Get Well Soon Lou Party [OPEN]

[bewitchinghaze]

 
 Val had worked hard turning her precious garden into a space suitable for a party. She knew how stressed out and awful Lou must feel right now and she was determined that she would shake her right back into the cheerful voice of reason she normally was. Messages had been sent out to anyone who had any connection to Lou the night she came home from the hospital and Val prayed people would have time to show up.

Every branch and bush in the garden had been strung with fairy lights, the strings hidden so they looked more like floating globes of light. Chairs and tables had been tucked into empty spaces and various snacks and alcohol had been set up on a long table off to the side. She'd taken into consideration the rather... aphrodisiac effect these get-togethers seemed to have and small nooks out of the way of the rest of the party had been set up and thoroughly charmed with privacy charms. More charms sent out an thread of magic to draw anyone who appeared to be looking for privacy towards them.

Sitting herself down in the middle of everything, she spent an hour putting the strongest protection spells she could in a bubble around the party. They wouldn't do anything to keep those who wandered away from the party safe, but hopefully they would keep those in the bubble safe for the duration of the party.

A quick charm on her flowers so they wouldn't be trampled or picked, a call to Lou to ask her to come over, and a shower and an outfit change later, she was ready. Taking a deep breath, she turned on the soft, not too energetic music she'd put together, and flopped down into a chair to wait.

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[jiyunnies]

"WHA--?" Startled, Riley looks over her shoulder while walking and smacks herself into a new baby tree Val must have conjured up recently. "Ow, ow ow ow ow oww owwww owwwwww!" Throwing a hand up to feel her head, she realizes she's bleeding and she whines. "Soo-Yuunnn."

[bewitchinghaze]

Val rolls her eyes but darts over as fast as she can. "You dummy! Let me see that," she reaches up, pulling down her hand and wincing. "Yah! Watch where you're going, unnie."

She pulls out a handkerchief and presses it to the cut, grabbing a bottle of water and washing the blood away. "How many fingers am I holding out?" she asks, holding up two.

[jiyunnies]

"When did this damn tree get here??" She winces when Val cleans the cut, pouting like a child. "Two. What'd you say to Tristan?"

[bewitchinghaze]

"Two weeks ago. It's an apple tree. It should be blossoming soon," she explains, pinching the cut shut and using a bit of magic to mostly seal it up. "Okay good, no concussion. What did you say to Grant??"

[grantmiddleton]

"No fun," he teases. Grant takes her arm when she sways. "Hey, good idea. Just take it easy for a bit okay. When did you last eat?"

[bewitchinghaze]

"Oh, okay. You drink and tell me how much fun you're having when you're throwing up into my lobelias an hour from now," she snips. "Umm... This... morning? Like... 7?"

[jiyunnies]

"I haven't been out here in a few weeks..." She crosses her eyes, looking up to try to see the wound and failing. "I told him if he hurts you, we got a beef, duh."

[honeyandwine]

He kind of stares at how quickly she changes, but he also understands. He doesn't get quite as intense about his food, but he does feel protective about the ingredients before they go into his pies.

"Well, she said she liked superhero movies, so I suggested the new X-Men movie," he says, hiding his fidgeting hands behind his back to try and ease his nervousness. "And she said she liked Italian, so I thought we'd try Francesco's, down town."

"And I was going to ask you what her favorite flowers were, as a matter of fact. As well as her favorite kind of chocolate."

[bewitchinghaze]

"Well maybe you need to come out and relax once in awhile, hm?" She reaches up, tweaking Riley's nose. "Haha, how funny! Exactly what I told Tristan!"

[jiyunnies]

"Outside evil. Inside good." Riley leans over, resting her head on Val's shoulder. "Awwww, such a sweet flower you are. Did you scare him off though?"

[bewitchinghaze]

"Outside is good. Outside means you don't die of scurvy because you aren't getting enough vitamin D, you ghost." Val laughs, leaning her head against her sister's. "He says he's still taking you out... I reserve scaring off for if he hurts you. What about Grant?"

[grantmiddleton]

"Alright, alright, no alcohol. I'm pretty sure you'd kill me anyways. Or your sister would." He tucks a crutch under his arm. "Yup, getting you a sandwich. Stay. Here." he gives her a stern look before making his way over to the food table and filling up a plate for her.

"Okay, I wasn't sure what you like so I got a bit of everything."

[bewitchinghaze]

She lifts her chin, waves of intimidation flowing off of her. "Passion flowers. And caramel filled. And if you hurt her, you will find yourself with a clutch of flora growing in your lung. They'll look so lovely once they emerge to decorate your grave!" she beams before skipping off.

[jiyunnies]

"Don't make fun of my sensitive, pale skin, yah." Riley grins to herself, glad Tristan wasn't scared off so easily. If he survived a questioning from Valeria Jung, he could definitely be a keeper. "He looked surprised and a little frightened, just how I want him," she grins. "But I doubt I completely scared him off."

[bewitchinghaze]

She laughs, lowering herself into a seat and kicking out the opposite one for him. "Sorry about Riley... She's a little... protective." she laughs, embarrassed.

"Everything is fine! I didn't get anything I wouldn't eat myself," she reassures him as she tucks into the plate, fully stuffing her face with it. "'it 'own."

[honeyandwine]

"I, thank you?" He says as she skips off, very much intimidated and determined never to anger, upset, or otherwise disturb Riley's sister.

[bewitchinghaze]

"It wouldn't be so sensitive and pale if you spent a little more time outside instead of in your dank-ass potion room," she taunts.

"Good. He's brave. I like that."

[jiyunnies]

"Not all of us tan nicely, okay."

"Brave or just insane, I haven't decided yet. Is he an ass all the time or just one of those that acts like an ass but has a heart of gold?"

[bewitchinghaze]

"Not like you'd know if you do or not."

"If Grant's insane, Tristan's insane," she points out. "It's an act. He feels like he has to live up to his family's legacy or something."

[grantmiddleton]

He chuckles as he takes a seat opposite of Val and toasts his water to her. "That's an understatement. I'm pretty sure she threatened me with murder."

"Good. I figured as much, but you never know."

[bewitchinghaze]

"Tit-for-tat, I guess," she shrugs. "I threatened the dude she's going on a date with with growing flowers in his lungs soooo..."

"I eat pretty much anything. Riley took awhile to become a good enough cook that things didn't taste like charcoal so... You get used to it."

[jiyunnies]

"Pff," she flaps a hand at Val. "Why mess with flawless?"

"His mom didn't seem like an ass...I briefly met her at the ball and she seemed like a saint. Maybe it's the Middleton men?"

[jiyunnies]

Riley rushes over to find Tristan after smacking her head on a tree and hearing from Val that she had actually talked to the poor guy. She stops short in front of him, kind of out of breath.

"I'm sorry! We're very protective of each other."

[grantmiddleton]

"Good God. Did he cancel the date?"

He grins. "You don't want my cooking then. Grew up being actively kept from the kitchen."

(Somewhere, Riley's kicking a plant over.)

[bewitchinghaze]

"I'm glad to see you got mother's sense of modesty," she smirks.

"I think so, yeah. It's kind of a macho thing." She rolls her eyes, totally finding the whole thing rather silly. "I'll forever be glad we're both girls..."