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Lillith Anioska Daturai ([personal profile] st_rangepalette) wrote in [community profile] strangetrip2017-12-31 09:40 pm

[GP] Réveillon & New Year's Eve & Check-In

Emma had said, during Winter's Crest, that she missed a tradition from home called réveillon. She seemed also to miss her cousin, as Lillith missed hers. Since she wished both to learn to cook and to be of comfort to her friend, it had been decided they would make a réveillon dinner for New Year's Eve.

Yet when Emma began to lay out the courses -- oyster soup and potato & leek soup, salad, a gumbo, venison roast, cheeses, and creme brulee, plus several hors d'ouevres not yet decided -- Lillith quailed at the size of the undertaking. Surely she would wish someone to assist who could contribute more than roasted rabbit, wheat or potato flour dumplings, and koláč.

Since Sunny likewise missed her family and would certainly wish a distraction, when she entered the cafe where they were planning, the other two seized upon her almost at once. Sunny could hardly resist their dual entreaty, even had she wished to, and Lillith thought she seemed even more ready for company than previously. Of course Sunny had offerings of her own: jolloff rice, peppered chicken, and fried plantain.

Between they three, the planning and the cooking were very nearly merry, and Lillith kept them liberally supplied with champagne (her personal favorite), too. By late afternoon of the eve of the new year, they had begun lining tables with dishes, and enlisted the help of other friends to make the evening event widely known.

Of course, in addition to the réveillon feast that took over the steakhouse, alcohol flowed freely, lights sparkled brightly, the nightclub had music for dancing. And at some point the Inn or Caroline or Regina hung mistletoe from several of the primary entrances and exits so that unless one wished to or was unaware of the tradition, no one (not even any new arrivals) need greet the new year unkissed.
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Re: Dorian - OTA

[personal profile] st_affandskull 2018-01-17 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"You would be right, much of the time." Dorian actually did have a skull, but he avoided flashing it around. Necromancy was a touchy subject for many, and he preferred not to discuss it casually. "Besides, a staff might also double as an eternal torch, which is just charming."
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Re: Curnen - OTA

[personal profile] st_oneswidow 2018-01-17 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)

It was moments like this that Curnen could almost understand people like her cousin Stoney or Tain Wisby, the way they enthralled people without a second thought. Almost. Whether or not that was a thing she could do natural as breathing didn't make it right. She grinned. "It's still weird, but okay. Maybe I'll lay off it a bit."

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Re: Corbie - OTA

[personal profile] st_ubby 2018-01-17 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"Enough to keep a wizard busy for a long time, if they wanted to learn about it all," Vex guessed. Corbie's enthusiasm was so different from Tiberius', adorable really, but some things were true regardless of the wizard.
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Re: for Kitty

[personal profile] st_alksthroughwalls 2018-01-17 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's..." Kitty frowned thoughtfully, tilting her head to the side as she considered it. "Actually a really good question. I mean, it's not something that's part of the tradition to be like 'no punching'. But I can't think of any time I've ever seen it descend into a brawl or an orgy."

She retreated into her thoughts for a minute, not because it was particularly mysterious, but because it was just interesting the way these things did become generally agreed upon.

"I guess, as far as the orgy goes, since the cultures the tradition grew up in are sort of puritanical about sex, it wouldn't occur to anyone that an orgy would be acceptable unless that was explicitly stated, like on a party invitation or something. The brawling...well. Since it's understood that kisses under the mistletoe are just for fun, most people don't get bent out of shape about it. But if someone laid a smoking hot kiss on their enemy or best friend's partner, that might lead to punching."

Would Wyatt punch someone if they kissed her? Probably not. She wasn't sure how she felt about that. On the one hand, being respected and trusted was nice. But the passion that led to punching was pretty nice too.
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Re: For meeter and greeter

[personal profile] st_ackeddeck 2018-01-17 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Emma moved first to the sinks, turning on first one tap, "Cold," then the other, "and hot water. Pull this," she moved the lever for the stopper, "if you want to fill the sink, instead of letting it run right down the drain." She let the water fill for a moment, then turned off the taps and released the drain stopper, so Moana could see how it all worked.

"The shower is for bathing," she explained, moving over to the blue tiled alcove. She pulled up her sleeve before turning on the water while still standing outside. A spray of water came down like a heavy rain. "Hot and cold water here too, so you can get it to a comfortable temperature."
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Re: Emma - OTA

[personal profile] st_ackeddeck 2018-01-17 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Emma shook his hand. "Marie-Ange Colbert, but most people call me Emma. I've only been here a month, and I... can be kind of a hermit sometimes." When not the Fool. "At home, I was still introducing myself to people going on a year after we came to stay there."
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Re: For meeter and greeter

[personal profile] st_ellarnavigation 2018-01-17 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)

Moana reached her hand out to the spray, surprised that even as she held her hand under the spray it gradually warmed. "That's clever!" She wasn't sure why anyone would want to bath in hot water, but then again, the weather here was much colder than she was used to. "Is this where you wash your clothes too?"

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Re: Sunny - OTA

[personal profile] st_rummer 2018-01-17 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
That got a laugh out of Coby, because he'd heard it so often, and it was so very true. "Yeah, yeah. Try going through a rebellious teenager phase when your parents are okay with all the fun stuff.

