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Lydia spent all morning flitting about room 6B, transforming it from a drab classroom to a posh palace fit for her caliber of tea party. She had to get special permission to use the room, and was prohibited from using certain things like candles (lest she set off the smoke alarm), but nothing was an obstacle when the Chimera had others to impress. She thought up the idea for a tea party when she realized that she wasn't well acquainted with others of her race, and thought it would be a marvelous idea to bring the Chimeras together for a party!

The crystal-eyed nightmare had decked herself out in one of her latest creations: a rose colored dress with ivory lace and golden pins in her hair and for her wings. The china tea set was delicately patterned in every soft color under the sun, and she left the tables namecard-free to encourage new friendships to be made.

As High Noon approached, Lydia stood by the entrance of the class-ified classroom, ready to greet the guests as they wandered in.

　Arden had no idea what he was walking into, or why he had even bothered to come. In his experiences, tea parties were both highly effeminate and classy affairs, neither of which the male felt he had a right to be apart of. Sighing, he stood not far from the door to room 6B, invitation still in his hand. Partly, Arden wondered if the invitation had been passed along to him as a joke, but even if so, he never let others have the satisfaction at his expense so he came hoping to make the best of it. Despite having been sent to the Academy on the guise of meeting and helping his Cache kin, he had been doing a lousy job of it so far.

It had taken some digging, but he found a nice, plain long sleeved shirt in a deep blue in his closet, the neck line dipping slightly. Arden didn't exactly have formal wear, so he had dug around for his nicest pair of pants, not a single faded spot in the denim to accompany. He had to only look in the mirror briefly before pulling out his nicer cold-weather button up to cover up his blue shirt too, leaving it to hang open and drape from his shoulders. It was fancier than what he usually wore, and the darker colors all matched together, black over blue on top, and he had broke out his matching pair of black sneakers after deeming his scuffed up ones inadequate. Okay, maybe he was a little under dressed and he felt a little preppy, but anyone who had ever seen him in passing would know this was a step up from his usual comfort wear.

Pushing off of the wall, Arden ducked around the corner to the classroom, tucking his wings tighter to his body instinctively. To his surprise, there was only two other Chimera there already, and well, both of the girls looked stunning. Faltering some in his confidence, he put on a polite smile. Lydia Rose was familiar as a Chimera he often heard of and saw in passing but never spoke to, and he should have know from the invite this was all her, especially if he only had the Chimera line up to choose from. The other was familiar in face but not name, so he secretly hoped neither knew his name or much else about him too.

He pointed briefly to himself with a claw. "I heard there was going to be food," Arden offered with greeting, a still slightly-goofy smile on his face. In his other hand, he crumpled the invite some and tucked it in his back pocket.


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I hope it's alright to assume Lydia's hard to miss around the school. emotion_yatta

Lydia smiled at the approaching Chimera, her designer's eye taking in her dress and accessories as she stopped before her. "Welcome!" she greeted her warmly, her baby blue eyes twinkling, Her first guest! And she had adhered to the dress code~ "My name is Lydia, and I'll be your host today. Please, sit wherever you'd like, the selection of tea is labeled by teapot. We have a wide variety of herbals, whites, and blacks to choose from." She curtsied politely and let her through the doorway just as another Chimera approached her.

She had seen this guy around the halls, and after realizing that his wardrobe was nothing particularly special, left him alone. But the Chimera standing before her piqued her interest. Yes, he sure cleaned up nicely. Though his attire was a little more casual than she had expected, he did pair his colors nicely, and wasn't a single scuff or blemish on his outfit. The button up elevated his whole look, though he left it open rather than, well, buttoning it up. His whole aura exuded 'casual', even in his semi-formal wear. No matter, this was a tea party, not a model meet-and-greet. She gave him a noticeable side-long glance as he approached her, his slightly-goofy smile causing her to soften a little. "You heard correct. The cucumber finger sandwitches pair well with the herbal fall, which is in the chestnut teapot. The scones with the Silver Needle white tea, lavender pot, and the crumpets with the Chai black, burnt orange pot. Sit wherever you'd like, and do introduce yourself." She gave him a shallow curtsy and almost missed the small blue-haired Freshling wandering in with her chaperon not far behind.

The little one had taken her and and tugged on it gently, causing Lydia to kneel slightly to meet her eyes. She was wearing the most adorable sundress and matching sunhat, which complimented her scales and wings splendidly. "Hello there, what's your name?" she greeted her, smiling warmly. "Yes, we will be having tea today. There are also some nice scones if you want something sweet with your tea. My name is Lydia, I'm glad you could come." She stood and held the little girl's hand, letting the chaperon know that the tea was hot and if the Freshling didn't like the tea, she had also brought apple juice. She turned back to her small companion and led her toward the table. "Tell me, little one, did you pick out your outfit all on your own? It looks simply gorgeous on you." The pastel Chimera gave the little blue Freshling another warm look, keeping an eye on the door in case any others arrived.

Rajna swayed shyly from side to side, a cute little smile forming on her lips as she nodded her head, the sun hat slipping further down her face. "I ... I dress self!" she said a bit timidly, though Rajna was rather proud of this fact. "My big sister bought it for me but I never ... used before." Rajna lifted a small, clawed finger and gestured to the androgynous Chimera that had brought her to the event, the fellow nightmare now perusing the other Chimeras thoughtfully. Rajna hoped their big sibling would make some friends, much as Rajna hoped she would be lucky enough to make some too.

"I Rajna!" she said, now pointing to herself, chest puffing out a little bit. "You are a pretty one!" the little one pointed out quite bluntly, reaching out to touch the older chimera's clothing. "Dress nice too!"