Atlantis Vyridian
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Post by Atlantis Vyridian on Oct 4, 2014 1:21:27 GMT -8
Atlantis was leaning against the counter top listening to what Elika was telling him, she reiterated the fact that she was going to stay home and just get her progress to Evadne via holonet. That settled, he inclined his head before grinning. "Very well." He said as he tilted his head from side to side only to stretch for a bit his neck. In the meantime he knew what he had to do. "I'll see what I can do to mandate the person I have in mind to you." That being said he pushed away from the counter and walked towards both women, for Elika he gently placed a hand on her forearm and gave it a gentle squeeze to thank her for earlier but he also removed his hand quickly knowing full well that only a few could still get away to touching her without a warning. Even though earlier she did squeeze his hand to show her support, there was no way he really was going to push his luck in that area.
"I'll see you later." He moved over towards Crystal and only rubbed the small of her back before smiling, he wasn't about to get into a PDA when he distinctly felt a fleeting feeling emanating from Elika a few moments ago. Turning on his heels and still padding barefoot towards Crystal's room to actually freshen up, take a shower and get dressed. Before actually doing all of that, he first actually made the bed and changed the setting of the window to let one fourth of the glass be crystal clear and let some natural light filter in soon. All set and done there in the room, he showered and got dressed for his day ahead. Simple casual clothes that actually never made him look like a Grandmaster but he still had that red leather coat although for that day, he traded that for a black coat to match his pants along with his white shirt.
The moment he grabbed his gears, his signature disappeared when he placed his lightsaber on his right wrist thanks to the stygium in the crystal chamber. Finally all set and done he walked out of the room with his coat on his forearm but he was fiddling with his datapad instructing the message to be sent in two hours time. He evidently put the MO's councilors and even Andros to notify them of the situation he had in mind. He was asking Franz if he would be up to replace Lucy while Elika was planetside so that the Lieutenant could get some rest. As for Andros being in that message, he knew that his brother could pull some strings and he also knew that considering that Lucy was mandated by Raan, maybe there was something he could do about that while one of the MO substituted Lucy.
All set and done, he decided to head to the recess area because he actually did not want to interrupt Elika and Crystal and maybe it would be easier for them to talk without him there and besides he still had to get a hold of Ryan to let him know that they had to temporarily vacate the premises because he knew for a fact that Lily too would want to spend a lot of time with Elika while she was here. With that in mind, Atlantis sat down and crossed his legs to meditate and maybe indulge himself to a power nap considering he had not slept yet and who knew what this day would bring...
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Crystal Kayne
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Post by Crystal Kayne on Oct 4, 2014 11:00:45 GMT -8
Crystal listened with attention to the exchange that first occurred between Atlantis and Elika without interruption, and although she was curious as to who would be and why someone would be mandated to Elika, she sipped her coffee silently. Did something happen with Lucy? Or maybe Atlantis was thinking that the Lieutenant needed a break too, what did she actually know? It wasn't her place to question the whats and whys when he was acting as the Mist Order's Grandmaster.
Briefly closing her eyes when she felt her boyfriend's hand on her, she smiled warmly before she watched him go to get ready. That smile continued to linger on her features until she refocused her attention onto her friend to listen attentively to the list she had visited while she had been on her trips. Two planets really caught her attention for personal reasons but also for some memories that surfaced into her mind. Before she could actually reply to how she was, something she would reply later, she looked at her friend warmly.
If she recalled correctly, Elika's aunt and uncle, whom she had the pleasure to meet on Naboo were from Muunilinst. "Did you get to see your relatives back on Muunilinst?" Crystal asked curiously. She knew that Iekika and Nestore were very fond of their niece and she knew that they were close, any chances they had, they would be in touch that was a fact and that much she assumed. Also she remembered that ongoing rumor that she never had the courage to ask its veracity that Andros had been investigating someone from Muunilinst too. What did she actually know? It wasn't her place to question the Vice-Governor's doings or even the Intelligence's doing when she was only mandated to keep in check the government's accounts. Although she did see several transactions, small amounts emanating from Muunilinst and towards it.
That other planet that caught her attention, that was Arkania, she closed her eyes briefly and took a sip of her drink. One thing she knew that she currently wasn't doing right now, that was to mask her emotions on her features, lately though she had taught herself to just compartmentalize her emotions and feelings to things that were told to her and to things that affected her. But the thing that really stood out right now, was the fact that Elika was whining about her weight gain, that caused Crystal to purse her lips to stop herself from giggling. Bumping her friend's shoulder gently and teasingly, she rolled her eyes playfully before saying. "You and I both know that you practically begged Evadne to actually take those trips to meet with your clients face to face." Crystal knew that much and she really wasn't blaming her nor Evadne. Elika was a workaholic, that was undeniable. Who really wasn't in this household anyways?
"Don't let Andros know that." Crystal warned her playfully before smiling warmly as she recounted something that was important in her views and also maybe touching for Elika. "The Vice-Governor has been inquiring about you." She said seriously and sincerely, although she wouldn't be surprised to know that Elika never received a message from him or anything, but yes Andros would ask her from time to time when Crystal was in his office about Elika. Smiling warmly at that revelation from her part knowing that despite Andros' perpetual cold, stand-offish demeanor, he cared about a small group of people and Elika was one of them.
Now that it was her turn, Crystal wondered really how to reply to that question. How was she really? Although nothing alarming, that was the best route to first go with, she replied. "I am good, nothing really that important happenings lately." Turning her cup in circles on the kitchen island, Crystal took a deep breath and shook her head briefly. "My stepfather has been trying to contact me, I always redirect his calls to voicemails, and if he can't get to me, he tries to contact Lily." That was more annoying than anything, and that was more stupid at the same time. Maybe it was surprising because she really had no recollection ever talking about him to Elika, but one thing was for sure maybe she would remember how Crystal felt about her stepdad in that long distant memory that occurred once in the Lodge.
"As opposed to that, I have actually been trying to contact my dad but compared to that other..." Crystal took a deep breath knowing that she was going to use an expletive word wording to describe Derak, she just censored herself before carrying on. "I can't quite get a hold of Virgil." She briefly glanced in the kitchen's entrance direction to see if someone was going to walk in but there was no one, only Atlantis' signature disappearing into thin air, and her half brother was still there appeased, she guessed. "Although I can't really talk about him because Ryan is here now." Crystal had been avoiding speaking Virgil's name, she never had a discussion with him about their dad, and that was going to stay that way because she had no intentions to cause a cold front between the both of them and she certainly did not want Lily to be in the middle of it, or anybody else.
