Room 312: Naya Shard Hotel - Wednesday Evening - Summer's School Trip Room Party.

[somethingwithturquoise]

On the one hand, having to move over to this janky-ass theme hotel after getting only just a taste of the luxury hotel she'd been planning to have this party in was a real kick in the teeth. But, on the other hand, this hotel definitely did make Summer feel like she was returning to the roots of the vibes of what a room party should be, making the most with what you had just to slip away from responsibilities to enjoy a few beers and some jello shots with either your fellow students or your fellow teachers. There was a charm to it, a certain humbleness, quaint, really...

...At least that's what she was telling herself.

She'd done small room parties before. Some hotels just didn't have the same space or amenities or cool features as others, and it was fine. There might need to be some spill over into the hallway, and the lines between students and teachers were getting so blurred anyway that it didn't really matter about keeping a bunch of kids out, because most of the kids these days were all nerds pretty quiet and chill anyway. But there was a problem with space of the room, and even that was handled by hiring Gladio and Amaya (it was good to have other characters friends with impressive....lifting capabilities!) to move the bed out of the room, into another one for the time being to give more floor space, and, really, with the bed removed? It wasn't too bad. Cozy. Intimate!

...At least that's what she was telling herself.

Of course, there were moddable snacks on a small table against one wall; beer and soda were chilling in the sink in the bathroom filled with ice, and, of course, there was a table with some liquor and even some local wines she was able to lock down along with the main feature, the infamous jello shots. The pride of the offerings was the ones she made with the Doritos booze Stark had gotten her, fancily dusted with a Doritos crumble, but there were also your expected space themed shots, including a space jello punchbowl. And, of course, she'd also taken inspiration from the island (wistfully, piningly) by securing a few local fruits and whatnot for a series of inspired shots there. You know, things like mai tais and pina colada and mojito, but, you know...more space fruit-y.

A part of her wondered if she should take inspiration from the Astrotorium, too, and that was how she wound up with cotton candy, cinnamon roll, and corn dogs.

When did she have the time and how did she get the resources to pull all those off? Don't ask, she had her ways. Just come in, enjoy the party, try not to bump into too many people in the limited space and or party in shifts, maybe? Either way, there was so much jello, there was some good tunes pumping through her portable speaker, and it was time for the traditional Wednesday Night School Trip Room Party!

[[ open party is open! And flying OCD free because I have had a week, y'all, and it's only Wednesday, and I cannot be bothered to ]]

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[suitably_heroic]

Well, at least Atton had finally gotten some sleep.

"Space jello, huh," he said, eyeing the bowl critically. "I don't know whether to be offended or not."

[somethingwithturquoise]

"Man, if you're offended by space jello," said Summer, with a shake of her head, "then you have got to seriously re-evaluative your priorities, my dude. Besides, you do know I made a literal career out of space jello on Coruscant, for, like, a small chunk of time, right? Like, it was literally my jam."

She cast a glance toward the....well, general direction of the outside.

"There are way more offensive things going on outside this hotel room right now than space jello, besides."

Like, had he seen this place?

[begmetwice]

"Which part's offensive?" Irene asked, catching just enough of that to be curious. "The very existence of the jelly itself, or have I been unknowingly awful to space people by appending 'space' in front of everything as a descriptor?"

At least she was in very good company, as far as the latter went. Everyone seemed to do that.

[sword_chocobro]

Gladio's hanging by the door in the hallway with his beer had nothing to do with an assignment as a bouncer this time around, and mostly just because, well, when space was limited and you tended to take up a lot of it, it didn't hurt to gravitate somewhere where you weren't contributing to the problem nearly as much. It also worked as a good way to catch nodding hello or lifting his drink in greeting to people as they filtered in and out of the room, too.

[mylandmyrules]

After a little time wandering the party, Nell headed back out with a fresh drink for Gladio and another soda for herself.

"Hey you," she said stretching up for a kiss before settling herself on the floor in the hallway. "Anything exciting going on out here?"

[stykera]

"Thank you," Stark said. "For moving the bed for us."

Was there going to be awkwardness later with sleeping arrangements? Maaaaybe. Who could say?

[begmetwice]

It was entirely possible Irene had actually turned up to this party at an hour she would normally consider criminally early, because -- what, if Amaya (and Gladio too, she supposed) had somehow injured herself moving that bed with her big, strong, utterly capable arms, was Irene to trust Summer to call someone about it? Was she also to trust Summer to document the experience in a way that Irene's own photographic memory would find sufficient?

No, no. Much better that she herself help to supervise this process, and thus rather than making any kind of grand entrance, Irene had discreetly posted herself up against a wall with a small selection of shots and just a teensy amount of squashed-down misery regarding their foregone luxurious space hotel.

She'd stayed in worse places, after all. She could make the best of this.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"Ohmygod," said Summer, once she really got a look at what Irene was wearing after dealing with the set-up and the directing her helpers-in-very-fine-arms around to help with said set-up and clunky furniture removal, and then she just sighed, wistfully, almost gratefully, "I am so glad you're here, Irene."

Not enough people showed up to these room parties in fucking Valentino, so it was important to let Irene know that Summer appreciate the heck out of it.

