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Ryker Chaise | M | 28 | Beta | M: Maeve, Racheal(ind) Ryker chuckled to himself as he heard hoofbeats behind me. A smile could be seen on his face as he looked over at the healer. "Nice day for a ride, don't you think?" He said, his grin portraying that he knew she needed a break. The soft thump of the hooves kept him relaxed as they navigated through the terrain. Ryker grinned over at Maeve before asking, "How much of that paperwork have you gotten done?"
If she had been working like he had been, then she was almost as tired as he was of being inside. Although, she could handle it better than he could. He hated being indoors for too long. He must have been in his thoughts too long because Whisper suddenly jerked to the side before righting herself back onto the path. A long branch protruded from the ground behind him now and he sighed. "All this paperwork is going to my head. And that's only half the work." He grumbled, allowing his annoyance to show through.
If it was anyone else, he wouldn't say anything and be annoyed later. But he trusted Maeve and she was a good friend. They got to the center in time to see a familiar car drive off. He let out a sigh, watching the warrior drive off before turning Whisper towards the corral. It looked like Secret had just finished his route which was fine and dandy, but Ryker would have liked it if the female had stayed around to help a bit. She was a bit of a loner though so he doubted it. Now he had to figure out a way to drag her to the beach to participate in the festive.
The disapproval was written on his face for a few moments before he dismounted. Walking Whisper over to the barn, he took off her tack and led her into a stall. A whinny came from nearby, earning a soft smile to emerge on his face. "Yes Midnight, I'm late aren't I boy?" He said, walking over to the stall. The black stallion nickered his response, pawing at the ground impatiently. Ryker turned back to Maeve, "I'm going to take him out for a little bit. Then I'm going to start moving the last of the equipment to the beach. Setting it up will come later. We can round up a few people to help out if needed."
Ryker moved to grab some of the brushes before looking back at Maeve, "You are free to join me if you want. I'm just going to take him around the corral for a few laps, maybe do a few steps if he's still feeling antsy." He said, waiting by Midnight's stall for an answer. |
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Rachel Walling | F | 27 | Hunter | M: Maeve, Ryker Rachel leaned up and checked the clock on her car. Well. She might as well as turn around and head back. She pulled an Illegal u-turn and headed back, so much on her mind. She wasn't looking forward to the festival. She hated sand. As she drove down the drive, Secret lifted his head and trotted towards the fence, nickering at her. "Idiot." She laughed to herself. She parked her Honda in a parking spot and got out. She went towards the barn to find Ryker. She assumed that he'd be tacking up Midnight. She paused behind him. "Hello Ryker, I was wondering if it would be alright if I rode before chores?" She waited for his yes before heading down to the paddocks. She undid the leather halter with Sec's name plate on it and entered. He came trotting over, happily. "Hey buddy!" She stroked his face before putting the halter on and leading him back to the barn. She placed in on cross ties and took her brushes out of her tack locker. It took about ten minutes to brush, tack and put boots on. Rachel then put her shoulder-length hair up into a pony-tail and put her helmet on followed by her purple riding gloves. . She stood at the mounting block, checking her girth. All good. She put a foot in her iron and swung her other leg over, sitting gently on his back, giving his neck a pat with her inside hand. She gently squeezed to ask him on to begun warm-up. He was a big guy, and he needed quite a bit of warm up before they could get jumping. Secret was quick to round up and collect in the trot, extenting and yielding to her leg. She allowed him to get a breather before she asked for a left-leaded canter. He picked up the right, so she nudged him with her inside leg, and opened it up for a flying-lead change. He swished his tail and did what was asked. "Good boy!" She praised before heading towards a small vertical. It was striped with many fun colors. She patted him as she sat up for the combination of oxers. These were small jumps at 2'9 and Secret was just asking to go faster. She clucked taking the first one, looking at the middle of the next jump. They did the line with ease and she had him going for the liverpool jump. He hesitated for a moment and she could see him eyeing the water as they overjumped it. He snorted as they landed and gave a small buck before switching his leads and heading for the fan. This was the jump that Secret had been having issues with. She clucked at him, and nudged him with her spurs. He flicked his tail to let her know that he knew what she was asking, and he quicked his stride before a rather harsh take off. Rachel was left slightly behind, feeling