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SCHNEE CO. GALA (Formal Wear Event - OTA, 5/31)

Schnee Company
Nova City Branch Grand Opening Gala and Genessia Scientific Research Foundation
G A L A

5pm-6pm:

6pm-7pm:

Choices:
1. Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb w/ a Bordeaux
2. Pan-Seared Halibut with Roasted Asparagus and Beurre Blanc Sauce served w/ California Sauvignon Blanc.
3. Mushroom, Chestnut, and Camembert Puff Pastry Parcels (Vegetarian Option) w/ White Cabernet
(All items served with a choice of garden salad or spicy cucumber salad.)
(Wines will be substituted for those underaged or upon request with a choice of water or white grape juice.)

7pm:

Choices:
1. Hazelnut Chocolate Star Cups - Design ref. A dark chocolate balloon cup coated with finely chopped hazelnuts so that look like stars in the night sky. Inside, it's filled with a layer of nutella mousse and topped with a fudge frosting and a piped tempered white chocolate star.
2. Coconut Pannacotta and Pineapple Stars. Design ref. A creamy yet light pannacotta dish with star-cut pineapples with caramelized edges, covered with a thin and crunchy spun sugar display.
3. Tiramisu Glasses - Design ref. Tall glasses filled with a marscapone whipped cream, a layer of coffee-soaked lady fingers, and topped with puff pastry stars and berries.
(Dessert is served with a choice of a 6oz coffee, tea of choice, or hot cocoa.)

7:10pm:

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7:30pm:

8:30pm:

11:00pm:

11:30pm:

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"Just that Schnee Company is going to do its best to meet everyone's expectations and, hopefully, find a way to make it possible to choose when we stay and when we come home with the new Genessia Scientific Research Foundation. Both are important, after all. I know there may be some question from those who don't want to stay here and can't imagine doing so, but I've spoken to a number of people. Genessia has become home for a lot of the longer-standing residents, but it's also a place where those who died in their world are capable of continuing their lives. I've spoken to one such individual and he seemed to recognize that those who want to stay are often a forgotten group, so when I include that option, I'd like people to understand that we have no intention of leaving anyone without a choice."

Weiss put her hand out to indicate she didn't want the second dessert. "No thanks," she said quietly to the offer. She wasn't the type of person to eat much and one was more than enough for her, nor was she the type of person to want that much chocolate in a single dish. She was well aware that it was a favorite of many people, but she much preferred the lighter flavor of fruit dishes.

"Oh, I do trust them. Believe me. However, I do have limited staff so I'm not about to force them to do all the work while I sit here all night and enjoy myself. I may look a little tired, but it isn't as if I don't enjoy this type of thing."

It was true, she did love organizing events and planning things. It was a good quality for her to have, even when it came to being a huntress but especially when it came to her company. Weiss gives a little smile.

"I really love planning and organizing events. I don't know if you've been here long enough, but I also was the person who put on the winter party in December and the potluck-style block party last summer. I think it's important to bring everyone together to celebrate, even if we don't all come from the same backgrounds- or perhaps because we don't."

Aya hmms softly as she merely picks up the dessert and sets it in front of herself. No sense in letting it go to waste after all and she moves more than enough to justify a second serving of chocolate. "Well I suppose that is true, but if you end up sprawling later on a chair, don't come crying when it's shown that you overrun yourself~." She's smirking a bit, that tengu, as she jots more notes down in her notebook.

"Hmm....no I wasn't here for those events. I only arrived a couple months ago or so, nowhere near time for such things. Though that does mean you've been here for a long time haven't you? In such a strange world as this, I'm surprised nothing too crazy has really happened. Even the winds here are different than at home. They don't have the same tone."

"Believe me, I'm not the one in my team with a tendency to do that. Besides, my assistant wouldn't ever let me wear myself out that much."

She was proud of Armin and it showed in her tone of voice. Even if she was a little uncertain when she first hired him, mostly because he wasn't hip to many modern things like computers and whatnot, but he'd proved himself to be rather valuable and trustworthy. And.. more than capable of still standing up to Weiss when she was going overboard without being rude, which was also important.

"I've been here for a little over a year and two months. There have been some incredibly crazy things that have happened in the past, though, and believe me you would be happy to know that things haven't been that insane. The whole of Genessia almost got burned to the ground after Lucifer blew up a hospital, for example. At one point, I think some of the buildings were turned into cheese too, but I tried to avoid the area during that time. That amount of cheese sitting out in the sun doesn't smell pleasant."

"Buildings into cheese? What, did you guys get a mouse youkai with a crazy power or something?" Seriously? That was the kind of thing she'd expect to only happen by someone being bored. Or just really really liking cheese.

Aya's still eating away at the hazelnut chocolate cup, quite politely too despite her apparent tendencies of acting quickly. Though the intricacies of her yukata probably help with that. "Hm...Well I suppose you can only do so much, especially considering the...accusations against you from just a little while ago with that Tortsick guy. Let's hope things don't get too increasingly crazy from here on."

