First speech! (no replies, please~)
"Good evening, everyone! I wanted to thank you all for coming, and I hope you're having a great time already, but the night has just begun!" Jeanne is practically brimming with energy, even if the undercurrent of her tone is that the only speeches she's ever really given were on a battlefield without the aid of audio equipment, so she has to tone it down a bit. In her excitement, she completely blanks on the anecdote portion, where she was going to talk about the inspiration for this event.
After a pause, she just moves on to the appreciation. "I want to extend a thank-you to Ms. Kitty Pryde, Mr. Almark and his sister Hiling, Princess Euphie and the rest of the Marina Academy Student Council. I would even like to thank Acumen! Without everyone's cooperation, this event may not have been possible in the first place."
"And, of course, thank you all for coming!" Didn't she already do that? Crap.
It looks as if she might be done, but suddenly she pulls the microphone back up. "--oh! And as a last-minute surprise, we decided to add a little fun to tonight's festivities with a contest! Some of you might know that you can't have a proper Prom without a Prom Court!" She beams, gesturing to the sides of the stage, where small booths sit with drapes over their entrances. "The categories for tonight are 'Prom King' and 'Prom Queen'. Everyone has enough space on the ballots so they can write down two names for each," she gestures with two fingers for this. "But you can also vote for the same person twice, and everyone is fair game! I'll announce the results in one hour, so keep an ear out for that."
With that all said, she winks and gestures to the floor at large. "Now get out there and make this night a memorable one~!"