Town of Elliquiy (2.0): Town Square Park
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				Title: <strong>Town of Elliquiy (2.0): Town Square Park</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>NaughtyKitty</strong> on <strong>16-01-2013, 02:23:29</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 24pt;" class="bbc_size"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Town Square Park</strong></span></span><br><br>(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h242/jenna_sheffield/Elliquiy/TOE/TownSquarePark_zps0ba460e7.jpg)<br></div><br>Located along the river near the middle of town, this is Town Square Park.&nbsp; It's a pretty typical park.&nbsp; A nice wide open green space for all sorts of different uses.&nbsp; There's a running and biking path.&nbsp; It's just an all-around nice place to spend some time.
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				Post by: <strong>eiselmann</strong> on <strong>22-01-2013, 12:34:58</strong>
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				Eli stood at the entrance to what passed as a park in this absolute hole of a town, his mother had told him to go to the park , make some friends, she was so optimistic about this fresh start but for Eli, Elliquiy had already passed being a sick joke and was working its way up to his personal hell. He had yet to speak to more than two people at school and even the people at the market barely spoke to him and to gap it all off his mother had volunteered him to do some work for a lady she had met at church. No doubt she'd be either be stuck up or prehistoric.<br><br>" I'm never getting laid" he said quietly.<br><br>Then with a shrug he kicked his board forward and gathered speed , there were few people about ,but one of those people was dismayed as some hooligan started riding down hand rails that were designed for the elderly and the unwell ,not for young whippersnappers and their skate boards they rang the Sheriff to complain <br><br>Eli started down another hand rail and landed safely when he turned around it was to the sight of the local cop looking at him, and the local cop was a babe.
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				Post by: <strong>RedEve</strong> on <strong>22-01-2013, 14:58:02</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/09/Rebecca.jpg)</div>Rebecca was in the process of getting out of her vehicle when the radio in her patrol car crackled to life.<strong> “Dispatch to all cars, we have reports of disorderly conduct at the park.” </strong>Rebecca picked up the mouth piece and replied. <strong>“Julie, this is the Sheriff, what seems to be the problem?”</strong> The reply came swiftly and in a pleasant tone.<strong> “Good morning Sheriff, I didn’t realize you were on the clock already. There’s some kid with a skate-board causing some ruckus in the park.”</strong> Some irresponsible kid who needed a little talking to, not how she wanted to start her day but no one said that a Sheriff’s life should be glamorous. <strong>“Tell Dan I’ll take this one Julie. I’ll come in to the station once I’m done, I hope there’ll be a warm pot of coffee waiting for me then.”</strong> Julie’s reply was instant. <strong>“10-4 Sheriff.” </strong><br><br>Rebecca climbed back into the patrol car and drove the short distance to the park. She spotted the kid even before she had parked her car, but he only noticed her when she was nearly upon him. <strong>“Just what on earth do you think you are doing, young man?” </strong>She knew most of the people in town, but she had trouble placing this kid. <br>
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				Post by: <strong>eiselmann</strong> on <strong>22-01-2013, 20:12:08</strong>
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				"What am I doing? "Eli said his eyes flicking over the hot cop , he then picked up his board and ran up the stairs to where hot cop babe was standing " Just using my board , in this rather stunted , I mean stunning, example of a park this town has" more than a hint of bitterness in his voice before he refocused on hot cop babe.<br><br>"I'm Eli by the way "he held out his hand for a good old fashioned hand shake "and before you tell me who you are can I guess "Eli smiled time to turn on the charm "I reckon your body's name is Visa, because its everywhere I want to be, am I close babe", his LA cool would have this hot cop babe in a spin he was sure, yeap nothing more certain, Eli thought to himself, I'm definitely going to get laid out of this. <br><br>
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				Post by: <strong>RedEve</strong> on <strong>23-01-2013, 09:04:11</strong>
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				Rebecca was used to kids with too big a mouth for their own good, so Eli’s confident air did not really surprise her. What was a first was him using his miniature, clumsy Casanova act on her. She wasn’t sure if she wanted to laugh or slap the cuffs on the kid after he used his cringe-worthy line. She decided to address his reckless skate-boarding instead. <strong>“Eli it is? Well Eli, this park is for everyone to enjoy. That means you are welcome to use your skateboard, just as long as you don’t interfere with anyone else’s enjoyment. The park furniture is not your personal obstacle course. Now am I going to have to call your parents or are you going to behave yourself?”</strong> She crossed her arms under her chest and shifted her weight on her right leg – a stern stance she had subconsciously picked up from her dad. 