"I honestly have no idea about that one, but there was certainly something strange going on."

Fortunately for Weiss, she was busy at that time with her own dealings. Someone else could deal with the cheese.

"I think for the most part, people are willing to look past that. Torchwick's ploy may have fanned the fire a little, but it didn't last. Fortunately, people here are smarter than he thought."

"There's always an incident going on, or if not, at least one in the making."

Aya's pretty glad she's not had to deal with whatever was going on either...though it did beg a question. "How often do things like this happen? And has any happened to Genessia City itself?" A tengu's gotta be prepared to keep her business alive and not a smoldering wreck.

"Well it's good that you're optimistic about it, and I do think you're right. But, keep in mind you humans can be surprisingly fickle creatures sometimes. There's ways to get you all to bite the hand that feeds you a lot faster than you think."

"Is there any world that isn't like that?"

Honestly, with some of the things she's heard and her experience in her own world, she doesn't really think that whole 'peaceful life' thing people talk about is an actual reality anywhere. Which is OK with her, she enjoys what she does, but it can be a little disheartening when sometimes you just want things to be safe for a little while.

Weiss shrugged, shaking her head. "I think the answer to that question is a little difficult without a frame of reference. It doesn't seem irregularly frequent to me, but some of the incidences here are caused by people from my world to begin with, particularly recently with the problems with Torchwick. Every couple of months seems to be the case, but that seems a little slow compared to back home to me, so I wouldn't say 'often.' As for Genessia City itself, it seems to be fairly central for problems until recently."

Weiss rolled her eyes at the last comment. "I'd never call that a solely human trait."

"True, true. Though it's those little incidents that keep this world from being a bore." Trust in a youkai to think things like incidents are exciting instead of dangerous.

"So...then what you're saying is that people from your world are troublemakers." Aya's smirking slightly, a playful look. "Well perhaps it could help if while researching how to escape the foundation could also research ways to prevent or expedite the recovery of incidents?"

Aya's laughing at WEiss' last comment in return. "Oh no. It's definitely not. But you humans are ones to do it so quickly. It's an amusing trait of yours to jump headlong into the situation. Perhaps because you don't live as long."

"Some people. To be fair, I do attend an academy for huntresses back in my world. It's our job to protect people, so our experiences are different compared to someone who runs a bookshop, for example."

Well, maybe that was a bad example, considering what happened to Tukson's Book Trade. They still never caught the people who did that...

"Maybe not, but I'd rather live a short and fulfilling life than the alternative."

"Eh...you'd be surprised. Know a youkai who runs a library. Gets burglarized pretty often by a human witch. ...Though considering how oft she comes by, I'm not so sure she comes just for the books."

"And that's why you humans are amusing and interesting. You have such short lives and are willing to try to live them out as best you can as much as you can. Most youkai tend to settle into as much of a routine as possible." She shrugs. "Not much else to do when you've got thousands of years to live. Though the maid seems content to do as her mistress wants...part of being a human under a vampire though I guess. She seems to have stopped really aging too...though I guess most white-haired humans have stopped signs of development."

"It was a general example, not a 'singular exception clearly makes it incorrect.' Especially when it seems like that's about something fairly different."

"If that were true, then humans wouldn't have been able to continue innovating through generations. Perhaps youkai simply need to find a way to keep themselves motivated to find new ways to make life exciting. --And for your information, that has nothing to do with why my hair is white."

"I don't know about that. After all, I did say it was you humans who have been working hard. Youkai have their own ways about doing things after all, and sometimes it just means we take longer than you'd think because we have such a long-lived view of the world."

"And I dunno about that, Miss Schnee. The other maid I was talking about had white hair and she's a perfectly elegant maid who's a little lacking on development. And you're the second white-haired person I've seen so it seems to be following a trait."

"As much of a proponent as I am of thinking things through thoroughly, that much time might be a little too thoroughly. Then again, I suppose most of the humans from world should be grateful. With that much time, I imagine if you were to innovate, they wouldn't be the dominant species."

Weiss scoffed at the accusation that she was done developing or underdeveloped. She's honestly not even sure what 'lacking on development' is supposed to mean.

"You do realize I'm only 18, right? I'm not done developing, even if I'm adult enough to function professionally and maturely." When she needs to, at least.

Aya gives Weiss a rather sad look. "You honestly have no idea, Weiss. Not only are humans the dominant species, but we youkai, and even the gods, have left the world as a whole to exist in a cut-off dimension called Gensokyo. The world is losing its faith, and the Gods are fading away without it, so by existing in a separate realm we can survive."

Well, Aya's certainly not going to comment on it here. She'd rather keep being able to attend these parties if she could.

"Hm...well I suppose it's true that 18 is at the upper level of developing. At least from the outside of Gensokyo that we hear of, people still are considered young and not quite adults even as old as their 20s."

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