Happy Mayday!

[alcuin_delaunay]

D'Angelines love a reason to celebrate, and of all the annual reasons to celebrate, Alcuin's favorite is spring. So he's prepared a vast picnic outside, with plenty of sweets and baked goods along with other foods, and bottles of cordials, sparkling wines and juices, bouquets of flowers from the gardens and wildflowers from the meadows. Alcuin

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[tattlingbridget]

And here is a very serious looking three year old. "May I pat him?" She points to the puppy.

[alcuin_delaunay]

"Of course," Alcuin smiles. "Careful, though, he's a little bit hyper."

The puppy is quite distracted with the butterfly, but it will get away and run over to yip happily at Bridget, trying to lick her face.

[tattlingbridget]

She giggles and tries to shield her face. "Papa has doggies."

[alcuin_delaunay]

"His name's Vanilla," Alcuin told her, kneeling down to their level with a smile. "Who's your papa?"

[sweariwontdie]

Armand blinks and then smiles. He goes to seek out Alcuin. "This is lovely. I would have helped, you know."

[alcuin_delaunay]

"You still can, if you like." Alcuin smiled, filling Armand's arms with a basket of cinnamon rolls and several bottles of wine. "Set these out, will you? I have to get the pies before they burn."

[sweariwontdie]

"Alright," Armand laughs and does as he's told. He sets the basket on the table with all the sweets and looks for the drinks table for the wine or perhaps an ice chest.

[alcuin_delaunay]

"Over there." Alcuin pointed, smiling, laying out the pies and swiftly heading back inside for more.

[bibis_flower]

"What a wonderful idea! I have some violets. Where should I put them?"

[alcuin_delaunay]

"There's an empty vase over there, if you don't mind." Alcuin smiles at her around a platter of sandwiches. "Thank you. Help yourself to anything you like."

[bibis_flower]

Fleurette puts the flowers in a vase and starts exploring the tables, nibbling here and there. She avoids any alcohol though, since she's only seventeen.

[glacianbitch]

Karla blinks and looks around at the flowers and food spread on the grass. She bends down and holds out her hand for the puppy to sniff. "Hello?" she says questioningly. "What on earth is going on here?"

[alcuin_delaunay]

"It's the first of May. A celebration of spring." Alcuin smiles, giving her a flower. "For your hair. Help yourself to anything if you're hungry."

[glacianbitch]

Karla looks at the flower and after a moment's hesitation, tucks it into her hair with a shrug. "Hell with it. I like celebrations." At the mention of food, she brightens even more. "Mm. That sounds good. Did you make all of it?"

[alcuin_delaunay]

"I did." Alcuin smiles, gesturing for her to help herself. "I have a bit of a sweet tooth, so there are more cakes and pastries than actual food, but you're welcome to anything."

[apolloscurse]

Cassandra floats in and breathes in the scent of flowers with relief. "Oh, this looks heavenly. You must be Alcuin," she adds to the young albino. "Dido told me to look for you."

[alcuin_delaunay]

"I am," Alcuin gives her a puzzled smile and a flower. "Alcuin no Delaunay, but I can't imagine why you'd be looking for me. Are you hungry?"

Typist: Alcuin isn't really an albino, he just looks like it because he's fair-skinned and has white hair. He has very dark eyes, however, so he's not a true albino. But hey, whatever works. He'd rather be mistaken for an albino than a girl (which is common enough).

[apolloscurse]

((*sigh* I knew that. Really, I did. Slip of the tongue. Sorry, Alcuin. *blink* Aw. Poor baby. *giggle*))

Cassandra takes the flower and blinks at it. "Cassandra, and yes. I am a little hungry. I was looking for you because Dido told me you were a baker. Maybe you could teach me, though I've always been a disaster in the kitchen." She smiles shyly and a little nervously.

[alcuin_delaunay]

"I'd be happy to." Alcuin smiles, friendly. "I could always use help the next time I decide to have a holiday like this. Do help yourself to the food. There's cake, pies, sandwiches, anything you like, really."

Typist: Oh, don't worry about it! Dido was the one who told Cassie that Alcuin was an albino, so it's her mistake, and they're both my pups, so you can totally blame me for misleading you.