The Gardens, Mid-Afternoon

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Cassidy had given up on dressing like a Queen today and her mother had laughed at her about it with great affection. After breakfast and Devra had visited some of her teachers, she had met her daughter at the gardens as asked.

"And this is where I spend a lot of my time, and no I promise it's not all of my time, but they're such nice gardens, Mother. I love working in them and I keep making all kinds of friends or having nice discussions when I'm here..."



[[OOC: OPEN!! Come meet Cassidy's mom.]]

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[othercullens.livejournal.com]

That? Would be Renesmee flinging herself at Cassidy. "CASSIE!"

Someone was conveniently forgetting the meaning of "indoor voice". Yes, they're outdoors. Ssh.

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

And that would be Cassidy hugging her. "Renny!" She may have caught Renesmee and hugged her tightly. "How are you?"

[othercullens.livejournal.com]

"I'm good," Renesmee said happily. "Uncle Jasper's here with me."

She'd managed to get away from him... not that he was all that far behind.

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Cassidy laughed. "You having a good visit with your Aunt Alice?"

[tasenburn.livejournal.com]

Elle didn't have a lot of friends anymore, with Hayley off the island. At least, not friends she could really go to when she was feeling sad. But she did have Cassidy, who was rapidly becoming that kind of friend. So off she went in search of her.

Only to find her in the garden with a woman that looked very much like her.

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

"Elle!" Cassidy rushed to her and grabbed her hand. "I'm so glad you're here. You have to come meet my mother. I was telling her all about what a good big sister you've been for me."

[tasenburn.livejournal.com]

"You didn't tell her about me scaring the crap out of you with that whole breaking you thing, did you?" Elle asked nervously. She was pretty sure that wouldn't go over well.

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

"You may have scared me, but you were looking out for me and as a member of my Court, you get to do that." Surprise, Elle. "Mother, this Elle. She's my school assigned big sister and a very dear friend."

[glacial_queen]

Karla and Elle didn't really know each other well, but they'd both shown up for Hayley and that's what mattered.

"Hey," she said quietly, giving the other girl a smile. "Kiss kiss. How've you been?"

[tasenburn.livejournal.com]

"I've been okay," Elle said with a slight smile and a shrug. "You?"

She wasn't good at conversation with... well... anybody. But she was trying.

[glacial_queen]

"This summer was pretty hectic," Karla said, understating things just a tad, "but it's seemed to relax a bit now that classes are back in session. Have you heard from Hayley recently?"

[trigons_child]

Cassidy had wanted Raven to meet her mother. So she pushed aside her own envy and grief and went down to the gardens to see her. "Hello," she said with a friendly smile.

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Hi Raven, have a great deal of cheerful and bouncy emotions.

"Raven!" She said excitedly, tugging Devra over to meet her. "Mother, I want you to meet a very good friend. Raven, this is my mother, Devra."

If Devra knew about Raven's loss, she would so adopt her, really.

[trigons_child]

Raven's smile grew as she sensed Cassidy's happiness. "Hello, Lady Devra," she said, inclining her head. "It is very nice to meet you."

[lovingfuss.livejournal.com]

"And you as well, Raven," Devra said with a warm smile. "Cassidy's said so much about you."

[glacial_queen]

Karla sent a psychic brush of love and concern Raven's way. She had an idea what Raven must be feeling like this weekend. There was a difference between Arella not being here because she didn't wish to while still on Azarath, and her not being here because she was trapped in with Trigon.

"You okay?" she murmured, coming to stand by her friend.

[trigons_child]

Raven greedily and gratefully drank in the love. "I...have been better," she said quietly. "I cannot deny this weekend has made me think a great deal of my mother."

[glacial_queen]

"I'm not surprised," Karla said, giving Raven a sympathetic smile. "It makes me think of mine, too, and I have a guest. Though..." she dropped her voice in a conspiratorial whisper, "...if you want someone to interrogate your teachers and grumble and fuss, I'll be happy to loan you Morton for a bit."

[glacial_queen]

Morton hadn't had a chance to see the garden yet, so was it any surprise she'd be dragging him there some time today? "I'm thinking about bringing some plants from home, maybe, and seeing how they do here," she chattered on as they headed for the gardens. "Nothing that could get out of control and be invasive, but perhaps a few varieties of flower or something."

Her plans for the garden were derailed as she spotted several people she knew already there (and several others she didn't). "Kiss kiss," she called, waving. "Morton, come on," she tugged. "There are some people here you really ought to meet."

[glacial-warlord.livejournal.com]

"I thought we were here to look at plants," Morton laughed, letting his cousin drag him along.

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Cassidy turned from where she was watching her mother and friends meet when she felt the new presence. "Karla!" she waved at her friend and fellow Queen. When Karla reached them, Cassidy smiled proudly. "Mother, this is Lady Karla. Lady Karla, this is my mother, Lady Devra."

[glacial_queen]

Karla gave the older woman a bright smile, holding her palms out in greeting. "My lady Devra, it is an honor," she said. "I hope you're finding Fandom, if not quite what you expected, still a good place to have sent Cassidy."

"May I present my cousin, Lord Morton, to you both?" she asked.

[aliceseesthings.livejournal.com]

It hadn't been hard for Alice to tell where her niece was -- that whole giant blank spot where a person would have been thing -- so she headed for the garden.

"Cassidy, hello," she said with a smile. "And who is this?"

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Cassidy bounced a little, still holding Renesmee. "Hi, Alice! Look who I found."

[aliceseesthings.livejournal.com]

"Someone got away from her Uncle Jasper, didn't she?" Alice asked, fixing Renesmee with a Look that lasted for all of a moment before she was smiling again.