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Ruby (ruby_red) wrote in devils_tower,
@ 2008-03-12 18:09:00

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hawk, ruby

Week Three -- Tuesday
Who: Ruby and Hawk
What: Ruby's starting to head back from the gardens
Where: In between the gardens and the Feathers' main camp
When: Mid-afternoon
Rating: TBD

As the medic for the tribe, Ruby didn't always have a whole host of things to do. Sure, taking care of Tink did keep her busy, almost like a mother was busy taking care of her child. But other than that, she didn't have many other things to fill her day. She tried to help others in the Feathers out when they needed it, like watching the younger ones to helping to patch up old clothes using her mother's old sweing kit. And then there were just those days when she felt like going out to the gardens. If not to work, then just for a change of scenery from the inside of the treehouses. Today, incidentally, seemed to be one of those days. Tink was off with some of the younger members of the Feathers, so a walk to the gardens seemed perfectly in order.

Now, most of her clothes that she still had were clothes from her teen years that by some miracle still fit. Today, since most of the clothes she normally wore had yet to be cleaned, she was wearing a pair of slightly tight low rise jeans that were faded from the sun and a fitted white t-shirt with a red rose printed on the front. Though casual, anyone with a mind could tell the outfit had originally bought to play up her slender figure. That wasn't why she wore them nowadays, but for someone who didn't know her well, they could very well think otherwise.

It never seemed like a long walk to get to the gardens. Once there, though, it seemed that the people already there didn't need her help. Not wanting to be a bother, she just took to wandering around the gardens, giving a polite 'hello' to anyone she happened to pass. It was easy to spend the whole day doing so, but toward the middle of the afternoon it was starting to get warm. She expected that Tink would be back soon, so she started to head back towards the main camp.

Though, in her mind, she thought about how beautiful a day it was and partially wanted an excuse to linger outside before having to go back and deal with an overenergized nine year old.

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hawk_feather
2008-03-17 10:14 pm UTC (link)

It was another one of those beautiful days that beckoned Hawk outdoors. He had made his way to the gardens shortly after the sun had risen with the intent of weeding, but Mother Nature was a beguiling being, and Hawk ended up on his back on the grass looking up at the clouds. He drifted in and out of sleep, sometimes listening to the other tribe members arriving and rustling around, sometimes letting himself float to a time in the distant past. Occasionally, he would open his eyes long enough to observe the goings on around him. It was during one of these moments he spotted little miss Ruby wandering around.

Now there was a gorgeous being. Then again, Hawk thought all women were gorgeous. But in all seriousness, Ruby was a babe. A soft breeze teases her hair as she walked, and those jeans complemented her curves very nicely. As disappointing as it could be, Hawk very much enjoyed watching that girl walk away. He tried to observe her discreetly from his place on the ground, but this proved to be tricky. The gardens were not small, and when she was not disappearing behind random plants, she was wandering far from his sight.

Ruby passed by him once more, and this time, she appeared to be leaving. This time, he ditched subtlety and got up off his lazy bum to follow her. Stalker? No! They were merely going the same direction, and he just so happened to be a decent following distance behind.

Once the gardens had been left behind, and the number of people passing dropped considerably (like, to nobody), Hawk finally took longer strides to bring himself next to Ruby. Not wanting to startle her too badly, he remarked, "Nice day, isn't it?" He turned his head upward, his eyes squinting in the sunlight, to soak up the rays.

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ruby_red
2008-03-17 10:40 pm UTC (link)

In all honesty, Ruby knew that some of the male members of the Feathers liked to look at her. She wasn't totally oblivious. More like she knew that boys would be boys. There wasn't a thing to be done to change that and there likely never would be one. Before the outbreak of the virus, she would have lavished in the attention and would have tried to draw more attention to herself. Self-centered was the only term for it, But now she was a bit more down to earth. Yeah, it was nice to be looked at by guys in an admiring way, but she didn't put herself out there for that sort of attention like she had in the past. So, she just coasted on by, giving that trademark warm smile. It wasn't to tease or anything. It was just her being who she was. Maybe it was the sweet 'Girl Next Door' aesthetic? Either way, she just went with it.

The gentle breeze that had been blowing played in long dirty blonde locks as she walked and the sun's rays gave her skin a charming sun-kissed glow. No wonder so many guys had thought she was the perfect girl back in high school. She was pretty, to be sure, but she wasn't one to brag about it. At least not now. But that was beside the point. Now, Ruby's concentration was on the lovely day. It caused her to walk slower and not pay too much attention to some of the other things, such as the fact that Hawk had been lying in the grass and looking at her.

She continued in her slightly slower stride as she left the gardens. It wasn't hard to notice the lack of people passing her by now. What she wasn't expecting was to see Hawk come right up next to her. It startled her a little bit, but she played it off with a slight chuckle. "Yeah, it is. I wish every day could be like today." She smiled, tucking a few strands of hair behind her ear.

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hawk_feather
2008-03-18 11:04 pm UTC (link)

Some people collected rocks, or rare insects, and some people observe birds. Hawk observed women. Oh, how he enjoyed just watching women, and because of this, he had come to the conclusion that every woman was beautiful. Most obviously were the sexy women (much like Perri), who are most likely going to appear in the fantasies of any man of any age. Then you had the earthly beauties, like Gaia, Moe, or even his sister. They were real women, comfortable enough with their bodies and appearance to not need make-up to give them confidence or security. The ethereal beauties, like Gypsy, Nova, or Lily, were always interesting. Like pixies, you could never really tell when they would show up, but when they did, all eyes were on them. They had a natural grace to their walk and their speech. And, of course, there were the girl-next-door beauties, like Aryn or Darla.

Watching Ruby, Hawk could not quite decide if she was a girl-next-door or ethereal. She seemed average enough, but she had that walk...and those entrancing, laughing eyes.

"It's a good thing, though, that every day isn't like today. I'd never get any work done," he replied lightly. Ok, so he very rarely got any work done anyway. But that did not mean he was lazy. He worked when it really counted. "So where are you headed?"

It would be a shame for Ruby to just waltz off. It was indeed a lovely day, and why shouldn't he spend it with a lovely woman? But that was the sensible side of him talking. Base instinct was telling him to turn on the charm and work the magic. His attempts had failed with Nova at the Halloween party. To put it nicely, he very much wanted to enjoy the company of a woman.

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ruby_red
2008-03-19 12:10 am UTC (link)

Ruby would have been slightly interested to know about Hawk's classification system for women. Most guys just watched women for the sake of watching or even to pick up a date or something like that. Not many did it to truly appreciate the beauty some women had. And most didn't believe that all women were beautiful. Which they were, in their own special ways. Yes, had she known about his system she'd be curious to know what category she fell under. But since she didn't, so there was no way for her to be curious. All she could do was walk beside him, hands settled in the pockets of her jeans.

A light chuckle passed her lips. "These kinds of days just have a way of making any person feel all relaxed, don't they?" It was nice every once in awhile, but it was true that if they came about too often then nothing would ever get done. "I was just going back to camp. There's a very spirited nine-year-old little girl that I take care of waiting for me." But, like anyone knew, kids liked to linger in their play for as long as possible. That was probably what Tink was doing now.

"Although..." she said, smiling back at him, "she's probably still out with her friends. So I'm pretty sure I've got time." Maybe even the whole rest of the day. Tink really did love to hang around with her friends.

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