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Card smiled, at least happy that Danny agreed. He liked it when people said he had a good point. Finishing off his last scoop of ice cream, he couldn't help but look up at the other through the fallen strands of blonde, a flirtatious smile across his lips and a slightly hopeful glint in his eyes. "Show him what he's missing? Is he gonna be there?"

Danny blinked for a second. "No it's... just a figure of speech, unless you're into people watching. I'm not judging, but I'm not into that." He smiled though. "Your choice."

who: @seasaltpages where: the gull hotel when: late february 2026

It all happened so fast, one minute he was sat on his window watching the snow fall with a cup of coffee and the next minute there was a slight frantic knock on his door. He pondered for a minute about answering it but got down and pulled the door open to a woman, raising an eyebrow when she named him. "Danny, I- "was all he could say as she continued to talk. "Um... come in? I have a comb?" He stood back and gestured for her to come inside. "It's clean and new." Danny added.

Hayden watched her with a dog for a second and shook his head. "No Miss Mirana, I'm very ill and I'm recovering from an operation on my broken leg." He even did a higher pitch of voice. "Nearly done." He finished up cleaning.

"Who would you report me to? Child protection services? You're a grown ass adult who goes about flirting wrong." Hayden shook his head some at his brother. "Oh yeah, yeah, me Hayden me got a bigger club than you."

He perked up at that. "Oh, yeah, I've heard him play a couple times! Not normally my kind of music either, but I really liked it. Makes you want to get out and dance. If he's not your usual type what is?"

"Exactly. That's the sign of a really good DJ." Dámaso nodded then grinned a bit, unable to help himself as he leaned in a little and said "You."

who: @seasaltpages where: beach bum thrift store when: january 12

Simone caught what Juliette said and looked at the apron. "Probably some husband who didn't know what to get his wife for Christmas, saw this and thought 'oh yeah, she's gonna love it'."

Edgar nodded, taking a sip of his own wine. "So how long do you plan on staying here? In Windmere, I mean."

"I'm not sure yet, I've been travelling around the country for a couple of months now looking for new talent to bring under my label. I hear there's a guy in this town who does some impressive DJ sets. Not my usual type of music, but I'm willing to give it a listen."

Nathan shook his head. "There are different ways to meditate. You don't necessarily have to sit still. I prefer yoga myself, but there are plenty of active meditation techniques you can try."

"So... what are your theories?" Danny asked now, sipping his drink and put his focus on this conversation.

"100%." Cardelle leaned in closer. "So, basically, we were paired together on a blind date, and he had to leave early, then I saw him out on the Boardwalk and asked him again and he said yes, which lead to today. He wouldn't agree if he didn't swing...right?

"Hm, good point." Danny sat back a little in his chair to finish off his ice cream, watching Card for a second before he could stop himself, he asked. "How about we go back to my hotel room and show him what he's missing?"

"Wow. This is really something fascinating to learn about you." She laughed as she spoke, her eyes still a little wide with surprise as she looked at him. "There's something quite nice about a new phone though. It feels kind of fresh, right?"

"I didn't think of it like that, but yes, I suppose so." He nodded a little, having a small think about it. "At least it can't stress me out any further." Danny had been getting quite a lot of phone calls from his family and fiancé, quite rightly too.

"Go right ahead." He gestured to a dog who was being kept in overnight in a kennel. "He's recovering from an op but you're free to reach in and give him a stroke." Hayden said all that without looking up, just busied himself with finishing the cleaning.

"Danny!" Sophia gasped, looking at the man with a mixture of surprise and very evident amusement. "That's a little bit unhinged, but you know what? I support you and your impulsive boundaries. Are you just going to be one of those folks that doesn't own a mobile phone now? Letters or landline only? How retro."

"What can I say? I'm as impulsive as they come." If only she knew the reality. "Maybe... but in the end I'm going to have to get a new phone."

who: @seasaltpages where: windmere vet clinic when: january 5

Hayden was finishing clearing up for the day as he awaited Mira's appearance. "It's okay, you can go home." He said with a smile but his eyes were on Mira rather than the receptionist. "I'll lock up after I'm done wiping down the surfaces and of course, helping Mirana here with her posters." Then he took a step back into the room to finish his cleaning.