[aliyaah]

Singles Mingle
Lady Marmalade & Padme's Legacy

finish date: April 16th 2024

Your characters have arrived in Unclaimed Hearts for the Singles Mingle event. Now, equines have begun to break off to converse with others. Will love flourish? Or will complete incompatibility lead to uncomfortable encounters?

Please refer to the sign-up thread for further information regarding this event, found here.

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Thank you, and have fun!

fleabittengray & Indi

[Indi]

There were so many equines here -- yet Padmè's Legacy knew that, in truth, it was only a handful of individuals. Albeit, some had far more... presence than others. Groups had never exactly been her favourite thing in the world, but she had never felt quite so anxious in the past. True, having her father to retreat to when she was little had made crowds quite easy to deal with. Unfortunately, it had been a long time since last she had seen her father, let alone had him around to retreat to when she was uncomfortable with a situation. Having her brothers around had also mitigated her anxieties to a certain degree, once upon a time. But how long had it been since she had seen Ares Nune and Lightsaber Combat? She had almost found the land her father ruled, directed by the Light Queen... only to be accosted before she could get there and... and endure a nightmare.

With a brisk shake of her head, Padmè tried her utmost to push away thoughts of the recent past. To focus on the here and now.

It was in that moment when she recognized the fact that the gathered group of equines was beginning to separate into pairs. Brow furrowing, Padmè could only guess what was going on. Or why. She had been hoping for an opportunity to present itself that would allow her to speak with the mare she felt certain must have uttered the name of her brother, but before she could turn her steps toward the the palomino damsel, the buckskin took note that another of the gathering seemed to be approaching her in turn. She had no idea who the gold and smoky black femme might be. Or why she seemed to have opted to approach Padmè, though as aforementioned, most already were separating into pairs. Perhaps if she had known what she was walking into, instead of stumbling upon this gathering when she thought she had heard her brother's name spoken, she would actually have some idea what was going on or what was probably expected of her, being at this gathering of equines.

Character;; Padmè's Legacy
Tagged;; fleabittengray w/Lady Marmalade
Notes;; <3
Timeline;; 4 years old

[fleabittengray]

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LADY MARMALADE

made by remi of rilla go! and adoxography

There was so much going on with this event! She couldn't believe it! She was so excited to be here, and her youthful joy was clearly expressed through her facial features. Her smile was bright, her multi-hued eyes sparkling with an equal display of happiness. She noticed that the equines were all beginning to split off into pairs and for a moment she hesitated, wondering if everyone here already knew each other and that was how they so easily began to approach one another. Now, Lady Marmalade was not a shy girl, but she was still young and lacked the easy confidence that older mares typically seemed to have when it came to conversing. So she stood there for a moment, wide eyed and curious, and by the time she snapped out of her curious little daze, nearly everyone had already paired off! She did not blame them for not immediately approaching her, of course. She was young, and for those that knew what a Cambion was, the biohazard marking upon her left shoulder would clearly show what she was, and they were bound to want to avoid her. But she was here to interact with others and at least make a friend, so with that, Mar bounced forward and approached the first equine that she saw that hadn't started to pair off just yet.

She nickered kindly, her smile warm and her tone pleasant as she called out to the other mare. "Hi!" she greeted the other, who was also young, but not as young as Lady Marmalade herself from what the chimeric maiden could tell. She was a buckskin and ivory mare, with odd black markings that Mar had never seen before - they reminded her vaguely of her Cambion mark, in how peculiar they were, but they were very distinctly not the biohazard marking that she had been born with. Still, she hoped maybe this stranger wouldn't be immediately disgusted by her "mark of the beast" and would at least be willing to converse with her. "I'm Mar! What brought you out here to this event?" Might as well start with a simple opening question and an introduction of herself. That seemed like the easiest way of getting into a conversation.


