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Eliot​:

DATE: July 4th, 2021 TIME: 02:34 PM LOCATION: The Boardwalk

“So I gotta hit all the blue cups for the teddy bear? Got it.” Eliot confirms with the owner, the toy rifle in his hands. He breathes in and out, then with a sharp glint in his eyes he takes the shots. One, two, three… and four blue targets fall one by one. Lowering the gun, he grins at the owner whose jaw dropped with the shock. “Forgot to warn ya– I spent a summer working at a carnival once and burned most of my paycheck on games like these so…” Instead of keeping the giant stuffed teddy bear, however, he hands it over to the kid that was crying about losing the game. “Here, you can have him. Merry, uh… Christmas? That’s a thing, y’know, Christmas in July.” The child and their parent thank him before going off to get some ice cream. Eliot, content that he made that kid’s day, turns his attention back to the game. “Still got it,” he picks back up the gun. “Alright, what next? Any prize you want?”

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***

Jay had decided watching people play the games are the boardwalk than actually playing them was better for themselves. Especially for their wallet, they would almost spend any change they have to try and win a game. Because of this they usually give their wallet to a friend they trusted or their moms. Today, they gave it to their moms since they always come to these type of celebrations for the food, and to take food home. A little family tradition they do each year. They watched Eliot play, chuckling when he said Merry Christmas to the kid. They are going to start saying that. Jay raised an eyebrow at what he said next, looking around to see if anyone else was going to answer. “Hmm,” they started as they look up at the prizes, “you think you can get that large dog up there? ”

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Cleo:

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Cleo had been taking advantage of all the free food that her wristband allowed, which had resulted in a table full of food. She wanted to try everything and after Nia had gave her the idea to make some to go plates she had planned to do that as well. Sitting down at the table and she started to dig into the ribs. Noticing a shadow out of the corner of her eye, she put the rib that she had bit into down. Swallowing the bite, she looked up at the person. “Hey, want to sit and eat?” Offering the seat across from her. “There’s tons of food here. Whatever we don’t eat I’m taking home with me.”

Jay had just finished packing all the extra food she could in her in her beach bag. She knew it was a good idea to bring to go boxes and hot and cold bags. Now, she had to grab her own plate of food. Once she did that she looked around for a place to sit, only stopping short to put the bag down and give herself a break. Jay raised an eyebrow before offering a nod, “that would be great.” She made her way over, setting her bag next to the seat before sitting down. “I have my own plate, I wouldn’t want to take any of your food you could save,”

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Nia​:

Who: Open @darkesthourstarters​

Where: The beach 

Nia had been laying out on the beach letting the sun warm her skin. Her hat over her face, as she sense someone’s approach. She sat up then and looked at the snacks she had sprawled out and some of the togo plates and then the other person. “Listen…I’m not cheap by any means…and I do have groceries in my home…but they said all you can eat and I simply interpreted that as all I can eat later today, so if I have some togo plates and snacks and plan to get some more later…they said it was free…”

***

Jay waved their hand as Nia was explaining herself, “No need to explain yourself, you should see what I brought.” They turned to reach for their big beach bag, one they bought that family use. They pulled out a few hot and cold bags and to go boxes, “I came prepared,” they told her before laughing. “My goal is to not cook for the rest of the week,” they confessed confidently with a nod. “They said ‘all you can eat’ and it’s free, It’s one of the only reasons why I am here,” well maybe for face paint and the yacht party, but not for the holiday itself. “I’m either going to look ridiculous or really smart.”

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 Mirana​:

“ A couple thousand, totally doable, ” Mirana remarked in a deadpan tone, as if she didn’t have to cross her fingers that her debit card wouldn’t be declined just ordering lunch some days. “ It would, wouldn’t it ? ” Her grin fell at their last words. “ Lorelai ? Isn’t that the sister ? ” They rarely interacted, but Mirana could at least recognize the name of the woman with the raven hair and white dress who spent most of the evening chatting up some clearly prominent person across the room. “ Maybe we don’t include any extra Hastings ? Not trustworthy for a good spy mission, y’know ? ”

