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"Yeah but it's all about balance right," she said, shrugging. For the most part she could just let things happen but she wasn't sure she'd call herself passive. "I'm like a duck?" She laughed. "That's not totally true, there's stuff that sticks with me too." Even after she finished a design project she caught herself thinking about what she could've done differently, but that just carried on to the next. "Oh yeah we can do all those. I fuck with the Crypt Keepers too, like their whole energy." Vic sat up when their artist let them know he was done, turning his canvas around for the big reveal. "Wow."

"I mean yeah. I'm all about letting things just happen. JJ says I need to make more effort though," he admitted. "No I think she was pretty on the nose. Maybe, I don't know. Haven't decided yet. Of course you're not worried about it. You're like a duck, you just let shit roll off you easy. I like to think I'm the same way but I think shit sticks more than I realize." Amory was pretty balanced but lately he did wonder if there was more he could do to be a more active participant in his own life instead of just coasting along. He laughed as she moved closer and he slid his arm around her waist, tilting his head towards her. "That's cool with me. JJ's girlfriend is dancing in one of the sets later so I'd like to see that one. Oh and the Crypt Keepers of course. I never miss a show."

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"Yeah, I guess. If it's really meant to be though shouldn't you just let it happen? I know," she cooed back at him, desperate to get him out of that head of his. Just for a little bit. "Oh seriously, I thought she was fucking with you." Vic always assumed he did well for himself or at least she couldn't see why he wouldn't. "That? No," she scoffed, sliding in next to him. "Or, I don't know, maybe. I'm not worried about it." The artist doing their portraits motioned for them to move closer to one another, and she threw her arms around his shoulders with a big grin. "You cool catching one of the DJ sets or is there somebody else you want to see?"

"I think so, yeah. I mean even without some urgency, it's still something to think about. You know I stay in here a long time," he told her and tapped the side of his head. "I think her exact words were...much to be desired," he told her with a louder laugh. "Which, I guess is accurate depending on who you ask," he admitted and went back to his drinks. "Deal. I can work with that." He spotted someone doing the drawings and took a seat with Vic on the bench in front of the artist. "What about you, hm? Anyone come to mind to what was it..emulate?"

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She hadn’t thought of a card reading as an intimate thing, or something they could’ve given each other space for, but Amory already sat through her’s and it felt rude to walk off now. Everything the woman told her she took with a grain of salt anyway, only holding on to the bits she wanted to hear. She said there was someone in her life worth emulating, who she could learn from, and that was an intriguing thought, whoever that could be. But.. she didn’t have much interest in emulating anyone, either. Once Amory finished she joined him in thanking the woman and scanned her venmo code to pay before they walked off. “You think? The vibe I got was like not urgent at all. What’d she say about your romantic prospects?,” she teased, grinning through her straw. “Hm, just the one’s good and I’ll let you have it, but- I get to pick where you put it.”

Amory laughed, neither confirming or denying as they got to the table and he listened to Vic's cards get read. He could feel himself getting a little nervous but when the woman turned to look at him, he felt himself take a breath. Setting his drink aside, he also gave her his hands. He did his best to keep his expression blank as she explained that there was something coming his way he had to be prepared for. And had to stifle a laugh when she described his romantic life as 'leaving much to be desired" All things he figured he could have learned himself but something about the woman telling him made it feel a both ominous and promising. "Much to think about," he said softly and thanked her before grabbing his drinks and getting to his feet again. "Well that was interesting. I'm not sure if I should be looking out for meteors or some shit. Let's go get our pictures drawn. Maybe we should get two so we each have one unless we want to share custody of the one."

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“What are you then, like your sign? Wait, let me guess.” Not that she knew much about astrology, but she still paused to sip her drinks while she considered it. “Pisces? I’m getting water sign.” Vic couldn’t argue with an interesting personality, as the woman they sat across from was exactly the kind of person she’d probably seek out. “Should we?," she questioned, freeing her hands so the older woman in front of them could get a quick look at her palms. Going first, she watched her shuffle the deck and pull card after card, none of which meant anything to her but did include some stunning illustrations. Once she laid out a few, she took Vic's hands again and gave some cryptic explanation of what they all meant. "I like that one," she said and nodded to the magician card, then thanked the reader and let Amory go.

"I am, yeah. I wanted to see how they were together first, it's kind of amazing. I think you're right. Can't go wrong with the mixed fruit. Though fruit punch lemonade cannot be overlooked." He leaned over to try hers and nodded in approval. "I kind of do, yeah. I mean I believe that some things can be felt, greater powers and shit. Planets and cosmos. Something is going on up there. Plus I think tarot card readers have really interesting personalities. But yeah, if it's some fucked up shit we'll pretend it doesn't exist," he joked as they found someone on the boardwalk and took a seat. "We should get someone to draw our picture next. One of those caricatures and shit."

