Dip Your Toes In PV Bailey Glade Finished

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He looked out at the water, observing the smoothness of the lake and imagining all the different kinds of creatures that lived there. He was sure it was murky and dark today, if only because there wasn't that much sun to provide any kind of light at all. It was too bad that he wouldn't have time to swim in the lake this time around, but it was too cold and there were so may other things to do without turning oneself into a popsicle.

Louca enjoyed Bailey's laughter, it was joyous. He also enjoyed the surge of happiness that he got at making her laugh. It was something he enjoyed doing, because happy people meant that there was less chance of a fight or problems breaking out. He didn't know why he wasn't a fan of disagreements but it was something he tried to distract people from.

Shrugging, Louca answered as best he could. "It's not really a giant secret. I was born in Quebec, but we've moved all around, kind of bouncing between Canada and the US for the most part. I think last time I heard my parents were somewhere near New Orleans?" To Louca, moving around was normal, and kept them out of trouble. Not that the muggle police could really do anything but if the wizard community caught on to what they were doing, they'd likely be in some kind of trouble and they were harder to evade. Have you moved at all? Or what was your favorite vacation spot?"
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Luca look out upon the lake, and Bailey did the same. It was glassy and smooth, but bailey knew the merpeople and lake monster were below the still surface, but it was still a pretty sight.
Looking at Luca when he answered her question, she smiled and said
“That is soo cool! I’ve always wanted to visit the states. Now I have a reason to! I could come visit you! But no, I’ve never moved. My family, we still live in the house my parents bought when they first got married! It’s really cosy and we have a huge backyard, but the one downside is we have very few neighbors our age, so I didn’t have many friends at home. I would have had more if I had gone to public school, but my brothers and I were homeschooled, so we could travel more!”
Smiling at all of the memories of traveling with her family, for her dads work, for her Taekwondo tournaments, and just to visit family and pleasure, Bailey made a mental note to send her parents and brothers an owl, telling them how much she missed them.
Bailey wasn’t a person to get too homesick, she was too busy, but when she did stop to think about her family and what she was missing, Bailey felt an ache in her heart for them.

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Louca stretched his arms high, and curled his back, his limbs feeling a bit tired from sitting in the same or similar positions for so long. Twisting for a moment as he listened to Bailey, he settled back into his lounging pose, his arms behind him, holding his upper body up, his legs stretched straight out and toes in the lake. The cool water lapping at his toes.

"Yes! Definitely, I'll have to send an owl once I get home and figured out for sure where my parents have landed now. I hope it's still New Orleans. I didn't get much of a chance to explore before school, and it seems like it's a really cool place." Louca wasn't surprised that she hadn't moved. He would have at the beginning of the year, as that's all he had known and figured everyone else was the same. But after talking with several of his classmates, it became clear that he was in fact the outlier, not his peers. But he had stories to tell, and everyone always seemed to find them fascinating so he had no reason to complain really. He still didn't know a lot about the muggle world even though that was who his parents typically tricked but that knowledge was usually unnecessary as he didn't have much interaction with the public like his parents did. He usually did his own thing while they did theirs.

"That's cool! I mean travelling would be fun. You have brothers? How many?" Louca had wondered a time or two about siblings but since he had no experience or even stories from others only what he occasionally observed, he didn't really feel like he was missing anything.
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Luca stretched, and Bailey realized how long they had been sitting there.
“That sounds like Lot of fun! I want to visit the US- if I ever get the chance I’ll send you an owl and maybe we can meet up!”
Bailey smiled at that prospect of visiting Luca, they seemed to get along so well.
I wish I could travel the world/ that would be so much fun! Finding new recipes, and exploring different customs and foods! I bet @Kim Sato would want to come to- that would be fun!
Luca mentioned her brothers, and she smiled just thinking Of them.
“Yes I have three of them, all younger than me. I love them, but there are times they definitely get on my nerves.”
Glancing at her watch, Bailey realized that she and a friend had agreed to study and their meeting was in 15 minutes, and she was by the Great Lake. It was a 9 minute walk to the Library where they were meeting and she needed her books and stuff from her dorm in Ravenclaw tower. Standing up, she said “Luca it was great meeting you, but I have to go- I agreed to study with a friend and that’s in 15 minutes and I still need my stuff from my dorm- I gotta run. Send me an owl sometime, we should meet up for lunch or something! I’d love that! Byeee sorry to run like this!”
Running up the hills Bailey had a wide smile, happy she had met Luca.

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Louca grinned, turning his head to face Bailey. "Definitely, anything in the continental US, I can definitely serve as a decent tour guide. Hawaii is meh, I've only been there once, and then never been to Alaska. But it's probably freezing so maybe that one is good to skip." Louca enjoyed wondering wherever his little family moved, preferring the forests and wilds just a bit more than the cities. But the cities themselves had their own little nooks to explore, and their own pattern of life. He just liked climbing and adventure a little too much, and it was hard to get any kind of climbing in easily in a city, and the adventure usually ended up not being the kind one would want. He would like to visit a bit more of Europe, but his parents usually avoided it, the cost of travel to the continent too expensive, and the fact that it was too close to his mother's family for their taste. And to be fair, it meant that there would be something more to explore when Louca was older and able to travel alone, so he never really cared that much one way or the other.

Louca nodded, but he had very little experience with siblings, usually left to his own devices. He would see the families come to see what 'magic' his parents were up to, the children gathering around, but he never saw siblings interact outside of those moments of wonder.

Lifting his hands lazily, Louca tilted his head up to see Bailey as she scurried away. Raising his voice slightly, he said "Yes! Lunch or something sounds great! Maybe some exploring too!" Laying back flat on his back, he closed his eyes, and folded his arms behind his head, wondering what else he could do on his lazy day, and how much longer he should stay with his feet in the water.
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