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 Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 12:37 pm
[ Winona -> Buffet and Bar, squished between Kris and Damien & Group, within earshot of Justin ] Tucking the last of her pride away, Winny gave Xan a gentle nod. "Thanks but... it's a little warm out here. I think I'll go 'mingle' with a cold drink." Small hands found their way back to her hips, this time tugging desperately at the crochet cover-up draped loosely over her hips. Her gestures had grown significantly less confident since Melanie's arrival. Terribly aware of her unnecessary frankness, Winny took several graceful steps back, head tilted gently to the side. "Thanks for the info, it really was nice to meet you." She called, seemingly to no one in particular.
B-line for the buffet firmly established, Winny stared down at her bare feet. Her toes, immaculately polished, stared up at her like tiny, sand-swept jewels. What did she have to worry about? They were just people. She dealt with people every day at work - she was a public servant, for Christ's sake. Why, then, did her tongue only weigh twenty pounds when her job didn't depend on it? Off-white teeth dug gently into her bottom lip as she approached a shaded canopy. The nearest empty chair seemed welcoming so she took her place an elbow away from Kris, careful not to disturb the bustling group at her other side.
Waiting patiently the arrival of a bartender, she pondered out loud, "I wonder if they serve Hurricanes..." A little tip to her step would loosen her up a bit.
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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 1:51 pm
(( Ian and Caroline : Buffer & Bar - EVERYONE JFC → Beach - Cruz ))
"Oh, I see. Well hopefully they'll be able to come next time?" He offered the sigel a smile, before his straw-colored eyes shifted to yet another newcomer. The rabbit appeared distracted, so Ian fell quiet, and Caroline seemed busy with the sudden influx of toned men.
Within a matter of minutes the bar was flooded with people. As more and more continued tos how up, seemingly out of nowhere, Ian could feel his blood pressure rising. Sure, he liked people, but crowds were another thing entirely. He tried to take deep breaths to calm himself, but was clearly becoming more and more uncomfortable judging from the frown slowly etching its way onto his face and the steadily-increasing line between his brows.
Caroline noticed this as Ian turned toward the bar, away from people, and let out a soft sigh. It was inconvenient sometimes, but she hated to see him so out of sorts and couldn't just leave him. "Scuse us, ladies. See you later," she chirped, smoothly catching hold of Ian's wrist and pulling him off the bar stool. The florist managed to grab his drink as they left, his lanky legs tripping over each other for a moment before he hurriedly followed Caroline.
Once they were out of the crowd, he breathed an audible sigh of relief. "Thanks. Sorry about that, where did they all come from?" He glanced back at the crowd with a fearful gaze, before looking out toward the bright blue waves. The soft sloshing sounds and the coolness of the water on his toes helped to ground him, and he took a slow breath.
"No problem. Oh, look," she called Ian's attention to another raevan, much greener than the last one, with a small pair of fins on his back instead of normal wings. "Hi there!" One person would be manageable, right? Ian seemed to partially agree, and offered a small smile and a wave toward the floating creature.
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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 1:55 pm
(( Kris - Buffet and Bar / Justin, Damien, general company )) Kris raised her own glass to Damien in response, still grinning. Sure, it was only water, but the thought was what counted. "Most definitely." Kris gave a short hello to Justin, about to go back to her drink, but instead nearly jumped out of her chair at the new arrival on the counter top. That... that was a nymph! "Whoa there," she said, crouching down closer to its level, "You okay?" Currently distracted as she was Kris missed Winona's arrival, only just hearing her question about hurricanes.
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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 8:22 pm
((Tatiana - Beach - Zul & Pasha))
"I did," Tatiana bit her bottom lip, folding her hands and looking back to the water longingly, "That's what Troxel said at the very least. He has no reason to lie to me."
She flushed and gave a large smile, dimples cratering her cheeks as she regarded Melisande's bathing attire with a bit of delight. Less directed at admiration of Pasha's get up- instead she was caught up in the contentedness of community. Being amongst other raevans definitely filled her with a different sense of fulfillment.