bad for hanging on his mouth. "Sorry buddy." She whispered as they landed, patting him. Last of the the course was the wall. She loved this jump, and kissed at him to go faster. He did so happily and she could feel his excitment underneath her. He tossed his head up right before the jump. He knocked part of it, and she cursed under her breath. "Good job." She said, a bit sour. If only he hadn't tossed his head. Oh well. At least he didn't refuse any. She patted her pony and took a peppermint out of the pocket in her breeches to give to him as she cooled him off. . Rachel was brushing Secret on the cross ties when she caught sign of Ryker again. She left her horse there watching her go confused to ask him what she could do for him. "Hey again Ryker, what can I do once I turn him out again?" Her eyes were happy after the ride, and she was relax yet buzzing with excitment. |
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Sam Williams/ 24/ F/ Assistant Healer/ M: Kai and others (ind.) As papers began to be a little more cleared (barley though) Sam gave a low growl in frustration. There were so many papers to go through and once Kai or Blake came back there would be more to sort through. It was bad enough having to sort everything out but afterwards Sam would need to put then back where they were originally placed and some papers would need to be re-done for health purposes. Not realizing someone came in Sam scratched her head before going back into the work of sorting; from the slightest cold to someone's death certificate. She then heard a box hit the floor causing Sam whipped her head around only seeing Kai talking to her, she was siting in the quiet for a while that Kai startled her. Sam rubber her neck with a hand "I should be fine, I only have a little bit to go through anyway" she said with a tired sigh. She gave Kai a small smile "Sounds like you becoming a softie" she said with a smirk printed on her face. She knew Kai for a while making her think of him as a close friend, she knew he had been on a boat for a while and could be getting use to being on land again. |
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(Nobody be confused! I am simply moving this here to let you all know of the edit to get all the characters in which I didn't do before. This is before/during/after Mountain's post and only Mountain's post. Everyone else is in the right order. More in discussion if confused x) ) Kaiser | 24 | M | Hunter | M: Maeve(ind), Sam(dir), Mishka(dir), Dylan(dir), The pack(dir & ind), Aardam(dir) Kai had just gotten out of the elevator in time for Ryker to come by, giving a smirk to the beta. He earned an eye roll which just sent him grinning down the hall. He liked to play around with the higher ranks, it was fun to annoy them. Kai got to the room, setting down most of the boxes outside before hearing someone come beside him. Dylan had come up nearby, asking if they needed help. Miska came up a minute later asking the same thing. "I believe that's the last of the boxes but Sam might need help sorting. If you two could take our places, me and Aardam could get some rest." Kai said to both of them before heading into the room, placing a box down beside Sam.
"You doing alright there? Need any more help?" Kai asked, causing Sam to whip her head around. His voice was softer than normal and his eyes were tired. Being on the boat was one of his favorite things but the rocking made it hard to sleep. At her response, he chuckled, "Well, I could definitely sleep for the next couple days. I've had enough of humans for a while too." Kai made a sour face, before nudging Sam playfully to let her understand he was joking.
"Miska and Dylan are here so they could help you sort through these if you want. I'm going to grab Adam and go. I'm sure he's about ready for a nap as well." He said with a laugh before getting up. "I'll see you later eh?" Kai said with a smile before heading out of the room. "Ask Sam for directions, she's a bit stressed." Kai said to Dylan, nodding towards the room. He found Aardam organizing boxes nearby and let a small cough. "I didn't think you liked organizing. Besides, are you sure you can still see well enough to read them?" Kai teased before jerking his head. "Miska and Dylan is taking our places so we can head out. I'm sure you're as tired as I am." Kai paused before wiggling his eyebrows, "Unless of course, you would rather stay here and organize some more." He laughed before heading towards the door, tilting his head towards the other male to hear his response. |
