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Post by Gavin Graves on Apr 11, 2021 20:58:05 GMT -8
When he had got closer and mingled with the group, the dragon was pleasant enough in response, welcoming even, while bringing him into the fold. It was still somehow unsettling. There was something about her that chaffed against Gavin's instincts and he couldn't shake it. It built as Ivory continued to explain. Mixing with his instincts. It was that feeling of anticipation surrounding her: it amped him up. Something was going to happen. There they were: one of the favoured hunters standing with the most dangerous prey. Adrenaline flushed his system and his heart began to pound. His vision narrowed to a pin. The primordial crags of The Grotto flashed to the foreground of his mind: the hunters are here.
The churning instincts commanded he run from the hunters. Run until they spread out.
Some are always slower. Those at the front were usually the eager and capable--still slower than him.
Seize the edge and swing around when the gap is large enough. Take the stragglers.
The meat warns of the cost. The stratagem is clear. Poised stock still, Gavin felt the weight of something in his hand: a beer.
He had hands! he realized suddenly. The glass was cold and helped to refocus his thinking: Drink. The. Beer. His vision began widening again.The distant feeling body took a pull from the bottle and became more real to him. The amber liquid poured down his throat. Sweat ran cold down his neck. The intrusive thoughts slowly chained back down in the background."Right. Ivory. Abigail Cartwright" committing the name to the face. "I'm Oz, True Blue. That's going to do a number on the lingo--whichever way you take it," he tacked on. "'The bush' is the bush or it's the bush. Right, yeah."When the alcohol came around, he desperately needed something harder than beer. Scooping something in a shot glass from the tray, he raised it with a nod to Firebringer, "Cheers," though she was busy being playful with her friend at the time. It was time he took Ivory's cue and the obvious opportunity to speak with another of Autumn. It's been a while. Nodding to Eis' request, "Yeah, I could take a breath. Do we need to take this out to woop woop?" gesturing in a vague far off direction over his shoulder. "Or will over there do?" His colloquialism clearly meant far enough away from prying ears, but it was awkward and vulnerable to intentional misinterpretation.
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Post by Eis on Apr 12, 2021 16:32:13 GMT -8
"Good! Yes. Anywhere, really. Let me just get some... water." she adds, sheepishly. "And I've got to track down Rowan. Nice young man, if a little awkward." So where the hell had young Rowan gotten himself to? Finally spotting him around another bar, Eis snatches herself a glass of water and walks in as brisque and dignified a manner as she can - given the circumstances - towards the area Gavin had pointed out. "Enjoy yourselves while I'm gone." she says over her shoulder, giving the remaining crowd a smile. Her look stops on an unpleasant looking giant she hadn't noticed before, but she soon dismisses the thought. She has somewhere to be.
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Post by Bella on Apr 12, 2021 17:55:35 GMT -8
Bella walks up to the bar and orders herself a glass of mead. Once it arrives she slowly sips it whilst looking around the bar and the surrounding scenery. Her grin still on her face as she listens to the steady din of the music.
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Post by Gavin Graves on Apr 12, 2021 21:53:59 GMT -8
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Post by Agrippa on Apr 13, 2021 14:45:55 GMT -8
"Pop in and visit?"
Agrippa practically danced their way up to the bar, playfully indignant. Their glass clinked as it made heavy contact with the counter.
"I would hope you'd stay 'till dawn, that is the entire point of the matter at hand! Or at least a part of it."
It didn't sound like the unicorn actually believed that Bella wouldn't stay for the entire event- attendance at these rituals wasn't exactly voluntary, after all. But it would make the conversation flow less freely to bring that up, and going purely by the theatrical cadence of their voice, it would seem that free conversation was to them a paramount concern.
"Did you bring anything for the planting ceremony?"
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Post by Bella on Apr 13, 2021 14:51:03 GMT -8
Bella giggles a bit before shrugging
"Of course i'm staying for the whole thing. just a figure of speech." She says with a dismissive hand wave. she then adds "No, nothing this year. i got too absorbed into my studies and forgot. my apologies." Bella then takes another sip of her drink and resumes people watching.
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Post by Ivory on Apr 13, 2021 14:57:28 GMT -8
Lucas certainly was a flatterer. Ivory beamed at the attention in the toast.
"Kalos!" she offered before downing the shot alongside her shared company.
The dragon shares a glance with Riley as Lucas asks for a second dance, for a moment thereafter though her gilded gaze travels to Archie and Kai speaking with a new face embellished with Pictish swirls. The desire to welcome them is plain, but... Ivory supposes Lucas has earned at least one more dance. After all, Riley did not seem uncomfortable with the request.
"I can do one more," she said, "Then I think it's time I... mingled."
The two unknown souls were noted in their approach, but the Silent Soldier offered no words, prompting only a warm nod from the dragon. The other seemed to capture the interest of Agrippa and Ivory saw no reason to intrude, granting the figure a smile to know that she had been noticed before returning her attention to immediate environs.
As Eis and Gavin announced their intent to depart to some private place, Ivory smirked and raised her glass.
"The same to you, Eis!" Ivory offered, "Remember to imbibe you two! Business is for tomorrow, tonight is for all of us."
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Post by Lucas Chevalier on Apr 13, 2021 16:03:59 GMT -8
Lucas laughed at both Dani's proclamation of being a Phoenix and then her nickname for him.
"Hey, that's Mr. Jerk Face Pretty Boi of the Silent Arrow, since we are mixing in fancy titles." He said in a mock offended tone before he winked playfully at Dani.
