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Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
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Sept 9, 2016 11:16:18 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Sept 9, 2016 11:16:18 GMT -7
October was one of Irina’s favorite months of the year; it became crisper outside for perfect hiking weather in a cozy sweatshirt, pumpkins and apples were bountiful and in easy supply in the kitchens and Great Hall, and Halloween was coming. Of course that meant the Triwizard Tournament champions would be announced, but Irina had taken the stance of refusing to talk or think about it because it made her nerves jingle. What had made Octobers’ status of best month ever solidify was one particular Durmstrang student; Daniel Hoh. They were together now, really and truly; just thinking of him as her ‘boyfriend’ made Rina’s heart skip a beat. It had been an interesting past weekend, spending the night at Niko and Magdalena’s house. She referred to it in her head as their house, already oddly comfortable with the idea of Niko having a live-in girlfriend. She had tried to make it clear to Dan though that their relationship was different; there was no reason to speed along the milestones, they could go at any speed they wanted. They had all the time in the world.
He had asked to meet her in front of the Room of Requirement; she was surprised he even remembered her talking about it once. She was curious as to what he had in mind - when she had asked he just told her it was a surprise. She was okay with that though; she liked his surprises. She decided to dress up her style a bit; she couldn’t always wear comfortable sweats and hiking clothes after all. Especially after Magi had answered Nik’s door wearing just her undergarments. But she kept it modest; a long ice blue dress made from cotton that matched her eyes exactly and made them stand out even more. Her hair was down, long and straight the way he liked it. She made her way from Gryffindor tower and walked towards the Room of Requirement, trying not to break into a run. She didn’t want to seem like some simpering little girl all excited to see her boyfriend, but that’s really what she was. Without the simpering. As she turned the corner and saw him there, her heart skipped again. She wondered if it would ever stop doing that, and realized that she didn’t want it to. “Hi,” she said, her face breaking out into a smile.
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Sept 9, 2016 13:01:35 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2016 13:01:35 GMT -7
Dan had heard of this Room of Requirement and figured it was the best place to meet Irina. She told him where the door usually showed up and he asked her to meet him there. He stood waiting patiently, holding almost perfectly still, until he saw her and smiled. "Hi to you," he responded, leaning forward to catch her hand and then kiss her on the cheek. "Thanks for coming," he turned toward the wall. He closed his eyes, and hoped he was doing this right. He wished for a room for playing board games with a good collection and cozy couches with tables to play on. The door started to form and he squeezed her hand, opening his eyes, "hey, I think I did it right!" he said, a little too excitedly.
He cleared his throat and opened the door, pulling her in."Quick!" He laughed, pulling her in with him and shutting the door behind them. The room seemed to take in his wishes and he grinned, turning to Irina and raising an eyebrow if she approved.
Irina Rose Krum
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Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
1,406 posts
played by Lisa
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last online Dec 26, 2023 10:08:39 GMT -7
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Sept 9, 2016 13:26:54 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Sept 9, 2016 13:26:54 GMT -7
Irina laughed as he pulled her into the Room of Requirement with her as the door appeared. “What-” she began to say, but stopped short as she saw the room. Cozy couches, board games? Irina flashed back to a time once when she was younger; Dan and Niko were playing some board game in the living room by the fire and she had asked to join. Both had said no and Niko had teased ‘Dan only plays board games with people he really likes.’ Irina remembered she’d gotten all huffy and went to go play with her sisters, making them swear Niko and Dan weren’t allowed to join them. Now the memory not only made her laugh out loud, but realized that Dan must really like her to share this hobby of his with her. “This is perfect; I always wanted to play board games with you guys but you never let me,” she teased, squeezing his hand before looking around the room. “You forgot something though,” she declared after a moment, and closed her eyes in thought. An old-fashioned popcorn machine appeared, next to small passageway; she heard the scurrying steps of a house elf as she opened her eyes. “You is wanting something?” the elf squeaked, nodding at the popcorn machine next to it. “Yes, kernels please - I know how to work this though, and a pitcher of pumpkin juice,” she told him. Seconds passed and the elf was back, bowing low before sealing the passageway behind him on his way out.
Pouring the kernels into the machine, Rina realized something else was missing. She thought for another moment, and she felt her back warm up. “You forgot that too,” she said, turning around and smiling at the fireplace. She walked back over and kissed him gently. “So, which one are we playing first?” she asked, taking a seat on the couch and folding both her legs underneath her. She looked at the different board games; it'd be difficult to choose which one first.
