fete au Paris (open, dreamscapes!verse)

[chesstotem]

Time might work differently in dreams, but it was even weirder when an event both anticipated and feared was approaching. The past week or so had occasionally felt to Ariadne like it was speeding along at a breakneck pace towards a barrier, while at the same time crawling up a tall mountain.

And then, almost as soon as it arrived, it was over. Her thesis defense was successful, and the following afternoon she and two of Miles's other students received their degrees.

The mistress of labyrinths was now a master of architecture.

Miles knew how to throw a party. The entire upper floor of a trendy Paris restaurant had been rented out for the occasion - there was lots of food, and even more champagne, to toast Ariadne and her two classmates.

Lots of people were invited, of course, but there were a few in particular Ariadne was especially excited to see. Not that she was waiting, or anything. She was already on her second glass of champagne.

[Okay, this is mostly for dreamscape!verse folks, but anyone else who might reasonably be expected to be invited is welcome, as well as potential party-crashers! Threadhopping is not only encouraged, it is essentially mandatory, so have at it!]

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[halfforgotten.livejournal.com]

"I'm taking them out to the park tomorrow, it's a block from Miles' house." He was lucky that his kids seemed to love the outside so much, a trait he fully encouraged. Dom was nearly the opposite when it came to an instinct for parenting, he'd been thrilled with the idea from day one. Never questioning why or having doubts about it. It was only after he ran that he thought he would fail as a father, and now, he just wanted to make up for that.

James liked to build things, he suspected that they were looking at a future Architect in the making, that shouldn't really surprise anyone.

[chesstotem]

"If you're inviting me, I'll be there," Ariadne said. Maternal, she may not be, but the kids were cute. She was happy to play Auntie to them, despite the fact that neither of them could pronounce her name.

[halfforgotten.livejournal.com]

'Ariel' was as close as they could get, and even that was due to the major influence that Walt Disney had on their childhood.

"Of course I am. It would only be polite." But Dom didn't do it for the sake of manners, he was a man with very few close friends. Very valuable that they were, and he wanted to let Ariadne know she was considered one of them. "I should let you go mingle, before I get looks for stealing the guest of honor."

[chesstotem]

"Yeah, lots of people I barely know to thank for showing up at my party," Ariadne flashed him a grin and a wink, grabbing another glass of champagne as she slipped back into the crowd.