The Golden Neep IC

Who: Alex Winters, Charlotte Brand, Fiona Roberts, and Maggie MacDougal. (AKA ex-NYC-expats.)
What: A fearsome foursome plays a game of Truth or Shot.
When: Saturday, April 7, 2000. Evening.
Where: Polyjuice, a bar in Aberdeen.
Warnings: Language. Alcohol. Discussions of sexual topics. Fist bumps.

( Oh, and everyone in the office started giving me underwear for gifts from there on out. )

Who: Charlotte Brand & Lennox Campbell. Special appearance by Mama Campbell
What: Surprise (Slightly Awkward) Parental Meeting
When: Sunday, April 1 2000. Morning
Where: Lennox's Place
Warnings: none.

( He might be thirty-two, but there were still some aspects of his life she would prefer to feign ignorance about )

Who: Family, Friends, Furbabies, Teammates... oh, and probably Ada and Alasdair.
What: ENGAGEMENT PARTY
When: Saturday, 17 March 2000. Evening. backdated
Where: A&A's home on the outskirts of Dunvegan, Skye.
Warnings: Drinking. Language? (Hopefully not the latter)

( time to celebrate these two lovebirds making a move )

WHY...    fuckfuckfuckfuckfuck

[Lennox]

Have you... um... seen the Witch Weekly yet?

( SPOTTED! Out And About in the Wizarding World )

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Montrose Magpies (9-0-0 1.000) versus Wigtown Wanderers (4-5-0 0.444)
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Play Started:2000-03-11 at Scottish National Stadium at The Lamb
Snitch caught in : 6 hours, 0 minutes
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Montrose Magpies : 950
Wigtown Wanderers : 940
Congratulations, Montrose Magpies
( It's always a sad day when they don't let us out of the stadium until after happy hour ends... )

I know I live in Scotland now but...

IT'S SAINT DAVID'S DAY!! And I'm cracking open my box of wine for the occasion.

Also, technically the first day of Spring, even though it's freezing.

[Ainsley]

I don't know where to start with this, so bear with me. If Cecil is around [...] he might find this odd if he reads it. I met someone who looks exactly like him. Not a passing similarity on a quick glance but I actually thought Cecil was at the Montrose match. It was [...] Eerie. I got all flustered and swore in Welsh.

[Tor]

I think I might have been on a date this morning and I'm blaming you.

Good News: I've been cleared by the Healers to return to the pitch.
Bad News: Due to others' injuries, hockey might be delayed. If we run out of the season of ice, I'm sure we can come up with some sort of work around. Like maybe socks on freshly waxed wood floors.

Who: Charlotte Brand & Lennox Campbell
What: Valentine's Day date! (This time they'll actually get out for dinner!)
When: Wednesday, 14th February 2000 backdated
Where: A little muggle place
Warnings: none

( There’s a little place in Edinburgh city centre I found... )

Well, living in Scotland I guess it's a good thing that it turns out Monty really doesn't mind snow at all. Although I don't think she appreciated the moment when a little of it went up her nose when she she was playing around.

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©tessisamess

And on an unrelated note... I'm not sure what my grandmum thought I'd be able to tell her that she wouldn't know herself about the Harpies vs Prides match, but I still ended up sending letters in Welsh back and forth. Opa's always said that grandmum gets 'more Welsh' when she's riled up about anything - I finally believe him.

And I also learnt that she (my grandmum) knows a lot more curses in Welsh than I previously thought.

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Montrose Magpies (7-0-0 1.000) versus Chudley Cannons (0-7-0 0.000)
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Play Started:2000-02-11 at Scottish National (The Lamb)
Snitch caught in : 0 hours, 38 minutes
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Montrose Magpies : 340
Chudley Cannons : 0
Congratulations, Montrose Magpies
( First shutout since ... Chudley and somebody, I'm sure... )

[Lennox]

If I haven't said it enough already then thank you again for helping me out with picking Monty. And if my enthusiasm upon seeing so many adorable and cute animals was worrying - there's no need. My declaration of wanting to take them all home was definitely not serious, and I'm pretty sure I'll be plenty happy with Monty - and Toby... anyway, you won't have to worry about coming over only to find I've turned my home into a menagerie.

So next week is Valentine's, and... well, I'm not expecting any grand gestures or anything like that since I don't even normally celebrate it - except the day after when the chocolate goes on sale - but I was wondering if you maybe wanted to do something quiet or whatever?

So... Montrose's adoption drive got another convert earlier today! Though in my defence, if I needed one, it's something I've been thinking about on and off for a while. Besides... isn't Monty just the cutest little thing?

