[h2][centre] [color=a2d39c] [color=f6989d]Marinalia Romus Olympus "Mali" [/color][color=6ecff6]& Victoria Darya Romus "Vika" [/color][/color][/centre][/h2] [h3][centre] [color=a2d39c] Hesphestus Manor Art show ending to The Pit Night Club . Saturday Evening to Tuesday Evening . Sol city mixed locations . [/color][/centre][/h3] [b]Saturday Evening [/b] ... Victoria was rather exhausted when Ethan snuck into her suite and curled up under a thick quilt to fend off the Northern weather at times. The evening had been left her feeling drained and slept deeply ernough to not notice Ethan unless he brought a full marching band with him. His particular brand of waking her up was... Creative to say the least but somehow he appealed to her little impulsive corners of her mind where the darker aspects dwelled and well, he did relise the sisters had to share the balcony? Still she was soon losing her self control and nearly hid that they where doing rather badly. OK Victoria had to admit, that was rather fun and the risk was a certain excitement. Victoria fell asleep rather instantly and contently, she had a quick talk with Maria before she had retired to bed that night but they planned to meet Sunday afternoon and knew her body would be, well haywire and abit crazy thanks to a gak ton of hormones. Naturally gravitating to warmest part of the bed, she ended up close to Ethan, that morning she was not sure why be it be the potential pregnancy or just her feeling cold after there escapades on the balcony. ... [b]Sunday morning and lunch[/b] ... That trip Maria very few questions for very good reasons... She was old ernough to know, and smart ernough to know when not knowing anything more than strictly required was a very good thing. ... That Sunday, was anothet intense day, though her thoughts about the painting where a alittle mixed till its meaning was explained and was won over. The ruined church had a rather... Well it was compelling. Darker, unknown, but Beuterful. Yep, despite everything, Victoria did like the painting. Waking up with Ethan, well least they used protection that time! She really was not up for doubling down on the odds. She still was not sure, well suspected heavily but the hospital would be the deciding vote. There still was a chance, and that needed to be answered sooner rather than later. Maria had to leave in a day or two but kept a eye on things. She left it to Victoria and Ethan to decide what they wanted to do about it and merely remained a medicalise translator and made sure Victoria was not fobbed off. The test was quick, but also a tad complicated but very Acurate and soon a rather overcome and still processing the information Victoria was leaning somewhat against the snow flake cane with a bunch of information and appointment letters tucked under her arm in a folder. Thankfully she had the foresight to being her own as not to make it so easy a toddler could guess with the standard hospital pack. Her unique medical history, size and fact it was her first. Well she would be seeing this place fairly regularly and Maria was posting over a few things to help Victoria and Marinalia whom when she had met later that afternoon was rather protective of her half sister when she was more vulnerable processing the life changing events that had gone on. Ethan, well she hoped he would not leave her knocked up, broken and having to face things alone and afraid. It would be tough ernough without making things even worse for Victoria. ... [b]Sunday morning to Tuesday approx[/b] ... A very happy Marinalia left Xia's apartment having woken up a alittle blushingly next to her girlfriend after there nights activities very much just wearing a necklace and her ring, rather less clad than she arrived at the apartment. Waking up, well she had no real desire to get out of bed, though least she had somthing to wear other than he dress for the trip home. She had learned that lesson and it paid to plan ahead. A few... Well alot of little moments later and so eventually she had breakfast and so late, heading out with a extended goodbye on the doorstep to catch a uber home and meet Maria and Victoria in the afternoon. The text message she got.. Well that was ernough to let her know what they suspected. But still, Victoria. Her entire life just got changed in one day, it was not exactly the way you thought you'd find out about such news than a party and gossips... Sunday was definitely a rather dramatic day for the sisters, a while with Maria later that night was... Detailed in ways to help Victoria with the events. She definitely would need a alittle support. Hopefully just that Ethan stuck about because Victoria really desite her ice princess moments was genuinely scared by the coming uncertainty. That week was busy, she managed to see Xia a alittle bit, and kept in touch by messages often though and a few pictures mostly like her selfie on a ridge near the lake at the mountains. She had finally started abit of her new flight training and spent Monday evening riding after work. Marinalia just needed time to clear her head and the atlas mountain trails in moonlight where ideal for that. Maria left Tuesday, she had