#gchqauction

[judgercnolds]

"Oh hey!" Grace turned as she felt a tap on her shoulder, making sure that she didn't spill her champagne as she did. Gus had wandered off somewhere chatting with some of his old friends, though she didn't mind overseeing everything by herself for a bit. The man worked hard and they'd both committed to just enjoying the night. "How are you enjoying everything? I think this might one of our biggest turn outs yet!"

[ingridhawkins]

@joelabernathyy, at the auction.

"i still can't believe summer nominated me." or that she hadn't thought to try and pay to get out of it alongside her cousin. they'd all laugh about it once the bidding was over. in fact, she was laughing about it now as as finished writing down the first round of bids with joel. "at least it's all for a good cause, right?"

[autumnonheels]

"I guess I haven't actually done one in a while." She'd skipped the last ten or so, usually up to something else and it would all just skip her mind. Though, even her parents didn't seem to care much anymore, she wasn't sure how often they even back to Carroll. Summer and herself doing their best to maintain the family name there. At least... now. "But it's same old, same old, I guess. Just this time they really really outdid themselves. Can you believe all these lights?"

[pennyhart]

"Am I gunna bid? Just try and stop me! That one over there is gunna be my prize." Nodding her way to Holden strolling around with his fancy suit and his 'nominee' sash, Penny couldn't help the way she lit up at just the sight of him. With the deadline for her leaving for treatment rapidly approaching, she'd spent as much time with him as she could.

Pupils large, but not blown wide, she'd managed to get her hands on just enough that if she pinkied it all night, she'd be able to keep straight. The last thing she needed was to embarrass Holden in front of his parents. At least this way she could just... be herself. "Are you going to bid? Everyone looks so amazing, I think if I could I'd bid on everyone and then we could all have like a giant slumber party or something."

[thexcarrollxtimes]

The drinks were flowing. The food was amazing. The atmosphere was casual despite the richness of the guest list. The night was turning out to be more pleasant than he'd expected. He wished Emily was still in town and that she was there with him, but his sister had done her part by convincing him to just go.

"This is quite an event. Are they this exciting every year?" he asked as he took a drink of his beer. One glass of champagne was enough fancy for one evening for him.

[birchrcse]

@thexcarrollxtimes ft; Oscar

"I know. It's silly." Looking down at her sash, she couldn't help but squirm a little underneath it, unsure of how she felt with the way it stuck her out in the crowd with the other nominees. "My brother 'n his fiance are mighty lucky I love both'a them 'cause I might'a killed 'em for doin' this otherwise."

[thesada]

@thexcarrollxtimes ft;Charles

"Oh, look at you..." Unable even to bite back her smile, Sada drank him in his all his glory. "I do love when you put on a suit." Despite the tension after what had happened at New Years, the atmosphere of the night, and maybe the sight of him so dressed up to be on his arm, made her more willing to let this be a do over of that disastrous night. "Maybe I should have nominated you after all, just so I could bid all over you."

[carrollcountypsychology]

Texting: babe 🏠 @thexcarrollxtimes

dec: wishing you were here 😘

dec: the snacks are so yummy and fancy

dec: I'm about to play Clair de lune

dec: gonna make all these people go crazy for the classics 😏