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Jan 6, 2018 18:37:32 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2018 18:37:32 GMT -7
Rory felt awkward and strange and wasn't really sure what he was doing. Sure, he got the invite to sign up for a blind date, but he never filled it out! Never sent it back, but then a few days ago he got another owl telling him where his date was going to be and that it was all paid for. What? He thought about not going, but Rory knew that someone was going to be there, waiting for him so he couldn't do that. He dressed as nicely as he thought he should for horseback riding and made his way to Hyde Park. He saw someone with two horses and walked over to them. "Hi, I'm here for the blind date," he said, wondering if those horses were for him and his date. The guy holding the reins smiled as he offered them to Rory. "Well these are for you then! Do you want me to wait here until your date shows up?" Rory shook his head and the guy left. Hopefully his date would be here soon.
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Jan 17, 2018 19:59:20 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2018 19:59:20 GMT -7
Callisto knew this was all Mina's fault, but she was actually okay with doing this. Not that she wanted to meet anyone, she was fine in that regard with a lovely moron, but it was a good way to get out of her shell which she had been trying to do more of. She showed up at Hyde park, which always made her chuckle because of the Jekyll and Hyde story and how it allegedly happened there. Sometimes she wondered if that story was just based on a particularly conscious werewolf. The world may never know.
She started walking toward the horse riding check in when she saw Rory standing there with two horses. A giant smile broke on her face, full of relief and humor. "So," she started, raising an eyebrow at him and folding her arms, "you must be my hot date?"
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Jan 22, 2018 18:07:56 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2018 18:07:56 GMT -7
Rory looked around curiously, wondering who his date was and when she would show up. Then he saw Callisto walking towards him and he couldn't help but chuckle. This was just perfect! At least he wasn't on a date with someone that would fall all over him. He didn't know for sure, but after that ... thing at the club the other day, he couldn't help but think that maybe something was going on with her and Shawn. If it wasn't, maybe it would be soon? Either way, he was glad things worked out so perfectly.
She seemed to be just as relieved as she approached him, which somewhat confirmed Rory's suspicions. He laughed at the expression on her face, the smile and then her lifting her eyebrow at him. "Was there ever any question of that, once you saw me here?" he asked teasingly. He wouldn't do this with anyone else, but Callisto was a friend so he had no qualms with teasing her. "From the relieved look on your face, I'm assuming you're just as glad to see me as I am to see you?" he asked, wondering if he was right.
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Feb 7, 2018 18:42:12 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2018 18:42:12 GMT -7
He laughed, which just made all of this easier. She shook her head as he asked if there was really any question of him being her date. "I should have known. I mean, it's clearly true love," she teased back, trying to wiggle her eyebrows and really just looking confused. Then he mentioned the look on her face and that he was glad to see her and she let out a breath, nodding. "Yes. I did not sign up for this Rory. No doubt it's Mina or Shawn playing a trick on me. Or both," she gasped, then glared, "I bet it was both," she shook her head, then relaxed her expression and turned back to Rory. "At least we can have a fun afternoon together. Ready?" she led the way into the stables and soon they were all settled up on their horses. They were given instructions on what path to take to go in a circle and return to the stable. Callisto started off, waiting for Rory to be beside her.
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Feb 20, 2018 17:42:54 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2018 17:42:54 GMT -7
Rory couldn't help but grin when Callisto mentioned that this must be true love. She was obviously just teasing him back, though he wasn't quite sure what she was trying to do with her eyebrows. Still, he couldn't help but chuckle. "Clearly. At least now we're both aware of it. I guess it's time to bring our friendship out of the shadows." He was a little surprised that she was teasing him, but figured it was probably due to relief. Just like him. She was glad that she wasn't meeting up with a stranger. He laughed again when she said she didn't sign up for it. "Me neither!" he told her, feeling a sense of camaraderie with her. "Except I think it was Emmy," he added. Then he shrugged. "Oh well. At least it means we gt to do something fun for free. I'm ready when you are!" He followed her to the stables and they were soon off. Rory moved his horse so he was riding beside her. "So ... looks like you've been riding before," he commented, trying to make it sound more like a question.
