Homecoming Carnival, The Park, Friday

[bigdamnprincipal]

The weather had been kind, and it was just the right amount of cool for a Halloween-themed Homecoming carnival. The booths and activities were ready for visitors, and the Halloween decorations and spooooky music playing everywhere aimed to set the right kind of mood for everyone.

Yes, there was also black and orange glitter everywhere, because of course there was. Feel free to take some home with you, because it's going to be difficult not to!

[Have at it! Kissing Booths | Dunk Tanks | Pie Tossings | Food and Drink | Tables | Rides | Games]

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Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[bigdamnprincipal]

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Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[not_a_goddamn_princess]

Was this stupid? It was so stupid.

But fuck, everything else in Margo’s life was complicated and sucked. So she took her spot in the booth with a smirk, watching people move around the grounds.

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

Jon wasn't expecting to see Margo here, so stopping in front of her was more due to surprise than anything.

At least he'd have the chance to show her he'd gotten a haircut?

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[not_a_goddamn_princess]

“Well, if it isn’t Fear Boy,” Margo said, her eye scanning that haircut. “Here to try your luck?”

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"Er...not really," Jon answered. "I wasn't expecting to see you here."

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[not_a_goddamn_princess]

“Oh, so you’re just browsing. The kissing booths.”

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"I...I was really just walking past." Jon nodded. "All right, fine." A kiss. Probably on the cheek. He could do this. Margo was signed up for it, and it wasn't like she wouldn't tell him if she minded.

He dug out his wallet and took out enough money for a kiss. He frowned. "Do we know...ah, the money goes to the school. I suppose that makes sense."

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[not_a_goddamn_princess]

“Yeah, trust me, if I was runnin’ this thing, you’d be out at least a Jackson,” Margo said, reaching for the cash first. She wasn’t stupid.

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"That's the...fifty? Ah, no. The twenty." Jon shrugged and found one of those instead and handed it to her. It wasn't like he had a lot of other things to spend his money on these days.

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[not_a_goddamn_princess]

Margo had to laugh. “Fuck, all right,” she said. She felt fond of the idiot. Briefly. Then she felt annoyed at herself for even thinking that. “Okay, any requests?”

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[begmetwice]

Irene, looking remarkably casual and also somewhat whipped-creamy (which possibly explained the former), had to wander by, of course. Had to. Moral imperative.

"Making us pay for it now?" she teased, lifting a brow. "Yours ought to come at a premium since they're royal kisses."

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[not_a_goddamn_princess]

“I thought about puttin’ up a ‘bidding starts at 20 bucks’ sign, but then I thought, hey,” Margo said, her shrug big, amused, and full of ‘whacha gonna do?’ energy. “Power to the people, fuck capitalism.”

Life was easier when you could just make ATMs give you money!

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[begmetwice]

"'Fuck capitalism' should be embroidered on your coat of arms, Your Majesty," Irene remarked, amused. (The other royals she knew and had known generally had fewer proletariat-friendly attitudes.) "Did you actually sign up for this?"

Honestly, Irene might consider a kissing booth next year. They did seem like an awful lot of fun (though if a student approached she didn't know what she'd do. Pat them on the head and send them on their way?)

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[not_a_goddamn_princess]

“Yeah, I did. I was bored,” Margo said, smirking. “And the shy ones are so cute.”

In a fucked-up fear monster kinda way.

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[begmetwice]

"Oh, they're adorable," Irene agreed readily. "I did that to Dwight because he was all shy about it."

The cartoonish lipstick print was probably still visible even from here.

"I, on the other hand, was drafted," she added, gingerly plucking at her shirt and wiping away a bit of whipped cream.

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[not_a_goddamn_princess]

“You definitely shoulda signed up for this one to keep your pretty face away from all the pie.” Margo leaned over her booth with delicate grace, trying to swipe her fingers through the mess on Irene’s shirt.

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[begmetwice]

Irene held still for her, clearly reveling in the attention. (Maybe even worth getting pied?) "Lesson learned for next year, love, and flattery will get you everywhere. What's the going rate for a royal kiss, anyway?"

Irene was sort of obscenely wealthy, anyway, why not. Supposedly this was for a good cause.

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[not_a_goddamn_princess]

Now Margo absolutely had to eat the whipped cream from her fingers, right? She knew how to play a rapt audience.

“I did actually charge the last guy a twenty,” she said.

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[existencemisspent]

"Look at you, doing your part for the community," Eliot said, giving her a lazy grin and holding out a to-go cup from the Perk. "How many kisses do I get for bringing you coffee?"

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[not_a_goddamn_princess]

“You?” Margo said, “As many of you want.”

She took the cup. “You know what I like.”

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[existencemisspent]

"Of course I do, Bambi." Eliot leaned in to give her a single, gentle kiss.

Their version of platonic was not everyone's version of platonic. They didn't much care who knew that.

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[not_a_goddamn_princess]

They knew what it meant.

Margo beamed at him as she leaned back. “Business is almost booming,” she said smugly. “Fuckin’ Fear Nerd even showed up.”

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[existencemisspent]

"Really." Eliot grinned. "Did he show off his haircut, perhaps? We had quite the text convo about it yesterday."

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[not_a_goddamn_princess]

“It is shorter,” Margo said, repressing a laugh. Poorly.

Re: Kissing Booths: Margo Hanson

[existencemisspent]

"He didn't know what a fade was," Eliot said, shaking his head. "I may have convinced him to try wearing eyeliner, though."