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smallestopenerOut by the lake, there is a large construction dedicated to the 10th birthday of Lady Ingress of the House of Arch. Ingress has had birthday parties on this site before - there was a birthday princess ball her 7th year, a playground party for her 6th.
This party is different from either of those. Tom, Door, and Ingress worked on the design for months.
There are three ways to get into the birthday party.
Guests can go through the hedge maze. It's enchanted, of course, but the walls shift places at a docile rate. The path is wide and firm, so this is the easiest way to enter the party.
Guests might also try the obstacle course of tubes to crawl through, walls to climb, ropes to swing over deep ball pits, curly slides to fling themselves down. The only enchantment on this entrance are anti-falling charms.
Or guests can bounce through the giant bouncy castle!
Once they've passed through either of the three entrances,they will enter the clearing for the birthday party proper. Picnic blankets are spread out over the grass, and there are plenty of chairs scattered about. Paper lanterns float above people's heads with purple and green streamers linking them together.
A long table overflows with plenty of cold water, birthday treats, and other refreshments. There is a cake with lots of icing roses, of course, and ice cream. Each guest may help him or herself to a Wizarding cracker in a large basket at one end of the table, and there is space beside it for gifts, should guests wish to bring one. Gifts are not expected, however.
Most importantly, there is Ingress, a little girl in the comfortable gray uniform of a Herald-in-training, who is not so little anymore.
Come and have fun!
This party is different from either of those. Tom, Door, and Ingress worked on the design for months.
There are three ways to get into the birthday party.
Guests can go through the hedge maze. It's enchanted, of course, but the walls shift places at a docile rate. The path is wide and firm, so this is the easiest way to enter the party.
Guests might also try the obstacle course of tubes to crawl through, walls to climb, ropes to swing over deep ball pits, curly slides to fling themselves down. The only enchantment on this entrance are anti-falling charms.
Or guests can bounce through the giant bouncy castle!
Once they've passed through either of the three entrances,they will enter the clearing for the birthday party proper. Picnic blankets are spread out over the grass, and there are plenty of chairs scattered about. Paper lanterns float above people's heads with purple and green streamers linking them together.
A long table overflows with plenty of cold water, birthday treats, and other refreshments. There is a cake with lots of icing roses, of course, and ice cream. Each guest may help him or herself to a Wizarding cracker in a large basket at one end of the table, and there is space beside it for gifts, should guests wish to bring one. Gifts are not expected, however.
Most importantly, there is Ingress, a little girl in the comfortable gray uniform of a Herald-in-training, who is not so little anymore.
Come and have fun!
Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-15 02:14 am (UTC)Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-15 01:54 pm (UTC)It is partly by virtue of its familiarity that Zhaan picks the hedge maze, and partly because she isn't too keen on the bouncy castle or the obstacle course. She proceeds following the left wall with her hand on that side, and holding Ingress' present (it's a small present, but she'll like it!) in the other.
She'll come out the other end before too long.
Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-15 11:40 pm (UTC)"Hi, Zhaan! I'm so glad you could come to my party. Oh, watch out, this one's going to move."
The hedge shifts over to open a new way into the middle of the maze.
"Tom made sure it does that, but it only leads you to shortcuts to get you through to the party."
Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-16 01:36 am (UTC)Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-16 01:39 am (UTC)They would be a good sight scarier than this one!
"Do you like cake? We have a big one and three different kinds of ice cream."
Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-16 01:44 am (UTC)Zhaan stops just before another hedge shifts.
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Date: 2009-06-16 01:49 am (UTC)Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-16 01:54 am (UTC)Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-16 02:05 am (UTC)Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-16 02:10 am (UTC)Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-16 02:16 am (UTC)The thought of her elegant teacher in the bouncy castle makes her giggle.
Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-16 02:18 am (UTC)"Now, I have a present of yours to drop off at the table. I am sure you want to go through the castle again."
Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-16 02:28 am (UTC)She gives Zhaan a hug and then waves as she hurries off.
"Have fun, and eat all the ice cream you want!"
Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-18 04:00 am (UTC)It helps that she has a head for maps.
Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-19 01:43 am (UTC)"Oh, yay, Laura! I'm glad you're here!"
Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-19 02:06 am (UTC)And --
"Your party is in the maze?"
It does not seem practical somehow. But --
Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-19 02:12 am (UTC)Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-19 02:15 am (UTC)X considers this. Carefully.
"You are not lost?"
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Date: 2009-06-19 02:25 am (UTC)Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-19 02:26 am (UTC)"Feigning getting lost is useful?"
Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-19 03:16 am (UTC)"What is feigning? I forgot."
Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-19 03:20 am (UTC)Carefully.
"I do not know if staying in one place would be effective, too."
Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-19 03:35 am (UTC)Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-19 03:37 am (UTC)It passes.
"Solving it is easier."
Probably.
Re: Hedge Maze
Date: 2009-06-19 03:39 am (UTC)Even at ten, Ingress is learning when to change the subject.
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