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Dani tried to bring her laptop to work with her fairly often to help with continuing her research after she was done. It's not like there was really much written down. Which was odd that there wasn't much on the history of the town. Sure she could find records of the past few mayors but she always seemed to have a hard time finding out what was here before Evermore and when exactly it was founded. Every once in a while they would get a few new books that would have brief mentions, or even the occasional magazine article. It'd been a little over a month since she'd last gone through it all so there were a few new articles. The young girl even had some news paper articles.

She had her own little set up at a table by the very back of the library, trying to seem inconspicuous. "Oh! Um I'm not done with that." Dani said when she'd noticed the girl pick something up from her table. She wouldn't mind letting her borrow it but she wanted to make sure she'd gone over it thoroughly first.

She'd been walking about the library aimlessly, having only done some of her research online which amounted to almost nothing. The one useful thing she'd had was public records which were slim. She wouldn't count looking at people's social medias; they're no better than the public records. But she did spot a book on the table by the back of the library. Brynn didn't think much of it when she picked it up before she heard the voice, " Oh, um..sorry! I, uh, didn't see you there. " It was a flimsy response, but honest. She took another quick glance at the book before looking at the other. " Are you..? Is this for ..school? "

the disappointment on the young woman's face was evident, though brynn knew herself to be mature enough to compartmentalize even the harshest of her own emotions. she was simply upset at her co-worker for not meeting her outside of this very loud venue, and not because of how the person in front of her is responding.

Vicky smiled as she saw her coming near her booth. She knew the sale would be a good idea. The love of it all plus a deal like that would advertise for itself. "You bet! Buy one get one!" She let out a small laugh as she watched to see what peaked her interest. "You can mix and match too! So if you want a bracelet and a necklace you just pay for the higher priced item and the other is free!" Noticing that it wasn't a slight at her work Vicky nodded with confidence. "Yes actually! I did make these." Pointing to the necklaces which were her favorite. "I of course didn't make the chains; those i thrifted from vintage shops but the pendants...those i hand crafted." Vicky did like making fine jewelry...it all wasn't cheap junk to make a buck. "Is there anyone you are shopping for in particular? Or is there anything catching your eye?"

brynn could only nod as the other explained the intricacies of the sale, no matter how simple. it was all starting to get more and more appealing. while she had plenty of reasons to not purchase anything, especially regarding valentines day, the thought of spending the so-called 'holiday of love' without celebrating any kind of love just seemed .. sad.

as she glanced at the necklaces, brynn could already imagine her, brystol, and brooklyn sporting matching ones like they would match outfits when they were children and it made her heart full. maybe even pushing the young woman to feel just slightly emotional at the thought of something connecting them again, given with how distant the three had been despite living in the same place. " they're beautiful. " she'd coo & then adds, " and eco-friendly. i adore that, actually. "

brynn could only imagine the sheer chaos & she suddenly felt for her father, the professor. while taking care of three girls over the course of many years wasn't quite the same as running the tavern, brynn could note some similarities in the level of difficulty. " well, at least they feel safe and comfortable? " she'd offer, no matter how trite.

plastering on her most public-image-ready smile, brynn bowed a little before responding. " brynn utonium, pleased to meet you! " she waved off the apology and walked a litte closer, watching her step as she did so; her crossbody bag had replaced her usual tote bag since it was her day off and now brynn was glad it did. " i would never. i'm no business owner, but i completely understand. " how much worse than the amoeba boys could this really get? she'd think to herself.

Brystol didn't mean to end up at the market, but suddenly there she was. Usually she would have just kept on walking right past and not paid it any mind, except she saw an all to familiar face. No way would she pass up the opportunity to tease on of her sisters, even if she found the holiday to be grossly overrated and way to commercialized. She much preferred Halloween as a holiday. Though she did enjoy all the chocolate stuff that came out for Valentine's.

"Getting something for someone?" She asked from behind, hoping to startle her sister even just a bit.

so much focus and pondering occured as she was about to touch a chocolate set encased in a huge, corny-looking heart packaging when a voice caused her to stop and instead she pretended as if she was just readjusting the incriminating item.

a tinge of blush on her cheeks, brynn jumps slightly & fights an eye roll as she turns to see her older sister. " me? no! just .. it wasn't properly arranged, see? just doing my part in keeping everything neat, that's all. " never mind that it's been way past forever since her last..anything. " well how about you? you wouldn't be coming over here if nothing caught your eye. " she'd quip.

it was .. strange. for the better part of her life, brynn had longed for the piercing sounds of the hotline. it meant that she was needed and that she was about to do one ( or several ) good deeds. nowadays though, brynn just felt like she got older overnight and she felt like screaming at anything over a certain decibel. coming to neverland was, in short .. a fluke. she had been invited by someone on her start-up team and while it wasn't her usual scene, she had relented. though now she kinda wished she hadn't.

For: open! @evermorehqsstart

Vicky herself had never been in love…well with anything other than money. That did not mean she didn’t like the holiday…deep down inside she wished she could have a cute valentines moment…or even a galentines…but she knew the gals part was out. She couldn’t make a girlfriend to save her damn life.

Bustling through the market Vicky had a spot right in the middle to set up her shop. Her marketing scheme was perfect. Cute hearts and kisses hung all over her booth. Red velvet covering the table with dozens of her best quality bracelets and necklaces. Valentines was not time for the cheap tacky costume jewelry. Setting up her little drink dispensers at the corner of the table labeled “Love Potion” both a cocktail and mocktail version - she felt like everything was perfect.

doing everything she did, brynn didn't leave much time for a love life. growing up, there were the usual excuses: too busy to go on dates or that she was too smart to be in ' frivolous ' relationships. even once used the professor as an excuse too; that her father was too strict for her to date freely. but she'd like to have one, really. the idea of romance and sharing your ideals and goals with somebody you liked did appeal to the young woman.

but upon seeing the myriad of items spread out on the other's booth, brynn could really only think of two people. even if valentine's wasn't one for ..families.

Open Starter : @evermorehqsstart

Sienna truly enjoyed owning a safe haven for anyone who needed it. Even if the game nights turned into mini ragers after she went to bed. If her patrons felt more comfortable letting loose at her tavern than the other local spots that made her feel good. Sienna just finished her morning ritual: standing in her back garden barefoot. 30 minutes toes to earth. Start your day off right with grounding. Let the earth center you and restore the balance before you continue with your day. Namaste.

The smell of burnt popcorn and stale beer was pouring from the Tavern doors. No doubt someone either forgot they had the bag popping or there was some pranking afoot. Never the less she had to get this place turned around before she turned that open sign on for breakfast.

someone on her team had insisted that food from the tavern was just to die for & maybe also a bit of a lifesaver, a miracle worker ... the list goes on actually !

and while she would be the type to look it up online and do some investigating of her own before even stepping foot in the establishment's perimeter, brynn thought to just go ahead and visit. she had a free day and there was nothing else she liked to do with her free time nowadays but to explore evermore and maybe, just maybe, find some answers to the bumbling questions inside her brain.

and maybe also feed herself before she even starts to investigate and poke around people's business for her self-serving hobby of saving the day. just maybe.

upon hearing of some kind of commotion, the young woman thought of nothing else but to help. brynn had reached the door before she even took a breath and decided to let herself come back down before stepping closer to where the other was.