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Linnaea ~ Sigyn (delicatefire) wrote in paxletalelogs,
@ 2010-12-18 19:39:00

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artemis, changing woman, coyote, freyja, jormungandr, morrigan, raijin, raven, sigyn

"I don't know if there'll be snow..."
Who: Open!
What: A Hallway Holiday Gathering!
Where: Naea's apartment's open!
When: December 18, 2010 @ around 7:00 p.m.
Warnings: Well. Anything can happen here. You know this.
Notes: There's drinks and food and music. It's hard to go wrong.

While "Marshmallow World" by Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin was playing on her laptop (Viva Pandora!), she was finishing up the Swedish meatballs (that she so rarely ate, but it was her mother's recipe and it was one of the very few meat items she did enjoy) and singing along with the song with a bounce in her step. For all that had fallen on her in the past year, Naea knew things could be so much worse and it was no reason to take away some of that holiday spirit. She wanted to celebrate all the good that had been and that would be. Since moving into Pax, she'd made great friends--more than she'd ever known. She would be getting her diploma in a matter of weeks, now. She felt so lucky. Fun and happy must be had.

Small cafe-style fold-type tables were set up along the hallway with some folding chairs peppered here and there as well as in her small apartment (She promised Neil, her boss, a pan of fudge for the lending). Lights were strung around some of the table legs and around her door and wherever she could get them up. Cold appetizers sat on those tables in the hall; hot ones were left in her kitchen to stay that way. Soda and spirits were available (her boss was generous, in addition to the lovely Kami). There were cookies and candy and Gypsy was tucked away safely in Pru's place.

Rare was the occasion that Naea would dress up. And tonight, with some help from Kami, she certainly did. She felt pretty and, well feminine. Not that she had never before any other time in her life, but tonight was different somehow. The lace-up back of her dress felt... sexy. Naea wasn't entirely sure what this shindig would bring tonight, but she knew that no matter what, she would be having fun.

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	Re: In the hall, at a table near the coolers - Kami, Jay (and, for the moment, Jack XD) whiskey_jack 2011-02-01 09:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Absolutely," Jack agreed with an equally cheeky smirk. "Best seat in the house." He watched as Jay took her own sweet time stringing the pendant's silver chain around Kami's neck. "Ohhh yeah," he nodded in approval. "That looks so good on you. I'm really glad you like it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: In the hall, at a table near the coolers - Kami, Jay (and, for the moment, Jack XD)

sugar_cycle
2011-02-01 11:54 pm UTC (link)

It shouldn't have been possible but Kami's smile grew even brighter and she struck a dramatic, saucy pose with a giggle the moment Jay had closed the clasp. The pendant sat at the hollow of her throat, quickly warming to her skin and strangely light. More than anything else, it felt write which was strange because, while she loved silver, she had always tended to put down the silver/turquoise combination as trite. Too many years of kitschy jewelry for the tourists breezing through Flagstaff, she had always figured. This, though, was perfect.

Without thinking, she took a step forward and brushed the briefest of kisses over Jack's cheek. "Thank you," she whispered. "It's perfect."

Then she spun on her heel and gave Jay a beaming, cheeky little pose to display all the charms on view. "Thank you so much for your help and, well... What do you think?"

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Re: In the hall, at a table near the coolers - Kami, Jay (and, for the moment, Jack XD)

like_a_shot
2011-02-05 04:40 am UTC (link)

Jay crossed her arms and sighed in an unnecessarily dramatic fashion. "I'm a writer, not a poet. I don't know all of the words it'd take to describe how ravishing you are. The moon light reflecting off a serene pool, wild beauty of horses running through fields, blah blah."

But in actuality, she did go for a better look of the necklace. She leaned closer, brushing the pendant with her fingertips in a soft, nearly reverent touch. But then she put her hand at the back of Kami's neck, and Jay's gaze went squarely into the other woman's.

"Jack's a special man, but don't let him take you places that don't feel right for you," she whispered in warning. Her face was a stone cold mystery, and her eyes unwavering and serious. But in the next instant she smiled and clapped Kami's shoulder, spoke the next part much louder so Jack could hear.

"I think I'm done for the night. Make good choices," Jay said, as she turned to leave, "-and don't do anything Jack would do."

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Re: In the hall, at a table near the coolers - Kami, Jay (and, for the moment, Jack XD)

whiskey_jack
2011-02-05 05:39 am UTC (link)

"She loves me," Jack informed Kami, watching Jay as she wandered off. "She would have killed me stone dead by now if she didn't." His remark was wry and self-deprecating, but there was a hint of something strangely flat in his expression. He wondered what Jay had said to Kami.

"Anyway, I should try to find my other giftee before I head out," he continued, the odd flatness gone. "Think I saw her head into the apartment with Shae..." He looked down at Kami with a warm, fond smile. "You have fun tonight, baby doll. I know you will -- you're in your element."

Leaning forward, he lightly pressed his lips against her cheek, lingering for maybe a fraction of a second longer than a casual goodbye kiss would have lasted. "Merry Christmas, Kami," he murmured, then turned almost reluctantly and headed toward Naea's apartment.

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