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 Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:11 pm
Timothy Matthews Timothy had been... out and about the last few days. Not around as much as he had been previously he'd spent a lot of time in his studio. Things had been kind of quiet, and Timothy had done his best to keep Avery at a distance because of his upcoming birthday. He needed time to prepare. Avery Calder This has only caused Avery to be anxious and overly curious, wondering what Timothy has been doing, where he's been going and why Avery couldn't keep him company. He knew, of course, his birthday had been coming up very soon, but that didn't stop him from being curious anyway. When the day of his birthday came, however, Avery was obviously excited. He always liked birthdays, especially if they were his. Timothy Matthews A note slipped under the door. "Meet me at the Beach near the bar in 30 minutes. - Love, Tim" it said. Timothy scuttled off as fast as he could after slipping the note in, he headed to finish getting his own stuff set up. Avery Calder When Avery saw something slipped under the door, he went over to peer at the paper curiously. He picked the note up, reading it with a grin and his tail wagging. Thirty minutes? He hoped he could be patient for that long. He paced around the room for a while, biding his time until the thirty minutes was up. The clock seemed to go slower the more he looked at it. Eventually, though, thirty minutes passed and he left his duplex, hurrying toward the beach bar to meet up with Timothy. Timothy Matthews As he would have approached Avery would have heard a familiar older song. It would have been The Power of Love but oddly enough, not with the original singer's voice. It was obviously Timothy's voice coming through the electronic CD player. Waiting for Avery, there he was at the Beach bar with something in a box. Avery Calder Avery's ears perked up as he heard the song, and he quickly realized it was Timothy's voice singing the song instead. He grinned to himself, glancing around to see if he could see Tim. The box caught his eye, however, and so he walked over to that instead, looking at it curiously. He wasn't too early, was he? "Tim?" he called out. Timothy Matthews Timothy came out from behind the other side of the bar. "I thought you'd have learned to use that nose more by now." he grinned and walked up and kissed Avery. "Soooo... I couldn't think of what else to get you... or what I could... so I made this." Timothy nodded over to the music player and his voice coming through on another love song. "You know how much I hate singing covers..." he grinned and snuggled with Avery. Avery Calder Avery nearly pounced on Timothy, snuggling up close to the other boy and laughing. "I guess I'm still just not used to it," he shrugged. "Well, I hope you know I appreciate it! Thank you so much, Tim... I love it. I'm glad you got to use your new equipment to make it! At least we know it works properly," he chuckled. Timothy Matthews Timothy grinned, then he walked over to the bar, reached behind the counter and pulled up a few different alcohols. He poured a couple of Long Island Ice Teas out and then reached over and opened the box. A vanilla cake inside. "I figured Chocolate was a bad idea... dog and all." he grinned and handed Avery a drink. "I didn't know who to invite, so I figured, once when I was a kid and my mom had just moved us to a new area and I didn't know anyone. We held a party in the park, and anyone who showed up was invited. Thought that might work here. Hopefully the music will draw them in...." Timothy shrugged, he was trying. Avery Calder Avery pouted a little. "Don't remind me... I already miss chocolate," he said with a deep sigh, although he wasn't really that upset about it. "Mmm, but vanilla is just as good!" He said happily, taking one of the poured drinks and taking a sip. Avery couldn't be happier, he liked parties but if no one showed up, he would be happy just to spend his birthday with Tim. "That's a good idea! There hasn't been a good party around here for a long time."
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:17 pm
Maryke stared into the mirror and once again poked and prodded at her face, her reflection doing likewise. Maybe if she wore enough concealer no one would notice the bags or the stress lines. Hah! Like it'd really matter here anyway. She let out a short faltered sigh and then spun around. It was just a day. Just another ordinary day...
So much for the big two five....and somewhere in the back of her mind she figured if she was out there, in the real world, it wouldn't matter anyway. Hell, she barely remembered herself. Besides she could treat HERSELF. Nothing that a little alcohol and the soft ocean breeze couldn't fix. So she set off, wondering why the hell she was dressed to the nines if she'd be spending the event alone anyway.
As soon as she made her way to the beach bar her hazels lit up and she stopped, immediately sending a curse under her breath.
"You boys having a party?" she asked, eyebrows raised, without waiting for an answer she said, "Guess I should leave you to it then..."
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:19 pm
Awen tilted her head as she saw a couple figures in the beach bar. Taking a walk on the beach to sooth some instincts of wanting salt water from the manta part of her mind. She heard the music and wasn't entirely sure if it was okay to just barge in of them. But soon she realised who was within the beachbar, not to mention the thrid brunnette of the bunch and she grinned.
"Avery! Tim! Maryke!" She called and waved as she came closer. "How's it going?"
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:27 pm
Avery looked away from Tim when he heard someone speak up behind them. It was someone new - fresh off the boat it seemed, so to speak. Not even changed yet. Although, she didn't seem surprised by their appearances, so hopefully that meant she already knew the truth about this place.
"Hey there! Yep, we are - but everyone's welcome to join!" He waved his free hand at the bar. "Help yourself - there's vanilla cake, too. I turned 20 today!"
And that was when he heard yet someone else approach, and his tail wagged and his ears perked up when he recognized the girl. "Awen, hey!" He went over to her and hugged the manta girl tightly. "I haven't seen you in a while! How ya been?"