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				Post by: <strong>eiselmann</strong> on <strong>23-01-2013, 09:30:47</strong>
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				Eli bit back a retort deciding to ignore his reckless skateboarding, back home there was always that one cop who seemed offended by a board on wheels sadly hot cop babe seemed to fall into that category, still Eli reminded himself that he was trying to impress hot cop babe&nbsp; " Has anyone ever told you , you're sexy when you get angry" he'd heard that line on Tv and it seemed to have an incredibly high success rate.<br><br>"As for calling my parents ,my mother will tell you a tale of woe based mostly around me and broken bones and the cost of medical insurance as for my dad, I'll tell you want hot cop babe you find him you be sure to tell him to take a job with sex and travel I assume you know what that means" Eli said his voice hardening as he spoke of his father. Of course he had missed completely that he had called the sheriff hot cop babe as opposed to simply thinking it.<br><br>That moment a familiar sound caught Eli's attention across the road some kid attempted an ollie&nbsp; and all but face planted. his girlfriend clapped and declared face-plant boy a really good skater, much to Eli's disgust.<br><br>"That's it arrest me officer before I take that kids board and add training wheels to it" Eli held his arms out ready for the cuffs 
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				Post by: <strong>RedEve</strong> on <strong>23-01-2013, 11:52:18</strong>
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				<em>Babe cop</em>? It was odd to be insulted and complimented in equal measure, but she understood that the kid wasn’t going to make this easy on either of them. She could book him for contempt, but that would be an especially harsh treatment of what was in essence a very misguided kid.<strong> “Put your hands down, I’m not going to cuff you. I do think you need to come down to the station with me. We can discuss boundaries and proper etiquette.” </strong>She grabbed him by the upper arm, but the gesture wasn’t particularly violent or aggressive, more aimed at guiding the youngster towards her patrol car. She opened the back seat and waited for Eli to get in, then got behind the wheel and drove back to the station. She eyed him in the rear view mirror and started a short little sermon. <strong>“First things first, ‘babe’ is not the proper word to address me. You can call me Sheriff, Sheriff Mackey, officer, even ma’am. And provided you know me a little better, you might even get to call me Rebecca some day. But ‘babe’? Never okay.” </strong>She gave him a little smirk. <strong>“And speaking strictly as a woman, I need to tell you that your ‘game’ will need some refining if you expect to get lucky, even with someone more age-appropriate.” </strong><br><br>Continued here (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=163062.msg7590658#msg7590658)
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				Post by: <strong>Phoenixrisen</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 06:25:35</strong>
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				Cassie collapsed sobbing into a bench when she reached the park. She hadn't really planned on running here, but where else was there to go? She was in no condition to go to a club or cafe, and she wasn't going crying home to mom and dad. They wouldn't understand. She hadn't told them about the stigma she'd had back in high school either. They had all thought she was popular but just didn't want the guys, none of them had realized why the guys had wanted her. She'd never told them the things that a whole subset of the school had said behind her back when they thought that she couldn't hear. Somehow, only now was she finding out that the woman that she'd thought was her best friend had thought the same things about her. <em>Bitch, whore.</em><br><br>Cassie curled in on herself in the cold and the wet. The rain pounding down on her was exactly what she deserved. Maybe everyone was right. Maybe she was just some cheap whore. She pulled her knees up to her chest and hugged them tight, burying her face against her jean clad legs. The denim was soaked, her skin beginning to feel the chafe. Her jacket, a puffy bright yellow affair had soaked through in about ten minutes. So much for it being water resistant, but it was warm even still, thanks to the lining. Not that she thought she really deserved to be warm at the moment. Not when she'd screwed up. She should have told him no, should never have even gone to the damned store. Now she was more or less broke and had nowhere to go.<br><br>A fresh bout of sobs set her body to rocking perilously close to falling from the bench but she didn't care, she could fall off. It wouldn't hurt nearly so much as she did inside right now. Maybe if she fell her neck would be broken, would that really be so bad if it did? It would all be over then. But no, she couldn't let herself think like that. It all just hurt so much though.
