(2006) Summer Solstice

[Sonnie Wu]

"WAAHHHH!" Sonnie jumped back a couple of feet from the stone, just before her finger touched it. Her head darted back and forth, eyes scanning the large, open room. "Who... what was..." She paused, eyes narrowing, "Where are you?" Her gaze turned back to the stone. She stared at it suspiciously.

The Beast spun around as people entered the laser tag arena. She pouted at Seraphina, Rhodes and Circe, "I wasn't gonna! And... um... do you know what this thing is?" She pointed accusingly at the Wyrdstone, "Did you know it talks?! I think there's somebody inside it! OMIGAWD! Is it an EGG??"

Curiosity/Excitement Levels are rising!

"Starlight! You look amazing! You, too, Miyo!" She waved at the Bright One and the Romancer, "Check out this magic rock! Er, sorry, magic egg! It talks!"

Then, Sonnie gasped spying Coco and the Dancer's sleepwear, "Whaaaaaat! Is this a slumber party? Why did nobody tell me?" She crossed her arms over her chest, "We could have made a blanket fort!"

Blanket forts are scientifically proven to be awesome.

Fugly, meanwhile, was jumping up and down, in a vain effort to reach the delicious-smelling barbeque on the food table. The plates were just out of his reach! The sounds of puppy-ish whining ensued.

The Claviger's attention, only briefly upon the Wasp, had returned to the Wyrdstone. She gave it a concerned expression. "What kind of egg is it? Dodo? Dinosaur? Oh, maybe a griffon, like that one Abe had! Talk to me, Little Egg! What are you?" She gasped again and jumped up and down in a similar fashion to her dog! "Is it warm enough? Do we need an incubator? We should build the blanket fort around the egg!!"

Warning! Warning! Curiosity/Excitement Levels approaching critical levels!

[Circe]

"Thank you Titania, yer lookin' good in red yerself," Circe gives her a thumbs up. And then Titania is gone to the cuddle bug. Ooh, that was a good one. And then Yamiyo arrives, the romancer looking quite nice to the crimson and black eyes of Summer, wait. Did her chin get bigger? Right the curse.

Yamiyo's greeting gets her to smile widely, "Ah grazie ragazza carina. Noble, oh ho ho ho, sure. I will happily be yer jolly saint of nicking things," Circe pats her stomach before accepting the gift, "Even if I'm a lil' light fer that."

She'd have to figure out where to put it. Then Rhodes arrived, "Grazie Rhodes. E 'bello qui il linguaggio della mia infanzia di nuovo. And it totally is. Thing feels as heavy as a full beer bottle, probably as effective fer blunt trauma too," naturally a Summer would think in that direction. "Ooooh," she accepts the bottle, "Another touch of home. Thank ya Rhodes. And great coordination with Seraphina. Love the color contrasts."

The stone talks to Sonja? Sonja had a huge imagination, a lot of energy, and less then average attention span at times. Circe raises an eyebrow and a ear at Sonja, "Uuuh, it didn't talk when I carried it fer hours," she looks to Rhodes, "Ya never heard a thing either right?" She then quickly looks back to Sonja coming to her own conclusions. She'd not arrived to hear John messing with Sonja. Therefore, "I'm sure it wasn't just yer imagination. You are, hmmm, ludicrously creative. Let us test my theory. Ahem," she points at Coco while raising her voice loudly, "A pretty bug in fluffy flannel, tis a cuddle bug. Don't ya wanna cuddle the cuddle bug? How many chances do ya have to hug a cuddle bug?"

But Sonja doesn't let it go and just keeps going. "It's a rock Sonja, like the kind that comes from bigger rocks." And if Sonja knew her pop-culture mythology, or had seen a Sinbad movie, she might think Circe said roc instead of rock. "Plus you are not ripping apart my dress ta make a blanket fort, ya'd hafta pay the coin ta replace it."

[Seraphina]

While Coco’s outfit was, well, bizarre, she wasn’t going to judge. So she smiles and offers the Wasp a wave, “Hi Coco.”

Spotting Circe make her entrance, Sera feels herself tense, her hand tightening slightly on Rhodes arm, but she smiles.

There was a shrug as the mouthed question, “It didn’t harm anyone when it was acquired.” So her guess? It was safe. But she wouldn’t bet on it.

Seemed red was the theme for the party as Titania made her entrance, a small wave, “Hello Titania.” Her smile friendly. Though she wondered if whatever was going on between her and Sonnie was done with. Guess they would see.

