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Dana is a tree hugger (nimfa) wrote in st_margarets,
@ 2018-03-10 01:08:00

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character: adrianna carter, character: ashley bradley, character: clara james, character: dana novak, character: derrick wesley, character: galadari rubinhart, character: kendra cook, character: liam cabot, character: pavel konychev, location: the lake

Thread: PBD 2018
WHO: All students and staff present, BYOT (bring yo' own thread)
WHERE: The Lake
WHEN: Saturday morning (March 10)

It was a crisp though cloudy March morning for the Polar Bear Dive. Some staff had gone ahead to make preparations for the event. The lake wasn't frozen but that certainly didn't mean it was warm in any sense of the word. However, to make up for the it, and to avoid hypothermia, the witches in the faculty prepared areas using magic that would make the climate hot though comfortable, perfect for warming up after a plunge into the freezing water. Soft dry towels exuding heat were available for students and staff to wrap themselves.

Hot chocolate, tea, and coffee were readily available as well, to warm the insides as well as the outsides. A light breafkast of doughnuts in all flavors also sat waiting for students who finished and were ready to settle down and socialize. Even if the sky lacked sunshine, there was mirth, excitement, and chatter filling the air.

Having dives to take care of herself (as well as Clara), the two took turns keeping track of the dives completed. The two mentors were clearly the ones in charge of the affair, as Mr. Kaden had departed a few days before. The werebear was sorely missed amongst the diving faculty, but there was plenty of action afoot. Some kids ended up pushed in, others (commonly vampires) offered to take dives for others. A few students, confident at first, assured the two they would get all of their dives done. However, after the third and fourth time, they handed over a few crumpled bills to get out of finishing their dives.

In the event that someone was stubbornly confident and kept diving when they needed to stop, Mr. Pheres was on hand, prepared with magic to help prevent hypothermia. He also had other tools of the healing trade in case something else happened.

Overall, the fundraiser was a success, garnering nearly $3000 for the homeless shelter in Camden, which a member of faculty delivered later that day on the school's behalf.

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By the Lake: Liam, Cheyenne, and later Cressida

creoboros
2018-03-12 12:43 am UTC (link)

Cheyenne wore a simple black two piece swimsuit. She was self-conscious of her figure, how thin she was, how her body didn't have as nice of curves as Natalia or Dana or, hell, even Sumi. Still, she moved through her classmates with a confidence that hid the fact that she had insecurities.

There was always so much to see on occasions like this where even the staff were stripping down to practically nothing and getting wet. Cheyenne could hardly believe it. She'd come with Cressida and had spent a lot of the time at the event in the warm heated areas, sitting with Natalia and Gil. They made catty comments about people, a few flirtatious waves, but otherwise enjoyed the show.

Cheyenne was on her way to do her own dives when she ran into Liam who was coming back from his. The werewolf was soaked to the bone, but it did nothing to dampen Cheyenne's interest in letting her eyes linger on his hot bod. Seeing him gave her hips more of a sway.

"You look cold." She gave a slow graze of her eyes down his body, pausing meaningfully on his trunks and how tightly they clung to his thighs and ass. And other male anatomy.

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By the Lake: Liam, Cheyenne, and later Cressida

howlyoudoin
2018-03-12 01:11 am UTC (link)

Liam just finished dive number twenty-two. After his initial break, he did another seven dives before he had Pheres on his ass again about keeping potential hypothermia at bay. Only one more to go and he was done. Twenty-three fucking dives. He was gonna find out who nominated him twenty times and that kid (or those kids) were gonna get an ass kicking for it. Not only had he dived to show them what they'd done didn't matter, but they were gonna get theirs.

He was heading toward Dana or Clara (whoever was manning the chart) to let them know he had finished another dive and to let them know he was going to finish it off with the next one. That's when Cheyenne was in his path and commented on the obvious.

Cheyenne was someone that Liam was seeing around on a more regular basis. She was taking care of their look for the Battle of the Bands, and the two talked music from time to time. She wore a two-piece that for the most part looked good. But not too far from where stood, Dana stood, filling out her two piece very well.

