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The Display Shelf by Pyxis

Leonor Sofia Acosta Bourbon of Nevarrea

_{"Es tan corto el amor y tan largo el olvido." -Pablo Nerudar}

N A M E

Leonor Sofia Acosta Bourbon

T I T T L E

Crowned Princess

A G E

22

G E N D E R

Female

S E X U A L I T Y

Bisexual - Questioning

A P P E R A N C E

• Hair: Leonor has long black hair that reaches her lower back. she tends to wear it up in complex braids with curls and adorned with flowers and jewels.
• Eyes: Brown
• Height: 5'7
• Body Type: Leonor has a well-toned body with defined muscles and a visible two-pack. Maybe four if she flexed enough and stopped eating so much. She does have a bit of extra weight to her midsection, thighs, and arms. Nothing that she's not afraid to flaunt.
• Clothing Style: Colorful. "Boho Chic". Leonor loves colors and flowers, which reflects on her choice of clothing. Her items of clothing range from relaxed flowing clothes to flowing gowns or anything flowing. She is always seen with a golden silver chain and a cross with a single ruby in the middle.
• Makeup Wise: The only time she is seen without make-up is during work-out sessions or early mornings. Other than that, she is often wearing a full face of make-up. Eyebrows, eyeshadow, eyelashes, eye-anything, and everything.
• Scars, Tattoos, and Piercings:Her two ears are pierced in various places and has a belly button ring. She has a watercolor-inspired tattoo of a rose on her lower neck.

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P E R S O N A L I T Y

Leonor is a woman of passion. It runs in her blood; her parents like to say. Whatever she does, she does at one hundred percent and with all her pride. Because of that, Leonor is a focused and determined woman. Her need for perfection drives her to be a workaholic and often forgets to take care of herself when she is lost in a task. She is afraid of failure and tends to stay away from anything that she knows she will likely fail. Impulse is another thing Leonor is rather wary of. She keeps her own impulses in checks and rarely acts upon them, afraid they will lead to any sort of trouble or failure.

Despite this, Leonor stays in touch with the people around her and keeps up with everyone she calls a friend or family. Her ability to sympathize with others extends to strangers as well. She loves to talk to people and listen to other's problems. Or gossip. Anything really, as long as she had human contact. With a friendly demeanor, she is always considerate of others and diplomatic -- a good trait to have for ruling a country.

Everything she does is for her country. Her mother never fails to tell her that.

L I K E S // D I S L I K E S

Likes

• Warmth
• Lively Music
• Playing Musical Instruments
• Spicy foods
• Red roses, or any kind of flower really
• Dancing, she dances until her heels wear off
• Diplomacy
• The beach
• Soft girls with chubby cheeks, those are her weakness

Dislikes

• Cold
• Silance
• Bland foods
• Unloyal people
• Unwanted flirting
• Poetry

B I O

Leonor was born to Queen Esperanza and Prince Consort Felix. She is the oldest of four children, all of them two years apart, making the youngest sixteen years old. As the firstborn to the queen and future heir of Nevarrea, she was kept in close doors to protect her from any gossip or media attention as she grew up. Leonor's studies started even before she was born with her mother playing classical pieces while she was pregnant and even going as far as to read poetry. As soon as little Leonor was able to walk, her formal studies started.

Queen Esperanza wanted the best of the best for her daughter, and so it was. Leonor learned to speak English, Mandarin, French, Portuguese, and German before she got the age of puberty. Musical instruments were also part of her studies, which included violin, piano, and later on guitar. Leonor's mother also forced classical literature and poetry towards her, which only made Leonor hate reading so much, especially poetry. Despite that, Leonor did her best to impress her mother and at the same time, all of Nevarrea. By the time she had thirteen, Leonor had been unofficially introduced to the media.

At fifteen, Leonor's first and most memorable celebration had taken place. Her quinceañera was a big milestone in her culture, like the many cultures around Nevarrea. The celebration lasted three days with all night long parties all over the country. Parades and Catholic ceremonies were held in Princess Leonor's name. Three grand ballgowns were made for her for each day of the celebration. It had been a bigger celebration than her mother's. The whole thing had gotten international attention, too, with many other royals and political allies being invited to the quinceañera. It had truly been Leonor's best three days.

Of course, not everything good last. Just a year after Prince Consort, Felix died from a heart attack. His heart never recovered, and there was no time for a transplant. The country mourned while the family held their chins high for them. However, Leonor didn't take her father's death easily and secluded herself from her family and friends. Her father's death made her realize that she would have to go through something like that. A second she would be a queen and the next nothing.

