[Juneberry]

"Sadly." Shawn nodded. "My sister...Likes girls. But she gets scared by it, and starts panicking internally, which ends up with her snapping quickly when she notices it in hopes of pushing the person away. It works alright. Your sister got pretty mad- and my sister felt like an idiot afterwards. That's the real reason we came here- I just thought I'd drown out my struggle from my ex-fiance while I was here. She's never gotten drunk, my sister, despite how much she can drink- but... I can't help but be a little bit worried, considering how mom used to get before Chloe was born. Alcoholism runs in the family."

[Tazha_bear]

he laughed. "Corrine? Mad? No. Disappointed? Yes. She told me about it. She said she wanted the roommate she chose to live with her to be talented, work and have someone to have fun with. She just got upset when your sister just kind of stated that she only looked to do baking. So she may end up pulling back her deal. She's trying to get into making friends. Guess you can say she's finally coming out of her shell. before we came here me and her had this thick sheild. No one gets in, nothing got out. everything that happened to us was between us. even when it came to our parent's murder.

I wasn't there, but Corrine was. She said something got our grandfather mad and she watched one of his lackies violently kill our mom. I barely made it in time to save her, too." he said, his expression somber as he spoke, swallowing down his drink.

[Juneberry]

"You sound like a story from a mystery novel or something," Shawn noted, though mostly to himself. "Our mom got sick when Chloe was in late elementary school. In middle school, she managed to get a job at the bakery, thus her love of baking began. When she wasn't at work, she was either at school or doing housework since mom was bedridden. Heck, Chloe had to help mom bathe. I found out later that she actually quit track until mom passed. Track had always been Chloe's favorite thing... Besides mom, anyway." He smiled vaguely, taking his cup of water and twisting it in his hand slightly. "She gets confessed to a lot, my sister. So she's used to avoiding people to keep it from happening. In middle school, she hurt her best friend because the day mom got sick and ended up in the hospital, he had tried to confess to her. He didn't know what happened, so when she panicked and ran off, he got really upset. That guy still troubles her constantly though. He's got a big ego...He thinks she's just playing hard to get. Since then, she hates him- but, the good news is whenever she goes to visit mom's grave, he goes with her to fight off the people from prostitution corporations from trying to force her into it with violence, since she's not much of a fighter. She's more of a...well, she's more like the really fast prey that runs constantly away."

[Tazha_bear]

He nodded. "What do you say we try and get our sisters to come to an agreement? Somehow? In a way they can help each other. Help Corrine to know no one's going try ot hurt or kill her and it's ok trust people, and get you sister to have an actual good friend. I'll be honest Corrine can be an annoying control freak, but she's a good friend."

[Juneberry]

"How should we do it? I can't just talk to my sister, I must admit...But I like the idea. I don't like the way she lives now, and even though I have no right to judge... I can tell it's a struggle. I got a call from her boss recently saying he wanted something like this to happen. But I don't think she knows how to relax around people, especially when she notices them as...interesting." He thought for a bit. "Is there a way we can get through to them?"

[Tazha_bear]

He shrugged. "This is the part where i admit alcohol has no effect on me. so, you and you sister get drunk. that's your job. getting drunk relaxes people. After that I'll bring in Corrine. she's easier to be around in this environment. It'll be easy as cake by then." He explained, looking back at his sister who was stolen by random people on the dance floor.

[Juneberry]

"Wait... You want me to get drunk?" He looked at the other quizzically. "I don't really see how that would help with those two in particular....Unless you want them to worry- which my sister may or may not do... Well, actually, she's a worry wart. She would even if she does hate me." Shawn laughed, reluctantly calling the bartender for a shot of some sort of alcohol. "But what's the plan? I don't really see this as a plan yet...Mind filling me in?"

[Tazha_bear]

"Make something up for your sister and you to celebrate. If you both get drunk, no one's suspicious. If she asks, you can call a cab to give you a ride. Me and my sister magically run into you guys at the bar, we pretend like we were friends before now, and they get completely confused, than we explain things and try to get them together, you know, come over for dinner, movies certain nights or just hang out or crash at my place. As for where I got the tactics? Imagine sharing a mind with a girl when she's trying to get her best friend hitched. but trust me, this one will work. Right now i'm confusing my thoughts with a baby song so she'll think I'm just kidding around." he said than grinned. "tell her about the fiance thing. I know it's a lot to ask, but I'm doing this for my sister, and maybe a bit for you guys. even now people need family to lean on, just consider me and my sister some kind of distant relative. We're literally there when you need us." He said, raising his newly filled glass and drinking before racing off.

