Party at the Nexus Stables! ((Open to everyone!))

[simply-ellie.livejournal.com]

Ellie had rushed over from work, and had been delighted to find that Mr. Dobson, Nat, and Jinian had already begun setting up for the party. The old cowboy had already fired up the grill in preparation and the girls had set out bread baskets and salads to start. There were tables with hurricane lamps set up near the house, and some additional ones down by the pond. And with clear skies, it was going to be perfect for stargazing even if you never left the table.

Several of the horses were frolicking in the paddock, and she wondered if any of their guests might like to go riding. She was definitely game, and had decided to try riding Bucky this evening. He was a beautiful Palomino, but also quite mischievous too. She was still getting to know the horses and Mr. Dobson had helped her choose which horses would be best to introduce to their guests.

While she waited for Michael and the others to arrive, she climbed up onto the fence of the paddock and watched the horses play.

((Thanks for playing with them! Simon-mun and Ellie-mun need sleep, and will be back to keep playing tomorrow if y'all like!Back!))

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[nosnackforyou.livejournal.com]

Blink. Blink.

Lol alternates.

Nathan laughs a little. "Sorry. Wrong me. There're two of us. I'm Nathan."

[simply-ellie.livejournal.com]

"Oh my! Sorry about that! Nice to meet you Nathan, I'm Ellie!" Silently, she wonders if she might have an alternate hanging around somewhere she doesn't know about.

[nosnackforyou.livejournal.com]

"Ellie." He grins. "God to know. Hi."

[simply-ellie.livejournal.com]

"Would you like anything Nathan? We've got hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill, and drinks." Although drinking and riding is probably not a good idea!

[nosnackforyou.livejournal.com]

"No. Thanks. I'm okay for now. I'm actually just here to make sure Donna stays out of trouble."

[simply-ellie.livejournal.com]

"But... Donna never gets in trouble!" Okay, maybe only like five percent of the time. Or was it fifty?

[nosnackforyou.livejournal.com]

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"You don't know her very well, do you?"

[simply-ellie.livejournal.com]

Ellie turns up the bouncy and perky! "No, I do! I really like her, too. I hope I'm like her when I'm her age."

[nosnackforyou.livejournal.com]

Nathan laughs a little. "That's an interesting aspiration."

[simply-ellie.livejournal.com]

"She's a nice person, confident, relaxed, self-assured, and always seems to make it through okay! So yes, I'd like to be like her." Ellie grins! It's the truth.

[nosnackforyou.livejournal.com]

"Well when you put it like that...." He smirks a little. "You're leaving out all her psychotic tendancies."

[simply-ellie.livejournal.com]

"What? No, Donna isn't psychotic." She whispers to him. "I've seen psychotic, and that's not Donna!"

[nosnackforyou.livejournal.com]

He pauses a second. "It's really more an expression than anything else.... But, just so you know? I've known Donna almost my entire life -- not this one, but a Donna and they're identical, really. I'm one of the last people you need to tell how amazing she is."

A smile. Aww.

[simply-ellie.livejournal.com]

"Wow! Seriously? You got to grow up together too?" She would've loved to have known Michael growing up.

[nosnackforyou.livejournal.com]

"Kind of. We met when we were thirteen."

[simply-ellie.livejournal.com]

"That's so cool though! I wish I'd known Michael that long."