http://puppywithatutu.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] puppywithatutu.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2011-10-22 07:14 am

Homecoming Dance | Town Hall | Saturday Evening | Post I

Glitter encrusted moosen stood guard in the entry to the transformed Town Hall, reminding all those in attendance that the night was about all things Canadian. Or things the Student Council had deemed Canadian - plus a whole lot of glitter.

Sparkly red maple leaves and paper geese hung from irridescent streamers, setting off the food tables as very much separate from the raised dance floor in case the terrifying papier-mâché beaver didn't make it obvious that the timbits were for eating. Or for dunking in the maple syrup fountain. Beyond pure sugar, there were plenty of bite-size portioned food and nonalcoholic beverages to push the theme into the bellies of all, no matter how tight the dresses!

Beyond the dance floor, the shadowy corners glowed with the twinkle of glittery maple leaf garland and a Joni Mitchell inspired moose that had been strategically positioned to look rather tragic in its lyric-covered glory. Yes, glory. For the evening was to be glorious. Or at the very least entertaining.

Welcome to your 2011 Homecoming Dance!

[ Arrive + Mingle | Photography | Drinks + Snacks | Chaperones | Dancing | Shadowy Corners | OOC | PSST: Go vote! | Post2 ]

Re: Drinks + Snacks | Homecoming 2011

[identity profile] regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com 2011-10-22 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hi Peter. Why are you such a dick, sometimes?" Kenzi beamed at him. No one close enough not to overhear would be able to guess she wasn't her usual self.
lockestheway: (Default)

Re: Drinks + Snacks | Homecoming 2011

[personal profile] lockestheway 2011-10-22 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hey," Peter said, "Now that's not very nice."

Seriously, Kenzi. It had been for his own good.

Re: Drinks + Snacks | Homecoming 2011

[identity profile] regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com 2011-10-22 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"Did you even try to find him, after? After the inevitable happened?" Kenzi asked, still smiling sweetly. "Have you seen him since?"
lockestheway: (peter: curiously)

Re: Drinks + Snacks | Homecoming 2011

[personal profile] lockestheway 2011-10-22 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"Why are you getting pissed off at me?" Peter wondered. "I just mentioned Tony had a booth. I don't know what happened to Topher, but it was all him."

Re: Drinks + Snacks | Homecoming 2011

[identity profile] regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com 2011-10-22 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, bullshit. 'Dry off so you're not dripping.' 'Don't break your nose.'" Kenzi had a good memory of what Topher had said. "Not, 'no, he's got a girlfriend, don't do it.'" That smile was getting toothier. "What the hell were you thinking?"
lockestheway: (peter: say whut?)

Re: Drinks + Snacks | Homecoming 2011

[personal profile] lockestheway 2011-10-22 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"We've already told him Tony has a girlfriend how many times?" Peter asked. "What was I supposed to do, hit him with a mallet and knock him unconscious?"

Re: Drinks + Snacks | Homecoming 2011

[identity profile] regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com 2011-10-22 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not interfere!" Kenzi snapped, finally losing the smile. "Letting it go! So he was a dork about Tony, so what? He was hurt, Peter. Did you even think about that?"
lockestheway: (peter: i think i'm clever)

Re: Drinks + Snacks | Homecoming 2011

[personal profile] lockestheway 2011-10-22 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, sure, but it didn't seem all that relevant. "Fine, I'm sorry he got hurt," Peter said, oh so honestly. Well, managing a good facsimile of honesty. "But something like this was bound to happen eventually. It's not like you can sit on him all the time."

Re: Drinks + Snacks | Homecoming 2011

[identity profile] regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com 2011-10-22 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"You... don't get it." Kenzi was still mad. And maybe Peter was sorry, but he wasn't off the hook. "You were a crappy friend. You should have been there, after. You knew how it would go. And you weren't. And he thinks you set him up, which you kind of did. Why should he ever trust you now?"
lockestheway: (peter: watching)

Re: Drinks + Snacks | Homecoming 2011

[personal profile] lockestheway 2011-10-22 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"I didn't set him up," Peter said, with a roll of his eyes. "I just kept him from running after Tony with his shirt off, which you have to admit would have been much worse. Besides, I didn't go anywhere. I had to stand by that stupid booth for an hour because he vanished into thin air."

