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Tweak says, "Stuff and thangs Lori!"

Genie de la Lune (wolfinboots) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2015-01-28 21:34:00

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character: genie de la lune, character: richard summerby

Who: Genie and Richard

What: A meeting

Where: Richard's flat

When: Wednesday January 28, afternoon

Rating: SFW for now

Genie checked the largish bag slung over her shoulder one more time as Brighid pulled off the road. "Here we be," the older were told her.

"Thanks loads, Brighid," Genie said, leaning over to kiss her cheek. "I appreciate the ride."

"I'll come back in about two hours, text or call if you need me sooner or later than that, lovie."

Genie nodded. "Will do. Enjoy your shopping." She turned and leaned into the back seat, where Violet was strapped into a babyseat. She wiggled her fingers at the pup, tickling her tummy briefly. The baby was having a good day today, and she giggled and waved her arms. "Love you too, little one," she said, grinning at the sound, and then she slid out of the car, waving at them both before crossing the street, following the directions Richard had given her.

Some days she swore she was just a kid playing in a grown up world, but she was trying to make a go of this magical world thing. She made her way to the door he'd mentioned and knocked.

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the_richard
2015-02-14 04:55 am UTC (link)

Rich nodded. "Closest thing to a family sometimes. In the end, you go on." A touch of sadness came to his eyes for a moment as he thought of the people from the war years that's he'd never be reconnecting with again. "It's a pretty good thing you have, from the sound of it."

His eyes lightened. "Well good then. Anything special you like to do? Have to admit to being a weekend broom racer when the season's on, but during the week and when I'm around weekends I've been known to get out and about."

"Nope. Just liked his cow rare, rarer, rarest. And his tequilia warm with salt and lime. Never developed the taste for the first, did for the second. And with that for a lead-in, now that business is done with, care for something? If you have to be off, I understand. If not, the kitchen is just a short walk away."

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wolfinboots
2015-02-15 03:42 am UTC (link)

"It is," she said firmly. There was no doubt in her mind that her pack was something she really needed and wanted. "I wouldn't give them up for the world." They were her family now, for better or worse.

"I'm open for just about anything," she said. "I'll try everything once, and twice if I need to make sure." Her grin flashed naughtily at him for a moment. "Active things are always good." But so was staying in, so yes, she wasn't exactly that picky.

"Warm alcohol? The blasphemy!" she said with a laugh. "Unless it's ale. Ale can get a pass." She tugged idly on a curl. "I can linger, unless you want me gone. I'll just call for my ride when it's time, and she has stuff she can do." And if it were much later, she'd just call Alexander and get him to fetch her home. "What d'ya have?"

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the_richard
2015-02-15 05:29 am UTC (link)

"There's clubs and dancing. Always looking for a dance partner that can keep up. And the restaurant circuit, to see what's new and good. Maybe even steal a recipe or two. If you're not one for the brooms, there's the south coast of France, or swimming in the Med from one of the western Greek ilands. Lots of possibilities."

Rich laughed. "Vodka stays in the freezer. Tequila, like good Bourbon, can be room temperature or chilled. It's an acquired taste." He shook his head. "Blew the rest of today off; back on the road late tomorrow afternoon. But I can get you home. Side along or port key, broom, or even just call a cab. There's usually a few hang about the pubs just the other side of the railroad underpass, just a hundred feet or so from my door."

"I've got most of the usual tipple, and even a few bottles of wine from the family vinyards - Mother's from the French wine district if you fancy an earthy red."

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wolfinboots
2015-02-15 05:09 pm UTC (link)

"I don't do much formal dancing -- haven't had any practice -- but I work at the club, so pretty much any other sort of dancing I will claim some excellent moves for." And she thought rather well of her moves on the floor with a partner, even if some of them could prove quite naughty. "Food and brooms, well, those are all well and good too. Haven't had a fabulous broom in ages." She resisted the urge to be over the top with innuendo even though it was an excellent opening.

"I'll try whatever you're having, to start," she said. It'd been a while since she'd tried new things that weren't of her own invention. It was practically impossible for her to get drunk anymore, sadly enough, but she could enjoy herself nonetheless. "Thanks, lovey. I can't Apparate and I'm always worried I'll get stuck somewhere in the magical world anymore." Irrational? Maybe. But she'd also been cornered by an anti-werewolf wizard before, so.

