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 Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:04 am
((Beach Bar Buffet))
Peircingly blue eyes narrowed as almost at the same time he recognized a familiar voice, scanning over the area. Eyes locked and at the same time each pointed to the other, speaking in unison.
"Is-"
"You."
The air directly around Roux dropped a few degrees, the cold snaking out in chilly tendrils only to disipate as the hot air mingled with them. Roux let his arm drop to his side, snapping his parasol shut in aggrivation. The Ice Sigel gave a small shake of his head to move the stray hair from out of his face as he turned slightly away from We`rika in a show of indifference.
He scanned the already crowded area... Dr. Kyou was there (he'd have to pay his respects in a moment), he saw Sevilin and Tsu... there were a lot of other people he didn't recognize (one or two staring at him already, it seemed, and he opened his wings a bit more to look that much more impressive) and oh.
"Mouse."
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:14 am
(( Beach Bar Buffet ))
It was Mouse's turn to feel awkward at the good doctor's compliments - not the one about her appearance, but about how well her Raevan seemed to be doing. "Thanks, it's been going... pretty well so far," she replied, rubbing the back of her neck with a hand. "Mitya hates her for some reason, but there haven't been any major problems besides that." Which was one of the reasons why the chimera had been left at home instead of brought out here.
Dayo beamed at her creator, and gave an enthusiastic "Hello!" Like others of her kind she felt he was very significant to her life, and thus was really happy to see him. Sevilin's sudden joy and rushing to the counter to hug the man only brightened her already sunny mood. It was possible that at this rate, it could become so infectious that even the stern Sigel that had just approached would have a hard time resisting.
"Hey, Roux!" Mouse reached under the table for a moment, creating an audible tinkling of glass and ice. After a few seconds a couple of glasses full of something clear and sparkling with fizz were produced on the table, one for the silver roc and the other for herself. It was easy to tell whose was whose, as Roux's had significantly more ice. "Here, try this. It's called club soda."
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:27 am
((Beach Bar))
Sevilin noticed this strange barrier between their hug and looked down. He wriggled against it, but it got him nowhere. Ah well, it was still a good hug and Sevilin eventually pulled away, noticing Dayo was all riled up, wandering back over to stand by his friend.
When he heard Mouse say 'Roux,' Sevilin's head swiveled around to see Chloe's pretty Raevan. He had only met him twice and both were under hectic situations. But this wouldn't be so the sae fairy floated over to the icey Sigel and poked him gently on the shoulder. "Hi, Roux!"
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:37 am
(( Sand n Stuff ))
The older woman cast a quiet smile to Chloe, inclining her head. She could only imagine what the pink-haired secretary had gone through to get Roux to grow so well, and she deserved as much praise as he did. Alex felt an enormous amount of gratification that she seemed to have made peace with the icy Sigel; not only was she one of the only ones that wasn't afraid of him, but he had accepted the attention in a way that less expectant and more assured. Confidence, more than an ego, looked wonderful on the Raevan.
Alex smiled at Rai as she followed Chloe, beckoning for him to join. "Sorry about Zoe, he's a bit OCD and ADD when it comes to sweets." She laughed, a little embarrassed, rubbing the back of her neck. "He's a little love bug though, so don't let him push you around." Not to forget one of her partners in crime, she snaked her arm around Jae's, grinning at the younger woman. "You were nice to Zoe, he doesn't forget a face that spoils him. Oh! Rai, this is Jae! Jae, Rai. I'm really bad with introductions." She smiled apologetically between the two, looking a tad flustered.
The Gwee had scarfed the cookie as everyone admired Roux, less than polite as before. He flicked out his tongue to clean up the crumbs on his little face, bright eyes shifting between the humans as they chattered and started to move. There were more floaty things around, but no on else seemed to notice them yet...and to him, none of them were as pretty as the black and red female he'd met over a year ago. Despite his behavior, Lorenzo remembered more than he was given credit for.
