Welcome to Hickstead, home to both Seven Oak Stables, and Blue Acre - two rival stables. Both offer opportunities for their clients to reach the highest level of excellence. Each stable differs from the other, so choose wisely and never forget, loyalty is everything... Meanwhile as the stables battle it out, there's trouble brewing at the university. Be careful, if you don't pick a side you may get caught in the cross-fire...
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"although i think jase and arrow deserve more credit than caveman .. maybe stone age?" Quinn considered it for a moment, picturing the men in her head having a conversation with two clubs in their hands and a cave about their heads - responding in monosyllabic grunts instead of works. "Yeah I guess they can have a little more credit...perhaps full sentences instead of just one word answers?" she joked and let out a quiet laugh. She took another mournful of ice cream and sucked on it slowly as she let Heidi open up, she was getting full herself anyway and would need to slow down to avoid horrible indigestion. She knew well enough by now that a lot of people just needed someone to talk at, to listen to them, to be there to sound things out or bounce words off of. "yeah but i don't understand why. i can think of a million ways i'd love to see him suffer but .. like you said, i don't want him hurting." Quinn pursed her lips for a moment in thought before treading carefully on her answer. She knew all the lads in their group carried past trauma and it was tough to navigate at the best of times. "Well you said this all links to his past...how much of it has he shared with you? Perhaps it comes from shame a little bit or it's just one of those boxes in someone's mind they don't like to open up?" she didn't want to put her foot in anything or go into how things had been for her and Arrow in their difficult days but hopefully it might help bring some understanding or clarify to things.
"i know he does but he didn't trust me enough with this. or that's what it feels like. what did he think, i'd leave him because he has a past? or a child from before we met?" Quinn gave a sad smile and a small half shrug as she put down her spoon, giving up on the ice cream as her stomach began to protest. "Maybe it's himself he doesn't trust? Or he's worried it'll all fall apart. Our boys aren't used to stability after all. We have to keep proving it to them again and again. But I get what you mean." She agreed, not wanting Heidi to think she was disagreeing with her very valid feelings. "i swear this kid knows when i'm made at their dad and it's never my side they take." Quinn chuckled a little and smiled again. Sometimes she really missed being pregnant, it had been such a miracle for her. "Kids always know when you're fighting, be glad this one can't give verbal opinions just yet."
Yeah I think things are heading back to the right track so don't be too worried to probe. It might encourage more conversation! A quick night out and then a long sleep? Perhaps a massage and a spa weekend...no men or children allowed?
Yeah they are, though I think there is improvement in that department so perhaps not for much longer. haha I feel like it will only take a couple of drinks and I'll be asleep!
Yeah I can agree - some more than others I have a couple of days off next week? I promised to spend some time with Arrow as we keep missing each other recently but perhaps the Thursday?
She was quiet for a moment as she let her friend muse over what she'd said, giving her quiet and peace as she returned to the ice cream, savouring the sweetness. She would suffer for it tomorrow that was sure - she knew she would when her stomach ached. She couldn't quite enjoy sweet things to way she used to these days - age was a factor, even if she wasn't that old, but some of her taste had changed since having Hallie. It was odd how much your body changed as a woman going through pregnancy - men definitely got off lightly, that was for sure. She understood how it felt, to be at odds with your other half. God knew her and Arrow had had some cracking arguments over the years, some grounded on better reasons than others. But they always found a way back to each other, a way to get things on track again and she had no doubt the same would be for Heidi and Jason - they just needed some time.
"why do i picture grunting and wooden clubs." She chuckled at that, trying to encourage the joke. "Because that's normally very accurate?" She offered, having seen the boys talk first hand and how much there did seem to be grunting involved and lot's of nods and shrugs - non verbal communication kind of stuff. "i should be happy about that but.." Quinn leant back against the chair and smiled softly. "But you're not." She said gently. "I get it, you love him, you don't want him to be hurt either." She mused other another spoonful of ice cream. "He's being stubborn, but I know he misses you too. And he'll want to fix this - he loves you."
"great minds think alike." Quinn chuckled and gave a nod, digging into some more of her guilty pleasure Ben and Jerry's whilst she gave her friend time to let it out. Sometimes you just needed to wait and let someone mull something over and then talk out loud to a friend. She laughed at the moan her friend gave but she appreciated it - you had to enjoy the proper stuff or you shouldn't be eating it. She kept digging away at the ice cream, watching the pot begin to empty reluctantly and knowing that if she kept going too much longer the whole thing would be empty - and she'd likely be the sad sap with indigestion from it.
