May 13, 2025 11:54 am
"Yes, well, like I said, I lost some time," says Benji. "I’m still not sure how it happened. Miriam was pretty cross with me about it though…"
Winter our discontent (RP)
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May 13, 2025 2:05 pm
Persephone laughs at Circe's fake blasé about it all and says, "Oh? Too cool to get excited about our sister day like you used to? I remember when you were little, we..."
Circe laughs and rolls her eyes and says, "Oh, here we gooo... The shopping mall story again!"
"What?‽ It was adorable! You heard I was going shopping with my high school friends, so you snuck into the trunk of my car! We got to the mall and I went in, and it took you like an hour figuring out how to put the back seat down to escape! You're lucky you didn't suffocate! There I am; walking out of Claire's when you, sweaty and covered in car grease, come running through the mall, tears in your eyes, calling my name. 'Persephone! I was locked in the trunk!' I wanna go shopping tooooooo!" Persephone laughs.
Circe crosses her arms in fake annoyance. "OK first of all, it was ten minutes, not an hour. Second, I was not 'covered in car grease'. It was just on my hands. Third, I was not yelling. Just... speaking with emphasis."
The two sisters continue to laugh and reminisce and begin to plan their shopping outing as they make their way out of the condo and to Canary Wharf. Once arrived, they begin to shop, first for shoes. After an hour or two of shopping, Persephone and Circe are walking down the sidewalk, umbrellas up and carrying bags.
"It's coffee o'clock!" She points across the street. It's Black Sheep Coffee again!
Circe laughs and rolls her eyes and says, "Oh, here we gooo... The shopping mall story again!"
"What?‽ It was adorable! You heard I was going shopping with my high school friends, so you snuck into the trunk of my car! We got to the mall and I went in, and it took you like an hour figuring out how to put the back seat down to escape! You're lucky you didn't suffocate! There I am; walking out of Claire's when you, sweaty and covered in car grease, come running through the mall, tears in your eyes, calling my name. 'Persephone! I was locked in the trunk!' I wanna go shopping tooooooo!" Persephone laughs.
Circe crosses her arms in fake annoyance. "OK first of all, it was ten minutes, not an hour. Second, I was not 'covered in car grease'. It was just on my hands. Third, I was not yelling. Just... speaking with emphasis."
The two sisters continue to laugh and reminisce and begin to plan their shopping outing as they make their way out of the condo and to Canary Wharf. Once arrived, they begin to shop, first for shoes. After an hour or two of shopping, Persephone and Circe are walking down the sidewalk, umbrellas up and carrying bags.
"It's coffee o'clock!" She points across the street. It's Black Sheep Coffee again!
May 14, 2025 11:30 am
- Emma -
"Ah. That's a relief." David says. Do his eyes dart, ever so briefly, to Sarah, hindering the roleplay fun you could have had had you had your place to yourselves? He is too tired to really take advantage of that anyway, but her presence in the flat may be weighing on him as well... not that he would object to your bringing her in.
"Thanks." He says as he heads for the bedroom to get out of his wet things. "Tea with honey and lemon would be great." He says over his shoulder. He is a teetotaller, but this is not his usual drink, hopefully he is not coming down with something.
What do you do?
"Ah. That's a relief." David says. Do his eyes dart, ever so briefly, to Sarah, hindering the roleplay fun you could have had had you had your place to yourselves? He is too tired to really take advantage of that anyway, but her presence in the flat may be weighing on him as well... not that he would object to your bringing her in.
"Thanks." He says as he heads for the bedroom to get out of his wet things. "Tea with honey and lemon would be great." He says over his shoulder. He is a teetotaller, but this is not his usual drink, hopefully he is not coming down with something.
What do you do?
May 14, 2025 11:31 am
- Benji -
"'Lost some time'? What do you mean 'lost some time'?" Lizabeth demands. "Did you someone zap you and you passed out?" She asks, because she 'lost time' as well, but that was a very different, and much more overt situation.
What do you do?
"'Lost some time'? What do you mean 'lost some time'?" Lizabeth demands. "Did you someone zap you and you passed out?" She asks, because she 'lost time' as well, but that was a very different, and much more overt situation.
What do you do?
May 14, 2025 11:32 am
- Persephone -
The coffee-shop is busy, it is approaching lunch-time and many people are getting the jump on the rush... and causing a pre-rush-rush.
