#c: josephine 001

[jonahxrivas]

for: @deputyjparker time: after dodgeball

To ever expect this to be a normal game was a foolish thing. As fun as it had started off, it quickly became something that had the potential to turn into a blood bath at the rate the vampires seemed to be going. Still, he held onto that sliver of hope that the coalition could do some damage but he ought to have known that the damage would be dealt instead. He managed to hit a one on the opposing side through sheer dumb luck, but there ended the high and began the pathway to completely needing to dodge and avoid getting pummelled. It did not last. One after another he saw his teammates getting struck out, and eventually he soon followed suit, because of course he would. Land-based sports were never his strength, while he wasn't uncoordinated or even unathletic, clumsiness reared its ugly regardless. Rubbing his sore shoulder Jonah hobbled to a spot where he'd be further away from the intensity of the game and slumped against the back wall holding his glasses in hand. While he was ever so thankful that the lens didn't break, the severely bent shape gave him no relief but really it was his own fault, he should've expected this. Caught up in trying to adjust them back to a wearable shape, Jonah missed the footsteps approach till feet stood in from of him. Looking up then, he gave Jo a sheepish smile, "Sorry, I was terrible out there. I think this just proves I need to sign up for more classes, right?"

[thelouvrefm]

— 𝐣𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨 . . .

♕ ( muse l / 42 / cis woman / she/her/hers ) — did you see JOSEPHINE REYES wandering around the island today? they kind of look like NATALIE PORTMAN from certain angles? i heard around town that the OWNER OF CLEAN SLATE is INNOVATIVE, and SPIRITED, but also RETICENT, and SELF-DESTRUCTIVE. people say that they remind them of A TIMER CLOSE TO HITTING ZERO, DRINKING COGNAC IN A BUBBLE BATH, and THE POUNDING OF RUNNING SHOES AGAINST COLD CONCRETE, and ALL THESE THINGS THAT I’VE DONE by THE KILLERS is definitely their theme song. they seem like a nice enough person, but we all know how hard it is to keep a pristine reputation in a small town. ( lauryn / 22 / cst / she/her/hers )

b a c k g r o u n d —

[ ! ] TRIGGER WARNING : MENTION OF RELIGION, DIVORCE, STEALING, LEGAL TROUBLE, PARENTAL DEATH

 001. a doted on only child born in kings haven in 1980. josephine’s childhood was normal and about as far from traumatizing as it gets. her parents were loving and had sufficiently prepared for the arrival of their baby girl. they were well off and had plenty of help from josephine’s grandparents. josephine was given every resource imaginable growing up and all the support her parents could muster up.

 002. josephine’s parents were jewish, and she was raised accordingly. while her parents were raised in orthodox judaism, they grew to practice reform judaism. though they seemed committed to raising josephine in judaism at first, their efforts dwindled as time went on until they were the family who just observed the “important” holidays.

 003. josephine was a fairly average child, but the influx of resources gave her more opportunities and strengthened her strong attributes. she was probably a little bit smarter than the average kid, nothing near gifted, but her at home studies paired with her school teachings helped build her intellect. from a young age, josephine also exhibited an interest in art. so, of course, her parents would sit down with her and an art teacher every other day to hone her craft. her interest was mostly in watercolor paintings, though she dabbled in varying art and pottery mediums as a way to figure out what amused her.

 004. a happy and well adjusted child, josephine had many friends and was involved in a couple after school programs like girl scouts and soccer. she was vibrant and described as a ray of sunshine. and who would expect anything different with a life like hers? only, as she grew older, while nothing around her changed, what was inside of her did.

 005. there was an introspection and discipline that came naturally to josephine from her years of gentle parenting. josephine was well aware of her privilege and security as she aged, and there was an ever-growing need inside of her to self destruct. looking at it from an outside perspective was funny, a girl with a perfect life looking for reasons to be sad. but the thought behind it was really quite simple: there was a monotony in her routine that left her with the absence of excitement.

 006. josephine made a real effort in fending off that need to self destruct, but life sought to equal the balance. her parents announced their separation when josephine was 12 years old. it came as a shock to the young girl. perhaps there were warning signs, hushed arguments heard from down the hall, the slow disintegration of their religious practices, more silence at the dinner table than usual… but divorce? josephine hardly even understood the concept.

