open ♔ june/july castle socialization

[wynn]

WHO || Everyone! [ota]
WHAT || Shenanigans.
WHERE || Anywhere in the castle, surrounding environs, London, etc!
WHEN || Any time after June 7th  
HOW || Actionspam

[ The castle can be a happening place, even on more mundane days. This log is for random interactions over the course of these few months. Because not everyone is into parties, ok.   

You are encouraged to start your own threads and tag around, and feel free to threadjack into any on-going threads that aren't specified as 'closed' in the subject lines since people can enter into rooms even in the middle of what's going on. WE ARE BIG ON THREAD-JACKING HERE. You can also specify 'single thread', meaning you want only one response for all participants, rather than multi-thread, where a number of different scenes/threads can be done as replies to the top prompt.]

On this log:

Rafael, Buffy, Des & Wynn | Closed
Frankie & Lis'sa | Closed
Taradiddle @ the desk
Lydia @ the desk
Abigail @ the desk 
Adam @ the desk
Bambi @ the desk
Rebekah @ the desk
Dawn @ the desk
Adi @ the desk 
Stiles @ the desk
Felicity @ the desk
Will @ the desk
Han @ the garage
Ric @ the bars.  all of them.  also dragon's hoard lab.
Team NYC | Closed
Lila @ the kitchen/castle grounds
Kate B. @ castle grounds / training room
Aedan @ training / woods / common areas
Frankie @ front desk / garage / various
Maxwell @  rec room / training room / castle bar / forest
Will @ firing range / pond / castle grounds
Sven @ the woods
Adam @ library / firing range / London
Jaime @ castle tavern / training room / stables
Hook @ castle grounds / bar
Jack & Christos @ the training room
Damon @ the castle bar / castle grounds / woods / London / library
Sean @ castle ground / jumping out a window
Des @ the woods
Kate @ training / shooting range / castle grounds
Vi @ her room / bathrooms / pantry / dragon's light wing / firing range
Francesca @ training room / bar
Francesca & Val'drin | Closed
Kenzi @ training room
Lila & Bambi | Closed
Spike @ training room
Lissa @ foyer / Dragon's light wing / garden
Andrew @ his birthday!
Buffy @ Rafael's room / firing range / training room / dining hall
Francesca, Will, & Max | Closed
Faith @ Kitchen / London bars
Abigail & Will | Closed
Des | Dragon's Light wing
Jackson | Train station / training room / garage
Klaus | Bar / garden

Comments

July 6th | multi thread | OTA |

[badexample]

[At midnight on July 6th, there's a knock on Andrew's door. When he goes to answer it, there's no one there, but there wouldn't be. This is a tradition of the Gatewood brothers. On their birthday, the Gatewood parents address a care package to the opposite boy so that it can be dropped off at the very moment that their birthday begins. This year, Andrew had sort of hoped that Adam would stick around. He's been worried about his younger brother ever since the doppelgänger escaped. But for now, he just says a quick thank you to the seemingly empty hallway and brings his gifts inside.

There's new graphic tshirts, a game he's been waiting to be released (but da pulled some strings and got an early copy, the wonderful bastard), and a few more terrible horror movies to add to his collection.

Andrew's brother also went out of his way to tell every fucking person he could that his big brother is thirty today. So once the actual day rolls around and Andrew gets up for breakfast and any other castle activities, he's fair game if you want to wish him a happy birthday. Or maybe you have no clue that it's his birthday at all. But he sure looks happy (and maybe a but surprised at how happy he actually is).]

[sorceresslite]

[ ella doesn't let him get out of the room, careening inside and jumping on the bed like hiiiiiiiiii, hope you wanted to get crushed to death by a tiny ginger projectile weapon. ] Happy birthday, motherfucker!

[badexample]

Oof! [He overreacts like 99% of the time, but once he's conscious enough of who it is, he laughs.]

Think you may have busted my spleen, El.

[sorceresslite]

Fuck your spleen, what's it even do anyway? It just sits there sort of useless like, takin' up space. Consider me freeing up room for some bionic shit. We can rebuild you, Andrew Gatewood, we can make you stronger and whatever else they say. Stuff, Andrew, stuff! I got you a prezzy! [ and with the same manic energy she randomly pulls a knife on him.

because she knows. that all he wanted. on the day of this birth.

is a knife.

being wildly brandished at him. :) ]

[badexample]

[Well. He's awake now. Eyes wide, he scrambles up to sitting, arms and legs flailing to get her away from him.]

