starts sending texts, inviting more people to the holiday party at Soren's house.
((Party thread, anyone who wants to join in, can : D ))
peers over her shoulder in a creepy fashion as her dragon did the same mimicking her. " Whatcha doin?"
doesn't even blink. "Inviting more people."
blinks, " Færøerne and Grœnland said they were gonna show up though~"
stares at her.
pouts, " Want me to call more people?"
shrugs. "If you want, I'm already texting people."
sends Heimdall to make phone calls and goes to make some calls herself. Where the heck was the Dane...?
eats another of Soren's cookies.
Søren
was
aroooound. He was just baking more.
rolled her eyes at that but went to get the door. Cue up the many other guests she knew they were familiar with. She looked at Heimdall wondering if he had reminded the Dutchman to come or not.
just stayed in the kitchen to bake.
showed up a bit later, sighing.
went to hide her dragon away in her bedroom with a ton of food and stuff for it to do before anyone saw.
hoped no one went to the bedroom then...
doubted so but even then she had prepared Heimdall by giving it a cellphone and locked the door. Dragons with cellphones totally.
Søren
was
still amazed he could do that stuff, really.
wasn't the one who taught. Credit actually went to the Dutchman....
found that even more surprising.
went to cater to the other guests that arrived.
sits in a corner eating cookies. Just because she had invited more people, didn't mean she was going to be more social.
thought she should be~ It was a party. Though, he himself had locked himself in the kitchen..
figured she would be the one incharge of guests and making sure everything was gping smoothly.
going*
would make sure there were supplies. Though, even if it was his house, he felt a little empty.
got up every once in a while to fix things up or clean up spills.
went to take a break and get some beer from the kitchen after.
hummed. "At least this seems to be goin' well, eh?"
glanced over with a curt nod, " Ja. It's pretty lively."
hums. "Glad everyone's havin' fun..."
shrugs, " Want me to take over in the kitchen while you go chat with people?"
shakes his head. "Nej, this is where I belong. Ye go and be social." He smiled as he plated more cookies.
looked at him oddly, " You're usually the one to be outside and chatting up a storm."
retreats to the kitchen to avoid some of the rowdier crowd walking her way.
smirks a bit and slid the plate towards Gjertrud. "Ja, but... not today."
rolls her eyes and takes the plate to set it out with the other food.
took a bit of a break after, hoping the others were having fun at least.
went to spend some time with Heimdall after to have a break.
wasn't having fun but she wasn't in a bad mood either...
found it kind of odd everyone was so far apart. She did chat up a storm with Greenland and Faroe but they seemed curious as to where the other Nordics were.
just felt alone. Dorthe and Gjertrud at least had each other, but his Norway specifically told him he wasn't going to show up because Iceland was more important to him. Or at least that's how he took it... he
knew they were actual brothers and close, but he couldn't help but feel a little left out
missed her own Iceland and was trying to keep her mind off it by keeping busy.
sighed wondering what she could do to fix this.
would be fine. He just smiled and continued on with the party, making sure people had food and drinks.
ends up sulking in the kitchen after all...
poked at her.
raised a brow as she passed by but just went to deal with the others.
swats his hand away.
smirks. "Aww, come on. Ye know like half the people out there."
might have been drinking, too... "'S not like it matters. They're all talkin to everyone else..."
nods. "M'sure they'd like to talk to ye too, ye know."
rolls her eyes. "No, my own sister won't, why should they."
rolls his eyes. "Don't be so negative~ I like talkin' to ye."
"Then yer the only one..." She takes another swig of beer.
smirks. "Then so be it. Talk to me~"
..."Yer annoyin."
smirks more. "Tell me somethin' I don't know."
sticks her tongue out at him. "Yer annoyin."
chuckles. "How much have ye had to drink?"
huffs. "None'f yer concern."
nods. "I can guess it's a lot."
rolls her eyes and finishes off her beer, several empty bottles nearby.
smirked and sipped at his beer himself. "Ye should take a break and drink some water."
"Don' tell me what to do."
shakes his head. "M'just sayin' if ye drink a lot ye might have to sleep over here. Ye don't want that, do ye?"
pokes her head in, " A sleepover sounds nice but we aren't going to fit everyone in all the rooms." She pointed out.
..."I'll jus sleep at Thora's... 'snot like there's anyone there..."
rolls his eyes. "Only those drunk enough will sleep here. And m'not lettin' a drunk person drive."