 007. those resources that were once available to josephine slowly began to dwindle as the logistics of the separation took up much of her parents’ time. josephine began to recede within her own mind, lacking the usual outside presence that she was accustomed to. as it turns out, her thoughts were very loud. social isolation became somewhat of a new norm for josephine. she would sit at the lunch table with her friends still, but sleepovers and trips for ice cream were no longer existent.

 008. anger and fear plagued josephine’s mind. she experienced anger toward her parents, the changes being made in her life, the world in general. she was with her mother most of the time, during the week but no weekends, but it wasn’t the same. her once lively, dedicated mother was now relatively hollow, at least compared to her old disposition. josephine could tell she was trying to pick herself back up, but the struggle was apparent.

 009. flash forward to age 15, josephine had mostly adjusted to the changes in her life. was there some subtle lasting damage? probably. but she had much more going for her now than she did at age 12. high school was kind to josephine; she was well liked, popular even. she was starting varsity for soccer in her sophomore year. though her dedication to her schoolwork wasn’t strong, she managed to keep her grades up. it wasn’t that josephine was lacking in intellect, she was simply unmotivated. that peppy demeanor that she kept up around her friends wasn’t always present at home.

 010. see, josephine did well when other people were around. her thoughts and anxieties did not scream in her head like they did when she was alone. that same little need to destruct that was growing as a kid had grown quite large now; it was becoming hard to ignore. this led josephine to start stealing things whenever she would go to the store. it was little at first, some chapstick or a twix, until she moved onto big ticket items.

 011. she would put things in her cart and “forget” to scan them. it was a destructive habit at first, causing her to feel shame, until it turned into something else. josephine grew to look forward to these trips of hers. she would often try to outdo herself, until she was eventually caught. she had stolen a trashcan; had there not been items stashed inside, perhaps she could’ve claimed that she forgot to scan it. she ended up doing diversion to get the charge wiped from her record.

 012. kings haven being such a small town, word certainly got around. josephine was embarrassed as her friends exiled her, though the vast majority of kids couldn’t care less. it might’ve even earned her a little street cred. regardless, josephine had momentarily ruined her life enough to quiet that need of hers. when she felt it building back up, however, she found an appropriate outlet for her feelings: painting. her love of art had been rediscovered. after the divorce, josephine had grown out of painting regularly. it had produced some bad associations for her, but she felt ready to try again.

 013. soccer was switched for art clubs and local art competitions. josephine found new friends within the art community, feeling as though they were a much better fit for her. now, when she was alone, all she had to do to quiet her brain was throw herself into a project. it was easy for josephine to get lost in things, a good book or a new project. she wouldn’t be part of this world anymore, she was apart of something much greater, something beautiful.

 014. after high school, josephine went off to college to acquire a bachelor’s degree in business administration. art seemed far more tempting, but her father’s pressure to yield financial success was etched into her brain. and soon enough, josephine was married! it was a whirlwind romance for her, the fairy tale of her dreams. diego had truly charmed her, and josephine was ready to take on the world with him. they settled down, got a house, and focused on building a life together.

 015. following graduation, josephine took a job in market research. it was unfulfilling in many ways, but she convinced herself that it would get better eventually. with diego’s support and her escape via art, it was manageable. her twenties were fairly standard; she matured and had time for self exploration. the prime of her life was lived well; she had friends, family, love, beauty, and enough money to scrape by. it wasn’t until her thirties that things began to fall apart.

 016. things with diego had changed; there was an unspoken disconnect. they were meant to be open with each other, but it seemed neither one of them wanted to admit that something was different. josephine had always felt as though maybe she loved diego more than he had loved her, but it seemed like things had began deteriorating more and more. she could see his dissatisfaction growing with his life, but she had no words to help or talk it through. eventually, they were more like roommates than spouses.

 017. with this, josephine felt as though she was going crazy. there was a desperation in her to fix things, but she felt as though she would be overreacting or pushing him away further if she were to bring it up. so, she stayed quiet and suffered internally. she tried to be a positive presence around him and hoped that was enough, until eventually their time together became less frequent. josephine was spending more time alone; without much distraction outside of work, she was led her to pursue other things in her career. this led to her buying an empty gallery space.