"he really is." She smiled and nodded in agreement, glad that others could see it in him. Zeke was such a sweetheart, despite the things that he had been through - which was quite a lot for such a young lad. The issues with his mother, and Daz's impact in his earlier years. But he had a wonderful father, Arrow was fantastic with him, and his had good family around him too. "i wouldn't have believed it if i didn't know him." Quinn chuckled and gave her ice cream a rest for a moment. It was hard to see even with those who hung around him, he didn't often show it, but she'd seen it plenty; he was a good man. "has he talked to jason?" A slight smile, Quinn glanced at her from the corner of her eye. "He had a man to man chat with him, yeah.." The same way they had had a girlie chat. "He's wallowing." She said, hoping it would make her feel better.
"Sorry," She apologised with a sheepish smile as she saw Heidi jump, she hadn't meant to scare her but clearly the woman had been in her own thoughts; wallowing. "how can you tell." Quinn gave her a sympathetic smile, "Honestly, if this hadn't happened to me before there wouldn't have been ice cream in the freezer." She teased. So the circumstances hadn't been the same, they couldn't be, but the rest of it was similar - arguing with your other half, not just small one's but colossal arguments where people were hurt and needed space. Quinn remembered how she had felt when she'd woken up married to Arrow - and he hadn't wanted it. "i'll replace this." Quinn frowned and shook her head, waving it off, "don't be silly, that's just the cheap stuff for the kids." Which sounded harsh but when they ate it so frequently as they did, it was better to save the pennies. Besides, kids didn't appreciate the expense - only what flavour it was.
She wiggled the new ice creams at her and smiled. "oh you meant the really good stuff." With a nod, she slid the other flavour over to herself and dug in. She could quite happily dig into this at any time of the day or night. "baby wants both?" Quinn smiled as she spooned ice cream into her waiting mouth, "have at it," She said after a moment, making an appreciative noise at the cookie dough sweetness. "now i know where zeke gets it from." Quinn raised an eyebrow with a curious noise, wondering what she meant. "i don't think i've met a boy that would willingly offer to share his room with a girl at that age. let alone sleep on the floor for her." Quinn's expression softened, as it always did when she thought of the kids. Zeke may not have been hers by blood but she never thought of him as anything less - he was her son. "He's a wonderful boy, such a sweetheart," Her smile widened, "Would you believe, he takes after Arrow for that." Her hard edged husband, who had a heart of gold and was sweet beneath the surface.
Quinn heard the top stair creak and she shifted in bed, unable to get comfortable. She had never been a great sleeper before but since having Hallie, she slept even less. She wasn't sure if it was a motherly thing, always on the listen out for a whimper or cry of a child, or the hint of worry or danger. It was bloody annoying is what it was. Especially whilst Arrow slept sounded beside her, the soft snore of his breath in her ear. She sighed quietly and rolled onto her side for a moment, her eyes glazing over him in the gloom, and despite herself she smiled gently. He always looked so peaceful - and so innocent - when he slept. She reached out the touch his cheek in the softest caress, not wanting to wake him, as she slipped out of bed and donned her dressing gown, creeping downstairs.
"Couldn't sleep?" She asked quietly as she spied Heidi in the kitchen, delving into ice cream like a lost treasure. She didn't blame her, she hated arguing with people, especially Arrow, but she went the other way and tended to lose all her appetite when it happened. "You know, I keep the really good stuff hidden away," She smiled, reaching into the fridge and rummaging around for a few minutes before she was able to get to the best bits, revealing some Ben and Jerries, still unopened, triumphantly. "Here we go - I have Cookie dough, and Pish food?" She offered, going into the cutlery drawer to grab herself a spoon and sitting next to her, putting the tubs on the counter. "Can't have you eating alone."