"Yeah, how could you tell?" he asked, playing along for now.

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By the Lake: Liam, Cheyenne, and later Cressida

creoboros
2018-03-16 02:29 am UTC (link)

"Just how your shorts don't look as... filled out as they were earlier." Cheyenne smirked and thought herself quite clever. In all honesty, she didn't know what she was talking about, but she'd heard that guy parts shrank in cold water the same way her nipples did when she got cold. Gil had said to tease someone she liked, and flirt, and this was a good combination of both.

Cheyenne crossed her arms as she raised her dark eyebrows at him. Her folded arms rested just beneath her breasts, but her arms were too skinny to do much in the way of pushing them up.

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By the Lake: Liam, Cheyenne, and later Cressida

howlyoudoin
2018-03-16 08:11 pm UTC (link)

Liam raised an eyebrow and didn't glance down, but pointed out, "So you've been staring at my crotch?" He used the plain language because he wanted to see how she responded. Cheyenne and him talked about music and she'd chimed in a few times when he was talking about how Brendan pointed out that a lot of Led Zepplin songs were long, like he didn't know that already. But he felt comfortable enough with her to tease her right back.

Then she did that thing girls do when they wanted to draw attention somewhere. Not something that Liam would outright notice but his mind definitely picked up on and his eyes wandered there.

"You dive yet? Because I don't really see much of a difference."

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By the Lake: Liam, Cheyenne, and later Cressida

creoboros
2018-03-17 07:55 pm UTC (link)

Briefly, Cheyenne's cheeks blazed pink when he accused her of staring at his crotch. But then she straightened her back and took the teasing in stride, smirking back at him. "Maybe I was. But don't worry. I didn't see anything that would make me want to jump you."

Cheyenne thought she was doing really well at this, this teasing. But when he turned it back onto her, and she knew where his eyes were landing on her chest, courage failed her. Insecurities could be hidden and confidence could be faked, but Cheyenne was still just a young girl, frustrated by her body not blooming into large breasts and full ass, the way she heard guys liked it.

Angry that he'd caught her in her insecurities, Cheyenne had enough collected aplomb to keep it together for just a few more seconds. She spent those seconds taking action. She wanted to knock him to the ground, but there was no time to plan that far ahead. Her hand slapped against Liam's upper arm hard enough to leave a hand print and briefly, hellfire burned in her eyes.

"You're such a jerk!" She managed to get it out as angrily as she could, but there was a sob lurking in the back of her throat and her eyes were starting with the emotional waterworks. She turned before the dam broke and ran the other direction, moving as quickly as her skinny legs would carry her back to where Cressida was seated.

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"Let's go! I want to go!" Cheyenne declared as she came running up to Cressida. It was taking all her self control not to break down into tears, though she knew a few had slipped down her cheeks and she quickly brushed those away, hoping no one was looking at her. "Please!" She caught Cressida's arm and tugged to get her up.

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By the Lake: Liam, Cheyenne, and later Cressida

howlyoudoin
2018-03-17 09:02 pm UTC (link)

OK, so apparently she couldn't take back what she was dishing out to others. Liam would never admit that her hitting him actually hurt. The slap onto the already skin, raw and starting to ache from the cold of the water hurt more than it would have normally. He winced and then watched as she hurried away.

His eyes looked in either direction, waiting for someone to say something about how it was just a joke but nobody did. Shrugging his shoulders, he moved on to start toward his last dive.

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Cressida didn't dive, but was working on making sure the Ladon mentors received their necessary support. But it appeared that Dana and Clara had things under control, so she was now acting as more of an overseer to keep kids from getting out of hand. Something about diving into the cold water abyss brought mischief bubbling to the surface.

Someone latched onto her arm and Cressida started before she realized it was Cheyenne. She'd felt a strange feeling of . . . embarrassment? But she hadn't thought it had escalated so much. Now they were right next to each other, Cressida could feel the emotions of her familiar.

"What happened?" she asked, and immediately rose to her feet but escorted Cheyenne toward an area that wasn't in the direction of the school but in the general area that could provide some privacy.