[Juneberry]

Shawn listened quietly, but was clearly confused still. Despite it, he went back to his sister, assuming it was the right action due to the situation. "Hey," He noted, looking at his sister. She was already on her second drink, and the bartender seemed to be giving her a strange look, causing him to glare at the man. "You really need to tell those idiots off when they look at you like that."

"You're one to talk. Didn't you get hit on a lot while you were over there?" Of course, Chloe hadn't a clue what was going on- nor did she know he had never tried to dance.

"I met up with an old friend, actually...He really cheered me up. Actually, you know what? We should celebrate. Auntie's getting married. You're happy for her too, aren't you?"

"Yeah. Now she can't call us constantly complaining that she has no love life." Chloe laughed a bit with her brother at that one. And somehow, they did 'celebrate'. They talked pretty easily- and thus, Shawn assumed the plan was starting to go into action as they sat together enjoying a couple drinks- on him.

[Tazha_bear]

Corrin watched from not too far away, out of sight of both girls but still able to make eye contact with Shawn if need be, and when he knew they were both in good spirits he easily whispered something to the girl he was dancing with and than walked through the crowd.

he slowly broke through the people, grabbing his sister's arm gently. "Got someone i want you to meet." He told her, smiling.

She looked confused but simply followed him along to see two very familiar people.

[Juneberry]

((I still have writers block but... I am trying! I promise!))

To his surprise, Shawn had managed to make his sister laugh. When he noticed Corrin, he chuckles to himself slightly, already having decided he did know Corrin in the past- or at least, he seemed to have managed to make himself think it without remembering it wasn't true.

Chloe ordered another two drinks, this time with her own money- and her brother barely managed to hide his surprise at just how much she was drinking. "Easy now, I haven't caught up to you yet!" He laughed, and she just smiled oddly, twirling her hair around a finger as she took a sip of her drink- she was no longer on her fruit trail. She'd eased out of the sweet drinks, worried about her weight.

"Oh yeah, sis, I want you to meet my friend sometime."

"You better not be trying to set me up on a date, Shawn."

"Hell no. Why would I do something like that? I just think you two could get along well as friends."

[Tazha_bear]

corrin smiled, winking and held out his hand for her to shake. his sense of duty and dignity showed clearly. He looked like a true lawyer then. "Corrin Gates. Professional attorney." he said introducing himself. "and this is Corrine, great at multiple things, piano, being a psychiatrist and she's the best cook I've met so far." He said light heartedly.

Corrine looked from her brother to Shawn to Chloe. What was going on again?

[Juneberry]

Shawn, noticing Corrine's confusion, just smiled and held a hand out as well. Chloe seemed a bit out of it at that point and, though she did shake Corrin's hand, she was a tad dizzy in the head at that point, and thus hadn't noticed Corrine just yet.

"My name's Shawn Kitski. I'm also a psychiatrist and act as a nurse or physician's assistant in Russia. This girl here is Chloe- she's a great cook and known for her running, Corrin's mentioned you a lot. I'd love to try your cooking sometime. I'm only really used to Chloe's here- that and mine, which is far too horrible to mention."

[Tazha_bear]

Corrine laughed nervously. "Yeeeeah... Anyone care to tell me what's going on?" She asked, looking at Chloe. "Chloe, do you have ANY idea what they're talking about here. I'm confused as hell..." She said, looking around, clearly on the verge of panicking.

[Juneberry]

"Hell if I ever understand what's going through Shawn's head," Chloe replied with a nervous laugh as well. "He said he met someone he recognized...Is that what's going on, Shawn?"

"You betcha." Shawn grinned at her simply. Chloe looked at him quizzically in return. Something was off- but when it came to her brother, Chloe was horrible at figuring out what.

[Tazha_bear]

Corrine nodded. "Well... Umm..." Corrine tried to say something before her brother cut her off.

"Why don't you two go dance or something while we catch up, maybe fill you in at my place tonight?" he said, not giving them time to respond before he sat down and gave a guy-signal to lose interest in the matter again.