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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: (it was very cathartic)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not police, darling, merely concerned fashion citizens."

Eliot raised an approving eyebrow at her trajectory.

"Do let me know if you have a particular cocktail preference. If not, we've got a few on hand ready to pour, and a variety of wines and mixers."
died8yearsago: (almost eye roll)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] died8yearsago 2021-10-22 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Rosa did pause long enough to glance back over to ask, "Whiskey?"

Move over, fashion police, booze police, coming through, but honestly, what kind of party wouldn't have a good whiskey?
existencemisspent: (signature cocktail)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Eliot swept easily behind the bar and pulled a bottle from the top shelf.

"What sort of party would this be without it?"

He offered the bottle to her. "I'm guessing you're not the mixer sort, but if I'm wrong, my manhattans are not to be missed."
died8yearsago: (sorta stance)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] died8yearsago 2021-10-22 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Something may have shifted, just slightly, definitely reluctantly, as she looked over Eliot again before considering the bottle and then taking it.

"You're smarter than you look," she complimented, finding a glass within reach as well, plucking that up, and then going to drift off somewhere to lurk and drink and hopefully enjoy at least a few people acting like complete idiots out there.
existencemisspent: (Default)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Eliot opened his mouth to thank her, but she was already headed off.

“Well. I suppose every community has to have at least one Kady type,” he mused to himself.