January 16, 2023 – 2:26 AM
January 7th, 1893 - Daffy's Flat
Now that the holidays were over and things had settled down, Daff felt like she'd finally found a good rhythm. Christmas had been such a lovely evening spent in the company of her family and her favorite people that Daff had realized just how much she missed seeing her sisters, now that she wasn't actively hiding from them like she had been all autumn. No, she was in a far better place and so it seemed, that Dahlia was too. The news of Mr. Honeyduke's offer of courtship had come as a bit of a surprise, but then again, Daff had been disconnected. He was always such a pleasure to deal with for business, that Daff rather thought he would make a nice addition to the family. Not to mention Dahlia shared a love of baking and everything in the kitchen, so they seemed like quite a good match.
Not to mention, she was sure her sisters had questions about Elias' presence at Christmas eve, which she should probably answer, lest they start fabricating their own stories, so Daff rather thought it was time to host a little slumber party at her flat. She had indeed gotten some sweets from Mr. Honeyduke (without telling him of course!) and from the bakery up the street. They had such delectable pastries and tea that it was hard to pass them up! Daff was in there daily at this point. She had transformed her sitting room into a giant seas of pillows and cozy blankets, the furniture pushed aside and a warm fire glowing in the hearth. They would do this picnic style like they had when they were young girls.
Daff was curled up with Winston among the pillows, playing with a lone carnation flower that had fallen out of the vase in the windowsill as she surveyed the scene before her. The corgi was sound asleep, stretched out against Daff as she lounged. They had eaten and had some tea and were settling into the comfy part of the evening now. Conversation had ranged from everything they'd gotten for Christmas, to Daff's business and the Christmas tree event and how their mother was certainly starting to lose it, but now Daff was too curious to leave it for any longer, even if she knew it opened the door for questions to be turned around on her. "Dahlia, I can't believe you hid Mr. Honeyduke from us!" Daff chuckled as Beatrix made herself comfortable in the middle of the fray, the large Maine coon unphased by the gaggle of girls surrounding her.
Two days/two posts? Sorry school-bound Potts ladies!
January 16, 2023 – 2:35 AM
Dahlia Honeyduke — Played by Fallin
It was comforting to be among her sisters this way, nestled into blankets and pillows, Beatrix nestled on her feet as she leaned against Zinnia. In some small way it made her feel like a child again when it had been just them and Calla who remained at home. They'd all snuggle into one bed and in the end manage to find themselves nestled on the floor instead. Conversation flowed easily among them hardly missing a beat. This was what Dahlia loved the most about sisters.
And then Quin came up and Dahlia found herself blushing furiously and pointedly not looking at Zin who was the only one she had told. "Oh," she mumbled reaching forward and snagging a cookie from the tray, "It wasn't exactly intentional..." Her defense trailed off weakly. More that she hadn't really wanted to admit how the whole thing had started - it was, after all, rather embarrassing to be writing in response to lonely hearts letters.
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January 17, 2023 – 2:32 AM
Last modified: January 17, 2023 – 2:35 AM by Zinnia Gallagher.
Zinnia Gallagher — Played by Gin
Zinnia was thrilled to have finally made it over to Daffy’s, as every time she’d tried recently something had come up. It made for some very awkward encounters with a handful of people, but she’d rather forget about those, thank you very much. Visiting Daff was even better when most of her sisters were here. The conversations flowed easily, and she felt a pang in her chest. Most of them spent time outside of the house, and after living with them for so long and finding that they weren’t there as much anymore, Zin found she missed them immensely. She was going to soak up all the time she could with them.
With Dahlia leaning against her, Zinnia turned toward her with a sly grin because she had know about her budding relationship with Mr. Honeyduke. They were a good match, but she still wanted to find a time to threaten him, just so he knew what was coming if he hurt Dahlia in any way. (Although he probably wouldn’t take it seriously.) “What a hard secret for you to keep! We want to hear all about your courtship.” Zin giggled quietly as she knocked her shoulder gently against her; of course she knew all the details, but it was still fun to tease her sister.
“At least now we’ll have two bakers in the family.” Zin was not going to be sad about that. "And a broom maker?" She asked, turning her eyes back to Daffy.