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"You think I need more?" Vic didn't take offense to that- she'd much rather hear it now than find out herself later when it was too late. After she'd posed for a couple more pictures, she gave Sol her thanks slipped her phone away. "And I'm soo parched already. I saw someone with a spiked frozen lemonade earlier, I need to track that down."

"Only one?" Sol looked over the top of the phone, eyebrow raised. There was a delayed moment before she realised her comment could be taken a few different ways. "I mean, I haven't taken that many yet. I'll probably hit storage capacity by the end of the weekend. Gotta get that perfect shot," she flicked her hair over her shoulder in a cute pose. Everyone who knew her knew that if anything Sol was just there to look good, the type of girl who had to be the hottest person at the supermarket. When they were done, she hummed, silently suggesting that not being able to see the screen was exactly why one needed to take as many photos as possible. "Oh, we so have to stay hydrated..."

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"Are you mixing them?" She noticed him sip from both drinks at once and did the same, then tried each individually. "Mm, passion fruit pineapple combo is the way to go I think." They kept walking through the festival and Vic held one of her straws out for him to try. "Yeah let's do it. Do you believe in all that? I think I do but if they tell me some really fucked up shit then obviously its fake and I'm out."

"Quadruple fist sounds about right for today, yeah." He happily took his order and slowly put a straw in each one so he could take sips of each at once and then one at a time. "Mm, strawberry lemonade is winning right now but that fruit punch cannot be overlooked," he commented as they walked away from the drink stand. "I think I saw someone doing tarot readings. Should we get our cards read? Find a psychic? What do you think?"

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"Whatever I need you to be?" She raised her brows at Samara, grinning, then laughed as she took her phone back. She liked to think they had a sort of enemies to platonic lovers going on. "True. Oh need. How does that work though? It's daytime."

"Sure. But I can't promise any of them came out good. I'm a musician, not a photographer. Unless you slip me a twenty. Then I can be whatever you need me to be." Samara joked as she took the last picture before handing Vic her phone back. "Photoshop was invented for a reason." She shrugged. "We need it if we're gonna make it through the weekend. I heard they had some glow in the dark ufo drink, I want it."

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"So true." Vic nodded along as he made some good points but again, she liked to keep her options open. "Right and when the sun goes down that's a whole different story." Whatever she got into she'd play by ear anyway- it was so much more fun that way. "I was thinking about the lemonade, buuut, there's only four flavors. I feel like that's reasonable." She looked from the board back to Amory with a shrug. "Yeah? We can double fist. Double-double fists." She ordered one of each flavor, the two Amory wanted and then a pineapple and a fruit punch, and passed two of them off to him.

"Very fair. They do go fast but I think that's kind of the point. Keeps you coming back. It's a tempting relationship." He followed right after her, glancing around the festival as they did. The crowd was growing by the second so he was sure tonight would be good no matter what. "Smart, smart. I support that for you. I think I'd like to be less dehydrated in this sun," he joked. "But I am easily persuaded so don't hold me to that. Alright let's see," he told her as they looked at the drink board. "You wanna get the same one or two different ones so we can try more than one flavor. I feel like I always go passion fruit but something about that strawberry lemonade there is calling my name. Or, what if we get...all of them?"

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"I'll take your word for it, I fucking hate taking pictures of myself anyway." Not that she didn't like how she looked obviously but it was the act itself, it was all just kind of gauche. Music festivals though- she loved that shit, and she was excited to check out some good artists, and, hopefully, some even better after parties. "They got me too," she admitted back with a sigh, nodding. "Only problem is I suck 'em down like a regular capri sun, and then, well." She shrugged as though some things were just out of her control, giggly, and started towards the bar with Amory. "I might just stick to one though, I've got a guy here offering me molly, and you know. I like to keep my options open."

"I'm positive most of those were good pictures. I got all the angles like JJ taught me to. And he always loves the pictures I take. Yes, drinks. Please," he agreed with a nod. He was excited about the day, grateful to get to watch so many good musicians do their thing. He found himself wondering if he'd ever have the confidence to be up there but considering he had only managed to play vic one to two songs total in the past four months, he didn't think it was going to happen anytime soon. He was writing more, vibing more, definitely playing his instruments more but he still hadn't gotten beyond one open mic night. The first one had felt nervewracking enough. He wasn't ready to do that again. "You think we should go with the mixed drink pouches or the canned seltzers? I'm feeling pouches. Adult capri suns, they really got me with those, I have to admit."

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"Sorry- one more," Vic assured the person holding her phone, remembering to get pictures of her outfit before she got too fucked up. That was the last thing she needed- she put too much time and fabric into her ensemble not to document it. She took her phone back, squinting as she tried to take a quick look at the shots. "Mm yeah right I can't see shit," she hummed, though she wasn't too worried about it, and grinned as she looked back up. "Drinks?"

