Second Floor Common Room; Friday Evening [09/01].

[somethingwithturquoise]

The need for parties and the social status assumed to go along with them was probably the easiest part of roboSummer's programming, easily the best lynch pin that connected the two Summer, that would make someone look at her eagerness to host a party and thinking yup, definitely Summer, nothing wrong here! She'd decked the place out with glitter and streamers, started pumping some sweet tunes, and made sure all the food and beverages were readily available and spread out on the table and counters.

And now all she needed was people.

...she really hoped there would be people, but, unlike OG Summer, she would definitely survive if there weren't.

Whoo, party!

[[ ocd incoming! has landed. go wild. ]]

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General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Make use of the space, chat with the others, let the new kids into the social fold, talk about your classes, but there is one rule:

NO INTRODUCTIONS.

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[justice_undone]

Breq had never been a guest at a party. She had been at many, of course, as her ancillaries had been there as guards when needed, but that was different. She had been the observer, never the participant.

As no one so far had even heard about the Radchaai, she had stopped trying to pretend not to be one on her first day. That meant she was wearing Radchaai clothing, including gloves. She might not truly be one of them, but the Radchaai were the closest she would come to a people.

She took a seat on a couch, looking to see who would arrive.

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[intotheout]

"Hey, Breq," Tip greeted. "How'd your first week go?"

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[somethingwithturquoise]

This was either a glitch in her programming or a new person that had just started that Summer hadn't gotten to meet yet and wasn't in any of her classes, but since there couldn't possibly be a flaw in Rick's work, it must have been the latter.

"Hey!" Summer greeted her as she bounced over to the couch. "Like, totally thanks for coming! I hope you're, like, so totally enjoying yourself."

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[era_two_triangle]

Oh! A party! Hosted by Summer, no less! Well, Peridot had a newly upgraded phone - again - to give to her, and she'd heard about the party over the radio (she didn't tend to spend much time in her room), so she was swinging by to drop it off.

And also, perhaps, to check out the new faces. Maybe there would be ones who didn't tell her to stop being green.

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[intotheout]

"Hey, Peridot." Watch out, Peridot, Tip was feeling bouncy today. "How's it going? We haven't talked in ages."

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[justice_undone]

Breq nodded in the direction of Peridot, judging this to be an appropriate greeting. She remembered her from class. A green Gem was hard to forget, and she had met a lot of people in her life.

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"Peridot!" Sure, she'd just seen her in class earlier, but how could she not be excited to see her really good friend Peridot? "You, like, totally made it! Yay!"

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[vrajna_kralis]

"Peri--" It took Hyacinthe a moment to remember the Cruithne pronunciation, instead of the proper D'Angeline one "--dot."

Ugh, whoever even pronounced all the letters at the ends of words?

"You looked quite fascinated by the lizard in Messire Jenkin's class," he said, giving her a small smile. "Did you get a chance to feed them?"

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[intotheout]

Like Tip was going to miss Summer's next party after the Sharkicane. She even brought some extra snacks. Parties could never have enough snacks.

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"Tip!" It would have been tragic if her occasional partner in partying hadn't made it. Tragic. "T.I.P. Totally Interesting Person."

Her programming might have gotten a little excited to implement the note it made in response to BDG's comment about abbreviations. She laughed a little at her own little joke there. "And you totally, like, brought more food! Tip for the assist! Nice!"

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[vrajna_kralis]

"Gratuity!" Hyacinthe was smiling at her, but his eyes were gazing at her hair in open curiosity. "Forgive me if this is rude, but--does your hair truly grow so fast? Was not it closely shorn just a few weeks ago?"

So help him, he could not figure out how she'd gone from shaved to such a profusion of curls in a matter of days.

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[not_of_the_nora]

Aloy was still avoiding the school building, but she figured she couldn't do it forever - not with no way out to be found.

It was coincidence that brought her there right as Summer's party was beginning, staring at the layout of the common room, trying to make it make sense.

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Either Summer's programming was totally glitching out from the excitement of the party, or she had just really missed a good few people at the picnic.

"Hey!" Summer bounced up. "Like, thank you so much for totally coming! I hope you're, like, totally having a good time, congratulations on totally, like, surviving your first week!"

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[intotheout]

"Hey Aloy!" Tip greeted. She couldn't leave her little sib hanging, after all. "How are you settling in?"

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[justice_undone]

Judging from the look on her face, this person was from a place far more different to this than Breq's universe.

She tried a smile. She was going to have to get used to smiling regularly anyway.

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[vrajna_kralis]

Another new face, though her clothing looked almost familiar. It was close to what the few Skaldic tribesmen he'd ever seen--usually bodyguards--wore. Had someone else from his world come here? Was Anafiel attempting to make peace through another ward.

Intrigued, Hyacinthe headed for the girl, asking in his poor, stumbling Skaldic, "Grüße. Du bist Skaldic?"

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[in_sidon_we_trust]

Sidon had somehow don't think about it too much learned that the little paper under their door was an invitation to a gathering of sorts, and while the sheer dryness of this place was still a bit uncomfortable for him, he missed being around others. Not a fan of only two people to a room, this one, especially when he was certain the other person in his room would much rather it be one.

So he ducked a bit as he followed to sounds of music and chatting to the Second Floor Common Room, looking around with a bright grin.

"This must be the right place for the party!"

And, if not, and he'd stumbled into a private affair, perhaps someone could point him in the right diretion.

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[intotheout]

Woah. Check out this guy. He(? Tip tried not to assume but sometimes it just happened) was so tall!

She was glad she'd brought extra snacks.

"Hey!" she greeted. "It is, come on it."

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[vrajna_kralis]

Hyacinthe was rather tall himself, so 'twas rare for him to have to look up. And rarer still for the individual he was looking up to to be some fascinating combination of shark and man. If he'd not met several clear non-humans before, he might have done something gauche, like staring.

Instead, he turned his curiosity into a reflexive smile and gave a theatrical bow. Never let it be said that the Prince of Travellers was rude to a guest, even if it wasn't his guest. "'Tis!" he declared. "And far more interesting now for your attendance. Welcome."

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[vrajna_kralis]

A new semester with new faces? Of course Hyacinthe was there, a bit of golden body glitter on his skin that Ada had left behind. He loved the beginning of the new semester. So many new friends and new more-than-friends to meet and make.

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"Hyacinthe, hi!" Apparently, Rick had thought it would be funny to install a little Cute Boy Alarm to go off in Summer's head when she got too close to someone who fit her programming's description, which also made her physically a bit breathless and more sweaty. "Like, ohmygod. Thank you so much for totally coming! I'm totally glad you, like, survived the first week!"

Did Summer also have something caught in her eyes? Because she was blinking. A lot. In a very poor approximation of batting her eyelids fetchingly.

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[justice_undone]

Peridot had mentioned glitter was used at parties, and Breq hadn't realized it was used as body decoration. She hoped it wasn't expected of everyone, but it didn't seem that way so far.

If Hyacinthe looked her way while she was looking at the glitter, she would practice a smile.

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[thatsweirdright]

Jason liked parties, and Summer, so... sure, why not? He was here.

Re: General Mingling - First Week Survival Party - 09/01.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"Ohmygod!" Of course Summer bounced up when she saw him, her Cute Boy protocol enhancing with each step, making her grow increasingly breathless and sweaty the closer she got. "Jason! Hi! Like, thank you so much for totally coming! We totally made it through the summer!"