RP: Flying a bit too high

[shh_orla]

Date: June 1, 2005
Characters: Orla Quirke, Wayne Hopkins
Location: The road between River Place and Quirky thoughts
Status: Semi-Private
Summary: Early morning flying is one way to start the day
Completion: Complete

Orla couldn't sleep. A small voice in the back of her head was taunting her, calling her all manner of names for her cowardice. It had been

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[shh_wayne]

After waking up far too early for any normal person to be out of bed, a cup of coffee was the only solution to getting through the day. Wayne took a shower and then made a pot of coffee, practically inhaling the scent in the hope that the caffeine would make him more alert. It wasn't even really that early, but he'd been up late thinking about unexpected meetings and centre plans, so he'd not slept a lot

[shh_wayne]

"Yeah, there's going to be one in a couple of months," he said. "I've got approval from the town council already and arranged for renovations of an acceptable place. I'm working with a couple of people on getting it organized and all that."

He shrugged. "Right now, it's mostly getting the building in shape that's priority. I'm doing some research on Muggle centres, to see what works and what doesn't, and then plan to work on altering some of those to suit our needs in a Wizarding community. Once it's up and running, though, I hope to see it as a place for the community to gather for classes, clubs, senior interaction, and whatever else people might want to use it for."

[shh_orla]

"So you're the person to talk to about using the space?" When he nodded, she continued, "I had hoped to eventually start doing support groups, as a supplement to private therapy. Maybe something families could participate in, something for kids, and something just for adults. Seems to me from the amount of business I get there's a definite need for groups to help show people they're not alone, and that we can help each other heal from all the war-induced trauma." She bit her lip. She hoped it wasn't too presumptuous of her to make such a claim on the space, but if Stoatshead citizens were going to do more than just survive the war, tehy'd need to start leaning on each other in the recovery process.