"Very elegant," Tatiana commented and looked to Zul, "I wouldn't say I'm good but I enjoy it?"
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((Troxel - Beach - Anita, Etheriel / in the vicinity of Ronan and Maili))
"We met once before Tatiana. Uhh... Leo-type. I was running and Trigger, my German Shepherd is very fond of Etheriel," Troxel filled in with a smile, reaching a hand out and brushing his fingers against Eth's knuckles- remembering just how tactile she was, "I was still a bit skittish back then. Meds are working great now."
His cheeks flushed, along with neck and upper chest. Eth had quite an ear and Anita had almost jumped over it but yeah, he was brimming with new familial pride. He'd always wanted a big family, deep down. Initially he'd been afraid of the commitment, dependency and fear of having to provide. With Tatiana though, it had been second nature.
"Yes! Uh. Tatiana and Revontulet are gonna be getting a tiny sibling in September," He gave a nervous grin and glanced again at Ronan and Maili. Ronan looked familiar but he honestly couldn't place it.
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((Camille - Bar - Damien, Andreas and Mordekai ish))
"Yeah I dunno what dat man was tryina sell me. A lotta summer beers have dat fruitier undertones though. Issit really that flavored?" Cam asked with a grimace, he honestly wasn't the largest fan of largely infused beer. The man visibly relaxed when Damien let out his verdict. He grinned back at Mordekai, brows raised slightly waiting for his taste and announcement on flavor and preference- but he was distracted by the question.
Cam gave Damien the most conflicted look, nearly going cross-eyed as he met the taller man's eyes, "Didju jus' refer t'dis gentleman as 'nipples'?"
The cajun's face pinched into a laugh, still nervous and shook his head. Crazy, ginger be crazy after all. He nodded as he moved under Damien's arm, fingertips resting against the redheaded giant's waist for balance as he leaned on his prosthetic. Calculating eyes selected his favorite IPA of the bunch before pushing off of Damien using his palm. He proceeded to limp over to Andreas with a cautionary smile.
" 'Ey, m'name's Cam. Sorry for th'stink eye," He apologized as he held out a sweating bottle to the man, peace offering at the least, "H'din' bring m'glasses an' ain't too good at hearing anymore."
He flushed glancing down at the bottle before continuing with a smile, "Dis is Seaglass' IPA. Kinda citrusy- northern coastal type flavors. Was m'favorite in the line up."
He'd be lying if he said he didn't take a once over before hobbling back to Mordekai, finger pointing at him, "I ain't lettin' ya wander off till you tell me how dat tastes."
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Friendly Conversationalist
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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 10:19 pm
(( Ivy & Misha - walking towards the Beach --> Duncan ))
"Pleasure was all mine, have fun!" Ivy waved with her free hand, and Misha whined as Tango and Mordekai departed. "I wouldn't picture him the farming type," she observed, motioning after Mordekai and Tango. "But the state of those vegetables says otherwise. Made some nice salads, I'll be sure to let him know that later." Duncan was quick to continue their conversation, and she nodded in reply.
"That'd be a delight. Let's." Ivy readjusted her knit tote to a safer position over her shoulder, re-gripped the leash in her hands and strolled next to Duncan as he made his way towards the beach. Misha relented after a few gentle tugs and walked next to the two of them, tongue lolling out in the gentle heat. His owner recognized that she would need to get him some more water soon (as giving him some in the car had only resulted in a complete mess all over the back seat). She fished around in her bag for a moment and pulled out a water bottle and a small plastic bowl. "S'cuse me a second." Kneeling down, she poured water into the bowl and nudged it to her dog, who was only too happy to lap it up.
