April Fools' Dance, An Abandoned Warehouse, Friday Night

[endsthegame]

The first arrivals to the warehouse would have found nothing - until the lights went on, dropping many shades of glitter down onto the floor. The glitter would stick around all night, almost-but-not-quite clashing with the colorful decor, though it did not seem to incite any boykissy.

Even if one of the janitors definitely took a shot at using it as an excuse.

There was a karaoke booth set up in the corner, and the rest of the party environment looked chaotic and incredibly merry. Reds, blues, and yellows had been thrown together like a crazy man had attacked the place with some paint.

Welcome to your April Fools' Dance, children, adults, and alumni.

[[ wait for the ocd up, have at! Arrival | Food and Drink | Shadowy Corners | Karaoke | Dance Floor | Bathrooms | OOC ]]

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Re: Arrivals - April Fools

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

Scully didn't know any alumni, but a dance with music was a dance, and it would be nice to get out of her room for a while.

Re: Arrivals - April Fools

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

Peter spotted her, and since he didn't really know any of the alumni either, made his way over. He raised a glass of punch in greeting.

"Hey," he greeted. "You feel as out of place as I do?"

Re: Arrivals - April Fools

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

Scully toasted him back, and said, "They're not even that much older than us-- or at least, they don't look it--" Ha. "But I'm feeling alienated."

Re: Arrivals - April Fools

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"I almost feel like we're intruding on some sort of five year reunion or something. Definitely weird not being one of the oldest people here," Peter said. "I guess part of it is the fact that I don't really know any of the people who went here in previous years."

Re: Arrivals - April Fools

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

Scully considered. "If we hang out long enough, we'll accumulate people we know... I hope." She grimaced. "Losing a roommate and a big Sib in a semester doesn't help, though."

Re: Arrivals - April Fools

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"Well, I also have the distinct disadvantage that I graduate in not too long," Peter said. "Though whether I end up like these people and coming back to my high school for a dance is... hopefully not too likely, if I'm honest."

Re: Arrivals - April Fools

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

"So I won't see you here next year?" Scully smirked at him a little, then shook her head. "Do you know what you're going onto from here?"

Re: Arrivals - April Fools

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"Wherever the road takes me," Peter said. "I have a distinct plan of going out and trying to make my fortune. Just like in old fairy tales, only with less possibilities of minotaurs or becoming the mayor of London."

Re: Arrivals - April Fools

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

"Depends on what road you hit," Scully couldn't resist pointing out. "I hope you send me postcards though. If I'm still here," she couldn't help but add, a little glum.

Re: Arrivals - April Fools

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"Planning on dropping out of high school?" Peter asked, intrigued. "Or is that big internship in DC trying to pull you back?"

Re: Arrivals - April Fools

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

She'd only started telling people the truth over the last month; and hadn't caught up with Peter in a while, she realized. "A little of both." She smirked sideways, then said, "Remember that secret I was keeping? Do you still want to know what it was?"

Re: Arrivals - April Fools

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

Peter was a little startled, but nodded. "If you really want to share big secrets at a high school dance, I'm willing to hear them," he said. "I may be kind of... okay, a lot of an ass at times, but that doesn't mean I'm going to betray your trust."

Re: Arrivals - April Fools

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," Scully said, her voice level. "It's become less of a secret lately... just, don't spread it around." She sighed, then pointed to herself. "Sixteen year old outside." Then to her head. "Thirty-six-year-old inside."

Re: Arrivals - April Fools

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

Peter's eyes went wide for a moment.

"Why the hell would you go to high school again, then?"

Re: Arrivals - April Fools

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

"Enemies at home," Scully said, then grimaced. "Well. Less 'enemies', and more 'scientifically inclined amoral enthusiasts' who'd be happy to try to dissect how this happened." She shrugged. "Hiding in a high school is better camouflage than most other options. Particularly this one."

Re: Arrivals - April Fools

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, okay, vivisection is less appealing than high school," Peter said. "I can't argue that."

And wow, that was a lot more serious than he had expected. "I swear, I come from the stablest background out of anyone I've gotten to know here. And that's terrifying."

Oh, you just didn't know all the facts, Peter.

Re: Arrivals - April Fools

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

Scully gave him a sideways smile. "Well, your dad was-- mostly harmless?" Well. Unless his attention wandered. "So, yes. I never intended to be stuck her this long, of course." She grimaced. "I think I'm regressing." Said in a slightly smaller voice. "But. It's a good place to try and figure it out."

Re: Arrivals - April Fools

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"Figure out what happened? Or figure out something else?" Peter asked, setting his drink down on a nearby table.