A Week in Rural Scotland

[rainne]

Thank you for joining us here in picturesque Glen Macalie, on the shore of Loch Leven in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. We welcome you to the campus of the Glen Macalie School for Girls and hope that you will enjoy your stay.


This week will largely be unstructured; you are welcome to investigate the castle (which dates back to 1237 CE) and the nearby village of Glen Macalie. Some resources which will be available to you include:

In the castle:
Comprehensive Library
Modern Kitchens
State of the art Training/Exercise Room
Extensively landscaped grounds and gardens
Horseback Riding
Fishing
Hiking

In the village:
Shopping
Pubs and restaurants
Museum
Historical buildings
Golf

We ask only that you take care to observe the following rules:

1) Please do not leave campus near or after dark.
2) Venturing too far outside after dark, even on campus, is not guaranteed to be safe. You do so at your own risk.
3) There will be occasional evening events. Participation in these events should be considered of minor risk; however, anyone taking part should endeavor to follow all directions to ensure his or her safety.

If you have any questions, please feel free to see Mr. Giles or Ms. Summers.

Comments

[secondalto.livejournal.com]

*sits down with his book*

Well, these are the wilds of Scotland. Who knows what kind of wild beasties are roaming out there on the moors?

-Rick

[rainne]

*puts feet in his lap*

I'm pretty sure there isn't supposed to be anything more dangerous than the occasional wild Highland cow.

*rubs belly*

Your son is giving me heartburn again.

~Kate

[secondalto.livejournal.com]

*puts book aside*

*rubs her feet*

Who knows? But better safe than sorry is always a good policy. Would you like some milk or something else?

-Rick

[rainne]

*shakes head*

No. I don't think so.

*settles back, sighing*

*speaks softly*

Just a few more weeks, Rick. Just a few more weeks and we get to meet our baby.

*looks up at him, smiling slightly*

I'd ask if you're excited, but I already know the answer.

~Kate

[secondalto.livejournal.com]

Well of course I'm excited. It's our baby.

*smiles*

It's going to be great going through this with you.

-Rick

[rainne]

*smiles back, reaching for his hand*

I couldn't have picked a better person to do this with.

*long pause*

Rick... I don't know if I've said this before in so many words, but I want you to know that I'm so glad we finally did this. And I hate that I made you wait so long.

~Kate

[secondalto.livejournal.com]

*takes her hand and kisses it*

It was worth the wait, Kate. Worth the wait.

*leans in and kisses her belly*

-Rick

[rainne]

*strokes his face*

I love you.

~Kate

[secondalto.livejournal.com]

Love you.

*grins*

*turns back to forgotten book*

So, want to read me a passage from yours that's got you weirded out?

-Rick

[rainne]

Sure.

*flips the book open and hands it to him*

That part is... really disturbing, honestly.

~Kate

[secondalto.livejournal.com]

*takes book*

*reads*

*eyebrow raise*

That's some disturbing stuff. And I know from disturbing. Who the fuck wrote these things?

-Rick

[rainne]

I don't know. It's some man's name, but not a name I recognize from any literature study.

*shakes head*

I just... it can't possibly be real, can it? I mean... that poor girl.

*rests a hand on her belly again, still shaking her head*

It can't be real. It can't.

~Kate

[secondalto.livejournal.com]

*places his hand over hers*

It's not. I can't see anyone writing something like this for real who wasn't a serial killer.

*pauses*

What if it was a serial killer? *drops book*

-Rick

[rainne]

It could've been a serial killer.

*sits up, catching the book and glaring at him over treating an old volume that way*

If it is, though...

*looks up at the shelves full of similar volumes*

If it is... and all these books are the same... Oh, my God...

~Kate

[secondalto.livejournal.com]

I don't even want to contemplate that thought. *moves her feet gently* Let's get out of here, I don't like the vibe in here.

Not good for Lucas. Maybe somewhere nice like the gardens.

-Rick

[rainne]

*puts out hands, lets him help her stand*

*puts the book back on the shelf*

Gardens sound good. I think I could use some sunlight.

*takes his hand*

~Kate

[secondalto.livejournal.com]

*wraps an arm around here*

There's sun here?

*grins and waits for a smack*

-Rick

[rainne]

*nudges him gently with her shoulder*

Occasionally. It's not California sun, but it's still better than...

*waves an eloquent hand back at the shelf of diaries*

~Kate

[secondalto.livejournal.com]

Anything's better than that. *shudders*

Too bad there are so many people here. I wouldn't mind having a tumble in the heather. *grins*

-Rick

[rainne]

*raises an eyebrow*

Richard Castle, what ever gave you the idea that I'm incapable of finding a patch of heather with no witnesses?

*grins, tugging him toward the external doors*

~Kate

[secondalto.livejournal.com]

*eye roll*

Trust you to know the place like the back of your hand. One of the many, many reasons I love you.

-Rick

[rainne]

It's a lesson I learned from you.

*stops, tiptoeing to kiss him warmly*

Always do thorough research.

*grins, drawing him out toward the gardens, a destination clearly in mind*

~Kate

[secondalto.livejournal.com]

Never knew I was such a good teacher.

*follows her*

This isn't another one of those things you planned ahead of time is it?

-Rick

[rainne]

Only slightly; I was thinking about it yesterday when I was wandering around the gardens. While you were talking to Mr. Giles.

*draws him around a topiary wall and further toward an outbuilding, grinning*

~Kate

[secondalto.livejournal.com]

Your mind is always working. When are you ever going to stop?

*pauses* Don't answer that. I know you too well, you won't.

-Rick