16 Feb 2022, 12:33
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Clair was rather surprised when Simon swore and chucked the cupcake, in all truth he was acting like a toddler, Clair rolled her eyes, "SIMON CORBIN! you dumby sit down and shut your mouth!" she said, her voice in the same ton she would use with her horse when it was time to stop fooling about, "This is a TEA party, not a fight party, So sit down, and do not swear again, please!"
she was beginning to think this boy only knew how to swear, and it was getting to her, but she was not ready to join this about to be mess, not yet, today she was going to be a 'Proper Lady' if she could manage.
and then Selena came, and this offered Clair a moment to regain herself, "Hello Selena, Nice to see you on this Fine day" as she said fine she gave Simon a warning look, before bringing back her smile, hopefully everyone would stay calm, and if things got crazy, Clair was going to stay out of it!
for once she just wanted to be a calm child, and if she was going to get involded it would be holding Simon away from David because it seemed to be only Simon's problem, not David's.
(wc 212)
she was beginning to think this boy only knew how to swear, and it was getting to her, but she was not ready to join this about to be mess, not yet, today she was going to be a 'Proper Lady' if she could manage.
and then Selena came, and this offered Clair a moment to regain herself, "Hello Selena, Nice to see you on this Fine day" as she said fine she gave Simon a warning look, before bringing back her smile, hopefully everyone would stay calm, and if things got crazy, Clair was going to stay out of it!
for once she just wanted to be a calm child, and if she was going to get involded it would be holding Simon away from David because it seemed to be only Simon's problem, not David's.
(wc 212)
WHAT IF I FALL? OH, MY DARLING
WHAT IF YOU FLY?
WHAT IF YOU FLY?
16 Feb 2022, 13:20
TABLE 8 | Sweethearts Tea Party
— Hey Lin, How are you?
— I'm fine, thank you.
— Well it did say your name on your place card but it was nice of you to introduce yourself anyways.
Slightly uncomfortable with the boy's answer, I quickly look at the names of all the people sitting at the table. Me, David, Simon, Clair and Selina. It's strange, at first glance Simon looks more like a girl than a boy.
— Oh, yeah, true. Nice to meet you David.
I speak with a smile, but I am frankly uncomfortable. Basically, this table would make me uncomfortable. Too many doilies, too much pink... It's kitschy as hell. But you never know, this evening might turn out to be fun.
— Yeah, I know him, pretty well, But why would he send me a cupcake? And it is at your seat, so... Maybe he fancies you?
— Kincaid is the king of tricking girls into liking him, so maybe it was from him. Who knows? No hate to him, he's so nice. But girls fall for him like my great-grandma fell down the stairs.
I bite into Juni's cupcake and nearly spit out the bite when I hear Clair's response. Instead, I swallow and start laughing. I'm sorry but this is extremely funny. Simon (Corbin) says something that makes me laugh even harder. It's true that the Hufflepuff seems nice but frankly, I would see him more as a friend than anything else. Besides, I still don't understand why there are so many girls (and boys) in love with him.
— "fall like my great-grandma fell down the stairs"! This is AWESOME!
— Is there a note? Like any hints to who they are for?
Suddenly getting serious again, I pick up the note lying next to the Hufflepuff cupcake and hand it to Clair. "From Simon Kincaid". It's not much of a clue. While I wait for Clair to describe her friend's message, I take a second bite of Juni's cupcake.
— I don't really think that we can guess something with this.
The atmosphere at the table is becoming tense. David and Simon start to argue and I think I know what happened. Maybe the organisers or the people handing out the gifts got the people mixed up. That's how David ended up with a letter from Simon and I ended up with a cupcake from Simon Kincaid. That must be it.
Hearing Clair get angry, I try to calm her down but Selina's arrival calms her down. I sigh and smile at the newcomer.
— Hi Selina! Nice to meet you. Clair, I think I know what happened. The organisers mixed the gifts. I don't know if it was intentionnal but I suppose this is the reason of all this.
