Catherine Montgomery swept into the old mansion - fashionably late, of course. Her hair had been kept a dark brown for the evening. She felt it added the right amount of dramatic flair to to her bright red outfit she had chosen for the event. In her gloved hand she twirled an Italian leather mask specially made to accent her exquisite outfit.

The mansion she found was rather dull considering all the hype that had been made. 'Oh well,' she thought, sweeping her dark curls over her shoulder; 'not everything can be as superb as my little villa in France. Perhaps I should hold a party there next Halloween.'

The woman walked down the stairs easily, her eyes roving over the rest of the guests, who she deemed tolerable. Most of them looked relatively entertaining, it was quite unfortunate though that none of her friends should be invited. Not that she felt uncomfortable. Perish the thought!

Her mouth opened wide in a winning smile as she walked through the large hall and she greeted one of the guest near the entrance.

"Hello there. Might I inquire as to where you found the drinks, I feel that I might need a bit of liquid courage this evening," she joked.

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"Oh dear, Kit looks as frazzled as Nanny McPhee's hair." Tar murmured to herself quietly, and was immediately glad that no one had heard her say that.

"I should help her out, before she goes all American Psycho on us. That'd be bad news bears." She said, filling her cup with punch again. She looked around to see a shy girl standing not far away from her, humming a quiet tune.

"Excuse me, love, do you want to help get the door back on? That woman over there seems to be having a time of it." Tar asked, not even waiting for a response, as she took the girl by the hand and dragged her towards the door.

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Galatea found herself feeling overwhelmed by the arrival of the new guests at she stared out from a secluded corner. So many people in the same room, talking, laughing all at once. <i>Well, it is a party. You might as well socialize a bit.</i> she told herself. Taking another sip of punch, she stood and walked out into the crowd.

A flash of bright red caught her eye. She turned and smiled back at one of the women who had recently arrived. "Drinks?" she answered. "Over this way. The punch is really quite good, and so are the snacks."

Aria, so caught up in improvising her tune, hadn't even noticed the other woman approaching her. Startled, she suddenly realized she was being dragged across the floor.

<i>Odd,</i> she thought. <i>I suppose this is customary...</i>

Then she realized that someone was trying to fix the door that she had neglected to repair. "Oh bother it," she sighed. "I don't suppose you know where a handy tool box would be?" she asked of Tar. "It might prove, er, slightly on the helpful side."

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"Tool box?" Tar repeated blankly. About a thousand Home Improvement references flew into her head, but nothing particularly helpful.

"I suppose that would make sense. Maybe we should ask...Kit..." Turning back to see the frazzled Kit, she quickly changed her mind. "Or maybe we should just do a little exploring of our own? Where would be a good place to have a tool box? Um...basement? Is there even a basement?"

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Catherine nodded approvingly, "Oh thank God for that. I had worried that there might not be any food at all with all the women about. I fear that I am terrible at following the 'eat like a bird' rule at parties. I do find the snack table a wonderful place to meet people," she laughed now, a lovely laugh that sounded just a bit to practiced just like the rest of her manners.

The heiress extended her hand to Galatea in gesture of greeting, "I am Catherine Montgomery, it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance...." she stopped her sentence there, an obvious prompt for the other woman to introduce herself as well.

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Frowning slightly, Aria tried to recall what little she knew about this old house. "No basement, but I do believe there is a wine cellar... in a general..." (here she just could not help but imitate Jack Sparrow for a moment) "That way! direction."

She smiled, feeling pretty pleased for knowing this useful bit of information, until suddenly it dawned on her that it might not be so useful after all. "I don't suppose they keep tool boxes in the wine cellar?"

Out of the corner of her eye, she observed Kit placing a baby carrot back on the tray, and turned once more, puzzled, to Tar and Fragile Silence. "Does our hostess not enjoy carrots?"

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Nurrantiel looked up to greet her daughter and son-in-law. "Nice to see that you made it! Yes," she looked somewhat sheepishly at her notes, "I am collecting some ideas. But everything is happening so fast!" She reluctantly tucked the little notebook into a pocket and joined the group again. There were so many people around! Nurr couldn't help but marvel at the eclectic group and all of the busyness. A small smile appeared on her lips as she saw Kit avoiding the baby carrots. "Oh come now, doing the same thing twice would be so cliche! And I certainly hope that those carrots are not a year old."

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"Baby carrots? I have no pop culture reference for that either!" Tar said in dismay. "I think I'm losing my touch."

"...anyway." Tar moved on. "No basement. Wine cellar isn't going to be much help. Um, cloak room...kitchen...maybe we should just go exploring. This house is so fantastic anyway. You two down? I'm sorry, Fragile and...Aria, right?"

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Aria nodded brightly, feeling a bit giddy over the possibilities this house could hold. "I'm always up for some exploring," she said... "Unless, of course, I get distracted. Which I won't... unless there is a hidden stash of coffee and novels somewhere... not paperback romance novels mind you... ick!"

She stopped suddenly. "But I digress. Where shall we start?"

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Galatea stared at the extended hand for just a moment before remembering the proper etiquette. She shook Catherine's hand and replied, "I'm Galatea. It's good to meet you, too."

At the table, she took the liberty of filling a plate with snacks. "I'm sure I've eaten more than my fair share, but the food is so good I can't resist." Curious as to what the fuss was about, she took a bite of carrot and shrugged. "It tastes fine."

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