[IC] Suncrest Complex - Reboot

[DVationz]

• Graeme
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• Yuna
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  Graeme Grove

  

  "Shouldn't Ayden be back by now?" Max and Graeme looked toward eachother, and Max knew what Graeme was thinking. "Dude, do you really want to get caught by the Red Thorns again? Remember last time that happened?" Graeme nodded, "I beat up four guys, two of which are now in jail. I'd say it was a win." Max laughed, "Yeah, because three broken ribs, a black eye, and internal bleeding is a victory. Okay Graeme, how are you not dead yet?" Graeme shrugged, "I'm Irish. I don't know, maybe it's because they just suck at killing people." Graeme got up from the couch and headed to the door. "Seriously though, he'd have left this morning, and he should be back by now. Something is up." Graeme knew that Max had the same suspicion, cause y'know, several minutes of utter silence from a normally social person isn't a red flag.
  
  Before she could say no, Graeme was halfway out the door. "Wait, Graeme, are you sure you want to do this without any of the others?" Graeme shrugged, "Why not? I'll be fine. I promise to bring back Ayden in one piece too. It's not like he could have gotten himself into that much trouble right?" Max shook her head, "You're insane you know that? Go get Ayden..." As Graeme mounted his bike and turned it on, he looked back at Max. "Don't worry... what's the worst that could happen?"
  
  As he rode down the streets, he kept watch for people. Going into the territory of the Red Thorns meant that he couldn't trust anyone, especially since all the gangs in Seaside knew him by name and title. Graeme of The Royals, King of Fighters. It didn't take long before he had earned that title. He often fought several gang members at once, typically being ambushed, and yet came out on top. Some believed he was ex-spec ops, which was impossible for his young age, but others believed he was part of some darker organization, a super soldier of sorts. Rumors were rumors, but they didn't stop the Red Thorns from trying to beat him at least once.
  
  

  What's the worst that could happen? Graeme

  
  
  
  
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  Leon Kensen

  

  Leon smiled at her comment of him being ranked one in their little side project of theirs. "What can I say, I've got style you can't even match." He gave a momentary chuckle. "Anyway, I'll leave the keys in the usual spot so you can open up shop tomorrow." Leon prepared another drink for one of the customers at the counter, and continued on with work as Kira left.
  
  His life was nothing extravagant as he believed Kira's to be. Nor was it as boring as some office worker. He was simply a bartender with more stories than he'd ever need, simply waiting to told should they be needed for a purpose. Some believed that he had something to hide, which was wrong as much as he'd wished there were something more. Then again, he couldn't see himself running some crazy life. In fact, he felt right at home where he was. A third party to everyone's crazy lives, watching from the sidelines until he feels he has to interject.
  
  As if his thoughts were being read by some higher power, a familiar red haired woman walked in. Her classy dress style making her the object of people's attention at the time. She had stopped by many times before, and she had quite the interesting tales to tell. Especially of this Graeme individual, he seemed to be quite the urban legend. A story almost always followed the girl. "Max, long time no see. How's the gang?"
  
  

  What can I say, I've got style you can't even match. Leon

  Violetti (Kira)
  

  
  
  
  
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  Maxine Moran

  

  "Shouldn't Ayden be back by now?" Max and Graeme looked toward eachother, and Max knew what Graeme was thinking. "Dude, do you really want to get caught by the Red Thorns again? Remember last time that happened?" Graeme nodded, "I beat up four guys, two of which are now in jail. I'd say it was a win." Max laughed, "Yeah, because three broken ribs, a black eye, and internal bleeding is a victory. Okay Graeme, how are you not dead yet?" Graeme shrugged, "I'm Irish. I don't know, maybe it's because they just suck at killing people." Graeme got up from the couch and headed to the door. "Seriously though, he'd have left this morning, and he should be back by now. Something is up." Max had been worried about where Ayden was, and she could tell that Graeme knew it before she wanted to admit it.
  
  Before she could say no, Graeme was halfway out the door. "Wait, Graeme, are you sure you want to do this without any of the others?" Graeme shrugged, "Why not? I'll be fine. I promise to bring back Ayden in one piece too. It's not like he could have gotten himself into that much trouble right?" Max shook her head, "You're insane you know that? Go get Ayden..." As Graeme mounted his bike and turned it on, he looked back at Max. "Don't worry... what's the worst that could happen?"
  
  Seeing as there was no use trying to talk him out of it. She watched as Graeme left on his bike to find Ayden, and most likely fight a group of Red Thorns. She didn't care much for the thoughts to get to her, so she'd figured she'd go see an old friend. Leon. Mounting onto her own bike, she rode off in the direction of the Dierfiur Bar. The name struck her as intriguing, since it's translated name was the Sister Bar. Did Leon know that? Perhaps he did, and that's why he took such good care of it, or perhaps he was unaware and simply took pride of owning the place. Regardless, she had almost always gone there since it reminded her of her homes in Ireland and Scotland.
  
  As she entered the bar, it was crowded, as to be expected by this hour. She could tell that Leon had been hard at work, as well as his employees. Although she was a barmaid herself most nights, she wished she could work here instead. Perhaps she'd discuss it with Leon tonight. "Max, long time no see. How's the gang?"
  
  

  Yeah, because three broken ribs, a black eye, and internal bleeding is a victory. Max

  Violetti (Kira - Mentioned)
  

  
  
  
  
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  Tachibana Yuna

  

  Content with her drink, Tachibana wandered off to see what else there was to do. She left Ellie to ponder the choice of checking out the new bar, and she was fairly certain she'd make an appearance, even if it was just for a short while. Following the direction of the paparazzi, she slipped into one of the elevators and pressed every. Single. Button. Perhaps she'd run into entertainment on the way up.
  
