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 Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 5:51 pm
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Kelebek had mixed feelings about Venus Day parties to begin with: landdweller parties always gave her a headache (not to mention the awkward memories), but Hjortur seemed to enjoy them, and she did so love to see him happy. On the one fin, every year she swore this would be the last one; on the other fin, they always seemed to draw her and her love closer together.
After the horrifying events of last year's Venus Day, though, she swore she'd never come back to this place.
And then...Daedalus and Calliope disappeared.
Although they weren't her own children, Kelebek was a mother at her core, and she considered Hjortur's children as her own. And she'd be damned if she was going to let him search for them on his own, and make stupid male decisions.
Anxo had been reluctant (an understatement!) to let Xoana attend, but Kelebek had pity on the poor girl. She was such a social butterflyfish, and Anxo tried to keep her so sheltered. So, Kelebek had volunteered to "chaperone" her at the party, knowing full-well that Xoana was an adult and could take care of herself. The fact that she hadn't quit making moon pearl eyes at Beltan helped as well. Kelebek was reasonably confident that the girl wouldn't go swimming off with some angel as long as the handsome blue Naiad was around.
"What's that, dear?" asked Kelebek, leaning into Hjortur as he'd made some aside mark to Beltan. She figured the comment wasn't meant for her ears, but she wanted to keep him on his tippy-fins
Xoana couldn't believe that Gramma had talked Papa into letting her come!! These Venus Day parties were l e g e n d a r y and she had wanted to see one for herself for ages! Sure, it was sad that a bunch of bad stuff happened last year, but bad stuff happens all the time, right? That's no reason not to celebrate the Goddess of Love!
And when Uncle Hjortur said that Beltan would be escorting her to the party? AMAZE. Bubbles and baubles, he was so handsome! AND a guardsman? All those muscles...she'd kind of been lost in, uh "thought" for most of the journey here.
Once they were at the party, Xoana was more than a little disappointed that Gramma and Uncle Hjortur didn't...leave. Surely they came here to be alone. But no, Uncle Hjortur just kept talking to Beltan. She was far too polite to interrupt, but when a few meaningful looks at Gramma didn't do anything, she cleared her throat and addressed him.
"Shall we explore the hall?" she asked sweetly. "I'm sure these two parrotfish didn't come all this way to talk to us all day!" She tucked a lock of hair behind one earfin and smiled sweetly.
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 6:15 pm
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Night Terror let a soft dry laugh escape his lips as his hollow hooves clapped against the ground. Blinking his green cat like eyes, he watched the strangers mingle about, not quite feeling this buffet of 'love' his Swarm mother had talked about. Perhaps she and Night Mother had absorbed all the love the year before and left only slim pickings for her children?
No matter.
There was bound to be some fun left here, they certainly had been trying hard enough, alas to say their attempts were...dismal at best. Almost enough to make his stomach churn.
Shouting caught his attention however and he eyed a very snooty cat talking down to a winged being and.... a rather interesting female about his age. Not beyond finding her attractive, Night Terror smirked and slid over to her side, watching the spotted cat hiss and spit. "Sound's like someone has a fur ball up her a**." he grinned, as charmingly as he could, though his eyes seemed to hold a forever half lid look to them. Still, as he swept a strand of his strange two toned hair out of the way, it glimmered softly in whatever light was there, almost as if the star's themselves were tucked deep inside. He glanced the teen over again, noting her cat ears and tail but glittering halo and wings like the night sky. "I've never seen someone quite like you before." he said with a bit of a.... purr?
shadica unholeyholy night appears?
Twitchapher the 3rd Just cause hes makin' an "observation" about Kally XD |
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 6:52 pm
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Eyes boredly loitering around as a variety of pae made their entrances, she about yawned before a certain muli-hued blue fellow caught her eye. It wasn't the way he sort of just... well... stood there and was a nuisance to everypae trying to enter the venue (for better or worse), but rather the wings on his back. They were simply so different from any she'd seen! The translucence of the material were similar to her own and the other sprites she'd met, but that harder backing, the way it seemed to branch and web out...
Who knew fey could have wings like this too?
She had to get a better look at them; her curiosity wouldn't be satiated otherwise.
With her goal in mind, she confidently walked over to him without making any maneuvers to hide her intentions. "You." No, she didn't particularly care to make friends with him and learn his name, but rather was observing him the way a scientist would an interesting specimen. She leaned closer that probably was appropriate - closer to his back, that was. "They're even more interesting up close.... Your wings... You have fey in your bloodline, don't you. But they're different than mine...." As her voice trailed off with this statement, she gestured behind her and opened up a pair of delicate fey wings that likely seemed strange when paired with her otherwise fauny appearance. They then folded back down behind her; very rarely did she actually have a use for them, so they were in this position more often then not. As if showing her own wings granted her intuitive permission, she reached out to try and feel the texture of the differing components of Parker's wings; both the harder rib and the webbier bits. She did make sure to not poke him with her horn at least.
