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notthatlily (notthatlily) wrote in 20somethings,
@ 2022-06-23 15:52:00

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c: etta russell, c: lily luna potter, d: 2028 06, ~ complete, Ω: rp

RP: An Unsupervised Night at Carnival
Who: Lily + Etta
What: Lily tries a traditional approach
When: 6/23/2028
Where: Carnival
Warnings: Sexual Topics (Hinted at)
Completion Status: ~~Ongoing~~ Complete

"At least it's not just a bar." Lily told herself as she walked passed the bouncer into Carnival. The club was as packed as it had been the night of Molly's party and if she was honest the thought of Gavin and Rose still needled at her. She tried not to look at the VIP lounge where they had all set instead scanning the bar area for any wizard that looked to be here alone. There were a few, but they all looked much older than her, adults taking in the Thursday Happy Hour Specials. Ordering herself a tonic water and lime, Lily thanked the bartender and began hovering around the dance floor.

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notthatlily
2022-07-13 05:15 pm UTC (link)

"Thanks." Lily smiled thankful that Etta didn't push the subject. If she was honest with herself, the redhead didn't quite know if there was anything to talk about. Things just felt different. And the way that Gavin just quit cold turkey had her twisted.

"God it is." Lily whined out. "It's more frustrating when work is so busy. Auror Training. Last leg before the field." Lily was almost there. She should be excited but her nerves were frayed and the outing was supposed to repair that.

She flagged down the bartender and ordered their drinks, butterbeer for her and a irish whiskey on the rock for her. "I guess I should be thankful I didn't go into work with the family." She thought about what Ginny would do if she showed up to the Prophet hungover from the night before. Harry would probably be drinking right next to her she thought. Eh, maybe.

She took her first sip of whiskey. The bite at the back of her throat was momentary but otherwise smooth.

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funeral_bell
2022-07-15 01:20 am UTC (link)

Etta scrunched her face up, knowing that sort of job was absolutely not for her. "Yeah I can see that relaxation and being at the top of your game is kind of key there," she said. "I juggle a couple of jobs, but it's not that kind of high-pressure thing," she explained. Saying she enjoyed the funeral work didn't tend to go down well with most people, but there was definite satisfaction and a sense of doing something important. But by the time she was involved the point of life or death decisions was already past and she just had to work on honouring who the person had been.

"It has its upsides and downsides," she agreed with a laugh. "The work is important and satisfying, but it's good to have days where I'm not working with almost an entire staff that's known me from the time I could barely walk or earlier!" Not all of the non-family staff had worked for the firm for that long, but many of them had.

"Thanks," she said when her new drink arrived. She'd finished off her previous one in a few gulps while they were near the bar and set her bottle down. She was hoping the result wouldn't be too many burps. "Wanna dance or watch people more?" she asked. The two weren't mutually exclusive, and they were both looking good enough they might attract attention in either scenario, but Etta wasn't feeling drawn exclusively to either option.

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notthatlily
2022-08-05 01:04 am UTC (link)

The redhead twirled the ice in her glass glancing between the bar and the dance floor. She'd told herself and Sofía that she'd be more bold. Get out there and stop letting her mind wander back to Gavin.

She huffed, downing the rest of her drink and turning back to Etta. "Dance." Lily felt a similar determined rush, reminding her of her decision to apply to the Auror program.

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funeral_bell
2022-08-05 10:25 pm UTC (link)

Etta couldn't help but grin at the sudden determination from Lily, but sighed and looked at her drink. It was distinctly not safe to take it on the dancefloor. She took several large swallows from her bottle and put it back on the bar. She waved a hand at the passing bartender to let them know she was done.

"Dance it is," she affirmed and stepped towards the dance floor with determination. Her hips were already starting to automatically sway with her movement. She was feeling good and dancing always felt good for her soul. Maybe after a while Lily would open up so more. Or maybe she wouldn't. Etta wasn't fussy. Just aiming for a good time.

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