break free | shifter; part one. open

[flie]

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NINETEEN; PANSEXUAL/DEMIROMANTIC; MALE;
TAGS: LAWRENCE; LOCATION: LIBRARY
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"thanks," he says monotonously as he grabs the tan book lacking a cover. carvings on the book were made from both the publishing company and nails of a person who obviously doesn't respect books. colby frowns. he was one to read, and seeing someone's scratches on a book is unsettling. he was ready to leave the counter when he heard the boy's voice once again. colby looks up at him with bored, tired eyes. "yeah, eli rogen." it didn't hurt much saying the name of his dead great-uncle, but it did hurt. colby's whole family, both the rogens and his mother's side, were affected by the exile of eli rogen. of course, colby even wasn't alive when his relative died, but it still gave him a sense of grief whenever he though of the man. to think that someone he could have been close to died for fighting for his family's freedom is hard. it is even harder to think that the only man who ever stood up for their race, their only chance of equality or at least peace, died in a matter of seconds... so hard that colby brushes the thought off. "that one guy," colby says as if his great-uncle isn't a big deal, and bites his lip to prevent any words honoring the man from coming out.

--oh you're fine cx its kind of hard to write lengthy posts at the beginning of a role play.

[whiskers & clark]

Lawrence wasn't one to feel sorry, for anybody, or considerate; but he could see how hard it was on Colby that his great-uncle was dead. He hadn't thought of how it had affected the family, it was more of just... another tragic news article in the paper or on the tv. "Gee, uh, I'm sorry." was all he could offer for consolement. He watched Colby wordlessly walk away, the mangled book under his arm. "H-have a nice day," he called after the weasel-shifter, but he was sure that the other boy hadn't heard him. He looked around at the other people browsing through books on the shelves, seeing that none of them seemed ready to check out any, and if they were they could talk to... whatever her name was. Wren didn't care that much. Feeling a bit guilty, he walked over to the returned books, intending on putting them back in their places. He pulled out the cart, pushing the books into the library. He picked up a thin children's book, glancing at the author's name in order to find out where it came from. He walked through the aisles, organizing and returning novels to their proper places. He was not so much concerned about where he was going, and accidentally ran the cart right into James.

[flie]

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NINETEEN; PANSEXUAL/DEMIROMANTIC; MALE;
TAGS: LAWRENCE AND JAMES (BRIEFLY,) OPEN; LOCATION: THE CITY
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colby had almost walked out the door when he heard a rattling. he glances towards the sound and spotted the same employee (lawrence) with a cart that must have hit the other man (james.) colby instantly recognized the man as the tall figure from before, the one whose scent reminded him of a moose. he scrunches up his nose and turns away from the accident. if the moose shifter wasn't so tall or male, maybe colby would have helped the two, but he figures they can handle themselves just fine and walks out of the library. more and more scents filter through his nose as the wind blows and a crowd passes him. he smells a handful of shifters, but also enough humans to make his nose scrunch in disgust. they all smell of grease. "where's mcdonalds?' "ew no, i don't like him!" "do you think that cafe has--" colby pulls the hood of his sweatshirt up and quickly places his headphones in his ears before he hears any more people talking. randomly putting on a song (and ending up with can you feel my heart by bring me to the horizon,) colby picks his pace up, trying to get back home as quickly as possible.

[.sins.]

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taggs :: nonelocation :: canine omega animal :: red fox

Lex sighed and placed his hand over hers on the cup. "Calm down. I didn't mean to anger you." He looked down and wanted to turn into his fox form to nuzzle up to her, but it was better if the humans still thought that he was human as well. He softened his gaze and Looked at her. "Hey, you want to go back to the zone? You can be somewhat free there." He said in a soft tone, knowing that she needed to go for a quick session in the forest.

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taggs :: none location :: Flyers animal :: barn owl

Nicolas let his body shake from a small shiver and made his way to the nearest building. A sharp smell of coffee met his nose and he crinkled it up. He made his way to the counter and quietly ordered a hot chocolate and cookie before taking a seat.

