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[tidescfchaos]

STATUS: Open for all @cardinalstart

LOCATION: Rewind Rentals

Roni paced up and down the aisles of the video rental store, looking for something to occupy their evening with their grandmother. They ended up in the horror section with their hand hovering over a VHS of John Carpenter's The Thing before it fell back to their side. As much as they were interested in it, they got the feeling their grandmother wouldn't want to sit through it. Then again they could still pick it up for themself to watch on their own some other time. They gnawed on their bottom lip, contemplating their decision when they noticed someone out of the corner of their eye. "Sorry, I was just weighing my options." They paused for a moment, "What were you thinking of picking out?" Maybe the other could give them some movie suggestions.

[losingdcgs]

STATUS: open to all @palmviewstarters

LOCATION: Tadpole Adventure Playground

She was well aware of how sad it looked for a grown adult like her to hang around the playground at night, barely swinging on the swing set while reflecting on the new year. Not even half through the first month and Marcela already broke her resolutions. It was possible that it wasn't that big of a deal, but it did give a rocky start to her grand plan to get her shit together this year. Maybe it was better to just push it off to the next year...like she did every year. At this rate she seemed doomed to stay in a perpetual state of knowing change was necessary but never following through.

For better or worse, the snapping of a twig pulled her from her deep thoughts, startling her, and nearly causing her to fall off the swing as a scream rang out from her throat. After a moment passed and it was obvious she wasn't in any danger, she let out a chuckle that had hints of embarrassment and nervousness clinging to it. "Come Halloween you should volunteer at a haunted house, you'd do great there." She'd ask the other what they were doing out here, but that would leave the door open for the question to get flipped back on her.

[ruthcrfords]

there was no feeling better than a win. lucas wasn't the only driver, past or present, to feel that. but of the current grid, he had the second highest number of race wins and was going to stop at nothing to make it the most. although that was not his key motivation for this year's form. he was locked into a title fight where every point mattered and neither side was going to yield even a thousandth to the other. even if that meant going wheel to wheel several times over a single lap. clean, but good hard racing— of-course. he was known for excelling at that, as was his closest competitor this year. the defending world driver's champion, ozan bursin.

lucas had cinched the win in the second last lap, just having that edge over ozan to take the position back and kept enough in his tires to put distance between himself and the mercedes behind him. they had switched the lead 7 times around the 71 lap circuit in austria. as entertaining as it was for the spectators, none of that mattered in the end as lucas was first to the checkered flag, with ozan coming in at P2 by 5.3 seconds.

after the cooldown laps, they were quick to park and get out of their cars and reach their teams, lucas more eager than ozan this week. naturally.

punching the air in celebration, he joined the team in their raucous celebrations before the post-race interview. although his focus wasn't quite on the interview as his thoughts trailed to nazli. catching a glimpse of her near the mercedes guys, lucas sent a smile her way which was noticed by his interviewer. he batted off the mild grilling they subjected him to— they couldn't help the curiosity.

not that he could blame them.

the adrenaline still coursing through him as he was on his way to the cooldown room, before making a slight detour to locate her. lucas wasn't sure if he would get to see her until after the podium, and he did not care about the other drivers waiting for him. the smile was very quickly wiped off of his face as he walked in on a conversation he was certainly not supposed to be within earshot of.

his features hardened, he looked between the two before zeroing in on nazli. "i'm sorry— you what?"

[redhead-reporter]

º ✧ 。 okay okay sheesh, if y'all are gonna be that nice ? maybe i should do a BITE SIZED STARTER CALL !

[angelslaain]

It took her a second before she could look at him in the eyes. Sienna didn't even really realize he was there, and she had no clue how long she'd been sitting on the floor in the only secluded hallway she could find on set in the first place. One minute? Five minutes? "Oh."

She cleared her throat. "Sorry, Mr. Wynter, I was just, uh..." Taking a break. The truth was, she was getting picked on by some of the other special effects and makeup crew. They'd been working on something involving blood, and while she could accept it was part of her job, she opted not to help out with it if she didn't have to. They called her a scaredy cat for it, but she was struck by memories doused in red, pure red. Avoiding a full blown panic attack, she ran off. And it led her here.

