Tarot Beach Party

[lady_moon]

There are those of the tarot who know how to set up for a party.

Ruin had spent most of the afternoon building the bonfire. He has carefully made it much in the way he would have with the villagers of his mortal life when they would celebrate the harvests. Charity, Unity, and Skill had spent most of the day setting up food, both their sorts of foods and the sorts the sentients would be expecting.

Moon watched it all with rapt fascination, her eyes on the marshmallows Skill told her firmly she isn't allowed to touch yet. But they're white and fluffy looking and Moon is curious. Mons barks at her, warning Skill, and Moon is shooed off.

It's Fortune who puts out blankets, spread all over the beach area for everyone to use. Moon watches her family set up for a party, for guests... real guests who are coming simply to come instead of for answers. She watches Fortune set down a large stack of very warm looking towels, and she grins.

Swimming. Damian will like the swimming.

Her wolves run up and down the beach in excitement, and Moon knows it's time.

Disappearing back to Milliways, she sets it up so people can come and go as they need to, pleased with herself and her family.

Comments

Re: The Castle

[boundxkitty]

Liz is a curious enough feline that the oppertunity to explore the castle can't be let missed. That and Liz has never stepped foot in a castle and doubts she'll ever get a chance to elsewhere.

Her attention will be caught at the portraits, stopping in front of them every so often to study them.

Re: The Castle

[ten_of_swords]

"Skill is a pest about those portraits," Ruin says from behind her. "Every fifty years, sometimes a hundred, she demands we all sit for her."

Re: The Castle

[boundxkitty]

Liz's head tilts slightly at his words, the faintest thought of memories at the back of her mind. Of her family back when and how they used to take family portraits every two to three years.

Her head tilts more to smile at him over her shoulder. "It's nice to do things with the whole family every so often?"

Re: The Castle

[ten_of_swords]

"You've met some of them tonight. A lot of them, actually. Do you think family portrait time is really much fun for us?"

Ruin smiles, though, staring at one of Sorrow and him Skill had done when the girl was maybe twelve.

"But it is nice to have the memories there to look at whenever I want."

Re: The Castle

[boundxkitty]

Liz shifts so she can bump his shoulder with hers, "I said nice, not fun." There's a difference?

Her eyes settle on the one he's staring at, smile softening a little. Cute is a word that flits about her mind, in reference to him and Sorrow. At least she doesn't vocalize it?

Re: The Castle

[ten_of_swords]

Ah, but she doesn't have to.

Ruin chuckles.

"Cute, maybe, but it was about the only time Skill could ever get me to be around Reue. Every year, Skill would make me come home and spend three or four days with Reue, paint a portrait."

Should he get extra credit for the two years he was a single parent before he realized his family was far better suited to raise a little girl than he was?

Re: The Castle

[boundxkitty]

She should still get brownie points for not saying it out loud? Better habit to have to keep those thoughts in her head least she say them in say...the bar where others can hear them?

Her head tilts a little to study him instead of the portrait. "Why didn't you want to spend time around her?"

And yes, he should. Single parenthood is tough.

Re: The Castle

[ten_of_swords]

"I was Ruin," he says. "Look what limited contact with me brought her. She's the embodiment of Sorrow."

Re: The Castle

[boundxkitty]

There's a nip to his shoulder. There's also a look.

She lets the look speak for her. It was Reue's choice. And it doesn't seem like she regretted it, or regretted letting this place become home and the Tarot be family. It also says stop that.

Re: The Castle

[ten_of_swords]

Ruin laughs softly, wrapping an arm around Elizabeth's waist.

"I love her," he admits. "I always thought I didn't want kids, but then she showed up on my doorstep with that bitch of a mother and... I found out how much I liked being a father to her."

Re: The Castle

[boundxkitty]

Liz snuggles a little into his side, smiling a bit at his laugh and words.

"Then no wallowing on what contact with you brought her. Just be happy you have her." There's a mock stern tone that is belied by the smile.

Re: The Castle

[ten_of_swords]

Ruin lifts an eyebrow at her.

"I am quite happy I have her. I guess she was always going to be one of us."

Re: The Castle

[boundxkitty]

Liz nods and smiles at him. "They're all her family," she murmurs softly.

She falls quiet next to him, though after a moment she hip bumps Ruin softly.

Re: The Castle

[ten_of_swords]

He bumps hers back.

"Enjoying yourself, pussycat?"

Re: The Castle

[boundxkitty]

"Very much. This place is amazing and everything feels perfect."

She might have stuffed what Sorrow told her to the back of her mind after a point. Something to deal with when not at a party with friends.

Re: The Castle

[ten_of_swords]

Usually a smart choice, and Ruin certainly isn't going to beat a dead horse. Sorrow had done what was needed, and Ruin lets it sit.

"You know what it means when everything feels perfect?"

Re: The Castle

[boundxkitty]

She'd appreciate that, the not poking it. It's just not something to be poked when at a party anyway.

"That there's something lurking just around the corner?" There's a slightly suspicious look with the question.

Re: The Castle

[ten_of_swords]

"Always," he says with a grin. "Something bad to make the memory of the good that much sweeter."

Re: The Castle

[boundxkitty]

"You ever ignore the 'what's coming' part of your sight to just enjoy the now?"

Re: The Castle

[ten_of_swords]

A look of intense sadness crosses Ruin's face, even if it's only for a moment.

"Would you like me to not speak of the 'what's coming' part and let you enjoy the now?" he asks, which is answer enough.

None of them can ignore that part of their sight, some of them just choose not to talk about it.

Re: The Castle

[boundxkitty]

There's a small blink, smile fading a little.

Her chin settles on his shoulder, "No, that's not why I asked." She'd just been curious on whether it always shadowed everything with them. "Sorry," she murmurs softly.

Re: The Castle

[ten_of_swords]

"You don't need to be sorry." Ruin turns around and hugs her. "But, yes, it is always there. Some of the others can ignore it for a little while because they're happier cards by nature. Some of us, though, who aren't so happy, it's a little harder."

Re: The Castle

[boundxkitty]

Liz returns the hug, nosing just under his jaw, offing a little comfort in a way she knows how.

"That's gotta suck at times," she says quietly.

Re: The Castle

[ten_of_swords]

Ruin pets her hair, giving a soft sound of appreciation for the nuzzling.

"Yeah, it actually does."

Re: The Castle

[boundxkitty]

A low purr settles in her throat as the nuzzling moves to his throat, just resting there quietly.

Though there's the faintest flicker of thought wondering if it's ironic that she's the buzz kill of the mood this time.