Romus Sisters
Victoria Darya Romus "Vika"
&
Marinalia Romus Olympus "Mali"
mixed locations . Thursday . Ending at the Luna sports centre . Victoria at Home late morning . Marinalia out with Xia late morning.
Marinalia was sat by the fire as the weather was definitely turning Colder dangling her feet from under the blanket, warm was definitely better and the fireplace was paying dividends as the heat from the fire warmed the house slowly a alittle more. The thick walls where old fashioned insulation and designed to withstand the harsh conditions of thr northern winters for over a century the house had stood. Victoria was sat playing with her laptop and typing away on a project she was a alittle quiet about, knowing the work she did though that was not suprising at all.
The storm coming had meant they had stocked up on food and so, the firewood was piled up and she did not exactly know how much to judge do they probbly had way too much, or too little but with what it sounded like they might need too much before long espechily of things dragged out over a few days.
Checking her updates she saw that flights would be cancelled if the storm hit, roads could be bad out towards old Sol Airport, snow drifts and so where meant to be a problem. Oh well, least she had Thursday off though the star Gw hours thanks to night flights would be a little effort to adapt to. Looking out the window at a cool clear night, that definitely would be a rather cold front coming, if anything Alaska taught her it was so gns it may be bad, and that definitely was looking like Alaska.
Texting Xia back and forth, it was silly every day stuff but it was nice to just have someone else to talk to. Sending a quick meme of a man with a iron throne of spanners and "Lord of the Alternaters and 7 cilinders"
Smiling at the meme the two sisters laughed and curled up under a blanket watching mean girls on for thr nth time, winter weather be damned they had a fire, plenty of wine and a decent amount of food and bottles water just incase. The warnings might be over kill but she definitely did not want to get cut short, a heavy shop, ice and not wanting to drive unless needed.
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Marlin was sat on a bench dying off her hair off after changing out her sleek cobolt blue swimsuit in a cubicle after a rather long shower wearing jeans and a cute t shirt with a penguin design and her silver 3 moons over a planet glittering against the darker design.
Fussing with the hem of her T shirt she made sure it down as she reached up to dry abit off more, the scar should be only a tiny fraction viable at least of it had slipped. A rather visable, slightly jagged mark came into a view a second before she made sure it was hidden.
Drying her long blonde hair slowly, in summer it was easy but in these conditions Marlin definitely wanted to make sure things where dry properly espechily when things where this cold, wind chill. That was a shot cut to a cold if there was any. She had to admit she looked good in a swimsuit and it hugged her athletic figure rather nicely, and the fact other people seemed to notice was rather... Exciting in a sense. Not the creepy level of attention and stares but the quick back glance types.
Talking with Xia as she ran a brush her hair before it went all over the place, despite the fact it was long and straight. It also required some care and atteion to look nice, especially after getting all wet. It was suprising easy and relaxing, the two of them seemed to balence, Xia definitely was rather more confident than Marlin but hers had been rather knocked by recent events.
That was a close one at the end. You owe me a smoothie though.
Told you I was a fish to water, though you had me distracted a few times. The swim had been fun and they started in the morning as it was due to get bad in the afternoon and lunch was meant to be a blizzard conditions. Definitely not a time that she wanted to be caught out in the snow. The swim had been close rung thing to the end, 1-1 even to the final race and had narrowly pulled ahead of Xia and rather exhunulatly celebrated and have her a hug even kissing her cheek before backing off slightly feeling awkward as they where both in swimwear. Her pace had dropped off on the last race, maybe she met tired or caught self on the rotation and banged her knee?
Marlins lack of height helped in that regard as she managed effortlessly to tuck in, rotate and launch away with a ease of thousands of laps of previous practice coming second nature like walking. Xia had more power but Marlin had managed to claim the last race by making up time on the direction changes.
Pulling on a pair of heavy duty winter boots she picked up in Alaska, thank all that's good and warm she had not decided to leave them behind because of baggage weight. Flight jacket, with a warm wool coat going down to near her knee to keep warm, and scarf, gloves and so. This weather sucked for the time it took but had learned rather quickly how to keep warm in Colder places than Sol, between Russia and Alaska. Marlin was used to it.
Come on, let's see if I cannot snag some extra mango Cheerfully offering her a hand up after she finished checking her boots where tight, and she had her hand bag, gym bag and a dried off under her ice blue diamond ring. The last thing you needed was it freezing to your finger, least she had remembered to take it off her engagement finger like she had later in the club thanks to the perv.
need a hand?
Oh, family ring. I just pretended to be engaged at the club because of that perv. He creeped me out alot... ...
A short while later Xia and Marlin where leaving the Luna sports centre seeing thr worsening weather, lunch might have to wait. Stood by the doors Marlin was at a strange cross roads of what to do RP react and hoped the layers and face flush from cold would hide it. It had been fun, definitely and both seemed to get on. What did she even do next? Hug, part as friends, what did you even do in these situations. Marinalia never had a boring life that was for sure.
if we Don,t go now it might be a lock in, only minus the booze...
Ummm so, it was fun. And your nice. Ummm.. Wanna go out for a few drinks one night or so, maybe not club Aether... I may be banned. Or just grab lunch or so?