 018. clean slate, a rather fitting name for her new business. the building was advertised as a space to be rented out for exhibits or events, funded in part by her parents. it was something to do, something to fill in the spaces of silence when she and diego ran out of things to talk about. somewhere to sit in the emptiness when it was lacking an exhibit. there was a small building connected to the space that housed a permanent rotation of local art and photography, offering prints at a price. it was a way for josephine to shine some light on local artists; it brightened her days enough to make them bearable. clean slate didn’t pull in the big bucks, but it was sufficient enough, and it was hers.

 019. unfortunately, that wasn’t built to last. not long after she turned 40, her father died of a heart attack. it was an unexpected and devastating blow that turned her world upside down for quite some time. it seemed like no one around her knew how to console her, what to say. it killed much of her spirit and motivation in ways that she hasn’t yet recovered.

 020. flash forward to now… josephine is going through somewhat of a midlife crisis, if you couldn’t tell from the convertible parked outside of her house that she just traded her old car in for. often times, diego doesn’t even sleep in their home. she has silently wondered where he goes all the time, but she wouldn’t dare to ask. there is perhaps a small part of her that doesn’t want to seem like the nagging wife, even if there is some growing resent that’s getting harder to ignore. josephine doesn’t want to admit that perhaps their marriage is over. that would mean admitting that she had wasted nearly half of her life, that she was going down the same path as her parents. no, she couldn’t do that… but that little need to self destruct is growing again, and she’s not quite sure how to stop it.

[ ! ] TLDR : was super loved and well cared for as a kid until her parents got divorced. has this need to self destruct that is ever-present, though art helps. got in trouble for stealing in her adolescence, ended up getting a bachelor’s degree in business administration. eventually opened up clean slate (an exhibition space) and is now in a failing marriage

p e r s o n a l i t y —

 001. josephine presents herself in a certain way to the outside world. while she is generally polite and sometimes soft spoken in public, she is incredibly spirited and has a raging fire inside of her. josephine sometimes needs some help breaking out of her shell, but when she does, she is a sight to behold. she is fun, wild, compassionate. this was mostly how she presented herself in her 20s, but as time went on, she began to feel buried and that nature of hers is now harder to access.

 002. her creativity and vivid imagination benefit her art in a variety of ways. josephine isn’t exactly known for being entirely rooted in reality; she is a bit out of touch and a bit out of it in general. she seeks more than this life could offer her, which is why she tries to escape through her art. there is a feeling that she possess that grows with time and encourages her to self destruct. when she listens to that feeling and takes action, it seems to quiet for a while. josephine is typically a patient person; the only time this isn’t the case is when she’s already very frustrated.

 003. it could be the multiple cups of coffee she consumes on the daily, but josephine is a pretty jittery person. she can appear on edge to people who don’t know her very well. josephine is generally very career oriented, especially when there’s a lack in her relationships, or in her life in general. her communication could certainly use some work, but josephine’s sympathetic and compassionate nature has made it so that building relationships with people aren’t too difficult for her. josephine has a hard time verbalizing her thoughts and emotions, so she is more likely to hide them.

about. statistics. headcanons. connections.

[thedaslesbian]

DRAGON AGE: MEET MY HEROINES → draft 001

T H E W A R D E N S

CANON → human noble: POLLY COUSLAND class: rogue (dual wield) | main romance: leliana | minor romance: iona | faith: andrastian | playthrough status: complete

personality notes

A Darling

fine-arse woman in a world of fuckboys

pragmatic idealist

probably the most devout of any of my characters

canon because: my favourite origin, & the one that appeals most to me personally

name reasoning

one of my favourite names, also one of my Soft Comfort names

"why not elissa?" i like the sound but not the spelling

"what about alyssa?" that spelling doesn't fit the setting in my head, too modern-looking

city elf: KARYN [pronounced karen] TABRIS (prev. amelia "mia" tabris) class: rogue (dual wield) | faith: agnostic, loosely andrastian | playthrough status: to restart

personality notes

a heroine, a martyr, a moment

"you've been my hero since we were kids, it's just official now"

always ready to sacrifice herself for the greater good

name reasoning

"karen????" yes!! fucking karen!!!!