"But all in all, I am good." Crystal said sincerely although those two things were bothering her, that was a fact and in the need or want to move along from those topics as those weren't things she really wanted to discuss this early in the morning, she remembered something that she found very surprising when she first walked into the kitchen. "Atlantis has been shirtless all of this time he has been with you?" She wasn't jealous at all, now why would she be? It was just the fact that he was shirtless in front of someone else who had never seen his scars, he was very guarded with those. "He usually is very conscious about those..." Crystal explained softly, she wasn't bothered by his scars, they were part of him and that really did not change who he was and that didn't really change how she viewed him anyways.
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Ljiljana Jankovic
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Post by Ljiljana Jankovic on Oct 4, 2014 12:28:30 GMT -8
Time to wake up ... Ugh, I so don't want to wake up. A little longer please. I know that my pleading isn't going to work, and I know that despite my unwillingness, my alarm will not cooperate anyways. Getting out of bed and putting some clothes on just simple boy shorts and a loose tee-shirt that is falling off one of my shoulder, I turn to look at the sleeping figure who was by my side. Better let him sleep in, he is the one on a sabbatical, not me.
Finding my way to the bathroom after adjusting the cover again, I know that I have to fix my hair and wash my face before heading out there in the kitchen, otherwise Kayne will see be seeing me in that state and my hair being fuzzy. She'd just tease me, I know that much. Maybe I should cut my hair shorter, it's quicker to tame, like Kayne does. Now that I think about it, it has been a while since we indulge into something decadent back in the city with us always being busy and all, and without Elika, it's not the same, so we always end up vetoing random things or just end up not being in the mood anyways ... "Too much thinking this morning, too much thing." Mumbling under my breath and finally splashing some water onto my face, I finally decide to head to the kitchen and just prepare that coffee, I know for a fact that Crystal won't be back until one hour ...
But she is there in the kitchen with ..."Elika?!" Of course I am surprised, can they blame me? I don't think so, it feels like I have not seen her in eons. If someone has a problem with my reaction this early in the morning, they can sue me, otherwise just let it go. Walking towards the kitchen island and hugging her affectionately before letting her go, I make my way straight to the coffee brew and pour the last of it into a mug. "When did you come in?" I ask her curiously before looking at Crystal reiterating the same question mainly because right now, I am not that awake and because I don't really function correctly without my coffee intake yet. "When did she come in?"
Not adding any sugar nor cream into my coffee, since I usually take it black first thing in the morning, I sip my beverage to save myself from whatever stupidity I may blurt out first thing in the morning but also just to spare them both from those said stupidities. "Just so you know, gorgeous ..." I have my gaze onto Elika and am smiling at her because it is so good to see her, it has been a while and I missed her. I quickly gesture between myself and Crystal before adding on sincerely. "Missed ya, it's not the same without you around but I am sure Crystal already filled you in on that."
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2014 19:42:10 GMT -8
Elikapeka nods her understanding when Atlantis affirms that he will do what he can to see that whomever it is that he has in mind to temporarily replace her lieutenant is assigned to her protective detail - the idea that she requires such a thing still something that feels faintly ridiculous to her despite the fact that on at least one occasion having her lieutenant with her on a business trip almost certainly prevented her from winding up at the bottom of a swamp - and wonders idly if there is a reason Atlantis is being so vague about who it is he has in mind or if he simply prefers to wait until the arrangement is finalized before providing her with the details. Atlantis is one of a very few individuals that, more often than not, Elika feels comfortable enough with that her normal discomfort with physical contact is not nearly as pronounced as is usual; and as she is also not feeling any of the anxiety social situations often engender within her due to the fact that she is with those she considers two of her closest friends, Elika does not even need to make an effort to prevent herself from flinching when he clasps her arm gently.
After waving a farewell when Atlantis leaves to get ready, Elika sips her coffee as Crystal asks whether or not she had been able to visit with her aunt and uncle while on Muunilinst, nodding as she sets her mug down and holds it in both hands as she bobbles her head from side to side and explains, "My uncle was away on business, but I did manage to fit lunch with Iekika in. They're both doing well. Elika chuckles as she relays, Nestore won't ever fully retire, but she says that she has finally managed to nag him in to taking weekends off, meaning no going into the office at all. Elika leans forward as though sharing a secret, I'm not sure that will last too long; Nestore is an even worse workaholic than me."
Elika looks upwards with an utterly innocent expression when Crystal suggests that it is probable that Elika all but demanded to be allowed to travel in order to meet face to face with her clients, saying in a sing-song voice, "No comment, and then sips her coffee. Putting the back of her hand over her mouth to make sure that, should she start laughing too hard, she does not spray coffee everywhere, Elika takes a moment after Crystal has made just that happening possible by noting it would be better if Andros did not know that Elika was more than just a little complicit in her lengthy absence from Umgul before she nods and says, You know, Atlantis said the same thing. Crinkling her nose, Elika muses aloud, I probably should have done a better job of estimating how long I'd be gone. . . or maybe kept in better touch, huh?" Elika knows that she and Andros would, on the outside, seem unlikely friends given the differences in their dispositions, but they both found themselves growing close together nonetheless, which makes her feel more than a little guilty for allowing her work and tendency to become lost within it at times to the point that she unconsciously withdraws from other aspects of her life and even from those within in.
Making a mental note to reach out to Andros soon, Elika listens attentively to Crystal as her friend speaks about the difficulties she has been faced with in terms of her relationships with her father and stepfather - the latter of which she would prefer not to hear from despite his apparently determined efforts to get in contact with her, and the former proving difficult to reach despite her friend's desire to do so, which is compounded by the fact that Virgil's complicated and stormy relationship with Ryan means that Crystal has been unable to speak about the situation for fear of adding to the already considerable tensions between father and son. Reaching over to rub Crystal's back supportively, Elika frowns sympathetically as she says, "I'm sorry sweetie. Adopting a comedically angry expression, Elika, trying to inject a bit of humor, offers, If you want I could sic Andros on them both? More seriously, she adds, Anytime you want to vent more, you know I'm here, right sweetie? Right."
