Light of May ::: an original roleplay

Who: Leila and Bailey
When: Afternoon.
Where: Underground Sounds - record store.
What: Angry cursing and lighter hunting.

The sun beat down on her. Heat and Leila didn't mix, yet she always wore black. Black absorbed sunlight. It was unfortunate. Something else that was even more unfortunate was her current lack of a lighter. One's smoke break should not be spent looking for something to light one’s cigarettes. Nicotine fix. Now!

A cigarette hung on the edge of her bottom lip as she dumped the contents of her purse onto the sidewalk. Pencil. Lipstick. Swiss army knife. Five year-old packet of gum she never planned on chewing. Tampon. Another pack of cigarettes. Condom. Mini Buddha figurine.

"...Eh?" She stopped what she was doing and looked at the mini version of Buddha. How was that even possible? She shrugged and tossed it toward the trash can without looking. The other clerk that was on duty in the store watched with wide eyes as Buddha flew extremely close to the record store's window. He sighed in relief when it hit the pavement instead of busting through the glass like it was the Koolaid Man.

Okay. Fuck Buddha. Where was that lighter?

She sighed in frustration and threw all of her stuff back in her purse. This didn't happen to her. She always had a lighter on her person at all times. Cigarettes came before food. Leila was a good little addict like that.

Person!

"You got a light?" She asked the girl about to go into the store. The girl just blinked at her and shook her head before she walked into the record store. Well shit.

Who: Amelie Grayson and whoever comes along.
Where: Street in town
When: Right now!
Why: Because she needs to get hopping in the game.
Open: To anyone and everyone.
Rating: Low?

( I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be a good night )

Who: Lacy & Open to All.
What: revisiting old haunts, meeting old friends...?
Where: Town? Starting by the high school.
When: Evening.

As soon as it was fully dark, Lacy got permission to go out into town from Kalous. It took many promises to be extremely careful, but thanks to their bond Kalous knew that she would be anxious and afraid until she managed to see some of her hold home again. Though it was summer and the day had been very warm, Lacy wore a light hooded sweater, the hood pulled close to her face. She hugged her arms to her chest nervously, coming out onto the street outside Cherryblossom Place and glancing around the area. When she'd made certain no one would see her, she moved to a darker area and took a flying leap-- literally. Using her lightfoot ability, it only took a few moments to jump from building to building before she stood in front of the high school. She stood for a moment, her hood fallen back from her face because of the wind from her jumps, and stared at the school silently, almost stunned, as memories of her lost life flooded her mind.

Who: Cian, Leo and Torque & whoever else might be out and about!
When: 1am-ish
Where: The open lands
What: RUNNING

It was after midnight by the time Cian made it back to the bedsit, standing outside the darkened building as he fingered the key in his pocket. He'd walked the distance from the pub to the house, hoping the exercise might help, but he knew it really wouldn't. It wasn't far enough and he needed more. He needed to stretch out. feel the roll of muscle, the strain of lungs and the exhilaration of being alive.

After only a few more seconds thinking he shoved the key back in his pocket, took a quick look around, then ducked behind the the garage.

A few moments later the unmistakable form of a cougar, or as some called it, a mountain lion emerged from the shadows and melted into the night beyond the fenceline, heading for the open ground.

Who: Day and Christian
When: After school
Where: Their house

Christian felt pretty bad by the time he got to his house. He'd avoided Hayden all day. Busying himself and making sure she wouldn't have a second to pounce on him about the party. She'd have to call him, which of course he'd ignore and say that his phone didn't ring or something. Which of course he would make sure wouldn't be a lie because he'd already turned the damn thing off. Charlotte's party was the talk of the school all day and he wasn't getting roped into it if he had anything to say about it. Pool was the cool factor in the whole thing, but Christian Danui was the decidedly uncool factor and he wasn't about to add himself into the equation. He was hoping to get past Day too, but he didn't know if he could be that crafty. Maybe he could fake being sick and hide in the bathroom for a couple hours til Day at least left the house. He unlocked the door as quietly as he could manage and shifted his backpack on his back, closing the door again just as quietly and heading towards the stairs.

( If I HAVE to.... )

Who: Julianna & Johan
When: Early evening
Where: Camelot Place Apartments

Julianna pulled up in front of the address she had been given by Johan, looking up at the apartment building. She had looked at a place here, but she hadn't been able to afford it. He rmind worked as she got out of her car. She knew about what it would cost to live here, and it was less than what she had been paying at her old apartment. Locking the doors of her prius, she went inside, taking out the scrap of parchment with the apartment number on it. She found the appropriate button and pressed it, waiting.

