Closed No Tricks, All Treats Sweets Club Meeting #1 In Progress

T<sub>oday was the day, Kyle thought to himself. He has been practicing this cake all week, well the chocolate decorations and way he had made chocolate mexican cake before but, never with chocolate skull decorations. But Kyle enjoyed a challenge as long as it wasn't academicly. Not to be sentimental or anything but Kyle absolutely loved to cook and bake, he loved how food brought people together, whether it be family, friends, or different cultures, he loved it.

If you asked Kyle about his history of cooking and baking he coul go on and on and on. Whether it was gatherings, a slow weekend, or a busy Monday, Kyle liked to have something in his oven.

That was why autumn was his favorite season, it was so good and family oriented and the way the leaves would turn such beautiful colors touched his heart in a way he couldn't explain. Kyle loved to learn how different cultures also celebrated fall, there was Hangul Day in South Korea, Day of the dead in Mexico, and Thanksgiving in America. Another plus to Autumn was the outfits you got to wear because the weather was getting chilly, today in particular had a nice breeze. So he had decided on wearing a black jacket, an army beanie, and some baggy tan pants.
Kyle took a huge lungful whiff of air, it almost felt minty, so fresh.

In no time at all Kyle was at the grounds, everything was decorated so nicely, but also a bit too cutesy for Kyle's taste but nice none the less, you know someone worked hard on it. There were already three other students there, a tall guy with black hair and orange pants and the other was a blonde boy with a orange hoodie and overalls, and lastly a blonde girl with a red hat. Was everyone supposed to wear orange? Kyle thought to himself. Well I guess I didn't get the memo. Also the girl isn't wearing orange There was two sweets already on the table, and the looked delicious. There was a cute Halloween decorated swiss roll and pumpkin cupcakes. This would take a lot of self-control. Kyle set down his cake before turning to say a quick hi to the two boys and girl.</sub>
@Kim Sato, @Rory Hara

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@rory hara
@estelle nyx
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Baking wasn't one of Ophelia's many talents. It wasn't for lack of trying, of course. Oh no, she loved being in the kitchen and creating sweet treats for herself and others to enjoy. But no matter the effort she put in her baked goods always ended up too hard, underbaked, or something. But this was the one field that Ophelia was alright with her imperfection because no matter what, a sweet treat was always a pleasure to eat.

When she'd first decided to make an appearance at the Sweets and Treats Club's first meeting, she'd been confused on what to bring. It had to be something easy to create so that she would ruin them, but they also had to be good tasting. Ophelia had easily figured it out, however. Her favorite item, donuts, but with an easy but spooky twist. Pumpkin flavored cobweb donuts with black and white chocolate frosting.

Creating the recipe wasn't too hard, as she'd baked dozens upon dozens of donuts at her home in Dublin before coming to Hogwarts, but making them perfect enough to share was a challenge. Ophelia had spent hours making sure the frosting had just the right consistency and the donuts weren't overfried. In the end, she was proud to say that they'd come out exactly as she'd envisioned. The mild sweetness of the perfect pumpkin flavor of the donuts paired with the dribble of chocolate frosting that melted in your mouth. They had looked so good that she hadn't been able to resist popping one into her mouth before reaching the meeting.

Ophelia found the club's reserved spot easily, setting her tray of donuts down on the picnic table and looking around. The club's founder, Rory, was standing off to the side, admiring his work at setting it up, which she had to compliment. The stuffed animals were cute and the setting was perfect. Beside him was the club's co-leader, a second year named Estelle. And closer to the table was an even older student with the cutest pumpkin cupcakes and another first year, Kyle, with some sort of cake.

The cupcakes, cake rolls, and cake that had already been set on the table smelled wonderful and Ophelia couldn't wait to see what the rest of the students would come up with!