A nod and smile to Yami.

As Rhodes presents Circe with a gift, “The crown is very suiting on you.” While she had liked Rich, she liked the blue elf better.

Solemn nod to the monkey, “I might, but it’s not my place to say what it is.” It was Summer’s night, and she would let Circe take center stage for that. Perfectly manicured eyebrows arch, “Talks? I’ve never heard it talk and spent some time with it.” While she was usually onboard with messing with Sonnie, she just wasn’t in the mood tonight. As compliments were passed around, she feels herself withdrawing a bit more inward. She was off her game tonight.

[James Turner]

It was difficult not to get distracted from his task as Titania and Seraphina stepped into the room, they were always beacons of beauty that drew the eye. He hesitated for a second taking in their dress and their beauty, blinking with a shake of his head before going back to his task. It was getting more and more difficult not to laugh with every passing second though. He leaned down looking over the drinks and hunting for one to hide his face, letting the words slither out once again.

Whisper to Sonnie

“Momma. Momma please help me.”

Feed the egg fantasy at least for a little longer and see what happened. He grabbed a beer and stood back up. There were benefits to an unassuming nature at times, being able to fade into the background as he watched the congregation of Monarchs trading pleasantries and listening. He didn’t move from the food and drinks though. Trying to open his beer as quietly as possible, but anyone who’s tried to open a can under pressure knew that was an impossible task.

[Angel]

White wedges, sarong wrapped around the waist, and ice blue bikini made out of spandex strips wrapped around them, the winter approaches clearly not dressed for battle. There is a pause by the entrance as Angel surveys the gathered of the freehold. Their stillness is so perfect it's statuesque.

The treasure approaches Circe offering a small curtsy, the short sarong revealing even more of the long, pale legs.

"Congratulations on the arrival of your season. May it not burn too hot." The treasured pauses there near the queen, offering a big smile to Titania.

[Coco]

"You know, Lady Titania, you never took me up on my offer to educate you. A shame. And here I thought we would have had a wonderful time," Coco replied, shifting her hold on the stuffed unicorn so it's fluffy little head just happened to obscure about half of the luminous beauty's form. It almost physically heart not to look directly at her, as if she were straining something embedded deep inside of her, but she knew that it would be even more painful to look.

Thankfully, Sonnie seemed to be getting up to some antics, or other, and that proved to be the most welcome distraction of the coronation so far.

"Yes, I completely agree, Sonnie," Coco said, raising her voice so it would carry over to the athletic lost and company. "The lone member of the Summer court has already gotten her participation trophy, so why not have a slumber party? I didn't bring any blankets, but I'm sure we could scrounge something.

"Oh, hello, Queen Seraphina," the Wasp continued, turning to give a little curtsy to the formerly crowned ruler of Spring.

The Queen of Summer, she completely ignored.

[Anatole]

Anatole turned up late, dressed up in a new cheap suit. This one had the width of his shoulders and suited his barrel-like frame, but at the cost of limbs that were too long. The shoes are nearly new but polished to a shine. The wizened appears, fumbling yet again with his sleeves, casting his eyes over the gathering as he decides where to go first.

He opts for a small circuit that stops by the food and drink, before joining the group gathered by the Stone. The stone is new and he has never seen it before. Naturally, the Ashen Courtier intends to sate his curiosity.

"Ascending Circe," he pauses to give a formal bow.

"Descending Sovereign Seraphina," he inclines his head toward the Emerald Queen with equal formality.

"Dread King," the bow is careful and deferential. Rhodes is his Sovereign after all.

"Coco." A wry smile twists at his beard.

"Angel." He has to stop lest he crash into something and only gets moving again with some effort.

He swings by the spread, piles up a few selected treats and makes directly for the Stone. Or was it an Egg? Drawing near, he caught snippets of conversation but not much context.

"Humpf. Alright, what is it? More importantly - Why is it?" He popped a tasty treat into his mouth.
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[Circe]

Circe stows the additional gifts beneath the Wyrd Stone's table for now. She needed hands free to talk like her ancestors did.

"Thanks Sera," a blue hand reaches up to tap one of the floating diamonds, which wiggles off balance before correcting itself, "Hard and over the top."

  I hear Jimmy

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2020-06-25 12:41:32		Circe rolls 6 to Percetion Wits 3 + Comp 3 (10 Again)		3, 4, 8, 9, 5, 9		3 successes

Circe looks to James with a snort of amusement. So that was where the whispers were coming from? A contract or ventriloquism?

