Revisting our plans, ATTN Ladies on Library

Chelsea Brockert

February 08, 2009 6:14 AM

Revisting our plans, ATTN Ladies by Chelsea Brockert

Chelsea sat at a table in the Library waiting for her friends and sketching a few costume designs in her notes. She was contemplating signing up to do costumes for the concert. She would prefer to just sit with Cecily while they supported Anabel and Holly up on stage, but Chelsea wanted to be prefect someday and she figured being involved was a good way to get herself noticed and she'd always had an eye for color and making things look good, whether it was clothing or the way a room looked. If she had any intention of working post-graduation, Chelsea would have been good at fashion design or interior decorating. She also had better leadership skills than either Thomas or Grayson.

This was why she was currently in the library awaiting the arrival of her friends. Chelsea, Cecily and Anabel had spoken of things they wanted to do this year, and other than her ever-growing reasons to get rid of Flatt-some of which she wouldn't otherwise care about if she wasn't out to get the man-nothing had come of them. Chelsea also thought Alexis's mother had been told. She'd written to Great-Grandmother Antonia about it, hoping the older woman had let Mrs. Ashwood know. She'd even told her mother for good measure since Mrs. Brockert was against the sport for other reasons even before Kaylie had been injured and she assumed Cecily and Anabel had told their families as well, but the traitor was still playing and it had so far seemed nothing had happened, so they possibly needed a new plan for that. They needed to plan for their party with Addie too.

Chelsea was just starting on another sketch to pass the time, when someone finally appeared. "Hello," Chelsea greeted them.

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Anabel McIntosh

February 08, 2009 9:44 PM

On Second Thought... by Anabel McIntosh

She was lost in thought. Her feet moved one in front of the other as she slowly made her way through the hallways toward the library to meet her friends. Pausing here and there, Anabel found herself questioning her decision to sign up for the concert. It had been on a whim, really, a reaction that perhaps had been a bit too rash. She wasn't a very showy individual and getting up in front of a large group of individuals and, well, singing at present did not seem like a pleasant idea.

Huffing slightly, Anabel ran a hand through her hair in a distracted manner as she pushed open the door to the library. Her holidays had been better than expected, as she had actually gotten to spend a decent portion at home rather than traveling from location to location visiting family members along the way. Spotting Chelsea, Anabel weaved her way through the tables before finally coming to a stop.

Upon Chelsea's greeting, Anabel smiled in response. "Hello to you too," she quipped lightly. "What have you got there?" she asked, noting Chelsea's sketches. Pulling out a chair, Anabel took a seat. "Mind if I take a look?"

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Holly Greer

February 10, 2009 4:17 PM

I'm still on my first thought by Holly Greer

Holly found the new year very busy. First, she'd tried out for Pecari's solo (she didn't have absolute confirmation yet, but she didn't think she got it - Saul had given her too much else to do). Second, she was learning her lines for the Group Act, and helping with the choreography and the make-up and the scenery. Between all the concert stuff and homework and Raoul stalking and playing with her new pygmy puff, she'd been spending an unusually large chunk of her time within her own House. Consequently, the time left to spend with the Ladies of the Third Year Court had declined.

Fortunately, Chelsea had thought to invite them all together, so Holly hurried through the library, trying to locate her best friends. Spotting Chelsea and Anabel, she arrived in time to hear Anabel's last question.

"Good day, Anabel, Chelsea," Holly told them both politely with a nod toward each of them, before leaning over to see what had Anabel's attention. "What's that?"\r\n\r\n

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Cecily Smythe

February 17, 2009 3:43 PM

I'm not sure I had a first thought by Cecily Smythe

It was delightful to be invited to spend some time with her friends, even if it was in the library. Cecily assumed that the meeting place must have some cause - research, for example, or not wanting to be overheard by anyone important. Afterall, important people rarely spent much time in the library, unless for a particular reason. It probably had something to do with their discussion at the start of the year, Cecily presumed, about getting rid of Flatt, ruining Alexis and saving Addie. It had to be admitted that they hadn't made a great deal of progress. Cecily had complained to her father about Flatt, but he was adamant that he couldn't do anything about it, even with his political connections. Apparently Bulla was in charge of staff, and he was generally respected within politics, so there was nothing to be done. Cecily thought he wasn't trying hard enough, but she decided not to push the issue too much further. Yet.

As for Alexis, Cecily had explained to her mother both in letters and in person about Alexis being on the team, and she'd been so certain her parents would have banned her this term. And yet, Alexis was still playing on the Crotalus team. That just didn't make any sense.

Addie was still being her ridiculous self - sitting quietly and not joining in with anything at all. Cecily knew the importance of trying to make her into a respectable young lady, but on the other hand she wasn't truly convinced her roommate was worth the effort. Perhaps there was no harm in trying.

