Sunday, July 4
Prom Coverage Week Day 2: Part One
Rightyo then. The prom.
In my ideal world, I'd have noted down times that significant things happened, to make this a hell of a lot easier for me now. However, I realised I had nothing to write on only when we got to the venue. Plus, being drunk as fuck makes it impossible to write anything. Times given are therefore probably accurate up until the second pint, then actual events take place within an hour either way of the given time.
Also, this update would be festooned with cool pictures of appropriate events. This was marred by me not bringing a camera. If I can get some cool pictures off of other people, I'll put them in a thread in the fourm, or even make an update out of them!
So, it started at about 1pm on Friday 2nd July...
13:00: Chyld gets out of bed. After having gotten up a 7, an hout late for this paper round (due to clocks refusing to acknowledge Daylight Savings), he crawled back into bed at 9:45.. And has got up now.
13:12: Chyld picks up the ringing home phone, expecting it to be K80 making excuses for things she has done.
13:20: Chyld puts down the phone, having listened to K80 making excuses for things she has done. Like a big girls blouse, he has accepted them. He now has a date again, after telling everyone he has not.
13:35: Chyld goes up to Top Amersham, to acquire a colourful corsage, and to obtain a Drivers License application form.
14:00: Chyld returns with a whie corsage, and a Vehicle Registration application form.
15:15: Chyld starts to think about getting ready. After all, theres only four hours left. He discounts this, as its woman's thinking.
18:30: Realising he's left it far too late, Chyld throws himself into the shower.
19:00: Chyld emerges from the bathroom, radiant, shining, clean, and immaculate. He just needs money...
19:15: No one has any money at all, and Chyld needs to be at Tadpoles house for a lift. Now. In frustration, his mother gives him a lift down the road to give him money.
19:25: Chyld arrives at Tadpoles house. They both leave in Tadpole's car five minutes later.
In between: Tadpoles father collects Tadpoles date, and another friend, and drives to the venue.
The venue is Pinewood Studios, in Who-Knows-Where, a film studio where a number of James Bond films were filmed. Tadpoles dad, as a result, talks about Sean Connery having the same voice in every film he's done. Chyld does not point out that Will Smith is literally the same character in every film or programme he does. Will Smith the Philly Boy, Will Smith the cowboy, Will Smith the Man In Black, Will Smith the Rapper...
20:05: The car arrives at the right place in Pinewood Studios. Chyld is ridiculed by the fashionata for looking like he has five tonnes of gel in his hair. Chyld no longer notices, or cares.
20:07: Everyone else is found, and a few pictues are taken. Chyld dispenses hugs where due.
20:09: CompleteAnarcy turns up. In a kilt. The man is a legend. It later transpires that he has no cannabis on him. For Chyld at the time this his revealed, it is a bad thing.... (foreshadowing)
20:12: K80 arrives in a lilac dress, is hugged, then given a flowery arrangement.
20:15: Everyone relocates to the bar, for obvious reasons. However, the fact that a pint of cider is £3.20 appals Chyld. And everyone else. Chyld regrets only bringing £12. He orders a pint anyway.
20:20: DaniDuck arrives, the final missing member of the crew. The crew departs the bar, to have their photograph taken by the professional photographer. First photograph of Chyld with his arm round K80 taken.
20:29: After K80 and Chyld have a "couple photo" taken, the last two in the crew to do so, the crew relocate back to the bar. Furtive photos are taken here. Last foto of Chyld holding K80 - and vice versa - is taken.
20:35: TinyOne and assorted other unnamed good friends finally sucseed in dragging K80 and Chyld into the ballroom dance room thing. Music is presently extremly crap, but not meaning to generally lose face, Chyld drinks cider, and hits the floor.
20:39: Chyld, feeling like an utter tit, wishes he was drunk. He returns to the crews table to down more cider. He then returns to the floor. This repeats.
c20:50: The Year 13 boys are called up to have a large group photo taken. Chyld creates the illusion of great height by standing on tiptoes in the edge of the fireplace. IT succeeds.
21:00: Chyld returns to the dance floor.
21:10: The Year 13 girls are called up for a picture. Tired of appearing like a fool, Chyld returns to the table.
21:12: Chyld runs out of cider.
21:13: Chyld wishes he could go and get more cider, but knows that he will miss K80 if he does.
21:19: Chyld gives up, and goes to get cider.
21:20: Chyld passes K80 on the way to the bar, as he predicted he would. He tells her that he will be back shortly. She seems happy. These are the last kind words they share all night. Scrap that, these are the last words they share point blank.
21:30: Chyld is still waiting for his overpriced pint of cider. This may be because at least six other people have asked him to get their drinks (at their expense) at the same time.
21:40: Chyld finally returns to the dance room. There is no sign of K80. Chyld rationalises that, since they are only going as friends, she is probably on the dance floor, and will come to find him soon. He indulges in cider.
c21:50: TinyOne, claiming a dance Chyld owes her, drags Chyld up onto the dance floor. Some diabolical R&B is playing. Chyld does not care too much yet.
22:05: Chyld realises "Hang on, no one put 'Hammer Time' on the song request list! SHIT!"
22:06: Before TinyOne can even say "What?", Hammer Times comes on. Chyld celebrates. CompleteAnarchy joins them.
In Between: Good songs come on. Chyld, TinyOne and CA are joined by assorted members of the crew.
Chyld notices Brian Blessed dancing with K80, but thinks little of it.
c22:30: (because it sounds a good time) Chyld, now essentially 'Thoroughly Pissed', turns his head, and sees K80. With her tounge in Brian's mouth.
Amazement, horror, and fermented apples battle out in his mind for supreme tactical control. The apples win, and he stays happy. For now.
