Hope had spent most of the day just laying around the dorm, playing on her computer for the most part. All the while, Jamie's surprise loomed on the horizon and she had to admit she was definitely intrigued to see what he had in store for Laurie. It had taken a bit of thinking to come up with an excuse to get Laurie into the auditorium. Hope came up with something she thought would be just the thing to get Laurie out of the room and down there for the surprise.
It was around 1:55 when Hope turned to Laurie across the room and said, "Hey Laur, I heard that there's like some assembly thing down in the auditorium that The Professor wants everyone to come to. We should probably head down there if we don't want to be late." It was a cheesy lie but she was hoping the prospect of being late would cover over any doubts Laurie had about this supposed assembly. Hope stood up and threw on her hat before turning to her friend and asking, "Ready whenever you are!"