***

“ Oh, of course, ” they tried to play it off with a nod of their head, but the expression on their face gave them away. That price was any but affordable for them, considering that their guess was more on the minimum side. The price of it had to be way higher than that. “ Extra Hastings? What other Hastings will be involved? ” they raised an eyebrow, “ I only mention Lorelai because of her powers would do wonders for this heist. But, we could either find another witch with the same power or just figure it out without relying on that specific power. ”

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Lorelai​:

⟨ ✧  ♆  ✧ ⟩   “ It’s nearly impossible for anyone to impress me, ” Lorelai quipped, amusement playing on her lips as she said so. Said amusement only deepened at her roommate’s following threat. “ Jay… There are plenty of adjectives I could use to describe you, but Deku is more cutthroat than you are. Perfect apology offering. I’m asking for the ocean wave emoji. ” Circling back to the original topic, she continued, “ Why are you so competitive over this Hunter’s Hellscape, anyway ? ”

***

“ What about someone, who’s not a witch, getting you to fall for them? ” they weren’t sure if that would be more impressive to them than Lorelai. If anything, probably more annoying for her. “ Umm, I rebuke this argument. Deku learned how to be cutthroat from me, ” they nodded their head confidently. “ I’ll behave and asked for a flower emoji, ” they mused. “ Why not?  It’s fun, plus I get to pretend I’m Toph. Though, it would be better if I got to use my powers. I’d really have the Toph vibe. ”

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Logan:

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Logan felt her stomach flip at the mention of Ophelia, she wasn’t sure where this conversation was going at all with both mentions of the dead women. “Okay, I can call a meeting and we can go over that with all of them.” Nodding as she pulled out her phone and summoned the group for an emergency meeting. “Oh- what else is there? Is it something else bad?”

***

“Oh, It’s not bad,” they shook their head, “It completely different than the information I have to share with everyone else.” Jay dug in their bag before pulling a box out. “It didn’t come in time for your party. But, uh, this is your present,” they handed the box over to her.

It would make sense for the meeting to be gathered right at that moment, but it still threw Jay off. For some reason they assumed they would have to wait, at least, another day before being able to talk to them all. But this was better, having them all come now so they could pass on the information they had. 

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Leo​:

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Leo doesn’t know which song they refer to so he just shrugs. To be fair, he doesn’t get their references a lot of the time– or more like, they are the reason why he catches references most of the time despite his general lack of interest in pop culture (except video games). “It’s a force of habit, I guess. I know my body doesn’t get affected by it much… so it’s probably psychosomatic.” He still enjoys alcohol and cigarettes and his other bad habits, half because it sates his addictive personality. The other half is because it is a part of the masquerade, his lifelong effort to fit in. “Of course I do. I’m full of amazing ideas and great plans” he lifts up his chin with the faux-haughtiness and playful smirk. He gets this way around his siblings, and to some extent with Jaylin too. He has known her for years and it afforded them some semblance of acceptance from him. “Mm, I’d say no, but if I remember correctly, secondhand smoking is worse for your health than actually smoking.” He says, “I’d offer you one if you wanna try it, but Lori would never let me live that down so I should know better.” 

***

Jay made a playful face when he shrugged. Not everyone will get their reference, they understand that. But it makes the conversation more exciting whenever someone gets their reference. “I guess that is a perk of being a vampire, not having any human-like consequences,” as true as that is, Jay also knows there are potions that can be made to make him feel the effects of smoking, etc. But considering how traumatic that event was, they did not bring it up in their conversation. His next comment made them laugh. “Oh, of course, of course, how could I forget,” they played along, “how foolish of me.” They shook their heads before a grin formed on their lips. Jay’s eyes widened as he talked about second-hand smoking, maybe they didn’t pay enough attention in school as they thought, “it’s worse? ” It made sense, considering they breathe in the smoke. They assumed it could affect one's health, but no worse than those that smoke. “She would, but I feel like this would somehow become a big thing, but I’ll keep it a secret that you thought of offering,” they pretended to zip their lips

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fyimani​:

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Imani frowned at first, wondering what could be missing from their epic night so far. At the mention of food, she became aware of her empty stomach. “You’re right! I could eat,” she rolled off the bottom bunk of the bed, then onto the floor. “I’m okay,” she snickered, then rose to her knees and stood up. “Okay,” upright and swaying slightly, Imani looped her arm around Jay’s. “Exactly, after-all what are they gonna do?” she asked as they left the cabin and began heading to the main building. “Fight us for snacks?” she laughed. Just the thought of anyone catching them rifling around the kitchen at this hour brought on even more laughter. “They wouldn’t stand a chance anyway,” she pridefully beamed. “It doesn’t seem like anyone’s around,” she noted. 

