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[ashehole]

Open RP Post


⊛ find a character you want to play with and respond to their thread. can't find who you want? let me know!
⊛ we can make up a scenario, adapt a meme of some sort, or... something else? whatever the fuck we want.
⊛ if you need ideas, the random scenario meme has just about anything you could want.
⊛ wanna do a picture prompt? we can do some picture prompts.
⊛ FUCK YEAH WE'RE TOTALLY ROLEPLAYING RIGHT NOW!!!

Handy-Dandy Quick Links:
Vanessa Cleveland ⊛ Catty Turner ⊛ Finnick Odair ⊛ Belle Beaumont ⊛ Chloe Saunders
Commander Shepard ⊛ Piper McLean ⊛ Jordan Langley ⊛ Jaime Lannister ⊛ Eli Keaton
Sally Malik ⊛ Corey Carling ⊛ Shadow ⊛ Fenris ⊛ Meetra Surik
Revan ⊛ Keiko Nakagawa ⊛ Alyss Heart ⊛ Ava ⊛ James
Percy Jackson ⊛ Frank Zhang ⊛ Helen ⊛ Jason Grace ⊛ David Levin
April O'Neil ⊛ Galen Marek ⊛ Reyna ⊛ Jackson Swift ⊛ Jaime Reyes
Fran Zhang (AU) ⊛ Jasa Grace (AU) ⊛ Piper McLean (AU) ⊛ Gretel ⊛ Sirius Black
Cullen ⊛ Liv Durand ⊛ Maddie Moss ⊛ Daniel Bianchi ⊛ Finley Odair (AU)
Persephone Jackson (AU) ⊛ Derek Hale ⊛ Raleigh Becket ⊛ Allison Argent ⊛ Liam Hunt
Seph McCauley ⊛ Jonah Kinlock ⊛ Edward Kenway ⊛ Aveline de Grandpre ⊛ Gale Hawthone
Will Scarlet ⊛ Korra ⊛ Carswell Thorne ⊛ Scarlet Benoit

Comments

[excusing]

Cool. I mean, got it.

[ She takes a moment to check on the state of her lipstick in the reflection of her shield. Not a smudge out of place despite the big talk from earlier. That's not so surprising since she tends to look near impeccable even after war games. Looks matter to her, and though she tries not to let the opinions of others effect her performance in the Leigon, she can't help but preen after gaining some approval from Reyna. ]

Barbie, though. She's the most popular doll brand in the world, supposedly the female ideal? Mom loves that kind if thing. Barbie has been everything from a surfer to a dentist, so - hence the dumb nickname.

[dutysexual]

[Reyna isn't exactly unaware of her looks or unaware of the whole dressing up, looking pretty sort of thing. It just isn't much of a priority to her. Bellona doesn't care about looks, she cares about the fight. About duty and honor and winning. So there's maybe a bit of confusion and a lot of studying as she watches the way Heather checks to make sure everything still looks good. And maybe she's straightening her purple camp shirt a bit, smoothing down a few strands of hair that's come undone from her braid.

It's all unconscious movement.]

I've never heard of her. [How shocking.] The female ideal seems to be a woman taking up every profession under the sun?

[excusing]

[ Heather isn't keen to notice these small movements, even as she rolls the sleeves of her shirt up to avoid an awkward tan line.

It's a bit funny to her, a curious funny, how someone today can grow up with little knowledge of any recent pop culture. ]

Well, no! Barbie is a California blonde like me but she has an impossible body shape. Her wide range of professions is to show girls that they can do anything, which is pretty awesome.

[dutysexual]

[Ogling your fellow legionnaire members is probably not the best of things to do, Reyna. So she tries to not follow every movement that Heather makes as if she's something that the Praetor is trying to figure out. Even though that's exactly what she's doing.

Her lips purse at the explanation.] So the ideal is for women to look like... you? [Reyna hates that this conversation makes her feel like a bit of an idiot, but she's also genuinely curious.] I do like that aspect, though. About girls being able to do whatever they wanted.

[excusing]

[ Heather laughs, not at Reyna, but more at the idea that she's some kind of ideal. Se has always been confident about her own appearance but - perfection? Not at all.

She wrinkles her nose and attempts a serious expression. Because talking to Reyna about Barbie dolls probably isn't very appropriate. ] Um, yes, I agree completely. It's a compleat subject of discussion.

[dutysexual]

[Just going to be arching an eyebrow at you, missy. What's so funny? :V

Whatever. Reyna gets to decide what is appropriate and inappropriate at the moment, and she's honestly curious.] Too many people think that girls aren't capable of much other than looking good. [She says it as a girl who has faced that kind of problem before.]

wow so many ipad typos - complicated*

[excusing]

Uh-huh. [ She shifts her weight to her other leg, the hand not on her shield on her hip. Heather's still in training gear after a long session, though hardly any sweat was broken. ]

I didn't think I'd really face it around here, but some people don't take the Venus thing seriously. [ She shrugs. That sort of thing she doesn't want to complain about very much, preferring to prove it in battle. ]

dfghj it's cool, i totally understand that

[dutysexual]

Even the legion has some idiots in it. [There's another small smile on her lips now. She'd like to say there weren't idiots around here, but there definitely is. Some people believe themselves to be better than others, even here. Mars above Apollo, Jupiter above them all, Pluto at the very bottom. Despite skills, their parents still defined them.

Reyna doesn't hold the Venus thing against Heather. She's seen her in action.] Some people will do what they can to make themselves feel like they are higher up on a food chain.

[excusing]

It's sooo silly, but I guess there's no way around that even though we're supposed to be working as one Legion.