And another Fairest arrives. Someone had joked about it being a model agency and not a Freehold a while back. Maybe some truth to that? Circe at least returns the curtsy with a small bow of her head, the diamond bobbing with the crown's movement. She wasn't gonna cursty, "Thank ya, uh, Angel right? Nice outfit."

The bug was trying to pick a fight with her too. What a happy night! Circe turns her head to Coco, her smile showing a lot of teeth as she waves to the angry bug as she cheerfully shouts, "Thanks fer thinking of me flower bee! Love you too!"

"Anny!" She opens her arms wide to great Anatole. He is welcome to hug her if he wishes. As for the question of the Wyrd Stone, that gets her to look at the Dread and Vernal Sovereigns, "Oh yes it is quite the Wyrd Stone isn't it? Shall I share with everybody what it does?" The tone was certainly asking for permission.

[Yamiyo Lillich]

Lightly giggling at the Queens jest as she handed over the bag.
"You know not all Santa's have been fat nor all so kind some are quite different if you go back through the centuries." One even hid toys in your shoes if her memory served her right.

Gift

The giftbag contains one bottle of Roccolo Grassi Amarone Della Valpolicella Italian wine, two Ballistol Multi-Purpose Lubricant and Cleaner which were apparently quite good to use for guns, two toy cap guns with two packs of 160 shot each for them, each gun in their own little holster.

Slowly backing away as Rhodes approaches and wow did he speak Italian as well that was unexpected well not everyone liked to show off their various languages so that wasn't fully illogical.
However tequila she would have to remember that for the next time it was time to give Circe a gift.

Walking over to Sonnie and looking the stone over, placing a hand behind her ear and standing still for a second before turning to face the adorable monkey.
"Sorry i don't hear anything it must be talking to you and you alone I am afraid, who knows maybe only beastlings can hear it and that is why no one else have picked anything up." Lightly giggling a bit, not that she knew what it was nor that she tended to hear much to begin with but still some fun was never wrong to have.
"So tell me who do I look like today in your eyes adorable little Sonnie?"

A small curtsy and nod offered to the spring Queen, not as grand as the one Circe had gotten today was her day and it would be rude to show anyone more or deeper respect than her.

Quickly nodding to Angel with a warm smile just noting her presence there, the Queen did not seem to have minded the action so maybe it hadn't been so bad nevertheless so was there still a small fear lingering on inside.

Looking over the noble barkeep as he arrived, gently walking up to him and speaking in a soft tone.
"Noble gentleman if you like so can I aid you with getting your clothes sewn in and corrected for you next time, I do own a sewing machine and whilst I may not be the greatest seamstress so can I at least adjust the length of clothes. If you would like so can you have my number and feel free to text me anytime you need help so will I make sure to have them measured and fixed for you. Naturally I will need to measure you for it but that is all." Smiling warmly towards him, still feeling safe around him ever since he had been her kind escort a top the great spider. True he was a bit rough but he did feel rather kind and warm as well.

Looking towards the newly crowned Queen, curious whether or not her and Coco were in a friendly rivalry or if the animosity were real and if such were the case where it had come from.
Fixing her hair and lightly touching her ears as the Queen starts talking of the stone, locking her eyes in on her lips and focusing intensely in order to be able to catch on feeling lucky that she was rather close to them.

[Rhodes]

The Director arches an eyebrow with slight concern. "Sonnie, it doesn't talk. Are you feeling alright?" Loss of connection to reality was no joke.

Circe is given a small smile. It was good she enjoyed this little touches. "Consideralo un Regalo. Ma una specie bi abilitia di Cenerentola. Al prossio sonno...." The Dread Lord holds up his hands. "A talent from the dreaming lands I have been practicing. Mandarin is very unusual."

Rhodes feels the tension slightly on his arm, and turns to Sera. "Is... everything alright, darling?"

The wasp seemed to try and ignore anyhting that wasn't her own agenda - so be it - and Anatole recieves a respectful nod at his greeting, a chill wind stating to twist up. Yamiyo was again distrascting - Golden skin and hair, her eyes like the sapphire pools he loved so much. It was... a little discomforting, to tell the truth.

The Dread Lord nodded to Circe. "It is your Party, Lady Summer. Take it away. If you need any questions, I'll be right here." The Wyrdstone had been a trial to find, harder to acquire, had Sera not been there they may not have it at all. Hopefully everyone would see it's worth as he did.