Riley Sorsa
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Post by Riley Sorsa on Jul 13, 2021 11:38:42 GMT -8
Riley looped their arm with Firebringers. Moving towards a table of drinks to grab some glasses of wine for the two of them. It could be considered slightly off-putting that the Moth acted as if nothing in the world was wrong.
"Red or white?" Riley offered. The darkling glanced across the field to the freehold members. They were distracted for a moment, their eyes distant. They caught sight of Mitch and, for a moment, observed the fellow spring courtier as he made his way back from Spring Effigy.
As if realizing they had been distracted, Riley flashes a smile before pours themself a bit of white wine. Once Dani gave their answer, they poured her a glass.
"You ever meet Mitch?"
The darkling asked before raising a hand and waving towards the dancer.
"Mitch!" The Moth called to him. They had some questions for the man.
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Post by Mitchell Carr on Jul 13, 2021 15:08:00 GMT -8
Hands in his pockets, his head ticked slightly to glace over his shoulder to the holler across the field. Crystals ringed from neck to jaw as he clenched it, dissolving to diamond dust by the time he turned around and gave the Darkling a slight wave without any signs of the previous tension.
Mitch crossed the field in light steps, the black sunglasses stark against his skin and the wave-patterned scars lighting up brilliantly in the harsh sun. The Mantle emphasized his presence, splashing the pair in a kaleidoscope of colour while the grass crackled around Firebringer and the smoke fractured into peeling motes around Riley. One of the swallows picked around the Twilight Dancer's shoe, looking for seeds or other opportunities.
"Morning," he offered with an easy grin, "How are you folks doing?"
Last time Riley had interacted directly with the Dancer, he was in a fugue and covered in precise arches of mundie gore. Beltane and talking about dance careers felt like another timeline at this point.
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Firebringer
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Post by Firebringer on Jul 13, 2021 15:19:18 GMT -8
Fire watches Riley for a long moment, trying to get any kind of a read on them.
Maybe they're just taking in the Summer or maybe... maybe the Elemental just too tired to care? Riley knows how to take care of Riley. She can only do so much if they are hiding themselves, if they are at all.
"Red will be fine," She says with a faint smile, taking her glass after they pour it and taking a sip of the somewhat dry taste of the wine. Then again, isn't she the one hiding? Pretending nothing is wrong? "Are-"
She blinks a little as Riley is looking for and calling over Mitch. Why?
Another look at Riley does absolutely nothing, "Uh, yeah, I've talked to Mitch."
She watches as he walks over and she can't help but be taken in by everything. His presence is almost overwhelming, at least, to her it is. It's much different than Riley's, but maybe it is just the combination with his mantle. She isn't sure. "Uh. Hi." She says awkwardly, raising her glass in a kind of wave.
"I'm alive. How are you?"
Well, at least that was a truth. Of course, things are actually horrible and she could scream pretty much at all times and set flames to the Earth. Maybe dance on its ashes as she tries to deal with every other loss she's had. On the other hand, she's alive and she has support with Riley and even her sister, surprisingly enough.
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Riley Sorsa
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Post by Riley Sorsa on Jul 13, 2021 15:50:46 GMT -8
"OH...did I know that?" Riley said, tilting their head slightly, trying to recall if Dani had mentioned that before. Then, shrugging, the moth handed Dani a glass of wine with a bright smile.
Everything. Was. Grand.
"Mitch. It sounds as if you met my partner, Dani, before. " They nod with a smile between the two taking the two of them in for a moment before looking to Mitch.
"Seems your popular with the summers. Saw a flock chasing you about. " They say in a slightly teasing tone, their eyes watchign Mitch for a reaction
" I am well," they lie. " The sun is out; the season is changing. "
Even with the straight face and kind smile, the wyrd made sure to twist and turn, making their seeming pleasantness seem...off.
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Post by Mitchell Carr on Jul 13, 2021 17:04:51 GMT -8
"Yeah! She's done a lot for the Freehold, it's been an honour," he said easily. The temperature as to whether Danica was being open about therapy wasn't his to poke at—some Lost wanted privacy, or she was worried about Riley having anxiety over Relationship Talk.