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Mar 17, 2018 5:06:20 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2018 5:06:20 GMT -7
Rory joked back, saying they should bring they're friendship out of the shadows and Callisto laughed. "Won't Emmy and Shawn be surprised when their little prank backfires and we're snogging in the trees," she joked, after he said he bet Emmy signed him up, too. That seemed like just the thing she would do for a good laugh, as far as Callisto had known her. She liked her, but she definitely was the type.
Rory rode up beside her, saying he assumed she'd done this before. Callisto nodded, smiling. "Yes. Never had a horse of my own, but I would say horseback riding is one of the more sophisticated sports," she mused as they trotted into the park.
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Mar 31, 2018 17:21:03 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2018 17:21:03 GMT -7
Rory laughed as Callisto joked along with him. He was glad that they were good enough friends that she would feel comfortable teasing him like that. "They'd probably just snog one another out in the open to pay us back," he admitted with a shrug. That seemed like the sort of thing his two best friends would do. They didn't need to worry though. As much as he admired Callisto and appreciated her friendship, his feelings for Emmy were too strong for him to be interested in anybody else.
Rory smiled when Callisto explained how she rode horses. "Oh I see. You like doing sophisticated things," he started to tease. "I never would've guessed." Rory smirked at her, then laughed as he decided to tell her more about himself. "Emmy made me learn," he told her with a shrug. "Most things I know how to do are because of her. I'm a very fast berry picker thanks to her too." He laughed. "So what kinds of things do you like to do other than horseback riding?"
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Apr 17, 2018 8:54:18 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 8:54:18 GMT -7
Rory suggested that Emmy and Shawn would just snog each other and that made a chill run up Callistos spine. "Well, he may as well be snogging someone. We're not snogging yet," yet!? Callisto shook her head, "or whatever," she muttered. She wasn't really that into kissing and all that, but if Shawn wanted to she probably would because she liked him. Plus, it was better than him snogging someone else.
She faux glared at him when he pointed out that she liked doing sophisticated things and she shook her head, "no crap Sherlock," she said, chuckling a little. He said Emmy made him learn horseback riding and she raised an eyebrow. "She makes you do things?" Callisto questioned. She understood that, though. She was sure Shawn would be using the same terminology about herself eventually. "I like... reading," she answered.
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Apr 18, 2018 19:56:34 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2018 19:56:34 GMT -7
Callisto was quiet for a moment after Rory's teasing comment and he wondered if what he said bothered her. Then she said that they might as well snog, sing she and Shawn weren't yet. Yet? Rory couldn't help a small grin from sliding onto his face. That meant that she was anticipating something. Or at least that she wanted it, right? However, when she added "whatever" on to the end of her comment, Rory decided he wasn't going to tease her about it. He didn't want to push her too hard or make her uncomfortable.
He laughed at her glare. "Don't get angry, I like pointing out obvious things," Rory said to defend himself, though he wasn't really worried. He and Callisto were friends, whether or not she pretended to get annoyed at him. She was laughing then and Rory nodded to himself. Yup. Things were fine. He shrugged at her question. "Emmy has a very strong personality, and I ... don't. Not really." That and the fact that she made everything interesting meant that Rory rarely said no when Emmy wanted to do things. She'd convinced him to do all sorts of things when they were children. He nodded when she mentioned reading. "Any specific kinds of books, or just anything?" Rory was supposed to be trying to get to know her better, so he might as well do it right.
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May 29, 2018 5:47:09 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on May 29, 2018 5:47:09 GMT -7
Rory said he liked pointing out obvious things and Callisto let her glare subside, shaking her head a little. He spoke about how Emmy had a strong personality and he didn't, not 'really'. "Not in comparison to her, maybe? They're just different. She's more... aggressive and assertive," Callisto recognized. "Shawn isn't so much assertive as... I don't know. Out there?" she wasn't sure how to explain the way he was, it wasn't like Emmy but it wasn't like Rory or her either.
Rory asked about the books she liked to read as the trotted along. "Anything, really. I generally don't do a lot of fiction, but sometimes I really can't help it. If a writer is a great writer their work deserves to be read, and so I read it," she answered.
