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When they return from hols, they arrive to the news that Hogwarts is restarting the tradition of the Yule Ball- after a fashion. It's open to everyone (they claim for inclusiveness, but a headcount of the older students suggests a more practical reason) and the professors seem to be treating it as a sort of Hogwarts wide bonding event. At least, they keep stressing how it's about "school unity" and suggesting that students branch outside their normal friend groups. Even the Heads of Houses are reluctantly suggesting their students should interact more with the other Houses. Alli ignores the whole spiel for the important things: there's a party! Dates and dancing and food and merriment! She is so in.
The next time she meets up with her friends, she's grinning maniacally. "Sooo? We're going, right? Oh man, I need to find a date, don't I? And an outfit! Merlin's apples this is going to be great."
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witch_please
slythervivian
She can have a hug. (Yes please.) Vivian ignores the part of her brain sighing blissfully over the hug and lets Karen go after a perfectly reasonable amount of time. "I'm sorry people are silly and not widdershins," she says. "Widdershins is totally better."
planetarium
Snort. "It'd probably be simplest if everybody stirred both ways, and then nobody would ever want somebody who couldn't ever like them back."
slythervivian
Vivian giggles. "Stirred both ways? I like it." More seriously, she adds, "You're right, though. The QSA meetings are so small, compared to... well, all the students."
planetarium
"Yeah. There's that one couple and that's it. Although I think Agamemnon ought to stop just staring at Clarence and ask him already."
slythervivian
Well, that hits a bit close to home. Except that as far as she knows Clarence doesn't have an unrequited crush on a straight housemate that Agamemnon is helping him with. (Siiiigh.)
"I know! They would be so adorable." stop just staring "It's been what, two months now?"
"I know! They would be so adorable." stop just staring "It's been what, two months now?"
slythervivian
"Maybe he'll get his nerve up in time for the ball...?" she says, not sounding optimistic. ought to stop "It looks like it should be fun."
slythervivian
stop just staring
"I-" her brain attempts to panic, but she buries it under Karen's quote again. "I know we were all going to go as a group, but. Would you maybe... want to gowithme?"
The last part is a bit of a rush but look at her. Not just staring.
(Why is her brain still panicking? Oh no, this was a terrible idea, aaaah-)
"I-" her brain attempts to panic, but she buries it under Karen's quote again. "I know we were all going to go as a group, but. Would you maybe... want to gowithme?"
The last part is a bit of a rush but look at her. Not just staring.
(Why is her brain still panicking? Oh no, this was a terrible idea, aaaah-)
slythervivian
(-aaaaaaaaaaaaah-)
"I know I'm not Miranda or anything. It's okay. I just thought. Maybe?"
(-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah)
"I know I'm not Miranda or anything. It's okay. I just thought. Maybe?"
(-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah)
slythervivian
(-aaaaah)
"It's okay! Really! It's my fault!"
She considers repeating Karen's quote, to try and explain, but that reveals a bit more than she wants to admit in the face of that face Karen's making.
"Sorry to surprise you. I didn't mean- I just-"
She's so bad at this, she screwed it up so much, how did Alli do it?
"It's okay! Really! It's my fault!"
She considers repeating Karen's quote, to try and explain, but that reveals a bit more than she wants to admit in the face of that face Karen's making.
"Sorry to surprise you. I didn't mean- I just-"
She's so bad at this, she screwed it up so much, how did Alli do it?
slythervivian
Vivian melts a little. "That's really sweet, actually," she says. "But, I already know? I did when I asked. It's okay." Then her face blanks. "But if that was supposed to be a polite no, or something, that's also okay and I'm really sorry!"
planetarium
"You don't have to be sorry it's okay I mean I kind of want to it's just the thing and I know you know the thing but the thing - and -"
slythervivian
Vivian suppresses the wildly inappropriate urge to burst into (probably hysterical) laughter. The phrase the thing may never be the same in her head again. It is now permanently shocked Karen face.
Her brain latches onto I kind of want to. Maybe, maybe maybe maybe? At any rate, it gives her enough hope to offer "Maybe think about it?"
Her brain latches onto I kind of want to. Maybe, maybe maybe maybe? At any rate, it gives her enough hope to offer "Maybe think about it?"
slythervivian
Aww. Awwww. Her favorite Karen is still smiling Karen, but thoughtful Karen is fast competing for second. "I don't want you to decide just because I'm standing here, though?"
planetarium
"I mean I'll decide at some point, probably, it would be pretty mean to just not, anyway, and you shouldn't have to - not know if you have a date or not."
slythervivian
Vivian laughs at that. "I'm guessing we'd be with the group either way." She shuffles awkwardly. "So. Let me know, I guess, but no rush or anything."