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Sept 12, 2016 6:17:25 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2016 6:17:25 GMT -7
Dan grinned as she looked over the room. She laughed out loud and Dan laughed too, even though he didn't know the exact reason why. But he could guess. She was most likely laughing at how much of a rarity this was. Dan got really competitive playing these games and genreally didn't share that with others. When he played with Louisa she was just so calm that he couldn't tell how the game was going for her and it drove him crazy, but he also loved it because he couldn't tell when she was bluffing. That was the hard thing about games, he could always tell. He didn't like feeling like a 'cheater'. But he had a feeling this would be just as fun as with Louisa... well, as fun but different fun, obviously.
She mentioned his forgetting something and laughed as the machine appeared and the elves showed up to help. He clicked his tongue and pointed at her, "you, my friend, are very smart. And know my tastes well." Then she summoned a fireplace and he grinned, shaking his head before leaning into her gentle kiss. At her question, he glanced to the collection, "hmmm.. let's start simple. Uno," he answered, crossing to grab it before coming back to take her hand and lead her toward a couch.
Irina Rose Krum
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Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
1,406 posts
played by Lisa
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last online Dec 26, 2023 10:08:39 GMT -7
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Sept 12, 2016 10:30:12 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Sept 12, 2016 10:30:12 GMT -7
Irina raised a brow with a smirk. “A friend am I? So do you kiss all of your friends like you kiss me?” she asked, the teasing evident in her voice. She let him lead her to the couch and sat down, looking interestedly at the card game. “Hm, I don’t remember seeing you play this with Niko. Usually you play one of those board games with the fake money and those weird looking pieces. I have no idea what it’s called,” she told him, shrugging and laughing to herself. She watched as the cards were dealt out and she picked up her hand. She liked how colorful the deck was; it looked like a standard deck of cards, except for the weird ‘Wild Card’ she had. “Okay, so explain to me how this works,” she said, folding her cards to her chest so he couldn’t see. She didn’t need to know the rules to already be aware that seeing her cards would be a bad idea.
The popcorn machine began to bubble over with popcorn, and Rina stood up. “But first, popcorn,” she said, putting her cards in her pocket. “So you won’t peek,” she declared, walking over to the machine. She filled a red and white striped bowl with the yellow-white buttery kernels and returned to the couch, sitting next to him but turned slightly so he couldn’t see her hand of cards as she pulled them out. “Okay, now I’m ready,” she said with a grin.
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Sept 13, 2016 14:47:12 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2016 14:47:12 GMT -7
Dan rolled his eyes at her when she made that little quip about kissing all his friends. "You know I don't even touch my other friends, Ri," he said, his eyes narrowing a little in jest. Then she brought up the Game of Life and he laughed, "That ones complicated. We'll play it later," he promised her, reaching out to pat her hand gently and then took his own hand after he dealth the cards for them. He opened his mouth to explain but then she got up to check the popcorn. He laughed at her comment about peaking, leaning back and putting his hands behind his head as he awaited her return. He just watched her, and didn't even realize he was doing so. He was just so comfortable with this entire situation. She sat beside him and he leanead over to give her a quick peck on the cheek before turning to the side to hide his cards from her.
"Okay, so we turn over a card," a red 2, "Okay, then you can either lay down a 2 or any red card. So you have options of what the card IS and what color it is. Does that make sense?" he explained, raising an eyebrow at her. "Oh, and any multi colored cards are wilds. They can always go down and you get to pick the next color," he explained.
Irina Rose Krum
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Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
1,406 posts
played by Lisa
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last online Dec 26, 2023 10:08:39 GMT -7
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Sept 13, 2016 18:05:06 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Sept 13, 2016 18:05:06 GMT -7
Irina wrinkled her nose at Dan. "I know, I'm special, you don't have to say it out loud," she teased, tossing a piece of popcorn at him with a giggle. "Starting me off easy then?" she asked with an eyebrow raised as she held her cards in front of her face, quickly turning them away as he kissed her on the cheek. She felt warm and tingly, and not just from the fire crinkling merrily in front of them. It was comfortable here, sitting with her legs tucked up underneath her and listening to Dan explain this game called Uno.