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By the Lake: Cheyenne and Cressida

creoboros
2018-03-23 06:03 am UTC (link)

When Cressida asked her what happened, the dam broke and Cheyenne started to cry in earnest. It was safer to do so this far from the others. Between gasps and sniffles, Cheyenne managed to get out a few words.

"Liam! He said--" Cheyenne pointed back towards the lake, but then folded her arms tightly over her chest. "He said--" she hiccuped past a lump of emotion and her clear eyes, full of tears, looked up at Cressida with the despair only a teenager humiliated by her heart's desire could pull off. She could barely bring herself to tell Cressida. "He said my breasts are small!" It wasn't exactly what he'd said, granted, but Cheyenne was taking creative rights.

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By the Lake: Cheyenne and Cressida

magikos
2018-03-23 09:12 pm UTC (link)

Cheyenne felt things a lot more than Cress did. At least she let herself show those feelings more. The girl was crying, and Cress was trying to calm her. She reached into a bag and pulled out some lemongrass, holding it out for Cheyenne to take and instructed, "Chew on this. It should help." Though the Cerberus may not enjoy the taste much, the herb was known for helping to calm nerves, and Cheyenne was all nerves right then.

The teenager finally spat out what was wrong and Cressida felt a flicker of anger. Teenagers could be cruel and also stupid. It looked like Liam was both. Cressida rolled her eyes and then she pulled a Micah and took Cheyenne into a hug.

"Why would he say that to you?" she asked, "Was he trying to provoke you?"

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By the Lake: Cheyenne and Cressida

creoboros
2018-03-24 11:23 pm UTC (link)

Pulled into an embrace, Cheyenne cried against Cressida's shoulder, holding onto her tightly. She didn't want to answer the question of why. She knew why, both because it was true, she had small breasts, and that she'd just teased him about his penis being small in his shorts. But she couldn't say that to Cressida.

"I don't know!" She pulled back to wipe her eyes, sniffling but starting to get control of herself. "He's just such a jerk!" Of course this didn't make her like him any less. She was going to make him eat his words one day.

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By the Lake: Cheyenne and Cressida

magikos
2018-03-25 12:18 am UTC (link)

"Boys are this age—" she paused, "Honestly, boys at any age can be stupid and jerks. Though, a number do mature over time. It just takes a degree of patience. Besides, you're young and you still have growing to do." Though it wouldn't guarantee her bust size would increase. Some women didn't even need a bra, but they weren't vulernable teenage girls susceptible to the opinions of their peers.

She brushed some of the girl's hair out of her face, "You know he probably said that to upset you. You're giving him wht he wants when you get upset."

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By the Lake: Cheyenne and Cressida

creoboros
2018-03-26 05:24 am UTC (link)

"Yeah," Cheyenne agreed readily. Of course Cressida would take her side. She was her master and would know intimately of her feelings. Cheyenne cherished it in that moment, though she wouldn't, in the future, cherish such a connection. She was warmth to it now, cherishing it and holding it close to herself.

"I won't ever let someone like him have power over me." She vowed, looking Cressida in the eye and making the promise one of magic.

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By the Lake: Cheyenne and Cressida

magikos
2018-03-31 08:41 pm UTC (link)

"Precisely," Cressida said, "Bullies like having power over others." She didn't give reasons why but the most common being that they lacked control or power in their own. So they turned to whoever they could control or push around. It was a vicious chain but someone was always hurt. Usually most of the people involved were hurt.

Cressida did, however, feel it was a bit silly for Cheyenne to have such a strong reaction to having her breasts small. But everyone had their trigger. "Now," Cressida asked, "Did you want to leave? Or did you want to stay?"

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	By the Lake: Cheyenne and Cressida creoboros 2018-04-03 12:42 am UTC (link)
	With renewed determination and dry eyes, Cheyenne sniffed once more and straightened her back where she'd had it hunched to hide her breasts. "I want to stay." She nodded firmly. Giving Cressida one more quick hug, Cheyenne turned to go rejoin her peers and ignore Liam with her chin up. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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