  Eventually she hit a floor, and was about to continue to the next floor, but heard the elevator ding of one of the other elevators. Slipping out, she waited for the other elevator to appear and open. "Good evening everyone!" She recognized none of them, probably celebrities from the paparazzi in the lobby, so she definitely didn't know them. She'd heard about a few of the celebrities that lived here, but hardly bothered with them as they often became boring to be around. Looking over the two boys, she noticed the not so pale one seemed to be nervous ever so slightly. "What's wrong with you? Frog stuck in your throat, or have you never seen a cute girl?" She giggled. He would be her temporary plaything. Someone to mess with to get some entertainment. Taking a sip from her tropical drink, she waited to see just how they'd react to her sudden appearance.
  
  

  What's wrong with you? Yuna

  Violetti (Saren) spookie (Spook) fin (Aubrey)
  

  
  
  
  
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  Araya Natsume

  

  Ari was glad she wasn't hurt, or her cat. "I'm Araya Natsume, most people just call me Ari." Meant to be? What did she mean by that? Then she continued, mentioning the rice balls in his pocket. Wait, how did she know he had food on him? Pulling out the container, he opened the lid to see that they were in fact okay. Who was this Genevieve girl? "Looks like they're fine... would you like one? They're freshly made, or at least since the past hour or so."
  
  As much as this Genevieve was strange, she was also interesting. It wasn't often that he ran into people with as uniquely colored hair as his own, plus she seemed to know things before Ari did. "So um... do you mind me asking... how did you know I had rice balls with me?" He was certain his thick coat should have concealed any evidence of him having anything with him, and rice balls didn't exactly have a smell to them. Perhaps the container was sticking out of his pocket? He was lost in lyrics after all. Maybe he missed something she noticed.
  
  

  I'm Araya Natsume, most people just call me Ari. Ari

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[Steve Freeling]

Location: Fifth Floor, Going Onto Elevator
Interacting: Malia KarenAKAMint

"Well, that's great to hear, 'cause I like you, too." Jodie replied with a smile.
Even Steve, who wasn't in much of a smiling mood, couldn't stop a "proud of her" grin from playing on his lips.
"Thank you." they both responded while going towards the elevator before Steve added, "And it was nice meeting you, too."
They entered the elevator and Steve pressed the ground floor button.
"I still need to take the truck back."
"You have 24 hours, don't you?"
"Well, yeah..."
"Then it can wait." And that was all that was said on the matter.
Before long, the doors opened onto the lobby and they entered the cafe. A man and woman caught their eyes.
"Hey, Dad. Didn't we see them upstairs?"
"Sure did." Steve replied with a sly grin as they walked over to the two stealthily.

Location: Coffee Brew Cafe
Interacting: Ellie KarenAKAMint Warren Violetti

"Hey, didn't we see you two upstairs early this morning?" Steve said with a smirk, though his friendly tone undercut any perceived arrogance.

 

[Brinni]

Alex

Location: Cafe

Nearby: Everyone in the cafe

@Tags: dandy

Alex stopped at Brooke’s question. “What sort of game is it? Hmmm….that’s a good question. I don’t know why I hadn’t considered it. Should I make it a full adventure? A supplement to one of our other series with new mechanics? Or just a setting book? I hadn’t really considered where it would fit in the overarching narrative or even the genre...Eh, something to think about after fleshing more out I suppose.” He shrugged further. Running his fingers through his red hair he sighed. “I knew our writers work hard to come up with this stuff, and I never thought it would be easy, but I didn’t realize just how difficult it was.”

Seeing his neighbor’s look he elaborated. “I’m sure you must be confused. Most people are when I start talking like that. Let me explain. I’m the chief editor for Black Bird Games. Our company produces tabletop games, some are like dungeons and dragons, and others are board games like clue but more complex and full of mystery. Though we have considered dipping our toes in to video games. I came back to Seaside because I thought it’d make great research material, but I never even considered what kind of game I wanted it to be for. Originally I was thinking a mystery adventure for one of our more D&D-esque games but now I’m not so sure. No…no I’m definitely going to operate under that decision. It’ll make it easier. So now I need to figure out where our intrepid band of adventurers sets themselves up…”

 

[AgWordSmith]

He didn't seem entirely freaked out. Of course, she could see him trying to make sense of her words in his head. Chuckling Genevieve answered vaguely. "Call it intuition." She paired it with a sweet smile. "and yes, I would love to try one." Socks moved slightly in her bag. "Heh, do you think cats would like rice balls? I really shouldn't feed her human food, but look at her," the cat yawned and shook her head, "irresistible." Genevieve's eyes flicked back up to Ari. If this first encounter goes well she might just let him in on her divination secrets to explain her knowledge.Though for now she rather keep it to herself. He seemed rather friendly and Genevieve was in need of friends that weren't dead or feline. "What do you think? "

Rather than send her question to Ari she instead turned to look at the girl observing them. ""Would you like to join us? I don't bite, and he certainly doesn't either"​

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Interacting: DVationz Ari Violetti Amara
Located: Sidewalk somewhere En Route to Apartment Complex

 

[Violetti]

• Amara
• Warren
• Saren

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  "So cute...."​

  
  

  Amara Colt
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  Everything seemed to be going well between the two. A simple friendly exchange. Nothing to die for. Amara was mentally debating the right time to leave the scene, when the woman suddenly glanced at her. Yes, at her. Not through, over, or under her. But directly at her. Maybe my invisibility cloak is rubbing off. She thought with a slight curiosity. Normally people didn't recognize her presence. But it seemed to be as Amara questioned earlier. This woman wasn't the average person. There was no doubt about it that the woman was more aware than others. And that could indicate she sensed spirits as well.
  
  Amara believed spirits were constantly occupying the same space as humans, but on a different plane of existence. Like a thin veil. As long as you were aware of something, you could see things that others would normally bypass. Amara liked to think of herself as residing in that fragile rift between the realm humans see and the one spirits reside in. Choosing to bring herself closer to the two, she walked silently up to them. She didn't care to join anything or anyone, but being here in this woman's presence was electrifying. And now that she stood closer she could feel the energy radiating off of her.
  
