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[alilyinthemoonslight]

Who: Lily and YOU. If the you is in Germany.
What: Best Mood Ever (tm)
When: 10/13/14
Where: Hotel Lilie, Reutte, and anywhere around and about.

Lily Tsukuyomi is, all told, a rather subdued sort of person. She's rather emotional, sure, she'll get mad, sad, and happy, and people will know it - but it is very, very rare that anyone sees her completely in one direction or another. Only the closest to her really occupy that list.

Which is why it might seem so odd for anyone who might see her right now. Wearing far more colorful attire than is her usual outside special occasions, she is making her rounds both in the city and the hotel proper with an expression so cheerful she looks like she might pop at any given moment. Most strange, is the act of her even chatting up just about anyone who will listen to her or can understand her. Hell, for the latter she'll even do that with people who can't. That's certainly in contrast to trying to hide from everyone at the gathering on Saturday.

Whether getting things for her sick with the flu sister, continuing to poke around town to spy for clues on whatever disaster might be forthcoming, or checking up on anyone who needs help with just about anything, Lily is a bundle of energy coming out of the weekend, and is like that the whole day. Be forewarned if you cross her path - a bright ray of sunshine with purple hair is coming your way.

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[dragon_blossom]

Getting things for a sick Jasmine is reason enough for Marina to be around Lily - aside from, you know, the whole fact that they're also friends. From the moment they meet up to go shopping, though, Marina's thrown for a bit of a loop by the cheeriness, and spent the start of the trip wondering if Lily found something other than alcohol to put in her system.

She stuck close, figuring that Lily would be better at communicating than her. "You're really enjoying yourself here. Maybe it's the fresh air..."

[alilyinthemoonslight]

What Marina will find is Lily waving at and greeting practically everyone they come across as they enter the store, which is a good deal more than a normal person might due to the both of them sticking out like sore thumbs. This is strange enough for Lily given that the girl is not exactly what one would call a "social butterfly," no matter how many more friends she's made in the year she's been among the Numbered.

She's also humming as she goes along. Humming.

"Ah! Well, you know... after a month of feeling like we're on the run from people with guns trained to our heads-" Which they had been, basically. "-it's kind of... refreshing!"

[dragon_blossom]

Marina is fairly more sociable than Lily, and even she wouldn't be nearly this friendly. Granted, her brand of sociable isn't the friendliest kind to begin with, not back in school (school schmool) at least, but no matter what, this is weird for Lily. She ends up frowning at the humming as they go, thinking back to the past day or so. A lot of pairs had been sharing some degree of... living space... lately.

"Well you've got a point, I guess. People like us here a lot more than they do back home, that's for sure." Locke is just depressing. "You seem way more... refreshed than that would... you know, account for."

...hmmmmm.

[alilyinthemoonslight]

"Soup!" She proclaims out of the blue. "Jasmine will probably hate it, but we should get some soup." Thus begins an immediate hunt in that direction, although it is notable that she doesn't actually know where she's going in the store since she can't. Read German.

...well, one could just look at it as an adventure! Her actual thoughts, someone please help this girl.

She laughs a bit airily at Marina's comment. "You make that sound like I'm doing something bad. I'm allowed to be in a good mood, right?"

[dragon_blossom]

Lily can probably read more German than Marina! A smarter person's zero is larger than a less educated person's zero right? Is that how you math a language? Marina's more or less relying on it. What kind of soup do they eat in Germany anyways? She's expecting something with beer and sausage and...

No. Focus. Not that Jasmine's well-being isn't important but she just got sidetracked from figuring out Lily's impossibly good mood.

"I dunno, I mean you're acting like you..." And then her eyes go wide, and, slowly, her lips curve up into an almost mean-spirited grin. "Heh."

[alilyinthemoonslight]

Well, it's not quite a zero. Lily's already started studying the language, and she knows a few useful phrases here and there, but... it doesn't help her find the soup aisle. Still, that "heh" suddenly causes he to stop suddenly in her tracks. Something about it sends a chill straight up her spine, and she peers back over her shoulder, eyebrows raised in a slight bit of sudden worry.

"Acting like I... what?"

This is what she says.

What she thinks is more akin to: Crap, crap, crap, crap!

[dragon_blossom]

Marina isn't stopping. Come on Lily. Keep walking, while Marina slowly, with a smile, begins to applaud. Not entirely quietly, either, looking directly at Lily, because really, what else could it be? While she's got enough experience BSing that she was able to hide that look, that feeling, that aura, Lily doesn't seem to.

"Congratulations Lily." Now she can't help snickering a little. "And to Winter too."

[charcoalfeather]

Going about town, Rakka was also very determined to find clues as to what they were looking for. She was even sober now, and much more energetic than she was a few days before.

She was also much more perfective now that her senses were firing on all cylinders again. So, it's not long before she sees Lily about town and goes over to say hi, not noticing as she gets closer how happy the other woman was yet.

"Hi! Are you still looking for clues too?"

[alilyinthemoonslight]

Spotting a familiar face, Lily perks up and waves to her. "Oh, hi there!" You could practically set her on a shore as a lighthouse, she's beaming so brightly. "But yes, I am. No need to waste time, right?"

[charcoalfeather]

"Right. We should look for more clues together! If you want, that is." She smiled, shrugging. "It could help."

Of course, it takes less than a moment for Rakka to notice what was happening, especially now that she was closer to Lily.

"Hey... you look really happy today. Did something happen?"

Always the perceptive one, Rakka was. Even if she herself couldn't see it.

