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@ravensrevcnge
A dependent rp blog for ravenspeakrp. penned by Erin.
MUSES.
Aspen Blackwood ( Nico Tortorella ) | they/them. witch. INTRO | INSPO | PINTEREST | WANTED CONNECTIONS
Kara Sykes ( Chyler Leigh ) | she/her. werewolf. INTRO | INSPO | PINTEREST | WANTED CONNECTIONS
Kodi Oliveira ( Kiana Madeira ) | they/she. human hunter. INTRO | INSPO | PINTEREST | WANTED CONNECTIONS
Noah Morgrave ( Milo Ventimiglia ) | he/him. original vampire. INTRO | INSPO | PINTEREST | WANTED CONNECTIONS
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Chuck hadn't taken any jobs in weeks now. She wanted to make sure she was around for Vicente if he needed someone for the change. If she had been left alone when she changed, there was just no telling what she would have done. There was plenty of blood on her hands during that time but all of those were intentional. And regardless of what she felt about Noah now, he really did help then. After being in Raven's Peak so consistently she had settled into a rythym that included getting a cup of coffee occasionally. Sitting watching people out the window. The same as she was doing today though it somehow felt more sinister.
"Probably," she answered the woman who attempted to leave but almost immediately came back inside. And none too gracefully. "Doesn't look like anyone is going to be going anywhere for a little bit."
Kara gives a huff of breath in a sigh as she looks back out the windows, considering. Certainly she could wait it out for a little while longer, but at some point she might be needed in the office. And, on a greater scale, she didn't love the idea of being stuck anywhere considering the full moon. Though she supposed worse case she could face the storm if it became absolutely necessary.
It was better than unleashing the wolf where she shouldn't be... She'd already suffered enough, getting bitten. She didn't want to do that to anyone else. Especially knowing the bite could be lethal.
"Right..." She hummed thoughtfully before returning her attention to Chuck. "I don't think I've seen a storm like this in a while. Or maybe ever. The whole temperature dropping and ice forming over everything thing isn't great...Hopefully everyone is safe, though..." But what if they weren't? Who was going to be able to take that call for help? And even if they got the call...how would they even get there? Oof, she didn't like this one bit.
Even though he didn't mind the cold, Luca had decided he hated the snow. It seemed to put a damper on everything. What was the point of it besides looking pretty? The kids seemed to like it, and some adults but he did not see the point.
He glanced at the window during a lull and his hatred of the snow seemed to only grow as the blizzard picked up. It also didn't help that he really should've gone hunting before this but alas he would just have to wait, and restrain his hunger for awhile. This couldn't get worse right?
His eyes drifted towards the door as he watched someone fall on there way out, he cringed hoping they were okay. He poured her some more coffee into a cup not sure if hers had spilt before walking over towards her. "Are you alright," He asked offering her the coffee chuckling, "Yes that may be a good idea," He said glancing back outside, "I unfortunately don't think it will clear up anytime soon."
She knew it had been a mistake to try and get some extra caffeine in today. Kara was already a little bit jittery as it was considering the moon that was looming, pushing towards a fullness in the sky that would force the werewolf in her to make an appearance. It was one of the things she still struggled with since being bitten - this change that was forced upon them all.
As Luca approached a light smile touched her lips as he offered a cup of coffee. "Oh - well, if you insist," she said with a chuckle as she accepted the offer, waving off his concern. "And yeah, I'm perfectly fine, if a little bit embarrassed. Perhaps we need to put up a 'caution, icy' sign or something. Do they make those?" Her eyes trailed back over towards the windows, teeth chewing on the inside of her cheek thoughtfully. She had to agree with him there, the weather didn't seem like it was going to be making any vast improvements any time soon. "At least you've got something to keep busy doing, huh?"