As you stand in the queue to place your order, Circe nudges you. "Do you know her?" She says pointing to a back corner. "She seems to be looking at you." You can't see who she is talking about in the crowd, but at that moment the boy behind the counter calls "Vivian A? Medium Medium for Vivian A." And Viviana stands, looking annoyed, maybe that they got her name wrong, maybe that feels she is drawing attention with her boring order. She does not look at you, but you get the feeling she is actively 'not looking at you'.
What do you do?
The coffee-shop is busy, it is approaching lunch-time and many people are getting the jump on the rush... and causing a pre-rush-rush.
As you stand in the queue to place your order, Circe nudges you. "Do you know her?" She says pointing to a back corner. "She seems to be looking at you." You can't see who she is talking about in the crowd, but at that moment the boy behind the counter calls "Vivian A? Medium Medium for Vivian A." And Viviana stands, looking annoyed, maybe that they got her name wrong, maybe that feels she is drawing attention with her boring order. She does not look at you, but you get the feeling she is actively 'not looking at you'.
What do you do?
May 14, 2025 12:04 pm
So much for any fun tonight. David looked exhausted, and she was starting to worry he might be getting sick. He was running around the city all day, in the heavy rain, and it would hardly be surprising if he caught a cold.
"Don’t worry, we will take good care of you!" she called after him as he headed to the bedroom.
She moved to make the tea, filling the kettle and setting it to boil. Almost as an afterthought, she offered Sarah a cup too, more out of curiosity than kindness, just to see what she’d say.
Once the tea was ready (she poured a cup for herself as well), she slipped into a chair, and out of her heels, stretching her toes with a faint sigh. Even without Sarah living with them, the evening was turning out to be a letdown. It was one thing for half the city being flooded, but she couldn’t stand for her love life to be impacted. Looks like she would have to take matters into her own hands soon, because this weather wasn’t going to fix itself!
"Don’t worry, we will take good care of you!" she called after him as he headed to the bedroom.
She moved to make the tea, filling the kettle and setting it to boil. Almost as an afterthought, she offered Sarah a cup too, more out of curiosity than kindness, just to see what she’d say.
Once the tea was ready (she poured a cup for herself as well), she slipped into a chair, and out of her heels, stretching her toes with a faint sigh. Even without Sarah living with them, the evening was turning out to be a letdown. It was one thing for half the city being flooded, but she couldn’t stand for her love life to be impacted. Looks like she would have to take matters into her own hands soon, because this weather wasn’t going to fix itself!
May 14, 2025 12:18 pm
Benji slumps down into a chair, wet and bedraggled and exhausted and wishing that Lizabeth would stop quizzing him so he could change into some dry clothes and go to sleep. "No, no, it was… I mean, I really don’t know how it happened. There aren’t any gaps in my memory or anything. I haven’t even slept or fed since before we spoke to Amira."
May 14, 2025 1:26 pm
- Emma -
Sarah accepts the offer of tea, sipping at it curiously. She stays in the kitchen, stirring anything that needs to be stirred to not stick and letting you take a load off your feet, trying hard to prove herself useful.
Changed, David returns and, tired as he is, sits on the floor and starts to give your feet a deep rub, while also appreciating the view from down there. This is nice, dinner can wait.
What do you do?
Sarah accepts the offer of tea, sipping at it curiously. She stays in the kitchen, stirring anything that needs to be stirred to not stick and letting you take a load off your feet, trying hard to prove herself useful.
Changed, David returns and, tired as he is, sits on the floor and starts to give your feet a deep rub, while also appreciating the view from down there. This is nice, dinner can wait.
What do you do?
May 14, 2025 1:27 pm
- Benji -
"You haven't fed?" Lizabeth ask, slightly nervously. "Do you need to...?" You have fed from her a few times already this week —it is convenient having someone on-tap... um... in the house— and know you really should spread it around, but, if you are to believe the story of lost time, it has been a few days since it was Lizabeth's turn. Still, she looks concerned.
What do you do?
"You haven't fed?" Lizabeth ask, slightly nervously. "Do you need to...?" You have fed from her a few times already this week —it is convenient having someone on-tap... um... in the house— and know you really should spread it around, but, if you are to believe the story of lost time, it has been a few days since it was Lizabeth's turn. Still, she looks concerned.
