Monster High - The School Grounds

[Nero de Sphinx]

Kai Merha

Dashner, Glen and Kai looked at Nero expectantly. Could this be it? Could this be the confirmation that they could, in fact, get the band back together?

Nero took a long hard swallow of air, trying to force the power of speech back into his body. He gave a weak little gesture with his hands and shoulders that could have been an agreement, a no or an involuntary panic spasm.

Nero loved his bros, but their one and only performance nearly killed him. He'd spent weeks inventing a real time auto-tuning machine to deal with the bros...unique and...varied musical styles. It's not like they were so bad...individually, but together, the harmonics caused paint to flake off walls and shag carpets to wilt.

Glen's big eyes looked so hopeful, how could Nero let them down?

Nero glared ruefully at his tray of fruit. Maybe the questionable creepteria food would have been a better option.  

[Falconnie Hawke]

"Bro's, this is gonna be TOTALLY clawesome!!" Dashner said with a big grin, pumping a fist in the air. "That monogram sounds like the coolest thing ever! I mean, it won't be the same as having Grey here, but it'll still be coo-

Dashner felt a tap on his back and an "Ahem." He turned around quickly.

"Oh hey Fal-" He said, looking down at her outfit as if it were undercooked worms when his favourite were fried worms, "-conieeee..... Uh, whatcha wearing sis?"

Falconnie raised an eyebrow. "What? Do you not like it? I... think it adds character!"

"Yeah... Sure... Character. And since when did you braid your hair? We both know that your hair is too... whats the word?"

"Poofy?"

"Yes... poofy... To braid. I remember you trying a billion times when we were eight!"

"Yes, well, it took a deal of straightening and scarespray. Peggy helped me though."

"Oh YEAH... Peggy! I got so caught up with the bro's and the bro band that I forgot that we were going to discuss tonight!" Dashner acted as if he was about to get up.

"Wow, you're up to a great start... Anyway, that isn't what I came to talk about. Marceline has been missing a good deal of school. I've tried talking to her but she doesn't seem to want to talk to me. I want you to take her, her missed assignments and homework and hopefully find out what's up." Falconnie said, rubbing her arm.

"If she isn't talking to you, what makes you think she'll want to talk to me?" Dashner asked, not trying to be persistent but he couldn't remember if they were even still on good terms - with the whole 'third wheeling' thing.

"Well, you are one of her beast friends. Sometimes, people just need a close friends to talk to."

Dashner looked down and up again, nodding. "Okay, fine. If you get the work, I'll take it to her. Give me the assignments at the end of the day, and I'll hext her and ask her to meet me in the common area." He said, standing up. "Gotta go, bro's. I'll catch up with you guys later on the band. Later!" Dashner said, giving Falconnie a salute before walking back over to where Peggy was sitting.  

[Skinny Sally]

Sally wandered through the creepateria, looking for a seat to eat her lunch. She lingered past tables that had a few open seats, but others sitting at them. She wondered if they would say anything to her or simply not notice her approach, the latter usually being the case. And usually how she preferred it.

Hellene Harpie

"I'm organizing a Ghoul's Night!" she announced triumphantly.

As she wandered close to the table, she heard Hellene talk about her idea. Sally tilted her head, standing behind her. A Ghoul's Night? For the ghouls with no dates. Everyone did seem to be apart of this "date night." Seemed like even the ghouls with no real dates still had a date. A date together?

Sally tilted her head, isn't that still a date? So nobody truly had no date? Unless they stayed home of course. The whole thing started to confuse her. She tried to shake off the confusion.

"...and I'm sure I'll find some more ghouls throughout the day." Hellene went on.

Sally looked at her, choosing to make herself known, "Can I come along?" she asked, "I've never been to the boovies before."  

[Hellene Harpie]

Skinny Sally

"Can I come along?" she asked, "I've never been to the boovies before."

Hellene scooched to the left to make room for Sally.

"Absolutely," she declared, "this an all-inclusive no-boos event."

She pulled out her iCoffin. It gave a sad little ping and she banged it against the table a couple times.

