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Liliana Vess ([personal profile] deathsmajesty) wrote2023-10-31 05:32 am

Halloween Party, Creepy But Nowhere Near Abandoned Mansion, Tuesday Night

After basically being dared to do it by Tony Stark (and putting in six weeks of renovations, bless Hannibal for the contractor), Liliana, dressed as an empress, hair pulled back in a profusion of curls by her angelic headpiece, was ready to throw her first Fandom party. Sure, it was for a holiday she didn't really understand, but she'd heard enough about it to make due: there was supposed to be candy and people were supposed to be in costume. Done. Everything else was just the same as a regular party, right?

Granted, the last party she'd hosted had actually been for a bunch of vampires and that had been seventy years ago on a completely different plane, but bah, details. You had food to eat, music to dance to, dark corners to sneak off to, and either enough witty people or enough alcohol to keep the conversation flowing. Liliana was hoping that there would be plenty of the former showing up, but just in case, she'd made sure to stock plenty of the latter.

Though her newly refurbished ballroom was actually very light and airy, she had done her best to recreate some of the spookiest elements she'd seen in her travels. The dancefloor was covered in about a foot of heavy fog that swirled and eddied with every movement. While most of the chandeliers were shrouded in fabric and false webbing, she personally found the main chandelier was decorated in something she much more unnerving. Black and red candles flickered about the room held by ghostly hands, dripping skulls, and the occasional elegant standing candelabra. One of the few concessions to magic she'd used tonight was to have the candles lit with tongues of false fire, which provided light but no heat. And they glowed blues and greens and purples, which was a nice effect. Red roses were placed upside down in vases, while more questionable arrangements sat in decorative vases. Out of deference to her guests' squeamishness sensibilities, all creepy critters, skeletons, and dead bodies were all cunningly crafted fakes, not a single real bone or drop of blood in the place.

Other than, of course, what her guests brought in with them. And should they leave with fewer of either than they'd come in with, well, that was hardly her fault. Probably.

Arrive and Mingle / Photos / Dark Corners [NFB] / Refreshments / Dance / Gardens / OOC

[Please hold for OCD up! Do the thing!]
heroic_jawline: (beard: hip judging)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] heroic_jawline 2023-10-31 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, Steve was married to Tony "Let's Build a High Rise on Teeny Island" Stark, so he more than appreciated people who were...he'd say "exuberant."

"Mornings are the best part of the day," he said with another grin. "You're missing out. Sunrises, not a huge line at the coffee place yet--"
mylandmyrules: (Laughing covering mouth)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] mylandmyrules 2023-10-31 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh no," Nell said with a laugh. "Cowboys are the people who take care of cows. They ride horses and herd cows where they need to go. I didn't know what to wear, so Gladio had me wear the hat."
pocketpretzels: (finger licking)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] pocketpretzels 2023-10-31 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
“Immensely,” Watts confirmed. “We saw many historical sights of interest, and enjoyed good food.”

Yeah, the fallout afterwards had been… complicated, but that was not for discussing with a stranger.
hasaknightjob: Steven chatting (Steven chatting (casual))

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2023-10-31 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
It was fine. Just Steven questioning the nature of his reality. Nothing to worry about. Totally fine.

"You must throw events like this all the time, be so good at it," Steven said, looking around with admiration. "Oh - and your home is lovely as well."

Almost the kind of place that in another version of the world Steven and Marc might have moved into with Liliana, if anyone could imagine such a thing.

"Do you mind if I take photos of the decorations and the like?" Steven asked. "I like to keep mementos of things I've done, but I understand if you'd rather keep your home private."
mylandmyrules: (Default)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] mylandmyrules 2023-10-31 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, I have teas for that, and I can customize them so that the flavor is palatable for whomever buys it," Nell said. "It's the beauty of making them yourself. And there's nothing wrong with being choosy about teas. I definitely am."
hasaknightjob: Both boys (Steven toying with his hair)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2023-10-31 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Steven touched his mask. From the inside it didn't feel like it covered too much because he could still easily talk and breathe. But as he touched it he realized that Llewellyn was right. The beak did get in the way.

"I could lift it?"
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Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] texted3times 2023-10-31 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"What sort of refreshments?" Eric asked. "I can drink synthetic blood."
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Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] mylandmyrules 2023-10-31 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"She certainly has," Nell said. "It's particularly kind of her because I'd told her I found bg parties rather overwhleming and she remembered and did a nice thing so I'd feel better."
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Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] heroic_jawline 2023-10-31 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Steve laughed. "I'm not sure the dragon tail is made for sitting, but I would love a drink and a chance to reflect on my advanced age."
hasaknightjob: Steven chatting (Steven chatting (casual))

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2023-10-31 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"Seems to be a good crowd so I'd call it a big party," Steven said. "And you're well? Oh! I forgot to ask you how your holiday in New Zealand went."
not_a_goddamn_princess: (eyepatch: you think that's clever)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] not_a_goddamn_princess 2023-10-31 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"A costume that'll fuck up somebody's day?" Margo asked, tilting her head. "Okay, I'm interested."
not_a_goddamn_princess: (eyepatch: *please*)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] not_a_goddamn_princess 2023-10-31 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"You just gotta foster some rage," said Margo, who had at least once been described by someone as 'anger and armor, all the way down', and was happy to live up to it. "And focus it into whatever you wanna do."
stykera: (Default)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] stykera 2023-10-31 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Stark, still shirtless and occasionally regretting that choice, offered a nod and a "Hello, Margo," in her direction.

"You have a bird?"

He had a random bow and arrows, so.
suitably_heroic: (neutral: talk.)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] suitably_heroic 2023-10-31 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Atton rolled his eyes. "No, the older irritating one who thinks he's scary."
pocketpretzels: (contemplating)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] pocketpretzels 2023-10-31 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Watts sighed. “I realise, of course, that obscuring of one’s identity is part of the holiday. But it makes it very difficult for me to spontaneously offer you a show of my affection,” he grumbled. “Lifting it would solve the problem, but at the expense of either the purpose of the mask or the spontaneity of the act on my part.”
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[personal profile] mylandmyrules 2023-10-31 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"It was wonderful," Nell said. "It was so nice to be able to spend time with Gladio, but also be able to go off and do my own things. Then If we found something we thought the other would like we showed them later. It was perfect."
hasaknightjob: Steven chatting (friendly) (Steven chatting (friendly))

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2023-10-31 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"I do like you being spontaneous," Steven said. He couldn't help it. Llewellyn being grumpy about not being able to kiss him made Steven smile. "I don't mind lifting it. Say here?"

Steven pushed the mask up so that it rested more on his forehead, with the beak now coming down towards the top of his nose.
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Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] meepmeepmeep 2023-10-31 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"Meep meep meep--" helpful hand gesture to demonstrate her dress, "meeeeep."
not_a_goddamn_princess: (eyepatch: you think that's clever)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] not_a_goddamn_princess 2023-10-31 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"A crow," Margo agreed, eyeing the bow and arrows and coming to a conclusion. "I'm Odin, but better. You Cupid?"

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