Overly Competitive

[messenger-of-love]

Not So Cheerful For Once (Lukas and Rosetta)

[messenger-of-love]

What happened next occurred so quickly, Lukas barely had any time to react to the angry whirlwind that exited the building nearby. Ah, Rosetta…he should have known seeing something like that would infuriate her.

"Well hello to you too," he said, a faint sound of amusement in his voice. Mostly at how mad she looked, though. In truth, he actually felt bad about it, not to mention somewhat embarrassed.

He decided his usual tendency to tease her wouldn’t work in this situation. He knew what he should say, but he was kind of afraid to…it would be taking down a barrier, after all. The appearance of being cheerful and carefree was something he always worked hard to keep up.

"Yeah…you’re right. Sorry. And thanks for doing that…if you hadn’t, I may have started up habit that for real again." He glanced over at her, noticing that she wasn’t wearing a coat. She must have started running when she saw him potentially sullying the image of her business. "By the way…aren’t you cold?"

[theroseofmay]

"Started up again? Geez, Lukas, didn't you get the memo that smoking is actually bad for you? It's not worth the health risks and all the problems you'll encounter later in life." She huffed, obviously still furious but also slightly concerned, maybe there was something wrong, a problem or something, that caused this behavior in the first place. It wasn't really her place to say or press, but la de da. Christmas spirit and all that.

"Of course I'm cold, but this was more important to me than remembering my coat." She turned around and walked back to the door, still not quite satisfied that he wouldn't just go back to whatever it was that was causing the bad choices in her opinion.

"I know it's closing time, but you could still come in if you want to. If you need someone to talk to. Just don't get in my way." Satisfied now, she walked back into the store and went to find her night inventory sheets.

[theroseofmay]

Merry Christmas... Miss Rosetta..

Merry Christmas to you too, Tori. Hope it was a great day for you, did you spend time with your family?

[theroseofmay]

Merry Christmas Rosetta!

Thank you, Mist! Merry Christmas to you too! Did you have a good day?

[messenger-of-love]

Not So Cheerful For Once (Lukas and Rosetta)

Lukas was never the kind of person who could sit still for too long. Especially if the place where he happened to be sitting was a small room at an inn, in a town where he knew only a handful of people. He sighed, glancing out of his window, and as he had suspected, it was getting dark out. If he wanted to take a walk, now might be the best time to do it.

He got off the bed, where he had been seated, and stretched his arms as he stood up. He sighed, glancing out the window again. It was undoubtedly going to be cold outside. And even though he never said it aloud, he hated this time of the year.

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[theroseofmay]

Sighing, Rosetta stretched while she was organizing the shelves again. It was probably the third time in as many hours that she was moving things and trying to make them stand out more, but it was dull and she wanted to keep busy. The idea of Christmas right around the corner, and that it would be the first time in a very long time that she didn't spend the holidays with her father, made her anxious.

She took a drink of some hot tea she had made and looked towards the front of the store. It was almost closing time, and the snow outside was pretty. It made her think about how lonely this Christmas was going to be, and maybe she should call her father and see how he was doing. Maybe. She was about to reach for the phone when something caught her eye in the front window. A familiar person was standing outside the window, and it took her a few moments to realize what he was doing. Once she registered that yes, he was smoking, a flash of anger rushed through her and she ran outside, not even caring about a coat at that moment.

"What do you think you're doing!" She ran up to him and grabbed the cigarette, putting it out in the snow. "You can't just start smoking in front of my store, what do you think the customers will think! Go stand somewhere else, but don't you dare start that behavior around my store!"

[turnipchicks-blog-blog]

@Rosetta

theroseofmay said: 

You’re welcome, and it isn’t very hard to guess, you always seem to want a turnip. Or ten. I’ve been doing great, keeping busy. How have you been doing?

My, you’ve seen straight through me, Rosetta! I suppose I should expect no less from you. I’ve been well. I can’t grow flowers in winter, but Torte looks lonely in the pond, so sometimes I’ll step out just to let him know I’m still here. How about you?

[theroseofmay]

You're not that hard to figure out, just a lotta bit interesting. /grins/ That's really good to hear. It always seems to be a shame that not a whole lot grows in winter, but at the same time, it makes you appreciate the coming of spring a lot more. 

[theroseofmay]

ooc

sorry i've been MIA for a few days, i've been being worked to the bone since i was elected the planner for the holiday party at work, which was tonight, and was awesome, and i'll be back and stuff tomorrow :3

[theroseofmay]

Free Food? (Pete/Rosetta)

*watches him reading the flyer upside down and narrows her eyes*

Pretty? You remind me of someone I know.

Free food? Well I hadn’t really thought about that but I suppose it’s something to consider for the grand opening special I was going to have, so maybe there will be. If that’s what it takes to attract more customers.

[positively-pete]

*Caught by surprise from her comment* I do? I-I mean, of course I do! I’m probably, uh, the guy of your dreams after all!

