solstice rpg

Who: Cian and Liam
Where: Juicy Java
When: afternoon

As Cian pulled the Fiat into the lot at Juicy Java, he was thinking about what Camilla had told him. She was right in that Liam couldn't know if he didn't like something if Cian didn't tell him, like the way he'd been pushing him about Ava. It was so easy to keep a clear head about a situation when he wasn't in it, when he was sitting back and talking about it from a distance. Maybe it was normal for some things that a friend did to drive you crazy. He figured his own temper and stubbornness drove Liam nuts too. Anyway, he knew it was way past time to see where they stood. With a sigh, he got out of the car and pocketed his keys, then trudged across the sidewalk and pulled open the door to walk inside. It wasn't too crowded; there were a couple of people set up at tables with their laptops and a couple more sitting at one end of the bar. Maybe it'd be a decent time to talk.

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( text sent to Liam @ 14:07:01 PM )

Who: Ashley and Liam
Where: Juicy Java
When: late afternoon

"Y'all wanna scram?" Ashley mumbled, hoping nobody passing on the street would overhear her. Nobody actually alive, that was. Ever since about twelve-thirty or so, she'd been pursued by four ghosts. She'd begun to feel very peculiar at about noon, when she'd left her house to go shopping, and before she knew it, she had the spirits clinging to her like lost puppies. "Please?" she begged them. Had she summoned them without realizing it? At first she'd thought she was getting sick, maybe, but as the ghosts attached themselves to her, she'd started to think it was something to do with her umbrancy.

The three men and one woman of varying ages seemed to ignore her request, and they were making her nervous the way they wouldn't leave her alone. She hurried on toward her destination, which was Juicy Java, where she thought Liam was probably working. Maybe the spirits would detach once she went inside. She pushed through the door when she reached it and glanced around, probably looking a bit wild-eyed.

( right then, she was thinking that her crazy stuff was a lot more crazy than Liam's )

Who: Liam and Ashley
When: evening
Where: Vapor

Ashley'd been having an incredible time so far, just as she'd expected. It was such a rush to be in the DJ booth running the sound, choosing every nuance of what was played, dancing and completely immersing herself in the lights and the music and the buzz of the crowd. She actually hadn't wanted to leave the booth when it was time for her to take a break and then switch to bartending, but she'd forced herself. She knew Cordy was going to be here, and Liam, and she wanted to find them both at some point. She moved through the crowd, smiling charmingly at a guy who stopped her to compliment her spinning (read: wanted to hit on her) and saying a few words and then moving on.

After a quick restroom break, she re-emerged and began to head for the bar when she saw what looked like a familiar blond up ahead. "Liam!" she called out, moving closer to him, her long, sparkly earrings swinging.

( try to keep up )

Who: Camilla and Liam
When: evening (post-cian/camilla scene)
Where: The bar at Vapor!

Camilla figured Liam would be okay standing at the bar, since it was brightly lit, and hey! full of booze. Once they got to the counter, or rather, pushed their way to the counter, Camilla ordered a beer for Liam and another jack and coke for herself. Her last one, unfortunately, but she would have all night to dance it off. Once she ordered, she turned to Liam with a grin. "So... what's with that macho stand off between you guys?"

( It's not like I was performing fellatio on the poor kid, you know? )

Who: Camilla and Cian, then Ava and Liam
When: Night!
Where: Vapor

Camilla had spent most of the night dancing, and getting Liam to dance with her when he wasn't looking piqued over the dimness of the club. After several dances, and a few drinks, she'd excused herself to use the ladies room... which had quite a wait, so she was gone a lot longer than she'd meant to be. However, when she made her way back toward where she'd left Liam, she saw him dancing with a young looking brunette, so Camilla made a detour to the bar instead. She ordered a rum and Coke and once she got it, tried to find a place where she could stand and observe without getting knocked into too much. This place was definitely somewhere Camilla would be spending a lot of her time. Drinks, loud music and dancing... she couldn't ask for anything better.

( Camilla wasn't a girl. She was a woman, capital W. )

Who: Ava and Liam
When: Evening
Where: Vapor

( in how to bag my best friend )

Who: Ava and Liam
When: Lunchtime
Where: Pizza Place & The streets

Ava tried really hard not to be too obviously excited about going out with Liam. Supposedly it was like, a sorta date, and it was lunch, not a movie or dinner or anything, but she had never been on a date before, whether it was a real one, or a sorta one. She didn't like wearing dresses, so instead she wore jeans and a dark blue, low cut top that Jenny had bought for her over Christmas break. Ava usually wore it to school with a white tank top underneath just because she didn't like feeling she was 'on display', but today she daringly decided against the tank top. She curled her hair just a little bit to give it some wave instead of being stick straight, and she only applied a little bit of make up because she didn't want to look like she was trying too hard. Maybe she was. Guh. In any case, it was too late to go home and change into a sweatshirt hoodie now, she thought, since the ferry was stopping and she was going to be meeting Liam on the docks.

( we'll see what happens )

Who: Camilla and Liam
When: Evening
Where: Liam's!

After Camilla had arrived home, she dumped her bags off in her old bedroom and took the necessary time to greet and talk with her parents before she was able to get away and drive over to Liam's place. She had to make sure her parents knew that her moving back in with them was not permanent, as she was sure her dad was wondering, and that she would have a job in no time. Camilla was not one to mooch, especially off her parents. If she could talk Liam into letting her stay with him for a couple of weeks, even better. Then she could do whatever she wanted without feeling like a sixteen year old again.

