open ♔ november/december socialization

[wynn]

WHO || Everyone! [ota]
WHAT || Shenanigans.
WHERE || Anywhere in the castle, surrounding environs, London, Andres Isle, etc!
WHEN || November & December [backdated]
HOW || Actionspam

[ The castle can be a happening place, even on more mundane days. This log is for random interactions over the course of November and December.

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:
Wynn & Section Heads @ Andres/London
Cheryl @ Reception desk
Sam @ Various
Elena @ Andres/London
Drax @ Dragon's Hide Wing
Des @ Pub / Castle
Paige @ Caste Grounds
Grimrot @ the Library
Vi @ Andres
Matt @ Andres/London
Alisha @ bars in London
Cora @ Library/ Castle Grounds
Will @ Castle pond / Hoard wing/ Firing range / Castle grounds
Malina @ Dragon's Fire wing/ kitchen/ bar / castle grounds
Alainn @ Dragon's Fire library / kitchen / Andres
Jordan @ Andres/ London
Sylar @ Kitchen
Logan @ Castle Bars / London
Faith L @ London / kitchen / training room / castle grounds
Dean @ Rose's room / bars / armory / training room/ firing range / kitchen
Rose @ Andres / armory / training room / bedroom
Des & Buffy | Closed
Thea @ Training Room / Castle grounds / kitchen / TV rooms / bars
Sam & Buffy | Closed
Alex @ Firing Range / Airfield / Room / Garage
Failboat @ Breakfast
Alice @ Andres/ London
Sweets @ Dragon's Light Wing
Lydia @ Medical / Training room / etc

Comments

[wishuponadjinn]

Great! I've heard of this great place in London that I've been wanting to try for weeks now. [He starts heading down the hall to the front hall, his excitement easy to see.]

I'll drive. [He may or may not be petrified of Fiona's driving. >.>]

[missindependent]

Aw, man. [ she wanted to drive. and now she will punch him in the arm for not offering x( ] Fine. Drive away, hot shot.

[ she bounces down the hall beside him, his excitement making her eager, as well ] This "great place" serves booze, right?

[wishuponadjinn]

[He just chuckles, rubbing his arm where she hit him.] Of course it does, do you think I'd be daft enough to bring you some place that didn't?

[missindependent]

Awesome. [ she looks pleased as punch, now, almost skipping now to pick up their pace. chances are cheryl is passed out across the front desk or something, so fiona will just jump behind it to grab some random keys. they'll figure it out when they get to the garage. she always believes in testing her luck.

she tosses said keys jordan's way (ranged atk 25! so they'll hit him. whether or not he'll catch them...) ] Heads up!

[wishuponadjinn]

[Yes, they sure do hit him. Right on the face.

He hadn't been paying attention to Fiona, instead staring at passed out Cheryl, so when Fiona calls out her warning he isn't prepared. The keys smack him just above the eye, thankfully not gouging his eye out or anything. He fumbles for them as they fall with one hand, the other shooting to his forehead with a curse.] Shit! That hurt! Maybe a little more warning next time?

[He pulls his hand away from his brow, looking for blood and clearly relieved to not see any, although there is a pretty big red mark starting to form. He shakes his head, unable to stay even partially upset with her for more than a few seconds. He nods his head to the massive front doors, walking that way again.] C'mon, lets go get that drink.

[missindependent]

[ you're lucky you got any warning jordan lbr

also, she's endlessly amused that now he has to walk around with that glaring red mark on his forehead. ahahaha. grinning ear to ear, she follows happily, glad she grabbed that jacket before they headed out. ] Wait. We can fly. Why are we driving?! [ she gives him an incredulous look because he's been doing this a lot longer than her ]

[wishuponadjinn]

[He just gives her an incredulous look like are you serious rn?] Don't you think we'd garner a whole lot of unwanted attention if we just flew into London, especially when we are supposed to be keeping things on the down-low? Besides, it's cold out. I don't want to fly in this.

[missindependent]

Pussy. [ huffing, she crosses her arms because he's right, it is cold out here ] You better at least drive really fast, then. [ and click the button on those keys to locate the correct car ]

[wishuponadjinn]

[And click the button he does, the lights on a land rover flashing just a few cars down from where they are. He heads that way, opening her door for her, then coming around to the drivers side.] Just get in the car. And buckle in!

[missindependent]

[ fuck you jordan. you're not her boss. she watches him round the car and park himself in the driver's seat, buckling her seat belt just to hurry things along, not because he told her to :|

then she's gonna fiddle with the radio so dwi ] Soooo... what's new? Or old. Really, you could tell me old news and I might not even know the difference.

[wishuponadjinn]

[He buckles in as well, starting the car with a smooth rumble and pulling it around to the garage door, waiting for it to lift. He lifts his shoulder in a shrug, eyes locked on the hood of the car.]

Oh, not a whole lot. I've gotten more written in my book! [Yes, he finds that exciting.] Other than that I've just been hanging out. [But with who, Jordan? With who??]