ik stereotypical Karens are arseholes but there are also a lot of kind & sexy milfs named karen

i like the name a lot. it's another one of my Soft Comfort names

reclaim the name karen for the milves

dwarf commoner: ERICA BROSCA class: rogue (dual wield) | romance: undecided | faith: agnostic, probably leaning towards atheism | playthrough status: at ostagar

elf mage: CELESTE SURANA faith: agnostic | major romance: n/a, in love with velanna | minor romance: cullen | playthrough status: to restart

personality notes: the personification of the sweetiest fluffiest bunny

name reasoning: idk man it just felt right

dalish elf: ILONA "LORNA" MAHARIEL class: rogue (archer) | romance: n/a (mourning tamlen) | faith: dalish | playthrough status: at ostagar

name reasoning

ilona sounds dalish & i like the name lorna

"so you're not comfortable w your own name, lamorna, but lorna is fine?" at what point did i say it made sense

dwarf noble: SEREDA AEDUCAN class: rogue (dual wield) | romance: undecided | faith: child of the stone | playthrough status: to restart

human mage: CIRCE [pronounced sirsee] AMELL romance: morrigan | faith: atheist | playthrough status: to restart

personality notes: Scary Witch™

T H E C H A M P I O N

female mage: MADELEINE [pronounced madelyn] HAWKE romance: isabela | personality: helpful/ diplomatic/ charming | faith: loosely andrastian | playthrough status: complete

name reasoning: close to marian, but i much prefer it; madeleine is one of my favourite names

canon because: the plotline of dragon age ii

T H E I N Q U I S I T O R S

CANON → elf mage: ORLA LAVELLAN romance: josephine | recruited: mages | faith: originally dalish, goes on to question, possibly believe elements of andrastianism | playthrough status: complete, to replay before the veilguard

personality notes

firm, but kind

a true idealist

canon because: jaws of hakkon dlc

human noble: MORWENNA "WENDY" TREVELYAN romance: josephine | recruited: mages | faith: loosely andrastian | playthrough status: to restart

personality notes

sarcastic but sweet

not into the whole "nobility" thing

name reasoning

listen. LISTEN. it actually gets to me a little bit that da: i used the name trevelyan, bc it's probably my personal favourite unusual, mystical-sounding cornish surname, and i am a cornish person with an unusual cornish surname and an even more unusual, mystical-sounding cornish first name

probably lamorna is the most appropriate cornish first name i know to go with this surname, but i can't use that, bc it's my name

idk if this is just a Unique Name Person thing, but i'm so used to ppl being unfamiliar with my name that it actually unnerves me a little bit when anyone uses it, especially if they are a stranger

like, i'll hear someone talking about lamorna cove & be like wtf, who told you my name

it's SO much easier for ppl to identify me bc of my name being so unique, like if you see someone on social media whose name is lamorna crying about middle-aged women, you know that person is me

for someone who prefers to fade into anonymity this gets very uncomfortable

tl;dr: i want to disappear into my dragon age characters, & i can't do that if one of them has my weird name

anyway morwenna is probably the next most appropriate cornish name to go with trevelyan, but i'm still not fully sold on it

dwarf rogue: SCAEA [pronounced skyah] "SKYLA" CADASH romance: sera | recruited: templars | faith: agnostic | playthrough status: current playthrough, newly arrived in haven

personality notes

dreamy

sensitive, bordering on touchy

prefers to gloss over uncomfortable details

name reasoning

name of the dwarven king's daughter & luthias's wife in the legend of luthias dwarfson, so a traditional dwarven name

also a pun on "skyer" bc she's a Surface Dwarf

& sometimes has her proverbial head in the clouds

qunari rogue: ASHERA [pronounced ashuhrah] ADAAR romance: sera | recruited: templars | faith: agnostic | playthrough status: to restart

personality notes

wtf is the qun lmao

1000% done with everyone's shit

name reasoning: bastardised combination of qunlat "ash": to seek and "herah": time, into a name i kind of liked the sound of

