Cold nostalgia

“Well this definitely beats being alone!” Beatrice knew that. It was why she came out despite not having friends to come with. She just wanted to get out and get her mind off everything. She knew it wasn’t good for her to ignore everything, but she wasn’t ready to face it.

"I couldn't agree more. I'm all for enjoying some live music as well." Reagan usually kept to her home and worked away on her next project. She tried to get out but sometimes time got away from her due to deadlines she had to get done.

Darcy: yesss!! This is perfect! I’m v excited about this

"Ugh, I love the holidays so much. They're so amazing. I have had my Halloween costume figured out since November of last year." Noelle laughed softly. "I'm glad you made it out of the blackout okay, but I am curious about this Halloween costume. Are you going to enter the Sharky's costume contest?"

"I do as well. Always love going all out when the holidays come around. I love that though. Already prepared and ready." Reagan smiled before laughing herself. "I am as well. Wouldn't wanna deal with a blackout again honestly. Oh, you'll get to see it. I'm all for entering the contest and showing off my costume."

A smile came to Shyne's face at her words, giving a nod. "I can agree with that one. I forgot to do the whole generator thing, but I'll invest after this. I definitely have the funds for it," he spoke with a chuckle. "Think I'm good enough company or going to get to know others as well?" It was just a curious question, but he did generally not mind, just being a curious guy. "I'd like to think it won't last though."

"You definitely should. They are really helpful for sure especially if you have a random outage at home." That was her main reason for getting a generator. Sure it wasn't that common but having it as a backup was nice. "I think you are good company. I won't ditch you at all." A smile spread across her lips as she looked at him. "Honestly, same. I wouldn't have either plus I would have been bored as well."

Imogen liked to think that she was not a nosy person. She didn't care about trying worm her way into someone's business. She hated when people tried to get into her business. It wouldn't be fair if she was the same way to them. Information should be shared with a person if they wanted it to be shared with her. "Sometimes I wonder if there's a way to like stop that from happening." She wondered if that was an age thing. Deadlines at school were always so stressful for her. "I wonder if everyone does. Like fall between their parents with certain traits." Imogen knew she was more like her mom than her dad. A part of her always wondered who her sister would be more like if she was still alive. "That's true!" Imogen smiled softly.

Reagan loved keeping to herself usually unless she ended up getting really close to someone. She like minding her business and wished others did the same. Some people just liked knowing everything possible. She didn't even share everything with her fans since she knew how they could be. "I wonder that as well. Stress is always there." Sure she knew there was good and bad stress so maybe she was just dealing with the bad a lot more. "I'm sure they do honestly even if you can't tell right away." Reagan knew she had a mix of both from her parents but she could tell that she was more like her dad in certain ways. "Yes! I do like seeing little changes that happen and make me feel positive."

Before Imogen moved to Aurora Bay, she remembered the way people talked about her and her mother. The friends she had in middle school all whispered behind her back. When she moved, she realized that she didn't have to be the girl with the missing sister. She could just be Imogen and that was preferable. She didn't tell many people about her past unless she was good friends with them, but Imogen sometimes wondered if some people knew about her past regardless. "Exactly, like why is a deadline sometimes so stressful, even if you've done all the work?" Imogen hated school. "My mom can't handle change at all, but my dad is all about change. It's weird. I probably fall somewhere in between the two." She understood hating change. "Hopefully." But she knew that was sometimes not the case.

Now Reagan wasn't one who stuck her nose into things. Sure if her curiosity go the better of her but usually she'd keep to herself. It wasn't her right to know every little thing about someone unless they shared them with her themselves. She didn't know anyone's past here unless it was a big deal that everyone talked about. Even then, she would ignore it. "I don't know. I wish it wasn't and didn't cause a sense of dread every single time." It wasn't fun and if anything made her work sloppy if she thought to much about it. "I get that. I feel I fall between my parents as well when it comes to handling change. It usually depends on what it is at the end of the day." Usually it was her company changing things that she tended to hate. "All we can do is hope. Though I know some things never change."

