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- The exciting day's events began with the discovery of a new beau, and ended with a terrible bout of seasickness. Here's how these strange and wonderful events unfolded:
-After consuming an absurd amount of breakfast delicacies, Lorelai and Rory's minds were still blank as to how they would spend the remainder of their day together. In all honesty, there wasn't a whole lot to do on the cruise ship, except of course, to eat, drink and be merry. The ball later that evening, would be the most stimulation either of the girls had received since first venturing aboard the ship.
Lorelai and Rory departed the dining room and pondered aloud as they walked about the premises. "What do you wanna do?" Lorelai asked Rory; it seemed, for the fifteenth time.
"I dunno, what do you wanna do?" Rory habitually answered for the fifteenth time.
This was becoming a vicious cycle, one that Lorelai was determined to break. "I know!" She shrieked with excitement. "Let's go for a Polar Plunge!"
"What are you talking about?" Rory was slightly confused and slightly frightened.
"A Polar Plunge!" Lorelai exclaimed yet again.
"What do you mean?" Rory was innately curious.
"A Polar Plunge!" Superfluous statements were another specialty of Lorelai's.
"Stop saying Polar Plunge!" Rory was at her wits end.
"A Polar Plunge," Lorelai emphasized the words. "Involves the removal of one's clothing, followed by a desperate plunge into ice-cold water." She was using her teacher tone.
Before Rory could cleverly respond to her mother's obvious display of sarcasm, Miss Patty and Babette casually interrupted.
"Lorelai, Rory - so good to see you!" Patty rejoiced in their presence.
"Yeah, you two dolls look great. You're sure to get some action at the ball tonight," Babette added.
Lorelai and Rory rolled their eyes in synchronization.
"You are going to the ball, aren't you?" Patty eagerly questioned; her focus was specifically on Lorelai.
"Uh, yeah - I guess," Lorelai reluctantly stated. This avoidance thing was harder than she thought it would be.
"Wonderful!" Patty smiled contentedly. "You know, I met a certain someone the other day. Perfect for showing off at the ball." She was practically gloating.
Lorelai obligingly prompted. "Really Patty? Do go on." This pretending to be interested thing was also a lot harder than Lorelai had hoped.
"Well, he's got a fantastic personality and a sexy French accent to go along with it. Ladies, I think I'm in love!" Patty had that glow about her.
"Yeah, he's a real looker too! Sexy as hell and I don't mind saying so." Babette certainly wasn't afraid to speak her mind.
Lorelai could only imagine what Patty and Babette classified as sexy - but wait, maybe she didn't have to. All of a sudden, a tall, rather robust man approached them.
Patty was giddy with delight. "Ladies, say hello to my new beau - Guido!"
"Hi!" Lorelai and Rory simultaneously greeted the man. He appeared quite nervous, but that was expected of any man in the presence of Patty.
"Hello to you," The words smoothly rolled off Guido's tongue. If nothing else, his accent was definitely sexy.
"This fine specimen of a man, will be escorting me to the ball this evening. I do hope that I will see you all there, but I'm obviously going to be very busy. Now, I must go put on my face - it's not easy looking this beautiful!" Patty grinned her devilish grin and hurriedly returned to her cabin, leaving a confused Guido to fend for him self.
There was an awkward pause. "So Guido," Lorelai attempted to spark a conversation. "Where exactly does the name Guido come from?"
"I beg your pardon Mon Cheri, but I too must regrettably leave your company. Please forgive me - I shall look forward to making your acquaintance in the future." And with that, Guido mysteriously disappeared.
"Ok - that was weird," Rory almost laughed as she spoke.
"Yeah, weird - I'm totally digging the French accent," Lorelai said wholeheartedly.
"Hell yeah," Babette agreed. "And he's so polite, it's almost sickening, but in a good way."
The girls chatted for some time, and then went their separate ways, promising to rendezvous at the ball later that evening. The ball was on everyone's mind. Lorelai was initially looking forward to attending the ball, yet as the day progressed, the thought of making even a slight appearance was nauseating. She was nervous and anxious and hungry - yes especially hungry. Rory and her had eaten not too long ago, but that had never stopped her before. Lorelai and Rory walked towards their cabin, there was some food stowed away in the bedside drawer.
