Orientation - Refreshing Refreshments

by **Brigid Plunder** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 12:38 pm

"I can't believe him," Brigid whispers as her father departs.

by **Kay Haddock** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 12:40 pm

Damnit! Just be cool, maybe he'll just grab a drink and move on...

by **Alex Carpenter** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 12:42 pm

"So that's it? I don't have to, like, fight him in ritual combat or anything?" Alex whispered back.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 12:44 pm

"He at least tries to act like normal people when he's away."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 12:46 pm

"...The fact that you didn't just say 'no' is not reassuring."

by **Roland Sackville** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 12:48 pm

Haley Crusek wrote:
Roland Sackville wrote:"To be fair, this 'My Space' thing is very, very confusing to comprehend."

"No. Your lectures and that last book you assigned are hard. Blogging is easy. You just write. And...wait, MySpace? Seriously? No. You don't have a band you shouldn't be there. I'll help you get this set up."

"Alright, you'll have to walk me through this. I still don't get the point, though."

by **Narrator** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 1:19 pm

Ka-Zar looks side-long to Kay as he pours himself some punch.

"We meet again, Miss Haddock."

by **Kay Haddock** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 1:24 pm

"HiMisterPlunder!" she manages to squeek out.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 2:38 pm

"He might... uh... take you on a trip."

"Or... er... Mom might."

by **Narrator** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 2:39 pm

"Trust you're staying out of trouble?" Ka-Zar says after a sip of punch, giving Kay a pointed look across the rim of his cup.

by **Kay Haddock** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 2:45 pm

"Yessir! Absolutely, sir!" she bursts out, followed by a whole bunch of spikes bursting out of her skin, bristling.

by **Alex Carpenter** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 2:54 pm

"I'll come back from this trip, right?"

"Ah, hell. Poor Kay," Alex winced as he noticed the ongoing interaction.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:18 pm

"Oh, geez. Dad! Leave Kay alone!"

by **Narrator** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:18 pm

"We're only talking, right Miss Haddock?"

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:20 pm

Ryan, about to answer Veronica, looked over at what was happening as well.

by **Kay Haddock** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:24 pm

"Yeah! Just talking!" she forces a nervous smile. "Everything is totally fine!"

by **Maya Mills** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 6:54 pm

Graham Jaeger wrote:"It does have benefits," he nodded. "Being super agile is really cool for example."

"Plus, you can probably give awesome piggy-back rides," Maya says. She was a bit more relaxed now that she wasn't surrounded by so many people.

by **Graham Jaeger** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 6:57 pm

"You're just saying that because of the natural handlebars," he smirked.

by **Maya Mills** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:05 pm

Maya's smile fades a bit and she shakes her head. "Yeah, well..."

She's committed herself to holding the soda now. She turns it over and over in her hands idly.

"Do you ever get scared? Y'know, being something else?"

by **Graham Jaeger** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:17 pm

"All the time," he admitted.

Is she ever going to drink that?

by **Veronica Freud** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:52 pm

A slender digit gently tapped the pianist upon the shoulder.

"Hey there Ferb Fletcher. Need someone to take over your shift?"

by **Maya Mills** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:00 pm

"Oh, thank god," Maya says. She sounds very relieved. "I thought I was the only one. I keep thinking 'oh god what if I get stuck in someone's lungs and they suffocate and die a slow, painful choking death'."

"Not, not that I've spent a lot of time thinking about that," Maya says quietly.

by **Graham Jaeger** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:09 pm

"I've been stuck before. In deer hunting country. You do the math."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:14 pm

Veronica Freud wrote:A slender digit gently tapped the pianist upon the shoulder.

"Hey there Ferb Fletcher. Need someone to take over your shift?"

"That's a new one," Will smiled, finishing with a flourish, a sixth finger on each hand adding to the final chords. "Ronnie! How are you doing! It's been too long."

by **Maya Mills** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:16 pm

The idea of shooting a deer with Graham's face jumped into Maya's head and she winced. She felt vaguely nauseous thinking about all the blood and viscera as she would saw off his antlers...

Stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it. He'll hear you.

Maya taps the top of her soda. She keeps her eyes staring at the ground, not even glancing Graham's way.

