a girl's night out ((Tag victor))

[slayers_desire]

April is not quite sure what to wear right now. She has plans for a "Girl's Night Out" with Victor Allen and Lorne. There is still a big part of her that is uneasy about celebrating, for any reason. But tonight is about finding peace in what she experienced. And bond with someone else who felt the same pain and torment.

She decides on a simply gray dress, with a white boa around the color and pearls in her hair. She PINs to the Nexus, to a place where she is to meet Victor and Lorne. The green skinned demon was more than excited about the new adventure. And he was already awaiting her arrival with a big grin.

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[victormakesart]

Victor has no idea what to wear for a girl's night, having never really been to one before, so she goes with a long, patchwork foot-length skirt, and one of the tops James got for her, and it has lace, and it doesn't hide her scars, which are pink, and white, and tan (and there's one blue one on her arm), and it even shows off the tattoo of the swallow she has on her shoulderblade, between scarring. The scar around her throat is pink and thick, like a necklace. She is wearing boots, because she has no idea about the right shoes. She has a bowler hat, too, so she doesn't have to worry about her hair, which likes to poof out at every opportunity.

Her cane is silvery, and light, with leaves painted on it. She heads over, looking sheepish.

[slayers_desire]

"Look at these beautiful ladies. I am one lucky man." Lorne laughed. He was wearing a yellow tux, with a long red scarf around his neck.

April just bit her lip, a little shy about his complement. "Thanks for coming Victor. You too Lorne."

[victormakesart]

"Nah, you've got one beautiful lady, and one Victor," she says, with a twittery laugh, linking fingers with Lorne. "This'll be good. I have drink mixes and stuff in my... bag thing."

She objects to calling it a purse. Objects heartily. And really, it's more like an ammo bag.

[slayers_desire]

"You are both gorgeous. And don't make me point out why. I have lists." Lorne protested with a soft chuckle.

"Drink mixes?" April questioned.

[victormakesart]

"For, like, virgin cosmos and stuff, if you want 'em."

[slayers_desire]

"Wouldn't the club have those?" April thought they would be safe, if they wanted a non-alcoholic night. (Which she must do, being pregnant and everything).

[victormakesart]

"Oh, yeah, y' know, I'll be back in a second."

She had thought the girl's night out would have less focus on the 'out' and they'd be hanging out somewhere quiet, just the three of them, and since she'd said she'd bring drinks when they were on the phone the other night-- she PINs out and returns without the bag, two and a half second flat.

[slayers_desire]

Lorne had suggested a club atmosphere, to at least relax things at first, before things got all intraspective during the evening. April felt a little clumsy, trying to plan out an evening.

"Don't worry girls, I will find a good place for us three." Lorne concentrated on his senses, following the music to a place that was more of a jazz-type club, than hard rock or that would be packed with people.

"I think I will trust his judgement." April whispered.

[victormakesart]

It isn't a problem... even the best-planned evening has a few hiccoughs!

"Me too," Victor murmurs. "The man knows music." She links an arm with April, gives her a quick (and shy) kiss on the cheek. "This is gonna be a good night."

[slayers_desire]

April hugs Victor tightly to her with a smile. "He said he will pick a good place for us."

((ball with son for an hour, be back soon))

[victormakesart]

"Yeah," she says, wrapping an arm around her shoulders.

((Have fun!))

[slayers_desire]

The nice thing about Lorne is that he knows both woman so well, that the club atmosphere is exactly what they will need. A little music. Not too many crowds. And a nice private booth where they can order drinks, food, listen to the music and still have their conversations.

"Ladies... everything is on me tonight. Serious." Lorne insisted. April just smiled, and nodded to the idea.

[victormakesart]

"Thank you, darlin'," she says, tilting her cane against the side of the booth. Touching his hand, lightly. Vic's very tactile, so gentle, platonic contact is basically awesome for her.

She orders a virgin pina colada because basically that's a yummy tropical smoothie.

[slayers_desire]

April orders a Passion Fruit Spritzer, mocktail style of course. And Lorne, just orders a martini. His kind of Demon doesn't get drunk. But he likes the taste of it.

"I love jazz. The soul. The heart. The sorrow." Lorne sighed softly.

"This is my first time to a jazz club." April chuckles.

[victormakesart]

"Really! Jazz is awesome. Jazz and the blues, they're the best," Victor insists, tugging her knee up to her chest (ladylike, Vicky), and her leg goes pop-pop.

[slayers_desire]

April listens for a moment, sensing those around them as they connect to the music. "I can see why."

[victormakesart]

"Yeah," she says, chilling out, letting the saxophone get saxophoney, sipping little sips to avoid brain freeze, and just... mellowing.

[slayers_desire]

Lorne smiles, placing out an arm over each woman's shoulder. He can sense them mellowing a little. And is glad for it.

"This is a perfect place to relax." He purred.

April just chuckled softly.

[victormakesart]

She leans her head against Lorne's shoulder, breathes out slowly, following the notes, like she's mentally highlighting them.

[slayers_desire]

Lorne softly sings along with a few of the songs. April just cocks her head when he does. For another person, who can see auras, she can see his song mixing in the air with the main jazz tune.

[victormakesart]

Vic just watches, and sips, as the music goes on its musicky way. It's one of those moments where it's okay to be silent.

[slayers_desire]

After a couple of songs, and a couple of quiet sips of their drinks, Lorne breaths softly. "Ladies, I must ask... how are you handling everything?"

April pauses at her glass. "Still all jumbled."

[victormakesart]

"Pretty jacked up. Spendng time on the bird-people planet is helpin', though. Becoming one with my tribe, again. But, like, I just see a kid and I start crying, no matter what species. And the nightmares, and, anyway. Yeah."

[slayers_desire]

"You have a tribe? Of bird people?" Lorne sounded amazed.

April sets her hands on her stomach and holds back tears for a moment. She doesn't want to think of her nightmares right now. So instead, listens to the conversation at hand.

[victormakesart]

"Well, I mean, unofficially. They kinda accepted me into their tribe. I, um. I was on a visit, and they invited me to a hatching ceremony, and I saw that, um, not a lot of eggs were hatching, and older bird-folks were hunched, but they weren't even very old. And nearly everyone had some sorta broken bone. So, I, ah--I figured out that they weren't getting the calcium they needed from their diet. They were transplants to that world, and over countless generations they were just gettin' weaker and weaker. I got them supplements right away, and started on finding and getting plants for them that would correct things."