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Despite Ana having told herself that she would no longer associate herself with the cold, calm, and calculatingly devious types, here she was standing next to a man who fit that exact description. It was as if she couldn't help herself; these types of men pulled her like a magnet. Somehow, out of everyone in this town, Ana had found her way to him. The air about Moxi was almost intoxicating. It scared her, especially given her recent trauma, but something about the danger made her excited. She knew she was moving into quicksand and yet she stepped forward willingly. Clearly, the lesson she was meant to learn had not fully sunk in. 

[sub][i]“You’re looking for chaos because you don’t know any other way to live, Ana.”[/i][/sub]

She could hear her old therapist's voice in the back of her mind, chiming in after Ana had expressed confusion and frustration on why she continued to stay with her ex-husband and his abuse year after year. 

“[color=add8e6]Zat look vill not vorrrk viz me,[/color]”

But god did it feel good when she could get the distant “bad boys” to play nice - [i]for her[/i]. He said the look wouldn’t work, and yet it clearly had. Ana let a faint smirk rise onto her lips as she bit the inside of her bottom lip, her blue eyes fixated on the mysterious man as he stood. She wanted to know more of him. 

[color=FFC300]"Thank you, you’re the sweetest."[/color] She said, beginning to follow Moxi to the nearest alcohol vendor. Suddenly Ana felt Lily’s hand grip her shoulder and yank her to a stop, immediately snapping Ana out of her fascination with Moxi. 

[color=F5E5B7]“What are you doing?! You can’t date that guy! He’s bad news!”[/color] Ana’s coy smile dropped as she met eyes with Lily who was clearly very worried and nervous. She listened closely to all the rumors that had been levied against Moxi, which wasn’t very surprising to her in this small town. Hell, even Ana had wondered if Moxi was in an inappropriate relationship with that young red-headed girl earlier in the day. Maybe that was her intuition giving her a red flag and she ignored it? 

As Lily shook her and then aggressively pulled her into a hug, Ana tensed for a brief moment as she processed what was happening. It had been a very long time since she had been touched by someone in a caring way, much less by a complete stranger. Ana relaxed eventually and returned the embrace, wrapping her arms tightly around Lily. The hug and her kind words had meant more to Ana than she would ever let Lily know. Lily was probably right, and Ana would heed her words, but… Ana had always been much better at taking care of others than she was at taking care of herself. 

[color=FFC300]"Don’t worry,"[/color] Ana grinned and stepped out of Lily’s embrace, keeping her voice at a whisper. [color=FFC300]"I can take care of myself."[/color] Reaching out, Ana grabbed Lily’s hand and took a few slow steps back toward where Moxi had walked off towards. [color=FFC300]"Come on, we’re here for free drinks. Why not have a little fun? You deserve it."[/color] She winked at Lily and turned back to follow Moxi with Lily in tow. 

[color=FFC300]"Moxi, my love,"[/color] She called after him playfully, [color=FFC300]"I’ll take a rum and coke, if you’d be so kind. And for my friend, Lily… "[/color] She looked up at the taller woman, [color=FFC300]''What would you like, hun?"[/color]

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[right][sub][b]Interactions:[/b] Lily [@Viciousmarrow] & Moxi [@Zora][/sub][/right]

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[color=0544cb]"Hello. Are you perhaps the secretary to the mayor? I would like to make a donation of some $ 1,500 dollars to the charity auction, I understand that the auction is over, but if you would be so kind as to accept this little donation, I would be eternally grateful."[/color]

[color=pink]“AH!”[/color] Amy jumped in her seat and dropped her pen, startled by the sudden voice and person standing next to her. Looking up from the paperwork she had been filling out to count up all the charity money, Amy's brown eyes met the blue eyes of a woman she had never seen in town before. Given the women's professional attire, Amy briefly wondered if she was part of City Hall. That couldn’t be, though, Amy knew everyone in the office!

[color=pink]“Oh! Yes, that is me. Wow!”[/color] Amy sheepishly laughed at herself and beamed a smile at the newcomer, taking a mental note that the woman had referred to the donation as “little.” Clearly, she had money. [color=pink]“You are incredibly kind, thank you so much, miss! I wish the stage was still set up so that I could thank you in front of everyone.”[/color] Her eyes darted over to where the auction had been held, but the event crew had already torn down more than half of the platform and sound equipment. [color=pink]“We truly appreciate your generosity.”[/color] 

[color=pink]“My name is Amy Ross. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”[/color] Amy reached out her hand for a handshake, her eyes then moving behind the woman to see the other stage across the festival grounds that were nearly finished being set up. [color=pink]“The show is about to start, it should be great! Definitely don’t miss out on that one!”[/color]

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[right][sub][b]Interactions:[/b]Candra [@Kumbaris][/sub][/right]