"That...that sounds awful," Maya says.

by **Veronica Freud** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:17 pm

"And here I thought you spent your Saturday mornings watching cartoons." She reached out and gave Will's hair a little tussle before sitting down on the bench beside him, giving his side a gentle elbow for his flourish. "Oh that it so totally cheating."

"I've been pretty good, just finishing up my summer internship. How've you been? How's the family?"

by **Graham Jaeger** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:23 pm

Maya Mills wrote:The idea of shooting a deer with Graham's face jumped into Maya's head and she winced. She felt vaguely nauseous thinking about all the blood and viscera as she would saw off his antlers...

Stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it. He'll hear you.

Maya taps the top of her soda. She keeps her eyes staring at the ground, not even glancing Graham's way.

"That...that sounds awful," Maya says.

"I only remember waking up in the hospital. Luckily I heal a little faster too. Not even a cool bullet scar."

by **Maya Mills** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:26 pm

Maya could taste blood in her mouth. Her stomach turned as the bloody image replayed in her head over and over again.

"Excuse me," Maya says, stumbling over to a convenient bush for her to be sick into.

by **Graham Jaeger** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:32 pm

"You... okay?" he asked.

Was it something I said?

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:37 pm

Veronica Freud wrote:"And here I thought you spent your Saturday mornings watching cartoons." She reached out and gave Will's hair a little tussle before sitting down on the bench beside him, giving his side a gentle elbow for his flourish. "Oh that it so totally cheating."

"I've been pretty good, just finishing up my summer internship. How've you been? How's the family?"

"It's not cheating, it's training" Will teased, needling her back.

"It's been good--been a weird summer, but everyone's settling back in, and things are getting to about as close as qualified for normal around this place."

by **Veronica Freud** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:49 pm

Veronica gave a soft sigh of relief. "Well that's good to hear. As much as I enjoy getting my picture in the paper, I really hope that this year is a lot more laid back than last year."

She wiggled upon the bench seat a bit, getting herself more comfortable.

"Know any good duets?"

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 9:07 pm

Graham Jaeger wrote:"You... okay?" he asked.

Was it something I said?

"She's just picturing gutting you like a deer." Jennifer 'helpfully' supplies in a flat voice, before walking over to check on Maya.

"You doing okay back there?"

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 9:07 pm

Will scooted over just enough for Ronnie to plop down. "I hope you know more than "Heart and Soul""

by **Paul Valmont** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 9:12 pm

Paul blinked. "When is it even remotely okay to say something like that?" he asked, giving Jennifer an odd look.

by **Maya Mills** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 9:19 pm

Maya nods, leaning against a tree. Truthfully, she wanted to go hide for the rest of her life, but you can't just say that to a group of strangers that watched you throw up.

"Sorry. Sorry," Maya says. "Sorry, sorry."

"Please, stop listening to my thoughts," Maya requests miserably. She doesn't sound angry so much as defeated.

by **Blaine Slinger** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 9:20 pm

"Oof, I should whip you up a pill for your stomach or something."

by **Paul Valmont** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 9:21 pm

"Wait, wait, she really was thinking that? Oh man."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 9:26 pm

Maya Mills wrote:Maya nods, leaning against a tree. Truthfully, she wanted to go hide for the rest of her life, but you can't just say that to a group of strangers that watched you throw up.

"Sorry. Sorry," Maya says. "Sorry, sorry."

"Please, stop listening to my thoughts," Maya requests miserably. She doesn't sound angry so much as defeated.

"Oh! I'll try. It just kind of popped into my head. Water?" she asks, holding a bottle of water out to her.

by **Maya Mills** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 9:29 pm

Maya cringes at Paul's comment. She accepts the water from Jennifer though, "Thank you."

She tucks the can of soda under her arm and cracks open the water, she swirls it around in her mouth and spits some out on the ground, away from the group.

by **Veronica Glarette** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 9:38 pm

Ryan Gabriel wrote:Ryan, about to answer Veronica, looked over at what was happening as well.

Noting Ryan look over, she watches curiously. With Kay's spikes bursting out, she looks at Ka-Zar, then back to Ryan. "She fears zee man?"

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