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Aureliana Abercrombie deserves a drink (perfectmother) wrote in neeps,
@ 2017-12-16 11:16:00

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! ic/ooc, alasdair buchanan, anais bolduc, angus campbell, aureliana abercrombie, charlotte brand, elektra yaxley, ernie macmillan, florinda mcgonagall, gabriela mcgonagall, georgi draganov, jamie abercrombie, jason king, lennox campbell, melchior yaxley, mg mcgonagall, peggy urquhart

WHO: Everyone! IC/OC
WHEN: mid-morning, Saturday, 16 December 1999
WHERE: Abercrombie & King Custom Brooms, Diagon Alley
SUMMARY: Grand Opening of the Store
RATING: Low

Aureliana had to remind herself that the grand opening for the storefront was supposed to be a celebration, but also laid-back, with the focus on the brooms rather than the party itself. A meet and greet with Jason took place several times throughout the event and kids could come in and enjoy the Build A Mini Broom station where they could "customize" a little palm-sized toy broom.

The centerpiece of the store was Jason's new racing broom for everyone to admire. If you were interested in purchasing a custom broom yourself, someone was available to make an appointment. For everyone who was not in the immediate market for a new broom, there was also a line of accessories available for purchase. Gloves, goggles, broom maintenance kits, and the like.

There is a selection of finger sandwiches, cheese, veggies, cupcakes, and Scottish shortbread to snack on. Butterbeer and sparkling wine are also available. For favors, there are little goodie bags filled with chocolate candies fashioned to look like brooms.

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Re: Mix and Mingle

lionhearts
2017-12-17 06:13 am UTC (link)

"I say we talk to her, and you talk separately to him, and I talk separately to her Healers at Mungo's. And ....--"

She hated to say this but Florrie felt compelled to be honest "--be ready for her to be unable to come back in January. Talk to Shona. Maybe we won't need to, but you're right. She's got other problems, emotional problems, Maggie suggested as much. And we're not the ones to solve that.

"Maybe Micah is, and maybe he can rally the family to help. But we need to know what he will do as Captain if we have to bench his wife for her own safety."

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Re: Mix and Mingle

avoidretrograde
2017-12-17 06:27 am UTC (link)

Merc nodded, resigned to all this. "Either way we need to talk to him. Right now my roster plans for the next two matches don't have her on them. But that's assuming Kal or Georgi don't get hit badly. And in this season..." He shook his head and sighed.

"I know you mean...past just unable to play in January. But let's try and tackle this first. Even if she can't play for the whole season we can't leave her like this without trying to get her back on the right path. If things turn out worse...then I guess we'll see what to do."

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Re: Mix and Mingle

lionhearts
2017-12-17 06:33 am UTC (link)

"I don't want to leave her hanging either. But Lex strikes me as the sort of person who doesn't hear 'no' very often and doesn't take well to it when she does. This is a moment when I am ultimately responsible and I'm going to have to say no to her. No to flying without Healer approval and no to flying a match when it's not safe." That Merc might also have to say no because she wasn't fit to fly even with clearance wasn't something Florrie needed to get into. "If I'm the authority figure--I daresay mother or sister figure--she has to revolt against, she's not going to take my help.

"Still, also, we should talk to her teammates and see if they can support her. Not in detail, but I know she respects Angus and Jason and Lennox. And I might also talk casually to Aureliana, to see if she has any idea."

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Re: Mix and Mingle

avoidretrograde
2017-12-17 06:49 am UTC (link)

"She has to have things her way a lot of the time, damned be the consequences or things in her way." Unfortunately the consequences of this were both out of their hands and rather more permanent.

"If it takes most of a team to keep her from something this reckless then that's what we need to do. And Florrie? Whatever you clear her for or bar her from, I'll back you. Even if it's not strictly in line with what you'd normal okay for a broom."

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Re: Mix and Mingle

lionhearts
2017-12-17 06:53 am UTC (link)

"I know you will, and I know you know I won't ground her because I'm angry. Even if I am." Florrie puffed out a sigh. "And I'll back you where I need to. I won't lie about her medical condition, but if she can't stay off a broom for one day, it's a fair question about mental capacity, too, and that's something you and Shona and I have to look at. None of us is going to want to bat bludgers at her because we can--" and Florrie's face showed her awareness of the wrong metaphor "--but this is where we reach the limit and if we have to enforce that, we do."

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Re: Mix and Mingle

avoidretrograde
2017-12-17 08:18 am UTC (link)

He smiled fondly. "You won't ground her because you're mad, I know that, you're right. But if she's fit to fly doesn't mean she's fit for a match. Or that she'll get played. Players gets benched for rest or just rotating the roster and I've been needing to take her off for some matches for a while now. If we have to bench her for a match for disciplinary reasons, then so be it. Better than throwing her into something she isn't ready to get back to."

"I'm sorry you have to deal with all this, Florrie, I am. But I'm glad I have
you for it."

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	Re: Mix and Mingle lionhearts 2017-12-18 02:32 am UTC (link)
	"I'm glad I can be here to support you through it. Besides, it wouldn't be any fun without you." Florrie straightened up and gave Merc a hug. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Mix and Mingle avoidretrograde 2017-12-18 07:23 am UTC (link)
	Merc hugged her tight. "Definitely wouldn't." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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