A writing experiment


The Gala is coming soon, the first weekend in May!  So far, Violet Hammond the town clerk has done a fairly good job of harassing members of the town to help out.  Otis Rawlins has agreed to set up the band stand and set up tables.  Ross has offered to donate lighting, and Billy Runningwater will do inspection to make sure all is up to code and safe and secure. 


Andy offered to donate tapas as appetizers as long as he can advertise for himself.  His goal is to get a restaurant going, and Dr. Steve has considered partly funding him a restaurant, but Andy is trying out catering first to infiltrate the town with his more European fare and flavors.  So Violet suggested he donate some hors d’oeuvres, because Violet’s idea is to get as much free stuff as possible to keep costs down.  Thus far, she has been able to get all of the above to donate their services, so she’s using the town halls chairs and tables, but she’ll still have to pay for plates, cups, dinnerware, which may cost the most, besides the punch and its fixin’s.  


TV personality Willow Severelli has agreed to look for a band to play the music (preferably free, for promotion, at Violet’s urging) and to be the Mistress of Ceremonies.  Adelaine, who will be in town for the event, has agreed to be at the welcome booth, gathering tickets, handing out nametags, and distributing drawing tickets, under Violet’s nosy control.  Randall Maverick also agreed to be the event photographer, although he had to be persuaded—being in a witness protection program, he thought to be at the event might not be a good idea, until he realized that behind the camera, he would be ignored and invisible, and there would be no pictures of him after the fact.  Most people forget all about the photographer, so that might be the perfect ruse. 


Dr. Steve, after a little cajoling by Violet, who thinks he is not to be trusted but knows he can be relied upon to donate dollars to any town event, has donated money to pay for certain gala particulars such as tablecloths, small decorations, and the tableware, which helps out with the city event budget.  Some of the bars and houses of spirits have been prevailed upon to donate wine and liquors for the punch.  Queenie, who owns Queenie’s Bar, however, has oddly disappeared, and although the staff has been keeping the place running, they haven’t seen Queenie in a month.  Violet, who has been trying to track her down for a donation, is about to share this strange info with the chief of police to see if anything fishy is happening… 


Meanwhile Rivers Fox has been preparing her outfit for the event, going to give Otis one more go, having broken a pew in the church on purpose to get his attention.  And yet, while Otis may be oblivious, Dr. Steve has been sitting across from her—not only at the little church where the deep notes and the sight of Rivers is giving a kundalini rush up his spine—but when she came into his office recently confessing anxiety about the gala and alluding to her crush on someone in town.  Since she didn’t seem to catch Dr. Steve’s brown moony eyes, Dr. Steve can only assume it isn’t him she’s crazy about. 


Queenie, owner of Queenie's bar has gone missing!  Violet is on the case, because she wants donations for the Gala. 

Meanwhile Rivers Fox has been preparing her outfit for the event, going to give Otis one more go, having broken a pew in the church on purpose to get his attention.  And yet, while Otis may be oblivious, Dr. Steve has been sitting across from her—not only at the little church where the deep notes and the sight of Rivers is giving a kundalini rush up his spine—but when she came into his office recently confessing anxiety about the gala and alluding to her crush on someone in town.  Since she didn’t seem to catch Dr. Steve’s brown moony eyes, Dr. Steve can only assume it isn’t him she’s crazy about.

 


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