"I'm all right, Dani, just tired." He decided at this point it was probably better to model some openness. "Taking a couple of months off means I'm making time to make sure I catch up on appointments... Oh! The sword thing?" he shrugged, chuckling, "Um- they heard some rumours about how I used to be a Hedge Duelist. That's not true, but I guess they weren't going to take no for an answer. They were just having fun, so..."
The Dancer laughed again, blushing and seemingly in high spirits. "I won't keep you, though, if I'm interrupting?" It sounded a little silly, given that Riley had called him over. He smoothed a feather sticking from his hair, hard to read with the mirrored lenses. "Any luck with the charity talks, Dani? I know Nimbus could use some help with one of his projects, though I would understand if you found it too personal. No expectations, I just know sometimes people like keeping themselves busy. Ivory's being asked about it too."
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Firebringer
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Post by Firebringer on Jul 13, 2021 17:24:18 GMT -8
"Uh, yeah." She says kind of passively. There's a lot of things they haven't talked in depth about yet. Or at all. Things have been tense in a weird limbo kind of way and she hasn't figured out how to break that barrier. There are things that need to be said and they just haven't come out yet.
Riley is so sunshiny today. Did something happen that she doesn't know about? She can't help but wonder if she's out of the loop again because she's absolutely miserable.
Mitch goes into the sword thing and Fire can't help but nearly laugh. Summers flocking Mitch, huh? That just sounds amusing, but she gets it. Summers are rough and tumble and like a good game. "You aren't interrupting." It's true. Though, she can connect with that. Feeling like you're interrupting. Or maybe that's a projection.
"I need to get myself back in. I'd like to take a step back from everything and just," she pauses, trying to be a little open, "connect with the roots, you know?" Sort of. The roots would be going back into fighting rings to provide for her family. No, she just wants to settle down for a little while and live mundanely. Life entrenched in Lost dynamics is exhausting and takes from the other half of who she is. She is human too.
"What is Nimbus working on? I think I've been out of the loop or haven't connected names." She takes another sip of her wine. She really has felt out of the loop. Every time something has happened lately, she just fizzes out, closes herself up. Maybe forcing herself forward will be better for her. Maybe.
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Riley Sorsa
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Post by Riley Sorsa on Jul 14, 2021 8:55:48 GMT -8
Riley hadn't realized that Firebringer saw Mitch as a therapist. Or … had they heard that? Did Dani mention that? The Moth paused, wondering if they should know that.
Hedge dueling? Riley was uncertain; given what they had seen Mitch capable of, they could see it. But from what they could tell, he wasn't lying on that account. Was that truly what summer was interested in him for?
"Well it seems where ever you go, summer seems to like to chase. " The Darkling said with a playful smile before adding. For a moment Riley consdiered coming out and asking Mitch. They had planned to ask him so long ago but everything since than had moved so fast. "Your not interrupting," Riley affirms before taking a sip of their white wine.
The talk of charity work was met with a smile as the Moth Listened. It didn't show, but the Moth couldn't help but think of the failure of their own charity work last month. To distract themself from the barb, they instead observed Mitch for a moment.
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Post by Mitchell Carr on Jul 14, 2021 11:09:17 GMT -8
Mitch smiled softly as Firebringer spoke, "Hey, whatever you need. He's wanting to start a scholarship program for underprivileged artists...for Agrippa?" He paused for a moment, giving room for emotions to process if mentioning it evokes anything, before continuing on normally, "He's wanting to create spaces where they have networking opportunities that the schools wouldn't be able to provide, or frankly aren't there to."In Mitchell's experience, arts programs trained and produced portfolios, but did little in the way of platforming career-making opportunities where the student was at the mercy of their pre-established connections. Sir Nimbus' idea wasn't a bad one, in his opinion, given Agrippa's struggles and background. Queer focus was also isolated to niche communities—while it granted safe environments and even friendships, it capped a business within everyone's closed social circle. The smile was maintained as he blinked at Riley's comment. The Wyrd painted a picture that the Moth was messing with him, which inherently didn't provoke much in the Dancer. Whether it was a dig about Eurydice, alluding to past violence, or... "Hey, Oren ," he called out, head turning to match wherever his eyes had focused, "I should introduce you to someone!"