  I wouldn't mind if you guys bit....And truthfully she wouldn't. But the words never made it out of her mouth. Instead, the cat stole her attention. "So cute..." She spoke, her voice soft and slightly angelic. Contrasting her outward appearance.
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  "I don't know why I thought that would work..."​

  
  

  Warren Lassiter
  
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  Warren shrugged at Ellie's words. "Hey. You're telling a nineteen year old. But I agree nature settings can be quite wondrous." As she passed the drink over to him his eyes brightened. It was his favorite. Such creamy goodness that was equally as refreshing. He took a long sip from the straw, absorbing the rest of Ellie's words. He didn't think too much of it when she brought Ian up. Had he not had such an amazing frappe encasing half his thoughts he may have focused on her behavior a little more.
  
  Reluctantly taking a break, he was about to come up with a witty reply when she went on to comment on his cooking skills. Warren gasped, placing his hand across his chest in mock pain. "How could you. But hah, honestly after eating his own cooking so long before I came along I'm sure he's immune." Warren had once watched a documentary on snake venom, and how some people purposefully injected themselves with small doses of the lethal liquid in order to grow a bit of immunity. He assumed Ian worked in a similar way.
  
  Ellie quickly changed topics, but Warren didn't mind. He enjoyed the fast pace. "It's going great! The page gets regular views daily now. It started off as a collage of my work but now it's more of a vlog." He didn't get much further with his explanation as a man entered the vicinity along with a younger girl, prompting their presence this morning. "Probably. I was up rather early to catch the sunrise." He nodded to the little girl. "Good evening to you." His eyes lifted to the man once more. "You two just moved in recently didn't you? If you wouldn't mind I steal you for a few moments to interview you about your first time experience? It'll go on my vlog centered around Suncrest."
  
  Warren flipped his camera back on, only to be greeted with a flashing battery light upon the viewing screen. I usually bring spares with me...But after feeling his empty pockets, he let out a frustrated sigh. "Drat. I just have to go get a new battery. I'll be back. If you happen to leave I'll just track you down later." He began to turn in the direction of the elevators when he quickly turned back and grabbed his frappe off the counter. Adding to Ellie, "By the way. I was actually thinking of grabbing Ian while he's on break to go check that bar out. So its not as awkward. I hear they have great fries. And darts! You should step out of your comfort zone a little yeah? I'll swing by after your shift to see if you've changed your mind." He winked and set off.
  
  Once at the elevators, Warren pressed the button. But seeing as it was headed towards the top floor already, he growled in a bit of impatience. Warren hated taking the stairs, but he didn't feel like waiting for the elevator this time either. Not with a potential interview within fleeting distance. He couldn't take any chances. So pulling from his memory a video he had watched on the web a few weeks prior about getting elevators to switch up or down immediately. He had no time to wait for so many floors to pass. Following the directions he pressed the down button six times, held for three seconds, repeated, and held. Nothing. I don't know why I thought that would work..
  
  So he took a deep breath and ran off towards and up the stair case. Unknown to him the elevator had in fact switched to going down.
  KarenAKAMint Steve Freeling
  
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  "That new horror right?"​

  
  

  Saren Hyatt
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  Saren nodded silently at Aubrey's reply. It wasn't surprising; as most people enjoyed summer over the rest of the seasons. Saren didn't particularly have a preference. All seasons were equally unique and alluring in their own way. Spook's reply drew a short laugh from her. "Yes, the plethora of candy surrounding Halloween is indeed something to favor."
  
  Suddenly Aubrey's voice returned to her ears once more, this time asking where she was headed after, and if she wished to go on something akin to a date. Not that he had specifically stated so. It's probably nothing too serious. But his words still surprised her. Here was quite the famous figure, and he was desiring to hangout with her? A complete stranger? And in public?? If that wasn't baffling enough, Spook interjected about a date of their own; a date among other friends at that. Saren's head was spinning.
  
  W-what is going on?? Are they teasing me? Wait what if Spook is trying to tell me this guy is dangerous?? "Ah right. I almost forgot. That new horror right?" She simply chose a genre to her liking. Though her voice resonated with confidence, her eyes were clearly lost as she stared back at him. Facial expressions were not hidden in voice acting. Saren was sure anyone could tell she was fibbing by gazing into her pupils.
  
  There was no need to question anything further as another person slipped into the elevator. A girl this time, with a large hat. Somehow she could feel her relief sinking in. "Good evening." Saren replied with a small smile. The girl began to converse with Aubrey just then, quite boldly too. Saren could't explain the tingling sensation she felt with this girl in the elevator space. She gave off such a bold aura that was captivating. She stepped a bit closer to Spook to give her more space.
  The elevator should be reaching its floor shortly, but just as Saren tried to push the elevator faster with her mind, it shook to a stop. E-eh? The doors remained closed, and the floor light indicator brightly revealed the top floor. But only momentarily before the elevator began moving again, only down to the previous floor. Why is it going back down suddenly?? What a time for a faulty elevator situation.
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[KarenAKAMint]

Eleanor (Ellie) May

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Ellie laughed at Warren's reaction about his cooking. "Is his cooking that bad?" she asked him but it was more a rhetorical question. Ellie listened to Warren talk about his site, recalling several of his image and videos he had posted. Ones from the clinic, as Sam worked on Saber from what I remebered, or the ones at the pool party the complex held for 4th of July. All of the pictures were amazing, which lead her to imagine them in a show room along side other famous pictures.

The sound of another customer approaching drifted he attention to them. She looked at the man and little girl for a second before she recalled seeing them. "Oh, right! You must be Steve and Little Jodie," Ellie smiled and extended her hand to Steve, "It's good to finally meet you. I was in such a rush since I wanted to get to the beach in time to work. I was looking after a friend's kitten before I left." She gave a nervous laugh before she notices her best friend, "Lexi! Come meet your new neighbors." Ellie allowed them to introduce themselves before asking them, "So, what can I get for you guys? Oh! How can I forget, my name is Ellie May."

As she worked on orders, he overheard Warren ask about her coming by to the bar. Before she could even say anything in the matter he was off. Ellie continued on the order as if nothing was going through her mind, but it was clear that she was thinking long and hard about what she wanted to do. One thing was for sure, her smile was much brighter if that was even possible, but the thought of Ian being there made her want to say yes, but then what. What would she even say to him, other than her normal greeting they had in passing. Come one, El... Ian is way out of your league...

