Second Floor Common Room (starting in the late afternoon and continuing into evening)

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory had streamers and glitter and a newly-made, orange-and-white banner that read "HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALLY."

But Rory is not that tall. So she was having a bit of trouble hanging up the banner and streamers.

Well. She was having trouble inasmuch as she was being more flaily than usual.

[ooc: Open to all, because OMG CALLY'S BIRTHDAY!]

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[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin, showered, back from town and in no way as hungover as he had been that morning, wandered into the common room.

"Need a hand?" he asked.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Yes. You? Are perfect," Rory replied, grinning over her shoulder as she balanced on a couch to hold the banner on the wall. "Can you hold this up so I can tape it?"

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"I kind of like that as a greeting," he said. "I think everyone should tell me I'm perfect when I come into a room."

He walked over to where she was and held out a steadying hand to keep her from flailing off of the couch.

"How high do you want it?" he asked, reaching into the Force. "About there?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Perfect," Rory repeated happily, taping it up while still leaning one elbow against the banner. "Does it look okay? The banner itself, I mean?"

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Two perfects in a row," Anakin said. "I must be doing something right."

He looked at the banner. "And the banner is also perfect," he said. "But I call dibs on not cleaning up the glitter."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker wandered in, and cocked an eye at the banner-hanging. "How old is she today, anyway?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Woe," Rory said faux-sadly, still balancing and picking up the streamers. "I have no idea what I'm going to do with these."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Seventeen," Rory replied, smiling. "Wee little Cally is growing up, aw."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"I'm not exactly an interior decorator," Anakin pointed out.
Maybe we should ask Parker (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomhighdorms/460566.html?thread=20983062#t20983062)."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker rolled her eyes. "She's only a month younger than I am." She looked around. "Where's the cake?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"My room," Rory replied. "I have streamers. What do I do with them?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker blinked at her. "Twist them into spirals, then attach them to the ceiling. Or curl them into spirals, and hang them from the ceiling. Want me to get the cake, or are you waiting?"

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Cameron entered, carrying the drinks Anders had asked him to buy along with some chocolate cake.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"I am not tall enough!" Rory said, flailing and trying to reach the ceiling. "And I'm waiting on the cake - bringing it out all lit and stuff when she's here."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"I can help with the streamers," Anakin said. "Hey, Parker. How's your head today?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Yay, it's a...Cam!" Rory guessed, spying the cake. "I still have issues with you and John, if I'm just going on sight."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Achey. How's yours? You had more than I did." Parker debates bringing down the party with Darla news, and decides on 'not.' "If you give me the streamers, I'll twist them, then Anakin can do the fetch-the-cookies trick and stick them up. And why don't we have a chair, anyway?"

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"I'm the cool and non pudgy one," Cameron rolled his eyes and put the bottles down on the table.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory handed over the streamers. "I have a couch," she said, wobbling slightly on the sofa in question. "And I have glitter, too. That's got to be good for something."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Well, yeah," Rory said, smiling. "And it's really obvious once you start talking."

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"It is?" Cameron asked.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Uh huh," Rory nodded. "John's sillier than you."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker was quickly tearing them into long pieces, then rolling them up and twisting them so they'd be curly. "You do have a couch. And a strong chance of concussion, but I'm sure the Glitter-Bearer will watch out for that." Parke looked at the couch dubiously. "I'm not getting up there. I'm only an inch or so taller than you out of heels. No point."

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

After stopping by Rory's room and finding no one there, Molly went to the common room to look for her.

"Oh," she said as she walked in and saw the banner. She went over to Rory. "Hey, I think I left my game in your room last night." She looked around the room at the decorations. "Cally's birthday? Is it today? I didn't know."

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"In a good or a bad way?" Cameron tilted his head.