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]

She nods. And then she smiles slyly. "Although this time I have a secret weapon. Les is my PA now. And you should see him in a suit..."

[louise_abasi]

"Les." She searches her brain for a second. "The garbage jumping witch?"

[asharpertongue]

Lara nods. "He's a lot smarter than people think. I think he's got potential. And you know me and causes. I do like a challenge."

[louise_abasi]

"And it's very United Colors of Magic, a sirrn and a witch working together."

[asharpertongue]

"True. But he's powerful. And once he gets over himself, he'll be very useful."

[louise_abasi]

"Remember not to sell him as your sidekick. You're not the sidekick owning type."
She pats her stomach. "I should have quit aftr that sixth pancake."

[asharpertongue]

Lara smiled and nudged Lou. "You should lay here and digest. You've got a couple of hours before we start singing."

[louise_abasi]

"And I have to be gone before that? I mean, that has to be siren only, right?"

[asharpertongue]

"Unless you feel like becoming a willing body slave...?"

[louise_abasi]

"I'm not already..?"

[asharpertongue]

She laughs. "You know better than that."

[louise_abasi]

"And you don't want me either? Tsk. It's not like I want you anyway."

[asharpertongue]

"I'm a siren...I want lots of people I can't or won't have."

[louise_abasi]

She crossed her arms. "That never fades?"

[asharpertongue]

Lara shrugs. "It's manageable for the most part."

[louise_abasi]

"But you have like a huge ..how should I call it - family? Pack?" She grins. "School?"

[asharpertongue]

"I don't mix family and siren business with pleasure. I don't mind. I get my jollies out of town for the most part."

[louise_abasi]

"Your jollies? Still, you sound a bit sad and lonely like this, Lara. Isn't Siren Cove your love and comfort?"

[asharpertongue]

"It is." She smiled and nudged her friend to show her she wasn't sad. "It really is and I don't long for a partner or anything long term. I like the flings. I just...it's sometimes a long time between flings. And I'm a siren." She shrugs.

[louise_abasi]

"You want me to find your one True Love for you?"

[asharpertongue]

Lara laughed. "I don't think so. Thanks for the offer though. I don't need to find a true love. I just sometimes wish I didn't have such strict rules for taking lovers. It's for good reason, but still."

[louise_abasi]

"They don't make it? You really have to re-educate me on siren lore, lady matriarch."

[asharpertongue]

"That would depend on what you want to know."

[louise_abasi]

"Because there are forbidden for humans bits?"

[asharpertongue]

"Distasteful bits maybe."