[OTA] Parties are a Diamond's Best Friend

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Without a doubt, late autumn and winter are prime season for Diamond events. Getting married? You're both Diamonds? It's entirely likely that about five minutes after the proposal, the bride decided a winter wedding would be just fantastic - with all the blue and the white and the crystal. Which, of course, leads to the anniversary parties being the same time of year. The Diamonds also have their fair share of autumn and winter babies, which means that whenever someone turns fifteen and formally enters the Suit - and happens to be from one of those families - a debut simply must be thrown, with all the decorations, guest lists, catering, floral arrangements and et cetera to arrange and coordinate. There's also the holidays. There may not be that many extremely religious Deckbabies, but no one doesn't like holiday parties, whether it's for Christmas, or Hanukkah, or Diwali, or just the Winter Solstice: this is the time of year when everyone comes to the event planning department at Diamond Castle and tells Katriane Berthier and her boss, Valentina Frost, that they have this fabulous idea for just a tiny little soiree, and have they got just a little bit of time?

All that aside, winter is also the time when the Suit invites all of the Deck to Diamond Castle to show off celebrate the season with them, and for some utterly inexplicable reason, Valentina's washed her hands of the whole thing this time around and Silas has decided that organizing it by herself would be good for Kat.

And now it's October. In the past, it's been one of Kat's favorite months - when she goes outside to appreciate the changing leaves, come up with ideas for little (unimportant) parties, organizes them all and still has time for things like dating. But this year? Oh no. This year, Kat is closed up in her office. There's a pile of catalogs on her desk, and she's replying to a nervous Diamond bride who decided to get married Christmas Eve and now is thinking that with everything else, no one will come to her elegant red-and-crystal wedding.

Someone should definitely interrupt the therapy/event planning and make Kat eat a sandwich before the catalogs start looking like a pillow.

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Back dated before the storm.

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While Dybbuk spent all of winter preparing for the monthly circus shows that ran from spring through to autumn, Halloween often caught him unawares. Thankfully he did not have to run an entire show for Halloween but his artists would perform at a venue close to whichever Suit was hosting the main event. He only used the services of an event planner when he was struggling to keep afloat.

He arrives with a handwritten list of the items he needs. It is a relatively short list but for the harassed young Berthier, it could be the final straw. Hence, he comes bearing left over Black Forest cake to appease her. It had been made on Saturday and today was Tuesday so it was still fresh.

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She was practicing breathing, really, when Dybbuk comes in. She's pulled off last minute memorials before - for Lindsey, specifically, while also planning Irene's wedding - but it's nothing like her schedule right now. She'll get everything done, of course, but she's got that tight feeling in her chest she gets before challenges, the one where she's sure she's going to fail spectacularly.

But Kat's too much of a Diamond to let it show, and so after a blink at the Joker - no, he prefers Jester - she folds her hands on her desk. "Is there something I can help you with, sir?"

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"Yes, Lady Fair. The leaves are a-turning as All Hallows Eve approaches. For my part, I must hire out benches and a stall. I am also seeking the services of a pastry chef and a make-up artist."

The rest he had organised of his own accord, from the costumes to the backdrop. Although the Heart Suit was sorting out the technical aspects of the event.

"Cake?" he offered, holding a small decorative cardboard box under Kat's nose.

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"A stall and benches. Pastry chef." It's been one of those days when it's best to just keep her mind on one track, and that track is business. "Makeup artist?" Hurrem had had an assistant, before she left the Deck with her husband. What was her name? Dalia, right.

Then she notices the cake. It was never going to take long, not with her sweet tooth. "Oh, that looks delicious. You really didn't have to, though."

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"All true and correct," he encouraged. Hopefully the make-up artist had some experience with special effect cosmetics.

Dybbuk is glad to see that Kat is one of those healthy girls who do not turn down good food. It would have been a shame to let such decadent cake go to waste. "Oh but I had to. Confectionaries are the best kind of pick-me-up. They can put any drink to shame." He should know; he used to drink as a younger man but had pulled away from alcohol altogether when he had started noticing little signs of it developing a hold on him.

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Likely not, but Dalia was good at improvising - and it was true that some of the Carnivale makeup got interesting in the Diamonds, so maybe that would be good enough. "Is it for All-Hallow's Eve proper?" She asks as she pulls up the schedule and starts to look at who's available.

Once that's done, of course, she's taking a bite of the cake. And closing her eyes. "Best lunch ever," she says after she takes a bite. Breakfast had been coffee, some hours ago. And there'd been too much going on to even send to the kitchens for a sandwich.

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"Same event as the Halloween hosted by the Hearts. Cirque de Cartes will provide some measure of entertainment," he explained.

As far as Dybbuk was concerned only he was allowed to forget main meals. Everyone else, young people especially, had to be catered for.

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"Ohh. Well, in that case." She paused. She'd been about to suggest talking to Cooper Elliot, over at the Hearts, but the man had brought her cake. "It shouldn't be a problem," she said. "I'll make some calls, but I think between the Hearts and Diamonds we should be able to cover you for it."

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"I would not expect anything less; this is why I keep coming back here for help," he admitted. "You are among a select few who know what is happening in le cirque ahead of time. You will keep my secrets, won't you Fair Lady?" he asked, tapping the bridge of his nose knowingly.

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She gives him a wink. Kat can sometimes be a gossip - but when it's work? No one hears a word. "It's safe with me, I solemnly swear," she says, raising one manicured hand. "And I'll make sure everything's ready for you, come Halloween."