Stands filled with unique activities lined the sidewalks of the Quad. Colorful balloons were tied to the booths along with neon signs to distinguish them. There were booths for face painting, kissing, baseball throwing, basketball, football, miniature golf, fortune telling, fishing, horse shoes, ring toss, balloon popping with throwing darts, bobbing for apples, and a dunk tank.<br/><br/>A peculiar runway with a projector screen & a catwalk was propped up for the costume contest that would occur later. It was equipped with backdrops, a smoke machine, and RGB LED concert stage lights with various patterns ranging from floral to strobe lights. A hired pyrotechnics team was in charge of the fireworks & confetti cannons. Lettered Wayfair marquee signs across the top of the stage spelled out, "WEL-COME TO THE MEET & GREET" with blinking lights carnival style.<br/><br/>Eren noted the school's Instagram online poll was projected onto the stage. The event was being sponsored by the<i>Communication Arts and Business Dept</i>. There was a singular rule on the site:<b>Each</b><b>participating student would not be allowed to vote for themselves</b>. He quickly surmised that he couldn't rig the costume contest if he wanted too.<br/><br/>The hacker had no way of knowing how many students would actually vote. So he couldn't tip the scales in<u>anyone's</u>favor. It'll be a fair event. On the surface, the prize was a $200 gift card. But to Eren it was deeper than that - It was bragging rights. An easy access to achieving popularity right off the bat !<br/><br/>His blue pools were still soaking in the scenery as he followed Harley's lead as she navigated them through the labyrinth of undergraduates. The smoky fragrance of bar-b-que, char-broiled hamburgers, grilled hotdogs, sausage links, and shisk kabobs sizzling on grill, lingered in the air.<br/><br/>They just barely overpowered the sweet & salty scent of buttery pop-corn, caramel apples, elephant ears, churros, and cotton candy. Cold ice cream was stocked into freezers of a cart by the bar. The best part about it?<i>The Culinary Arts &amp; Business Dept</i>. were generous enough to supply it all for free. Provided that a limit was placed upon each student so that everyone would get their fair share.<br/><br/>Along the way over to what looked like<i>The Brotherhood of Mutants</i>- Eren spotted a gauche otter sporting a crimson & white cape. They were attempting to hype up student body, occasionally tripping a few students in the process with its large tail. It was their first day wearing the costume & so they were having a tough time adapting to it.<br/><br/>The confused DJ from earlier threw on another track from the playlist: "Will Smith- Miami" He briefly spoke over the track to remind everyone not to drink & drive; drink responsibly. Which drew mixed reactions from the populace. The poor DJ couldn't win for losing.  Eren simply nodded his head to the beat as he let Harley do all of the talking. If Eren knew Lily was drooling over Gambit; he'd 'probably' deck him.<br/><br/>~~~~~<br/><br/>Tagging:<a class="username" data-user-id="37935" data-username="@IfIWereInYourShoes" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://bluemoonroleplaying.com/community/members/37935/">@IfIWereInYourShoes</a><a class="username" data-user-id="21745" data-username="@Aluora" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://bluemoonroleplaying.com/community/members/21745/">@Aluora</a><a class="username" data-user-id="4066" data-username="@True Grave" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://bluemoonroleplaying.com/community/members/4066/">@True Grave</a><a class="username" data-user-id="39273" data-username="@gucci" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://bluemoonroleplaying.com/community/members/39273/">@gucci</a><a class="username" data-user-id="38720" data-username="@KaeganofAmber" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://bluemoonroleplaying.com/community/members/38720/">@KaeganofAmber</a><br/><a class="username" data-user-id="35695" data-username="@di moon" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://bluemoonroleplaying.com/community/members/35695/">@di moon</a><br/>Where: Quad