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				Post by: <strong>marauder13</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 06:40:25</strong>
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				Sebastian had spent the entire day doing paperwork, admin and ordering in stock. There was little need for him out of the office, because his staff were too good at their job. But that also made it easier for him to do things like take a walk to clear his head and work out a lot of kinks in his body. Not even the rain could deter his decision to take a walk. That was mainly due to the golf umbrella he kept.<br><br>Adequately shielded from the rain, Sebastian set off, deciding that the Town Square Park would make would make a good landmark point on his wanders. Most of the residents show good sense and kept under cover, though a few dashed from one point to another in a desperate attempt to keep as dry as possible. But it did give him a chance to look at the town itself, rather than the people. The buildings definitely had a certain feel to them, and worked together to give the entire area a character of its own.<br><br>"Laid back. Functional with character." To his untrained eye and imagination, each building could take on an identifiable personality if he wanted to spend the time on it. "Maybe on the next walk it will make a good thought exercise."<br><br>But when he reached the park, he was surprised to see someone sitting on the bench in the rain. They wore nothing really good for rain, which puzzled him. He approached slowly, shifting his approach unconsciously so the yet to be identified person could see him closing. About the same time he determined that he was looking at a woman, he noticed that she was crying, and seemingly oblivious to her predicament. Old professional training kicked in, moving him toward the young woman with the intent to help. Only a few paces away, he saw the red hair, and the earlier conversation with Isabelle hinted at who it might be.<br><br>"Cassie?" He stopped just a pace or two short of her. The last thing he wanted to do was startle her when she was so distraught. She was clearly in need of help, and he wasn't going to turn his back on her. "What's wrong?"
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				Post by: <strong>Phoenixrisen</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 06:58:52</strong>
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				The voice was the last straw to Cassie's precarious balance, and she toppled to the ground, making no move to get up. It was pathetic she knew, and she'd never in her life been pathetic, but that was how she felt right now. She didn't even care who it was, obviously they knew her, but that was an easy enough thing to come by around here.<br><br>"Izzie hates me," She muttered into the concrete walking path under her cheek. Another sob rocked her body, but she bit back the anguished sound allowing only a gurgle to come out. "I knew she would be angry, but she hates me. I didn't ask him, he asked me, what was I supposed do, turn him down when he was all sweet and he seemed so lonely?" She whimpered curling in on herself and looking up at the man hovering over her, obviously concerned. She could barely place him here in the dark, but he looked familiar. Not someone she knew certainly, but someone she was acquainted with. Then she placed hm. He owned her favorite watering hole, and here she was looking like some pathetic nutcase.<br><br>She squeezed her eyes shut with a whimper and rolled onto her back, arm coming over her eyes. This was humiliating, and she wasn't really sure how to control the damage from this one. How did one recover one's face from a toddler worthy tantrum? Did she really care? The answer to that one was a very simple no. She really didn't care, so she uncovered her eyes and looked up into the man's face, for the life of her she couldn't remember his name though. That didn't matter.<br><br>"I have nothing left to live for," She informed him in the calm that only complete numbness can bring. "My life as I have known it is over. I got kicked out of my own home, my best friend hates me, and I just spent all of my savings on a present for her. I have nothing left..." Yes, perhaps that was a little too much information to give to a virtual stranger, but he had asked after all.
