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brigid_cross (brigid_cross) wrote in lookingaheadrpg,
@ 2011-10-31 08:33:00

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+ npc, 2025 10, brigid maccarthaigh

Welcome to the Swamp
Date: October 31st 2025
Characters: Rosmerta, Brigid and OPEN!!
Location: 3Bs
Private/Public: Very Public
Rating/Warnings: We'll see
Summary: Annual Halloween Bash at the 3Bs

The place looked brilliant; George Weasley came through for her yet again. The instant Haunted Swamp was creepier and more exciting than the last time she asked for it. The entire pub, tables and chairs include was covered with a thick green moss with gnarled tree branches and vines hanging from the rafters. The floor was hidden by a tense fog that tickled her ankles, even in her four inch stilettos. The candles gave off a combination of yellow, blue and green flames to give everything else around a ghoulish glow.

Sporting a Queen of the Night costume, her face broke out into a grin when Brigid finally emerged from the upstairs in the costume she picked out. "You look great, darling."

"You don't think it's a little...short?" Brigid asked, looking over her shoulder to make sure she was covered.

"Nonsense. There is no such thing as too short," she replied giving her daughter a wink. Since Brigid moved to London the two of the them hadn't seen each other regularly and Rosie missed her. "Besides, it's Halloween. Rumor an old woman?"

Chuckling, the younger witch shook her head. "You will never be old, Mum. Now, this get this bash going."

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finnigan2
2011-11-14 03:03 am UTC (link)

Riley gave a chuckle and shook his head. He doubted he would be making Brigid fat with his cooking. "Well, spoiling you kind is the point in cooking for you." he admitted, smirking at her.

"I don't know how to make that, but you'll only have to teach me once." Riley told her, grinning. It was hard for him to ignore how bloody gorgeous she looked that night.

As he admired his girlfriend, someone came up to the counter, grinning. "Hey there Riley!" Someone said brightly.

He looked at the woman and smiled at her. "Hey Sarah." Riley said calmly while Sarah actually looked very bouncy.

"I thought you didn't really like Halloween." Sarah told Riley, quirking her eyebrow as she looked at him from head to toe, definitely looking like she liked his costume.

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brigid_cross
2011-11-14 03:26 am UTC (link)

Chuckling, she shook her head. "As long as it's not too much spoiling."

Brigid clapped her hands together and gave them a quick rub. "It's pretty easy. You are going to take the peeler, but instead of running it along the horizontal blade, you are going to use the thin vertical one." Picking up a whole lemon, she demonstrated the proper technique. "Be mindful to watch your fingers. Peelers tend to slip. Put the lemon in the bowl, we'll use the juice for Lemon Drops."

After handing the peeler and fruit over, she went to work on a new set of drinks, keeping one eye on the customers approaching the bar. When a bouncy girl came over and spoke with Riley, Brigid smiled as she handed her finished drinks over to the waiting server.

"He does look great, doesn't he? Can I get you something to drink?"

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finnigan2
2011-11-14 03:45 am UTC (link)

Sarah made a dismissive wave of the hand and shook her head. "Not for now thanks, I'm waiting for someone before I drink." she answered barely looking at Brigid.

Riley quirked his eyebrow at Sarah as he peeled his first lemon. "Who else is coming?" he asked.

Shifting on her feet, Sarah grinned. "Well, Maximillian is coming. Evan, Josh and Jordan might be coming too." she said, chuckling at the looked at Riley's face. "I'll vouch for Max and say that I promise he won't be a bother tonight."

"You you all don't usually hang around here.. what made you change your mind?" Riley asked, frowning. He knew most of them preferred other kinds of bars, more modern and young that the Three Broomsticks.

"Well," Sarah gave a nervous chuckle as she bit her lower lip. "Max.. doesn't believe you. He kind of.. thought you were full of it when you say you have a girlfriend. The others just can't believe that.." she dared a quick glance at Brigid, then looked at Riley again. "You know, a guy like you."

Riley nodded and grabbed an other lemon. "You guys doubt Brigid would date a guy like me." he simply said, quite done beating around the bush.

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brigid_cross
2011-11-14 11:45 am UTC (link)

It was wrong. She knew it was wrong, but she couldn't help it anyways. What began as a small bubble of giggles turned into small fit of laughter. Of course, Brigid thought it was appalling that no one believed Riley, yet she found it equally as hilarious.

"I'm sorry;" she said, trying to stop the laughter. "Your friends have just made my night."

Setting down the glass in her hand, she propped a hip against the bar counter and placed one hand on her hip. "First of all, of course Maxie doesn't believe him; he thinks he's Merlin's gift to woman and is insanely jealous since I've repeatedly turned down his invitation to join the 'party in his pants'," Brigid explained to Sarah before leaning in closer to her. "Just between us and the very reliable source who told me, the only party in Maxie's pants is between him and the nasty little thing he carries down."