The Mirrorskin would eventually find his way over, he was sure. If Riley was going to needle about the Whitney situation, they might as well tap the source. "I mean, I'm a Bishop? But I've been told I'm popular in general," he laughed, tone shifting for just a moment, like the echo of a mournful chorus. He rounded on Riley as the cracked veins around his shoulders and neck needle crystals.
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Riley Sorsa
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Post by Riley Sorsa on Jul 15, 2021 9:32:28 GMT -8
"That's...kind of him. I think they would like that" The idea of a scholarship for artists seemed perfect for Agrippa.
"What sort of charity work ya lookin' at?" Riley said, glancing to Firebringer. They were curious as to what Dani was up to or want to be up to.
When Mitch calls for Oren, Riley blinks but keeps a smile. It was strange they thought that Mitch would call on Oren, given what had happened last time the two personalities had collided. The image of that day still burnt into the Moth's dreams.
The bright One glances in the direction of Oren with a smile. Before looking at Mitch.
"I haven't seen Oren in a while. " They say off handily. For a moment, the Bright One considered asking if the Dancer had repaired his relationship with the eccentric actor but didn't want to push past the Charity topic with Dani.
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Firebringer
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Post by Firebringer on Jul 15, 2021 13:39:45 GMT -8
"That's a good cause. I agree, I think they'd like that quite a lot." Could be something to do. Something to keep her mind busy, something to keep her mundane hands busy. Something. "I'll have to talk to Nimbus then, I suppose." It does strike her that she has no idea what Nimbus' connection to Agrippa was. Or is. They may be gone but it's still- no, that's bullshit we tell ourselves to make us feel better.
"We rely too heavily on schools to provide everything to kids who are aspiring in certain fields. There's also great inequality in what schools get funding to create opportunities for." Fucking sports versus the arts. She may have been a track queen in middle school, but Talia was in the arts. It made her appreciate it more than others. "Programs and opportunities for the arts especially is a good start. Kids around her are constantly told they can't; they need someone who can show them that they can."
Riley asks about what she likes to do in terms of charity, "Mostly LGBTQ+ youth programs. Always what I give my tax refunds toward at the end of the year. That and Planned Parenthood. Once upon a time with my previous Freehold, my court did a lot of work with extracurriculars for the inner city kids. It's hard to permeate LGBTQ issues in those communities, but I did my best as my contribution. You know, while teaching them how to punch out their anger in a constructive way. Ish."
She looks over as Mitch calls for Oren, "I don't remember the last time I talked with Oren." She wonders if she's ever even directly spoken with them, now that she thinks about it.
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Post by Oren on Jul 15, 2021 15:00:02 GMT -8
Oren was summoned. By Mitch no less. A fond call for an even fonder response. All smiles, and a wink to Riley that said Howdy. It had been some time since he had laid eyes on Firebringer. He loosely remembered a Summer fling. A Get to Know You situation. Apollo was alive then. The memory stung a dull ache in the glass heart of the Mirrorskin.
But he could be wrong. Summer's light was present all the same. "Oh, it's never an introduction when one is with friends, Mitch. Even if it's for the first time."
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Post by Mitchell Carr on Jul 15, 2021 16:04:37 GMT -8
He didn't know why he felt so tired, still, the Spring courtier kept the energy up with a chuckle at the comments. "Sort of the point of these events, really. But yeah, I can get you in contact with Nimbus, Danica. I'll find something appropriate with all the rank and file." He had no fucking clue how it all really worked, but the Knight of Rains usually responded well as long as it was the Bishop presenting someone out of the blue. He never really had to learn the etiquette when the court generally regarded him highly.