She nodded along with the instructions, watching as he put down a red "two" card. Looking down at her deck, she saw she had a red "four" card, and put it down triumphantly. "Like that?" she asked with a small smile. She took a small handful of popcorn and popped a few kernels in her mouth. She chewed, studying her cards; some of them had words instead of numbers on them. "So are there cards with just numbers or wild cards then?" she asked innocently, not giving away her hand. "Also you left out the most important part...how does one win this game?" she asked, knowing that competitive edge she had was starting to show. He could probably feel it too, but she figured he'd enjoy the competition rather than anything else.
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Sept 15, 2016 6:15:24 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2016 6:15:24 GMT -7
Dan grinned as she said she was special and knew it. He then tried to catch the popcorn she threw at him with his mouth, but it just ended up hitting the tip of his nose. He laughed, leaning toward her to answer her next question, "wasn't it a mutual decision to start easy?" he teased.
She listened to the instructions well, and she put her card down and he grinned. "Yes!" he said excitedly. Then she asked a few more questions and he laughed, "Oh! I forgot to tell you. You want to get down to zero cards. But when you get to one you have to yell UNO! before I do, otherwise you have to draw," he said, "as for your other question... I'm a little confused as to what you mean. There are cards that say like 'draw four' and your opponent has to draw four cards," he explained, not sure if he answered the question. He leaned forward and laid down a "Red Six" card. "You're turn," he grinned, taking his own handful of popcorn and eating it one piece at a time. His eyes were bright with excitement but his body was relaxed.
Irina Rose Krum
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Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
1,406 posts
played by Lisa
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last online Dec 26, 2023 10:08:39 GMT -7
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Sept 15, 2016 8:20:19 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Sept 15, 2016 8:20:19 GMT -7
Irina laughed as the popcorn hit the tip of his nose instead of landing in his mouth. “Alright let’s try that again, here watch me first,” she said as she plucked a kernel from his hand. “Okay ready,” she instructed, tossing the kernel in the air and positioning herself so that it fell neatly into her mouth. Unfortunately, it fell a little too far down her throat and she sputtered a little as she grabbed her cup of water and downed it. “Maybe don’t do it like that,” she said after a few minutes, laughing a little at herself. She picked up another kernel and prepared to launch it. “Okay ready? Three..two...one” she said, and tossed the kernel in a high arc with a laugh, then pushed him out of the way so that the kernel landed on the floor instead. “Sorry, couldn’t resist!” she said cheekily, giving him a swift kiss on the cheek before returning to her seated position on the couch.
She nodded along as he explained how to win the game her eyes dancing along with the firelight. “You explained that perfectly,” she said a little smugly as she slapped down a “Draw 2” red card. “Draw two!” she exclaimed, laughing. “I like this game,” she declared; of course she liked it, she was winning so far, and she had another dangerous card up her sleeve if he tried to do the same to her.
@daniel
ooc: let me know if that tidbit of her pushing him is okay ^_^
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Sept 15, 2016 14:44:14 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2016 14:44:14 GMT -7
Dan sat up a little straighter as she suggested they try that again. She took a piece from his hand and he grinned, nodding as she got ready. Then she was choking and he moved forward, hand outstretched to get the water for her, but she was fast enough. She was smart like that, always prepared it seemed. Then she picked up another kernel and he quickly got back into position, opening his mouth to catch- "hey!" he said with a laugh as he was being pushed out of the way. She kissed his cheek and was swiftly back in her seat as if nothing happened. He narrowed his eyes at her, "you... I don't know what to do with you," he teased, giving a little laugh.
Then they were back to the game and she put down that 'Draw Two' in red and he pouted, taking two cards, his eyes on her the whole time, "you only like it because you're technically winning right now, darling." He placed the cards in his deck and gestured back to her, "but since I had to draw I don't get to put one down. So, it's on you again," he explained.
Irina Rose Krum (that's how we played uno XD and of course it's fine <3 thanks for checking!)