Elizabeth sat in her window, watching the snow blowing around outside. Her fingers trailed down the cold windowpane as she allowed herself to be mesmerized by the patterns, and the play of light and shadow in the apparent lifeless world on the other side of the glass. After a bit, she grew restless and began to wander through the house, a mixture of woman and child as she let her imagination drift.
She didn’t notice the loss of electricity. What did the darkness matter to her? With just enough light from the windows, her eyes adjusted easily enough.
Her steps carried her past an open door, but she paused and turned back as she realized it was occupied. Noah sat in front of the fireplace, reading a book. She glided inside, steps a mere whisper, but of course he heard it.
And she had to smile at his words.
"Yes, it certainly shall," she agreed. "Turning everything into a world of clouds and stark lines in nature's dark beauty."
Noah's eyes flicked up to his sister, watching as she moved across the floor in a graceful yet restless manner. He knew her well enough to know that she would soon grow bored being cooped up within the confines of the home. But would she risk going out into the blustering winds of the storm just for some form of entertainment?
Granted, tonight was a dangerous night for more than one reason. The wolves would be out in droves soon enough... and mixing that with the storm would not be good for the town.
"Poetic," he hummed in response to her words, sliding a bookmark between the pages and folding the novel closed in his lap. "However will you while away the hours?"
Closed @emupowell | Noah & Emily @ Rhythm Realm
Truly, Noah had not planned to step foot out in the storm while it raged on outside the windows. If people were foolish enough to get themselves caught up in the mess, then that was their own problem. But then he considered the fact that the moon was going to be full by the end of the evening, and the threat of the wolf caught in the midst of the storm could not be a good thing for the people of the town.
And he was at least somewhat responsible for the safety of the people who lived here. Or at least, he considered himself responsible. Raven's Peak had always been a town filled with magic, but what they had all hoped for was that it would also be a safe place for each of them to live in harmony. Perhaps it was a foolish dream.
He made an appearance on the sidewalk outside the music shop, little more than a flitting bat between the snowflakes moments prior. His hands tucked deep into the pockets of his coat to ward off the cold as his eyes shifted over the lights in the window in an otherwise darkened street corner. That had to be a good sign. He was about to move on further into town when a familiar face in the window grabbed his attention, and a moment later he was brushing snow from the darkened strands of his hair at the threshold of the stop.
"Emily," he greeted, giving her a brief once over. "Are you alright? Keeping safe from the elements?" As his eyes trailed over the other faces that had sought shelter from the elements, he supposed there were worse places to be waiting out the storm - but he could already smell it. That musty, mangy wolf smell. At least one inside the building with her, if not more.
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"Agreed," she watched the side of his face with a furrowed brow as he looked to the other vampire. Would he kill him then? No. Surely there were ways to make him forget without resorting to that. While typically the spilling of blood had no affect on her emotions one way or the other. People lived and then they died. Lately it had frustrated her. Annoyed her even. Did they have to always be the bringers of death? Vampires were dead and not really her problem. But wolves? The were still warm. Their hearts still beat.
Really what he chose to do with the vampire wasn't her business. Leave vampires to the vampires really. "There are pure wolves in these woods as well," she offered by way of an excuse. A normal wolf really wouldn't have the speed or desire to catch a vampire but, if they were making things up now they might as well use what they have. "Not completely believable but...probably more believable than a cure for a werewolf bite." Her eyes finally left him to look at the vampire with as much indifference as she could muster to cover the anxiety she was truly feeling.
Noah studied her skeptically as she offered the excuse of Elias being bitten but just a plain old wolf. And losing his mind because of that? Somehow that seemed hardly a believable story. There had been so many others who had seen Elias in the last several hours, sick with the effects of the bite. Perhaps Noah could swing a story, not have too many questions sent back in his direction and hope for the best - or he could send Elias away with a new identity in his head entirely. It could work...
But there was an easier solution.