"I really need to get one of those Rotter cases, I hear they use special protective coatings again..." she looked at Draconia, "probably-who-knows-maybe-ok-but-still-weird influences."

The iCoffin sputtered and came back to life.

"THERE!"

Hellene typed Sally's name into an app.

"That's two for sure, maybe three, who else can we invite?"

Her eyes darted around the creepeteria before resting on the truly tragic fashion decisions of one Falconnie. Or as she was soon to be known, Laura Inghouls Wilder.

Falconnie Hawke

Hellene looked deep into the area of Sally's face that would normally have eyes.

"How do you feel about make overs?"  

[Skinny Sally]

Hellene Harpie

Hellene looked deep into the area of Sally's face that would normally have eyes.

"How do you feel about make overs?"

Sally furrowed her unseen brow, a little confused, "Make...overs? Like, with hairstyles and face paint?" She asked. She tilted her head "I can't say I really even have much to make over in that regard."  

[Draconia St George]

Skinny Sally

Falconnie Hawke

Arillena

Draconia felt just a tiny ping of jealousy at the growing plans for Ghouls Night Out. Movie and a makeover? That sounded uhhh-mazing! Draconia hoped that the double date with Lin was half as thrilling.

Well, if she couldn't be part of the Ghouls Night Out personally, at least she could try to help Hellene get as many ghouls involved as possible.

"Hellene, what about inviting Layla LaMia? Or Arillena?" She put a claw on the Harpie's shoulder, cutting her off in mid-description to Sally of the advantages of sponge-blending dieshadow. "The Ghostly Gossip says Marceline is...single now, perhaps you could invite her, too?"

Draconia pulled out her iCoffin.

"I have Arillena's number if you need it, she gave it to me during Drama Class today."  

[Layla LaMia]

"Excussse me."

Well! Speak of the devil -- or lamia. The ghouls at the table turned their heads to see the lamia princess standing ... crouching ... well whatever it is that ghouls who were serpent from the waist down, actually do. She had her empty lurch tray in claw and was obviously intending to deposit it with the others at the end of the lurch line to be cleaned.

Layla's face was hesitant as she looked down at her claws, then at the ghouls. It was true, she did not seem to attract the attention that her royal counterpart, Cleo de Nile did. Cleo had scads of friends at school while Layla herself had a very select few. Kai Merha and Nero were her two closest bluddies, but she had few ghouls who were as close to her as those two boos were. The ghouls who were seated at this table were notable exceptions, as she grew quite familiar and fond of them during their overnight slumber party a few months back.

She looked back up and bit her lower lip before she said, "I-I was wondering if any of you perhapsss felt like doing anything tonight? Mother still doesss not approve of any boos for me to date and I hate the idea of staying in at the Embassy on Frightday night."  

[Peggy Springwell]

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] Dashner said, giving Falconnie a salute before walking back over to where Peggy was sitting.

"soo.. concert?" she smiled. Tell me more!

Heimdal butted against her hip from his spot in her bag  

[Dashner Hawke]

Peggy Springwell

"soo.. concert?" she smiled. Tell me more! Heimdal butted against her hip from his spot in her bag

"Well, you know, it isn't as hextreme to your standards, but I think it would still be clawesome. Do you wanna give it a try?" Dashner asked, smiling at Peggy.  

[Peggy Springwell]

She smiled sweetly

"Yes, I'd love to go. I'm looking forward to it!  

[Hellene Harpie]

Layla LaMia

"I-I was wondering if any of you perhapsss felt like doing anything tonight? Mother still doesss not approve of any boos for me to date and I hate the idea of staying in at the Embassy on Frightday night."

Hellene looked up from composing a mass text. Speak of the serpent!

"As a matter of fact, we are in this very moment working on a plan for all-ghoul activities for those of us who are dateless, abstaining from dating or simply in the mood for some valuable lady-bonding-time. You are entirely welcome to join us and I was even just about to text you which I hope you don't mind."

"Oh! Not at all," Layla replied, "I would be pleassssed to attend. Should I bring anything? Is thissss another sssssleepover?"

Hellene smiled and waved dismissively, as if Layla's words could be batted away.

