Isabella teve o seu treino de arco e flecha interrompido quando foi chamada até a Casa Grande. Quíron informou que um semideus acabara de chegar, e pediu que ela lhe mostrasse o lugar. Não entendeu o motivo do pedido ter sido feito a ela. Todos sabiam que a filha de Deméter não tinha boa fama quando se tratava de gentileza ou simpatia. Não era carismática ou sociável o suficiente, e parecia uma escolha péssima para a tarefa. Mas, sem paciência para questionar Quíron, a garota sorriu para o pequeno que lhe foi apresentado e suspirou, antes de começar. — Tian... Tia... Desculpe, o Quíron falou mas o seu nome é complicado. Tem um apelido? — Perguntou, meio sem jeito e forçando um riso. — Sou a Isabella, mas pode me chamar de Izzy. Vamos, vou começar te apresentando o pavilhão. — Chamou-o, já virando-se na direção do lugar e esperando que ele viesse ao seu lado. O garoto parecia pouco mais novo que ela, uns onze ou doze anos, a idade que ela havia chegado ali. Isabella tentou pensar o que seu melhor amigo, super popular e sociável, falaria naquele momento. — Então... como chegou aqui? — Começou por uma pergunta simples, após alguns segundos de silêncio quase constrangedor.
✤ "Chilchuck!" It was really surprising to encounter a new familiar face in the city after so long. She had seen Laios for a bit and Marcille was here, but for so long it had seemed like she would never see anyone else. And yet there the half-foot stood... but had he been hiding from something?
The possibility didn't even occur to her that it might have been her he was trying to avoid. From her perspective their relationship was "friends" but honestly they'd never really had a discussion about it.
"I didn't realize you were here. Have you been here long? Oh... but what about your family? Hmm..."
Back here again. And on this specific month, as well. A young girl catches his attention, prompting the older man to comment.
"Oh, I guess Halloween is a thing here too, eh?" Just then, Toji is reminded of something. Now why did he have such a vivid impression of Halloween? How odd. Pushing that thought to the side for now, he brought his attention back to the girl.
"What? You want candy? Sorry, don't got any on me right now."
Closed Starter: @erstwhles
Plot: Derya and Joel have been friends for a while. He's a hockey player, she's a figure skater. They both love the ice. They like to be a little competitive.. maybe a little flirty? But here's a little contest to see who is best.
The rink had cleared out, for the most part. It was open to whoever still wanted to practice and work on their respective skills. There was a little net set up for the hockey players who wanted to use half the ice, the other half was wide open in case any figure skaters wanted to practice on skills. Derya loved this part of the day. Most everyone who had used the open ice time had cleared out, and gone home. Only the most dedicated remained, or the most insane of the most dedicated, she hadn't decided which.
Looking over at the hockey side, she wasn't surprised to catch sight of her friends. Taner was there, so was Joel, although it appeared like Taner was being called away by his older brother. She offered the brothers a wave before skating over to Joel, only to skate a lazy circle around him when she did reach him.
"And then there was one..." she observed in a sing-song voice before coming to a stop with her hands on her hips. "Tell me, hot shot, with all this practicing that you do and that I do... who do you wonder is better on the ice overall?"
She’s heard of NO-EC through this device in which people called...cellphone. According to some of the people, it was short for a cellular device. Strange. Regardless, that’s how she ends up at the building. It’s overwhelming, just like the rest of Isola. She isn’t exactly sure what she’s looking for, but maybe learning more about this place will be a start.
She slowly comes to a stop. She nearly just walks right by this giant robotic being thinking that it was a strange statue. When the robot moves, she looks up at them.
The Sapling seems relatively curious about this giant....WHAT is it?
Casimir Tully seemed to have an ever growing list of anxieties. Longer and longer it seemed to trail down the page, and in the recent nights, he found himself starring at the ceiling more than he found himself sleeping. His people, his family -- safety, security, and how he’d go about ensuring all of it. It was stark change to his life nearly a year ago, when he’d been breathing in the dry Essos air and taking his anger out on his foes with a quick draw of his blade.
But, he was sure he’d done at least one thing right in his short reign. Almost sure, anyways -- because the last time he’d talked with his youngest sister, he’d taken the time to quickly remove any and all heavy or sharp objects from the room. When he’d told her she was to wed, that the time had come for her childhood to end...
That he needed her help to ensure his reign. It was something he’d never wanted for her, for any of his sisters. Casimir wanted nothing more than to give them the life that Grover had denied them, and yet... yet he had asked the same of her as their father had of him, of Iona, of their eldest sister.
He was only almost sure, because in her eyes, he was likely no better than him.
Casimir had woken early that morning -- rather, he’d never gone to sleep -- and had quickly set about making sure all of the preparations were complete for his sister’s arrival. Riverrun was near unrecognizable now, old rooms turned into new. Windows long closed now wide open to let in the lush air, and the place seemed... brighter than it once had. Warmer.
It was just past noon when he made his way to the courtyard, only moments before the carriage stalled to a stop. And when the horses pawed at the ground and the door open, even if he was only almost sure, he hoped he had done a good thing. That Elyse was happy as she stepped outside, and he quickly walked to meet her -- and he soon heard the faint cries of an infant, and the sound was enough to make something in his chest fill with pride. Flooded with warmth, paired with a strange feeling of relief.
“Hello, little fish,” He said -- smiling, or as much as he did in recent months -- as he held out a hand to help her down to the ground. Would she take it? “I’ve had your rooms prepared. Two cradles.”
She hadn’t completely expected Brighton to accept the invitation. Not many younger people would be seen at a bowing alley; but perhaps his friendliness was another kindness. She’d been so embarrassed, needing help from an actual park ranger. Needing help at all, really.. Yet, he’d been friendly the entire time; seemingly unbothered.
A final tug at her laces, and Olivia sat back up to smile at her company. “So,” she exhaled the word as a sharp breath. “How have you been? No news at the park is, I assume, good news?”
It wasn’t a league nigh, so the place wasn’t busy enough to need yelling over. Lucky them. Her food would be delivered soon, too. As much as she avoided junk food at home, the deep fried bowling alley fare was hard to resist.
“I don’t think we’ve met yet.” She thinks she has the right person at least. They’ve never seen each other outright, but in passing. She’d meant something to Casper’s someone, the vampire who’d helped him. “Dianna, right?” Marcella offers a smile and she realizes that she’s not entirely used to being around vampires that aren’t her significant other. Not that she’s ever had anything against them, she had always tended to gravitate more towards other witches. But up close, they truly were something otherworldly, it wasn’t just her bias towards Casper. “I’m Casper’s partner, Marcella.” @diannamaeve