"From Gambino, actually, but I spent some time in Durem over the years. Their farmer's market can't be beat," she added with a wink, standing up and storing the empty bowl when Misha had finished. She nodded her head towards the beach and continued the stroll. "Won a couple gardening awards from the Botanical Club back in the day for my own garden but with them getting bigger and better nowadays, I prefer my own little patch. Mostly perennials and I'm branching out into trees.. been in talks for an apple tree but I'm still browsing." She smiled thoughtfully and nodded. "But look at me, going on about me like that. Tell me about your garden! Something tells me you're a snapdragon man.. correct me if I'm wrong though." A peal of laughter interrupted the thoughtfulness of her expression.
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 6:43 am
[[ Justin - Bar - Winona/Kris]] Tearing his eyes away from the tiny shell... thing, Justin glanced across Kris to see Winona. He smiled briefly and took a long gulp of his beer. "I'm sure they do; you might have to yell for the bartender though." Still, Justin stuck his hand out in an attempt to flag down the bartender for her. An aggravated squeak from the tiny personthing brought his eyes to it again. He sighed. Today was shaping up to be a multiple beer day. "Um. Sorry about the pocket ride, little dude," he said nervously. In the corner of his eyes he saw the bartender shuffling over, but his eyes flickered between the shell and Kris. She seemed to know what was up. "Hey," he said leaning close to her, shoulders barely touching. "Do you know what it is?"
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 7:34 am
[[Doucette > Cam & Lulu]] Doucette's cheeks were almost as red as her hair, and her breath came in short, airy gusts from the little jaunt across the sand (was it always so hard to jog in sand?!) but she shook her head as the medic offered the chair. "Thank you, but I was really just trying to catch up. I was thinking about setting up a little umbrella somewhere a bit quieter."
Blue eyes scanned the growing bar crowd and her nose wrinkled slightly at the tang of alcohol on the air. Never a big drinker to begin with, the smell was causing her stomach to churn somewhat and she wasn't keen on the idea of making this her camp area.
"I'm glad you're ok Camille," she said, as her heart stopped racing and her lungs pulled in air more regularly. With a little kiss upon his cheek she set out to find that little spot of shaded paradise, only to quickly run into the bunny sigel.
"Lulu!" The girl's hug was returned in full, Doucette's face bright with her smile, "You look more grown up and beautiful every time I see you," she gushed.--- [Revontulet > Anya & Zeke]] With Anya's compliment the girl's wings gave a small stretch upon her back with pride before fluttering once and folding flat. The wind tended to catch and pull at them awkwardly due to their shape and it was better to keep them tucked in these situations she'd found. "Doucette helped with my hair," Ren replied, giving her guardian her dues as she reached up to touch the curls spilling about the navy bandana holding the majority at bay.
The aurora had chosen to pile her hair all together, as it detracted from the fact that it wasn't quite as lustrous as it usually was. The blues were not quite as rich and the greens didn't seem to pop. Revontulet's sharp gaze took in Anya's long, sleek pony tail and couldn't help the slight twitch in her lips out of envy. She was glad for Zeke's distraction.
"I am well. And you cannot miss Doe. She is at least twice her size now," Ren said, holding her arms vaguely in front of her ribbon to demonstrate.
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 9:51 am
(( Kris: Buffet and Bar / Justin ))
Kris nodded as she continued to look at the small being, trying to avoid sudden movements. "It's a nymph. I've seen them on the beach a few times before but usually when it's quieter. You must have picked up it's shell on accident." Glancing over to the buffet she got up and collected some food, returning a moment later with a mix of seafood and fruit on her plate. The selkie placed it between her and the nymph. "You can have some if you want," she said quietly.
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 11:39 am
[[ Melanie → Beach | Thanatos ]]
With a smirk upon her face, she waved off Winona and turned around to find Thanatos, who had gone further down the beach. She pulled her board from the sand and yelled, "Wait up, Xan!" scurrying down to follow him like he had said.
