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entrancelogs2015-02-14 12:57 am
exceedinglybright) wrote in entrancelogs2015-02-14 12:57 am
[OPEN] She's just the girl for me;
Who: Lily Evans & you!
Where: All over the mansion and grounds.
When: February 14th, all day!
Rating: PG
Summary: James put together a clever scavenger hunt for Lily and has requested that people do their best to distract her! Care to do your part?
The Story:
[She had almost missed the envelope tied to her doorknob this morning, as a matter of fact, having been eager to make her way downstairs to the kitchen for breakfast and tea, but it had brushed against her hand in the process of her closing the door behind her, catching her attention. She’d been unable to keep from smiling while reading through the initial note; of course James would do something sweepingly romantic for their first Valentine’s Day together, and a scavenger hunt seems just like him, a lover of both pranks and riddles.
The first clue is simple enough, and she tucks the note away in her pocket before making her way down to the kitchen.]
CLUE ONE - KITCHEN
[At first, she almost considers using magic to help her find whatever it is that James has hidden in the kitchen, but she decides that that takes all of the fun out of things, and so anyone who happens to be in the kitchen around breakfast is likely to see Lily dragging a chair from place to place, using it to hoist herself up and try to get a better look at the tops of cupboards, though a few of her attempts to look end up with her very precariously standing on tip-toe, doing her best to balance.
Before too long, she finds the box of chocolate atop the fridge, along with the second clue.]
CLUE TWO - THE WOODS
[This one is a bit trickier, since Lily had met with Harry within the mansion itself after his arrival, but she has a general idea of where James had found him, and so she heads out to the grounds, making for the edge of the woods. It's a bit dimmer within the trees, and so, bundled up in her winter coat and Gryffindor scarf, she winds her way through using her wand to illuminate the darker areas.
The tree in question catches her eye from a good distance away when she finds it, decorated brightly with red-and-pink streamers and hearts. Upon opening the package, she grins broadly and quickly discards her plain black gloves for the Gryffindor set included inside, then goes about reading the next clue.]
CLUE THREE - THE MAZE
[The maze is a place that Lily is intimately familiar with, having arrived in Wonderland at the center of it and visited it several times since. It's never been the same twice, but she finds her way to the center without too much trouble, a long and winding but methodical path. The flowers that begin to appear as she nears it are as good a clue as any, and she smiles when she finds the bouquet waiting for her amid the rest of the flowers.
Letting the bouquet come to rest in one arm, she takes a moment to cast a charm on her bag to expand the insides, making room for the other items she's begin to collect since starting. Once that's done, she reads over the note before heading back towards the mansion, rubbing the tip of her nose with one gloved hand when she finally emerges from the maze.]
CLUE FOUR - THE LIBRARY
[So far, nearly every clue has been both cute and clever. That's come to an end here in the library.
She finds herself stuck here for no less than two hours. The trouble about finding the book she loves from home is that she loves a great number of books, something she knows James is well-aware of and seems to be using to his advantage. To keep her busy? She's not sure, but frustrated begins to rear its ugly head as she hunts through the stacks. The fact that the library itself is different on any given day doesn't help her much, she feels, but eventually she collects a number of favored books from home and hefts the entire stack over to one of the tables, where she sits, sighs heavily, and begins to leaf through each and every one of them.
She'll find the next clue -- eventually.]
CLUE FIVE - THE DINER
[After the library, she's glad to have been given a much simpler task. The mention of stalling in the note itself is enough to make her let out a brief, irate growl, but the rest of this is so charming and so well put-together that she doesn't have it within her to be annoyed for more than a moment. When she makes her way to the diner, she's not quite sure who to seek out-- but once she approaches the counter and leans over it to see if she can catch a glimpse of who's working, she's pretty sure she can guess who the one responsible will be.]
Hello? Anyone milling about back there?
[Sooner or later, she'll have to get that clue, and that means progress.]
CLUE SIX - THE ROOF (CLOSED TO JAMES)
[Before heading to the roof-- because of course that's where he is-- she takes the time to return to her room and go through all the notes all over again. The marked letters are eye-catching, and though it takes her a few moments, she guesses at the cipher he's hinted at. She only gets partway through solving it before she decides otherwise-- if she's found the last clue, then he's waiting for her somewhere, and if he really is where she thinks he is, then he must be freezing.
