They've been planning it for ages. And finally--finally--it is the 'middle of summer' enough that the trip to the Great Barrier Reef is going to happen. Like, right now.

Okay, so not right now right now, but soon. This weekend sort of soon. Soon enough for some people to be getting excited about it and getting their bags together and ( Read more... )

Hmm, guess I'll try again later.

Maybe she was just knocking on someone's door, maybe she's muttering to herself about her plans for the upcoming musical revue, maybe she just shook a magic eight ball...so basically, she could be wherever's convenient and likely for her to be. Go talk to the Elani, you know you want to.

You know who has a hard and busy life? Evan. All the time. For all the reasons.

But today, he only has two things to do.

And one of them is super exciting. And the other one is a pain in the ass because it's 25 feet tall.

You guess which!

( The Challenge )

Margo collapsed on her bed, which was finally in her new apartment in Club Castle. She had no intention of sleeping yet, it was still early evening, but she felt satisfied to wallow in her accomplishments for a short while. Her day had been reasonably productive; she had cleared out many of her old belongings, including some furniture which simply ( Read more... )

The letter sat, neatly folded and replaced in its envelope, on his desk.

Already his Castle was a-buzz, Chives' deliveries finished and the Queen calling high-ranking Cards to her office. And Julien. The Queen and Julien. Why had he never bothered to learn Ukrainian ( Read more... )

The last thing on the Queen's rounds today was her appointment with Tegan. Eileen had told her about the staff, but she wanted to see it for herself and today she finally had time. She walked to Tegan's office, her thoughts filled with a million things. Eileen growing up, Lance's body still unrecovered, Alexander's distance from the mundane ( Read more... )

Backdated to yesterday: It's the Queen's birthday and everyone is celebrating, Huzzah! Only - wait, no. No one is celebrating. Because she's ignoring it. Again.Please disturb and make her celebrate at least a little? It's her 38th, for those who would know. But she tries to keep that a secret. Eileen would know of course, as would members ( Read more... )

This week... has actually gone amazingly well. Father's Day was calm. Work has been challenging but interesting. The Clubs artifact has been found by means of exploring. She's found something good for her mother's birthday.

So the Ace of Clubs is smiling. A lot. And actually out of her office, away from her work, and enjoying the weather.

Many of her Numbers may have forgotten, but the Queen was actually a very accomplished archer. She had not practiced in public for many years, partly because she wished her people to focus more on diplomacy and the political arts... But now, with Lancelot's death and Alexander's new idea for group training and the threat of the Arcana and ( Read more... )