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[Open] Looking For Trouble In All The Right Places

Jul 28, 2010 14:13

Characters: Jennifer Walters, Open!
Content: Enjoying herself at the festival, but tired of crowds of people, Jennifer escapes to more quiet avenues only to find she might still have company.
Setting: The festival, just out past the town
Time: Afternoon
Warnings: None as of right now

( Pirates may most definitely apply! )

shi ryuuki, ≠ amalthea, ≠ jennifer walters, ≠ ishida ryuuken, bangladesh dupree

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Pirates, you say? XD crazywithguns July 31 2010, 02:56:17 UTC

The festival was less than delightful for Bang. Oh sure, the flowers were pretty enough, if you were that kind of girl... which the ex-pirate Queen certainly was not.

And as Dimo was off doing who-knows-what, she was eagerly trying to scare up some fun of her own... but none seemed to be had. Everyone was just looking at the damn flowers.

Sighing, she wandered away from the main town. Maybe some unsavory characters could be found there!

...What the-? What was the prissy little Ambassador doing here? Having a picnic?! The pirate resisted groaning loudly and settled for smacking her head with her palm.

Arg! legallygreen July 31 2010, 03:11:37 UTC

Jennifer glanced up, and smile lit her face as she recognized who was coming near her. She waved happily, and beckoned for the woman to come over. She was determined she would win Miss Bangladesh over, to be friends with the woman somehow.

"Miss Bangladesh!" She said happily. "Come join me! I have plenty of food and wine for two."

crazywithguns July 31 2010, 03:20:13 UTC

Damn, she'd been spotted. ...Food, you say? Bang was kind of hungry, actually... she'd not eaten since much earlier that morning.

...Fine, whatever. Not like she was doing anything anyway. She plastered the closest thing she could get to a smile on her face and sat down, carefully, so as not to upset the various weaponry she had stashed about her person. "Hi, girlie."

legallygreen July 31 2010, 03:25:13 UTC

Jennifer was a competent hostess, and cut up the bread and cheese, leaving it beautifully on a plate. She then uncorked the wine gently and poured two glasses of it, handing one to Bang before sipping from her own.

"How are you enjoying the festival, Miss Bangladesh?" She asked with a smile. "I had to escape for a bit. Too much noise. Those vuvuzelas are completely horrid."

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anonymousryuuki July 31 2010, 03:08:33 UTC

It was Ryuuki's first festival, and he looked at everything with wide eyes. Every sound, every sight was new and exciting. It would be incorrect to say that being here made Ryuuki felt like a child again, since his childhood was filled with dark rooms and lonely gardens, but he was certainly acting like a child now.

He had just finished a game at some stall (he lost) when he caught sight of Jennifer leaving.

Curious, he pushed through the crowd and followed her.

Why would she want to leave?

"Jenny!" He called with a wave when he was closer to the tree she was sitting under.

legallygreen July 31 2010, 03:15:23 UTC

"Ryuuki!"

She smiled as she saw him approaching, busily reaching up and removing her hat. Jennifer waved at him in return, and beckoned him forward as she collected some of the blossoms that had been falling around her.

"Come join me. I have a picnic lunch, and plenty to share. Wait with me while I collect flowers. I need a few of the right color for the eventual gala that will be coming."

anonymousryuuki July 31 2010, 03:45:26 UTC

"Which colours do you need?" He asked as he dropped down beside her, "And there's a gala tonight?" Because he's bad at keeping up with these sort of things. He tone was a bit cautious though. He never did like these sort of functions at home.

legallygreen July 31 2010, 03:52:38 UTC

"I believe it may be tomorrow. I need the lavender colored blossoms." She replied, showing him the few the right color she had collected to one side. The others she had in her lap were being woven together and she made a coronet of blossoms.

Reaching up, she released her hair from the pins, and let it fall down around her shoulders. Jennifer put the flower crown on her head and smiled. "I bought a new gown, and I want to accent my hair with the real flowers falling from the sky as a little homage to the festival."

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doctor_is_out August 1 2010, 01:33:20 UTC

There was a beauty to it, Ryuuken could not deny that. The doctor wasn't one for festivals, but the event itself had its charms.

However, it lost its elegance when flowers were raining down on one, while one had business to take care of. There was a plant around here with remarkable painkilling properties, and Ryuuken had walked out of town to find it and add it to the infirmary's supplies. The carpet of flowers made it hard to find, but the man's keen eyes spotted a sprig growing above the petals. Crouching down, Ryuuken pulled a shovel and small clay pot out of the bag at his hip and dug up the specimen, tucking the dirt down with gloved hands.

There, that task was done. As he turned to walk back to the ship, pulling the gloves off as he went, he spotted a young woman he recognized as one of Serenity's passengers, a woman of some importance, he believed. He barely even acknowledged her, just glancing in her direction as he made to walk past where she was eating lunch.

legallygreen August 1 2010, 01:53:58 UTC

The day was so lovely. Her basket was filled with the blossoms she hoped to put into water and keep for one of the galas, and she was now enjoying her wine. It was a soft afternoon, turning into evening, and she should get back to the Serenity soon, so that she could put her flowers into water, and get some rest.