Great! *Grins, though his stomach starts growling; he laughs nervously* Heh… Do you have any free food on you right now?

[theroseofmay]

*stares at him, straight faced only smiling very slightly to the guy of her dreams comment*

Food? I have a few strawberries if you need something to eat. It's irresponsible for farmers to work without any sort of food or nourishment. You should pay more attention to yourself.

[theroseofmay]

I shouldn't be surprised anymore

[messenger-of-love]

Lukas had thought his cover was solid enough, especially considering he’d made it up on the spot. But looking at Rosetta, he could see that she definitely suspected something…or maybe even that she was worried.

The pause between anything was certainly awkward. She seemed to be frustrated, as she was obviously trying to think of something to say or do. He thought about telling her that everything was fine, but since that hadn’t worked the first time, he figured he’d just wait for her to say or do whatever it was that she was trying to decide upon.

The action that followed was…confusing, to say the least. He blinked several times even after she’d started walking again. Whatever it was, it seemed to be done with good intentions. Still, he wasn’t sure of what to make of it.

Eventually, he started to walk again, but for once in his life, he couldn’t think of a damned thing to say. Now he was the one who was frustrated and unsure of what to do.

"This is…" He said those two words quietly, especially since he had no idea where he was going with them. "A nice town…"

[theroseofmay]

She never turned around but she knew that he still followed her, he always did. She wasn't even really sure where she was going, just walking around. Eventually she decided that maybe it would be nice to go visit the lake, she hadn't seen it yet and was told it was really pretty with the runeys surrounding the trees. It was awkward and almost uncomfortable to be around Lukas in silence, even though it was all she ever really wanted. Silence. She still felt bad for what she had said and needed to find a way to make it right.

When he started talking again, she had an idea. "Yeah, it's nice. Lukas, you write poems, right? Well, I mean, I know you write but could you do sometime for me?" She turned and faced him, stopping again and narrowing her eyes. "Don't get used to this, I feel bad for what I said, and this will probably never happen again because you always seem to find yourself in my way when I'm trying to do something but being as I'm not right now, could you...sing me a song?"

[erik-licious]

The female condition

[theroseofmay]

He probably does talk about the kids a lot, but he never comes into the shop my father owns in Kardia, he gets his things delivered and my father was in charge of the deliveries so I didn’t see him much, only really on festivals.

I understand there’s another shop here, but you know the old saying, you snooze you lose. I am mainly selling flower seeds and some basic equipment because to my knowledge nobody around here sells them, there actually isn’t much overlap in the inventory lists.

[erik-licious]

Ah, that makes sense…the family sure is all about imported goods, after all!

/Sighs, though he’s not entirely relieved/ O-Oh, that’s good then…

[theroseofmay]

Hey, sometimes you need to go for things, not because you think you can do it better, but because of a responsibility to your customers.

See you around, pretty lady! /walks off humming "dude looks like a lady"/

[erik-licious]

The female condition

[erik-licious]

/Smiles, blushing quite obviously/ Hehe, you got it…so I guess you haven’t heard about our kids, either? From what I understand, Jasper talks about them almost as much as he talks about food! Then again, I’m not sure if that’s such a good thing…

/Frowns/ Well, if you say that, you definitely won’t be able to count on my patronage at- /Freezes, listening to what she has to say, his eyes widening in shock/ O-Oh…

[theroseofmay]

He probably does talk about the kids a lot, but he never comes into the shop my father owns in Kardia, he gets his things delivered and my father was in charge of the deliveries so I didn't see him much, only really on festivals.

I understand there's another shop here, but you know the old saying, you snooze you lose. I am mainly selling flower seeds and some basic equipment because to my knowledge nobody around here sells them, there actually isn't much overlap in the inventory lists.

[selphiasnurse-deactivated201312]

Random Happenstance (Nami/Rosetta)

"Ah…" Nami was rather surprised by the fact this woman decided to speak with her. She looked around as if in disbelief for a moment before collecting herself and answering her question, "Yeah. I’m visiting…" 

She still looked thrown off. Wondering why this woman was talking to her. Did she look too out of place? Was she doing something wrong?

[theroseofmay]

"Oh that's really cool. It's nice to have visitors here in Trampoli." Rosetta smiled and tried to look friendly as to ease the other woman's nerves which looked like they were getting the best of her.

"I'm Rosetta, I own a store by the inn. It's a pleasure to meet a woman with such a pretty hair color."

[theroseofmay]

Mark slips the invitation underneath the door and as he walks away he hopes that they notice it. 

*picks up the piece of paper and reads it quickly before putting it in a filing box with other papers*

Hmm. Might be fun.