How about you?

[missindependent]

[ nat 20 wisdom check, so fuck you again jordan x( ] Don't you have, like, a brand new girlfriend, or some shit? How the hell do you still have time to write a book?!

[ and then she fixes him with a look akin to pity, but more along the lines of understanding ] She's boring, huh? I figured as much when you said you two weren't having sex. I mean, really, what's the point? [ true romantic, this one ]

[wishuponadjinn]

[His eyes widen, jaw falling open in protest. Of course out of all the things that his sister would remember, his "girlfriend" would be one of them.]

Y-yeah, Faye and I are a thing. [He scratches the back of his head, driving the car out of the garage and down the long drive to the main road (Drive: 22). He scrambles for something to say that wouldn't peak her interest so much that she would try to pry.] And just because we aren't having sex all the time doesn't mean that she's boring. We have time for other things than each other!

[S-so defensive Jordan.]

[missindependent]

Yeah, well, that's cool, I guess. [ but don't forget how curious she is by nature, sir ] But if everything's cool, why are you so defensive about it?

[wishuponadjinn]

Well, I mean- [he stops, scrambling again for words.] -I mean, the last time you were asking me about her like I was being interrogated by the CIA. I've been getting a lot of that lately, since we started... dating. And I guess I'm just... a bit defensive of... us.

[ (Bluff: 9?) He's not exactly lying, but he sure isn't telling the whole truth and he is really bad at hiding it.]

[missindependent]

[ well, i rolled a 9 for her sense motive, but that has to be at least a 10, ok. so she's still eyeing him suspiciously. but out of respect for her brother, she'll take a more casual approach to thing this time. ] Well, what's she like? How'd you guys meet?

[wishuponadjinn]

[That's funny because he is eyeing her suspiciously. But he'll answer her questions, hoping that she'll find a new topic soon.]

Oh, Faye's great. [He says it quickly, automatically. He clears his throat, stepping on the accelerator.]

We met on our mission on Andres, actually, and kinda just hit it off.

[missindependent]

[ KEEP UR EYES ON THE ROAD JORDAN ]

She's great? That's all ya got? I mean, even I can usually remember a few more facts about the people I get "intimate" with.

[wishuponadjinn]

[HIS EYES ARE ON THE ROAD FIONA]

Well, what do you want to know?? The intimate details of our relationship? What she's like in bed?

[l o l this is how he gets when he is cornered and has no idea how to get out of it.]

[missindependent]

Shut up. [ you're not threatening, jordan, so stop trying RIGHT THE FUCK NOW because fiona doesn't like this side of you. she crosses her arms, becoming defensive, herself. ] You couldn't start with, like, I don't know, what kind of music she likes, or what sect she's in? Gotta jump right to defensive again?

[wishuponadjinn]

[He sighs, knowing that he is being a jackass, but he honest to goodness has no idea how to get around this topic without alerting Fiona to the fact that something is very wrong in their "relationship". But neither could he push Fiona away, nor would he want to.]

I'm sorry. [It's said in a sullen voice, but he really is sorry.] I'm being a jackass. It's just kinda hard for me to talk about her when she's not around. [like, quite literally there are things he flat out can't say or talk about.]

She's really into pop music-[He really doesn't fucking know (Bluff: 10)]- and she's in the Dragons Fire. She's great. [It comes out again before he can stop it and he clears his throat, eyes glued to the road. Anytime anyone asked him about Faye, what she was like, anything, her commands took control and all he could really say was "She's great." And it was getting old.]

[missindependent]

I'm in the Dragon's Fire. [ she says, like this is some kind of grand revelation ] And I like music. All kinds. You should introduce us.

[ despite her apparent eagerness to be optimistic about his new relationship, she is still leery about why he's acting so weird (sense motive 15) ] You know, I would have thought you'd be some love-sick weirdo when you finally shacked up with someone. Like, super annoyingly chipper or something.

[wishuponadjinn]

[Oh dear god no, abort, abort!! He never wants to introduce them to each other. It was bad enough that Faith and Faye had interacted, but if Fiona and Faye spent time together his whole head might explode. But then she kinda skims over that and he breaths a sigh of relief.

Her observation about his lack of enthusiasm for his new "relationship" hits him hard because he knows she is right. His face falls into sad lines, unable to keep the gloom out of his voice. ] Yeah, I kinda thought so too. I guess it's more... grounded me than anything. Reality is never the same as fiction.

[missindependent]

Uh, that is so not true! [ and she sounds kinda pissed that he would suggest as much ] Why would something new and exciting "ground you", exactly?

[wishuponadjinn]

Well, I mean, she's just made me... really appreciate the reality of our situation instead of fantasizing what it would be like. [How's that for some bullshit answer? And technically it's true, he's just not being clear what exactly their situation is. And his bluff was a 23 this time! Almost the highest he can get, be proud.]