[h2][centre] [color=a2d39c] [color=f6989d]Marinalia Romus Olympus "Mali" [/color][/color][/centre][/h2] [h3][centre] [color=a2d39c]Luna Sports to Park View . Late afternoon to Lunch[/color][/centre][/h3] [hr] Marinalia was in a fairly good mood as they headed home and the quick talk by the gym, a night it un a quiet bar, with good drinks, the bars in London had a excellent range, Alaska was lacking and the lemoncehllo in Italy was unbeatable. The snow was beginning to fall harder so she did not dawdle, Xia was definitely more open with her reaction some than some people. Definitely would be a fun person to be friends with it seemed, had been pretty fun so far. Maybe she should swim with her more regularly. [i][color=f6989d]yep. With this weather some time in the sun sounds fun though. Well see you for drinks spicey egg. If there so kind, rude to say no... [/color][/i] Leaving with a smile, she saw her return pretty quikly, hug her and seemed genuinely happy to have somewhere warm to stay, especially with the winter coming. Returning the hug, she still felt a I'm tiny bit awkward but Xia did make her feel more comfortable than other people. Trusting her was easier than others it seemed. It was difficult to trust after every thing but Xia seemed to be... A good, well spicy egg. Her openness was rather... Open. Blushing a fraction, she was not exactly a nun but Xia was a whole new level of open. [i][color=f6989d]Well I try my best. If your a friend, I try to be a good one. Ummm.. Your welcome.... That's a unique way to put it... Guess your OK if it not clear before nightfall at least. [/color][/i] Smiling and heading off they made it home fairly easily, Marlin made a quick slight of thought to discuss her "holiday with her fiance" and pretended she only just got back. Laughing when the bus had passed she walked quickly as Xia less adapted winter boots would allow. With a alittle help from Marlin on the worst of the ice. Deciding it was better to get inside quickly as possible she kept the outside tour to a bare minimum and fact gates are locked automatically and how to get out when she needs to. Smiling she joined in her video waving a second mug in corner of video and a English accented comment about the fact they had a full fridge and plenty of snacks. Laughing with Xia it was fun to with friends again. [i][color=f6989d]cheers, and we won,t be going hungry! [/color][/i] Sipping a cup of tea, Xia seemed to enjoy her cousins misfortune and got the idea that he earned that one. The run added kick was definitely noted and helped warm you up even though it had the side effect of making her feel a little more giddy. Spirts always hit her system quickly. [i][color=f6989d]bit forward. You watch Disney this morning?[/color][/i] Laughing, Disney had everything so fast a romncom would blush, kiss a princess, get married Tomorrow and live happily ever after. Life was alot more complicated. That reminded her of a little old thought but she shoved it aside along with the smell of hot tyres, exhaust fumes and vibrations of cars racing by a few metres away. Snapping back to the present Marinalia smiled at the compliment, though she could not claim the home or the decor was her own design. [i][color=f6989d]To me its home, and make yourself at home, its a big place, and needs some life in it. Your... "rum tush" is welcome to stay here warm and comfortable. [/color][/i] A games room? Umm... They had a ballroom, a conservetory at the back and a few store rooms... Bedrooms, and even 3 living rooms, a office and so... Maybe... They had only moved in a few weeks and this house had alot ox cupboards and stuff dating back from when her grand mother or before lived here. Maybe there be games.. The old drawing room might have somthing! Leading Xia to a smaller room off the side mug in hand. , it had some old style sofas with wood frames and matching coffee tables and cabinets all in a older French style. A rather old liquor cabinet was even stocked... They thought of everything but as she found her uncle had his own tastes and was mostly whiskey. The same emphasis on pale light colours with a set of paintings of England where on the walls. it was a tad old fashioned but quaint. As she had sat up though her t shirt rode up a tad showing a slightly jagged and rather aggressive across her lower stomach, the darker skin tone was distinct against her pale skin varying slightly around it. Not noticing her t shirt fell down over it as she walked, the flesh was indented a fraction around it. A memory, both her body, and mind would not forget as long as she lived. [i][color=f6989d]we have a ball room downstairs? Anything we have might bee here. They out alot of stuff when they renovated here, we only moved in a few weeks ago and not yet had chance to explore every little corner. Theres a x box one on my private living room tv though. The main bedrooms are set up as suites. Only two of us so plenty of spare rooms. Depends what you call games? [/color][/i] Opening a old cabinet, she found some old magazines from the 50's, a partial set of plates, and a few little knick backs someone had piled away when they closed up the house decades ago and intermittent use over the past 30-40 or so years. One made her laugh when she found someone had hid a old compromising novel behine vase, "seductive sirens and the well masted sailors island conquest". The art was equally as subtle. A few board games where hidden away, all rather old and probbly from the 60's, some cards. A poker set that must have been even older and some other miscellaneous stuff like a some love beeds and so from the era. Answering the end question with a slight curiosity, games room was a pretty wide idea from finding a games console or so, or other people it was abit more... EL James then entrainment. [i][color=f6989d]I do not want to know who owned that book! Old houses always have a few secrets and corners. [/color][/i] Laughing, she pretended to be a mummy wandering out from a corner, the rum definitely hit her quicker than other drinks. But she was happy, and that was somthing that had been lacking at times. Closing one of the shutters that was on the window to keep it warmer as snow had piled up a several inches on the recessed side window. It definitely was getting worse outside and relised Victoria might end up stuck where she had her date, if it went well though that might not be a hardship entirely... Looking as she did finding a broken games console from the 90's and someone who had hidden a bra... Up to somthing at one of the parties perhaps that had been hosted? [i][color=f6989d]Ummm, what you want to eat, I know we skipped the lunch at gym? And I Don, t want to sound crazy, but I'm glad you lost power, this place can be a alittle loney, safe and comforting but little loney. Big house, little person. Definitely needs some guests and so like the olden times. [/color][/i] With a slight nervous look admitting that her seeming perfect home had a few downsides too, life was abit strange when not used to being in one place, and freinds? A few back in England had stayed since she was a kid, many others not. Joel at least was... Freindly. He was a good egg, Ren dropped off planet, she would of been happy with him, maybe even fallen for him. There where others she met on the way. If only the sisters could lead a quieter life for once... Marinalia would definitely have to spend some time going over her past month or two, it was a emotional roller coaster. Quickly shaking out her slightly thoughtful look a second Marinalia found herself quickly back to the present, and gave Xia a quick hug randomly, not wanting to seem. Crazy, though it was pretty obvious she was facing many of the same problems people living in a newish place faced after a while. [i][color=f6989d]curious about anything else? Do you want to know more? And getting pretty wild out, you might be a good luck charm. [/color][/i] OK that was a rather bad Geeky joke from stardhip troopers but however much outward Aperence , she still had a alittle nerd inside. "Kylo" Ren had proved that, but chewie? Pilot yes, but a wookie? Gah, he was a good freind, they never did get round to crappy movies and pizza. A quick check of her phone had told her that the city system reported cell down, power outages and some more intense snow, showing Xia the list while they still seemed less effected for now anyway. A quick flash by of her screen showed her in a photo with a taller man with slightly greying hair, who had matching eyes and a look of been, Thete done that, a woman who was a fraction shorter than her but looked like her near twin with about 20 years between and striking almost gold eyes, completing the group, Victoria when she still had white hair. A photo taken on race day. [@King Tai]