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Saturday: January 26, 2008
Who: Everyone!
When: Evening
Where: The Arts and Trade Enclave
What: Grand Opening of the Enclave! Elected Vice Council members are announced! Not to mention, there’s a par-tay!

Tonight was the night for the Grand Opening of the Arts and Trade Enclave. After many careful months of renovating the original buildings located near the tip of the northern mountains, it was completed at last. What was once an old village had been turned into an enclave for learning and the arts, which had been deemed important by the Head Council for the community of Elysium. The public lacked a place to pursue their love of the arts and finer crafts, and now it was made possible for them with supplies, teachers, and more. It was one of the finest ideas for the haven’s people. Hopefully, it would come to fulfill the extra needs of the citizens.

As for the party itself, they had gone all out for the occasion. Gold and white ribbons decorated everything from the doors to the windows to the eaves of the roof, and everyone was dressed up for the occasion. Both inside and outside of the building, there were long tables dedicated to serving snack foods and beverages to the attendees. The ballroom was open, serving as a dance floor for the evening with live music, and even the patio beyond was lit by glowing lanterns and a full crowd of mingling people.

The party had been going on for no more than thirty minutes so far when it was time for the Head Council to announce the elected members of Vice Council. The music ceased temporarily out on the patio as the three of them made an appearance on the stage in place of the entertainment for the evening.

“Welcome, everyone!” Dylan announced with a smile, raising his arms toward the crowd. Clapping and cheering drowned out all other noises until the people calmed down enough for Dylan to speak again. “Before the night gets carried away from us, we will take this time to announce the elected officials for Vice Council! We will leave this honor to our newly appointed Head Council member, Rosalinda di Palermo. But first,” Dylan informed them, “Theora has a few words to say to our esteemed candidates!”

He clapped for her, and the crowd ensued with cheers as Theora stepped forward and Dylan took a few steps back.

Theora stepped forward with folded hands. “Thank you, Dylan,” she said with a serene smile. She turned to look at the audience. “Each candidate held a marvelous campaign, and while we would like to have all of the nominees on the Vice Council, the citizens of Elysium have spoken through their vote. Even with Peter Ross withdrawing himself from the running, it was still a very close race between the remaining candidates. Those who were not voted into the Vice Council this time may run again in the next election period.” Theora looked to Rosalinda and gestured to the other lady with a smile on her face. “I would now like to introduce our newest Head Council member, Rosalinda di Palermo, to announce the winners of the Vice Council election.”

Rosalinda took the forefront of the stage and grinned at the crowd. “Congratulations to all candidates who ran for the positions on the Vice Council. It is my honor tonight to introduce our elected Vice Council members chosen by the populace.” Rosalinda cleared her throat before reading off the names in alphabetical order.

“Giles Audley, Scarlet Faherty, Midori Kamiyama, Travis Nielsen, Dominic Powell, and Leon Saunders.”

Cheers erupted from the crowd for the winners, and the Head Council clapped along with them. Each elected member was given a chance to come onto stage if they wished to do so, but it was not a requirement of them. After everyone finally left the stage, the musicians returned to their places and resumed the music for the night as the party continued once more. The night was not yet through, though, and there was still fun to be had.