✿ It's a beautiful day ✿

Hiya! The name's Angela✿ I'm the farmer around Castanet!

[medicaljinetics-old]

Fancy Meeting [ Jin - Angela ]

[ofcropsandbells]

medicaljinetics:

       At her little confession, Jin turned his eyes at her and raised a brow. So he had been right on the spot; she really did have some difficulties coming with her farm work. While he had no idea just what kind of problems those could be, it wouldn’t do. Though it was a bit… concerning that she was already having problems, Jin had no ill thoughts towards the young farmer. Honestly, if he didn’t have Irene working with him right now, he was certain he’d have difficulty managing the Clinic himself. He still had much to learn from her.

       Perhaps that’s what really she needed. A little assistance.

       …Still couldn’t help much there.

       ”Mm?” Jin found himself rather amused by Angela’s comment. She didn’t think he was? "Is there something about me that makes you think that?" He asked, fully curious on why she may have thought so.

       Jin had to keep himself from letting out a small laugh. Well, wasn’t she quite forward! Already asking him to visit her after such a small first conversation. How lovely, he supposed he’d have to take up her offer.

       …Well, in truth, he had to hesitate a bit with his answer. This could have been the start of a possible friendship. While he didn’t mind creating any new ones, he had to really ask himself—

       —was he ready to make new ones? It had been years after all… And then almost immediately, Irene’s words the day he came back came crashing to him at full speed.

       'Hurry up and make some new friends, boy! I don't want to see you sitting around in the Clinic all day, moping. Making me depressed just by looking at you.'

       ”…Thank you for the offer.” Jin nodded in agreement, pushing up his mask as the sides of his lips tugged up ever so slightly. Even if he wasn’t so certain himself, he may as well go along with it for his Grandmother’s sake. She’d probably be off-put by how, as he thought, boring he was once they spoke more. He had his doubts it’d even last very long. "When my schedule allows me some free time, I’d be glad to visit." 

“Hmm.. I don’t know actually” She brings her finger up to her chin and lightly taps it in thought. “You give off that vibe I guess, the new kid vibe.” She giggles at how childish her answer must have sounded to him.

In the flow of the conversation, it seemed Angela forgot that they were just barely acquainted with each other, that hours ago they were strangers even. She didn’t really think about how forward her offer was until she said it out loud. Perhaps, in retrospect, she should have tried being a bit less bold but it seemed it was in her nature, she never really thought about what she said, especially when the conversation was going so well.

The ghost of a smile on his face confirmed she made the right decision however, and she found herself gently smiling back. She felt as though the knots in her stomach slowly untied themselves when she heard his next words. She wasn’t entirely aware of how anxious she actually was to hear his answer. She was relieved he accepted her offer, very much so that she was certain she would speak her next words with great fervor.

“I’m looking forward to it!” This could be the start of a friendship, she could feel it.

[grumpy-gilligan]

Tomato cupcakes?

*Stares at the treats, questioning the combination’s ability to be safely consumed* Tomato… cupcakes? *He takes one, unsure if he wants to try it. It was made with tomatoes, after all, but the idea of cupcakes made with them disturbed him*

[ofcropsandbells]

Yes yes, tomato cupcakes! *After saying the name of the dish out loud one more time, she realizes how weird this new-found delicacy may sound to him* Don't you worry, I found the recipe in a cookbook so they're definitely safe to eat! *She takes note of his hesitance and questions whether this was a good idea or not* Go ahead..try it!

[medicaljinetics-old]

Fancy Meeting [ Jin - Angela ]

[medicaljinetics-old]

       At her comment, Jin gave a single nod with a smile. He had been curious on whether or not his attire would have been… acceptably formal enough, compared to the fancy clothing many others currently wore. It was his first masquerade after all. It seemed to be just fine however, and to receive a comment about it helped alleviate those concerns a bit.

       Jin listened to Angela speak about her farm and immediately his face fell some. She was having trouble with her farm? Well that wasn’t any good. He would have offered a hand, but unfortunately, farming wasn’t anything he was particularly knowledgeable in. Unless if it was for human health related issues, all he could do was hope. "I’m sorry to hear that. I’m sure being a farmer must be a difficult task." Luckily, he didn’t notice her mood change. She still sounded cheerful to him. "Don’t forget, you have many people around the island who can offer you assistance. But, that’s a good attitude to have. Just don’t give up. I know you can do it," he told her, nodding. 

