raisetheearth | (no subject)

Who: Invitation only, PM for details
What: Raye and Rakka's mutual birthday party, or "Jasmine sure does have a thing about throwing surprise parties for friends, huh?
Where: Shepherd's Haven, the rec building
When: Early to late evening, October 3rd

If Raye wasn't going to take her birthday seriously, Jasmine was going to make sure of it herself. What's more, Rakka's was soon as well, so it was decided to put it all together. Jasmine already had experience throwing parties, after all. I mean, she'd done the same for Winter, right?

~~A single experience is still experience, shut up.~~

In any case, though she'd been in Locke for the past several weeks, she'd returned to Shepherd's Haven for the sake of throwing this little get together. She'd gotten Marina to help her, Lily, Winter, Rakka (who was okay with not being surprised, as they needed SOMEONE to set things up with Raye)... anyone she could get a hold of to set things up in the rec building. It wasn't a really ostentatious affair, of course... there was music, there was food, there was cake, there were presents... all you needed for a birthday, really.

(There was also alcohol, but the advice to drink responsibly).

Now all they needed was the birthday girl.

[ooc - If you want your character to be here, PM Jasmine's account. She's the one handling invitations.]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

There's a sharp, but brief laugh. Saretha nods her head, as it's... hard to argue that. Very few people have her number, but Amy is definitely right up there.

"That would be putting it mildly but... I think I'll be fine."

Amy smiled slightly. "Okay," she said, leaning forward to give her girlfriend a peck on the cheek. "But... I'm going to insist that you at least have a piece of cake. Because I made it."

Well, she's not going to complain about that. Either the kiss, or the cake. She gives a thoughtful nod though, at least giving the impression of her needing to be talked into it a little.

"Well, I suppose if you insist. I do not want to be dour on Raye and Rakka's time, either."

"Good," Amy said, squeezing her arm a little bit.

She looked at the party, and smiled. "It's actually kind of reassuring, you know? Something small like this. More intimate. It reminds me how glad I was to talk to everyone again..."

She smirks, but nods. "It is somewhat strange, for me. I am not exactly used to ... 'smaller, more intimate' as far as these sort of things go. However..." She looks out again, focusing briefly on her sister. Something about her expression seems to soften, before she focuses back on Amy. "I do not think that's a bad thing."

"It's not, no," Amy asked. She smiles a bit wider as she looks at Raye.

"... I'm glad you could be here for her on a day like today. Family's important, after all."

The implications of what she was saying would be immediately clear to Saretha. Yes, she still had Lyle, and her mother, but certain people were still missed dearly. But in a way, certain other people present were just as much family to Amy as blood relatives were.