FoD: Are we sure this is a good idea? 3/3
author: Cindy Brewer
time: July 16th
place: the Moose Lodge and the FoD Mansion

The FoD's finally left the Moose Lodge around ten.
Cindy and Senara took the Cruiser (tm) while the
others split up into two cabs. They agreed to regroup
at the Deli  at five thirty.

"So where to?"Senara asked as she slid behind the
wheel of the Cruiser (tm).

Cindy took out a road map of Toronto. "Let's find a
paper supply store to get something to print the
invitations out on."

"Okay."Senara replied as she pulled the Cruiser (tm)
out into traffic. "Are we going to stop and talk to
Myra?"

Cindy sighed and glanced at the side mirror where the
moose lodge was rapidly disappearing from view. "I
guess we have to tell her what's going on. Since it
won't be her husband she's spending her anniversary
with."

Senara nodded. "She's been around these Wars enough.
Hopefully it won't startle her too much."

*******

Spifff unlocked the door to the Deli and Leah put the
closed sign on the door after they stepped inside.

Spifff walked around the counter and stepped into the
kitchen looking at it in dismay. In their rush to get
to the UF party last night they hadn't exactly done a
through cleaning job. Dishes were stacked in the sink,
pots were still on the stove.

With a sigh Spifff turned to Leah who had taken a seat
at the counter. "Let me get this mess cleaned up then
we can start working on the menu."

"Okay."Leah replied with a nod as she reached for a
pad of paper and a pen. "I'll sketch out some ideas."

*********

Kathy and Ron got out of the cab at the mansion in
Rosedale and Ron turned around to pay the driver.
Kathy looked at the large mansion as Ron took the
cleaning supplies out of the backseat.

"We've definitely got our work cut out for us."Kathy
muttered as they walked up the sidewalk.

Kathy unlocked the front door and was immediately
rewarded with a strong musty odor. "Great."she said
with a wrinkled nose. "Let's make the windows our
first priority and get some fresh air into this
place."

Ron nodded as they stepped into the foyer.

*********

After the print shop Cindy and Senara stopped at an
internet cafe so they could print off the invitations.

"These look great."Cindy commented as she plucked the
first copy from the printer. "You did a great job with
the design."

"Thanks."Senara replied. "That computer program had a
lot of good graphics."

They sat down at a nearby table as they waited for the
printer to finish.

"How about we drop these off at the various faction
HQ's and then grab some lunch before heading over to
the Mansion to see if Kathy needs help?"Cindy
suggested as she glanced at her watch nearly eleven.

"Sounds good."

Ten minutes later Cindy paid the cafe for the printer
use and they piled into the Cruiser (tm) to deliver
the invitations.

Cindy just hoped it wasn't too short of notice for
people to come. War time schedules could be hell.

******

Five thirty rolled around and Cindy and Senara stepped
through the door of the Deli only to be nearly
overwhelmed by wonderful smells coming from the
kitchen.

The rest of the FoD's were already there camped out at
various tables.

"Spifff!"Cindy called as she stepped up to the
counter. "Everything smells fantastic!"

Spifff emerged from the kitchen chef hat slightly
crooked on her head, flour and chocolate smudges on
her apron.

"Thanks."Spifff replied with a weary smile as she
leaned against the counter. "There are some deserts
that need to sit over night but pretty much
everything's ready."

"Great."Cindy acknowledged as she sat down. "Great
job. You too Leah."

Leah nodded and smiled from her seat by the window.
"Thanks but Spifff did all the hard work."

Spifff shook her head. "But you pulled some fantastic
recipes from the cookbooks."

Cindy turned to Kathy and Ron. "Kathy, Ron the Mansion
looks wonderful. The decorations are perfect."

Kathy smiled. "The Mansion wasn't as bad as I
originally thought when I stepped in there. Once we
got the floors and windows cleaned it was a snap."

Cindy turned back to Spifff. "Spifff, finish up what
you have in there. Leave the cleanup till tomorrow.
I'm taking you guys out to dinner to celebrate pulling
this party together so fast."

end