Jennifer put her things back into her basket, and glanced up as she saw someone coming into the same small field. He kneeled and picked something out of the ground that was not like anything she had seen falling out of the sky. She finished picking up, and he glanced at her as he walked past, which only piqued her curiousity. She recognized him from the Serenity, but his name escaped her.

"Good afternoon." She called out as he glanced at her. "I do not believe we have had the pleasure of meeting, but we are on the same ship, are we not?"

doctor_is_out August 1 2010, 23:53:55 UTC

He paused, turning his head to look at her. "We are indeed. Serenity, correct?" His words were precise, his manner generally indifferent. Ryuuken wasn't particularly interested in a long conversation, but politeness dictated that he reply. In addition, she was a member of the crew he was unfamiliar with. It would pay to recognize her if she ever needed to be treated for anything.

legallygreen August 2 2010, 00:21:53 UTC

"Indeed. I am Jennifer Walters, Ambassador of Ivona." She replied with a smile. He was very cool, but polite. Not that she minded. Jennifer was a determined woman, and eventually she was certain she could get anyone to warm up to her. She would just have to be polite as well.

"You seemed to have been looking for something very specific in the grass beyond the blossoms, what were you looking for?" Jennifer asked.

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Because for whatever reason, I seem to like throwing characters at you. canneverregret August 2 2010, 15:22:42 UTC

The unicorn and been very torn about whether or not she should leave the ship and go to the festival. She had not been around large groups of people in... well... ever. But she was drawn to the festival, like a moth to a flame, and the flowers falling down from the skies reminded her, just for a moment, of her home forest.

As she walked through the streets, she knew that most of the people around her saw her only as a horse, and this angered her greatly, but there was nothing she could do about it. Perhaps it was for the best, anyway. Then no one would be wanting to talk to her...

She wandered away from the main festival area, looking for a more quiet place to rest and simply enjoy the flowers... when she began to feel a very familiar, but largely forgotten pull. There was a maiden nearby... one who had never seen a unicorn, and one who was not all she seemed.

Almost against her will, the unicorn silently began walking towards the refined-looking young lady in the hat, whose back was to her.

Virgin alert! Virgin alert! legallygreen August 2 2010, 15:38:53 UTC

Jennifer finished sorting her flowers, putting the purple ones away carefully for her hair for the gala. She had been ready to pack up and go when she heard something behind her. Not the bending of grass or the rustle of clothing in the wind, but something else beyond what she was familiar with ( ... )

XD every little girl's dream canneverregret August 2 2010, 15:56:05 UTC

Staring unblinking, at the young woman before her, the large violent eyes opened a bit wider in surprise. This woman saw her! Saw her and knew her.

Her tail, far more similar to that of a lion's that a horse's, flicked back and forth a bit. Otherwise, she stood perfectly still in the light of the sun and the rain of flowers.

"...Hello."

At least she didn't scream "PONY!" legallygreen August 2 2010, 16:01:57 UTC

Jennifer put a gloved hand to her mouth, because she was afraid of breathing too loudly and breaking the spell. She turned her body so that she might face the creature a bit more, and smiled as she wondered idly if she were going inside.

Especially because it was speaking to her.

"Are you real?" She asked cautiously, afraid to break the enchantment if there was one.

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bigbossjohn August 5 2010, 02:08:43 UTC

It was the second time that Snake saw flowers raining downlike this. This kind of view makes him overwhelmed by sorrow. The last time he saw a spectacle like this was in his last mission of Special Forces. He killed a person very dear to him.

Snake quietly left the crowd. The sounds of celebration bothered him. He couldn't help but feel dejected. He looked up. Flowers Showered. A girl was sitting in the middle of a field. Again his mentor flashed into his mind. As if in a trance, he walked over to her,unable to belive his eyes.

legallygreen August 5 2010, 13:33:15 UTC

She had managed to collect more than enough flowers that were just the right shade of lavender. Luckily, they seemed to be in abundance when such flowers fell from the sky. Jennifer would float them in water when she returned to the ship, to keep them alive and frankly, they would make her room beautifully fragrant for a day or two.

As she picked up her parasol, she was aware she was no longer alone in the field. Turning, she saw a man walking towards her, someone unfamiliar. A moment of fear slid through her, but that was only habit. She could care for herself if need be. Thus, she fought the fight or flight response and waited for him to get to a polite conversation distance.

"Good afternoon." She greeted him.

bigbossjohn August 8 2010, 09:17:36 UTC

The greeting shocked Snake; the voice of the woman is very different with his mentor. It knocked his mind back to reality, where he realized that while he was slightly disappointed that it isn't /her/, the feeling was easily swallowed.Wishing for unrealistic things? It's not like me.

He composed his mind quickly, (credit to the training he had from the many years when he's in the Special Force. Snake stands upright, and bottled up his emotions. His face returns quickly to it's normal poker face.

"Good afternoon, Miss."He nods his head and responds solemnly.

"Sorry for intruding; I thought you were someone I knew." The soldier said.

legallygreen August 8 2010, 17:30:30 UTC

"You are aquainted with a large number of frumpy ambassadors then?" She asked, her tone gently teasing as he stopped and explained himself.

Jennifer wondered if he realized it sounded like a pick up line.

"As we have not met, allow me to introduce myself. I am Jennifer Walters, Ambassador of Ivona. How do you do?"