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Azrael wasn’t in the habit of dating anyone other than his wife, but it was for charity and he recognized the face from the club that Neriah owned. He assumed that the pretty little thing would be fine with an night of no strings attached fun, with perhaps a reward at the end of the night if he deserved it. The angel heard the elevator doors of the hotel ring and he waited, standing in the opened arch way of the open balcony doors enjoying the cool feel of the night. He had a glass of wine in hand, savoring it before he turned to greet his date for the evening. “Nice of you to join me, Micah. Was your ride here well?” he asked, eyes skimming the human before resting on his face. 

Colt hadn’t bothered signing up for the auctions, but Micah was, to be frank, bored. And even if he didn’t get paid for this, it was something to fill up an evening, or, if he was lucky, a night. And really, there were few things Micah hated more than being bored. So here he was, having made his way to the hotel address he’d been given, slowly entering the room. The gossip mill in town was a work of beauty sometimes, and he’d managed to figure out the man was, in fact, the husband Dina had been mentioning when she’d come into Neriahs club. That made the night only more interesting in Micahs eyes, and so he’d arrived on time for once, something that rarely happened unless he intended to meet his bosses, a client, or Colt. Stepping out of the elevator he’d been shown into, Micah glanced around briefly, before his gaze found the man standing out on the balcony. Stepping towards him, Micah smiled easily, nodding at the question. “It was, thank you. I hope you haven’t been waiting for too long.” 

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The angel had avoided her since that night. Which she hadn’t been able to actually work against because Sam had decided that he needed a human body and wow, that had been a piece of work. He had been her best friend for so long and now bam, he had a body and it was weird and Elle liked him better when he had been a ghost. But the auction had given the human an opportunity to get the angel cornered, make him squirm a bit more because that was fun. “Not like your house is hard to find, angel.” Elle bit back, tilting her head to the side before walking in. It was a nice building, new too, so she couldn’t see any ghosts around. Good, that would mean there would be no voyeurs tonight uh. “Where’s the fun in that? All I can promise you is hands to myself when you’re holding knives and near an open flame.” she smiled at Dante “As if you don’t like the touching.”

Reputation was something to be protected, and maintained, to cultivate the image one wanted to protect, or at least, that was what Dante believed. And they certainly didn’t want their reputation to be someone who had been brought to their knees by a few touches on their wings, no matter how inebriated they’d been at the time. And so once they’d regained control of their senses after that night, Dante had made a point of avoiding the red head, and the club where they’d met, though luckily enough their paths didn’t seem to cross all that much recently, even in a town as small as the cove. Trust the storm, and the auction following, to have ruined that peace for them. “Well, you never can tell. It took one of my brothers four times to figure out where it was without calling me” They responded as they walked through the dining room and into the kitchen, clearly the most loved room in the house. At her words, they shot her a look, eyebrow arching slightly. “Well, aren’t you sure of yourself” Dante replied evenly, before turning fully to face her, leaning back against the counters slightly as they watched her. “So, would you rather this be a proper lesson, or just me demonstrating for you? And you’ll find I’m much less touchy when I’m not drunk.”

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He was happy with the proceeds of the auction, a lot of people had participated and Nate didn’t really care who won him. But it seemed that both Brandy and Alex had gotten themselves into a bidding war that had left his fiancee quite upset when she had lost. She had left to meet up with someone from the daemon chat, some kind of girl’s night out? Nate hadn’t really understood because the blonde had seemed upset and he had been confused. But at least she was putting interest in things that led to her having fun, right? “It’s just part of daemon society, eventually I have to rule over our continent, and it’s always easier when the work is divided by two.” and really, he had seen his parent’s relationship and he knew that eventually it would all fall into place. “I know it’s hard to understand, but I actually don’t mind it.” he gave a shrug of his shoulders “But how is everything going with…” he paused “You know?” a gesture of his hand because he really didn’t want to mention something that upset her.

Maybe, if she was a better person, Alex would have apologized to Brandy at some point. But Alex was a realist, and that wasn’t going to happen. Maybe Orion would feel bad enough about it to drop an apology for her in passing, but it certainly wasn’t going to come from her, if it came at all. So instead, she took any thoughts or vague feelings of guilt and squashed them underfoot, refusing to let them take hold. “You know, I might be mistaken, but I was pretty sure you have a whole entire brother who knows how to read and write. Call me crazy, but I’m pretty sure you could also do something with him.” She snorted, making a face at his words. “Also, are you all aware that there is the possibility of you finding someone who you actually like and want to rule with you? Or is this one of those “Sorry, we gave you fifty years, you’re being too picky so this is what you get” situations?” She asked, taking a turn on the path, shoulders hiking up almost automatically at his question. “Oh, I don’t know, how were things going in diplomatic relationships between the US and Russia in the late nineteen sixties?” Alex responded, not actually wanting to talk about it. “Come on, we’re almost there.”