Nodding when Crystal asks whether or not Atlantis had been without a shirt all morning, going on to explain that he is usually self-conscious about his scars, Elika unconsciously slides her left thumb into the right sleeve of her sweater to trace the scars on her wrist and forearm, repeating the gesture with her right thumb and left wrist and forearm as she says, "He didn't know I was here when he got up. Atlantis had seemed uncomfortable at first, but Elika had managed to assure him that he needn't, and she explains to Crystal, I told him not to worry about it though, so," she shrugs, conveying that she does not find Atlantis's scars disconcerting or something he should feel self-conscious about.
Smiling happily when Lily enters the kitchen and hugs her, Elika returns the gesture just as affectionately; Lily also someone that she has come to feel comfortable enough with that physical contact is not disturbing, and answers her question, "I only got in a few hours ago. Around three or so? Nodding to confirm that Crystal has indeed made her aware of the fact that she has been missed, Elika smiles as she glances at Crystal and teases, Don't worry, mother here has already made me feel absolutely horrible about the fact I didn't comm often enough or comm ahead to let you all know I was on the way back, so you don't have to pile on any more guilt. Looking from Crystal to Lily, Elika tells her sincerely, I missed you both too hon'. But, she reaches over to pat Crystal's shoulder, we have already come up with a plan for doing something about that. Girl's day and night, sometime this weekend. Tilting her head to the side, Elika admits with a grin, That's the extent of our plan at the moment, so if you have any suggestions as to what will be included on the itinerary, feel free to share them."
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Crystal Kayne
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Post by Crystal Kayne on Oct 5, 2014 5:23:42 GMT -8
Laughing softly and rolling her eyes playfully when Elika told her that Nestore was worse of a workaholic than she was, Crystal just couldn't help but to nudge her friend gently. "Send them my fondest regards whenever you get to speak with them again." Despite the circumstances on how she had met the couple, she kept fond memories of them both. It had been a while since she last heard from them, and it was heart warming to hear that Elika had seen her aunt and that she was fine along with her uncle who was apparently worse than Elika in the work department, although she barely believed that.
She was right when her friend decided to go with the no comment route about begging her boss to take those trips. Crystal looked at her friend with a knowing expression, it said it all, she had nothing further to say and there was no use to dig even further the case. "The younger Vyridian just misses you, even though he never says a thing about it." Crystal said to just agree on Elika's statement about keeping in touch. Many times she had seen Andros out front never give an interest on random things unless you watched him closely and read between the lines whenever he would issue an order or memo to do this or that. She never questioned one of her bosses anyways but she knew that Andros had been doing a lot of things for the planet overall. He had amended several legislation, or with the help of Lily he had done that. He had even come up with a social security for every residents in Umgul.
Which brought her to the next point, Crystal looked at her friend with a warm smile. "By the way, you need to speak with Evadne about something related to your medical insurances and everything social security related." Crystal told her with a faint nod. She did not understand before but everything that had happened in the last few months, everything had made sense. "Andros issued several bills in the population's well being and residency status on this planet too." It was all political, social economic aspect but it helped to let Elika know especially when most of their medical bills were taken care of by 80% or at least it was refunded up to that mark and if and when a person had a private insurance, the rest would be refunded.
Now that the nitty gritty was over and done with, it was her own nitty gritty's turn. Crystal only smiled briefly and shook her head slightly to tell her friend that she had nothing to apologize for, it wasn't her fault anyways. Derak was the last person in this universe she wanted to hear about and Virgil, that was a different case. Crystal laughed softly if and when Andros would be dealing with them both, although she really wasn't holding her breath on that aspect, she wanted no one to deal with Derak to begin with but with Virgil, she still had unanswered questions about him and about his doings and while she knew more than her brothers, she just couldn't talk about it as she did not have all the details anyways. "I am over and done with the venting process, the workout room and Atlantis just took most of it." Crystal made a face and knew that it had not been easy with Atlantis particularly. She had not been easy with him, at first she had thought she would drive him away but he understood more or less and he never pressured her into talking.
How long would that actually last?
"He didn't know?" Crystal repeated softly before taking a sip of her coffee, the fact that he did not know to begin with, that was a little surprising, he is the one usually in touch with everything around him. She couldn't quite get into the second guessing right now, and maybe it was because she wasn't that much in the mood or it was just too early to do so. But she was grateful for something though, knowing how Atlantis can be with his scars and letting Elika see those longer than he would usually let someone see those, Crystal was thankful. "Thanks hon'." Smiling warmly and understanding fully, Crystal sat up and glanced behind her seeing that Lily was awake.
Shrugging briefly at her childhood friend's question because she, in fact, had no idea when Elika precisely came in, she just resorted to listening before narrowing her eyes in Elika's direction. "You are so impossible." Crystal said with a laughter and nudging her friend gently. "If you are bent on calling me that, maybe I should punish you for not respecting your carfew." Crystal poked her tongue out and rolled her eyes playfully. Now this interaction just the three of them was something she definitely missed. "She suggested tomorrow, I did not answer yet, because we were actually waiting for you baby girl." Crystal said softly, her lack of response about tomorrow potential plan was understandable, right.
"What Elika said, and also, I don't suppose you have any plans with Ryan tomorrow, right?" Crystal could not help but to ask curiously, although knowing Lily, this get together tomorrow was going to be bumped up her priorities, that much she knew, she was the same anyways.
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Ljiljana Jankovic
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Post by Ljiljana Jankovic on Oct 5, 2014 7:17:38 GMT -8
"You haven't been alone all of this time, right?" If Elika has been here for three hours or so, I really do hope that she hasn't been all alone to her own devices even though I can see her datapad on the kitchen island. I can also say that it wasn't Crystal who has been here from hour one because she is in her sports gear. "Lover boy?" It's the only conclusion I can come with. It couldn't have been Ryan, he is still asleep right there in my room, so last and maybe first option, Lover boy.
Giggling at how Elika has referred to Crystal, I turn to look at baby girl with a knowing expression. "I am still calling the fact that you and Lover Boy are going to tie the knot first and that you two are going to have a kid first too." Crystal already knows that, letting that matter go, I take a sip of my coffee before placing the cup down onto the counter to use both of my hands to raise myself up onto the counter and to sit there. I know I can use one of the stools but it's too early and I like complicating myself anyways. Right ... Not even going to understand how weirdly I am wired, anyways.
Oooo, day out tomorrow potentially just the three of us, I am so in! Picking my head up, at least I am a little more awake than when I first stepped out of my room, I smile delightfully at the plan. So tomorrow it is unless I have plans with Ryan. "Psh. Ne, no plans." I reply laughing at the thought, Ryan and I do not necessarily plan ahead anyways and Crystal knows that but I suppose that she just wants to confirm that fact.
