The dorm roof, Saturday night

[thishouseishaunted]

Tonight was Longest Night, the most major holiday of the year where Mae was from. And Mae was still in Fandom instead of home in Possum Springs with her family. There were any number of reasons for this: her last class was just yesterday and she didn't have time to rush home. Her family couldn't really afford bus tickets back and forth that often, so it was cheaper for Mae to stay in town.

And it wouldn't be the same at home anyway. It wasn't last year. No one there had forgotten about the Incident, so Mae would just end up lying around feeling guilty and depressed while her parents offered meaningless platitudes about things "getting better" in the new year.

Instead she was here, where everyone celebrated Longest Night four days late and under the wrong name. She could lie around feeling lonely and depressed, and had in fact planned to do just that, until the island gave them all candles for the day. Fandom knew, even if no one else did: Longest Night was still the longest night, and that was worth celebrating. So she went on a scavenger hunt through the dorms for supplies, scribbled some signs on notebook paper and pasted them in the common rooms, and headed to the roof to throw her own little Longest Night party.

LONGEST NIGHT
It's the darkest it'll get all year tonight
and that's spooky and cool
Come to the roof for hot drinks
and a fire like snacks and stuff

Or don't. Whatever.
More snacks for me.

[open to all who might still be around the dorms!]

Comments

Re: Mingle and hang

[bookbeltof_love]

"Oh, good," she said, laughing. "When I'd read that you'd returned to eggnog, well, that was just tragic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

But kind of amazing.

"And, like, in an effort to combat the quiet, next party I throw will be on the fourth floor," she decided.

Re: Mingle and hang

[in_sidon_we_trust]

"What a marvelous idea, Nina!" said Sidon, brightly, encouragingly, genuinely, pumping his fist a little to add to just how brilliant it was. "I'm sure the fourth floor common room feels terribly left out...not only do people need to go further to reach it, but it's much quieter and less bustling in activity compared to the third and second floors! Should you need help, just let me know, especially as I am right there! But here, Nina, is the real question: should this party be before the new semester or after? Wouldn't it be an absolute delight to host one for all the new students when they arrive?"

As if the welcome picnic itself wasn't just a big party for them, but still!

Re: Mingle and hang

[bookbeltof_love]

"And, like, it's kind of slow this time of year?????????????? So maybe it would be best to have it after the new students arrive................."

Besides, it was totally different when adults weren't around!

Re: Mingle and hang

[in_sidon_we_trust]

"I think that's the best idea," Sidon confirmed with a nod, "yes! Everyone who's gone for the holiday will be back, and there will be all sorts of new faces! I am looking forward to making a multitude of new freinds, Nina! And I'm most certain that you are as well!"

Although he knew this was likely to be his last welcome picnic, what with graduation right around the bend, but he'd rather not think about it like that if he could help it.