still breathing (tina)

[Lillian Francine Grayson]

WORDS: 461 | TAG: Tina Eliza Grayson | NOTES: bonding!

It was all perfectly planned. Really, it had to be that way. There was no more times of spur of the moment meeting for jogs or anything. No giggling in the backyard without a purpose. No, Lily had to meticulously plan each detail to be sure nothing could go wrong. Were both of them off work? Check. Did either of them have prior engagements that could interfere in the least bit? Check, both were completely free. What activities did they want to do? Well, according to her not so detailed emails with her sister, they would meet for coffee then go for a job through the park. Perhaps more if they so desired. Even lunch was a possibility, but Lily knew how busy her sister kept herself, so would not push for more than her sister was willing to give. Spending time with her was the purpose behind this get together. Well, she assumed that was the purpose.

Before she could really get into the swing of going to hang out with her sister, though, she’d have to make sure her beasties were cared for. First step was doing her morning inspection of the house for puppy poo or pee anywhere. Second was to refill food and water bowls with fresh stuff cuz the old food was likely not near as tasty as new. Yes, she does spoil her pooches. Last was to take them outside for a few rounds of catch and so they could go potty. All these things were very important in the care of her spoiled little beasties. After all was done, she could finally get ready to meet her sister.

Getting ready into some jogging gear, Lily grinned at herself in the mirror. Today was surely going to be a good day. Once everything was locked up and her pets were for sure taken care of while she was gone, she headed out. The meeting for coffee part was easy. There was a small coffee shop near the park that they planned to jog through, so that was the stop. Parking, Lily didn’t see her sister’s vehicle, so decided to go ahead in and wait. In no time at all, she was seated and waiting to place her order for her sister. Instead of idly sitting there staring at walls, Lily played on her phone. It appeared as though she were playing a game, but upon closer inspection she was really poking through her color coordinated calendar page. Each color had a different activity. A variation of a color meant a specific person, which further complicated things. It was a good thing Lily had a good memory. An excellent memory really. It was also extremely good that she wasn’t color blind, otherwise her system would fail.

And if you're still breathing

you're the lucky ones. cause most of us are heaving through corrupted lungs.

credit to nat of adoxography.

[Tina Eliza Grayson]

Tina knew she was running somewhat late for meeting with Lily, the sister she got along with more. But it was no fault of her own, their mother had managed to catch her on the phone and the woman could talk for hours if people let her; but Tina had made a promise to Lily to meet up with her and almost an hour later she managed to get off of the phone. Leaving her apartment in her work out clothes with her hair tied up in a high ponytail she set off and made her way to the cafe they had agreed to meet at, checking her watch she smiled happily to herself as she climbed out of her car, a couple minutes late. Nothing wrong with that. Waking into the cafe she scanned the area quickly before spotting Lily, striding to where she sat Tina plopped herself down onto the chair across from Lily. Reaching across the table she tapped the table top with the palm of her hand to get Lily's attention. "Sorry, Ma held me up on the phone" she said with a laugh as she leaned back into her chair and crossed her arms over her stomach comfortably.

It still amazed Tina how well she got on with Lily, though it was a given seeing as their little sister wasn't exactly the saint of the family and only got in contact with people when she needed to get out of trouble and it normally was Tina making frantic phone calls to cover her youngest sisters ass. Sighing softly she looked around the little cafe and smiled slightly to herself. She had never been into the cafe before but she had been jogging in the park near by a couple of times but had never stopped in, turning her attention back to Lily she quirked a brow and grinned at her, "How's it been Lil?" Tina asked using the old nickname she had always used when she was talking to Lily; they were comfortable around each other and both had busy lives but now that Lily was living in Essex's Tina was going to make sure to put aside sometime at least once a week to catch up with her.


(Terribly sorry for the extremely long wait, and sorry for the short crappyness)

[Lillian Francine Grayson]

WORDS: 419 | TAG: Tina Eliza Grayson | NOTES: derp!

After a few short moments of going through her very organized schedule, Lily grew very bored. That's not to say that she wasn't used sitting on standby, but she usually had things methodically planned out for just such a possiblity. There were usually things to file, emails to respond to, or simply to organize her desk of chaos. Well, to the untrained eye it seemed to have an order, a perfectly good one, but to Lily it was madness. She'd yet to go through the folders and put everything in order. That was a thing she just had to do! More to the point though, she had none of those small things to distract herself with. So, boredom was a very true possiblity. It was one of the few things that drove Lily just a tad bit mad. Doing nothing just felt wrong.

Looking at the clock, she decided her sister was simply running a bit late. It was just now the exact time they were to meet, so taking a deep breath and huffing at herself, Lily found other things to occupy her mind. At first it was simply to post a rather adorable picture of her beasties onto instagram, which was all well and good. Mother dearest always liked to see the beasties. It was as close to grandchildren as she was to get any time soon. Amusing as that was, Lily grew distracted by a pop up message and was taken to her pintrest. This resulted in her mild interest in all the new posts and things. She followed a great many things, but the food and personality ones were by far a great enertainment.

Her eyes were glued to a particularlly delectable looking pastry when she finally heard someone approach and take a seat with her. Peaking over her phone, just in case it was not in fact her sister. Thankfully, it wasn't some random person, but her sister. Not to say she didn't enjoy a good conversation with a stranger, but not today. This time was her sister's, so no distractions. Smiling warmly at the nickname, Lily sat her cell phone down. "How's the busy, busy life a police officer?" she asked in half amusement, half curiosity. A warm smile still played across her lips, but she also waved at the kind, attentive barista. The girl was new, it seemed, or just very good at her job. So, she'd be over in a few moments. Just long enough for a short bit of greeting.

OCC: Terribly sorry how late this is and if it seems awkward. I'm a bit out of practice with my characters now...-sadface-

And if you're still breathing

you're the lucky ones. cause most of us are heaving through corrupted lungs.

credit to nat of adoxography.