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The auction had been fun, and though Alexia had only bid on Carson, it didn’t mean that she hadn’t watched all the different bidding wars that went through. It was honestly funny to see how competitive some of them had gotten. And though she was happy that she had won, the fae wouldn’t have been upset if she had lost. After all, it wasn’t like she couldn’t have dates with the shifter all days of the week.

But having into account this one should be somewhat special, she had gotten him a small present, wrapped and left at the table on the restaurant before she went to get him from home. “Ready, sweety?”

Carson hadn’t really bothered to keep an eye on any of the other auctions going on - it wasn’t as if he was going to bid anything after all, though he’d briefly spotted Noah somewhere in the crowd. There had been a couple people who had bid on him, to his surprise, though the shifter had to admit he was glad Alexia had won. With her, there was no real chance of any awkward conversation, or accusations of being cold or uptight.  Instead, there was just the promise of a nice dinner, with someone whos company he enjoyed. And so, by the time Alexia arrived at his home, he was ready to leave, grinning down at Alexias question. “For a night with you? Of course.”

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She’d meant the sign up as something good, though her two sons reactions to her flirting with people had been delightful, admittedly. And the man who’s won a date with her wasn’t half bad either. She wasn’t sure what their plans were for certain, only that he was picking her up. She’d elected to wait outside, after teasing all three of her children with orders not to wait up for her (and laughing in delight at the look on Eric and Nathans faces), and was on Angelas porch, enjoying the calm air now that the town was finally getting back to normal, when the car rolled up. Demetra grinned at the sight of it slowing. A Limo certainly hadn’t been what she expected to see this evening, but you wouldn’t catch the siren complaining. Stepping forward, she grinned, walking up to the car with a laugh. “Well, this certainly is fancy. And to think, I almost offered to meet you - well, wherever it was we’re going.” // @sarcastrxphics

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They’d been hoping someone else would make a higher final bid, but apparently Dante wasn’t that lucky. The redhead from that night they stubbornly refused to admit happened had one, and was going to be over in a few minutes for their “date.” Dante had been the one to choose the activity, and so they’d gone with what they knew - cooking. They weren’t sure wether it would be a proper lesson or just disolve into them cooking yet, since they had no idea how well she could cook, but there was enough food for two attempts in the fridge, and he’d made sure the pantry was stocked, and even gone so far as to get a fire exinguisher - you could never tell with some people. And now they were waiting, perched on a stool in their kitchen, playing some mindless game on their phone until the doorbell rang. Show time, then. Wings pulled in, control on as tight of a leash as they ever had it when sober, Dante swung open the door, looking down at the girl. “Good, you didn’t get lost. Come in, keep your hands to yourself” // @thcbcstkindofhcll

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Cyn had his turn and was now considering unleashing the punishment to others. Not that it was a punishment it was good fun and it was a good day for it after that calamity that was a few days ago. He watched the person fail in front of him and he hissed in empathy to missing it. He then stepped up and smirked as she greeted him. “So that was the reason for the shirt choice,” he mused at her. He flicked the ball up and down and looked back at her. “Hope the water is nice and warm,” he called out as he there the ball at the target and narrowly missed first time round. “Aw damn,” he sighed and then a cheeky smirk came on. He turned round and winked at the person behind them “You won’t mind if I take another shot will you. I promise I’ll get it this time,” he told them as he took another ball. “Second time’s a charm I guess,” he shrugged and threw the ball this time hitting the target. “Yes!,” he called out as he made his way to the tank and seeing the now see-through top. “You were not kidding,” he commented

Julie didn’t recognize the man in front of her, but she’d seen him in the same spot she was currently occupying a bit ago, so at least she could be assured he was another siren. “Well, that and it’s just one of my personal mottos” Julie responded, laughing slightly as he missed. “I’d love to find out if it is” She teased, watching with a tilted head as he turned to the person behind him, laughing as he took another turn. “Is that allowed?” She questioned, just as the seat fell out from under her, sending her into the water tank. It was deep enough to submerge her completely, and as she pushed back to the surface Julie just laughed, scraping her hair back from her face as she kicked to the side of the tank. “I never lie. At least, not about my lack of a bra” She laughed, using her arms to keep most of her torso out of the water. “So, think they’ll let me keep doing this now that i’m soaked?”