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the_richard
2015-02-16 04:00 am UTC (link)

"I've been known to give lessons," Rich said with a laugh. "Know a few out of the way clubs if you want to practice. Always been more of a fan of the sort of dancing where you get to hold the lady close. Lessons on insanely fast brooms, too, if you've ever wanted to try a racer."

"Over to the kitchen then. A little Bourbon on the rocks? I was considering a refil when you knocked. It's Colorado, an American Bourbon the people over at Vinopolis suggested to me."

He shook his head. "No worries then. This is Southwark, in the thick of muggle London. Tube and bus stops are a short walk from here too. Even inside here, I keep magic to a minimum to keep from mucking about with the electronics and appliances in the place. But my foyer is pretty heavily warded and I can key or Apparate you out of there any time you need to be off."

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wolfinboots
2015-02-16 11:03 pm UTC (link)

"WEll, like I said, I'll try anything at least once," Genie said with another smile. Directly after the moon aside, she was a graceful mover, and dancing wouldn't be that hard, she suspected. "Now fast brooms, that'd be a blast too. Owen would be so jealous." She chuckled slightly to herself. "He's just turned eleven, and he loves to fly," she explained.

"Works for me. I'm not terribly picky," she told him. "So I'll give it a go."

"It seems teeming. We've got our places in Angel," she said. "And we don't do much magic either. I swear I'm lucky to remember the wand some days." She really should save up and get her her own wand. But other days it really didn't seem that worth it.

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the_richard
2015-02-17 02:58 am UTC (link)

Rich nodded. "Some kids just take to flying. My father got me in to a kiddie class race when I was five and I've been hooked ever since. Quidditch was just something to do during school when I could only race on weekends. If your young Owen wants to learn how it's done, bring him along. Bluebottle will be releasing the Kids's Broom to the market soon. Speed limited and has a parental remote override. Good for learning basic technique, and I have a couple if two-place trainers if he'd like lessons. You too."

In the kitchen he poured three fingers of Bourbon into his empty glass, then got out a clean glass and did the same for Genie. "Ice and water dispenser in the refrigerator door if you prefer, but this is pretty smooth."

Rich leaned against the kitchen counter and shrugged. "During the war I got in the habit of carrying three different wands. You never knew. Still do most days. Habit, I guess. You know how it is... or... maybe you don't. Sorry... Hopefully you don't."

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wolfinboots
2015-02-18 03:51 am UTC (link)

"He's done pretty good so far. I expect him to make a team when he gets to Hogwarts." When, not if. Gods, she really did need to figure out how to contact a potentially sympathetic board member. The fact that she was scared to be outed was superfluous next to Owen's needs. "Thanks, he'd be so excited. He'll only start Hogwarts next year, but an edge could help. We don't have much money for stuff like that, though," she said, upfront as always about stuff like that.

Genie took the glass with a thank you and sipped. "Not bad," she said. It did feel warm going down, so that was good.

She propped her hip against the counter. "I lost my wand during the war," she told him. "And I'm saving for a better replacement than what I have. I was stuck in the Muggle world until I was of age, and even then, I've not had much to do with it until recently, and that's mostly due to Owen, I'll be honest. We know he'll get his letter this year, and we want to make the best of it for. So yeah, I get what you're saying, but we've been able to protect ourselves well enough so far."

They had other gifts that would make anyone attacking them quickly regret it if they got close enough. They didn't have to be good at hand to hand to do a lot of damage.

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the_richard
2015-02-18 05:48 am UTC (link)

Rich shrugged a little. "I donate a fair bit of change to the Fawley Foundation. They won't object to me cutting out the middle man occasionally. Kid needs a scholarship for school, supplies, whatever, have him write me care of my work address or come by the office and talk to me. I'll work something out. Flying lessons are always free. I imagine I can lay my hands on a pitch-legal Quidditch broom or two."

He nodded. "I'm in and out of the muggle and wizarding worlds both, all the time. Sometimes go days without pulling out a wand. Still..." He shrugged again. "If you need a better grade of loaner, I can probably help you out there, too, if you're not real fussy about who the last owner might have been. Souvenirs from the war, I suppose you could say."

