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Lucy Spinks (addingvalue) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2015-07-06 14:44:00

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character: bryce dunstan, character: lucy spinks, status: complete

London Pride
Who: Lucy and Bryce
What: London Pride
Where: London
When: Saturday 4th July [backdated]
Rating: SFW, there are children present!

It was set to be probably the hottest weekend of the year, and Lucy was dressed for the weather in a strappy tiedye t-shirt borrowed from one of her more crafty friends over blue denim shorts and trainers. She and her sister and their friends had fought their way through the crowd to watch the parade, then slipped back out when they got hungry to look for some food.

They'd separated, Lucy craving something sweet while her friends were on the lookout for burgers and hot dogs. After grabbing and finishing a rainbow-frosted cupcake, Lucy had started walking through the press of people, looking out for her friends. That she couldn't find them didn't bother her. She had her mobile, but it seemed a waste to call them - what would they use as a landmark when they'd all started off on the same street? Instead, she looked around her, soaking up the atmosphere - and the sunshine - until she spotted a man just ahead of her drop a bottle of suncream out of his bag. Before he'd noticed, Lucy had stooped to pick it up and was tapping him on the shoulder.

"Sorry, you dropped this," she said, smiling. "Figured it wasn't the kind of thing you'd want to lose."

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_bryced
2015-07-18 12:36 am UTC (link)

Bryce shrugged with the shoulder that didn't currently have his daughter's head resting on it, and said with a smile, "Nah, we're just wandering at this point." He probably should start thinking about finding his sisters again, but it wasn't quite late enough to be worried about leaving just yet, so they had sometime before that was really a necessity.

"Daddy," Sophie interrupted, poking him in the face just in case her voice wasn't enough to get him to turn his attention back to her. "Can we have hot dogs now?"

Looking at his daughter a little wide-eyed, Bryce stated, "You just had ice cream like, half an hour ago. How are you hungry again?!"

"Because I'm a growing girl," she answered immediately, in the tone of voice that meant she was repeating something she'd heard someone else say, and he couldn't help the sigh or the slight shake of his head, smiling at her in amusement.

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addingvalue
2015-07-20 08:53 am UTC (link)

Lucy nodded her understanding. "Me too," she agreed. "It's a good place to wander, and nice weather for it." She stopped as Sophie demanded her father's attention, smiling to herself at the demand. She could just about remember being that kind of child herself, though occasions where she'd been treated to both ice cream and more substantial food out at 'overpriced' stalls had been few and far between. Her mum had always been one to pack snacks for them - with four daughters it was hardly surprising.

"I think I saw a truck back that way," she said, shrugging one shoulder in the direction she'd come from. She hoped Bryce would take her meaning - she didn't want to explicitly say 'hot dog truck' in case he were planning on navigating Sophie away from the idea. On the other hand, she happened to know where hot dogs might be obtained and she liked being useful.

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_bryced
2015-07-21 09:23 pm UTC (link)

Looking back at Lucy when she provided the information about the location, Bryce nodded slightly as he said, "Thanks." He knew they'd probably end up heading that way - unless it was an outrageous request, he tended to give Sophie what she wanted, and yes, he was fully aware of how tightly she had wrapped around her tiny fingers. "So you're really hungry now?" he asked his daughter, who nodded emphatically with a smile. "Well, in that case, it would seem we're going in search of food. It was lovely to meet you, Lucy, and thanks for everything."

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