Anthia was precious! Very precious indeed and Vinanye couldn't help but watch everything she did and silently cheer her on as she gave her little spew. Without a second thought, the Fae fished in his pocket and retrieved a sun stone. A stone of bright amber laced with strange rays of rainbow color.
When Anthia wasn't as distracted, Vinanye stepped over and held it out to her. "You are a good child," Vinnie said, intuition pushing him on.
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Anthia was met with a round of applause from the three gentlemen. Having the other people running cheer her on inspired her to push forward. It was an encouraging move! The practice with Shay paid off it seems. She grinned proudly.
"I'm in ninth grade. I do have a lot of clubs....but I'd be interested in helping out the alliance. I've heard some of the work you guys do, and it's great!"
There was a bit of bounce to her words as she uttered them. Clearly she was at full cheer and confidence levels right now. However, she was not a snob; it was a healthy level of confidence that she needed to exercise more regularly. When all was said, Vinanye entered the conversation once more with an offering. Her eyes widen as she saw a beautiful sun stone in his hands.
"For me? Thank you so much!"
She graciously accepted the gemstone and scurried around the table to give Vin a hug. This meant a lot to her. The sun elf contemplated if she could make it into a necklace somehow.
"I'm in ninth grade. I do have a lot of clubs....but I'd be interested in helping out the alliance. I've heard some of the work you guys do, and it's great!"
There was a bit of bounce to her words as she uttered them. Clearly she was at full cheer and confidence levels right now. However, she was not a snob; it was a healthy level of confidence that she needed to exercise more regularly. When all was said, Vinanye entered the conversation once more with an offering. Her eyes widen as she saw a beautiful sun stone in his hands.
"For me? Thank you so much!"
She graciously accepted the gemstone and scurried around the table to give Vin a hug. This meant a lot to her. The sun elf contemplated if she could make it into a necklace somehow.
Vinnie giggled when Anthia rushed around the table and threw her arms around him. He didn't hesitate to give her a hug in return. He loved making people happy, children especially so. Yes, Anthia was a good child, he could tell, and he'd have been happy to have her on the council with him.
"I hope you get a spot," he mused, voice a tad lower. "I think you would be good. Fair, kind, and you'd add something the school needs."
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"I hope you make it on the council too."
The girl whispered back to the man. She felt thrilled that she was being offered so much support. Everything was perfect until a loud CRASH rang through the area. Anthia turned around. Some careless idiot rammed straight into the two tables with the hoverboard. Now the cups and plates were all on the floor and some of the large containers of drinks spilled. The sun elf gasped in horror.
"I-I have to go fix that..."
She was reasonably upset and partially panicking. That was such a huge waste of drinks! Annie scurried away to find something to clean with.
The girl whispered back to the man. She felt thrilled that she was being offered so much support. Everything was perfect until a loud CRASH rang through the area. Anthia turned around. Some careless idiot rammed straight into the two tables with the hoverboard. Now the cups and plates were all on the floor and some of the large containers of drinks spilled. The sun elf gasped in horror.
"I-I have to go fix that..."
She was reasonably upset and partially panicking. That was such a huge waste of drinks! Annie scurried away to find something to clean with.
Vinanye jumped when the crash sounded. He ran over to pick up the now nearly empty cups on the ground. At least, they were outside so the liquid clean-up wouldn't be as bad. The boy who was riding the hovercraft apologized profusely but Vinnie waved him off with a smile and a polite word. There were still other tables of drinks and snacks.
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Dorian was about to make his leave, but he saw the events transpire, and he was unfortunately less kind to it than the two. "Hey, man! There's a huge set-up here! The fuck were you thinking!? Stay and help the poor girl whose stand you just ruined. Get some bloody tissues. I better see you here in five or I'll make your life a living hell." The kid's eyes widened, recognizing it was Dorian Crawford, and ran off, hopefully to be back with more tissues.
He straightened his jacket and went over to help Annie and Vinanye. "Sorry about the outburst, but here's a tip about Politics: Don't let idiots get away with shit like that. When you two get in the council, it's important not to let people walk all over you, or else they're going to eat you alive." When the guy came back with tissues, Dorian told him to wipe off the spills on the table. He himself rolled up his sleeves and picked cups and plates off the floor. What a mess.
He straightened his jacket and went over to help Annie and Vinanye. "Sorry about the outburst, but here's a tip about Politics: Don't let idiots get away with shit like that. When you two get in the council, it's important not to let people walk all over you, or else they're going to eat you alive." When the guy came back with tissues, Dorian told him to wipe off the spills on the table. He himself rolled up his sleeves and picked cups and plates off the floor. What a mess.
Vinnie's eyes widened as Dorian yelled at the boy. He paused in his cleanup to watch as the kid ran off to get more napkins to help clean up. Vinanye turned his wide-eyed stare to Dorian when the other man crouched with him. "O-Oh. I did not know. I appreciate it."
He returned to his work until the boy returned and again, Vinnie watched with a sense of awe as Dorian commanded the boy to dry up the liquid on the table. The Fae blushed, then grinned. "Spooky! You will make a good president."
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When it seemed like the situation was handled, Dorian stood back up and fixed himself. As much as he'd love to help them out, this wasn't his campaign. He did everything that was required of a normal civilian. He already got what he wanted from this visit, so he bowed a little to Annie.
"It was great meeting you. I hope we'll be working int he council together." He smiled, before taking his leave.
"It was great meeting you. I hope we'll be working int he council together." He smiled, before taking his leave.