((Sorry guys, new job this week, so I may be a little scarce when it comes to posting))
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 12:49 pm
((Pasha - Surf | Zul, Tati)) The Muse felt her cheeks pink a bit at the compliment, and her eyes closed for a moment at the feel of the kiss on her shoulder. She'd been primarily asking for his thoughts on a swim…but the innuendo had been fished out effortlessly! Pasha had also followed Zul's gaze to the water drops, and shared the delight in the discovery with a dazzling smile. "Thank you. Tatiana, how lovely!" She returned the kind words with a compliment of her own, peeking around Zul to watch the orbiting drops at the Frei's wrist. Perhaps she could sketch a picture later, to show Rivener! At the thought of the Scorpion, Pasha twisted to look glance the shore, where her phone was nestled in the pocket of her kimono wrap. She should snap a picture of Zul in the water before they left…that was a souvenir Rivener would appreciate more than a shell! And as though her thoughts had summoned it, the lovely petal of a shell she'd found just a few moments ago with Zul poked suddenly from their pile of clothes…followed by a petite and spritely body. Melisande's lips parted in surprise, and she waved back out of reflex as the tiny form waved a cheerful hello. What was this now?! She squeezed her hand in Zul's, but the surge of a small wave tugged at her ribbon before she could point out the little nymph to him. Pasha flared her wings for balance, wrapping one arm more securely around the Demon's upper arm. "Oh! The temperature is perfect, but the water is strong!" Another wave came and the Muse laughed, the bright sound carrying easily back to shore.
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 4:15 pm
(( LuLu --> Beach / Doucette )) LuLu wrapped Doucette in a hug that took her whole body to achieve. Wrists locked behind the woman's back and she rebounded with the faintest 'oof' as her face pressed into the soft fabric of the other's beach wrap. She returned the bright smile once Dou was released. LuLu gave a twirl to show off all if herself to her friend. The sheer fabric of her shirt haloed her body in waves. "Thank you very much Miss Dou." It was her third compliment of the day, but they all still rang like sweet music in her ears. The sigel's momentum carried them away from the bustling bar and closer to the beach's calm waters. Dou was looking grown up herself... but in a different way. Or rather, growth in a different direction. LuLu glanced around to secure their privacy. She gave one last look to the woman's belly before she spoke, "What happened?" Her hand ghosted gently over the baby bump. The way the rabbit tilted her head in open curiosity and the tenderness in her voice gave away the question's innocence. It was obvious Josh had purposefully forgone enlightening the sigel on human courtship, pregnancy among other topics.
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 5:39 pm
[[ Justin - Bar - Kris et al at bar]] Justin had never seen a nymph before, and he had certainly never expected to pick one up. But while he was at a loss, the other girl seemed to know what to do. She disappeared briefly and Justin reached out a finger tentatively to the nymph. The little creature pouted and huffed. Well, Justin was never too good with meeting new people, er, nymphs.... He drowned the rest of his beer. He was simply doing everything wrong: upsetting Cruz, man-handling nymphs. He barely noticed when Kris slid back into her seat. "So, should we take it back to the shore?" The nymph moved gracefully to the plate and began to feed from delicate handfuls. "Ah, I feel much better now. Thank you, lady." Justin startled as the nymph spoke, its tones cultured and high. It grinned wryly up at the both of them before pointing a finger at Justin. "I am Ryleigh, and you should look more closely at what you are grabbing!" Justin tried to stammer out an apology. Arana Kamina plz feel free to control the nymph as well
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 6:09 pm
((Ethiriel – beach; Trox, Anita, mention to Ronan | Henry – parking lot)) With a gentle nod, Ethiriel turned her head to Anita. ”Yes, we met—“ she started unintentionally at the same time as Trox. She lowered her head as her voice backed down, but the mention of Leo, she froze. Her eyes closed tightly, brows knitting for just a brief second before she took a deep breath and calmed her expression. She wished she had some silver to focus on, other than the bangles on her wrists – she didn’t want to be rude.
”Yes, I am quite fond of Trigger as well. How is he, Sir Harrison?” She hoped to change the subject, at least so far as guardians. ”And Tatiana? What a lovely name. Is she your companion like us?”
Ethiriel gracefully motioned toward herself for emphasis.