GENERAL NOTES

i can never play as a man bc of who i am as a person

i can also never play as a warrior bc of who i am as a person

i am canonically a dual-wield rogue, however i will adapt where i feel it is appropriate

nearly all my heroes are lesbians bc i'm a lesbian with a compulsive need to self-insert

exceptions are celeste & lorna who are pan & bi

all my origins romances would be morrigan if the game wasn't inherently lesbophobic (in not making her a lesbian when she was so clearly supposed to be one in the first place)

origins are listed in order of my personal preference

things in italics are things i haven't fully decided on yet

[arabellasxndrine]

“You know, a little birdie told me that you were coming but I did not want to believe it until you actually arrived”, Arabella admitted as she made way for her cousin to step inside her bungalow. “Have you settled in?” ( @prncessjosie )

[greetingsfromnashville]

....GREETINGS FROM NASHVILLE. MUSIC CITY WELCOMES YOU.

Without further ado - here are our acceptances. We are truly overwhelmed by the interest in this RP, and thank you endlessly for your patience. You’ll see below which plots have been assigned to your character(s). 

We tried very hard to make sure that we could give everyone the plots they chose, but we ended up with a lot of overlap between plots that had several first choice applications, but those were also backups to several players. Who knew how many muses were prone to having bad days at coffee shops?

There are some muses that we will require additional plots from - meaning you applied to start with 2 but we were unable to find 2 that fit for you. Everyone has at least 1 that was a first choice or backup choice! I apologize if anyone is disappointed with the plots they have been given, or not receiving your first choice, but, again, we did make sure that every plot assigned to every player was in your primary or backup choice. If you’ve been asked to submit a new plot choice, we plan to post a new batch of plots this weekend, so you may select something now or wait until these new plots are posted.

Regardless, we are now ready to receive accounts, so please see the NEW MEMBER CHECKLIST and when you are ready, submit your accounts to the main. We open for interaction tomorrow and will make an announcement when we are ready to do so.

ACCEPTANCES UNDER THE READ MORE

ABRAMS, ADDISON ( alex ) 

STORY 001, MUSE A + STORY 009, MUSE A

ANDERSON, BLAINE ( audra ) 

STORY 013, MUSE A + STORY 037, MUSE B

ANDERSON, DAVLIN ( j )

STORY 026, MUSE A + STORY 045, MUSE B

CLAINGTON, JAMIE ( rebel )

STORY 027, MUSE A + STORY 035, MUSE B

EVANS, SAM ( jc ) 

STORY 031, MUSE B + STORY 046, MUSE B

EVANS, STACIE ( katy )

STORY 020, MUSE A + STORY 042, MUSE A

FABRAY, BENJAMIN ( meg )

STORY 007, MUSE B + STORY 024, MUSE B

FABRAY, BRIANNA ( holly )

STORY 014, MUSE B + STORY 048, MUSE A

HARPER, DANI ( ellie )

STORY 043, MUSE A

HARPER, RAFAEL ( meg )

STORY 023, MUSE A + STORY 040, MUSE B

HUDSON, FINN ( t )

STORY 017, MUSE B + STORY 047, MUSE A

HUMMEL, EVELYN ( justine )

STORY 041,MUSE B + STORY 050, MUSE B

HUMMEL, KURT ( j )

STORY 003, MUSE C + STORY 025, MUSE A

JONES, MERCEDES ( tori ) 

STORY 022, MUSE A + STORY 046, MUSE A

LOPEZ, SANTANA ( a )

STORY 004, MUSE A + STORY 029, MUSE A

LYNN, ALEJANDRO ( autumn )

STORY 044, MUSE A

MCCARTHY, MASON ( heather )

STORY 014, MUSE C + STORY 040, MUSE C

ROSE, DYLAN ( jc )

STORY 016, MUSE B + STORY 040, MUSE A

ROSE, MARLEY ( emily ) 

STORY 018, MUSE A + STORY 039, MUSE B

ROSE, SYDNEY ( jordan )

STORY 022, MUSE B + STORY 035, MUSE A

RUTHERFORD, IMANI ( jordan ) 

STORY 009, MUSE B + STORY 021, MUSE A

SMYTHE, LIBBY ( ellie ) 

STORY 002, MUSE B

SMYTHE, MATHIEU ( alex ) 

STORY 31, MUSE A + STORY 036, MUSE A

SMYTHE, SEBASTIAN ( autumn ) 

STORY 049, MUSE A

WESTON, WILLA ( brie )

STORY 016, MUSE A

WILDE, ARI ( aly )

STORY 005, MUSE B + STORY 008, MUSE A

INDIVIDUALS FROM WHICH WE NEED NEW CHOICES FOR PLOTS

The following accounts are accepted, however you have the option to pick a new plot now or have first choice when a new batch is dropped this weekend. Please let us know your choice.