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october 23rd, 2023

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date: 31 october time: 3am location: the internet

mentions: Reducio @Kim Sato@Rory Hara

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Estelle met Rory to help set up. The two of them had planned this picnic as a fun event for the club members and Es couldn't wait! She hoped that everyone would enjoy it as much as she did. It would hopefully be a stress-free afternoon before the Halloween fun of that night. They chose a spot beneath some beautiful trees with flame-like leaves that shivered in the cold wind. Estelle didn't mind the cold, though, as she was all bundled up in a cute autumn outfit that she adored. Also, as she breathed, dragon breath hung in the air and she couldn't help taking a huge breath and exhaling to create a cloud of steam. Es loved autumn. As Rory set up the blankets and cushions, Es grabbed the food she had prepared. She had a platter of spooky fruit and veg (who said sweet treats couldn't be healthy?), some monster rice crispy cakes and some mummified brownies. She hoped that those, along with the food and drink Rory had brought would be enough. Estelle gazed across the grounds, lost in thought. She had always loved Hogwarts in the autumn. It seemed so magical (and not just in the obvious way). Her train of thought was broken as she heard a voice. It was Kim. He walked towards her and Rory with a covered platter. Kim came closer, then lifted the cover to reveal pumpkin spice cupcakes. Es couldn't wait to try one!

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October 23rd, 2023

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Lenz went to the window and looked out into the courtyard. Today the weather was wonderful: the sun was shining, although it did not give the usual warmth that everyone is so used to in the summer; a light breeze was playing with the leaves, carrying them around the yard. Of course, it was noticeable that it was already much cooler than it was a week or two ago, but for some reason this did not spoil the mood and did not cause the desire to hide under the blanket and not go anywhere, on the contrary, there was a desire to go outside and spend as much time as possible in the fresh air before it got colder.

Lenz's roommates had already gone off to do their own things in the morning, Lenz wasn't going to stay in the dormitory all day either.

Today was the first meeting of the "Sweets and Treats" club and Lenz was just packing everything necessary for the picnic. She found the basket that she had brought with her from home (from the memories of the number of suitcases that Lenz tried to drag onto the Hogwarts Express on September 1st, the girl shuddered nervously), and that was where she put the desserts prepared by herself. She often helped her mother with cooking and baking all kinds of goodies, so she was incredibly happy to be able to share her desserts and knowledge with someone.

For today's meeting, Lenz prepared a cake with pumpkin and caramel, as well as toffee apples. Lenz loved these dishes, she and her mom made many different Halloween treats, but these two desserts were the favorites of most of their friends.

In addition to sweets, Lenz put several bottles of pumpkin juice and a blanket in the basket, because she knew that she might get cold.

Despite the fact that it is already cool outside, Lenz did not plan to dress too warmly. She would still like to enjoy being able to walk in something lighter than the ten layers of clothing she usually wrapped herself in when the cold weather came. So today she decided to wear her favorite sweater, skirt and jacket, hoping that she wouldn't freeze and turn into an icicle.

Spinning in front of the mirror for the last time and taking the basket in her hands, Lenz left the room. Descending the steps of the Western tower, she bounced merrily and shook her head excitedly, causing her tails to jump from side to side.

Finally, when she was outside, she stopped for a moment and allowed a light breeze to play with her hair.

Lenz did not have to look for a place for the meeting for a long time, she saw a small group of people from afar. Coming closer, she was able to better see some of the club members who had already gathered, as well as the decorations and food. There was a cake, various cupcakes, donuts and many other goodies on the blankets. As for the decoration, Lenz was delighted with the giant teddy bear. She just desperately needed the same teddy bear in her room.

Trying to overcome her excitement, the girl smiled and waved to the company. "Hi, guys".

In order not to reveal her trembling hands, the girl placed her basket on one of the blankets and began to take out the desserts she had prepared.

mentions @Ophelia Northwell
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BEING SUCH A CURIOUS CAT, Mystic watched her from the bed, splaying lazily. Every now and then, he meowed, as if to ask the first-year witch what she was up to. The poor thing didn't get much of a response, as Juliet was far too busy going through her outfits and organizing the small bungeoppang in a presentable manner over her light blue tray.