Besides. Given how the rest of this scavenger hunt of his went, she has to chide herself concerning the cipher. It couldn't be as straightforward as she'd guessed, of course not, and she tucks the notes away in her pocket, all neatly folded together, including her attempts at solving the cipher itself. She's sure that when she finds James, he'll understand why she rushed-- she's been at this all day at this point, and she's eager to see just what he has waiting for her.
It's roughly half an hour after she leaves the diner that she makes her way to the roof, leaning out to get a good look at the area before stepping onto it properly, pulling her new gloves back on in the process.]
James...?
Where: All over the mansion and grounds.
When: February 14th, all day!
Rating: PG
Summary: James put together a clever scavenger hunt for Lily and has requested that people do their best to distract her! Care to do your part?
The Story:
[She had almost missed the envelope tied to her doorknob this morning, as a matter of fact, having been eager to make her way downstairs to the kitchen for breakfast and tea, but it had brushed against her hand in the process of her closing the door behind her, catching her attention. She’d been unable to keep from smiling while reading through the initial note; of course James would do something sweepingly romantic for their first Valentine’s Day together, and a scavenger hunt seems just like him, a lover of both pranks and riddles.
The first clue is simple enough, and she tucks the note away in her pocket before making her way down to the kitchen.]
CLUE ONE - KITCHEN
[At first, she almost considers using magic to help her find whatever it is that James has hidden in the kitchen, but she decides that that takes all of the fun out of things, and so anyone who happens to be in the kitchen around breakfast is likely to see Lily dragging a chair from place to place, using it to hoist herself up and try to get a better look at the tops of cupboards, though a few of her attempts to look end up with her very precariously standing on tip-toe, doing her best to balance.
Before too long, she finds the box of chocolate atop the fridge, along with the second clue.]
CLUE TWO - THE WOODS
[This one is a bit trickier, since Lily had met with Harry within the mansion itself after his arrival, but she has a general idea of where James had found him, and so she heads out to the grounds, making for the edge of the woods. It's a bit dimmer within the trees, and so, bundled up in her winter coat and Gryffindor scarf, she winds her way through using her wand to illuminate the darker areas.
The tree in question catches her eye from a good distance away when she finds it, decorated brightly with red-and-pink streamers and hearts. Upon opening the package, she grins broadly and quickly discards her plain black gloves for the Gryffindor set included inside, then goes about reading the next clue.]
CLUE THREE - THE MAZE
[The maze is a place that Lily is intimately familiar with, having arrived in Wonderland at the center of it and visited it several times since. It's never been the same twice, but she finds her way to the center without too much trouble, a long and winding but methodical path. The flowers that begin to appear as she nears it are as good a clue as any, and she smiles when she finds the bouquet waiting for her amid the rest of the flowers.
Letting the bouquet come to rest in one arm, she takes a moment to cast a charm on her bag to expand the insides, making room for the other items she's begin to collect since starting. Once that's done, she reads over the note before heading back towards the mansion, rubbing the tip of her nose with one gloved hand when she finally emerges from the maze.]
CLUE FOUR - THE LIBRARY
[So far, nearly every clue has been both cute and clever. That's come to an end here in the library.
She finds herself stuck here for no less than two hours. The trouble about finding the book she loves from home is that she loves a great number of books, something she knows James is well-aware of and seems to be using to his advantage. To keep her busy? She's not sure, but frustrated begins to rear its ugly head as she hunts through the stacks. The fact that the library itself is different on any given day doesn't help her much, she feels, but eventually she collects a number of favored books from home and hefts the entire stack over to one of the tables, where she sits, sighs heavily, and begins to leaf through each and every one of them.
She'll find the next clue -- eventually.]
CLUE FIVE - THE DINER
[After the library, she's glad to have been given a much simpler task. The mention of stalling in the note itself is enough to make her let out a brief, irate growl, but the rest of this is so charming and so well put-together that she doesn't have it within her to be annoyed for more than a moment. When she makes her way to the diner, she's not quite sure who to seek out-- but once she approaches the counter and leans over it to see if she can catch a glimpse of who's working, she's pretty sure she can guess who the one responsible will be.]
Hello? Anyone milling about back there?
[Sooner or later, she'll have to get that clue, and that means progress.]
CLUE SIX - THE ROOF (CLOSED TO JAMES)
[Before heading to the roof-- because of course that's where he is-- she takes the time to return to her room and go through all the notes all over again. The marked letters are eye-catching, and though it takes her a few moments, she guesses at the cipher he's hinted at. She only gets partway through solving it before she decides otherwise-- if she's found the last clue, then he's waiting for her somewhere, and if he really is where she thinks he is, then he must be freezing.