"I won' drive, I'll walk."
shakes his head. "M'not lettin' a drunk person walk home."
sighs while watching the scene unfold, " You can take my room Norge. I'm heading home after this anyway."
growls under her breath. "'M not drunk. I need to find Thora."
nods. "And Nor needs to find Ice. It's an everlastin' battle..."
puffs up. "I am Nor..."
nods. "OKay, fine. I meant my Nor."
blinks as she watched some more. " We can go searching tomorrow when everyone isn't drunk and wasted."
..."Fine."
smirks a bit. "Glad that's settled." He went to go get more beer.
shrugs and went off to entertain the guests~
...keeps drinking.
wanted everyone to be happy.
wouldn't be happy at a party.
handed Gjertrud and album with plentyof pictures of Thora as she passed by once more.
...stares at the pictures. She starts sobbing right shortly after.
frowned and went to sit beside her, rubbing her back.
leans against him, using him as a tissue.
would let her. He knew how tough it was to not see family.
...was around and frowned at the sight of that before going to check up on Heimdall. She never liked seeing Norge cry and it put her in a bad mood.
would try his best to help cheer her up
clings to him, still crying. She rarely ever cried and when she did, there was usually at least some alcohol involved.
wasn't surprised, it was how his Norway acted. He just held her and rubbed her back. "Ice'll be back. Don't worry..."
shakes her head. "N-no, I ruined everything... She's never coming back."
smirks. "Hey, don't say that. Ye've never ruined anythin' in yer life."
grumbles. "You wouldn't know that."
shrugs. "I can't think of one time ever where Nor has screwed up."
sighs. "I'm not the same as your Nor. Your Nor never dated his own sibling..."
chuckles. "Ye know, I wouldn't be so sure. Those two are quite close."
sniffles. "I just want my sister back..."
nods and rubbed her back. "I know, trust me. I know..."
clings tighter to him, still blubbering. "I'm pathetic..."
shakes his head. "It's good to get it out, and to be around family." He wiped her tears a bit. "Ye're welcome to stay here as long as ye want... I can keep track of Ice's place, so if there's any word we'll
know."
shakes her head. "Don' want to impose on you and Astrid."
sighs. "I've not seen Astrid for well over two months... there's nothin' and no one to impose on."
blinks up at him. "I saw her here when I was.... when the whole curse stuff happened."
chuckles a little, looking down a bit. "Guess time flies when I feel alone. Either way, ye won't be imposin'. I'd like the company anyways."
sighs. "I haven't seen Thora in four months." She frowns. "And then I didn't see her often before that..."
nods a bit. "Ye shouldn't be alone... if ye do that to yerself, ye'll just fall into depression." He finished off his beer and rubbed her back some more. "Why don't ye just stay for a week?Start off with that?"
frowns and sighs but nods. "Fine...."
smiles a little. "If ye ever wanna talk, I'm here. And don't try to hide it from me, 'cause I'll know."
rolls her eyes and uses his shirt to wipe away the last of her tears.
smiled a bit, not minding that he was being used. "Want water or somethin'?"
shakes her head and starts to grab for another beer.
nods a little. "Just make sure ye eat later, or ye'll be as drunk as me on a Monday."
rolls her eyes and drinks some more. "You're always drunk."
pouts. "Not always. Just when I'm happy."
..."So you're saying if I drink more and don't eat... I'll be happy?"
shakes his head. "Nej. Well... for the time, ja. But ye'll feel terrible tomorrow."
shrugs. "Don' care."
rolls his eyes. "Just tell me when ye feel like ye're gonna puke then."
nods and chugs the beer down.
went to prepare for if she got sick, just to be on the safe side. Other than that, he let her drink.
would certainly be sick after this but right now, she didn't care.
stayed with her, not wanting to leave her alone.
groans a little after she finishes the beer.
hums. "Ye startin' to feel it?"
shoves at his arm. "Shutup..."
smirked a bit but brought out some bread for her to nibble on if she wanted to.
