So gather up your jackets, move it to the exits, I hope you have found a friend

[mansionstaff]

Who: Whoever!
What: GRADUMACATION AND PROMS
When: The evening of June 2nd
Where: Das Stadium
Warnings: WHO KNOWS

One might find the stadium a little hot and humid for those used to a spring graduation ceremony. This fine evening the Academy is experiencing its first hints of summer, a warm breeze providing relief to those who would sit on the stadium floor, which had been rearranged into a platform overlooking neat rows of chairs meant to seat the gathered crowd of faculty and students. Towards the other end of the complex was the arrangement for the prom that was to follow. Food and drink, chairs and tables, each with a floral centerpiece, and, of course, a dance floor.



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HEY DUDES! Here's how stuff is going to work. We kick off the log with GRADUATION. This part of the log will be divided into separate threads. I'll post them all at once, so feel free to hop around, mingle, post whenever, wherever.

HOWEVER, once the PROM starts, it will be up to you guys to post your own threads. Please check out last year's log if you'd like an idea of how this works. Everything after the thread titled "DISMISSAL" (I will post that in a bit, so don't post prom threads until I have that up!) will be considered prom, though don't let that stop you from continuing to post in the graduation section.

Please label all your threads appropriately! (Examples: "SHENANIGANS AT THE FOOD TABLE", "DANCE-OFF", "THE PUNCH IS SPIKED", "BOTHER X" In general, a location + what is going on in the thread is the way to go. Obviously, more than one thread can take place at the same location. 

Linking back and forth when and if you thread hop is very much appreciated. If things start to look a bit laggy, we'll bump to the next page. Most importantly, HAVE FUN, and let a mod know about any problems or concerns you might have!

DON'T FORGET THE COOL DUDES ON PAGE 2!

Comments

[thewunderkind]

"..."

All at once, she dropped her guard and fell right into his arms. It was probably the most heartfelt speech she had anyone say to her. She bit her lip but it was too late, the tears started to come and she laughed, realizing how much she had changed over the past few years. She was crying and it felt good it wasn't a sign of weakness at all. Her hands dug into his elbow, and she put most of her weight on him before she was able to speak again.

"Thank you I..." Lash couldn't find the right words, nearly slipping but catching herself in time, grateful she hadn't put on high heels. That would have made this whole thing awkward. They had really gotten so close together, two birds of a feather in their strange past.

She had never felt this much at peace. But there was one more thing to say, if she was able to find a way to say it...

"Claus...I-I..." her voice was trembling.

[pkmach]

Claus hugged Lash tight as the tears came, hand on her back. The outburst of emotion was unexpected, but not unwelcome. He felt all that she did, was happy that she felt strongly, but there was something else there. He wanted to hear what she had to say, and it seemed like she was having trouble getting it out. He cocked his head to the side.

"What is it...?"

[thewunderkind]

There was a strange twisted smile that briefly touched on her lips when she saw him do that - the ever teasing nature of hers that was near impossible to let go no matter what the circumstances. Considering she had, right now, quite possibly the biggest shocker in Claus' life and her own...well even through the fear and the hesitation saying it at first, now that everything was advancing, she told it in an almost too natural tone. Maybe it was the innocent way he had looked at her, despite the fear she had had before, or just simply because she was caught in the entire moment, Lash became herself again, the Wunderkind who backed down against nothing.

And this adventure...would be something else entirely. Something new. Something frightening. But...something that seemed like the next, natural step for the both of them, somehow.

Gently, she pinched his nose before taking one of his hands around her and pressed coaxed it right up to her stomaching, smiling. She leaned closer to his ear, almost whispering, but not quite due to the loud music...

"...I'm pregnant."

Congratulations Claus, you ARE the father.

MEANWHILE, ELSEWHERE

[tank_rockarms]

Five hundred years in the past in some sort of fantasy Yellow Comet land, standing at a forge and hammering the dickens out of a horseshoe, Max suddenly felt a chill run up his spine.

Somewhere. Somehow. Someone had forgotten to read through the Orange Star Guidebook's sex chapters.

IN THE OTHER REGIONS OF THE PARTY

[star_punched]

Mac could a swig of water from a bottle. Because water bottles were safe here.

But he choked on some water and spat it out.

How did that happen?

NOT EXISTING IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM

[poyo]

SOMEWHERE ON YELLOW COMET

[enhancedvision]

Sonja felt a disturbance in the force.

Meanwhile Kanbei was fitting extra locks on all the doors.

[not here]

[whitedeviljack]

[obfuskate]

And in that moment, Shadow sneezed right as he was taking a drink.

He had no idea why. He doesn't even know Lash.

But he did anyway.

As if something in the air was not quite right.

Meanwhile, , in the next town over

[psinothing]

[stay_classy_cat]

Meanwhile, mothers who miss their own children

[fullunlifeconsequences]

Meanwhile, PSYCHICS

[twistedspoon]

Who probably didn't actually hear anything but let's pretend for gif spamming's sake

[pkmach]

"Oh, Lash! That's so..."

[pkmach]

"..................."







"....................."

[pkmach]

All the support gave out from Claus' legs for a moment, but he managed to right himself just in time. All of the glasses nearby shattered, on all the tables, or in everyone's hands, they're all gone now. Kaboom. Claus kept his hands firmly on Lash's shoulders.

What follows was unfiltered brain discharge.

"You... Me... Dad... I am... You.... Baby. Baby. But. We. Used. Con.... How... I mean... Good. I'm."

A breath, Claus' eyes as big as dinner plates.

"You... You're happy."

He placed his other hand on her stomach.

"You're happy."

[thewunderkind]

Teehee! The glasses shatter sure was a hilarious thing but...What what why uh....

She had expected a surprise but was suddenly very, very worried.

"I'm happy?" she paused, realizing she might have sounded a bit too harsh and looked at him, almost afraid. "...are you happy too?"

[pkmach]

"I'm..." One of those hands went up to run a path through Claus' hair. What a fool he had been to think that graduation would be the biggest event of the day. He tried not to hyperventilate.

"I'm... in shock. I think I'm having a heart attack. I'm sweating more than I think I've ever sweated in my entire life. But... you know, I'm not upset. I'm not."

He turned back to her, the hand that was in his hair went to cradle her face. He laughed a confused, breathless laugh, smile slightly shaky, but most definitely genuine.

"I'm happy... !"

[operatingbuddy]

R.O.B.'s glass shattered. This was distressing.

Unfortunately, something else he had was also made of glass. His eyes.

So now he had no punch, and he was blind.

This was somewhat more distressing.

He just hovered off to go find some replacement parts.