Indi w/ Padme's Legacy
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Notes
2 years 6 months, first thread of Singles Mingle 2024

[Indi]

Obviously, given the circumstances, Padmè's Legacy wondered if she had made an error in coming to this gathering of equines. Clearly something specific was going on here, made obvious by the way equines had begun pairing off and the fact that most seemed to have at least some notion of what they were doing here. Not like herself, with no idea what was going on beyond the fact that she was mostly certain she had overheard one of the mares present utter her brother's name. Then again, Padmè was well aware of the fact that she could have just been hearing things and no one here had spoken of Ares Nune. After everything she had endured in the last year... she was undeniably desperate enough to imagine someone speaking of a member of her family without it actually being true. Which was why she had come closer in search of pinpointing who and why and if. On the small chance that she had heard aright, she needed to know. She would give anything to know that at least one of her brothers was still present, that at least some part of her family remained. That she was not too late.

For the moment, however, she found herself nervously observing the approach of the young gold and smoky black femme. It was not that the younger damsel had done anything to make her uneasy and she felt a sense of guilt for it, but this gathering... after everything that had happened... she simply could not help from feeling excessively skittish in the face of it all. Still, she managed a small, gentle smile for the two-toned damsel, inclining her head politely when the other greeted, "Hi!"

'Hello,' Padmè answered, lyrics just barely audible. Given her anxiety, it was probably just as well that she had no idea of what the marking emblazoned on the younger mare's left shoulder meant.

"I'm Mar! What brought you out here to this event?" Offering both introduction and inquiry, Mar also simultaneously offered Padmè the information confirming that she had inadvertently stumbled into some kind of event.

'It's lovely to meet you, Mar,' she answered warmly, though still with an undeniable touch of nervousness, 'I am Padmè. As to what brought me out to this event... honestly, it was a bit of an accident. I did not even know there was an event. I was just passing by and I thought I heard someone say something... and I had to... I needed to confirm and... well... ' A soft, self-deprecatory laugh escaped the buckskin damsel as she concluded, '... here I am. With no real idea where I am or what is going on.'

Character;; Padmè's Legacy
Tagged;; fleabittengray w/Lady Marmalade
Notes;; <3
Timeline;; 4 years old.

[aliyaah]

OOC. fleabittengray failed to post within 5 days, and Indi failed to post within 5 days after that. While you are not eligible for completion prizes, please continue to have fun and aim for other prizes before the event is over. <3

[fleabittengray]

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LADY MARMALADE

made by remi of rilla go! and adoxography

The mare that she approached seemed wary of her, which Mar was used to, but what struck her as odd was that the mare hadn't seemed to notice her biohazard mark on her left shoulder. In fact, she seemed wary just about Lady Marmalade approaching in general. Mar wondered if this girl had suffered some sort of tragedy that made her so skittish of someone just saying hello and felt her heart go out to the stranger. While she'd never suffered through any tragedies herself, Mar was very empathetic towards those that did end up harmed by others. She knew that, usually, it was her own alliance doing the harming and it made her angry. Just because someone called themselves a Dark did not mean they had to be wicked and cruel! It was so frustrating to hear the news of everything being down in the name of darkness. Mar wanted no part of it. She would rather make friends than enemies!

She would have missed the other's greeting in return had she not been looking right at her. 'Hello,' The word was barely audible, and Mar cocked her head to the side, giving a sheepish smile. What was the issue? Did she want Mar to leave? Would she prefer to talk to someone else? Or maybe the girl was just shy! 'It's lovely to meet you, Mar,' At least the next words that the stranger spoke were warmer, making Lady Marmalade grin and bob her head in a friendly fashion. 'I am Padmè. As to what brought me out to this event... honestly, it was a bit of an accident. I did not even know there was an event. I was just passing by and I thought I heard someone say something... and I had to... I needed to confirm and... well... ' Padmè laughed then and Mar smiled, friendly and understanding. '... here I am. With no real idea where I am or what is going on.'

That had Mar wondering if maybe this mare was new to the realm or something, to not know what the Free Lands were. She chuckled kindly, motioning around them with her muzzle. "This is the Free Lands. Unclaimed Hearts, to be exact!" she explained, eying the rest of the equines paired together. "This is a Singles Mingle event. I'm not here to find true love, though... I was just curious, really. You're the first one I'm even talking to, cuz everyone else was already paired off and I didn't want to look ridiculous, standing there by myself!"


Indi w/ Padme's Legacy
426 | Profile
Notes
2 years 6 months, first thread of Singles Mingle 2024

[aliyaah]

Singles Mingle 2024

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Indi

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fleabittengray

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No rewards here but thank you for writing such cute posts, they were fun to read. <3