...reluctantly takes the bread and starts to eat.
smiled a bit, glad she was cooperating. He didn't want her to feel terrible.
takes a few bites before feeling her stomach churn, her face turning green.
helped her up and carefully brought her over to the sink.
manages to hold it in.
kept her by the sink and rubbed her back lightly.
braces herself against the sink to keep herself steady.
sighs. "The party'll be endin' soon. Ye can go sleep after if ye want."
frowns and nods, the motion making her sway dangerously.
kept hold of her arm so she didn't fall. That was one of the last things he wanted.
whines. "Stupid beer..."
chuckles. "It's a blessin' and a curse. Ye just gotta know when it's which."
rolls her eyes. "Jus a curse...."
hums. "For ye it is. Ye wanna switch to water now?"
groans. "Ja...."
brought a chair over to her so she could sit if she felt like it before getting her a tall glass of water.
sits down and pull the photo album over.
put the water beside her and leaned over to look through it with her.
wipes at her eyes. "This is really nice..."
nods as he chuckled a bit. "It's funny how similar these images are to some of my own. They really do just look like we got a sex change."
rolls her eyes. "No, this is my Ice." She holds the album a little protectively.
smirks and nods. "Ja, ja. I know. But they just remind me of my own past and memories."
...sighs. "I wonder where Dorthe got to..."
shrugs. "She likes to party. And seein' ye sad makes her sad, so it's probably better she's out talkin' to the others."
nods slowly. "I... hope she didn't think I didn't like it..."
shrugs. "She'll probably be back in a bit. Ye could talk to her then and I could wander off."
frowns before nodding and looking back at the album.
looked over her shoulder with her.
flips through the pages slowly, examaining each picture carefully.
liked seeing the old pictures. It even made him a bit happy.
smiles when she finds a really old picture that must have been one of the earliest she had taken. Thora couldn't sit still and the portrait was blurry.
chuckles a bit. "That's adorable."
hums under her breath. "She was so cute..."
nods. "She still is..."
sighs quietly. "Yeah..."
smirks and patted her head. "And ye have her. So ye should be glad."
frowns. "I just want her back... I want that even more than dating her again..."
nods and rubbed her back a bit more. "I'm sure she'll come back. Not sure when, but she will. Even if she does say she's independent, we're still family."
nods and leans against him. There was no way she'd say or do any of this sober....
knew that, but he'd not make fun of her later. Missing family was never something to laugh over, he knew from personal experience. And then some.
starts to cry again. "I miss my Thora..."
hugged her from behind lightly. "I know ye do. We all do... even if she's not my immediate family, I feel that she is in a way." He rested his head against hers lightly. "I miss her too... a lot."
leans against him, glad for the comfort. "I don't think I've been this sad since... since Dorthe kept her away from me... And I at least got to sneak out and see her then..."
nods a bit. "That was a rough time.. for everyone, really." Except Sweden, but now was not the time for that.
sighs. "And now she's giving me Thora... well, as much of Thora as she can..."
sighs. "Ja. I'm sure she misses ye just as much. Ye two are always close."
hesitates before nodding. "Yeah..."
smiled a bit. "Don't worry, Gjertrud."
huffs faintly. "It seems like no one else does so I have to do all the worrying."
chuckles. "Ye kiddin'? I constantly worry."
sighs. "I don't know... I just... worry. A lot."
hums. "Just as I do. Especially when it's about my family."
flips through some more pages idly. "Especially about Thora... She's an adult now but..."
chuckles. "No matter how much Ice says he's a grown up, I'll always treat him as my little brother. And spoil him from time to time, 'cause I know he secretly likes it."
"Tch, Thora loves being spoiled and I don't think she's too secretive about it..."
shrugs. "Well, either way. I will respect their desicion to be adults... but they're still kids to me."
sighs and nods. "Yeah..."
patted her head a bit. "Ye feelin' a bit better?"
nods slowly.
smiles. "Good..." He went and got her another glass of water.
finishes off her last glass with a sigh.
sat on the table and hummed. "We should probably go say bye to everyone. It's kinda late. And we gotta get yer room set up."
frowns and drinks some more water. "Alright..."
shrugs. "Unless ye wanna just stay in here."
considers it... She sets down her water and stands up, only the tiniest bit wobbly.
hopped off the table, ready to help steady her if the need be. He started towars the living room a bit after.
managed to walk out and say good bye to a few people without embarrassing herself.
smiled a little as he laughed and thanked others that had come, and saw them out the door. He kept cheery as normal.
wondered how he could switch gears so easily...
