Abryn/Relationships

• Leona McAllistre, Yuriba's bar mistress, has become one of the deep loves of Abryn's life. Abryn, Flame and Leona now share eachother's life, family and love with an equal depth, as wives. As far as Leona and Abby are concerned, two seem to be nearly inseparable, much to the chagrin of girls wishing to become closer to both girls, or remain close to Abryn. They'll wake up and share some coffee together, maybe find a cute little delight to snack on throughout the afternoon. In the evenings they often relax, take in a show, read, or sinply sip a little something nice by a warm flame of some sort.

• Flame has become Abby's shoulder to lean on, as well as the person her nest is rooted around. She has also become so much more than that, they talk for long hours on cooking, child-rearing, clothes, fabrics and flowers. They've started to share more hobbies, as well as plan and support each other's business practices and experimentation with one hobby or another. Quite often they can be found in one corner of the island or another staring at the sky, or more often at each other, when they aren't keeping Leona company. This isn't to be said that they'd not mind the company of another to interact with, learn about, and slowly turn to reveal more of, like the pages of a good book.

• Fujiko Tanaka, the one that is running the show at the library is also starting to have a starring role in Abryn's life. It started of slow, simple, but has eventually blossomed into something considered by some as a little more affectionate. The two fairly shy and innocent women can often be found comparing this or that line of lyrical poetry, or debating the finer points of each other's fashion sense. Sadly for most onlookers, any more than that is a simple fantasy of over-active imaginations, they're co-workers after all, and that would be so very inelegant!

• breisleach is a rather well regarded islander. She is fairly well ranked and respected within the local religion and what passes for the island's politics, yet Abryn sees past that at the woman under all of it. Abby sees a lot of herself, and her past in this woman and in some ways, she sees a kindred heart, and in other ways she sees things she can help. During her time on the island Abby has sought council with the kitsune as well as been an ear for those foxy ears and cute nose. What started out as a kinship of kindred hearts and minds turned to reveal a lot more connection between the two women than either one dreamed possible.

• Its not to say they're in some sort of torrid love affair that forsakes their other lovers, but have fallen into a very familiar pattern of support that nurtures one another. This pattern seems to focus on some sort of undying pull of the women to some common point, often regardless of weather. Beds are rarely the subject of that pull, they can be more often found hanging about here or there, enjoying a bite to eat at times or just soaking in warmth of each other as they try and shrug off the everyday aches and pains life sometimes makes them endure.

• Mirabelle O'Shea, an emerald-eyed witch, which has worked her way into Abryn's heart in a soft, yet consistant relationship which has turned to happy romance from time to time. They share a past in magic, where Abryn doesn't practice, she finds she has a lot to teach the young women of her skills. Even in the calm moment of the island's life the little witch seems tense and busy, and in the tense moments it can be even harder to check in on her. We'll have to see if the two can find a balance and force life to give them a better dance than this little one that they steal every so often, but even that little can be so nice a distraction at times.

• Juliet has been even more scarce, one of Mirabelle's wives to be seems to have ended up spending far too much time cleaning, cooking and studying to be able to spare moments. She is a rather sweet woman that insists on paying for her room and board or 'freeloading ways' in such busy work. She provides wonderful food and housekeeping for her girls and keeps things wonderful to experience for those that have the time to visit. She lives with Mirabelle, and shares a love for cooking that has worked her way into Abby's heard through her stomach.

• Meichen Long is a quiet student at the school that took a shining to cooking, and that Abryn took in to give her a place to ply her craft and practice. Far too soon, though, the girl grew into her own and has since opened up her own place to experiment.

• Mika Tetsuyama, an old friend of Hako and Anna's, eventually became more than a friend to Abryn with her sweet, very giving nature. She has become one of the more stable girlfriends of Abryn's original bunch, and seems to be as confused by recent events as Abryn.

• Feanor is a long time confidante and sensual friend which Abryn enjoys lazing around with and sharing thoughts, or even silence with for hours. She occasionally can beconvinced to break her shy ways to come visit Abryn when shes watching the bar, or can draw Abryn out for coffee or tea in a secluded place on the island. Abby really feels that she needs to get out and pay a bit more attention to her, lately, but shes not had a good moment to do so with all of the holiday stress.

• Anna is a sweet, mildly fragmented girl which is part of a goddess in her own right. She is one of Abryn's girlfriends which she explores deeper facets of her personality with various fun and games and meeting new people. Sadly, lately Anna hasn't been as sociable so Abryn has been spending much less time with her girlfriend.

• The situation with Anna took a turn for the worse early in 2008, when the two girls decided to pretty much mutually break up. All of the stress of recent events, and confused emotions causing a sort of broken 'lost' feeling to wear down and burden the girls. Since then both women have barely seen eachother in passing, and when they do its been awkward. They've both made talk on visiting more and reconnecting, but things always seem to fall through and slide somewhere south of awry.

• Angela, a fallen angel, has been a close friend since arriving on the island. Abby found the girl literally starving for lack of love, in a corner, crying about how the island is lust driven. The event touched Abby's motherly side and shes since made it a personal goal to show the angel otherwise, and to protect her from further harm.

• Kayla, a longtime barmaid at Leona's and newly wed to Angela. Abby met her by coincidence, then again through Leona. As Kayla's activity in the public increased as did Abby's interest in keeping the catgirl happy, she has been known to spend hours sitting drinking tea with the woman and her baby daughter. Kay's always welcomed, and the memory of her wedding with Angela is quite a permenant one in Abryn's mind now, given Abby officiated it.

• Adriana was a wonderful stranger from a harsh world. She had found a warm heart and caring touch with Abryn. They had started to form a very unique relationship as Abryn helped teach the girl how to live in a world that doesn't oppress women, nor use them as property or tools. Alas, Adriana has been away from the island for some time, she will always be loved, and be dearly missed.

• Sabriel is a playful catgirl wanderer who roams the island at will. Abryn hasn't seen her much lately, if at all, though a lot of those she does see semi-regularly still keep in contact. Alas, Sabi seems nearly poofed gone as of the end of 2008.

• Miyabi is a young girl with what Abryn would suspect as interesting a past as she has, at least in some ways. She can be a bit gruff in some ways, but not totally so. Obtuse would be a better way to see it, she just avoids or ignores what she wishes not to see, giving everything else that glorious attention she seems capible of giving. Abryn met her in one of her more mothering periods, and hired her as a worker at the Ocean Lily to help the girl possibly settle down a little more, and stop looking back.

• There was a woman Abryn once felt she loved and felt loved her back, but we all must find times when our hearts ping and feel what we wish them to and nothing based on reality. Things were certainly like that for this nutters, crazy, demented woman. Anthropeios has since left Yuriba, hopefully for much greener pastures. In the middle of May, 2008, Anthy returned to Yuriba once again. Not avoiding her ex entirely, Abryn has had to deal with her a few times, including a failed attempt at trying to be friendly. Ultimately, things just won't work out, and more than likely would never have in the first place.

• One upon a time, Abryn and Hako did something that at least one of them considered dating and real to them. Likely, in the end, it was some sort of game or illusion to both. The teasing, where pleasant with contemporary perspectives, pales in comparision to the words that followed once the misunderstandings started. Hindsight can be a bitch, and this was worse. Unrealistic demands that made it clear neither woman listened to the other enough were made, and then after a very public row or two, it seemed to hang on a wire and then Abby did what felt right and walked away. Perhaps common opinion isn't wrong every one and awhile.

• Morrigana seems to have left the island. She'll be missed, even if she was a bit of a handful and a little too mischievious for day-to-day consumption in many minds.