MASQUERADE PARTY, 33 Apocalypse Ave, Friday Evening

[not_a_goddamn_princess]

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!]

Comments

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[not_a_goddamn_princess]

Oh, hey. Someone she didn’t know, go team Welcome Party. “Hey there,” she greeted, and didn’t say a word about the Oktoberfestian dress. She was growing as a person, or something. “Welcome to the party!”

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[special_rabbit]

There wasn't even any scorches or burns on it, either! This was as fancy as Amaya got over here, Margo. She could have shown up in her work clothes and boots, too, you know!

And to the greeting, she gave a small nod that tried desperately to mask (HA!) the fact that this whole thing made her just a wee bit uncomfortable, and probably didn't do a very good job.

"Thanks," she said. "It...should be an interesting one. You're one of the hosts?"

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[not_a_goddamn_princess]

“Got that right. I’m High Queen Margo the Destroyer,” Margo greeted, holding out a hand with a grin on her face. “Margo for short.”

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[special_rabbit]

Ahhhh, zards. Fancy dress and magic and now royalty, too?

She should have just stayed in her workshop, she'd never done well with the whole royalty thing, and now she wasn't sur eif she was expected to shake that offered hand or kiss it.

But, since she never really did care for that last thing, Margo was definitely getting a very firm and confident handshake after all.

"Well," she said, "pleased to meet you, Your Highness. Amaya Blackstone the....Blacksmith. So I suppose if you're planning on destroying anything tonight, maybe there's a good chance I can see about what can be done to fix it..."

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[not_a_goddamn_princess]

“Blacksmith,” Margo echoed, looking speculative. “Huh. Always good to have a blacksmith in your rolodex, I’ve found. You got a specialty? Like axes or swords or something?”

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[special_rabbit]

Okay, now? Margo was speaking more Amaya's language, and it was hard for her to not perk up at the prospect of another person around here who could appreciate the work she did. "I'll admit most of my work around here's been in axes," what between Rosa Diaz and the Devil's Nest, "but I work in all sorts of weaponry. If you get the chance, you can swing by my shop, see what I've got to offer, you'll see what I mean. I've also got a solid foundry, so if you need a quick order or a bulk order, I've got you covered there as well."

Her own look went a little speculative now, too, tilting her head at Margo. "Are you a weapons gal?"

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[not_a_goddamn_princess]

“Think of me as more like an interested weapons novice,” Margo said thoughtfully. “I just kind of always liked the look of axes, you know?”

One day she’d get her own double axes and call them her Sorrows and they would be her favorite things in all the universe bar Eliot.

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[special_rabbit]

"Hey," said Amaya encouragingly. "We've all got to start somewhere, right? And as a good friend of mine always say, 'what kind of woman doesn't have an axe?' If you're interested, I can definitely show you around a few different ones to see if there's any in particular you might like the look of, I do custom work, too, and I love working on a good axe. Swords are probably my favorite; you can't beat a good sword, but there's a lot to be said about a nice hefty axe, too. Just something about that curve, the power, theforce behind it."

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[not_a_goddamn_princess]

“You know, with a sales pitch like that? I gotta drop by yours sometime,” Margo said, her eyes full of interest. . . for axes.

No, seriously.

Amaya made axes sound hot.

Re: Arrive and Say Hi

[special_rabbit]

Oh, come, now, the axes didn't need Amaya for that!

But she did have a tendancy to be completely oblivious to the level at which her sheer passion for weaponry could reach at times.

And she was looking pleased as punch herself, as this party was already shaping up to be an incredibly successful one, and by that, she meant a spectacular marketing opportunity!

"I'd love to see you swing," alright, that one was probably a little forced, "by. I'm pretty much in the shop at all hours when I'm not teaching my classes."