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Joe Russo (notalongtime) wrote in heureuxlake,
@ 2025-05-26 17:29:00

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Δ threads, ∞ 2001: 05, ◦ lakefront picnic tables & firepits

RP: Memorial Day BBQ 2001
Who: Open to all
What: Memorial Day BBQ
When: Monday 26 May, 2001
Where: Lakeside
Warnings: Check comment headers
Completion status: Ongoing

- Honor guard presentation
- Hot dogs and burgers
- Bonfire at dusk
- Music
- Bring your own food and drink
- No fireworks

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Dagny + Heidi

dagnylundgren
2025-05-26 09:14 pm UTC (link)

Scoping out the optimal spot to set up a picnic blanket had given Dagny a good view of a lot of the guests and it seemed like the flock were out in force at today's community Memorial Day barbecue. She had already exchanged pleasantries with Vayu and Kamala, leaving Patrick to lug their very full coolers to the chosen spot. Given the amount of food she'd prepared, Dagny was incredibly grateful for were strength.

While Patrick caught up with some friends over by the grills - what was it with men and the lure of a grill? - Dagny was engaging in a lovely bit of people watching. Sipping on her homemade lemonade, she spotted a group of selkies down at the water's edge, which prompted the thought that she hadn't seen Fina in person since the gala.

She was relieved that Maria Cardenas' skin had found its way home but she wondered how Fina was really doing with the change. More than that, she often found her brain ticking over what might have happened if the theft had been reported to the authorities. Would it just have been classified as a burglary? It was so much more than that, but would the law have recognized that? Dagny had struggled with questions like that since Edward's death and she had written about plenty of other crimes with a supernatural element like this over the years.

Her gaze turned distant as she thought but she broke out of it immediately when she spotted Heidi, scrambling to her feet so that she could give her a hug. "Hey. Your outfit is so cute." She stepped back so that she could get a good look at Heidi. "So cute. You want to help me eat some food and watch people?"

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Re: Dagny + Heidi

heid_and_seek
2025-05-27 10:31 pm UTC (link)

Heidi, having spent some time talking to her dad near the grills, and avoided her step-mom talking to several other members of the flock around her age, was looking for someone to talk to. Ideally one of her sisters, but she wasn't feeling fussy. Dagny appeared first and she gave her a grateful hug, tugging at her cardigan to straighten it afterwards. "Aww, thanks. You look as beautiful as ever."

With a nod she crouched down to unbuckle her shoes and toe them off. "Please. Bella is regrouping for another try at the bonding with me as a mom thing. I can just tell. I shouldn't have mentioned what my grandparents said to dad." Her dad and stepmom weren't generally the drama portion of the flock, but her mom could be relied upon to make up for that despite living in New York. These days she tended to get more news from her grandparents on that front than her mom. It was honestly exhausting whenever she tried to get more involved.

"Distract me. Have you spotted anything scandalous yet? I saw your man over by the grills and said hi after I left Dad to it." She plopped down on the blanket a wiggled her freed toes, already reaching for the food. She'd put a plate of brownies out on the communal table, but for once she had decided to rely on the vast amount of people she knew to feed her. She would bring something more next time.

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