It caused Leonor to lash out. She would sneak away at the dead of night to drink and do whatever rebellious teens did during her age. She fooled around with women only, always making sure to keep her name a secret. She may have wanted to feel a sense of freedom from the weight of Nevarrea off her shoulders, even if it was just for a few hours.

Queen Esperanza could only take so much of Leonor's behavior, so she sent her away to a boarding school in France. She only stayed there for two years, but the fact she had been separated from her brothers and sister made her resent her mother. Leonor blamed herself too, of course, but she had only wanted the attention of her mother. After returning to Nevarrea, she began to perform her Crowned Princess duties, as any would.

Political talks, diplomatic meetings, interviews, and overseeing of reforms. Leonor had come to realize she was not a child. She couldn't run off as she used to when she was younger. She owed it to her father to be the next Queen. A Queen that would not abandon those who she cared for when they needed her the most.

B E T R O T H E D

TBD

O T H E R

Becky G_{(Appreantly??)} // DC143C

• Her siblings, from oldest to youngest: Felix Jr, Carolina, Xavier.
• Leonor has various pets that include a snake, a cat, two dogs, and a pig.
• She majored in biology and is working in an engineering degree.

Relations Sheet

<sub>{"Although I haven't kknow Raiden for years, we are a pretty cool pair. When he's not lying or hiding about the whole thing with Beatrice he's okay. What an asshole. I'l kick his ass on Henri's behalf"}

Nevarrea and Xi'n are close allies that go back a few hundred years. Leonor and Raiden are pretty close friends since they were kids and known everything about each other. At least that is what Leo thought because she did not know he had been set to marry Beatrice! After that, she has been colder towards Raiden.

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<sub>{"Imani and I are close friends and go back years! I've been with her through thick and thin, and gosh is she a romantic."}

Leo met Imani when they were younger and Imani was still living with her father. They have kept in touch through all of these years. She also knows about her little crush on her.

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<sub>{"Gen is a nice girl. I follow her Instagram for the cute half selfies of hers, and because she's friends with Henri."}

Leo only knows the basics of Gen's kingdom and knows that they are allied with hers, though she hasn't talked to the girl much.

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<sub>{"Henri is a [recious boy and I will protect him."}

When Leo found out about Raiden's lies, she almost took the first flight to Xi'n to go kick his ass. Henri stopped her and told her it wasn't worth it. She's not sure if they are together or not.

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<sub>{"Raven."}

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<sub>{"Ara knows how to work it, and I may have thought her some dance moves too. When ever we get together it's usually to party but we always have a good time."}

Their two kingdoms have been close allies for a while and their families even closer. Although they were never tied together by marriage the two families continued to be close. Both girls are known to attend parties together.

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<sub>{"Alejandro has the best fashion sense and holy shit do I lurk on his Insta to get some inspiration from him."}

Alejandro and Leo have never met official other than the formal balls or fashion galas. She wishes she knew him.

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<sub>{"I don't like him. Is Ara doesn't like him then neither do I. Simple as that. Doesn't matter if he's cute. Fuck."}

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<sub>{"Right. I don't know. Sure he has been nice so far but I just don't know if I will be able to fall for someone I am being forced to marry."}

Leo didn't take lightly to her engagement to Asher. She stopped talking to her mother after she pretty much ambushed her with the news. He's been a gentleman so far but she knows of his little endeavors with other guys and girls. Leo is not sure if she wants to get married.

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_{{"Marcy is like a total bitch but the bitch I would want to hang out with and be a bitch too."}
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<sub>{"Chris is my one and true soulmate in this world. I will literally kill for this man."}

Leo and Chris were practically inseparable the moment they met. They go to special events, outings, or just normal trips together all the time. If one is invited the other one is always there. They kill all of the red carpets together. Chris has inspired Leo to continue the talk for equality in her country and she cannot thank Chris enough for that.

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<sub>{"I rooted for her since she came out as trans. Cass is just an amazing woman, and she's cute in a "please step on me" way."}

Leo invested some money into Cass' company when it first start up, though she forgot to put a letter on encouragement with the money.

