http://gameknowsgame.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] gameknowsgame.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2008-09-05 05:07 pm

The boardwalk, Friday evening

Blair didn't have ice to work with this time, but she tried to do what she could with the location she had. Luckily the beach was pretty. Besides, too much gold in the decorations tended to cross the line into tacky.

So she kept the decorations to twinkling gold lights and candles. Most of the linens were a crisp white, with golden napkins and table runners to provide pops of color.

The bulk of the gold went into the food. There were brandied apricots, lemon and chocolate cheesecakes, mango sorbets, small cups of saffron vanilla pudding, miniature stuffed yellow peppers, and any number of foods that followed the theme, along with the pies that Ned had made.

Drinks were mixed, but naturally included Goldschläger, as well as coffee and cocoa decorated with tiny gold letters which said things like "Fandom" or "Goodbye Summer."

Blair had staked out a prime table with a view of the water. She sipped at a passionfruit martini, listened to the music coming out of the various speakers she'd had set up, and looked forward to a night of judging watching the crowd.

She was also going to make sure nobody served those skunks. Clearly they didn't know how to hold their liquor.

[ooc: OCD up! Party down!]

Re: Mingle!

[identity profile] shyest-eyes.livejournal.com 2008-09-06 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
"A-Are there m-many this t-time around?" Hinata asked interestedly. "I h-haven't talked to a-any yet."

Re: Mingle!

[identity profile] itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com 2008-09-06 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
"I've talked to a few, but I don't think I've met them all yet," said Hoshi. "I actually feel I should be talking to more of them, but sometimes I get overwhelmed."

Re: Mingle!

[identity profile] shyest-eyes.livejournal.com 2008-09-06 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
"T-There's always r-room on the s-side if you n-need a break," she said, smiling. "I s-should try, I t-think, to meet at l-least one or t-two..."

Re: Mingle!

[identity profile] itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com 2008-09-06 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
"There's plenty of time to meet everyone. You just have to take it at your own pace," Hoshi reassured Hinata. "There are still some students from last year that I haven't really talked to."

Re: Mingle!

[identity profile] shyest-eyes.livejournal.com 2008-09-06 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
"T-That does m-make me feel b-better," Hinata admitted. "E-Everyone k-knows more people t-than me."

Re: Mingle!

[identity profile] itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com 2008-09-06 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, as you get more comfortable with it, it'll be a lot easier," said Hoshi. "I pushed myself a bit too much at Homecoming last year and took on more than I was ready for. By the end of the weekend, I was having a panic attack on the roof."

Re: Mingle!

[identity profile] shyest-eyes.livejournal.com 2008-09-06 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
She shook her head. "I'll b-be careful," Hinata promised. "A-And you l-look like y-you've come a l-long way s-since then."

Re: Mingle!

[identity profile] itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com 2008-09-06 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
"It's amazing, isn't it? I've been thinking about it a lot this week," said Hoshi, beaming.

Re: Mingle!

[identity profile] shyest-eyes.livejournal.com 2008-09-06 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
"I c-can imagine," she said, looking at the crowd. "T-This would b-bring it home."