       ”Hm…” Bringing his hands behind his back again, Jin lifted up chin up slightly to think. "Rather uneventful. To be honest, I, too, recently came to live on Castanet. My Grandmother owns the Clinic as its nurse. Recently, I decided to move in with her to become its doctor." He shrugged his shoulders. "It’s been slow so far, but I suppose I should be thankful for that."

[ofcropsandbells]

"It could get hard sometimes.." It felt good to let it out, to finally tell someone about the cause of her concerns. When she heard his reassuring words, she felt a strong surge of confidence take over her, although he didn't say much, it was just enough to make her feel like she could do anything in the world, and she was back to the way she was before he mentioned her farm. Maybe it had to do with the fact that nobody was close enough to her to talk to about such things, she'd be judged as a bad farmer if she did so, but then again he wasn't close enough either, this was their very first meeting after all and yet she felt so comfortable, like she could tell him anything. She was glad he believed in her, very much so because she was very close to giving up. "Oh? So you're new here too! I didn't think you were.." She trailed on, thinking up reasons why she didn't in the first place. 

"Well, whenever you're free, come visit the farm! I'd be glad to have you over!" It could get a little lonely back on her farm and Angela was always up for a chit-chat whenever she was done with work.

[reign-of-the-inferno]

I Suppose We Should... Dance? [Angela&HK]

[reign-of-the-inferno]

He observed through narrowed crimson eyes the light streaming into hers, his hand parting from hers as she brought them to her features with embarrassment of her failure of recognition, ceasing his grip from her waist for a moment, the music continuing on. Should he be angry? He had no particular reason to carry out indignant emotions when he was in a form unrecognizable to the woman. So, his features remaining deadpanned, he looked down at her, position remaining calm.

"…It’s quite alright. …Shall we continue our waltz?" He extended his hand forward, raising an eyebrow, his expression deadpanned. 

[ofcropsandbells]

She tilts her head upwards to get a clear view of him, watching his expression intently from between the gaps between her fingers. Realization struck her and she gently put her hands back where they used to be, a small "okay" Leaving her lips. This wasn't the first time she'd been bothersome this evening and she was pretty sure he was mad at her, but then again she could be wrong, she couldn't really judge by his flat expression, which intimidated her to say the least. Fear aside, she continued the conversation as though nothing happened at all, the nerves from earlier slightly getting to her again but she tried her best to push them away.  

"So..what brings you to a human gathering like this one?" She said, hoping to clear the awkward air around them. It was all she could muster up but at the very least it was better than nothing.

[reign-of-the-inferno]

I Suppose We Should... Dance? [Angela&HK]

[reign-of-the-inferno]

It was a bit strange she did not recognize him at this point of time, after she was given the time to observe his features. Even though he was in his mortal form, his voice remained in the same deep tone, still tall and muscular, his crimson eyes remaining narrowed and annoyed as usual. Yet, the farmer still didn’t recognize him at all, taking him as a simple mortal man, just like any other. Apart of it was relieving, a somewhat odd feeling of being unknown; Yet, another part of it was greatly unsettling, causing the god to grimace at her question. 

He exhaled, closing his eyes for a moment before they flickered open, his hand remaining on her back for support. “I’m surprised you do not recognize me, Angela…” 

[ofcropsandbells]

She frowned slightly, taking a moment to think it over. Who from out of all the people she knew had flaming orange hair, a voice as deep as a trucker.. The harvest king, of course! How could she have not took notice! His hair was a dead giveaway and yet she couldn’t recognize him earlier.

 "oh my goddess.. I'm so sorry I didn't recognize you!" her muffled voice came from between her palms, as she’d buried her face in their warmth out of embarrassment once she realized who he was. Angela liked to think she usually wasn’t this slow. Perhaps it were the drinks she'd had earlier that made her so out of it.

Removing her face from her palms, she glanced up at him, not sure if he was mad at her or not.   

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unexpected endeavours || angela & amir

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[ / he laughs softly, nodding. she had a bright personality which Amir couldn’t help but respond happily as well. ] Thank you for the compliment. And I’m glad your friends have, Echo Village has redeeming qualities that have yet to be exposed to the public. 

[ / he blinks, and listened to her question ] I had proposed to tour you around Echo, as we are now taking a detour. Do you mind the nature? If not, we could simply cut through the main village to the salon. 

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 [she looks around at her surroundings, pleased by the greenery] It seems so!

[shakes her head no] Not at all, in fact I actually love it! It’s one of the reasons I became a farmer.. [Takes a good whiff of the air, a small smile making its way on her face] 

[Walks ahead of him then turns to face him, her hands intertwined behind her back] You seem to know your way around..I'm assuming you've lived here for a long time? 