Fucking Christ, Ella! Put it away!

[sorceresslite]

Oh don't be such a pussy. I'm not going to stab you, y'wanker! It's for you. [ she rolls her eyes to jupiter and back, sliding it back into its sheath and holding it out to his hilt first. ] It's your present, doofus.

[badexample]

You realize I was stabbed just the other day, right? Remember that part? There was blood. I saw my life flash before my eyes. An incompetent gnome tried to cut my dick off.

[But he will take a look at the knife now that it's sheathed.]

Thanks, though. You didn't have to.

[sorceresslite]

Uh, that's your fault. You should know better than to let squires heal you without supervision, y'dumb fuck. [ REALLY AMDREW. she has no pity for your baby flesh wound. ]

[badexample]

She was the first one who showed up! It's not my fault the clerics leave their squires to kill of the rest of us. [But whatever. He's alive now. Only his pride is hurt.]

So what're we doing today? [They always do something on his birthday. even if it' just derping around the castle. He's not really sure if that changes now that he has Bo in his life, but she's not the type to claim him for the whole damn day so he assumes he can make it all work.]

[sorceresslite]

I dunno. Stuff. [ like she fucking knows? ] Pizza, booze, telly?

[badexample]

Works for me. Just didn't know if you wanted to go to the zoo and kidnap a fucking penguin or something.

[sorceresslite]

I do now!

[succubestie]

[Bo looks up from where she's lounging with an amused grin on her face as he brings the package inside.]

Well, someone wanted to beat me to the happy birthday, didn't they.

[badexample]

[He closes the door behind him and smiles at her sheepishly.]

Just my brother. Family tradition. I sort of wondered if he'd even remember this year with all the shit going on. [Adam would always make time for Andrew. Brothers.

Coming back to bed, He sets the box between them and leans over to steal a quick kiss.] Don't worry- got a whole day of birthday that you can help me celebrate.

[succubestie]

You guys must be close.

[Bo doesn't have any siblings, or any that she remembers, anyway. Considering she thought she was human until a week before passing through the Veil, she was probably adopted, so it's hard to really know.

She takes the kiss gladly, looking down at the box.]

Well, how about you open it first. I'm not about to get in the middle of a family tradition.

[badexample]

Yeah. [He gives her a lingering smile before nodding and opening the box. One at a time, he pulls out the gifts, even getting playful enough to toss one of the shirts at Bo to hopefully catch her off guard.]

Oh, fuck yeah! Can't believe he managed it. This game doesn't come out for another month. [Actual five year old.

At the bottom of the box is something new. Folded up is a single piece of paper with a hand written note from Andrew's parents. As he looks it over (and crit fails a will save), he might be sniffling. Maybe. In a manly way though.]

[succubestie]

[She sits back, giving him his space. This is and Adam's thing, not hers, so he can get all misty-eyed without her hovering like a crazy person.

Still, she can't stifle the grin because she's trying not to chuckle. So emotional, Andrew.]

You okay?

[Okay, so she might tease him. A little.]

[badexample]

It's just- [He's laughing at himself now.] Oh, shut up. They told me they're proud of me. It's not something I hear a lot. [The Gatewoods just sort of assume these things are understood, but for Andrew, he's always been insecure. Adam doesn't require reassurance so sometimes their parents forget that Andrew needs it.]

[succubestie]

[She stands up and walks over behind him, draping her arms around his neck.]

I know it's not the same, but I'll happily tell you I'm proud of you every day if you wanted me to.

[badexample]

[He looks over his shoulder at her and smiles, blushing a bit.]

Yeah? Not sure if I'd do much to earn that every day. [But he wouldn't say no. That's basically what he's getting at.]

[succubestie]

I'll warn you, my memory is crap, but that won't mean it's not true.

[As she presses her lips to his cheek. Hey, at least she's honest about her faults.]

[badexample]

[His mouth twitches into a smile as she kisses his cheek.]

You know I was dreading this birthday for... basically the better half of my 20s. But now that it's here, it's already the best one I've had.

[succubestie]

I think I'll take some of the credit for that.

[She lets him go, moves to have a seat nearby.]

So what's on your very exciting birthday agenda?

[theshameofcain]

Morning, Professor. [Bambi says at roughly eleven in the afternoon as she meets him in the hallway carrying a half-eaten bowl of cereal.] Big 3-0 today. Yikes.

[badexample]

Y'know- it's not as bad as I thought it'd be. [he even has a smile on his face!]