Revontulet was a wonderful name as well. Another Frei? Despite having met so many in her time, but there were so many more that she would need to greet. If she was as grand as her name, she would make quite the companion, Ethiriel imagined.
Shaking her head, she nodded toward Anita once more. ”I have not met this new escort; I would love to be acquainted.’
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”You know if it’s a ‘small thing’ mom’s gonna want to get into it too and then it won’t be small anymore.”
With a laugh, Henry retorted, ”Who said anything about telling mom? I said small; we all know she likes to make productions…”
”She’ll ask. I’m not really in the mood for birthday stuff.”
”Not even if I make your favorite?”
There was a short pause, but soon Gabe spoke up again.Are you bribing me with spaghetti?” he asked, his voice as flat as possible.
In his most serious tone, Henry replied, ”…quite possibly.”
Sighing irritably, Gabe said, ”I don’t have time for birthday s**t right now, Henry.”
”I’m sorry, did I call at a bad time?”
Gabe scoffed. ”Yeah,” he muttered. ”I need to concentrate on these apps.”
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 7:31 pm
[ Winona -> Buffet and Bar w/ Kris & Justin ] Finally catching sight of the bartender, Winny ordered with surprising confidence. Blended courage in hand, she took a sip from her comically long straw, peeking over the shoulders of her company. She was far from inconspicuous with that wide-brimmed hat and those big, curious eyes but - as Xan said - the others would love to answer any questions she had.
"Cute!" She piped, swallowing her words just as quickly as they'd tumbled out. "I'm sorry -- it's been an exciting day." She added, sinking into her shell, lips pursed into pleasant pout.
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Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:24 am
(( Cruz – Beach / suddenly alone ← Caroline & Ian ))
The croc's eyes went wide, no longer with worry but fear. Thus far there had been a stark dichotomy between everyone Cruz tried to set Anita up with; either they were friends and didn't even consider the possibility of kissing her, or they were strangers and seemed only interested in kissing her. Justin skirted the line between; he and Anita were friends but they weren't close, and he clearly had emotional investment alongside wanting to kiss her.
Suddenly, he left. Justin plucked something from the sands, then accidentally left something as well. Cruz was stuck watching him leave, all the way until he approached the bar. Only then did he look down and see what fell from Justin's pocket right into the wet sand just barely touching the surf. Foam drenched its sides before he was able to pull it out. His heart sunk lower. Justin's DS...
Cruz hardly had time to react to that when he was approached in a most friendly and curious fashion. The frei startled and sunk lower to the sand, eyes like saucers for a moment as he blinked at the two red heads. ”Hello,” he started meekly, ”How are you?”
(( Anita – Beach / Ethiriel, Trox, Ronan & Maili → Cruz ))
That's right, Tatiana must have been his raevan charge, then. The name was definitely familiar, maybe they'd been introduced at the boil? Anita was sure if she saw her face she'd recognize it right away.
Mention of Leo made Ethiriel visibly withdraw for a moment and Anita grimaced. She couldn't tell if Trox was aware of the guardian switch or not but Eth was quick to push the subject on to Trox's dog, which Anita latched onto eagerly as well. ”Didn't know you had a pup. Shep's are great.” Shepherd's and Shepard's alike. ”Wow, though. Congrats, guy! Pass it on to the mom.” She didn't know Revontulet so it stood to reason Anita didn't know her guardian, either.
”Oh, here,” Anita gestured and turned slightly to face Ronan and Maili, ”This is Ronan, he's with Lab too,” she offered the intro to Trox as well, just in case. ”And it's nice to meet you,” Anita smiled at Maili, ”But hey, I've got to deliver this one to mine, so maybe I can catch you later and you can fill me in?” Anita lightly patted Ethiriel's hand as an assurance; she hadn't quite meant to be scooped into a big conversation or greeting, at least not while on a mission. If it was just herself it wouldn't have been a problem at all and she was more than happy to chat, she just didn't want to put Eth on the spot or make her wait when she was so eager to see Cruz.
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