Jay laughed at the idea of someone fighting them over snacks. “The two of us are unstable,” they chimed with another laughter. If only they could see the irony of their conversation as they both stumbled their way into the area where the food was kept. They were so confident but they looked a mess, not at all put together. Especially for this little heist, they want to pull. But no one can convince them they wouldn’t be able to do this. “This just means we were meant to steal some food from the kitchen,” they pointed out with a confident nod as they made their way in. They were so close to making their target but then they heard a noise. “Freeze,” she whispered as if that would be enough to keep them hidden. Another whisper, “if we stay still and make no noise we'll be good.” If only they could see how hard they were struggling to stay still. Finding themselves having to grip onto something as they kept losing their balance. They didn’t make too much noise, but were they the best judge of character in the state of mind they and Imani were in? Jay peeped over to see if they could see who it was. It was Xavier. Shit, did they make eye contact?  They quickly shut their eyes. 

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Logan:

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Logan had barely set down when Jay started to speak, she waited patiently for them to get their words out. When they mentioned Nadia thought she felt a stab to the heart. “A meeting doesn’t have to be called just because you saw Nadia. With your powers it’s understandable.” Letting Jay know it was okay, Logan had an understanding of her powers. “Did Nadia say anything or was just a casual visit slash goodbye?”

***

A part of them wishes it was just a casual visit and a goodbye. It would be easier, for sure. There would be no reason for them to feel like they should have a meeting. “It was included, but no. She told about how she and Ophelia died. It’s something she wanted the council to know,” they told Logan. “I did come to talk about something else as well, but this had to be talked about first.”

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Logan:

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Logan raised an eyebrow at Jay’s words but didn’t say anything else. Figuring it was best to honor their wishes, so she lead them towards her office. Opening the door for them to walk in. “No worries, this room is sound proof and nobody is going to hear a thing.” She promised. “What is wrong? Did something happen?”

***

Jay followed after her, taking a deep breath as they entered her office. They have been sitting with this knowledge they were going to share for days. They would’ve said something sooner, but they thought it would’ve been best to let the council members proceed with what happened and let them mourn during the funeral before dumping this type of information on them. “I don’t know how to go about this,” they wave their hand around, “I’m sure a meeting will have to be called. But I talked to Nadia after she died,” they revealed. Maybe they should’ve waited until Logan settled into the office before dropping that information 

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Wyatt​:

status: open | location: anywhere | @darkesthourstarters​

Hands full with an assortment of paper bags, Wyatt found himself in the midst of a sporadic juggling act – all for the sake of a single smoke. Naturally, it would’ve made sense to put the bags down first. Yet the underlying itch for nicotine had eaten away most of his patience. And, well, he always had a knack for making things more complicated than need be.

A small, triumphant grunt left him when he bested the challenge. Cigarette stuck between his lips, he craned his head towards the lighter. It was only then did he notice another presence out of his periphery. 

“Mm, mind.. lendin’ a hand?” Wyatt mumbled, still hunched at an awkward angle. Hardly mattered if he had triple the strength of a regular human when there wasn’t enough surface area to keep the items all balanced.

***

Who would’ve thought Jay would be so entertained by this man’s juggling act — well struggle for a smoke. They wanted to see how it would end if he would win or lose. There was a simple solution to this, just put the stuff down. But they can see the appeal of a challenge trying to beat it. 

Nice, they commented to themselves when he was able to get the cigarettes stuck between his lips. Now he just had to light it, they had to see this whole thing through. 

Hearing him speak caught them off guard, they were so focused on what he was doing they didn’t realize how it must’ve looked seeing them just stand there. “Oh, yeah — yeah,” they cleared their throat before making their way over to him. They grabbed enough paper bags that would allow him to stand up straight. Hopefully, he didn’t realize they were standing there the whole time just watching, that would be awkward. “What’s all this for? ” This was their attempt of changing the topic in case he addressed the fact that they watched him struggle before helping.

