GENESSIA PROM!

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I - SETUP (12:00pm-5:00pm)

For any and all who agreed to help with the decorations, this would be the time to gather at the Hotel. A large list of assignments will be posted on the wall near the entrance, with duties including but not limited to:

1. Setting Tables, including placement of centerpieces
2. Wall and ceiling decorations, involving a lot of gossamer drapery and lights
3. Preparing the buffet table, with a mixture of hot and cold foods, as well as a separate table at the end for delectable deserts
4. Getting all necessary equipment on stage for the Live Band to perform.  Sound Checks may occur throughout.
5. A side dressing room area set up exclusively for those who volunteered to take the time to get ready themselves, including special hair and makeup stations and a large rack to hang their dresses & shoes to change into later

II - HOTEL LOBBY (6:30pm onward)

Cozy and luxurious in its own right, those who arrive before Prom is scheduled to begin will be allowed to lounge in the Hotel Lobby for a spell. Meeting and greeting other early birds and partaking in a select few hors d'oeuvre made available while waiting for the doors to open

 

III. - PROM PHOTOS!

In the far corner of the lobby, a cute backdrop will be set up, ready for any and all couples/groups/brave souls going stag for the evening to take a memorable photograph! Selfies are welcome throughout, but for those desiring a more professional setup, Hikari Yagami will be on hand for the first and last hours of the night for "official" Prom Photos. 

Smile, everyone!

IV - EATING/DRINKING

  

With a "bar" consisting of 90% nonalcoholic beverages--the remaining ten percent reserved for of age chaperones--and a buffet table spanning the length of the side wall, there will be no shortage of food options that night!  Hot pasta dishes, cold sandwiches, fruits, vegetable platters, and a special end section devoted to some of the best sweets Genessia's bakeries have to offer!

Of course, what prom would be complete without the traditional Fruit Bowl Punch?  Better get a sip in early, though...because some traditions never die, and it's not like those in charge can keep an eye on that bowl the entire night, can they?

V. - DANCE FLOOR

With a live band (Thank you, Professor!) ready to rock, you'll soon be dancing the night away, under ethereal decorations that will really make you feel like you're dancing among the stars!

In between sets, there will be a DJ spinning a mixture of slow dances, crowd favorites, and songs that'll really get the party rockin' (LMFAO style).

 

VI. - CHAPERONES

 

Because somebody's got to make sure the kids behave.

Hopefully actual adults who can behave themselves.

 

VII. - MINGLING/MISC.
 

What other shenanigans could the teens and tweens of Genessia possible get up to?  The night is young, and so are they~

 

 

Comments

[innocent_royal]

Oh yeah, definitely like the other parties.
Shall we mingle?

[Out of habit of being a refined lady, Anastasia moved herself to Soma's side and was about to hang on his arm.
But she remembered the pool party and Satsuki's reaction and took a step away.

She is going to pretend she didn't try.]

[notquitedracula]

[To be fair, this time it's kind of expected. Soma will actually offer his arm when she approaches, as a proper gentleman should. If she wants to step back in and take it, she's welcome to - elsewise he'll shrug, mark it down to Satsuki's warning, and soldier on.]

Yes, let's. I just hope no one wants to make trouble tonight. It's been so long since something like this really went off without problems...

[innocent_royal]

[Well. Since Soma did offer, she'll timidly come back in and loop her arm around his. To show she is okay with this, Anastasia smiles up at him. And now, she's ready to he escorted in.
If anyone wants to judge them, they're free to do so. But they won't be correct.]

I wonder if any of our friends are here as well? Let's keep an eye out for them~

[notquitedracula]

[There's at least one person who's going to - and has already. Ted. But Soma gives less than half a damn what Ted thinks, since he's an overzealous xenophobe. Absolutely nothing untoward is happening here, just two friends having a nice time together. Hopefully with other friends!]

I know Satou's here, and I'm pretty sure Remilia is too. I wonder who else we can spot?

[innocent_royal]

[Throw in a little bit sexist and you have Ted.]

It would be nice to see Remilia again.

[As they enter the snack area, Anastasia was quick to spot her favorite.]

They have strawberries here~

[She tugs gently, trying to coax Soma to follow, or escort her to the table so she can raid the fruits.]

[notquitedracula]

[He will indeed escort her there, though he opts for punch instead of food for a starter. After a discreet sniff to make sure it hasn't been spiked - yet - he also nabs a cup for Anya.]

Is that a chocolate fountain they've got set up to go with them? Man, I've never actually seen one of these in person.

[innocent_royal]

[Anastasia didn't have thoughts on what Soma did, but she did curtsy when he passed her a cup of punch. By now, she had herself a tiny bowl of about three strawberries.

After the mention of a chocolate fountain, Anastasia looked over. It was Indeed!]

Wow... I wonder if I can put any of it on my strawberries...?

[notquitedracula]

That's what it's there for. Here - use these long forks to dip the berries with, so you don't get chocolate all over. The chocolate is hot, to keep it melted; when it cools, it will harden around them. You'll have to let them sit for a minute or so.

[He acquires a few for himself, and demonstrates the technique - not that it's terribly difficult to figure out.]

[innocent_royal]

[Anastasia follows his lead in dipping the fruits. But something caught her eye, a familiar face. It was Satsuki and... Oh boy...]

I'll be right back...