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				Post by: <strong>marauder13</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 07:19:45</strong>
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				Cassie fell into the puddle of water that formed on the concrete walkway. Sebastian crouched down, concerned that she may have hurt herself in the fall. But she mutter something that sounded coherent, which alleviated some of his immediate concerns regarding her physical health. Then, she rolled her self over onto her back, covering the top half of her face with a waterlogged arm.<br><br><em>'She's in the throws of a traumatic personal event. Severe in nature. The woman is feeling low, vulnerable and prone to making some decisions that could have negative consequences. Regardless, I need to stay with her until she stabilizes.'</em><br><br><em>"I have nothing left to live for. My life as I have known it is over. I got kicked out of my own home, my best friend hates me, and I just spent all of my savings on a present for her. I have nothing left..."</em><br><br>"Cassie? Come on, you need to sit up, preferably on the bench." He helped the numbed young woman up off the ground, easing her onto the bench. He held the umbrella over them both as he sat beside her. "Cassie, you said that right now you feel that there's nothing to live for. That your life has changed very dramatically, which includes being kicked out of home and finding out your best friend hates you. Also, you spent most of your money on a gift for her, and leaving you close to broke. Finally, if I heard you correctly, you feel that there is nothing left. I'm not sure if you were referring to money, or to something broader."<br><br>Sebastian kept his voice calm, the umbrella over them both, while keeping a clear gap between them. His first action was to let her know that he was listening to her, understanding what she was talking about, and getting her to open up more. He needed to anchor her in the real world, rather than the world that was forming due to her emotional state. He needed to remain calm, focus on the young woman and get her to focus on him.<br><br><em>'Just be there for her. Let her talk. Don't question her. Ensure that you've heard everything. Let her get it all out first. Remember, this is a walk in the park compared to others you did this with. My God, that was a bad fucking choice of words.'</em>
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				Post by: <strong>Phoenixrisen</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 07:38:50</strong>
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				Cassie didn't put up a fight as he helped her to the bench, but she didn't make it overly easy either. Once seated, she wrapped her arms around her legs again, drawing them closer to her in an effort to draw some comfort from them. Then what he was saying registered in his brain and she gave a wet almost manic chuckle. "I'm not planning on killing myself if that's what you're worried about," She managed. "Not that I'd try all that hard to stop it if someone else wanted to do it for me."<br><br>"You know how I woke up this morning? With the hangover from hell, and the last thing I can remember is kissing my best friend while we drunk and her not wanting me to. I pulled away, but then I wake up with her hair in my face and we're on her floor and she doesn't have a shirt on," The fact that these were very private moments didn't really matter anymore as she hiccuped her way through the words staring blankly off into the distance. She started talking and now she couldn't seem to stop. At this rate she'd likely be spending the night in lock up anyway, so what the fuck did it matter? "I can't remember what happened. What if I raped my best friend and I was too drunk to realize what the hell I was doing? So I thought that I should probably stay away for a while but I didn't want to just leave without saying anything at all so I went to the bookstore there was a copy of Wuthering Heights first American edition that she'd had her eyes on for so long and I was gonna get it for her for her birthday but I figured that might not happen and so I bought it but while I was there the owner and I got to talking and he asked me to lunch then I got called to work and when I came home I tried not to talk to her because I didn't want to upset her but I didn't manage to sneak past her to leave her the book and then I figured I should tell her so that she heard it from me and then she called me a bitch and whore and kicked me out and now we're here." Cassie drew in a deep breath then, not having realized that she'd said most of that without the slightest pause, which was probably why she was a little light headed at the moment, but that was just as well, at least feeling light headed she was feeling something.