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David Howard
16 Feb 2022, 18:35
TABLE 8 | Sweethearts Tea Party
Clair - #00008b
David - #fff79e
Lin - #830c4f
Selena - #4d8451
Simon - #826dba
Simon sighed loudly and rolled his eyes before saying “I didn’t send YOU the fucking bark.” Well not that I cared, but what was enjoyable to me, unlike to Simon was that Clair told him off by saying “SIMON CORBIN! you dumbly sit down and shut your mouth! This is a TEA party, not a fight party, So sit down, and do not swear again, please!” Well, she was right, it was a tea party so I wouldn’t put up much of a fight as not to attract attention. It seemed Simon had decided to listen to her from then on he did grab the letter from me and started reading it, but his expression quickly became worse before he set down the letter and quickly reached over the table to snatch the bark from me. “Let me see that.” he snapped before starting to inspect it carefully and then staring at me. “This is mine! I mean- did not- that’s not- didn’t write-” Simon’s face was beginning to look more and more like a potato with, wait, no, sorry, I meant more like a tomato with every passing second. He slammed his head down on the table and groaned. “Can this day get any worse? Here Dave, have your cupcake back. Tell Kincaid to enjoy.” he spat, chucking the napkin containing a smooshed cupcake at me with his aim for my face, but too bad for him I had managed to catch it in my hands so I set my cupcake down and that’s when I realized that the wrong Simon had gotten the things I had made yesterday.
When I first saw the cupcake, I though that multiple people liked the same cupcakes I did so I wasn't too worried about it, but then everything started adding up and Simon just confirmed what I had been thinking. Just then a new girl came introducing herself as Selena, and just like Lin she probably didn’t notice that her place card said so, but I wasn’t about to repeat my words to her. She started reading her letter and at this moment I debated whether or not I should go give Kincaid his cupcake, along with the note I had made him even though the cupcake wasn’t exactly in the best condition to be given to and I wouldn't want to give the squashed mess to one of my friends, but then again, it was meant for him. Whilst I was thinking, Selena snapped me out of my thoughts when she said “Erm, David? Did you happen to write this note?”. I turned around and walked over to her to her, setting my stuff on the table simultaneously and then taking the note to read it. Well, it was very much the note that I had written to myself under the name of ‘that one guy’, but with a few details mixed up and that’s when Lin suggested that the organizers had mixed the gifts, even if unintentionally so I responded to both her, and Selena by saying “Yes, I totally agree with that and it seems that they’ve rewritten some of the cards, or at least this one which I wrote to myself under the name of that one guy, and the original did not include your name Selena.” I then placed the letter from that one guy back on the table and took a seat back in my spot.
@Clair Fernandez, @Lin Evanvleck, @Selena Arden, and @Simon Corbin
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17 Feb 2022, 00:33
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Simon greeted the girl named Selena. He didn't know her at all, but she didn't seem like a disease-spreader or anything so he could make exceptions. "Hey, Selena, i'm Simon C."
Simon laughed along with Lin, though he wasn't sure why. Maybe they thought that his great-grandma didn't actually die like that, which she did. It was gross and Simon would have preferred her to die in her sleep so he wouldn't have witnessed that. But it was also an accurate comparison since those girls were always snapping their necks for Kincaid just because he smiled at them. Sheesh.
"SIMON CORBIN, sit down, you dumby!"
Simon instincively plopped down. He really wasn't used to being yelled at, especally not by his peers, so if someone did, he stopped putting up a fight. "Clair, I'm not a child. Oh my god. And you are literally going to get us in trouble, keep your diddly darn voice down!"
'Diddly darn'? Why in the elementary school did he say that?? He was just embarrassing himself more and more today. "Great, look at what you did, Clair. You've RUINED my vocab."
To top it all off, David caught the motherfreaking cupcake. God!! If it weren't for Clair, he would have just smacked him, but Clair was there and so was the professors. It would have to wait for another time. Simon tried taking deep breaths to calm down.
When David revealed that the cupcakes were for Kincaid, Simon sighed. "That makes sense. Were these cupcakes for Kincaid too?" he asked Clair, feeling a bit sad. It was nice thinking that Simon actually got gifts from Clair, but oh well, maybe next year. He handed the cupcakes back to her. "It says 'Mon' now, but i hope he likes it." Simon mumbled, than promptly turned around to leave the ballroom. He felt ashamed that he'd even thought otherwise.
