WHO: Hand of Grimm WHAT: The August meeting has a packed and time-sensitive agenda WHEN: Thursday, 25 August WHERE: Jemma’s Place! WARNING/RATING: None! Lots of talk about politics.
True to form, Jemma did some last minute cleaning before everyone started arriving to her condo. People will notice that it smells very strongly of pumpkin to mask the scent of cleaner, something VOLUNTEER ONE can't help but give the young member a hard time for. Her place is just big enough to hold the group, and the extra cushions she threw in the living room for people to sit on only adds to the cozy atmosphere that's at odds with the serious tone of the meeting. VOLUNTEER TWO raises an eyebrow at the unconventional arrangement, but doesn't say anything as they snag the overstuffed chair and refuses to let someone sit on the ottoman. All of the food people bring gets lined up on the kitchen island around the platter of (slightly burnt around the edges) boxed brownies Jemma threw together, but a tub of ice cream more than hides their flaws. It's chocolate and free food; don't be picky.
The meeting doesn't get kicked off until 7PM when VOLUNTEER 3 calls the group to order, citing that they have a packed agenda and need to get to business. VOLUNTEER 4 rolls their eyes at the seriousness, but buckles down as the meeting goes on. Jemma had grabbed an oversized flipchart from the office for the meeting, and VOLUNTEER 5 agrees to stand and take notes on what the group discusses so they can keep track of everything that's said and decided on. The group spends a fair bit of time on the first topic at hand, so VOLUNTEER 6 pulls out their phone and starts timing people so they aren't there until 1am. However, VOLUNTEER 7 decides they don't want to be timed and ends up speaking for twenty minutes on [player's choice.] It takes everything VOLUNTEER 8 has not to say something for the first nineteen minutes, but after that they end up throwing a throw pillow at VOLUNTEER 7 to get them to calm the eff down.
Unfortunately, the meeting does run late, and VOLUNTEER 9 ends up complaining that they're too old for this these days. VOLUNTEERS 10 & 11 stay behind to help clean up, while VOLUNTEER 12 drives VOLUNTEER 13 home so they don't fall asleep at the wheel. VOLUNTEER 14 decides to spend the night at Jemma's, and ends up accidentally popping the air mattress when they tried to blow it up. Jemma cracks that they had too much hot air and tosses them an extra blanket so they're more comfortable on the love seat before heading to bed herself with a bowl full of ice cream.