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				Post by: <strong>marauder13</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 08:03:11</strong>
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				Cassie's first words in answer him were a huge relief. Dealing with suicidal people was taxing, and fraught with dangers. Sometimes the most innocent of phrases would be the final trigger for the person to go through with their plans. Few could actually hide it, but those that did eventually followed through. A small town like Elliquiy didn't need something like that happening to an otherwise vibrant young woman.<br><br>He observed her sitting arrangement, which did have some practical benefits, while clearly showing some of her mental and emotional state.<br><br><em>"You know how I woke up this morning?"</em><br><br>That started a rapid stream of words from the young woman that Sebastian had a hard time keeping up with. But the words remained in his head, so once she finished talking, he was able to run them back at a slower pace, and internally punctuating her words so he could hear them better. It also gave Cassie a chance to refill her lungs after nearly emptying them. Sebastian took a deep breath, letting it out slowly, before breathing in again to talk.<br><br>"You woke up after a night of drinking with your best friend, where you remember kissing her, but little else. She was without her shirt. That suggests she was still wearing her bra. Now, you're not sure if the two of you weren't more intimate than just the kiss, and you are scared that you might have taken advantage of her in her drunken state. In your fright, you left and went to a book store and bought her an expensive book for a birthday present, and secured a lunch with the proprietor of the store, went to work and came home. You told her about seeing the proprietor, which upset her greatly, and you left her again, coming here.<br><br>"You have had a rather intense day." He left a small pause to let her process what he said, and moved onto the first major point of concern. "From what you have described so far, I think that nothing more happened between the two of you than just a kiss. Let's see... Your friend was only missing her shirt, but still wearing everything else? And you weren't missing any clothing? Plus, what kind of alcohol were you drinking, and how much? Also, how long have the two of you known each other? In that time, how long have you been in the same general area?"<br><br>Sebastian hoped that Cassie wouldn't mind answering his questions, given everything that she had said so far. If anything, he wanted to keep her momentum up with regard to telling him about the events that have caused her the greatest distress. A small voice in the back of his head was debating whether the "best friend" in question was Isabelle. Another voice noted that it didn't matter who the best friend was, even if that best friend had organised a lunch outing with Sebastian. There wasn't anything going on between the him and the young baker, so it was ruled irrelevant to the current situation, and dismissed from his mind.
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				Post by: <strong>Phoenixrisen</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 08:22:20</strong>
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				Cassie's eyes turned back to the man beside her as he recapped what she'd said while she regained her breath. She nodded silently, confirming that that was indeed what she'd said. Albeit much more calmly stated. "She might have been missing her bra," She said, in answer to his question. "It's all a little fuzzy, but I was clothed, and she still had her pants on." Now that she said it, and someone was confirming it, the likelihood of her having full out raped her friend was seeming pretty slim. At most, she was looking at molestation, which, while still horrible, was much more forgivable under the circumstances, assuming she could ever manage to forgive herself for it. "There was wine, lots of wine. More for Izzie than for me though, because she had a bottle in her room." Cassie frowned then. When had Izzie started to hoard wine in her room. "Why the hell did Izzie have a bottle of wine in her room?" She mused to the air around her, not fully aware that she'd spoken aloud. <br><br>Then the rest of the questions caught up wit her. "We've known each other since preschool, we've kinda always been together since then. I don't know what to do without her." Her eyes caught on his then, chocolatey eyes still red and wet from her tears. "She said something else though, something about making a new friend, and she wasn't gonna tell me who because she didn't want me to steal them too. I've never tried to keep her from anyone," For some reason it was important to her that this stranger understand that fact. "Yeah, a few times I discouraged some guys that I knew were complete jackasses, and tried to distract others because she was so sweet and she didn't need to deal with those assholes, but I have never taken anyone from her. I've always pushed her to go for whatever she wanted, even if that meant that I couldn't because I wanted it to. I can't help that she never did, that's not my fault!"<br><br>Her face crumpled then and she looked down at her hands. "It's not my fault is it?"