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Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
1,406 posts
played by Lisa
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last online Dec 26, 2023 10:08:39 GMT -7
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Sept 15, 2016 17:10:55 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Sept 15, 2016 17:10:55 GMT -7
Irina chuckled at his comment. Oh, the things she could have said to that. However, it was just the beginning of the night; she didn't need to be that sassy just yet. "You'll figure it out, I'm sure," she told him, giving him an exaggerated wink. Okay, maybe a little bit of sass. She looked excited as Dan explained that it was her turn again. "Oh excellent!" she exclaimed, then added "Sweetheart." She wrinkled her nose, she was not a fan of the nickname. "I'd like to retract that one, and stick with Dan. I like your name," she said with a laugh. She looked at her cards; should she go easy or keep hitting him hard? She didn't k now what other cards he had in his hand though, so she put down a "Wild" card. "I pick.....blue," she declared. "The color scheme of this game is nice, bold and daring, like me," she said with a cheeky grin. She popped another piece of popcorn in her mouth, after refilling her cup with water. "Do you need more water?" she asked him.
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Sept 16, 2016 10:07:11 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2016 10:07:11 GMT -7
"You'll figure it out, I'm sure," she said and he just shook his head at that silly wink. Then she gave him even more sass by calling him 'sweetheart' and his eyes narrowed even more. But she retracted it and he laughed, "I like your name too, Ri. Rina. Na, Whatever." He chuckled and leaned over as if to kiss her but then she laid her card down and he looked to see the wild. She chose blue and he nodded, "bold and daring. Yes, those are good words to describe you," he agreed before laying down a "Blue 2". He shook his head at her question about water, "no thanks, my... cupcake?" he laughed, they wree playing two games now! Irina Rose Krum
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Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
1,406 posts
played by Lisa
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last online Dec 26, 2023 10:08:39 GMT -7
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Sept 16, 2016 11:22:04 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Sept 16, 2016 11:22:04 GMT -7
Rina smiled. “I prefer not to be called Na, but if you really insist, I suppose since I like you it’s okay,” she joked. She looked and saw he had put down a “Blue two” and slapped down her next card “Blue Skip, so back to me,” she declared, leaning in and kissing him quickly before putting down a “Blue Nine” “Okay, NOW you may go,” she said, waving her hand in front of the deck.
Irina burst out laughing. “Noooo no cupcake,” she said, shaking her head in mock disgust. “I am not a confectionary baked good….honeybear,” she said, bursting into a fit of giggles once more. She wondered how ridiculous they could get with these nicknames; hopefully none of the more ludicrous ones would stick!
They continued to play, Irina having to draw more cards than she would have liked, but she still felt like she was making rapid progress with this game. And then, finally.. “Uno!” she cried, clenching her last card and grinning happily. The last card put down was a “Yellow Nine”, and she had her trump card waiting to happen.
@daniel ooc: you can decide the fate of this game >
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Sept 22, 2016 11:48:21 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2016 11:48:21 GMT -7
He shook his head, "Nah, I'm not gonna call you Na, cuz it'd get confusing, see!?" he laughed. Then she did some rather impressive Uno playing before kissing him and announcing that he could go now. "Oh, you're so gracious to me," he muttered with a chuckle before going on to take his turn.
Honeybear was an interesting turn of events.... "Well, I guess you have a point. Since I don't really like Cupcakes but I do really like you, so," he said casually.
Soon, too soon, she was calling Uno and his eyes narrowed, "you haven't been making cards disappear, have you? Where is your wand..." he muttered, looking around her before just placing down his Yellow Six.
Irina Rose Krum (just win haha)
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Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
1,406 posts
played by Lisa
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last online Dec 26, 2023 10:08:39 GMT -7
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Sept 22, 2016 13:08:38 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Sept 22, 2016 13:08:38 GMT -7
Irina grinned widely as he said he really liked her. “Well I’m glad to hear it,” she said, then feigned a pondering look. “I guess that means I have to tell all those other boys that they’ll have to take a hike then,” she mused, sighing. She couldn’t hold the mock stance for long, and laughed to let him know she was just teasing. Really, since term started she only had eyes for him, and now a supermodel could probably run naked in front of her offering his eternal devotion and she wouldn’t even realize he was there. She remembered James telling her once that when you found someone you really love and want to be with, nothing else mattered. She was beginning to see he was right.
With a triumphant laugh, Irina put down her last card “Wild Draw 4, I win!” she exclaimed, clapping her hands together and beaming. “That WAS fun, you’re right,” she agreed, then pulled out her wand from her dress pocket. “My wand was here the entire time, I was not cheating thank you very much,” she said smugly, grabbing a handful of popcorn and popping each kernel in her mouth one by one. When she was finished, she looked over at him expectantly. “So...what do I win?” she asked him, looking eagerly for a prize of some sort.
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