Stavanger Bay with flowers in the sunshine

all traces of sandpiper's smile positively withered off of her thin muzzle as she looked up, interrupted by the arrival of her least favorite sea wench. a stony expression quickly coalesced her features and she looked to raptor coldly before trailing back to rosalyn with an inimitable scowl. their banter was forgotten in rosalyn's presence -- all sandpiper was aware of now was asserting that she was the big bitch around here. she had the sneaking suspicion that rosalyn would undermine her left and right, and sadly, wasn't smart enough to conceal her insecurities in front of the more intrepid, experienced woman.

her gaze flickered to the figure in the distance, recognizing it as that very weird mix that had so rudely called her a hermaphrodite. her posture stiffened and she looked back to raptor with a sour expression, as if she were some kid in class that had been instructed to share her favorite toy. no!  MINE!!

she closed the gap that raptor put between them almost possessively, and snapped rosalyn an unwelcome expression as she petulantly waited for rosalyn to introduce her (equally unwelcome) friend.