chasing the sun ( semi-open )

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Who: Lux Crownguard and others!
When: Throughout June
Where: Around town.
What: Quests and catch-all.
Warnings: N/A (will update if/when necessary)

o1. HAVE BIKE, WILL TRAVEL (talk travels).

[ Lux believes she's prepared for everything, and being a postwoman doesn't sound too hard. It could even be fun! What better way to get to know the city and the people living in it than by delivering mail. She's even dressed for the occasion, her hair tied back in a braid to keep it out of her way. A Demacian is always, always prepared—and for the most part, she is.

But Lux has never ridden a bicycle before. This is the first time she's seen one more than in passing, so that might put a damper on things. But she will not be deterred! It can't be any harder than riding a horse, right? That takes an immense amount of balance and upper body strength, so she should be fine.

Over the course of the first few days of the month, Lux can be find in various stages of either learning how to ride, wobbling slowly down the sidewalk (the mail bag is heavy and it's throwing off her balance), or simply pushing bicycle and bag like a cart while huffing. This poor girl could probably use training wheels, but they don't exist... or she's too stubborn to use them. Probably both. Help her or stay out of her way. ]

o2. HEARTS DANCE IN 3/4 TIME (arrangements for you).

[ Normally, Lux wouldn't be caught dead in a place like this. A respectable young lady like herself has a reputation to uphold, but there's no one here from Demacia to report back on what young Lady Crownguard chooses to do with her time. Which, as it turns out, is learning one of the local dances. So much could be said about a culture just by observing how they celebrate, and if asked, that's her reason for being here.

But honestly, it's been a long time since she's been able to enjoy something like this. The parties and galas around Snowdown were always so reserved, and as she got older, it became less about having fun, and more about who she would talk to. Who she would dance with. For once, she gets to decide, and that makes coming to this area of the city worth it.

Approaching the closest person she finds without a partner, she beams at them, looking like she's genuinely enjoying herself. ]

Did you want to give it a try? I think I've got the steps down.

[ She probably won't step on your toes, at least. ]

o3. FITTING IN LIKE A GLOVE.

[ Keeping herself busy, Lux chalks up the odd feeling to fatigue. She goes to great pains in order to keep her emotions in check, and after years of mantras and meditation, it has become second nature to her. But for some reason, she finds it more difficult to keep things even keel. Lux may not be blowing up at others, but she can feel her mood fluctuate, and with it a very familiar sensation that she had assumed would have gone away with the change in her powers.

Feeling like she could lose control, like the magic flowing within might force its way to the surface if she isn't careful. She can't let that happen; even if she knows she isn't in danger here, Lux isn't going to shake that fear overnight.

Which is what brings her to the shopping district, and as she stands in front of the window display of a somewhat high-end boutique, she vaguely fidgets with her hands, as if trying to make a decision. That was always where it started in the past, her light bubbling to the surface and shimmering unnaturally underneath her skin. She could deal with the physical discomfort, but she can't let people see her like that. But... ]

...I didn't think finding something would be this difficult.

[ There she goes, mumbling to herself. It's fine, no one is pay attention to her. Probably. ]

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Souji; Iuneril 22

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[ In many ways, they were never given the opportunity to fully appreciate the festive nature of Boaltinn. It's why Lux has put her everything into making sure to enjoy Litha—even if she might not fully understand the reason for the holiday. Putting so much time and attention into something that celebrates romance and love is never something that she would do on her own for many reasons; but it is difficult to keep herself from getting pulled into the festive mood in general. It's contagious, and for someone who has made it her personal mission to live in the moment for as long as she is in Aefenglom, she would be doing herself a disservice if she simply watched the celebration from her window.

Inviting Souji to join her only seems natural. He was the first person who she truly connected with when they both arrived here, and the one to encourage her to live the life she had always wanted to while she had the chance. But more than that, she had decided that day, as her first act of autonomy, that she wasn't going to do so alone. Given what she knows about him (very little in the grand scheme of things, but far more due to their continued, but temporary Bond), he could use someone close by. After all, it's difficult to say when he would be able to return to them in Inaba.

She knows what loneliness feels like, and she would not let him feel that way as long as they were both here.

In retrospect, it might have been easier to meet up at the house and walk to the shopping district together instead of in front of Runetchers, but she wasn't certain when she would be able to leave work. They practically pushed her out the door when she told them her plans for the evening. Obviously they had the wrong idea, but Lux didn't have the heart to tell them this would only be an evening out with a friend, and she doubted they would believe her even if she had. It gave her enough time to freshen up, to redo her braid and weave in a few sprigs of baby's breath that she had hastily pushed into her hands by a nosy coworker. It was embarrassing, but at least she could reap the benefits of someone else's misunderstanding.

Standing outside of the shop, the dusk sky and strings of faerylights painting flecks of color into her blond hair, Lux watches as the city comes alive around her. A delicate smile plays on her lips, her lace-gloved hands folded in front of her as she takes it all in; the excitement of the night that awaits shining brightly as the Sister moons overhead. ]