ACTION- Leaving the ballroom unless stopped
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✬To learn to love others, you must learn to love yourself
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STA 2 | EVA 6 | STR 4 | WIS 6 | ARC 5 | ACC 7 ✬
17 Feb 2022, 00:51
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Clair seen Simon Sit down, she smiled "Thank you, now can we please have a proper tea party? without killing each other?" she half teased.
She looked at Lin, "Yeah, I think they did, but it's ok, we can fix things." she rubbed her hands over her dress, a sort of calming method she had.
When things seemed to calm down Clair calmed down too, even if she could be snappy, she really did not want to be, like really? drama already?
well then again, a school full of Teens and pre teens who are full of new hormones? of course there will be drama!
and then Corbin said something that made Clair's heart melt,
"No! No! they were for you!" she lied "I just was not really thinking, you know, homework and other things were taking my mind, Please enjoy them!"
when he stood up, Clair stood up too, and took hold of Simon's outfit, "Please! stay!" she pulled back his chair and waved to it, it could be his choice to sit or leave, but she knew she had helped scare him away, and she hated that thought, she was not a bully, she was a kind girl, guilt filled her up, "Please, You'll miss out." she urged.
(wc 210)
She looked at Lin, "Yeah, I think they did, but it's ok, we can fix things." she rubbed her hands over her dress, a sort of calming method she had.
When things seemed to calm down Clair calmed down too, even if she could be snappy, she really did not want to be, like really? drama already?
well then again, a school full of Teens and pre teens who are full of new hormones? of course there will be drama!
and then Corbin said something that made Clair's heart melt,
"No! No! they were for you!" she lied "I just was not really thinking, you know, homework and other things were taking my mind, Please enjoy them!"
when he stood up, Clair stood up too, and took hold of Simon's outfit, "Please! stay!" she pulled back his chair and waved to it, it could be his choice to sit or leave, but she knew she had helped scare him away, and she hated that thought, she was not a bully, she was a kind girl, guilt filled her up, "Please, You'll miss out." she urged.
(wc 210)
WHAT IF I FALL? OH, MY DARLING
WHAT IF YOU FLY?
WHAT IF YOU FLY?
21 Feb 2022, 19:09
TABLE 8 | Sweethearts Tea Party
SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED!
As the students settled into their seats and confusion began to take over as they scanned the contents of their 'letters', some might notice several pale pink roses start to seemingly descend from the ceiling. The same hue as the petals floating through the air, these roses would gracefully glide downwards and land in front of someone at eight different tables; 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 13, and 15.
Tables 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, and 16 would not receive any roses (yet), but they would not go without entertainment. It was from his position at the teacher's table that Orion would stand up and clear his throat, "Welcome students, thank you for attending our tea party! I have hopes to make this an annual event." If only the French man was aware of the chaos he had rained down upon the crowd of youngsters. He had not slept the night before after scrambling to try and correct his errors. The dark circles under his eyes might have been noticeable to anyone sittinAurora Ranvierg close enough to him. "I'm sure you've noticed the roses by now. If you've received a rose that means you are now a bachelor or bachelorette, which means you get to help spread a little love around." His face broke into a smile as if this were a simply sublime idea. With the romantic heart Orion possessed, he likely believed it.
"If you did not receive a rose, do not worry mes amies (my friends), you will get an opportunity soon. Until then we are going to offer you an opportunity to show your love. This means that you can ask us to dedicate a song to a special someone in the crowd, or make an announcement to your peers. The choice is, of course, yours to make." The students received a playful wink before Orion sat back down at the table. (PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOUR TABLE HAS RECEIVED A ROSE YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REQUEST A SONG OR SPOTLIGHT THIS ROUND)
@David Howard would discover that they were one of the individuals selected. If they were to pick up the rose, they would discover a small note attached that read the following:
The students might notice the soothing sounds of the harp starting to play from the back corner of the ballroom. There was a shutter that blocked the view of who or how many people were playing. Whilst they would not see her, they could hear the Slytherin head of house, Hjørdis Jensen, had started to strum a harp to help set the mood.YOU'VE BEEN SELECTED AS ONE OF OUR BACHELORS / BACHELORETTES. THE MUSIC IS ABOUT TO START SO GO FIND AND KISS YOUR VALENTINE! DON'T FORGET TO GIVE THEM THE ROSE!
