Septima Major

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About Septima Major

Just a girl in the world

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Who will love me?
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Adventure Seekers

November 17

Oh Clio, she was probably more into Lexus that she would admit - even to herself! But Thalia saw her blushing and it was not hard for her to guess what was going on. She wanted that kind of feeling too, but while some men could make her blush, it was just because of what they said and the attention they gave. It was not their mere presence that did it. She felt no butterflies. She was sure Clio felt butterflies! She nudged her sister playfully and asked more into their current situation, but Clio said she had not known he'd be here although this was where they met.
Then she claimed she did not know if she fancied him.
"I'm pretty sure you do!" Thalia said with a grin and tried to move some of the items in her basket around to make it look nicer. She then leaned a little closer to Clio, "You're blushing and stumbling over your words. I think it's pretty obvious." She said with a wink and looked towards Lexus, who was talking to people in different camps as if he'd always done it.
@Chevi
Adventure Seekers

November 14

Septima watched her sister blush more than once near Lexus and thought that her sister was definitely into this boy here. No matter his rank, maybe Clio was in love! And it was bad, because he was below their rank, but it was also kind of sweet. And he wasn’t too bad looking at least, she thought. And he was nice too.
Lexus was just smooth, she thought. He said it was alright that Clio introduced Septima, when she already did it herself, kind of… and then he went on to call them nice and suggested to help with the gifts as he was in no rush to go home. Why not, Thalia wondered? Meanwhile Clio accepted the help and wanted Lexus to help them get the word out and have them line up.
“Sure, I can try. You just… get ready with… what you need to do.” Lexus said with a smile, looking at Clio with a smile and then gave them both a nod and he was off. Septima was left behind with her sister and inched a little closer to her, nudged her playfully in the side.
“I see why you fancy him.” She said with a grin, “He’s cute and very nice too! Did you know he’d be here today? Wasn’t this where you first met him?”
@Chevi
Adventure Seekers

October 20

Septima kind of preferred beautiful statues of women and men, not statues like this one. He did look like he was in pain. And of course her sister knew what the statue was, the name and why it was here, but Thalia was already moving on towards the statue, because she’d spotted the nice looking young guy standing there, and wouldn’t he love to help out two such pretty girls?
She heard Clio chuckle behind her while she spoke to him and then he turned to look and he had this strange look on his face. She couldn’t quite decide if he was surprised or shocked or maybe a bit of both?
Thalia glanced at her sister, who was blushing all of a sudden and then she greeted the guy. Lexus? Oh, wasn’t that the boy she met here in the spring? This was him? Thalia looked at him, thinking her sister had definitely found a good looking one here, no matter what his background was.
“This is Lexus? I’ve heard about you, I’m glad to finally meet you!” She said with a cheerful smile to him, setting down her bag with the food, “I’m her twin sister, in case you didn’t guess.” She added with a grin and looked at her sister, wondering what she was thinking.
@Chevi
Adventure Seekers

October 19

Thalia was so busy taking in the sights here, that she did not notice her sister blushing, when she assumed that the only reason why Clio would come here was for her studies. Thoughts of things that happened in the springtime, half a year ago, were far removed from her mind and instead she wanted to begin handing out things to the homeless and the poor here in the beautiful gardens. So she said they should and Clio looked around to find a place to set down their things. Clio suggested to place their bags by a statue in a nearby flowerbed and Thalia nodded.
"That sounds like a good plan. I imagine you know what that statue is supposed to look like? He looks like he's in pain." Thalia said as they moved closer, so far ignoring the people looking at them.
One person was not looking at the girls though, but at the statue. It was a young and handsome darkhaired guy and Thalia smiled and brushed some hair behind her ear when she'd set down her bag, maybe they could persuade him to help them out? She coughed softly to let their presence be known to him and when he turned to look, she smiled even more widely at him, "Hello... I hope I didn't disturb you? But now I have your attention... would you mind helping us with something?"
Meanwhile Lexus stared at the two young women as if he'd seen a ghost. It was Septima! He hadn't thought he'd ever see her again and now... there was two of her!
@Chevi
Adventure Seekers

