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[oceanfrontcassie]

[ooc] Joe & Cassie

so! lizzy informed me that the pocahontas is across the street from the sheraton and so i’m thinking that’s a place the sheraton peeps frequent a lot. so i’m thinking these two probably know each other?? and probably pretty well if cassie is a regular. maybe they’re friends?? and cassie probably chats with him a lot when she comes in for lunch/after work?

[oceanfrontcassie]

[ooc] James & Cassie

I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I AM FOR THESE TWO. THEY’RE GOING TO BE SO CUTE. also hilarious. cassie probably shows james all the things she needs him to fix and he’s like “well if you stand here you’ll have the best view” or something like that, ahahaha. I CAN’T WAIT.

[harleyquinzel]

Every Character I Love: Felicity Smoak (DCU)

“If I had accepted my life, I would be a cocktail waitress in Vegas like my mother, and I never would have gone to college, and I never would have moved a thousand miles away to work at Queen Consolidated, and I never would have believed some crazy guy in a hood when he told me I could be more than just some IT girl.”

[oceanfrontcassie]

Tee for Two || Colin & Cassie

Ding.

Cassie tapped the bell, leaning on the counter as she tried to scan the side of the hut for Colin. Surely he was around her somewhere?

The place didn’t look too busy. Then again, the Sheraton hadn’t been too busy either. It seemed it was a slow day in Virginia Beach. Everyone was out enjoying the sand and the waves and not stuck in their motel room or playing minigolf. Cassie predicted it would be a slow afternoon so she’d decided to pay Colin a visit.

In truth, she loved coming over here on slow afternoons and playing around with Colin. It was great for their business relationship. She sent people looking for something to do to him and, in turn, he sent golfers looking for a place to stay her way. It all worked out.

But, besides that, Cassie just enjoyed his company. He was a fun guy. And he always made a round of minigolf-- which for Cassie was usually stressful enough --actually enjoyable.

Except when he wasn’t here. She glanced back over to the sign which said open. But maybe he’d stepped out for a moment? She tapped the bell again, just to be sure.

“Colin?” she called, for extra good measure. When he didn’t immediately appear, she climbed right on over the counter and started helping herself to the best colored balls. Obviously, she has dibs on the red one.

[oceanfrontowen]

Tear in My Heart | Caswen

Goddamn it, Seth. 

If he paid more attention to what Owen was saying and less about trying to document everything via saphat (or whatever the hell the kids were using these days) then maybe he’d actually remember the important things. Like how Owen had explicitly told him nine times not to try to fix his sister’s porch step without him. 

He hadn’t listened. 

He’d made it worse. 

Both Natalie and Valerie were gone, so Owen had decided to take advantage of their absence and fix the step before they got home (and hopefully they would think it had been Will who had gotten to it and not him). He was pulling up the rotten wood (and the new piece that Seth had tried to instal himself) when he heard a car pull up. 

He turned, rapidly, expecting to see one of the Connors (or one of their no-good exes who liked to hang around) but instead … instead it was Cassie. 

He wanted to bolt, but there was no where he could go before she saw him. It might already be too late. It’d been years since they’d seen each other. They didn’t often run in the same circles, after she’d left him. He wasn’t ready to see her, now. Those last few moments replayed in his head: the ones when she had left him; the ones when she saw him for what he always had been: not good enough. 

He stood up straight, determined to face her as though nothing was wrong. He’d mastered this a long time ago, when his dad would berate him. As soon as she opened her car door, his armor went up. He didn’t let himself think about the past. He didn’t let himself think about how beautiful she was, just now, with the sunlight illuminating her golden curls. He didn’t let himself think about how he had had her once, and how he had lost her. 

She was there for Natalie, he supposed. She certainly wasn’t there for him. “No one’s home,” He announced. His voice was firm. There was no warmth in it. 

[oceanfrontcassie]

It had been a long day. It seemed every single petty, childish adult had decided to visit VA Beach this week. And they’d all elected to stay at the Sheraton. And, of course, nothing was to anyone’s satisfaction and when it wasn’t, where did they come running? To Cassie.