P.S. For those too shy I will gladly pick for you
-O.L.
Until people started to request songs, she would simply play random songs that she was pretty sure that the children would enjoy on the harp. Honestly, what did children listen to these days? She had no idea. But she was evidently trying in the fact that she had bothered to learn how to play all of these, specifically for this occasion.
It just so happened that occasionally, another instrument - such as a fiddle or guitar - could be heard in the background too, randomly chipping in. The sound of notes hit the air. It was not too loud but it could easily be heard throughout the ballroom if one stopped to listen for it. It almost complemented the chatter. [Click the music note for the actual playlist]
The students had a choice to make or risk the chance of a certain French man making the choice for them.
You've received a rose!
Your character has the ability to select one person to give the rose to. This person will be considered their 'valentine'. The OOC purpose for this is to A.) Add even more drama or B.) give characters an opportunity to move tables.
To move tables you must message a mod which table you wish to move to before it is confirmed. Please tell the mod your in character reason for wanting to move to this table. Why? This is to prevent tables from becoming too populated, as this is not the only round we will be doing this.
Keep in mind that once you move tables, you will be unable to return to your original table unless you are given permission to do so!
If you do not pick a 'valentine' by the next mod post, Orion will pick one for you. Trust me, you'll want to pick your own!
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21 Feb 2022, 19:33
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Simon's eyes brimmed with tears. She was lying, and he knew it. He wasn't stupid, and he didn't need a pity present! "S-Sorry Clair, i really have to go. Thanks for the offer though." He turned around so she couldn't see his face and prepared to leave the ballroom.
But something strange happened that made Simon stay- pale pink roses depending from the ceiling near their table. Simon turned around. "What the f-heck?" he said, looking over at the strange display.
Simon stood there as he listened to Orion talk. He raised his eyebrows at "If you've received a rose that means you are now a bachelor or bachelorette, which means you get to help spread a little love around."
Ewww! Gross. Simon prayed that he didn't get the rose. That would be so embarrassing, especially since he didn't like a lot of people here.
To add to that, music began to play from a curtain, and Simon resisted the urge to go under the curtain and strangle whoever was playing this stupid music.
Instead, he sat back down and saw that David now had a rose, like he didn't have enough presents already. At least it wasn't him! He smirked at David. "Good luck, my dude." he laughed. "You'll need it!"
✬To learn to love others, you must learn to love yourself
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21 Feb 2022, 21:39
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Clair frowned, "Fine but if your leaving, take your cupcakes with you."
she let go of his outfit and sat back down again, she pressed her hands on her dress, and looked around as it rained roses, literally, Roses were falling from the roof, as the Professor said his mini speech, Clair prayed that she would not be one of the so called lucky ones that would get a rose and have to give it to someone else, were you allowed to just give yourself a rose?
well Clair did not have to stress about it, because she was not one of the Lucky ones to get a rose, but David Howard was a Lucky duck. Clair nodded to David, as a half look of sorry half look of hope you have someone in mind, or that will be awkward.
she decided to try talking to some of the others at her table, she turned to Lin and Selina,
"So..." she tried to think of what to talk about, "What do you two like? Do either of you have pets? i have a bunny, I was going to bring her, she has a gown of her own, but, like i don't know if this is a pet friendly tea party" she smiled,
(wc 213)
she let go of his outfit and sat back down again, she pressed her hands on her dress, and looked around as it rained roses, literally, Roses were falling from the roof, as the Professor said his mini speech, Clair prayed that she would not be one of the so called lucky ones that would get a rose and have to give it to someone else, were you allowed to just give yourself a rose?
well Clair did not have to stress about it, because she was not one of the Lucky ones to get a rose, but David Howard was a Lucky duck. Clair nodded to David, as a half look of sorry half look of hope you have someone in mind, or that will be awkward.
she decided to try talking to some of the others at her table, she turned to Lin and Selina,
"So..." she tried to think of what to talk about, "What do you two like? Do either of you have pets? i have a bunny, I was going to bring her, she has a gown of her own, but, like i don't know if this is a pet friendly tea party" she smiled,
(wc 213)
WHAT IF I FALL? OH, MY DARLING
WHAT IF YOU FLY?