"I'll get back to work. Sorry." // @wynterlanding

[gatekepts-a]

          ❛ i love you. ❜ and there it is. three words blurted out in the middle of yet another fight, an inevitability at this point in their rather tumultuous relationship. nimble fingers press into her brow bones, an attempt to nurse the migraine spreading throughout her head from all her previous yelling. she’s acting as if she didn’t just say the most dangerous phrase she ever could — and at the worst time, too. ❛ but this—- ❜ haru gestures between them, ❛ -—is a fucking mess. we’re a mess. and we’re never going to work if this keeps going on. ❜ a frustrated and exhausted sigh leaves her lips, brows furrowing together in exasperation. ❛ are you listening to me, jesper ? ❜ @dysnomiias​​

[foxtamara]

✉ text ⟳ unbiological little bro

Tamara: So I saw your name pop up as I was scrolling through the Fairford Daily and sipping my morning coffee 👀 Tamara: I feel like it's been a minute since I've checked in and also Xander misses his favorite uncle Laurie @ljjames

[longingwithstars]

º  𓆩✶𓆪 — mykal martell tags

[imrtals]

      SELENE continued to look over the yard of growing occupants. the muscles in her jaw clenched as she tries to find her family amongst the crowds. this had been a horrible idea — she couldn't find a logical reason on why just yet, but, it was. she bent at her knee slightly to pick up the ends of her dress, ring-adorned fingers glistening in olympus' sunlight. she quickly moved across the length of the yard, in search for her twin brother helios. HELIOS turned to his wife as she approached him, rising out of his seat in respect as he smiled softly to himself. "you know me better than most," he pointed out as he leaned forward to press his forehead against hers.

      KALISTA finds herself moving towards her older sister, the two unconsciously walking in sync as CHIONE'S eyes are met with one of many zeus' children. "try not to irritate our cousins, will you? father wished for us to be on our best behavior." kalista merely rolled her eyes in response but managed to keep her sister's request in mind. the redhead, turned to the much taller blonde, hands intertwined behind her back. "i see you still excel in matters of flattery." chione pointed out as kalista continued on her stroll to find something to entertain herself with.

      MELAINA finds herself frozen for a moment, as time passes and her brother continues to protest her reasons on why she could not approach the princes of atlantis - the youngest daughter of hades, feels uneasy.

@starosed

[tidescfchaos]

"Sounds like a productive weekend if nothing else." With a little luck, the distraction on something a bit brighter like holiday shopping would at least temporarily lift the other's spirits. There was no denying that Priya cared for the community here in her own way, even if she distanced herself from it every now and then. "I should follow suit, the holidays always manage to somehow creep up on me each year. I've lost track of how many times I've left it to the last minute." A soft laugh fell from her lips. Neither her nor her aunts really celebrated Christmas, but they still took to the gift giving aspect after Priya moved in since it was something she used to do with her parents.

"Who knows if I'll actually get around to it this weekend, though." Shopping wouldn't be as distracting as she wanted it to be. "I have to work for part of the weekend so I'm not sure my plans will be that much more exciting either." She hoped for some sort of rush during her shift to at least make the time fly by faster. "Aside from that," her eyes drifted towards the ceiling as she tried to think of how to have a slightly interesting weekend, "I might spend sometime at RollerBlaze, see what kind of fun there is to be had there. If all else fails, I might kill some time at Breaking Glass. I'm sure someone is bound to do something ridiculous there at some point over the weekend."

Dorothy appreciated the understanding; it was a hard time for more than just her in Cardinal Hill, she understood that, and while she would never have wished it upon anyone else, the shared experience did provide a certain amount of ease for Dorothy as she suspected it would make those around her more understanding and less demanding. It wasn't that those in her life had necessarily been demanding when she had experienced her previous loss, but there undoubtedly had been times where Dorothy thought that their good intentions - such as wanting to care for her - became too much. Loss was such a tricky thing to navigate, as Dorothy was reminded of by these recent events.

Pondering Priya's question was a nice distraction, even while Dorothy still couldn't rid herself of the weight pressing against her chest. "I was actually thinking of starting my Christmas shopping," she told her. "I feel like my list of who to buy presents for grows each and every year, so I want to get ahead of myself just a little bit." Dorothy prided herself in really knowing her loved ones, and so she always liked to put in a lot of effort when it came to gift giving. "That's the extent of my plans, though," she continued, meaning that she hadn't actually formally organised anything - as per Dorothy's usual style. "Do you have anything more exciting in store?" She pondered.