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It wasn’t like Alex didn’t know she was a bitch - she’d know that before she was even a decade into her life, even if people had used different terms for it. But really, was she enough of a bitch to bid on someones fiance just to steal the win from them? Well. Not knowingly. Really, she’d only bid on him because Nate was one of the few people up for auction that she knew, and after someone else had upped that bid, well. Part of her hoard was auction winnings for a reason after all. She could just back away from a challenge like that. So here they were, hiking out into the forest where she could be reasonably certain no one would be injured, though she hadn’t bothered to tell Nate what the plan was for the evening yet. “So, heard I interrupted date night with your fiance.” She began, before pausing. “Well, betrothed. I can’t believe you let your parents engage you to someone dude. Shits fucked up.” A pause, and then, the words sounding like she might as well have been saying them at gun point. “We can. Talk. About it. The Marriage. If you want.”// @thcbcstkindofhcll

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Shift over, Lexa was ready to hit the other stalls, especially when they sounded very fun. Though she guessed that going to the “escape room” after all the screaming wouldn’t turn out as fun… in the light that was. Maybe after all the kids went home they could turn it into a funner kind of escape room, one that was certainly eighteen plus if you caught her drift. The dunking booth sounded fun, and it was the one she hit after getting herself a muffin from the Dryad stall, it was a shame the shifters had decided on a petting zoo, but she couldn’t complain with the taste of the muffin she was having. A grin slipped on her face “Oh yeah?” she would have had fun dunking the brunette even if there wasn’t a wet braless white t-shirt on the line, but hey, it just made it better, right? Picking up one of the balls, Lexa threw it halfheartely, more as a tease than anything “Let’s see if I’m as good as you think.” the second one hit closer, but the fae was certain third time’s the charm, especially because she charmed the ball.

Julie had glanced around the festival before her shift, but in all honesty, it was much too family oriented for the sirens taste. Children had never been something she enjoyed dealing with, and Julie could have quite happily have lived her life entirely in 18+ spaces. The fact that she didn’t hadn’t stopped her from choosing her outfit for the day of course. The sirens booth didn’t seem to be too popular with kids at least, and most of the parents who were there ushered their children around after reading her shirt when she climbed into the seat. So when the next girl stepped up, Julie let her gaze run over appreciatively, grinning slightly. “Do I look like the kinda girl who would lie about that?” She responded, grinning slightly as the first two missed, leaning forwards  with a slight pout at the girls next words. “I certainly hope so, or I just might start to feel like im not providing enough incentive”

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The escape room was fun, admittedly, using shadows and flames to scare the living hell out of anyone who managed to make it to her little corner of it, but Morgan had decided it was time to take a break. So here she was, having picked her way through the shifters makeshift zoo, trying to avoid most people as she did so. Finding a spare spot to sit, she did so, a sharp glare convincing anyone who seemed inclined to entire her personal bubble. At least until a pug, who she was going to assume was a shifter, wandered over. “Hello there. You’re adorable, do you mind if I pet you?” It wasn’t as if she was going to do so without consent, after all. // @sarcastrxphics

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He didn’t remember the last time he had gone to bed, or slept for more than two hours or so. Mostly he had been too busy with the rest of the council, trying to set up the charity fair and the auction. And that’s not even speaking of the reconstruction efforts everyone was helping with. There was building the teams and telling them where to go, as well as assuring they had the materials and conditions to actually do their work. And like every other council member, he was overseeing the escape room they had decided on for the daemon’s task. And that was… fuck, trying to remind them that it wasn’t supposed to contain actually scary or hard stuff had been complicated. So yes, Nate was completely and utterly overworked, sleep deprived and pretty much was only awake due to coffee. Which meant that it wasn’t that hard to guess why he had ended up on the damn dunking booth tank, gasping for air and sputtering water as he went back up. Hands rubbing the water off his face as he just stood there, honestly too tired right now.

Orion could be a “good citizen” or whatever all he wanted, but Alex certainly wasn’t going to do anything like wash cars. She’d wait a few weeks and throw some of one of her previous husbands fortunes at the council, once no one could accuse her of anything as terrible as caring. In the meantime, she fully intended to enjoy the carnival as much as she could. After stopping by the dryads booth for some food, she was walking around, half hearted plans of stopping by the faes stall to flirt with Kida and annoy Will in place, before a splash got her attention. At first, Alex snorted, thinking it was Nev who had collapsed into the tank, before realizing it was, in fact, Nate. And after that, well. She couldn’t just let him stand there after all.  So, walking over, she sighed, ducking down to make eye contact. “Honey, you do know the sirens are supposed to be the one falling in here, not you, right?” She asked, before handing off her food. “Hang on.” Thanks to dragon strength, it wasnt that hard to simply haul him out of the water, stepping back as she carried him bridal style. “If you wanted a bath that badly, you could have just asked to come over. I had the entire bathroom redone two years ago, you could have an orgy in the tub. Much nicer than that tank, I promise.”