WHAT IF YOU FLY?
David Howard
22 Feb 2022, 07:13
TABLE 8 | Sweethearts Tea Party
Clair - #00008b
David - #fff79e
Lin - #830c4f
Selena - #4d8451
Simon - #826dba
During the next series of events, Simon handed Clair the cupcakes which he thought were meant for Simon Kincaid before attempting to leave the ballroom and he probably would’ve succeeded if a, Clair hadn’t delayed for a few moments him in doing so by telling him that the cupcakes were for him and saying that he’d miss out, and b, it hadn’t stared raining pink roses after which my DADA teacher, Professor Lecuyer stood up and started giving a small speech about the roses and how if you received one, you were now a bachelor or bachelorette and would help spread a little love. Now this seemed to catch Simon’s attention and he sat back down and moments later, a rose had managed to land in front of me. Clair nodded at me with a look of sorry on her face and then I heard Simon laugh “Good luck, my dude, you’ll need it!” Well now that I thought about it, I’d really need it since I had no idea how I’d help spread love so I replied with “Thanks mate! Because like you said, I’ll need it.”
I then picked up the rose that had landed in front of me, right on Simon Kincaid’s letter and that’s when I noticed that there was a note attached to it that read:
Well I didn’t really have a valentine and if they meant the person you had made cupcakes and written a letter for, then I certainly wasn’t going to kiss Simon Kincaid, but I could definitely give him the rose I had gotten and I while I was at it, I’d give him the letter I had written yesterday and perhaps the smushed cupcake although I’d have to explain how it got to that state first. Paying no attention to the music that had just began playing, I got up from my chair and took the cupcake and the letter I had made for Simon Kincaid, as well as the rose that had landed in front of me and joked with a bit of a laugh: “Well Simon, I guess your luck really did help me out now didn’t it? Now I’ll make sure to come to you whenever I need it. Anyways, see you later guys.” I then looked around the ballroom until I saw Simon Kincaid’s face and walked over towards the table he was situated at.YOU’VE BEEN SELECTED AS ONE OF OUR BACHELORS / BACHELORETTES. THE MUSIC IS ABOUT TO START SO GO FIND AND KISS YOUR VALENTINE! DON’T FORGET TO GIVE THEM THE ROSE!
P.S. For those too shy I will gladly pick for you
-O.L.
@Clair Fernandez, @Lin Evanvleck, @Selena Arden, and @Simon Corbin
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22 Feb 2022, 19:38
TABLE 8 | Sweethearts Tea Party
Ari walked rather slowly to Table 8, shocked that he had worked up the gall to actually approach Clair and leave his two crushes behind. He balanced his two boxes of cupcakes on his left arm, and held his pale rose bud in his right hand. He was going to walked out of this party a changed boy.
He only stopped to look back at his table of origin first, and felt his heart drop into his stomach as he saw Jack advance on Draven, kissing him. What kind of sick and twisted individual was that guy? A third year kissing a first year? Gross.
And then Draven set Jack on fire?? Yep. He had to get far away from the flames.
Ari spotted the number 8, and hastened his walk. He just wanted to get this over with so the rejection would be said and done. He saw Clair, and locked his eyes on her.
Did Ari know what he was doing? Definitely not. He was acting on instinct. He was desperate at this point. He had to prove himself wrong. He had to prove that he could actually do something with himself.
Right as he reached the table and appeared next to Clair, he pulled the chair out of the way and knelt to the ground, holding out his rose bud to her. His hand was shaking noticeably.
"Clair Fernandez," he started, hoping she would turn to face him. "Please be my valentine from now until fate no longer holds us together. My heart has grown fond of your presence, and I can no longer ignore it. If you do not feel the same way, I understand, but please take this rose from me so that my burden will be lightened."
Ari was...choking up? Yeah. His throat was closing, and his eyes burned. He was so desperate to make himself proud that he was pouring all of his energy into this silly speech. He wanted to scream. This was eating him alive.
"Dammit, Clair. I like you. My eyes have been turned to you since fate cut the ropes of what I thought to be my future, and now you are all I see. Whatever you want me to do, I can. I'll share these cupcakes with you. You can teach me about living on a farm. I just....I just can't be alone anymore."
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