October 17

It must be awful, living in a camp like this, Septima thought. Imagine not having walls around you to protect you or a roof to keep you cool when the sun was shining, and dry when it rained. Imagine that. And not being able to eat when you were hungry. It must be very awful, Septima thought and she felt sorry for the people living here. There were even kids running around as if this was normal.
Septima was not very familiar with these gardens, but if you didn’t look at the small camps, it was a very pretty place. There were flowers and fountains and statues and little pavilions. She could imagine taking a stroll here on a spring-day, it must be beautiful at that time.
Her sister had been here of course. She recalled this was where she met that boy, who was a gardener and the son of a former slave. Well Clio had not mentioned him in a long time. She wondered if Clio had even been here and she said she had not. That it hadn’t been the right time for her studies.
“Of course, your studies. That’s the only reason you’d come here.” Septima said with a small sigh, “I imagine it’s beautiful when there are not camps all over.” She said then, moving on from the topic of studies and she glanced around, seeing a little family camp over under some trees. There were kids there too.
“Should we give them some things? Come.” Septima said and headed towards them.
@Chevi
Adventure Seekers

October 13

September, 75AD
So much had happened since the spring, when Clio for the first time told her sister about the boy she met in the gardens. With whom she swapped clothes and wore boy’s clothes for a little while. And he wore hers! It was scandalous, really, but she had kept her promise and not told a single soul about it. They were twins, they’d always been together and Septima believed she would always love her sister and be loyal to her. They were very different apart from the fact that they looked almost exactly alike. But they were still sisters. Clio could trust her.
They’d talked about Clio going to see the boy again and Septima would come along, so it at least wouldn’t be the two of them meeting alone. And maybe she was also a little bit curious about this boy, Lexus. But time moved on and they had not gotten a chance during the first month after and then it was suddenly May and their birthday. And then summer came and parties and events and then an earthquake shattered Rome! While the damages in their home had been repaired, the twins had been sent to spend time with relatives outside of Rome.
And now it was suddenly fall and thoughts of the boy gardener Lexus were far away. The twins had other things to think about. After the earthquake, some people became homeless and some of them had settled in small camps the gardens in Rome - and it was decided in the family that the twins should go and hand out a little bit of food and clothes they had outgrown, to the homeless. Septima held a large sack with bread and fruit and her sister had the other sack with the clothes.
Together they ventured to the Gardens of Sullust to hand out their items. As they came nearer the gardens, she looked at Clio. They spent much time together, but not all time, of course, so she was curious about how it looked like behind the walls to the gardens. She wasn't even sure she'd ever been here at all, “Have you been here since the earthquake?”
@Chevi
Girl talk

June 22

It was strange that Clio wanted to go and see Lexus while dressed as a boy - sure she did it once, but again? Besides, Thalia was not sure if Clio would make a very belilevable boy, she was very pretty and she had those gorgeous eyes and lashes that reminded her of a deer. So beautiful. She would be a very pretty boy. Clio chuckled and laid back on the bed, saying she didn't think she passed as a boy at all anyway and that the boy hadn't passed very well as a girl. That was all good then. But then her sister added that she would have to practice if she were to do it again.
To Thalia, it seemed like Clio was not giving up on this matter. But of course she'd not tell!
"I won't tell him, don't worry. I keep your secrets, you keep mine... as we've always done." She said with a smile and laid next to her sister, watching her a little bit. The smile faded as she became thoughtful on the matter of her sister meeting a boy, but what about Thalia?
"I don't know if I'll ever get to meet someone like you have. Even if he's the son of a freedwoman." It was better than nothing, right? She was so anxious to experience her first, proper kiss. And Clio might get there before her, now.
@Chevi
Girl talk

June 16

They were definitely very different when it came to their interests and what they liked to do and wanted with their lives... but yes, Thalia would always have Clio's back and she expected her sister to be there for her too, when she needed it. They had always been there for each other and it was going to stay that way. That's what Thalia expected and believed. Clio gave her a smile when she promised she'd come with her and then her sister had mentioned going dressed as a boy. So she did it once and that was fine (well not fine, but not something she'd keep talking about either)... but she did not expect Clio to want to do it again!
Clio blinked and explained herself, how it was comfortable and easier to move around in and she could make observation. And then she envied boys. There were a lot of reasons to envy boys - they appeared to have more freedom, for example - but for the sake of their clothes? What about dresses and jewels?
"I see... but still, going dressed as a boy, in public?" Thalia said, still a bit surprised, "Besides, do you think people would believe it? I don't know if I would. You'd definitely be a very pretty boy." She said with a grin, running a hand through Clio's long and pretty hair. She had a very feminine face too and then there were the feminine curves of course. It would be difficult to hide, or so she thought.
@Chevi
Girl talk