MiddyGlow Just so you're aware of what Rose is doing~!
Fea Line Rose -> Parker; hopefully his wings aren't his weak spot XP
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 6:58 pm
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Postles on behalf of Tartara! Can't get into main sad waiting on ticket
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Three years.
Three years ago at a Venus party, he and Monroe became an item. And now they were back. The blonde walked with a bit of pep in his step beside the beautiful demon as they made their way to the hotel. As fond of memories he had of that night, he was also a little traumatized from it. Hence why it had been so long since they came back. But he had heard that this party would be difference than all the rest...So had asked his gorgeous girlfriend out for a little date night. "It goes without saying, but first sign of trouble and we're outta here." The angel spoke reassuringly. He wouldn't let any pae hurt her. Not on his watch.
"But I'm optimistic that it'll be a good night! It was a lot of fun...well before, you know." The dancing, the food. Their first kiss. Then again, literally anything he ever did with her was fun. She was his best friend - really his only friend. And he was pretty smitten with her.
That whole...fainting after kiss thing...had definitely been shoved into the back of his mind. How embarrassing that had been, though the shetani of course took it with grace. She took everything with grace. She was amazing.
The outside of the building looked so lavish and huge, it was a bit of a shock when they entered to...well rather bland decorations. And that was saying something from some pae who regularly surrounded himself with books. At her question, his gaze moved from a limp heart that was hanging by a thread, to her pretty face. "Haha, you got me." The fae spoke bashfully, flashing a tiny smile. "But just think, I could even expand my animal helpers! Imagine, adding rabbits. Or even a cat....Maybe not the cat actually. The mice wouldn't like that." This...was a party though, wasn't it? He was expecting to dance...but there was no music. And while there were long tables with food, there really wasn't a lot of food at all.
But he was determined to make this a fun time! This was his idea for a date, he couldn't let her down. His gaze moved to one of the empty gambling tables. Maybe there would be a deck of cards left behind? "Hey, follow me! Trust me." The male spoke while grabbing her hand to lead her towards the vacant tables.
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 7:20 pm
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"Oh no, no, no cats. Definitely mice wouldn't like that at all," Hortense said lightly, smiling at the strange opposite male that is her date tonight. "I like rabbits. Do you think I can keep one as a pet? They're so small and cute. I would love one," she asked, keeping it on the lighter side as they moved indoor, eyeing the bland decorations around them. She glanced around at the others milling around, probably thinking the same thing as they do in accords of the decorations, the food, and the lack of provided entertainment. What exactly is going on? the shetani thought to herself until Jekyll jerked her out of a somewhat daydream lulling in her head to lead her to a vacant gaming table. The female raised an eyebrow ridge. "What are you thinking of doing? Is it more fun?"
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 8:10 pm
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~Mule accnt to Tartara~
"A pet?...Hmm...Perhaps. They're quiet, don't take much space, non-violent...Not a bad option." He responded to her question in earnest as they made their way to the tables. The fae couldn't help but chuckle softly in response to her curiosity. When they were almost there, he noticed another pae wandering around. A rainbow fae. As much as he would hate to share Hortense' affections, it would be more fun with more players.
As soon as he popped behind a desk and confirmed there was a deck, he called out to the other male. "Hey! Care for a quick game?" He pulled the cards out of the box, and began to quickly dole out 7 cards into three piles. "This is an easy game for anyone. It's a matching game." Honestly he didn't know of any card games - that wasn't really his type of thing. So he was making it up on the fly. He knew however that a deck had 4 suits, so 4 of the same number of card with different signs. Two red suits, two black. "Try to get as many pairs of the same number as possible, with matching colors. We'll go in circles and pick someone to ask if they have a number and color, and if they don't have it its the next pae's turn. If they do have it, you can ask again. For example, I'd ask you Teeny if you had any red 3's. And you would say yes or no, and if yes you'd give me that red 3."
Dream WhiteWitz Jekyll to Hortense: he basically made modified Go Fish blaugh
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 8:37 pm
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It was less of a fit and more an extremely last minute muttered aside to Hjortur outlining once more Beltan's astonishment that he'd been convinced to attend another Venus Day party. Even so, his heart really wasn't in it. Kinda hard to stay mad considering he had gotten Quetzal as a result. So he accepted the ribbing and the conspiratorial arm with a resigned sigh, a lot of eye-rolling, and a grumbled, "Yeah, well, it would be nice if I remembered any of it."
Beltan had a pretty good inkling, though, that Hjortur was just putting on a brave face. It was like he was trying too hard to make light of things. Close enough to hear the accidentally out loud comments, too, Beltan looked around at the 'party' and couldn't agree more. Much as he'd disliked the amped up atmosphere last year, it was still preferable to this muted affair.