Location: Coffee Bree Cafe
Interacting: Wareen Violetti | Steve Steve Freeling | Lexi
Mention: Sam​

Alexis (Lexi) Stone

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Lexi drove the elevator up to the lobby from the parking garadge below the complex. As the doors opened she quickly made her way to the cafe wanting to get dinner and head up to spend the rest of her time with Samson. "Ellie, how's work going for you? Oh, Ello, my name is Alexis Stone," Lexi answered in her british accent coming through as she introduced herself. She offered her hand to the attractive man, "It's good to see new faces in Suncrest." Getting her ususal cesear salad and a fruit smoothie, to go, she turned to the little girl.

"I love your outfit!" she announced, "Did you pick it out did your dad? Either way, you must have a fashionable bone in your body." Lexi gave them a small smile before she realized something. She began to dig through her side pockets of her work bag, which held her current commission and pulled out a hair clip she was working on. It was a simple heir ribbon, in dark autumn colors with a small pumpkin holding the ribbons together. "Well, I don't see myself making more of these, but I think you would have a better use of it, instead of it sitting in a drawer with all the other hair clips I have made," Lexi announced as she crouched and pinned the clip on her blond hair, "Well aren't you a pretty Pumpkin Princess."

She got up from and turned to Steve, "I hope you don't mind. I tend to make small ribbons from time to time for my niece." Ellie brought up her order and she quickly paid as she continued, "Apparently she hates pumpkins this year... It was nice meeting you guys. Since we are neighbors, my unit is 503, in case the ribbon breaks. I wouldn;t mind fixing it for her." Before she was able to leave, Ellie called out to her, "Hey do you mind joining me on a ladies night... I don't really want to go alone..."

"Sure where are you heading?" Lexi asked and got, "Dierfiur Bar..." Lexi a bit shocked she gasped, "Eleanor May, going to a bar!? Has hell frozen over?" Ellie crossed her arms in an offended manner, but Lexi stopped and answered, "Fine, I'll go. Call me when you head out." With that, she gave a final goodbye to the Freelings and headed to her apartment, where her kitten awaited her.

Location: Lexi's Apartment
Interacting: Ellie | Steve Steve Freeling
Mention: N/A​

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[Steve Freeling]

"Sur-" Steve was about to answer when he was cut off by the young man realizing his camera's battery was dead and running towards the elevator. For some reason, the whole display reminded him of a scene in Akira where Kaneda, voiced by Cam Clarke in the Streamline dub he'd grown up watching on VHS, moans "Oh, no... Battery's busted!"* It took everything in him not to burst out laughing. Clearly, Jodie thought of too, because she gave him a knowing smirk. Right that second they were met with a young woman.
"Yep, that's us all right." Steve said with a grin while shaking the woman's hand. He'd swear the people here had a bubbly energy that was near-contagious.
"Nice to meet ya, Ellie. I don't know... I guess we'll have your best pepperoni pizza. Cafes have that... Right?" Steve had to admit his knowledge of cafe food wasn't his strong suit. This was one thing they'd never taught him about in school. Granted, they never do when you're getting your master's degree in psychology.
Soon, he was being met by another woman, this one with a British accent, and, he noted, not much shorter than himself.
"Hi." he responded while shaking Lexi's hand.
"Thank you. I did." Jodie replied with a friendly smile. The outfit of a T-shirt, blue jeans and sneakers was typical of Jodie. She'd made clear her disdain of dresses and how they were difficult to move around in. She wouldn't wear them after the one time. She'd expressed a similar disdain for sandals and flip flops. She could often be seen climbing trees and doing other things normally expected of a boy rather than a girl. She'd once beaten up the three school bullies, all of whom were male. Before Jodie knew it, Lexi was placing a hair clip in her hair.
"Thanks again."
"I don't mind if she doesn't mind. And it was nice meeting you, too. We're in 505." he responded while she left, presumably for her apartment.

Location: Coffee Brew Cafe
Interacting: Ellie | Lexi KarenAKAMint | Warren Violetti

*I just couldn't resist. It's the first thing I thought of when I read that.

 

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Aubrey Graham

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Aubrey could sense the glares coming from Spook, but could do nothing more than just ignore them at this point. He watched as Spook too, asked the girl to spend the night with him and some friends, holding back a scoff. He took it as an insult, countering his own invitation with one of his own, though, once more, he'd successfully managed to keep his anger in tact. Aubrey just clenched his fists, squeezing his nails into the base of his palm. Soon enough though, the silence that filled the elevator had vanished with the arrival of another stranger, someone Aubrey guessed was also a complex resident. She had a lively attitude that made him smile, releasing the tension in his chest. He couldn't help but look up to the girl now. Aubrey furrowed his eyebrows, making a playful frown at Yuna's teasing. "I'd rather not count how many, the number never ceases to end." He replied with a flash of his teeth, his perfect smile revealed once more. "What's in the drink?" He asked, looking down the tropical mixture Yuna had in her hand, "Exotic."

Location: Suncrest Complex, Elevator
Interacting: Spook spookie Saren Hyatt Violetti Tachibana Yuna DVationz
Mentions: N/A​

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[KarenAKAMint]

Eleanor (Ellie) May

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"It's your lucky day," Ellie smiled, "This cafe is known for it's everchanging meals through out the day." She pointed out the locations that the pizzas are located and continued, "Everything is cooked fresh and anything left over for the day is sent to a near by shelter. So, would you like one slice of two. And any drinks?" Ellie pulled out her note pad to send to the kitchen and waited to write down their order.

Location: Coffee Bree Cafe
Interacting: Steve Steve Freeling
Mention: N/A​

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[Steve Freeling]

"Two, one for each of us. Well, Sprite and..."
"Sprite."
"Two Sprites, I guess."

Location: Coffee Brew Cafe
Interacting: Ellie KarenAKAMint

 

[KarenAKAMint]

Eleanor (Ellie) May

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"Coming, right up," Ellie nodded and handed the order to the kitchen which came out quiet quickly and she handed them their meal. "Pepperoni Pizza and a Sprite each," she placed their orders at the serving counter, "Hope you guys enjoy!"

