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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!]
knife_bender: easystreet (pos: using small words for you)

Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] knife_bender 2021-10-22 03:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hey," Diego greeted with a cool guy nod. "You clean up well, I'm surprised."
existencemisspent: (an illusion of him but yes)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 03:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh myyyy," Eliot cooed as he caught a look at this newcomer. "So lovely to get some international flavor in here. Love the hat!"
defenderofdesmoines: (annie - cute smile)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] defenderofdesmoines 2021-10-22 03:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"Thank you, Eliot," Annie replied with a bright smile. "I had to match my date, and he won't wear anything but black. The gold was kind of a tough sell as it was."

Not that tough. Annie could've probably gotten actual color out of Diego if she'd wheedled a little harder, too. But the black and gold thing felt very chic to her, anyway.
existencemisspent: (I absolutely love it)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 03:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"Is that --" Eliot slunk over, deeply impressed. "Is that an actual antique?"
existencemisspent: (horomancy)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 03:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"Are you actually wearing cargo pants?" Eliot said, amused despite himself. "And here I was so impressed that everyone was properly getting into the spirit of things."

There always had to be at least one person dragging their feet over a dress code, didn't there.
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Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] firstofitskind 2021-10-22 03:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Liam’s suit was (like nearly everything else he owned) a simple, black, and stupidly expensive affair. And while the suit may not have had much color to it, the purple and silver mask he’d found did, at least?
Edited 2021-10-22 16:02 (UTC)
knife_bender: easystreet (pos: i'm cool you're not)

Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] knife_bender 2021-10-22 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"Maybe some colorful shoelaces?" he suggested. "We can start there."
existencemisspent: (signature cocktail)

Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Let me know when you need a top up," Eliot said as he made his rounds. He was reasonably certain he hadn't caught this one at the door, and he was never one to let any guest go ungreeted.
existencemisspent: (signature cocktail)

Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, but he was no match for a seasoned party host determined to at least exchange polite greetings with every guest.

He swung by eventually with a couple drinks. "Venetian spritz?"
defenderofdesmoines: (annie - soft smiles)

Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] defenderofdesmoines 2021-10-22 03:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"I will keep that in mind for Christmas," Annie decided, and you know what, Diego, you were for sure getting neon orange shoelaces in your stocking this year. "This is all pretty cool. I wasn't really sure what to expect?"

But tiny glass gondolas and magic fireflies had not been it, no.
begmetwice: ([pos] smarter than you look)

Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] begmetwice 2021-10-22 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"Dwight, is that you?" Irene asked, peering through her mask exaggeratedly. "Look at you! You clean up well!"

Honestly, Irene was inclined to give all the men who hadn't just opted for black suits a great deal of credit, here.
grenadesandohana: (pos: dipping head smile)

Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] grenadesandohana 2021-10-22 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"Thank you," Steve said, grinning. "You're not completely terrible to look at either."
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Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] grenadesandohana 2021-10-22 04:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"They're my dress cargo pants," Steve completely made up.

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