EVANS, STEVEN ( tj )

STORY 028, MUSE A

GUNNFULSEN, JOSEPHINE ( sarah )

STORY 043, MUSE B

JOHNSON, CASSANDRA ( shers )

STORY 034, MUSE A

MCCARTHY, PENELOPE ( elise )

STORY 023, MUSE B

PORTER, WANDA ( ale )

STORY 017, MUSE A

If we do require some changes to family details, we will be messaging you directly to receive this information from you.

Again, thank you all so much. 

[jungjnsoul]

━  ❛  •  MASTERLIST 001:  feminine names.

below the cut, you’ll find 100+ ‘feminine’ names categorized alphabetically. they’ve been gathered from baby name websites and general interactions overtime !  keep in mind that i grew up in a small, southern town-- so some names may seem a little plain. please like or reblog if this list was helpful.

A --

aly / ally / allie.

alyssa.

amanda.

amber.

amelia.

amy.

andrea.

annalise.

arden.

ashayla.

aubrey.

audrey.

autumn.

ava.

avery.

B --

bailee / bailey.

bambi.

bea.

beatriz.

bella.

bellamy.

bentley.

brianna.

brooklyn.

C --

cali / callie.

calista / callista.

caroline.

carson.

cat.

catalina.

cece.

cecilia.

celeste.

charolette.

cindy.

crystal.

D --

dawn.

devyn.

E --

eiza.

elena.

eliza.

elizabeth.

ella.

ellie.

emma.

emerald.

esme.

eva.

eve.

evie.

F --

fae / fay.

fawn.

fiona.

G --

glenda.

gloria.

H --

hailey / haley / hayley.

hanna / hannah.

harper.

I --

isabella.

ivana.

J --

jackie.

jaclyn.

josephine.

K --

kehlani.

kennedy.

kiana.

kim.

kimberly.

L --

leanne / leighanne.

leigh.

lelani.

lena.

lili / lilly.

liliana.

lilo.

liv.

M --

macey / macy.

mackenlyn.

maddie.

madeline.

madison.

mae / may.

marceline.

marcy.

mia.

mikaela / mikaelah.

mini / minnie.

moana.

mona.

N --

nina.

nicole / nichole.

nioka.

O --

olivia.

ophelia.

P --

penelope.

peyton.

poppie / poppy.

Q --

quinn.

R --

raleigh.

rowan.

ryland.

S --

sadie.

sam.

sammy.

samantha.

santana.

sav.

savanna / savannah.

selena.

serenity.

sophia.

sophie.

sydney.

T --

tati.

tatiana.

tiffany.

U --

ursela.

V --

valarie.

valentina.

veronica.

W --

whitney.

winnie.

winter / wynter.

X --

xiomara.

xo.

Y --

yovanna.

Z --

zara.

zoey.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16, 7:00 PM  |  ZOOM

Youth meeting with Cameron Loss: Meeting ID 402-794-931.

Prayer meeting with Pastor Einar: Meeting ID 445-587-563. The adult meeting is studying Exodus.

PATHFINDER HIKE UP MT. WACHUSETT

SABBATH, SEPT. 19, 2:00 PM

More details to come next week.

CARE PACKAGES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

The Women's Ministry is again sending care packages to first-year college students. It is imperative that students feel supported by their home church! We are asking for help in a variety of ways:

names of any students you know who should be on the list,

donations of items for the packages (snack items - like microwave popcorn, etc, school items - pens, pads of paper, etc- (There will be a box in the foyer at the church), and

money donations to Women's Ministries. Please plan on having the items or money donations to the church by September 19.