Re: Drinks + Snacks | Homecoming 2011

[identity profile] regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com 2011-10-22 07:41 pm (UTC)(link)
How was he so dense? How were men so dense? Kenzi was still glaring. "You should have been with him," she said, stubborn. "If you couldn't stop him. And you should've tried, and... oh, screw it. You're the least sympathetic person on the planet sometimes." She shook her head. "I hope I get to see you after you get completely rejected by some girl. See how much better you understand this then."
lockestheway: (peter: kill you with BRAIN)

Re: Drinks + Snacks | Homecoming 2011

[personal profile] lockestheway 2011-10-22 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Jesus christ. Give her a few weeks, and maybe she'd get it - he'd just saved Topher a much longer period of potential heartbreak and/or stalking charges. Well, if she didn't get how Peter had been helping, whatever.

Maybe this whole 'hanging out with people' thing really was the colossally stupid distraction it had seemed at first. It's not like they got any of it. Besides, he'd already found out how that felt when his brother dumped him like a sack of potatoes at the age of fourteen months.

"It was going to happen one way or another," Peter pointed out, "And again. I didn't put him up to it."
Edited 2011-10-22 20:39 (UTC)

Re: Drinks + Snacks | Homecoming 2011

[identity profile] regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com 2011-10-23 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe he'd get it in a few months, except, oh right, he didn't understand comfort, and didn't want it outright offered to him when he needed it. Face it, Peter had his limitations. Anything with dating was one of them.

Kenzi put one hand in the air in a 'stop' gesture and said, "Whatever. I'm pissed. I'm going to be pissed for a while. I'll get over it, but we probably shouldn't talk about this until then. And you should check on Topher. He'd appreciate it. But not if you can't say something other than 'what did you expect'." She took a breath, shaking her head. "Just... if you can't help him, find me next time. Please."
lockestheway: (peter: listening intently)

Re: Drinks + Snacks | Homecoming 2011

[personal profile] lockestheway 2011-10-23 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
Peter really badly wanted to say something like, 'What, so you can cuddle him like an adorable teddy bear? Is that your kink?'

But he was still technically trying to act like a good guy here, so he swallowed that one back. (Besides, she wasn't his sister.) "Fine, if it's that important to you, I will," he lied through his teeth. "Sorry about upsetting you."

Re: Drinks + Snacks | Homecoming 2011

[identity profile] regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com 2011-10-23 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
"It is," Kenzi stressed, still frustrated that he didn't get it. Right. Time to leave before she got pissed all over again. "And I'm not the one you need to apologize to," she threw over her shoulder as she turned away.
lockestheway: (peter: watching)

Re: Drinks + Snacks | Homecoming 2011

[personal profile] lockestheway 2011-10-23 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
Peter got why she was mad. He even got why Topher was mad. He just felt both of them were being utterly ridiculous -- and Topher had had to go through this sometime anyway. He'd thank Peter later for not letting this drag on indefinitely.

"I'll go see if Topher's okay later," Peter promised.

Probably falsely.
Edited 2011-10-23 04:18 (UTC)

Re: Drinks + Snacks | Homecoming 2011

[identity profile] regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com 2011-10-23 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
"You better!"

Peter so wasn't invited to the Drinking To Get Over Crap Party. He wouldn't want to be there anyway, so. Or the Breaking Things part. He could just be superior by his own self for a couple days.
lockestheway: (peter: devious)

Re: Drinks + Snacks | Homecoming 2011

[personal profile] lockestheway 2011-10-23 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, good. That meant he wouldn't have a reason to have to kill himself later.

Whatever. Good riddance. They had been a drag on his time, a drain on his priorities - back to the battlefield that really mattered.