Light of May ::: an original roleplay

Who: Kenny and Rachael
When: Evening, just after sunset
Where: Kenny's home

( I've been wanting to do that )

Who: Corentin and Linnea
When: Morning.
Where: The river.

As rivers went, Corentin thought, this was a nice one. The shallows weren't too hard to navigate, even if they were too close to the humans' houses and roads for his taste, and the deeper parts were fairly quiet. He was beginning to grow accustomed to freshwater, even if nothing tasted as good as it did out in the open ocean, but sometimes he couldn't help but feel suffocated. There was no real reason for him not to head back out into the Atlantic, when it would hardly be difficult to avoid his old pod if he really wanted to, and yet every time he made up his mind to return, he always wound up putting it off and could never articulate exactly why.

He supposed it wasn't a terrible hardship to run into the local humans every now and again. If he wanted to get away from them, he could. It would be easy to stay out in the deeper parts of the big lake, where boats were only moderately bothersome and humans didn't attempt to swim. He usually only ventured away from there when he was willing to be social if necessary.

Today, he was sunning himself in the waters near the forest, trying to avoid what he knew to be the territory of other merfolk just for politeness' sake. The river was small, by his standards, but nonetheless, there was room enough for a few of them.

Who: Dinah Ellerby and Tessa Rogers
Where: Red Dragon Dojo
When: Early Evening

( Learning How to Fight Like a Girl. )

Who: Margaret and wide OPEN
When: Night, July 1st
Where: Heme
What: Margaret decides to check out Heme on her own, even though it's probably the worst idea she's ever had.


Heme. Heme. Heme. It seemed to come up in every conversation she had with the locals and even the newer transplants to Scarlet Oak. Margaret figured if she was going to check it out she might just better get it out of the way. No use listening to other people's descriptions of the place when she could just as easily form her own opinions after a quick visit.

She dolled up in what she thought would pass reasonably without giving too many of the wrong signals. She knew a few good curses (and had them written down on the flash card in her wallet), but she hoped it wouldn't come to that. She'd try to avoid getting eaten for lunch with charm first, curses later.

( She took a cab from the Liberty Inn and paid the driver extra for his discretion (even if it was an entirely unnecessary gesture). )

Who: Charlene and Roxy
Where: Hospital then the river
When: Evening

It was rather handy that Roxy worked at the hospital for once her shift was over she was able to pick up Charlene. The pink-haired girl was all sorts giddy about her girlfriend finally being released to the point that she didn't even change out of her paramedic outfit. If Charlene really liked her that much, then she wouldn't care what she was wearing, right? Well, the mermaid seemed to prefer her naked, but yeah, that was besides the point. Roxy was all sorts smiling and giddy as she shuffled down the hallway, tote bag slung over her shoulder with a pair of shades on her forehead, pink hair down for the time being. Once she reached Charlene in the waiting room, she snuck up behind her and embraced her from behind.

"Hey you!" Roxy giggled, trying to resist the urge to kiss or snuggle her. There were others in the waiting room as well, not to mention coworkers who could gossip about what Roxy was. Actually, Roxy preferred them gossiping about her being a were than a lesbian. Pulling away from Charlene, she tilted her head to the side. "You ready to get the hell out of here? We should stop for drinks or something on the way! Oh, and do you need help carrying anything?" She knew she had bought her a bunch of stuffed animals and balloons and flowers without realizing it might have been too much for the poor mermaid, especially after recovering. Not a problem in Roxy's eyes; she would help out in a heartbeat.

Who: Adam Rowe and Emmeline Collins
When: Just after 9 at night
Where: The closest Dave and Busters... which isn't close to Scarlet Oak at all, but hey, road trip!
What: Emmeline suggested it and it's not like Adam has that busy of a nightlife, so what the hell?




( Tonight he wasn't going to worry about the novel, or about all the things not going on his life. )

Who: Joshua and Zoe
Where: Joshua's crappy house
When: mid-afternoon
What: Stuff stolen from The Shining

( Something fishy was going on... )

Who: Kristen, Missy, Mitzi (NPC) and Nikita
When: Early evening
Where: Peloe house

It'd taken way too long, but Kristen had finally worked up the nerve to ask Missy if she could have someone over for dinner. Missy had agreed far too easily, thinking that it was some other girl her age. Kristen didn't have enough friends and never asked to have them over so really, she couldn't blame Missy for the misunderstanding. She could've corrected her sister, but that would've ruined half of the surprise and really, Kristen was big on that. Plus she had one of those unusual feelings in her stomach that told her Missy might not be so accepting if she knew who it was that was coming. Not that she could possibly know her, that was ridiculous. Nikita was clearly from Russia and Missy had never been there in her life. Kristen would have known.

Missy also wouldn't have liked why Kristen had invited Nikita over. Nikita possibly wouldn't have been as eager either, but they would! The little artist had convinced herself of that.