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Mirana​:

where: adler hotel grand ballroom when: june 4, 2021 who: anyone ( @darkesthourstarters ) 

“ How much do you think it costs to buy one of those ? ” She’s on the edge of the dancefloor, swaying along to the beat of the current song as she admires the way the light glistens off a chandelier in the distance. Maybe it was the lack of progress with her curse, or their roommate skipping town, or being forced around the Hunters again, or finding out about Logan and Josiah, or the murders or her recent cemetery trip ? She could contemplate which particular event is causing her to barely avoid shattering like the chandelier at the last party, but in typical Mirana Diaz fashion, she’s succumbed to avoidance through a long line of increasingly stronger drinks. “ Shit, ” she interrupts her own question. “ I forgot to buy Logan a present ! What if we planned a chandelier heist ? ”

Jay examined the chandelier for a moment before turning their attention back on Mira. “ It has to be a couple of thousand dollars, minimum, ” they guessed at the price, which wasn’t as helpful since it wasn’t a sufficient answer. They laughed at her question before giving it an honest thought. This is quite the distraction Jay needed. “ That would be the best present if we were to pull this heist off, ” they commented. “ There are so many ways we could go about this. But if we trick Lorelai into helping this heist will most definitely be successful, ” they mused.

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Leo:

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Leo chuckles at the reply which is as expected from Jaylin. They are too school to partake in vices. He finds that about them rather amusing. Jaylin is probably one of the few people Leo considers a friend outside of his family, which is a very exclusive club. “Well, I’m afraid I’m already quite dead.” He gives a nonchalant shrug of shoulders. It doesn’t bother him, the fact that he died once and returned as something else. His siblings probably took his turning harder than he did. Perhaps he is far too casual about it, but really, vampirism just has its perks and side effects like many aspects of life do. “They didn’t say you can’t bring a lighter.” Leo points out, “and what if you get lost in the woods? It might come in handy.” He then tilts his head to the side, studying Jaylin closely. “So you’ve never even tried a cigarette? Not even once?” 

***

Jay knew that comment was coming after what they said about smoking. “Just like the song, I’m alive but I’m dead,” they pointed out before chuckling. “Does smoking even feel the same as before? Or is it just more of it is a habit now? ” They assumed it would be the latter. They were glad to see he was adjusting well to being a vampire, even though it has been a couple of years. Not to say they thought there was a time limit on that. But they were glad to still see him going about life, they just hope it isn’t a façade. Jay made a face, eyebrows lifted and lips frowned, indicating he was right before nodding their head, “you have a good point there.” It definitely can be argued that it would be common sense not to bring it. But, at this point, they don’t think that would be a big issue. “Also good to make fire when it gets cold while lost in the woods. Especially at night,” they added. Jay raised an eyebrow at his question before giving it a thought, “No, I never tried a cigarette. But would second-hand smoking count? I can, at least, smell it a few times in one day - depending on where I am.” They aren’t a fan of smoking yet they like the smell of cigarettes, they have not yet made sense of this. 

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Imani​:

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“If I told you that, I’d have to kill you,” she cheekily used one of her favorite movie quotes. In reality, the source of this secret spot came from listening to gossip from a school of fish. If Imani were to share that detail, she knows that she’ll never live it down. Since she’s met Jay there’s never been a dull moment. Now is a prime example of such, as Jay froze at her words. There was no more proof needed for her to know that she was right on checking the other about their Mermaid adoration. “I know you like the back of my hand,” she grinned.

Imani started laughing at Jay’s descriptions, “you know I never thought about it like that,” the more she let the imagery of humans doing various watersports float around in her mind, she couldn’t keep most of her laughter at bay. “That’s hilarious! I’ll be laughing for days thanks to  you,” whenever she’s down, frog-like human swimming was going to be an instant cheer up for her. “Wait, you did what?” Mermaid swimming? Imani thought about how this would look as she followed them to the water. Now she has to see this! “You must show me, let’s go,” once her feet hit the water she felt the chill, “Let me warm this up for you,” Imani dove in and used her special ability to warm the water around her to a comfortable temperature for Jay. “Come on in, it’s perfect now.”  

