Light of May ::: an original roleplay

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: Willow and Venus
When: Immediately after this
Where: Phoneland

After securing an agreement from Star that she would stay, Venus had asked her to go into the kitchen with Raphaela and find something to entertain herself with for ten minutes. She'd even made Raphaela grab her the egg timer and she'd set it. Ten minutes, then Star could 'talk to the phone.' What did Venus care if it meant Star glamoured everything within sight to be a rainbow? She couldn't see anyway! Then Venus had hauled ass into her bathroom (something she was becoming remarkably good at with a blindfold on), and used the voice dialer on her phone for Willow.

Jesus tapdancing Christ what did I just get myself into. What have I done? Before she could even shut the bathroom door she had grabbed her 'emergency bag,' and before the phone even had a chance to ring she was beginning to prepare to place the wards. She needed Willow to be here, and she needed her to be here at least two hours ago. She needed enough magic in the building to guarantee beyond a shadow of a doubt that no matter how hard they tried, Trent and August together could not kill Star. She was also pretty sure she needed a good cry and an icepick lobotomy, but both of those were going to have to wait for a time when Star wasn't in her kitchen.

WHO | Drina and Willow + Haze (NPC'd)
WHERE | Not terribly far from The Court
WHEN | Early Evening

( Marco had just about ruined her )

WHO: Allegra & Willow
WHEN: Morning
WHERE: Allegra's home

Allegra hadn't even bothered with opening the store today. The world was off and she wasn't about to put any energy out into the world and expect anything good back. Nope. She was staying home and advising both her children to do the same. The house was warded and Allegra had spent most of the morning double-checking that all of them were still in place. Her house was possibly one of the safest places in town right about now. It certainly wasn't the high school, which was the source of all this negative energy floating about. Allegra was sure the world didn't like this one bit and was worrying about what the balancing would turn out to be. Because the world would have to balance itself out at some point.

Hopefully, it would be soon. Because the situation with the children was worrying Allegra. And Moll, for that matter. The kettle whistling interrupted Allegra's thoughts for a moment. "Did you want tea, hon?" she asked her daughter as she moved the kettle off the stove. One of Willow's friends had a daughter and a girlfriend (although Allegra was still fuzzy on that end) that was stuck in the high school. All yesterday, people had wanted some sort of magical fix to the issue. Unfortunately, Allegra was certain that much stronger black and blood witches had tried to fix the problem. Allegra was a grey witch and bound by certain rules. Nobody seemed to understand and respect that. People had also been trying to force Willow to read something about their children and loved ones. The hysteria had been understandable but extremely unwelcome. Allegra was not dealing with anymore of that. Not today.

Who: Willow & Jane
Where: Outside Many Paths/streets of S.O.
When: Mid-afternoon

( 'We should start watching the news before we leave the house.' )

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

( And everybody knows. )

Who: Allegra, Willow, and Venus (and a few familiars, I'd imagine)
When: Afternoon
Where: Bohinen house

It was a strange thing, but Venus had woken up that morning to realize she was nervous about trying on her mother's dress. It was easy enough to figure out why - she was already pretty attached to the idea of wearing it, and there was no guarantee they'd be able to make it work. Venus had told herself a million times that it'd work out one way or another, but she still had a lot of nervous energy as she parked in the driveway of her family home. She let Raphaela out of the passenger seat, and the familiar immediately took flight towards the roof. Apparently, she needed a break. "Some help you are," she mumbled, before heading up the walk and letting herself in.

"Anybody home?" she called, realizing she hadn't even checked the garage to see if her mom was in. They'd said Saturday afternoon, but not set an actual time. Without really waiting for an answer, Venus headed to the stairs in case her mother was already in the attic.

Who: Reggie and Willow
Where: Ice cream parlor
When: Late afternoon

( 'Uhh... you getting anything, Haze? Can you have ice cream?' )

Who: Marisa, Reggie, and Willow plus a handful of NPCs (Bess, Sarah, Jacob, Tiger, Haze...)
Where: Reggie's apartment
When: Bit after eleven, and this

( 'DAD'S THE ONE WHO TURNED IT INTO A TATER TOT!' )

Who: Reggie, Willow & Bess (NPC)
Where: Funspot
When: Early evening

( Dazzling smile, check. Casual walk, check. Panther in tow, double check. )