[tidescfchaos]

STATUS: Open to all @cardinalstart

LOCATION: Glasswater Lake

A restless feeling still stirred around inside Priya following the news about Avalon Rivers, and the strange occurrences as of late certainly didn't help this feeling either. Wanting a moment of peace, no matter how brief, it was only natural that she found herself among nature. She sat upon a blanket close to the edge of the lake, bundled up in warm clothing fitting the season and pulled her knees in towards her chest. "I'm going to miss spending more of my free time out here as winter rolls in." She lamented with a soft sigh to her present company. The plummeting temperatures unfortunately meant less time among the serenity of nature. "Are you at least looking forward to the upcoming season?"

[losingdcgs]

STATUS: open to anyone @palmviewstarters

LOCATION: just outside Tipsy Shores Dance Hall

"Well, I for one think that could have gone a lot worse." Isaiah was at least half genuine in his statement, always seeking out some sort of silver-lining. And hey, there was one in this instance! Overall he had a pleasant time and learned a new dance style. As for the other half, well, the humor of saying it could've gone worse while he limped out of the dance hall wasn't lost on him. Of course he didn't hold any injuries he may have sustained due to getting his feet stepped on an ungodly amount of times against anyone there – they were all learning together after all.

"With that being said, I don't know how much I'll actually use our newfound knowledge." He didn't detest country music the way some people did, but he didn't love it either. If anything, he felt indifference for it. "What about you? Should I expect the latest town gossip to be about how you've become the greatest line dancer Palmview has ever seen?"

[ruthcrfords]

tag drop: lucas rutherford

[losingdcgs]

"There's hope for it catching on yet then." A comment with the same playful energy as his smile easily left her lips. Her brow rose in interest as she heard out his proposition. There should be warning bells going off, flashing red lights, something whenever two people with similar self-sabotaging tendencies interacted. Then again, Marcela would more than likely ignore all those signs. Good decisions and her didn't exactly go hand in hand – something that was made glaringly apparent by the next words out of her mouth, "I think I could rearrange my plans to swing by and help you stay up." Actually, what was so bad about potentially hooking up again? It was better than her going out and potentially leading on someone who was looking for something less casual, right? At least it was pretty obvious Leon and her were on the same page. "You heading there right after this?"

leon smiles playfully at her deprived gibberish -her words- and moves ever so slightly as one person leaves the line. "i liked it," he grins. the menu on the screen above the baristas is glitching and he wonders why he keeps coming here when the service sucks. oh right, best coffee in palmview. even if it's usually shit compared to the valpo coffee. even nyc's is better. "i hope so. i gotta pull an all-nighter at the studio tonight." it's only eight-thirty, but he needs to finish a mix before tomorrow's deadline. it's hard on his sleep schedule to be a producer, all the pressure to be quick and good. but he wouldn't change it for the world. "i think it'll be more fun if you join me," he grins. "do you wanna come?" there's an innuendo somewhere in that sentence. sure, he and marcela had a one-night stand a while ago. why not make it into a two-time thing? and even though he thinks about serin for a moment, the feeling of getting too close to someone feels a bit scary. and he's always been good at self-sabotaging.

[redhead-reporter]

º ✧ 。quiet drafts day for me since taking the (extended) weekend off to just do memes and vibe has made the stack of what i owe QUINTUPLE ! 🙃 but that's okay(ish) because i'll be out of town next week going to my first ✨ wedding dress fitting ✨ so it's good to get the queue loaded up for that.

moots can find me over on dis.cord !

[angelslaain]

"You seem to really like what you do," the brunette told the nurse across the waiting room of the doctor's office, a soft smile adorning the corner of her lips. Sienna was in for her weekly appointment with her therapist, so she'd seen him before a handful of times—she just hadn't had the bravery to say hello before. Perhaps she was sick of looking at the dull paintings on the wall or tired of the book she held in her lap, but an unknown feeling tugged at her to say something to him. She wished she knew his name; she couldn't read his nametag from where she sat. // @horrifiying — ethan