***

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Jays sat up from laying on the floor of Imani’s cabin, “we are missing something,” they mused as they looked over at Imani. It took them a moment before they pieced it together, “we need food! ” Out of all the things they have done while drunk, they acted like this was the best decision they ever made. “There has to be food here somewhere, c’mon,” they got up before encouraging her to join them. “We,” they started, “are two smart people! We can beat the system, we can find the food without anyone knowing,” they weren’t sure if this was hyping up Imani at all, but it sure was hyping themselves up. “And on the very, very, off chance that we get caught - we run. They’ll never know,” they pointed out. 

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Logan​:

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location: coven hq

time: after nadia’s funeral

Logan walked into her office to see the stack of paperwork and also a note on her computer. Pulling the note off her computer and she saw it was from her secretary, it was a note saying to find Jaylin. Figuring that it was important, so she walked out of her office and to the common area. Finding Jaylin eventually, she put a hand on their shoulder. “Hey, I got your note.” Lifting it up to show Jay. “I heard you needed to speak with me. Do you want to go to my office or speak here?”

***

Jay was startled when they felt a hand on their shoulder. “Oh,” they responded when they realized who it was. They gave what she said a thought before giving a nod, “Going to your office would be better.” Even thought it was going to be a quick conversation, they knew it was better if it was done in private. What they are going to share is not something they should speak about so publicly. “It’s best that no one overhears anything,” they pointed out, “assuming that this would be something no one would want publicly known yet.”

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Arthur:

Arthur immediately bit his tongue at their insistence, a frozen deer in the headlights look as he turned back around to look at them. The was still confusion in him. Imani was a relatively nice mermaid. He couldn’t picture her really hurting a fly unbothered- But then Jaylin mentioned that plain waffle and everything clicked together, Arthur’s mouth forming an oval with a gasp of revelation. “Oh. So, you’re the necromancer.” It came out in a whisper, now understanding the full situation. “I told her it wasn’t a smart thing to do.” He’s heard word of her but never truly had a face to go with the name until that moment. “Sure, I’ll cover for you. I want nothing to do with this shenanigans anyway.” The vampire spoke sternly and was about to walk away  but his knack for gossip got the better of him. “Though. May I ask what you did? Must have really been something if Imani’s pissed.”

***

Jay noticed he was whispering something, but they couldn’t make out what he said. It’s beyond them why they would think changing their position in the tree would help them hear better. “She should learn from you. Who steals someone’s food? ” They said in disbelief, thinking about how Imani scurried away with their last piece of waffle. It’s like a love story gone wrong. “Thanks! ” They called out, expecting him to move on - considering the way he was about to walk away. They raised an eyebrow at his question before letting out a hum. “Well, for starters I called her fish butt,” they started, “in my defense, I think it’s an enduring little nickname. Imani, however, does not think it’s enduring. And then, I may, or may not, have focused on taking her down during these activities. During the Capture the Flag game I jumped on her back. It was my way of tagging her. And then for dodgeball, I had no mercy. Which was instant karma for me. During the canoe race, our canoe flipped over. You’ve never seen someone try to swim out the water as fast as I did at that moment,” the way Imani could’ve come for her. That put things into perspective for them, they may have gone a little overboard on this whole revenge thing. “If she finds me she will most likely try to drown me in the water.”

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Lorelai:

“ You lied to me ? ”  Lorelai questioned, processing the information with an incredulous look on her face. “ I can’t believe you ! ” Perhaps she looked ready to strike, but her lips pursed instead, a glimmer of amusement in her gaze. “ I really didn’t think you had any cutthroat tendencies at all, and you absolutely owe me, but I’m… almost impressed. ” She took the s’more from their hand. “ This will suffice, but I want lunch at that café with the instagram-able latte art. ” 

Jay offered an innocent smile while Lorelai processed what they said. They would be profusely apologizing if they didn’t realize the expression she was making. They let out a sigh of relief before raising an eyebrow, “ almost impressed? ” They let their lips form into a pout, “ it may have seemed like a beginner-type move, ” blaming someone else the moment she looked at her, “ but I can be cutthroat, ” that was a lie. “ Deal, I’ll take you to a café with Instagram-able latte art. ”