Poppy's Piping Popped Project

[Poppy and Piper Belmont]

She had only just started preparing the art studio for her event. Students were encouraged to do their own events this winter, and she had only put her poster up a week ago, and seems people had already taken an interest in her event. Her event was a gold coin donation charity event to raise as much money as she could to help out the soup kitchens that open up on Christmas this season. But she had still a long way to go. Piper was helping Poppy set up. While the two had only a few current acquaintances, Poppy thought this was a good way to not only fund raise for the season but also put herself out there and make new friends. Though, depending on how many people turned up, she and Piper would have to be careful about contact, but Poppy wasn't worried.

Poppy set up several tables, some with chairs, others with stools. She had personally cleaned and ironed some table clothes that had paint splatter designs all over them and in a corner she had set up a Christmas tree to hang all the made decorations on, and she even had little wrapped gifts if anyone showed up. On the tables were an array of art materials, from plain foam Christmas baubles to colored Popsicle sticks and every type of paint and colored pens and pencils under the sun. Some of which she had to seek permission from school staff to use their art supplies. Poppy got permission (along with permission for her event) as long as she understood that she was the one responsible of running the event, and setting up and packing down and that if anything went wrong, Poppy would be held responsible. With Poppy's assurance, they allowed her to go through with the event.

"Phew! Finally done!" Poppy sat in one of the chairs. "Now we wait. I hope people come... I don't want this effort to go to waste... oh Piper... what if no one comes? What if my poster wasn't good enough?" Poppy started having those second-guessing 'what if' thoughts. Piper just smiled.
"I-It'll be okay Poppy." She whispered in response trying to reassure her sister that everything would be fine.
"You're right! I just gotta be my usual self! But what if-"
"Poppy! Calm down." Piper glared slightly. Poppy laughed.
"Alright, alright! I'm confident this will go well." Poppy beamed. Poppy grabbed a red bucket and placed it by the door for anyone who entered.

[Jimmy Halloway]

When Jimmy had seen the pretty posters put on the bulletin board, he tried to read them. It was long and a bit complicated, but he managed to get some help with that. There was something about drawing. He didn’t quite get the rest, but Jimmy loved to draw and perhaps they wouldn’t judge as harshly as some of the people in the art club. Setting up decorations, it sounded like fun. Plus he was under the impression it would make people happy, and it was something that Jimmy valued above all else.

He had no idea what to expect out of this but he knew where the art studio was. He was a little nervous because he had to take time out of his studies and he wanted to work so hard, but he also loved art a lot too. He only hoped he wouldn’t embarrass himself in class because he didn’t study hard enough. He didn’t want to freeze or break down in tears in the middle of class. Then people would laugh and he wouldn’t understand but knew he didn’t like it.

Jimmy didn’t understand what was really being asked here, but he chose to have a look nonetheless. Besides, it was in a room he knew the way to, so he couldn’t get lost. He opened the door and looked as two girls were inside. He blinked, not quite sure what he was supposed to do. He scanned the room. It was filled with a lot more than just the pencils and paints it so often had. There were lots of strange things on the table too, like balls of a white something. Was it snow? He came to touch one. It couldn’t, it was not cold. But it was so light! It reminded him a bit of what you could find in boxes, except it was not in ball shapes when it was in boxes. He turned back to look at the two girls. It puzzled him. They were alike. Too alike. He didn’t like that, as it confused his brain. “Hmm...” he mumbled, trying to move through the fog that was his mind. “Tis here, the poster?”

[Friday Morning]

"Poppy! I totally got some more cottonballs and junk, since we'll go through tons of these as we head--oh, excuse me," Friday came all but barrelling into the room, her arms filled with cotton balls. She hadn't immediately noticed the slightly smaller boy standing nearish to the entrance, looking around. Friday thought there had been a question there, but she'd been so busy talking that she hadn't really been able to hear it or properly answer it or anything along those lines.