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January 23, 2023 – 2:54 AM
Daff didn't intend to make Dahlia squirm, she was genuinely curious to know how Dahlia and Mr. Honeyduke had gotten along and met one another, but she didn't have to share if she didn't want to. Daffy had opened up the door for the question to be turned on her on purpose after all, if Dahlia wasn't in the mood to share.
Pursing her lips to contain the smile, Daff did not resist a pointed look at Thistle, who certainly had an idea that something was going on. After meeting her older sister's eyes briefly, her gaze traveled to the little arrangement of twigs and hazelwood flowers that sat right atop her mantle where she smiled at them every day. "I cannot say for sure," Daff was intentionally taking things slow, especially now that Dahlia's courtship was official; the last thing she wanted to do was take away from this exciting time in her sister's life. "But Mr. Grimstone and I are certainly enjoying getting to know one another." In the many aspects that entailed. She became a very familiar fixture in his workshop and she was starting to lure him into spending time in her greenhouse, slowly but surely. Plus she sincerely enjoyed invading his space and he didn't seem to mind.
Fortunately the many Potts sisters had never been concerned with doing things in birth order, otherwise they would all be waiting on Thistle who appeared to have little interest. She did wonder about Zinnia though. "It is certainly Dahlia's time to shine though." Mr. Honeyduke seemed equally enamored with her next closest sister, as Dahlia had been with him, so Daff could only assume an engagement and wedding were due sometime this year. She could certainly wait that long to see where things with Elias went. He had said he would wait and she would undoubtedly explain this desire of hers, so perhaps she would be next, but she was not about to count her chickens before they hatched.
February 5, 2023 – 7:16 AM
Thistle Potts — Played by Fawkes
Since the moment they'd gathered it had been a constant struggle for Thistle to hold in her grin. The party had given them so much to talk about and now that they were here, free from the gaze of their parents and any other outside judgement, it felt like could finally let it out. She was both thrilled and delighted by this sudden appearance of so many suitors... one of which she had a hand in encouraging. Quite at home in their little pillow nest, she sat with both arms wrapped around a pillow in her lap as she listened keenly to whatever her sisters might divulge.
"I am glad to see neither of you have suffered from my poor example." she said with her poorly hidden amusement written clearly across her face.
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February 5, 2023 – 2:57 PM
Dahlia Honeyduke — Played by Fallin
"Well," Dahlia drew out, "I suppose it's only fair." Afterall she didn't typically keep things from her sisters and did feel quite terribly for having blindsided them with the sudden appearance of Quin among them. The least she could do was confide in them over their courtship.
She leaned forward and ran her fingers through Beatrix's fur waiting for Daffy's reply to Thistle. It was what they had all been curious about, she felt sure. "Oh, but do tell us more about Mr. Grimstone." She pressed waving away the thought they should focus on her. Before she could consider that the same question might be asked of her she propped her elbows on her knees and asked, "How ever did you first meet?"
But then her gaze swung to Thistle, "Thistle! You aren't a poor example!" She scolded, wanting to throw her arms around her older sister, if it wouldn't have upset Beatrix at her feet she likely would have.
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February 6, 2023 – 1:04 AM
Daffy's tut of disapproval came right after Dahlia's exclamation. Thistle was just being her usual self, but Daffy could easily understand where her older sister was coming from. In between ending things with Noble and starting what she had with Elias, spinsterhood had looked quite appealing. There was a freedom to it, to be able to do what you wanted, when you wanted. Truthfully though, Daff was pretty sure Thistle just hadn't met the right person yet. "And it's not just you," Daff stuck her tongue out playfully at Zinnia.
Before she could start a teasing war, she pushed on to tell the story of how she and Elias met. "Besides the universe simply hasn't dropped anybody into your life like it did for me." Daffy giggled at the memory of Elias falling into her pumpkin plants. "I mean that quite literally by the way. Eli— Mr. Grimstone was testing a new broom model and crash landed into the garden at home," It had been nearly two spring seasons ago now, but things had only progressed to where they were in recent months. "So I patched him up and then offered to get him some pumpkin plants of his own for cushioning and the rest, well, here we are." Daff rather thought the drama of last summer wasn't necessary to share.
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