He chirruped sweetly at Rai, a silly little thank you, content to use the male as a perch for the time being. The human didn't seem to mind, and the Gwee didn't have that much consideration to begin with. He tilted his head towards the young woman who addressed him, who was being toted around by his owner. He chattered at her in acknowledgement, looking as if he might leap at her but not quite doing so yet, torn between his warm perch and having to create a new one. Ah, the decisions of a Gwee!
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:21 am
((Sand n Stuff))
"It exploded?" Rai parroted, eyes widening. Well, that sounded unfortunate indeed, no wonder they needed fundraisers! He nodded thoughtfully, quite pleased he decided to investigate. A little lost in his thought, the brunette barely noticed everyone heading down to the beach. "The beach sounds great!" he chirped, trotting after the ladies. He reached into his pocket to fish out the last cookie and offer it to Zoe- What? He wasn't going to eat it!
He nodded to Alex's friend, offering a friendly smile. "Pleasure," he greeted her, reaching up to pet the Gwee absently as he watched Roux go. He frowned, tipping his head sideways as the Raevan departed without so much as a goodbye. "Uh, is he okay?" he asked, feeling a little silly. It was just... "He didn't look very happy about the beach, or something." He shifted and kicked sand out of his flip-flops again, adjusting to the weight of the small pet on his shoulder.
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:34 am
Sand n' Stuff
Melisande floated carefully over the sand, still holding both drinks with their little matching yellow umbrellas. She distantly wished she had an umbrella as well...the sun felt so hot on her skin! Hopefully the 'sun cream' Aki smoothed over her would help, but Pasha wasn't familiar with cream magic.
Many people were scattered across the sand area, playing and running and digging in the sun. Melisande smiled, and tried to put her nervousness behind her as she approached the group of three. Zavier, for a moment, was the only thing she saw...but there were two other Raevans with him! A Frei and a Sigel like her. The other Sigel looked familiar, but the dark haired girl was a mystery! She certainly was pretty, though, and certainly looked like she was having a good time hugging people.
"I..." Melisande glanced down. Two drinks. Four people. For a moment, she glanced back at Tsu, but squared her shoulders....determined to fix this herself.
"I'm Melisande! I was hoping...you two...would like to share a drink." She handed the first to Tariel, with a little smile. Melisande wished her hair was down, so she could at least hide behind her curls!
"And the other one is for us...if that's okay?" Offering the other virgin colada to Zavier, Melisande lifted her eyes to give him a smile as well. It always seemed to work like this, though. Once their eyes caught, it was so hard to look away!! Suddenly, she wasn't self conscious of her delicate swim top, or of how much sun she could feel on her almost bare back.
If there was anywhere she felt safe, it was next to Zavier!
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:38 am
((Sand N' Stuff / Beach Bar Buffet))
((Sorry everyone, I'm unable to see the banners at the top of the front page posts so I didn't realize that Sand N' Stuff would actually be the 'beach' that we're on now.))
Chloe flushed happily at the praise Alex was lavishing on Roux. It wasn't so much her pride over having reared him well enough to turn out as he was now but more of the way that the Raeven was able to handle interacting with others... even if it was just a little bit better.
Chloe made her way towards the large umbrellas and beach towels set out on the sand, intending to put her things down before heading over to where most everyone else was. "Hm? O-Oh, Roux? O-Of course it's a-a-alright." She gave a small chuckle, her tone taking on a slightly more motherly ring to it. "He's j-just upset b-b-because it's hot out... h-he doesn't enjoy th-the heat much b-but... I thought it might b-be fun to c-c-come out here and be able to s-see everyone again. It's b-been a while since we've b-b-been able to. I think... h-he's actually a little h-happy to be here. At least I hope."
Chloe set her duffle down on a bright orange towel, trusting everyone that might be coming to the event to not try and steal it or anything in it. Chloe straightened, looking up at Alex and the woman beside her.. Jae, she think she recalled. "Th-There's a lot of people here, already!" There was someone in particular she searched the crowd for, though she didn't see him just yet. That was alright, she'd enjoy some time with Alex first.