"Tomorrow it is a date, we should totally indulge ourselves to some shopping, spa, lunch and whatever random things that pop into mind once we are there?" It's as far as I can go in the suggestion department this early in the morning, after we can always improvise, right? Right ... Looking at Elika with an inquisitive expression, I smile thoughtfully before asking her. "Will you be up at lunch time? Maybe you can join Crystal and I for lunch? Although I look at CKayne thoughtfully before tilting my head on the side. "Is Lana joining us, or not?" Not that it bothers me really, and I do remember her joining us a few times, although it was often a negative answer from her part because she never wants to intrude. "Her good looking PA." I explain to Elika with an amused expression before I sip my coffee slowly and pleasantly.
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Ryan Solaris
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Post by Ryan Solaris on Oct 5, 2014 10:08:57 GMT -8
Ryan's eyes popped wide open and when they did he noticed the first thing to notice. Lily was no longer there. He furrowed his eyebrows and pushed himself up with the help of his hands on the bed before focusing his senses and letting him be aware of the currents surrounding this house. The first thing he noticed was that he could no longer sense Atlantis and the second thing he did notice was that his sister was still relatively nearby along with his girlfriend and the woman he had met back then. Elikapeka. He still remembered her signature even if that was a while ago, so she was home. Okay then, he knew what he had to do then...
Having really no intentions to present himself this way, to wherever the three women were, he quickly grabbed his clothes and put his shirt and pants on before making his way towards the bathroom to freshen up. He figured he could take care of his other things later when he found Atlantis, there was no way he was going to crash here with the third roommate's return, no matter how invited he was and no matter what his sister told him or his girlfriend. Overall from what he understood, this place originally solely belonged to Crystal, thanks to Raan as apparently it was a gift, and then Elika had been offered to live here and then Lily.
Then there was him, he wasn't that important and he really did not want to cramp their style by being here continuously. He was on a sabbatical yes but that did not mean that he was going to do whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted. Right, first he had to find Atlantis, but where was Atlantis? He found it funny before that he continuously hid his signature but right now, it wasn't funny at all. Maybe he had been called for something important so sending a message was out of the question.
He currently had one choice and one choice only and that was to ask his sister who was still with Lily and Elika. Taking a deep breath and finally done with what he need to do in the bathroom, he moved into the room and just made the bed before exiting the bedroom and making his way to the kitchen. He waved once as he said "Hi." Maybe he was a little embarrassed and maybe he was feeling out of place, it was just the fact that he did not quite know Elika and she in turn didn't know him at all.
"Welcome back." He told Elika with a warm smile, she was the one after all that had been away for long periods of time and she had been the one that Crystal and Lily had been missing all of this time. He knew that Elika meant a lot to his sister and his girlfriend and he did not want to antagonize her, so what better way to avoid that by just being friendly and all. Especially that he was sure that she didn't have that much of a good memory of him when she saw that he had nearly punched his father and by extension Crystal's.
"I really didn't mean to crash and interrupt you three, but is Atlantis around or was he called away for something important?" Ryan knew that his sister would understand considering the fact that she was Force sensitive and also the fact that Atlantis' signature was no where to be found on the grid but Ryan also knew that his sister and the fly boy shared a close affinity and she would bound to know where Atlantis was or wasn't.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2014 17:35:01 GMT -8
"I can do that, Elika assures Crystal with a smile when her friend asks that she sends her regards to her aunt and uncle when next she is in touch with them, and then sips her caf as Crystal describes Andros' tendency to play things close to the chest. Setting her mug down and absently turning it around with her left hand, Elika chuckles as she says affectionately, That's our Andros."
When Crystal suggests that Elika ask her employer about some recent changes to insurance, Elika playfully pretends to fight against falling asleep, her eyelids fluttering and head drooping down a few times, and then adds a theatrical yawn for effect when Crystal has finished speaking, "That sounds . . . fun, Elika says with a laugh, and then purses her lips as, never truly gotten over her slight disbelief at being able to make a living by doing something that she loves and finds so much fulfillment in, she says, I never really pay much attention to that sort of thing, and crinkles her nose as she says, more to herself than her friend, I guess it's about time that I started though."
When Crystal states that she is through venting about her familial problems, Elika tilts her head to the side with an inquisitive and mildly disbelieving expression as though endeavoring to read in her friend's eyes whether she is being completely truthful or not, and, trusting that Crystal would come to her if she felt the need to talk about things, settles for nodding with a supportive smile. Shaking her head and waving a hand to suggest that Crystal has no need to thank for anything where the lack of self-consciousness between her and Atlantis is concerned - that sentiment one that works both ways after all - Elika sips her coffee as Lily asks whether or not she had been alone the entire time since she arrived. Shaking her head, Elika says, "Not to worry, Atlantis was up not long after I got home," and, when Lily informs Crystal of her prediction that she and Atlantis will be first to marry and have children, looks over at Crystal and nods with an exaggeratedly serious expression to silently voice her agreement with the prediction.
Smiling when Lily agrees that the following day works for her as a girl's day out, going on to list a few suggestions as to what they might do before asking if Elika would be up for joining her, Crystal, and possibly Crystal's PA for lunch later in the day, Elika glances at the wall chrono to see how much time she will be able to sleep between now and the afternoon and then smiles as she nods, "I should be feeling less like a zombie by the afternoon, I think. Let me know where and when and I can meet you there?"
Lifting her right hand, thumb keeping the sleeve of her sweater from riding down on her wrist, to wave a greeting to Ryan when he enters the kitchen, Elika says, "Thank you, when he welcomes her home, adding, It's nice to see you again, before, answering his question about Atlantis, explaining, I don't think he's left yet," and then, feeling her usual discomfort around those she does not know well begin to assert itself, looks towards Crystal expectantly rather than adding more to her answer, telling herself it is because her friend will know better where Atlantis might be than she rather than because of any anxiety on her part; a sort of self-deception the likes of which can sometimes enable herself to keep her more overt signs of discomfort from manifesting themselves.