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The storm had been terrible, and even his office, though mostly untouched, was closed while they worked to make sure the building was safe again. And so, left with an abrupt abundance of time and not much money to help with the rebuilding efforts, at least, compared to some of the towns residents, here he was - in fox form, curled up under a bush, waiting until a selection of children who seemed to want to test if his ears were detachable left. You could always tell which ones had terrible parents - it was always the ones who failed to consider the fact that just because they weren’t human shaped, didn’t make them stop being people. Legs beneath him, face pointed out to watch until the coast was clear again, Keith was content to wait - at least, until another body colided with him, foot falling on his tail. The fox screeched, lunging to his feet and whipping around. Only to narrow his eyes at the sight of his brother behind him. Of course it was Ace. Who else? // @sarcastrxphics

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She was decent at dancing, thanks to a few series of dance lessons one of her aunts had continually gifted her ever since she turned fourteen, but still, dancing with strangers and refusing kisses was a bit more than Marisa actually wanted to do. And so she’d taken one of her breaks, and wandered over towards the dryads booth, picking up a brownie, taking an absent minded bite of it before stepping towards the register. “Just the brownie please” // @sarcastrxphics

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He hadn’t really been meaning to show up at the humans booth, but Adrien had followed the crowd, wandering in circles, until he suddenly found himself right in front of them. And, well, he never had been good at denying himself something fun. So he approached the redhead sitting there, leaning on the table as he gave her a grin, eyes skating across the others there before returning briefly to her. “Well, hello there darling. You know, earlier, there was another guy here - bit taller than you, looked about your age, brown hair, quite the pair of cheekbones on him - is he still around?” Adrien asked, leaning against the counter as he asked. // @thcbcstkindofhcll

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Iris had made a fatal mistake in where she’d chosen to stand guard over the stand - she’d left her back to Adrien. And the pan of lemon tarts next to him. Keeping an eye on his sisters back, he slowly reached over, taking one and pulling it out and into his lap with careful, calculated movements as she spoke to someone who was browsing. Pulling it out of the pan and into his lap just as Iris turned, scanning over the assembled dryads behind her, he paused, suddenly feeling as if he was in his first two decades again and she’d just caught him where he shouldnt be. But her eyes moved on, and Adrien relaxed, before catching the eye of a woman to the side, who, he realized, had seen the entire thing. Shit. Holding up the bar briefly, he shot her wink, mouthing “Split this if you dont tell her” across the booth. // @xlizaannwn​

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Baking was not Adriens thing. Sure, he could cook with a stove, and cook well, and even grills weren’t too bad, but as soon as ovens became involved, it was like some old curse asserted itself over Adrien. Of course, Iris had the same issue, so it wasn’t like he was the only dryad who had shown up to the festival with nothing to sell, but still. Iris had installed herself at their table, watching every exchange with her usual eagle eye, and while she was busy making sure people handed over their money, Adrien had decided to go spend some of his own. With no car to wash, and no desire to get jump scared this early in the morning, he’d brushed by the dunk tank, watching as a few sirens got dropped into the water with varying levels of amusement, before making his way over to the faes booth. there was a blonde waving glitter around with what looked like entirely too much enthusiasm, and so Adrien side stepped him, ending up in front of a girl that appeared to be offering flower crowns. “Well, these are lovely. Real flowers, or magic made?” // @sarcastrxphics

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Most of the time, any time Zavier spent in his four legged form was behind closed doors, relaxing on his own time or perhaps wandering the woods briefly. Turning into a Saint Bernard in the middle of the day didn’t exactly go with the image he was trying to cultivate after all. But here he was, on all four legs, stubbornly avoiding the children with sticky fingers. This might have been for charity, but he absolutely refused to get his fur covered in who knows what those children had consumed. Dodging behind a sheep, he moved out of the petting area, trotting quickly into the tent they’d set up for shifters to move between their forms without flashing everyone. He pulled on a pair of shorts, but forwent the shirt, stepping out of the tent and blinking as he met the gaze of an onlooker. “Sorry darlin, my breaks not over until kids with sticky fingers vacate the area. You’ll have to wait if it’s pets you’re after.”