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

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.]

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[ Adam nods, taking a sip of his soda. ]

A while ago, once. You made me go to the med tent.

[It took her a moment to get there, but eventually Daisy remembered.]

Oh right. How's your hand doing by the way?

[She can't see him completely from where she is in the water]

[ He holds up the affected arm, now clearly not with a watch melded there but just a regular watch on a regular wrist instead. ]

Back to normal. Nothing could be done about it for like a month.

Wait, seriously? Someone was actually able to fix it?

[Daisy swam closer to get a better look at it.]

How the hell did they do that?

Yeah, eventually.

[ Adam shrugs, because he has no fucking idea. He shifted closer to the edge of the pool, crouching down to show his mostly unmarred wrist. He's definitely not looking at her chest.

Nope. ]

[And she definitely doesn't notice. Especially when she looks from his wrist up at him staring down at her breasts.

Seriously dude?]

Who fixed it?

[ He hasn't seen a pretty girl in like... months. Give him a break, okay? ]

The doctors once we were going through all those shitty floors.

[It's called porn. Either way, Daisy very casually brings her arm up across her chest to rub at her neck, and, to not so subtly block his view.]

Sounds painful.

[ Not even close to the same thing. He's not totally oggling her, though. He has some manners. ]

Not really.

Mmm, I find that hard to believe.

[Daisy pushes off so she can move back further into the water.]

[ Adam feels a little guilty, like he should, and goes back to looking at anything but her as he sets his soda down, dropping his feet down into the pull. ]

You didn't believe me when I said it didn't hurt to begin with and it didn't then either.

I just don't understand how it couldn't. It's not like you were born like that.

You seriously find that hard to believe after being here?

[ He gives her a bit of a dubious look. ]

What? It allowed to think some things are strange still.

[Wading in the water, Daisy looked around.]

You getting in or what?

[ Adam shakes his head slightly, his legs kicking a little in the cool water. He didn't much really fancy taking off his shirt around someone he doesn't know very well. ]

So, you're here cause of Jesse?