Who: Bridgette, Zeke, Open
Where: Various parts of Mysteria
When: About 3am
What: A DRAGON IS ON THE LOOSE!

Bridgette was having nightmares. She had managed to escape until recently, then they started seeping into her dreams. She had tried staying up, really, but thought that since she wasn't having any, she may have been immune.

She was twelve again. She was in her foster father's house and he slapped her hard across the face. She didn't understand, but fury welled up in her. She stood up, and then her whole foster family screamed. "Oh my god, she's a demon!"

"Devil! Get out of this house!"
"Demon!"
"Don, she's a dragon!"

"I am not!" Bridgette screamed at them. Why were they saying such things?! She looked to where they were pointing and stared in horror. A red, scaly wing was fluttering from her shoulder. It couldn't be hers. It couldn't!

Then suddenly? It wasn't. A large dragon appeared over her shoulder and she spun, running from it. She couldn't give a damn about her foster family, she just had to escape before-

Ring Ring.

She woke with a start, looking around for the thing. It wasn't real. Just. A. Dream. "Hello?" Bridgette answered the phone, groggy. And having no idea she had just conjured a dragon.

Who: Bridgette, Irene, Violet, Justin
Where: Justin's apartment/Niki's Delights
When: 7am
What: Breakfast and a revelation


"So I'm serious, you guys don't have to do anything for my birthday. It's on a couples holiday. I want you and dad to have your Valentine's, you know? I'll probably be with Ty the whole time anyway," Bridgette promised. Her seventeenth birthday was in a week, and she wasn't sure what she wanted, if anything. It had never been really cause to celebrate before.

She reached the door with Irene and knocked, Violet promptly answering. "Hey guys!" She said brightly, "Come on in, I'm almost ready."

Who: Hope & Open
Where: Mysteria General Hospital
When: 8am
What: Work and weirdness


"We got another one!" The paramedic called and Hope rushed out to meet the ambulance. The patient was enough to make Hope gasp. He was literally falling apart. His teeth had fallen out and his hair was coming off in clumps. Hope managed to get him sedated, but had no clue as to how to rectify what was going on. It had been like this constantly lately. Every person more horrifying than the last person that had come in. More than a few deaths. It was getting out of hand.

The next case sounded like one of the nightmare patients, but more low-key, thankfully. She opened the curtain to her next patient, reading their chart. "Hello, I'm doctor Cale," She smiled, "What can I help you with today?"

Who: Irene & Gideon
When: 7 pm
Where: The Last Round
What: Irene stops in



Having stayed late after drama club, finishing her work, Irene was eager to be home. Her classes didn't have work due until the following Monday, so her nights and the weekend were free. Well, her nights after drama club. But that was really fun work, so she hardly considered it something that ate into her free time. She pushed her way into the bar, glad to be out of the blistering cold that permeated the city.

Pulling her coat from her shoulders, she looked around the bar for Gideon. She beamed at the two bartenders, giving them a little wave before ducking into the office. Her grin grew wider, and she unwound her scarf from her neck and dropped it and her coat in one of the few empty spots next to the couch. "Evenin', Angel Boy," she smirked, her purse going on top of her coat and scarf before she tugged her hat off and shook out her hair. At least it wasn't snowing, though the snow somehow managed to make things warmer sometimes. That was just not right. "How was your day, darlin'?"

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Who: Simone, Irene, Eva, OT students and teachers
Where: Mysteria High
When: Before school
What: The start of the drama club!


Simone had her petition ready for the principal when she, Irene, and Eva made their presentation. She was eager to start it. She wanted the kids to have a constructive creative outlet, and drama seemed perfect. Give kids that felt like they didn't belong a chance to shine.

"Eva! You're early, that's wonderful!" Simone said when she saw one of her favorite students, "Come inside while we wait for Irene. It's freezing out here."

Who: Irene, OT Gideon, Bridgette
When: 6:44pm
Where: Xavier Residence
What: Irene makes a disturbing discovery.



After leaving Nikki's, Irene had crawled into bed for a short nap. A combination of a restless night the night before and sugar coma from the giant cinnamon roll had left her eyes gritty and heavy, and she welcomed the fact that it was Sunday and she was allowed to nap if she chose. She set her alarm for seven, though, both so she could be able to sleep later that night and so she could make dinner for the three of them.

She woke up shortly before her alarm went off, though, shocked from her sleep by a nightmare. Sitting upright, she rested her hand on her chest to calm her heart's erratic beating. Only when she felt relatively more in control of herself did she allow her hand to drop, where it met new resistance she hadn't noticed before. Frowning down she noticed there was actually a small bump to her usually flat stomach. Not one that the casual observer would notice, but seeing as how she'd had this body for twenty-six years and change, she definitely noticed. And, sure, her pants had been getting snug, but there hadn't been a noticeable change to her physique until now.

Still frowning, she lay down, watching the bump. It dissipated a bit, but still stubbornly kept protruding from her stomach even when gravity was working against it. Pulling her shirt up, she sat up, watched it, lay back down, still watching. That was it, wasn't it? She almost wanted to cry. She did the sitting and laying thing one more time before staying down, her hand resting over the tiniest of bumps.

