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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!]
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Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] intheeyeofthebeholding 2021-10-22 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes!" Jon said, trying and failing to match her enthusiasm, but at least managing "mildly pleased". "I am still here. And you...you're back. You're...I wonder if you're staying."
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Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] somethingwithturquoise 2021-10-22 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"Mostly just for the party," Summer said with a sort of apologetic expression on her face. "I was kind of in the area." Har har. "So I thought I'd pop in for this party since I could. Not really sure if I'll get a whole lot of chances to do that once things really get ramped up back home, so..."

She took a moment to look around a little, then lifted her drink in approval.

"Looks like I picked a good one for it, too!

"How's things going with you? Anyone blow up their apartments? Class going well?"
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Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] intheeyeofthebeholding 2021-10-22 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"No, no one...the apartments are fine. Class is going well. There have been some, um. Wait, no, you were here for that, so...everything's been going well, then." Jon nodded. "And the, um. Back home. I hope it's going well."
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Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] somethingwithturquoise 2021-10-23 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
Summer took a moment to just sort of look at Jon as she waded through all those fragments and ums and sort of wondered exactly what it was that he was referencing that she was still here for, and then just nodded a little.

"It is," she said. "Kind of chill at the moment, but who knows when that's going to change? So I knew I had the chance to stop in while I could. Plus, you know, even when I'm all the way out in bum-fuck space, I can't resist the siren call of a good party."
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Re: Mingle!

[personal profile] intheeyeofthebeholding 2021-10-23 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, it's, um. Good to see you," Jon said, giving her a little smile. "Oh!" he suddenly remembered, and scrambled for the polaroid camera he'd brought. "Say cheese? Or something."