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:30 pm
Timothy nodded to the ladies. He smiled particurally at Awen because he knew her previously."Yeah we are just hanging around and stuff. You can feel free to join, it's open invitation... that was the idea anyway. We have cake, and alchohol and music." Tim's voice sang corny love songs and he looked over at it.
"Well, we might be able to find some other music if need be..." he grinned. Atleast he had a good voice.
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:37 pm
Her pessimistic mood seemed to drift away almost instantly. Maryke had always been a creature of 'feelings', be it intution or just plain common sense. So something about her being here read off well. At Awen's voice she turned over and gave a bright smile coupled by a little wave.
"Ah well happy birthday then!" she said, her hazels sparkling at the festive looking pooch. She would have voiced that their celebration was jointed, in coincedence, but didn't find the words. The 15th of this month had always been like doomsday to her. So she would do well to slip it out of her mind and focus on the celebration for the dog.
The madame gave a late chuckle at the skunk's voice drifting about and retorted with a, "It's fine. Sure as hell better then my singing...that's for sure."
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:44 pm
Awen laughed as she was embraced by the taller dog-man. It had been awhile since she'd seen him. Hadn't since... well before each of them last changed it seems! She pressed him tight before letting go. "Ahh ya know, good bad bored!" She chuckled before hopping over to Tim and giving him a quick hug. "And you I haven't seen in a long time. You look... good. For Pepe Le Pew." She gave him a wink and laughed. "I like the music personally, never did catch a chance to hear you sing."
It was obvious that Awen had been starved for company. She'd been meeting a few new people lately, seeing a few old people, but really she had been looking forward to the party she had been trying.. and failing... to plan. This was the next best thing.
"Oh!" She spun around and held an arm out to Maryke. "Tim, Avery, this is Maryke. She's new...er.. if you couldn't tell." Pausing she turned and faced the only true-human among them. "Holding up pretty well I see?"
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:50 pm
"Thanks!" Avery grinned and raised his glass to Maryke. "Cheers! Here's to alcohol and junk food and all great things birthdays are made of." With that, he took a generous sip from his Long Island Iced Tea, licking his lips.
Avery couldn't hold back a loud, bark of a laugh at Awen's comparing Timothy to Pepe Le Pew. "Doesn't he though? I'm glad I didn't have to paint a white stripe down my back to get him after me, though. Paint would probably be hard to get out of fur, and having fur is bad enough as it is already," the dog boy grinned.
"Maryke, eh? I'm Avery, it's nice to meet you!" Avery greeted the human girl. "Can I get you anything to drink?"
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:01 pm
"All things considered." Timothy pulled Avery next to him and wrapped his arm around him. He wanted to kiss him, but he'd learned that people weren't always comfortable with public displays of affection. Still he wanted to emphisize his point to Markye.
"Just getting by, you know? I got the staff to give me some music equipment so I can record my own stuff now... we'll see how that turns out." Timothy grinned.
He turned his attention to the new person, "So Maryke is it? So how'd you end up here?"
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:08 pm
She grinned at them all, and then nodded at Avery. "Sure, just a straight screwdriver.." With that she turned back towards Awen and Tim, not missing the fact that Avery and Tim must be an item. It didn't bother her in the least. Afterall she came from a world where gay men were revered as fashion Gods.
"Nice to meet you," she said to the both with a curt headnod. At Timothy's question she shrugged, "Same as usual..tricked. I was told this was going to be a nice island resort..."
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:15 pm
Awen glanced over her shoulder at the mention of Avery and paint in his fur. "Least fur doesn't dry out..." Awen grumbled audiable with a little grin, to let him know she really wasn't complaining. "I'm good with no drink for now, thanks. I'll snag a slice of cake if you don't mind."
She moved to tap the radio dealie that was set up. "Sounds pretty good to me Tim." She smiled encouragingly, she really meant it, before going to grab herself some of the cake.
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:24 pm
Avery grinned and snuggled up to his boyfriend, giving him a playful kiss on the cheek before pulling away to go behind the bar. "Coming right up!" he said, fixing her a glass before handing it over to Maryke. "And a piece of cake for the other lady," he said, cutting a slice of the cake for Awen and handing it to her on a plate. "Anyone else while want anything since I'm serving stuff already?" he asked.
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:32 pm
Timothy finished his Long Island Ice Tea with a grin. "I think I'll have another of these..." he was already feeling a bit light headed and enjoying the sensation.
"So what's been going on lately... between my music and my boyfriend I've been... distracted?"
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:40 pm
"Thanks," Maryke muttered, taking the glass handed to her and drinking deeply from it. She let out a soft little sigh, letting the warmth of the alocohol and the flavor of the citrus melt around inside her chest. She shook her head at the cake offer. "I should watch what I eat," she said with a sly little grin, patting her 'tummy' as she did. She took a few more sips of her drink and then placed it back on the counter.
"I'd hate to drink and run, but I should really head back to my duplex," she said, not bothering to give anymore reasons. "Enjoy the rest of your birthday," she said to Avery before looking over to Timothy and adding, "Make sure he does." She gave him a knowing wink and then waved goodbye to Awen before making her way back the way she came.
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:49 pm
Munching on the cake Avery had given her she was about to scoff and tell Maryke to enjoy herself...but she was already on the move away. The manta frowned and swallowed the cake. "Aw... see ya Maryke!" She waved back and shook her head.
Turning to Avery's question she smield vaguely. "Don't know, I've been swimming and...playing games and reading..... Not much on my end really."
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