"Yeah, well. I'll take care of him, one way or the other..." he murmured, grabbing Elias by the upper arm and hauling him back up to his feet. He had to keep an eye on this, at least, and see how it all turned out. Perhaps it was just a temporary fluke...and nothing more. He couldn't quite place what result he truly wanted. "This stays between us, for now. Yes?" He questioned Anitta, just to be perfectly clear.
LOCATION: Cup O' Joy CLOSED for @ravensrevcnge (Kodi)
Ria had stopped at Cup O' Joy while she decided if she wanted to go and pick up the kids from school and take them home before the storm got any worse. With a coffee in hand, she spotted Kodi across the room and walked over to them. "Hey, you taking shelter from this weather too, huh?" She asked with something of a forced laugh. As much as she wanted to not worry, the snow was getting thicker by the minute, and all Ria wanted was to get her family home safely.
After a moment, and a couple of sips of her coffee, Ria had a thought. "You wanna come with me to pick up Carlos and Natalia and then head back to my place and curl up for some movies and warm food?"
Kodi hadn't let the storm get to them too much. They still went about their normal day as much as possible. However, Cup O' Joy seemed like it might be their last stop for a quick minute until they regained the feeling in their fingers and toes. Trudging through the snow was clearly not in their best interest any longer.
Clutching their cup of coffee in hand and bouncing on the balls of their feet to try and absorb or generate as much heat as possible to warm them back up, a smile spread on their lips as they spotted Ria approaching. "Hey girl! What are you doin' here? I thought I saw you on shift at Golden Spoon earlier." Their eyes shifted out the window, shrugging. "What, this? This is nothing. C'mon, you scared of a little snow? Well...actually," they paused, tapping their fingertips against the cup in their hands, "my fingers might argue that the ice and snow does put up a bit of a fight."
At the mention of Ria's siblings and her plan for the evening, Kodi nods, practically bouncing her entire body with it. "That sounds like a brilliant plan. But it's pretty crappy out there..."
Kai: a little. not a whole lot. Kai: where are you? do you want me to try and come get you?
Aspen: Maybe I can clear enough snow or ice or something and make it get going again. Or just, ya know, wait until it clears up some. Aspen: Uh. I dunno. I can't see anything now. Was coming back from the ranch, so somewhere between there and downtownish? Aspen: You coming out here to get me will just end up with both of us stuck in this storm Aspen: Assuming you're not already out in this mess
Jensen sighed as he shrugged again, his eyes looking back to the drawing that Aspen was doing. "I don't know, maybe I just looking for something that isn't there.' Jensen said softly as he crossed his arms slightly, shaking his head. "Maybe I'm just chasing shadows, hoping for something better than what I've been told." Jensen let out a small sigh before he smile return.
Jensen half nodded as he listened to Aspen. "Yeah, wasn't planning on being vampire food, but I did bring it on myself." Jensen said as he pressed his hands to edge of the counter and leaned back on his heals. "Well weird thing. I think I some how trigged some kind powers, I don't know. It hasn't happened since." Jensen said as he glanced down at his hands, he can still remember the feeling in his hands. What almost felt like heat. "I think I just go lucky to be honest."
"I dunno, can't hurt to look if it doesn't feel right. I'm all about following your instincts." Aspen had never thought to look into the deaths of their own parents, but it had been fairly straight forward. People died in car accidents every day. Besides, they had found a family in the Blackwoods and wouldn't change that - it was meant to be that way. They were Aspen's family, their parents, at the end of it. But Aspen had also been young when it all happened. Jensen had been older, he knew something wasn't right. Or, as he said, perhaps he just hoped. There was nothing wrong with that.
At the mention of powers Aspen's head tipped, curious. Jensen had never realized his powers, but he'd come from a line of witches. It wasn't impossible that he was tapping into them now, though it was far later than a typical witch tended to. "Maybe you're just a late bloomer?" Aspen teased. "Or maybe it was just...some sort of fluke. You haven't felt anything like it since?" They couldn't imagine living without the magic pulsing in their veins, but everyone was different.