[jonahxrivas]

"Hey, that's good!" Jonah replied enthusiastically, "Might click on a new favourite. I have yet to try the blob, have you done that one yet? I know it might not be feasible, but I would love if that thing stuck around." What wasn't to love than being flung in the air and dive back into the water. Jonah quickly realised all these camp activities were making his inner child come out, the non-nerdy side of his childhood at least. "Fantastic! Yeah yeah, just head down to the guys, they'll set you up with one. I'll come with if you'd like, get you something a longer board with a soft top preferably, that'd be good I think, since this'll be your first time." Waving off the warning, he grinned, "You'll be fine. I'll show you the ropes, we'll keep it simple. It'll be fun."

"Ah I've been trying a little bit of everything out," she said with a shrug. Bringing a hand up to block the sun, her eyes settled on Jonah and his surfboard. At the invitation to join him, Jo looked between him and the water. Another day she might turn him down, but this week was teaching her one thing, she needed to try new things. Branch out, find some hobbies. Maybe surfing would be one. "Yeah, I'll join you." She began to walk towards him, wondering to herself if she needed to rent a board or if she could share Jonah's. "I've never done it before though. Just warning you. Should I go rent a board or?"

[jonahxrivas]

"Glad to hear it!" Jonah replied with a bright smile, "What have you been up to? There's a lot young on isn't there?" He had his eye on a few more things after this, especially the blob, but surfing came first. His smile quickly turned to a grin at the statement, "Ah, well, what can I say, I'm not hard to read. Especially not with a surfboard in hand." Not many things could keep him away from the water, and when it came to surfing, it grew even less. "Yeah actually, just about to head in. Wanna try it out? I promise it'll be fun. Unless you're here just for stroll along the beach? Or the jetskis, which are pretty cool too."

Jo laughed at Johan, he was upbeat and enjoyable to be around. And somehow even made the idea of getting carrots thrown at him feel lighthearted. It was an admirable trait, one that Jo thought could probably rub off on her. "Yeah, we're gonna ice this and make sure you're in tip top shape for tomorrow. Our team needs you." She said, helping him find some ice before ultimately heading home for the night.

{ TIME SKIP }

The free day activities felt like summer camp, and it was the kind of carefree fun that Jo needed. She hadn't done something like this in so long. Between her job and the council, Jo felt a lot of responsibility to keep this town safe and functioning, which meant generally, she was an incredibly serious person. But how could you be serious when being catapulted 40 feet in the air by a blob? She was currently heading towards the Salty Surf to try the jet skis when she noticed Jonah and his surfboard. "Hey! It's been fun." Motioning to the board, she spoke. "Should've figured you surf. You going in right now?"

[jonahxrivas]

"Oh I'm sure there are some that have a lot of experience, there's a variety of talent in this town. Magic or otherwise. I'm you think I can be of benefit to the team." And he hoped he could live up to that. "I love being underwater, can't exactly explain the feeling but something about it just calms me." It was a shame he couldn't have been born a Siren, after realising their existence was not just a myth, he wanted that life more. "A cold beer after work isn't bad actually, that hits the spot sometimes. Oh that's pretty cool actually, definitely fun and feeling like a kid is nice too."

He laughed her comment, "Oh absolutely, some vegetables cannot be trusted. But yes, sounds good," he nodded and got up from the floor, "Ice this and prepare for the remaining days, that's the agenda now."

{ TIME SKIP }

The waves called him and he had never been the one to deny that call. Picking up his own surfboard Jonah made his way down to the beach, clapping the helper from Salty Surf on the shoulder with a wide grin. He was well acquainted with the staff, had been one of the first things he did since coming to town, and in familiarity grew a friendship and chances to help wherever he could but they seemed to have things under control for the folk that gathered. About to rush off into the water, Jonah paused seeing a familiar face, "Hey, Jo! How're you enjoying your free days?"