Søren
was
very good at switching. He had made it an art since the past. He hated when people worried about him, or felt bad because of him. So he just played happy~ Though he was actually pretty chill right now.
wasn't very chill right now but she was managing to stay stoic.
helped others get their coats and made sure no one was too drunk to drive home. Soon enough it was just the two of them.
slumps into a chair.
hummed. "I'll get the guest room set up for ye, okay?"
starts to clean up a little. "Thanks."
went to make sure it was clean and had blankets and pillows for her. He wanted her to feel comfortable.
could probably sleep comfortably anywhere at this point...
figured having her own bed would make her happier. "There, everythin's set." He hummed as he gathered up garbage. "Ye can go to sleep now if ye want. And if ye need anythin', don't hesitate to yell."
frowns and looks around at the mess. "I can help out more."
chuckles. "If ye want, but ye don't have to. I don't mind it really."
continues to help pick up.
smiled a little, thankful for the help as he threw things out and cleaned up the rooms.
figured he shouldn't have to do it all on his own.
Søren
was
use to doing things on his own now, so the company was rather off. But it was nice.
liked helping out and didn't think it was so bad.
finished much quicker than he thought and smiled. "Tak. That was easy, really."
wipes her brow before nodding. "And now I really am tired."
smirks. "I don't blame ye. I'm drained too. Do ye need help to yer room?"
shakes her head and starts walking. "I will be fine."
nods as he kept an eye on her, just to be sure she would be safe.
gets to her room fine and shuts the door behind her before flopping onto the bed.
Søren
was
glad for that. He hoped if she needed anything she'd go to him. Even if she wanted to sleep with him... with no funny business at all.
barely agreed to stay over when drunk and would most certainly not go to sleep with him.
just felt like making the offer. He did it for anyone that came over, since he knew going to bed alone can be quite lonely.
had been sleeping alone for more years than she would even try counting....
still thought tonight could be an exception. He made sure the house was cleaned and turned off the lights before heading to his room and going to bed.
...couldn't get to sleep. Her brain kept working and she was still a bit drunk.
just hoped her the best of luck. He left his door unlocked, just in case she changed her mind.
...stumbles out of bed and hesitates outside of his door.
could hear some faint movement and smirked a bit, but kept quiet as he stayed in bed. He was mostly dressed, just being shirtless.
walks in and hesitates again before sitting on the bed.
hummed quietly. "Ye don't have to be so hesitant, ye know. Thora would just crawl right in."
rolls her eyes and settles down on the edge of the bed. She was never this shy around Dorthe but with Soren...
sighs and turned towards her. "If ye really want, I can get another blanket for ye."
shakes her head. "This is fine."
nods a bit and pulled the blanket back a bit for her.
...slips underneath, still keeping her distance from him.
pulled the blankets up on her a bit and smiled. "There."
..."Thanks."
smiles. "No problem." He shifted a little to give her a bit more room. "If ye ever need someone to talk to... I always have time for family."
nods, getting adjusted under the sheets. She was glad that she had someone else to turn to...
would always be there for her... and anyone who needed someone.
starts to fall asleep soon after.
watched her a bit, glad she took him up on the offer so she didn't have to be alone.
just didn't want to be alone tonight...
would be with her, then. He wanted her to feel wanted in a way.
appreciated the thought.
lightly movd some hair out of her face and stroked her hair a little. He felt bad for her, really.
mumbles a little in her sleep and wiggles closer to the warmth.
chuckled quietly at how similar her and Thora acted. He just lightly put an arm around her and rubbed her back.
might be used to sleeping on her own but whenever she or her sisters fell asleep together they'd all end up like this.
liked how nostalgic it was, for the both of them.
had never really slept around men, though....
couldn't see her doing that either. He was glad she trusted him though, because he'd never dare try anything. He wanted to help, not hurt her more.
wouldn't have done this sober.
knew she wouldn't, which was why he was helping her so much now.
sleeps soundly next to him.
smiled as he closed his eyes and fell asleep not too long after, still holding her lightly.
sleeps peacefully the rest of the night until the first ray of light shone through the window. She groans before she can even open her eyes. Damn beer...
just shifted a bit, pulling her closer to his chest.
freezes. This didn't feel like Thora... Or Dorthe for that matter. She frowns, wondering how drunk she must have been... Her eyes slowly open. Oh... it was Soren. She debates on whether she should be horrified-
or have somehow seen this coming.
yawned quietly and buried his face in the pillow. "Mmm..."
figures she was still clothed and he was mostly harmless so nothing bad had happened. She still flicks his nose.
scrunched up his nose an looked to her, blinking. "Oh. God morgen."
rolls out of bed quickly before realizing her mistake and doubling over in pain.
frowns a bit and pushed himself up. "Ye okay?"
groans and holds her head. "Stupid beer..."
smirks a beer and got up. "Take yer time. I'll start the hangover remedy."