Dropping their gaze back down to the sketch, Aspen's hand brushed over the page to flatten it against the countertop. "Well, listen. I'll get to work on this and how about I give you a call when I have something to show you, yeah? And let me know if you trigger any more mojo. Happy to be a magical tutor."
Sam had been sitting by the window, nursing a steaming cup of coffee and flipping through his phone, when he caught the whole scene. The gust of wind nearly taking her out, the frantic grab for the door, and the barely-managed recovery—it was like a clip out of one of those funny fail videos. Except in person, it was both amusing and genuinely concerning.
He stifled a laugh, setting his cup down as she spoke. "Yeah, I think that's Mother Nature telling you to take a seat and chill for a bit—literally." He gestured to the seat across from him. "Storms like this don’t mess around, and no coffee run is worth a trip to the ER. Trust me, I’ve seen people try and fail."
He leaned back in his chair, grinning. "Plus, this is probably the warmest spot in town right now. Might as well enjoy the perks while you wait it out. Care to join me?"
Kara's eyes quickly found Sam sitting nearby, clearly having caught the whole scene by the way he attempted to keep his laugh in. Well, it could've been worse, she supposed; she could've actually fallen on her ass. Though an ungraceful slip and grab wasn't all that much better. "Mother Nature should take her own seat and chill for a bit," Kara countered lamely, a smile breaking into her expression. "I don't mind the cold so much, but the wind and ice and snow and anger is truly something else." A part of her wanted to turn heel and flip Mother Nature right off, but she was more professional than that.
But she could also feel the pull of the moon, the transformation that was going to take hold of her tonight. It made her extra restless; she didn't like the idea of being trapped...
"You're right," she finally gave in, pulling out the seat across from him and settling down. "Maybe another cup of coffee would make the wait a little easier. Or something fancier, since it might be a while and who doesn't deserve to treat themselves while stuck in a snowstorm in a coffee shop? There are undoubtedly worse places to be." She paused, her eyes trailing towards the menu board thoughtfully. "What do you think? Mocha latte? Is it too out of date to get a peppermint latte? Seasonal and all that, but is it like, Christmas seasonal or just winter seasonal? Definitely has to be something hot, as much as I love an iced coffee any time of year."
“Truly a woman after my own heart,” Mikael responded with a pleasant smile along his lips. This was exactly what he needed right now, just a relaxing evening with his girls.
Now, she was asking the important questions. “Hmmm, I say chick flick movies. I usually save horror for when I am with a man and he can wrap his arms around me,” he teasingly smirked. “Unless you want to do horror. We can always go in between and do horror/comedy. You know, like that movie Freaky.”
“My thoughts exactly, he is like an Adonis and she is pretty but not to his level.” Perhaps Mikael was a bit superficial, but they were gossiping. It was allowed. “But, being built like that and working out the way he does. Makes you wonder if he is compensating for something.” Mikael gave her that look, curious if she thought the same thing.
"I'm always here for a good ol' warmhearted chick flick." A movie night with friends, eating junk, drinking junk, and generally ignoring real life for a minute? Yeah, that seemed like something Kara could get behind. Especially since things with her siblings had been feeling a little strained and her ability to do anything of use for this town ---
No, she wasn't going to think about that. Focus on the present.
"Well, I don't know about that. I always thought they were pretty cute together...I feel bad for him, no one wants to find out their relationship isn't what they thought..." Kara murmured, absently chewing on her lower lip as she perused the aisle a little more. When Mikael commented further about the man, Kara's eyebrows rose. "What? You think -" It wasn't hard to connect the dots that Mikael was drawing, but she just shook her head. That wasn't any of her business or interest, really. "Who knows." She cleared her throat, shifting the conversation back to something a little more lighthearted. This was supposed to be a fun night, after all.
"Any other snacks we should get while we're here, or should we head on over to Video Vortex and find a good flick?"