What do you do?
May 14, 2025 1:39 pm
"Not really," Benji answers. "Perhaps in the morning, if you’re feeling up to it. But that’s the strange thing, isn’t it? If I’d merely lost track of time or lost my memory somehow, I’d be hungrier than I am right now. It’s like the time didn’t even happen to me somehow."
May 14, 2025 1:57 pm
Emma leaned further into her chair, clearly enjoying the attention. She loved being pampered, and her husband knew exactly how to make himself useful. She allowed him to rub her feet for a while before shifting slightly, letting one leg slide down his chest, sliding over his abdomen, toes gently brushing further and further down…
She didn’t say anything, just watched him with an amused, indulgent smile as her foot moved in with slow, deliberate intent. Whatever was happening under the table stayed hidden, but above it, she met Sarah’s eyes. She offered her a teasing, triumphant smile, with an edge of possessiveness. This was HER man, HER home, and she saw no reason to hide their public show of affection – or the thrill of being watched.
She didn’t say anything, just watched him with an amused, indulgent smile as her foot moved in with slow, deliberate intent. Whatever was happening under the table stayed hidden, but above it, she met Sarah’s eyes. She offered her a teasing, triumphant smile, with an edge of possessiveness. This was HER man, HER home, and she saw no reason to hide their public show of affection – or the thrill of being watched.
May 14, 2025 2:13 pm
- Benji -
Or you ate someone. Lizabeth may be thinking, but she does not say anything of the sort.
"Morning?" She says, puzzled that you are talking like you are going to sleep, now, in the evening, instead of going to work.
What do you do?
Or you ate someone. Lizabeth may be thinking, but she does not say anything of the sort.
"Morning?" She says, puzzled that you are talking like you are going to sleep, now, in the evening, instead of going to work.
What do you do?
May 14, 2025 2:16 pm
- Emma -
Your words to your man "we will take care of you" coupled with your current actions have Sarah very confused. Knowing what you now know about how she used to earn a living, a lot of her responses early on come into a new light: her unspoken but obvious questions of: 'What do you want me to do, here?' now carry an element of: 'Am I expected to help you service your man? Is that why you brought me into your home?' and her relief and growing comfort and experience of self-value when you did not abuse your position of power —indicating that you might value her for who she is and not just for her body— is all eroding. Inept as it has been, she has constantly tried to show what she can be useful, maybe because she feels no one would have her around if she were not.
Do you process any of this? Or are you too frustrated with her —and too distracted by your man— to make this connection?
What do you do?
Your words to your man "we will take care of you" coupled with your current actions have Sarah very confused. Knowing what you now know about how she used to earn a living, a lot of her responses early on come into a new light: her unspoken but obvious questions of: 'What do you want me to do, here?' now carry an element of: 'Am I expected to help you service your man? Is that why you brought me into your home?' and her relief and growing comfort and experience of self-value when you did not abuse your position of power —indicating that you might value her for who she is and not just for her body— is all eroding. Inept as it has been, she has constantly tried to show what she can be useful, maybe because she feels no one would have her around if she were not.
Do you process any of this? Or are you too frustrated with her —and too distracted by your man— to make this connection?
What do you do?
May 14, 2025 2:33 pm
Emma was too preoccupied with David to notice Sarah’s growing tension. She was a background noise as far as she was concerned, and she couldn’t spare her another thought. Her focus was on her husband, the way he was looking at her legs, the thrill of having his attention on her pushing everything else out of her mind.
She let the moment stretch a little longer. Then, when she felt she had him under her spell, she slowly lifted her foot from his lap and gave him a small, teasing smile
"Come on. Dinner can wait" without another word she rose from her chair and gently starting pulling him toward the bedroom,
She let the moment stretch a little longer. Then, when she felt she had him under her spell, she slowly lifted her foot from his lap and gave him a small, teasing smile
"Come on. Dinner can wait" without another word she rose from her chair and gently starting pulling him toward the bedroom,
May 14, 2025 11:06 pm
Persephone looks at Circe when she nudges her, and then follows the direction of her point to the corner. [i]It's her! But why is she looking at... Oh, Hmm, maybe...![/I]
She turns to Circe and whispers, "You are so hetero right now... Now it's my turn to, uh, shop. BRB!""