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				Post by: <strong>marauder13</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 09:00:16</strong>
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				He was succeeding in getting her attention in a positive way. She looked back at him, her eyes showing how much crying she had done. He could feel how much the events had hurt her, and he wanted to help her ease that pain. It was all coming back to him, faster than he thought it would. He had been anxious about helping her, a fact that he was unaware of until just then.<br><br>Cassie spoke more about their state of dress, Sebastian nodding, confirming in all likelihood that the two had was was seeming to be a common experience with young women; experimentation in same sex activities.<br><br><em>"There was wine, lots of wine. More for Izzie than for me though, because she had a bottle in her room. Why the hell did Izzie have a bottle of wine in her room?"</em><br><br>His earlier suspicion confirmed that the other woman was Isabelle didn't change how he perceived her at all. Not the argument, nor the activities leading up to them. Again, he pushed that one fact out of his mind, due mainly to the irrelevance of the identity of the other person. Plus, making references to other people when they were not clearly, and deliberately, named had a tendency to make the person he was talking to close up and become uncooperative.<br><br><em>"We've known each other since preschool... I can't help that she never did, that's not my fault!"</em><br><br>In the middle of her answer, he heard Cassie mention that Isabelle told her about meeting him, and Isabelle's concerns that Cassie might steal him from her. He immediately quarantined the thoughts associated with that to return to later, regardless of how much it impacted in him. Cassie was his concern at the moment, not Isabelle or even himself. But what Cassie had been saying made it easy for him to see how Isabelle came to that conclusion, regardless of how accurate it may be. Finally, her expression faltered, and she looked at her hands, worrying that what Isabelle said was correct, and not being comfortable with the thought that she may be right.<br><br><em>"It's not my fault is it?"</em><br><br>"No, not at all. The only person responsible for Isabelle's choices, and how she perceived things, is Isabelle. If this fellow you are having lunch with is someone Isabelle felt strongly about, then her not making her thoughts and feelings known to this man are her responsibility. You have done good things for her, but you need to look after yourself more, Cassie. While it may appear to be a good thing not to go after someone that Isabelle is interested in, holding yourself back forever because she doesn't do anything about it is not a good thing to do. Also, if the fellow felt strongly enough about Isabelle, he would have said something to her, rather than you.<br><br>"Now, concerning your thoughts of inappropriate activities with Isabelle, what happened between the two of you happens more often than you would guess. Young women, who have been close friends since prior to puberty, in a vast majority of cases, experiment in same sex activities. It is mainly curiosity to experience something sexual with a trusted partner, sometimes it turns out to be a display of affection between the two, heavily bolstered by alcohol or narcotics, and in a few cases, true deep feelings between the two. Given that the pair of you were more clothed than not, I don't think that you went very far before passing out drunk."<br><br>Sebastian looked off into the rain, giving Cassie the perception of privacy. "Also, the closer people are emotionally, the more susceptible they are to hurts from those other people. The two of you have been close for most of your lives, and have been of great support to each other. So you're both used to helping each other, and don't have the defences in place to protect you from things that hurt, like you would from strangers, or other people you know. The greater the pain, the greater the reaction." He turned his gaze back to Cassie. "Plus, of the two of you, Isabelle is more reserved socially, and wont assert herself while you're around. So, you gather more attention than she does, which does hurt her a little. She blames herself more than you normally. But on this one matter, the hurt is too great to bear, so she lashed out at you.<br><br>"I gather that her new friend was one she developed by herself, which carries greater importance to her. Even if that other person remains just a friend. She did it herself, not challenged or threatened by you. In her moment of great pain, her fears that you would take someone else from her surfaced, and were carried with her fear. I feel that her accusation of stealing her new friend is harsh, and she has little to fear of that happening."<br><br>He took a deep breath, and smiled a little. "Would it surprise you to know that I used to do this professionally, once upon a time? My profession ethics still hold. Anything you've spoken about here wont be told to anyone else."