The man's eyes narrowed on Kara, as amusement pierced the corners of his mouth some. Cheeky. "What, in the era of the almighty flip phone?" he questioned, some of the tension he'd felt easing away as some levity was added to such a dire and dramatic story. "Maybe if our parents had given us better ways to keep in contact, this whole thing might've gone a whole lot differently," Jesse allowed, with a careless shrug. "If she's got email, I never asked for it n' her number stopped workin' after a couple weeks." Implying that, Talia hadn't answered any of those calls or texts until eventually, the messages came back as couldn't be delivered. "You think it'll be okay if I drop an air tag in one of her bags this time?" he glanced Kara's way with an eyebrow raised. "Or too much?"
Jesse's head moved up and down briefly, as his thoughts turned to the four year old Talia came in tow with. "Yeah," he confirmed then, "her name's Jessica." To be quite honest, the few drinks he's had made him unsure if he had already imparted this knowledge on Kara yet. "She's a smart girl, like her mama. It's probably a good thing I wasn't there to muddy up those first few vital years of life, right? She'd be half dumbass by now." It wasn't too off-brand to have Jesse come out with self-deprecating humor like that, but didn't everyone? They all had comments now and then that spoke to how they might see themselves sometimes. "So," he faced Kara more and nodded towards the dancefloor, "are we gonna boogie?" Jesse did the twist with his hips a bit. "I can't leave here with the shame of only dancin' with my big sis."
Kara's head bobbed in a nod of understanding, hands raising in a small gesture of conceding the point. It certainly wasn't the first time technology had failed in locating a missing persons, nor would it be the last. But in this day and age when nearly everyone was constantly connected to their mobile devices and Bluetooth networks, that was usually the sign that something was awry. When just like that they blipped off the technological network for all intents and purposes. "Seems like an air tag might not be infallible, either. What if she lost her bag? Or decided to take a different bag? I think the only way to be certain would be to somehow get it physically attached to her person - and that might be a little too far. But hey, at least you'd know where she's at at all times then. Or perhaps just share your location with using 'Find my Friends' if you don't want to be super stalker-y about it."
She couldn't help but wonder about the darker aspects of the case - what had happened with this vampire who had been compelling her all these years, how she'd gotten away...and where Jessica fit into the whole picture. Who was her father? But, it was none of Kara's business. The fact of the matter was that Jesse's sister was safe. And from the sounds of it, happy with her little family. It wasn't hard to guess where the name Jessica may have been inspired. "Nah, I doubt that's true. It sucks you missed out on those first few years, they're gems at that age."
Kara blinked when Jesse gestured towards the dance floor, her gaze slipping towards it before returning to him. She couldn't help the snort that escaped her at his words, though a hand lifted quickly in an attempt to cover it up. "Boogie?" She repeated before clearing her throat and shrugging her shoulders. "I mean, yeah, we can 'boogie'. I think maybe you've been spending too much time at Jukebox." She rolled her eyes in a teasing manner before stepping towards the dance floor, holding out her hand to grab his and drag him with her.
OPEN | Aspen Blackwood @ out in the storm somewhere seemingly nondescript (it's a freakin' white out who knows)
Okay, so maybe it had been a poor choice to leave the ranch when they had, knowing the forecast. Their mom had practically insisted it, and yet here they were, regretting their choices. No matter how many times they tried to get the truck moving again, it seemed the tires just spun in place. If anything, they might even be going backwards.
For a while they'd just sat in the driver's seat, drumming fingers against the steering wheel and hoping maybe there would be a break in the billowing winds that stole their sight. Eventually they heaved a sigh, pulled their coat a little tighter around themselves, and cut the engine. Probably a good idea to try and conserve battery and gas, or something - right?
"Anyone out there?" They called as they slid out of the car and started trudging in a seemingly random direction, seeing what, if anything, there was to see. "Marco?" They paused, attempting to block snow from their face. "I've got a warmish cab of my truck - and that's about it."