At first Roux's face had held a certain amount of eagerness as he watched Mouse reach beneath the counter and pull out a glass... though it fell dramatically into disappointment as she identified the drink as Club Soda and not, "Want Ice Tea..." He picked up the glass anyway, enjoying the cool feeling.
The Ice Roc was just about to take a sip when a familiar Raeven tapped his shoulder, giving a bright greetings. Roux glanced sidelong at Sevilin, eyebrow perking before he brought the glass down from his lips. "...Lo. Sevilin."
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:50 am
Beach Bar
Aki stayed at the bar, while Melisande made her way out toward the water. After all, as lovely as the waves looked, the shade and drinks were here. Now that Roux had arrived, even the temperature would be more bearable!
Taking another sip, Aki took a look around, and smiled when she spotted Lucretia. It looked like the Raevan was just arriving, and not a moment too soon. Taking a moment to wave to Chloe, genuinely glad to see her old friend, Aki dropped her hand and leaned forward towards the assembled Raevans.
"Roux! It's good to see you! Lucretia, where'd you go? Could I interest you in an introduction?" Hopefully all would go well. If not, there was always refills. Aki smiled, and took another sip.
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:59 am
Beach Bar
"Roux," Lucretia repeated, glancing around as she heard the name echoed several times. Kumoru was still assembling his kite, and this was a party after all, so the Ice Rose decided that, as long as Kumoru did not tell her not to, she was going to go ahead and mingle. Meaning she was going to find out who this Roux was once and for all.
Hearing her own name, the Raevan girl spotted the guardian of her friend Melisande - Aki, was it? - , and drifted over to join her. She noticed a tangible chill threading into the area as well, and spread her wings out slightly to bask in it. The heat was uncomfortable but not unbearable, but the bit of cold was certainly welcome. The girl lowered her own temperature consciously a bit, too, and then had to refrain from touching Aki's bare shoulder when she joined her.
"Roux is here," she stated. "I would like to meet him." Her tone was firm but neutral, and not angry. Lucretia pondered through all the things she wanted to ask this Roux person when she finally met him - and she had quite a list. Suddenly, another thought struck her, though, and she slowly reached for Aki's shoulder without thinking as she asked, "Is Rivener here?" That question sounded far more tense, but still not angry.
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:11 am
(( Beach Bar / Sand n' Stuff ))
"Well, too bad. There isn't any," Mouse said in response to Roux's disappointment. "This is just as good, don't worry." She rested her elbow on the table and her chin on her hand, waiting for the look of surprise that would undoubtedly come from the tickly fizz the drink had. A little wave was given to Sevilin as well.
Dayo, feeling the urge to wander bubbling up, left the shaded area of the beach bar in favor of the sun-drenched parts of the beach. Her ribbon cut little ridges in the sand as it dragged on the ground as she drifted farther away from the bar, only half-paying attention to the people in her surroundings.
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:21 am
((Beach bar buffet))
Chris almost felt as if her head was going to explode. As usual when she didn't know anyone, Chris hadn't spoken, so she just listened to what the others were saying. Which was why she was horribly lost and horribly confused. There was so many different things going on, and it was practically impossible to keep track of them all. But there were two things that stuck with her:
"A Raevan is... a mesh of bioengineering and black magic... combining a captured soul with certain magical substances-- for example, a scale of a sea creature that's glowing even though the animal it was from is dead..."
"Oh this event? We're actually fund raising to rebuild a laboratory that was destroyed last year. This is the second fundraiser event already."
Chris looked around at all the Raevans. A lab.... it would make sense that individuals created by science and black magic would come from a lab.... and if the fund raiser was to rebuild the lab where they were created, that would explain why so many Raevans are here.... Chris knew this was a gross leap of logic, but it made better sense than anything else she could think of.
Looking over to the bartender, she raised her hand with two fingers up and said, "Two glasses of water, please?" Hesitating for a moment, she then put forward her other question. "So.... this fund raiser is to rebuild the lab where Raevans are created?"