Location: Coffee Bree Cafe
Interacting: Steve Steve Freeling
Mention: N/A​

Ivan Hamnet Hancock

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Ivan was dressed in a nice in his causal outfit, as he walked about his apartment. He had decided to join his friends to go out drinking, well he was just going to drink water, but be with them none the less. As if the universe was broadcasting his plans to his mother, his phone was ringing. "Zdravstvuy, mama. How may I help you tonight?" he greeted. He could head her smile through he voice as she greeted back, "Zdravstvuy, moya dorogaya. I wanted to hear about your day. Off to go out with your friends, like always?" He sat on his plush couch, between his two huskies, "You of all people should know that I am restricted to go out and half fun in public."

He could hear her laugh, but not at what he said, but to someone. He sighed and asked, "And you have a guest... I'm getting off, mama." That caused her to call out to Ivan and say, "Moy syn, don't hang up now! We just started talking. How is your love life? You know you are not getting younger. It's time for you to settle down with a lovely girl and start making heirs for both families." Ivan sighed. Here they go again with the talk of settling down, I am 25. "Mama, you know that I like men as well. I'm not going to marry someone I do not love. I got to go. I have paperwork to look through. Dobroy nochi, mama." With that, he hung up and got up from the couch. His two dogs looked up at him as he did and waited for the magical words to be uttered. "Fine, let's go to the park," he finally announced.

The sound of their nails on marble flooring, filled the main area of the apartment as they got ready to go out. Ivan leashed them up and they headed out to the dog park, out back. He sat on a bench, letting the two huskies run about in the dog park, and made a call to Damien. "You win, pick me up in half an hour and we can go out. I'll just be you DD for the night," he announced and quickly hung up the call without letting Damien say anything else.

Location: Dog Park
Interacting: Daniel and Juliet Hamnet
Mention: N/A​

Camila Seaside

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The room was dark as she walked in. She had just locked every door and window before she entered the single room that stayed locked at all times. Inside the bedroom was several computers as they waited for her to use. This room was the coldest room due to the amount of tech that continued to work at all times. In her warm pajamas he sat down and turned on the screens. The room lit up by them, as they revealed camera feeds, news reports, and many others programs that allowed her to moniter. It wasn't hard to set this place up, but it was somethign that she kept to herself.

She could make out the paparazzi still waiting out front, Ellie working at the barista bar. Mr. Nightfall working at the clinic. She could even see the front gate of the Seaside Manor. Camila was an observer, but it was all for the information. To think, the ever loved Camila Seaside, was one of the strongest women of the city, was collecting information. Every night she watched, but it was something that slowly began to grow tired of her. Normally she would allow the system to run itself, but she wanted to find something on her own.

Her twitter feed was flooded with pictures of her and Aubrey, which she didn't mind. If anything it helped her image to be seen with someone younger then the men that her mother was setting her up with. She didn't know what was her obsession in having an old man to marry when she was already wealthy from her profession. Love was overrated for her, after her last boyfriend. Let alone her first girlfriend. The controversy behind that was off the roof, which only lasted a few days until the focus was brought back to her family, with the death of her brother. Since then, it was the rise of her new movement. The moment to make her family name right again.

Her brother died from an overdose, with made her little sister go into a depression. Her mother was soon found in an affair, but yet father stayed with her. She soon found out that they had an open relationship. Her siblings were just her half-siblings, while she was the only one born between the two. He family is a mess, it was corrupted, and she wanted it to stop. When Shadow of Secrets came to light, she sought them out and she got a new alley to her mission. Now, she sits, waiting to fix whatever mistake her family made once more.

Location: Dark Room | Camila's Apartment
Interacting: N/A
Mention: Aubrey fin​

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[AgWordSmith]

"Would you like to hold her?" Genevieve smiles. Amara's soft voice like music to her ears. "She loves meeting new people." Her hands go to gently scoop the kitten out the purse and hold her. The kitten meows, a bit crossed from being taken from the warm spot she had in the purse. Socks looks at Amara and tilts her head to the side. Genevieve holds the cat out for Amara to take.​

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Interacting: Violetti Amara
Located: Sidewalk somewhere En Route to Apartment Complex with DVationz Ari

 

[DestinyGuy3712]

~Marco Galbo~
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Marco jumped from his sleep from the abrupt sound of something loud opening, hitting his head against the crate cover above his head. Groaning as he rubbed his head, it too the drowsy young man to remember where he was, and why he was there. Upon looking around, he was laying on a pile of apples (most eaten) within some kind of wooden crate. Small beams of light glimmered from the crate as something a opening from the back of whatever room he was in. As Marco grabbed another apple and took a bite out of it, memories began to refresh his brain as a wave of relief coursed through his being. He remembered what he was in, and why he was in here to begin with; though the memories weren't very cheerful, he was glad to be alive nerveless.

A light chuckled turned into a joyful laugh as Marco covered his face with one of his hands. Voices could be heard from outside the crate he was crammed into as two men stepped into the room to stark taking out crates. Perfecting to avoid another needless confrontation, Marco decided to wait for the moment to sneak out of the crate and away from the men. Though he assumed that he wouldn't be as much in trouble if he got caught by the two men taking out crates verses the folks he was originally running from, Marco stuck to his gut and peaked through one of the cracks of his crate, and waited for the two men to leave the room with crates in hand. Once the coast was clear, he used all of his strength to push the crate cover off, carefully stepping out of it to then push the cover back on it. Then, he tip-toed out of the truck, but when the men returned to get more crates, Marco quickly blended into a group of pedestrians, walking by with his arms wrapped behind his head. The young man smirked, proud of himself for making a flawless getaway as the men climbed back into the truck to rub their heads when they saw the condition of the crate that now contained mostly-eaten apples.