Also it was, like, super cute, so she was maybe a little mad because she wanted one, but now she couldn't because, like, she wasn't dumb enough to try to follow up Irene.

"How's your trip been so far?"

This was a question she imagined would be getting some very interesting responses.

[id_kill_him]

"Now this," Yukari declared with delight, once the word of this event filtered through her (mostly because, well, it's not like it was hard to avoid the commotion in their current accommodations, anyway!), "is more like it!"

She almost gravitated naturally toward the booze table and went to find the biggest bottle.

"Let's get this party started!"

A little weird, it being on a Wednesday, but there was booze, and so you definitely wouldn't hear Yukari complaining, she'd be too busy drinking!

[stykera]

This was Stark's room too so of course he was there. Not that he would have missed a party of Summer's even if he had been in another room...
Unless he'd been uninvited for some reason but that was extremely unlikely.

"Corn dogs?" He asked as he looked at the offerings. "And you used the Doritos booze!"

[somethingwithturquoise]

"I did use the Doritos booze!" Summer confirmed with a nod. "And the bottle's on the table if anyone wanted to try it by itself, but you might want to be quick about it before it's gone..."

Yes, she was looking at you, Yukari.

Then she smiled over at Stark and gave the room a happy little appraising look. "Not what I had in mind at the beginning of the trip," she admitted, "but I think I did a pretty good job."

Of course she knew that Stark would agree with her no matter what, probably, but it wouldn't hurt to have that little extra boost of ego over it, either.

[special_rabbit]

Even if Amaya hadn't already been present with helping in the rearrangement of the furniture (which had sure been something, because, strong as they both were, Gladio still had a full foot of height on her, so it was a little...uneven in that respect), Summer's room party was a school trip tradition that had served her well in the past, and she wasn't missing this for anything.

[begmetwice]

"What are your thoughts," Irene asked, her voice low and conspiratorial as she actually leaned into Amaya's side once she located her -- it was close quarters in here, after all, but also...you know, she quite felt she didn't really need the excuse anymore, either, "on things that are normally on sticks, but have been presented sans sticks?"

And to make her point, she brought up her hand in front of Amaya, offering two of the corndog shots neatly poised between her nimble fingers.

[doesdoctorstuff]

It was a little sad that the door was open so Navaan couldn't kick it open and make an entrance, but we all made due.

"I hear there's alcohol!" she announced. Because she had priorities.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"You heard correctly!" Summer confirmed, because those were priorities she could get behind, especially at, well, a party, that was the whole point. "In liquid and jello form! There's shots and booze on the table, beer and soda in the bathroom sink, come on in, let's see just how many people we can fit in one of these rooms."

[died8yearsago]

In a shocking turn of events, Smith had not asked Rosa to be a bouncer this time around.

Was Rosa still likely to harass any of the younger students that tried to think they were cool by joining in?

Yeah, probably.

[sith_happened]

Anakin had read the waiver until his eyes had gone blurry and so he was desperate enough for a drink that he would take it in jello form.

"Hello."

[somethingwithturquoise]

"Anaaaakiiiiin!!" Summer greeted and while she clearly had not quite reached Navaan or Yukari levels, she was still definitely having a good boozy time tonight. "Can I ask you a question?? Do you think the term space jello is offensive??"

[stykera]

"I haven't decided if I ought to blame you for everything," Stark told him. "Hello, Anakin. Have some jello."

[suitably_heroic]

A cotton candy jello shot went sailing through the air, straight for Anakin's hair.

[mylandmyrules]

The party wasn't really Nell's sort of thing, but Gladio was helping out so she figured she'd stop by for a little bit. She picked a soda out and wandered around the edges of the party mostly people watching.

[begmetwice]

"Do a jelly shot with me, Nell?" Irene asked in greeting, as a fellow my-date-is-the-hired-help attendee. (Though, let's be real, she'd be here anyway -- and Amaya would also likely object to that use of the D word, even in narrative.) "Summer always lays away a few non-alcoholic ones, if you'd like."

That was mostly an observation of the soda, rather than any prior knowledge of Nell's drinking habits.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"Nell! Hi!" Of course Summer was going to flit on over and greet her with a smile, since they were always clearly too busy getting their gains on to chat too much at the gym! "Thanks for letting me borrow Gladio earlier! I'm really glad you could make it!"

[chef_chocobro]

The choice to explore the park today had been...well, it had been an experience, there was no denying that. Just as there was no denying that the libations from this party were greatly needed, though Ignis imagined his desire for them was paltry ans insignificant compared to what Liliana might be feeling...

[stykera]

"Hello, Ignis," Stark said with only a little hesitation. It was his room. He ought to greet people he knew. Ignoring them would just be rude.

"Come to experience jello horrors? One has Doritos, to warn you."

[deathsmajesty]

Much like Navaan, Liliana stalked into the party looking for alcohol. "What will get me drunkest fastest?" she demanded of...well, whoever was closest, really.

[doesdoctorstuff]

"Oh, itsh you!" Navaan slurred. "The jello shotsh'll fuck you up real good. And maybe then you'll be lesh of a--"

Fortunately, she passed out before she could finish the sentence and Liliana could commit a felony.