She was bouncing with excitement when she pulled up in front of Liam's place and she was practically out of the car before she even put it in park. Throwing her keys into her oversized bag, she bounded up to the front door and knocked loudly, her impatience getting the best of her. She hadn't seen him since Christmas, which had been far too long.

( It sounds like you got yourself tangled up in some soap opera plot. )

Who: Cian and Liam
Where: Juicy Java
When: Afternoon

After Cian got done with his shopping for his parents' anniversary, he'd dumped the book and gift card off at his house and jumped into the Fiat to take the ferry across to the mainland. What he really felt like doing was collapsing into the huge sectional couch in the den and taking a nap-- he and Ava had hung out at her house until nearly midnight, when her dad had insinuated that he should go home, and then once he'd gotten home he'd stayed up a while longer-- but he figured he should try to see Liam. He didn't like fighting with his friend, and they usually didn't fight like that, with no real resolution but him leaving.

The half-hour ferry ride seemed to take an eternity, and once he'd driven off the boat, he was definitely breaking the speed limit as he headed toward Java. Hopefully he could get Liam to just quit jabbering at him about Ava and anything related to her. Most especially anything about Liam going out with her. Once he got there, he swung out of the car, fortunately not seeing any of the Delaneys' cars in the parking lot, and headed inside, moseying up to the front counter and taking a seat.

( good, you got some. maybe you'll be less obnoxious now )

Who: Ashley and Liam
Where: the marina, then Ashley's place
When: 7:30 p.m.
Warnings: NSFW

So far the party at Sandpiper Marina was excellent. Ashley and Liam had been there since the band had started playing at 6:30, and she'd been forcing the boy to dance with her. She'd been pleased when he'd agreed to come along with her to the party when she'd asked him the other day, and she had full intentions of dragging him to her apartment after; she figured he might be ready to go once it started getting dark out. Not that she was going to make a point of mentioning that or even acting like she remembered, but... yes.

She reached for his hand and reeled him in as they were moving to the music, getting him close enough so he could hear her. "Am I tirin' you out yet, cher?" she asked with a mischievous smile.

( remind me why we didn't do this sooner? )

Who: Cian and Liam
Where: Liam's place
When: early evening

Cian found himself at loose ends on Monday evening, and that was never a good thing. He'd talked to Ava earlier in the day, but he didn't know where she was at now, and he couldn't think of any of the usual school crowd that he felt like hanging with. So after a hasty dinner with his parents, who spent it giving him warnings about their upcoming trip-- said warnings consisting of a long list of don'ts that Cian didn't plan to heed anyway. He was like a cat; he listened and then went and did what he wanted-- he hopped into his car and drove to the ferry landing for the half hour trip over to Darkwater. He walked onto the ferry, knowing that he could easily walk to Liam's place from there.

He didn't bother to call to see if the guy was home. He wasn't keen on the dark. Where else would he be? Liam hadn't really discussed this phobia with Cian, but after four years of friendship, it was abundantly clear. Not that Cian would rag him about it, shit no. That wouldn't be cool. He enjoyed the ride over with the stiff ocean breeze blowing his hair into unruly spikes, and once he got ashore in Darkwater, he jogged over to Liam's and pounded on the door to be let in.

( she'd laugh at me and mock me for all eternity if I tried to get with her )

Who: Ava and Liam
When: Afternoon
Where: Juicy Java/The beach

Assuming Cian would probably still be sleeping, even in the afternoon, Ava went off by herself after lunch and took the ferry to Darkwater. She was in the need of a new journal and she didn't feel like walking around the island to shop, so the mainland it was. She had already called Jenny the night before, who promised to cover for her with their parents so Ava could try to sneak into Vapor with Cian. For twenty bucks, of course. But if Ava and Cian pulled it off and got into the place? It would be the best twenty bucks she ever gave away!

Stopping in Juicy Java for a drink after quite a bit of window shopping, Ava Walked up to the counter, chewing on her lip as she stared at the menu. She knew it more or less by heart, since she came in whenever she took the ferry over, but one never knew if they would have added something new.

( Ava decided she liked kissing boys )

Who: Ashley and Liam
Where: Juicy Java, then Liam's house
When: 8:20 p.m.

Ashley had been behind the counter mixing juices for a large group of teenagers who'd come in wanting their drinks to go. Really, she reflected, it wasn't much different from bartending. Except there was no alcohol and, well, the tips were smaller. If they existed at all. It was okay, though. Vapor was reopening this weekend, finally. Ashley lived to dance, and she did a lot of that when she DJed. She absolutely couldn't wait. She started out from behind the counter and then stopped when she noticed a kid who was sitting in the far back corner with his laptop, very intent on it. And hey, look! One hand seemed to be in his lap.

She rolled her eyes and sidled over to Liam. "You see that kid over there?" she asked, very discreetly nodding her head in his direction. "What do you wanna bet he's watching the Victoria's Secret runway show on YouTube?" Or possibly something worse, who knew? The wireless system's filters were supposed to block serious porn, but they didn't always work correctly.

( guess we'll have to figure out other ways of amusing ourselves )