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"Okay okay, I'm looking." Her affectionate gaze had little to do with his undressing though, and she was sure she probably looked at him like that most of the time. "I take one on my day off sometimes. After work I'm usually too tired." Scarlet laughed at the show he'd promised her and made a point of looking him and down before he joined her in the tub. Her eyes fluttered closed as she sank into the tub, content in just enjoying the silence of each other's company a moment. She forgot about the playlist she'd put on earlier until it got quiet, smiling at the song that'd come on. "Joni's back on spotify."

The pink on his cheeks darkened at her words and he was sure he looked like one of those cartoons with hearts in his eyes. "Oh no if I'm doing it then you definitely have to look. I can't give a show to your walls," he teased as he pulled his shirt over his head before reaching down to untie his shoes. "I honestly can't even remember the last time I took a bath," he admitted, his self care routine having been a bit lacking since he started graduate school. It felt like he had no time in between using his brain so he was grateful for this slow down. He hummed and wiggled his eyebrows as he started to take off his jeans, unable to take himself too seriously before he carefully got into the tub and sat across from her, sliding his legs along side her before he sat back. "Oh this is nice," he said softly, closing his eyes for a moment.

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Her face lit up at his admission, "I think about you too. A lot." Their ability to be so candid with one another wasn't something she'd taken for granted so far, even though it came naturally. "I'm sure. I'll even look the other way too," she teased and covered her eyes, spreading her fingers as if to peek for a second. Grinning as she dropped her hands, she moved over to make room for him.

"Yeah well, I think about you a lot," he admitted, not ashamed despite the slight pink on his cheeks as he said it. "I promise I won't. Or else you'll turn into a human prune and no one needs dry skin." He laughed at the memory, knowing he'd never do it now but he had done plenty of questionable things back then. He raise an eyebrow as he looked her over in the tub. "You sure? This isn't just a way for me to give you a little show, is it? Cause I'm not complaining if it is."

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Though she’d grown used to the day to day chaos of the bar, there were still events that fazed her every now and then-  like a grown man crashing through the window, for example. She knew to treat it like business as usual though, smiling at customers in a way that counterbalanced Rhiannon’s more aggressive approach. Scarlet formed a fist with her hand and knocked it against Rhiannon’s scissors. “Have funn,” she sang at her, although she’d bet she’d get Dion or someone else to clean it for her by the time they even got down from the bar. “Actually- Should I grab one of the wet floor signs? That’s a lot of glass.”

Contrary to the expectations patrons had at most establishments, Coyote Ugly was a Rosewood destination for precisely the opposite reason. There was no air of perfection, no fake customer service. It was exactly what it was and anyone who didn't like it wasn't welcome. That being said, there were easier ways to remove people than through the front window so Rhiannon was definitely annoyed by that particular act of destruction. Seeing that Dion was closer and seemed to have it under control she stopped herself from joining the commotion. Perhaps that was a sign that she was outgrowing her self destructive phase, who knew. "Yeah alright," she threw a hand out without looking at Scarlet, scissors as she always did.

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“That’s really thoughtful,” she said sincerely, with a sweet smile in his direction. It almost made her feel bad that she hadn’t planned anything for him, but she knew he probably wasn’t expecting anything in return either. “You can’t let me fall asleep in here,” she told him playfully as she sank further into the water, just her head poking out. “Oh I don’t think any amount of bleach could make me do that, sorry.” Scarlet held her glass up then set aside after she’d taken a sip. “Do you…? It’s a tight fit but I can scoot over.”

"I mean...I planned for whatever you were feeling up to," he admitted. He had told himself he wouldn't go overboard but he did have a few different options depending on her mood. Even if she had decided she had wanted to be on her own. "Right? I asked the lady at the store for the most relaxing thing she could find for me." He handed her a drink and pulled up one of her chairs to the doorway to take a seat with his own drink. "You should've seen the ordeal when I tried to actually take a bath in the frat house. My god, that was a great battle. And I don't just mean cleaning the tub," he said with a shiver. He held up his glass in a toast, "Happy Valentine's Day, beautiful."

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On instinct Scarlet ducked as glass shattered around the front window, while Dion immediately jumped into action. "Rhiannon!," she called out as her roommate jumped over the bar to join the commotion, and she finished pouring the shots she'd started. She gave a reassuring smile to the patrons at the bar as she distributed their drinks, that was until her curiosity got the best of her and she hopped up to join Rhiannon. Not like she could see much from the ground anyway. "Okay ouch," she said as she saw the extent of the damage, and the guy who'd gone through the window. "Rock paper scissors for who cleans it up?"

"You gotta be–" Rhiannon stopped mid pour of the row of shots she was serving at the bar, attention snapped over to the now gaping hole in the front window where something - or someone - had gone through the glass. While they had security for these instances she also had little sense of self preservation, as evidenced by the way she moved to gracefully hoist herself over the bar. It had been a minute since anything had really shaken things up at Coyote Ugly so she wouldn't deny that she might have been looking for some drama.