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somethingwithturquoise) wrote2022-04-16 03:35 am
somethingwithturquoise) wrote2022-04-16 03:35 am
MHA #10; Ssaturday Evening [04/16] - GxG Birthday Bash!
It had taken a bit to get there, but the whirlwind of Summer's burst of party planning was finally coming to frution. There had been the flyers, of course, some good radio coverage, and the ubitquitously handwaved mass text, so hopefully people knew about it enough to show up. Especially since a lot of work had been put into making Goose's apartment party ready. For one thing, it actually had furniture, plenty of sofas and ottomans for the guests to sit, arranged to also allow for a lot of standing and gathering room (and, yes, yes, for all the wall flowers, a few meticulously curated shadowy corners, you're welcome. But most of the decor attention would probably be put into the magic work Summer had Margo and Eliot do.
With the faint scent of rose and mint in the air, the entire ceiling was cloaked in the vastness of outer space. But not just any space, because, in Summer's experience, space was actually kind of boring, so they pumped it up, they amped the colors, they filled it with a ton of glitter (of course). Distant planets and swirls of galaxies and pulsating quasars dotted the starscape in swatches of pink and purple and green, some glowing bright with neon. Shooting stars would occasionally trail overhead and across the walls, leaving behind a dusting of color and glitter and occasionally a message that called out "Happy Birthday, Goose!" with another message trailing behind it that read "(And Gladio, too!)". Occsionally, the starscape would seem to swell a little and expand, so that, on occasion, it would feel as though you weren't just looking at it, but almost being surrounded by space until it moved on.
The spare bedroom had been converted into a karaoke room, there was a jello table and a tended bar set up, with an ice luge embedded with neon lights, and a keg all dolled up to look like a container of Cup Noodle. And speaking of Cup Noodle, don't anyone forget Cup Noodle gift bags! There's plenty for everyone, at a table by the door, so you can help yourself to that excellent tote filled with some of the most random (and pretty moddable) chintzy Cup Noodle junk Summer could find on cheap Chinese websites (the real highlights, though, robably being the slippers and the candle).
The kitchen, of course, was dedicated to be the haven of Ignis, who staunchly refused to do anything Cup Noodle related for his food offerings, which, if you asked Summer, were a bit much for a party where she was hoping everyone would be quickly too drunk to care about what they were putting in their mouths, but, hey, you do you, Specs.
She'd even hired a bouncer, mostly for raccoons, but also for students, let's be real, and since she usually hired Gladio for that position, putting in Billy this time around seemed like the obvious choice, and she was even being very, very good about not just calling him Wish Gladio or Walmart Gladio or Budget Gladio tonight.
And, just like that, this party was ready to get started!
[[please to wait for the OCD it up, have at it! ]]
[[Convenience Links: Arrive & Mingle | Karaoke! | The Bar | Jello Table | Food Stuff | Birthday Boys! | Gifts | OOC ]]
With the faint scent of rose and mint in the air, the entire ceiling was cloaked in the vastness of outer space. But not just any space, because, in Summer's experience, space was actually kind of boring, so they pumped it up, they amped the colors, they filled it with a ton of glitter (of course). Distant planets and swirls of galaxies and pulsating quasars dotted the starscape in swatches of pink and purple and green, some glowing bright with neon. Shooting stars would occasionally trail overhead and across the walls, leaving behind a dusting of color and glitter and occasionally a message that called out "Happy Birthday, Goose!" with another message trailing behind it that read "(And Gladio, too!)". Occsionally, the starscape would seem to swell a little and expand, so that, on occasion, it would feel as though you weren't just looking at it, but almost being surrounded by space until it moved on.
The spare bedroom had been converted into a karaoke room, there was a jello table and a tended bar set up, with an ice luge embedded with neon lights, and a keg all dolled up to look like a container of Cup Noodle. And speaking of Cup Noodle, don't anyone forget Cup Noodle gift bags! There's plenty for everyone, at a table by the door, so you can help yourself to that excellent tote filled with some of the most random (and pretty moddable) chintzy Cup Noodle junk Summer could find on cheap Chinese websites (the real highlights, though, robably being the slippers and the candle).
The kitchen, of course, was dedicated to be the haven of Ignis, who staunchly refused to do anything Cup Noodle related for his food offerings, which, if you asked Summer, were a bit much for a party where she was hoping everyone would be quickly too drunk to care about what they were putting in their mouths, but, hey, you do you, Specs.
She'd even hired a bouncer, mostly for raccoons, but also for students, let's be real, and since she usually hired Gladio for that position, putting in Billy this time around seemed like the obvious choice, and she was even being very, very good about not just calling him Wish Gladio or Walmart Gladio or Budget Gladio tonight.
And, just like that, this party was ready to get started!
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[[Convenience Links: Arrive & Mingle | Karaoke! | The Bar | Jello Table | Food Stuff | Birthday Boys! | Gifts | OOC ]]
Re: Arrive & Mingle - GxG Birthday Bash! [04/16.]
She paused, "I sometimes think having a party would be nice for my birthday but I don't know ... I've also never really done anything for my birthday either," she admitted.
Re: Arrive & Mingle - GxG Birthday Bash! [04/16.]
And after a moment of concern about being a bad boyfriend for not knowing, he cautiously ventured, "Urm, so...when actually is your birthday? Have you told me before? Maybe I could actually plan something for you."
Now that he said it? He definitely wanted to do it.
Re: Arrive & Mingle - GxG Birthday Bash! [04/16.]
She paused as she tried to think back if she told him or not, “I don’t think the topics come up,” she said, “but my birthday’s June 23,” she told him softly.
Her smile widened, “I mean you don’t have to organise anything,” she assured him, “I don’t mind if it’s just a quiet birthday,”
Re: Arrive & Mingle - GxG Birthday Bash! [04/16.]
He didn't know what he was going to organize, really, and, ultimately, it was definitely not going to matter, due to circumstances well beyond his control, but now he was thinking about it, and he was thinking of nice quiet birthdays, maybe reflecting nice quiet Valentine's Day dinners as of recently, and that grin on his face broadened and softened all at once.
"We could maybe go somewhere nice for a little bit," he mused. "Bring along some close friends, just a nice, quiet..." At least with the way they were positioned, she wouldn't see the blush starting to spread across his face, "intimate kind of thing..."
Re: Arrive & Mingle - GxG Birthday Bash! [04/16.]
Re: Arrive & Mingle - GxG Birthday Bash! [04/16.]
Maybe he could even pull off something in, like, Altissia or something! That might be getting a little ahead of himself, with everything going on with the war back home, but, man. Galdin Quay might be a good alternative, too! It was said to be super romantic...