a wedding to plan and commitments back home to honour. She had done her best to try and help, with a few things to send over like a copy of what the other Olympus women had found helped. A old little tradition her daughters namesake grandmother had started, between two doctors and so the latest copy of the hand written book had definitely evolved and got alot safer though! Supporting her sister was not quite easy, she had been rather busy and distracting sledf, calling consulates, home and work.. There was no hiding it and she was frustrated as they told her take a few days off while they did a health and saftey check, especially given she had to disclose she was at a alittle more risk than the norm. If she did not tell, they would find out and that would be even worse ways of handling it. She kept in touch with Ethan when possible and had not really left the house much, still taking in events somewhat, and trying to work out how on earth she was going to handle things. The call to her dad was short... But so very awkward, the circumstances where far from ideal and after that a rather dazed Victoria had spent the morning napping andncatching up on her sleep she missed worrying the previous night about telling her dad. ... [b]Tuesday Afternoon [/b] ... Tuesday was a fairly quiet day as Marinalia finished her flight training early that lunch, they where not flying that afternoon and things where rather random as her schedule was split in two between training on the L100 J, teaching new pilots to fly helicopters. She was a teacher and student at the exact same time! True to there word the art gallery team had rather left the place spotless and Markless, the ornate plaster work was undamaged thanks to rather fancy screw less fixinibgs and so. The floors where unmarked and drive. Siobhan was not a friend but they where true to claims. The Ball room was quiet again as she sat on a windowsill drinking a cup of tea. One, no two of those paintings now resided in there rooms which would be quite the annoyence? Or perhaps bad bad joke for her. Her works where lovely though, one reminded Marinalia of home, the second was pure Victoria. A dark ruined cathedral but so very Beuterful painting. Marinalia was happy just felt a alittle lost, job was going well, so was her relationship and things. Things where almost going too well for her. Things always turned bad and was almost watching for the next storm coming. Xia had her a work cut out a alittle, she Marinalia was still more posetive just well, that little aide of her was hard to break. It seemed the uniform picture had gone down well she sent over though, she did look rather good in the slightly vintage fitted uniform. Granted she had let a few buttons slip and a so just because it felt a alittle daring to tease her abit hinting at few suggestive places. She was not quite comfortable going much more via pictures. In person, well she had nothing to hide but she knew too well from Victoria how easily compromised things could be. All on all despite being practically outed and more, nothing to prevent it and merely treated any media with a icey disdain ranking them about as much as a cockroaches at present. Might not win friends but her private life was going to remain private as much as possible. Victoria had been forced to deal with press by circumstances , she was not so obliged. Victoria had spent quite a while at home, she was rather still getting used to the idea, well of everythong that happened in past few days and rested upstairs with a mug of peppermint tea and a her laptop. The tea was claiming and no caffine so atleast one pleasure was not denied. She was still waiting to return to work so was sat reading a paper on some new rotating encryption tech or so they claimed anyway. The paper was not thr most well written of explanations of the concept. Curling a arm round her stomach, no one would notice for months, she a good month before most people tended to find out, still, she was... Well the report she read about 1000 times over was plain black and white. Worse still the gossips knew and she had to confirm to avoid the downright stupid rumeurs. Not that she reallt regretted anything, Victoria would make the best of it, readonly googling names, Viatrix, she who brings happyness, and close enough to her own for the silly little family tradition of letters seeming to follow. That was a matter she had 9 or so months to solve... The gossips would get bored... Eventually. The gates where locked tight and powerful flood lights made the entire perimeter brighter than daylight during the night, from every angle the unblinking eyes of the camera system always watching and perimiter alarms fully set. It probbly looked like overkill but she felt safe, a feeling the vultures and carrion feeding press rather where the opposite. It was mostly just to make it clear unwanted guests where not welcome. Peaking out the upper windows, they seemed to still be odd lingered... Granted they likely where changing tactic and merely would wait for her to surface behind her walls and high gates. She had tried to ignore them much as possible and merely gave a cool, polite statement