[ophio]

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[ tags; open shifter; rodent, dormouse nickname; evie ]
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❝ Evie awoke with a start as the alarm clock next to her buzzed to life. She hated the object with a passion but knew that it was the only thing getting her up on time in the mornings. Figuring she didn't want to be later than she needed to be, Evie climbed out of bed and threw on a peach colored sweater and some old jeans. She loved her workplace, but the idea of playing human all day made her want to curl up and hide under the warm covers of her bed once more. She quickly shook those thoughts off. Instead, Everson put on a smile and thought about the more positive things she'd face today. After completing the same old routine that she used everyday, she found herself fiddling with her car keys and heading to work from her home in the rodent community.

Evie pulled up to a familiar building within the human city. A few other cars sat in the lot. She recognized all of her co-workers', and noted the others as customer cars, who were already visiting the flower shop. The scent of various flowers met her at the door and calmed her previous nerves about the work day. So her boss wouldn't yell at her for just standing in the doorway, she took one of the green employee apron's with 'Everson' clearly printed on the front pocket. Two coworkers were arranging different bouquets, one was working the register, and another was tending to plants. Everson started at the other side of store and began watering flowers and pointing customers in the right direction.

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[ tags; basil shifter; reptile, albino boa nickname; masa ]
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❝ Masa slept until the sun shining through her window was too much of a distraction. Since she currently had no job, after being fired from her previous one for a few too many snarky comments and rude remarks, she could spend the day how she wanted to. Though being holed up in her room didn't sound like the most eventful plan. She groggily clambered out of her bed, wiping away the sleep as she dressed and walked out into the chilly air blowing through the reptile community. Masami got into her car and drove off toward the human town.

She parked on the street with a few other cars, only a small walk away from her first destination. Masa silently cursed innate snake-like sense of smell. The scent of humans wasn't as bad as one would expect, at least not to her. It was just incredibly strong, a constant reminder that she wasn't like them. She adjusted her hat as she walked into the busy coffee shop, figuring she could use a pick me up. She noted the scent of shifters, but didn't avidly seek them out. Something with caffeine in it was her top priority at the moment. She walked up to the counter and fished out some money. The lady was fiddling with something behind her and had yet to realize there was a customer waiting for her at the counter. Masami gave her a few minutes to realize she was there, and when she didn't she cleared her throat to get her attention. After ordering a cup of straight black coffee and paying she muttered a monotonous "Thank you very much" that was laced with sarcasm. Judging by the woman's frown and look of disdain she'd gotten the message. Turning, Masami pulled the corner of her mouth up in a slight smirk before sipping her coffee. She took a seat very near the books where a worker was shelving items.

[sarafina;]

→ JAIME ROBERT MORAN. ♚

location; coffeehouse - tagged; basil

It was a bit ironic, that it had taken this long for Jaime to pick up Break Free. An avid reader, Jaime could often be found with his nose stuck in a book. Being a shifter, Jaime was often searching for books about people like him, or anything non-human, really. He wasn't really sure why he had taken this long to pick up Rogen's book, but he was glad that he had finally gotten around to it.

Jaime made his way slowly down the sidewalk, engrossed in the last chapter of the book. He was only half-paying attention to the world around him, keeping himself just aware enough to avoid running into people or objects. As it was, he nearly walked right past his destination--the coffeehouse. Jerking his head up when he realized where he was, Jaime doubled back and pulled open the door a little sheepishly. A little bell tinkled overhead as he stepped inside.

The coffeehouse-slash-bookstore was one of his more frequented haunts in the human city. It had a slightly homier atmosphere than the local Starbucks did (not to mention slightly less extravagant prices) and it had books. Caffeine and literature combined? Jaime might be in love with this place.

He approached the empty counter, and reopened his book while he waited.

[quiche cat!]