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Crystal Kayne
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Post by Crystal Kayne on Oct 6, 2014 1:30:25 GMT -8
Crystal laughed at Elika's theatrical yawn, that was an undeniable fact, she did laugh and she knew that she had to blame herself partially at least, but Elika shouldn't say that she did not warn her but several changes that occurred planetside while she was gone. Despite the fact that she had vented in the past about those matters that were bothering her, she despised repeating the same vent over and over again, so she had preferred sparing Elika from that especially when she had no new elements to add to her problems, so she preferred to leave it at that. Hopefully things will develop in the near future, only hopefully, not going to hold her breath on that matter, at least not right now.
Thankfully though with Lily's arrival, she could bury those matters temporarily and listen to her childhood friend before shrugging slightly as a response to whether Elika or not had been alone all of this time but at least she found out that Atlantis had been there all of this time. She smiled at the thought and Lily's guess before pursing her lips thoughtfully about their plans for tomorrow, that certainly worked indeed, they were just going to have fun and not give a care in the world, hopefully. At least temporarily.
"I really do not know if Lana is joining us today." Came Crystal's reply about their immediate future plan. Delaana Wan often was the last minute type when it came to social settings and interaction but at least that was just there because at work she was very proactive, Crystal couldn't deny that fact at all. "Usually the City around one thirty ish." Crystal told Elika for the meet, although there was no precise location yet, she and Lily were usually random anyways. "Unless you do want to stop by earlier to the government building, Andros will be around, either in my office or..." Glancing at Lily with a knowing expression. "Hers. But you should really avoid the legal department." Crystal pursed her lips thoughtfully, she and Lily had warned Elika before and really the legal department was off limits in a way unless the person was courageous enough to see Lily into lawyer mode.
When her very own brother presented himself into the kitchen, she turned to look at him as she drummed her fingertips onto the kitchen island, it was true that Atlantis seemed to have vanished but he wasn't the type of guy to just up and leave without a warning anyways. She pursed her lips thoughtfully although she was inwardly smiling because she knew that Ryan was playing nice with Elika, if she could put it that way. She also knew that Elika wasn't that comfortable with Ryan like she was with Lily or herself or even Atlantis. She glanced towards Elika with a warm smile before looking back at her little brother, or half brother, but Ryan was still the youngest anyways. Shaking her head to say that Atlantis, as far as she had been aware of, had not been called yet for something important, she closed her eyes momentarily to think correctly about his whereabouts.
"Dovreste controllare il giardino. Io penso che lui è lì." (translation: You should check the garden. I think he is there.) Crystal replied to him very fluently and yes whenever she often spoke with her brother, she'd revert into their family's tongue for some random reason. Lifting her hand up to face one of the window, she cleared away the mist that was very omnipresent in the garden and she saw Atlantis was sitting there peacefully. Although she knew that she had interrupted him with her use of the Force but at least he would know. She turned to look at her brother with a warm smile. "Question answered, si?"
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Post by Ryan Solaris on Oct 6, 2014 4:41:42 GMT -8
Ryan simply inclined his head to Elika's thanks but he still kept the smile on his lips until he adopted a neutral expression when he listened to her. One thing he noticed though, Ryan felt like she was anxious, it was probably his fault. She did not know him, he was crashing here and basically he definitely was cramping their style. Maybe he should have hailed on his sister telepathically, or maybe...
No, no, that was the worse thing he could have done, just basically bypassing his greetings to Elika. Thankfully though his sister was addressing him, he furrowed his eyebrows before smiling as he watched her use the Force to clear the mist to see the guy he was looking for. "Io ancora non capisco perché non si allenarsi più." (I still do not understand why you do not train further) Ryan told her thoughtfully before shrugging faintly. It was undeniable that she was good, okay maybe that was just the basic principles of telekinesis, but he did watch her be focused into learning how to heal. He knew that she could do more with the rapidity she was getting a hang on some core powers. Nonetheless he shrugged his shoulders again and said "Thanks to you two." He had to thank Elika who had provided him the first answer but he also had to thank his sister, of course.
Seeing that Lily was sitting there, he smiled briefly and jogged in her direction and just capturing her lips quickly for a kiss. "I'll see you later, maybe." Ryan pecked her again and pushed away from the counter before he made his way towards the kitchen's exit. "Have a nice day to you three." He told them sincerely before he made his way towards the garden to see Atlantis and when he finally was standing in front of the grandmaster, Ryan took a deep breath.
"Man, as much as I'd love to mingle and all, I can't stay there, is there some place I can crash?" Ryan often spoke straight to the point and he often said what he needed and what he wanted and even though his sister and his girlfriend lived there, there was no way he was going to loiter around because truth be told, to what he had briefly felt earlier, he didn't want to impose at all.
He didn't want any drama and he did not want any troubles there, he could be blunt that much he knew but like he had thought earlier, there was no way he was going to antagonize one of his sister's and girlfriend's close friend. Besides with Elika's return, the three of them were bound to spend plenty of time together and there was no way he was going to be there continuously hence why he was currently asking Atlantis and hopefully the man would understand too.
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Post by Ljiljana Jankovic on Oct 6, 2014 12:02:34 GMT -8
So it's a toss whether Lana joins us or not ... Well I guess that maybe it would be a good idea perhaps if maybe she did not. What do I know, I am not making sense, but hey just three of us it's perfect already, it'll be just like before. Pointing briefly at baby girl when she gives the time at least but not the location, that doesn't matter to set up the date, there is also that other solution, Elika joins us at work. Oh, no way, bad idea, don't do that, nuh uh ... At that point I am pointing at myself and am shaking my head profusely to discourage Elika into visiting me, she would be safer visiting Crystal, that is for sure. "What Crystal said, avoid my floor or at least stay far away from my office." I reiterate in a hiss, and maybe it looks like I am completely overdoing it but fact is, Elika really doesn't want to see me in my job's element.
I quickly forget about that job matter though and how I am whenever I step into the government building when Ryan shows himself into the kitchen, I cannot help but to just look at him with an amused expression before shaking my head thoughtfully. I clearly have no idea what is going through his mind right now, but he looks so embarrassed from where I am standing.
... And there they go again, always speaking in their dialect, a dialect that I only understand a word out of ten and still when it's spoken quickly how the two of them are doing, that is just gibberish to me. Oh gods, why is he doing that?! Closing my eyes momentarily because I know what it does to me whenever he goes in that dialect of his, I turn into puddle and each words that come out of his mouth is sexy, I really can't focus right now. I am even staring at him like a deer caught in the headlights. "Huh?" I am completely oblivious, I know he kissed me, but what did he just say? Ugh!
