away with us he's going, the solemn-eyed.

[nightmarist]

Who: Residents of St. Monmouth & OPEN to their various guests
When: Throughout February
Where: St. Monmouth in Kauto R2
What: The Backstreet Boys move into their magical farm of dreams.
Warnings: Look to the subject headers.
Notes: This is a mingle/catch-all log. Start your own threads! Tag around!

[Ronan didn't hesitate. Almost as soon as they arrived, he was making arrangements and picking out a plot of land. No payment necessary as long as he agreed to feed the locals? Fine. Perfect. He'd signed whatever he had to and picked out his favorite place in the lot, then he'd laid down in the grass and dreamt.

When he closed his eyes, he wasn't sure what he would build. The idea of "home" conjured up so many images in his mind. He thought of the Barns, of course, but also of Henrietta as a whole. He thought of Monmouth Manufacturing and dusty old books and the scent of mint. He thought of St. Agnes and its magnificent stained glass and the cramped coziness of Adam's bedroom above the office. He found Cabeswater sprouting up in the strangest places as the landscape shifted around him, spilling out of the walls and claiming rooms all for its own. Corridors and staircases emerged out of his memories, leading him through a maze of rooms both familiar and not-quite. In the end, when Ronan stepped outside to take a look at his work, he found he'd made himself a palace of nostalgia. Then he imagined a set of house keys, turned the lock of the front door, and woke up.

Ronan woke with his head resting on the welcome mat, sprawled across the front steps, gazing up at the spire of what he would dub St. Monmouth. It would be the main building of several he'd end up creating. Their new home.

Like God, he didn't rest for several days. Every time he shut his eyes, he devoted himself to dreaming something new. A farm needed animals and crops and barns and feed and equipment. Home needed streams and fish and bridges and flower gardens and glittering lights. He let his imagination run wild, and this meant that his dream things often emerged strange and senseless, but that reminded him of his father, which made the place more beautiful.

When he was finally satisfied - although not completely finished - he invited the others to join him.]

Comments

[unaffluent]

[ Adam smiles when he sees Kurt. It's a small one but well he's not the best at smiling most days. ]

I can't take any credit for it. [ Everything here is Ronan's creation. Beside him there's a little lamb poking half hiding behind his leg and looking at the newcomer curiously. ]

Glad you made it.

[shadowblends]

[Small or not, Adam smiles and Kurt's own grin widens ever so slightly.]

Not even a little bit? [From the corner of his eye, he sees the tiny animal and has to bite back a gasp of surprise. As badly as he wants to kneel down and try to coax the lamb to him, the blue boy knows he has to resist - no reason in frightening the poor thing.]

Oh, thank you for inviting me! It's nice to see you again.

[unaffluent]

Not even a little. [ it's questionable since a lot of the times Ronan tends to do things for Adam so maybe in a way he could take some credit but he hadn't done anything. The lamb comes closer to Kurt, ever curious and rather friendly... more so than Adam really which is amusing in some ways. ]

Yeah, of course. [ Adam smiles, watching as the lamb, named skippy, attempts to butt it's head against Kurt's hand. ]

[shadowblends]

Either way, it's incredible. I can't believe you are going to live here! [He takes another quick look around, their surroundings temporarily distracting him from the tiny sheep that's moving closer now.]

And how have you b--? [The downy feel of Skippy's fur beneath his touch catches him off guard, causing his head to jerk in the direction of the baby animal. He blinks, breaks out into a grin and oh-so-carefully begins to scratch Skippy's ears.] Hallo, little lamb.

[unaffluent]

[ Skippy is quite happy when the other starts to pet it's head, bleating contently and seemingly intent on continuing to get pets from Kurt.

It makes Adam smile a bit. ]

You really haven't seen anything yet. [ There's so much on the grounds it would probably take more than one visit to show. ]

[shadowblends]

'How have you been?' is what I was trying to ask. [He didn't forget, Adam. Kurt also doesn't seem to mind gently kneading his digits across Skippy's head in more affectionate petting, his own smile broadening at the lamb's persistence.]

I guess that means you will have to show me around, ja? [Too much for one day or not, he seems bright-eyed and adventurous - ready to take in all that Adam has to offer.]

[unaffluent]

[ Adam scratches the back of his neck at the question and he shrugs. It's weird to think he's actually been rather happy despite all the strange circumstances he has found himself in recently. Maybe perhaps because of them. Hard to tell. ]

I suppose I've been good, you know. Normal...