Following Holly at some distance, Cecily saw her friend turn into the library, and she didn't hesitate to join the rest of the group. "Good day," she greeted them on arrival. "Delightful to see you all." They were all looking to something, and, having heard a query already issued, Cecily merely awaited a response.

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Chelsea

February 20, 2009 12:42 PM

I have too many. by Chelsea

Before Chelsea could answer Anabel, Holly showed up and then Cecily. She grinned. She loved spending time with her friends and it was nice for them to just get together, with or without going back and discussing and carrying out their plans that had so far gone nowhere. Granted, with Alexis they'd made all the effort they could in her mother finding out so Chelsea didn't really get why she was still on the team, (never mind why she would want to, which was a whole other subject.) It didn't matter that Alexis had caught the snitch. For one thing, Aladren's seeker was just as inexperienced presumably. Furthermore, being good at Quidditch was nothing for a proper lady to be proud of in her book.

The issue with Alexis wasn't simply that she had joined the Quidditch team, but that she'd chosen Jenaye and Laurie over the Ladies. The two things together were unforgivable. Sure, Cecily was friends with Laurie (which Chelsea would never understand as long as she lived even though she didn't hold it against Cecily) but she hadn't betrayed them like Alexis had. Alexis had openly sided with Jenaye against Cecily last year.

"These are just some costume sketches. I considered volunteering to design the costumes for Aladren's concert acts. I want to be prefect some day and that well, might get me noticed with the faculty who will choose." Chelsea handed the sketches around. She didn't in general feel the need to show off and be all "look at me" the way people like Samantha Hollister did. Chelsea knew she was fabulous, others should be able to see it without much effort on her part.

"Of course with Flatt as my head of house, the odds are against it. He'll probably be pro-Thomas as he's not a pureblood or pro-Grayson because he's not upper class." Chelsea added darkly. "Of course, with any luck, we'll be rid of him by then. Either our efforts will succeed...or my third cousin will give him a stroke or a nervous breakdown." She might not have been too quick to admit to Quentin as a relative otherwise because he was supremely irritating but he was a distant enough relative and anyone with a knowledge of pureblood families would realize the connection anyway. Plus, anyone who caused Flatt that much consternation (and distracted him from catching on to the plans of Chelsea and her friends) couldn't be completely without a purpose in her life.

She turned to Anabel and Holly. "How did your auditions go?" Chelsea asked. "Did you have them yet?"

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Anabel McIntosh

February 25, 2009 8:38 PM

Well... by Anabel McIntosh

Taking the sketches, Anabel flipped through them quietly as Chelsea spoke. Her mind was currently whirring with activity. Anabel paused mid-thought as she came to one particular sketch. "This one's great," she slightly interrupted, giving Chelsea a smile before passing the book on to the next person.

Her actions to get Alexis in trouble had practically backfired over the Christmas holidays. She had been certain at least one of her parents would have sided with her, but she had been wrong. Her father had given her 'the look'- a look he only gave her when he was severely disappointed in his only daughter. And her mother, well, she had had the audacity to tell her that she was being spoiled and judgmental. While the incident had alarmed Anabel, she was not shaken. She was bound and determined to get Alexis in trouble, perhaps even more so now that she had been degraded by her parents.

Alexis had then gone and caught the Snitch. While her dorm mates had been annoying at first (with the exception of Cecily, of course), they were practically unbearable now. If she had to hear about that stupid Quidditch match one more time she thought she might just get sick. She had made a point of avoiding the room when any one of her less than stellar roommates were present and it had worked thus far.

What if Laurie or Jenaye or Alexis, Merlin forbid, were chosen to be Prefect? Anabel shuddered. As Chelsea had mentioned, Flatt and perhaps a couple of the other professors tended to prefer students with dull backgrounds. Anabel was becoming so lost in her thoughts that she almost missed Chelsea's question.

Fighting the urge to groan, Anabel shifted in her seat. "Well..." she started, drawing out the word. "We haven't exactly had ours yet. I've been trying to figure out which song I want to sing." She shrugged for a moment, trying to ignore the fact that she really didn't want to talk about it. Scratching the back of her hand, Anabel's eyes drifted down and away from her friends. "I don't know. I'm not so sure I want to do it anymore. I heard that Laurie's helping and that probably means that Jenaye will be as well." She made a sound that slightly resembled disgust before covering it with a cough. "Anyways, I'm not about to lose to a first year, though, right?"

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Holly Greer

February 27, 2009 11:32 AM

Soo.... by Holly Greer

Accepting the sketchbook from Anabel, Holly glanced with interest through the designs. "Nice," she complemented, her impressed tone making up for what the word lacked. She passed the sketches on to Cecily, and frowned slightly at Anabel's comments on the Crotalus concert act. She was confused as to who Jenaye was and why he (or she) might be somebody better avoided. Holly didn't recognize the name, and beside some Salem transfer or older or younger year that she'd never heard of couldn't possibly be worse than the Pecaris she had to deal with.