"Sound's like it's a good thing you're on team CONs. I'm wondering how much rowing experience the rest of the town has." Baseball, dodgeball... that was usually something people at least experienced in grade school. But canoeing, archery, horseback riding, those are a bit more specific events. So she couldn't help but wonder what skills people were going to pull out of their back pockets. Her brows rose as Jonah talked about things like free diving. That took a lot of skill, if she wasn't mistaken. "Wow, impressive. Sounds like you've found a good way to decompress after a long day. I'm jealous. I just relax with a cold beer after work." She said with a laugh, although thinking about it, it might not be that funny. Kind of sad, actually. "I played softball when I was younger, so baseball fun. I felt like I was a kid again."

"I don't think anyone deserves being lobbed with carrots. If anything probably causes you to be mistrustful of vegetables." Softly patting his shoulder, she motioned over her shoulder. "Come on, we can go find you some ice."

[jonahxrivas]

"That," Jonah said with some reserve energy returning in anticipation, "That I'm excited for." He nodded at her question, "Sort of? I was on the swim team at school, but that's about as competitive as I got? I was mostly confined myself to the labs instead of being in sports teams. These games unlocked a different side that I didn't know I had. But most water related things I enjoy. I go for dives on the regular, either all suited up with gear or just free dives. Underwater is relaxing than above ground...which I know sounds strange." It had always been that way, it won't likely change nor would like that to change. "Were you into sports? Is there any game you're looking forward to?"

He gave her a smile, "I most probably will. Thank you." Shaking his head next though, he caught the wince and rushed to reassure her, "Don't worry about the carrots thing! I sorta deserved that." Thinking back to that moment, Bri did really help him in the end with that throw. "That'd be nice, I can't have it be sore for tomorrow."

Jo understand what Jonah was saying, and nodded in agreement. Sure they had a good amount of unaffiliated people on their team, but it felt more like they were the island of misfit toys. It was just different a collection of people being thrown together to compete in an event as opposed to a faction of supernaturals who knew each other well and possibly worked just as well together. "Well it's a good thing we've got canoeing tomorrow." Jo said with a tired laugh. "So you said land sports weren't your thing. You a competitive swimmer or something?"

A soft, warm smile made it's way onto Jo's face as when he talked about how the classes were helping him. All she was doing was teaching people how to protect themselves, but it's nice to know it meant something to people. "I'm glad to hear that. You're welcome to take as many classes as you want." He mentioned being lobbed at with a bag of carrots and Jo couldn't help but wince, because that sounded like it hurt. At least the dodge balls were just filled with air, they weren't solid. "Well I can't help with the frames, but maybe we can find a bag of ice for your shoulder."

[jonahxrivas]

"Oh definitely not," he agreed instantly, "I never expected us to, even if we did have some magical people on our side." It would've been foolish to think so, sportsmanship and competitive nature was one thing but it held no candle to supernatural speed. He gave her a smile and a nod, "That's all I can give. But it's not entirely too bad, these... land sports were never a strong suit of mine." It was still fun though and such a welcome change to the gloom of what they were used to. "I- I didn't feel that way until recently if I'm being honest. I told Ben I could offer nothing in return for the things the Coalition gives me, but those classes...I dunno I think they're helping in a lot of ways than I can explain, so, thank you." He was still weak, still useless in the grand scheme of things, still had bed rock levels of self confidence, but only recently, only after getting married did Jonah settle into wanting to be better than this. "Not entirely," he answered with a light shake of his head, "Just bent? I have a backup in any case. Shoulder. Not too terribly, so it's okay. There's a trend of me getting hit with all sorts of things, my cousin got me with a bag of carrots, what's a dodgeball, you know?"

Jo held out longer then she thought she would against the vampires. The best strategy in dodgeball was to get a ball and hold it as a shield of sorts. Deflect any coming balls as much as you could until you had a clear shot, and throw. But to beings with super speed, a fast throw fro her was probably a leisurely catch from them. It didn't even seem to be a challenge as someone from the other team caught her ball, effectively getting her out and sending her towards the bench. She noted that Jonah was playing around with something in his hands, which was normal for people. Often it was towels or water bottles, so when she got closer she was surprised to notice it was his glasses. Taking a seat next to him, she shook his head at his apology. "We weren't going to win, that's been pretty obvious. But you gave it a good effort, that's all I ask. And I won't say no to more classes, in a town like this we should all be taking them." Looking at his hands, she tried to see what had happened. Did the lenses break? "I didn't see you get hit, how bad did it hurt?"