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Jun 7, 2018 14:46:32 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2018 14:46:32 GMT -7
Rory smiled and nodded, glad that Callisto wasn't really upset at him for being ridiculous. "Yeah exactly. She's much more aggressive and assertive," Rory chuckled softly. He didn't mind Emmy being assertive, that was kind of the way she'd always been. It wasn't a surprise to him at all. He nodded when she started talking about Shawn. "That's a good description of him, out there. We've been friends for years too, so I think I know what you mean." Shawn was a major tease and much more outgoing that Rory ever was. Maybe that was why he saw him as "out there".
When she started talking about books, Rory started to smile. "That sounds like a good way to be."He thought for a second until a question occurred to him. "Are you the kind of reader that has to finish every single book you start, or if you can tell you don't like a book, do you stop reading in the middle?" Rory wasn't a super big reader, but enough of his friends were that he knew some of them could be very opinionated about the "need" to finish every book, once they started it. He couldn't help but wonder if Callisto was like that or not.
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Jun 19, 2018 5:18:10 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2018 5:18:10 GMT -7
Callisto nodded as Rory confirmed what Callisto was trying to say about Emmy. She was special, that was for certain. In a great way. And, from what Callisto could tell, she brought out great things in Rory. Rory agreed with her description of Shawn and Callisto's brow furrowed in question. "So you never minded his pranks or running around? He and I only had the one year at school together but he drove me crazy," she admitted.
He asked if she was the kind of reader who had to finish every book or if she stopped reading when she didn't like something. "Oh, I definitely don't waste my time if I decide I don't want to continue. If the story is lack-luster but the writing is captivating I'll keep going, maybe the writer will make a come back, but if it's all around not my taste I don't bother continuing. Do you read?"
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Jun 21, 2018 23:09:58 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2018 23:09:58 GMT -7
Rory laughed at Callisto’s question. It was a valid one, sure, but had an easy answer from his point of view. “Not really, no. The thing is- and I hope you don’t think this is weird- but Shawn kind of reminded me of Emmy. He was always pulling me into doing pranks and going on adventures. It was an easy friendship, I always thought.” He couldn’t help but smile as he reminisced all the times he and Shawn did things with one another. They’d had fun.
Her answer was almost exactly what she expected and Rory found himself nodding as she spoke. Callisto’s reading seemed to be like her personality. She’d do things and put up with people if she thought it was worth her time, occasionally giving people second chances where she saw it necessary. “Yeah, but not a lot. I mostly read medical journals and such, to keep up on the latest research and such, but every once in a while I’ll sit down and read a good mystery or something.” Really, when he was in the mood to read he didn’t care what it was, he just enjoyed it and if he didn’t like the book he found a new one. Rory liked reading things that were recommended to him by people that he trusted.
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Jul 4, 2018 10:28:05 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2018 10:28:05 GMT -7
He said that he hoped she didn't think it was weird, but that he found Emmy and Shawn to be a lot alike. That it was an easy friendship. Callisto shook her head, smiling at the thought in spite of herself. "No, it's not weird. They certainly have a similar temperament. Easy. though... I definitely feel that they do make friendship easy, even if it's still generally hard for me personally," she admitted. Emmy had taken her under her wing immediately, and sure, she had gotten her very drunk, but her intentions were that of friendship and she was easy to talk to, just like Shawn.
Rory said he didn't read a lot, mostly just medical journals - to which she nodded in agreement. "Mysteries are always a hit or miss, for su-" she paused, her eyes moving to a bush that was moving nearby. "That... was odd," she turned back to Rory. "This is a muggle park, isnt't it?"
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Jul 4, 2018 11:47:28 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2018 11:47:28 GMT -7
It wasn't too big of a surprise that Callisto agreed that Emmy and Shawn were similar. She saw them together that night when they went to the club. It wasn't too much of a stretch to believe that the two acted similarly when they were on their own. "Yeah, it is easy to be friends with both Shawn and Emmy. They kind of just draw you in, you know?" They made it easy, helping him get out of his comfort zone.
He was nodding as Callisto started talking about mysteries, but his attention was drawn to that same bush as hers were. He nodded and then urged his horse to move a little closer to her. "I have a feeling we're not entirely alone," he whispered. Then he smirked. "Wanna bet our friends aren't far away?" Rory tipped his head to the side, "Do we wanna mess with them a little?" Rory might not be the most adventurous of people, but he was always up for messing with his two best friends.
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