Another server came by and ordered to mojitos, which Brigid leaned back and began making without a pause in her speech. "Besides, Riley is a sweet, kind, generous, brilliant delicious looking bloke who treats me like a queen. I'd have to be out of my bloody mind not to be with him."

As soon as the drinks were finished, she cast a quick glowing charm on making the mint leaves a neon green color, making the drink perfect for the swamp theme. "Two swamp-jitos on the bar!"

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finnigan2
2011-11-15 12:44 pm UTC (link)

Sarah laughed when Brigid described Maximmilian accurately and nodded. "He pretty much tried that with every girl he found attractive. Thankfully I wasn't one of them." she said with a sigh of relief.

Riley kept working on his lemon twist, preferring not to mention he just thought Maximillian was gay and unable to really even find a woman attractive. He was just very glad that Brigid had not responded to his advances.

Sarah looked at Riley, who was starting to blush like he was on fire and she chuckled, sliding casually more towards Brigid's part of the bar. "Well, between us, it isn't just about his good looks, right?" she asked Brigid, smirking. "I heard from someone.. remember that younger Gryffindor, Darla Griffiths?" At the mention of that girl, Riley rolled his eyes and shook his head.

"Well she's quite a gossiper that girl and she told me that two or three girls had liked Riley over the years at Hogwarts and no one spoke up. Wanna know why?" Sarah asked, wiggling her eyebrows.

"Because he's too much of a gentleman. They said." nodding. "And I think I'll take one of those mojitos. They look creepy-licious."

Riley had stopped working on his lemon and he frowned at Sarah. "What do you mean by that?" he asked.

"Ah.. work it out by yourself. I'm sure you can." Sarah said, winking at Riley.

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brigid_cross
2011-11-22 12:26 am UTC (link)

She didn't see a reason to reply to Sarah's comments about liking more than just Riley's good looks. Instead, she just smiled and continued to work. While Brigid found more than his physical appearance appealing, she felt what went on between them was between them and no one else needed to know.

"One more mojito coming up," she said, grabbing the mint and crushing it in the bottom of the glass before adding the rum, sugar, lime juice and splash of soda and charming the mint leaves. She worked efficiently and had the drink completed in no time.

"Enjoy."

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finnigan2
2011-11-22 12:37 am UTC (link)

Sarah quirked one of her eyebrows and shrugged. "Ah well, enjoy your evening, lovebirds!" she said in a singing voice, waving at them before leaving the bar.

Riley, who was still making the lemon twists, cleared his throat and shook his head. "How can someone be 'too much of a gentleman' what the heck is that all about?" He exclaimed, frowning. Sometimes, he really didn't understand the world and honestly, he didn't think he wanted to.

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brigid_cross
2011-11-22 12:45 am UTC (link)

With a glance over her shoulder, she could tell that Riley seemed miffed by what the little gossipy girl said. While she was sure it was said out of hurt pride, she didn't want to explain to her boyfriend that Darla whoever thought he was gay. Instead, Brigid flashed him a smile and told him not to worry about it.

"She probably said it because she was jealous that you weren't paying attention to her," she said. "Which is fine by me because it means there is more of your attention to lavish on me."

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finnigan2
2011-11-22 01:10 am UTC (link)

Riley looked at Brigid and blinked for a long moment before he figured out that she was probably messing with him. "As if. Sarah would have whisked me into a broom closet if she had really wanted my attention." There were more than enough rumors about her, really, and Riley was very much aware of it. Most blokes in his dorm had received her attentions.

"Besides, I wouldn't divide my attention. It's all yours and no one else's."

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brigid_cross
2011-11-22 01:25 am UTC (link)

While Brigid was talking about Darla and not Sarah, she simply shrugged her shoulders. "I would have thought pouncing would have made you less interested, not more."

Riley wasn't like a shot; something hard you take quickly to get over with. She saw him more like a fine red wine; something rich and flavorful that one savored and enjoyed for a long time. While she could see how whisking away to a broom closet would be eye opening; it wouldn't be anything else.

"That's good to know because as Mum would say you are positively drool worthy tonight." She winked at him before turned her attention to the person who just approached the counter.

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finnigan2
2011-11-22 01:37 am UTC (link)

Riley's confusion made him stop working on the lemon a moment. "Even if I did say she would have done it.. I'm not saying it would have worked." he told her, one corner of his mouth lifting into a smirk.

Her comment made him realize that she knew him better than he thought she did. He felt flattered.

"She would?" Riley asked Brigid, not too sure how to feel about that. He liked Madam Rosemerta, but really preferred her daughter.

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