She’d spent the day soothing and coddling, biting back snappy retorts as she threatened to tell the guests they were not actually right, but far from it. But those weren’t the kinds of remarks made by good managers. Instead, she’d evaded and soothed and bottled up all her anger. As a result? She was exhausted.

But a good manager’s work was never done. In her haste to leave, Natalie had forgotten her coat and Cassie had decided to just drop it by the house. It was, after all, on her way home.

Which is exactly how she found herself in front of the Connors home. But the man fixing the porch step, well, he wasn’t a Connors. Far from it.

The moment Cassie recognized Owen-- which, unfortunately, wasn’t until after he’d already seen her since when she’d pulled up, she’d been in the midst of an imaginary conversation with one of the more snappy guests from earlier in which she finally managed to tell him exactly what he could do with his comment card --she’d quickly tried to reason whether or not she could back out of there without stopping. Maybe she’d taken a wrong turn? Right into the Connors’ driveway? Oh, that would never work.

She’d have to face him.

That’s okay. She could do this. She hadn’t seen him since their breakup but isn’t time supposed to heal all wounds? All she had to do was put on her big girl panties and get out of the car. Get out of the car. Move your arm. Grab the handle. There you go. Now pull. PULL, CASSIE. There. Good. Now left leg out. And then the right. Good. There. Shut the door.

And then, she looked up. And caught sight of him staring at her. Her heart almost stopped then and there. He looked just the same. She could almost blink and be back in his arms again, everything forgotten.

And then he spoke. And the icy blade slashed through her heart as his harsh words broke through all her defenses. It wasn’t the same. It was never the same. She’d let him go. And now, it seemed, she’d have to prove she was fine without him.

Except she wasn’t. Maybe she’d never be.

“Oh,” was all she could think to say. She studied him, noticing the way time had made subtle changes here and there. His eyes were darker or maybe that was just the light. He looked older, almost worn like he was a boat that had been battered in a storm.

But he was still just as handsome as she remembered. And the butterflies still took flight, doing laps around her stomach at the mere sight of him.

She’d forgotten why she came. With a start, she remembered. “Natalie forgot her coat,” she said lamely. “I know it’s hot and everything but she might need it? It’s supposed to be colder tonight and it’s on my way so I thought I’d drop it by. But if she’s not here I can always give it to her tomorrow. Or I can call her? I knew I should’ve called before I just dropped by. But, like I said, it’s on my way. I thought I’d just drop by and give it back to her. But I’ll just give it to her tomorrow. Or I could leave it with you....”

Nope. Stop. You’re babbling now. Cassie, stop talking.

She came to an abrupt halt, realizing her mistake an instant too late. Why had she asked him for a favor? Why had she babbled? Now he’d know she was nervous. She only babbled like that when she was too nervous to sift through her thoughts properly. Instead, they all just came rushing out her mouth. Much like on their first date....

Quickly pushing that thought aside, she grasped her forehead in her left hand, turning a little to look past Owen in the other direction. With a small sigh, she met his gave again. “No, nevermind. I’ll-- I’ll just go. I’ll give it to her tomorrow. I’m sorry to bother you. I’ll let you get back to your work. Sorry.”

[oceanfrontcassie]

ooc || Birdie & Cassie

[oceanfrontcassie]

oceanfrontbirdie:

Tina, yeas, I think that is perfect, actually. With the starter Lizzy did for Owen and Cassie - perhaps, after that run-in is when Cassie comes to the bar and as she drinks she tells Birdie all about it. I think they probably know each other a little bit if Cassie has stopped by the bar before and maybe Birdie has just been uncharacteristically cold toward the girl. However, I’m sure her opinion of Cassie would change slightly if she hears her side of the story too.

