spring day;;

When Matty stepped foot into the building he was taken aback by it all. He’d never seen anything quite like it and it made him realize that he probably didn’t belong. Adjusting the bowtie that Sunny had insisted he wear for the occasion, Matty leaned against the balustrade, eyes scanning the party goers as they milled around. Nudging the person next to him he nodded at the door. “Wanna step outside with me for a minute? I could use some air. It’s like really hot.”

Leaning against the bar, Jackson smirked as he eyed the crowd that was building inside the town hall, their lavish outfits ranging from exquisitely gorgeous to downright awful. He spotted Sunny across the room and lifted his drink in greeting, before his attention turned to the person next to him. “What an unexpectedly glamorous event for this small town, right?”

tae: i mean

tae: that sounds like it could either be an awesome whirlwind adventure or the beginning of a really shitty horror movie

tae: either way i gotta meet him so i can threaten him so he wont fux wit u

lyra: i've never seen a horror movie so that doesn't apply

lyra: they look really gross nd u know i don't like blood

lyra: my hero !!

“Oh, I probably shouldn’t divulge too much. It’ll come out, most likely. Let’s just enjoy our drinks.” He flagged a bartender down and ordered the drink. “Whats your name?”

Vivi saluted them with a wink “i’ll be quick!” she assured with a grin before picking up the balls and taking aim. She lost abysmally, but didn’t care much as she was now interested in the strangers mission, accepting the plush toy, she clutched it in her hand before skipping back over to them and plucking the candy out of their grasp.

“Protest huh?” she asked, looking from the stranger to the booth with the goldfish “those poor fish, they all look so sad” she pouted, leaning down to examine one of the listless creatures as it floated round the plastic bag lifelessly. “Hey hey, quick come with me.” she grabbed their sleeve and tugged them to get them to follow her “just trust me come on” she grinned, she was forming a rescue mission in her head. But they clearly couldn’t discuss it in front of the stall owner. 

lyra watched in fascination as she tossed the ball, missing the target but still impressive to them nonetheless. when she accepted the prize, they cocked their head to the side in surprise. hadn’t she lost? lyra supposed that they could get behind a game like that. “here you go,” they said, handing back the fluffy cloud candy. 

Elijah: Who is this?

Elijah: and no.

Elijah: Just because they're cute doesn't mean they're not a murderer.

lyra : lyra !! u know ! the prettiest merperson this side of the pacific

lyra : omg wait but the world is round

lyra : omg WAIT does that make the prettiest merperson in the world

lyra : i need your opinion

lyra : so if a hitckhiker you met at a cafe

lyra : rlly cute btw

“It’s where they put you when you’re kinda bad but not so bad you have to go to real jail. It’s where the police hold you when they need something from you. Sometimes people go there when they’re too drunk to drive so they go there to sleep it off. Me? I’m the questioning kind.” He smirked. “Of course you don’t have to pay.”

“Does it look like it’s going to rain, to you?” Wilbur asked hesitantly, looking up at the sky. “If it rains, I don’t have to water my garden later because that would be too much, but I don’t want to not do it in case it doesn’t rain.”

There was a summery event going on in the flower gardens in town, the pathways lined with game stalls, homemade crafts and food stands. Vivi had tagged along with some of her college friends to check out the stalls and have fun. After buying some cotton candy, she wandered away from the others to check out a craft stall that was selling homemade jewellery, buying a bracelet for her Mom, she thanked the attendant and headed off to try and find them again.

Distracted by a bubble stream, the girl was led to a game stall where you had to throw balls into numbered holes and get a high score in order to win a plush toy. Setting her sights on a gigantic stuffed dog, her eyes glinted as the attendant offered her the balls to throw and she gave them $5.

“Can ya hold my candy for a sec? I’m gonna win this”

after only having legs for a handful of months, lyra’s favorite part of living on land (which for the most part were pretty ew) was the never ending stream of parties and celebrations there were for them to visit. clubs were always a source of entertainment, the merperson was a performer at heart, but the energy and excitement of town festivals was nearly unmatched. most celebrations in the aquatic lands he lived in and visited only celebrated royal birthdays and lunar eclipses, which were enjoyable in their own right (mostly because they were the main attraction of those), but didn’t compare to a festival. 

“Well, that wasn’t the longest I’ve been in a holding cell but it’s good to be out. You wanna grab a drink?”

The night had come all too quickly at Red Velvet. Usually she was a morning person, up before dawn to start the day’s orders and get the ball rolling but there was a special order today, one that required her to stay much later than she intended. At least she had tomorrow off? Sighing, every once in a while Lucy looked out to the front of the shop, seeing patrons getting their coffees and such, unable to wait until she could go home. Soon enough she couldn’t stand it anymore and took a break, throwing off her apron and going to sit at a table, grabbing some tea to drink and a sandwich before going to her normal table without thinking. It wasn’t until a few minutes later when she saw someone approach did her mind move out of it’s haze. “Is this your table? Sorry, I can move.”