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Time: August 15th, 2000
Place: The bar
Status: Everyone except Adam
Summary: Pretty decorations...

Fuschia?

Well, that wasn't the primary color they had hoped for. Pepper sighed atop the ladder and fastened another corner with the staple gun. She was trying to go as fast as she could, but with how she had to keep moving the ladder every few staples, it was going slower than she'd hoped.

She'd seen what Wensley had prepared, though. It was gorgeous and likely delicious enough for everyone to end up wishing that he'd made another. He'd had to smack her hand away from it to keep her from trying any. Old habits died harder for Them.

She looked down at Wensley, grumbling, "Is this really all we could come up with? Looks like the decorations for that Princess Bash you had to babysit for at the Dawson's a few years back." Okay, it wasn't that bad. They'd managed a little blue and green in certain places. And it was decidedly lacking in screaming ten-year-olds in cheap lipstick and rouge. But, really.

She leaned back on the ladder, glancing out to where John and Azirphale (she was so proud of herself for finally figuring out how to pronounce his name right) stood. "How much time do you think we have out there?" she shout-whispered to them. "Roughly?"

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Pepper nodded at John's estimate. She only hoped it would be enough time. "Wensley, few mintues!"

She started a bit when she heard Anathema's voice behind her. The ladder made her a little nervous, up as high as she was. Turning around on it, she kneeled down and whispered in Anathema's ear. She smiled. "Wanna help?"

With a big smile Anathema nodded. "Sure! Sounds fun and I doubt I will be needed in the hospital any time soon."

Looking at the supplies on the ground, she picked around in them until she found what she was looking for. Which happened to be practically what Pepper was nailign to the walls. Well, at least it would fit with the rest of the colour pattern. Do you want me in here or in the Lobby?"

Pepper certainly hoped that Anathema wouldn't be needed in the hospital. She glanced around warily. Ever since the barbeque...

"Er, here would be good," Pepper said, glancing around at the still-far-too-bare-walls. "I need all the help I can get, as you see."

"Alright!" Anathema replied, looking aobut the room looking for a suitable spot to place her burden. "Um, is there only the one ladder?" If there was then she could always decorate the tables.

Pepper nodded. "Unfortunately. But you can pick a spot on the wall, or tables, if you like. Anything to brighten the place up a bit."

Anathema nodded, turned to the nearest table and began folding the piece of cloth in her hands into a pretty pattern that she had learnt as a child and decorated the middle of the table with it. She wondered if it would be possible to sneak out a back door somewhere and grab some floweres. She would have to ask Pepper.

But first...she went back to the supplies, grabbed all the cloth she could find that went with the colour scheme, and began to decorate all the tables with them. At least it would brighten the room up a bit.

Luna walked stealthily* towards Anathema and stage-whispered, "Do you need my help decorating, Anathema?"

*Well, as stealthily as she could. She hadn't had much practice, unlike ~~Shadow~~other people.

(ooc: Just poking fun at Luna, not Shadow! XD)

Hearing someone walking up bbehind her, she turned just before someone asked if they wanted help. She recognised Luna from the BBQ. "Sure! Always room for more helpers. I'm just decorating the tables, see? Grab something and help if you want."

"Alright," said Luna as she thought hard. Then with a flick of her wrist party favours appeared on the tables, and with a another flick, they seemed to have disapppeard. But they would reappear when the birthday boy entered.

Then there was a sound of scuffling, and excited whisphering. Luna saw people running amok, and then Pepper stage-whisphered, "Everyone hide!" People disappeared under tables, and Luna caught hold of Anathema's wrist, pulling her under the table as well. This was fun!

She could hear footsteps and then someone yelled "Surprise!!!"