Picnic in the Park!

[Jasper]

Jasper drops his 7 feet of lanky man down into a crouch with ease as he looks at Fugly, letting the mutt sniff at him and seem to get okay with the courtless Beast's scent. That gets a ruffling pet from Jasper before he goes to snag himself a couple pieces of cheese from the cooler and starts to unwrap them, eating them by themselves. He settles down into a crouch where he can tear off pieces of processed American cheese and offer them out to both of the dogs.

He nods over to Sera. "Yeah, free-running. They also call it parkour. It's something we..." he pauses for a moment, shifting in his crouch. "It's something The Strays were really good at. I haven't had a chance to practice it a lot lately. They had whole buildings in LA that you could go and run around in, practice wall-running, flips.. All sorts of fun shit. I haven't seen one of those here yet but some of the parks have monuments and walkways that make it passable.."

He nods in agreement. "It is.. I mean... It's just difficult, right? I like all of them.. Each of them serves it's purpose but... which one is the right fit for me?"

[Sonnie Wu]

"Oh, macaroni salad!" Sonnie grabbed a paper plate and a plastic fork and helped herself to some.

"Parkour? I do that! I'm part of a club!" She spoke between mouthfuls of macaroni salad, "I can show you some good runs." Parkour definitely filled her instinctual urge to run and jump and climb on everything. Monkey business. "Best place is about half an hour outside of the city, though. Up in Lincoln."

The simian Beast looked curiously at the canine one, her head tilted to one side, "Do you know much about the courts?"

[Seraphina]

The Nix happily continues to cook the hotdogs and burgers, putting finished ones on a plate. “Oh!” now knowing what he was talking about, “Sonnie’s into that! Really good at it to from I’ve been told.” A sage nod. “Bet she knows all the best places.” Nothing she would ever try, athletics wasn’t really her thing.

A shoulder shrugs as more was added to the grill, “I suppose it is. Each has its benefits, as well as its drawbacks. But I can’t tell you the right fit for you, in my opinion, it’s just something you know. Everything begins to click into place and the world slowly makes sense. There is no right or wrong answer, it’s what feels, uh,” pausing, thinking, “right to you.” No one else could make that decision for him. “My own was a natural fit, it spoke to every part of me.” There had been second guessing it.

A glance to Sonnie, knowing they were walking a fine line here. “That’s a good question about the various clubs.” Did she want to push this discussion here, in a park, while grilling? Would anyone put two and two together? She wasn’t sure, and it made her a bit uneasy. “Though some clubs are more private then others, not wanting to be real open.”

[Jasper]

Jasper perks up at the information from Sonnie, grinning slightly and nodding. "I'd love to be shown them, yeah." he says. "I might, we might have to make a road trip up to Lincoln then soon."

He listens to their questions to him about the different courts and nods. "The problem I'm having is I can see reasons to be in all the cour-clubs.." he says, changing the word as that seems to put Sera more at ease. "Well, some more than others, really. Like... I don't know if the Ashen Club is good for me. I don't see myself fitting with what I know of them... Fear and wyrd stuff.." he says, trying to be enigmatic. There's no one nearby that he can tell, but he doesn't want to risk anything.

"Your club is kinda like my jam... Helping people with their wants and stuff like that. I like doing stuff like that. I also like doing my own thing too.." he says, with a shrug.

"The Crimson Club could also be fun.. I'm already partway there.." he says with a grin, reaching up to rub his shock of red hair. "Keeping people safe is always good. I won't say no to a good scrap neither.."

"The cold club though? I... I could see myself fitting there... I'm okay at sneaking and hiding and lying and shit like that... but... I don't..." he huffs softly, breathing out sharply through his nose. "I don't like feeling sad.. I don't like thinking about sad things.." he says, frowning as memories get stirred up in his mind.

[Sonnie Wu]

Sonnie idly jabbed her fork into her plate of macaroni salad, "Helping people find some happiness is great, but that's not all we're about. We... find peace for ourselves through... you know... indulgence. Or at least that's the idea." Had she found peace yet? No, not really. If so, it was always temporary. Distractions only lasted so long.

"Circe's Combat Club are cool, but I dunno that I could be so... vengeful all the time. I feel like I'd burn up."

She took a dog treat and tossed it to Fugly, who happily snatched it up, before moving away from Squire to eat it. Dogs could be quite defensive about their food.

"The Horror Movie Club is neat, too. They know magic tricks like nobody's business. But I don't like scaring people." Sonnie shrugged. "And I'm not sure I ever understood the Snowboarding Club. I understand the value of... hiding, but yeah. They can feel like a big bummer."

The Steepscrambler laid back on the blanket, looking up at the treetop and the sky. "This one is just where I fit in. There's freedom in pursuing your wants and Desires without shame, but we also got a responsibility to not take it too far. You gotta respect other people's freedom and Desires, too, especially if they don't match your own."

[Seraphina]

Her head nods as she listens and keeps grilling, she can do many things at once.

