Midnight Manor Boarding House's Living Room, Wednesday Night

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

Okay, sure. Arden didn't know much more than what TV said about throwing movie nights, but surely she had the gist. Many moddable pizzas and sodas had been ordered from Pizza Planet - look, Arden loved sweet tea, but even she knew soda was necessary for movie nights. A truly disturbing number of bags of popcorn had been popped and put into bowls and a quick stop at T&C had been made to grab a couple of different popcorn seasonings in case people wanted to experiment with popcorn flavors.

All that was left was to wait for people to show up. She'd texted both Kamala and Cal in full capslock mode about the glory of this movie, and then had handwavily tried to contact as many other residents as possible to tell them about the movie night - texts, email, sign on the door, whatever. Sure, nobody had to come, but she at least wanted to make sure everyone knew they were welcome. She'd also invited Steven and Watts (while double checking that, yes, it really was okay to move furniture around the living room and also eat in there) and had made sure to get a few bags of unbuttered popcorn just for them. Did she think the butter flavoring had any actual dairy in it? No. But she was gonna be careful all the same.

Now she was just pushing the furniture around to make sure that every possible seat had a good view of the incredibly large TV and was in reaching distance of a bowl of popcorn and places to put their cups of soda and plates of pizza down. Midnight Movie Night was about to begin, showcasing the absolute work of art and cultural tour de force that 2 Fast and 2 Family 4 Oceans, the fifteenth 2 Fast 2 Family sequel that was also a prequel to the Oceans Edge series.

This was gonna be great.

[Open to all Midnight Manor Boarding House residents!]

Comments

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[hasaknightjob]

"She's thoughtful that way," Steven said. Then, softer so only Llewellyn could hear, "I still feel bad I didn't think to bring something."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[pocketpretzels]

"We did not expect it of anyone when we held dinner last week," Watts pointed out. "It's perfectly all right."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[hasaknightjob]

Steven knew that. And yet he was still Steven so he looked at Llewellyn worriedly. "You're certain? Because I could pop back home and find something."

Steven didn't know what offhand, but something.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[pocketpretzels]

"I'm certain, darling," Watts said. "All she desires of us was our company. I promise."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[hasaknightjob]

"All right," Steven said. But he was going to cling to Llewellyn's hand to reassure himself all the same.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[pocketpretzels]

"It is Miss Finch," Watts pointed out in an effort to soothe any lingering anxious feelings. "If she expected anything in return for arranging this she would have been up front about it."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[hasaknightjob]

"I suppose that's true," Steven said. He gave Llewellyn an apologetic look. "Sorry that I'm borrowing trouble."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[pocketpretzels]

"It's all right," Watts assured him. "Perhaps next time I make some cinnamon rolls, we could bring her a couple?" he suggested.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[hasaknightjob]

"Long as I get to sample some as well," Steven said with a smile, now that he was starting to feel better.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[pocketpretzels]

"That goes without question," Watts said with an answering smile.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[hasaknightjob]

"Good." Steven's smile became a grin. "We can say it's quality control. Me testing them."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[pocketpretzels]

"My most trusted advisor in all things baked goods," Watts said. After a beat, he added: "Mist matters, actually, not just baked goods."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[hasaknightjob]

"Baked goods is an honor, though," Steven said. "I know Raphael has done his best to lobby for the position."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[pocketpretzels]

"Unfortunately for him there are a great deal of ingredients that are unsafe for cats," Watts said.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[hasaknightjob]

"No matter how much he laments the cruelty of such a thing," Steven said.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[pocketpretzels]

"And does he ever lament," Watts said wryly.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[hasaknightjob]

Steven chuckled as he thought of something. "Perhaps one day he'll accompany you on the piano. Some opera to go with your music."