[GP/EP] Check-in Day

[st_igmatized]

It was a musical day at the Madonna Inn, both inside and out. Curnen had taken her usual place up on the roof and was singing charms to the sky to keep any wanderers from getting lost (though that part of it was not immediately obvious). Unrelated to that, Sunny was on the dance floor in the bar, summoning songs of her own with her knife to keep her moving before she went to do her shift at the library later. It was one of those days where if she thought about it too hard she’d start thinking about that empty bed in her shitty room and the person she most wanted to be there.

This of course eventually seeped into her magic. She knew better. Maybe she’d even wanted that to happen.

Because just once, between different pop hits and dance beats came a rather unexpected French love song. She sighed and rolled her eyes, but the exasperation didn’t last. Before the lyrics started up she was waltzing. By herself and not caring how it might have looked. And for those three and a half minutes, she dared let herself hope for the slimmest chance that Orlu might come through that door.

She didn’t let herself hope too hard, though. There was admitting to feeling things and there was setting yourself up for certain disappointment. She’d lived too long with disappointment to do that to herself.

Comments

Re: Alec & Mildmay

[st_onecoldfox]

Was it really admitting something when it was right there in front of your face? Or, in Mildmay's case, running down one side of it? Mildmay'd known some guys like Alec, from what he'd seen of him. They didn't survive long in Lower City. Hell, Mildmay'd been like Alec maybe, back before the knife fight that taught him better.

"No harm admitting the truth." Not that either of 'em believed that. Lots of truths were better never copped to.

Re: Alec & Mildmay

[st_x5_494]

"Some people can't do it. Or they get embarrassed." He glanced in Mildmay's direction. "Glad to see at least someone else who likes her has balls."

Mildmay was a little hard to read, but Alec wasn't particularly trying to read a lot on him. "That going to heal?" He casually up-nodded to him, to his obvious issue.

Re: Alec & Mildmay

[st_onecoldfox]

Kash had said something about trying to magic some kind of healing, but he'd also admitted it probably wouldn't do much. Easing the pain when it got too bad was about the most Mildmay could hope for, if he let himself hope at all. Or let himself ask Kash for the help.

"This is healed." As good as it was gonna get, and fuck him if Mildmay ever let himself forget that.

Re: Alec & Mildmay

[st_x5_494]

Well, at least he wasn't going to have to worry about losing Corbie in a race with Mildmay.

He almost said something about it, but simply nodded. Personal growth, thy name is Alec.

"So, what? You want to give me a speech or is this one of those 'stare at you and intimidate' things?"

Re: Alec & Mildmay

[st_onecoldfox]

"You talked to me."

Mildmay'd sat down to rest his leg, drink some water the way he was supposed to. And yeah, he was keeping an eye on the guy, but he'da been stupid not to. Mildmay kept an eye on everything goin' on around him.

Re: Alec & Mildmay

[st_x5_494]

"Fair enough."

Alec pulled himself out of the water in one fluid motion by pressing his arms against the pool's edge and standing - something Mildmay would probably never be able to do. Water dripped down his legs.

"I guess I'll see you around, then." And not just because they were stuck at an inn, either.

Alec gave Mildmay and obnoxious wink and then headed for the inn itself.