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wolfinboots
2015-02-21 02:02 am UTC (link)

She noted down the foundation name in her mind to look up at a later time. She didn't want to be too too interested in things like that, not to someone she'd just met at least. "We're still looking into costs and all, but we'll see. He's a good boy." She loved Owen. He was a good boy, a good pack mate, and she thought he'd turn into a good man as he grew up.

"We've not had as much to do with the wizarding world as we could, until recently." She shrugged. She hmmmed for a moment, biting her lower lip then taking a long sip of drink. "Hm. I'm not sure. I was Snatched, so it seems a little... creepy, maybe."

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the_richard
2015-02-22 01:57 pm UTC (link)

A quick grimace came and went from Richard's face. "Snatched? One of the ones we didn't get to in time. I... uh... Sorry..."

"We knew we couldn't save everybody, get everybody at risk out of the country. Had to try anyway. Sometimes it just didn't work out."

He smiled a little. "Don't know about creepy, but if you change your mind I've a couple to choose from that are one previous owner. Belonged to Snatchers who couldn't use them to save their lives."

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wolfinboots
2015-02-23 10:40 pm UTC (link)

Genie shrugged and sipped her drink again. "Don't worry about it. I don't. What happened happened, and I ended up getting away and in the Muggle world." It was hellaciously more complicated, of course, but she didn't get hung up on that. She was more hung up about her family than that.

"I'll keep that in mind, thanks. I just think sometimes they retain a bit of their past, and I wouldn't want that." It was fine for some people, but call her paranoid...

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the_richard
2015-02-27 05:19 am UTC (link)

"Yeah, well..." Richard shrugged. "Always tried to do my best. Still do. One of the regrets I have from the war is that sometimes my best wasn't good enough." He shrugged again and took a healthy swallow of Bourbon. At least Genie's wasn't one more face to be added to his nightmares. "Suppose I'll get over it." He chuckled wryly. "Now I just try to do my best at work. Compensation, probably."

He nodded. "They do tend to do that. It's something I've learned to work with. You get used to it."

Rich grinned in an attempt to change the mood. "So should I see about throwing something for dinner or order takeaway? What's your schedule look like? Fancy a movie on the big screen or a splash in the hot tub to get the feel for the thing before I get you off home?"

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wolfinboots
2015-02-28 01:45 pm UTC (link)

"You're not responsible for what everyone else does," Genie told him with kind bluntness. "No one could single-handedly save our world, not even Harry Potter. So it's not worth beating yourself up over, in my book." She was a bit sorry she'd mentioned it, not having expected that reaction.

"Let's get some takeaway and hit up that hot tub, I think. I mean, I know have anything particular to wear, but so long as that's not a problem." She grinned a little wolfishly. "That way we can have a nom and I can get a feel for the place personally."

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the_richard
2015-03-02 05:26 am UTC (link)

Rich gestured with a glance. "Closet in the bedroom has an assortment of loaner suits, although I'm not especially shy if you're not. Too much time in Sweden. Saunas and the like."

There's a Chinese place that will deliver here a couple of blocks away, or we can hit the Gourmet Burger right across the street and you can get them to run up something rareish to suit your taste if you'd prefer."

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wolfinboots
2015-03-03 01:59 pm UTC (link)

Genie shrugged and grinned impishly. "I've been told I don't have a shy bone in my body. Haven't ever really have." A trait she shared with her brother to an extent, she knew, but she banished the thought of the wayward man from her mind, much more interested in someone else with similar interests.

She swirled her drink around and shrugged. "What do you feel like? I'm not picky, honestly. And it's your place."

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	the_richard 2015-03-04 01:57 am UTC (link)
	"Burgers it is, then. Take away, and I'll put some music on when we get back. Maybe even do up a pitcher of mojitos to go with the warm water." Rich raised an eyebrow. "That sound to your liking?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wolfinboots 2015-03-06 12:50 am UTC (link)
	Genie grinned at him somewhat wolfishly. This might end up a lot more fun than just her bit of brewing she'd do up for him. She never minded that, no, not one little bit, and it could be a lot of fun. "I think that sounds just about perfect, Rich," she told him. "Let's go hunt us down a meal and then enjoy the water." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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