it's not unusual to have fun with anyone

[innocentloveholic]

[ The ballroom's a little swanky for a simple get-together like this, but...

Well, actually, judging by what you see when you come in at the appointed time (or even before that, but Aligula'll be huffy if you do!?), what was advertised is not exactly what's going on. Continuing her war on paper, Aligula's put up origami hearts (or her attempts at them; she got better as she figured out what she was doing, but they're not the best) pretty much everywhere. There's also sheets taped to every wall with encouraging things in her curly-cute script like GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER! and FIND A PARTNER! and WELCOME TO SPEED-DATING!

...Yeah, welcome to speed-dating.

There's a lot of chairs paired together, presumably for the whole "partnering up" thing, and everyone anywhere near the ballroom will be getting a sheet of questions titled SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS. There at least seems to be food like she promised? At least... there's signs pointing to the dining room across the wall to suggest it, and entering the dining room gets you hot chocolate (and water, if you're boring, as well treating you to the sight of a parfait bar, with various cups and glasses to stand in for actual parfait glasses. There's also things for making sandwiches—she pretty much grabbed whatever she could think of from the fridge and such—and of course, plates and utensils and etc.

And if none of that's appetizing then, like, kitchen's not that far, go make something yourself. She put a lot of work into this whole thing but especially the parfait bar because she loves parfait and everyone can have fun making those.

If you don't think your character would've come without a little help, don't worry; even if Aligula can't bodily drag everyone, she sure can bother them aggressively until they come just to get her to leave them alone. All in all, don't sweat the small stuff and have a good time getting to know each other! Or go sulk and play the piano, whatever. ]

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[ninehundredlives]

[UH HUH........]

Sure, go on...

[matchbreaker]

Let's to the genie in a bottle one there at the bottom. So what's your wish?

[ninehundredlives]

[Susan presses her lips together, curling her fingers of one hand into the other sleeve of her jacket.]

She's stricken the obvious wish, hasn't she?

[matchbreaker]

Well, even if she didn't that seems better.

[ Because otherwise, yes, they'd all probably share the wish to get out of this. ]

[ninehundredlives]

[Talking about it gave her a second to think of something to say, at least, that isn't completely pathetic.]

I guess I might wish for some money? It would be nice to move out of my flat. Maybe I could go somewhere quieter.

[matchbreaker]

Oh, you're not happy with it at all?

[ Nod, nod. ]

[ninehundredlives]

No. It's not...really any one thing. Just everything about it. Besides, I'm still between jobs. It would be a load off.

[...] It seems silly, thinking about things like that now.

[matchbreaker]

Well yeah, a little. But I mean, unless I thought about it a little longer like I did, I'm pretty sure my wish might be to get my daughter in law to shut up.

[ SO. You know. ]

[ninehundredlives]

[Susan snorts.]

That bad?

[matchbreaker]

Oh she's positively the worst. Ugh, I swear, my James convinced me she was a fair match for Henry, but I thought that he'd grow past that and push her to curve. But no, she's still skulking around.

[ninehundredlives]

At least you've got grandchildren out of it?

1/2

[matchbreaker]

Oh yes, and they're darling...

[ A pleased sigh... ]

[matchbreaker]

I wonder if Henry had an affair so they popped out of someone else.

[ . . . REALLY. ]

[ninehundredlives]

[Susan raises both eyebrows.]

I'm pretty sure she would have noticed?

[matchbreaker]

Yeah, but I'm not around all the time, it could be some shameful secret.

[ninehundredlives]

But surely she'd leave him. Or at least let the mother raise them? Unless she was dead.

[why is she contributing to this]

[matchbreaker]

Yeah, and Henry is a good boy... So what if she had the affair? No, but that wouldn't work, Karin looks too much like me to not be Henry's.

[ sigh. ]

[ninehundredlives]

That must be nice, though. To have her look like you?

[matchbreaker]

Oh it is! She's the spitting image of me! It's uncanny, really.