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Aardam Kroon | 23 | M | Hunter | M: Mishka, Dlyan, Kaiser Adam shuffled from box to box, briefly seeing what was in them to be able to put them in their respective places. He really really hated this. How’d he end up doing this job? He knew deep down it came from the thought that if he didn’t no one else would, and after all, who would with the festival so close? Now they were in the final stretch and rushing a bit, or maybe not enough? Adam hadn’t really ever liked the festival, too many people in one place, but at least he was on friendly terms with everyone? He stood at the noise of someone’s footfalls approaching, rolling his shoulders back. His ears throbbed from a headache coming in. The elevation from sea level to here wasn’t a great distance, but it apparently was enough to throw his body for a loop. Maybe it was that he was stiff from the boat. Either way, he was tired, and really wanted a nap. He turned to look at Kaiser when he coughed with a glare that said “you better not get me sick bro.” He had deep bags under his eyes. He blinked, and the glare was gone. “You good Buddy?” He asked with a teasing smile. “Do I need to give you the heimlich?” Dislike wasn’t the word to describe his hatred towards organizing. He let out a deep sigh as he stood up, stretching his back a bit before reaching into his back pocket to check his phone. He’d been here for longer than he’d wanted to. “That is quite nice of Dylan and Mishka to take our spots.” He was looking around to make sure that he hadn’t let anything behind. “And fuck cleaning. I’m going to go and find something to eat before crashing somewhere on the floor.” He said with a playful elbow at Kai. Adam closed the door behind him before rubbing his hands. “Want to make bets as to whom will be getting paired together this year?” There was a glint of mischief glint in his eyes. “Thank you Dylan, Mishka, see you all later!” He said with a wave. Adam was quick to jog down the stair, the excitement of the possibility of sleep bringing energy into his body. He fished his keys from his pocket, creating a good amount of noise from the keys hitting. He looked at Kai again, a lopsided smile, his energy gone from his sudden burst. “I swear, one of these days I need to find someone to teach me how to cook-” He stopped talking, looking straight ahead with a concerned look. The movement he’d seen was just a crow. “Sleep well, if I don’t see you before then!” He said, waving at Kaiser. He watched him take the first few steps away before getting into his truck and turning it on. It rumbled to life, and Aardam slowly backed out of his parking spot and turned towards his house. He pulled in and stepped out. He could hear his hens complaining about the late dinner. He went to the back of the house, bending down to say hello. The six of them came running. Three jumped onto his back while the other three hovered around him. He smiled and began to gently pet the one perched on his knee. He carefully took them off his back, and placed them on the ground to stand. He really needed to get some sleep… He headed to the back patio, cat beds resting on it for the hens to lay in . He opened the door and didn’t bother to close it, allowing the hens to come inside. Quickly, he put diapers on to protect his hardwood floors. He began to soak their oats. He turned to see that only two were left engaged with him, the rest outside heading for the coop. He smiled at the two as he pulled out his air fryer to cook a steak. |
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Tori *Pending Last Name* | 24 | Female | Luna | Aiofe and Kane Tori nodded as she put the phone down with a chuckle. "It was always going to be a go whether he made it or not." She nodded as Kane spoke meeting his gaze for a few moments before looking at her computer. Her eyes were pulled up to his again when he addressed her. "I mean....well yes you can go Kane. I will hold you to giving me the report." She offered a smile to the pair before sitting back down in the chair behind the desk picking up the reports that were sitting on her desk. Her eyes scanned over the words once more relief filling her that she knew Liam was coming home and would be there soon. She lifted her gaze to see if she was alone once more and let out a small sigh seeing a few text messages come in on her phone about appointments and she flipped her cell over. After a few moments, she turned her phone back over and put on some music singing along with the different genres that would come on just letting the playlist go in its own direction. With a soundtrack, the female began finalizing the reports and burried herself into her work. |
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Maeve O'Cleirigh | 23 | Female | Head Healer | Ryker & Rachel ... She laughed dryly at the mention of paperwork, "I got through most of it but there's always more to do" Maeve sighed shaking her head. She understood that the paperwork was only half of it, the preparations for the festival were also a big part of their duties during this time. As her gaze shifted to the forest she started to hum softly, a long forgotten melody her mother had sung to her as a child. Patting Amber's neck when the mare shook her head, earning a brief chuckle from Maeve as they followed the bets and his mare. Coming to a stop she let the chestnut have her head to graze, patiently waiting. . "I wouldn't mind joining you" she chuckled glancing briefly to the hunter whom had walked over briefly, "Amber could use a round of jumps after being at pasture for so long". The mentioned mare snorted as if she resented that comment, causing Maeve to laugh while rubbing the equine's shoulder. Looking back to Ryker as he groomed the large stallion, "have you picked someone to bring with you to the festival?" She found herself asking despite herself, frowning as she remembered she'd yet to ask ther person whom she had in mind. Perhaps her friend would have some advice on that matter. Footsteps sounded, shortly followed by the reappearance of Rachel. Listening silently as she spoke to the beta, Maeve chuckled shaking her head. "Good to see you, Secret doing well I hope" she voiced smiling as she waved briefly to the other woman. .