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<sub>{"Quincy is a lucky guy."}

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_{{"Han could strangle me and I would be okay with it. I would love to party with this chick."}
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<sub>{"I need to talk to her. I really fucken do."}

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_{{"From what I have heard he's a pretty cool guy!"}
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_{{"If this woman killed me, I'd be okay with it. Like bitch, kill me again."}
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_{{"This twin is hot too. Oh no."}
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_{{"Fareeha has a pretty cool haircut, and she's hot."}
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The Display Shelf by Pyxis

Christian Henri Nassau of Luxembourg

_{"Porcastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday." -Don Marquis}

N A M E

Christian Henri Nassau

T I T T L E

Prince

A G E

20

G E N D E R

Male

S E X U A L I T Y

Homosexual

A P P E R A N C E

• Hair: Henri has blonde locks cut just below his ears. He tends to style his hair up when the occasion needs it, but it is often left wavy and unstyled.
• Eyes: Pale Blue
• Height: 6'2
• Body Type: Henri has a rather slender figure with little muscle mass
• Clothing Style: Relaxed. Henri dresses in whatever he feels most comfortable in while also hiding most of his body. He's self-conscious of his slender body so he hides it under layers of clothing. He also wears glasses.
• Makeup Wise: When he's in the mood, Henri sometimes wears a bit of eyeshadow or mascara. Just a bit,
• Scars, Tattoos and/or Piercings: Henri has a small tattoo on his right wrist or a paper crane and has both ears pierced.

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P E R S O N A L I T Y

Henri is nothing like his father or his older brother. He's not a charismatic man who would flirt with the ladies during a political party. He wouldn't even flirt with any lady or lord. He would be the guy slipping out of the ballroom to escape the proud people who think too much of themselves. Henri is an introvert who enjoys his time alone and with nature. He is most happy with a camera hanging on his shoulder and walking through the forest of his home country.

During social events, Henri tends to stick to people he knows or has met in the past. He's not one to mingle on purpose; in fact, he would rather avoid it. Hell, Henri is the one in search of the pet at the party. Poor boy can't even dance or hold his liquor.

While Henri is docile in nature, he can be rather blunt to those who do strike a conversation. He cares very little about what people think of him and does things on an impulse. Henri usually has a distant look on his face and carries an indifference sort of attitude to him, making him seem a bit unapproachable sometimes. It's not his intention to be like that, but he can't help the way his face looks. It also doesn't help that he could be cynical around other royals or people who know who he is.

L I K E S // D I S L I K E S

Likes

• The cold
• Heavy Metal
• Smoking
• Talking to his sisters
• Silance
• The cello
• Video games
• Photography
• Art
• Nature and snow

Dislikes

• Prince duties
• Peer pressure
• Alcohol
• Crowns
• Math
• Loud places

B I O

Prince Christian Henri was born to Henri and Josephine, king and queen of Luxembourg. Christian is the second oldest of all of his siblings, putting his second in line for the throne. His childhood was a relaxed one. While his birth had been celebrated, like all of his siblings', it had been no match for his older brother's. Since birth, Christan lived in Elias' shadow. They may have had the same education and the same opportunities, but Elias was the heir to the throne, and there was nothing he could do about it. By no means, Christian neglected by his parents, but he always knew that Elias would always come first.

Christian wasn't bothered by this one bit. He was five years when he realized that he rather enjoyed staying in his brother's shadow. He was able to do things Elias wasn't allowed due to the media's focus on his older brother. Christian was able to sneak out and explore his country since not many knew his face. He was able to join a rock band without much complaint from his parents. Hell, he was able to do pretty much what he wanted.

Elias was jealous of Christian, and he knew it. There was some tension between the two brothers. With Elias wanting more freedom and Christian boasting about his liberty to do whatever he please, Elias took it upon himself to make his little brother feel what he felt.

After some framing and false accusations, Christian was sent to a boarding school in France when he was around 16. France wasn't too bad! Christian had made some friends, joined another rock band, and passed the time with a distant cousin he didn't even know he had! While he wasn't too happy with the fact his older brother practically forced him out of his home and into another country, Henri wasn't complaining too much about it. At least he didn't have to see his father's disapproving gaze.

He also fell in love with a boy named Chris. Funny, he had thought when he first met the older boy. Chris was the son of some famous French Duke/Actor, so they hit it off well since the beginning. They both knew the struggle of being born and paraded around like some spectacle. Christian and Chris confessed to each other months after meeting, and like most young love, they thought they would be together forever. However, Chris was a year older, which meant he would have to leave before Christian. But it was okay! They both had it all planned out. Chris would go off and get enough money until Christian graduated, then they would run away together. Of course, none of that happened. Chris left as soon as he graduated and never contacted Christian again.