So yes, I think this is good. We can either wait to start something with these two ladies after you and Lizzy role-play Owen and Cassie seeing each other again, OR we just have these two girls have a run-in in the mean time. Let me know:)

ANNIE YES THIS SOUNDS PERFECT!!! i can definitely see it being after the run-in with owen i’m currently writing with lizzy!!! that sounds AMAZING. and i think we could go ahead and start these two, tbh. we might not get to the details right away so that’ll give me time to figure them out with lizzy, haha.

so, would you like to kick things off or shall i?

[oceanfrontkara]

ooc | Cassie & Kara

[oceanfrontcassie]

oceanfrontkara:

I love that idea!!!! tbh I feel like kara probably got the manager position b/c she had been there the longest as a waitress and the current manager left suddenly or was fired and they were in panic mode when they promoted her and I think that she got some manager training, but it was rushed and basically she wasn’t really prepared for it and, I can see her going to Cassie for help in some situations!?!?!? Like “help how do you handle x???”

but anyway, i feel like cassie has been a manager for a lot longer than kara has and back when she was a manager (not kara’s but still one) I feel like kara was sooo intimidated by her and yeah, thought she needed to get a life and probs didn’t really talk to her much if she could help it, but then after a) owen and b) kara became a manager, she realized that cassie wasn’t so bad and then they became friends???

I can see them having started being friends after a manager’s meeting that kara came to late b/c she got lost and when she showed up she probably said something she meant to be funny/an ice breaker but it sounded really sexual or something and got the look of disapproval from their boss and then she def accidentally spilled her drink all over herself and possibly cassie, too, but then they went to the bathroom together to get cleaned up cassie made some comment to kara about how their boss can be an ass and not to worry about it and idk instant friends. okay wow that got out of hand bUT THIS OR SOMETHING LIKE IT???

OKAY BUT I LOVE ALL OF THAT. and, tbh, i feel like cassie was kind of boring back in the day and didn’t really go out of her way to make friends with ANYONE at the hotel. and after owen, i think she thought that she’d been right all along and she shouldn’t have relationships with people outside of work but, also, i think she saw that it might be better to have someone who has your back. so in some ways it made her stricter but it also mellowed her?? if that makes sense?

AND I LOVE THE IDEA ABOUT THEM MEETING AT A MEETING. and i think cassie understands that not everyone is trained as thoroughly as she was/has been doing this as long. so i think she’d want to help kara as much as she can! plus i think she sees a kind of kinship with people who are in the same boat with her? so since kara is a manager too, kara totally gets what it’s like to deal with their boss and all of that. so i just totally see these two having each other’s backs at work!!! and maybe they have a day that they meet up and chat on?? like maybe on thursdays they go out to dinner and rant about everything that’s been bugging them and then go to a nightclub or something???

[ontheoceanfront]

CASSANDRA “CASSIE” LLOYD / emily bett rickards

Relationships: (sister:) Rachel Lloyd, (best friends:) Karen Reid, Elaine Burrows,(former employee/ex-boyfriend:) Owen Selznick, (employees:) Natalie Connors, James Shaw

Age: 27 Occupation: Manager @ the Sheraton Hotel Description: Cassandra’s always been a serious workaholic who strives for nothing less for perfection. She can be intense and her employees feel a combination of fear and respect for her. She makes it clear that she is not their friend, but she’s a good boss who inspires the same kind of work that she expects out of herself. Her “no friends in the workplace” rule was thrown out the window, however, after she hired Owen Selznick. The two of them started dating and had a really good thing, until Cassie realized it was getting too serious for her and interfering with work. After that, she dumped him and he went back to being unemployed. Surprisingly, Cassandra really knows how to have a good time outside of work. She loves to let loose and party when she can. Cassie still wonders if she did the right thing in dumping Owen Selznick. Two years later and she still has feelings for him. But he seems to hate her and she knew that breaking up with him crushed him. Part of her wants to reach out to him again, but part of her realizes that it’s best if she just moves on. Will she ever be ready for a serious relationship? And won’t she just hurt him all over again?

TAKEN BY TINA RAE.

