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

[deathsmajesty]

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!]

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Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[hasaknightjob]

"A formal portrait of the three of us," Steven said. "It's sweet."

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[pocketpretzels]

“Well, we are his ‘cat-dads’ as you say, of course we ought to have a formal portrait,” Watts said.

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[hasaknightjob]

"I would love it," Steven said. "I can ask Liz about it if you like? See what we'd need to do?"

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[pocketpretzels]

"Oh, please," Watts said, pressing a quick kiss to Steven's cheek. "Thank you."

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[hasaknightjob]

"It's no trouble," Steven assured him. He gave Llewellyn's hand another squeeze. "I've been meaning to catch up with her anyway. Feels like every time I intend to stop by when she's working something gets in the way."

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[pocketpretzels]

"That is most maddening," Watts agreed. His original impulse had been to mention something about time slipping away, but for once his brain was faster than his tongue and he did not.

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[hasaknightjob]

"Maybe it'll help having a goal," Steven said. "Getting the photo done. Try to have it happen before the new year?"

Which on the one hand was two months away but on the other did it hurt to be cautious?

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[pocketpretzels]

"That seems reasonable to me," Watts said. "Though possibly sooner rather than later, as people tend to get busier as the end of the year approaches."

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[hasaknightjob]

"Good point," Steven said. "They'll probably be busy with holiday orders and the like."

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[pocketpretzels]

"Not to mention their first Christmas with the Little Miss," Watts pointed out. "I'm sure that will occupy a good deal of their attention."

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[hasaknightjob]

"That's true." Steven sighed. "She must be getting so big now. Maybe Liz has photos."

You know, what were the odds?

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[pocketpretzels]

"I'm sure she must," Watts said, bumping Steven's shoulder lightly.

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[hasaknightjob]

"Oh right," Steven said, looking sheepish as he realized.

Which technically worked well with his costume.

"Well maybe she'll have a chance to show me some when we chat."

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[pocketpretzels]

Okay, but the sheepish look was irresistibly adorable, hence the quick kiss. "It cannot hurt to ask."

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[hasaknightjob]

This wasn't encouraging Steven not to look sheepish. Though it was encouraging a smile at the same time which cancelled it out somewhat. "Another kiss for luck maybe?"

Did that have anything to do with Liz's photos? Pfft, details.

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[pocketpretzels]

“All right,” Watts decided. “But only because it’s you.”

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[hasaknightjob]

Steven gave Llewellyn's hand a possessive tug. "Better be only me."

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[pocketpretzels]

“Always only you, darling,” Watts informed him.