Christian returned home after graduation calling himself by his middle name. To everyone, Henri seemed like he had finally matured. He no longer sneaked off. He usually stayed home in his little gaming room when he doesn't have classes. He only talks to his younger siblings and mother and tends to avoid his father and older brother, not that they complain much.

Now, Henri is studying to major in fine arts and photography while trying to do whatever his father tells him to.

Henri has been considering coming out to his parents, knowing they might not react too badly. It still scares him to the core despite knowing that they might not mind.

B E T R O T H E D

N/A

O T H E R

Unknown // 5F9EA0

• Henri and Leonor are distant cousins.
• He has a Maine Coon named Duchess Amethyst Sharp-Claws
• It is easy to express himself with art, so when Henri is upset he plays or paints.
• His works of art and photography have sold for thousands of dollars, but does it under a false identity.
• Henri can't dance. Don't ask him to dance. Just don't.
• He has a room dedicated to DnD and video games.
• henri hates wearing contacts. Without glasses or contacts, he is blind as fuuuuck,

Relations Sheet

<sub>{"I don't know how or when, but I fell inlove with Raiden. Our first meetingwas shitty and I got so drunk I think I said something stupid and ran away. Then after a few more meetings I just, I guess I realized how close he had gotten without me noticing."}

Henri met Raiden on his last stop of a diplomatic tour with all of the allies of Luxembourg. Their friendship didn't start with sunshine and rainbows but more with cheap wine and blacking out. Henri left with a bad hangover. Weeks later he returned to Xi'n with his father. While Raiden's father and his own dealt business Henri and Raiden were left alone to talk and befriend one another. Things just clicked after that. No drink this time, though. Since then Raiden is the only person who really knows Henri-- and Henri is now spoiled.

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_{{"I understand Imani, and I feel like she understands me too. We've only met once, but I kinda like her, she seem's so cool."}
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<sub>{"We met while I was only my diplomatic tour. I didn't know what to think of her at first, but I think she might be my best friend. She always exchange letters and photographs."}

Gen and Henri met while on is tour. They clicked instantly over their love of photography and after that they just kept in touch. Of course, he didn't mention anything when he caught her brother with Alejandro. Henri wanted to spare Gen those details.

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<sub>{"Leonor is like the big sister I never had, or wanted, but she's always there for me. My brother has a huge crush on her and she's way too pretty for him-- he's too ugly and scrawny. Besides, I think I heard she might be getting married."}

Henri befriended Leo when he was on his diplomatic tour to South America. She had been the one to take care of all of the official stuff while he mother was the one making friends. Henri admired the way she carried herself with confidence. They were quick to make friends, though Henri still has a few doubts.

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_{{"Raven."}
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<sub>{"Arabelle knows what she is talking about when it comes to art and history. I can always appriciate a conversation with a royal that isn't about politics or trade deals. Besides, the tea she brings is amazing."}

Both of them met through Gan on a random trip to Maris. Gen suggested a tea party and with some hesitation Henri agreed to it. He was plasantly surprised by the relaxed atmosphere with Arabelle and Gen there. He always feels at ease sipping tea with them.

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<sub>{"Alejandro... He uh, he's cool. Jesus, who doesn't lock a door?!"}

On his first visit to Maris Henri walked in on Alejandro and Phillip doing their thing, of course, Henri practically ran away and tried to avoid both men after that. When they finally got to him, they talked to him and Henri might have hinted to them his sexuality. Henri stills gets embarrassed when he thinks back about it.

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_{{"Erik."}
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<sub>{"Do I think he's hot? Duh."}

Henri doesn't know much about Asher other than the basics about him and his kingdom.

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<sub>{"Marcela is... I don't know. She's a royal but not really? I do like her hair."}

There's not much I know about her. I only know her mother couldn't handle the scrutiny from the press and left, I don't blame the woman.

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<sub>{"Ha... Chris. The only Chris I like after I graduated."}

Henri swears it was just a one night stand. Also, Raiden too? Holy shit.

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<sub>{"Cassandra is a strong woman, that is for sure. She's not like other royals, and I like that about her."}

Henri followed her transition closely when the news broke out. He rooted for her and was pleasantly surprised when he foundout Raiden had helped her company start up by investing on it.

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<sub>{"He's Marcela's boyfriend right? I like his hair."}

Henri thinks he's cute.

