PrinceAlexus

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@King Tai Hello Tai !

Long time no see :)

By the end of the day, I'll have a post up. Sorry for the hold up !

@Ashevelendar

No worries. Got any questions tag me or Pilatus. I'm out soon but il reply when I can.

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Posting a reply tonight. As of the discord info :)

Hᴀʀᴠᴇsᴛ Mᴏᴏɴ: A Nᴇᴡ Yᴇᴀʀ

Posted, it's in thr mail I even paid for stamps.

Hᴀʀᴠᴇsᴛ Mᴏᴏɴ: A Nᴇᴡ Yᴇᴀʀ

Astrid Peterson

Durins Cottage, Towards a Rainy village centre

Dates, Drizzle and Dogs

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Astrid had a busy few days, after the party was over it was back to work and several deliveries later, running the mine was fairly expensive and paperwork meant the week had been a long one. Waving off one of the larger trucks that was hauling away excess rock towards one of the bigger towns and watching Fluffy lazing half asleep on porch away from the rain. Yep one of those days, if only she could nap like that and not have to worry about work!

Heading in, Astrid remembered the young girl who had wandered in and probbly should ask how she was doing. She looked a right mess and needing some care and a loving home. Someone in thr village would help her, it was that kind of place. Remembering the last trip into town the paint for the windows, and other bits for the cottage would take a few days to arrive. When she first restored the cottage it was barely habitable, floors back to dirt, windows barely more than rot and broken glass and more leaks in the roof than a sieve. Now it was very much diffrent, new windows, pink door made from old mine timbers, heavy and warm, everything had been repaired and rebuilt, the fire now with a regular hot bed of embers keeping the outlying cottage warm and welcoming.

Easy life for some Fluffy, your a spoiled lady sometimes!


Heading inside to change out of her work overalls and boots to try and look somewhat decent for her date. Wow.. Date, was this the same Astrid. A few weeks ago she never of thought it would be going this well. The rain, what did you wear, what was practical, pretty and warm? What he wear, what did a fashion designer wear social, so many questions. Not ernough answers.

Deciding she had to make some effort, and having cleaned her pale coat from earlier, she headed into the bedroom tucked back into the back of the cottage, it's a joining ensuite had been a flight of fancy as she lived alone but it was a nice luxury. Dressing in jeans, and finding a umbrella she stole from her sister. The same white coat from the party looked cute, and abit of a effort with boots, a rare non work pair. Putting on light make up, not expertly or much, but ernough to shoe a effort even if hardly Cindarella.

Heading out and throwing some more coal on the simmering fire, it would stay warm and burn slowly over a few hours and keep thr cottage warm while she was gone. Nudging Fluffy awake, and laughing at her response of giving a double take in dog.

Hey! Don, t give me that miss! I know I Don, t dessert up that often, I'm still Astrid. Come on girl. It's only light rain and your a newfoundland!

Smiling and heading out followed by her oversized freind, Astrid rarely ever bothered with a lead, she was way too powerful for a start and calm ernough anyway that it was not needed majority of time. If she wanted to go off in one direction, Astrid would not have strengh to stop her. Even with a umbrella and coat the drizzle was fairly heavy though nothing like the storm coming that night. Boots low heals crunching on the gravel path into the village and Fluffy splashing through puddles, it certainly was a refreshing walk, if only a little wet.

Walking into the village centre she saw Waconia and waved over on her meandering way to the fashion boutique, seeing it just across the way and hoping Alexander would be there. She probbly should have called ahead... Calling over to Waconia and smiling seeing her dressed in a practical raincoat with a slight look of frustration? Or just annoyed at rain?

Hey, nice day, if your a duck... Maybe a newfoundland.

Goddess be... You know how that kid was doing?... Oh, and bar keeps Gossip... I have a date, thanks for telling me about party. It kinda went.. Rather well. Il always have a pot waiting if your ever up by the mine.

Fluffy bounded about and was splashing in a large puddle in front of boutique, still very much a puppy at heart, she could not ignore a good splash about. She had been so good at the party, letting her off abit to have fun was well deserved.

