<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/thumb/1/1b/72137218_958926787792898_6245942073171418573_n.jpg/720px-72137218_958926787792898_6245942073171418573_n.jpg)</div><strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 13pt;">Name:</span></span></strong>Gabby Bonnet (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=316301.msg15271105#msg15271105)<br/><strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 13pt;">Date | Time:</span></span></strong>Monday, September 30th | ~ 2 pm<br/><strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 13pt;">Location:</span></span></strong>Grand Ballroom<br/><strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 13pt;">Outfit:</span></span></strong>Hot And Classy (https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/thumb/4/46/GabbyTea.png/1200px-GabbyTea.png)<br/><strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 13pt;">Mood:</span></span></strong>Rhianna - Diamonds (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWA2pjMjpBs)<br/><strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 13pt;">Content:</span></span></strong>Tea Time<br/><strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 13pt;">Tagging:</span></span></strong>Open<br/><hr/><br/>Gabrielle's mood, already soaring from the beauty of her surroundings and her excitement over the new adventure, had reached peak levels over the fabulousness of her roommates.  Both girls were amazingly fun and seemed to perfectly suit her, even just judging on their relatively short conversation earlier in the day.  She would have spent more time getting to know them, but she wasn't about to leave her beautiful things packed away for long.  After she'd unpacked everything and carefully put her things away, grateful that the room came equipped with more than enough storage for even three fashionistas, she had felt the weariness of travel and high emotion settling over her.<br/><br/>An hour long nap refreshed her and left her roughly two hours to get ready, which might have seemed like a lot of time to someone else.  For her it was going to be a bit of a rush to look her best at that afternoon's event.  Still, she took a steamy shower, savoring the excellent water pressure, then smoothed her Argon oil moisturizer over every inch of her buttery skin.  From there it was the involved process of nails, hair and make-up, each one approached with the methodical, almost meditative, air of one who values their appearance deeply.  Once her nails were dry and her hair pinned in place, she fetched the outfit she'd chosen and laid it out on her bed.<br/><br/>Despite having grown up without sisters and, thus, getting her own room from practically birth, she expressed zero shyness over undressing and dressing in front of her roommates.  She chatted with them as she donned her black silk and lace underthings and shape wear before dressing in her designer duds.  Expressing a healthy measure of vanity, she stood before the full-length mirror and turned a bit to ensure she looked her best before breezing out of her room and clicking her way through the castle toward the ballroom with ten minutes to spare.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Seated at a table with her attention wandering from the Dean's speech to roam over the other students, her fingers lightly caressed the gilded rim of her delicate china teacup.  The intricate delft blue design of French country life reminded her of her mother's favorite china dishes and she had a momentary pang of homesickness.  A slow breath allowed the emotion to pass and she felt a sense of relief when Dr. Boussard stopped speaking and she could rise fluidly from her chair.  She glanced around, trying to decide what was calling her, before finally swaying her way over to the crepe station, unable to resist the allure of some savory and sweet filled pancakes.  The scents were intoxicating as she drew nearer.<br/><br/>Pointing and speaking softly, she ordered herself a couple with mushrooms, asparagus and herb filling drizzled in hollandaise as well as two with a berry and cream filling.  As the chef began deftly creating her order, she turned to peer over the other students again, noting quite a few handsome and gorgeous faces that intrigued her.  Sure, she was here for school, but she was also French, n'est pas?