Chapter 4: One Canadian down…

As soon as Logan's comment had been made, servers immediately appeared and dinner was served. It was a feast good enough for the gods, unfortunately everyone's excitement kept their appetites at an all time low. Even Rory who could devour enough to feed an army, barely ate her meal, and instead spent her time like everyone else discussing the envelopes they had found under their chairs.

One by one they each opened their envelopes, some smiling seeing faces of people they were friends with, and others letting out groans, cursing their bad luck for getting someone they weren't especially fond of.

Rory was surprised to see that her enveloped contained a picture of the girl who had walked in with Finn earlier that night. When Steph saw who it was she let out a chuckle and wished Rory good luck. Apparently Gwendolyn (Gwen for short) was the definition of girls gone wild. Her father owned the Canadian Club plant in Windsor, and had been drinking whisky since she was old enough to walk. She lived life to the fullest, and could out drink anyone. It had been rumored that her and Finn had once had a drinking contest but due to the amount they consumed neither could remember who won. It was decided that it would be considered a draw and not be repeated.

Steph opened her envelope and groaned. Curiosity overtook Rory and she snuck a peek of who the picture was of. She couldn't see anything wrong with the guy in the picture. So decided to ask.

"Don't tell me….he is an alcoholic too?"

"No Ror, This guy is more of a personal annoyance to me than anyone else. His name is Brydon and for years he has been trying with all his might to make me his girlfriend"

"Any particular reason why you wont date him?...he looks normal enough to me?"

"Haven't you learnt by now, that one can look normal, but not be normal?...So moving along, what kind of questions does your picture contain?"

Seeing that Steph clearly did not want to talk anymore about Brydon, she decided to go along with the change of topic and see what sort of information she had to get from this Gwen character.

There were 5 questions, which she assumed would be simple enough to do.

Question 1) what would Gwen consider to be her greatest LDB achievement?

Question 2) What does she never leave her house without?

Question 3) What field of study is she majoring in?

Question 4) When intoxicated Gwen has the habit of…..?

Question 5) At what age did she start partaking in LDB events?

After reading her questions out loud, and listening to her tablemates go through their questions, it had suddenly occurred to her that the people in the pictures had most likely been given the same instructions they had back at the safe-house.

In her head, Rory saw Logan back in her suite, in front of the USA chapter saying

"They will have eyes and ears everywhere, make sure not to let a single fact slip out whether it is about personal stuff or the LDB. One of their challenges may be done jeopardy style, and the less knowledge they have on us the better."

As if reading her mind Steph, voiced the same concerns. After much deliberation on the issue the idea came up that this challenge wasn't so much about getting info from the person you had been given. But more so a challenge to see how well each LDB chapter worked together, and what their memory was like. At her table alone, Rory was able to find one of answers to her questions on Gwen.

Robert who was sitting at table, explained to Rory that the LDB prided itself in being an exclusive group, and in order for it to retain its exclusivity it was important that you knew the members in other chapters as well as your own. He went on to tell her that everyone in the USA chapter had a pen pal with a person in the Canadian chapter. Meaning the best way to get all your questions answered was to try and find the pen pal of the person who you had a picture of.

Now knowing what they had to do, Rory's appetite returned and in no time licked her plate clean, as well as finishing what Steph didn't eat.

Once the tables were cleared the music started up, it was time to find the missing link, and she had a pretty good idea of who she needed to talk to.

Making her way to the dance floor, she then weaved in and out of people before finding the man she was looking for. He wasn't hard to spot seeing as he was the only guy dressed completely in gold.

Seeing Rory walking towards him with a look of determination, he couldn't help but smirk. She clearly was well aware of what the real challenge was, and if she was paying enough attention she might be able to figure out who had her from the Canadian side.

"Well, well, look who the cat dragged in"

"Very funny , Finn"

"Well I thought so"

"So I noticed you sat at a different table than Steph and me….What happened you found someone better to play with?... I know you like Redheads, but I thought friendship and loyalty might be a little more important to you…."

Wow, she was pulling out the big guns now. But two could play at this game.

"Cut the crap Rory you know friendship is important to me, and I'm as loyal as they come. This is not an all out war. I'll have you know the Canadians are nice and genuine people. They feel very strongly about all the decisions the LDB makes. They live life with a passion I have yet to see from you."

She knew he was trying to make this hard for her. He was going to try and bait her away from her task at hand. He had yet to learn exactly how stubborn Rory Gilmore was.

"So you admit your friends with Gwen?"

"Yeah her and I are friends, are you going to hate me now too?"

She was using all her will to not let herself get caught up in anything that didn't that didn't have to do with her task at hand

"And so you know a lot about her right? Cause you are pen pals?"

Finn knew she was smart and wasn't about to give up. Seeing the determination she had, he decided that if he was ever going to get away to dance with a cute girl he had spotted while walking in, he was going to have to give Rory the info she desired.

"Yes, Gwen and I are pen pals….I assume you want answers?"

A little shocked that Finn had given in so easily she was a bit taken aback. She assumed it would have taken her the entire night to get what she wanted. She handed Finn her picture and watched as he read the questions on the back.

" Wow they don't make these easy do they… OK well I see you already have one. Who told you that when Gwen gets drunk she has the habit of speaking only in riddles?"

"That was Seth, apparently he had the misfortune of being her partner at a previous event where alcohol had been involved."

"Oh I remember that one, I believe they came in last place… Seth hasn't spent enough time with her, her riddles are simple enough if you follow her train of thought"

With that, Finn grabbed a pen out of his pocket and quickly scribbled the remaining answers next to the questions. Giving Rory her picture back, he gave her a quick peck on the cheek and left to find the Canadian hottie he had spotted earlier.

Rory was very pleased with herself for getting her questions answered. The night was still very young and now she could really enjoy the party, though she couldn't help thinking one Canadian down….the rest of the chapter to go….

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