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<sub>{"Honstly, Han is what I wish I could be. Fuck, she's so cool."}

Henri wishes he could be like her, and get as many tattoos as her. It'd be metal as fuck.

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<sub>{"I didn't know until the whole thing was made public. Raiden didn't even act like anything had changed. I don't know what to think of her other than "bitch" but I know she doesn't want this just like I do. Raiden on the other hands... I don't know what he wants."}

Heartbroken is a understatement to what Henri felt when he found out that Beatrice was planned to marry his Raiden.

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<sub>{"Please lock your doors... Please."}

Phillip was a nice host when Henri came to visit Maris. It would have been a perfect trip if they had locked the door and spare him from the embarrassment of walking in on him and Alejandro.

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_{{"Ryn."}
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_{{"Rhys."}
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_{{"Fareeha."}
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When Royalty Collides

I'm very interested! Would love to claim dibs on Luxumburg, and would love to make an inspired Latinx kingdom.

✣ Truly Damned ✣

_{Time - Morning
Interactions - Eridania - @Kautalya}

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Jules had a piece of bacon in his hand when a girl with very long black hair practically threw herself next to him. He had jumped on his seat and almost dropped the crispy bacon from his hand. Almost. Jules was used to being surprised like this out of nowhere. It was usual here with everyone's unique problems.

Eri... something. Jules didn't really know her name, but he knew who she was. She had been here almost five months now, but they had never really talked. She always stood out with her long hair and slender figure, but he had never gotten the opportunity to talk to her other than a passing hello.

"I do miss some things," Jules smiled and offered the girl a piece of bacon. "But I'm just tired of seeing all the pretty blue lights around me." He wrinkled his nose a bit at the mention of the lights. He didn't hide the side effects from other residents in Spring Hills or to his doctors. He knew that they knew. Or something like that. Jules just thought it was bothersome keeping something like this a secret. Besides, he needed a good reason to request the glasses in the first place, and saying something along the lines of "the lights hurt my eyes" was not going to be enough.

"I'm Jules, by the way. You must be Eridenia? Eridania!" Jules smiled to himself when he finally remembered her name correctly. "I've seen you around." Seen her dancing and talking to herself, too, something that was not unusual in Spring Hills. Or the streets.

Jules didn't judge. He understood people's troubles. Inside and out. He wasn't in a place to judge anyway; after the things, he had done while on the streets, everything seemed so normal.

Sol City Modern Slice of life - Chapter 3 - (all welcome new and old)

_{LOCATION & TIME : SWAN SONGS, MONDAY EVENING
INTERACTIONS : ASSOCIATES , SHANNON - @Pilatus
MENTIONS : N/A}

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Alejandro watched the woman carefully. She carried herself with some sort of pride and what he considered arrogance. Or was it the facade of power? No, no, what was it? He couldn't really put his finger on it, but the woman reminded him of his mother. Oh, his dear mother. How disappointed she would be if she were here. She wouldn't hear a word coming from this woman's mouth for more than a second. She would have just shot her between the eyes for even looking at her in the eyes. Alejandro loved his mother, but that woman was ruthless and unforgiving. She only demanded and took. There was no need to wait for her. She only took, much like this Nikki, that Shannon mentioned.

Ah. Alejandro leaned forward slightly as the carefree smile returned to his lips. So he was right. It was this Nikki guy. Mara and John had told him that the name kept popping but gave it no importance due to the lack of information on the guy. Alejandro knew when there was no information; there had to be something hidden under. Shannon's words had confirmed it.

"You have been watching then." John said as he put aside the food Alejandro had given him. "And there is no bullet in Alejandro's head." This only meant that Nikki was either not interested yet or was waiting. There had been no suspicious activity that jumped out too much around Alejandro since they had arrived, so it must have been a coincidence.
"Yes, yes." Alejandro rubbed his beard, eyes never leaving Shannon's cold stare. "You hate him. You hate his little sidekick too."

"He killed your husband." Mara said with a monotone voice.

