Second Floor Common Room, Wednesday Evening - Sewing Party

[holy-daughter.livejournal.com]

Lucrezia wasn't certain how time passing here affected time's passage back home. If the ratio were a simple one-to-one, then today would be her sixteenth birthday. But she had not been gone nearly so long in reality, which meant it seemed false to claim it as such, even if she had perhaps lived the days necessary.

What was required for today was an alternative to the increasingly aggravating costumes the guests had insisted upon. Lucrezia had many old dresses that she did not mind sacrificing to this cause; there simply had to be a way to extend her dress such that it fell to the floor as dresses ought to do. And perhaps some petticoats underneath?

She had enlisted Petra's assistance, and the two had decided that this should be open to any who wished to change their garb -- or, even more simply, to come and spend time and gossip about their odious benefactors.

The sign outside the common room simply read, SEWING PARTY. Snacks and drinks provided, as well as copious amounts of needles and thread -- bring only yourself and, should you like, the atrocity known as your school uniform.

(wasthecuteone modded with permission. Sewing party! All are welcome! Come if you want tweaks to your outfit, or if you just want to hang out.)

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[wasthecuteone]

Petra had not carted all her stuff to the common room this time because, for one thing, her sewing machine was heavy and there were a lot of stairs between here and her floor. So she had some basics and supplies, and could go back upstairs to work on any major projects anyone brought her.

[regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com]

Kenzi had gotten a drink out of the fridge, and was now staring out the window. "Holy shit. You gotta come see this."

[wasthecuteone]

Petra didn't even look up from the work she was doing on one of her new clients' jacket. "If it's bunny humping, I've seen enough of it, thanks," she said. "Unless they're doing something kinky now, it's ceased to be interesting. And if it's Britta again, I washed my hands of her yesterday."

[regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com]

"There's a bunny chasing a teal deer!" Kenzi squeaked.

[holy-daughter.livejournal.com]

Lucrezia, of course, was not wearing the dreadful uniform, since she needed to be working on repairing it. That was the entirety of her excuse for pulling a dress entirely at random (http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/oI5q5zH54okOvy7-bo8Nww361529) from her closet. If it happened to be ornate and elegant, well, so were many of her dresses!

Oh, yes, this was the dress she had worn to Gioffre's wedding, wasn't it? How one's memory fooled one. Silly old thing, she'd just tossed it on. Really.

She was staring at the seams she had just opened on the skirt of the uniform. "Must these costumes be so bland?" she sighed. "Immodest and yet dull. I had hardly imagined such a thing could be possible."

[wasthecuteone]

Petra looked down at the rather abbreviated length of her own skirt, and did not comment on that part. "I don't know, I think the pants are pretty un-bland. If only because they're so eye-searingly bad."

[holy-daughter.livejournal.com]

"Horrifying, and yet, somehow still dull," Lucrezia sighed. "There is no spark, only flat ugliness."

She was now holding up a lacy petticoat next to the skirt.

"I shall need far more material to cover all of this," she said. "Unless I allow it to show here and there."

[regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com]

"Hey, people." Kenzi wandered in from one door down, sucking on a lollipop, and watching the proceedings. "Do you think I could get away with making my skirt even shorter, if I was wearing hose?"

[holy-daughter.livejournal.com]

"How dark would you make the hose?" Lucrezia asked, frowning at the stitching on her own skirt. "Might I borrow the excess material, if you do attempt it?"

She was going to have a long, flouncing skirt, no matter how patchwork it had to be.

[regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com]

"Hmm. I was thinking black, but now I'm wondering if candy-cane colors to match the plaid would be okay." Kenzi grinned at Lucrezia. "And sure. I was thinking of taking out the sleeves too, and wearing fingerless gloves (http://www.clothlands.com/images/cls8/12879/Goth-School-Girl-Costume-45-Revisiting-School-With-Gothic-Style-2.jpg) instead." In other words, she was going to look like a Goth hooker, probably.

[holy-daughter.livejournal.com]

"What is the point of fingerless gloves?" Lucrezia inquired. Sorry, she was still quite stuck in the Renaissance. "Would the candy-cane colors be opaque? I suppose the purpose of the hose would be to cover one's legs, in which case any color suffices if it is solid."

[i-am-the-rat.livejournal.com]

"That's probably illegal in some states!!!" Hank answered.

[regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com]

"All the more reason to do it," Kenzi said, unperturbed. "Hmm. I should get Bo's boots to wear, too."

The word you're looking for is 'borrow', Kenzi.

[i-am-the-rat.livejournal.com]

Hank gulped and turned red. "I don't think the rich geezers would like that."

[knight-fatali.livejournal.com]

Seifer snorted when he heard that. "If they ask, tell them a rabbit ripped it up and you haven't gotten it repaired yet."

At least he didn't have that pair following him around anymore. Just don't ask where they went.

[regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com]

"So truuuue," Kenzi crooned. "I mean, it's not like I could get it back from the rabbit, right?" She grinned at Seifer. "Have you run into them yet? The Board people. Not the rabbits."

[i-am-the-rat.livejournal.com]

"Ladies," Hank said with a nod as he pretended to tip a had to the people sewing. "Just what are we celebrating?"

[holy-daughter.livejournal.com]

"The destruction of these uniforms," Lucrezia said. "Or at least, their transformation into a new shape. We're hosting a sewing party. Did you miss the sign upon the door?"

[i-am-the-rat.livejournal.com]

"No, I didn't miss it!" Hank protested. "I just thought, hey, if you're having a party, there's got to be a reason! And we could all use a reason to party this week!"

[ihavediabetes.livejournal.com]

Stacey was showing up here wearing a tank top and lounge pants and it was all because she had her uniform in one hand declaring, "I need this made decent."

Stupid school board here all stupid week.

[holy-daughter.livejournal.com]

Lucrezia gestured to welcome the newcomer into the room.

"I would ask how you define 'decent,'" she said. "As it seems the rest of us have differing interpretations. Nonetheless, I'm quite certain we can assist you. What is it that you need?"

[ihavediabetes.livejournal.com]

"I need the blazer to fit better. And the skirt to be a lot shorter." Rolling up the skirt got annoying after a while. "And the school board gone."

[knight-fatali.livejournal.com]

Seifer was dressed in track pants and a tank top when he made his way to the sewing group. His uniform had more than a few tears in the lower legs and sleeves.

"Can anyone patch this thing up? I don't care what you use."

[holy-daughter.livejournal.com]

Lucrezia extended a hand, to take the uniform from him. "Were you assailed by the rabbits?" she asked. "Or did you set out to destroy it and fall short?"

She would not judge, were the latter the case.

[knight-fatali.livejournal.com]

"Rabbits. The one got a little ...violent when he realized I was fattening them up for dinner."

They'd been pretty tasty too.