Happy Birthday, Caroline! [Night of Oct 10]

[vampire_barbie_girl]

1. Getting ready for the party (for Thomas)

To say Caroline was excited about her birthday would be an understatement. Especially because this was one of those important sounding birthdays, twenty-one. Nevermind that she was in the UK now, where the drinking age was eighteen. It was still a big deal, or at least it felt like it.

She'd been trying on clothes for the last fifteen minutes or so, before finally settling a cute black and gold outfit that was sexy but in a more grown-up way.

For a moment, she wondered what her mother would think of it. She smiled sadly at her reflection before turning her focus to the clock. It was about time for Thomas to arrive to do her hair. She couldn't wait to see what he came up with.




2. Get the Party Started (Open)

Caroline had decided on a pool hall in Haringey as the location for the party, since it seemed like a good, neutral place. She'd basically invited everyone she'd met in London, which mainly included some co-workers (the ones who weren't working tonight), neighbours, and a number of vampires who she was fairly confident wouldn't be snacking on the other guests.

All and all, she was fairly satisfied by the turnout. It made her feel like this London life of hers might actually work out for the best. And so she started making the rounds, smiling at each familiar face she saw - and a few unfamiliar ones too because the more, the merrier.





3. Sorry I can't hear you, I'm kind of busy (Open)

The party has been going for awhile when Caroline heard her phone beeping, alerting her to a text message. She froze for a moment when she saw the notification. It was from Stefan.

Of course he would pick today to end the months long silence. She put her phone away without reading the message, then headed over to the bar for another drink. She wasn't sure how many she'd had at this point but after that, she definitely needed another.




[Feel free to join the party even if your character doesn't know Caroline well enough for an invite, everyone's welcome]

Comments

[loveconquersdinosaurs]

"Essentially...yes." She was absolutely correct in thinking he enjoyed the finer things in life. "I might not have wanted to come here, and my father might not be my favorite person, but cutting myself off from him also means cutting myself off from the rest of my family, as well as the family funds."

Because while as his sire, his 'father' might be willing to let him buy whatever he wanted on his dime, that would only remain true for as long as Thomas was doing what he wanted.

[goodgraces]

"Oh."

Her playful mood evaporated in the face of his matter-of-fact response.

"That's...terrible. And terribly unfair." She shook her head. "But I can empathize."

Guinevere's father could never threaten her financial stability. She had her own money: the inheritance from her mother and that which came to her upon Leontes' death. However, there were other family expectations that controlled her actions.

"Where I live is up to me. Who I marry, on the other hand..."

Marriage to a respectable wolf has always been the only family-approved choice on the table.

"If I settle down with the 'wrong' man, I'll likely be disowned by my entire family. I know that's also not fair, but I can't risk losing them by fighting it."

Was it truly can't or simply won't? From where she currently stood, the distinction made no difference.

[loveconquersdinosaurs]

"Oh, he doesn't care that much with what I do or who I marry or interact with, as long as I don't get in his way, but he does like to keep an eye on his progeny."

Okay, so that was a term that was more frequently used when talking about individuals a vampire had sired (which was what he was actually talking about here), but Thomas figured it was still somewhat ambiguous. Sort of. Since he didn't know what sorts Caroline had invited, he didn't know if everyone here would know she was a vampire, so he figured it was best to not directly say anything that was too obvious.