June 14

If this boy Lexus, son of a freedwoman, just wanted to help her sister make some scientific observations (that Thalia would never understand), maybe it wasn't so bad. Her sister did not think she was in love, after all... although she liked him. And Thalia just didn't want to see Clio upset or with a broken heart. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad. Clio said nothing and Thalia suggested she went with her, following her from a distance, so she'd kind of have someone with her, but without Lexus knowing. Maybe that was the smartest.
Not that she knew if she could tell what a boy would be up to, but she could try. And she did enjoy spending time with boys and with men, so she probably knew more than Clio anyway. Clio seemed to like the idea, "Of course I would." She said with a soft smile and Clio then went on about how it would be good, but she could not go dressed as a boy. Thalia's eyes widened again.
"Why would you go dressed as a boy?" Was this some sort of strange new observation her sister was making, or did Lexus like her in boy's clothes? Why would any girl want to go see a boy, while dressed as one? It was beyond Thalia's knowledge!
@Chevi
Girl talk

June 7

She shouldn't encourage this; it was wrong on so many levels, but the thought of her sister with a broken heart was unbearable. Maybe Thalia was a little bit jealous, but at the same time, she loved her sister like nothing else and she only wanted her to be happy. Which was both a reason to encourage seeing the both and to tell her to not do it. Grandfather would be angry; the whole family might. It wasn't right. But was it right to break hearts when you didn't have to? And maybe the boy wasn't so bad, when Clio said so. Maybe they would just be friends.
Clio sighed and didn't know if she would see him and then said she shouldn't do it.
"But do you want to? If you want to see him and don't... you may be unhappy." Thalia said, it was quite a dilemma, "Besides, you made a promise to see him again, right?"
@Chevi

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Adventure Seekers

Started by Septima Major · October 13

September, 75AD
So much had happened since the spring, when Clio for the first time told her sister about the boy she met in the gardens. With whom she swapped clothes and wore boy’s clothes for a little while. And he wore hers! It was scandalous, really, but she had kept her promise and not told a single soul about it. They were twins, they’d always been together and Septima believed she would always love her sister and be loyal to her. They were very different apart from the fact that they looked almost exactly alike. But they were still sisters. Clio could trust her.
They’d talked about Clio going to see the boy again and Septima would come along, so it at least wouldn’t be the two of them meeting alone. And maybe she was also a little bit curious about this boy, Lexus. But time moved on and they had not gotten a chance during the first month after and then it was suddenly May and their birthday. And then summer came and parties and events and then an earthquake shattered Rome! While the damages in their home had been repaired, the twins had been sent to spend time with relatives outside of Rome.
And now it was suddenly fall and thoughts of the boy gardener Lexus were far away. The twins had other things to think about. After the earthquake, some people became homeless and some of them had settled in small camps the gardens in Rome - and it was decided in the family that the twins should go and hand out a little bit of food and clothes they had outgrown, to the homeless. Septima held a large sack with bread and fruit and her sister had the other sack with the clothes.
Together they ventured to the Gardens of Sullust to hand out their items. As they came nearer the gardens, she looked at Clio. They spent much time together, but not all time, of course, so she was curious about how it looked like behind the walls to the gardens. She wasn't even sure she'd ever been here at all, “Have you been here since the earthquake?”
@Chevi
Girl talk

Started by Chevi · May 31

March 75 AD, following Science and Beauty
What an interesting day. Septima Minor made her way back home lost in thought. She had gone out for a walk in the gardens, and instead of observing caterpillars, she ended up swapping clothes with a young man, and then almost getting caught. She was wearing her own dress now, but her palla was far from well arranged, and as much as she'd tried to put her hair back up in a feminine hairdo, it did not quite survive from being pulled back to make her look like a boy. The palla covered it on the way home, so she made it to the house with her dignity intact. Now all she wanted was to get to her room and change, preferably without anyone noticing. Not that she felt ashamed or anything, but the last thing she wanted was for her afternoon walk to raise too many uncomfortable questions...
@Atrice
Out Alone

Started by Atrice · April 19

It was a late afternoon and she had snuck out. Septima felt a little excited as she walked down the street, alone – there was no chaperone and her sister wasn’t here. No slave, nothing. She was on her own! Of course it wasn’t the first time, but she grew more brave and bold and she just wanted to go out and try and live life a little bit. That’s all she wanted. She wore a light green chiton today, with a simple (but beautiful!) dark green palla over her shoulders. Her long hair had long, wavy curls and was pulled a bit back from her face. The sun was shining and the sky was blue. It was a beautiful day.
She didn’t really have a plan for where to go. Maybe she’d go and see a race, on her own? Or a gladiator match. She’d love to see that, without any escorts, so she could truly try and experience it. Or maybe she would just go and watch them train. She’d heard they could be quite handsome, some of them, big and muscular brutes and she was kind of interesting in looking at that.
But maybe if she came close to the ludii, that’s where she would go. Maybe a trip to the market at first, buy something to eat for herself and then find a nice place to eat it. There were many places where you could buy a quick meal when you were out and about.
Septima finally arrived at the large marketplace. She stood for a moment, just taking it in. It was then she saw a girl from far away, but thougth she looked familiar – an old friend of hers that she had not seen in years. Septima smiled and decided to approach her, but the girl then walked away with her escort and Septima followed her. They disappeared in the crowd though and Septima stopped, not sure it was a good idea to follow. Maybe it wasn’t her anyway.
It was then someone walked by her and bumped into her and then hurried away. She arched a brow, not sure what that was about and headed back to the market to find some food. She reached for her purse and… it was gone!
“Oh no…” She looked towards where the person bumping into her went, but they were long gone now, she imagined. This was not good... and she was hungry!
New Beginnings?