Who: Eva, Irene & Simone
When: Early Afternoon
Where: Nikki's Delights
What: Eva enlists the help of a couple of her teachers for a school activity


After spending the morning hitting the books at the library, Eva decided to drop into Nikki's Delights for a Mocha. Her mind was on Isabel's dance studio, and more specifically, all the activities she'd kept herself busy with back in New Jersey. Dance classes, drama club, She missed it. IzzyB had offered to give her discount rates for dance classes, which was awesome, because Eva's money went toward rent, bills and food, these days. Still, she missed her true love, drama, most of all.

After placing her order, she turned around and scanned the café, looking for a seat. She started toward the last empty table, and reached it just as someone else did, glancing up, she recognized one of her school teachers, "Oh, hiya!" She smiled, "You can have the table if you want."

Who: Irene, Ty
When: After Last Period
Where: Mysteria High
What: Irene has a talk with Ty



Having sent a note through the office to Ty to meet her after last bell, Irene didn't pack her things at the end of the day, but rather sat behind her desk and waited. He would show up, right?

She realized she was nervous as she played with the hem of her skirt for the thousandth time, and she stilled her hand, forcing herself to stop.

Who: Maia & Irene
Where: The Xavier Residence
When: 4pm
What: Maia goes to see Irene!


Maia went up through the Last Round, higher still to see Irene. She had brought her wedding planner books, and the binder that Irene suggested she get. She had no idea how badly she would need one. She and Zeke weren't running on a lot of money, but she had told her family that had adopted her when she first came out of the Dreaming and they were thrilled. They insisted on helping. So she had a bit bigger of a budget and no idea what to do with it. Luckily, she also had a friend.

She knocked on the door and said, "Irene? Irene it's me Maia."

Who: Irene & Gideon
When: 4:14am
Where: Xavier residence
What: Irene is tiiiired



For what felt like the fiftieth time that night, Irene awoke, the need to use the bathroom very, very pressing. For a moment she laid awake in Gideon's arms, not wanting to leave the warmth and comfort there. But eventually her bladder won, as it had the last fifty times, and she untangled herself and padded across the cold floor to the bathroom.

Shuffling back like a zombie, she was on auto pilot as she wormed her way back under the covers and into Gideon's arms, pressing her cold body against his warm one in the hopes that it would help her get warm faster. All of the heat seemed to have leeched from her body in those five minutes, and her teeth chattered a bit. Though she was physically exhausted from the lack of sleep that night, she found her mind was wide awake, planning. For one, there was no way she was teaching classes tomorrow... later that day. A sub would have to be called, because she was dead on her feet. And how the hell was she still cold? A last resort, she touched her cold feet to Gideon's warm legs.

Who: Irene, OTA
When: 9 pm
Where: The Last Round
What: Irene gets out of the apartment... sort of...



Sipping her Shirley Temple, Irene flipped another page on her magazine, looking around the bar from her spot at one of the back booths. Ok, so technically she was still in the building that housed the apartment, but she was out! Among people that weren't high schoolers! ... Sitting by herself and reading a magazine, but still.

Spotting a familiar face, she beamed and waved.

Who: Irene, OTA
When: Just after final bell
Where: Mysteria High
What: Irene finishes up some work


After dismissing her class with an assignment, causing plenty of groans from the students, Irene waited until the last one left her classroom. Sitting, she kicked her shoes off and tucked her feet under her, pulling out a heavy stack of papers. So far she'd worked her way through half of them, and she was looking forward to finishing the other half here before heading home. It was quieter, and she was much less likely to forget to bring them in if they just stayed here. Which was what she should have done with the vocabulary tests currently sitting next to her side of the bed... The ones she'd graded more than a week ago. Luckily her students didn't seem to care if they ever got their grades back. Another time she would have worried about their lack of involvement, but now she was thanking her lucky stars no one was calling her out on her forgetfulness. It was like her brain had gone out the window lately, along with a few other things... She'd even forgotten several key words today, leaving her silent and fumbling in front of a dozen skeptical juniors.

And thinking about that was not getting these papers graded... Chewing the end of her red pen, she started reading the first one.

Who: Irene & Gideon
When: Late morning
Where: Apt above The Last Round
What: they say it's your birthday!



Waking later than usual, Irene rolled in Gideon's arms, a smiling blooming on her face as he came into view. He was still sleeping, of course, so she snuggled in and bided her time. They could spend the whole day like this for all she cared.

When he started to stir, she placed a quick kiss on his lips. "Mornin'," she said softly. She'd been planning on leading with something else, but she'd let him wake up, first.

Who: Irene, OTA
When: 6 pm
Where: Xavier home/out and about
What: Irene goes running to preserve her girlish figure



Having cooked a steak and potato meal for both Bridgette and Gideon, Irene left both plates in the stove with a note.

Dinner's in the stove- warm it up a bit before you eat it. I've gone out jogging, will return!

<3, Irene

Ps. Eat the vegetables this time, please!

She tied her shoes tightly, double checking her iPod's battery before hooking the earbuds into her ears and heading out, a spring in her step to help out the warm-up process. She paused once outside The Last Round, doing a few stretches before losing herself in the rhythmic pounding of her feet on the pavement and top-40 dance beats in her ears.