Before he could make any comments of his own about the state of the decor or the 'refreshments', Xoana spoke up. In an instant, he went from seasoned guard assessing the room for threats to wide-eyed newbie on his first official detail. Wildly, he thought, 'Please, tell her you'd love nothing more than to talk to us the whole time.' But the whole point of this venture was for Xoana to get to go to a party, Kel to be reasonably sure that her granddaughter was looked after, and Hjortur to take some small amount of enjoyment in watching Beltan struggle.
Steeling himself while he ducked out from under Hjortur's arm, he came back up with a smile for the younger female and held out his own arm to her. "I suppose we should leave these two to each other's company. Where would you like to go first?"
Menelie Beltan -> Xoana The way girls look at him always makes him so nervous <<
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 9:15 pm
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There was a part of him that was instinctively trying to keep Beltan from doing anything -ahem- indecent with Xoana, given how it was the girl's first time stretching her fins without her father's protection. Emphasize how nice other girls are so he doesn't think about that sort of thing with the one they're supposed to keep out of trouble. Nothing could go wrong with that, of course not.
Of course, his plans ended early as his bro-in-arms abandoned him with a technique he may have learned from Hjortur ditching him the year before.
Karma... Oh karma... What a fickle thing.
"Oh, it's nothing Kel~" he offered up to her with a smile before shoo'ing away the other pair. "You two go have fun, okay?" Before they could head off, however, Hjortur made eye contact with Beltan. It was a bro-moment. A glance to connect and clarify, 'fun, but not too much fun.'
He stretched once the other two had left before toying around with his old bone-flute, hanging from his neck like the old days. Yeah, he'd had a ton of fun getting into mischief back then; it'd been a while since he'd gotten to play it. He then looked up to Kel with a smile, "Well, now that we've sent them off, shall see if there is at least a decent drink or two over by the refreshments?"
Menelie Hjortur -> Kel Hjortur -> Xoana
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 9:37 pm
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Smolder almost tiptoed into the hotel, wincing slightly at each click of her rough-textured hooves on the floors. She just knew that she was leaving little scratches with every step she took. Once she got into the entrance hall proper, though, and took a good look around, she couldn't help but feel like being so careful was wasted effort.
From the looks of things, there were zero staff members to get upset with her for scuffing the floors and, even if there had been, how could they really tell? The whole place was already pretty banged up to begin with. Shrugging, she turned her attention to the other guests. Lotta talls around. But oh look, there was Rime over at what could loosely be called a buffet.
Much less cautious now, she skipped over to the other reindeer, nimbly dodging the limbs of other party-goers before coming to a stop at the icedeer's side and leaning over to peer at the food. "Anything good?"
Beltan met Hjortur's eyes solidly and, within that bro moment, gave the other male a look that somehow conveyed everything from "Wow, really? Duh." to "This was your idea; I had to get a sitter for this."
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 9:52 pm
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The corner of the ballroom darkened slightly. The clamoured of the people died out in that one spot and smoke began to roll out from under nearby chairs. Out if nowhere a small statured teenage girl stepped into this reality and out of hers. Her head covered in purple snakes, she darted her sardonic glance around and immediately began to cackle. This place was a dump. Bent over, she patted her red and orange body in time to her cackles. They had finally, FINALLY, done away with that horrible pink blossomed beast of a matriarch and the proof was in the pudding. Well, more ballroom than pudding actually.
Followed quickly by a slightly larger snake, the portal quickly vanished behind the snake leaving only the scent of brimstone and fire behind. Nonougo had only just entered this realm but immediately regretted it. The normal, boisterous party scene was replaced by a grim and more dire scene. The statues were the worst. At least whoeverr was throwing this shindig had covered Venus's throne. The statues were all left bare and marred as tho in warning.
Tur ing toward her pseudo mom, she hissed softly "What the ******** going on?"
Maegara stood properly and wiped her eyes. "The best thing ever, my darling little Noodle of Danger. The b***h is finally dead. " she said gleefully before patting her wonderful beast on the shoulder. "Eat, my friend. Tonight should be the best party ever. I'm off to find that awful boy-child so I can convince him to take back his oiled up babbin. "
Nonougo eyed her friend as tho she had magically grown another snake. She never told her to go and have fun. She always warned her of the dangers of a party thrown by the devil in pink. This was....she wasn't sure what to do with this.
Slithering foward hesitantly, she paused and surveyed her surroundings. This really was lame compared to her childhood memories of the love fest. Even the decorations limped and sagged as if defeated.
Oh well, if the embodiment of her mother's mortal enemy was dead, perhaps her psuedo mom could finally quit working so hard and take a break. That in itself was the best news she'd figured she'd get from this. So off she slid, her main path taking her around the party instead of thru it because predator instincts. twitchapherthe3rd Color=#A50B5E - Nono. Color=#E48400-maegara
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 10:07 pm
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