[NO-SJ] The Surprise
The surprise The mess hall had seen better days. A length of shimmering blue fabric stretched across the ceiling, sagging slightly in the middle where it had been attached to a ventilation grille. Small decorative lights floated above the tables, casting shifting patterns of violet, gold, and turquoise across the walls. Someone had arranged several containers of flowers along the serving counter. On the largest table sat a half-assembled birthday cake. Joey stood in the middle of the room, holding a roll of decorative ribbon and looking around. "Okay. I think we're getting somewhere." Elrond, standing on a small maintenance step, examined the fabric above him. "Getting somewhere would imply that we know where we're going." "We do know where we're going," Joey replied. "We're going to have a birthday party." "I understand the destination. I'm questioning the route." Rod looked up from a small collection of luminous or...