( Kristen was playing a little matchmaker and she was absolutely delighted with herself. )

Who:Rachael Montgomery and Kenny Rojas
Where: Kenny's Home
When: July 1st / 2009 - 4:00am

( Even if she was rarely in contact with people from her house, she still abided by their rules. )

Who: Johan and Annika
Where: Annika's stoop
When: Midmorning, 7/1/09
What: A reunion

( blood is thicker than water )

Who: Kyle and Renard
Where: Nevermore
When: Afternoon around 3

( Shopping the perfect way to cure boredom )

Who: Alanna and Roxy
When: 2:00 p.m.
Where: Coffee shop

Morning class had been a drag. But to be fair, all of Alanna's summer classes were a drag and if she had had an actual choice in the matter she wouldn't be taking any of them. Unfortunately her little incident the summer before had not left her with a choice of any sort. Missing out on an entire semester of school tended to get in the way of graduating on time. And with as long as Alanna had left to get her doctorate's she really didn't want anything making it take longer. Staying on-campus all day despite only having two classes left her with way too much time to wander and think depressing things like that - or study, but who did that in the middle of the day? - but luckily Roxy had answered her texts and now the redhead was practically bouncing outside of the coffee shop on the edge of campus waiting for her to get there.

And she wasn't so excited because she had been waiting to talk about her date with Aaron at all. Oh no, of course not. It was completely because she was about to get something caffeinated and sweet to drink. She did not have to wait too much longer though, because soon enough an ambulance that was driving way too fast pulled up. The driving left no doubt as to who was inside and Alanna waved with a bright smile. "Fiiiiinally," she teased when Roxy climbed out. "I thought I was going to melt waiting out here for you!"

Who: Zenobia and Helene
Where: Helene's House
When: 7:00pm
What: Operation Get Helene Laid

( Get your ho clothes. )

Who: Adelle and Whisper
When: 6PM
Where: A fashion boutique

Her favorite dress was from a brand called Janette John 3:16, and it was almost impossible to find. Adelle knew from her searches online that it was actually a foreign brand. The best she could do to find her beloved sundresses new was to scour Ebay and then she'd found a site via Google that she could order from. However, the site was in Japanese, so her dad called a colleague he had in SoCal to have him purchase the dresses for her. Reaching daddy dearest on any given day was like trying to find Lady Gaga tickets the hour they went on sale. She had left two messages over the last week but with his ridiculous commute and his busy days, she always wondered how his phone's mailbox wasn't full.

( I swear to you that's a real song. )

Who: Cecilia and Kitty
Where: Ad Gustum Slave Quarters
When: They don't know. They don't see the outside world silly!

The panic and verbal anger that Cecilia had clothed herself in upon her addition to the Ad Gustum slave community had subsided. She wasn't sure how long she'd been in there but she knew it'd been a while. So far nothing really horrible had happened. And by not horrible she meant she hadn't been raped or anything. She still hated it and wanted to get out. The place was scary, though she'd die before admitting it. She just sat around in a small room with a bed and bathroom with no shower thinking the days away. The thinking wasn't the part that bothered Cecilia, though it did get boring after awhile, but she really hated not being very clean.

( It didn't take her long to figure out how this place operated. )

Who: Nic and Whisper
Where: The city streets
When: 2am

It wasn't really a time to be wandering around in the dark, but Nic was too stir crazy to stay in. Besides, the dog walking ahead of him would have caused a scene in the daylight. It trotted along with it's rib caged crushed, fur missing from tufts of rotted skin. It's tail turned at a sharp angle and one of it's eyes was missing. It wasn't overly ripe, yet Nic stayed ten feet behind it, bouncing a tennis ball as they walked. Nic had dubbed the dog "Spike" for the time being.

Pausing on the sidewalk, Nic whistled and bounced the ball. Spike turned, his ears perking up, his empty eyes following the ball as it bounced. "Ready?" Nic asked, then threw the ball into the darkness. "Go get it!" he said, smiling as Spike ran off after it. Laughing softly to himself, Nic removed a cigarette from his back pocket. Watching for Spike's return, he leaned against the building and lit up.

Who: Dorian and Aetheria
Where: Nevermore
When: Morning

Everyday brought some new issue in the realm of supernatural rights, so for the first time in his life Dorian was reading the newspaper from start to finish. It had become his morning ritual: open the shop, fix a cup of coffee, then read the paper. With the next full moon coming upon them, weres were back to the front page and the argument about their rights was becoming more heated. In part, he understood both sides, yet his real concern was for the bitten weres that wanted to run free without care of who they might attack. That didn't set well with him and he doubted it looked good for their cause. It also reminded him that Monica was still missing with no clue as to where she might have gone. He wondered if she was even alive and how he could go about tracking her down. Never in his life had he heard of so many kidnappings in so little a town.

DATE: Wednesday, July 1, 2009.

WEATHER: The skies are grey and cloudy, with a severe spike in humidity. Lots of cases of heat exhaustion today for our poor Michigan residents!

EVENTS: Reported demonic attacks are down by seventy percent, and locals are breathing a collective sigh of relief. The news has shifted a bit to how other parts of the world are fairing. In more rural areas and third world countries, the attacks are still running rather rampant. Hitting the news today, Eleanor Moriarty, wife of Bram Moriarty of the National Party for Supernatural Rights, has announced a fundraising event to raise money and send aid to areas in need. On July 4th at the Mudhouse in Scarlet Oak will be a battle of the bands. Entry fee is $5 per band member, and tickets will be $8 at the door. The winner will win a slot as one of the opening acts for a benefit concert on July 8th. All proceeds will be donated to nations in need.

Of course, news of the upcoming full moon is still popular. The argument over the proposed new law is getting rather heated, and it's starting to look like this might not end well...

If you have something you feel warrants a mention in the next time update, please let the mods know!