"Um- Oren, hey. I like the jacket." There was a small pause were he unconsciously snapped his fingers, like he needed to time and get back on track to a silent beat. "I was going on about this charity program for artists that one of our Knights is setting up under Agrippa's name. I don't know if you would be interested in being involved with that. You're super connected already and I know you wanted to meet more Spring Freeholders. Dani does a lot of advocacy programs as a point of justice, and I think she'd appreciate a chance to help that isn't dragging people out of a major crisis." The Dancer smiles at Riley, realizing he was rapidly leaving them out in hindsight,
"What do you think?"
If Riley wanted to put in the work, he would advocate for them. It was sort of his job, though he had a small voice in the back of his mind telling him this wasn't going to help all the emotional labour that comes with pushing an Oath Breaker into a Knight's personal memorial project.
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Riley Sorsa
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Post by Riley Sorsa on Jul 17, 2021 8:20:58 GMT -8
The oathbreaker gave a broad smile to Oren, trying to be as welcoming as possible.
"Heya"
But, unfortunately, the Wyrd tainted the Bright One's presence, seeming to provide them with uncanny falseness. Like looking at the Moth through a funhouse mirror.
The new presence of Oren had thrown Riley off. Off from what? had they wanted to confront Mitch, to have him say what was wrong? Or did they want help? Or was this all just distractions.
The more people around them, the bright the spotlight felt, and the light burned. They take a deep breath keeping their composure. They catch the smile from Mitch,
"You should do it," Riley says to Dani with a nod.
"It might be good? A project and all. " They glance to Oren as if extending the sentiment to the Marble thespian.
A project? Jesus, it's more than that.
The Moth knew they shouldn't get involved. Not now. Between Beltane and their broken Oaths, the Bright One was the last person that should be connected to a Charity for Agrippa.
Riley can't shake the feeling that a charity felt so final for someone who could come back. Who was just missing. A part of them knew it wouldn't.
"I reckon," Riley says, trying to honestly answer Mitch.
" That it could be healing" Riley squeezes Dani's hand.
"I look forward to seeing it shape up, I hear Nimbus events are not to be missed" They say in a polite but subtle hint that it wasn't their place to be involved.
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Firebringer
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Post by Firebringer on Jul 17, 2021 10:17:44 GMT -8
Even with Oren there, she still couldn't pick up much that she remembers of them from the Summer gather. All the same, seems like a good dude, bit of theatrics. Oh wait, he was at Imbolc too, right? Her mind starts to pick up bits and pieces, but not much even still.
She looks back to Mitch with a smile, "That would be cool, thanks." Something to keep the hands busy that will keep the memory alive. Just a little longer. They have scholarships for people who are still alive, after all. Even though she knows that isn't the case. At least, she thinks. She still needs to talk to Rowan about what he knows.
Now she felt in that awkward place between the end of a conversation and the beginning of a new one when you add a person in, well, awkward manners. Mitch called out of the blue, then Oren. Would there be more? It gave her a little bit of anxiety. Once upon a time she was a people person.
"Yeah, anything I can do to help would be good. Uh-" yeah, pulling people out of major crisis. Fuck. That is what I do. "Yeah."
She gives Riley's hand a squeeze back. Their touch always seems to bring them back when things get dicey. "Having your support always means the world, you know." It was true, given how prone her mind has been lately to just plummeting, time spent with them, things said or done in support have always been helpful. "We'll see where it goes."
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Oren
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Post by Oren on Jul 18, 2021 5:23:16 GMT -8
Oren looked at Riley and saw wax. No, plastic? A thin film of taut, wrinkled fakery. He was oh-so-tempted to ask, and his eyes said as much. Did something happen? Do you want to talk about it? The moment of recognition passed on the upswing of this brand new conversation. Innovation. Justice. The Arts.
"It's my understanding that...projects like these take time. Communities, and all that...", he started, giving Mitchell a soft, affectionate jab in the shoulder. "I'm happy to help. Auditions. Stage management. Direction..."
It just fell out of his mouth. He surprised himself. Oren Whittle. Director!
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