Join us tomorrow for the not very exciting conclusion!
In my ideal world, I'd have noted down times that significant things happened, to make this a hell of a lot easier for me now. However, I realised I had nothing to write on only when we got to the venue. Plus, being drunk as fuck makes it impossible to write anything. Times given are therefore probably accurate up until the second pint, then actual events take place within an hour either way of the given time.
Also, this update would be festooned with cool pictures of appropriate events. This was marred by me not bringing a camera. If I can get some cool pictures off of other people, I'll put them in a thread in the fourm, or even make an update out of them!
So, it started at about 1pm on Friday 2nd July...
13:00: Chyld gets out of bed. After having gotten up a 7, an hout late for this paper round (due to clocks refusing to acknowledge Daylight Savings), he crawled back into bed at 9:45.. And has got up now.
13:12: Chyld picks up the ringing home phone, expecting it to be K80 making excuses for things she has done.
13:20: Chyld puts down the phone, having listened to K80 making excuses for things she has done. Like a big girls blouse, he has accepted them. He now has a date again, after telling everyone he has not.
13:35: Chyld goes up to Top Amersham, to acquire a colourful corsage, and to obtain a Drivers License application form.
14:00: Chyld returns with a whie corsage, and a Vehicle Registration application form.
15:15: Chyld starts to think about getting ready. After all, theres only four hours left. He discounts this, as its woman's thinking.
18:30: Realising he's left it far too late, Chyld throws himself into the shower.
19:00: Chyld emerges from the bathroom, radiant, shining, clean, and immaculate. He just needs money...
19:15: No one has any money at all, and Chyld needs to be at Tadpoles house for a lift. Now. In frustration, his mother gives him a lift down the road to give him money.
19:25: Chyld arrives at Tadpoles house. They both leave in Tadpole's car five minutes later.
In between: Tadpoles father collects Tadpoles date, and another friend, and drives to the venue.
The venue is Pinewood Studios, in Who-Knows-Where, a film studio where a number of James Bond films were filmed. Tadpoles dad, as a result, talks about Sean Connery having the same voice in every film he's done. Chyld does not point out that Will Smith is literally the same character in every film or programme he does. Will Smith the Philly Boy, Will Smith the cowboy, Will Smith the Man In Black, Will Smith the Rapper...
20:05: The car arrives at the right place in Pinewood Studios. Chyld is ridiculed by the fashionata for looking like he has five tonnes of gel in his hair. Chyld no longer notices, or cares.
20:07: Everyone else is found, and a few pictues are taken. Chyld dispenses hugs where due.
20:09: CompleteAnarcy turns up. In a kilt. The man is a legend. It later transpires that he has no cannabis on him. For Chyld at the time this his revealed, it is a bad thing.... (foreshadowing)
20:12: K80 arrives in a lilac dress, is hugged, then given a flowery arrangement.
20:15: Everyone relocates to the bar, for obvious reasons. However, the fact that a pint of cider is £3.20 appals Chyld. And everyone else. Chyld regrets only bringing £12. He orders a pint anyway.
20:20: DaniDuck arrives, the final missing member of the crew. The crew departs the bar, to have their photograph taken by the professional photographer. First photograph of Chyld with his arm round K80 taken.
20:29: After K80 and Chyld have a "couple photo" taken, the last two in the crew to do so, the crew relocate back to the bar. Furtive photos are taken here. Last foto of Chyld holding K80 - and vice versa - is taken.
20:35: TinyOne and assorted other unnamed good friends finally sucseed in dragging K80 and Chyld into the ballroom dance room thing. Music is presently extremly crap, but not meaning to generally lose face, Chyld drinks cider, and hits the floor.
20:39: Chyld, feeling like an utter tit, wishes he was drunk. He returns to the crews table to down more cider. He then returns to the floor. This repeats.
c20:50: The Year 13 boys are called up to have a large group photo taken. Chyld creates the illusion of great height by standing on tiptoes in the edge of the fireplace. IT succeeds.
21:00: Chyld returns to the dance floor.
21:10: The Year 13 girls are called up for a picture. Tired of appearing like a fool, Chyld returns to the table.
21:12: Chyld runs out of cider.
21:13: Chyld wishes he could go and get more cider, but knows that he will miss K80 if he does.
21:19: Chyld gives up, and goes to get cider.
21:20: Chyld passes K80 on the way to the bar, as he predicted he would. He tells her that he will be back shortly. She seems happy. These are the last kind words they share all night. Scrap that, these are the last words they share point blank.
21:30: Chyld is still waiting for his overpriced pint of cider. This may be because at least six other people have asked him to get their drinks (at their expense) at the same time.
21:40: Chyld finally returns to the dance room. There is no sign of K80. Chyld rationalises that, since they are only going as friends, she is probably on the dance floor, and will come to find him soon. He indulges in cider.
c21:50: TinyOne, claiming a dance Chyld owes her, drags Chyld up onto the dance floor. Some diabolical R&B is playing. Chyld does not care too much yet.
22:05: Chyld realises "Hang on, no one put 'Hammer Time' on the song request list! SHIT!"
22:06: Before TinyOne can even say "What?", Hammer Times comes on. Chyld celebrates. CompleteAnarchy joins them.
In Between: Good songs come on. Chyld, TinyOne and CA are joined by assorted members of the crew.
Chyld notices Brian Blessed dancing with K80, but thinks little of it.
c22:30: (because it sounds a good time) Chyld, now essentially 'Thoroughly Pissed', turns his head, and sees K80. With her tounge in Brian's mouth.
Amazement, horror, and fermented apples battle out in his mind for supreme tactical control. The apples win, and he stays happy. For now.
Join us tomorrow for the not very exciting conclusion!
