74 Godiva Street, AKA Tamsin and Death's Home Of More Alcohol Than Last Year, Saturday Evening

[fjordicswagger]

Okay, this party had been born out of actual need (for alcohol and getting laid) last year; this year, those factors weren't as urgent for Tamsin, who figured she could always drop in on Jessica or Mike if the night was a spectacular failure.

But hell, it'd been fun last time. Why the hell not?

There were black sheets hanging in front of the windows again, and pillows and sheets scattered all over the floor to make for little makeshift sitting spaces and nooks. There was an empty bottle (in case someone decided to play Spin the Bottle) sitting somewhere in the middle of the room, and in a fit of generosity Tamsin had thoughtfully supplied a bunch of bags of chips in case people wanted to eat stuff.

The glitter clinging to the sheets and the walls and whatnot: not her fault. Who'd ever heard of impromptu localized glitter storms before? At least the winds had died down well before the party actually started, but there was no way in hell she was vacuuming all that stuff up.

There. Party time.

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Arrive/Mingle

[fjordicswagger]

For showing up, delivering booze, and talking to each other in a neutral setting.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[imafuturist]

So far Tony's week had been a mixture of terrible and fun. And one instance of T'Challa not laughing at him in a way that implied he was being laughed at.

Jerk.

But Tony was there with a nice bottle of scotch that was probably going to end up chugged. He'd have to live with that on his conscience.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[newroutines]

Mike brought a bag full of booze. He'd been such a good boy all week, he was allowed, dammit.

(You know. Like he actually cared whether anyone was judging him.)

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[craftyladyparts.livejournal.com]

Jessica did some strategic analysis before she decided to come. How likely was it that a teacher she had when she was a student just a couple years ago might be there? Not likely, unless Skywalker was becoming a swinger. Would she get all hung up and jealous if Tamsin hooked up with someone else? She was pretty sure that, no, the feelings in play were a more general kind of liking and, yes, lust. Nothing too awkward. Would she regret any of it in the morning? Maybe, but not enough to NOT scratch the polleny itch.

So Jessica showed up, with a bottle of wine and a veggie tray. Because she also figured there was no way there would be snacks more sophisticated than potato chips. She was wrong, of course. Corn was classier than potato. Obviously.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[talentforlying]

"All hail our most glorious mayor!" Constantine proclaimed as he arrived, this time well-armed with two cases of Black Sheep. It had been popular enough last time. "I nominate her for 'hottest and smartest authority figure on Fandom.'"

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[wrongkindofsith]

Cara had considered just staying in and stewing in her own misery and sneezes, but drowning them in alcohol instead sounded remarkably appealing by this point of the week.

She's brought along a box of bottles 'acquired' during various shifts at the bar.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[suitably_heroic]

Atton was probably better off spending the next few days fixing even more things on the Hawk, but frankly, everything on the Hawk was now so fixed he was afraid that fixing anything else might cause the whole thing to blow up.

So he showed up with a bottle of scotch for the hostess, and half a bottle of juma for himself. There. Good enough.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[allie-vamp.livejournal.com]

After a successful shopping trip with Kitty, Allie had turned up to the party, a bottle of high end vodka that she wouldn't be drinking in hand.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[thisguyright.livejournal.com]

"Hey, I heard there was a party, so I brought beer. You can never have enough," Fred said, carrying a couple six packs of something Australian because he really just wore that on his sleeve. "And if anyone's really desperate to make out right now, I'm willing to oblige. You know, to be helpful."

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[filleauloup]

Éponine . . . had a lot more alcohol stashed away at home than she tended to drink these days, but hoarding it was a bit of a habit she didn't feel like breaking.

But she might as well do something with it, shouldn't she? And the party had been amusing last year. And giving things to people without asking money for them was supposed to be a decent thing to do.

So she had several bottles of liquor in a bag -- all right, so the Kahlua bottle had been opened and she'd had about a third of it, but were people really going to care?

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[myownface]

You know, normally Sparkle would have seriously paused to consider the sort of party this was, and the sort of week this was, and the likelihood that he'd run into somebody who used to, like, teach him or something. But honestly, most of the people left of the island who had once taught him were people he just wasn't attracted to anyway, and this week had been frustrating in all sorts of fun ways, and...

Look, Sparkle had a bottle of Fireball whiskey and a jug of apple cider if anyone wanted something to mix it with, and he wasn't afraid to use it.

Drink! Where People Can See You!

[fjordicswagger]

The central area of Tamsin's refurnished storefront house is covered in pillows for people to sit on. The table of drinks is nearby, as are the snacks, and the lights are on.

Re: Drink! Where People Can See You!

[electrocynic]

Sarah was just fine with sitting a little off to the side of the well-lit area, with a beer in hand.

Well. As happy as she was with anything this week. She wasn't even sure why she'd shown up, to be honest.

Re: Drink! Where People Can See You!

[wrongkindofsith]

Cara was by the booze, it seemed the safest place.

If you asked nicely she might even pour you something to drink.

Re: Drink! Where People Can See You!

[thisguyright.livejournal.com]

Fred settled onto a pillow with one of his beers and took a look around so he could rank every person he saw. In fairness, it was a pass-fail ranking. And everyone here passed.

Except Tony Stark. Fuck that guy. Not... not literally. Like, screw that guy. But... You knew what he meant.

Re: Drink! Where People Can See You!

[filleauloup]

Éponine dropped off all the bottles of alcohol she'd brought with her, then helped herself to something else (bourbon by the look of the label) and settled down in a corner. She enjoyed people-watching on a normal day, and this week . . . well, it was more people-ogling, really.

Eat! If Actual Food Arrives!

[fjordicswagger]

This isn't a potluck, but who knows, maybe someone will bring something more sophisticated than Doritos.

RE: Eat! If Actual Food Arrives!

[living_endless]

Didi wasn't much of a chef, but she managed a plate of slice-and-bake cookies. That counted as more sophisticated than Doritos, right? (Nobody tell her if it didn't.)

She hovered by the food most of the evening, vainly trying to keep glitter away from anything edible.

Re: Eat! If Actual Food Arrives!

[craftyladyparts.livejournal.com]

Hey, look, a veggie tray! It wasn't a whole lot more sophisticated than Doritos, but it was healthier and less likely to makes parts of anyone orange.

Really, it was a snack choice that worked on two levels.

Party! With Games!

[fjordicswagger]

In case anyone decides to kick off a game of Spin the Bottle or I Never.

Make Out! In The Shadows!

[fjordicswagger]

There's a bunch of darker alcoves in the room that still have pillows, but are largely out of sight or badly lit.

Or you can sneak into one of the smaller rooms upstairs, but Tamsin and Death's bedrooms are locked shut.

Re: Make Out! In The Shadows!

[imafuturist]

Tony found a place to only half sulk in the shadows because his one date this week ended without sex because it might kill him.

Okay, it was a full on sulk.

Re: Make Out! In The Shadows!

[suitably_heroic]

Atton wasn't making out with anyone tonight besides his bottle of juma, thanks.

... Probably.

He was sitting over there in the corner, anyway.

Talk to the Hostess

[fjordicswagger]

She's doing mental Is It Worth Staying At My Own Party Math if she isn't drinking.

Re: Talk to the Hostess

[living_endless]

"Good party so far," Didi said, between sips of something fruity and highly alcoholic."Do you think you're going to ask anybody to spend the night?"

Didi didn't think she herself would, but it was always nice to be flexible.

OOC

[fjordicswagger]

Wheeee, party.