[alilyinthemoonslight]

"Sure, no problem with that," she says, giving a slight nod. "Back in Vegas, we realized it was always safer to move in a buddy system..." A slight pause and a frown, remembering how much that also wound up not exactly working, but. It's still better than what would have happened had Lily been on her own back then...

Her expression quickly rubberbands to a happier one again, though she laughs a little nervously. "Did something... happen?" Ha. Ha ha. Ha ha ha... "What gives you that idea...?"

Maybe Lily should just wear a sign around her neck or something.

[charcoalfeather]

"Oh, good idea, especially with all the trouble going on there." A frown at the brief memories of Vegas she had; getting basically asked to leave by the residents.

But, like Lily, she rubber bands back to a more happy mood, albeit more weakly. "well, I mean, you look really happy now and I don't think I've ever seen you like this."

She smiled sheepishly, completely unaware.

[alilyinthemoonslight]

"At... the very least, it gives you someone to fall back on, and frankly I think everyone always needs that," she says, and then shrugs a little as she begins to walk. Rakka's question brings a hint of pink to her cheeks, and there's another nervous chuckle.

Dammit.

Was everyone onto her?

(They were.)

"O- oh, well... I guess I'm just thankful to have some breathing room here. The last couple months have felt like I've had a vice around me. And, ah..."

She scratches her cheek.

"I... had a good time this weekend too, I suppose."

A really, really good time.

[peacefulwinter]

Winter just glances at Lily with an amused expression, though if she's being honest, she's in a pretty good mood herself. Perhaps not to the same extent as her girlfriend, but definitely better than usual.

"Do I need to tie you to my wrist with a string? You look like you're going to fly away."

[alilyinthemoonslight]

Her reward for that is for Lily to turn and face her, hands held behind her back with a mock-pout on her face. It... doesn't last that long, before it breaks into a grin.

"Am I really that obvious?"

Yes, Lily. Yes, you are.

Still, she giggles.

...that alone should send most people running for the hills.

"If you're asking if I want you to tie yourself to me, you can't exactly expect me to refuse, though."

[peacefulwinter]

"Yes, you are," she has to reply, "and no, I can't. I'm glad you're so happy, though... it really makes me feel better about everything."

Shaking her head and looking into the clear blue sky, she smiles. "It's... refreshing, in a way, isn't it?"

[alilyinthemoonslight]

If you're not going to make good on the string Winter, Lily's at least going to hook her arm around yours. "Well, I should hope you do, anyway. It's all as much for you as me, isn't it?"

Her eyes follow Winter's gaze for a few seconds, before she looks back down, smiling. "I'd say there's a lot of refreshing things around here, so you'll have to be a little more specific."

Certainly, there were numerous enough things that WEREN'T, but... for the time being, she couldn't focus on those, for once. A part of her realizes that if she did nothing but that, she'd probably go crazy.

[peacefulwinter]

Oh, you sap. Not that she doesn't appreciate it, and she giggles lightly as Lily latches on. "That's true enough. As much as you've gotten out of the last few days, it helps me, too. Still..." It's a serene scene she'd never dreamed of, a year ago. Walking through a small European town, in a peaceful place, her most important person by her side. She wouldn't mind staying in this moment forever. "The scenery, the atmosphere, my companion... There are quite a few things. I think I'm more able to relax here than I have been in months."

Part of that might be a side effect of having been able to work all her stress off just recently, but that's beside the point.

[alilyinthemoonslight]

"And as much as I will get out of it," she says, with a surprising amount of confidence. Which is probably something noticeable in the last few days, too - the girl's general assurance in her own words and ability had somewhat skyrocketed.

She laughs a bit at the observation, and grins. "Kind of looks like something you'd expect to see on a postcard." She gives a small breath. "I know there's a lot for us to still do, and none of it's easy... But being able to breathe for once, it feels like that's all a little more possible... Especially when I have the right back up."

[espigeonage]

Julien had brought two duffel bags of stuff through the teleporter and had hung them each from a shoulder, half concealed by his folded wings. The problem was, he had to get them to the hotel on foot, and that meant several sets of stairs. Stairs were not made for him to navigate easily, especially climbing down, and there were people around too.

Still, he smiled. "Lily, galu! You look well!"

[alilyinthemoonslight]

"Ah! Hello Julien, I'm--"

She pauses, eyeing him for another moment, before heading over and holding out a hand. "Ah... let me help you with those bags? I don't think most places are really designed for, well..." She coughs. "I'd be happy to help."

[espigeonage]

"-for giant bird monsters," he filled in. "Yeah, stairs are our mortal enemies. Spiral staircases especially, those are are our bane. You know how it goes. Anyway, thanks! I didn't want to ask... here, is this too heavy?" He brought one wing across his chest, completely concealing the bag and his body to the knees, and worked at the shoulder strap with his clawed fingers.

[alilyinthemoonslight]

Can you really sweatdrop like a character in an anime? Lily feels like if it were possible, she'd be doing that right then and there. "Well, I'd... put it a bit nicer than that..."

Ahem. She attempts to take the bag, shaking her head. "I'm a bit stronger than I look, I can carry it fine. So I take it you're going to be staying here for awhile, too?"

[espigeonage]

"No, it's all right. Not like I can deny it anymore." Julien smiled, though he'd drawn his inner eyelids closed, dimming his eyes.

He let her take it and fiddled with his other bag, unclipping it and then reclipping and slinging the long strap around his neck. "Cool, thanks. Yeah, the Bonbrights've booked that one hotel here, too."

[alilyinthemoonslight]

"Well, the more, the merrier!" she says, he voice falling back in to that unbearably chipper and uncharacteristic tone that has been getting definite looks from... everyone she knows. "We can definitely use whatever help we can get."