Night Swimming (Open)

[asharpertongue]

It's been a trying day...week...month, if she's honest. The situation with Bach and the missing elders was getting on her last nerve.

She needed a swim.

Pulling her phone from her bag, she sent a text to a few of the more senior members of the siren community:

Night swimming tonight from sundown on the wrecking beach. All welcome. Food and drink provided. Please spread the word.

That should do it.

She send another note to her contacts at the police station so the unaware human element would be steered away. The wards would be up around the beach, discouraging vanilla humans from coming down there but it didn't hurt to have insurance in these matters.

Hopefully the sirens would come, maybe some of the witches. It would be nice to sprawl on the rocks for a few hours with friends.

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[asharpertongue]

"You say that now...but that's cos you're a good girl." Lara chuckled unashamedly.

[louise_abasi]

"I am and there is nothing to be ashamed about. Anyway, that will be gone soon, after my night of Girl Gone Wild: Siren edition."

[asharpertongue]

"Oh stop pretending like you aren't excited by the idea. I know better."

[louise_abasi]

"I'm terrified." She rubbed her face. "But people forget that sometimes that's necessary to evolve into a better person. So that's what I'm going to take away from this. Evolution."

[asharpertongue]

"Very true." She grinned and towed Lou along to the food tables, filling up a plate. "And whats life without a little self-indulgence once in a while?"

[louise_abasi]

"I know self-indulgence." She nicked a piece of pancake. "They're called Gojira, Mothra and Mechagodzilla. And they have yet to disappoint me."

[asharpertongue]

Lara laughed. "Your fascination with those films makes me wonder."

[louise_abasi]

"Make you wonder about what? My dark side?"

[asharpertongue]

"About what got you so addicted to those films."

[louise_abasi]

She hummed. "Is this going to take a philosophical turn or a sexual one?"

[asharpertongue]

Lara laughed. "Philosophical, please."

[louise_abasi]

"Good." She chuckled with relief. "Because I went the other way once during a drunk night and ever since I've had several kiddie filters on my browsers."

[asharpertongue]

Cackling, Lara raised an eyebrow. "You'll have to show me one day."

[louise_abasi]

"I honestly can't. Michel helped me out and I have no clue how to -" She grinned. "Okay, I'll show you. Show me what you're made of."

[asharpertongue]

"I'm a siren. We'll have a party all over that."

[louise_abasi]

".. I didn't plan a group showing, to be honest?"

[asharpertongue]

"I meant us, Lou."

[mattthesiren]

::laughs it off nervously:: "Better not. I didn't come to swim. Just... walking. Nice night."


To be honest he has no idea if all the other sirens know what he is. But if he can avoid the question entirely, all the better.

[asharpertongue]

Lara cocked her head at him and hums thoughtfully. "Well swimming isn't compulsory." She waves a hand at the buffet and drinks. "Eat, drink and be merry. It's all on us, mister....?"

[mattthesiren]

Oh right. "Matt. Hi. I, uh, I teach at SCCC." He looks at the food and rink. "I shouldn't, I mean, I don't want to impose." Is that brie? It definitely might be brie.

"Ah, but," he refocuses. "I don't know your name either."

[asharpertongue]

Lara nods. She'd heard of him but he'd never made a nuisance of himself so she'd let him be. Traditionally speaking he should have declared himself to her a while ago, but those kind of rules were for the older families. She didn't enforce them on sirens that wanted to live quietly.

"You're the teacher. I've heard your name before." She smiled. "My name is Lara. Lara Quinn. I'm the Matriarch of this town." She watched to see if he'd react.

[mattthesiren]

::flattered smile:: "Oh yeah? My kids call me Mr. Summers, usually, at least to other people. It's a fun job."


Ohhhhhh. "The -- so you're the siren head honcho?" He gulps. "Wow. And hey, congratulations."

[asharpertongue]

Lara chuckled. "Thanks. I like the job." She gestured at the food and drink. "Help yourself. Dormant or active siren - we're all friends here."

[mattthesiren]

"You--," O__O "do you all know?" The prospect is terrifying.

[asharpertongue]

"Of course we know. We're sirens." She raised an eyebrow. "Did you honestly think we didn't? You're a teacher in a town full of witches and sirens, teaching the children of witches and sirens as well as the humans. You were vetted in every way it's possible for a person to be vetted, through regular and...other channels." She smiled and sent a calming and reassuring tendril of power out to brush against his. "But you were approved by the whole community unanimously. So there's nothing to worry about."