"So Nikki is in charge. He is interested in properties. He is not afraid to take things by force." Alejandro tapped his index finger on his chin as he continued to list a few things he had learned from Shannon's brief dialogue. "He killed your husband, or was involved with it. You are not going to be around for much longer, and I assume you have some sort of power within Sol, because obviously." Alejandro rolled his eyes as he continued to tap his chin. The situation in Sol wasn't any different from places where he had been to already. Los Angeles had had a similar situation when his father rose to power. Jose had been some random guy from Sinaloa coming to LA selling his stuff. Years later, he had power that reached South America all the way to Argentina. Isabel, his mother, had been the one to take charge after his father fell ill and extended up North. Alejandro now stood in a similar position, his parents had stood years ago.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

Isabel would have just started a war in Sol. Valeria would have done the same, but quieter. Bloodier. Valeria would have sent a message by now. Torture a poor soul and let him loose with a message for Nikki. Let the man know that she wouldn't be waiting any longer. Or she would have just sneaked in, make herself part of his little ring of goons and get close enough to disrupt the hierarchy of their little organization.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

That wasn't Alejandro. No. Shannon was right. Alejandro was a business man. He saw profits and opportunities. His mother saw power. His sister saw influence. If he wanted Sol, he would have to change his plans. Think bigger. Think outside the box. An ally wouldn't be bad. His father had taken lots of allies during his rise. He had been gotten key members from the top gangs in the city to work for him.

Tap. Tap.

Shannon mentioned that Nikki's goon had been close enough to put a bullet in his head. Mara and John would have to look into the when they returned to their building. Shannon had also made it quite clear that Nikki was not interested in talking business with Alejandro, but how could he take her word for it? He needed more. More information. Shannon could be working with Nikki. It could be a trap.

Alejandro should just leave.

Tap. Tap.

No. He couldn't. He had invested in this city already. Sure, he could pack his stuff, sell this shop and just go back to LA or even Dallas to help his family there. But Alejandro was invested. He had even gotten the attention of Shannon. If she was telling the truth, she needed him just as much as he needed her. How unpleasant.

Tap.

"Fine. I'll buy in with you." Alejandro said, just seconds after. Both Mara and John turned to look at him like he was crazy, but he just smiled and leaned forward, easy smile still on his lips. "If you're going to take care of everything, why would I refuse? I assume you want to get rid of this dude, and you have a motive. He gets the boot, or the bullet, I don't care what really, then you have no reason to stay in Sol anymore," Alejandro leaned back and reached in his pockets to pull our a cigarette. "And I just do the rest. Clean up the city and bring my people in. Sounds like a deal to me, doesn't it, Shannon?"

"Alejandro, you can't. It's not how we do--" Mara was interrupted by John, who raised a hand towards her and shook his head. She simply sighed and glared at Shannon. Oh, how she wanted to pull out her gun and just shoot her. Maybe in the thigh or knee. Make it painful for being such a bitch.

"Mara, manners." Alejandro said without taking his eyes off of Shannon. "I am willing to work with you to obtain a mutual goal. I am sure my two associates here will be delighted to do so too."

Sol City Modern Slice of life - Chapter 3 - (all welcome new and old)

_{LOCATION & TIME : SWAN SONGS, MONDAY EVENING
INTERACTIONS : Aria - @KatKook
MENTIONS :}

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Lilith smiled when she felt Aria press closer against her. While the warmth of another body welcomed, she enjoyed it more for the meaning behind it. She was glad that Aria was starting to get more comfortable with Lilith. Maybe she could sneak in a kiss? Nah, that would be too forward, and it might embarrass Aria. Talking about embarrassing...

"You are adorable, Hyoon." Lilith may have been practicing how to say Aria's surname for a day or two. Maybe after their first meeting last week. The point was that Lilith wanted to pronounce her last name correctly and maybe impress Aria. Either way, Lilith was telling the truth. Aria was adorable when she got awkward. Lilith couldn't help but to gently squeeze her arm as she continued to lead the way to the fried oreo stand. She didn't think much of her little slip-up. Lilith thought it was rather cute of Aria to say "girlfriend." Lilith hadn't had a girlfriend in a while, or a real girlfriend anyway.

"Fried Oreos would be more of a snack you eat at three in the morning after going to the club, and you're still slightly wasted." Lilith said like she had lived that before. Of course, it hadn't been much of a club, but a party at one of her client's home where she may have gotten drunk and left early to satisfy her fried foods cravings. "But I like your idea more." Lilith winked at Aria as they finally reached the short line for the fried goods.

When Aria mentioned her perfect teeth, Lilith grinned and leaned in closer to Aria. "Hmmm, it seems like today is our cheat day, so we can eat whatever we want. It won't hurt if it's one day, right?" She leaned back as the line began to move.

