There was always shelter [Open!]

[showsnopiety]

Who: All of you!
When: Aguril 23rd
Where: In Haven, specifically the mansion by the dragon boys
What: We all need some chill, time to get some chill.
Warnings: Tea drugs, so much pizza, possible angst, tba



Her announcement said it all; it was going to be some time to chill out and enjoy possibly sleeping or at least resting properly the first time in a week or so. There was the garden that was starting to grow well; there were a few heated rocks and blankets spread out; there was the smell of baked goods and tea in the air, with cups ready.

There were only two rooms that were forbidden, as shown by the ribbon on the doors: Caren's room and...well, looking inside there was a bedroom, and those who were aware before knew who it belonged to.

Otherwise, it's a large mansion with plenty of room to spread around. Flop down with your blankets, pillows, whichever-or use the supplies or cene to make sure that Caren can make a personal pizza.

Else, take a cup and see about taking a chance to calm down and breathe.

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Caren Ortensia | OTA

[showsnopiety]

Stretched out CW: catmint tea drugs

[She had a mug half full of catmint tea, and she was...a little out of it. She kept kneading the pillow that was under her, and her tail kept twitching every so often. If it wasn't for the pure white wings, she would have looked the very image of a cat. No wonder her pupils were so big as she peered up at whoever just came by.]

Oh hello. Welcome to the party? I've never hosted a party before.

[She's enough of a cat that she's flipping lowkey high.]

PIZZA

[And thus supplies or cene have been thrust under her nose. She made a soft noise, and her tail curled over itself, before she said:]

What kind of pizza toppings would you like?

Wildcard

Anything else? Lemmie know! ping me on plurk or on discord!

catdrugs~

[eluci]

[Noctis is there...semi-willingly. Prompto thought it would be a good idea to go, and he was too tired to say no, so there he was.

He looks like he hasn't slept in at least a day and thus took a token cup of tea, but has so far spent more time staring warily at it than drinking it. Hopefully Caren doesn't mind if he joins her--he's going to anyway, adding a blanket to whatever she has piled up and is just going to flop down nearby. After setting down the tea so he doesn't spill it.]

It's...not bad? Fluffy.

[Is he talking about the party or his pile of bedclothes?]

[showsnopiety]

[Prompto was well meaning and he was a very good boy.

And really, right now, Caren doesn't mind the company-right now she doesn't really mind anything. And seeing him flop down next to her had her smile, and move a wing out of the way so he doesn't accidentally get whacked or lay on top of it.]

A fluffy party? That's the first I've ever heard of one.

[Sorry Noctis, she's teasing. Gasp. ]

catdrugs ahoy

[futhark]

[ Caster arrives with a large bag of supplies. It wasn't even his idea to come to the party— see, coping mechanism of staring into the city while fish bite has been always the best one. On the other hand, she was his Master once somewhere, and that puts her on a list of people to "check how they're doing". So while he might have various ideas about what can he find here. Winged (high) cat wasn't on the list. However, he takes it in stride— ]

Hey— Direct me to the kitchen, so I can drop this stuff. [ He holds the bag up. And then after a beat he adds ] You look... different.

[ No shit, Sherlock ]

Cat Drugs~

[ishisstrength]

[Justine has taken Caren up on her offer of spending both the day and night within her friends home. It's large and seemingly foreboding for someone to live in alone and Justine believes that Caren might need the company as much as she does.

She brings over a vast collection of blankets and sets them in the main family room for those who need to find a blanket but don't want to look very far.

She walks over to where Caren is sitting and smiles. Justine is dressed for a day of comfort and lounging around.] You're doing a lovely job. Please let me know if you need any help and also. [Justine holds up what looks like a little cat toy.] This is for you. It's enchanted to return back to you when you throw it. I have made something similar for Connor and I thought you might like it. Especially during the full moon.

Justine 💗 OTA

[ishisstrength]

Tea & Relaxing to the point of Accidentally Falling Asleep.

[Justine has taken Caren up on her offer of spending both the day and night within her friends home. It's large and seemingly foreboding for someone to live in alone and Justine believes that Caren might need the company as much as she does.

