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not_a_goddamn_princessParty 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!]
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!]
Re: Arrive and Say Hi
Date: 2021-10-22 06:33 pm (UTC)"And yes. A drink would be good, I think. Thank you."
Re: Arrive and Say Hi
Date: 2021-10-22 06:48 pm (UTC)Re: Arrive and Say Hi
Date: 2021-10-22 07:02 pm (UTC)"What is it?"
Those two sentences probably ought to have switched order.
Re: Arrive and Say Hi
Date: 2021-10-22 07:11 pm (UTC)"It's a little thing dubbed 'death in the afternoon'," Eliot said proudly. "A combination of champagne and absinthe, with a touch of simple syrup for a hit of sweetness. Are you a fan of licorice, by chance? . . . Or hallucinogens?"
Re: Arrive and Say Hi
Date: 2021-10-22 07:22 pm (UTC)"Hallucinogens?" Stark asked, alarmed. "No. None of that. Licorice is fine but no."
Re: Arrive and Say Hi
Date: 2021-10-22 07:34 pm (UTC)At least someone would opt for the hallucinatory one. Seivarden and Eliot were probably better off not becoming too good friends, or they might manage to encourage all the wrong addictive habits in each other.
Re: Arrive and Say Hi
Date: 2021-10-22 07:59 pm (UTC)"Thank you," he said again. "Alcohol is fine. Other things seem unwise, I think."
Re: Arrive and Say Hi
Date: 2021-10-22 08:10 pm (UTC)Re: Arrive and Say Hi
Date: 2021-10-22 08:28 pm (UTC)He would, most likely, not be pleasant company if he started hallucinating.
Re: Arrive and Say Hi
Date: 2021-10-22 08:35 pm (UTC)Eliot returned with the promised cocktail, a gently green concoction with a subtle, magical glow.
"Here you are. Guaranteed hallucinogen free."
Re: Arrive and Say Hi
Date: 2021-10-22 08:46 pm (UTC)"It glows," he said, holding it up to admire the color. "Is that from you or from the drink?"
Re: Arrive and Say Hi
Date: 2021-10-22 08:49 pm (UTC)Re: Arrive and Say Hi
Date: 2021-10-22 09:06 pm (UTC)"And the rest," he added, waving to indicate to the sky and the tiny boats and the water and all of it. "It's lovely."
Re: Arrive and Say Hi
Date: 2021-10-22 09:09 pm (UTC)Re: Arrive and Say Hi
Date: 2021-10-22 09:17 pm (UTC)Faye would be glad to hear that.
"It is a good atmosphere. The sky is beautiful. All magic?" No portals or holograms or anything like that involved?
Re: Arrive and Say Hi
Date: 2021-10-22 09:21 pm (UTC)Re: Arrive and Say Hi
Date: 2021-10-22 09:37 pm (UTC)"I don't," he admitted, "know much at all of how magic works. But this is all very impressive. I look forward to whatever comes next."
Re: Arrive and Say Hi
Date: 2021-10-22 10:08 pm (UTC)