along the lines of we are working things out or so and left it there. How long did it take them to get bored of Ethans Pregnant girlfriend. Not that they had really talked that part but she let the media assume to some degree. Ot was far easier than fighting them pointlessly. if they kept it up for 9 months or longer. Sol city may have less journalists though.... And true to Milos claims... The sword stick he made was both a Beuterful pattern of almost snow flakes and very sharp practical steel. You really did not want to be on wrong end when she saw what it did to a large steak they had with very little effort. ... [b]Tuesday evening[/b] ... Victoria was being somewhat forced out by Marinalia, she thought she needed to stop hiding from the world, it was a bad example to set and start. There was a half price night on at many places.... Mocktails. She could not drink but she was not helpless and so fragile she would break leaving the house just had not wnated to... There was a clear difference. The Pit... Well she not been but hered of it, a little more up market than Club Rather but they definitely where on good odds of not being welcome there. Messaging Ethan to say she was going out that night, she knew he would wither worry or be glad... Which ever was a guess. Thry had kept in touch over past few days but where still really not knowing each other quite that well yet to tell how he reacted to things. [b][color=6ecff6]going out with Marinalia to the Pit for a quiet night out, Don, t worry I'm not drinking. Before you ask and no Caffeine... Mornings really are a drag! Have fun tonight wherever you be. Vika x[/color][/b] sending the text Victoria found a simple cut but detailed and rather embellished dress that glittered away in her wardrobe. She might as well have fun while possible. Maybe a tad much, OK or was a tad much but hey, it was fun. [hider=My Hider] [img]https://images.harrods.com/product/balmain/embellished-constellation-dress_000000005975780003_f.jpg?dwn=767px:873px[/img] [/hider] Checking it out in a long mirror, leaving her long back hair down and rather alot of flawless pale skin exposed. Teamed with a pair of embellished dark flats. Urgh.. The weather was cool so she grabbed a warm longer coat to wear until thry got to the place that went to her knee and could show off her far less practical outfit. Her phone bozzed a second about a comment on the Sol city submarine article, that was plain silly but fun almost.. Where rhey planning to torpedo Godzilla? Sending a picture to Ethan, Marinalia and Dira, yep she definitely found her outfit. Part for fun, also showing Ethan she was not going to give up looking nice just because she had a passenger. On a plus point, thry somehow agreed on a few things, it was a difficult route but they probbly could make it just about work. ... Marinalia sighed, not sure what to do about the evening and so. She definitely wnated to go out but we'll... This was her. The last few times she had gone anywhere... And she meant anywhere drama llamas where roving in vast herds following. Reading a article on Ipad urgh. The gossips where using them for there latest 30 pieces of silver. Of course Siobhan was coming out smelling of roses. Joel well she never saw him at the party, at least she could not possibly think she was still after the man? Had they hooked up at the gala? Because that red dress definitely was a Im definitely after more than freindship sign the size of a semi truck covered in neon lights. Her sister was arguing with someone over a submarine... Oh Vika, lol. That story was silly. Did police need a submarine? What to wear, a short walk to her closer from the bathroom, kinda famous now for providing the little spark to Xia's and her start. They had kinda got intimate rather quickly but crazy worked and Marinalia was rather happy with how things went, especially if Saturday night was any idea what she could expect.old memories where quickly brought back and old doubts as she saw a candy box, the fancy ones joel had bought her back from Japan what felt like a age ago. A surge of annoyence she regretted after as she crushed it under her fist... OT was a pretty box and her vanity was rathe solid. Why was things so damned complicated. Changing into a simple outfit, it was too cold for her nice dresses really, and not like she was a stairway from bed. Grabbing a simple skirt, top, and dressing it up with a diamond necklace, knee high boots and throw over knit to keep warm. She could wear or not depending on the temperature. It looked OK for a night out and it was not like she was actively after attracting a gu... Girl... That still took a little time to correct after years. Sure a few probbly doubted her choice or thought it was a whim or so... But genuinely, for once she was happy with her chosen partner, Xia had been extremly good to thr rather broken English woman. She somehow did not mind her seeing her, scars, tears and all. [hider=My Hider] [img]https://www.brunchonsunday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Winter-Outfit-Over-the-Knee-Boots-11.jpg[/img] [/hider] Heading down stairs she was mindful not to tease her sister too much and