[erik-licious]

The female condition

[theroseofmay]

Sorry, but, ah, you look pretty feminine just by looks. I’m Rosetta, childhood friend of Mist’s, I just moved here. I’m the one setting up the new shop in town. It’s a pleasure to meet you. *grins*

[erik-licious]

/Stammers for a moment, before finally protesting/ M-My wife would disagree with you wholeheartedly on that, and she’s very feminine!!

You know Mist? So that must mean you’re from Kardia… /Smiles/ Then perhaps if I tell on you, you’ll get an earful from my precious darling wife, and trust me, she can do that!

I-I mean, it’s nice to meet you. I suppose since you’re new in town, I can let that comment slide. What kind of store do you plan on opening?

[theroseofmay]

*chuckles more* Yeah, I'm from Kardia. Let's try a process of elimination, out of the few of us that have moved here from Kardia, which one married you. I'm pretty sure Mist would have told me if she got married. I saw Lara at the church and I'm pretty sure she would have also told me if she got married. Mels is still on her mission to find the perfect hot spring, which leaves Tabatha and Bianca. Judging by the fact that you said she'd give me an earful, I'm going to assume Bianca, since I haven't seen her in Kardia in an awful long time. That being said, it figures. You're still pretty feminine, my opinion isn't going to change much.

A grocery store. Seeds, some basic equipment, I've been doing the shipping for Raguna for a while now, and it's just easier for me to set up shop here rather than travel back and forth.

[erik-licious]

The female condition

theroseofmay said: *chuckles*

Hey now, who are you, and who do you think you’re laughing at?!

[theroseofmay]

Sorry, but, ah, you look pretty feminine just by looks. I'm Rosetta, childhood friend of Mist's, I just moved here. I'm the one setting up the new shop in town. It's a pleasure to meet you. *grins*

[theroseofmay]

It was as Jack described, though this wasn't Selphia from what she was told. But that didn't stop it from being as if it were right out of a fairy tale. She was sitting on a stone wall, just taking in her surroundings when she unintentionally made eye contact with a blond woman. Her blush was barely noticeable as she quickly looked away. (hope this works c: )

Rosetta sighed, she really needed to be more careful about what she said around people, she needed to be attracting more customers and that’s what she needed to focus on. While walking down the street, she paused for a moment and looked up to see someone she didn’t recognize with a startlingly bright hair color, who quickly looked away when they made eye contact.

"Oh, hey there, sorry if I’m bothering you, but I haven’t seen you around here before. Are you new here?"

[theroseofmay]

I shouldn't be surprised anymore

[messenger-of-love]

/His walking slows down as he hears what she says, not because of the harshness of the statement, but more so because it has some truth to it. Or does it? Crap, not this internal dilemma again…/

Ah- /Stops the attempt to try and cover up that he’s even the slightest bit upset, sort of stunned by the sudden apology/ Oh, well… /Smiles, still thinking of a way to mask the fact that he’s a little distraught, especially since it was more his mind’s doing/ No need, I didn’t take any offense. It’s just that nobody ever really mentions any family I may or may not have. It caught me off-guard.

[theroseofmay]

Rosetta's eyes started to widen just a bit, and a flash of several different emotions went through her eyes. She was sorry she took frustrations out on him that were caused by her father, even though she was annoyed with Lukas about eighty percent of the time, he didn't deserve her anger when he hasn't actually done anything yet. She shouldn't have said that, and the look on his face when she did made her think that maybe there was more to him than he presented. Maybe, just maybe, he was an actual person.

Of course not. Right?

She frowned, if he was any of her other friends, she would have offered some sort of comfort along with her apology but she didn't know if it would be worth it to offer comfort towards Lukas, without knowing how he would react to it. It could potentially give him some sort of hope that didn't exist and then he would become annoying again. She nervously kicked at the ground and then frowned harder. She had to do something, she obviously hit some sorta nerve with him. She reached her hand out hesitantly, as if she was going to pat his shoulder or arm, and pulled it back again. Still unsure of what she was going to do, she repeated the action again and then sighed.

She finally reached up and hit him lightly in the middle of the forehead with her fingers while pursing her lips, and then turned around again and continued walking towards her store.

[theroseofmay]

I shouldn't be surprised anymore

[messenger-of-love]

/Shrugs/ You got me there, I don’t like boys.

Ah, so you’re opening up your own store? Good for you, I’m sure it’ll do well! Not only are you competent and organized, but you are very, very cute.

However… /picks up his pace, ignoring her frustrated comment and walking next to her/ your father does know where you are, right? Or at least that you’re fine and nothing bad has happened to you?

[theroseofmay]

You better be right I'm competent and organized, there's another store here but as long as I'm already picking up the shipping here in Trampoli, I might as well have my own store. You snooze, you lose.

*goes silent for a long time, frowning*

My father needs to take more responsibility for his own store, and it doesn't matter if he knows where I am or not, and it's not like it matters anyways. Why do you even care it's not like you seem to actually care about your family anyways.

*pauses for a second and then stops walking and covers her mouth* Oh Lukas, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say that...