Sunday outside Amber House... [locked to Shane, Geoff and Kate - NFB!]

[shane-mcc.livejournal.com]

Shane hadn't explored the grounds of Amber House much since she'd moved in. Pretty much all she knew was from what Deirdre had told her. Feeling pensive, Shane had taken a walk around the place. Funny how it was all one place, one building, but apparently some parts of it were in entirely different dimensions, completely separate from others.

Off to one side of the house, towards the end of the property, Shane had been surprised to find an old bench swing hanging from the sturdy branch of one of the large trees. Smiling to herself, Shane had decided that she'd settle down out there one afternoon, have a beer, relax and watch the world go by.

Sunday evenings were good for doing things just like that. So that's where you'd find her right now. Stretched out on the bench with a six pack of beer and her cigarettes easily to hand, swaying lazily to and fro.




[ooc: Come play with me - stop by and say hello!]

[oocps: Hopefully Deirdre doesn't mind too terribly my taking liberties with Amber House like this... but, the way I figure it? It's such a southern thing and we are in Virginia, after all...]

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[geoff-chaucer.livejournal.com]

Walking down the street past Amber House, Geoff spots Shane -- excactly the person he'd been looking for -- stretched out on the swing. Slipping around behind one of the trees, he quietly moves up to the swing, finally leaning over the edge of it to plant a light kiss on Shane's forehead, and then look down at her with a grin.

[shane-mcc.livejournal.com]

Looking up and then craning her neck to turn her head and look behind her, she winds up looking up even further than she'd expected.

"Hey," she says brightly when she sees Geoff's grinning face. "What's up?"

[geoff-chaucer.livejournal.com]

"Oh, nothing, really. What's up with you?" He moves around the swing and picks up Shane's feet, taking a seat at the foot of the swing and letting her feet settle back into his lap.

[shane-mcc.livejournal.com]

"Same nothin'," Shane says with an easy grin and a shurg. She tilts her head towards the six pack sitting in the grass, the bottle cap opener sitting beside it. "You want a beer?"

[geoff-chaucer.livejournal.com]

"I'd love one, thanks." He looks off at the quiet surroundings. "This is really nice, here."

[shane-mcc.livejournal.com]

Leaning over, Shane sets her beer down in the grass and reaches for one from the six pack, grabbing the bottle cap opener as well. Sitting up, she holds the beer in her lap and removes the cap.

"Yeah," she says, looking around, a small smile curling her lips. "I didn't even know this was here, before." She tosses the bottle cap into an empty spot in the cardboard six pack container and leans over at the waist, holding the beer out to Geoff.

[geoff-chaucer.livejournal.com]

He takes the beer from and salutes her with it before taking a long drink. "I think I'm due for a little quiet time, after all of the excitement of yesterday."

[shane-mcc.livejournal.com]

In the process of leaning over to retrieve her beer from the grass, Shane turns to look at Geoff, brows furrowing. She sits up slowly, still looking at him. "Excitement," she says, arching her eyebrow.

[geoff-chaucer.livejournal.com]

Geoff smiles enigmatically and sips at his beer. "Oh, you know, what with arriving home and catching up with my friends. And making new friends, like Goodman Beethoven and Lady Ivanova. And going for a ride to Saturn. And making up for lost time with Paige."

[Look! A new smile for Geoff -- an enigmatic smile! :D]

[shane-mcc.livejournal.com]

"Beethoven? You -- you met..." Shane begins haltingly.

Knowing the way this place is, it's probably the actual guy, even though he's been dead for ... well, a really long time.

She settles back against the cushion propped up behind her back, just accepting that, as well as the ride to Saturn.

"Lady Ivanova?" She asks. The name doesn't ring a bell. She takes a sip of her beer. "So... what's Saturn like?"

[geoff-chaucer.livejournal.com]

Geoff looks sideways at Shane, puzzled that she reacted more strongly to the idea of meeting some German musician than to the idea of visiting outer space. "I think she's a student. Lady Ivanova, I mean. Saturn is...well it's incredible. You can't possibly imagine, looking out there from here, what it's really like." He looks up at the sky, an expression of intense awe on his face. "It's amazing."

[shane-mcc.livejournal.com]

"You could probably write some really cool poetry about that," Shane murmurs, smiling as she sees the wonderment on his face.

[katielockley.livejournal.com]

As if cued, Kate appears several feet from the almost antique bench swing, having walked quietly from the house. She looks rather disheveled, and wears clothes that look a bit out place on her, but smiles brightly at the sight of Shane and Geoff on the swing.

[shane-mcc.livejournal.com]

Hearing approaching footsteps, Shane turns her head to look and smiles warmly. She drapes her arm over the back of the bench, holding her hand out. "Hey, baby," she murmurs.

[geoff-chaucer.livejournal.com]

Geoff smiles at Kate and gets up from his seat on the swing. Giving her a little bow, he says, "Kate, it's a pleasure to see you again."

[OOC: Whoa, freaky!]

[katielockley.livejournal.com]

Kate walks the rest of the way and takes Shane's hand, giving her a tender, affectionate look before turning to Geoff.

"The pleasure's mine. Welcome back, Geoff."

((Hanging around with broody heros gave her good timing.))

[shane-mcc.livejournal.com]

Giving Kate's hand a squeeze, Shane brings it up and presses a soft kiss to the back of it. "C'mon, baby, join us," she says, letting her left leg slip down off of the bench so that there's enough room for Kate to sit between her legs, giving Kate's hand a light tug.

[geoff-chaucer.livejournal.com]

"Please," he says, gesturing toward his vacated seat under Shane's feet. He pulls a bottle from Shane's sixpack, opens it, and offers it to Kate. He also looks over toward Shane, trying to gauge whether or not she wants him to leave.

[katielockley.livejournal.com]

Kate's smile widens and she takes the seat, and then the offered beer with a grateful "Thank you." After taking a prolonged sip, she adds, "How was your trip?"

[shane-mcc.livejournal.com]

Glancing over at Geoff, she catches the look and shakes her head, giving him a reassuring smile. She nods her head towards the end of the bench in silent invitation as she slips her arms around Kate's waist, resting her chin on her shoulder.

[geoff-chaucer.livejournal.com]

Smiling, Geoff declines the invitation to join them on the bench and leans against the tree instead. "My trip was rather dull, actually. And thankfully brief."


[OOC: No worries on my end!]

[katielockley.livejournal.com]

Kate leans back against Shane, quickly replacing her inquisitive expression with an amused smile.

"Must have seemed strange after this place," she says, gesturing to the street.

[geoff-chaucer.livejournal.com]

Geoff laughs, looking around the buildings. "I suppose it did, in a way. I hadn't been to London in a while, especially not to court." Taking another sip from his beer, he adds, "I missed this place."

[shane-mcc.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, see, when Geoff says the trip was dull? That's probably not the same kind of dull you and I would be thinking of," Shane says, leaning out a little to speak to Kate, a slightly mischievous grin curling her lips. "He went to go see his boss. King Edward."

[katielockley.livejournal.com]

Kate looks up at Shane, a matching smile on her face even as her eyes widen slightly.

"Blood-thirsty zombies or famous royalty," she says, seeming to weigh them in her mind.