So grab your favorite lady, or at least your favorite lay (OTA)

[dj_esebel]

It's a nice warm day, the first one that really feels free of any lingering winter. Feeling celebratory (and slightly evil), Audrey'd headed to the park with her ukelele on her back and some snacks from Quill. Foreshadowing her song for the day, Audrey got a few scones and a large cup of their best house blend. Then she'd spread a blanket on the ground and sat there tuning her ukelele for a while.

"I woke up this morning...I had a scone and a large house blend...And then a little conversation with my squirrel and chipmunk friends..."

Then she'd started to sing a pleasant tune, enjoying the way that people first smiled and then frowned as they realized Audrey's song wasn't, in fact, a paean to the coming spring but Jonathan Coulton's First of May.

"It's the First of May! First of May! Outdoor fuckin' starts today!" she sings with gusto, enjoying the mix of snickering and horror.

And really, if someone complained, she could just switch to his version of Baby Got Back.

[[Needless to say, both songs are INCREDIBLY NSFW and also hilarious.]]

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[chasingtwisters]

Marina still doesn't know where the hell she's going to find answers in Siren Cove.

She's set up in a motel, by the water. (The water is oddly comforting, like an old, favorite song suddenly playing on the radio again. She can't explain it.) She's still trying to figure out the layout of the town - places to be, places to be seen, and the like.

For now, she's meandering through the park when she catches the song. Curious, and delighted by the amount of offended looks she sees as she approaches a woman and her ukulele, Marina can't help but applaud.

"Excellent choice for a fine day," she says.

[dj_esebel]

"I get to enjoy this song at its full effect only once a year and it's sunny and I'm kind of a slut so..." She waves a hand up and down her body to indicate that of course it's the perfect song for someone like her and an opportunity not to be missed.

"I'm Audrey nice to meet you."

[chasingtwisters]

"Hey, more power to you, lady," Marina says, grinning, watching her gesture to herself. She's always believed in people owning their sexuality, and it's awesome to see how proud Audrey is. The world would be a better place with more shameless people in it, she thinks.

"Marina, and the pleasure's all mine," she says, moving to sit next to the other woman. "I must say, I'm a big fan of the way your singing makes other people turn red in the face."

[dj_esebel]

Audrey laughs, deciding she likes Marina very much. Anyone who calmly receives that announcement can't be that bad at all. "I know. I especially love it when they cover their kids' ears. Or should I not make jokes about how I torment poor, innocent children," she asks, glancing at Marina's stomach.

[chasingtwisters]

"Oh please, joke away," Marina waves her hand to dismiss any possible worry."This child is already corrupted by having me as a mother."

[dj_esebel]

"Well excellent. When the munchkin comes, I'll baby-sit." Aurey holds up her hands quickly to indicate she's joking. "Don't. Last time I watched a child, it ended up with a pancake on the ceiling. And I was paid in guitar strings."

[lesparker]

Les walks in right as First of May kicks in and he would be surprised by the crudeness coming from the small corner of Quill on this sunny morning, if he hadn't known Audrey for so long. Nothing about this woman would surprise him frankly, and he knows she's up there amusing herself. He buys a cup of coffee and a donut and hangs near the back watching the show, shaking his head every now and then as he sips his coffee.

[chasingtwisters]

"I was just thinking I needed a sitter, for all of my wild partying once I pop this balloon of mine," she jokes right back. It feels natural to just talk about herself in this way; she wonders why that is. "Don't worry. I would pay you in cash. What kind of douche pays in guitar strings?"

[dj_esebel]

"A guy who knew I was just gonna turn around and buy the guitar strings I wanted from his store," Audrey explains. She'll just leave out the bit about how he's one of her rock gods.

[dj_esebel]

Audrey grins and croons her way to a stop before grinning at Les, beckoning him over with a crooked finger. "Don't even pretend that this is somehow weirder than my jaunt around the Enchanted Forest of Bullshit while rocking a corpse harp."

