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“Bottom of the slopes please Guy,” Carrie smiled as she got into the cab. Not driving herself she usually rode her bike or walked but he was right, it was cold, and when she was heading to work she hadn’t thought to bring an extra jacket. “That’s perfect, thank you.”

‘ no problem, love. ’ he smiled at her in the rear view mirror and then focused back on the road. ‘how are you and oak? are they recovering well? ’ it had worried him a lot when he’d heard that they had come in harms way but he was glad to see carrie obviously heading to work, that meant it can’t have ben too bad.

  “cell service here?” she questioned actually smiling at the brunette before giving a glance to her bike, safely still locked to the light pole. “you’re gonna need a land line if you really have a serious call to take. service up here is iffy if you don’t connect to the wifis.” she did a little motion around them, in truth it’s why a number of places offered wifi with purchases, got the visitors to pay for something when they needed the other. 

‘ maybe i’ll head to the cafe, ’ she frowned a little, she didn’t particularly want every man and his dog to hear her phone call, ‘ on second thoughts maybe i’ll just head home and facetime. i thought it would be nice to come out and then she called me so i wandered a bit further for service. never mind. ’

a soft smirk settled on ash’s lips at the laugh escaping the other. having someone laugh usually meant she was halfway to where she wanted to be already. she gave the woman a soft smile before taking another sip of her drink. “so you’re a local then? or just one of those people who have a vacation place?” ash let her gaze linger on her for a moment. she was beautiful. and somewhat familiar. not that she could really pinpoint where she knew her from. it would come to her eventually she figured as she sat the glass back down onto the bar. “i’m ash, by the way.”

benita shrugged with a smile, ‘ i’ve been here since i was nineteen, so it’s been a little while. it started as a vacation sort of, i was filming here and just loved it really so i couldn’t go home. ’ she smiled fondly at the memory. ‘ nice to meet you, ash. i’m benita. ’ if the other recognised her but didn’t know from where, she was sure she would now, she didn’t like it all that much when people recognised her because she just wanted to meet people as benita, not benita the actress.

beni had just returned to taos after a week of filming in la, she would have to go back in a couple of weeks but for now she could rest and recoup and hopefully hit the slopes a couple of times too. suitcase in tow, beni headed to the cafe to grab herself a coffee before she went home and unpacked. ‘ just an americano for benita, please. ’ she waited for her name to be called and went and sat by the window, she loved just watching the goings on in the town.

‘ where you headed? ’ guy was getting a lot of extra business lately, he guessed that people didn’t want to be walking around after the attacks which was entirely justifiable and he would admit to a select few people that he was a little nervous too. ‘ it’s a cold one today, you should probably get some extra layers on. ’ he grumbled a little himself as he turned up the heat in the car. ‘ hope that’s warm enough for you. ’

‘ so that’s two sodas and a cappuccino for you, who’s next please? ’ mabel smiled as she looked up to the next customer, she loved her job because it meant that she could get to know everyone in town. she’d been here a while now and she was used to all the familiar faces who came into the bar, they were easy to pick out of the crowds of tourists. bar work was never something that she had imagined for herself but she genuinely felt like it was her calling and although to some that would seem silly, she was happy and she didn’t care what anyone else thought of her life choices.

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“i’ve been here – what? five minutes? and i’ve already heard about aliens, mutant wolves and people being ripped to shreds? fuckin’ bat shit crazy this place. not exactly vacation material if you ask me.” ash chuckled, taking another sip of her drink. not that she had planned to come to taos really – the winter and cold wasn’t exactly her dream holiday – but it was where audrey was, and with everything that had happened in seattle recently – she figured she could use some time away. even if that just meant being around her friend in case she needed anything. glancing over at the person next to her by the bar, she offered a smile and a quirked eyebrow. “is it always that crazy around here?”

benita couldn’t help but laugh as the other spoke, she’d only been back herself a day or so but she’d heard everything that had happened and she was blown away by all the gossip. she grabbed her usual drink, a vodka soda and took a sip. ‘ honestly, no. i think the quaintness and quiet drew me to here originally but this is definitely new. ’ she couldn’t help but look a moment longer at the other woman, a genuine smile coming to her face as she did. damn, where had this woman been hiding?

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Bronte was exhausting.  She loved her sister dearly, but after hearing of her poking and prodding all about town she thought that maybe it was time for her to do a bit of damage control.  Some of the Walton’s had empathy – or at least they could pretend to.  