Who: Artus, Delphine, Lucia, & Maurus!
When: Afternoon
Where: The Mall
What: Wonder Twin powers, activate!

Once again, Delphine found herself at the mall. She was currently wandering around, contemplating what store to go into next. The occasional shopping trip wasn't a bad thing. She already bought a couple of new shirts and a pretty tiered skirt. It was brown and looked particularly comfortable. So she was quite content.

That was when she smelled it. Her nose twitched as she sniffed the air again. Oh hell no. Caramel corn! Not just any caramel corn, but the most amazing caramel corn ever. There was something about mall food that lured you in and never let you go. The only thing better than mall food was carnival food. Which Delphine wish she had at that moment.

She walked over to the vendor and smiled. "Can I get a bag of the caramel corn?"

He handed her a bag and she paid for it happily, a huge grin on her face. Delphine definitely had a weakness for sweets. "Thank you!" She said as she started to walk away, but something told her to turn around...

Who: Gabe and Madock
When: Mid morning, before lunch
Where: Gabe's house

After breakfast with miss Claire, Madock put on a tank top to go with his cargo shorts, slipped on some sandals, and headed over to Gabe's house. The whole way over to his friend's place, he couldn't help but keep thanking god for the invention of car air conditioners. It was sweltering outside and he was practically sweating before he even made it to the car. Luckily, it didn't take that long to get to Gabe's place by car. Not that anywhere in town really took all that long to get to.

The day was definitely built for pool parties and he was looking forward to Charlotte's that afternoon, but first he wanted to spend some time being a guy and talking about how hot his maybe-girlfriend was. And maybe asking some advice about whether or not to ask her out officially. How soon was too soon? Were they moving too fast? Asking Claire would probably have been better, and maybe he would, but right now, he wanted another guy's point of view and, for that, he was looking to ask Gabe. He got out of his car and headed up to the door, knocking lightly and wondering if maybe he should have waited til afternoon, but he figured Gabe might be awake. He waited patiently at the door for someone to answer.

( Read On )

Who: Myra
When: After school let out, but before Psalm got to his locker in this thread.
Where: Hallways at school.
What: A letter placed in Psalm's bookbag & pictures of mini-Psalm snuck into his locker.

Was she nervous? Yes. Very, actually. This was something she really needed to do though. She already had all of the pictures and her letter ready, so all that was left was actually getting them into his locker.

There was a click as she pulled on the lock. He actually kept the combination entered? Ugh. She shook her head in disbelief. Someone could break into it! Like Myra, for example. The pictures were placed on top of his books and the letter was slipped into his bookbag. She hoped the letter would actually have an effect on him, but who knew?

Myra sighed as she shut his locker, a sad smile on her face. Then she walked over to her own locker so that she could get all of her things out of it before she went home.

Psalm,

I know you don't want me to talk to you anymore, but I'll explode if I don't get this off of my chest. So you're just going to have to deal with it. We only have one more school year left and then after that, I don't have the stability of knowing that I'll see you at all. This terrifies me. I barely see you as is, but not knowing if you're okay or if something's wrong is incredibly scary to me. So I'm going to pour my heart out in this letter just in case I don't get the chance to say these things again.

I just want you to know that if there's ever a moment when you feel like no one cares about you or is thinking about you, just know that's not the case. I still think about you and I still worry about you all the time. I want you to find happiness, Psalm. And I don't think I'll be able to be happy until you are. I really don't. It's really hard to know that something's wrong with you and not be allowed to ask you if you're okay or what's wrong. But I'm going to keep hoping that you'll be okay and I'll keep looking out for you, even if it makes you mad. No matter how much you want me to leave you alone, I can't. You mean too much to me. So I won't give up on you. Even if you ignore me. Even if you hurt me. I promised that I wouldn't leave you all by yourself and I meant it. I keep my promises.

That's all I wanted to say though. Please get to feeling better. Even if things aren't looking good right now, they'll get better. They always do eventually.

Always Here,
Myra

Who: Psalm and Myra
What: Confrentation, Psalm being weird
When: Thursday, just after school let out
Where: Hallways at school

( I remember what you whispered in my ear, and all the things we tried so hard to never have to hear, like 'kids tighten up, start saving for the golden years.' Well, hey, that picture it fades day by day and the outcome's not so clear. )

Who: Hannah and Monica
When: Late morning
Where: Scarlet Oak's main street

They were going out tonight. And although that didn't always mean splurging on outrageously slutty but classy stuff to wear, today it did. They had even gotten out of bed slightly earlier than usual to go shopping, it was like a pre-party party of sorts, one they thought they truly deserved, for doing so well in school and managing to party as much as they did anyway.