Where: Golden Spoon
Who: Open for event
After the events that had happened at the clinic, Micah and Baylie had agreed to meet to talk things out. It was probably best that they did it in public, not that she thought anything bad could happen, but who really knew? The thought of bringing Kian with her crossed her mind. But, with the weather the way it was and not knowing how Micah would react, she decided it was best to keep him at home with the nanny.
The thought about cancelling on Micah had crossed her mind, as she was on her way. But she wanted to try to make an effort, even though her head was telling her to do otherwise. She walked in, glancing around for the man before glancing back outside at the weather, grimacing. Even if Micah didn’t show up, at least she got a good meal. She wasn’t even sure if she would make it home, but she could go to the clinic for a bit waiting for the storm to pass.
“I wonder if this place has alcohol,” she muttered, more to herself than anyone else. It could at least ease her anxiety a bit.
Kodi liked to believe they were well versed in all things mother nature had to throw at them, but this weather was brutal. So far it hadn't quite slowed them down - an early shift at the radio station, a quick stop at Golden Spoon...then hopefully home? Or was it better to just chill out somewhere around people? At least then Kodi wouldn't be totally fending for themselves for who knew how long...
They were just thinking about latching onto Ria for the remainder of the day when someone spoke and her gaze turned over towards the unfamiliar woman. "Oh - uh. Well, I don't feel like diners typically serve alcohol, but maybe special circumstances and all..." Kodi gestured out the window into the rapidly deteriorating whiteout conditions. "You might be able to fumble your way over to the bar across the way if you're desperate. Depends on how much of a risk taker you are."
Closed for @lizxmorgrave | Noah & Elizabeth @ Noah's
With the storm brewing in the skies for days, Noah wasn't terribly surprised by the sudden kick up in billowing snow and dropping temperatures. The loss of electricity hardly phased him, either. After all, a vast majority of his lifetime had not relied on all the electronic gadgets and doohickeys of this modern age. He was perfectly content to light a fire in the fireplace and sit nearby with a book in his lap.
He was flipping to the next page when he picked up on Elizabeth's footfalls. Not even bothering to glance up at her, he spoke. "You better not be considering going out in that storm. You know it is only bound to get worse."
It felt stupid that Kai had put himself in a position that he even needed to make this confession in the first place. He hated that he was here, that he done the things that he'd done. But, there was no taking it back. Damage had been done, and now he just needed people to know so that he couldn't slip backwards.
He shrugged his shoulders. "I don't even know, honestly. I guess I just need someone to keep my honest so I don't keep doing stupid shit." There was no one else in his family that Kai trusted more than Aspen. "Trust me, I'm trying to just not. It's easier said than done." Kai said, forcing a laugh to try and continue to keep the mood light. "I was also hoping you'd come with me to talk to my mom. It might help to have some sort of buffer for that conversation."
"Right, right..." Aspen hummed, head bobbing in agreement. They could be a 'don't do stupid shit' 'keep me honest' personal cheerleader for Kai, definitely. Hell, when were they not Kai's personal cheerleader in all walks of life? That went for most everyone in their life, though. They wanted what was best for all the people in their life and cheered them on in all things they hoped to achieve.
"Well," they clicked their tongue before refocusing their gaze on their cousin. "I dunno much about this whole 'dark magic' thing other than the scary stories they tell us as kids, but you know I'm here in whatever way I can be. Definitely count me in as your plus one for the mom conversation - though I don't think you'll need me there." Everyone fucked up once in a while, and surely this was forgivable, especially since Kai was making strides to make it right. "And your magical detox coach. I say as if I know what the fuck that means. But yeah, of course. You know I'm there."
@kaixwinter
Aspen: Soooo...how much do you know about cars...? Aspen: And what to do perhaps when they decide not to do the driving thing anymore because the weather sucks major ass?
