#— ic.

[wingherc]

@gaiaspoken

｢𓆄｣ When the invites for the party had come out, Hawks had sent a text Aerith's way, effectively inviting her to go with him. With her acceptance of his invitation, he suggested with the nature of it being a masked ball, that they try to find each other! And while they'd at least coordinated a color palette, neither one knew what the other would be wearing, so it kept it fresh.

And, with Hawks' late arrival, when he was in proximity of the manner, he could already hear the atmosphere of the party through one of his feathers. Sooo, maybe he had an added perk, but, he wouldn't find her right away just to even out the playing field. Even so much as to moving farther away when he was mingling with some other party goers.

After being at the party for about thirty-ish minutes, he decided the jig was up, and it's when she was being invited for a dance, is an arm thrown around her.

"There you are, I've been looking everywhere for you." A playful laugh escaped him as he guided her away from the crowd. "You haven't been here long, have you?"

[the-mocking-robin]

Conspiring with your alternate father's child self to get him to decorate for Halloween.

[vierandancer]

"Aye?" Meiko brightened. Lit up, actually. "I appreciate it. With th'Rite an' all, and you busy wantin' tae just get home, I didnae want tae impose..." Along with the fact that Erenville looked like he physically resisted whenever someone spoke of his childhood!

Settling in, she tried to focus her mind on a set of questions she had always wondered about. Now that she actually could ask someone, nothing was coming to bloody mind!

"Right, so -- ah. So, clearly your Ma didnae send you away, so I guess th'Shetona here dinnae separated th'sexes," she looked thoughtful. "Always wondered why they did that. Heard snippets here an' there it's somethin' called th'Green Word, and... Viera are born bein' able tae hear their forest? But I never...I wasnae around a forest." She shook her head. "And... I guess there's trees around here. Is that a thing for you? Is that maybe why you're good with animals...? Is it like a sense...?"

"Not... personally, no," Erenville said, words slow as thoughts of what he'd been told of those parts of the world came to mind. The Burn, at least, he had heard was a swath of sand so white it could be mistaken for snow. It was uncharged aethersand, he had been told once, though he couldn't confirm nor deny the truth of that.

"That is quite impressive."

Something about the surrounding area being so... nondescript made him uncomfortable, though he was curious what the world that remained looked like. The nature that it provided and the creatures that yet lived within it besides.

"Well, you've time now, at least. And I'm sure you can see that there is no shortage of Shetona in Tural and even Shaaloani," he said with a brief smile. "Though there are far more in Yyasulani. If you've questions, I can do my best to answer."

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CONT'D. @sillymuses

💀 — “ Oh, no, no. I hear ya, sister! You're preaching to the choir here. ”

[ though the undead isn't ' evil ' enough to wish any ... extreme harm upon the living, the scrambling firemen have it under control. that's what they're paid for! once that moral quandary is settled, he's good to justify the other one.]

“ I've had my share of ' accidents ' involving some property damage. People get on my ass about it! But if a layman had access to the Necronomicon or some shit, potion of fiery explosion – ? They'd do the same. Good to get it out in one go; you feel better now, don't 'cha? ”

[mystalwartheart]

"I saw you out there, fighting for your life." Kelpie hissed out. They was stalking after the women. Not knowing if she was part of the BSAA or any of the groups that were hunting them.

Jill spins on her heels to find the source of the voice addressing her, and sees someone standing before her. They look human, but not...exactly, and it's clear by their physical condition they've been through hell themselves. She's cautious, sizing the stranger up, but not yet reaching for her weapon.

"You've been watching me," Jill observes plainly and calmly. Evidently, there are other actors at play here. She wonders if the stranger might be an undercover operative, or a B.O.W. sent to kill her by Los Illuminados, the KGB or some remnant of the Spencer family or Umbrella Corporation, but she's never seen a B.O.W. display such obvious sapience before: Typically they're uncontrollable shambling monstrosities, or soldiers programed to obey orders without question with no free will of their own.

She decides to take a chance, slowly beginning to raise her hands, but not keeping them far from her holster.

"May I ask who you are, and why you're following me?" Jill asks carefully and politely.

[dragonskxn]

"It's only spring, but it's still sweltering out. I wish I could swim and take a dip in the lake to cool off...but I...ah... don't know how to. Maybe I could just sit in the shallows."

[gravesung-moving]

❝ NOW, NOW — THERE'S NO need to get so worked up. ❞

[aworldadrifft]

Accursed Mirror (Open Starter)

Where had his mirror gone and ended up?

The last time the Startouched Elf had bothered to actually check, the mirror that gave a window into his prison was in the possession of a Dragon.

Curiosity, and perhaps some vague hope for something interesting, however, had driven him to...well. Activate the mirror's powers.

Hiding just enough out of sight to listen for any....reactions.

[vierandancer]

On the ship? A sailor then, as well. Or a pirate. But it was rude to assume (even if that was the most likely explanation). It gave her more hope, however, to get along with the lad once they found him.

"Aye aye," she gave a nod and took the left, making her way up towards the restaurant. "Your Da was aboard a ship, then? Makes sense, as most folks in Lominsa are familiar with life at sea. You much of a swimmer?"

The mention of a small town not unlike Limsa Lominsa grabbed Tsuru's attention. Dad hadn't taken her to other cities much. He preferred short fishing trips to longer ones to far-off places. Something that they both preferred now, even if Limsa Lominsa had been a scary place to her when she'd first had to call it home.

Tsuru found herself interested when Meiko spoke, specifically of the grilled fish she liked. Tsuru had had it, of course, but not as often. Their little kitchen left little room for an open flame.

"Dad isn't the best at cooking," she explained, voice soft. "He said if he was better at it, he would've got stuck doing it on the ship."

He didn't seem to like it all that much, so she didn't really blame him.

"If you turn left up here, it's just a straight walk to the Bismarck."

[wingherc]

@gaiaspoken

｢𓆄｣ He had plenty of help around the agency today, and once he'd had everyone started on their patrols and various other clerical duties to attend to, Hawks had dipped for the day. Though, he made sure he was still reachable by phone if it came down to it.

Aerith had tasked him with cleaning up some flower patches in Archimedes, and while they were working parallel for the day, their final patch being the one that they'd both finish together. The thing he was looking forward to most, actually.

It'd taken a couple of hours to get to that point. And, admittedly, he was getting impatient, but, he couldn't rush unless he'd like to risk getting chided by Aerith. Who might whack him upside the head with her basket for being sloppy.

So, when they meet up, he's the first to warmly greet the woman.

"Fancy meeting you here!" As if this wasn't planned. "Come here often, dove?" Fortunately, their baskets looked to be similar in size, with the preened flowers that have wilted, so he's confident in saying he did it correctly.

[the-mocking-robin]

The answer is "your mom," case closed, we figured it out.

[beabigbeabig]

HAPPY [[buy our stock]][spooky edition]!!!!

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CONT'D. @lultimagoccia

💀 — “ I'm slick like an eel in an oil spill. ” [ he states plainly, idly playing with a straw wrapper. he drops water onto it with the ring of condensation left by a recent cup, making it inch around. ]

“ I guess that's something. Good enough, for a place like yours. Are you gonna at least dress up? ”

[dragonskxn]

"I feel like either kissing someone or mauling them. Maybe both."

[argentarrogance]

Rolls from pitts of oblivion or RATHER emerges suddenly while judging everyone as ever.

" ... "