open ♔ socialization log (april through july)

[wynn]

WHO || Everyone! [ota]
WHAT || Shenanigans.
WHERE || Anywhere in the castle, surrounding environs, London, Andres, etc!
WHEN || Any time in April/May/June/July
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.   Characters participating in the following missions are asked to wait until their missions have concluded before tagging into things that take place chronologically after said missions:  Dead of Winter, Curse of the Homo Magi, Ravenloft, Shadow Bermuda, and City of Blood  If you aren't certain if that applies to you, please ask!  Characters who are not currently squired in may also post, as their characters are living in the castle awaiting their ceremonies.

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 @ Various
Cheryl @ Front Desk
Myri @ her room & various
Skye @ Various
Buffy & Rafael @ the Kitchen
Peter @ Rec Rooms, Bowling Alley, Etc.
Liam @ Rec Room
Baal @ Various
Malina @ Dragon's Fire Wing/outside/kitchen/bar/library/Rec Room
Sweets @ Dragon's Light wing/Rec room/music room
Kali @ training room / firing range / outside / etc
Elena @ firing range / gym / kitchen / common rooms
Vi @ firing range / garden / rec room
Dean @ firing range / billiards room / library / kitchen
Jaina @ garage / training room / roof / computer room / bar
Lazarus & Vi | closed
Nick @ training room / firing range / rec rooms / computer room / bar / various
Des (& Zarad) @ NYC / firing range / training room
Elena @ 21st birthday party!
Alex @ garage / airfield / London / firing range / rec room / etc
Dante @ training room / old man bar / library
Andrew @ his room / computer lab / rec room
Alcide @ bars / grounds
Faye @ Gold's room / her room / various
Thoster @ hallways
Ollie @ training room / Dragon's Hoard wing
Mars @ library / room / gardens
Doyle @ the bar
Sebastian @ training room / his room
Neal @ various
Klaus @ rec room / kitchen / bedrooms
Adam @ Dragon's Light wing / various
Aedan @ training room / Dragon's Light wing / outdoors / rec room
Thea @ training room / grounds / bar / rec room / pool / various
Carol @ training room / grounds / roof
Kate @ training room / library / grounds / London
Ric @ Dragon's Hoard labs / bars / homeschooling kids
Jo @ lobby / various
Abigail @ firing range / gym / grounds / library / Dragon's Fire wing
Steve @ training room / various
David @ training room / library / grounds / kitchen
Emma S @ the pond / library / firing range
Amy @ library / kitchen / etc
Clark @ various
Erica @ grounds / training area / library / etc
Natasha @ firing range / training room / gym / bar / billiards / rec room
Sara @ bars / training room / gym / various
Hook @ bar / kitchen
Taradiddle @ Dragon's Light wing / grounds / places she shouldn't be
Sam @ library  / shooting range / castle grounds
Alice @ Dragon Light's wing / rec room / kitchen / training room / outside
Cora @ her room / grounds / training room / library / kitchen / TV room / computer lab
Will @ pond / firing range / castle grounds

Comments

[hacker]

After a king like Sarandis, I can guess why they'd want to take democracy for a spin.

[ Realtalk tho. ]

Pretty much as long as I can remember, Andres has had this wicked reputation for being a dead zone, super anti-Shadowkind. It's nice to see things changing. [ She looked over at Vi. ] Sorry about Thomas.

[graveflowers]

[ she shrugs. ] We weren't close or anything. Jack, the other Claw, I've actually spoken to him and shit. He's cool. In that stiff upper lip kind of British way.

[hacker]

Do you not get the chance to talk with the Dragon's Claws a lot?

[graveflowers]

I was gone for a while and they do a lot of solo stuff so it was more like we were just never in the castle at the same time. I get the feeling Jack is a pretty private person anyway.

[hacker]

Hard to be private when you're in a group home as big as this one.

[graveflowers]

[ a small smile lifts her lips. ] You'd be surprised. If you put in effort, privacy is still a thing. My husband was super private. It just takes a little work. Not everyone lives in the castle anyway, it's just easier for a lot of people.

[hacker]

Sorry, was?

[ Que? ]

[graveflowers]

He died. [ she lifts a hand to stop any condolences that may or may not make an appearance. she's still kind of uncertain on whether or not she's supposed to acknowledge luthir because it makes people uncomfortable mostly, but he was important to her so he comes up sometimes just by accident. ] It's okay.

[hacker]

[ For a moment, a flicker of empathic grief starts in Skye's eyes. But as Vi dismisses it, Skye softens, and nods, accepting the unwelcomeness of the sentiment. ]

In a profession like this, it probably happens a lot, huh? Losing people.

[graveflowers]

It's definitely a possibility going in to this line of work. And it's the part no one ever tells you about. [ she lifts her eyebrows like i am your cautionary tale. ] We do really good stuff and we help people and people who aren't "people" but trees or bugbears or elves or who even knows. Sometimes it's really hard, but it's always worth it.

[hacker]

If anyone has room to say so, it's you. Obviously, your husband thought it was worth it, if he put his life on the line for it. And Thomas.

[ Skye nodded, accepting the logic therein. ]

It was really brave of them both. And brave for you, to still be here. To still ... do this, when you've seen firsthand what it could mean.

[graveflowers]

Thanks. [ she glances down, clearly affected by the compliment. sticking around doesn't really feel brave to her, just natural, and maybe selfish to bring her baby into this kind of world when she could bring her into a safer environment, but vi still feels touched. ] I sort of grew up in this kind of place. I want Lucia to feel like she has a family even if not by blood.

[hacker]

Lucia? Is that gonna be her name? [ She points to Vi's stomach. Is that rude??? Doing it anyway. ]

[graveflowers]

[ as long as she doesn't touch it, vi doesn't give a shit. ] Uh-huh. My last name's Italian so I wanted something for my possibly not actually Italian roots.

[hacker]

I like it. [ A smile settles in, and Skye nods. ] When's she due?

[graveflowers]

Uh, sometime in June. [ when vi says it, it sounds like "possibly never". because that's what it feels like. ]

[hacker]

Well. [ Smile growing lopsided, Skye raises her eyebrows. ] Congratulations. I'm sure you're sick of hearing that by now. Ready for Lucia to vacate?

[graveflowers]

Thanks. I'm so ready. I was ready months ago, but she was less ready. I would love it if she would decide to be ready. I don't wanna be that lady on TLC who was pregnant for sixty years.

[hacker]

Shadowkind kid. Got it. [ Skye laughs. Something about having a dwarfed gestation period makes it impossible for human women to complain about pregnancy duration tbh. ] How long has it been?

[graveflowers]

Uh... eleven months? I think. [ she can tell, to the day, how long it's been since she's found out, but...

that's just too sad for life. ]

[hacker]

That sounds ... actually terrible. [ she holds a hand up. ] Sorry. I know. Miracle of life. But the miracle of life could get a move on.

[graveflowers]

No, it's shit, don't worry, I know. Miracles shouldn't have to take this long, y'know? Should just be -- [ she snaps her fingers. ] -- boom, baby.

[hacker]

Cosigned. [ quickly, ] I mean, not that I've ever. [ She straightens, shaking her head as she clears it up. ] But I can imagine.

[graveflowers]

Well, you can take advantage of our amazing co-pay free health care. Astrid loves handing out birth control. She's gonna throw condoms at you anyway. [ her shoulders lift in a shrug, amused smile tugging at her lips. astrid is good quality. the dragon's light takes all kinds, ok. ]

[hacker]

Sounds like someone who's walked in on one too many rec room romps.