[oceanfrontnatalie]

OOC | Natalie & Cassie

Boss lady!!!!!!  <33333333  Natalie is the best employee ever omg like she’s super enthusiastic and just wants to do the best!!! job!!! she can!!!!  I feel like she’s the Charles Boyle to Cassie’s Jake Peralta in a lot of ways honestly hahahaha also I feel like Natalie was nearly as crushed as Owen and Cassie were when they broke up smdh

[oceanfrontcassie]

AHAHAHA. i feel this post on such a spiritual level, kate, oh my goodness. the boyle to cassie’s peralta. THAT IS BEAUTIFUL. but anyway, i feel like cassie seriously values that a lot?? because she works so, so hard for the sheraton and she seriously loves anyone who works as hard as she does. so i feel like natalie is her most prized employee and she loves her lots!!!

so before owen happened, i think cassie was better about being friends with people outside of work but then after owen, she put that wall up and now she’s not quite as close to any of them?? so maybe natalie and cassie were pretty great friends before owen but after he left, it put a strain on their relationship? so maybe they’re still friends but not as close as they once were? and i don’t think cassie offered anyone a reason for her breakup, even owen??? so she was probably really vague about it and even more closed off?

but now i think she’s starting to come out of that and she’s getting better about being friends and having relationships with people outside of work?? jenn and i have also talked about cassie being pretty close to james so maybe when they started becoming friends that’s when cassie started opening up more to everyone??? and since james/natalie is a thing maybe she’s friends with both of them? i could see her being more comfortable doing things with multiple people instead of just one on one? so maybe she occasionally goes to the pocahontas with james and natalie after work??? (lizzy told me the pocahontas is across the street from the sheraton so now i’m like thIS NEEDS TO BE A PLACE ALL THE SHERATON PEEPS FREQUENT)

[oceanfrontcassie]

ooc || Valerie & Cassie

[oceanfrontcassie]

oceanfrontvalerie:

Oh, yeah! I think they would def at least know each other. Valerie used to work at the pancake place that’s literally right across from the Sheraton and she used to bring Natalie food all the time.

Hmmm, as for how long Cassie & Owen dated? IDK? I feel like it wasn’t that long, b/c I see their relationship kinda taking them both by surprise by how fast it moved? So maybe only a couple of months?? I don’t think that Valerie ever got all of the details of the breakup b/c Owen’s not really a sharing kinda guy, but I do think that she could tell that he was hurt. Still, I think it’s obvious that Owen still carries a torch for Cassie and I think that Valerie might think that it was actually something Owen did to cause the breakup lol. So basically, idk that that would hurt whatever relationship they have/didn’t have haha.

I do also think, tho, that their relationship would be dictated by the kind of relationship Natalie/Cassie have, too?

the pocahontas is right across the street??? OH MAN. THIS IS RELEVANT TO MY INTERESTS BECAUSE NOW I FEEL LIKE ALL THE SHERATON PEEPS GO THERE REGULARLY.

.... anyway, oh! i totally feel you. i definitely think cassie was immediately super frightened and rAN FOR THE HILLS. so i would definitely agree it was probably only a couple of months. and i def could see owen not telling anyone about it. precious bby. he needs all the hugs <3333

so i guess that makes a pretty clean slate for these two! kate and i have just started talking about natalie and cassie (or we will when i answer her comment, haha) but i think they’re on pretty good terms?? so these two could honestly be friends. but i can get back to you more on that after i chat with kate a bit? yeah??

[shinji--moon-deactivated2017123]

*falls apart but with grace and divine beauty* 

[oceanfrontelaine]

ooc | Elaine + Cassie

[oceanfrontelaine]

Awe. They both have relationship sadness! I bet that they totally double dated when she was dating Owen and Elaine was dating James! 

Ohh I like that idea! I don’t know if Elaine visited VA Beach much before she moved there, but I could totally see her aunt introducing them. Elaine’s aunt totally realized they had hardly anything in common, so I doubt she would’ve tried to introduce Elaine to her social circle. BUT she probably would’ve known Cassie… I bet she dropped lots of dresses off at the sheridan! And I’m sure she would’ve been like “This is my niece, she likes cocktails and not smelling like incense.”