After the round of shots were downed, the group started to disperse. However, like any good party, as party-goers left others took there place to keep the ebb and flow going. Lucas recognized Bella and he waved over to her in greeting. He quickly took notice of the other Winter Courtier who seemed to be looking at...him? Lucas did not recognize him but since they were in the same court, he was likely hunting Lucas down for something court related. While he was not one to typically judge a book by it's cover, the other Winter Courtier did not strike him as the type who liked to chat just because they were in the mood.
Lucas gave him a quick nod of acknowledge and gestured for one moment. This was Ostara, after all. For once, it was pleasure before business. Ivory had accepted his offer of a second dance and he was not going to let this opportunity pass him by.
"One more dance it is. Then I'll be doing some more mingling of my own."
He offered her his hand once more, all of his attention returning to the dragon. While he was looking at her, he tried to get a better read on what her true desires for herself were tonight.
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Post by Bella on Apr 13, 2021 16:30:54 GMT -8
Bella sees Lucas waving at her and waves excitedly back before excusing herself from Agrippa and zips over to Lucas with her heelies to visit. "Hey Lucas! how are you this evening dear?" She says before giving her friend a hug before taking a sip of her drink. Bracelets: YellowPink
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Post by Agrippa on Apr 13, 2021 19:41:41 GMT -8
"Don't worry I-"
Agrippa looked up from foraging in their pockets to find that they had already been abandoned for someone else. Confidence and joy got pulled out from under them like a rug, leaving confusion and disappointment in its wake. Finn didn't seem to want to talk anymore, Rowan hadn't exactly invited them when he was pulled away, and Bella ran the moment the unicorn had turned their head. They were tempted to strip off their suit to see if there was a sign on their back.
"oh. nevermind then."
They looked to those remaining at the bar, smiling in a desperate bid to not appear nearly as repellant as they felt in that moment.
"Is everyone else finding everything alright?"
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Post by Lucas Chevalier on Apr 14, 2021 6:56:13 GMT -8
For the briefest of moments, Lucas felt like he had unlocked the message Ostara had been sending him tonight while he kept his hand outreached to Ivory. If he challenged himself and let go of his ego and his past doubts, many a wonder and exciting moments in untold stories awaited him.
Then Lucas let out a surprised "oof" as Bella heelied on over to him, pulling him into an unexpected hug. A decent amount of his body paint ended up on Bella during the exchange. After his initial surprise, a smile found it's way on his lips and his eyes held a look of endearment in them that suggested he had something akin to a familial type fondness for the Autumn courtier.
"I'm doing good." He returned the hug before letting her go.
"About to be even better, as one of our gracious hostesses has agreed to another dance with me" He gestured towards Ivory. "Ivory, this is Bella, a good friend of mine. If you ever find yourself in need of someone who knows more facts about a corpse than you thought were possible...Bella's your person. Bella, this is Ivory. She helped put together tonight's festivities."
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Post by Bella on Apr 14, 2021 9:39:41 GMT -8
Bella's smile widens as she is oblivious to the body paint covering her face and clothes now. "Hi Ivory! The party is lovely this year." She says before looking back at Lucas. "Sorry to have interrupted anything, wanted to pop over and give you a hug real quick. I was rude and left a new friend by himself so im going to go back now. text me later kay?" Bella says excitedly before zipping back over to Agrippa. "I'm So sorry for being rude, would you care to dance? I'd hate to upset a new friend on a beautiful night like this." The bubbly Autumn says with neon body paint splattered all over her face and clothes but not a care in the world given to that fact. Bella doesn't wait for Agrippa to respond as she grasps his hands and pulls him onto the dance floor, dancing to the rhythmic music and letting it flow through her and dictate her movements. Bracelets: YellowPink
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Post by Agrippa on Apr 14, 2021 19:49:49 GMT -8
"Not to worr-"
Agrippa barely had the time to process what was happening before they were whisked off, away from the counter and towards the clearing set aside for dance. They nearly threw their drink onto the bartop, thanking numerous powers that the glass had merely clattered in their haste, rather than tipped over entirely. Despite clear confusion at the chaos of being pulled around, they managed to maintain a sense of grace about them, as if their body had a spatial awareness of its very own.
"Would it be too late to say that I would be honored?"
As their brain finally got the memo their feet had read ages ago, the beast smiled wide once more, with an expression a tad less practiced this time around.
"I brought extra seeds that I can lend you for the planting ceremony, if you'd like? You wouldn't be the only one."
A hand patted one of the side pockets of their blazer in near perfect time to the beat
"Showy Milkweed. Its a local flower, so it should do very well in the climate."
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Post by Bella on Apr 14, 2021 20:03:39 GMT -8
Bella nods her head with a happy smile "If you dont mind i'd love that. Excellent choice by the way, i love their flowers." Bella says happily to AgrippaBracelets: YellowPink
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2021 20:20:13 GMT -8
Maks was unsure how he felt at watching what had transpired since his arrival. The man in body paint matched the description he was given and this was a celebration apparently. And judging competency on such a thing in the initial meeting was rude. He blinked owlishly.
Wait.
Did he even blink considering he had no actual eyes or eyelids on this mask like face?
’Thoughts for later. Monarch shall have his fun. Then we speak.’
He sat, still as a statue, even debating invoking a contract to be left with his thoughts. No one here interested him at the moment and he had several things to discuss with his Monarch he did not wish to forget.
If one looked closely, the left forearm of the massive man had some scribbling on it in a language clearly not English.
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