Room 511, Friday after classes

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine, after a shockingly busy week, could be found where she could usually be found just before a big clothes-related event, particularly one involving boys: in the closet, in a state of complete obliviousness concerning the irony of that fact, in a continual ricochet between nervous and full of squee, and at least halfway into her homecoming dress. With pauses for messing with her hair and deciding which earrings didn't make her look like an idiot.

[OOC: Door is open, so is post. Expecting the BFF, but open for roomies, passing gypsies, tumbleweeds, and oh yeah, dates if they so desire!]

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[noboynextdoor.livejournal.com]

Amazingly enough, Jess did actually own nice clothes.

...okay, so it was one nice outfit, but it still counted, even if it made him uncomfortable to wear it.

When he was ready, he went up to Francine's room and knocked on the door to see if she was ready as well. He still couldn't believe he was going to a dance with someone he hardly knew, but at least she was a nice girl and not completely nuts that he knew of.

[thatsamilkshake]

Given the timing, Francine had a pretty good idea who was at the door. To which, of course, there was only one possible reaction:

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Just think what she could've managed if she'd actually been at a keyboard.

Right, Peters. Just remember what Ino said. Act confident until you believe it. Or... maybe at least until other people believe it.

She took a deep breath and opened the door like she hadn't just been spazzing for the last three hours. "Hi there."

[noboynextdoor.livejournal.com]

Jess hadn't known what to expect. But for a supposed dork, he had to admit that Francine dressed up well. "Hey," he said. "You look really nice."

[thatsamilkshake]

Dork!Francine would blush and stumble over her tongue and probably tell him he looked pretty, which he did, but you didn't say that, and that was so going to be the next thing out of her mouth now that she'd thought of it, helllp.

Faking-confidence!Francine at least managed not to have that conversation on the outside of her head. "Thank you. So do you!"

[noboynextdoor.livejournal.com]

"Am I early or anything?" Jess asked. "I can wait if you're still getting ready." It might have been noticeable that he didn't exactly do this sort of thing every day.

[thatsamilkshake]

Sure, I could use another three days of spaz-time. Why not? Francine shook her head and smiled with as much poise as she could put into it. "You're right on time. I just need to grab my purse."

[noboynextdoor.livejournal.com]

"Okay," Jess said. If nothing else, that gave him more time to run his fingers through his hair to make sure it looked okay. "Did you go to the carnival today?"

[thatsamilkshake]

"There was a carnival today?" She'd been a little too focussed on spazzing, apparently. Damn, she'd missed cotton candy?