✣ Truly Damned ✣

_{Time - Morning
Interactions -}

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Jules had slept through the announcement in the morning. Like he often for almost a year since he had admitted himself into Spring Hills. It was a luxury after living on the streets for months. While the bed in his room wasn't as soft as he would like it to be, it was still a bed. There was also the food. Jules always looked forward to the free food and strong coffee they gave in the cafeteria. He had been glad that the doctors allowed him to have some actual coffee while others were stuck on decaf. He had to suck up to Dr. Seething in order to get some real coffee.

Today was no different from any other day. The first thing he did was slip on his sunglasses, get ready, and head down to the cafeteria while trying to see if he could flicker on the lights on the ceiling on and off. Sometimes it worked, other times it didn't. Jules still wasn't so sure if it really was him or if he was just going crazy. He was sure crazy wasn't contagious.

"Morning, Claire." Jules grabbed his tray and slid it down the metal surface as he greeted the nice lady behind the counter and smiled at her.

"Good morning, Jules. Nice seeing you again." Claire was the main cook in the cafeteria and usually greeted the residents with a warm smile. She was a woman in her mid-thirties with grays lining her black hair. Claire was an amazing baker. Jules always looked forward to Wednesday when she would bake coffee cake and other bake goods for the residents. Jules wished she was the one giving the cooking classes.

"You too, Claire. Thanks for the food." Juled gave the woman a smile before heading to a table. It looked like he had woken up later than usual since there weren't many people around. Or it probably had something to do with the announcement in the morning? He had missed it, but he could always ask around.

But breakfast first!

✣ Truly Damned ✣

_{Time - Morning
Interactions - @Mystress Nyx}

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Olivia almost laughed at Gwen's little joke. No one was blessed in this place. Far from blessed. At least they weren't in the streets or dead. Though, the latter sometimes seemed like the only way she would find some quiet. Olivia shook that morbid thought away as they got a plate each. It was the usual oatmeal with fruits, eggs, and some cardboard looking pancakes. Olivia liked the oatmeal the best, especially when she poured a ton of sugar over it.

Olivi-

"I was going to go see the movie." Olivia took a seat and waited for Gwen to sit down before she poured about five or six packages of sugar into her oatmeal and mixed it with her plastic spoon. "But I think I'll catch up on my sleep. I do have group therapy later." She was not looking forward to it. Her little episode earlier had been probably reported. They'd probably have to talk about that with the group. While Olivia knew she wasn't the only one who saw hallucinations or things like that... it still felt weird talking about it.

To see and hear things that weren't real was scary. It made her feel stupid and cursed.

We are real-

"But I don't think I'll be able to sleep. And you?" The voices were coming back again, and Olivia kept trying to keep her thoughts busy with her conversation with Gwen. Concentrate on the real, Olivia. She kept telling herself as she spotted a woman in a red dress. The same woman she always saw: black hair, black eyes with no whites to them, and a gentle smile. The woman never got close to her; she just stood there. The voices told her she wasn't real, but the voices weren't real either. It was like her own mind was fighting against itself, trying to figure out what was real or not. None of it was real.

Olivia turned her head away from the woman and looked at Gwen's hands, trying to ignore the ache in her chest. "I wouldn't mind going... to you know, a movie or the class. Anything to keep me off my mind." Olivia said quickly, ignoring the red of the corner of her eyes.

Sol City Modern Slice of life - Chapter 3 - (all welcome new and old)

_{LOCATION & TIME : SWAN SONGS, MONDAY EVENING
INTERACTIONS : Aria - @KatKook
MENTIONS :}

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Lilith scrolled down Aria's Instagram profile and liked some of the few recent pictures before following her back on both platforms. Lilith would have asked Aria for her facebook, but who really used facebook? anti-Vaxx moms and old people? Whatever, it was old anyway, and Lilith's account had been abandoned almost as soon as she had gotten it. Besides, it contained some of her old college photos that she would rather not share with anyone. Luckily she hadn't used her real name for Facebook, or she would have had to log back in and delete her account-- something she would never bother to do. It was the past now.

When Aria mentioned jumping out of her apartment window, Lilith cracked a small smile and waved it off. "I have been tempted to do the same, but I only live on the second floor of my building." Lilith understood tweets like those. Stress made her tweet stuff like that too. Although, it usually involved with her jumping into the Sol river.

"Oh, don't be like that! My friend loves your kind of music, and I'm sure she would love your stuff!" Ruby would have loved the cover Aria had sang last week. "Besides, I want to. You have a lovely voice and have a lot of skills with those fingers." Lilith gave Aria a wink before putting her phone away.