"I would have had to join the Young Republicans or become a skinhead or something - and that wasn't happening."
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Re: Curnen - OTA

[personal profile] st_illfleshandblood 2018-01-17 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"A bit?" Jackson echoed, and huffed out an amused laugh. "I think I'm offended, darlin'."

Of course, he didn't exactly sound offended.
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Re: Assigned Threads

[personal profile] st_rayed 2018-01-18 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
"How did you travel through time? Did you have a time machine, too?" It wasn't something that Wyatt would have asked, but there were so many different realities at the Inn now.
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Re: Curnen - OTA

[personal profile] st_oneswidow 2018-01-18 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
Now she laughed outright, not bothering with pretending to pout in anything except tone. "Aww, did I hurt your feelings?"
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Re: Dorian - OTA

[personal profile] st_eelyourself 2018-01-18 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
Jokes and puns flew through his head in Russian, but he didn't trust himself to translate them properly.

"A Mage staff," he let his head fall to the side, "Then is it safe to assume you use magic?"
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Re: Sunny - OTA

[personal profile] st_igmatized 2018-01-18 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
Sunny lifted a hand and impulsively ran it over Coby's hair, "Clearly not. Couldn't let this mane die." As if that was the reason.
Edited 2018-01-18 01:33 (UTC)
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Re: Corbie - OTA

[personal profile] st_rikingblueeyes 2018-01-18 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
"If I can convince people to teach it to me," Corbie allowed. "But so far, people are bored enough that that don't sound like a terrible idea."
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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_illfighting 2018-01-18 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
"They collect books and lore about everything Supernatural. They're like Supernatural nerds on steroids. Dad's family was from a long line of them. Not that he knew that." Dean didn't want his mom to think John had kept secrets from her.

"Sam and I only found out after we met Henry, our grandfather." Dean hadn't like him at first, being pissed off on his father's behalf. John had thought his father had abandoned him, so of course Dean had hated him on principle. It wasn't until near the end, that he and Sam realized that Henry hadn't abandoned him - he'd been killed in the future.
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Re: Assigned Threads

[personal profile] st_illfighting 2018-01-18 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
"I'd say you're gonna think I'm nuts but we're in a weird Inn talking about time travel. It was Chronos, the god of time. Yeah, yeah I know gods don't exist. They do, and they're dicks. I was going to gank him but got caught up in his time whatchamacallit." Dean explained, though it probably wasn't much of one for Wyatt.
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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_illfighting 2018-01-18 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
"All good parties have drinking and kissing." Dean said with a smirk. "So this really is a New Year's party. Still weird to think that it was spring only a couple of hours ago, but here it's a new year."

Which meant that his birthday was coming up. Dean wondered if he would be another year older after just turning another year older three months ago.
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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_andingtall 2018-01-18 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
"No," Sam replied, annoyed already. And then, because it was also true, he said, "Yes."
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Re: Sam - Mistletoe -tag Bo, Caroline, OTA

[personal profile] st_andingtall 2018-01-18 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
Sam tried not to think about his brother as hot at all, let alone which of them was hotter. Fortunately, Bo being pressed so close was doing a good job of distracting him. He brushed his lips up against hers, took another kiss, and then--

Caroline, six o'clock.

Everyone knew what was going on, but that didn't mean he wanted to shove it in Caroline's face. So he ran a discreet hand along Bo's hip, turned so they weren't fucking standing up, and smiled. "Hey, Caroline."
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Re: Sam - Mistletoe -tag Bo, Caroline, OTA

[personal profile] st_raighttovampire 2018-01-18 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
The bottle of bourbon that dangled from Caroline's fingers was not full, nor was it the first. A year, a whole year she'd been here. It was a persistent little thought that she'd been trying to drown all night.

As midnight approached, she'd circled around again to find Sam, as she'd told him she would. She couldn't be too shocked that he already had a woman wrapped around him. Bo was like Elena, fucking catnip to everyone who met her. Even Caroline could admit that she wondered what it would be like, at least when she was this drunk she could.

She lifted the bottle to her mouth, finished it off and dropped it on a table. "Hey Sam. Hey Bo. Is there a line or do I just cut in?"
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Re: Sam - Mistletoe -tag Bo, Caroline, OTA

[personal profile] st_andingtall 2018-01-18 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
Sam grimaced, eyebrows bunching half in sympathy and half in apology. "Sorry."

If he weren't drinking, hard, and just finished kissing the taste from her mouth, he probably would've blushed. Since he was and had, he just shifted his weight awkwardly and tried not to pay attention to the circulation being cut off in his dick.
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Re: Sam - Mistletoe -tag Bo, Caroline, OTA

[personal profile] st_rikingblueeyes 2018-01-18 07:10 am (UTC)(link)
Corbie wasn't sure if she felt like laughing or crying, which was her sign that she needed to go have that orgasm and calm down. She reached up and patted his shoulder. "But on the off chance you ever do get the urge to fuck me into a wall, just know I'm all for that."

She wouldn't hold her breath on that, though.

She turned to go, even though she was having a hard time summoning enough forethought to actually form a plan right now. So she went for simple. Find Jackson.
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Re: Assigned Threads

[personal profile] st_rayed 2018-01-18 10:55 am (UTC)(link)
"And I would have, if we weren't standing in a weird Inn talking about time travel." Wyatt agreed with a chuckle. Though he had to admit the god of time was hard to swallow, too.

"So you went up against a god?" He was impressed. "Is that what you do where you're from?"

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