Stay safe Xia, I have a log fire back home. If you lose power or so, we have room at the Inn. Hesphestus Manor, park view. Just near the band stand exit. With the metal gates. Her brain crashing abit. She was seriously unsure how to proceed and kinda just had a glitch as she could not seem to act or smdo somthing but also not leave. She was happy, and the win had certainly boosted her confidence but also she had no baseline to ever call upon right about now. OK she gave her adress, now she was gonna think all Manor of things, park view was not exactly southside.
Oh, marlins life never was easy.
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Victoria had a busy few days and gave a grunt as Intenet have a glitch, the deal with Arkady, her father and the supplier would be done in about a week at the most, deptning how long it took to get it to the port. Hopefully they could have it loaded and gone before any of the anti Russians would cause trouble. They hardly where the most popular country.
The storm was definitely coming as she watched from a window and they had that day to go for a shopping run and loaded the Discovery pretty heavily with food, water and so, just incase. It probbly was over reaction but Victoria was one to respect the snow. She had seen what the winter storms could do Moscow.
Dropping Ethen a message, they had a date planned for Thursday, she had a date with Ethen planned... That definitely was different and had not had a propper chance since Milo a good month ago now or more. There definitely was a... Intrest between them, not love, not a attraction quite, but definitely somthong.
Driving to work got a alittle iffy on wensday, her mini was not suited for the conditions, of this got worse she definitely would not make it in on Thursday though. The big tyres of the 4x4 managed it, her little wheels less so. Throwing another log on the fire she watched the flames and remembered things. Milo. What had happened to him, Smith, projects fire. She was sure he was working on somthing before the broke up, bar the illegal guns anyway... That was just.. A alittle. Least the family business was in Legal weaponry.
Sending him a message wensday night watching the flames lick up the side of a log and it turn black, then red cracks of heat brining at its centre, poking to to reveal a red hot core as dumped on a large chunk of oak that made a sizzling and sounds of movement from the suddon heat.
Hello Milo, its Victoria.
Umm well its been a crazy few weeks. But I'm happy and I'm more like my self now. My true self. Im a alittle different and glad I had a chance. Il not fully recover ever but I can manage mostly without a stick now though. New job, just the me that was forced under the surface and I'm back to my raven blaxk hair.
We got a new home. I've got a car now, seems il be staying in Sol a while. I hope you find someone nice. That workshop needs a woman's touch...
Oh. Did you ever finish that project you kept hiding with a long blade, I was just curious what it was and the thought bugging me last night?
VDRAttaching a picture of her fairly happy with a glass of wine, long raven black hair mingling with its dramatic highlights and sat in what looked like a larger slightly parisian room, a large fire place and windows at the back behind her with trees mostly blocking any view of other homes or structures. It was a older picture, but hopefully it would show she had done the change for the right reason.
Sighing, yes it definitely had been the right idea though she doubted milo would even read the message. Oh well, some things where not meant to ever be. Plus she was kind of glad in a sense, the schemes he was caught up in seemed d a alittle dangerous even for someone who had been to the middle before. Least your threats Thete where decent ernough to fly flags, wear colours or uniforms.
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With the date the looming, she saw the weather was less than ideal, it was not too far to the lighthouse pub but still it would be a cold walk. Though having regained that little underrated luxury of life being unaided walkong and crunching in the snow was fun. She could dress up warm. Driving was definitely out the question even of Victoria had a 6x6 truck.
Heading up stairs to get changed she managed to find a cute top that was cut i a quite abit more daring and showed off some flawless rather pale skin though she would have to maybe skip on the bra if none worked. with trousers, a warm jacket and her coat, boots and winter gear she had brought over as staying from home. It was from her last time in Moscow but it still fot just fine and was not dated, but it was warm. The brands whet in a Russain script though the latch swen onto arm had the UK and Russain flags divided on a diagonal and thr Polar star logo on the other of a compass. That aside it was the warmest stuff she had the boots would grip on just about anything. Snow or no snow she was having her date! As a half Russian her pride would not let somthong like snow stop her, snow and ice despite being frail at time was somthing she at least knew.
Makenup....well the weather was bound to wreck it so she kept things more simple.
Messaging Ethen quickly before she made her final choices, definitely would be one to check they both where on the same page before they did anything.
Hi, me again :) goddess of madness messaging!
You still on for our date? Given how things seem to be getting rather snowy. I can make it to the light house, but wondering if plan changed. Your bodyguard seems rather paranoid about things, this weather included.
Let me know. If it gets too bad, my home has fires, food and I'm sure we can find a way to pass the time ;)
Let me know, Vika. X x
Ps. If cells service fails. I attached my land line. Hotting send. She knew that at least one way or other they would have a date, find somewhere to go or at least be able to find a solution. Snow be damned Victoria was not gonna let snow beat her to some fun.
Distracted part away as she saw her laptop on side, Horny the Rhino... Laughing out loud, Horny the male a rhino... The species should be safe if he lived up to his moniker. The Run dominated two stories in the papers website, arrests made, well that definitely was concerning and a buy out.. Senfing it to Cardinal that big buy outs going on in a time of strife, all the small bits of informations might eventually build a picture. If they could understand it, ith they may have a easier time fighting thr cyber threats.
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