Started by Sara · November 27, 2019

Three days after Special Treatment, 74AD
Charis was glad of the solitude in the peristylium. It was early morning and whilst everybody in the house, including its masters, were awake and going about their business few people disturbed her in the realm of the garden - at least not until later when Tertius would occasionally withdraw out here to speak to friends, or Antonia wanted to ask incessant questions about different flowers. The silence here gave her time to think, not that she particularly wanted to dwell, but the quiet almost forced her to. And so she spent her morning picking the thorns off of roses, watering the lilies and eventually she'd need to get around to repining the climbing plants all whilst poring over and over again the events of the last few days.
Jocasta was still barely speaking to her, but rumours and whispers of what had happened on Tertius and her's little excursion was winding around the house. Although they had got most of the details wrong, she thought bitterly; they hadn't bothered to rent a room at a tavern, the Gardens of Sallust had done fine for the job. She had also avoided Teutus exceptionally well since she had arrived back, finding the whole situation impossibly...awkward. He was sweet, and she didn't want to put him in the middle of her moral quandary, especially when said moral quandary involved sex with his father. Gods, she groaned just thinking about the discomfort of attempting to have that conversation. At least she still had Rhoda.
And it was the middle aged cook who bumbled out into the bright morning sunlight now, as Charis was lost in her thoughts. "Domine wants us." Charis glanced over her shoulder at her, frowning; "Hm?" Rhoda only rolled her eyes and shifted her weight from one foot to the other, evidently trying to hurry the slip of a Briton along; "Domine wants to see us, all of us. Come on, come on." She reached out and took Charis' arm and virtually dragged her from her task back into the house and the Atrium - probably the only part of the domus that could house Tertius' collection of slaves in the same room. She glanced around and saw Teutus a little way off to her right. Silently, whilst they waited for Tertius, she slipped next to him and for the first time in days, actually ventured a conversation. She could use a friendly face today; "Do you know what this about?" Charis couldn't fathom why he'd want them all here, unless perhaps somebody had misbehaved? Or stolen something? She frowned and glanced up at the Dominus as he finally appeared. Well, he doesn't look angry...She sighed, what on the Gods earth was this about?

TAG: @Sharpie, @Atrice & @Joaquin
Flowers and Fountains

Started by Atrice · November 18, 2019

13th of October, during the festival Fontinalia
The Piscina Publica were public swimming grounds and luckily placed not very far from their home. And this was quite lucky on a day like today – it was, after all, Fontinalia and it was the day of celebration for Fons, the god of wells and springs. Septima Major was out with her sister, Minor, to celebrate the day. They’d spent the last few days on preparing a most beautiful garland out of flowers and grasses and leaves and now it was done and ready to be hung on a fountain near the Piscina Publica on this very day.
Septima Major was excited – she loved festivals like these and could barely wait with going out. Maybe she spent a little too long getting ready. Septima Minor had been ready for a while, before Major finally decided she was done too. She wore a very pretty, bright green chiton with a yellow and red palla over it. Her hair had been done up on her head, with twirls and curls and a few yellow flowers and green leaves added to the style. It went very well with her pretty blue eyes. On her feet were simple slippers.
They carried the garland together on their way to the fountain. She gave her sister a smile, after she’d waved to a few people she knew on the way – Septima knew many people and she liked to talk to people and make new friends, “Oh I hope someone else didn’t already decorate the fountain we decided on. It’s going to look so pretty, isn’t it?” Septima Major said with an excited tone, “I wonder if there’s going to be music too. And maybe someone set up a shop that sells food and drinks? We could stay a little while.” She suggested with a smile, “Oh, do you think anyone’ swimming in the pools today? That would be interesting.”
@Chevi
The gif game

Started by Gothic · October 7, 2019

Basically reply with your character responding to the one above with a gif of their reaction to the person above.