Basil Attwood
_____Basil narrowed his eyes for a moment as he tilted his head at Zion's statement. "I never understood that simile," he commented, remembering his mother and father arguing- or rather 'discussing,' as they called it- over the same thing. "Cookies aren't that tough... even the tough ones are crumbly..." he laughed a bit. His smile faded a bit, into more of a 'oops,' expression when she mentioned lavender hadn't been popular among most guys. Basil hadn't really gotten out enough nor did he care what others thought often enough to realize it hadn't been a typical cis male color preference. "Oh- well- I hope that's not a bad thing," he laughed. Basil watched as her hair twirled and wound around itself as she spun it into a braid, something his mother and sister hadn't been into very much- he had seen Anya wear braids plenty of times, but never how she did it.
_____"Oh, uh no not really-" he replied, blinking as he looked up from her hands working at her hair. "I just have never been asked- guess I never thought about it," he replied honestly. Basil listened as she went on to answer his questions, he was intrigued by how thought out they had been, he figured at this point Zion must have had a lot of friends by the way she was so knowledgeable and confident in answering, perhaps she had been asked a lot before? Basil nodded and tried to think back on a summer rain- he could only remember one, and he did remember how nice the cold water had felt on his skin despite the humidity in the air. "My father would agree with you for winter- he loves a quiet home," he laughed. Their house had been pleasant growing up- always a dull chatter, a bit of laughter, and never silence. "And I would definitely agree with you for summer in that aspect- though I still think fall is my favorite," he laughed. Basil leaned down and reached under his bed, pulling out a large black zip-up binder.
_____Unzipping the case, Basil caught the pack of colored oil pencils he had packed away before they fell everywhere, then he handed over the book inside it. Though he was more into the medical type stuff, Basil found most of his tranquility in art. Mostly colorful landscape pieces, a few black and whites of winter with pops of color, nothing crazy fancy but he definitely had a talent for it. "You know- I tried to make friends once- with Bexley Durante- we had art class together all year and she always thought the color was a weakness in my work," he laughed. "Maybe that explained why I'm not too confident," he laughed a bit. Basil nodded and blushed a bit at her comment on colors. "I definitely agree, red suits you too I bet- though I haven't seen you in much of any color," he shrugged, but based on her blonde hair and blue eyes, red would have been stunning in the terms of complimentary colors.
_____Spicy food, thai, pho... the words were all foreign to him. "I think the spiciest food I have ever had, Iker and Danica- The Twin's parents- made... they were fajitas," he laughed. "And I haven't heard of the other foods much," he shook his head, not sure how to explain his parent's style of cooking. "My mom can cook anything, I swear- but she's very into basics and making them something incredible," he explained, using his hands a bit to talk. His mother actually had inspired his more artistic side a lot as a child, and now a young adult. Basil was the culinary clubs president all two years of his high school career. "She'll take chicken, or a steak of some sort and season or marinade it and then cook it perfectly and usually there's lots of fresh herbs and vegetables in there too," he nodded, trying to think of the kitchen in the Alpha house. "My dad's more of a toaster waffles kind of guy-" Basil laughed. "He's blind- so he goes for easy," the boy explained, realizing Zion never met his parents. "If I had to pick a favorite I would have to say it's pizza sadly- we never get to eat it," he rolled his eyes a bit- it was too processed for his parents to consider making and his mother didn't much care for it, though she would be happy eating anything.
_____"Having a sister is a pain-" he blurted out rather quickly, looking at his window as he wondered if Aloe had made it okay on the hunt. She was always safer at night because of her albinism, but still, it worried him. "I mean- you spend your whole life looking out for 'em and then one day they don't need you and get mad when you try to protect them," he explained- it was still a bit fresh. "We are both night people given enough sleep- " he laughed. He would miss being one in the same person with Aloe, but as people grow up, they do change. "I don't sleep much- so I get in weird moods like I was when I first woke up- but am generally pleasant most of the time and am not particularly happier at either time of day," he admitted. "How about you?