[medicaljinetics-old]

Fancy Meeting [ Jin - Angela ]

[ofcropsandbells]

medicaljinetics:

Just like the younger woman had thought, Jin relaxed just slightly at the smile, his unknowingly tense shoulders dropping down some. Thankfully she did end up being just the one whom he was looking for. He was almost growing worried that it was going to be an issue.

A very light chuckle came from his throat upon hearing her excited tone, along with a small smile at the bow. At least she seemed kind and polite. "Right right, all is good now." Clearing his throat, Jin took a quick look around the busy room before turning his attention back to Angela. "You look lovely, by the way." Before he could get a clear response from her, he quickly continued with, "So how has your farm been doing? Have you been enjoying your stay?"

Angela herself was slightly nervous at first, though the gentle air around him helped ease her anxiousness until she completely forgot about it. She hoped he didn’t have as hard a time as she did finding him, she thought of asking him that as a way of making small talk but before she could voice out her thoughts, he’d already started talking.

“You look quite dashing yourself.” He seemed like quite the gentlemen, it pleased Angela very much to speak with such a well-mannered man.

she frowned slightly at his next words, the thought of her farm weighting her down but she quickly replaced it with a mutual expression in fear of ruining the night. “To be honest, not that well.” she rubbed the back of her neck lightly, a habit she’d acquired back when she was a kid. “I’m sure if I keep working hard though It’ll be just fine!”  she added, hoping he hadn’t noticed the slight change in her mood..

“What about you? How’s work going for ya?” She said, in hope of changing the subject.

[reign-of-the-inferno]

I Suppose We Should... Dance? [Angela&HK]

[reign-of-the-inferno]

It was more than odd to see the familiar farmer so dressed up and polished. Her white dress fluttering as he lead her, clouded with patches of a light radiant blue, only bringing out the such lovely color of mahogany in her eyes. His large hand held her waist carefully as they danced, his vibrant citrus braid sitting on his upper back carefully.

Frustration inside the impatient deity boiled through her misplaced actions and small mistakes, though through his willpower did he not show it, continuing to simply lead the dance, looking aside the small mistakes she demonstrated. Keeping his hand on her waist, and his other interlocked with hers, he continued to lead the dance in steady tempo.

At her words did his crimson eyes trail down to the shorter woman, attempting to not respond through gritted teeth. “It’s fine. Just… Relax. I won’t let you go, alright?” 

[ofcropsandbells]

Due to the suddenness of the chain of events which brought her up to this point, she failed to notice how elegant the man before her actually looked, his flaming hair tucked neatly in a classic braid, a mask ,which looked a bit archaic to her, hiding his ,what she assumed were, sharp features. He was sporting one of those suits you’d find in those billion dollar movies.

Reassured by his words, she smiled shyly, her cheeks still slightly red from the embarrassment of making so many mistakes earlier. “O-okay.” Her mistakes did not occur as often now. She figured she probably was doing bad earlier because of how nervous she truly was, she hadn’t noticed.

“So.. Where are you from? I don’t think I’ve seen you around before?” She said while cocking her head to the side, awaiting his response.

[reign-of-the-inferno]

I Suppose We Should... Dance? [Angela&HK]

[reign-of-the-inferno]

The brown haired woman clearly did not recognize the god, creating a small sense of relief washing over his paranoid demeanor; With her answer, a pensive sigh escaping his lips, he took her fragile hand in his, feeling as though it may break in his careful grasp, leading her into the business of the ballroom floor with haste. What am I doing?

As soon as they got to a comfortable spot on the floor, he turned to face her, attempting to recall what to do, glancing around impatiently to observe the humans around him. And so, he did what they did, taking her hand in his carefully, and placing a hand on her hip as he began to lead her in a shaken dance. 

[ofcropsandbells]

For a reason unknown to her, the farmer felt strangely eccentric in the company of the odd man, even though he was a mere stranger (or so she thought). Maybe it was his daring behavior, or maybe it was because she generally liked spending her time with people rather than spending it alone, Angela wasn’t sure herself.

She attempted to follow his lead once they were on the dance floor, mimicking those who were around them, accidentally stepping on his feet a couple of times while doing so. To say that she was a bad dancer was an understatement. She tried to disregard the embarrassment which lodged itself in the empty space between her lungs but it seemed doing so was impossible, as she kept doing it over and over again.

