Girls' Night [Sweet Princess Iris]

[kennedyk]

Kennedy's laid out several blankets and pillows on the distressed hard-wood floors of her top-floor apartment. It was a long day at work, but thankfully a productive one. Several customers came by to commission her after visiting her booth at the art festival, something she'll call a win. Now that there's a nice open space on the floor free of her canvases, paints, and as clean as it's been since she's moved in, Kennedy pops a big tub of Neopolitan ice cream into the freezer and sets a bottle of wine in a bucket of ice to chill. She picked up everything from the market on the way home.

"I hope Iris doesn't mind eating on the floor..." she worries, but furniture such as a dinning room table really seemed like a waste of money when she needed the space for her art. She shrugs, figuring her new friend will be so excited, she'll love absolutely everything. Laying a box full of jewelry-making supplies on the floor along with their stash of beads from the festival, she pulls out her notebook, quietly working up a quick sketch of the man Owen she met at her booth as she waits for Iris.

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[littleredsiren]

"I hope you like it," she smiles. "I brought cupcakes for dessert. I hope that's okay! I figured they'd go good with ice cream."

Iris nudges her plate out of the way, not wanting to mess up the sketchbook. She flips through the pictures with interest, pausing at the half finished portrait of Owen. "Hey! I know him... We talked at the ball. Owen, right?"

[kennedyk]

"The more food the better." She dives into the pasta, making a pleased noise as she takes another bite. It'd been a few days since she had something that wasn't microwavable. "So good!"

"Mmhmm, that's him." She takes another sip of wine. "We met at the art festival. He's going to be my cheerleader."

[littleredsiren]

Iris grins. She's always pleased when people enjoy her cooking. She finishes looking through the sketchbook and lays it down, picking up her plate to eat. "Your cheerleader? What for?"

[kennedyk]

Kennedy shrugs. "Everything? Food eating contests, painting, running errands before I've had my coffee. He said he used to work at the Boardwalk so he's very good at motivating crowds. Plus he's got a sweet ride."

[littleredsiren]

Iris hums curiously, twirling spaghetti up onto her fork. "Sooo... Do you like him?" she asks, smothering a grin as she pops the forkful into her mouth.

[kennedyk]

Kennedy wrinkles her nose. "He's cute, but I didn't get a chance to check out his butt." Not to mention the vision she had, he's clearly in mourning. "Anyone catch your fancy, red?" she grins, her plate already completely clean.

[littleredsiren]

Iris giggles, blushing. "I mean... there are a lot of attractive men in this town, I can't lie," she offers, avoiding the question by shoving another forkful of pasta into her mouth. "They're all very nice too."

[kennedyk]

Kennedy grins widely and nudges Iris. "Tell me! I'm cooped up huffing paint fumes all day!"

[littleredsiren]

Iris giggles, nudging her back as she finishes off her plate of food. "Gosh! So pushy! I... ah, I dunno. I've never really had a big crush on anyone before. There are a couple really nice guys I met working at the community garden though..."

[kennedyk]

"I'm a very pushy person, you're gonna have to learn to love it, Iris." She takes their plates, getting up to set them in the sink before she grabs the bottle of wine and returns to Iris' side. "So," she grins, pouring more wine. "Are you going to keep going there then? Gonna talk to these boys some more?"

[littleredsiren]

"Alright, alright. I love it," she laughs, sipping at the wine. "Well, I mean, I've committed to volunteering there already so I kiiiinda have to. And we're all friends so, um, it'd be pretty weird if I didn't talk to them."

[kennedyk]

"Making friends with all the hot dudes. You make great choices." She gives Iris a wink before sipping her wine. Kennedy pulls a plate of cupcakes, a tub of ice cream, and her box of jewelry supplies within reach. "What are you doing over there?"

[littleredsiren]

"Mostly just cooking meals for the other volunteers," she explains, spooning up a bowl of ice cream. "Eli is absolutely hopeless with cooking so I get big lunches together for them all."

[kennedyk]

"Dang, they lucked out with you cooking for them." Kennedy scoops out a few scoops of ice cream and plops them on a plate along with a cupcake. She hands the plate to Iris before making herself a plate as well. "Tell me about Eli! I haven't met him yet. Is he cute?"

[littleredsiren]

She takes a bite of the ice cream before answering. "He's super cute. I think they breed the boys out here different or something because I don't remember this many attractive men in Seattle," she laughs. "He's super nice too. He's the one who helped get me that teacher's assistant job. And he danced with me all night at the big Coombs ball."

[kennedyk]

"Sure as hell weren't this handsome back in Oklahoma. Oh! Do you mind cursing? If so, I'll keep that in mind when I talk." Kennedy smiles and bites into the cupcake. "He sounds like a sweetheart. And he works at the community garden? I guess he likes to help out."

[littleredsiren]

She shakes her head, finishing off the ice cream. "It's okay. I don't do it much myself but I don't mind if other people curse," she smiles. "My aunt said that people who curse were foul spirited but I never really understood why she gave such silly words so much power."

"He really is. And he's a teacher as well, so I guess he's just a super helpful guy?"

[kennedyk]

"Foul spirited or fun spirited? Maybe she was just confused her words."

"Dang, sounds like a good guy. I'm glad you'll have someone like Eli at school with you." She repositions, laying on her stomach as she shoves their trash aside. "What movies did you bring?"

[littleredsiren]

Iris laughs. "Somehow, I don't think my aunt knows the meaning of fun."

"Ummm..." She pulls them out, fiddling with her hair with her free hand. "I wasn't sure what good sleepover movies were so I asked the guy at the counter and he recommended some..." She spreads them out for Kennedy, showing her some fairly classic 'girl fun' movies like Mean Girls and Clueless.

[kennedyk]

"My aunt has a skewed definition. It involves wreaking havoc on the town and destroying anyone who doesn't bow to her feet. Such a lovely woman."

Kennedy excitedly grabs at Mean Girls. "Classic! Have you seen it before?" She gets up, pulling her TV, a small screen on a cabinet with wheels, over to their pallet of blankets. She pops the disc into her DVD player before sitting back by Iris' side.

[littleredsiren]

"Our aunts should meet up. They both sound so wonderful, I bet they'd be best of friends."

She shakes her head, curious. "I, uh... I've kind of never seen anything with a rating above PG. And even then, I missed out on a lot," she admits.

[kennedyk]

"Wonderful friends until my aunt decided to devour her in some freaky way of preserving her youth. She's a real witch," she says with a mischievous grin.

Kennedy can't help but stare at Iris in disbelief. "Oh girl, you're in for some wonderful things with me." She grabs the remote and presses play. "This one is a teenage classic." She hands Iris a strip of leather and some beads. "We can work on some bracelets while we watch. Just watch me loop a few beads and then you'll have the gist of it."

[littleredsiren]

"...So, how old are you, exactly?" she teases with a matching grin.

Scooching closer, she watches her hand movements carefully before trying to imitate her. "Like this?" she asks, frowning slightly in concentration.

[kennedyk]

"Teenage classic as in 'I watched this all through high school'," she grins. "But I'm twenty-five, by the way." She says it jokingly like she's super mature for being twenty-five.

"Mmhmm, little looser though. Too tight, it'll start to misshape itself."

[littleredsiren]

"Are you sure? You haven't been eating people to stay young like your aunt?" she laughs.

Frowning, she undoes her previous work and redoes it looser. "Better?"