Once she was ready, Juliet kissed the top of the cat's head, and waved at him, rushing out of the Gryffindor common room to make it in time, paying no mind to anyone else. She wanted to make a good impression.

Signing up for the Sweets and Treats Club had been a choice... Admittedly, the girl wasn't a good cook. It didn't come naturally to her as it did to her parents. She was a hard worker, though. After a long session of trial and error two days ago, Juliet found herself pleasantly satisfied with her sweets.

Bungeoppangs were her favorite Asian snacks. They were small, made of red beans, and shaped like fishes. Hopefully, her fellow club members would like it. Or if they didn't, they could give her some tips on how to improve and make better sweets at their next meeting.

When she arrived, Juliet stopped and ran her hands over her outfit - a dark grey OIOI sweatshirt and a dark jeans skirt. The grounds looked really pretty. The club leaders should be proud of their hard work. The stuffed animals were so cute she wished she could take some to her bed to snuggle with at night.

Quietly, Juliet approached. She stood by herself awkwardly for a brief moment - eyes jumping from person to person, until they landed on Ophelia Northwell. The Ravenclaw who sat next to her during Charms.

"Hello, everyone," Juliet placed the bungeoppangs down next to the other sweet treats.

Then, she shuffled closer to Ophelia, offering her a small smile - unsure of whether to start a conversation or not, but acknowledging the other's presence.

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Bailey truly loved kim baking. Baking was the center of her loves, besides her families and friends, and of course reading and taekwondo. Though recently taekwondo had been taking more of a backseat in her life, something she was resolving to fix,
focus bailey focus she thought to herself, putting the finishing touches to her pumpkin spice beignets - a new recipe that bailey had tasted and was absolutely in love with.
Bailey quickly ran back to her dorm to change into some non - flour-covered clothes and she picked out a loose white shirt not the one pictured i was just too lazy to fix it, some cream colored pants, a tan cream sweater, and her tan boots. It was getting colder so bailey grabbed a hat and her warm fuzzy trench coat on her way out of the ravenclaw dorms.
in her blue messenger bag she had her water bottle, a notebook for any baking ideas she had, and one to take notes in, her wand, the book she was currently reading - Red Rising by Pierce Brown - and a copy of the beignets recipe for Kim. She was hoping he'd be there, despite the risk of a cat. Bailey left her own cat, Twinkle, in her dorms.
As she made her way down to the grounds, bailey spotted a familiar black head - Kim was already at the meeting!!! The meeting place was a couple of fall toned blankets under some trees - super cosy and right up bailey's alley. She smiled as she entered the area, realizing that she seemed to be one of the last people to arrive.
Bailey made her way up to Rory, whom she thought seemed to be the person in charge of the club. Smiling bailey offered her hand for him to shake while she introduced herself. "My name is Bailey glade - fourth year, ravenclaw. Am i right in assuming you're in charge of this delightful club?"
Bailey placed her beignets among everyone else's treats, and she had to admit she was quite excited about this club - it was super exciting to find other people who seemed to love treats as much as she and Kim both did!
After her introductions to Rory, Bailey made her way over to Kim. Anyone feel free to stop bailey here, (permission given to say she stops) introduce yourself, etc!
Coming up to Kim's side she stood next to him, watching the proceedings, and said softly "im glad you're here too, kim ~ "
A faint blush coloring her cheeks, bailey hoped kim wouldn't notice - or that if he did, he'd just pass it off as she was cold. Bailey stood by Kim, both in their trench coats, waiting for the meeting to start.

