darling, this place is a lovely oasis [forward dated to Thursday]

[honeyedtea]

[ It doesn't seem right to call for a party this week, not with this new incentive hanging over their heads and ticking ever closer to its deadline. Mielle's been trying not to think about it but she knows she's in the minority, compared to those who've been spending their hours doing nothing but sit around the meeting room. It feels like the fragile sense of stability they've managed to establish is going to come splintering apart and that frightens her. She'd talked about arranging something like this last week with Gaius, but... now seems like a good time to actually make it a reality.

At some point during the prior day, everyone will have gotten an invitation from Mielle – either in person or through notes left at their suites – to come by the restaurant around noon the next day for a little gathering. There'll be food and also a bit of a surprise that she'd like everyone to come and see.

Anyone who drops by at the time indicated will find that Mielle has set up a tea party in the restaurant. She's done what she can to wrangle finger foods and sweets and enough tea for everyone from the menu and there's a few tables set up for people to sit around chatting over tea and food.

There's also another table set up not with food, but handicraft supplies. There's beginner embroidery sets and more than enough supplies for everyone as well as some supplies and paper for flower pressing, if you're into that.

Mielle's hovering around, trying to look more like a confident hostess and less like a nervous wreck but with this week being what it is, she thinks they won't mind her slipping etiquette. ]

I'm not quite sure how typical this is elsewhere, but... in my own world, young ladies will come to gatherings like this to socialize and display their skill at these sorts of crafts. I know nothing can change the situation we're in but... I'd hoped that a gathering like this might lift our spirits, or at least take our minds off of things.

[ It's certainly not as formal as Jonathan's meeting from last week. But there's something earnest about it all the same.

Mielle will be attending, of course, and while she's here to socialize, she'll also be happy to help anyone who wants to learn handicrafts with getting started – she'll be surprised if any of the guys show an interest but she'll help all the same. Otherwise, feel free to mingle around and try not to think about the rapidly approaching motive deadline. ]

Comments

[allatonce]

Okay, so we just... trace the pattern and then it's kind of like coloring? You just sort of... follow the lines.

[she absolutely did not learn embroidery when her mom wanted her to]

Seems easy enough.

[howveryglib]

It is a bit basic, but basic is good for those with no experience.

…

That, and I am unsure what else I might make.

[allatonce]

I dunno. People on Pinterest usually hang these up on their walls kinda just as-is? But it could be fun to do it on a shirt or something.

[She is very clearly freehanding a design that is not the one provided onto the fabric.]

[howveryglib]

…I will admit that I do not believe this sort of thing fits me. Perhaps I ought to try and make it a gift.

[allatonce]

Honestly it's best if you do this stuff as a gift. That way people can't say shit if it's lumpy and ugly.

[howveryglib]

I would not want to give anyone an inferior product, though…

[allatonce]

It's the feelings behind this stuff that count. Everyone knows you're not a master or anything, but the fact that you sat there and thought about them for hours while doing it? That's the important part.

[howveryglib]

...thinking about it, I am entirely sure there is at least one of them that would actually appreciate it instead of... never letting me hear the end of it.

[allie is a good kid...]