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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Mar 28, 2021 19:03:04 GMT -5
Parker paused to look up at Sol. He had never said anything about what he thought they were, but hearing Sol call it a relationship suddenly make it so much more real. Was that what it was now? A relationship? "I like being useful," he said, returning to his work. "I-if we are in a relationship, than I would much rather you let me split the work 50/50 instead of having me dependent on you. That way I know I contributing with something."
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"I know," Maria said, taking her hand back and going to get the rest of the plates. "And while I will not openly tell you that you should entertain that thought, you will not here any rebuke if it just so happens that there is news he was found in a ditch somewhere." She laughed softly, her voice having the same clear quality that her daughter's did. "But for now, I do recommend that you eat."
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Mar 28, 2021 20:14:55 GMT -5
Parker laughed slightly at that. "If it's a life or death situation, then by all means, take the reigns," he told him. "My ass wouldn't know what to do, as I have proven enough times by now."
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"You're welcome," Maria told him. She set to work finishing up what remained of breakfast. In the minutes that followed, the rest of the Dorreh household slowly trickled into the kitchen. Marcus was first, coming in from outside, already out checking on the chickens. Then were the boys. Felix and Ryner were both a little on the sluggish and hung over side, but they were both ready to face the day. Jakob joined next, coming over from his own house to join in the meal. Anya, however, had yet to come down yet.
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Mar 28, 2021 20:58:34 GMT -5
Parker shrugged, but he was smiling as he finally got the rabbits cooking on a makeshift spit over the fire. "One never really knows what they will do until they're faced in a situation, so I'm not going to argue with that one," he said.
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"Oh look, a meal and a show," Ryner teased with a laugh. He was in a little better state than his brother for he was too busy on stage to really drink the night away. "Go on, kid, pick a good one."
"Or we can leave the performances for a time when there's no other things to be done," Marcus stated, but there was a hint of amusement in his voice. He was fond of Aidan, even if he voiced it less than the others. However, the morning had already started, and there were things that needed to be tended to before they got too distracted.
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"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Mar 28, 2021 21:22:54 GMT -5
Sol tilted his head back and forth in a yes/no gesture. "That's true for unexpected circumstances, but there are plenty of situations you can plan for. And with enough training, you can ensure your responses are automatic and instinctual."
☆~☆~☆ Seth didn't mind putting on a show, but he decided not to pass up on the out Marcus gave him. So when Aidan went to argue, he scooped the boy up and plopped him down in his seat. "Tell you what," he told him. "You eat breakfast now, and when we go out to take care of the puppies, I'll sing you some A Cappella, okay?"
Aidan blinked at him. "What's A Cappella?"
"It's when you make music with nothing but your voice," Seth answered.
Aidan widened his eyes. "You can do that?"
Seth shrugged. "Sure. Any good singer can."
"I wanna see that!"
He pushed Aidan's chair closer to the table. "Then eat your breakfast, and as soon as you're done we'll go sing for the dogs."
"Okay!" Aidan picked up his fork and dug in.
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Mar 28, 2021 21:36:38 GMT -5
"Then I guess we'll have to add preparing for those situations to our morning sparring," Parker said. He guessed they should have been doing that here on the island instead of the... other stuff, but he couldn't say that he was too disappointed in it.
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Breakfast was nearing an end before Anya finally came down the stairs to join them. Her eyes were slightly red and puffy, signs of her crying before she had fallen asleep, but the woman plastered as big of a smile as she could manage when her parents greeted her. Maria didn't asked about how she was feeling, or try to mention what happened last night, and Anya dodged her brothers asked where she and Seth had disappeared to last night. But the crack in her attempts to act normal was her inability to hold Seth's gaze. She looked over at him, forced herself to meet his eyes, but she always had to look away before long. Nor did she seem interested in sitting down at the table. Instead, she took the dishes from her mother that she had been getting up to put in the sink, and went to go wash them herself.
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✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Mar 28, 2021 21:54:59 GMT -5
Sol gave him a slow grin, guessing his thoughts. "Among other things."
☆~☆~☆ Seth had been watching and waiting for Anya all morning. He was subtle about it, and let the appearance of everyone else act as a distraction, but he still kept one eye on the doorway. So he noticed her arrival right away, and watched her out of the corner of his eye. He noticed that she couldn't hold his stare for more than a few scant seconds, and that she wouldn't eat. Both worried him, but he wasn't about to call her on it in front of her family.
Aidan, on the other hand, had no such reservations. "Hey, Anya, are you okay? Why do you look so sad?" He was watching with wide eyes full of innocent concern.
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Mar 28, 2021 22:17:40 GMT -5
Parker's cheeks went red, and he busied himself with turning the rabbits so they wouldn't burn. Surely, Sol didn't intend for them to do anything but train when they got back. At least, not while they were sailing. At ports... That might be a different story.
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Anya turned to look at Aidan as he called her out. She could have gone all morning, finding ways not to be roped into conversations until she was ready. Now, however, all eyes seemed to be turned towards her. "Oh, it's nothing," She told Aidan, giving him a small smile. "I'm just... just missing Parker a lot this morning is all." And it was true. She wished nothin more than for her gwinbto be here, helping her work through the mess she was in.
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✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Mar 28, 2021 22:43:21 GMT -5
Watching Parker's face flush had Sol laughing under his breath. But he didn't call him on it. He just moved to stand up, forcing Victory to hop onto his arm to avoid tumbling into the sand. He walked over to the nearby palm tree, to where Parker's new coat was still draped. It was dry now, but stiff from the salt water and sand. Sol tore a button off of it, then found a long, thin vine and used it to tie the button to Victory's leg. Once it was secure, he lifted her so they were eye to eye and told her, "Find the Comet. Find Beckham. Lead him back." He repeated the command twice more, then straightened his arm and watched her take off. His arm lowered slowly to his side, and he stared after her even after she disappeared from view.
