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[ghostinthecity]

It was a nice day.

For the most part it was always a nice day here. Of course, it still rained but unlike the rain back home that seemed to drag its feet both coming and going this rain fell quick and warm. That was nice too. It reminded Annie just enough of home to keep her from being too homesick, but was different enough to still be exciting

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[hylianqueen]

Zelda had actually become a bit of a strong swimmer since arriving on the island. She'd swam as a child in the castle moats and occasionally in Lake Hylia when the occasion called for it but her years as Sheik left her with very little in the way of free time. But now, on the island, Zelda had an abundance of that which she'd never had. It was exhilarating.

Of course, sharing the island with so many other people meant that she was hardly ever alone when engaging in these pursuits and she smiled at the woman in the water nearby, twisting her hair to squeeze the water from it.

"I apologize if I disturbed you. I just love to swim here. The water is perfect near all of the time and I cannot resist."

[ghostinthecity]

"Oh no it's no bother! I mean, I am standing in the water so if anything I'm the one disturbing you," Annie said with a laugh and a shake of her head.

Swimming was nice and would be just the sort of thing that she could do with the rest of her afternoon. She could go where ever and do whatever she liked, which was sort of overwhelming in a truly lovely way.

[hylianqueen]

"I think I shall forgive you," Zelda said, laughing a little. "But only this once for impeding swimmers."

It was nice to share a laugh with someone, even a stranger. How little of that she'd had back home and how much of it here.

[ghostinthecity]

For a brief moment Annie was worried that she had actually offended the girl. The laugh calmed her and she smiled a bit more.

"And for throwing things. We can't forget that. I could've hit someone and that would have been a real shame."

A lot of explaining would have to have been done and she wasn't quite certain that she was up to that.

[stayastranger]

"Spring cleaning?" Sarah hadn't seen just what had been thrown or why, beyond a bit of a glint when it caught the light, but the smile on the woman's face suggested it was a matter of good riddance. Unsurprising here, she supposed, where so much turned up unwanted. It was amazing how much stuff there was, out in the middle of nowhere like this.

[ghostinthecity]

It took Annie a moment to realise that she was the one being talked to. It was a bit silly, really given that she was the only one around. Turning her head slightly, she nodded putting her hands into the pocket of her jumper in a show of nerves.

"Yeah, I suppose so. More like early summer cleaning with less mopping but it is almost exactly that."

[stayastranger]

Sarah grinned, brow jumping a bit as she nodded, more up than down, glancing skyward. "Hard to tell the difference around here anyway," she said. "Not that I'm complaining, it's gorgeous, but if it weren't for birthdays and anniversaries, I'd barely notice when it was."

Not quite true. Sarah kept track of the time. She kept track, as best she could, of everything.

[ghostinthecity]

"I don't think I would. It all sort of blurs together, one pretty day after the next."

Annie liked to take a look at the calendar, to know how much time had passed and to be able to look forward to things. When she had been dead, time hadn't been an issue. She hadn't aged, hadn't had much to look forward so it had been a bit of a waste to think about that.

"I sort of like it. I think, I haven't been here that all actually."

[justsookie]

It was a nice day

[ghostinthecity]

Standing there for a moment Annie felt as if a literal weight had been lifted from her shoulders. The ring hadn't really weighed much to be a bother so that wasn't it. It was some sort of big emotional thing, both good and bad and a lot of other little things.

One thing was certain: all of those self-help authors would very proud of her right then. Very 'you go girl' and all of that.

Turning to head back in for a moment, she saw a blonde girl on the beach. Not one to be rude and feeling the need to be especially friendly to make friends, she lifted her hand and gave a little wave.

"Hello there!"

[justsookie]

"Hey yourself," Sookie grinned, taking the wave as an invitation to approach the other woman, although her shoulders were still slightly hunched with embarrassment over having watched the whole process. It was private, that much seemed obvious from the fact that a ring was involved at all, but Sookie's curiosity got the better of her on the best of days, and the island hadn't changed that in the slightest.

But at least she could own up to it.

"Sorry, I just couldn't help but notice what you were doin'-- I've got this tendency to zone and my eyes just fly to the first thing that catches my eye. But whatever decision you came to, I'm glad that you were able to make it. Not... that it's really any of my business, but." Sookie laughed, a slight quaver passing through her voice. "Maybe I should start with 'hi, it's nice to meet you, I'm Sookie Stackhouse.'"