[lesparker]

Les takes a seat at the table beside her, grinning back. "No weirder than me riding horseback down the coast to go meet my mermaid girlfriend. I also think I was dating my pet wombat," he says scratching his hair then shakes his head again. "We should move."

[dj_esebel]

"Okay but that's still less weird than me carrying around a harp made from a literal murder victim." She laughs and leans over to kiss his cheek. "And I ended up keeping a cat after that museum bullshit, so you'd have to get your own trailer if we moved out."

[lesparker]

"I knew I sensed evil on you," Les says, frowning at her mention of cats and that dreadful night at the museum, but he leans into the kiss she gives him. "Well, I am glad to be back in the normal world. Fairytale Land didn't have electricity or proper food." He shakes his head. "So were you just playing your bone harp? Or were you tracking down Prince Charming while over there?" He asks sipping at his coffee casually.

[dj_esebel]

"Look all I know about Egypt is The Mummy and grabbing a cat worked in the movie...then she adopted me," Audrey explains, looping an arm around him and tucking into his side.

"And Prince Charming nothing. You know me."

[chasingtwisters]

"Fair enough," she says. "So how long have you been playing for? You're fantastic."

[dj_esebel]

"Uh...Started piano when I was two. Guitar when I was...eight? I think I was eight? I was small and obnoxious regardless," Audrey says, laughing. "You want to sit down while I scandalize the neighborhood?"

[lesparker]

"I do know you. You talk such a big game," Les says, taking a sip of his coffee with a stupid smirk on his face. He is mainly teasing. If there is anyone that is really bite and not just bark, it's Audrey. It's half the reason he likes her; she doesn't back down. "I could've been a prince. You didn't even come looking for me," he accuses.

[dj_esebel]

"Sorry, I was trying to find the murderer for a dead body harp," Audrey teases. She reaches down and offers him half of her scone as recompense.

"Besides, you had a harem to help you out."

[lesparker]

Les accepts the scone with a satisfied nod. "So it's detective Ess now is it?" he asks jokingly and tosses a piece of scone in his mouth. "I didn't have a harem. But I now know what looks Corry looks like as a mermaid and let's just say I've been taking lots of long showers." He smiles to himself because he's dumb. Really the spell hadn't been altogether terrible.

"My mom was there," he says after a second then clarifies. "In fairytale land. She was alive."

[dj_esebel]

"Only if my dead lady harp shows back up," Audrey says, shuddering. She's about to tease when Les' expression goes somber and she reaches out, taking his hand. "Oh Les...."

[chasingtwisters]

"Don't mind if I do," Marina says, moving to sit next to Audrey with a grin. "I do so love scandalous stories. Especially involving the neighbors."

"Piano and guitar, huh? That's pretty damn awesome," she says.

[lesparker]

Les releases a small laugh shaking his head. "I know I deserve that oh Les, your mom is dead, and that's sad look but..." He gives Audrey a shrug of shoulders. "This time I'm fairly certain she wasn't there because of me. The spell put everyone in a fairytale, right? Mine was me and Corry. In this really bizarre version of Little Mermaid."

He makes a face. "I think she was there because of Neal. I don't know if I'm grossed out or oddly touched he wants to be happily ever after and all that shit with my mom."

[dj_esebel]

"Mmhm, and the bass and violin, the bouzouki now and then. If thy need someone to play it, I'll learn," she explains. Every girl needs a hobby after all.

"I suck at the harmonica though."

[dj_esebel]

"Yeah, I wouldn't know how to feel about that either," she admits. She's met Neal; the town's not big enough not to meet everyone at least once. "Doesn't make it easy."

To fill up the space between them, she strums her ukulele. "Any requests?"

[lesparker]

"Maybe something Disney?" Les gives her a goofy smile. He really doesn't know what to think about Neal's fantasies about his mom yet. He can deal with it later. "Anyway, what else have you been doing? Aside from bone harps."