[oceanfrontcassie]

OH. They probably did. And now they’re both single and sit at home watching movies and eating tubs of ice cream. Bbys. *hugs them both*

Ahahaha. Elaine’s aunt, oh my goodness. That is gREAT. Cassie would’ve been like “what a coincidence. So do I.” And they both probably hit it off right there?? I could totally see that having happened. Though, actually, tell me a little more about Elaine’s aunt?? Because I could see Cassie’s opinion of her having a lot to do with how Elaine and Cassie ~bonded when they first met.

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[oceanfrontcassie]

ooc || Colin & Cassie

[oceanfrontcolin]

idk if you’ve looked it up or not but here is where the bikini hut is in relation to the sheraton. also most of these places are v v close to each other and either on atlantic or pacific ave :D 

but yeah! i feel like colin would def send all of the tourists who are looking for a place up to the sheraton (also he’d be a nerd like “yeah, tell the manager colin adams sent you” ~enjoys sounding important~ #facepalm

yes!!!! so yeah colin has been working at the mini golf since forever. i feel lik ehe started working there like his junior year of high school and never really left (like he should be at least the assistant manager by now but … he’s not. he’s too focused on his writing career to care about climbing the ladder at work tbh) but anyway, so he’s been working there for a really long time at this point, so that def should work! 

aljdsflajsdf yes!!! i love them being cute friends and cassie coming over randomly to see him/play some golf. especially during weird hours where there aren’t many ppl so colin can follow her around and babble <333

[oceanfrontcassie]

I actually “drove” (hahahaha) all around town when I was looking for a place for Colin and Jane to go camping (which actually was not easy *facepalm*) bUT I LOVE THAT ALL OF THESE PLACES ARE REAL AND WE CAN GO LOOK THEM UP. AHHHH. Besttttt. You are so awesome, Lizzy dear <33

And oh my goodness. If people do say Colin sent them Cassie is probably like “oh he’s very important. What an honor for you to have met him.” And the people are probably like “???????? doesn’t he just work for the minigolf” But Cassie is totally solemn and won’t say anymore about it, hahaha.

Anyway, that sounds great!!! So it was probably loooots of years ago and ahhh. I love it. And ahaha. Cassie would totally try to get Colin to play a round with her. I feel like she is actually very, very bad at minigolf (probably one of the only things she’s genuinely terrible at) and if Colin is playing too she doesn’t feel quite so bad. Especially since he’s babbling the whole time. And ahhh. I love it, hahaha. Should we just start there then? At a random round of minigolf?

[oceanfrontcassie]

ooc || Birdie & Cassie

[oceanfrontbirdie]

ok i need to talk with lizzy a bit more because i think she and i were both thinking that owen and birdie met through the bar… but now i’m thinking that’s a little unrealistic considering their brothers are bff’s and birdie works at a bar where cassie works ANYWAYS

i need to run this by lizzy, but i feel like birdie and owen have known each other for a bit, but they aren’t the type of friends who hang out all the time. what lizzy and i did decided is that owen basically ended up telling birdie everything over drinking, while she just listened. so birdie does know all the ins and outs of the relationship cassie and owen had. however, i think before the break up that these two probably got along real well and didn’t mind each other. i don’t think they went out of their way to hang out, though. 

so now, i think birdie just has only seen the hurt that cassie has caused, so while she won’t be out right mean to cassie, she probably does hold it all a little against the girl. so maybe she’s not as friendly as she has been in the past with cassie. though some time has passed since owen and cassie broke up, so i’m sure birdie has gotten over many of those feelings. 

