Light of May ::: an original roleplay

WHO | Glenda & Star
WHERE | Not too far away from T.J.'s house
WHEN | Early afternoon

( Glenda actually, kind of, sort of missed her sister )

Who: Star and OPEN
Where: The park
When: Mid-afternoon

The smart thing to do following what had happened at the high school and it's direct tie-in to the fae (even though they had not hurt anyone) would probably have been to pop over to the Fair Realm for a bit of a stay until everything settled down.

The smart thing to do if one decided to stay in this mortal realm was probably to stay inside or at least to act somewhat... normal. Or mortal-esque. Star could have done that. She could have worn something a little less attention-grabbing. She could have gone and hung out at Venus or Willow's apartment, or dropped in to have a chat with Allegra since she had yet to do that. She could have done a lot of things. But this was Star, and Star had a problem with thinking through her actions before she actually, well, acted on them. So if she wanted to go to the park then she was going to go to the park.

The smart thing to do while at the park would have been to watch the birds or children playing and not do anything. That was the smart thing to do. That was not, however, the Star thing to do. Instead of just sitting there, enjoying a peaceful day and soaking it up, Star had an idea. And it was a really, really good idea. Everyone had been so mopey and down lately because of what happened at the school that the deserved something a little different and interesting. She had seen the mortal children doing it all of the time with their tubs of chalk or sidewalk paint, and she had decided to make sidewalk art of her own. Sadly, Star was lacking chalk. She was able to glamour up a convincing looking piece of it and a nearby tub that had the label "Crayola" printed on its yellow paper in blocky green letters. Everyone seemed to use Crayola. Star had no idea why since they all looked pretty much the same, but it was a concession to normality that she was actually taking the time to make.

Now, had anyone been looking closely then they would have seen that the piece of chalk Star was dragging over the sidewalk never actually got any smaller, nor did it change color despite the variety of colors that was pouring out onto the cement. Star had decided that a scene of the night sky would be just perfect, complete with shooting stars. And, well, of course the shooting stars had to move and what good were the stars if they did not twinkle? Oh, yes, and there had to be a few quickly moving specks to represent all those silly satellites they had circling around up there. She was making art and it had to be perfect.

Who: Star and Venus
Where: Venus's car
When: Little after five p.m.

( Which was why she was sitting on top of Venus's car in the parking lot, toying around with her glamours. )

Who: Henry and OPEN
Where: The Mudhouse coffee shop, about 1 pm
When: Tuesday October 6
Warnings: None
Status: In Progress

( Will kiss for coffee )

Who: Venus, Trent, August, Star, and Willow (+familiars Raphaela and Haze)
When: Afternoon
Where: Venus' apartment

Texts had been sent and wards had been laid. Venus, with the help of her sister Willow, had spent the better part of an hour coaching Star on what was going to happen. Willow and Star would wait in Venus' bedroom while Venus explained the basics, then Willow and Star would come out and Star would answer any questions they had the best that she could. The most important part was explaining that they were going to make something like a game out of it, and that Star had to pretend that this was very sad, scary, and above all, very serious. And if she did good, they'd order pizzas and Star could have a reward.

Venus had no idea if that was actually going to work, but it was the best they could shoot for. She had the very thin hope that this way, Star might not say anything completely insensitive, and making a bad situation even messier could be avoided. Venus felt vaguely sick, but it was the best she could do. She was just settling back down on the couch when she heard a knock on the door. After mentally checking in with Raphaela that Willow and Star were safely occupied in her room, Venus called out, "Come in!"

Who: Star and Venus (and Venus' familiar, Raphaela)
When: Morning
Where: Venus' apartment

Venus' situation had not improved in the days and hours since she'd tried to scry into the dome, but she was finding ways of living around it. Leaving the apartment was, unfortunately, out of the question, but she could still stay here on her own without dying of dehydration or burning the house down. The blindfold had to stay on, that was a given, and even then when she stood she felt weak and disoriented. The great thing about the situation, the only silver lining, was Raphaela. In this situation, having a familiar was a godsend. The wolf could project images in Venus' mind and help her navigate around the apartment and do things for herself, provided she went very, very slowly. This morning she'd even managed to make herself a cup of tea, and was celebrating that by stretching out on the couch and waiting for her stomach to stop jumping around from the movement.

"This has to go away," she moaned, speaking only to herself. "I can't live like this forever." She dozed a little then, and it was Raphaela's voice in her head that brought her round again.

"That faerie is near," she said. "I think she's coming to see you."

Venus found she had no feeling about Star coming to visit whatsoever. Fine, great. It wasn't like the day could get any weirder. "I left the door unlocked," she mumbled, shifting slightly so her head was at least facing the door. "Don't tell Trent. Just tell her to come in when she knocks." If she knocked.

Who: Madeleine & Star
Where: The mall
When: Late afternoon

( Madeleine stared. )

Who: Harper and Star
Where: Sherry's Bakery
When: Mid-afternoon

( The blonde fae opened the door and stepped in, bringing with her the little dancing bolts of not-really-lightning and clothes that were dripping real water. )

Who: Star and Willow
Where: Many Paths
When: Afternoon

( And everybody knows. )

Who: Star and Venus
Where: Camelot Place
When: Morning

( But hi and also I love you. )