Aquila frowned as she went through her clothes. She would have loved to wear her formal floor length black gown but assumed that Harrison's friend would either find it odd or scary. Biting her lip in thought, she ended up choosing a navy blue top with a pair of shorts and sneakers. Not something she usually loved to wear but its was as 'normal' as she wanted to go today. She came out of her room and went up the next floor to make sure her work room was organised and locked before coming down the two flights of stairs to where most of the others were.
(It's okay Moxie, also how did you know it was England? XD)
After receiving another text message, Harrison let out a sigh, of course Nas would be awake. No way in hell would she sleep in on a day like this. He turned to Cora with a gentle smile. "I can see you as a journalist, you always were a great writer. It sucks about your dad though, give him my best wishes when you next see him."
The coffee shop could just be seen in the distance, which meant home was only 5 minutes away, and the nerves started building themselves up inside Harrison's core as he parked the car outside.
(Because you said his house is in Kingston upon Thames, which is the most british sounding thing ever. Was I wrong?)
"Thank you." She looked over at Harrison as he turned the car off. "Your hands are shaking. Is the coffee shop really that scary?" Cora smiled. She missed poking fun at him and figured she should do it all while it was still just them before she clammed up. She was becoming aware that she did that, but that didn't change the fact that she did it.
(I haven’t forgotten, we are responding today)
It wasn't the coffee shop that frightened him, it was how close they were now from his home. From them.
Harrison turned to Cora with a feigned hurt expression. "I didn't know you thought so low of me that I would be scared to go to a coffee shop" he crossed his arms over his chest, but a slight smile appeared in the corners of his lips. With a slight shake of his head, he moved to open the door and pulled himself put of the car. "Come on, the coffee here is the best!"
Noel, after Semele’s abrupt entrance, was a bit worried about Harrison, it was a while since he last contacted… by a while he meant about five minutes. Without a second thought, he picked up his phone and texted Harrison himself.
”Hey, where are you now?” he was a nervous little wreck.
Harrison pulled his phone from his pocket when it buzzed again. Noel again…I wonder if everything is okay at home.
He texted back saying that they were at the coffee shop, then thought to ask if everything was okay. Harrison knew that Noel was always anxious, but he didn't think the swan would be low-key panicking now.
Upon seeing Harrison’s reply, the swan soundlessly sighed. It wasn’t any crucial, he was just not ready to meet whoever his ‘landlord’ was bringing home.
Social interaction… Social interaction . . . he started to panic on his own, walking around the house nervously.
Compared to his housemates, his clothes were probably the worst; just a plain polo with ripped jeans and comfy pink slippers of all things. He needed to get some fresh air, and the backyard wasn’t going to help. He wrote a small sticky note and placed it on the kitchen counter where he was then went outside through the front door, of course, with his phone, notebook, and pen.
The note read the following:
”If anyone needs me, I’m at the park, I’ll be back in five minutes”
Semele frowned, watching Noel from her comfortable perch on the couch. She tried and tried to get him to relax, thinking that wild creatures would flock together, but no luck. The maenad sighed, dropping her head onto the back of the couch. "When is Harrison coming home?" She asked the ceiling. "There's no one fun to play with when he's not here."
Cora put her hands up as if in surrender, still smiling. "Well, your the one who's hands were shaking. Are you sure caffeine's a good idea right now?" She sat for just a moment by herself in Harrison's car, smiling to herself. She had missed him. She opened the car door and stepped out. "Alright, I trust you. Lead the way."
(Just washing the dishes and I will be right with you)
Nas flopped onto the couch. "I wish they got here sooner, I want to see the girl- Oooh! Is that them? Are they outside?" And as soon as they had jumped onto the couch, they were off, pressing their face against the window.
"You're imagining thigs." Semele muttered, throwing her arm over her eyes. "Dear Harrison is still out picking up the girl. I believe Noel made them stop for coffee." There was a twitch under her skin, that dangerous one that told her that she needed to drink, hunt, sprint through the woods until she lost all knowledge of her own name. She sighed heavily. Her master was certainly a hungry one, the maenad would need to sneak out once more this evening.
Soon, Noel would have passed by the coffee where Harrison and his friend, well, ‘friend’, were supposed to be at. It was along the path towards the park after all. After a moment of thought, he decided to walk into the shop. The bell on the door rang.
Harrison had placed the order of drinks for his housemates, and was waiting for Cora to decide which beverage she wanted, when a shudder ran down his back. The bell above the door rang as it swung open, and from the corner of his eye he thought he saw a familiar boy… Upon turning his head, his eyes widened when that was exactly what he saw. “Noel? What are you doing here?” Harrison’s voice wasn’t as harsh as another person’s would, he was more surprised that the swan had left the house to go to the coffee shop. Was he feeling alright?
The boy jumped a bit upon getting called by his ‘landlord’. He turned in that direction and gave a nervous yet quite adorable smile. He started to write on his notebook.
”I was just at the park earlier, getting fresh air you know? So I decided to stop by to say hi” he showed before he turned to the person by Harrison.
He flipped his notes to a pre-written page.
”Hi! I’m Noel, you must be Harrison’s friend, right?” he covered his mouth and nose with the notebook, showing the page so that the person there could read it easily.
(I think this one is going to be quiet since it's Christmas and all, I haven't forgotten about it)
"Oh sorry-" Cora looked down at the boy and noticed the note in his hand. "Oh! Um hello!" She glanced at Harrison and he seemed to know the boy. He wasn't looking at him like who-the-hell-are-you so she assumed it was safe. "Yes, I'm Cora. Nice to meet you Noel."
Noel nodded, covering the bottom of his face with his mouth. He flipped to another page which was prewritten ahead of time.
”As you may notice, I am unfortunately mute so I communicate via this notebook” the boy showed. He, though, was fine with this slight disability. His ‘family’ accepted it so why shouldn’t he?
(Due to the unfortunate departure of one of the members, Atria will be taking over the final slot just to keep all the character positions filled.)
The door to the coffee shop opened, and two rambunctious children ran in. Their mother, an athletic woman with long flowing silver hair, followed after them, her eyes covered by dark shades. She made her way to the counter while the little boy and girl went and sat down by the window, still playing with each other, and placed an order for three soy macchiatos. While making her way back over to her children, she stopped behind Noel and whispered something to him. "I'll be home in a bit."
