forum Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. // OxO // ClOSED

Started August 24, 2022 by @EtherealDreamer

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(I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW-
I'm procrastinating doing a homework assignment that's due tonight so I decided to just look up some concept art for how I kind of imagined The Chateau to look like and I am so happy about the results for some reason-
I put all of the pictures in a Notebook Location which I'm 99% sure is visible on my profile if you wanna check it out)

(I WILL)

Aspen placed the book back and gave a small "hmph"

She turned to Mrs. Finch and smiled.
"I suspect we'll have to meet all the children now?" She asked.

(I KNOW)

"That would be ideal, yes," Mrs. Finch replied, opening the door for them.

Aspen walked into the dining room, no the dining hall, and saw that a large, long wooden table was in the middle, the chandelier glistening from the ceiling.

Most of the kids were already there, a few ran in at the last minute as Aspen walked in.

River looked around at the dining hall in awe, admiring how vast the space was. He spotted a table that had two empty chairs and he walked over to one of them, taking a seat.

Aspen quickly followed River and sat next to him, noticing how the bottoms of the chairs were ornate and decorative.

She scooted in her chair and smiled over at River as Mrs. Finch sat down at the head of the table.
She noticed the other side of the table, which would be across from Mrs. Finch, was empty, there wasn't even a chair.

River also wondered why the other side was so empty, but then again, there was only around 20 kids, not nearly enough to fill the ginormous table.

Aspen elbowed River and leaned over, so she could whisper to him, without anyone hearing.

"Do you love this place as much as I do?" She asked him.

"If they have a castle that looks like this, imagine the food they'll serve for dinner!" She said excitedly.

"I know, I'm hoping it'll be great!" River replied back, not realizing how hungry he was until now.

Aspen turned facing forward in her seat as platter were set on the table, large dome covers keeping the secrets of their insides from the children, one by one the children who brought them out opened them. Revealing a whole cooked chicken and Goose, a large bowl of chicken salad, mashed potatoes, carrots and rice.

"Oh my god." Aspen said in awe, looking at River with her mouth open in excitement and awe.
She quickly filled up her plate with a good amount of everything and began to dig in, not listening at all to the chatter around her, but focused on the delicious taste of all the foods.

River stared at the plates in front of him with wide eyes, never seeing so much food in his life. He took some chicken salad and ate a bite, closing his eyes as he savored the burst of flavor.

Aspen took a total of two minutes to eat her whole plate, which was full of food.
She sat back when she was done, rubbing her stomach in happiness.

She had been on the road for almost a week since River found her, or they had found each other, whichever you wanted to call it. She had been eating little amounts of her dried food little by little, to save because she had had no specific location in mind and she didn't know how long she'd be on the road. The only reason she had cooked such a big breakfast the morning after she was found by River was because he looked frail and not so well in terms of eating and she had wanted him to have as much energy as possible.

River piled more food onto his plate and ate until he felt like his stomach would burst.
"That was delicious," he sighed once he swallowed his last bite, feeling great.

Aspen agreed. "tell me about it."

at last the clattering of silver against the plates gradually quieted and then stopped completely, signaling everyone was done.

"As all of you know, we have two new additions to our loop," Mrs. Finch began once everyone was quiet. "Before dinner, I took both of them on a tour around the kitchen dorms and they've chosen who to room with."
There was excited whispering coming from a few kids who were most likely the others who lived near the unlimited snacks.
"Ms. Goldstone, Aspen will be your new roommate," the ymbryne announced. A girl a few chairs down from River gave an excited gasp and eagerly waved to Aspen.
"And Mr. Drakos, River seems to share your love of literature and will be rooming with you."

Aspen waved back at the girl who waved at her and smiled.
She turned to the rest of the table, spotting a boy sulking a bit and thought this must be River's new roomate.

"Mr. Drakos, you will be courteous to your new roommate, won't you?" Mrs. Finch asked, staring down the tall boy with glasses.
River saw him mutter a yes before staring at his plate, frowning.

Aspen looked at River, to see how he would react to his new roommates reaction.

She knew it might hurt his feelings to be roomed with someone who didn't want him there and she mentally told herself if Darius gave River and trouble, she'd have to step in or tell Mrs. Finch.

River was slightly disappointed but Darius seemed like the perfect roommate compared to the guys at the orphange. Darius also didn't seem like the type to try to beat him up in the middle of the night, so that was another plus.
Mrs. Finch nodded, satisfied. "If you're on cleaning duty tonight, then you know what to do. Everyone else, please try to not stay up too late."
The kids immediately started to get up and chat amongst themselves and River saw Aspen's roommate approach her happily. Darius reluctantly got up and went over to him, looking at River warily.

Aspen smiled as her roommate approached her.
She told herself to be calm and just try to engage in conversation, after all this girl was going to be sharing a room with, as long as she stayed here.