"Marco, you are a goddamn freak of nature." The young man said to himself, wearing a messy white, buttoned shirt with blue jeans as he walked. Unknowing to Marco, though, he was in the city of Seaside, a.k.a., one of the richest cities in the state of California. Not only that, but the young man was coincidentally two blocks away from a cozy establishment called the Suncrest Complex...​

 

[Steve Freeling]

"Well, it sure looks good enough to enjoy." Steve remarked with a grin before taking the order.
Before long, they were at a table eating.
"This is actually really good." said Jodie.
"Way better than that Pizza Hut crap, huh?"
"Pizza Hut sucks."
"That's my girl! Gimme five!"
The father and daughter shared a quick high-five and returned to eating.

Location: Coffee Brew Cafe
Interacting: Ellie KarenAKAMint

 

[FireMaiden]

Embry Fonteyn
Mentioned: Matthew (son), Parents
Open For Interaction​

"Mommy loves you too Matthew," Embry chuckled, "I'll see you next week baby...okay sweetheart...bye bye." The line clicked, letting the young woman finally set her phone down. She leaned back in her chair, stretching her arms as she did. How long had it been since she had seen him last? Two months maybe? Reguardless it was too long, and she couldn't help but feel elated about him living with her soon. Her parents didn't like the idea, wanting him to stay with them, but Embry put up a major fight and eventually got them to agree.

With a small groan, she leaned back up to her desk, nearly done with thebtrancript she was working on. It was a courtcase, grand theft auto. And while she would never admit it, Embry got quiet a few good laughs from it. The only thing that would stop her from finishing was Lance. It was inevitable, he was getting restless. But, he seemed to know she ws busy and managed to wait until she was done to nudge her and start whining. "You want to go for walk don't you?" He barked. "Go get your leash," Embry chuckled as she stood. Walking out of her bedroom after her dog she headed toward the door where he was already waiting. Embry couldn't help but chuckle, giving him a gentle pat as she slipped on her flip-flops.

Attaching the leash to his collar she grabbed a black hoodie putting it on over the thin t-shirt she was wearing and opened the door. Lance was very excited, like all dogs were when they were going outside. Embry decided elevators took to long, and quickly headed over to the stairs. It didn't take her ling to get to the ground floor, Lance nearly making her fall a few times. That wasn't an issue though Embry couldn't blame her doggy friend. Briefly they stopped in the lobby, Embry debated on if she wanted to order take out or get someone from the care for dinner. Or make something, but she'd have to go to the store for that. She wasn't given much time to think however as Lance was getting more impatient, so Embry hurried outside to the dog park area.

 

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Interaction: Anyone

The long walk just from the complex to the cafe definitely overwhelmed Wendy a bit sooner then she thought. Luis was 'On-the-job' today so Wendy had a free day all to herself. The talks through the door, rattles of silverware on plates, Wendy assumed she had found herself at the Cafe. It all smelled wondrous to her as she took her first steps forward, an unmapped land with many more challenges for her to overcome. Obviously in her head, this sounded super awesome, but as soon as her focus divvied, she bumped into a man's chair, almost falling over herself.

"S-Sorry! I-I didn't, uh, I didn't see, where I was going. . . h-heh. . ." She spoke, looking a bit away from the man. Snarky, the fellow returned to his table and continued to shrug Wendy off. Now this threw Wendy completely for a loop. Was the door still behind her? Or. . . Wait, is the light hitting from a different angle now? Her face fell. . . She placed a hand in front of her and paced towards where the counter would be, brow furrowed, as she focused into all the puny and magnificent powers she definitely did not have. A few more steps and her hand landed on a smooth surface. The counter! Yes! She fist bumped the air and hoped there would be someone there so she didn't look to stupid. She cleared her throat and kept her head slightly tilted, almost like a dog, as she spoke.

"I-Is anyone, like, in front of me right now? Heh, I just, like. . . Well, came from my apartment to like, uhm. . . This is the Cafe, right? I'm not completely dumb, am I? I know I'm blind, but did I miss by a long shot?" She continued speaking to the barista that may or may not be in front of her or the other side of the cafe, "O-Oh, you know I'm probably just rambling, h-heh. . . Is like, eh. . . I'm Wendy, pretend person or not pretend. I'm. . . well, obviously like, not normal, heh."

She finished off her mini ramble and scratched the back of her head, confused, but still smiling like a goon. What has she gotten into and how does she fix it?

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[KarenAKAMint]

Eleanor (Ellie) May

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Ellie was cleaning up the barista bar as she saw a young girl aroudn her age come into the cafe, bumping into things before coming to the counter. "Hello there, my name is Ellie" she spoke to her, "Welcome to the Coffee Brew, you are fine, how can I help you with?" Ellie still kept her smile on her face as she waited for her to continue. "Oh right, do you want something to eat, drink? Maybe something sweet? The red velvet and white chocolate chip cookies are our specialty."

Location: Coffee Bree Cafe
Interacting: Wendy DrBezendrine
Mention: N/A​

Ivan Hamnet Hancock

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Ivan played with his two huskies as he tired them out before heading out with his friends. He have Ace a pat on the head as he returned with the ball when someone came into the dog park. Ace took a protective stance that didn;t show any agression as Luna stayed by Ivan's side. "Calm down Ace," Ivan ordered, and the husky layed down, "Sorry about that, Ace is protective of me. Don't mind them they are really nice." Ivan scratched their heads and looked over tot he young lady that came in to the dog park with her german shepered.

Ivan stood up and let the two huskies go off and play with each other, then walked over to her. With a smile on his face, he extended his hand to her and introduced himself, "Hi, my name is Ivan, it's nice to meet you. I hope your days have been doing well." Ivan was always so calm when it came to getting to meet new people and he used it to his advantage when it came to his work. But even now, he used it to get to know his neighbors. "You look new... I don't think I have seen you around the complex before."

Location: Dog Park
Interacting: Embry FireMaiden
Mention: N/A​

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Wendy smiled to the ceiling fan and nodded to the not-so-pretend Ellie in her goofy manner. "U-Uh, yeah. . . So, like, I've never really been here before, h-heh. . . Unexplored lands out here, right? Uh. . . Do you, like, have muffins a-and stuff? Or like. . . Uhm. Yeah. . . heh." She placed a hand on the counter to know where she was, trying to not look to out of the ordinary. . . Maybe. Her face continued to blankly face just above eye level as she spoke with her nervous tone.

