[h2][centre] [color=a2d39c] [color=f6989d]Marinalia Romus Olympus "Mali"[/color][/color][/centre][/h2] [h3][centre] [color=a2d39c] Chapter 3 opening day, Saturday. Old starboard pub 1 off on travels [/color][/centre][/h3] [hr] [color=f26522][b]Sol City return and changed times[/b][/color] [hr] Marinalia waited for her order and just did some quick maths to work out the ludicrous system of American tipping that required you to pay for food, a tip and sometimes a service charge? Could they not just pay a decent wage and have one price is what you pay? Really it would make life a fair bit easier. The pie when it eventually came was rather good and the apple was a nice contrast to her other items she ordered. Definitely returning here for the pies, they really where worth the wait. The other oddity across the pond as the locals seemed to phrase it was one doller bills, qauters, American money was always a alittle strange to the European mindset. [i][color=f6989d]"keep the change miss, il be back for the pie. Apple definitely best I've had in a while."[/color][/i] Leaving a fair tipp, or what she thought was generous of 15-20 dollers. Never hurt to treat the staff well especially when you planned on returning. Tipping had been quite the surprise when she had first landed in the US and taken the connections to get to Achorage. Leaving with a alittle more spring in her step making sure her skirt not caught up to embariis her. Not that short though showing a nice party tanned bit of upper leg and a slight sing song element to her English accent swinging her hand bag over her shoulder as leaving. Glancing back that guy really was too pretty to be normal. Was he part elf or something? Sir galadriel not galahad. Putting the strange thoughts aside the other woman was too engrossed in her notebook? and the skater was just enjoying a meal. Interesting cross section of people. [@KatKook][@alexfangtalon][@Allycat] [hr] Heading out to find her white land rover discovery as unharmed as ever, no annoying popped wipers or such silly pranks. A quick check of the sat nav listed it as busy as ever, long but faster cut loop the park, cut through to the Manor and avoid trying to take the bad junction on corner... Yeah that would work out. Least Ivan knew his traffic even if he gave her the odd bum shift. The drive there was the usually stop start singing on to the local pop station, it was cheesy, but no one else was in the car so her own carpool karaoke. [hr] Deciding she needed a walk before heading home so found a spot on the road through Corona Park, pretty cheap really and dumped a few of those strange American quarters in the machine. Finding her vintage aviators and wandering into the park to enjoy the sunshine with flight jacket hung over one arm, and a gleam of polished riding boots, though surprisingly comfrey for a pair only recently broken in. Wandering past a couple holding hands thought the trees, it would be a more fun walk with a certain spicy egg to find a nice tree to sit and cuddle under. Small things became more valuable when you grew up wealthy. Then she heard a few kids shouting gathered round a woman, a guy, couple? Flowers? Definitely chemistry. Being a pilot she had 20/20 or near on. Then it hit home. Had to be. Long red hair, tall, he was hard to forget, especially after there altercations. It was not even like she was pursuing him, losing. She got beat by Siobhan, Marinalia rarely lost well. Anything. She had a hard to get job, licenses, professional, she worked hard in the pool and her horse rides to keep her attractive figure. Trying to stay out of sight, and walking by she glanced over with a sunglasses glittering in the spring sunlight. It was not even about Joel and wanting to date him, Xia made her very happy and was the bubbly energizer bunny who had broken her out of a fairly deep funk. No she lost. Pride was hurt, the man she was over. The fact was that red headed, blue mini dress flaunting Irish American bitch had won. That was annoying. Did she screw him that night. Might explain it... Checking her phone as she walked by, a blip just confirmed an amazon delivery was arriving. The picture on the lock screen made her smile, that one on the beach. That was a happy moment, the warm sunlight on her skin and soft sea breeze in her hair. That distracted her from her moment of hurt pride. She was definitely not regretting anything she did regarding Xia, or the memories that made her go a little pink. Practice definitely made perfect... Whatever happened she was gonna stick with her. That holiday and her family decided that one. Heading onwards, the path would take her back round a short lap of the area, the sound of the laughing kids carried as she walked and meandered slowly back to her 4x4 by a rather indirect route. Hopefully unbothered by the lovebirds and there junior charges. [hr] [@Almalthia][@Pilatus]