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❝ She looks at life like it's a party and she's on the list She looks at m e like I'm a trend and she's so over it I think her ever present frown is a little t r o u b l i n g. ❞ Dependent Muse Blog for Naporia HQ lovingly penned by Juju Muses: 4 Posts: 0 Drafts: 0

[stxfan]

Stefan gave Enzo one glance, a flicker of recognition before taking another swig of his bourbon, very nearly forcing himself off the bar stool by the force of rolling his own eyes (an inherited trait akin to Damon), but he decided to stay put. An amused smile worked its way onto his face whilst his eyes remained uninterested, landing on the drink of choice Enzo might order.

"Funny, y e a h. Actually, I was just thinking about trying a disease riddled heart, to see if it gave some extra kick." Stefan jabs back, brows raising finally to see how it lands - just how much Damon shared about the consumption. "Not as uh, troubled as you, I'd estimate you're pretty lonely around here without my brother to bother, huh?"

[bcttcrthanrcvcnge]

"Is that my heart you're referring to? You don't think you'll get away with that for a third time, do you?" Enzo asked. He still had no idea what the other remembered but Enzo remembered everything and he wasn't going to let him get away with it, "I'm sure I can find other forms of entertainment. Your spiralling for one."

[wcnderfulthings]

Addison laughed softly, shaking her head. “Right, right. Just like you never called yourself McDreamy either, huh?” she teased, leaning back on the couch with a relaxed demeanor. “I’ve heard all the stories. You and Derek had quite the reputation around there." She looked around the office, her curiosity piqued by the new environment. “This place has its own charm, doesn’t it? I mean, not quite the same as Grey Sloan or LA, but there’s something unique about it. How have you been finding it so far?”

[bcttcrthanrcvcnge]

"Not me. That was for your ex-husband, not your ex-affair partner," Mark teased, glad they could kind of joke about the strange history they had, "Still, it was the interns," he added. They weren't interns anymore, far from it, but they also weren't here, "Yeah, we weren't the only ones," he added with a smirk. He shook his head, "I still can't believe they named the hospital after me and Lexie," he admitted and shrugged, "It's fine. I'm alive, I'm healthy. Lexie's here. You're here and Amelia. Only thing that could make it better would be the rest of the gang showing up."

[wcnderfulthings]

"Well, I couldn't have picked a better person to try new things with," Apple said, smiling as they came to a pause in the middle of the shop. "So you guys don't have metaphysical shops where you're from?" she asked. "We didn't either but I stumbled upon it when I first arrived and now it's my favorite store on the island."

[bcttcrthanrcvcnge]

Sunny beamed, "That's so nice!" she exclaimed, "I feel the same about you," she paused and shook her head, "No. I don't think so. I mean, I haven't been all over the world so, maybe? Not that I know of, though," she explained, "Cool. I'm so excited."

[wcnderfulthings]

"Gwen? As in like, Guinevere Pendragon?" she questioned, getting excited at thought of the other's answer. When she visited Camelot, she only saw the King and Queen from afar. Plus she was dressed in clothing from that time period so she wouldn't stand out from the crowd. She couldn't let anyone find out she was a time traveler and if they did, she'd have to erase it from their memory. Those rules didn't really matter anymore though.

[bcttcrthanrcvcnge]

"Pendragon? As in Arthur? No, I'm not a Pendragon. I know who he is, I work in the castle but we're not related," Gwen said, shaking her head and laughing at the ridiculousness of the idea. Her and Arthur? Surely not, "Where did you get that from?"

[bcttcrthanrcvcnge]

Open Starter : Sansa & Anyone ( @naporiastarters ) Venue : Public Library

Sansa found herself missing her family more and more. The remaining Starks had hardly stayed altogether when everything seemed more peaceful back home but at least she knew where they were. Now, with hearing that people had come back from the dead here, she wondered if maybe she was just cursed to be alone. Otherwise, why were her siblings and parents not landing on the beach or Theon even? She found herself distracted by these thoughts in the library while studying and didn't notice another person show up near her table, "Oh sorry," Sansa quickly wiped her eyes as she started picking up her books, "I'm just going, you can have the table."