[ghostinthecity]

Any sign that this blonde woman might be trying to cover up some sort of unpleasant feeling was lost on Annie. A large part of that was due to her own decision to only see the bright, happy things at least for the moment. If there was something bad that might be related to her then she was going to wait at least a quarter of an hour before recognising it.

"Oh no, it's alright. I tend to just sort of fix things without meaning to all the time. But hi, hello, I'm Annie Sawyer and it's lovely to meet you," she said with a laugh, turning slightly to gesture at the water behind her. "I was chucking my engagement right."

[chasinghumanity]

Mitchell liked the idea of an island holiday very much. Especially now that the sun didn't hurt like a bitch when it beat down upon him. But he still wasn't really prepared to accept it as a way of life. Which was why he had to stand a few feet away from the shore, safely out of the way of the water, dressed in dark jeans and plaid and an undershirt and fingerless gloves and boots, looking exactly like he'd come from a cloudy day in Bristol while he waited for Annie to come back from her dip in the ocean. She had to turn around and notice him eventually he thought, as he watched her throw something and it splashed into the water.

Then again, this was Annie.

"What's that?" he called out curiously. "Or.. what was that?"

[ghostinthecity]

Turning to face Mitchell, her back to the water and the place where the ring had gone in Annie held up her hands. Giving her fingers a wiggle, she grinned from ear to ear. She was more than just a little pleased with herself.

"My engagement ring. I finally get to take it off. Isn't that exciting?" She certainly thought it was. It had definitely been what anyone would call a bad break-up and the fact that she had worn it for long after she'd been dead called for a bit of a celebration when it could be taken off.

[chasinghumanity]

Mitchell blinked, eyes going wide at the news, nearly as wide as his smile.

"Yes!" he laughed, surprised but so very pleased. He had seen that damn thing on her finger all the time, like it was a part of her, unchanging. It was one thing to wear the same clothes you died in for all of eternity, but that kind of weight on your hand was something else. That protective, loving instinct he felt towards her compelled him to hate any symbol of Owen, pretty rings included, but he wouldn't say such out of respect to Annie. Being rid of it made him feel a little more free even.

"That's fantastic! Get over here!" he said with a wave of his arm, and did an excited half-jog towards the water, saying fuck it to getting his boots and cuffs of his jeans wet and sandy in order to gather her up into a hug.

[ghostinthecity]

Letting out a little squeal, she half skipped forward to give him a hug. Wrapping her arms around him Annie gave a little squeeze as she felt like her face might break apart from smiling.

It felt good. It felt empowering. Like Gloria Gaynor should be playing and there should be some sort of montage and wardrobe change. It was brilliant, better than not being through the door, not being dead. In a strange way, it gave her the same warm rush of feelings that being proposed to had given her only this wouldn't go away.

It just was. "I feel like I should be dancing or crying or something. It's absolutely mental."

[aminorkey]

"And what are you so pleased about?" Peter wonders, catching that little smile on her face as he finally catches up. He'd seen her before and had tried to follow quick as he could without being too much of a terribly creepy bloke and that's led him right here, to this moment.

[ghostinthecity]

"I got to take off my engagement ring." There was a bit of squeal rising up through her voice as she said that, but Annie was trying her best to remain as calm as possible. This probably was the sort of thing that people would look down upon if she got too excited.

"I know it's silly, but it was definitely time."

[aminorkey]

Peter stares at her curiously for a moment and wonders why she hadn't before, but then it all clicks into place. "Ah," he drawls, now understanding. "So, when you were a ghost, you couldn't take anything off?" He thinks back to the last thing he wore and wrinkles his nose. "I'd have been perpetually barefoot."

[ghostinthecity]

"Yeah I was. I could sort of change it up a bit depending on my mood and the like, but mostly I'm just glad I didn't die in some sort of costume. That would have been terrible."

Wrinkling her nose Annie imagined for not the first time how awful it would have been to be stuck dressed like a Trekkie or something for all eternity. She hadn't been one in life, but it would have been twice as bad if a whim had taken up a more permanent place in her afterlife.