Pearl had to help Mala convince Jasper it would be OK for them to have so much company over and even with the both of them pressing the giantess, she still held steadfast to her stubbornness and refused to budge. Only when they bribed the woman with her favorite meal did they finally see her cave. Pearl immediately went about planning everything, but stayed conscious enough not to overstep her boundaries, again. She had gone into planning mode and Mala had to intervene and let Pearl know just how much it meant that she planned it herself. Only when Pearl sulked around watching from the sidelines did Mala give into her and let her plan out the food and help contacting some of the parents.<br/><br/>What she hadn't planned was dressing up. And it seemed Pearl wasn't alone in that aspect. Mala had somehow gotten her way and they were both dressed up in rather last minute costumes; Pearl dressing in her old ballerina uniform and Jasper dressing in some throw away clothes that Mala painted to look like a tiger. The determined child didn't stop there, however, as she had plenty of left over paint from having dressed up her mother and decided to attack Pearl with it, transforming her into less of a Sugar Plum Fairy and more into a Zombie Ballerina. Pearl was displeased, but Mala was having too much fun for the woman to intervene, and it was just paint and clothes anyway, right? At least that was what she thought til she saw Jasper's finished costume and just about gagged on some of her punch. The tank top and short shorts left little to the imagination and Pearl would often find herself glancing over during the party to not only check on Jasper, but to check her out as well. The dancer had to admit her new roommate looked quite lovely as a ferocious pussy cat. And it wasn't lost on Pearl as the month had gone by that Jasper started looking her way more, lost in thought more than normal and sometimes even caught unawares; an effect that seemed to be deepening with each new round of alcohol she consumed that night.<br/><br/>Pearl had been busy keeping everyone entertained and trying her best to keep the party light-hearted and fun, even as Jasper skulked and looked on from the corner. The ballerina had managed to change a few people's minds' on the giantess, but it was all just to keep things flowing in the end. Pearl found herself actually enjoying being a hostess of sorts and it was something that seemed to utilize a lot of her skills and grace, but her main concern through the whole party, beyond making sure Mala was happy and making friends, was making sure her mother stayed out of the way and behaved. So when the inevitable play fight broke out and she saw Jasper stalking in, Pearl immediately recognized the fight as harmless, having worked with kids all her adult life, and stepped in to counter Jasper.<br/><br/>"Hey there, tiger mom, calm down..." Pearl's phrasing was meant as a double entendre as she placed both her hands on Jasper's forearms and stopped the woman in her tracks. "Let's get you back to that comfy corner, mm?" She chuckled and pressed softly, physically pushing the larger woman back into her corner and onto a bar stool so they were a more similar height. When she caught Jasper's eyes wandering back to Mala and the other girl when another scream erupted, Pearl grabbed her chin and forced her gaze on her. "Jasper, honey, look at me, OK? You've been doing sooo good tonight and I'm so proud of you. Mala's going to make a lot of good friends from all this because of you allowing her to spread her wings a little..." She smiled softly at the woman, placing herself between Jasper's legs to get closer to the woman as she moved her fingers into that luscious mane of hair, moving some of the strands back into place that had strayed. Pearl was not quite fully aware, but had an inkling that Jasper liked to be pampered and maybe even enjoyed being praised as the ballerina had found out one night when she called the giantess a 'good girl' in sarcasm and didn't quite get the reaction she expected; which was a tongue stuck out at her or something else of a childish nature. Instead, Jasper had just hushed and changed the subject. Pearl reached behind the woman, leaning in to straighten her ponytail in the back as she spoke again, her breath hitting Jasper's neck and rolling off her skin. "You're being such a good girl, Jasper... Please keep this up. The kids mean no harm when they fight like that, it's all just fun and play, OK? Adults wrestle like that too sometimes, so just let it go."