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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!]
existencemisspent: (that's deeply fucked)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-23 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
“Not if your main goal is obscuring your identity and making people shit themselves in terror,” Eliot said.
designateddadfriend: (unimpressed)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] designateddadfriend 2021-10-23 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
“At least that’d be something to do.” Travis shook his head. “Last actual fire business we got was when every alarm on the island went off at once. People were . . . very cranky.”

As was Travis, let’s be real.
existencemisspent: (king shit)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-23 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
“By bringing the sartorial drama?” Eliot asked, shrugging off that glare. “Oh sure, it’s a bit much at the neckline but you’ve got to admire the sheer moxie.”
betterthanaplan: (make me blush)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2021-10-23 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Duke laughed. “Hey, there’s nothing wrong with being well connected.”
betterthanaplan: (let me think)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2021-10-23 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
“Well damn.” Maybe literally! “How’d they manage that?”
designateddadfriend: (are you actually kidding?)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] designateddadfriend 2021-10-23 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
“The latter. I’m not actually in the habit of making grown ass adults do drills. Unless they work with me.”

This was, oddly enough from Travis’s perspective, one of the major things that had gotten him glared at for saying that night.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - lolly)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2021-10-23 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes, well, put your eyes back where they were, please," Lucifer said irritably. "He can't just-- wear a normal suit, apparently."
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - errr)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2021-10-23 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes, but you're getting to be more well-connected than I am," Lucifer said.

And had possibly stolen his mojo!! Get your own shtick, Duke!!
grenadesandohana: (Default)

Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] grenadesandohana 2021-10-23 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's a good idea," Steve said, nodding.

Was it, though, Steve?
existencemisspent: (no crown - hiding behind hair)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-23 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
“Please, I’m not going to sleep with your boyfriend.” A beat. “Unless we’re drunk and he’s into it.”

Look. It wasn’t like he didn’t already have a history of sleeping with other people’s boyfriends.

“And why wear a normal suit? That’s so . . . normal.”
betterthanaplan: (taking this seriously)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2021-10-23 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
“I’m sure my guy’s not nearly as reliable as your favor,” Duke assured him. “We’re just two very useful men to know.”
betterthanaplan: (sure thing)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2021-10-23 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Duke glanced over at Eliot. “The dude in a turtleneck, huh?” He shrugged. “Maybe later.”

He was here to tease Lucifer more than he was here to schmooze.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - errr)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2021-10-23 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"True," Lucifer said, settling. A little bit. Maybe.

Look, he was in a weird headspace lately.
firstofitskind: (side eye)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] firstofitskind 2021-10-23 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Liam shrugged. “I don’t know; I’m not big into the whole self-care routine, myself.”

Poisons and the like absolutely counted as self-care… from a certain point of view.
betterthanaplan: (pleased)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2021-10-23 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, Duke knew. It was part of why he’d gone so over the top with his outfit for the evening, to give Lucifer something else to focus on.

“So how ‘bout this place, huh? They’ve got tiny boats!”
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - fondness is in the eyes)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2021-10-23 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Lucifer would continue to be weird and insecure around him for a while, but he loved you for all of this anyway, Duke.

"They do!" Lucifer said, brightening. "It really is quite magical, isn't it?"
firstofitskind: (i don't believe you)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] firstofitskind 2021-10-23 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, he had a few millennia to go before that’d be a problem, most likely.

“Maybe I’ll drop by sometime and you can show me what’s what, then.”
flamesburned: (Default)

Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] flamesburned 2021-10-23 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
“Same here,” Liz smiled and then paused, “so …uh…are you enjoying the party?” Liz wasn’t that much better at this either.
betterthanaplan: (things are looking up)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2021-10-23 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
“Hell yeah, it is.” Duke pointed to where the tall curly-haired guy was handing out drinks. “Glowing booze!”
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - cautious)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2021-10-23 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"So it is," Lucifer said, grinning. "Shall we go get some?"

He slid his arm around Duke's waist. Only about 33% because the curly-haired guy had been eyeing Duke up a few minutes ago.

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