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Who: Rita and Al
Where: Al's room at the Longbottoms' place, obvs
When: Sept 13th, afternoonish
What: Frank told Al about Rita's Death Eater contact, and she can't bear to lie to him so she explains. A possible break-up ensues?
Rating: PG-13
Status: Finished Log

( Could he have helped? With me I mean. To... to bring me back. )

Who: Pepper and Rita
Where: Al's room at Frank and Alice's house
When: Evening, September 3
What: A little bonding over shared pain, though not really saying much about anything at all in the process.
Rating: PG?
Status: Finished log

( But Pepper was there, at her side, and she slid down the wall a little and leaned her head on his shoulder, clutching the hot coffee cup against her chest tightly as she shut her eyes against the world. )

Who: Rita and Frank
Where: Frank's front yard
When: Today, shortly after THIS
What: He refused to let her in to see Al, so she showed up to try and yell him into submission
Rating: 14A for language?
Status: In progress

( She cried in bathrooms on her lunch break (as she had the day after she'd caught Al in bed with Dorcas) and she cried rather pathetically into her pillow (as she had after Al actually had left after their fight), but shedding tears in front of others was something she avoided if at all possible. )

Placeholder for Sev being stood up by Rabastan and attempted Severus/Rita.

( Owl to Rita Skeeter )

Who: Al Gumboil and Rita Skeeter
When: 31 July, 1980; late-ish.
Where: Al's flat; Ottery St Catchpole.
What: Cuddling. Talking.
Rating: PG - F for Fluff.
Status: Completed log.

( I don't see myself when I look in the mirror. )

Who: Rita Skeeter and Al Gumboil
When: [BACKDATED] to fucking forever ago; 25 June, 1980.
Where: Al's flat.
What: It's about damn time.
Rating: PG-13ish // FTB.
Status: Completed log.

( 'Aren't I allowed to do something nice without you hurling about insults? Domestic, honestly.' )

Who: Rita and Al (yes, again)
Where: Their place Al's flat!
When: After work, around 6pm, Monday June 15, so the same day she surprised Al with lunch, then went to Doris' for dinner. It was a busy day for Rita!
What: They talk about serious things, and then just hang out a bit, and fade to black as they fool around.
Rating: 14A for a liiiiiittle bit of swearing
Status: Completed log!

( Consider my knickers untwisted then. )

WHO: Doris and Rita
WHEN: Monday, 15 June 1980, late afternoon
WHERE: Both Doris and Rita's flats
WHAT: Phone conversation
RATING: G
STATUS: Complete log

( The day had been a good one. )

Who: Rita Skeeter and Al Gumboil
When: Monday, 15 June, 1980; lunch time.
Where: The Ministry, and then Hyde Park.
What: Picnic lunch. And bit of snogging.
Rating: PG-13
Status: Completed log!

( 'You do get a lunch break, don't you?' )

What: The Black and Malfoy Wedding
Where: Leeds Castle in Kent
When: Satuday the 13th of June, beginning in the afternoon, posted one day early
Who: Narcissa Black and Lucius Malfoy, all of their family, friends, and assorted dates
Rating: PG13? E for Extravagant? L for Looooooove?
Status: OOC Log, in progress


( Warning, Image Heavy )

Who: Rita Skeeter and Al Gumboil
When: 10 June, 1980; later, after this.
Where: Al's flat in Ottery St Catchpole
What: Snuggling.
Rating: F for Fluff.
Status: Completed log!

( The shitty thing about being a hitwizard was that it was hard as fuck to escape your work, even when you were home. )

Who: Rita Skeeter and Alastor Gumboil
When: 02 June, 1980; evening, after this.
Where: Camden, somewhere.
What: Talking.
Rating: PG
Status: Completed log!

( 'Why, should I be? D'you have any other hot dates lined up this week or something?' )

Who: Rita and Al
Where: Sailing around on Blue Louise, Rita's sailboat.
When: Sunday, May 24, 1980
What: Al comes sailing with her, and it gets le awkward. PART TWO.
Rating: PG? Low.
Status: Completed log!

( There was hardly anything more bloody emasculating than your girlfriend finding your teddy bear whilst you were snogging. )

Who: Rita and Al
Where: Sailing around on Blue Louise, Rita's sailboat.
When: Sunday, May 24, 1980
What: Al comes sailing with her, and it gets le awkward.
Rating: PG? Low.
Status: Completed log!


( There's only one rule on Blue Louise; no lies. My father made it up. This is Blue Louise, the Boat of Truth. )


Continue to Part Two (it was too long)

Who: Rita Skeeter and Alastor Gumboil
When: 15 May, 1980; evening.
Where: The Leaky, and then Rita's flat.
What: Old friends bump into each other. Almost literally.
Rating: PG-13, for colourful inner-monologue xD
Status: Completed log!

( 'Did you miss me, Al?' )

WHO: Doris Crockford and Rita Skeeter
WHEN: Wednesday, 13 May 1980, dinner time
WHERE: Doris’ flat, London
WHAT: Friends having dinner to celebrate Rita’s promotion
RATING: TBD
STATUS: In progress

( Rita was sore and exhausted. She'd stayed up too late… )

Who: Rita Skeeter
When: About 8am, May 11, 1980, Monday
Where: Random bench, random school, random place
What: The inner musings of one very conflicted writer. Where's your tough-as-nails persona now, Rita Skeeter?
Note: A sort of plottily important thing mentioned at the end. Please read?
Rating: 14A for a few mental swear words

( He wanted her out there asking the questions no one else would, he'd said. She'd said thank you and asked for her old job in obits back. )

Who: Rita and Fabian
Where: Leaky, and then back to Fabian's, oooooh.
When: April 21st, 1980 (hella backdated!)
What: Fabian's had a rough day, what with all this what-do-you-mean-you-won't-embrace-the-gay backlash, and Rita's feeling generous and apparently a little horny. They come to an agreement!
Note: Just to clarify backstory, they've slept together in the past. He picked her up at a bar (probably the Leaky) and took her back to his place. They had some pretty amazing sex, as is mentioned in the following RP, but then she ditched without saying goodbye or anything, which is not really mentioned.
Rating: Only 14A for language/subject matter. We're fading to black in the end!
Status: Allllmost finished, to be completed in comments!

( I'm not really the touchy-feely sort afterwards. Most I'll do is help you find your knickers. )


[Open to Fabian]

Who: Alice, Frank, Doris (open to Rita, Andie, and Ted)
When: Friday, April 25, 1980 (backdated)
Where: Frank and Alice's house
What: Dinner! And Alice reveals her secret.
Rating: PG
Status: In progress

( It would be a relief to tell them )