Parents Weekend Festival, Saturday

[shapethecentury]

Festivities in the park continued on Saturday! There were little lanterns cast all around, and all the snack offerings from the previous day had now been joined by a hot chocolate stand and a hot cider stand.

There were also some light autumn activities available.

(Please only carve pumpkins, not your fingers.)

[ooc: Open!]

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Arrive & Mingle [PW 2025]

[shapethecentury]

Did you meet all your loved ones' loved ones yet?

Re: Arrive & Mingle [PW 2025]

[janet_from_hr]

Well, it had definitely taken a lot of work fitting both her and Harley into Pam's apartment last night, and Janet got that she was never going to be Pam's biggest priority when Harley was around, but... ... something.

She was determined to enjoy herself anyway, even if she had been left to her own devices that morning. "A festival," she said to herself as she gathered her confidence on her way into the park. "It's so cute!"

Pumpkin carving would probably get her mind off everything.

Re: Arrive & Mingle [PW 2025]

[joan_of_bark]

Pam did eventually manage to separate herself from Harley, at least long enough to take a quick walk through the park - and see if there was anything going on she needed to know about. Maybe see if she could spot Adrian's mother.

She was not planning to get involved in any activities, even if Janet did seem to be really into that pumpkin carving.

Re: Arrive & Mingle [PW 2025]

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

Right, hot cocoa Jon could do.

And hopefully the visitors would be less annoying today.

That was a fairly low bar, given yesterday he'd spoken to Jace.

Re: Arrive & Mingle [PW 2025]

[girlofgrey]

Chiana, Stark in tow, was eager to take in some more of the island sights and people. It was always so interesting here. Too quiet for her, long-term, but a great place for a few days.

She could see why Stark was so attached to the place though.

"All right, what first? Food? Food first?" She was also going to stab a poor pumpkin, no doubt.

Re: Arrive & Mingle [PW 2025]

[stykera]

"If you're hungry we should have brunch," Stark said. "From Raiden. Look around here first, if you like. We can come back? Plenty of time."

There wasn't, really. There was just the weekend and that wasn't all that long. Friday was already over. There was never enough time with anyone.

But that was a worry for later. Or maybe not. Maybe later he'd be too busy and too distracted to worry.

Food & Drinks [PW 2025]

[shapethecentury]

Hot drinks, probably not hot snacks!

Re: Food & Drinks [PW 2025]

[gothamists]

Harley immediately beelined for the tables with the snacks, Cass trailing only a step or two behind.

"See, kid," Harley was saying, "this is the most important thing: the free food. Ya don't wanna miss that!"

It was a crucial life lesson Cass didn't really need to be taught at this stage in her life? Wasn't gonna stop her indulging.

Re: Food & Drinks [PW 2025]

[joan_of_bark]

Leave one Harley, run into another.

Pam watched them tear through the food with amusement written on her face. She waited a minute or so - if simply so by the time she spoke, Harley, at least, would not have something in her mouth.

Then, simply, "Hi. Is this your friend?"

Re: Food & Drinks [PW 2025]

[totalwildcard]

Harley looked up in the middle of gearing up for the next bite, because she was clearly modeling the proper 'free snack' etiquette for the kid.

"Oh!" she said. "This is my associate! Cass!"

Cass looked Pam over, raised an eyebrow, and asked Harley, "Is this Pam?" in a tone vaguely as if she'd been pointing at random people for a while asking if they were Pam.

"Yup! Pam, kid, kid, Pam."

Re: Food & Drinks [PW 2025]

[joan_of_bark]

"Hi, kid," Pam said, with a wry smile. She did not raise an eyebrow, though it was tempting. "Or Cass. Whichever you like better."

Re: Food & Drinks [PW 2025]

[gothamists]

"Cass is good," Cass said, still looking Pam over like she was assessing her or something.

Or maybe she was just seeing if there were any valuables.

"Hi."

Re: Food & Drinks [PW 2025]

[joan_of_bark]

Pam let her. There wasn't a lot of harm in it. "I've heard a handful of things about you," she said. "As far as I can tell, that means Harley likes you." Her mouth curved a little. "And you're here, so I assume you like her."

Activities [PW 2025]

[shapethecentury]

Activities - Pumpkin Carving [PW 2025]

[shapethecentury]

Get out your sharp objects.

Activities - Hay Rides [PW 2025]

[shapethecentury]

Hope you like hay!

Re: Activities - Hay Rides [PW 2025]

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

Hay was fine. And as it was the only activity Jon felt he stood a chance at, and he ought to do something to keep in the spirit, here he was.

Activities - Pie-Eating Competition [PW 2025]

[shapethecentury]

We all know it's just an excuse to eat even more pie.

Re: Activities - Pie-Eating Competition [PW 2025]

[gotthatphd]

Somehow, Harley did not materialize here until Janet and Pam had already wandered off.

But she was hungry.

And maybe a little manic.

And still trying to process all the multiverse shenanigans of the past few months.

And burying the fact that Pam was clearly going through something physically that she wasn't talking about.

And...

"BRING ON THE PIES!"

... hungry.

Re: Activities - Pie-Eating Competition [PW 2025]

[totalwildcard]

Harley had eaten a fair bit of pie in a non competitive fashion already, so she wasn't really looking to partake, buuuut there was a real familiar head of two-tone hair dye over there, so...

"Figures you'd be here," she said. "Hiya."

Re: Activities - Pie-Eating Competition [PW 2025]

[gotthatphd]

Harley, face by now covered in not-quite-aesthetically-applied smears of pie, looked up and blinked. "Oh," she said. "Hi, Harley."

Re: Activities - Pie-Eating Competition [PW 2025]

[totalwildcard]

"Ya got a little," Harley said, gesturing to her own face, in the mouth-and-chin area, "schmutz."

Re: Activities - Pie-Eating Competition [PW 2025]

[gotthatphd]

Harley reached up immediately, wiping at her face with the back of her sleeve. "It was good cake!" she argued.

With whom? Who knew.

Activities - Hula Hoops [PW 2025]

[shapethecentury]

Maybe don't try this one too soon after overindulging in pies.

OOC [PW Festival 2025]

[shapethecentury]

Woo!