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Kitchen
Livingroom
Gladice's bedroom
Yoakim's bedroom
Guess Room
Bathroom

An old Victorian Style House that has been own for generation. It is one of the very few building that has survived the hurricane a couple of years ago, that forced almost everyone to leave the island. While Gladice herself had left, for nothing was left on the island, she came back a few years later when people were starting to repopulate the island, this time, with her grandson.

The front porch makes it an ideal location to be outside in the shade, of protected form the rain. During the hot days of summer, you can find Gladice sitting there in her rocking chair and knitting away. The backyard also used to have a garden, but it was destroyed by the hurricane, and no one really bothered rebuilding it again. The bushes in the front yard, however, stayed the same across the years.

The kitchen is a rather large one. However, if you are to know the Leblanc family and their eating habit, you will soon learn that it isn't nearly big enough. Across the kitchen, separated by the stair casse that leads to the second floor, is the living room. Using windows for walls, it isn't hard to belive that this is the most well lit room of the house. With a simple couch, a coffee table and a small fire place, it gives an aura of simpleness... that is, until you notice the huge piano. However, it hasn't been tuned for over twenty years which makes it impossible to play it properly. It is only there for memory sake.

If one is to climb to the second story, the will first come face to face with Gladice's room. Red, Pink and Flowers seems to be the theme in it, but would something better describes Gladice taste?

A bit to the left is Yoakim's bedroom. More modern than his grandmother's, for he likes to keep it as sober and organized as possible. Unlike most bedrooms, this one mains purposed isn't sleep. It is rather relaxation and isolation. This is where Yoakim comes to take a break of the world an be with himself. In other words, this is where you have to most chance to find him if he isn't working or at the local bar drinking.

There is an other, smaller bedroom across the hall, facing Yoakim. It is the guess bedroom, and really, doesn't contain anything other than a bed and a small, empty dresser. Between the guess bedroom and Yoakim's is the washroom. Having both a bath and a shower, on can pick his favourite method to wash itself. Also, let's not forget the oh, so important toilette, for it is the only one in the whole house. There is also a small room on the first floor, next to the main door. It is used as a laundry room, and doesn't hold anything important other than a washer, a drying and an ironing board. The Attic is used as a storage room, but barely anyone goes in there, other maybe than the occasional spider.


Resident:
Gladice LeBlannc (Also owner)
Yoakim LeBlanc

Today was one of the rare days where Yoakim was alone in the house while his grandmother was away doing something. Usually, it was the other way around. However, he still wasn't knitting in front of the television like Gladice would have been doing would had she been the one in the house. Instead, he was busying himself by reading a book on the couch. He never had been one for television. A simple book and a glass of Gin mixed with Grape juice! What else could he ask for? Maybe a plate of cookies....

When he heard the knocking on the door, he droped down his book on his chest and stared at the hallway. Who was it? It wasn't his grandmother, she had keys. As for Kade... well, there wasn't half enough knocks on the door to be him. Maybe it was one of the various servents of Gaston sending them, yet again, a bundle of money asking Gladice to leave and never come back. The blacksmith stood up and slowly walked toward the door. There wasn't any reason not to make those people wait. He would just endup closing the door on them, anyway.

However, when he opened it, it wasn't one of the Sonata's servants. It was Ellie! What... "Ellie? What are you... uh... Are you okay? What's happening?" She had been right. He knew her well enough to know that somethign was wrong. He didn't knew what was wrong, but he knew that it musn't be good. The young mother rarely looked so nervous, even the night before a major exam.

Yoakim expressions went from confused, to serious, to even more confused, to pissed, to ******** pissed. Oh Kade! That hairdresser was in big trouble. What had he thought! Yoakim knew that his boyfriend...friend was impulsive and sometime not very bright, but that was outward dumb! It was kidnapping! If Ellie wanted too, she could just call the cops and he would have got arrested and thrown in jail. And Kade in Jail.... he would have been more popular than he ever wished to be. The blacksmith took Ellie's hand in his own and lowered them. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, thinking where the other boy would have been. Kade.... Rune....Kade...Rune..."The Hair Salon" He told Ellie after opening his eyes. He motion to her to wait a second, as he walked back inside the house. A moment later, he came out with a jacket on him and an umbrella. It had started to rain afterall and Ellie was only wearing a simple shirt. No need to get sick out of that. "He's been depress since loosing every festivals.... and wanting to do Rune's hair like he wants to do... yeah., probably at the salon."