In a far field was the farm worker from thr party was toiling in the rain and working in the fields. Did they not most people took Sunday off and working in this weather. It was a sure fire way to be liebig in bed for a few days with a cold. It would get worse and the weather was not going to let up for hours, the storm coming. Hopefully they had sense to quit before the worst of the weather broke. For the most part Astrid was glad of her thick stone walls. Slow to heat and annoying thr winter, they felt so much more secure and homely in the harsh weather.

Coming out abit fast. Astrid was nervous and excited about a date, the village life was going well and maybe a freind in Waconia. For the first time since leaving thr city she felt like this place could be home.

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@MissCapnCrunch@Howilng Zinogre@Simple Unicycle@LightningMaiden

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Sol City [Modern Slice of Life] . (CHAPTER ONE COMPLETED!) . ARCHIVED

The King has returned...

@King Tai

Had to say it.

@Pilatus

Lol..

Be careful all Seeing Eye

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Thanks lol

A series of events kinda left me to veer away for a while.

@King Tai

Not a problem. We can veer you back in again if you want. Quick summery as there'd alot of pages to read!

Previous events we had Jazz night aftermath, that then slid into race set up and the winter time Ball. Bit oh drama, and so. Then workday wensday which tried to cover dayroom day life abit more. Now we doing the Sol city Grand prix ans gala afterwards that's the finale for this chapter of the story, and then into chapter 2.

Your more than welcome to rejoin and head back into the shining city once more.

We even have a discord now.

discord.gg/v4jNxCm

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Hi...

@King Tai

Hello, long time no see, welcome back to the magical city of Sol.

Hᴀʀᴠᴇsᴛ Mᴏᴏɴ: A Nᴇᴡ Yᴇᴀʀ

Will get my big post here today.
Had to unpack and just settle in need a nap but gonna get some work done!

@MissCapnCrunch

Yay, have some digital.



Oh and recipe as they sound too good not to share with universe.

https://www.asdagoodliving.co.uk/food/recipes/nutella-chocolate-chip-cookies

Sol City [Modern Slice of Life] . (CHAPTER ONE COMPLETED!) . ARCHIVED

@Ashevelendar

Approved. Feel free to get the ball rolling.

Sol City [Modern Slice of Life] . (CHAPTER ONE COMPLETED!) . ARCHIVED

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Marinalia (Romus) Olympus

&

Victoria Darya Romus

Old Harbour . Sunday early Morning, Race main stands, Pit lane, Lunch time.

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Marilania smiled in the pit lane as tv cameras rolledand the cars behind them where eased into there spots and various mechanics busiest selves with last minutes pre race checks, tightening tyres, minor tweaks and wiping down screens and there paintwork, every last gram of dirt was a minute fraction of a second off the line.

Smiling, laughing and playing along with the TV, it was easy. Let Joel take the lead, she was there, he had the spotlight. He was the star. She knew what to do but this was one first ever times on live TV and Joel was probbly feeling thr grip pressure on his arm. Not too hard but defenitely more than when thr cameras where off. Calm. It's only a few seconds, it's a small segment, I'm not the big pressure here. Telling herself that, though theory never taught you the real thing. Joel certainly.. Was this the same man?

Pacing her timing, vintage aviators hiding the fear and reflecting in the sunlight, her grey fearful eyes hidden behind the glass. Breathing a second and doing as her grandfather had tried to teach her, her British accent live across Sol city and beyond, deliberately clear in BBC type language and accent.

we are definitely happy, new car, new engines, and new sponsors this year. Pole, podium and we got the whole set. Of course we could not be here without everyone on the team.

Hopefully everyone has a safe race, and you join us for our podium interview.

Smiling and ending the interview with a carefully worded sign off, whispering to Joel as the camera panned back to the pit lane and mass of people, stars, teams, journalists and drivers.

Are you the twin brother?

That's downright terrifying...now I know why my grandfather hates TV spots. Hopefully that went well...