“I’m sorry I’m so bad at this.” She squeaked, looking away in shame.

[medicaljinetics-old]

Fancy Meeting [ Jin - Angela ]

[medicaljinetics-old]

"…?"

Hearing someone suddenly call out his name, Jin looked down and saw there was now a young woman standing in front of him, clad in a rather simple, yet elegant dress and white mask. Though he had little idea on just who she was, he had a feeling on who it may be. Only a few folks around here knew his name, and all the ones he were familiar with were currently out and about.

"You’d be correct," Jin nodded, letting go of his hands. Already he found himself becoming nervous about meeting someone new, but he avoided showing the full extent of his nervousness. Instead, he brought his hand up to his face and pushed up his mask slightly, wishing they were his glasses instead. Old nervous habit of his.

"I assume you’re Angela?" He gave her a light bow. "Pleasure to meet you. I hope it wasn’t too difficult to find me. It completely slipped my mind that name alone wouldn’t be the best way to find someone in a place such as this, I apologize."

[ofcropsandbells]

She found it rather endearing, how he tried so desperately to hide how nervous he truly was. It was very apparent in the way he wrung his hands that quick moment, but Angela had the eyes of a hawk, nothing went past her that easily. She knew that if she’d been any other person, she wouldn’t have took notice of his anxiousness at all; he was quite good at hiding it, it’s just that ever since she had been a child she loved calculating every move of whoever she was interacting with. She gave him a reassuring smile, hoping it would help him relax a bit.

“The one and only.” The excitement was very apparent in her voice. She hated how it conveyed her emotions so clearly.

“The pleasure’s all mine!” She wasn’t sure if bowing back was the appropriate response but she went ahead with it anyway. “To tell you the truth, it was kinda difficult.” A small giggle escaped her lips. “I found you now so s’all good, you don’t need to apologize.”

[reign-of-the-inferno]

I Suppose We Should... Dance? [Angela&HK]

The Deity in the past, before his eternal slumber, had seen humans taking part in such strange rituals. The way they “danced” so fluently across the sickening man made ball room floor, strange clothing fluttering behind them. The King couldn’t even compute on why he had come to the odd ceremony in the first place. After all, it was just some strange human sacrament that he hadn’t even planned on attending. Yet, there he stood in his mortal form, similar to his deity form besides the decrease in height and less combustive aura, once long, flowing hair now shortened in a small braid, observing the eccentric humans and their “dancing.”

Crimson eyes spotting the familiar farmer, he let a grumble escape his lips, watching her stand alone on the side of the ballroom. He hand’t taken part in human “dancing” for a thousand years… Yet why did he feel the need to assist the lone farmer? And through his own procrastination did he stand up, walking across the ballroom over to the young woman with hesitation in his movements, unsure if she’d be even able to recognize the god in this hideous human body.

"…Would you care to…" He brought a large hand to his temples, kneading them impatiently, before offering it to her, glancing away. "Dance?" 

[ofcropsandbells]

Angela looked up in surprise, not sure if the man before her was actually talking to her. After all, she’d never talked to him before, that was for sure. Astonishingly enough though, his voice didn’t sound as unfamiliar as it should have been to her, In fact, she was sure she’d heard it more than a couple of times before. She glanced around, having found nobody around her, she decided it was appropriate to answer back and stop embarrassing herself with the way she probably looked, like a deer caught in the headlights, or at least that’s what she thought she looked like. Asking her to dance was rather bold of him, her being a stranger and all, but strangely, she didn’t dislike the idea.

“Sure I guess!”

[medicaljinetics-old]

Fancy Meeting [ Jin - Angela ]

It was a sudden decision, but ultimately Jin had decided to join everyone in the festivities at the Masquerade. Of course, this left him without many clothing options, and he just used his grandmother’s old mask (he couldn’t deny rather liking the floral design of it however). Nevertheless, here he was, standing near the wall on the side of the room, alone.

"Hmm." 

The longer his eyes wandered around the large room, the more Jin became a bit… worried. He had asked the newest farmer, Angela, to join him for the ball, yet…

Well, he had no idea just what she looked like. Much more, everyone was dressed up and wearing masks that further concealed their looks. There was also little way she’d know what he looked like as well. After a bit of thinking, he took out a small notebook and pen, scribbled his name on the small sheet, then pinned it on his jacket before putting the notebook and pen back in his pocket and holding his hands behind his back. It was certainly worth a shot. 

…Irene would be scolding him right now for his lack of preparedness had she been here.