had a glass of lemon chello or 4 to warm up a alittle before getting a uber to the Pit. Sending a picture to Xia, the outfit was a alittle diffrent how she was used to, but it was a alittle different, and she was trying different things. [b][color=f6989d]Took your suggestion. Mixed it up abit. Off to the Pit with Vika. Have fun my caribian cutie tonight. Ps got a few fun things for our caribian adventure I'm sure youl like... No spoilers! Miss you. Mali x [/color][/b] Smiling as she sent the message, Xia was probbly only person who opened her up quite like this , she had been Bikini shopping among a few other little things for a private moment or two. It was a suprise for there holiday, she had been so patient, so supportive at times. It was her cheeky little reward. If she was lucky and there was a rather private beech to be found, well Marinalia might avoid a few tan lines. That side of her might be a rather fun suprise to keep to herself until the holiday. Frankly very few did, most seemed to assume reserved tame English woman and take it as the whole truth. The real truth was far more complicated... ... Passing the drive way, she blanked a lurking media person and just walked to there waiting ride. A it was cold, B she has nothing to say, C lurking outside there home for a story was plain low. She had already seen them on cameras so it was not a suprise how many of the cretins where about. ... [b]Tuesday Evening. The Pit. [/b] ... Pulling up outside the old night club, some said its bullet holes above the DJ booth where when it was a booze warehouse for the Mafia in the prohabition. Others just a drunk person firing off a few rounds as they hated the song. Helping Vika out the car, she had the ice cane as she had taken to using her balence was slowly recovering again after the shock and Marlin had to admit. Victoria did least look far more stylish than the plain metal one she used before. The arm thing had taken a alittle practice thanks to height differences but they eventually got the hang of it. Heading in after a short wait hooking her arm into her sisters as they did sometimes and smiling to the bouncer who let them in early for a smile and a quick kiss on cheek. It was a too damned cold and anyway, Marlin was swinging the other way so that was safe as houses! Making there way into the plush club, sofas, areas and bars where it was quieter and more lively dance floors. It catered to many diffrent clientele and had a alittle bit of a few things with a good mix of music pimping out though the speakers. Hopefully tonight would be far less dangerous than there last attempt! Her change of style had one advantage, well both there choices, the pictures and press sightings all had her in various gowns and so, or work uniform, not in a more casual but also going out look. It would not hold to any real scrutiny but would act as a thin layer of subtafuge to keep a few of the vultures off them. Victoria was the same, both actively trying to throw a few hunters off the scent. Getting a pair of sofas and a small table before the main rush. Came, a fruity Mocktail for Victoria, not drinking but not wanting to scream look at me, and a lemon liqiur based drink for Marinalia. Chatting abit they did not know what to expect but maybe freinds would come by, there Boyfriend or Girlfriend respectively or just a sisters night out? Relaxing, they both where still alittle frsutared by the gossip article. Marinalia especially as she wondered how much Siobhan had Rita in her pocket, she was oh so friendly in her past 2 or 3 articles... [i][color=f6989d]"cheers. Least Rita was wishing you luck. Tiny feet, Auntie can play then hand back to Mum for hard parts. Or messy ones. Knowing That my luck we gonna meet Joel and Siobhan on a date! That dress was so not freinds." [/color][/i] Victoria laughed, oh she definitely would need help but oh Auntie would not be entirely escape baby sitting. OK that was scary, she was gonna have to plan so much stuff she had no idea on! Maria, Marla or Rachel where getting alot of Skype calls. [i][color=6ecff6]"oh auntie will be helping! Il need it... Really, Ethan.... I Don, t know, but I know I can rely on you. She was, probbly wants a exclusive from me or somthing. Yeah right. If I ever did there would have a few terms and conditions... Yep. We looked better though. Of course. " [/color][/i] Sitting back, Victoria was still uncomfortable being so known, she knew it might happen with Ethan just did not expect things to blow up or grow complicated so quickly. She already was far too deep in to turn back so just had to make the best of the situation. Plus if Saturday was a regular thing she not be unhappy for a while. Both the sisters had a definite reasons to be happy at times at least. Sat back hoping fate was feeling in a OK mood. Hopefully they could break the mould they had set. Victoria cast a rather icey glare at someone she thought was a fangirl from before who kept looking at her , she had a few issues with them and really was not in a mood to be bothered tonight. Or at all. Ethan had said not said she had to be nice to them. Just not to hurt them. [@Pilatus][@Almalthia][@King Tai]