(... smirks a beer? XD )
wasn't used to hangovers... She lays back down on the bed and barely keeps from complaining.
((... Jesus brain FOCUS. OTL ))
hummed as he worked. He knew the perfect thing to get for her.
pulls the blankets all the way over her head.
came back a half an hour later and knocked on the door before pushing in. "Here's breakfast~"
bites back the urge to groan at the noise. She stays exactly how she was....
put the tray on his side of the bed and sat down carefully. "Come on. It's just a drink. It'll refresh yer mind, in more ways than one."
"I thought that about the beer, too..."
rolls his eyes. "This'll help get rid of the curse of beer."
sighs and peeks out over the sheets.
held out the cup to her. "It tastes like strawberries."
reluctantly takes the cup and sips at it.
smiled. "Well?"
shrugs. "It's okay..."
smirks. "Better than what they had in the old days. Now if ye finish it ye should start feelin' better in the hour."
rolls her eyes and drinks some more.
sat beside her and ate a bit of food he brought for himself.
....thought he had brought the food for her.
had. But he was a bit hungry too.
finishes the drink and sits up properly.
passed some food over to her. "If ye're still hungry, here."
...takes a piece of toast.
smiles a little at that. "Ye're welcome to stay as long as ye want."
rolls her eyes but keeps eating her toast.
pushed the tray more over to her so she could eat.
...picks at some food.
smiles a bit. "Take as long as ye want."
stares at him.
just smiles at her.
...flicks his nose before eating a bit more food.
scrunched up his face and rubbed his nose after. "Why?"
stays stoic as she eats.
stretched after a while and yawned. "So, ye plan to stay here?"
"I plan to stay here until I leave..."
rolls his eyes. "That doesn't help. Do I have to plan dinner for us?"
....only just remembers taking up his offer of staying for the week. "...I don't know if I should stay."
"Why wouldn't ye?"
stares at him. "Because."
smirks and got up. "We're havin' chicken soup with fresh veggies tonight."
"You mean Astrid and yourself?"
shakes his head. "I mean us."
..."I'm not staying."
frowns. "Why not?"
sighs. "I was drunk last night when I agreed to."
nods. "Ja, but... don't ye wanna have some company for a bit?"
rolls her eyes. "It's not like I live on my own..." Not that she had really talked much with her counterpart...
nods a bit. "Ja, but..." He smiled a little. "Come on, just stay a few days."
"Why should I?"
shrugs. "Cause m'lonely."
rolls her eyes and responds stoically. "Oh, you poor thing..."
flicked her arm lightly. "Are ye not?"
pulls her arm away quickly. "It doesn't matter if I am or not."
nods. "Ja, it does. It's not good to be alone."
sighs. "I'm not alone..."
"Who do ye have, then?"
growls faintly, starting to get annoyed. "It doesn't matter, I don't need to be seeing someone to be happy."
nods. "Ja, that's true..."
stands up and starts to walk out of the room. "I'm leaving."
frowns. "Stay."
stops just outside the door. "Why?"
sighed. "Because."
rolls her eyes. "That's really not a good enough answer. Is it because you pity me, or think I'm weak?"
shakes his head. "It's because I'm tired of being alone." He said straight forwardly. He wasn't expecting anything serious with Gjertrud, just company.
"Then go bug your own family..."
"I can't find them."
"One of them is in my house, you can take him."
shakes his head. "He's been gone. I've tried to contact him. He's travellin' around for Ice."
frowns slightly and looks away from him to hide her frown. "That's rather foolish of him..."
shrugs. "He's lost without him. I invited him to the party even, but he refused... not until he found Ice."
pauses at the door before starting to walk out again.
sighed quietly and went to clean up.
grabs her album from the kitchen before pulling on her shoes, wiping away tears when she thinks Soren isn't around.
came downstairs to wash the dishes, smirking a bit. "Stop cryin'."
pauses when she hears him. She composes herself before walking out of the house.
smiled sadly as he watched her left, hoping she'd be okay.