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				Post by: <strong>Phoenixrisen</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 09:34:11</strong>
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				His calm, reassuring words helped Cassie refocus and begin to think rationally again. It wasn't her fault, she likely hadn't done anything too horrible. What he was saying gave her hope too, hope that maybe they could work this all out once they were both a little calmer. That peace helped her notice something that had her jumping to her feet, head shaking as she took a few quick steps backwards. For all the help that he had been, he'd just made the whole situation a million times worse.<br><br>"She's never gonna talk to me again!" She breathed, eyes going wide as she realized the only way he could logically know some of the things he was saying about Izzie. "Only me!" She started pacing. "I have to be the only person in the world who can have a fight with her best friend and then end up talking to her new friend in the rain about all sorts of personal shit that he has no right to know!" Her hands balled and relaxed spasmodically at her sides, and she took a few deep breaths finally turning to him with a blankly pleasant expression on her face, though her eyes burned with somethings almost sinister.<br><br>"You can bet your ass I'm holding you to that statement of ethics there. See, this is the way that this is gonna go if either of us ever want to talk to Izzie again. We never met," She shook her head emphatically. "This conversation never happened. You will not only never breath a word of anything spoken here, you will forget the conversation ever happened. Are we clear?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Town of Elliquiy (2.0): Town Square Park</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>marauder13</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 10:00:41</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Sebastian was pleased that Cassie calmed down, and she appeared to be thinking rationally again. But all of that vanished in a blink of the eye when Cassie jumped to her feet, taking a few staggered steps backward. There was a look in her eyes that was anything but calm, and it put Sebastian on alert.<br><br><em>"She's never gonna talk to me again! Only me! I have to be the only person in the world who can have a fight with her best friend and then end up talking to her new friend in the rain about all sorts of personal shit that he has no right to know!"</em><br><br>He read her face before the words came from her mouth. She was thinking rapidly, processing a lot of information that she filtered from what he said, and the resulting conclusions were not to her liking. When the words came forth, it surprised him at how she managed to conclude his connection to Isabelle, as well as the possible ramifications. Even when she turned to look at him, he knew her facial expression was lying, or at least obscuring the truth of what she was feeling. Every other part of her screamed out in anger, held in check from becoming a physical manifestation.<br><br><em>"You can bet your ass I'm holding you to that statement of ethics there. See, this is the way that this is gonna go if either of us ever want to talk to Izzie again. We never met. This conversation never happened. You will not only never breath a word of anything spoken here, you will forget the conversation ever happened. Are we clear?"</em><br><br>Sebastian's own posture tensed in readiness. Good samaritan he may be, giving professional aid in a nonprofessional environment to someone who was not a client did not give them the right to respond to him in that manner. Unlike the heat that came out in her voice, Sebastian's voice bordered on ice cold.<br><br>"You are quite incorrect in how this is going to occur from here on. Firstly, you're lack of respect and thanks for my assistance have been duly noted. I don't appreciate being spoken to in that manner. I am not restrained by any particular code of conduct at this time. I am choosing to hold myself to them. I will not withhold anything from Isabelle should she ask, with the exception of the nature of the conversation that we had. But if she asks me if we have met, I will say yes. If we have talked, I will say yes. For one very important reason reason, Cassie. It will show that you didn't steal me, and if she will listen to me, that you never made the attempt and that I had no interest in you that was greater than I have for her.<br><br>"Plus, I know that your anger directed at me is as wrong as Isabelle's anger at you. I am not going to be limited, hindered or restrained by you in any manner, not when you are in this emotional state. I am not going to perpetuate any issues in the relationship between the two of you."<br><br>Sebastian stood up, easily towering over the shorter woman. "I had been going to offer you the chance to dry off a bit, and warm up before returning you to wherever you wanted to go. However, I don't feel so inclined to do that after the way you have just treated me. Good night, Cassie."<br><br>Without looking at her, he turned and started down the pathway back to The Fisherman's Net.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Town of Elliquiy (2.0): Town Square Park</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Phoenixrisen</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 10:13:45</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"You're wrong you know," She called after him as he walked away after the initial scare of being towered over passed. "I'm not angry at you. It really is better this way though, with you not liking me at all. I wish I could say it was intentional. You don't really understand the way her mind works like I do." Or at least like she thought she did. "Thank you though, for helping me, that was kind, and I won't forget it." With that, she started off in the opposite direction. