Parents' Weekend Evening Event - Saturday Evening Sock Hop

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The student council folks had discussed events for Parents' Weekend and decided upon a sock hop at the community center.

So, the whole place was now kitschily appropriately decorated and very glittery, the refreshments were set out, and the music was playing.

There was also a large box of socks at the doorway, for those who felt their socks were too threadbare or too boring, who didn't have any socks, or who came from a world where socks didn't exist. None of the socks matched. Some seemed to be made of extremely odd materials. Some had capes and/or toes (not always five). Most were interesting color combinations. Nearly all had googly eyes that seemed to actually be looking around at things.

Hopefully they were at least good dancers?


Parents' Weekend 2013 Saturday Evening Mixer

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Mingle!

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Or be a wallflower! Not literally!

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[pursuedthestars]

Jim didn't know why he was here since he figured Pike would find him and glare at him some more. He probably should have been hiding but that would have been a wuss thing to do. He wasn't afraid of Pike.

Yes, he was.

He was hanging out against one wall, drink in hand and keeping an eye out for any stern looking Starfleet captains or anyone else that he might wanna talk with.

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[solarhippie]

Checking up on your friends was probably a thing to do after a long week of self-imposed solitude. So that was what Karolina was doing.

"Hey, Jim."

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[pursuedthestars]

"Hey, Karolina," he said, brightening up a little. "Long time, no see. Having fun this weekend?"

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[solarhippie]

"It's okay." She offered him a little smile. Really, she hadn't been out of her room for long enough to have had much fun yet. "Are you?"

The whole week had seemed like something he'd enjoy more than she had.

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[pursuedthestars]

"Until yesterday I was having a great time," Jim said, making a face. "Yesterday kinda ruined it."

Freaking Christopher Pike.

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[hatesmoststuff.livejournal.com]

There was, during a very brief window of the evening, a sullen, expressionless April wallflowering it up near a punch table, wearing mismatched socks (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__V6K14QXBMo/SQpX2--GKeI/AAAAAAAAAi8/ydFv_6yoaKY/s1600-h/P1010089.JPG).

She was here for the hopefully-spiked punch and some food before she started her bar shift. Not to make new friends.

Unless they were hot.

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[never-dull.livejournal.com]

Hannibal had socks. They were very good quality, comfortable, and utterly boring. It felt rather odd being out in them, but he was still here, ready to meet any of his students or their families that came by.

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[isthe-exception.livejournal.com]

"A sock hop?" It was just so quaint and not at all Hannibal.

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[never-dull.livejournal.com]

"Well, perhaps not a waltz." Hannibal shrugged. This was far from the oddest thing he'd seen or done here. He wondered if Alana had met any of the non-humans on the island yet.

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[isthe-exception.livejournal.com]

"A jive?" she suggested, trying not to laugh at the decorations. In a good way!

It was adorable and very high school.

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[never-dull.livejournal.com]

Hannibal gave her a look. Did he look like a jiving person?

"I could maybe stretch myself to a bit of swing," he allowed.

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[school-shrink.livejournal.com]

Dr. Brockton had to be amused by the decor. Even if he hadn't quite gotten a handle on this school and Theo's adjustment to said school, he couldn't doubt that they seemed to take care of their students.

He came in quietly, watching the crowd and making mental notes every so often.

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[cunningandguile.livejournal.com]

"Wow, it's an actual sock hop," Sam said to Josh. "With socks and presumably hopping. You go to black tie dinners at the White House and now you do this."

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[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"Hey, now, snobby," Josh said, "we have an important function at these things: making sure no one spikes the punch so badly that they need their stomachs pumped."

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[cunningandguile.livejournal.com]

Sam laughed at him. "You used to be Chief of Staff to the most powerful man on the planet."

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[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"And now I do this," Josh said. "Shut up or I'll make you drink the punch."

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[whistlerealloud.livejournal.com]

Chris was at this dance too, Jim. So, look forward to being judged from a distance.

He'd skipped the socks, though. Starfleet captains didn't need to borrow them, thank you.

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[hatesmoststuff.livejournal.com]

April gave the guy a nod. Mostly because he was seriously attractive. Actually, entirely because of that.

Also, she'd gotten into the punch, so.

"Sup."

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[whistlerealloud.livejournal.com]

"Sup," Chris returned delicately, a mix of amused by the outdated slang and concerned for the level of inebriation there.

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[hatesmoststuff.livejournal.com]

"You have really good posture," April told him. Conversationally and all.

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[solarhippie]

Karolina couldn't help the urge to investigate this random adult who'd apparently ruined Jim's weekend.

But at least she did so looking more or less polite. "Mr. Pike?"

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[whistlerealloud.livejournal.com]

Be real, Karolina. He ruined his own things. Pike was just there to judge him until he fixed his life.

"Yes?"

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[solarhippie]

"Hi, I'm Karolina." She didn't give non-teacher adults her last name. It was a thing. "I'm a friend of Jim's."

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[craftyladyparts.livejournal.com]

Jessica was a little bit late because she had to make some phone calls to people at SHIELD and figure out what the hell was going on, why the hell she hadn't been told anything before now, and what the hell was going on. The hell.

Eventually, though, she had to make her way to the sock hop. She was President, after all. Which, what the hell about that, too? Anyway, she was besocked and ready to pretend to party while really trying not to get on the phone and yell more.