"So, are you really going to wear that new dress mom?" Rory curiously asked.
"I suppose so - I don't really have anything else that's suitable for such a formal occasion. What are you going to wear kiddo?"
"I dunno - I'm not sure if I'll even go."
"What?! You're joking! I'm not going without you - and if you want me to go - then you better go - cause I'm so not going alone!" Lorelai was a raving lunatic.
"Whoa, easy there. You don't want to burst a blood vessel. As much as it pains me to see you like this, it's gonna take a whole lot more than whining to motivate me."
"But Rory!" Lorelai continued to whine. "It was your idea in the first place. Come on. I'll be your best friend!"
"Hmm - tempting, but no."
"Devil child," Lorelai snickered.
"You never stop, do you? Alright, I'll go - but you owe me big!" Rory had grown tired of the old 'devil' routine.
"Excellent! You know, you give in far too easily, but how could anyone say no to this adorable face?"
"You have no idea."
"Do I detect sarcasm?" Lorelai was a clever one.
"I think I'm ready to hit the buffet again - how about you?" Rory had taken a liking to Lorelai's antics. It was her turn to play the avoidance game.
"Show me the way to the buffet! Ha - I rhymed!" She laughed with much enthusiasm. Luckily for Rory, Lorelai wasn't in the mood to point out her blatant form of copycat-ism, because her mind was occupied on more important matters - FOOD.
Within minutes, the starving girls were headed towards their second home; the dining room.
So it was settled; Both Rory and Lorelai, Patty, Guido, Babette and by word of mouth, the rest of the Star's Hollow gang, would be attending the ball. The only questionable attendees were of course Luke and Nicole. And if Luke had anything to say about it, well - let's just say that their presence would be highly unlikely.
There was only so much time left in the day. Would something, or someone rather, influence Luke to attend the ball? Only time would tell.
*To be continued - Please R/R - Let's get this Ball rolling! Hint:(Reviews=Ball rolling)
.
- The exciting day's events began with the discovery of a new beau, and ended with a terrible bout of seasickness. Here's how these strange and wonderful events unfolded:
-After consuming an absurd amount of breakfast delicacies, Lorelai and Rory's minds were still blank as to how they would spend the remainder of their day together. In all honesty, there wasn't a whole lot to do on the cruise ship, except of course, to eat, drink and be merry. The ball later that evening, would be the most stimulation either of the girls had received since first venturing aboard the ship.
Lorelai and Rory departed the dining room and pondered aloud as they walked about the premises. "What do you wanna do?" Lorelai asked Rory; it seemed, for the fifteenth time.
"I dunno, what do you wanna do?" Rory habitually answered for the fifteenth time.
This was becoming a vicious cycle, one that Lorelai was determined to break. "I know!" She shrieked with excitement. "Let's go for a Polar Plunge!"
"What are you talking about?" Rory was slightly confused and slightly frightened.
"A Polar Plunge!" Lorelai exclaimed yet again.
"What do you mean?" Rory was innately curious.
"A Polar Plunge!" Superfluous statements were another specialty of Lorelai's.
"Stop saying Polar Plunge!" Rory was at her wits end.
"A Polar Plunge," Lorelai emphasized the words. "Involves the removal of one's clothing, followed by a desperate plunge into ice-cold water." She was using her teacher tone.
Before Rory could cleverly respond to her mother's obvious display of sarcasm, Miss Patty and Babette casually interrupted.
"Lorelai, Rory - so good to see you!" Patty rejoiced in their presence.
"Yeah, you two dolls look great. You're sure to get some action at the ball tonight," Babette added.
Lorelai and Rory rolled their eyes in synchronization.
"You are going to the ball, aren't you?" Patty eagerly questioned; her focus was specifically on Lorelai.
"Uh, yeah - I guess," Lorelai reluctantly stated. This avoidance thing was harder than she thought it would be.
"Wonderful!" Patty smiled contentedly. "You know, I met a certain someone the other day. Perfect for showing off at the ball." She was practically gloating.