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Town of Elliquiy (2.0): Town Square Park</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HarleyQuinn</strong> on <strong>30-01-2013, 04:54:29</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"I know Tucker, we'll be home shortly." She murmured to her damp dog and felt guilty when his ears drooped as if he was sulking. But knowing Tucker, he probably was. She swore that he was a human trapped in his chubby little doggie body. She stopped and bent down to scratch behind his ears, his favorite, and smiled when he seemed to perk up. They rounded the corner and stopped in time to hear the last arguments of a fight. Or at least that's what she assumed it was. Tucker looked up at his mom, his erect and he barked. She jumped at the sudden bark and then nodded. "I know, I know." She tugged on his leash and headed over to where the woman named Cassie was sitting.<br><br>She stopped a few feet away and then called out to her, "Hey Cassie. Everything alright." She didn't want to the startle girl and Tucker whined a little to announce their presence or to get his mom to take him back to the truck.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Town of Elliquiy (2.0): Town Square Park</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Phoenixrisen</strong> on <strong>30-01-2013, 05:20:24</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Cassie shot up with a start. She'd only just sat down on a new bench from her pacing away. Her eyes turned to the new arrival, trying to place her, but for all that the other woman knew her name, Cassie couldn't place her. There wasn't much to see of her, other than her dog.<br><br>"Not really," She admitted with a small smile. "I don't think I recall meeting you?" She offered, kneeling down to greet the dog with an outstretched hand. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Town of Elliquiy (2.0): Town Square Park</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HarleyQuinn</strong> on <strong>30-01-2013, 05:24:58</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				She dropped the leash and let Tucker run over to Cassie. Tucker's whole body wriggled as he eagerly sniffed the woman's hand and when it looked like he was about to jump up and lick her face, Evelyn told him to get down. She walked over to the two and then knelt down beside Tucker. "He can get a little excited around strangers but he doesn't bite." She tugged a bit at his collar and Tucker sat down, his tongue lolling out to the side. "I'm Evelyn. I'm the Vet." She smiled and extended her hand in greeting.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Town of Elliquiy (2.0): Town Square Park</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Phoenixrisen</strong> on <strong>30-01-2013, 05:28:41</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Oh, hi. Nice to meet you," Cassie smiled at the older woman, scratching the dog behind his ears. "What are you doing out here at this time of night?"<br><br>Her eyes scanned the area for anyone else. It was wet and cold, but that didn't mean that there weren't other people here as well. The whole night had just turned into a fiasco. It wouldn't be outside of the realm of possibility for there to be more people present who might have witnessed her shame, and be gossiping about it by morning. She didn't see anyone though.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Town of Elliquiy (2.0): Town Square Park</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HarleyQuinn</strong> on <strong>31-01-2013, 17:35:36</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"It's nice to meet you. Especially under these circumstances. But, if you don't have any other place to go tonight, I have an extra room. It's warm and I'm sure much better than this bench currently." She smiled and Tucker plopped down next to Cassie as she scratched him. "You're a terrible protector." She teased Tucker with a slight laugh and then tugged her jacket around her. "I usually take Tucker for a walk at this time of night since no one else is usually here. Except you. Is everything alright?" She felt bad for the young woman being out in this coldness and figured she would catch a cold. "I'm no doctor of people but I'm sure you could get sick out here."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Town of Elliquiy (2.0): Town Square Park</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Phoenixrisen</strong> on <strong>01-02-2013, 02:13:59</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				How had see guessed? Then again, it didn't take a rocket scientist to realize that no one would be out in this weather if they could avoid it. A reasonable assumption then. Cassie ducked her head, a blush on her cheeks though it wasn't likely to be seen in the darkness of the night. "That's sweet of you. I think I'd appreciate that," She murmured, keeping her attention on Tucker. It was much easier to pay attention to the dog. The dog couldn't and wouldn't judge her.<br><br><em>"Is everything alright?"</em><br><br>"Not really," She admitted finally letting her eyes return to Evelyn. "I had a massive fight with my best friend since preschool. I'm not sure if it's gonna work out or not." She got up then. "You're probably right though. If I stay out in this, I may not make it to morning and then things can never get worked out can then?"
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