Instead she looked from Poppy to the kid to Piper, who also was apparently there. Friday wiggled a few fingers in the shy twin's direction, before shifting and looking at the kid. "I'm Friday, by the way. And that's..." she paused, looking from one twin to the other, squinting to try and notice the little bits, "Poppy, and Piper," she said, nodding. "They're twins, so they've got the whole look alike thing going on," Friday nodded and marched toward the table, bags in hand and ready to delivered wherever Poppy wanted.

[Poppy and Piper Belmont]

The twins were talking with each other and before they knew it, Friday and another student had appeared at the door. Friday carrying an arm full of stuff, and a boy neither twin recognised. Poppy hoped more than those two would show up, where's the fun if her event only had two other people? "Oh! Thanks Friday, over there will do." Poppy pointed and beamed. "Thank you so much for helping set up. Hopefully more people will turn up though..." Poppy sighed, before turning her attention to the boy. "Yes, this is where the event from the poster is taking place. Uh... It's a gold coin donation, see here?" Poppy moved to where the red bucket was by the door. "You put coins in here, and then you can come and make all kinds of things. Of course if you don't have any money, that's okay too, you can still come in." Poppy smiled at the boy, hoping he would stick around.

[Jimmy Halloway]

Jimmy was almost knocked over by a girl with her arms full. He was not resentful of this, he was pretty sure he was the one in the way. It was always like this. But she did give him a bit of a fright and turned his focus from the confusing twins to her. The fact they looked so much alike really confused him. He couldn’t see the same thing at two different places at the same time, at least not people. Hopefully there were some differences with the clothes, to calm him down about this.

The girl with the arms full of bags introduced herself. At least he thought she did because she said I’m first. Only he didn’t get how Friday was a name. It was a date. “Friday,” he murmured. He would have to try and remember. The twins had talked to her and now were introduced by Friday as Poppy and Piper. As she didn’t clearly point which one was Poppy and which one was Piper, he wasn’t sure. They’d be both until he could be certain. This meant even if he met only with one of them, she’d be both Poppy and Piper.

Things happened around him and he tried to follow. One of the twins came to him and pointed a red bucket, explaining he had to put a coin in there. He moaned out of hesitation as he pulled his wallet. He didn't have much money. His parents sent very little to nothing, often having the school saying Jimmy needed some supplies. He was not sure just how much he was supposed to give so he opened his wallet and showed its content to the girl, hoping she would know and take what was necessary out of it.

[Isaac Reid]

Isaac walked into the art studio, he wasn’t all that happy in having to do arts and crafts. However, he was willing to do anything for something which promised to go to charity. The young man did need to ask some questions confirming this event was all for charity or not. He did not like to be fooled into thinking his money was going to a good cause when all it was doing was fueling someone’s grubby wallet. Isaac also hoped that maybe his willingness to openly support charity would make others, especially his teammates also support charity whether they did so openly or not; he was the star quarterback after all.

He nodded toward the twins, these two girls seem to be the ones in charge here. “So, this thing is legit right? Like this money will actually find itself going toward the soup kitchens?” The questions seem like they were respectful enough even though he knew anyone would find offence to someone accusing them of false advertising. Isaac pulled two twenties out of his wallet, “I’m all good if this legit, I mean no offence”. Isaac can be blunt in some ways, while he doesn’t actively try to be a dick about things, he just didn’t like being taken advantage of, and charity was one of his weaknesses.

(OOC: I hope it's not too late to join)

[Poppy and Piper Belmont]

There was so much going on already and only few people were there. Poppy left Piper to deal with the shy boy as she approached the newcomer who had questions. Piper closed his wallet and shook her head. There wasn't much there and she was sure both her sister and herself would feel bad for taking something from someone with very little, after all the whole point was to give to people who had little. "Friday, help Piper with any more people who show up kay?" She called to her friend as she passed, picking up the donation bucket. "Hello. Yes this is legitimate. We'll be doing the run tomorrow morning after we finish tonight." Poppy nodded, taking no offence to the questions, she knew all too well about those who took just to take. "I'm Poppy, the hostess, that there is Piper my sister, and Friday. I thank you for joining us, and for your donation." She beamed as she held up the bucket.

((Ooc: No its not too late join. ^^ just like any thread until its finished. ^^))