[ The whole godly ranking system was stupid, in her opinion. No use fighting about strengths, especially when everyone has a different skill set. ] Good thing we have leaders like you, huh.

[dutysexual]

Idiots are still idiots, no matter where they are. It's a fact we have to deal with. Or, that they have to deal with when they are confronted. [Yeah, she's still thinking about the way Heather threatened that boy, and another smile flashes over her lips without meaning to.]

I am just doing what I can to watch out for everyone's best interests. [But she's hella pleased with the comment.]

[excusing]

Of course you are. It's good.

[ She smiles sweetly as usual, with a roll of her shoulders. An idea strikes her, partly because she lacks female companionship here, but really because Reyna is so closed off that she can't help but be curious about her. ]

I'm... gonna walk this off after I put my shield away. [ She shoots her a welcoming glance with an inquisitive tilt of her head before taking off to put away her things. ]

[dutysexual]

[Reyna takes a moment to think about that. She recognizes an invitation when she sees one. While she's generally pleasant with camp, and while she regards them as her family and responsibility, the truth of the matter is that she's not really close to anyone. Except for Jason. And unfortunately Octavian.

So she finally nods.] I'll walk with you. I could do with a little bit of leg stretching.

[excusing]

[ There is a pleased smile in her face when she turns away to put her things back accordingly. It is somewhat of a personal victory to have gotten this far, to have her accept an invitation. It's just like Heather to see how far she can push a person's boundaries, out of curiosity. The thing is that it only happens with people she's romantically interested in. Never mind that.

Heather jogs back, adjusting her rolled up sleeves again. ] Hey, let's walk?

[dutysexual]

[She waits, wondering what it is that's made her decide to do this. Loneliness? As much as she doesn't like to admit it, there's something definitely there in that regard. Reyna has been lonely for years, and it's no one's fault but her own.]

All right. [Reyna clasps her hands behind her back as she walks. What do people even talk about?] War games are coming up.

[excusing]

I know!

[ That puts a sparkle in Heather's eyes and an added bounce in her step. ] I'm totally excited for that, actually. Been making plans with the team.

[ Look! She's being an active Legionnaire! ]

[dutysexual]

[There's something oddly intriguing about that look Heather gets, the way she reacts to the war games. It's both something she expects from her legion, and also something she doesn't expect from a daughter of Venus.] Have you? Good. I'm looking forward to seeing you in action. [in three...

two...

one.]

All of you, that is. [Oops.]

[excusing]

[ Whoops. That's just further incentive for Heather to show off. That might get her in trouble but it may other further this little experiment forming in the back of her mind. ]

I hope we do a good job, anyway!

[ There's her never ending supply of optimism. ]

[dutysexual]

[There's a nod from Reyna now, that small smile still teasing across her lips, like it doesn't quite know if it should stay or not. Must be the effect of a Venus demigod, she thinks. Right?]

I have no doubts that you will. Particularly if you feel like you need to impress me now that I've said I'll be paying closer attention.

[excusing]

[ Around her back, Heather wraps her hand over forearm, lifting her eyebrows at the challenge presented. And then she smiles, because she knows what kind of power that simple expression has.

Since they're here and it's just the two of them, she may as well ask the question. ]

How do I go about really impressing you?

[dutysexual]

[Her smile is... nice. A little wild, she thinks, smug. Like she knows the power behind it, which is understandable, Reyna thinks.

She arches an eyebrow back. Nobody has asked that of her before.]

Now, if I gave the answers to that, you wouldn't have to work as hard to figure it out.

[Is she flirting? Is this flirting???]

[excusing]

[ Under normal circumstances, she might give a friend or flirt subject a little nudge but she keeps her distance, still, because it's more interesting to her. She doesn't want to push Reyna too far too soon. What does Heather want, anyway? Rare friendly conversation is one thing, but it also seems like she's opening it up to other things.

Perhaps she's just reading into it -- but, wait. As a child of a Venus, she should have better intuition. Go with the gut. Totally flirting. ]

You want me to work for it, if I'm hearing you correctly. I can do that.

[dutysexual]

[Reyna pauses, glancing at Heather from the corner of her eye. There's a part of her that feels uncomfortable. Not because Heather is another girl or because maybe, just maybe, she feels a slight attraction here. It's because flirting is really out of her realm of expertise, and Reyna doesn't like not knowing where her footing is.]

Exactly. Anything earned too easily isn't really worth keeping at that point.

[excusing]

[ For all her obliviousness, Heather is acutely aware that she is a lot better at this than most people. She was blessed with the ability to pick up easily on emotions, on body language and changes in voice. What good it did her here, though, having spent her first year pining over a boy from home. That life is behind her.

Anyway, there are new, interesting people to catch her attention. ]

I'm kind of unorthodox sometimes.

[dutysexual]

I've been noticing. [Not much, Reyna thinks. But now that she has noticed Heather, previous times pop up into her head. Other games before, training. Dining. It's strange, and a little awkward, and it makes Reyna curious. Her lips purse a bit. Curiosity is a terrible thing, even at the best of times.]

Unorthodox methods can be a double-edged sword. There is an order to follow here in the legion. [Her hands clasp behind her back as they walk, chin tilting up. Despite her words, there's a slight teasing tone.] Of course, unless you act outside of the box, you're still nothing more than a drone. Differences get noticed.

[excusing]

[ The fact that she does not 100% hate her for being that way is simply astonishing. Heather lifts her eyebrows, swallowing a small laugh. ]

Damn. Like, you're telling me to play by rules but not? [ Okay, she has to laugh, just a little bit. ] That's what people call mixed signals in the dating world.