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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!]
sharp_man: (amused)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] sharp_man 2021-10-22 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"Queen Margo the Destroyer," Hannibal greeted her with a smile and a bow. "Thank you. And I come bearing a housewarming present." It was a very good bottle of Venetian wine, to fit the occasion.
somethingwithturquoise: (what business that hires teenagers isn't)

Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] somethingwithturquoise 2021-10-22 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Summer had categorical proof that she very much could be and had been replaced before, Stark. It was a very real thing that could happen!

She gave a faint smile of apology for that tone, then a small shrug of her shoulder. "Maybe a little longer," she admitted, "but that all depends of how effectively I can drag Barry away from whatever he's got his big head stuck in right now."

There was definitely a ultierior motive in her dropping into this dimension for a party, yes.

"But a bird?" she asked, eyebrows lifting. "Really? For, like, how long?"

And that other question he asked, well..

Girlfriends turning into birds was way more interesting than any of that, right?
what_the_shock: (Default)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] what_the_shock 2021-10-22 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Miguel laughed. "Boyfriend of Rosa's." He stuck out his hand. "Miguel O'Hara. And if you haven't heard what she calls me, I'll bask in that ignorance for a few minutes."
existencemisspent: (I absolutely love it)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Eliot gave it an approving chuckle. And not just because Sidon had some very sharp teeth beneath that mask.

"Don't blend in too much, now. I would hate for our other guests to miss your splendor. Do you, uh. . . . Drink? Alcohol?"

How much of Eliot's stash would it take to get a dude that size drunk?"
grenadesandohana: (pos: dipping head smile)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] grenadesandohana 2021-10-22 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"The Navy tried, but they just gave me outfits and I wore 'em," Steve said, putting the mask on.

It brought out his eyes, at least?
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Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] grenadesandohana 2021-10-22 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Thanks for having--" Steve gestures to the crowd, "--basically the entire town over."
existencemisspent: (monstrous)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah." Eliot was actually not sure how to respond to that. This was a rare experience for him. "I'm so sorry for your loss. But . . . I suppose it is Fandom's gain?"
somethingwithturquoise: (flattery will get you everywhere)

Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] somethingwithturquoise 2021-10-22 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Nigh-impossible still wasn't completely impossible, Luce!

...but Summer would take it.

"Whatever," asked Summer, with maybe a touch of dramatics, although, no, please, don't stop, she was eating this up like ice cream with flies in it, "will you do? You seem to be surviving pretty okay, though."
texted3times: (i laugh at you)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] texted3times 2021-10-22 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Eric spun, making a small show out of it.
existencemisspent: (jesus based on the novel christ)

Re: Magical Drunken Jenga

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"Apparently?" What? It wasn't like Eliot spent that much time sober, okay? "Maybe it will go away when you finish your turn?"
existencemisspent: (no crown - hiding behind hair)

Re: Where's The Water?

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"Alas." Eliot picked up a second shot and tossed it back. "It was merely the water of life. Otherwise known as vodka. Well spotted."
existencemisspent: (because I do)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"What can I say? When Margo and I throw a party, it tends to be a rager."

Unless they were in Fillory. Their parties never quite worked out properly, there.

"Right, well. If you insist on wearing . . ." A faint, performative gag. ". . . Cargo shorts, you can at least let me glamor them up a bit with a spell?"
somethingwithturquoise: (explaining arms)

Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] somethingwithturquoise 2021-10-22 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Not gonna lie, Summer was living for all the complaints about Wednesdays she'd be getting tonight.

"I mean, Annie," said Summer, very seriously, and totally leaning in because, yes, they could at least not be complete bitches about it by letting it be known too loudly, "every party needs jello. And honestly? I almost thought about bringing some with me, you know, if you're going to crash a party, go big or go home, but it seemed, you know, maybe a little gauche."

Also, she didn't exactly have the time, and most of the booze she had access to these days was...not for the faint at heart!

"And also? Like, totally shut up, because you are just giving me Amazing Personified with this look right now, and don't think I didn't notice your ah-maze-zing match work here."

And then, a pause for respect to the unabashedly loyal flattery, which was also, you know, hardcore truth to boot.

"But what do you have to show me?"
existencemisspent: (it was very cathartic)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Eliot let out an appreciative whistle and applauded.

"I do love a man who knows how to wear a pair of leather pants."
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Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] flourish_or_perish 2021-10-22 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"I think I'm good tonight," Faye assured him, leaning over for a kiss and minding everyone's masks, "but good to know."
stykera: (scruffy and concerned)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] stykera 2021-10-22 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
They'd tried absinthe during drinking class over the summer and that had been fine. Much better than, say, the malort.

"Hallucinogens?" Stark asked, alarmed. "No. None of that. Licorice is fine but no."
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Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] flourish_or_perish 2021-10-22 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"That one," Faye replied, cocking a finger at him with a grin. "It's 2071 back home." Maybe 2072 by now? She wasn't really keeping track. "Earth's actually not even really all that inhabitable in my time. If you ever find yourself wandering by the junkyard, my ship's the teeny-tiny one with the red accent."

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