[bcttcrthanrcvcnge]

Open Starter : Kate & Anyone ( @naporiastarters ) Venue : Literally Anywhere

"Oh, I know I could use my phone," Kate said with a small laugh as the other asked about the notebook, "But I'm still getting used to the technology so I still like to write things down every now and again. Keeps me from feeling too overwhelmed, you know?"

[stxfan]

open starter for: anyone - location: Venus Empire.

The local, friendly vampire (ex Ripper) found himself at another local joint. Of course, he was mainly here to stave off the cravings that were driving him to rant in his diary emotions he'd never otherwise withhold, but that doesn't mean he couldn't enjoy watching others dance the night away; wondering what they'd taste like.

Leather-clad and sat sipping the last of his fine bourbon, Stefan's independently brooding brows (they're almost set that way) helped start his move in compelling the bartender to slide him the bottle, on the house. As he raised the glass, to shield the dance-floor full of potential snacks, his ring tapped off the edge of the crystal containing the golden-brown liquid, lost in thought, almost in time as a jazzy song replaced the teen-bop pop over the speakers. It made him r e a l i z e just that:

Stefan was very hungry.

[bcttcrthanrcvcnge]

"You look troubled, Salvatore," Enzo said with a smug smirk as he sat down next to him at the bar, "Is the ripper hungry?" he asked, teasing and winding up the other with nothing but ill intentions.

[wcnderfulthings]

As Jane sat alone at the bar drinking her beer, she thought about the life she had before coming here; all of the big changes she had made but mostly importantly, she thought about Maura. They were in Paris together right before she woke up here on the island and Jane was having very confusing feelings about her best friend; ones that were probably always there but she never let herself feel them or even think about them before. She couldn't dwell on that though. It's been three months already since she showed up on Naporia alone and she wasn't really one to hold out on hope. Glancing up as someone joined her at the bar, Jane smiled at them before turning and motioning the bartender over. "Another for me," she said in her husky voice, pointing at her beer then towards the person sitting next to her. "And whatever my friend here wants." @naporiastarters

[bcttcrthanrcvcnge]

Rhaena looked up in surprise, "For me?" she asked, "That's very kind. You don't have to do that," she continued, unfamiliar with such customs in this world.

[myhcneybees]

"It always sounds nice but I do think there are other ways to end a night out," she said. Kalani craved the touch of another woman, and she wasn't prepared to get involved with one of the weirdos who'd arrived recently. "Now now, I'm not miserable. That's harsh. Grumpy, maybe, but I'm always at least thirty percent grumpy on any given day."

[bcttcrthanrcvcnge]

"Okay, so you want to find someone? Got it. What are you looking for?" Malakai asked without hesitation, "Grump then, fine. You're so grumpy."

[myhcneybees]

Lexie was taken off guard by his suggestion. "What?" she asked. "I.. Are you.. Are you asking me to marry you?" she asked. She needed to make sure that he was serious, and she needed to make sure that her ears weren't just playing tricks on her.

[bcttcrthanrcvcnge]

"I don't, I don't have a ring yet," Mark all but stammered, "So I can do a proper proposal later and surprise you or whatever," he continued, "But... yeah, that is the gist of it," he smiled, "Will you marry me, Lexie?" he asked.

[gntlesurvived]

" hope ? " she frowned a little, eyebrows knit together before he pulled her into a kiss. emma melted instantly, hands resting on his shoulders momentarily until they'd pulled a way. " this curse must have taken some of my memories with it because i don't know who hope is. " the blonde admitted, feeling a little bad for that fact.

[bcttcrthanrcvcnge]

"Hope," Killian said, "Our daughter," he continued, confused about how she did not remember their life. When she continued, he nodded, "Of course, that makes sense. What do you remember?"

