Okay, well, she texts Erik back that yes, she is going to the party. Brittany gets a message that basically says, 'I'm sure the party will be great fun', and… to Verity, she doesn't really know what to say, but basically, keep it civil please?

For the rest of the morning, she watches a bit of TV, listens to some music, and texts a few people back and forth a bit more.

In the afternoon… she should probably start getting ready for the party.

Yep, she should.

And in spite of basically lacking two nights' sleep, she isn't feeling as... bad... as she could have, all things considered. Or, rather, scratch that, she is feeling bad, but that translates much less readily into physical ineptitude.

Well, she indeed does get ready for the party. By the time she's done, she thinks she looks rather fabulous, actually, and her makeup skills allow her to hide the evidence of her lack of sleep quite neatly.

And now it's time for the party. She texts some people to let them know she's on her way over and then leaves the house, intending to walk there.

The people text her back that OMG the party is gonna be amaaaayzing!

Of course it is, ahahaha.

Why god why.

Stupid demons and nightmares and whatever the hell else.

Pretty much.

And the party: is partylike. Well, house-partylike. There are teenagers, there is music, there are silly games.

Eva mingles, talks to people, and takes part in the games.

She also dances a bit, because she likes dancing, but she's not as into it as she usually is. She tries to look normal, and she actually succeeds in looking quite fabulous – she couldn't possibly fail, have you seen her dress? – and anyway, she's having a pretty good time overall.

And soon enough the three outcasts—or, well, two outcasts and Theo—arrive.

And at one point Brad leads Sadde outside for some reason.

Hm, that's rather curious. She is… a little bit worried about that, but kinda busy right now, so she hopes they can deal with it.

For a given value of 'deal with it' that includes a few of his friends dropping a bucketful of liquid on Sadde's head, they can!

Oh, for fuck's sake.

Can they deal with that or does she need to go outside and smack Brad and Sadde both for their petty squabbles?

Sadde seems not to really mind, actually?

Well, that's… good? She supposes?

But seriously, who the fuck drops 'bucketfuls of liquid' over people's heads at parties. Do they not understand the amount of effort that goes into looking good?

Ugh.

Yeah she looks pretty alright, actually. And Brad looks somewhat frustrated.

Well, she'll leave it unless it kicks off, then.

Doesn't seem to! Sadde returns to the house to clean up, apparently, and leaves the bathroom way cleaner than she has any right to be.

Shrug. The girl's seriously good at make-up, too, so it's not like it's totally unexpected that she's stupid good at various other cleanup things.

"So, Sadde's a girl today," Brittany comments to Eva.

"Yeah, she is," responds Eva.

"And not kissing the new boy."

"No, she is not," says Eva, agreeing. "That is indeed the case."

...Brittany guesses that's that, then, and changes the topic to clothes before she can get any more awkward.

Eva's not really sure what she was meant to say.

Clothes, though, she can talk about them for hours. (Possibly literally.)

Topics will change, though, surely, during the party. Like, Erik's kinda cute, maybe a bit creepy, but surely it won't hurt if we make out tonight? Or Verity and Janet finally having a Talk and fighting and crying on each other's shoulders in a secluded corner.