open ♔ may castle socialization

[wynn]

WHO || Everyone! [ota]
WHAT || Shenanigans.
WHERE || Anywhere in the castle, surrounding environs, London, etc!
WHEN || Any time during  May [back and forward dated]
HOW || Actionspam

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

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. 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. ]

Comments

[notaroundme]

I could be...so, so, so much worse. [She smiles.] And you have me too, of course. [She grins, mostly teasing. It's about the people moreso than the rest of it, though those are things she needs too.

Well, not the library, but whatever.]

It feels good to be doing something. Helping people.

[ex_ric243]

There is that.

[Which was actually his entire reason for being here, but how creepy would it be if he actually advertised that fact? Especially to her.]

So have they shipped you out on any of these missions yet?

[Because so far all he's done is sit around and play catch up in the library.]

[notaroundme]

[Elena finally moves to sit in the chair next to him as they start talking more.]

I actually met them while they were on a mission in New Orleans. I helped out while we were there, and was squired when we came back to London. The mission there is sort of ongoing, so I've been going back and forth between here and there.

[ex_ric243]

Sounds like they're keeping you pretty busy. You're still in school, right?

[Gurl you had better have continued your education or he will be shitting bricks.]

[notaroundme]

[Her sudden raised eyebrows give her away.]

...I guess that means that I haven't finished yet, huh. That answers one question of a hundred million.

[ex_ric243]

[Alaric's never been a good liar, but that slip was just careless on his part. Whoops. It was bound to come out sooner or later though. Even he didn't expect to keep up the charade forever.]

Yeah, about that...

[Hey, at least he wasn't attempting to lie to her face about being caught, right? That should count for something. He closes the book he'd been looking through, granting her his full attention.]

When I realized you didn't remember anything, I didn't want to just dump everything onto your lap.

[notaroundme]

May I remind you that I knew your name before you even gave it to me?

[She doesn't seem mad. If anything, she seems...hopeful. She kind of gets why he wouldn't say anything right away, but still...]

You remember more than I do, though, don't you.

[Clearly, if he expected her to be in school.]

[ex_ric243]

Unfortunately.

[Except it's unfortunate in all the ways you aren't thinking of, gurl. If anyone wishes they could forget the fucked up bullshit their life has devolved into, it's him. Fortunately, Elena was one of the few good things he could actually pinpoint amidst the sea of do not want.]

Most of it's fuzzy, but you and Jeremy--

[Look, there he goes again. Time to just shut up and let her do the talking.]

I'm not trying to keep anything from you. If there's anything you want to know, provided I can actually remember, all you have to do is ask.

[notaroundme]

[She nods slowly, turning that information over, focusing on the other name. He says he'll answer questions, but how much does she want to know? Will it just tell her all the things she should miss?]

Jeremy...is... [Her brows furrow. She can't remember anything beyond the name and the face, but she'll make an educated guess.] ...my brother?