First Floor Lobby, All Day

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel had ticket sale/nomination duty today. The table was decorated with glitter as well as a few masks.

To-do list in hand, Isabel made calls to check up on the vendors and deliveries.


[List of Juniors and Seniors. Out for a bit this morning, otherwise I'll be around all day.]

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[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River wandered past the table, waved at Isabel and stopped to stare at the masks.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Hi River," Isabel smiled. "How are you?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River returned the smile. "Good. You?" She tilted her head. "Like these."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Aren't they pretty?" she agreed. "It's an old Venetian tradition to wear masks. I've got a pretty one for the dance."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Very pretty," River agreed. She didn't know where Venice was. "Should I get one too?" she asked, looking curious.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"If you'd like," Isabel said, checking her list. "I did make arrangements with Stuff for Sale to get some in. Otherwise I do have some plain ones you can handwavily unless I skip class tonight and put up a CR decorate yourself."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River smiled. "Like one with feathers."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Exactly," she smiled. "Some of the ones I've seen with feathers are gorgeous. And I have all kinds of colors so I'm sure there'll be something to match your dress."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River nodded happily. "Went shopping for a dress with Sam," she said. "Found a nice one."

She was pleased to see Isabel happy, knowing both from Jack's mind and from Isabel herself something about what she'd been through lately.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Oh that's nice. I still have the one I never got to wear to Homecoming. And it's so pretty, I'm glad I'll finally get a chance to wear it," Isabel replied, shaking her head as she remembered the layers of tulle she did wind up wearing.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Oooh," River said. "It's nice." Isabel's mind gave her a clear picture. "You like dancing?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

It took Isabel a moment to realize what River meant. "Isn't it?" she smiled, grateful that emotionally she was a lot calmer these days. "I do like to dance. You won't mind if I borrow Jack for one would you?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River chuckled. "No. But he will have a lot of dancing to do, I think."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Just a bit," Isabel said, chuckling as well. "He'd better wear comfortable shoes."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River jumped up at took a seat on the table, tracing her finger around the glitter and suddenly throwing some at Isabel. "I bought high-heeled shoes. Not comfortable. Need practise."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

She was going to be sparkly for the rest of the day, Isabel realized. "I'll tell you a secret, after an hour? You can take them off and no one will notice. I have a pair of simple black slippers to wear then."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Oooh." River's eyes widened as if she was being told a very big secret indeed. She stretched out one of her legs, exposing a bare foot. "No shoes works too."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"It does yes," she laughed. "Except my feet would get cold."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Hm," River said, frowning. "I rarely notice that."

[bedtime! *waves goodnight*]

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Lucky," she said. "I feel like I'm always looking for a pair of socks."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

John wandered down to the lobby, intent on purchasing prom tickets.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Hi John, what can I get you?" Isabel asked.

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Two tickets, please," he said with a grin. "Prom, here I come!"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Here you go," she said. "We'll see you there."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Thanks!" And that would be John leaving and NOT skipping. Or bouncing. Cuz that's just silly.

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

Sokka walked up to Isabel wearing glasses, a hat, a false mustache, and a trenchcoat.

"Ticket inspector, Ma'am," he announced. "I'll need two to take back to the lab to make sure everything's on the up-and-up."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel stared.

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

Sokka touched the brim of his hat.

"Tickets, ma'am?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Ummm," she said pretending to think about it. "No."

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

"Ma'am, I hope you appreciate I'm on official government business here. I'm not asking you."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel pulled out her clipboard and the folder that had copies of all her reciepts and emails for things she'd ordered. Flipping through it she pulled out a sheet of paper and held it out to him. "As you can see, I ordered our tickets from The Prom Planning Network, one of the top vendors in the market. I can assure you they're the highest quality tickets."

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

"Uh-huh. I'll be the judge of that, ma'am. Hand them over."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Make me," she said, crossing her arms and raising an eyebrow.

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

Sokka sighed and pulled off the hat and glasses. "Okay, so it was stupid idea. Do I get points for trying? Please? No one else will sell me any."

He pulled out the $20 again and set it on the table for the fourth time this week. "Please?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel laughed. "Oh you get points, no doubt about it. Now whether they're good for anything is debatable."

"And I'm sorry, but no."

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

"Well... FINE, then!" Sokka grumped. "I didn't want to go to your stupid dance anyway."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

She didn't laugh, but she did smile a bit. "Sorry Sokka. Unless you can find an upperclassman to bring you, you're out of luck."