~. .~[][][]~.|.~[][][]~. .~. Aoife O'Cuirc | 24 | Female | Head Warrior | Tori, Kane ... Chuckling briefly at the exchange between the lead hunter and luna, dipping her head to the woman she took her leave as well. Pausing briefly as she noticed a group helping with the medic's storage, smiling as she turned away. It was always good to see the pack helping each other out. Quick strides took her out to the training area, where she found a few warriors chilling. Upon her arrival they scrambled to their feet with salutes which she waved off. "Even with a festival around the corner this is no time for slaking, training can never be neglected. Understood?" Aoife voiced sternly, hearing a chorus of agreeing responses she smiled. Dissmissing the group she walked off to her own office just a short distance away. . Frowning briefly as she sat at the desk, despite everything this was still more paperwork to do. Something she loathed but needed to be done. Glancing briefly out the window she could see the warriors running drills and practicing, she'd join them soon after she finished the last bit of paperwork that needed to be completed. Her computer open with emails and other such tabs, while she pulled a folder out and bagan sifting through the pack of papers. Groaning softly as she began to sign and fillout parts of the pages. A soft bell followed by the meow of her cat, chuckling as the feline jumped up into her lap. Petting the soft fur Aoife sighed, leaning back into the chair her gaze shifted to the ceiling. "Once this is all over I'm gonna need a vacation" she mumbled to herself with a small smirk. .~. .~[][][]~.|.~[][][]~. .~. Dylan O'Brian | 27 | Male | Hunter | Sam, Mishka & Aardam ... Aardam called out to him as he entered the hall, shaking his head at the younger male. "Quiet thankfuly, aside from the usual bunch of delinquents" Dylan chuckled giving the hunter a nod as he passed. Paused watching the other hunters leave, carefully picking up one of the remaining boxes in the hall. Walking sideways through the door he dipped his head to Sam, briefly gesturing where she'd like the box. "You doing alright? Remember to take a break when ya need to, we can't do our best work without proper rest" he chidded lightheartedly. Despite his distance from the medics and their usual work, Dylan understood their work took alot of attention and time. Something he could appreciate. Pausing he noticed Mishka hovering by the door, her gaze following the retreating form of Kai. He shook his head, "that girl will never learn, love sick over a man who doesn't see her". Dylan shook his head before returning his attention to the assisstant medic, "there's a few more boxes on the cart in the hall, where would you like them?" .~. .~[][][]~.|.~[][][]~. .~. Mishka Volkov | 23 | Female | Member | Sam & Dylan ... Mishka trailed after Kai, nodding as she listened to directions. Dipping her head briefly to Sam when she paused at the doorway, shifting sideways as the hunter left to collect his friend before leaving. Her gaze following Kai as he walked down the hall, lingering a moment even after he'd left her sight. Mishka sighed roughly, frowning she felt her chest clench painfully. Glaring sideways at the older male who mumbled under his breath about her, but she'd let it go. He was probably right anyway. Stepping into the room she glanced around the room, "so what needs to be done, aside from moving the boxes is there anything else I can help with" Mishka voiced turning her attention to Sam. She'd kept her distance from the medics when not needed, thus she wasn't super familiar with how they organized or certain items they used. |
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Kane | 26 | M | Lead Hunter | M: Tori, Aoife Kaiser | 24 | M | Hunter | M: Aardam Kane gave a dip of his head at Tori's response, offering a small smile to her before givng a small nod to Aoife as the lead warrior left the room. He followed her out, noting the group at the medic's storage. Good, there was someone helping the medics today. Kane sighed as he came outside, letting the sprinkle of rain drip in his hair. It felt good although he was still expecting the ground to rock under his feet. A vacation was indeed what he needed from the boat.
Kai laughed at Aardam's response as they got outside, giving him a pat on the back. "Pfft, your looking at one buddy. Whenever your hungry, my house is open!" Kai said, shooting a grin at Adam before heading towards his house. Giving a wave to the retreating hunter, Kai walked down the road to his and Kane's house. Getting inside, he sighed before heading to his room. He was about to crash when he heard the door.
