open ♔ september castle socialization

[wynn]

WHO || Everyone! [ota]
WHAT || Shenanigans.
WHERE || Anywhere in the castle, surrounding environs, London, etc!
WHEN || First half of September, any time between the September squiring ceremony and the War announcement on September 18th
HOW || Actionspam

[ The castle can be a happening place, even on more mundane days. This log is for random interactions over the course of the first half of the month.    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:
Drax @ the desk
Kate Bishop @ the desk
Sam @ the desk
Henry @ the desk
Kate Bishop @  roof/dining hall/library/grounds/bathrooms/desk/Dragon's Hoard/etc
Abigail @ Movie theater / library /firing range / training room
Francesca & Val'drin | closed
Penelope & Sam @ the woods
Emma Frost @ the library
Spike @ rec room
Lydia, Stiles, Astrid, Adam | closed

Comments

[bittersweeter]

[ this wasn't going be lila but my phone is trash so w/e you get this cr again call the cops i don't give a fuck /hipster llama.

lila drops a (helpful) book on the table in front of him and then summarily ignores him for her new doge frand. she looks surprisingly well rested for once, but its only in comparison to what she's looked like the last three months with astrid, emma and faye gone. she still sleeps like shit, but now she can cope with it again :) missing people exacerbates insomnia. ]

Hey there Lemon, are you getting educated? Yeah, you're a smart boy, aren't you? Hi Will.

[mydesigns]

Hello. [he glances at the book she dropped, then half-smiles at lila shoveling affection onto lemon.] I think he's more interested in people watching than being educated.

[bittersweeter]

That's it's own education. [ all the pets, she actually shoos lemon back to will so she can pet the other doggies. equal opportunity pets. ]

[mydesigns]

Maybe you can teach him a thing or two. [chuck and sookie will also accept pet thx. THEY EXIST TOO. they just don't have doggie pbs bc i'm lazy.]

[bittersweeter]

Like sit, stay, fetch the chinese food? [ pet pet pet. all the pets. ]

[mydesigns]

I need to teach him to guard the Chinese food, apparently. Or invest in a mini-fridge.

[bittersweeter]

Finally figured out the fridge is basically communal? [ she scoops up whichever dog is smallest and settles in the chair across from will. ] I got a fridge last year.

[mydesigns]

Something like that. [he shrugs.] It usually doesn't bother me too much. But then, I guess I have problems being assertive. [APPARENTLY.]

[bittersweeter]

Are you sure your "problems with being assertive" aren't just problems giving a fuck? [ she... does not think he has problems being assertive. he's been plenty assertive with her, but he also seems to realize when she is lying about not doing something (peeking into his dreams) and just doesn't care. ]

[mydesigns]

[that ... actually gets a laugh out of him. ~miracles~ ] You know, it might be.

[bittersweeter]

[ lila is jesus, news at 11, miracles abound. ]

How's your mind reading thing going? [ she shoves her face in chuck's fur (i decided it was chuck) and gives him a little kiss so will doesn't have her scrutiny while he answers. ]

[mydesigns]

[he shrugs, pushing the book aside. he's spent too much time looking at books. chuck tries to crane his neck around to lick lila's face. i guess i should find a dog pb for him. here he's a black goldendoodle. it is known. ] I haven't been able to trigger it again since that one time with you.

[bittersweeter]

Oh. [ boo. her mouth twists to the side as she thinks, letting the dog lick her cheek like w/e. ] I had this idea that you know how when people get a new job they shadow someone with the same job? I used to follow my dad around to learn the ropes. I thought that might help you control it. If you read the mind of someone reading someone else's mind. [ god that was like she sells sea shells. ]

[mydesigns]

Wh -- how would that even work?

[bittersweeter]

I don't know, I've never done it. [ she's never read anyone's mind, actually, it's not a spell she tries to use all that often. ] I figured it would be something like muscle memory. Once you've done something a few times, your body just knows how to do it. I guess, the same concept can be applied to this, can't it? Once you've felt how it's supposed to feel -- when it's on purpose and not some weird accident -- you'll be able to recreate it. [ a a beat as she glances up from the dog to the man. ] Does that make sense?

[mydesigns]

Yeah ... I guess that makes sense. [he just sounds hesitant bc he has no idea how to trigger it.]

[bittersweeter]

Tia would probably be a better tutor.

[mydesigns]

Probably. [that agreement didn't sound like "ok let me run off to get her now brb."]

[bittersweeter]

[ she just barely smirks. ] Denial also works at first.

[mydesigns]

I don't know what you're talking about.

[bittersweeter]

Well you don't seem... very enthusiastic. [ which isn't saying much bc ...it's will. ] If you want to pretend it's not happening, I'll play along. Two me a month or so to come out with the whole magic bullshit.

[mydesigns]

Not much makes me enthusiastic. [/points out that he's himself for her i guess.] I don't know ... that's what I did with the encephalitis, too. Denial. Didn't end so well for me.

[bittersweeter]

Yeah, you really shouldn't deny encephalitis. [ like wow, will. ]

[mydesigns]

It's not like I knew it was encephalitis. I just knew something might be wrong with me. The brain scans didn't show anything wrong the first time [did they???? his memories of this shit are so jacked hahaha ha ha ... ] so what were my options? I have a cold? I'm going insane?

[bittersweeter]

Yeah, well, a CT wouldn't catch it anyway, unless they were looking for it. They do LPs for encephalitis. [ she might have googled it. we just don't know. (knowledge 17) more likely she was googling bad dreams and hallucinations and it spiraled from there. ~the Internet. ] A good doctor should have done an LP.