After they had finished eating, Lilith looked at Aria as she spoke. She couldn't help but to smile when the other girl confirmed their date. So it really was a date! Oh gosh, was Lilith blushing now? She probably was. Lilith shook her head and wrapped an arm around Aria's arm. "We can walk around a bit more and see what we could find. I saw on Insta that there was a stand with some friend Oreos and this is my cheat weekend, so I want to try those."

Lilith didn't mind being pulled along on a date. She thought it was fun to see what the other person was interested in or would want to show her, but tonight was for both of them. And Lilith really wanted that fried oreo. "We can try the cereal and shaved ice next. To freshen up our palette. Oh! And get some of the boba tea too!" There were so many options that Lilith wasn't sure on what to pick after their trip back to the boba tea place Aria had mentioned. They could always sit by one of the open areas to sit and rest a bit.

Sol City Modern Slice of life - Chapter 3 - (all welcome new and old)

_{LOCATION & TIME : SWAN SONGS, MONDAY EVENING
INTERACTIONS : ASSOCIATES , SHANNON - @Pilatus
MENTIONS : N/A}

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"No, no, she shoots only between nine to six Pacific Time Standard, but she does tend to shoot later in the evening. I mean, you should really ask her!" Alejandro looked at the woman who had apparently sneaked behind the table and sat just in time to make a grand appearance in front of the pair. There was a playful smile on his face as he put the food aside and willingly took the woman's hand. "I should really talk to her about that, shouldn't I John?" His voice oozed of sarcasm.

Alejandro had to give her credit, that had been a pretty little trick. Not many people had a touch for the theatrics and show, so he was glad to see someone who still tried to make an entrance. Alejandro was flattered, really. Oh! And the information! How Alejandro missed having potential partners being informed! Those bastards back in Huston had nothing on this woman! The more she continued to talk, the wider his smile got and the more his excitement grew. He could feel a small laugh rising from his chest when she mentioned the Huston incident.

She was good. Really fucking good, and Alejandro liked that.

"You, Shannon, are amazing." He pulled his hand back and gave the woman a round of applause that John had joined in. Behind them, Mara had stood up and lowered his hand from her gun. As she made her way towards the trio, her eyes never left Shannon's relaxed figure. While she seemed unfazed of her words towards her mother, her body was still tense at the fact she has made it so close to Alejandro. Or at least, that was she was trying to make it seem. Mara knew that giving any reaction to the woman would just fuel her and give her more motive to keep insulting her mother.

If Mara could, the woman would have had a bullet to her head if it wasn't for the obvious security around her. Someone so relaxed must have various people around her protecting her.

"Shannon, a name that has come up in the past. Connected to the Deputy Marshall Paige. John said, eyes trained on the woman's cold gaze. "Widowed not too long ago."

"Ah, that Shannon." Alejandro leaned back on the bench and crossed a leg over the other, almost mimicking the way Shannon was sitting. The excited smile had been replaced by an easy-going one. "We heard and saw your name pop-up, but all the trails went cold after seconds of digging. I'm impressed. We know almost nothing about you, and yet you know us." John and Mara had mentioned that a woman with that name would be connected to the one he was really looking for. If she was here, then that meant he was close. Although, he wondered why she was here talking to him. Alejandro didn't like not knowing.

"You are very well informed, Shannon." Alejandro turned back to look at Mara. "Although, Mara's past isn't much of a secret. Chen is a lovely woman; I don't know why would you say something like that about her. Her dumplings are one of the best I've ever had. Really! I've been to China, as you probably know already, and not even the top restaurants compare to lovely old Chen." He smiled when Mara rolled her eyes but gave a small nod. Of course, Alejandro was right.

"As for John... he is a real enigma, isn't he? So lovely to look at and yet so mysterious." Alejandro ran a hand down John's arm before looking at Shannon again. "And then you mention Julio. Ah, Julio. I do miss his stupid jokes sometimes. He always managed to crack a joke in the most inappropriate times. He had a talent that guy!" His voice fell flat and cold after that, "That poor soul deserved so much worse. What I gave him was mercy. Madre would have done so much more worse than a simple bullet to the head."

Alejandro cleared his throat as his smile returned to his features, "So since you haven't turned in this precious information to the LAPD or anyone, you must be here to strike a deal. Or a proposition. Maybe a partnership? Oh, I do love surprises! Good ones, of course!"