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airy closed her eyes as she roamed the mostly empty streets of the city- many people were working- daydreaming about soaring high in the sky with the wind in her wings and the sun warming her back. after a little while of this, though, she suddenly slammed into what felt like another being, and reeled backwards as her arms flailed, trying desperately to stay upright as her eyes shot open. but she failed miserably, and plummeted onto her behind with a squawk. "eeep!" the girl's iced coffee was thrown onto the pavement, and a huge splash could be heard as it emptied it's contents onto the side of her body closest to it. embarrassment flooded her cheeks, and she glanced up to see a boy around her age (colby), apparently listening to music. though, not anymore, after she'd interrupted him with a crash of her bodice to his. the few people on this side of the street yelped as droplets caught on their clothing, and they rushed away from the accident in rage. there went both the beautiful doodle of the castle in the faraway kingdom, and basil's number. "i'm so sorry, i didn't mean to..." her words came out quickly, and she glanced down, catching sight of his watch peeking out from beneath his sweatshirt. it looked like an exact replica of her own, the one fastened to her wrist, but she shook it off. the guiltiness of disturbing him from a nice walk was too much to be thinking of similarities and differences between her and this boy.
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[flie]

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NINETEEN; PANSEXUAL/DEMIROMANTIC; MALE;
TAGS: IDEK MAN x'DD - OPEN; LOCATION: THE COFFEE SHOP EVERYONE IS IN
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as soon as he smelled the thick scent of warm coffee, colby just had to walk into the nearest coffee shop. of course, all of his plans must be ruined. a force strong enough to make him stumble hit him in on his back but then pulls away just as fast. colby feels something wet on his back and groans, his irritation clearly shown on his face. "i wanted coffe to drink, not wear.." he mutters while pulling on his sweatshirt. he tugs the sweatshirt off with a frustrated sigh. at least he is a shifter and can bear just wearing a thin long sleeve in this cold weather. an apology rings in his ears, causing him to look down and catch sight of a girl on the sidewalk. her scent then made it to him and he immediately recognizes her as a bird of some sorts. "she must have ran into me.." he thought before shaking his sweatshirt. the boy frowns at the offending liquid as if drips off his favorite clothing item. he curses then looks back to the girl. "...it's fine," kind of, "you okay?" colby asked gruffly. he leaned down to pick up the - now empty - coffee cup before reaching a hand out to the blonde.

- sorry about the length and time and crudiness ^^' i just typed a pitiful post with colby being a loner then saw your post.

[bandit;]

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location; coffeehouse | tagged; masa and jaime | shift; bobcat

Basil looked to his right, as a girl (Masa) sat down at a table near the window, right next to where he was shelving books, in between two bookcases. She also had a vacant expression, like she was somewhere far away. So many sad faces in this world was the reason why he read so many books, to escape to a place where there wasn't as much angst as there was courage and bravery. As he turned to watch another customer (Jaime) walk up to the vacant counter, a few books slipped from his grasp and landed at his feet. He groaned at his clumsiness and cursed under his breath, before peekinh over the shelf to address the customer. "I'll be right with you!" The boy called out, fumbling with the books to pick them up and get them stacked on top of the cardboard box they came packaged in the night before. As he did this, another boy from on the shelf fell on to the ground, opening to the inside of the back cover. A little doodle of the castle was marked in black Sharpie, with the words, remember the kingdom, that Basil had put there a month or so before. Oblivious to the fallen book, he dashed to the counter. "May I take your order, sir?" He asked, with a forced smile and a hand running through his messy platinum blond hair. His fingers drummed on the counter while he waited.

[quiche cat!]

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airy heard the boy's low-spoken words and cringed just gently, truly hoping he wasn't going to scream, help her up, and give her a full lecture on watching where she was going. she felt terribly bad that some of it had gotten on his sweatshirt, and bit the insides of her cheeks as he took it off with a kind of disgusted look. but as he glanced down at her, she saw something like realization register in his eyes. what was that? as he picked up her cup, she let out a sigh as she saw the image of the castle and the now faintly visible phone number scribbled beneath safe and sound, facing towards him. if he'd happened to take a look, he'd see the castle. "yes, thank you, sir. very sorry. are you?" gratefully taking his hand with her dry one, airyanna lifted herself to her feet, catching sight of her half-stained shirt and moaning. "oh my god, i seriously have to go and stain... ugh." she spoke quietly to herself, before looking back up and managing a half smile as she reached for her coffee cup. she'd go back inside a get a new one, she decided.
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don't worry about it. cx i just threw her in kind of randomly.