Declan Durante
_____The brute tossed his head back in a bit of a laugh, werewolves were always lucky in that aspect- they aged quickly until adulthood, but then their appearance seemed to slow down significantly as their bodies caught up with the years they actually were. "Oh I am sure you will be just fine-
but just for you- we can get out," he smirked as he had already been walking to the sandy shore. Once they had both made it safely on their feet, and he shook himself out a bit- the brute shifted back and laughed- handing his shirt to her as compensation. "Oh yeah- you know- just making sure you didn't have any sand sticking to you," he laughed, lying a bit but making a decent point.
_____The brute shook his head and waved a hand at her. "Nah- I'm only a blueblood," he laughed. The expression was often 'i'm only human,' but for those that saw the werewolf race as superior- because they were- they usually swapped the words out, and for Declan's family being of good breeding decent, it was often a way to explain where their manners came from- beat into them nearly. It was a blessing and a curse. "Oh
our shirt?" he laughed. "That's fine- I can share," he laughed, hoping somewhere between infusing their scents into the fibers of the cotton they would find time to wash it as well. The brute listened to her debate the options she presented and nodded. "Food it is," he confirmed, reaching down and grabbing her hand boldly, bringing it to his mouth to kiss the top of it. Declan then lifted his hand enough to twirl her under his arm until they were both facing the direction of the cabin so they could make the walk up.
_____"I bet you there are still some humans up here straggling," he laughed a bit. To his surprise, as he opened one of the large double doors to the mess hall for Eris, it was just two of the pack wolves who didn't go on the hunt. There had been a few things left over, mostly burgers, some bagged snacks, and sodas. Declan grabbed a little bit of everything on one plate, looking at Cylas and an unknown brute out of the corner of his eye in curiosity. "Want me to carry that for you," he asked her, offering his free hand so he could follow her back to her cabin.
Austin Kidd
_____"Yikes," he grit his teeth a bit. "Yeah, I guess that's always a thing- people saying things to get an ear or two to listen, even if they aren't true," he shrugged. He didn't much care for liars. "Oh yeah?" he asked, raising a brow a bit. "And what about you? Do you get along with everyone too?" he asked. Almi seemed pretty pleasant, she was nice to spend time with, but there was something in her voice and expressions that said she wasn't quite comfortable around people. Austin shook his head at her question and laughed a bit, walking up the steps to her cabin and opening the door. Once stepping inside he flipped the light switch on and smirked. "The torch has been lit," he chuckled. "We are a bit more modern up here- we installed electricity to all the cabins mostly for the purposes of the pack staying her all by themselves-" he offered as an explanation. "Suppose they did just fine without them before- but lights can make a huge difference- and the kitchen they will have full access to as well," he shrugged, knowing that would definitely help them later on.
Damon Masterson
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Patrick," Damon repeated his adoptive son's name, a bit between 'get your butt over here,' 'don't sass me,' and 'i'm sorry,' which would sound confusing to anyone who didn't know him well. "Your mother will be fine- you know how she gets-" he dismissed the concern. He truthfully hadn't meant anything poor of Kayla, she was always number one to him- but he did want to do right by the daughter he claimed as his own. Damon smiled at his son as he inquired further about the job. It was definitely a special task- one not even Antonio could do- but he was raised different and would have never been successful.
_____"Anya Moon-" he started, not having a picture of her to give to Patrick, but knowing he would pick her out of the crowd quite quickly. Just like her mother she exuded confidence and strength in herself quite well- she was mouthy and stubborn... and if Patrick had been the son of Rox's Lover, she likely couldn't resist him. "She's the Alpha of the pack down at the camp- If you take this job- I want you to go down there tonight and find her, explain you got lost on the way up to camp and don't have a bunkmate," he whispered low. "A scout's job is to scope out the enemy- in this case, it's that pack- we need to know their numbers, their weaknesses and who to try and recruit for our own pack based on strengths," he went over, most details being common sense.
_____"While your scouting I need you to charm her, and tame her- get her to see that the city is no place for a pack... Her pack will turn on her once they realize her father is not the Alpha of their homeland, but me-" he said grimly. "Once she has nowhere to go ... you and her will run away together- here-" he said, pointing to the ground between the two brutes. "She won't be an easy target,"