[She leaves and comes back a few minutes later, now her set of fruits should be nice and cool by now.]

Soma? Would you like to take a walk with me outside?

[notquitedracula]

[He stays there with their strawberries and punch glasses to make sure nobody does anything strange to them. Such a good guard dog.

When Anya returns and asks him if he wants to take a walk outside, he hesitates.]

I would. Anything to get me out of here for a minute.

[He doesn't want to admit it, but the press of bodies and the scents are starting to get to him. It's a little less problematic when he's outside, and there's wind - but closed up in here, it's like taking a hungry dog into a butcher's shop. No matter how well heeled and controlled the dog is, it's going to react at least a LITTLE.]

[innocent_royal]

[Anastasia collects her strawberries.]

Then let's go for that walk. Then, you can relax and feel better.

[She helps herself to a strawberry as she leads the way out, keeping at a comfortable pace. Her shoes don't let her move fast anyway.]

[notquitedracula]

[He follows, but doesn't sample his own berries. He's still nervous, no matter how hard he tries to hide it.

Once they get outside, he relaxes a bit.]

Was it that obvious, that I wasn't comfortable in there?

[innocent_royal]

[There were few people outside as well. Most of them waiting.]

It wasn't very obvious, but I figured there was some truth to what you were saying before.

[Womens intuition.]

Prom is very different to the other parties we've been to before, after all.

[notquitedracula]

It is that. It's... I don't know. Maybe it's because it's supposed to be a thing for couples. But that shouldn't be enough to preclude having a good time as friends, right?

[He sighs.]

Neither of us is really capable of having a normal relationship - you, because of your apparent age, and me because of what I am. Seeing so many people enjoying that... it kind of hurts.

[innocent_royal]

[Anastasia quietly listened. Nodding in sad understanding.]

Yeah, it kinda does, doesn't it?

[She let's out a heavy sigh.]

Was it a mistake to come here, then?

[notquitedracula]

[He shakes his head at that.] No. Doing things with you will never be a mistake for me, Anya. I like you a great deal - you're fun to hang out with, and a great many other things that would probably get me gutted if I said them out loud.

[innocent_royal]

[Even as her mood was beginning to go down, Soma effortlessly brought her back up, prompting a cheery smile which quickly, again, shifted to a confused expression.]

What could you say that would get you in that much trouble?

[notquitedracula]

Anything about you being a lovely young woman, for a start. Satsuki established her boundaries very clearly.

[He sighs, and finds a railing to lean against]

I like you more than I probably should. Even knowing you're older than you look, there are connotations to that sort of thing - and where I came from, they can get you thrown in jail, or worse, if you even hint at acting on them. There are artists - we called them doujinshi, in Japan - who draw and write that particular genre, and they always claim that the characters are in fact older than they appear. This entire scenario is almost identical to one of those stories. Satsuki almost certainly realizes this, and knows that I do as well.

[innocent_royal]

I like you too, Soma. If only there was a way to fix me... But there isn't. I have to fulfill my purpose if I want the Divines to relinquish their claim on me.

[Deciding it for the best, she creates just a little extra space between them.]

It's not that I don't want to know what it's like to be a child. I want to, but I don't want to be this way forever.

Maybe it's for the best if we just stopped meeting.

[notquitedracula]

[He tenses at a burst of pain just at the thought. After everything they've been through here, just to be friends? No. No, he can't let it end like that.]

I'd rather we don't do that. I'm not sure about many things, Anya, but I know my world would be a darker place without you in it. If friendship is all we can ever have, then so be it. But I'll not be the one to toss that way because I can't have something more.

[innocent_royal]

But... Being friends with me is wrong... It just makes so much sense now. Being friends with me is wrong because those connotations. The reason why no one will talk to me, or help me, or be my friend... It's simply because it's just wrong.

[Anastasia shields with eyes with a hand, and an arm across herself. She didn't want him to see that the dam holding back her sadness was beginning to break.]

[notquitedracula]

Anya. Look at me.

[He's going to make that a command, giving it the kind of tone that one doesn't usually ignore; it's probably the first time she's ever heard him talk like that.]

There is nothing wrong with being friends with you. Anyone who chooses to see the kind of things I was talking about in a simple friendship is projecting their own insecurities. The problem isn't you. Please, accept that. I know there are people here willing to be friends with you, because I've met some of them. Marc wants to have us both over for dinner one night soon. Satsuki is strict because she cares for you. There's also Remilia, and ... I don't know, several others. And me, if you'll still have me.

[innocent_royal]

[She is listening, but the dam is still fractured and she's doing all she can to keep it held back.]

Then what am I supposed to do?

[notquitedracula]

I realize this is a bit hypocritical coming from me, but... Just keep on being yourself. Don't try to change who you are to make people like you, because it won't change their minds and it WILL hurt you. Trust the friends you do have. And... ah, hell with it.

[He's going to gather her into a hug now. Just a hug, because that's what friends DO when the people they care for are hurting.]

[innocent_royal]

[For Soma to come in unexpected like that startled Anastasia. A step back wasn't enough to escape something that could hurt. But it doesn't.

She is cold to the touch, naturally so and always. Anything that's warm has a calming effect on her. Warm foods, a blanket, safe distance from fires, and even hugs. Though she protested at first, the hug eventually soothed her enough to give up and let him hug her.]

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