Septima Major

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Atrice

About Septima Major

Just a girl in the world

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It's always the gardener

Started by Septima Minor · July 24, 2021

August, 76 CE
Septima Minor had woken up early, way before her sister (who had participated in a party with some of her friends the night before). The summer was hot in Rome, but the day promised to be just the right amount of cloudy. It was time for Vertumnalia, the celebration of nature and growth and the changing seasons, as well as one of Clio's favorite love stories. In preparation for the day, she rose bright and early, dressing in a hurry and making her way to the gardens to pick flowers and leaves for wreaths and decorations. This job could have easily been done by slaves, but she enjoyed hand-picking the various plants - and she also liked the cool morning air in the gardens.
Making her way to the garden through the doors, she could tell someone was already in there. Her grandfather had talked about hiring a new gardener recently, since the old one had had to leave because of family matters. It was a pity, the old gardener already knew Septima Minor and her curiosity about all things living. He even helped with picking out the flowers sometimes. It seemed like this year, she would have to go about it alone...
@Atrice
Adventure Seekers

Started by Septima Major · October 13, 2020

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, 2020

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, 2020

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.