OOC
Marcus is there, with Isolde and bearing gifts. There's a felted stuffed cat almost as large as Jonquil for the birthday girl, but there are smaller wee felted animals for the other three girls as well.
Isolde's polite and gracious and well-versed in proper conversation. Marc manages the polite thing for a bit, then ends up more around the edges doing his best not to grumble in public and have to deal with the fallout later. He is, however, surprisingly patient with the children who bother him.
He is available for threads, if anyone is interested in talking to growly boy.