“Every club has amazing benefits and uses in life, but not every clubs ideals and philosophies click with everyone.” It was just life. She respected each Court for what they were and what they offered, but knew Spring was the only Court for her.

“It’s a little bit more then that in my opinion. We choose to live life to its fullest, despite what we’ve been through. Our pasts do not hold us back, we embrace it and use it to live the best life we can. And some of us choose to help others, and some choose to use what others want to their own advantage. Upsides, and downsides. Just depends on who you are.” She was just one who sought to help others around her, it was her Desire, and she fulfilled it to the best of her ability. “We could have a more in-depth conversation about it if you wanted.” But not here.

Looking over her shoulder as he rubbed his hair, she laughed, “You certainly are!” the last burgers flipped and placed on the plate, “But grilled food is ready!” holding up the plate with pride. “Help yourselves to as many as you want.” Whatever was left she’d find someone who needed them.

“Nothing wrong with not wanting to feel sad, feeling sad sucks.” A brief far away look in her sapphires, a hand briefly touching her left ring finger. Which was of course, bare. She was still dealing with sadness and loss. “But it is an important feeling to have and know. As with everything, it has its purpose.” Every emotion did. Even if they didn’t like feeling them.

Nodding when Sonnie spoke, “Very important, finding peace for yourself and indulging your own wants and desires. Those should never be ignored.” Nope.

A small private smile to herself as she listened to Sonnie, finding truth in her well-spoken words.

[Jasper]

Jasper nods as he listens, settling back from his crouch to sit on the grass, stretching out his long legs as he settles. Squire watches Fugly with the treat, cocking his head slightly but doesn't press. The pup settles against one of Jasper's thighs, earning a rub and a scratch behind an ear.

"Yeah, I guess that makes sense... Gotta do what you want to show some certain folks that they don't matter, right? They can't take what I want away anymore.." he says, musing quietly, partially to himself. "I certainly know how to indulge myself..." he says with a small but knowing smile. "I certainly enjoy doing it too.." he says. Have I ever felt shame in it? he thinks to himself with a small shake of his head after a moment

He looks around for a moment before looking over at Seraphina for a moment. "Yeah.. I think I'd like to have a more in-depth conversation about it... I'm not sure why I'm putting it off anymore. I'd like to join ya, if you'll have me." he says, sitting up a bit straighter at the mention and smell of cooked foods. He ambles his way back up to his feet before making himself a plate of food and then settling back down to eat while also giving Squire his hotdog. The pup attacks it with a gusto as Jasper looks on and then back at the two fellow Lost.

[Sonnie Wu]

"BORGARS!" she exclaimed happily upon Sera's announcement of the food being ready. Sonnie sat up, taking her paper plate in hand, and reached for the burger buns. One was deposited on her plate, to be followed by squeezing mayo and mustard and ketchup onto the bun.

"The best part," she continued as she fished about for some cheese, "of the April-to-June Club, is we get to show that They didn't break us. We're out here living our best lives!"

Once her buns (burger buns, you pervs) were ready, she got a grilled patty and finished putting together her cheese-borgar. Fugly, by then, had finished his treat and was looking at the burger with hungry eyes. Sonnie headed this off at the pass by giving him the cooked hot dog she had requested for him.

"More is always welcome at the party!" the simian Beast responded to Jasper, but she let the Queen handle the particulars of recruitment.

[Seraphina]

A smile, “Exactly! We don’t give them what they want, hiding from fear.” Sure, there would always be a healthy amount of fear of Them and going back, but you couldn’t live your life in fear.

A small nod, “Sure, just let me know when you’re free and we can meet at a Tavern for a drink.” She would always make time to discuss Courts with someone. But his next words surprised her. It wasn’t that she thought he would want to join Spring, or would be a bad fit, it was just someone wanting to join. There was a pause, “We would love to have you, any Club would be lucky to have you. I say we all,” a look to Sonnie, “setup a time to meet up and discuss it in more detail.” The Nix liked Jasper; he was a good guy who seemed very dedicated to the Freehold.

Another nod to Sonnie, “Damn right!” Spring knew how to live, and they did it with style.

“I have to agree, more is always welcome. After all, we do belong to the best Club.” In her opinion anyways. And she would always defend that.

Once everyone had gotten their burgers and hot dogs, she made a burger for herself before settling down to enjoy it.

“We need more afternoons like this, just relaxing, enjoying life and burgers.” She knew she personally needed more days like this. With friends, not lost in her thoughts.

[Jasper]

The Coyote grins around a bite of burger as he nods over to the two Spring Courtiers, his fellow courtiers.. Or at least going to be. He nods over to Sonnie in agreement. "Living the best we can."

He smiles and nods over to Sera. "I'd love to get together for that chat soon, yeah. Find out what I need to do to join your club," he says, finishing up his burger and starting on one of the hotdogs. Squire shifts against his thigh as the pup finishes his hotdog. Jasper reaches down to pet gently along the pup's head as he nods over to the Emerald Queen again. "Before it gets too hot."