[myhcneybees]

"It was some time ago," she told her. She couldn't tell her exactly how long it'd been for her since she discovered it. It had been years for her. "But you know I had to keep it a secret, Gwen," Morgana said. "Uther would have sentenced me to death if he knew that his ward was a magical being."

[bcttcrthanrcvcnge]

"But what does that mean?" Gwen asked, "That you were... you were born with it. You didn't choose?" she asked, confused because that was not what she had been taught, "He wouldn't have hurt you. He loved you."

[wcnderfulthings]

"Thank you," she said softly when the other helped her up. Glancing back at the staircase, she smiled softly and nodded. "Uh, yeah," she said, sheepishly. Elsa was surprised at the woman's reaction. It almost sounded like she was amazed by her magical abilities. Most people initially feared her. "I have ice powers."

[bcttcrthanrcvcnge]

Sunny beamed, "Wow, that is so cool!" she exclaimed, "I wish I had ice powers. I wish I had any powers actually. I don't, unless you count serious bad luck as a power."

[wcnderfulthings]

"Yeah, kind of," they said with a shrug. "We had free will to a certain extent... but everything in my world was very limited." When Sunny said she could help Apple with some pop culture, they smiled at the offer. "Thanks for the offer. I'll more than likely take you up on it," they said. "But you're not from this time either?" As they approached the shop, Apple reached out to hold the door for Sunny. "I have to agree with you there," they nodded. "I want to enjoy this new life for as long as I can."

[bcttcrthanrcvcnge]

"I'm not 100% sure," Sunny admitted, furrowing her brow a little as she thought about it, "There are some things in this world that existed in mine but not everything. For some things, it will be a learning experience for both of us."

[wcnderfulthings]

As Jane sat alone at the bar drinking her beer, she thought about the life she had before coming here; all of the big changes she had made but mostly importantly, she thought about Maura. They were in Paris together right before she woke up here on the island and Jane was having very confusing feelings about her best friend; ones that were probably always there but she never let herself feel them or even think about them before. She couldn't dwell on that though. It's been three months already since she showed up on Naporia alone and she wasn't really one to hold out on hope. Glancing up as someone joined her at the bar, Jane smiled at them before turning and motioning the bartender over. "Another for me," she said in her husky voice, pointing at her beer then towards the person sitting next to her. "And whatever my friend here wants." @naporiastarters

[bcttcrthanrcvcnge]

Killian looked up in surprise as he heard a drink offered to him, "Well thank you. Another whiskey please," he said tp the bartender, "Much appreciated for the kind gesture..." he paused, "You are?"

[wcnderfulthings]

Marceline floated lazily behind the counter of the record store, her bass guitar resting against the wall beside her. The faint hum of a classic rock tune echoed through the shop as she absentmindedly flipped through a stack of vinyls. She glanced up when she heard the familiar jingle of the door chime, a small smile tugging at her lips when she saw Sunny walk in. The young woman had been a regular here for the past few weeks, often popping in after her shift at the bakery. Marceline had grown to enjoy their chats, finding Sunny’s passion for culinary arts refreshing in a place where everything seemed so… stuck. “Hey, Sunny,” Marceline greeted, her voice casual but warm. “Find any new recipes that could use a killer soundtrack?” @bcttcrthanrcvcnge

[bcttcrthanrcvcnge]

"Hey Marceline," Sunny said, smiling brightly, "Actually, yes. I've started looking at French cuisine this week at school. I was hoping you had some French music I could listen to while I practice. Edith Piaf maybe? I've heard she is French."

[wcnderfulthings]

Kaleidoscope considered the other's response then sighed, running a hand through their hair as they looked around their surroundings once more. "Well shit," they huffed. "This is just great... Just when things finally started to settle down and I got a little comfortable." Looking back at the redheaded woman curiously, she asked, "So, do you know any way off this island? There's this woman I'd really like to get back to."

[bcttcrthanrcvcnge]

"No," Sansa said, "I don't think there is at all," she admitted, "Even the people who are seemingly from here don't seem to have ever left," she paused, "Perhaps the woman will show up here like you did."