[ He shrugs. It's not so much normal for space but it's his normal normal. ]

Yeah, of course. There's a lot to see.. you probably can't even see it all in one day. [ He's trying to figure out what the highlights of this tour should be. Ronan is actually better at showing his creation off. ]

[shadowblends]

[A solid bump against his leg from Skippy finally causes him to look back down, his eyes narrowing playfully at the little lamb. He heaves an over-dramatic sigh and crouches, using both of his hands to gingerly scratch Skippy's head and back, though being sure to keep his attention on Adam.]

Normal is nice. No gut news to be excited about, but no bad news means no problems.

[Not necessarily true, but that's how Kurt sees it.]

We don't have to start exploring right away. Would you prefer to go inside and you can show me around there first?

[unaffluent]

[ Adam watches the two of them and then shrugs at the comment. It's mostly true, he supposes. He'd rather there be no bad news. He's had enough of that to last a lifetime -- though it's inevitable that more happens. ]

Yeah. You hungry at all? [ Adam questions and nods a little up a walkway toward the massive building that is St. Monmouth. It's part factory, part church and all parts home. ]

[shadowblends]

[Once it seems like Skippy is satisfied, Kurt moves to get back up, arms lifting above his head in a languid stretch. He perks at the mention of food, broad golden eyes lighting up.]

A little. [Sparing a glance down at the lamb again, he grins then turns his attention to the path and takes a few steps toward the building. It's huge - maybe even bigger than the mansion and he has to wonder how many people are actually living there.]

[unaffluent]

[ Adam smiles briefly and leads him toward the home. They go through one of the doors into a large open space that is part living room area, part dining room and part kitchen. He's actually not sure what's going on in the fridge so he goes to peer and see what they have to offer. ]

What kind of food you like?

[shadowblends]

[He's trying his best to not bounce as he follows after Adam, but he can't keep his tail from lashing with excitement. Once they go through the multi-functional room, Kurt pauses to look around, exhilaration clear on his face at the sprawling area.]

Oh, uhm, [he hesitates, brings his attention back to his friend and smiles once more,] I'm not really picky. Fruit is my favorite, with anything sweet coming in at a close second.

[unaffluent]

[ Adam can understand Kurt's reaction to the place. It's really kind of wonderful. Ronan's work is always that sort of wonderful. He turns his attention to the things in the fridge which is also a sort of dream thing. It doesn't take him long to pick out a few selections of fruit, dropping them onto the table nearby for Kurt to pick out what he wants and how much of it he wants. Adam's gone back to get himself a slice of pizza from it. ]

Any of those suit you?

[shadowblends]

[He watches Adam remove an assortment of fruit from the fridge, a hum of delight passing his lips as he ponders his choices. An apple and a handful of grapes is what he goes with for now. If he feels hungry after that, he'll ask later, since it wouldn't feel right for him to simply take.]

This should be fine! [And for emphasis, he pops a bright green grape into his mouth and faintly smiles.]

[unaffluent]

[ In truth it wouldn't have been a bother for Kurt to take whatever he wanted whenever since the fridge stalks itself. Magic and all. ]

Great. [ And while Kurt is being all healthy eating fruit, Adam's eating a piece of cold pizza nodding toward the lounge area nearby to flop down into one of the seats.

He's really the worst tour guide. ]

[shadowblends]

[Kurt's sure to get hungry again with that absurdly high metabolism and their possibly long tour of the place, so he'll most likely ask for more.]

Thank you. [He can't resist letting his grin widen as Adam motions over to the sitting area, moving to follow close behind him, then taking a seat that's close enough for them to chat amongst themselves, yet far enough away to not cause any awkwardness.]

This place seems to have everything you could imagine!

[unaffluent]

And then some. [ Adam says, glancing around and he smiles a little. It's true that it's all he could imagine and more because Ronan's much more creative than him. His dreams are far beyond what Adam could possibly ever come up with.

He's mindlessly eating the pizza, contemplating where to start the door though also content to just sit around and talk for a while. ]

Where are you staying?

[shadowblends]

[He nods in return then eats another grape, shifting ever so slightly to tuck his legs beneath himself and drape his tail across his lap. Kurt's not sure how a place like St. Monmouth appeared this quickly, but he's not going to pry with questions.

With the smaller fruits gone, he takes a piece of the apple off with the claw on his thumb, hesitating just before placing it into his mouth to answer Adam's question.]

We actually live on the same planet! I'm located in Region five, at residence fifteen.