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.

Comments

[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."

[louise_abasi]

"You want me for yourself. Again?"

[asharpertongue]

Lara laughed and smirked. "I'm greedy - what can I say?"

[louise_abasi]

She narrowed her eyes. "If it wouldn't have been you, I'd expect a dodgily-played pick up situation going on right here. I know, because Hollywood told me that it works like this."

[asharpertongue]

"Oh please. We both know I would never be so circumspect."

[louise_abasi]

"I know." She put her hands up. "And I just want to say that I'm not angling for anything, it just came to me."

[asharpertongue]

Lara chuckles. "It's fine. I've got a thick skin. I can handle rejection." She grinned playfully.

[louise_abasi]

"You're giving me a social anxiety issue in no time at all." She rolled up a pancake and took a large bite. With her hand in front of her mouth she followed "I expected more of a bff."

[asharpertongue]

Lara pouts. "I've been horrible. How can I make it up to you? Swim? I can give you a guide to the bottom of the sea."

[louise_abasi]

"Only to leave me in the middle of the ocean to drown?" She blows her a kiss. "You're feeding me, why would you need to make anything up to me?"

[asharpertongue]

"I object to that stereotype of my people!" She says, mock affronted.