"Uh ... what just happened?" I cannot help but to ask glancing at both Elika and Crystal since both of them were right there in front of me and Ryan is gone. "I do not know what you both have said or what just happened ..." I cannot help but to reiterate just looking at Crystal thoughtfully before shaking my head because I do need to get my head out of the gutter for one and I really did skip several beats there. "But whenever you two start talking that way, it does things to me and really this early in the morning, please let's avoid that!"
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2014 17:44:48 GMT -8
Elikapeka nods when Crystal says that she and Lily usually have lunch around one thirty in the afternoon, laughing when her friend then reminds her of the potential dangers of visiting Lily while she is at work, where, by all accounts, including Lily's own, her personality is vastly different from when she is not at work. Pursing her lips in thought for a moment, thinking that it might be a nice surprise for Andros if she were to drop in to let him know that she is back, Elika says, "Why don't I meet you both there then? In Crystal's office, of course," Elika adds with an amused grin.
Waving good-bye to Ryan, whose exchange with Crystal in their native tongue has had a readily apparent effect on Lily, Elika pats Lily on the shoulder after he has left, teasing her, "Down girl, before standing and taking her coffee mug to the sink to rinse it out as she says, Well, if I'm expected to be back among the living by one thirty I'd better try and get some sleep. Lily and Crystal will be needing to get ready for work at any rate, Elika thinks, so even if she cannot manage to sleep at least she will be out of their way. Stopping to give Lily a quick hug, then moving to give one to Crystal, Elika picks up her datapad as she tells Crystal, I'll comm you when I'm on the way, Ok? Ok. I'll see you guys this afternoon."
Once in her room, Elika takes a few moments to review her progress reports a final time before sending them to Evadne along with a message to let him know that she will be taking the day off to recover from all the travel she has been doing. Remembering Crystal's news about changes to her insurance and something else she can't recall, Elika briefly considers logging into her employee benefits account to see if the changes are detailed yet, but groans instead and decides to wait until she isn't feeling quite so exhausted so there is a greater chance of her making sense of what the changes mean for her and what action, if any, she needs to take.
Even though she does not feel particularly tired as she lays down on her bed after setting her alarm, Elika dozes off quickly, falling into a deep sleep.
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Post by Atlantis Vyridian on Oct 6, 2014 23:30:35 GMT -8
Atlantis felt that familiar current in the Force just as his eyes opened widely when he could feel that exertion from Crystal. he stood up from his sitting position and turned to face in her direction as he had an amused expression on his features. He could see clear as day that his girlfriend and her brother was there and they were talking. Although he really wasn't focusing on the movement of Ryan's lips since he was the one in Atlantis' line of sight but he was more focused onto Crystal who really did get a hold of telekinesis. She was maintaining it on the mist without effort at all.
Atlantis knew that with more training, Crystal would end up being one of the best of them, he had no doubts in her abilities but like he had said before, or at least thought about it, he wasn't going to push her into something she did not want to actually venture into. All in all, what he knew was that she was a Solaris to begin with and that her dad had abilities that were far greater than Atlantis was first led to believe.
He had no intentions into dwelling into his line of thoughts, he had no intentions into second guessing who had this or that ability, because for one Ryan was making his way towards him. Just at that he saw the mist creeping back to its original place. Atlantis glanced at Ryan thoughtfully and smiled warmly in amusement, not because he was mocking but because it sounded like Ryan wanted to give the three of them some space too without him being around.
Nodding a few times before chuckling and then shaking his head, Atlantis crossed his arms thoughtfully. "What do you know, I was actually going to talk to you about that..." Atlantis nodded a few times and pursed his lips thoughtfully, he did say earlier that he could offer a room at the academy but with the extra curricular activities, maybe that wasn't such a good idea... "I have two choices for you, either the academy or the Misty Lodge..." He enumerated before tilting his head on the side knowing that maybe, Raan would have offered since they were after all childhood friends those two.
"Or maybe Raan could always accommodate you temporarily, but in any case, let's just grab our stuffs." Atlantis said before glancing in the lakehouse's direction. "I still have to drop them both off at work, you tagging along?" He had to ask, that was a fact, but while he waited for that answer, Atlantis was already leading Ryan back inside...
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Post by Crystal Kayne on Oct 7, 2014 7:35:40 GMT -8
Despite Ryan's rhetorical question, Crystal remained impassive to that. She always did things at her own time but there were people on this planet who kept saying that she would turn out to be a great adversary and whatever... But really, she had no want nor need to learn further because she really did not want to be a full fledged Force user. Sure her brothers used that for medicine but really where would she use her ability? At her job? She didn't think so. She was a financial analyst, she dealt with numbers, and analyzed the market, full stop. What her boyfriend did, what the Jedi did on this planet, she did not know if she could do what they were doing. So she preferred not to.
Thankfully though, Ryan did not actually push her to learn more. Crystal inclined her head briefly and completely shut off her use of the Force when he had walked out of the kitchen. Lily was being Lily, Crystal could not help but to stifle a laughter and she really had to bite her lower lip to prevent herself from fully laughing when Elika teased her. "Right..." Crystal finally said with a faint nod before winking at her childhood friend and then she focused her attention onto Elika.
"My office it is." Crystal confirmed with a warm smile before nodding at the instruction that she would be receiving a comm whenever Elika would head there. She was already wondering what she had planned for today, although she really did not need to think for too long because she knew that she was bound to perhaps see Andros and maybe a few other higher ups from the government, who knew? "Rest well, sweetie." Crystal stood up from the stool and brought her mug to the sink to rinse the cup before she waved her fingertips into Lily's direction to get her mug too.
Letting those to dry, Crystal turned to look at Lily with an amused expression. "Now I really know what your man is doing whenever he wants you to turn into puddle." Walking out of the kitchen with her friend, she bumped Lily on her way to her bedroom to get changed, but first she did take a shower and she changed into office clothes. At least she knew that this was going to be a pleasant day, right? Although she was told to never hope for the best because it could always turn sour in a blink of an eye.
Glancing at her chrono on her wrist as she walked out of the room, she did notice that Atlantis had done the bed before and he had set up the windows. She loved the fact that he remembered little things like that and she loved the fact that he would do things without being asked at all. She should really thank him for that and now she was sure that he was going to take care of Ryan's case. Waiting by the entrance of the lakehouse for Lily and Atlantis and/ or Ryan, Crystal was already checking the news on her datapad and she furrowed her eyebrows upon reading that the editor of the top local news had committed suicide. No further details had been released but only the potential appointment of someone to take the person's place.