The pure innocents radiating from her was enough to probably make anyone laugh at her obviously sheltered social skills. Wendy looked dead serious in almost everything she said, except the goofy smile, but that's just her. Leaning on the counter in the weird way, she 'looked' around, just enough to turn her head towards small little sounds she picked up behind Ellie, facing her now. "S-Sorry. . . Just not, used to being out, y'know? h-heh. . ."

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[Violetti]

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  The moment was a little unreal to the woman. But she wouldn't shake off this company of strangers. Such an opportunity only came every so often; and would be used for novel material. As the woman gently held out the cat for her to take, Amara remained stiff for a few seconds. Perhaps seeming hesitant to most, when truthfully she was calculating all the ways the exchange could go wrong.
  
  Finally deciding to go for it, she reached out to accept the fur ball. Enveloping it into her own arms, the cat struggled slightly until it eventually settled comfortably against her chest. Amara found animals to be interesting, but no more or no less than humans. The cat's fur felt smooth against her skin, warming her usual icy body. The other man remained silent for the time being, not to Amara's concern. But she didn't prefer to do the talking. "How long have you had her?"
  
  The question wasn't of the most intriguing. Nor was it especially imperative for Amara to know. But sometimes you had to ask unnessessary questions in order to land yourself on the road towards the hidden treasure. Because life is a lot like a treasure map, only the X is invisible. She kept her eyes focused on the cat's flickering gaze.
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  Warren shuffled through the drawer in his room for the extra batteries, and once he slipped one into the slot he shoved another charged one into his right pocket. Not going to let this happen a second time! He was on a time crunch in fear the man and the girl were going to walk off without a word, so he immediately left the apartment room as quickly as he could manage.
  
  Once again, the elevator resumed its busy surge, so Warren took the stairs, again. He practically glided down the flight of stairs to the bottom. Luckily, everyone was where he had left them, with the exception of another girl at the counter now. Huffing as he gripped his camera with determination, Warren slowed his running pace. Stopping along the man's table he breathed, "I...I'll let you two finish...so take your...time." Finally catching his breath, he walked over a few feet to the counter. He stood beside the girl, as nobody else was in line.
  
  "Haven't seen you around before. New to the complex? Not that its my business, I'm just nosy" I probably would have remembered. Warren actually didn't pick up on the fact that the woman was blind. At least, not yet. Given he had completely missed her earlier announcement.
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[FireMaiden]

Embry Fonteyn
Interacting with: Ivan KarenAKAMint ​

Tucking his leash around and under his collar, Embry patted Lance, "Not to far," She told him, before the happy dog ran off. Pulling her phone out of her coat pocket because she received a message, she wasn't able to see what it was or shoot was from as a male voice caught her off guard. She jumped a small bit, startled, by his voice rather than his dog, and smiled. "Oh, it's okay. Lance would do the same thing...if he wasn't distracted by that poodle," Embry said with a small chuckle. But something about her deamor changed as he stepped closer.

He shouldn't take any offense to this, her background caused her to be cautious, especially towards men. "Well, Ivan, it's nice to meet you. I'm Embry Fonteyn," She said with a pleasant smile, albeit a little forced. "And that's because I just moved in a week ago from the opposite side of the country," The young woman said with a chuckle. There would be a pause as she called Lance back who had taken a ball. He came back quickly dropping it for her. Embry picked it up, and threw it for him. "And before you asked, I may like older men, but you may be a bit to old."

 

[KarenAKAMint]

Eleanor (Ellie) May

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Ellie smiled and waved her over, even thought she was getting the feeling that she might be blind. "Don't worry about it. Totally understandable, no need to say sorry. If you come over to the your left, we have our desserts. We have plenty of muffins to choice from. Any paticilar flavor you were looking for?" She asked trying to make Wendy feel at home. As Wendy was about to answer, Warren dashed into the Cafe, clearly out of breathe. That only made her laugh at the stated that Warren was trying to make himself look.

"Warren, take a deep breath!" Ellie laughed, "Here let me get you some water." Turning away from the two she took out a bottled water from one of the fridges and walked back to them as they talked. Once they found a pause, Ellie handed the cold bottle to him as she reassured, "On the house, Warren. Just take it easy." As they continued, Ellie leaned on the dessert display as she watched Warren continue with his innocent charm.

Location: Coffee Bree Cafe
Interacting: Wendy DrBezendrine | Warren Violetti
Mention: N/A​

Ivan Hamnet Hancock

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"Ouch..." Ivan laughed at the comment on his age, "I didn't think being friendly to my neighbors was consitered flirting." He covered his mouth as he let out a deeper and louder laugh as he tried to handle the rejection. "Wow, well," he began to calm down, "I do apologize if I made you feel uncofortable. I just have to ask, how old do you think I am? Now I feel selfconscious about the way I look."

Ivan couldn't help laughing again. I wonder if this is what his mother meant by starting to settle down. I must look much older than I really am. He was about to continue his conversation when his phone when off, "Oh crap, I forgot I was going out." He answered Damien's call as he quickly told him the code to the garage downstairs and told him to wait. Ivan turned to Embry and said his goodbye, "As much as I would like to stick around and have a good laugh, I have somewhere to go. It was really nice to meet you, Miss Fonteyn."

Location: Dog Park
Interacting: Embry FireMaiden
Mention: N/A​

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[FireMaiden]

Embry Fonteyn
Interacting With: KarenAKAMint ​

She couldn't help but laugh a little as well, "Oh I didn't mean anything rude by it. Older men have been hitting on me since before I knew what it meant," She explained awkwardly. "You didn't make me to uncomfortable, that's just a variation of my normal response." Embry really hoped she didn't offend him to much, She knew how some men handled rejection first hand. Then came his question about his age. "Oh...um, thirty-two?" She answered meekly, "I'm probably way off," She added with an awkward chuckle.

Then as soon as he started talking he told her she had to leave. "Oh, um, well it's been a pleasure Ivan! Again, I really didn't mean anything by what I said. And I hope we can mayne talk again soon," She said with a smile, trying to smooth it over. "Have fun with what ever you're doing."

