Roberto smiled at the pretty blond who spoke with him.  "Hi!  I'm Roberto and this is Kathy."  He had a cheerful look about him and seemed to have the ability to keep smiling, even when talking.  His voice held only a trace of an accent, and it sounded more Portuguese than Spanish.<br/><br/>Kathy gave a brief wave, but looked withdrawn, and sent Roberto a resentful look, which seemed to blow right by him.<br/><br/>"Isn't it beautiful here?  I could look out at the lake for hours.  Have you tried sitting on the rocks and letting the waves hit you?"<br/><br/>---------------<br/><br/>On the other side of the room, the giant bald boulder of a man turned to Arthur and stuck out his plate sized paw.  "Howdy there.  I'm Tom.  Pleased to meet you."  His voice was a big as his body and one imagined he might sing bass in a barbershop quartet.<br/><br/>-------------------<br/><br/>Darien sat in the back of the room, trying not to be noticed.  His sister was still buzzing about with her tea pot and probably getting ready to tell her damned ghost story again.  He was a bit worried also.  Charlie had not shown up.  She was a bit odd, to be sure, but reliable.  He never said much to here, but had taken a real shine to the girl and did not like when the towns folk gossiped about her.  They were a bunch of old hens pecking at each other, to be sure.  The girl scared him a little, to be honest, but she was an earnest little thing and had a padded comfortable look to her that even an old man could appreciate.<br/><br/>He stood up and walked to the kitchen, ignoring when his sister caught his sleeve.<br/><br/>As he entered the kitchen, he caught Charlie coming in and obviously in pain, with a big old bandage over her arm.  "You alright there girl?"  This was pretty expressive for Darien, who avoided useless words.  The world was full of them, so he didn't see any point in adding more.<br/><br/>OOC:  Moony, all are welcomed and you are most welcomed.  I like "Charlie".  Good luck on you approval.  As always, mobile posting is my MO and I will fix my dyslexic/mobile driven mistakes later.