//New Day

Of all the things that could have happen at the Valentine Day, Gladice would have never expected to meet a young man who had culture, manners and was simply a gentleman! Those race of men were getting rarer by the minute! She was happy that have been lucky enough to find one of them. As soon as they arrived to her place, she waved him toward the kitchen telling him to take a seat as she would make some tea. "You're british, aren't you? I'll make Earl Grey simply because of the stereotype!" She said laughing sweetly at that. She would have probably served crumpets with the tea if she had any simply to keep up with the sterotype. Instead, she took out a raspeberry cakes and cut two slices. She brought the tea and caked to the table and sat across Walter. "So tell me Walter, what are you doing here? Why would a well mannered person like you move to an island in the middle of nowhere?"

Gladice was busy watching soaps or hanging around in her room – Kade hadn't exactly checked on her in the last few hours, but he was still certain she was alive~! Nothing could kill Gladice! Even if she was really, really old and probably destined to – nope, not gonna think about that. He turned his thoughts onto the stack of waffles he was munching on at the kitchen counter, blueberry syrup and all~! He didn't think the old lady had made that herself, but the waffles were certainly from scratch! Mm.. Waffles.. Yummy~! One of the best things about dating Kim, aside from all the overwhelming love, happiness, and sunshine that came with being with him, was Gladice's cooking! Always a pile of leftovers for him! He chewed on a bite with a look up at the clock. Not quite night yet, but it was about time he went to open the door and peer out in search of the blond. He'd been doing it every five minutes so far, the last ten times revealing to him that it was starting to get all.. stormy out. Oh, well, not like it was too big of a deal. A little fall of rain never hurt any! He left his waffles to go to the front door, pulling it open and leaning out to see -

“Gino~!! Come on in, honeydrop, I've been waiting! Oh, it's so wet out – are you okay? I bet you're soaked! Well, good a reason as any to get changed and washed, come in, come in – why are you still at the door? Silly – I already said to come in!” He pulled him inside and closed the door humming some little tune as he went. Sure, he didn't live here and had no right to invite some kid inside, but.. well. They were having a sleepover and Kim had agreed to it! By agreeing, he meant hovering over the blacksmith's head while he slept and whispering it to him repeatedly until the man twitched in an action very similar to a nod. Which was good enough, right? Of course! Kade should have gotten it on camera, but, well, Kade left his camera at home. Pity, tonight was gonna be fun! “Did you bring – my.” He paused as he took a look at the backpack Gino was lugging around. “..What is all that?”

-Time Paradox Walter/Gladice downstairs-

Walter helped Gladice into her abode, he had been smiling a good portion of the way and making some idle chitchat with her. The basic everyday sort of questions you ask people you barely know. "Here we are Ma'am." Walter said as he helped Gladice to the kitchen and had her sit in a seat.

"Why dont you sit tight Ma'am and ill take care of everything. Do let me know where things are though." Walter said as he spotted the kettle and took it off the stove. He started filling it with water and put it on the stove to heat the water, after he turned on the flame.

"Thank you. Why yes Ma'am i am." Walter blushed lightly. He took his tea in his hands after adding milk and sugar. Yes British indeed. "Well honestly Ma'am its a bit of a long story. And it isnt exactly.. " Walter paused as he took a sip of his tea. He crossed one leg over the other and ran a fingerless gloved hand through his dark locks.

"How can i put this? Ah do you mind if i smoke?" He asked as he pulled out a cigarette.

"Anyways Ma'am.. i wouldnt want to give you a heart attack." Walter said gently and with a charming smile. "So lets just say.. my previous business adventures.. require me to.. move every so often."

Walter didnt flinch at the cane hit, it was light anyways, but he had been knocked around worse.. alot worse. A kick to the head usually had his world spinning a bit before he got back up again. "Point taken Ma'am." Walter said with a smile as he put the cigarette away.

"Please Ma'am just call me Walter. And to answer your inquiry i would love to stay here. Though i not sure if my past will catch up with me or not Ma'am. If it does i might have to leave. Until then im staying here with my chaps, Integra, a lovely lady whose had a bit of misfortune in her life. Pip, a chap like me but he's French and Jan, the foul mouth bugger you met, much to your displeasure im sure. We are trying to work on him though Ma'am."

Walter said gently as he took a another sip of the tea.. or two. "Though i dont know much about this island, and i know every place has its history. I would love to know the history of Nirvani." Walter added gently.