Dresden Academy

Winter Social - Friday, December 9th (open to all)

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12/4/11 02:28 am

The events committee pulled off a rather impressive decorating scheme given their limited budget this year. Old silver and blue candles lit every alcove, sparkled above students heads as the floated around the ceiling. A spell created snow that fell among the candles and dissipated just as it reached the shoulders of the students partying below.

Recycled ribbons and streamers in a wintery palette draped on the walls, off the back of chairs and the small stage that graced the far end of the ballroom. Tables were draped with cloths in various shades of icy blue, some silver, some pristine white (at least until the students managed to spill their beverages).

Music hummed in the corner as a local cover band warmed up their instruments. The usual spot for photographs was set up just inside the doors. Professors wandered around the periphery, making sure the students were on their best behavior, though as these things usually ended up, the students were a lot better at misbehaving than their professors were at stopping them.

Tags: !eventastic, adelaide legaux, arnaud powell, bernadine ford, carly travers, cinna thompson, faculty, hawthorne nikitin, kazamir de kooning, luka nikitin, riley bloodfeather, steven suzuki, veronica cantrell

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• atotheb

  12/4/11 11:18 am (UTC)

  

  She tried not to panic and rolled her eyes rather violently. "Oh Steven, Steven, Steven. Heaven forbid I try to do something remotely grown up like study."

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  • loudandclose

    12/4/11 11:26 am (UTC)

    

    He shrugged nonchalantly. "One wonders." Not that he'd been paying especially close attention to her (he told himself) but hadn't she been going easy on the fistfights this year too? Perhaps it was something as simple as maturing. His suspicious nature dismissed such an easy solution despite the lack of any other theories. "I suppose you'll provide your usual entertainment this year?"

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    • atotheb

      12/4/11 11:30 am (UTC)

      

      She frowned at him delightedly. "Suppose this semester's been light on girl fights. I could go punch Adelaide LeGagMe in the nose. It's early yet, though." She rested her hands on her hips and peered out at the crowd that was getting heavier in the middle as the band picked up. "Maybe I'll surprise you altogether and be on my best behavior tonight."

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      • loudandclose

        12/4/11 11:34 am (UTC)

        

        "Why do you care to surprise me or not?" She'd never paid him so much as a second glance before this year, unless he'd gotten in her way and she was threatening a foot up his ass. His sarcastic response had very nearly prompted such an occurrence. "I would need to have expectations of you to begin with."
        
        He was trying to provoke a response, but even he couldn't tell if he sought a reply or action from her. And whether or not that would actually answer any of his questions.

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        • atotheb

          12/4/11 11:39 am (UTC)

          

          She laughed, rather loudly, surprising herself in the process. "You're something else, kid." She couldn't tell how condescending her comment came off, but she was just as puzzled by Steven as he was by her.
          
          "So like... does that mean I have a blank slate, or are your expectations so low that you just stopped having them?"

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          • loudandclose

            12/4/11 11:45 am (UTC)

            

            He could barely hide his surprise. "Do you want a blank slate?" This was not like her at all. She was a grudge-holder and never forgot a slight. Something was definitely wrong.

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            • atotheb

              12/5/11 09:38 am (UTC)

              

              "Are you offering one?" Technically he already had a blank slate with her, but she could vaguely pretend that she would offer one in exchange.

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              • loudandclose

                12/5/11 10:05 am (UTC)

                

                Steven put his cup of punch down and eyed her suspiciously. "Suppose I am." Maybe he could find out what on Earth was going on.

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                • atotheb

                  12/5/11 10:17 am (UTC)

                  

                  "Well I'm not going to shake on it or anything, but we're square." Then she smirked at him, tempted to punch him in his scrawny arm.

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                  • loudandclose

                    12/5/11 10:41 am (UTC)

                    

                    He didn't lighten his gaze at all. "You're wearing a dress." It was only after the words left his mouth that it occurred to him it was probably socially expected of him to say something nice about it. "Didn't see that coming."
                    
                    That was nice, right?

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                    • atotheb

                      12/6/11 07:52 am (UTC)

                      

                      "I do own a few," she said and funny enough it wasn't a lie. She didn't know why he was playing the captain obvious game, but then Addy's teasing echoed around in the back of her mind. Maybe he actually has a crush on Abby. "Wouldn't have expected you to rock it out in a suit."

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                      • loudandclose

                        12/6/11 08:33 am (UTC)

                        

                        "Couldn't find my formal lab coat," he said dryly. "Had to wear a suit to get in." Though, that didn't seem to have stopped that dick from Putnam House slipping in and harassing people who had bothered to read the invites.

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                        • atotheb

                          12/6/11 09:04 am (UTC)

                          

                          "What convinced you to come to this thing anyway?" He didn't seem the type to enjoy dances and big crowds, especially hedged away in the corner as he was.

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                          • loudandclose

                            12/6/11 10:22 am (UTC)

                            

                            He shrugged. "Exams coming up. Been studying my ass off, thought it might be nice to take a break." She was right about him not particularly enjoying the dance or the crowds, but it was something to do; a small measure of relaxation. He could judge away here. "See everyone on their best behavior for once."

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                            • atotheb

                              12/6/11 10:40 am (UTC)

                              

                              She nodded. High school had been like that, so stressful at times she wondered if it was really that important. "Mother Criss has a mean midterm." Which meant she had a lot of work to do preparing the students. She could probably help him study for Octavia Whalon's midterm, but that woman had an entirely different teaching style (one which Bernadine's mentor didn't approve at all).
                              
                              "Give it time," Bernadine promised. Abby loved telling her tales of debauchery from the school dances. The things this students got up to shocked her until she actually met them. It seemed almost normal to let off so much steam. "These things usually get wild toward the end when the professors have started hiding in the hallway or begging off chaperon duty."
                              
                              Then she looked him over and grinned. "If you can hang in that long."

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                              • loudandclose

                                12/6/11 10:43 am (UTC)

                                

                                "If I stay near you the wild should come find me." He didn't comment on the rumors flying around about Halloweenfest and what had happened then. Yes, he had heard them (who hadn't?) but he didn't particularly care to find out if they were true or not. It wasn't any of his business and he had no intention of making it his business, beyond what he already thought of Abernathy's strange behavior.
                                
                                "Just try and keep me out of it when the fists start flying."

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                                • atotheb

                                  12/6/11 10:47 am (UTC)

                                  

                                  "I don't know if you've noticed, my happy little creeper, but I've been cutting back on the fisticuffs." It took some doing, but she was getting in less fights, so much so that Nathaniel Dawkins took the time to thank her for behaving so well.
                                  
                                  She didn't know if she could get another full semester out of pretending to be Abby, but if she had her way she'd have Abby's reputation almost entirely reformed by the time she left (or was unceremoniously kicked out for her duplicity; she couldn't see which ending she'd reach).
                                  
                                  Then she was blushing as the realization dawned on her. Steven was going to stick by her side for a bit, at least until something interesting happened, as she promised him it would. "I'll do my best if it starts to get wild west up in this bitch."

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