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Margo Hanson ([personal profile] not_a_goddamn_princess) wrote2021-10-22 01:59 pm

MASQUERADE PARTY, 33 Apocalypse Ave, Friday Evening

Party night. The best of nights. An ornate sign on 33 Apocalypse’s door invited all to knock and make themselves known.

The space inside was bigger than it looked from the outside, stretched and displaced by magic. The wallpaper was green and textured, hinting at the English countryside. On one side of the room sat a significant bar offering food and drinks, while the other gave ample space to sit. A large Jenga tower held prominence in a corner.

It was easy to miss it, though, in favor of the little streams of water that ran across furniture and floor. Tiny glass gondolas, animated by magic, made their way back and forth across each stream. The gondolas were real, though the water itself was an illusion. It called attention to the ceiling, doubly enchanted: both to draw all cigarette smoke to itself so it wouldn’t blow in anyone’s face, but also to mimic the starry sky above Venice.

You could watch the stars twinkle, or see the occasional cloud go by. Magical fireflies added to the illusion, dancing through the air like tiny lights. If you listened closely, you could hear the sea rolling in across an invisible beach. Even the air smelled faintly of it: the sea, warm food and good wine.

Welcome to Eliot and Margo’s pad, people. They’d make damn sure you had a good time.

[ocd up, come party!]
stykera: (gold)

Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] stykera 2021-10-22 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"I've never seen this before either. Any of it," Stark said. "I wonder if they do this often."

Did they always have a starry sky instead of a ceiling? Could he have that?
begmetwice: ([neu] explaining)

Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] begmetwice 2021-10-22 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, trust me, love, I have about a dozen of these," Irene noted, tapping her mask. Didn't everyone have a collection of sexy Venetian-style masks? No? Just the dominatrix? Weird. "Let's call me an expert. Yours is quite good. Is it comfortable?"
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Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] firehousehimbo 2021-10-22 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, welcome," Buck said, smiling. "Now I feel like I should have brought a plant or homemade cookies or something."
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Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] alwaysonguard 2021-10-22 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"Dry and red would be great. Thanks" Dwight paused before adding "and thanks for all this" he said waving around at everything. "Quite the impressive."
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Re: Truth or Drink

[personal profile] begmetwice 2021-10-22 05:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"We're friendly now," Irene offered. "Ended up swapping lipsticks in the loo and a few war stories. And it looked better on her, anyway."

That might have seemed gracious had Irene not lifted her cup to hide her offhand, slightly softer, "But I'm younger, so it all comes out in the wash, doesn't it?"
Edited 2021-10-22 19:11 (UTC)
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Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] 1000yearstoolate 2021-10-22 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Sadly Seivarden didn't notice Summer until she had had on drink too many (possibly with the help of one of the hosts).

"Summer! You didn't tell me you would be here!"

There was more happiness than accusation in her voice, though, and unless Summer objected she would get a hug.
stykera: (eye)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] stykera 2021-10-22 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
If the mask had to go Stark would have gone with it, so that was for the best.

"She did," he said, touching the additional mask gently. "She found one and made it fit and made it magnetic so it would stay."
scarlet_chaos: ([pos] oh you)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] scarlet_chaos 2021-10-22 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"I really like you," Wanda said with a grin. "Your thinking is amazing."
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Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] scarlet_chaos 2021-10-22 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh good, we're already covered for Christmas," Wanda said, looking absolutely thrilled that Eliot approved of this. "Have to find something for Thanksgiving that isn't horrifically offensive."
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Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] flamesburned 2021-10-22 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Liz hadn’t been paying attention as the door opened because she had been debating with herself over whether or not she should be there and noticeable startled when Margo appeared.

“Uh …thank you?” she hadn’t meant for that to sound like a question.
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Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] 1000yearstoolate 2021-10-22 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"An unexpected combination," Seivarden, who's standards when it came to alcohol had been sinking lately, said. "I'd be happy to try it. Maybe even make a bad copy of it as a Caritas special."
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Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"And I stand by my nixing," Eliot said, clearly eyeing that chest before meeting Gladio's eye again. "Especially when this is the result."
existencemisspent: (an illusion of him but yes)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Please. We'd only kill the one and probably eat the other while in a drugged up haze," Eliot said. He sounded like he was exaggerating.

He wasn't.

"What's the saying? Your own presence is present enough?"
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Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 05:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not at all. We love a chance to show off a little." Eliot reached out to pat Dwight once on the arm (and maybe feel that bicep just a little), before turning towards the bar. "Do make yourself at home. One dry red coming right up."
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Re: Truth or Drink

[personal profile] defenderofdesmoines 2021-10-22 05:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"My very first date ever, I was at a house party, and some big asshole shoved the guy I was with, so I punched the jerk in the face," Annie piped up. "Gave him a really bad black eye and never got a second date because the dude was embarrassed because a giiiirl had defended him or whatever."

Sean Jakowski: the stuff of legends.
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Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] flamesburned 2021-10-22 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Liz took the offered drink as she stepped through the door, “thank you,” she said with a small smile.
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Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] 1000yearstoolate 2021-10-22 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"I know a few people who would agree with you," Seivarden said. "And I'm not going to object. I'm just a lot better at dealing with things when there's actually something to be done."

She smiled. "I didn't mean to make this a depressing start."
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Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"And matched it to your pocket square. That's my Bambi." Eliot smiled fondly. "Welcome. Would you like anything to drink?"
existencemisspent: (signature cocktail)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, if it's a bad copy, do be sure to change the name a little," Eliot said. "Though . . . I am something of a specialist in mixology, so I suppose it can't help but be anything but, in comparison. . . ."

He led the way towards the bar, scooping up the appropriate bottles. "Now, one more question: are you looking to hallucinate at all this evening, or no?"

That would tell him which absinthe to use, the enchanted one or the regular.
existencemisspent: (signature cocktail)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"You are entirely welcome," Eliot said. "I'm Eliot. Welcome to our home."
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Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"And also not a turkey hat," Eliot said. "There's kitsch and then there's just plain tacky."
flourish_or_perish: ([an] all eyes)

Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] flourish_or_perish 2021-10-22 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ooooh, a kingdom," Faye said, eyes appropriately wide as she rest her chin in her hands. "So you ended up here by accident? I know how that goes. I ran out of gas, personally."

And then never left -- at least, not permanently -- but shhhhhh, the gas thing was her story and she was sticking to it.
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Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] 1000yearstoolate 2021-10-22 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Seivarden knew she would say no.

"Of course. Well, depending on the options."
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Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] flourish_or_perish 2021-10-22 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"I hope so," Faye decided. "I'm coming to all their parties if they do."

Spoiler: she would also want to go to all their parties if they didn't.
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Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"By whim of a capricious chaos god, so . . . essentially yes," Eliot said. "He didn't approve of Margo and I attempting to run the place out of the ground rather than into it."

He tilted his head. "Are you unable to acquire more gas, somehow?"

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