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Homecoming wasn't actually on Halloween (though it was awfully close) which was why Nina careened into Maeve and Shuri's rooms with the siren cry of 'Happy Halloweeeeeeeeeeeeen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' far, far too early in the morning and managed to wrangle her fellow StuCo people down to help her move tables and chairs for the party.

She possibly managed this feat on sheer enthusiastic punctuation alone.

Then, once that was done, she politely, but firmly, booted them both out and locked the doors with a clarion cry of, "I'll let you in later so we can set out the food and drinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go take a nap or something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", before she settled in for the real work of it all.

It took most of the day—which was why she and Prompto had gotten their work done the night before—but, when Nina was finished, the hall had been transformed.

Quite literally.

The walls had been covered in black sequins, the floors were black marble veined with gold, and the ceiling glittered like a hundred thousand stars were trapped inside of it. Disco balls spun, throwing sparkles down, and strobe lighting danced about, making the shadows darker in contrast.

Each table was covered in heavy black lace tablecloths that were liberally edged in silver and orange glitter (in case you thought you were getting way with a party with no glitter), and candelabrum were spaced out, one on every other table, to add to the ambiance.

The pièce de résistance was… The Bus. Oh yes. Over by where the chaperones tended to linger was The Bus. How had it gotten into the hall? Nina wasn't telling. But she and Prompto had dressed it in a lacy, gothic ball gown and given the front window eyes (green) with huge, curling eyelashes and a pouting red-lipsticked mouth. The windows along the sides and back had been frosted over so that the multi-coloured strobe lighting from within sent refractions of sparkling light leaping around The Bus. A halo of romanticism!

Since The Bus couldn't speak (and all attempts at pulling that off had a) been hilariously horrible and b) been really weird), a huge, elegantly calligraphic note was set upon an easel beside The Bus that read:

Anakin, would you do me the honour of being mine?

Oh yes.

Everything was perfect.

[Wait for the OCD is up! Come get your party on!

Maeve, Shuri, Prompto and The Bus all modded with permission!]
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Once Astrid got into work that day and realized that nothing going on at the store could possibly distract her from the weight of dread and anticipation that came with the big question mark that was this weekend for her, she finally caved in and used the store phone to call back home and talk to her case worker (a new one, again, of course) and to just ask if she knew if Ingrid would be coming.

"Oh, no, sweetie, I'm sorry," said the case worker in that tone of voice that was well-practiced despite the fact that most of the kids she used it on were too cynical to be convinced by it. "Your mother probably won't be granted that sort of release for a while now. If you need to see her, the only way is for you to come here."

Astrid thanked her, and the moment she hung up the phone again, she nearly collapsed from the wave of relief that hit her. Of course. Of course she couldn't come, that would have been ridicilous, the world might be crazy, but not that crazy, and Astrid just sort of closed her eyes and leaned her elbows on the counter, face in her hands, grateful that she could breathe again, but not unaware of a weird knot in her chest now that almost felt a little bit like disappointment, too.

Because if Ingrid Magnussen truly wanted something, she would make it happen. So if she truly wanted to come...

But no. This was good. This was what she wanted, this was what was best, and she knew that. She was just mostly disappointed that, after all this time and hard work, her heart still couldn't seem to reconcile with her head on this one.

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white_oleander: (slightly smug)
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Elli and Astrid (and whoever else would like to join them!) had decided that they would take on cleaning up and decorating the park in particular, which may have seemed like a big tasks, but they already had plenty of ideas, and had found the means to put them into action, from ribbons and streamers around the trees and intertwined in the chains on the swingset, to painting the playground equipment and the benches bright and exciting, inviting colors, to lanterns on the base of the trees and paper ones to hang in some of the branches.

There was a lot of potential for decorating the park, but these two had more than enough ideas to really get it done, and Astrid, taking charge for a change as one of the apparent denoted Style Gurus for this particular project, just mostly hoped the ducks and flamingos would appreciate the efforts.

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Planning a party of this size was both fun (since she'd never done it before) and rather stressful (because what if no one came? What if no one liked it? What if--?) but Elli was…

Happy with how it all turned out. There was still the chance no one besides Sabine and Wayne would show but she'd done her best, putting up posters about the party oh so handwavily and even with the mess of paintball, she hoped some of them had actually been read and noticed.

As it was, she had buckets of carefully woven flowers—some in crowns, some longer, in necklaces—for people to help themselves to, should they care to (Elli wore a crown of flowers that she couldn't name in baby blue and white) beach umbrellas set out at various spots, and tons of blankets (and a few folding chairs should anyone prefer that) and that was…

That was about it, aside from strategically placed lanterns that they could turn off easily when it came time for the fireworks.

Now she just had to hope everything went well. The fireworks were taken care of by Sabine and while Elli had provided a multitude of snack options, both healthy and unhealthy, and drinks, the grill was under Wayne's control so she didn't have to worry about that

And nothing else was left but to get the party started!
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The break week between semesters always did feel a little more quiet, didn't they? And after last week, quiet was the last thing Astrid wanted. Everything was very peaceful and serene in the flower shop that day, though, so she figured it was a good a time as any to pursue a project that she hadn't done in a very long time, especially since it was so quiet, even as far as orders went.

So Astrid was smashing flower pots again. She'd pick one up, examine it closely from all angles, and then, as forcefully as she could, threw it on the ground to watch it smash into pieces, noting the the ways in which they burst for work later. But, for now, after the pot was smashed, she'd gather up all the pieces and bring them back to the counter, and then studiously, dedicatedly, start putting them together.

It was sort of a poetic metaphor, she guessed. If only it were so easy to put together the smashed pieces of her own life like this. The Japanese had the art of Kintsugi, mending pottery with gold, with the idea that embracing flaws and imperfections could make for a stronger, more uniquely beautiful vessel. It seemed a little overly optimistic, if you asked her, but she wouldn't deny it was a nice thought.

And it was a good way to pass the time and attempt to focus on other things.

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Summer felt a little...cautious going into the store that day, having the odd feeling like it was going to have one of its days, but, whatever zaniness might have been planned seemed to have been forgotten about since it was conceived and flitted away, maybe to return another day, maybe lost to the ether of a disordered mind. But whatever it was, Summer was glad to see things were relatively normal, which was good, because she had a lot of work to do that day, and she was going to get right to it.

It was mostly the usual ordering, sure, but there was also some rearraging to do and some new signs to put up and hopefully, eventually, by the end of the day, some new employee paperwork to fill out.

You know, all stuff her boss should probably be doing, but...haha. Hahaha. Ha ha ha ha ha.

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