"That was fast..." Crystal checked in the hallway's direction to see if Atlantis was making his way towards her, she just couldn't help but to look back at that article, she often read the news here and really that was surprising, no details but just a suicide and then that prediction on who will be taking the editor's place. "Right..." Noticing that everyone was making their way in her direction, she nibbled her lower lip thoughtfully and making she was making a big deal out of this and maybe... But that did not sound right to her. "Atlantis, please tell me what you think after reading this." Crystal did not want to influence her boyfriend, she did not want to sway him one way or the other, and maybe she was thinking too much into it that it was a conspiracy. She did not know but lately, she had always been told to follow her gut so right now, she was doing that maybe.
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Post by Ljiljana Jankovic on Oct 7, 2014 10:38:00 GMT -8
Giving Elika a thumbs up to agree on that location, it's really the best option in my honest opinion. Yeah, she really doesn't need to see me in lawyer mode, whether it's corporate or just on a firey case of succession. Ugh whatever, I am not in my office yet, moving along.
Still though I cannot help but to poke my tongue out in Elika's general direction at her tease. "Look gorgeous ..." I start to say with a very serious expression, even my mouth is still open until I close it back up and clear my throat. "Actually, you know what. Never mind, I'll just end up digging my case further." Pursing my lips and taking a deep breath, I still bump teasingly Elika before laughing softly. "I have my eyes on you ..." Waving my hand with a warm smile on my feature, I pass my mug to CKayne when I notice her signal.
"Ugh, don't you start baby girl." I tell her with a fake annoyed expression while I keep going towards my room to take a shower and change into my usual corporate clothes. Just when I am slipping my feet into my heels one at a time, I notice Ryan walk into the room and I smile at him warmly, tugging his shirt and kissing him softly. "You are a tease ..." I mumble against his lips before letting him go to let him do whatever he needs to do while I fix my hair in front of the mirror.
When all is said and done, I grab my bag and make my way out of the room seeing Crystal and Atlantis right there waiting for me and Ryan I am assuming. I furrow my eyebrows dubiously glancing at Kayne wondering what worked her up. Glancing at the datapad and back to Crystal to ask her what is going on because she really has that serious expression on her features.
"What is going on?" I end up asking as we all make our way out of the lakehouse once Ryan joins all of us, but really I am hoping that the matter that has Kayne worked up isn't something that most if not all of us have to be worried about because that would royally suck right before the weekend.
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Post by Ryan Solaris on Oct 7, 2014 12:17:57 GMT -8
Ryan tilted his head on the side and smiled briefly, that was comforting to know that he wasn't the only one feeling that way. From what he could read between the lines, Atlantis also did want to vacate the premises to leave the three roomies together. Okay that worked for him. Now about those choices, maybe he should take Atlantis' offer about the academy, Ryan did after all wanted to see some of the teachers and learn more about their specialties. He remembered that his own fraternal twin did treat one of the Kiffar Masters, he also remembered her pretending him from punching his dad. Ryan wondered exactly what made Mace, just Mace... He knew Atlantis more or less and he knew his cousin, Franz, but the Kiffar, she was a mystery, a powerful mystery from his memories at least.
"If I choose the academy, will any one of you mind to teach me a little?" Ryan asked thoughtfully, sure he was on a sabbatical, so he wasn't doing much really. He did not want to get back to work because there was just something preventing him from doing that and maybe because more than not he did not have fond memories. Ryan let Atlantis mull over his request as they returned towards the lakehouse. Inclining his head as a reply to Atlantis' final question, Ryan did not see the necessity to ask Raan for now because he actually did want to learn and also maybe it wasn't very polite of him to just barge into the Senator's estate and just crash in without seeing him first and talk with him.
He should fix that, sooner or later though. Ryan went on a separate way from Atlantis and got into Lily's room to collect his stuff, but when he got there, he noticed that Lily was already dressed and he was being called a tease. He smirked inwardly as he returned her kiss "I don't know what you are talking about." He told her teasingly adopting a coy expression as he collected his stuff and gathered them in a bag. He took a quick shower and put some casual clothes on before walking out of the room with his backpack on his shoulder seeing that his sister and Atlantis were actually looking at something.
"I'll drive." Ryan said as he grabbed Atlantis' keys to his hovercar, that way the Grandmaster could be focused onto that thing Crystal was showing him and also that way the three of them could continue their conversation without being distracted by the traffic on their way to the Mist Government HQ...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2014 19:22:34 GMT -8
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"Deal, Elikapeka tells Lily with a smile when her friend says that clothes shopping is going to happen once Elika manages to reach her target weight. Making a theatrically disappointed face when Lily says that there will be no baby until Atlantis makes an honest woman of Crystal, Elika pouts, But I really want to be an aunt, and then looks from Crystal to Lily with a mischievous smile before telling Lily, We'll just have to work on Atlantis gorgeous. Patting Crystal's shoulder when her friend calls her and Lily impossible, Elika asks, Would you have us any other way hon'? Even though she has little doubt that Crystal knows she was kidding about interfering in her relationship with Atlantis, Elika reassures her, Don't worry hon', we wouldn't really put any pressure on Atlantis. And, she adds with a grin, no, I wouldn't believe you if you said the strings were being cut."
Deferring to Crystal and Lily where the decision to simply return home or do something else in the city before doing so, Elikapeka thanks Franz for getting the door to the speeder for her, sliding into the backseat and over to the window behind the driver's seat. Looking worried when Crystal says that dinner will be either Elika or Lily's responsibility, Elika asks, "Does calling for take out count? Looking at Lily for back up, Elika says, I think it definitely counts."
Lakehouse
Removing her scarf and trench coat as they walk into the living room, Elika says, "I'll get the wine and glasses. It isn't quite dinner time yet, nor is she particularly hungry at the moment, but Elika asks, Do you want me to order now, or wait a little while? Turning towards Franz, Elika asks him, Wine, caf, or something else? After hanging her coat up in the hall closet, taking her comlink from her backpack purse before setting it on the floor, Elika makes her way to the kitchen to get the wine and glasses plus whatever Franz had asked for if not the wine, taking everything out to the pool once she has them.
Opening the wine and pouring a glass for herself after starting a fire in the fire pit by the recessed lounge area, Elika walks slowly around the pool sipping her wine as she watches the mist playing on the surface of the water while thinking idly of possible designs for expanding Crystal's wardrobe. She feels more relaxed now than she had been while traveling, and less stressed out given that Evadne has agreed to let her work from her studio at the lakehouse for at least a week or two, and Elika feels grateful that Atlantis, Andros, Lily, Franz, Crystal, and the others are in her life.
