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Ingress' 10th Birthday Party Extravaganza!

Jun 14, 2009 20:08

Out by the lake, there is a large construction dedicated to the 10th birthday of Lady Ingress of the House of Arch. Ingress has had birthday parties on this site before - there was a birthday princess ball her 7th year, a playground party for her 6th.

This party is different from either of those. Tom, Door, and Ingress worked on the design for ( Read more... )

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The Birthday Party Clearing smallestopener June 15 2009, 02:20:43 UTC

Once you've made it into the heart of the party, enjoy some refreshments and relax on a picnic blanket or sit in a comfortable chair conjured up just for this occasion.

Guests may mingle here. Talk amongst yourselves and have some cake!

Re: The Birthday Party Clearing smallestopener June 15 2009, 03:10:19 UTC

You can catch the birthday girl here before she runs off into the bouncy castle, obstacle course, or the hedge maze again.

Re: The Birthday Party Clearing kitchen_maid June 16 2009, 01:25:35 UTC

Amy came in through the hedge maze. (She is expecting twins in the fall. She doesn't want to imagine what Perry would have to say to her about bouncy houses or obstacle courses.)

But she wouldn't miss this.

"Happy Birthday, darling."

Re: The Birthday Party Clearing smallestopener June 16 2009, 01:42:18 UTC

"Hi Amy," Ingress beams. She scrambles up from the picnic where she is eating a mid-party snack of pistachio ice cream. Obstacle courses are hot work! She does manage to wipe her hands on her tunic before she wraps her arms around Amy for a big hug.

"I'm so glad you came."

Ingress knows grown ups tend to prefer chairs, but you never know.

Re: The Birthday Party Clearing kitchen_maid June 16 2009, 01:54:21 UTC

Amy, under ordinary circumstances, would plop down on the grass without a second thought.

But that works less well with the whole pregnant thing.

"Susan and Merry and Perry send their love."

Re: The Birthday Party Clearing smallestopener June 16 2009, 02:10:07 UTC

"Were they too busy? We'll make sure you can take home some cake for them."

She tugs over a chair for Amy. "Here you are, Queen Amy. Your dress might get dirty on the grass."

Re: The Birthday Party Clearing kitchen_maid June 16 2009, 02:15:52 UTC

"Why thank you, Princess Ingress," says Amy, taking the chair.

"Frightfully busy," Amy says. "But I'm sure they'd love to have cake. Do you have icing roses this year?"

Amy cannot imagine a cake for Ingress without them, but one never knows.

Re: The Birthday Party Clearing smallestopener June 16 2009, 02:18:51 UTC

"I have a zillion icing roses. Door said I could have extra since it was my birthday."

She pulls up a chair for herself, too. Then she remembers her manners, what with being a big ten-year-old and all.

"May I get you something to drink? We have water and punch."

Re: The Birthday Party Clearing kitchen_maid June 16 2009, 02:26:43 UTC

"Only a zillion?" Amy asked, smile bright.

She agrees with Door. Ingress could have a zillion and one icing roses as far as Amy is concerned.

"Punch would be lovely, dear. Thank you."

Re: The Birthday Party Clearing smallestopener June 16 2009, 02:32:50 UTC

"I'll be right back."

She scurries away to the table of refreshments and then returns with a glass of golden punch for Amy. It's made with pineapple sherbet and fizzy lemon drink. Delicious!

"Here you are."

Re: The Birthday Party Clearing kitchen_maid June 16 2009, 02:47:12 UTC

Amy accepts the glass. "Oh, that's fabulous," she says, after her first sip.

"You have the best birthday parties," she tells Ingress.

Re: The Birthday Party Clearing smallestopener June 16 2009, 02:49:09 UTC

"Tom and Door and I planned this one for a long time. I wanted to do the bouncy castle but then we kept going with ideas."

Re: The Birthday Party Clearing kitchen_maid June 16 2009, 02:58:43 UTC

"Sometimes, the more ideas the merrier," Amy says.

"The castle is very impressive, I must say."

And Amy? Knows a thing or two about castles.

Re: The Birthday Party Clearing smallestopener June 16 2009, 03:11:26 UTC

"There's a little one at the May Fair, but this one is lots better. I can do flips in it. Like, ones where you flip in the air!"

Re: The Birthday Party Clearing kitchen_maid June 16 2009, 03:20:42 UTC

"Goodness!"

Amy wonders, briefly, if Tom put anti-broken-bone charms on the castle.

(Mothers fret about these things.)

"Well, every princess needs a castle," Amy says. "And I could not be prouder of this particular princess."

Re: The Birthday Party Clearing smallestopener June 16 2009, 03:25:15 UTC

There are so many safety charms on this party that it's a wonder people aren't choking on the magic in the air.

"Thanks, Amy. I'm going to go to Valdemar for the whole of July, and I've already gotten to go for a couple of weeks."

Her summer holidays there are getting longer. Soon enough, it will be her summer holidays back home that are too short.

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