[oceanfrontcassie]

Ahhh. So even though Owen and Birdie probably knew each other when Cassie and Owen were dating, Cassie might not have met Birdie during that time. I could see Cassie meeting Birdie through the bar and never really knowing her connection to Owen?? Which would probably be one of the reasons Cassie would end up talking about Owen. Because she thinks it’s a safe space and no one knows him or what happened between them (hahaha. good going, Cassie)

So maybe Birdie actually didn’t even get Cassie’s side until now?? Because I could see something causing Cassie to snap (and maybe it’s just seeing Owen again, tbh) and doing a very un-Cassie like thing and sitting in a bar in the middle of the day, pouring her soul out to a bartender. So maybe that’s how Birdie ends up hearing both sides?? And that could be something that happens now? And that could also be why Birdie was a little unfriendly to Cassie in the past. Because she’d only heard Owen’s side? (Not saying that what Cassie did was right but she did still have her reasons.) Sooo. I went a different direction with that, haha. Thoughts?

[oceanfrontcassie]

ooc || Annie & Cassie

[oceanfrontannie]

WELL it’s not like you have 8 characters you’re multitasking between. :p GIRL i don’t blame you for having a little brain freeze there!!! too much multitasking but i love you <3 it gave me a good laugh 

i don’t think these two knew each other at school with their two year age gap and cassie being in ap classes, cause cassie is older than annie. BUT totally through the sheridan and her coming in as a photographer. what if all that happened and they got drinks together, had a great time and got along well. so then they decided to have a tuesday night drinks thing? where they get drinks together each tuesday? lol so one of those times they ended up both talking about owen ? lol 

[oceanfrontcassie]

Annie, darling, you are too good to me. <333

And yeaaaah. I agree. I think they probably didn’t end up crossing paths in high school. But I definitely think they could’ve met and such at the Sheridan! I love it!!! And I love the idea of them having a standing Tuesday night engagement!! But maybe the Owen thing hasn’t happened yet?? I could see that happening now? Or wait. Annie doesn’t still have feelings for Owen does she? So it would’ve had to have happened in the past?? Or maybe they were just talking about guys they’d “lost” and then it could happen now? One of those, haha.

[oceanfrontcassie]

ooc || Annie & Cassie

[oceanfrontannie]

i’m trying to answer all of annie’s comments tonight and i am like ocd about it and do things in order. usually i go from last to latest, but tonight i decided since i’d be answering all of them just to go in the order on the rp comments site. ANYWAYS i almost stopped doing that and reblogged this one because i was gonna be like: TINA YOU SILLY GOOSE SHE WORKS WITH JANE :) love you<333

i think that could totally work though! cause cassie is two years older than annie so it wouldn’t be crazy if they hadn’t met before. so yes, maybe the sheridan had a little fire or had a famous person come or something and annie totally stopped by to take the photos. then maybe they ended up at the bar together? annie is friendly enough that i think these two could have easily struck up a friendship. idk is that reaching for it? 

[oceanfrontcassie]

*wails* i kNOW. When I work on ads too much my brain falls out. And I’ve been multitasking while answering comments and, like, forgetting evERYTHING. But I realized it when I started answering Jane’s comment and was like oH WAIT. I FORGOT. So. Yeaaaaah. Sorry. Also when I start getting caught up I, like, aggressively try to keep my check marks and answer comments as soon as I get them. (Especially now that I’m trying to catch up so I can work on Bataille Royale things.) So. Roleplaying is bad for my OCD. *facepalm*

BUT SORRY I’M AN IDIOT. And almost made you stop your comments, hahaha. Anyway, ahhh! Yes. Maybe these two actually knew each other at school?? Cassie was really smart and had great grades and was probably in all of the AP classes and such.

bUT YES. I think that works perfectly!!! After Owen happened I think Cassie started eating at the Sheridan more so she’d be alone less and I definitely think if they had something big happen like a fire or a celebrity or something (I’m good with either or both????) then she probably would’ve hit the bar because wow that would mean an exhausting day’s work for her??? So I definitely think they could’ve met that way and become friends! Maybe they also do end up drunk at the bar one night and talking about boys and both end up talking about Owen??? Because I’m still laughing about that, hahaha.