Back to School Diagon Alley Festival! – Log 2

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WHO: Anyone visiting Diagon Alley!
TONE: Festive and busy!
RATING: PG-13 for possible language
WHEN: August 23 & 24th
WHERE: Any and all of Diagon Alley
WHAT: There is a huge festival the whole week to let students get school supplies. People from all over are flocking to Diagon Alley for the best deals. That means you might meet new people or see old friends!
STATUS: Ongoing!
NOTE: Remember that this event is semi-open! Any HP AU character can have fun here, whether you're in the game or not, so have fun! If you missed the rush for the first log, here's a second chance to have fun, and start some of that September plotting!

Comments

[allamericanreject]

[He waits till Victoria's just in front of him, then sticks his tongue out at her back as he heads on after her, carrying his owl cage carefully.]

Yeah, alright. Well so long as there's something for me, I mean I'd appreciate it anyway.

[Yes, he can tell that you are just prodding and poking, and he's going to take it like a man, Victoria. You can't tease him enough to piss him off.]

[nobodyscrumpet]

[Only because she hasn't begun to try!]

Oh I'm sure there will be something sweet there for you.

[She doesn't walk far before she wanders into the little tea house and finds a little table in the corner. She puts her owl down and sits at the table, picking up the menu immediately and ponders what tea she would have today. The tea menu is just as large as the sweets menu.]

[allamericanreject]

[Once they're inside, Alfred takes care to settle his owl close to Victoria's so it has some form of company, then he takes up the menu, forgoing the tea entirely and looking at the sweets. He's no tea connoisseur, here.]

So what're you havin'?

[Yes. Best conversation.]

[nobodyscrumpet]

Hmmm

[She pouts in thought as she looks at the menu for a long moment. For her, tea is serious business.]

I think I'll have the white rose today.

[She looks at him over the menu.]

And yourself? Coffee and a donut?

[allamericanreject]

That sounds fine for me.

[If she was trying to insult, it wasn't working. Alfred makes sure that the both of them are taken care of, and once their order is placed, he turns his full attention to Victoria.]

So...uhm. While we're waiting...

[nobodyscrumpet]

Of course.

[Victoria flattens out the table cloth near her, as she rolls her eyes a little.]

Why do you want him to like you now? You seemed quite happy enough to torture him before.

[allamericanreject]

That was before. Before...I got what was going on with him. I've felt bad teasing him for years. But if I stopped he'd just be done with me. I didn't want that to happen.

But I don't want to hurt him.

[nobodyscrumpet]

[Putting the menu down, Victoria rests her chin in her hand and regards Alfred with a bored expression.]

However, trying to kill my other cousins is completely fine?

[allamericanreject]

Why would you think I'm trying to kill your other cousins?? I'm not trying to hurt anyone!

[Please don't mention that please don't mention what he thinks you're going to mention...]

[nobodyscrumpet]

[She gives him a look that suggests she isn't in the mood for nonsense.]

Do not assume that Arthur keeps me in the dark. There is nothing about him I don't know.

[allamericanreject]

Oh, well that's true. But you know, I didn't mean for anything bad to happen to that asshole, much as I don't like him.

[Obviously talking about Phineas, but he's not going to say the name. Keeping himself far removed from the situation makes him feel a little less guilty, so long as it's not Arthur NAMEDROPPING HIS IDIOT BROTHER. Because then he just can't help feeling bad.]

I got in trouble for the spell, and I got in trouble for trying to help. It's not cool.

[nobodyscrumpet]

[She gives almost a smile.]

It did somewhat endear you to me. But only a little bit, minuscule change really.

You must really be taken with Bunny, if you're stupid enough to endanger his families lives.

[allamericanreject]

I do like him. I like him a lot, really. Circumstances bein' what they were just made things rough is all, otherwise I'd have stopped picking on him a long time ago, but...

[He shakes his head.]

Let's just leave it at me aiming to change things. I want to make it better at all costs, because I really like him.

[nobodyscrumpet]

He doesn't deserve a bully who had an attack of conscious.

[She looks at him over her glasses.]

He deserves someone much better, someone who can look out for him, and talk him down from his temper.


Laugh at his lame jokes.

[allamericanreject]

Call it what you want, Victoria. It had to start somewhere, didn't it? Three years ago it was an attack of conscious. Now it's just...damn it, I don't know.

I ain't better, but I would look out for him even if he didn't know. I...I think I'd like to see him smile. He's always so grouchy, but when I have seen him smile it's such a nice thing. It's so...so...

Attractive.

[He's not even noticing the whole chin-hand thing he's got going on right now, or how ridiculously infatuated he not only looks, but sounds.]

[nobodyscrumpet]

[She nods slightly, getting caught up in his infatuation.]

He does have a beautiful face when he smiles.

[She blinks and then remembers she's trying to be cross with him. She gives a small smile.]

However, I almost always get to see him with a smile on his face. He's even rather affectionate to me as well.

[Yes, she's trying to make him jealous so he stops looking so sweet.]

[allamericanreject]

...You're lucky, hun. You get to see him happy. You make him happy.

You should keep making him happy.

[Yes, he's jealous. Yes, it shows on his face. But he's actually sort of happy too, that someone's able to make Arthur smile and be merry when he deserves to be.]

[nobodyscrumpet]

[Okay, now she feels a little bad.]

It's something I'll never stop doing. Which is why I don't trust you.

[Her face goes serious. Because really this is her whole issue with Alfred. That and because he's a loud.]

[allamericanreject]

If I thought it was going to be that easy, I wouldn't be wasting my time with you here. I wouldn't be wasting my time with any of this, it's too damn tedious.

I want to get you to trust me. So I'll do what it takes. And I know it takes more than tea to do it.

[Speaking of, that was when they were finally served. thank god, he could use the coffee.]

[nobodyscrumpet]

Well it's good to know that you think spending time with me is tedious.

Ten out of ten, Jones.

[She starts putting her tea, sugar, and milk into her cup and stirs it.]

[allamericanreject]

Don't twist my words. I mean this is tedious for something that might come off as a practical joke. Do you really want to waste the time of day with me if not for the sake of making sure I'm not gonna hurt Arthur?

I think we could get along under better circumstances. But now we're circling, and you know it.

[nobodyscrumpet]

It's not circling. It's being cautious.

[She sips her tea and watches Alfred with a thoughtful expression.]

Tell me.

What would you do, for the chance for Arthur to smile at you? Without snapping at you by the way.

[allamericanreject]

[He's not even touching his drink yet. He's seriously thinking about this. Not that he has to think hard, but he's determined about it.]

I'd do just about anything but turn away. I want to be able to see him and be the reason he's smiling rather than the reason he's glaring mad. I wanna be a source of happiness, not strife.

I ain't got no pride to stop me from doin' what needs doin'.

[nobodyscrumpet]

[After another long sip of tea while she thinks, Victoria fidgets slightly.]

Well then. I have a proposition for you.

[She pauses then adds hastily.]

Now you must understand that I'm doing this for Arthur. I would never suggest this sort of thing otherwise. Because really, it's unorthodox and, impolite to think about. Because really it's right silly. But it's my job to look out for Arthur, and this is possibly the best option for any positive outcome.

[Yes, she's rambling, because her idea is a little uncomfortable to her. She does believe it's for the best though.]

[allamericanreject]

Well what's the idea then? Don't keep me in suspense over it. And I'm all about understanding your position, so don't worry about feeling weird around me. Trust me, this isn't exactly what I thought I'd be doing. Then again I never figured I'd fall in love with Arthur or nothin' either, and, well. That happened.