 

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Interaction: Ellie, Warren Violetti KarenAKAMint

Wendy spun around to the new voice and stared right past his shoulder, a coy smile on her face. She half shook her head as she closed her eyes as she spoke. "I-I mean, sort of. This is my first time outside, heh. Like, Dad's always been overprotective and I like, just turned 18 so. . . H-Heh I just wanted a muffin." She made a move, expanding her arms out in a sort of over dramatic way. She brought one forward to find where Warren was standing, brushing across his chest to his arm, and with a quick nod to herself, she turned back towards the last place she heard Ellie's voice. She was obviously to timid to move.

"U-Uh, like. . . I wanna say the good one, but I don't know what's good." She finally responded to Ellie, staring past her completely. "I mean, the last one I had, I think was like, banana something? It had a really distinct taste, I remember." She furrowed her brow, as if to summon the name out of the air. "Hrmm. . . Banana, banana, banana. . ."

She placed a hand on the counter and followed it towards the left until the touch changed to glass. A pause, she tried to find Ellie again, now aware she changed angles. "U-Uh, c-can you say something really quick so I. . . I know where you are? I-It's just like. . . A safety thing." She quickly said, looking at the very top of the counter.

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[KarenAKAMint]

Eleanor (Ellie) May

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"Oh, sure," She answered Wendy's resquest to speak out, "If you want I can get you a box of of six muffins you can try from. Maybe you will find a flavor you might like." Ellie took out a box, ready for her decitions. She looked at the display and began to name some of the flavors, "Well we have a Chocolate Lovers muffin, Plain muffins, Marble muffin, red velvet, blueberry, Plain Chocolate, and many more. Did any of those peek your interest to try out?"

Location: Coffee Bree Cafe
Interacting: Wendy DrBezendrine
Mention: N/A​

Ivan Hamnet Hancock

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"Don't worry about it!" Ivan called out to her as he walked back to the building, "It's always good to get an ego check now and again." Ace and Luna pranced around Ivan as he walked backwards, hoping to play a bit more with him, but Ivan quickly calle dout once more, "Oh and I'm not 32. I'm 25!" With that he guided the two huskies to the elevator as they waited patiently without their leashes. It didn't take long for him to get to his apartment, and drop the pooches. Giving himself a once over he took the stairs down to the first floor of the parking garage and meet up with Damien.

Location: Parking Garage
Interacting: Embry FireMaiden
Mention: Damien​

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  Nick couldn't help but smirk slightly when Saren went along with his suggestion, and the fact she'd mentioned his absolute favorite type of movie was a nice bonus.
  
  "Yeah, I've heard it's pretty good and being a big horror fan, you knew I'd have to see it before all the spoilers ruined any chance of a scare."
  
  Nodding slightly, he brushed a stray lock of raven black hair from his cheek. Saren looked somewhat bewildered, and he hoped that it wasn't completely obvious to anyone else.
  
  While he knew very little about Aubrey, the guy seemed like a potential player, and Spook had been hurt so badly by one of his kind that he couldn't bear to let the same thing happen to anyone else.
  
  Another girl joined them, and while Nick didn't know her, she certainly made an impression with her brazen confidence and rather fancy looking drink.
  
  "Yeah," he replied to her sudden greeting, not really caring to make a fuss over someone he'd never met.
  
  He did, however, watch with curiosity as she approached Aubrey and circled him like a hawk searching out prey. Her strange words would've made him laugh if he hadn't been surrounded by so many people, as Spook had always found blatant flirting cheesy and hilarious.
  
  Shrugging, he leaned against the wall once again, hoping the elevator would finally reach its destination.
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  Raven & Damien Wynterscroft
  location: Suncrest entrance | mood: neutral | currently: going for an early evening stroll | with: n/a, open for interaction
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  Raven stretched out her arms, setting down the odd-looking book of runes she'd been reading upside down and standing. Her brother, Damien, was currently playing a grandiose melody on their ancient piano, each sorrowful note filling the apartment with a heavy sense of melancholy.
  
  "That's very nice, but I hate it when you play sad such terribly songs," she said with a pout, walking up to Damien and placing one delicate hand on his shoulder.
  
  Though sometimes gloomy herself, Raven always tried to cheer up those around her.
  
  Damien paused his music, looking up into the glimmering blue eyes of his sister. "I know, but I'm not about to play some sort of Top 40 garbage."
  
  His tone was more sarcastic than annoyed, and Raven couldn't help but giggle.
  
  The twins bantered back and forth for half an hour, occasionally finishing each other's sentences with an eerie accuracy. They eventually decided to head out for an early evening stroll, noticing that the sunlight was at last beginning to subside.
  
  Once they reached the main entrance, the pair immediately caught sight of a few retreating paparazzi reporters.
  
  "Ooh, look at all those cameras! I wonder if a celebrity was here?" Raven enthused, looking towards her brother for his opinion.
  
  Sighing, Damien shook his head. For someone so old, she sure did get starstruck easily.
  
  "Probably one of the two musicians that live up in those fancy penthouses," he stated simply, taking another step towards the door.
  
  This only made Raven more excited, and she bounded after him with a childish sort of delight. "Maybe it was Spook... he's sooo cute!" Giggling, she sprinted towards the door, her boundless energy becoming apparent once again.
  
  Shrugging, the taller vampire caught up to her and pushed open the door. "Possibly."
  
  

  

  While Damien didn't hate Spook and found him the more tolerable of the two, he also couldn't understand how the moody teenage singer had so many fans. After all, you could find angsty emo kids that looked just like him at any of the local high schools. Not that he was about to tell Raven this, however. Fangirls were not to be messed with.
  
  Instead, he pulled the heavy black hood of his coat up high enough to protect his face from the remaining sunlight. While getting caught in the sun wasn't nearly as bad as the myths made it out to be, vampires did burn far more easily than humans.
  
  With Raven's lace-adorned parasol offering even more protection, the two made their way outside, uncaring of all the strange looks being cast in their direction.
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