Reaching into her pocket to get her wallet to pay for the upcoming drinks, Chris suddenly realized something. There were a lot of people here.... and Chris was only in her swimsuit and a pair of shorts.... and Cierra was only wearing her open navy trencher over her swimsuit. Not to mention, both of them were cup size C, maybe even larger. Chris's face turned beetroot red. Dear god, I hope there aren't any perverts here!
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:23 am
Location: Sand 'n Stuff
Ani looked up for a moment, noting one of the Raevan's that had started wandering off from the bar, as well as their growing group. Maybe she could coax the eagle Frei over, but after more things were settled. Smiling at Kale, she reached down and adjusted the bandanna around Tango's neck that hid his collar, giving him a quick pet on the head. She took note of Kale's stuttering, but made no mention of it. Everyone had their issues, as did she.
"Same. Um. We're kind of curious," Ani glanced over at Tony beside her, fidgeting a little with her own towel, "Do you... know anything about them?" her finger moved to point out Ekundayo floating about in the sand. She hadn't gotten a good look at many of the Raevans, but at the moment Ani was considering Dayo to be the prettiest of the bunch, though even from far off they were all beautiful, even the two males she spotted. At least she figured they were males, but she didn't get a good look at their faces.
"I didn't know things like them existed... and the girl manning the bar told me that they were made from black magic and science." A light huff, "We really need to talk to the head of this 'lab'." She included Tony in that statement.
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:24 am
((Beach Bar))
Like a light being switched on, Niksia stirred from her spot at the bar and raised her head up again. She had been dozing very lightly, catching various drifts of conversation as they went on around her. A gloved hand ran through her messy hair, pulling it away from her face so she could blink at her surroundings.
'I need to quit doing that in public.' Her scarf fell off her shoulder as the little redhead shrugged lightly at her own comment. Nothing to do about it now.
It had gotten a lot busier though, in a surprisingly short space of time. Niksia glanced around to see if she recognised anyone at the bar, a long shot if ever there was one. With a little wave she greeted those willing to take notice in the hubbub.
'Hi, hi.'
Embarrassed, she decided that was enough random friendliness for now and rested her elbows on the bar. Her gloved hands tucked under her chin as she considered the bar's options.
'Could I be forward and ask for something with ice in? I'm not good with drinks, anything alcohol free sounds great.'
The shiver on her side was nice, if unexpected. The big silver Raevan was talking to the green haired girl helping at the bar. He seemed familiar, now that she got a better look, but darned if she was sure why...
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:31 am
Beach Bar
Aki shook her head with a light smile, tone obviously a bit too happy considering the question she was answering. "Nope, haven't seen Rivener!" She shivered a bit at Lucretia's touch, but didn't pull away.
Finishing her drink, Aki set the empty on the bar and made the universal sign for 'gimme another, please.' The please part was implied. "But if he shows up, I'm sure you'll be among the first to know about it. And yes, there's Roux! If we can get his attention, I'd be happy to introduce you."
Aki slid her sunglasses up on top of her head to be able to look Lucretia in the eye, finally giving her a true smile. "Meli really liked meeting you the other day, you know. She's been talking about having a milk shake party ever since!"
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:34 am
// Sand 'n Stuff //
Kale looked up at Ani and to Tony thinking thoughtfully for a moment before giving a response. "I've o-only heard rumors ab-bout them. M-mainly on h-how they had n-no f-feet and were so b-beautif-ful." Kale looked at the Reavens that were finally spreading apart, mainly at the one who was coming down to the beach. They were all so pretty.
Extracting a small bottle from his bag he finally rested in the sand still messing with it, forming it into all sorts of shapes. Looking at Tony he openly asked "So d-did you know anyt-thing about them?" Kale wasn't often very out right honest with anyone and for the most part he was pretty much like a bank vault, you had to find the points to open him up. Looking at no one in particular Kale whispered "Getting a hold of t-the head of the l-lab might b-be challenging. . ."
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