"Not at all, this is dinner and a movie and probably some makeovers," she paused and looked at Falconnie across the room, "or at least one makeover if we can manage it. Maybe ice scream later?" she finished hopefully, "There's that new place across from the die-ner that mixes things into the ice scream on a marble slab, very artisanal, and I got a bunch of buy-one-get-one-half-price coupons so we should really try to get an even number of ghouls, although it's not that important, it's mostly just the principle of the thing, and..."

Draconia snapped her fingers. "I found Arillena's number!"

"Great! Give it here, I can send to everyone."

Skinny Sally

Falconnie Hawke

Arillena

Marceline

[text] Uhhh-mazing ghouls of Monster High! You are cordially invited to the
Grand Ghouls Night Out hosted tonight. In lieu of date night, we ghouls are
doing it for ourselves. So when the working day is done, it's time for these
ghouls to have fun.

We'll meet tonight after school to see Grimderella, then to the Die-ner for
dinner. After that, perhaps makeovers, or ice scream, who knows! It's a
night for adventure.[/text]

"There."

Sally and Layla's phone gave little buzzes.

"Does this work for everyone? And of course, Draconia, if your date doesn't go well you are also welcome to come join us at any point in the evening, not that you'll need to! I'm being totally optimistic and supportive of your evening with Lin. But, in case of emergency, you can of course text me and we'll get you out, no questions asked. Not that you'll need it. But if you do."  

[NanoAer]

Now relaxed after pacing through the mostly empty hallways Arillena leaned up against her locker and sighed. Now that she could think clearly again she felt a good amount proud of herself for being able to NOT start panicking all on her own. While she still wondered where her tiny guardian flew off too, she was almost glad he gave her this chance to get stronger.

Hellene Harpie

Bzzt bzzt...bzzt bzzt....

"What on earth?" The Fae lifted the string of her purse and stared in confusion as it vibrated a couple times. After digging through the bottomless container for a few moments she pulled out what Draconia had called an 'icoffin'. The Changeling had gotten one prior to her transfer as suggested by one of the Social Advisors, until today she hadn't quite known how to use the device.

Reading the words on the screen Ari couldn't help but smile a bit, and even though some of the words didn't make sense to her she figured out the basic idea of the invitation. Nodding to herself and punched in a response like the Dragoness had shown her.

[text]SoundslikealovelyideaIwilldomybesttonotbelate.[/text]

Arillena dropped the device back in her bag. The changeling took a deep breath, "I hope I did that right..." and decided to head to her next class early thinking, 'I wonder what could be fun about screaming ice....'  

[Motthew Clendenin]

Lunch was almost over, Motthew knew that. Still, he'd been busy making up work he'd slept through lately he almost forgot everything else! With the sunlight draining his energy, it was almost troublesome. Still, he smiled as he walked in and looked around for one familiar face.

He spotted Doriana at the a table with several other ghouls. The others seemed to be talking excitedly about something, but Doriana seemed thoughtful on something else.

Motthew smiled and pulled a chair over, sitting beside her on the open side, "Hey, I was looking for you," he said, looking over his sunglasses at her, "Teachers have been keeping me busy!"

He chuckled and just smiled at her, "Are we still on for our date tonight?"

Doriana Taylor

 

[Doriana Taylor]

Motthew Clendenin

"Hey, I was looking for you. Teachers have been keeping me busy!"

He chuckled and just smiled at her, "Are we still on for our date tonight?"

Doriana smiled, raising her eyebrows and listening. "Well, of course! I've been trying to find you but I hadn't had the time..." She sighed. "I was kinda worried that you'd forgot. But of course!!"

 

[Falconnie Hawke]

Hellene Harpie

Falconnie shook her head, smiling. She was kinda happy for Peggy and Dashner, at least Dashner could stop feeling butt hurt about Merabell who moved to Japan.

*bzzt bzzt*

Her iCoffin buzzed. She sighed, patting through her dress pockets. She scratched her head, opening her purse and digging through the purse. Two minutes later, she finally found it. She looked at the message and typed a quick reply:

Hey Hellene. I'd love to! Thanks for the invite.

She put her iCoffin away and walked out of the Creepiteria to get ready for her next class.