[ofcropsandbells]

Angela watched the contents of her glass swish around as she continuously fondled it between her fingers, a sigh leaving her lips. She had looked all over for the doctor but found that none of those around matched the description she was given by the townsfolk of him.

She gave the hall another once over, almost giving up before she saw a tall lean figure, clad in a green coat and an elegant floral mask, hidden amongst the crowd. He had caught her attention, his mysterious aura drawing her nearer, a vacant expression in his eyes. Could that be him? Upon further inspection, she decided that, indeed, it seemed that it was the doctor. His hair matched the description she was given perfectly, long, black and sleek. She let her eyes trail down and sure enough, there pinned securely on his jacked, was a little note, the letters JIN spelt clearly on it. The sides of her lips slowly tugged upward in a smile.

“You must be Jin.”

[ofcropsandbells]

Masquerade Stuff

((I've been trying to draw her outfit for the past two hours but it looks like I won't be done anytime soon so...here's her outfit.))

[ofcropsandbells]

Invitation

medicaljinetics

To Angela, 

            My name is Jin. I’m the local doctor and physician here in Castanet, with my work being in Choral Clinic. 

            I heard that you were the new farmer around here. I had attempted to come by and speak to you personally, however it seemed no one was home. Hence this sudden letter you’ll receive.

            I’d like to welcome you to Castanet. It’s good to hear there are more farmers coming to our town. I know farm work can get rough at times, so if you are ever in need of a check up or in need of any medicine, don’t hesitate to come by. I’d be happy to offer assistance. 

            …I’d also like to ask you of one other thing. Have you heard about the Masquerade that will be happening within the day or so? If so, I apologize for being so sudden with this, but would you like to come with me to it? I assure you there’s nothing to think too deeply about this- I’d just like to be able to personally meet you and get to know our new local farmer, and this would be a good chance as ever.

            A letter back would be well appreciated.

            Thank you, and please be sure to take care.

Jin.

Jin,

          I see you already know my name so I’m going to skip the introductions~ I’m happy to hear from you! I apologize for not paying you a visit earlier, but I kind of got caught up with the heaps of work I have to do on the farm. Starting up a farm from scratch is hard work! I barely have any free time.

          It’s very nice of you to offer to take me! I’m flattered, really. I’d love to go with you! I hope that through this experience we could get to know each other better.

          Thank you for taking so much of your time to write me a letter~ and thank you for the warm welcome! I’ll be sure to pay the clinic a visit once I find some time to do so. (or if I catch something before then!)

Angela.

[grumpy-gilligan]

[Knocks on the door of his home] HEY GILL, OPEN UP! I GOT YOU SOMETHIN’!

Hm? *Bothered by the knocking and shouting distracting him from his reading, he gets up with a heavy, annoyed sigh as he heads over to open the door* Oh, hello, Angela. What is it?

[ofcropsandbells]

[Looks up at him, a sheepish grin slowly making its way on her face] Hiya gill! I made ya tomato cupcakes! Here, try one! [Brings the platter closer to his face]

[ofcropsandbells]

[Angela and Candace]

Angela pushed the door to the tailor’s open with little grace, the chime of the bell attached to it signaling her entrance. The air was starting to get a little chilly so she was looking for warmer clothes for the upcoming season and being done with work, swinging by the tailor’s wasn’t such a bad idea, or so she thought before a drop of water tickled her nose while she was on her way, an ocean of them following suit. It turns out the weather forecasts weren’t always right.

In her haste to get out of the rain and into the warm compartment of the shop, she failed to notice the thin platform in front of the door. A string of profanities left her small pink lips when her toes caught underneath it and she came tumbling down, her face coming into contact with the cold tiled floor. Being used to tripping over everything, her own feet included, she picked herself up just as quickly as she fell. Dusting herself off,  she scoped out the place for the familiar faces of the owner family but found none.

“YO! ANYBODY HOME?” she yelled out into the relatively empty space, too tired and frustrated from the events of the day to remember her manners.

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[Walks up to him merrily, a broad grin plastered on her face] Hi! Do you have any idea where I can find the hairdresser's?

[ / blinks, a bit surprised at the boldness of the other— but nods ] I do, in fact. Would you rather directions or a guide? 

[ofcropsandbells]

[grins sheepishly] To tell you the truth, you’re not the first person I’ve asked for directions here. [Rubs the back of her head] I uhm… I’ve been winding up here for the past hour no matter what route I took so… If you don’t mind, can you take me there?