So far Monica had found some awesome dresses - okay, technically they were tunics and long tops, but did it really matter what designers called it? - and shoes, and was thankful for having been able to save up as much as she had.

As she and Hannah walked from one store to the other, Monica remembered they hadn't really established exactly what they were doing. "So...Where are we going tonight?" Hopefully Hannah would say Heme. Hopefully, Hannah wasn't scared of the vampires. Monica really wanted to check that place out.

Who: teenagers!
When: 3pm and on all day
Where: Charlie's house

Charlotte was kind of surprised with how many people were in her yard. She had a very large yard, yes, but it had never had this many people in it before. All of her friends had been invited, as had anyone who had attended even one SOARU meeting, and people had brought friends... it was kind of an awesome mess. Lawn chairs and loungers were everywhere, the grill and hot tub were fired up, and it was just... well, great. Charlotte felt very proud of herself.

She had excused herself early on to run over and pick Mercy up, and had loaned the girl one of her bathing suits. After changing herself, Charlotte wore a modest one-piece suit in a dark, near-brown shade of purple, and she started looking around the yard for people she actually knew, smiling and waving to people who did the same to her. There was a very pleasant atmosphere in the large yard, aided by the fact that there were flowers everywhere. You could tell it was the home of two earth elementals. Most importantly, everyone seemed to be happy.

Who: Claire and Madock
When: Morning
Where: Their house

It was strange waking up early and not having to actually get up and get ready for school. Claire lay in bed for awhile, trying to get used to the feeling of being done with high school. She listened to her mom get up and leave for work, and only after she heard her dad leave the house not too shortly after, Claire got up and took a shower before getting dressed in a pair of jeans and a tank top. Madock's door across the hallway was still shut, so she was assuming he was sleeping. Really, she was going to assume he would sleep at least until noon. She needed to invite him to Charlie's pool party, if he hadn't already been invited. But she figured if he had been, then he would have told her about it before now. With that thought, Claire sighed and opened her dresser drawers, digging through the mess until she found her swim suits buried at the bottom, beneath her socks. She pulled both of them out and threw them on the bed before she stood, her hands on her hips, and stared at them both. They were both bikinis, which meant she must have been temporarily insane when she bought them. She didn't want to put either of them on, and she didn't want to have to swim. But she'd promised Gabe, so she was kind of stuck.

( I was just being a smart ass )

Who: Mercy and Charlotte
When: Early afternoon/late morning
Where: Phoneland

When school let out, like every year, Charlotte couldn't help but be close to sad. She liked school, and up until very recently it had consumed a lot of her life. But this would be her first summer with those amazing things called human friends (or human-shaped), not to mention a boyfriend, so she was excited too. She had to do some quick shopping before the pool party, so she headed to the nearest grocery store. Once she wasn't behind the wheel of the car, she pulled out her cell phone and started searching for Mercy's new phone number. She had gotten it from Valen, who apparently vaguely knew the cop she was living with.

She pressed the send button, not sure how Mercy would react to a party invitation right now, but at least she was offering. Charlotte wanted her to feel wanted.

WHO: Annie and Hal
WHERE: His bookshop
WHEN: Thursday, noon


Although it was probably a bit much for one day, Annie still had planned to visit Hal's bookstore Wednesday evening, after her tumultuous meeting with Harrison that morning. Although she'd been able to discuss it a little with Fox, only Hal knew the full extent of her past and how she was dealing with it. She trusted his judgement; but more than that, she just needed a good friend.

( A good friend that was out on a date, apparently.. )

DATE: Thursday, June 4, 2009.

WEATHER: Heat waaave! Temperatures are expected to drop drastically overnight, but for the duration of the day it is hot and sunny, at record highs for this time of year.

EVENTS: Aside from the seniors, who finished yesterday, it's the last day of school for all public school students in Scarlet Oak! Today is a half day of school, with preparations starting for tomorrow's graduation ceremony. The Students of All Races in Harmony club's founder and president, Charlotte Angel, is having a year-end pool party, and the club has a minor mention in the newspaper for it's support of supernatural rights.

In the news, a group of activists is making themselves known and arguing that all movements should be dubbed preternatural rights, rather than supernatural. They are insisting that the word 'supernatural' is derogatory and racist, and that preternatural is the PC term. Not a lot of people seem to actually care what it's called, though. Whoops. Well, it was only a matter of time before someone was offended over something. Supes, welcome to the PC world.

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