GENDER: lady AGE: twenty-five D.O.B: 16th july SEXUALITY: straight STATUS: married PLAY-BY: dianna agron HEIGHT: 5ft5 HAIR: blonde EYES: hazel
"THE DAY WE MET, FROZEN I HELD MY BREATH"
TATTOOS: none SCARS: a large scar across her lower abdomen DRINK: socially SMOKE: nope DRIVE: yes GLASSES: nope HOME: number eight, oldaker avenue BORN AND RAISED: hickstead, england
"RIGHT FROM THE START, I KNEW THAT I'D"
kind, caring, compassionate, gentle, good-natured, sweet, light-hearted, likes a good joke, intelligent, happy-go-lucky, protective of people, determined, defiant at times, can be stubborn, non-confrontational, will take charge of a situation if required, good at mediating, peace keeper, calm in a crisis, cool minded, moral, maternal
LIKES: her job , helping people , corny tv shows , quiet nights in , hearing her kids laugh , coming up with new recipes , weekend family time , giving money to charity , romance films , getting to sleep on night shifts DISLIKES: things turning ugly , cruelty , fighting , chopping onions , gory films , being let down by people , plans changing last minute , dishonesty , the coffee pot being empty , fruit cake STRENGTHS: cooking , making people feel good about themselves , has a strong stomach; takes a lot to gross her out , calm in a crisis , compassionate WEAKNESSES: sometimes gives too many chances , always has to help people , art; terrible at it , arrow and her children, can never say no FEARS: losing arrow and her children , spiders , being alone SECRETS: when she was sixteen, she put on a house party as her parents were out and caused the house to get trashed - she managed to hide any evidence , she can't have kids; hallie was some gift of miracle one in a million
"FOUND A HOME FOR MY HEART, BEATS FAST"
STATUS IN SOCIETY: middle class OCCUPATION: nurse EXPERTISE: minor injuries and abrasions , cooking , good persuasion skills WEALTH: comfortable enough PROUDEST MOMENT: finding out she was pregnant - she was told as a teenager she would never be able to have kids, and if she got pregnant she was unlikely to carry to full term. hallie was her gift of god miracle one in a million MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: her first fail grade. she hadn't studied as hard as she normally would have and it was quite a shock to the system to receive the fail. she worked harder than ever to make up for it so that she could pass her degree
"COLOURS AND PROMISES, HOW TO BE BRAVE?"
FATHER(S): tony andrew cooper - 54 - shop keeper MOTHER(S): julia mary cooper - 52 - shop keeper STEP-PARENT(S): none OTHER HALF: married - ARROW TALIESIN CLARKSON - 28 - ceo of clarkson incorporated SIBLINGS: none CHILDREN: ezekiel - 7 - step mother hallie - 3
There isn't really much to say about Quinn's past. She was born here, in the very same town that she lives in. She was the only daughter to two fairly nondescript people who owned a simple newsagents, and her life was pretty simple. She did well in school and knew from the beginning that she wanted to help people. She liked to help others and had a naturally maternal, caring nature. Whilst she did like being sociable and meeting people at parties - mostly for the conversation and the dancing, she worked hard and studied well - becoming a nurse with apparent ease, though realistically it was that she put in the hard graft.
The only event in her life that had significance happened just after she turned seventeen. On her way home from college, there was a freak accident where the train came off the rails of the track. A piece of sheer metal caught her across her lower abdomen. Desperate to help the other people, she managed to work her way free, but in doing so, caused more damage. Not long after being able to help a couple of people with their injuries, she collapsed and upon waking in the hospital, was informed that due to the damages she was unlikely to ever be able to have children. It hit her hard, having always wanted a family and the white picket fence life, but she threw herself harder into her work to try and distract herself from the pain of what she had lost and after some years and several therapy sessions, she came to accept her life as it would be.
HEY THERE! my name is the admin and i'm seventeen years old. i'm a wiminz and i've been roleplaying for several years. but enough about me, here's my character. =]
[/color]:[/b] quinn elliot cooper
nicknames: 'Q', Quinny
age: twenty-one, 19th June 1990
religion: Athiest
sexuality: straight
marital status: single
playby: dianna agron
hometown: Hickstead, england
parents: julia cooper | 54 | shop keeper tony cooper | 55 | shop keeper
siblings: none
brief history: There isn't really much to say about Quinn. She was born here, in the very same town that she lives in. She was the only daughter to two fairely nondescript people who owned a simple newsagents, and her life was pretty simple. She did well in school and knew from the beginning that she wanted to help people. She liked to help others and had a naturaly maternal, caring nature. She did enjoy her parties and such, but she worked hard and studied well - becoming a nurse with apparent ease. She likes living here, and she's never really planned on leaving. She's happy here. [/ul]
[/color]:[/b] helping people. work. cooking. having a good time. laughing. joking with friends. coffee.
dislikes: early mornings. when things go bad. cruel people. fighting. chicken. onions. crying.
strengths: helping people. cooking. singing. making others feel better about themselves
weaknesses: people who are hurt. drawing. sometimes naive. too kind for her own good. doesn't know how to fight.
secrets: when she was sixteen, she housed a house party as her parents were out and caused the house to get trashed - she managed to hide any evidence.
fears: being alone. she's also terrified of seaweed. And spiders!
habits: bites her lip. drums her fingers on the desk at work. hums when she's bored.
overall personality: kind. caring. compassionate. gentle. good-natured. sweet. light-hearted. likes a good joke. intelligent. happy-go-lucky. protective of people. detirmined. strong-willed. easily persuadable. defiant at times. can be stubborn. unconfrontational. un-confident. shy at times. can be outgoing with people she knows.[/size][/ul]
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