She bent down to grab one of the flowers that she dropped before hurrying to catch up with the person in front of her.  “Oh hello – I know this is a little forward, but I thought people could use a bit of cheering up all things considered.  I bought these roses and – well, do you think you’d like one?  I know it’s a poor substitute for peace of mind, but – oh, I also have some purse brownies if you’d rather a sweet treat.  I baked them last night.”  She patted her purse until she heard the rattle of the plastic wrapped brownies she had tucked in last night.  “Or both!”  She hesitated.  “I know this is a stupid question to ask right now, but are you okay?  I have some time if you need to talk.  Or I can buy you a coffee and we can sit in silence.  All options on the table.”

mabel was heading for home, she was tired and she needed a nap before work. she perhaps wasn’t her usual perky self and this showed when she snapped around violently when someone approached her. she was about to bite the other’s head off when she heard what she had to say and she instantly crumbled. roses were her favourite. ‘ wow, i - uh, thank you? the flower is more than enough. ’ she tried to figure out who she was speaking to but she couldn’t place her. ‘ i’m okay, i didn’t get caught up in anything. sorry, i have to ask, who are you? ’

open. @taosstarters​ location. black rock gym (near there or right outside)

  she wasn’t sure what convinced her this would be fun, perhaps having company would have changed her opinion but by the end of the climbing faun admittedly only felt some aches in places she didn’t know could feel that way. the woman had to use everything in her to be able to  walk out of the place normally and at least to a place far enough where she let out a loud breath. hunching to rest on her knees with soft mutters of pain. honestly, people liked this? the regret clouded just enough of her mind to miss the approaching foot steps, a slight flinch occurred with the sound of the voice cutting the white noise of nature.

   “baby jesus on a plate – what are you doing? practicing to be the next threat of taos - you’re walking like you’re a serial killer.”

benita was trying to get some service, her agent had called her and she’d missed it and she just couldn’t seem to get enough service to make the call. her pacing was somewhat over the top but maybe her agent had another job for her and that wasn’t something she was willing to miss. she felt awful as she almost ran straight into someone. ‘ i am so sorry, i’m just trying to get some cell service. ’ someone out there really didn’t want her to make this call because she still had nothing.

@taosstarters at: taos art supply

Owen was only halfway paying attention, mostly just staring at the screen of his phone where the latest statement had come out about the festival attack. It had essentially been boiled down to a freak incident and that was… weirdly comforting? Still horrible, but comforting in the fact that authorities were sure it wouldn’t happen again. Yet he couldn’t help but feel uneasy about the fact that maybe those wolves could come back. And it was thanks to him only partially paying attention that he didn’t notice the person he was talking to wasn’t a store employee— they were wearing similar colors as the uniform anyway. “Excuse me, do you know where I can find acrylic brushes?” he asked with his eyes still on his phone. “I can’t seem to find any that are…” Owen finally looked up and blinked when he recognized the person and realized they weren’t someone who worked at the art store. “Oh, crap. My bad. I was just reading the news and got a little caught up on it.”

benita liked to color as a form of relaxation but when she had returned to taos from a week away she had discovered that she’d left her supplies back in la. she knew the perfect place to go and walking into the art supply store was like walking into the most relaxing place on earth. she was immediately calm, that was until she was perusing the coloring pencils when someone came up to her and began talking. ‘ hey, no it’s fine. we all get a little caught up from time to time. i’m pretty sure there’s some more brushes in the corner over there though. ’ she pointed toward where she thought they would be and turned back with a smile. ‘ anything interesting? on the news i mean. ’

benita grew up in a remote village in puerto rico, her family were poor and she always vowed to do well in life so that she could support them. benita began acting at the age of twelve and it started as just a couple of commercials that she didn’t even audition for, she just walked in to the wrong place once and was told she was perfect for it, but soon she moved on to tv and film. she had three younger sisters and she was set on showing them that despite their lack of money, better opportunities were out there. 

benita was given the chance to perform alongside some of the biggest stars in the world and at just nineteen, she left puerto rico for the states so that she had better opportunities. she would regularly send money home to her family and still does now. after filming a tv show in new mexico she found a love for the state that she never even thought possible and decided to make it her home.

TW DEATH.

mabel is, for lack of better phrasing, a little bit strange. she’s always believed in the occult, aliens and the supernatural and that’s why she gravitated toward new mexico when she moved out of her family home in california at eighteen. mabel had decided that college wasn’t for her and she just wanted to spend her time doing things she loved and exploring her beliefs in all things weird and wonderful. roswell was of course her first stop but after around six months she decided she wanted to move on and she found a small ski town called taos. the town itself was beautiful and she immediately felt a sense of home and belonging and she had never actually really felt that anywhere else. mabel decided after some time to stay in taos and she’s been there ever since.