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]

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[freelife]

Evie will admit it- she didn't expect her first text from Caroline to be a birthday party invitation. But she's happy to accept the invitation regardless. She didn't know how many people would be there, and she believed that she didn't want to be someone that didn't show up, leading to an empty party. So here she was.

Though, honestly, a pool hall probably wasn't the safest place for vampires, Evie would have to make sure no one broke any cues. And she'd do it armed with one of her own- she was surprisingly god at pool.

When she spots Caroline, however, Evie hands the stick over to someone else to finish the game for her. "Caroline- happy birthday!" This was an event that would get less significant with time. Evie hardly blinked when it was her birthday, now. "How old are you, then." She wasn't asking physically.

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[loveconquersdinosaurs]

Thomas made sure his tote was packed and ready to go. Curling iron, bobby pins, combs, brushes, hairspray, anything he might conceivably need, he packed. After all, he wanted to make the best possible impression of his hairstyling skills, in case he decided to try making his own night operating hairstyling business. If nothing else, it would be useful for vampires that couldn't get out during the day.

Upon arriving at her door, Thomas knocked, and waited.

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[loveconquersdinosaurs]

Thomas clearly had been enjoying the party, and seemed to have managed to drink enough to get a vampire drunk. He'd wished Caroline a happy birthday at least once, and had flirted with half the people there. Mostly women, but a few men as well. However, drunk as he was, he still seemed to catch the way she looked at her phone and quickly put it away. Maybe it was the look on her face when she saw it, but whatever it was, it caught his eye.

"Hey, is something up?"

3.

[goodgraces]

On the way to the bar, Caroline was shadowed by a concerned Gwen, who had noticed the other woman’s obvious distress and thought she might be in need of a friendly ear or sympathetic shoulder to lean on.

“Hey.” She lightly touched the back of Caroline’s arm. “Allow me. I think I owe you at least one more. What are you having?”

Open to Anyone

[goodgraces]

Guinevere has been looking forward to this all week. It’s been months since she shared a night out with company. What better way to break that sad streak than a birthday celebration with Caroline, a woman she has come to think of more and more as a friend?

Unfamiliar with the place Caroline picked, Gwen shows up in a simple but elegant sheath dress, something she thought would work in either a casual or upscale place. She intends to find the birthday girl straight away and wish her a happy twenty-first. After that, well…pool is not something with which Gwen has had any experience, so she will probably stay off to the side, drink in hand, watching others play.

Aside from the birthday girl, she doesn’t know anyone, but she’s hoping to change that. If Caroline found these people worthy of an invite, hopefully she’ll get along with them as well (and maybe even lay the groundwork for a new friend while she’s at it).

Whenever she sees a friendly-looking face, she’ll approach with hand outstretched.

“Hi! I don’t think we’ve met yet. I’m Guinevere. Are you here for the birthday celebration as well?”

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[stauncherhearted]

Nancy had been on her way to the bar for another drink when Caroline arrived. It took her one glance at Caroline's face to know something was up. She'd been a girl for long enough to know that sort of look.

"Alright, what happened?" What were friends for if not bitching to on your birthday?