open ♔ september castle socialization

[wynn]

WHO || Everyone! [ota]
WHAT || Shenanigans.
WHERE || Anywhere in the castle, surrounding environs, London, etc!
WHEN || First half of September, any time between the September squiring ceremony and the War announcement on September 18th
HOW || Actionspam

[ The castle can be a happening place, even on more mundane days. This log is for random interactions over the course of the first half of the month.    Because not everyone is into parties, ok.

You are encouraged to start your own threads and tag around, and feel free to threadjack into any on-going threads that aren't specified as 'closed' in the subject lines since people can enter into rooms even in the middle of what's going on. WE ARE BIG ON THREAD-JACKING HERE. You can also specify 'single thread', meaning you want only one response for all participants, rather than multi-thread, where a number of different scenes/threads can be done as replies to the top prompt.]

On this log:
Drax @ the desk
Kate Bishop @ the desk
Sam @ the desk
Henry @ the desk
Kate Bishop @  roof/dining hall/library/grounds/bathrooms/desk/Dragon's Hoard/etc
Abigail @ Movie theater / library /firing range / training room
Francesca & Val'drin | closed
Penelope & Sam @ the woods
Emma Frost @ the library
Spike @ rec room
Lydia, Stiles, Astrid, Adam | closed

Comments

[immuno]

[ It's so reminiscent of Allison and Winter Formal that it's a little scary. Suddenly Stiles. Strain is evident in the excessive enthusiasm of Lydia's smile, and in the arch of her eyebrows. ]

I wish you'd told me you were inviting more friends, Adam. I might have invited someone else, too. [ Right now she just feels like she got Punk'd ok. Her movements are tight, tense, and uncomfortable as she raises one hand to rub at the side of her neck, letting her eyes flutter over to Astrid. Sizing her up a moment, there's a drop in her expression, but she holds the smile nonetheless. Ok gothchans. She makes it work for her, but it's definitely not the kind of crowd Lydia usually runs with. ]

[killingtodeath]

[Standing awkwardly on the other side of Adam, Stiles adjusts the strap of the duffle bag he has strapped to his shoulder, because it looks like this is an overnight trip? He's trying not to focus on anything past the concert because if he starts getting ahead of himself, he won't be able to focus on the things right in front of him. Like Lydia, who doesn't look entirely thrilled that he's tagging along.]

It was sort of a last minute thing. We just got to talking and he knows how much I like y- ... Beyonce. [See? Losing that focus already. He shakes it off and smiles in an apologetic sort of way.]

It'll be fun.

[ex_psionic439]

[Oh my God, Stiles. Never saying anything. Just ... don't talk. It's the only way. Adam is looking less than pleased by Stiles' delivery basically botching his beautiful bluff roll.]

It's going to be an awesome concert. [Said to Lydia, as if to make up for everything else. Because at the end of the day that kind of trumped everything right? Didn't she say this shit changed her life?]

[pathology]

[SO CHEERFULLY] Please. Adam knows what would happen to his dick if he went to a cool concert without me.

[immuno]

[ Lydia looks between these bitches like o m f g. But it's not like she dislikes either of them. So it could be worse. Adam didn't hustle up Erica and Derek to go partying with. She pushes the handle of her suitcase in, picking it up by the strap and shoving the luggage into Stiles' chest, walking past. ]

Let's just go before we miss our flight.

[ She is not forgetting this moment, Adam. Ever. ]

Eight hours on a commercial airplane: I'm telling you, we should have booked the Knights' jet.

[ As if you can just ... charter that for recreational purposes. ]

[pathology]

It's not that bad, my friend Lila has like a million frequent flier miles because of her boyfriend, right? So she let me use them for me and Adam. I didn't know who else was coming, or ... [or what astrid??? don't lie, you'd pull the exact same shit.]

[killingtodeath]

Don't worry about it. [Stiles catches hold of Lydia's suitcase and walks the bags to the car, waiting for the trunk to be unlocked before tossing everything in there.]