Circe has known about Persephone's bisexuality ever since Persephone was in high school, but she hasn't actually seen much of it, so this is something of a novelty for her. Persephone approaches the handoff area and makes eyes contact with Viviana and smiles, then says, "Medium medium? I hope you don't like everything so vanilla... Hi, I'm Persephone."
She turns to Circe and whispers, "You are so hetero right now... Now it's my turn to, uh, shop. BRB!""
Circe has known about Persephone's bisexuality ever since Persephone was in high school, but she hasn't actually seen much of it, so this is something of a novelty for her. Persephone approaches the handoff area and makes eyes contact with Viviana and smiles, then says, "Medium medium? I hope you don't like everything so vanilla... Hi, I'm Persephone."
May 14, 2025 11:39 pm
"Yeah, I'm going to take a nap. Even from my perspective, I haven't slept since yesterday," Benji explains with a shrug.
May 15, 2025 2:13 pm
- Emma -
Sarah looks worried and confused, poised on the balls of her feet, as though ready to flee, or to join you if you summon her. She looks relieved when you ignore her... though you probably don't notice any of this.
Afterwards, David falls asleep. He has not had his dinner, nor his tea, but he is tired enough that you have worn him out.
What do you do?
Sarah looks worried and confused, poised on the balls of her feet, as though ready to flee, or to join you if you summon her. She looks relieved when you ignore her... though you probably don't notice any of this.
Afterwards, David falls asleep. He has not had his dinner, nor his tea, but he is tired enough that you have worn him out.
What do you do?
May 15, 2025 2:16 pm
- Persephone -
"Wait‽ Just like that‽ How can you tell‽" Circe exclaims, a fair bit louder than she meant to. The server taking orders give your sisters a pitying sigh and shake of the head, but says nothing about her blunder, rather ignorant and curious than intolerant, after all. "What'll it be this time." You hear her ask Circe, indicating they remember you two from earlier. Circe orders for both of you, but then is unsure if she should come over and join you and Viviana, so she hangs around the collection area you just left, receiving more supportive glances from the boy and especially the girl who is clearly pondering her chances with this cute straight.
Viviana seems highly surprise that you noticed her ... and then came over. She does not know what to do now that the object of her attention has approached her! In public! And it talking to her!
"Um... Viviana." She mumbles an introduction, slightly emphasising the final vowel. She has no response for your comment about what she likes... actually: she looks like she is about to drop her coffee and bolt.
What do you do?
"Wait‽ Just like that‽ How can you tell‽" Circe exclaims, a fair bit louder than she meant to. The server taking orders give your sisters a pitying sigh and shake of the head, but says nothing about her blunder, rather ignorant and curious than intolerant, after all. "What'll it be this time." You hear her ask Circe, indicating they remember you two from earlier. Circe orders for both of you, but then is unsure if she should come over and join you and Viviana, so she hangs around the collection area you just left, receiving more supportive glances from the boy and especially the girl who is clearly pondering her chances with this cute straight.
Viviana seems highly surprise that you noticed her ... and then came over. She does not know what to do now that the object of her attention has approached her! In public! And it talking to her!
"Um... Viviana." She mumbles an introduction, slightly emphasising the final vowel. She has no response for your comment about what she likes... actually: she looks like she is about to drop her coffee and bolt.
What do you do?
May 15, 2025 2:16 pm
- Benji -
The matter of time is confusing to Lizabeth, so she merely shrugs, relived that you are not starving and demanding anything from her. "Yeah. Me too, in a little while." She says about getting some sleep.
What do you do?
The matter of time is confusing to Lizabeth, so she merely shrugs, relived that you are not starving and demanding anything from her. "Yeah. Me too, in a little while." She says about getting some sleep.
What do you do?
May 15, 2025 10:42 pm
Persephone becomes apologetic and awkward and says, "Ah, I'm sorry! Was that too much? Did I come on too strong? Ugh, this is so hard. I usually just yearn from a distance, but a friend has been trying to get me to be more assertive, because silent yearning has failed me for years. So, um. let me try again. Hi. I'm Persephone. It's nice to meet you, VivianA." She smiles and shrugs and adds, "Wanna sit and chat for a minute? If it's weird, I'll go, promise."
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