Oh what a beautiful afternoon!

[cyan_maid]

Who: Jane Crocker and YOU! (Open)
What: A relaxed garden party
When: May 16th, beginning around noon.
Where: The castle gardens
Rating: G for GARDEN PARTY

If you enter the castle's garden today, you are met with the sight of a party!

There are blankets laid out on the grass, and numerous, various outside activities have been set up - games like croquet and bocce are joined by various sport balls, Frisbees, jump ropes, and anything else you can imagine. Nearby a table has been placed, holding various foods prepared by the attendees and the nice kind of disposable plates and cutlery, the sturdy kind with little flowers on them. If none of this tickles your fancy, there's always the actual garden to keep you occupied.

Chances are you heard tell of this party and came to participate! Though no one would begrudge you for just taking food and leaving, much less the hostess. Jane will welcome you with a smile no matter what.

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[hardenedimmortal]

It has been a long time since Adam had been to anything resembling a garden party. So, upon hearing about said party, he made plans to attend. It could be vaguely entertaining, right? Hopefully their version of "garden party" wouldn't turn out to be something similar to something out of a certain book with a little girl in a mad world.

Adam brought a very delicious desert, Uiro, with him. After all, when he could prepare in advance, he rather liked bringing food with him to a party. That and he had plenty of time on his hands, not being able to sleep and all.

[patching_up]

5 feels, to an extent, that he has a bit of a reason to celebrate. Even several days after the castle changed him back to his typical form, he still feels immensely relieved to be himself again-- and a chance to go outdoors and enjoy the company of his friends sounds like a wonderful idea to him.

Unfortunately, he has no knowledge of cooking and wouldn't have been able to make enough food for anyone even if he did, but he hopes that no one will mind his presence regardless. He instead makes his way over to the garden proper, stopping to admire the colorful flowers with a quiet smile.

[onlythefishiest]

Feferi brought food! There's a distinctly odd plate of something on the food table, right next to the bowl of raw, unpeeled prawns. At least, they look mostly like prawns, if kind of larger than most prawns ever dream of. The something is brown and roughly loaf-shaped, but it isn't giving up any other ideas to what it is.

Feferi herself is off to one side, sat comfortably on a blanket. She hasn't really been up to much these last couple of days, but hiding away isn't her style at all, so something new to distract her is really welcome right now. Especially something that lets her meet new people.

[littlesoul]

River did not bring food. River didn't even know this was going on, actually. She just came to the gardens because it's become a part of her routine.

But there does seem to be a party going on and it makes her smile. She picks a flower, braiding it into her hair before wandering towards the food and poking at it lightly. She's not hungry but she always enjoyed seeing what people brought to parties.

[bravelittlegirl]

This is a little strange for Ib. She found Garry eventually, asleep and not waking up, and ever since she's been going to him frequently, making sure his rose has enough water, things like that. In between, she's not sure what to do. The castle doesn't feel the same anymore. It's... unpleasant. She doesn't want to be inside it.

So today she's found herself out in the garden, only to discover somebody's arrived there first. Another party? Even now? She stands off to the side at first, watching the attendees. There's even several that she knows - Jane, Feferi, River. But she's not sure how to approach, not sure if... if... Ib clutches her rose tight, nervous.

[psych0p0mps]

Aradia arrives a little late. Once she's found a spot for her casserole (which is basically Hamburger Helper), she seeks out Jane and - after the basic hello hello - goes ahead and delivers a message with her customary tact.

"Vriska and Nepeta aren't going to make it, they're still dead," she says.