Lorelai obligingly prompted. "Really Patty? Do go on." This pretending to be interested thing was also a lot harder than Lorelai had hoped.
"Well, he's got a fantastic personality and a sexy French accent to go along with it. Ladies, I think I'm in love!" Patty had that glow about her.
"Yeah, he's a real looker too! Sexy as hell and I don't mind saying so." Babette certainly wasn't afraid to speak her mind.
Lorelai could only imagine what Patty and Babette classified as sexy - but wait, maybe she didn't have to. All of a sudden, a tall, rather robust man approached them.
Patty was giddy with delight. "Ladies, say hello to my new beau - Guido!"
"Hi!" Lorelai and Rory simultaneously greeted the man. He appeared quite nervous, but that was expected of any man in the presence of Patty.
"Hello to you," The words smoothly rolled off Guido's tongue. If nothing else, his accent was definitely sexy.
"This fine specimen of a man, will be escorting me to the ball this evening. I do hope that I will see you all there, but I'm obviously going to be very busy. Now, I must go put on my face - it's not easy looking this beautiful!" Patty grinned her devilish grin and hurriedly returned to her cabin, leaving a confused Guido to fend for him self.
There was an awkward pause. "So Guido," Lorelai attempted to spark a conversation. "Where exactly does the name Guido come from?"
"I beg your pardon Mon Cheri, but I too must regrettably leave your company. Please forgive me - I shall look forward to making your acquaintance in the future." And with that, Guido mysteriously disappeared.
"Ok - that was weird," Rory almost laughed as she spoke.
"Yeah, weird - I'm totally digging the French accent," Lorelai said wholeheartedly.
"Hell yeah," Babette agreed. "And he's so polite, it's almost sickening, but in a good way."
The girls chatted for some time, and then went their separate ways, promising to rendezvous at the ball later that evening. The ball was on everyone's mind. Lorelai was initially looking forward to attending the ball, yet as the day progressed, the thought of making even a slight appearance was nauseating. She was nervous and anxious and hungry - yes especially hungry. Rory and her had eaten not too long ago, but that had never stopped her before. Lorelai and Rory walked towards their cabin, there was some food stowed away in the bedside drawer.
"So, are you really going to wear that new dress mom?" Rory curiously asked.
"I suppose so - I don't really have anything else that's suitable for such a formal occasion. What are you going to wear kiddo?"
"I dunno - I'm not sure if I'll even go."
"What?! You're joking! I'm not going without you - and if you want me to go - then you better go - cause I'm so not going alone!" Lorelai was a raving lunatic.
"Whoa, easy there. You don't want to burst a blood vessel. As much as it pains me to see you like this, it's gonna take a whole lot more than whining to motivate me."
"But Rory!" Lorelai continued to whine. "It was your idea in the first place. Come on. I'll be your best friend!"
"Hmm - tempting, but no."
"Devil child," Lorelai snickered.
"You never stop, do you? Alright, I'll go - but you owe me big!" Rory had grown tired of the old 'devil' routine.
"Excellent! You know, you give in far too easily, but how could anyone say no to this adorable face?"
"You have no idea."
"Do I detect sarcasm?" Lorelai was a clever one.
"I think I'm ready to hit the buffet again - how about you?" Rory had taken a liking to Lorelai's antics. It was her turn to play the avoidance game.
"Show me the way to the buffet! Ha - I rhymed!" She laughed with much enthusiasm. Luckily for Rory, Lorelai wasn't in the mood to point out her blatant form of copycat-ism, because her mind was occupied on more important matters - FOOD.
Within minutes, the starving girls were headed towards their second home; the dining room.
So it was settled; Both Rory and Lorelai, Patty, Guido, Babette and by word of mouth, the rest of the Star's Hollow gang, would be attending the ball. The only questionable attendees were of course Luke and Nicole. And if Luke had anything to say about it, well - let's just say that their presence would be highly unlikely.
There was only so much time left in the day. Would something, or someone rather, influence Luke to attend the ball? Only time would tell.
*To be continued - Please R/R - Let's get this Ball rolling! Hint:(Reviews=Ball rolling)
.