And. Goodluck,


Checking carefully the camera was facing elsewhere, there was a background camera spanning the pit lane and a few other news crews but there's was distracted by covering the general hubbub a second. The kiss on the cheek was timed carefully as the camera panned away.

Watching the timer tick down on the big board above, soon they would be getting drivers strapped in, tyres on and last minute checks before the warm up laps could begin. Pit lane view defenitely was alot more fun than the stands. Seeing to slot in perfectly she caught a passing bottle from one of the water sponours giving out bottles hoping to get caught on TV and quenched her thirst that had built up from her nerves in the previous minute or two.

Her family definitely would of seem her, she had not let them down, and embarrassed them yet! At least down where she felt like their was a escape from the people and Bob's cowardly and disgusting crimes who had cut deeper than she wanted to admit to herself.

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Victoria shouted over as she saw Marilania come onto the big track side billboards delivering a pitch perfect speech to the cameras and managing to present a publicity freindly speech flawlessly.

[i][color=6ecff6]Malins on TV! And nailing it[/color[/i]

Laughing slightly, she knew about her and Joel, sure they seemed to from sounds of it one up the other more than talk yet this time, this time they where playing to cameras perfectly, polite, professional, and ernough pretty to keep the media intrested but not look like some hired model. This was one moment she was never gonna let her forget, And was recording later.

Watching as the grid got busier and more cars where ready to race a pang came across her stomach of guilt and other emotions, Vesarian and Maria where trying to subtlety hold hands, only they where about as subtle as a pair of teanagers to everyone else. A thought she could not shake just would not go until she saw a hint of blue paint still stuck in the ring mount. Giving it a blow. The feeling returned with intrest.

At this rate she would be propping up the bar downing vodka with Ivan, whose young family was not yet up to the trek here this weekend both making best of it. Gah, she had to call him.. At least to apologise.

Il be back in a few minutes, got to make a call...

Be n back before warm up lap

Climbing carefully and making her way through busy people, it had been easier with Ivan the bulldozer for sure. Making her way to a back stair leaning against a concrete support and failed Milos mobile leaving a voice mail as the race had somewhat clogged up the local cell phone infrastructure. Nervous and intermittent sound of engines being tested and booming cheers that resulted getting caught in thr call.

Hey.. Umm its Victoria. Swaharma queen of Sol.

I'm sorry, I ran off, I was angry. They where pretty, and normal... And why would you stick with me when you had them.... They can dance, and not break stuff just getting a morning coffee and just... Walk without almost falling over.

I'm about as much of a mess on inside as I am out.. Yeah... So here's rambling me... You can stop listening now omif you never want to see me again. My issues have issues...

Just... Just message me, call, or Garla starts at 7.30 ish, city hall if you wanna talk human to broken human. I'm gonna be pretty busy before then, I'm free after the start. our tables are near the main stage, talk, maybe enjoy a evening if you not already marked me as a crazy ex.

Oh, and I may have... Slightly scraped a BMW... Like minorly

And if you listioned to me ramble this far. Well, you obviously got time on your hands. Gotta go, race is about to start and I can,t get though crowds easily and up these steep exit stairs very fast. See you maybe.

Byeeerr

Sighing, that message was a total ramble, and utterly rediculous but she had just admitted her side she never showed many people. Beneath layers of armour, compartmented away thoughts. The real Victoria was alot more of a mess than the icey outer Lady de Winter.

Making her way back to the stands she sat back down after making way up stairs and past people. Leaning a head slightly confused about what she had Just done and if she had scuttled the ship or not and leant against her dad's arm. At least that was one thing that did not change and she could rely on being solid.

one of those Don,t ask momment Vika?

Пожалуйста, просто .. ПАПА (Please just .. Dad)

Всегда, Вика, бизнес может подождать еще один день (Always, Vika, business can wait another day)


Sliding into Russian, she did not notice the looks as thr sudden foreign language swap, Vesarian giving Maria a duty calls look, resting a arm on his daughters shoulders. 2,12 or 22. Some things where universal.

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@Pilatus@RoccanIronclad

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