Besides. Given how the rest of this scavenger hunt of his went, she has to chide herself concerning the cipher. It couldn't be as straightforward as she'd guessed, of course not, and she tucks the notes away in her pocket, all neatly folded together, including her attempts at solving the cipher itself. She's sure that when she finds James, he'll understand why she rushed-- she's been at this all day at this point, and she's eager to see just what he has waiting for her.
It's roughly half an hour after she leaves the diner that she makes her way to the roof, leaning out to get a good look at the area before stepping onto it properly, pulling her new gloves back on in the process.]
James...?
The Diner (natch)
Until she arrives, though, he's got plenty to do, and is in the back cleaning off the grill carefully. Too many cheeseburgers and not enough cleaning has left it a bit...gunky. He's happy to leave it alone for a bit when he hears Lily calling, and comes up to the counter, wiping his hands on his apron. He's a bit grimy from the work, but at least he can make sure he doesn't grease up the envelope he has for her when he hands it over.]
Hey, Lily. [Like normal, he's just the pleasant side of neutral. He can play dumb for a minute or two, he thinks.] Can I make something for you?
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I can't say I'm not hungry, but-- I have a feeling that I shouldn't let what I'm doing wait too long.
[Whether the sense of urgency is to have it over and done with or to spare James having to wait, well, she's not entirely sure.]
Do you know anything about James' plans for today?
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[Though he can tell she's pretty much over the game part of this process, he's purposely being a bit obtuse about why she's here. His slight smile probably gives him away, though.]
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[She suspects he knows more than that, but of course James would have asked him not to say if that's the case -- and of course, Souji has never struck her as the type to spill secrets to begin with.]
I think you do know.
[Accusation aside, she's still smiling, however tiresome the game has become.]
Are you supposed to be offering me riddles, then?
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[Souji shakes his head and retrieves an envelope from under the counter. He holds it up, then sets it on the counter and slides it across to her.]
And give you this.
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[Well, naturally. Of course it does. That's what all of this has been, hasn't it? She gives him a suspicious look before taking the envelope, turning it over in her hands before going to open the flap with her thumb.]
Well, if he's wanted me to be distracted, he's done a good job. I've been running around all day.
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[Souji watches curiously. He knows what's up, but he still can't help being a bit nosy.]
Probably because he can get so distracted himself sometimes.
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[She lets out a huff, not nearly as irate as it could be-- clearly, this is all coming from a good place and whatever James has waiting for her must be good, but at this point she's spent most of the day without him, and that doesn't sit so well with her.]
I suspect he enlisted Remus to help keep me busy, as well. He accompanied me to the library-- which, for the record, was a nightmare. The library, not Remus.
[She never thought she'd have a bad word to say about the library, truth be told.]
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[Souji doesn't know all the details of the riddle scavenger hunt James set up for Lily, but if she had to find something specific in Wonderland's rather fickle library, he feels for her.]
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[She raises both eyebrows. For someone who enjoys books as much as she does, that's a tall order.]
Remus and I were there for hours. Sirius popped in, too.
[Because of course he'd had to show up to harass her.]
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They weren't much help, were they?
[Sirius less than Remus, he imagines.]
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[She tries to sound exasperated, but it just comes out affectionate instead. It's hard to be irate with either of them, even when she's trying her best.]
Well, Remus was good company, at least, and offered some help. Sirius mostly had a laugh.
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[Well, some of them. No matter how much they honestly try to pitch in, they are often nothing but counterproductive when it comes to normal, everyday tasks.]
This is the last clue, though. [He points to the paper she's holding. He's not sure that he was supposed to keep that a secret, but it can't hurt to tell her, since, well, she'll find out shortly anyway.] So it's almost over.
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[She smiles, and it's just a touch sympathetic. None of them need to be reminded of how many people they've left behind while they're here, but it's important to let yourself miss them sometimes, she thinks. It's inspiration to work hard and find a way back.
She looks back to the clue itself, pulling it out of the envelope and looking it over, skimming through it twice.]
Roof. He's on the roof.
[He has to be.]
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After she reads the clue and figures it out, he smiles.]
He's got to be ready by now.
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Then I suppose I know where I ought to be. Thank you for passing this on.
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