She brings over a vast collection of blankets and sets them in the main family room for those who need to find a blanket but don't want to look very far.

A few of those blankets join her in front of a window where sunlight splays in gleaming hues across the floor. Justine is sitting in a little nest of blankets with her bare feet covered for warmth. She's dressed for a lazy day around the house in lose comfortable fabric. Her dark hair gleams in the afternoon sunlight as she sips at her tea. It's very relaxing.

Too relaxing.

Justine's eyes flutter close and she drifts into a light sleep. Anyone sitting next to her might find her resting her head absently on their shoulder.]

Trying to Help.

[In between pizza, tea and impromptu naps, Justine can be found all over the house. She's either tidying up or cleaning up some abandoned tea cups. More than a few people have come and gone and Justine doesn't want to leave the mess for Caren to handle alone though she's sure that her friend likely wouldn't mind.

Cleaning is therapeutic for Justine and she uses that time to let her thoughts settle.

Hopefully she doesn't clean up any tea that hasn't been entirely forgotten.]

Wild Card.

[ooc: let me know if you want something with Justine since she'll be around Caren's for awhile. She likes having friends, it's weird.]

[showsnopiety]

[He was trying to be a good bean. And Caren knew that not everyone wanted to fish in order to chill out. Some people needed the safest place possible to relax like this.]

I'll take you there.

[She sways, but after a single wings beat she straightened out. They were lovely and white- and if she hadn't wrapped them around herself, they would be in the way.

Thankfully she doesn't look too much the part of a drunken bumble bee.]

You've missed a few full moons Caster. I don't blame you-I'm sure you were caring for your nearest and dearest.

[showsnopiety]

[She hadn't minded. There was a lot of cleaning she had needed to do before company came over and too...it was easy to throw her cares away with help from the tea.]

We may need to boil some more...

[Slightly baffled, she stared at the cat toy, before making a sound. It might have been a giggle.]

Did you fill it with catnip?

[eluci]

[Prompto is a very good boy. Young man. Whatever. He's two months younger than Noctis, he can totally call him a boy.]

No, it's...shut up, I'm tired.

[It's worth noting that he's not actually trying to nap or anything. He wants to, but...doesn't want to at the same time.]

Guess that's why I'm here...stuff smells good, but it doesn't make me want to go to sleep any more.

[ishisstrength]

I didn't but you should be able too.

[Justine smiles softly.]

I can prepare more tea if you need some.

[showsnopiety]

That...I shouldn't. I'd get distracted so easily.

[Her speech thankfully doesn't slur but-it nearly does.]

I'd like to prepare more hot water. Not just for me but-just in case for the tea. Are we low? I think we're low.

[showsnopiety]

[That's kind of adorable. She laughs quietly, not seeming offended in the least. She does notice that he seems restless.]

It tastes better then it smells. But why don't you want to sleep?

[A wing moves over, moves to brush against his arm. It feels less intimate to do it with feathers then with a hand.]

Nightmares?

[eluci]

[If she's familiar with cats, she'll notice that his new tail is very restless, even if the rest of him is only slightly restless.

And more than slightly nervous, as he jumps when her wing brushes against him.]

Yeah, uh...trying to avoid them. That last one was way too real.

[futhark]

[ Nearest and dearest, hah. What that could be truly for a Servants. Aside for the Master- in this world Bonded come closest to that. ]

Mmm, yeah, one to be exact. I saw your wings on the summons. [ But they didn't got to talk there, or even meet up close. People here change quickly, that's a given. ] I was talking about your clothes.

[ And since he's been following her, he closes the distance to pull at the tiniest, fluffy feather at the very base of the wing ]

[showsnopiety]

[Bonded are like Masters. In a sideways sort of way. Sort of. Not really. Even most Masters treat Servants better then they treated monsters back in that foggy city.]

They've grown a bit. But these?

[She plucked carefully at her skirt, minding her nails.]

I've been trying to follow the fashion rules of monster's. We're supposed to be more conservative then Witches- being prim and proper shows we're civilized.