"I agree honestly. Sometimes the space feels too big and I'd rather have someone or something to occupy it." It was one down side of living alone. She thought about getting a pet before which she knew was a big decision on it's own. She'd risk it one day. At least if there was anything going on, she had Roman who never failed to make her smile.

"Don't tell me you've come here alone?" Beatrice didn't have any room to be surprised, not when she'd come alone too. She didn't know anyone in Aurora Bay other than a few people, and they weren't available that night. "What's your name?"

"I did. Not that I planned on it. One of my close friends was busy so I came alone so I wasn't stuck at home." She knew she'd end up either working or not doing anything if she was at home. Being out was better and she got to enjoy herself even if she didn't try to push herself to interact much. "I'm Reagan. I'm usually not like this especially when live music is involved."

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Reagan found herself nodding in agreement easily. The heat was so intense during the blackout and it made her reconsider going out at all. At least now she could enjoy the cooler weather again. "I feel that. I will never complain about the weather here again. Yes, I'm ready for Halloween myself. Already have costume ideas. I did. Could have stayed home but I bounced around a few places that stayed cool to see others."

Imogen did not like talking about her family to a certain degree. Talking about her sister was one of those subjects that was difficult to talk about with people she didn't know very well. And how was she supposed to tell people about it that she really didn't know or trust? "Stress does happen. I try not to let it get to me. You know that's a lot easier said than done." She didn't really like to be stressed, but sometimes she couldn't help it, especially with college. "I'm like not one of those people that likes some types of change. My mom's the same way. Dad loves change. I mean he moved to Europe and then Australia." He loved change more than Imogen did. "That's true. Some stuff has to change."

Now Reagan usually kept a lot to herself. She didn't like revealing every single detail about her life but she shared what she felt others cold find out. Though she was a bit jealous that she didn't get to have a sibling and it made her wonder how things would have turned out as she grew up. "It does and I try not to not to as well. It is like I swear some things just add more stress than they need to." Her job could be that way but she always pushed through it. "I get that. I can be that way sometimes especially if it's a last minute change. It throws me off too much. I feel my parents handle change easier though." She sighed. "It really does and hopefully it's for the better."

Shyne didn't want to be dealing with this blackout and such alone. He could easily afford a generator, and he'd be getting one in case now but it didn't cross his mind and he had the regret hitting. Having such or not, he definitely didn't want to be alone, but also, who'd say no to free food? So Shyne was there, and he looked towards the girl, a soft grin on his face. "I'd say both, but mostly the latter. I'm not sure I can handle a blackout and heatwave alone." Sometimes it was nice knowing you weren't alone.

Now Reagan had taken the time to make sure she had a generator but something about being alone while all this was going on felt off to her. She'd much rather be around others and not worry about if everyone was okay. Plus she wanted food and getting company was great to have alongside that. "I mean I get that. I didn't wanna be alone at all. I wanted to be around everyone especially knowing the lights are all out." Maybe knowing that she'd be alone while the outside world was shrouded in darkness made her come out. She wouldn't admit to a fear but it did unnerve her.

Kalina was sort of glad she wasn’t in the camp of being a big fan of Zak just because she’d always been a fan of his ex moreso than anything. She loved her spooky and Halloween related figures but she always seemed to love the women connected to it more than the men. And with this information out there now she was convinced she’d made the right call. “ I wonder if he’d said that to the other women. That he only slept with them because Annabelle told him to “

"Oh, I wouldn't be surprised if he did. I'm sure anything haunted he's seen or had, he's used it as an excuse for his behavior." The lack of accountability is what gets Reagan more. She was never a fan of Zak so learning this information made her glad she made that decision. Plus she knew better than to blame something like Annabelle. She wasn't gonna press her luck like that.

Darcy: heck yeah!