I'll be there for you

[mansionstaff]

Who: EV ERY ONE
What: Graduation. Prom.
When: The evening of May 31st.
Where: The 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.



Before everyone could get their party on, however, there was the main event of the evening. From his place at the podium, Master Hand watched students and staff alike find their way into the stadium. With the recent robot shenanigans, there seemed to be tensions in need of dispelling. If the Headmaster knew one thing, however, it was that some silly city antics were not going to ruin this esteemed event. Not tonight. Not if he could help it.

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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!

Comments

[cruelcurse]

Henry tilted his head, directing his attention to Cid.

"What were you drinking, anyway? It wasn't red, so it wasn't that stuff over there." He motioned to the punch bowl. "So~? What was it?"

[wheresmydamntea]

"This? Oh, just a bit of my own iced tea." He shrugged a laugh. "Never been much for punch. Too much sugar, maybe." He looked over to the nearest drink table, and then back to Henry with a grin. "Care for a little?"

[cruelcurse]

"Sure!" he agreed enthusiastically. "Sugary things are actually pretty new to me. Ahaha, the first time I tried the stuff they have here I got pretty sick~ It's very strong in flavor. I'm not used to it."

[wheresmydamntea]

"Alright then!" He slapped Henry on the back, with a little too much force, before pulling a large flask from somewhere inside his jacket. He looked at it, and then to Henry. "Like I said, it's got a bit of extra something in it."

The warning did not stop him from reaching over and pouring the drink into his waiting cup without delay. In his mind he debated just giving off alcoholic drinks, but what's one going to do?

[cruelcurse]

HA HA assuming that Henry wasn't already drinking spiked punch...

Henry inhaled sharply in response to that smack on the back and grimaced, but then looked at the iced tea. Henry stared into it curiously.

"Extra something... Ooooh, how mysterious," he commented, but then laughed. "Okay, I'll try~" Normally, one might ask what it was. Normally. Even Henry might have, had he been totally there. But no, it seemed like a good idea at the time. So why not? Henry took a drink and found it surprisingly more pleasant than the punch, even with the added bite.

"It's good!" he decided with a smile. "What didja put in it, huuuuh?"

[wheresmydamntea]

"Le'see here." He mulls this over a little. "Well, the iced tea, of course. Some honey." He nods as he speaks, as if agreeing with himself.

"And the scotch."

[cruelcurse]

Scotch was... Well, Henry actually didn't know. He didn't know anything about alcohol. There was alcohol, and there was wine. Those were the things he knew, which wasn't very much. He took another experimental sip from his plastic cup, this time letting it sit on his tongue a bit longer.

"I think I like honey in drinks better," he decided. "Over whatever punch is made of. That's what I think."

[wheresmydamntea]

"Punch? Punch is just fruit. And sugar." He shrugs a little. "Lots of sugar. Not a fan of sweet drinks, then?"

[cruelcurse]

He mulled over that for a bit, trying to figure out what the difference was. Then, he shrugged.

"Sure, I dunno? Whatever~ I like this thing, and the punch is okay," he assessed.

[wheresmydamntea]

"Well, so long as y'enjoy it, does it #*$#@ matter?" He patted his new friends shoulder. "But boy, you are a bit of'a light weight, aren't ya?" He left his hand on the shoulder, as a show of keeping him steady. "You going to be alright here?"

[cruelcurse]

He just stared forward for a bit with a passive smile. "Eh? Light weight?" he repeated, unsure of the meaning. "I'm okay with that, whatever it means. I'm feeling fine, just fiiine~"

And he giggled, just to punctuate that.

[wheresmydamntea]

There is no way anyone goes this far with so little. Or maybe Cid just had a skewed view of alcohol tolerance. "Listen, let's uh," He reached over and tried to take Henry's drink. "Let's get you some more punch now, huh?" Herding him towards the 'non-alcoholic' drinks, he laughed under his breath. "Time to cut you off. Hope you aren't driving."

[cruelcurse]

Maybe Cid just didn't know that the punch was spiked, too. Hmmmmm. Henry was already well on his way to Being Drunk.

Still just as passive about the decision, Henry laughed. "Sure!" he concurred, allowing his drink to be seized. He wasn't sure what he was being cut off from, but that was just as well. "The punch is good too."

[wheresmydamntea]

Cid had no idea. "Now you come over here and sit down a minute, yep here's your punch." He looked over the poor guy. Hope he doesn't feel this much later.
"You keep enjoying this party, alright?"

[cruelcurse]

Henry did just as he was told and took a seat before the punch was shoved into his hand. He looked around in a daze before he redirected his attention back to Cid.

"Okay~ You too~" Henry was going to bid him farewell, but he didn't know his name, did he...? Did they already exchange names, and he just forgot? It wasn't out of the question. His mind felt a little fuzzy.