Hannibal's house, Saturday

[sharp_as_knives]

Hannibal was up fairly early, but he wasn't cooking just yet - instead, he'd been indulging in a bit of uploading and photo-quality printing. He might not have a frame for it yet, but he could repurpose an existing one for the moment.

When Jono woke up and made it downstairs, he'd find a picture of them in their outfits from last night prominently displayed in the foyer. Surprise!


[OOC: Open for anyone who spent the night, tripped through a portal, or wants to drop by!]

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[collinommy.livejournal.com]

"Oooh, snacks!" Forgive him his distraction, Aunt Dinah, but he was seventeen. Pretty people and food, the nonstop cycle.

"Okay, so this all started when Cora was eighteen and one of the underfootmen asked if she'd like to accompany him to the Winter Festival that year," Collin said, stretching out and getting comfortable. "From the way Nyles reacted, you'd've thought he'd asked Cora to go halvsies on a visit to a Red Moon House or something. He ended up following them to the festival and being utterly ridiculous. Of course, he was also squiring someone else, but ha! Like that went well."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah was already chortling. "What was he thinking? Was he thinking at all? Why didn't anyone stop him and sit on him? Ahahahahh!" She snickered around a cookie and said, "What did your parents think of the guy she was going to the festival with? I mean, that took guts to even ask her out, with your parents."

[collinommy.livejournal.com]

"Mom didn't like him," Collin said immediately. "She felt he served the useful function of scaring the crap outta Nyles, but she doesn't like anyone who might threaten her OTP."

As well Dinah knew.

"Dad mostly rolled his eyes and said that so long as he was a gentleman with Cora and didn't even think about doing something she or they would dislike, he probably wouldn't have to break every finger in both hands."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Enh." Dinah shrugged. "That's mild, considering. And yeah, as long as he wasn't going to hurt her, I mean. A dance is just a dance." Her dimples started showing. "How did Nyles' date take it?"

[collinommy.livejournal.com]

"Yeeeeeah, that went over about as well as you'd expect," Collin said, eyes dancing. "She's one of the prettiest aristo girls of her generation and being asked to the Festival by the Queen's oldest son had been a real feather in her cap."

And, to be fair, Nyles had had something of a crush on her when he'd asked. It just hadn't lasted.

"To be pretty much ignored by him the entire time in favor of Cora was--let's be polite and call it galling. She ended up leaving with a different escort than she arrived with."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Nyles," Dinah said mournfully. "Nyles, Nyles, Nyles. Tell me you're not doing anything that dumb, Nommy. Even if it's a lie. Even if you're married to all three of Emma's girls at once."

[collinommy.livejournal.com]

"If I were married to all three of Auntie Emma's girls, I would be the happiest male who ever lived in fear of his life," Collin declared. "Don't worry, Aunt Dinah. I haven't met my OTP yet, but I'm sure when I do, Mom and Auntie Momoko will make sure I don't act like an idiot."