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©tessisamess

I think what excitement there was today must've tuckered her out because she's still napping away in her new bed while I write this.

[Lennox]

I don't think Angus was fooled for a second but I have to admit it was fun messing with him like that. I didn't even mind when he played the protective big brother card. Though being an older sister I can understand the sentiment.

Anyway, I did have an actual point to bring up. Well, not so much a point as a favour to ask. You remember how we got to talking about pets a while ago? I've been thinking about it on and off since then, and... well, Montrose is still running their adoption drive for unwanted pets, and I was kind of wondering if maybe you could come with and help me choose a puppy? Or a dog. I'd be happy with either, I think.

It's just... um... I know this is all still new and everything but, aside from your company, I also thought it kind of made sense since uh Toby and the new puppy or dog would be spending time together as well and... obviously it'd be nice if they got along?

Looks like I may not be covering many matches this week, or potentially in the weeks etc. to come. Seeker Weekly has been looking for a while for another match reporter so that I wasn't having to cover the lot, and they think they've found someone in house to do it but they're wanting to go with a trial run to start with. So they'll be covering some of the games this block; I'll be covering the first half, and they'll be taking the latter half of the matches.

Although if it does work out I'm not entirely sure what to do with all the free time I may end up with.

Who? OPEN - Wigtown, Montrose and Portree players, plus guests.
What? It's a Burns Night party!
When? Thursday, 25th January 2000
Where? At the home of Mary Maddox and Barry Ryan, in the village of Lagavulin, Isle of Islay.
Rating? Characters likely to be swearing and making adult conversation in general... as well as drinking.

( And I will luve thee still, my Dear, Till a' the seas gang dry. )

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Tutshill Tornados (3-2-1 0.500) versus Montrose Magpies (6-0-0 1.000)
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Play Started:2000-01-22 at English National (Manchester)
Snitch caught in : 3 hours, 44 minutes
( three and a quarter hours of egg-citement! )

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The Pride of Portree (5-1-1 0.714) versus Ballycastle Bats (2-4-0 0.333)
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Play Started:2000-01-20 at Rannoch Moor
Snitch caught in : 7 hours, 16 minutes
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The Pride of Portree : 740
Ballycastle Bats : 340
Congratulations, The Pride of Portree
( The most warnings since the charity match... )

[PRIVATE]

I think it's safe to say I really like Lennox a lot but... do I ask him if he wants to start a relationship or do I wait for him to ask me? Is he even wanting that? No, he doesn't seem to be the kind of guy that would just be casual about things. But...

[...]

Ugh. Sitting here isn't going to solve anything though but I don't know what to do. Maybe I should ask him over and see what happens?

[LENNOX]

So I know I was maybe half-joking about returning the favour since you'd made me dinner and breakfast, but how would you feel about coming over for lunch?

Well, it was back to work this week... okay, technically last weekend since Seeker Weekly wanted me to cover the charity match - which was pretty fun to watch, and I wish now I'd thought to buy a foul or two.

The same couldn't exactly be said for the Harpies and Wasps match today. Not unless you count what happened to poor Gerty Gables when that bludger got her - which obviously is not actually fun at all. At least it was a short match?

Who: Charlotte Brand & Lennox Campbell
What: Their date takes an... interesting turn.
When: Friday, 12th January 2000 backdated
Where: Lennox's Home to start with.
Warnings: A for Adorable, S for Sweet, and I for Implied... ... ...

( Toby, not usually a dog to go gaga for other people than his human, was clearly going wild whenever Chuck was near. How very curious. )

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Scottish Lions Rampant versus Saltired Scottish Unicorns
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Play Started:2000-01-13 at Scottish National (The Lamb)
Snitch caught in : 5 hours, 33 minutes
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Scottish Lions Rampant : 540
Saltired Scottish Unicorns : 580
Congratulations, Saltired Scottish Unicorns
( That's her fourth foul and she doesn't seem to like it one little bit. Crowd approves, though... )

Who: Jupiter Macmillan & Elektra Yaxley (AND EVERYONE ELSE)
What: The Macmillan Twins* are turning thirty and throwing a weeklong party
When: Jan 1-6
Where: Various locations
Note: Jupiter's birthday is Jan 1, Lex's is Jan 6

*handwave* that invites were sent to pretty much all BIL quidditch folks, family friends, etc... aka, if your char is in game, they probably received an invite.

( Cut for Photos & Day by Day Breakdown of Festivities )

* not actually twins