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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 07:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well now, don't you just look darling," Eliot enthused. "Welcome. It's Summer, right?"
somethingwithturquoise: (just so happy right now)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] somethingwithturquoise 2021-10-22 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"I can work with darling," Summer decided, after she took a moment to think about it, and since she really was just going to surprise to the people who knew her, she'd take it, took a moment to preen in her whole darling self, and then grinned. "And, yes," she nodded. "That's right. It's Summer. I..." She lifted a finger that danced a little in the air and looked a little sheepish. "Don't think I remember your name, but I do remember you were easily the most interesting person I've talked to about drinks in a long time. But, seriously, don't take it personally, I have had a lot of space revolution stuff shoved into my head in the meantime, and it has been a lot."
existencemisspent: (have a drink)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"No offense taken. I know how quickly people can blur together from behind a bar," Eliot assured her. "Eliot Waugh, at your service. Quite literally tonight, that's my bar right over there."

There wasn't any jello, though. She'd have to settle for liquid cocktails tonight, unless she'd brought her own.
somethingwithturquoise: (just so happy right now)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] somethingwithturquoise 2021-10-22 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
SHe's thought about it! But ultimately, she decided that would be, like, super tacky, and that was not a look she was going for tonight.

"Eliot Waugh," Summer repeated, with a nod as if to commit to memory, and a grin. "Got it. And now that I know that about the bar, I have got to see some of your work in action. I mean, I've been kind of stuck with space station swill for the last few weeks, too, so I am so ready to be impressed with someone who actually knows what they're doing."
existencemisspent: (have a drink)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] existencemisspent 2021-10-22 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'll never turn down the chance to show off for a fellow professional," Eliot said, and led the way over. "Anything you'd like in particular? We have a few specials tonight, including our signature cocktail, made with champagne and absinthe, but I can make just about anything. So long as I've had the chance to at least hear of it before, so no tripping me up with otherworldly options."
somethingwithturquoise: (lofty profile)

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[personal profile] somethingwithturquoise 2021-10-22 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Summer took a moment, getting comfortable in a default position of leaning on a bar, which always just felt
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Summer took a moment, getting comfortable in a default position of leaning on a bar, which always just felt <i.right</i>, to snap her fingers.

"Damn," she said. "So no Gazoprian Cherry Limeade Meiluroon Twist."

But, since it <i>was</i> Fandom:

"You got anything with glitter?"