Tamsin's House of Sharp Things And Presently Not Enough Alcohol, Thursday Evening

[fjordicswagger]

For a couple of minutes, Tamsin had contemplated the idea of just opening up Town Hall for the party, but... what would be the point in that? People were fired up on hormones, people wanted to get laid, you needed a space small enough to get 'em close together. So to speak.

Also, this way she got free booze out of the deal, so-- win win.

She'd hung the black sheets back in front of the large store windows (partly to keep the light out, partly so it was slightly less obvious the house was technically a shop she was technically maybe squatting in). She'd tossed a ton of pillows and an old mattress on the floor, since she didn't actually have a sofa, per sé. The rooms upstairs were... well, okay, they were rooms.

And there was a table for incoming booze. With solo cups. Of course.

Perfect. Time for a party. If anyone had seen the posters...

[[ ocd incoming... up! adults only party is a go! eta: i should probably note browse responsibly, since there might be hints of nsfw in the comments at some point, i have no idea how this post will roll ]]

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Re: Arrive/Mingle

[fjordicswagger]

"Is that wine?" Tamsin asked, squinting at it. Eesh. "Guess there's some fancy types who'd be into that."

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[furnaceface]

//It's... all I had,// Jono replied with a shrug. //I used to keep plenty of lager on hand, but it's been long enough, I decided it's probably actually better not to trust it.//

A beat.

//I can leave and get something better, if you'd rather. I won't be drinking it.//

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[fjordicswagger]

"Nah," Tamsin decided. "You're cute, in that telepath--"

She tilted her head, eyed Jono's wrappings thoughtfully, and said, "...no mouth telepath kinda way. How far down does that go?"

Tamsin. Please.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[furnaceface]

//No so far down that I don't have any good reason to be here,// Jono replied, with a wry look right back. If she was going to ask, of course he was going to answer.

... In no small part because there were a lot of very horny people here, and yes, he absolutely was picking up on the mood full-brunt, now.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[fjordicswagger]

He was welcome to go sit in the living room and bask in it, if he wanted to. Tamsin wouldn't argue. Just saying.

"Fantastic," she said. "Then the crappy wine is an acceptable offering. Make sure to take your coat off. And maybe your shirt." Beat. "Though you could also go pants if that makes you more comfortable."

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[furnaceface]

//Coat and shirt I can do,// Jono decided. //I'll leave the bandages on for now, and I'll save my trousers for somebody to help me with later.//

They framed his ass very, very nicely, was the thing.

//Will that do?//

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[fjordicswagger]

Hey, Tamsin couldn't argue with that logic.

She held up a thumbs-up. "Works for me," she said. "I'll be by to ogle later."

She was pretty sure she was booked up into next month at this point, but that didn't mean she couldn't look.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[furnaceface]

//I'll probably be around to be ogled for a while,// Jono replied, giving an approving nod to the thumbs-up as he shrugged his coat off.

It really helped that she was nothing at all like Dinah personality-wise, or the uncanny similarity between their faces might've made that entire exchange awkward.

... Or not at all, given the mood.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[fjordicswagger]

Yes, lucky for Jono, Tamsin was more or less the anti-Dinah. And ogling his arms pretty intently as that jacket came off. Mmm. Yes, she was feeling pretty good about this one.

"Nice," she added, just in case he hadn't parsed that one from the looking.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[furnaceface]

//Thank you,// he replied, because he was feeling just amorous enough that he wasn't going to get flustered over a compliment at the moment. The shirt came off next, showing off the shoulders that went with those arms.

They were also nice, for the record.

//Now, how many layers were you planning on keeping on tonight?//

And here he'd been awkwardly standing in the doorway a few minutes ago.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[fjordicswagger]

... You know, that was a good question no one had asked her tonight. "I guess I could get rid of this old thing," she sighed, tugging her shirt off and tossing it. "The rest of it, you people are going to have to earn."

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[furnaceface]

Really? Shame on everyone here. Honestly, people, talk about your missed opportunities. Jono was the one who was taking a moment to appreciate the view, now.

//Seems like a worthy goal,// he mused. //You're rather a lot of fun to ogle, yourself.//

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[fjordicswagger]

"I know."

Humility was for kids, okay?

Tamsin waved vaguely at herself - bra and abs and all. "Look away."

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[furnaceface]

Was that 'look away,' as in 'feel free to look,' or 'look away' as in 'look away?' Mind, with the gesture and the shamelessness, Jono figured it was safe to assume she meant the first. He was also pretty certain, as of this moment, that he was an 'abs' kind of man. He took another moment to appreciate the view, and then gave a satisfied nod as he crossed his arms in front of himself.

//Not ten minutes in the door, and this party is looking excellent already. Well done. I don't usually like parties at all.//

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[fjordicswagger]

"I try to make it as painless as possible," Tamsin said, shrugging casually. "You're welcome, dude."

She'd also basically just set the whole thing up so the island could stop whining about how wound up they were and started doing something about it, so that probably helped.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[furnaceface]

//It's Jono,// came his reply with a nod. //And a pleasure to meet you...?//

The posters hadn't come with a name, unfortunately.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[fjordicswagger]

"Tamsin," she said, "And I'd say we're about halfway to a pleasure at this point."

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[furnaceface]

//Well, Tamsin, if at any point you'd like to make it all the way to a pleasure...//

Jono was not normally this incorrigible. But so help him, he could flirt when the occasion came up.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[fjordicswagger]

"Tonight I'm kinda spoken for," Tamsin said, darting a quick but not at all subtle look Irene's way. "But I'll keep you in mind for later this week. Plus someone's been shouting something about blowjobs."

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[furnaceface]

Jono followed Tamsin's glance, and then nodded his understanding. No, no, he'd turn him down for Irene, too. Goddamn, well scored, Tamsin.

//Well, then I suppose I'll have to keep an ear open for that,// he decided. //I hope you have an excellent evening, luv. And thank you again for accepting that bloody wine.//

He was glad to be rid of it, honestly.