Boardwalk [OPEN]

[jiyunnies]

It's Sunday and Riley's decided not to work. Especially since the museum is actually coming along and because...well...she can't stand it at Coombs & Co. with Moira and Alodia giving each other the iciest cold shoulders she's ever experienced in her life. Seriously, working with those two while they're bickering is something even the patient Jung Ji-Yun can't handle for more than one shift in a row. When she and her sister fight, the house is loud and obnoxious. When these two fight, it feels like the room's been sucked into a black hole and Riley's just waiting to be sucked up into oblivion.

So Riley packs up a tote--sunscreen, sunglasses, cash, her notes, and a ridiculous amount of candy--and heads out to the Boardwalk. The weather is lovely and people are out, making this the perfect opportunity for her to relax, do some brainstorming, and people watch.

Finding a bench with a good view of the water and the stands of the Boardwalk (but far enough away from the place she fell all those years ago), Riley plops down and hauls a huge bag of candy and a book out of her bag. She plans to spend the day here and already feels lighter as she soaks up the sun.


ooc: idk man I feel like Riley hasn't had a chance to ~relax~ in awhile. So find her on the boardwalk, maybe share some candy, play some games, etc etc. Mostly she just needs a breather bc Moira and Alodia, man.

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[alfiehaywood]

Sunday was the only day Alfie had off from work that he religiously stuck to. Jerry having long since given up on telling him that Wednesday was also his day off and he wouldn’t pay him overtime so he should just go home. But Sundays were used to sleep late, take the dogs on a really long walk and typically start working on pieces for his website. The most recent order fulfilled was for a coffee table, and the protective coating needed time to dry, rendering the rest of his morning painfully empty.

“Do you want to go for another walk?” He asked the dogs, Herb actually ran off into the bedroom, curling up on the pillow and Penny flat out ignored him. Weird dogs, seriously. So he found himself wandering around Siren Cove, trying to find something to do. It’s a pure fluke that he sees Riley sat on a bench as he trails along the path next to the beach.

It takes him a few minutes to get up from the beach to the boardwalk, so it’s a genuine sigh when he flops down on the bench next to her. “Good morning ma’am, may I enquire what brings you round these parts?”

[jiyunnies]

Already past the first chapter in her new book, Riley's surprised when she feels a presence and the noise of someone sitting down beside her. But when she hears that voice and glances up from her book to see Alfie, she breaks out into a huge smile.

"Oh, you know, the sun, the surf, the people," she gestures to the crowd starting to fill the Boardwalk. Riley drops the book and the act, leaning over to give Alfie a big hug. "How have you been, stranger?"

[alfiehaywood]

Reflecting back a huge grin, he hugged her back. Squeezing a little before dropping a quick peck to the top her head her. “Awful for not having seen you,” pouted Alfie for a second before adding, “It’s been up and down. Family stuff.” He would admit he didn’t speak about his family a lot, but that was because he wasn’t sure how much his friends would get. Les was alone, and it almost made him feel guilty to complain about his when he still had one. Whereas Riley was really close to her sister, and he didn’t want to burden her with his crappy family – minus his sister, who was practically a Saint.

“How about you? How is all the museum planning going? Need any shelves putting up yet?”

[jiyunnies]

"Aww, stop that. You're back now and we can hang out again! I'm sorry to hear you're having family stuff though." Riley's very close with her family, but she hasn't told many about their problems as of late. So when Alfie says "family stuff" with that tone, she's immediately sympathetic toward him. She knows little about his family, he doesn't offer much in that way, and Riley's not the type to push the subject. But if or when he decides to open up, she'll definitely be a listening ear for him.

Riley presses her hands to her head at the mention of the museum. "It's been so busy! I didn't know running a museum would be meetings with such important people. But I think I'm starting to get used to it. Val and Lara's pep talks help a lot." She smiles and playfully shoves Alfie's arm. "Definitely. You can reach the high places I can't."