Ingress's Sixth Birthday Party

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*It's eleven o'clock on Saturday morning, thanks to Millitime, and the stage is set for Ingress's birthday out by the lake. The House of Arch family has gathered around a perfect picnic spot under a tree. Right beside them is a playground Tom has conjured just for the occaision. There is a swingset, a slide, a merry go round, and a sandbox charmed with sand that's perfect for building.

Ingress is wearing a gown fit for a princess. It has been charmed against stains and ripping just for this special day. She is also wearing a blinking button which reads "I am 6!" She is very, very, very excited.

Tom, Door, Gavroche, and Megwyn are putting finishing decorating touches on the picnic tables set up with a gigantic cake, gallons of ice cream from Florean Fontescue's ice cream parlor, and punch. There is also a table with baskets of wizarding crackers. These are gifts for the guests - once the crackers are popped, the recipient will get a hat of some kind (maybe there will be a plethora of pirate hats!) and a wizarding toy or game like chess or gobstones. Or whatever else you'd like - the guest gets to decide!

There are several chairs under the tree as well, providing a good view of the playground.

Come, birthday with them!*

OOC: Summary forthcoming. However, very important (and menacing) Barty and Tom thread within.

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[sai_delgado]

"It's a pretty cake for a birthday girl, Ingress-soh," Susan says as she takes a small piece of the chocolate.

She puts a small icing rose in the basket for Joanie, who drops the cracker to pounce -- as much as a tinyphant can pounce -- on the new item.

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Joanie likes icing, too?

*Ingress giggles.*

Can Joanie play in the sandbox? Tom made the sand special with magic so it's really good for building.

I know! We could build a castle for Joanie!

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

That's a lot of sugar, there, at least by Gilead standards. He takes a small piece.

"So we could. Though she might smash down her own ramparts, the silly thing."

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*She waits until they at least get most of their cake eaten before dragging them both over to the sandbox.*

We have to make one for her. She'd love it.

Have you made sand castles before? If not, I can teach you. My brother taught me how. I taught Tom, too.

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She grew up near the sea, but spent more time away from it -- and so Susan shakes her head, even as she sets the basket down and tips it so Joanie can wander out on her own.

"I've not, at that. Maybe ye'll show the way?"

[key-youth-bert.livejournal.com]

Cuthbert, who's just been wandering around watching the party since giving Ingress her present, approaches now, grinning.

"Susan. Alain." He drops into a hunkering position beside the sandbox, reaching one hand to pat the tiny elephaunt. "And I see Joanie's made it to the party as well."

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Hi Cuthbert! I'm teaching Susan and Alain how to make sand castles and I'll show you, too. Come and sit down everybody.

*She starts mounding the sand into a castle shape.*

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Susan moves a little to the side to make a space for him to join in, smiling at 'Bert as Joanie trumpets.

"Ingress is having a busy day, do'ee ken?"