to hear they were associated with Ronan, another name he'd read before. Fisher sidled a little closer, still listening but not directly acknowledging anyone. He absently picked up a couple of grapes and popped them into his mouth, neglecting to realize that it might have been rude to do so around someone who had so recently been forbidden to eat.
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