That's why Wynn pays us the big bucks. So we can... go to concerts, I guess.

[So super awkward. Whoops. Adam, why did you think letting him talk would ever be a good idea?]

[immuno]

Why would we buy our own tickets, anyway?

[ Lydia looks absolutely baffled by the very notion. ]

I just put it on the credit card.

[ She's climbin' in the driver's seat out of sheer force of habit. ]

[killingtodeath]

[Stiles will just take the opportunity to grab Adam while people are getting in the car.]

I don't know if this is such a great idea, dude.

[ex_psionic439]

[He is just going to give Lydia a look like guuurl, before Stiles like pulls him aside and starts falling apart like he needs to be slapped across the face to regain his senses or whatever. Fortunately for Stiles, Adam just settles for staring at him like he's crazy.]

Uh, why the fuck not?

[pathology]

[astrid lingers behind, invested in this drama now bc wtf.] Oh my god, I get it. He's Parent Trapping you. That's so cute.

[killingtodeath]

[Stiles shushes Astrid because he... doesn't know better.]

He's not- I just... I don't have a good feeling about it.

[He's neeeervous.]

[immuno]

[ Good thing you bitches are having this talk at the trunk while Lydia's getting herself comfortable in the driver's seat, or she'd be hearing Miss Tactless over here. ]

[ex_psionic439]

[Slow blink @ Stiles. Yeah that's about all the pep talk this bitch is getting at this point, before Adam just climbs into the car.

Did he really just set this whole thing up for you to bitch out like wow. What a slap in the face. Is this how Lydia feels??]

[killingtodeath]

[Stiles sort of flounders out by the trunk for a few extra seconds and then just says fuck it. Actually he does say fuck it.]

Fuck it.

[See?

Assuming that Astrid and Adam are gonna cuddle in the back and make out or something, he just goes up to grab shot gun and tries not to be terrible awkward. He got a 15 cha check to be a normal, social human being so I guess he doesn't look like he might serial murder her. Yay.]

[immuno]

[ Lydia glances sidelong at Stiles as she finishes synching her phone to the bluetooth. With the music playing, she puts the car in drive and starts off, seating arrangements decided and doors closed (drive 14). She’s been to Heathrow before so ain’t nobody making a navigate check. ]

Just how last-minute was this? [ It’s not necessarily judgy, but he hadn’t mentioned coming the last time it came up. ]

[ex_psionic439]

[For the love of Christ, don't say anything, Stiles.]

Very.

[pathology]

[astrid's just gonna sit here in the back cozied up to adam and playing candy crush and not being invested in this drama at all n o p e.]

[killingtodeath]

[Stiles manages to get his shit together and remember that he's really good at bullshitting.]

Adam had another of his musical Tourette's moments and tried to make me do the Single Ladies dance with him. I figured watching him do it in public might be even funnier [Bluff 26 or maybe that really happened man. It seems possible.]

[immuno]

[ Though Lydia purses her lips and cocks her head slightly, her eyes never leave the road, and she seems to accept the lie. ]

Well, I hope you bought your ticket already because we are not waiting forty minutes at the door for you to haggle with a scalper.

[killingtodeath]

All taken care of. [He just had to pay way more to get a ticket so late BUT HE'S GOOD OKAY.]

[pathology]

So you guys just got here, right? How are you liking it? [tries to help with the parent trapping by making them talk about things that aren't lydia bitching at stiles????? the things she does for u, adam.]

[immuno]

At the beginning of summer.

[ Which, ftr, is that preteen bitchy voice of i'M NOT TOO YOUNG YOU'RE JUST TOO OLD. But she leaves it at a blithe correction. ]

And inter-dimensional kidnapping isn't my vacation of choice. Wynn's been great, but some of the others knights leave a lot to be desired.

[pathology]

Like who? [/drawn to gossip like a shark to blood.....]

[killingtodeath]

Yeah, like who? [Stiles has had basically all gr9 experiences with the other knights. He's just still butthurt about Jackson but he can't imagine Lydia means that.

That would be awesome though.]