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Post by Ljiljana Jankovic on Nov 8, 2014 7:13:20 GMT -8
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The moment we get into the lakehouse, I look at Elika who asks if she should take care of the order now and since I am not particularly hungry right now, I shake my head and make a face to show her that I am not hungry for now. "Let the resident chef decide, since she is the one who actually had the idea to let us starve to death." I say jokingly before laughing as I continue my way towards my room after checking that I actually have the right shopping bags after double checking ...
Once inside my room, I end up placing the bags and my purse onto my bed, the thought of even grabbing my comm doesn't cross my mind because I actually do intend to win my bet. Kicking off my shoes, I just leave those in the side before heading to the bathroom to remove my make up because I am pretty sure that if we do finish our evening by the pool over there with the wine, I may crash badly onto my bed at least knowingly myself ... I cannot help but actually rethink about our earlier conversation of maybe nudging Atlantis to ask baby girl already to marry him but I know that I will not do that quite honestly because that is something between the both of them and I am certain that it'll happen when it'll happen.
Walking out of my room again with my slippers on, I make my way straight towards the recess lounge area and notice that Elika is already there. At least I am sure that it is her because she said that she would be there. Before even making my way outdoors though, I end up pushing that button that would dissipate the mist outdoors right there. It's what Crystal and I would actually do just to see the night clearly. "Sorry about that, but between you and I, I'd rather not fall into the pool after having drunk that much." I tell Elika as I finally head outside to join her.
It is a legit reasoning and even if Franz is here, I am not his responsibility, besides shouldn't he be off duty by now anyways? I grab a glass of wine and pour the wine that into my glass, whichever wine this was, considering that it is Elika who selected it. "Happy to be home, I bet, huh?" I ask her teasingly after nudging her gently, I did miss her too and despite her earlier comment to Crystal about cutting the strings, that statement could have been said about me too, although I have never been that overt about that, and honestly? I still believe that baby girl and lover boy are going to be the first to tie the knot and have a child. Maybe not tomorrow or the next month, but still, they have been together for a while now and I have never heard Crystal really complain about him or them having very serious arguments that would cause them to be torn apart. Breathing softly and taking a sip of my wine, I look at Elika with a warm smile. "Missed you gorgeous, and it's good seeing you here with us."
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Post by Crystal Kayne on Nov 8, 2014 13:01:14 GMT -8
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Crystal poked her tongue out to Lily's statement before giggling softly and shaking her head playfully. Looking at Elika with a knowing grin, Crystal shrugged slightly and pursed her lips thoughtfully. "If I were that mean, sweetie I would have said no, take out does not count, since I did say you two handle the cooking but," Smiling warmly and looking meaningfully in Lily's direction, Crystal looked back at Elika soon after. "I am obviously not the lawyer and I can compromise too, so in an hour or so?" Crystal suggested thoughtfully as after all before their order would get here, maybe it would take half an hour or forty-five minutes. That should be fine, right? At least that was what she thought considering that she wasn't that hungry just yet.
In the meantime, Crystal walked over towards her room and completely changed her windows' setting into a transparent one. She wasn't going to get changed anyways but she just removed her coat and put her shopping bags on her bed along with her purse before removing her heels and grabbing her slippers to put those on. Smiling affectionately when she noticed that holopicture of her and Atlantis on her nightstand, she actually could not help but to think about that earlier conversation she had with Lily and Elika. Crystal was still thinking that she wasn't ready yet to get married just yet nor was she ready to start a family especially with a lot of ongoing thoughts that were still haunting her mind. Deep down though, she felt that if Atlantis did ask at some point, she wouldn't turn him down and would even say yes in a heartbeat...
But that was something Crystal wasn't foreseeing in the near future just yet especially when there was still many dark spots between the both of them with what she had been told a while ago by her dad, with what she had found out about Virgil's family and it wasn't just his family, it concerned also two other families. That Crystal shared with no one just yet and she did not know when she would actually be able to do that correctly. Which was why she needed to speak with Virgil but he was no where to be found insofar. Taking a deep breath Crystal made a detour into her bathroom and just splashed some water on her face before drying it as she finally decided to head out towards the garden.
The first thing she saw, it was the absence of the mist and Elika along with Lily by the pool. At least she would have a drama free evening, that much she hoped because she really couldn't deal with the things that went through her mind right now. Grabbing the bottle of wine and pouring some into the glass, she joined her friends by the pool and smiled warmly, each time she was with them anyways, it made her happy and the fact that Elika was now here, it was cherry on top really. "You two aren't already planning a devious plan for Atlantis, right?" Crystal asked teasingly before rolling her eyes playfully and took a sip of her drink. Despite her question, Crystal knew that Lily and Elika were only teasing her earlier anyways and that they wouldn't even do anything to interfere in her relationship with Atlantis. Right now, Crystal was just perfectly content and happy with the way she was with him and she knew that he had a lot of responsibilities now too.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2014 23:38:42 GMT -8
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Turning from the pool when Lily speaks, bringing her out of her thoughts, Elikapeka smiles as she laughs at her friend's comment about falling into the pool, teasing, "Are we planning on drinking enough that falling into the pool would be possible? Sipping her wine, Elika winks as she jokes, Never mind beautiful, I must have forgotten who I'm dealing with. Nodding in agreement with Lily's sentiments about being back home after so long away, Elika reaches over to rub Lily's back as she says with a smile, I missed you too."
Looking over her shoulder when Crystal arrives, Elika playfully exchanges a purposefully guilty look with Lily, puts a finger to her lips, then shakes her head vigorously as she tells Crystal, "No hon', don't be silly, then rolls her eyes with a laugh as she puts her arm in Lily's and suggests, Sit?" Frowning slightly when Franz does not show up soon after Crystal and Lily, Elika walks over to the recessed lounge area, sitting and curling her feet underneath her while wondering whether Franz may have chickened out and is intent on hiding out inside.
After sipping her wine, Elika says, "I made the appointment at TaSpa! for noon, smiling as she adds, I figured sleeping in would be a nice treat. I got the whole package like last time, she continues, looking towards Lily as she smirks and jokes, I'm sure a certain relentless, cynical, and flexible someone will appreciate the chance to see Kalyani if she's working the lunch shift."
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