☆~☆~☆ At the mention of Parker, Seth flinched slightly. It wasn't a jab at him, he knew that, knew it was just a deflection so she wouldn't have to talk about last night, even if it also held truth. But it still reminded him that he'd been slacking these last few days in his search for Anya's twin. He needed to fix that.
Aidan continued to watch her. He didn't get to see much of Parker before he disappeared, so he didn't fully understand the depth of Anya's bond with her twin, but he was a smart kid, so he didn't push. He just slid off his chair and went over to give her a hug. "It's okay, Anya. It's all okay." It was what his mom had always told him when he was sad.
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Mar 29, 2021 7:40:11 GMT -5
Parker's eyes followed the captain as he set about to provide the message to Beckham. He wasn't thrilled that his coat was already down one button, but he could fix it. He was sure at the next port he could find a replacement and mend it. So instead of whining over a small detail, the man watched as Victory rose to the air, focused on the task given to her. "Let's hope they're not too far away," he said, repeating things already said, but they were the only words he could think of.
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Anya was a little surprised by Aidan's move to hug her, and for a moment nearly had the tears back. But she took a deep breath as she returned the hug gratefully. "Thank you, Aidan," she said. She didn't keep him long, just long enough so the kid would know she appreciated his gesture before letting him go. "So, what are your plans for the day?" she asked, trying to divert things away from her.
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✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Mar 30, 2021 13:18:13 GMT -5
"It has. Sol found and held Parker's gaze. "Our traps weren't empty last night, not really. Whatever is here found the animals first and tore them apart. Same with this morning. It wants us gone, or maybe dead, but it's being passive-aggressive about it. There's no telling if that'll last or if it'll start escalating. So yes, you can help with more things, but you're not leaving this beach by yourself until I figure out what exactly this thing is."
☆~☆~☆ Aidan and Seth were waiting on the porch. Seth was still, leaning on the rail and smiling faintly as he watched Aidan — who was jumping off the porch, skipping all the stairs, and then running back up to do it again.
"Anya!" he called upon seeing her as he was running back up. "Let's goooo!" He jumped off the porch and hit the ground running.
Seth pushed away from the railing and moved to follow him. "Think he'll forget about making me sing?" he asked Anya in a low voice, to avoid being overheard.
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Mar 30, 2021 19:41:35 GMT -5
Parker nodded. He tried to remember if he had felt anything amiss, but, truth be told, he had been a little distracted. If it had been around him, he couldn't remember it. Then glanced off at Sol. "Then that means no going off to investigate things on your own," he told him. "And I expect to be kept up to date if you see or sense it again. I can try to help fend against it better if I know more about it."
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Anya nodded. "Depending on how long training takes, it might be longer," she said. Aidan would no doubt be enthralled with whatever Seth had in store for her first day back at training, she was sure that the boy would be there for every second watching what he had to teach.
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Mar 30, 2021 20:24:07 GMT -5
Parker nodded. "Hopefully not," he agreed. A silence settled around them momentarily. While they both were looking forward to be back on the safety of the ship, he couldn't help but wonder how things would be from then on out. Sure, their schedules would more than likely be the same, but would anything really change? Should he try and act closer to Sol than he previously had displayed? Everyone on board the Comet already knew he was dating him anyway, so no one would really care. But did he have a right to start asking for more of Sol's attention during the day? "Is there anything that needs to be done while we wait?" he asked, forcing himself out of his thoughts.
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"Yeah, there might be a lot of cheering up to do when they go to their new homes," Anya agreed. As much as she enjoyed knowing that the puppies would have good homes to go to, she knew how hard it was to let go of animals you had raised or witness grow up. And the puppies had certain secured a strong, solid place in Aidan's heart. Saying goodbye to them would be hard to do.
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Post by Ave Domine Nox Noctis on Mar 30, 2021 23:08:58 GMT -5
( Haha that's normally how it goes orz On that front, please tell me if there's anything about my starter that you'd like to change! I don't want to take any liberties or assume things- also I'll rely on you for more outside info about Sophia too~ We're writing characters who've known each other for a while so we'll need to coordinate what they now about each other. Like, what is a gift that Sophia would like to receive? I need it for my nest post~
lol it's one of the best tropes! Top tier angst. ~Peak~ Romance. )
( Oh, that sounds great! I love how you're setting it up for some variety! Do you have any ideas about her mentor? And I love the thought of a tournament arc! (´∀`)b Haha, those are my favorite no matter what the genre! I love seeing all the characters show off and face each other~ )
( Don't encourage him! He takes too many creative liberties already lol But yes, he will be an absolute terror when he's introduced to modern society. "I'll reinvent what it means to be Tony Hawk~" "That doesn't make sen-" "Watch this!" *Sabathiel jumps, lands on & breaks the skateboard in half, and knocks someone over with one of the flying broken pieces* "Parkour!" )
( Haha if she did that Mika would transform just to lecture her on approaching injured animals. He'll get all fluffed up~ Hmhm, that'll work! We can build that up without the work by having it be off-screen that he's been walking her home for a while, and then one time she realizes he's injured, tries to help him, danger looms, and then we go from there?
Please don't take any of my ideas as gospel! That's what I'm thinking but we can decide together~
They're free~ And now with extra fluff~! )
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