Kane walked in, running a hand through his hair before heading to the bathroom to grab a towel. On his way, he heard movement coming from Kai's room. A moment later, all was silent and Kane kept going. Looked like Kai was crashing. Didn't blame him, Kane was ready to crash as well. But he had paperwork and a report to do. Grabbing the towel for his hair, he dried it off before heading towards his office. Sitting down, he pulled out his phone and put on his music. Nothing like guitar while he did paperwork. Once his music was going, he started on his work. |
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Ryker Chaise | M | 28 | Beta | M: Maeve, Racheal Ryker finished grooming Midnight, listening to Maeve before frowning slightly. "I haven't really thought about it yet to be honest. No one comes straight to mind." Ryker said before shrugging, "Besides, I doubt I would be able to make much time for them with the horses and keeping everything in check. I want to make sure everyone gets along fine during the festival." He finished before moving Midnight out of the stall. Clipping him right outside, he headed over to the tack locker only to pause as Racheal came back into sight.
The reappearance of the hunter made him blink but at her request, he gave her a nod. "We'll do chores in a bit. I know my boy wants to get going." Ryker said before heading over to the tack locker. He grabbed the stallion's tack before heading out. While he used a beautiful english saddle for events, this was routine so he had an older version of an english saddle in his arms. Making it back to his horse, he set the equipment down before adjusting the blanket onto Midnight's back.
Once he was satisfied, he put the saddle on, making sure it fit snugly. Finally, he unclipped the halter to place the bridle onto the stallion. He was met with a tiny bit of resistance with the ears, but that was normal. Finished, he palmed a sugar cube and Midnight lipped it up happily. Leading the stallion out, he got out to one of the jumping corrals before mounting up. Midnight was ready to go and already was prancing in place. "Easy there boy," Ryker said gently, clucking his tongue to start the laps.
They took one lap along the outside, Midnight tossing his head a few times. Tugging slightly on the reins, Ryker led the stallion towards the first jumps. Midnight jumped the small ones with ease before snorting at the next one. Giving him a small nudge, he guided Midnight through a vertical. Recieving a slight toss, Ryker moved him around to go through it again. Building up the needed speed, Midnight cleared it before they headed to the next one. The next one was a Calvaletti circle. He had been noticing that Midnight's normal long stride had been off so they would do one or two of these.
Ryker navigated Midnight towards the outside of the poles before nudging him into a canter. Midnight obliged and they went a lap around. Ryker allowed him a break afterwards before doing another. After that one, he sighed before navigating Midnight to the outer rim of the corral to slow down and take a breather. Coming back to the gate, Ryker dismounted before leading Midnight towards the cross ties. Taking the tack off and cooling the male off a bit, he walked Midnight back to the stalls. "We'll be riding a good bit tomorrow boy. I'll come see you later tonight." Ryker whispered to him before heading to put the tack away.
He was just about finished putting Midnight's tack away when Racheal came back up. She seemed to be buzzing with excitement after her ride. At her question, he nodded towards the farthest stalls. "I would like to get the last of the supplies down to the beach before night falls. I packed the wagons this morning but we'll need two teams to get them down there." Ryker started walking towards the farthest stalls where they kept their draft horses. "If you start to bring them out to the wagons out front, I'll grab their tack from the lockers. We should be there and back by 6, if not before. There will be tents to drop the wagons off at, so don't worry about staying too long." He said, waiting for her answer before heading off towards the locker. |
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Sam Williams/ 24/ F/ Assistant Healer/ M: Dylan and Mishka, Maeve (ind) Sam finally finished sorting almost all of the papers and stretched her arms into the air before looking back hearing someone walk in. She gave a faint smile to Dylan before standing up. "I think the boxes should be fine in here for now..." Sam paused for a moment and gave a small nod to herself. Sam gave a small look at Mishka and grinned a little, "Moving the boxes in here should be good for now I'll need to double check with Maeve for anything else afterwards, or just to see if we need to move them" she announced. She couldn't really think of anything to do since she practically only sporting papers the whole time but it didn't hurt to double check. Sam kneeled down onto the floor cleaning all the lose papers placing them back into file cabinets, boxes, any place where they were meant to be. She wanted them off the floor so they could place the boxes somewhere and it would be faster to remove them if they had too. She gave a small smile to the both of them before grazing pat them towards the cart of boxes. There weren't that many but it was still quiet a few and the boxes where decently sized. Sam turned around " we better get moving" she said with enthusiasm trying to lighten the mood a bit. Sam wasn't to social with her pack mates while grabbing the boxes, she doesn't try to shut the world out but sometimes she gets to much into the zone or everything just goes blank around her. Sam tried to focus in every once in a while but it was tough, but it warmed her heart just knowing there were others around her. |
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