[And the tug has her bristle up-tail, wings, and fur under her sleeves-puff up and her wings snap out. There's a five second delay from the tug and after. She's really out of it.

After a moment, she tries to smooth herself down, and tuck her wings around herself again.]

If you want a feather, please ask.

[showsnopiety]

[She's getting used to cats if only because of her own tail telegraphing her emotions.

She does tuck her wing back though, and against her back so he doesn't get jumpy again.]

Mm. I know that for myself, there have been times I've woken up in phantom pain from the dream.

I'm aware we don't know each other well but-would you like to talk about it? I'm not going to judge.

[futhark]

Sorry, couldn't help myself. [ Fluffy feathers, hard to resist ]

Didn't know that was thought behind the dress-code. [ He thought fashion was just that, fashion. Current trends of what's looking good.

Proving Monsters are "civilized"? What a joke when you take into consideration something like Dorchacht existing. Hell, maybe the idea even came from there.

Once they're in the area where he can drop supplies, he starts unpacking them. And yes, they are mostly stuff that would work well on pizza. ]

[showsnopiety]

It's fine. I'm still a little...[She yawns, covering her mouth briefly as she does so,] jumpy? Jumpy is the word, I think.

[Though she snorted up at him.]

Though I'm not surprised you don't know about it. You can ignore it, being a witch.

[She shook her head, leading him into the kitchen area-which is a pretty big area. Her nose does twitch, and she smiles a bit, noticing what he's brought with him. So he did listen.

Funny enough, that makes her want to cuddle up and praise him, but she can blame that on the tea.]

[ishisstrength]

That is the point. Sometimes distractions are nice.

[Justine pushes herself to her feet.] Let me check. You sit there and rest. [She is gone for only a few minutes, retaking the position next to Caren.]

There is plenty of hot water but I put some under a candle so that it will stay warm longer.

[showsnopiety]

Mmm. You do have a very good point.

Thank you Justine.

[She stayed down, and waited. And once Justine came back, she made to lift one wing, and made to sweep it over the other woman.]

Clever thinking. I should have done that earlier. Or just...used one of the rocks.

[Ah well.]

1/2

[futhark]

[ He'd be surprised by cuddles but he would probably welcome them regardless. ]

Yeah, can't say I am paying much attention to the rules of daily wear. [ Witch or Monster, he feels the best when his movement is not constricted, and if it means showing a bit of skin and someone has a problem with that... it's not his problem— but she is right, he could ignore some things precisely because of his, well, Witch status ] But there was even a time when I thought you guys have it easier. Funny how these things can change in an instant.

[ He no longer thinks that, not after seeing Dorchacht. And he isn't someone who can't admit previous mistakes ]

[futhark]

But back to the present, yeah, Kitten— you do look a little jumpy.

[ Caster agrees and can't help but poke right underneath the wing. Will that get any funny reaction or not? ]

[showsnopiety]

[It helps that he's a puppy and thus a cuddlebug. Though she'd still be weirded out by herself and have to pull back. But...she just gave him a look. Easier? Easier her behind. Witches might have to study, but they also have respect.

She had been about to say it but instead he poked her. She jolted with a squeak, and she smacked his hand.

Lightly of course. She didn't want to break his hand.]

Stop that. And I have a name Caster-use it. Unless you want me to use you as a scratching post?

[futhark]

[ Caster expected that look. Opinions can be pretty stupid, but the good thing about them is that they can also be changed.

The smack that came was— so very cat-like. Big-cat-like obviously, but still pretty feline behaviour. ]

Caren— [ He drawls her name with an amused lilt ] Caren Ortensia. Should I make it up for you for cutting the vegetables?

[ For the pizza. ]

[eluci]

[He has to consider this for a few moments. He hasn't told anyone about any of his nightmares before, besides offhand comments about having them. His friends had had their own issues back home and no one had actually prompted any of them to talk about any concerns for longer than a couple minutes.

And here Caren was volunteering to listen, if he wanted. It was weird.]

...Dunno what to say. You were there, you know it sucked. What if it happens again, for longer?