"You should totally try out," she encouraged. "If you're the soloist you won't have to interact with others so much. I have to deal with Saul Pierce and Elly Erikkson as two of my prefect directors. And they're trying to get every single Pecari in the House involved. Even in the common room I haven't had to deal with this many Pecaris all at once. It's exhausting and, let me tell you, a little frightening."

She looked back to Chelsea to answer the first question as it applied to Holly. "We had ours. I haven't gotten definite word yet, but I'm pretty sure Meredith Lail got it. Even before the audition, Saul was talking to me about what role I'd have in the group act. I get to be a princess, though, and one of the two main characters, and I think I heard a rumor that Raoul will be my love interest, so I'm not too upset about not getting the solo. If I get to kiss Raoul on stage it will be completely worth dealling with all the other Pecaris. Plus, Saul promised me a tiara." She could forgive anyone anything if she was properly bribed. A tiara was the ultimate bribe.

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Cecily

February 28, 2009 2:24 PM

Yeah... by Cecily

Somehow, without Cecily realising it, all her friends were suddenly talking about the concert at the end of the year. She could understand to some extent; it was practically the only event in the school calendar of any remote interest, but she really couldn't see the allure of showing off on stage in front of the rest of the students who, for the most part, were not worth their time even in normal circumstances. Chelsea, Anabel, and especially Holly, however, all seemed quite drawn in by the prospect. At a loss, Cecily merely stood quietly by, with one eyebrow arched lightly in limited interest.

The other thought in Cecily's mind was quite how delightful Holly could be. Yes she was Muggleborn, but she had aptly demonstrated on many occasions that such a handicap needn't obstruct one in society. This girl had her head screwed on right, and she had most of the same objections and ideals as the other Ladies. Right now, however, it was her simple pleasure that Cecily found endearing; that Holly's happiness was dependent on a tiara was beyond sweet. Cecily, of course, would never settle for anything so material, but then variety was the catalyst of life... or something along those lines.

"I had hoped you were going to sit with me and laugh at the performers," she told her friends with a mock pout, but at this rate it doesn't sound as if I'll have a great deal to laugh at. Except Amelia, of course." Cecily did understand her sister's involvement; Milly had to be the center of attention, and this was an excellent opportunity for the same. Her friends had offered good reasons for their taking part, too, yet Cecily was not swayed. She would simply have to sit with some other acceptable people to view the concert. If, that is, there were any such people left not performing.

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Chelsea

March 05, 2009 6:13 PM

Okay... by Chelsea

"Thank you," Chelsea replied to Anabel and Holly's comments on her work. She knew it was good of course, but it was always nice to hear compliments.

She nodded in response to Anabel's comments about the firstie. "That would be rather embarassing." Chelsea agreed. "But why would they give it to a first year over you? He or she would have to be really amazing...and I doubt that. Break a leg."

She paused. "I'm not sure I really want to do this either. I mean, like you said about the Pecaris," Chelsea nodded at Holly, "it would involve working with other Aladrens." Granted, overall Aladrens were better than Pecaris but Chelsea still had little desire to associate with most of her housemates. She could certainly sympathize with Holly's less than enthusiastic proclamation about working with Saul and Elly and Pecaris in general. They were so...low class and uncouth.

And dumb. She didn't know about Elly, but Saul was very very dumb. The fact that he had talked to Holly about her role in the group act before auditions just oozed that he was biased towards Meredith. Not that Chelsea would have been much better with being fair if it had been her judging her own friends (aside from the fact that she'd have been heading an act for Aladren, where she really didn't have friends or even strong feelings about anyone idividually, aside from that she preferred not to spend time with them so Chelsea wouldn't have any reason to be biased towards or against anyone in her own house. The only person she had any connections to was Quentin. And her sister had dated one of the current prefects but neither Chris nor his cousin would matter by the time Chelsea would theoretically be in charge of anything because they would have graduated). The thing that made Saul dumb was that he sort of let on to Holly that she wasn't going to get it. What kind of moron let someone know they weren't going to get it before they even performed because one of their friends was trying out and they were just going to get it? Why didn't he at least pretend there wasn't a bias towards Meredith?

At least Holly was happy, even if Chelsea really didn't think it was that fair. Sometimes she found Holly's reactions to things as endearing as Cecily did.It touched that softer side of Chelsea, the one Nina and probably everyone else in her family didn't think existed, and that she rarely showed.

"Honestly, Cecily, I would rather sit with you. I might not even do it at all. I don't care about people who aren't worth my time anyway thinking I'm great. Besides behind the stage things are not going to get much for credit, which I wouldn't care about anyway. It's going to be all about Bella, Chris, Gunther, Paul and Samantha." Chelsea frowned. "Though I think I heard Grayson wrote the play. Which would work in his favor for prefect. Especially with Flatt in charge of it." She looked at the rest of them. "We really need to get rid of him. In the worst way possible."

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