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October 23rd, 2023 │Grounds │Outfit│Speaking

And no sooner had Rory began to anticipate the arrival of members that they began to show up. As soon as Rory eyed the boy that was walking in their direction, towards the picnic setup, he stepped closer to Estelle, almost hiding behind her back; but not quite, as he was still clearly visible. So much for being the leader of the Sweets and Treats Club.

This stranger radiated a sort of coolness, a knowingness of the school and its workings judging simply by appearance. His dark hair combined with a stylish ensemble suggested a level of fashion that Rory had yet to reach. Even his simple greeting had left the young blonde impressed. He squeaked back a hello. He also brought cupcakes that looked so appealing that Rory was half-tempted to eat one immediately. But no, he didn't want to embarrass himself.

Next, was another boy -- another stranger that caught his attention. He didn't know what to think yet. His outfit was stylish but relaxed, and he let out a brief greeting, which Rory softly replied to. Rory was glad, though, that other boys were interested in the club. Most of the club leader's friends were female; however, he was excited by the prospect of knowing a greater variety of people. His light blue eyes flickered down to examine the boy's cake. He wasn't exactly sure of the flavor -- chocolate, likely -- but was excited to eat nevertheless.

Then entered a girl with a strikingly autumnal outfit that complemented their surroundings. And what was she carrying? An adorable tray of cobweb donuts. For how common the treat was, Rory had rarely indulged in their sugary delight, instead being made to eat more nutritious (and boring) breakfast options. She seemed to be inspecting the surroundings -- actually, everyone seemed to be. Hopefully they appreciated the hosts' work.

And then more people arrived, much to Rory's surprise. A peppy blonde girl who came with many treats for the small group, to whom the boy waved back with a shy smile. Another girl in a dark gray sweatshirt, who brought in a treat that he was not familiar with, and therefore most enthusiastic to try. The next member, a friendly older girl named Bailey, introduced herself directly to him.

He shook her hand back, hoping that his wasn't too cold. "Um, yes, this is my club. Well, all of ours club now." To Rory, leadership was equivalent to organizing the meetings. He was a naturally meek boy, and had trouble taking charge -- much less willingly.

Finally, another girl with a variety of cookies, to whom Rory waved back. So many people... who all seemed nice.

It was about time to start the meeting, or at least the leader judged it to be since so many people had arrived. But who would take the initiative to get the meeting started. Ah, it was supposed to be the club leader. Obviously.

He took a deep breath, clenching his fists slightly, "Hi... everyone." The boy began, internally cringing at how high-pitched and nervous his voice had came out. "Thanks for coming, I didn't really expect anyone to show up, ahah." The laugh that followed was more like a cough.

"Well, anyway, we don't have a lot planned today. Just meeting each-other and eating some delicious treats. If everyone's fine with it, we can grab food now and get settled."

He briefly paused his speech, grabbing the utensils and sweets that he desired, hoping that the others would follow suit. The boy settled on one of the central blankets, the largest, with one of each of the treats the members brought as well as a generous serving of hot chocolate. Feel free to have your character sit next to Rory. He would be delighted! It was a lot of treats, but he was determined to eat everyone's offerings.

After a while, he decided to facilitate introductions. "Um, if you guys are comfortable, we can all introduce ourselves. Oh, and if you want, you could describe the treat you brought or why you joined the club."

Rory cleared his throat, looking at no one in particular. "I'll start. I'm Rory Hara, a first year. I brought pumpkin cake rolls because their one of my father Alfie's favorite desserts. My other father Lewis hates them." He grinned a bit, clearly fond of his parents and the memories they shared. "And I created this club so I could meet more people. And share my love of sweets with others."

The reply wasn't too detailed, but it was quite impressive considering the blonde's nervousness. He played with the sleeve of his shirt.

Actions: Rory meets the club members, before inviting everyone to eat and prepare to introduce themselves. He starts first.
@Estelle Nyx @Kim Sato @Kyle Diaz @Ophelia Northwell @Lenz Leclair @Juliet Ashbrook @Bailey Glade @Reyna Evergreen