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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!]

Re: Mingle!

Date: 2021-10-22 10:47 pm (UTC)
intheeyeofthebeholding: (Default)
From: [personal profile] intheeyeofthebeholding
No hallucinations was definitely a plus! "Oh, good. Um. You're doing well, I hope."

Re: Mingle!

Date: 2021-10-22 11:11 pm (UTC)
stykera: (awkward)
From: [personal profile] stykera
In Stark's case it was very much a plus. Nobody wanted a hallucinating Stark around.

"I am," he said, nodding. "Better, now that Faye's no longer a bird. But I enjoyed most of Boston. And you?"

Re: Mingle!

Date: 2021-10-22 11:43 pm (UTC)
intheeyeofthebeholding: (Default)
From: [personal profile] intheeyeofthebeholding
"Oh, good! That's good. I'm glad she's not, um. A bird anymore. Boston was fine." He nodded. "I, um. Haven't been on holiday for a while, not really, so it was...definitely different. But probably not as different as for you," he realised. "What...um. I don't know how much of Earth you've seen already."

Re: Mingle!

Date: 2021-10-22 11:54 pm (UTC)
stykera: (mask)
From: [personal profile] stykera
"I hadn't really seen Boston before," Stark told him. "Just for a short time for Summer's birthday but we went so many places. That one didn't really stand out. I don't travel often, here. Or I didn't. We went to Japan, earlier this year. And now Boston. Other than that only very short trips, like for Summer's birthday. I always worry I'll stand out too much."

And maybe end up locked away as a science experiment. Again.

Re: Mingle!

Date: 2021-10-23 12:04 am (UTC)
intheeyeofthebeholding: (Default)
From: [personal profile] intheeyeofthebeholding
Jon nodded. "So it's probably still very different than what you're used to, I'd imagine."

Re: Mingle!

Date: 2021-10-23 12:52 am (UTC)
stykera: (side view)
From: [personal profile] stykera
"The island is very different from where I was and everywhere I've gone here has been different from the island. So nothing is what I'm used to, really. I might be used to the island, as much as anyone can be."

Re: Mingle!

Date: 2021-10-23 01:09 am (UTC)
intheeyeofthebeholding: (Default)
From: [personal profile] intheeyeofthebeholding
Jon nodded slowly as he followed that. "Do...I'm curious if you miss where you were. If it's very different from here."

Re: Mingle!

Date: 2021-10-23 01:19 am (UTC)
stykera: (looking sideways)
From: [personal profile] stykera
"I miss my friends," Stark said after a moment. "And Moya. Our ship. I...I might go back to visit. Sometime. I've been thinking about it. Not to stay. It's better for me here. Almost always."

Re: Mingle!

Date: 2021-10-23 01:26 am (UTC)
intheeyeofthebeholding: (Default)
From: [personal profile] intheeyeofthebeholding
"It's...where you were isn't good for you, then." Jon tried very carefully not to make it a question.

Re: Mingle!

Date: 2021-10-23 01:40 am (UTC)
stykera: (a little unhappy)
From: [personal profile] stykera
"No." Stark shook his head. "No, it isn't. Or it wasn't. Everywhere I was before the Leviathans, the ships, was not a good place to be. And even then things were...difficult. Often."

Re: Mingle!

Date: 2021-10-23 02:02 am (UTC)
intheeyeofthebeholding: (Default)
From: [personal profile] intheeyeofthebeholding
"That, um. That sounds...difficult." Yes, Jon, he'd just said that.

"Oh!" He fumbled for his polaroid camera. "I hope you don't mind me taking your picture."

Re: Mingle!

Date: 2021-10-23 02:26 am (UTC)
stykera: (headtilt)
From: [personal profile] stykera
"It was." And maybe he'd even offer up some details another time, Jon. He got very talkative when the mood struck. "Most of my life was. It's easier here."

He gave the camera an odd look, then looked back at Jon. "No, I don't mind. But why?"

Re: Mingle!

Date: 2021-10-23 03:34 am (UTC)
intheeyeofthebeholding: (Default)
From: [personal profile] intheeyeofthebeholding
"Oh, just...Just because?" he said weakly. Because I want to know if anybody gets replaced by an evil fear entity probably would bring up a few too many questions, but Jon was a terrible liar.
Edited Date: 2021-10-23 03:34 am (UTC)

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