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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: At the Party

[personal profile] st_arkintern 2018-01-23 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
Kitty's confession hits Peter like Hulk's fist to his face. Which Peter has never experienced firsthand, thankfully, but which he imagines is just as painful.

Peter exhales and wishes his cup had some punch in it so he could do something to avoid having to fill in the ever-growing silence.

"Yeah," he says finally, instead. "Kinda makes you rethink going on that school field trip to the lab where you got bitten by a radioactive spider."
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Re: Sunny - OTA

[personal profile] st_igmatized 2018-01-23 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
"That's one of the nicest thing I think anybody's wished for me," Sunny said, and the sad part was that she wasn't sure that she didn't mean that entirely sincerely.
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Re: Corbie - OTA

[personal profile] st_rikingblueeyes 2018-01-23 05:35 am (UTC)(link)

"Oh fuck, that's horrible," Corbie gasped, trying to get her breathing back under control. "I hope you didn't chew her out too bad for it, that had to be mortifying."

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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_ealthless 2018-01-23 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
It was Pike's turn to be quiet for a long moment trying to push aside her own feelings and just digest everything.

She heard Dyson when he said it wasn't about selfishness...but that didn't mean she wasn't angry. Scanlan had been nothing but suffocating to her for years, how was it fair that he got space from her when he hadn't given it to her?

Even if Scanlan had similar needs to Dyson, that didn't excuse the cruel things he'd said before leaving.

Tears stung her eyes for just a moment, but she pushed them away. Stupid tequila. "Did, did you think about her while you were away? Did you miss her?"
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Re: NYE Cooking

[personal profile] st_ealthless 2018-01-23 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"I will have to introduce you, he's wonderful and loves to fix things," She made a mental note to instruct Percy to stop by the kitchen one day.

"Mending lets me repair a single break or tear in something, like a broken chain link or a leaking waterskin." She looked at the pieces of...well, she had no idea what that material was called even though it was everywhere. "I might be able to put this back together piece by piece, but I don't think I could make it functional again. Want to see?"

It was a cantrip, so she could do it all day long if she wanted to.


Edited 2018-01-23 17:18 (UTC)
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Re: Emma - OTA

[personal profile] st_ackeddeck 2018-01-23 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
She'd called them internment camps because that was one of the words the US used for them, same as they had with the Japanese in World War II. But it had been a euphemism then, and it was one now. On the other hand, call them what they were concentration camps was tied so completely to Nazi camps now it could muddy understanding.

"Like the US with Japanese-Americans. Like the Nazis with several different groups. And because," she paused, not sure if the phrasing that came to mind would be too glib for something that hurt people she cared about or identified with. "Because fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate. Hate leads to imprisoning and experimenting on citizens, or hunting them down, killing them, just because they're different. To starting a war with countries that provide sanctuary."
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Re: Corbie - OTA

[personal profile] st_ubby 2018-01-23 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"Vox Machina is a family. We had to give her a bit of a hard time." And again pretty much every time Keyleth used that spell since then. "But things went to the Nine Hells just after that, so we had more important things to worry about than one spell mishap." The Conclave had attacked, and nothing had been the same since.
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Re: for Kitty

[personal profile] st_ubby 2018-01-23 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
When she watched Kitty get the phrasing, Vex almost wondered if she'd spent too long around Scanlan, but no. She'd always been one of the first to pick up on innuendo or make things sound dirty when they weren't meant to.

She winked. "Because you called their twigs and berries ordinary? If you've seen one, you've seen them all?"
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Re: Sunny - OTA

[personal profile] st_rummer 2018-01-23 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Coby shrugged, still not taking his arm from around Sunny's shoulders. "I mean, if they're from another time or another world, you can't really blame them from not knowing. The first time. But you set them straight, and that should be the end of it." It rarely was. Racism was too ingrained in people, and Coby knew he still fucked up more than he meant to, but he tried.
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Re: Corbie - OTA

[personal profile] st_rikingblueeyes 2018-01-23 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)

Family. Corbie hadn't had one of those in almost four years now, and just hearing the word pricked a little. She used her existing momentum to smile past it.. "Yeah, needing to keep not dying'll do that to people."

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Re: Sunny - OTA

[personal profile] st_igmatized 2018-01-23 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)

"I'd get in a lot fewer fights if it was that easy," Sunny laughed, the kind of laugh that was trying to force cheer rather than express it. But it was a party, she couldn't let herself get down now.

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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_illfighting 2018-01-24 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
"A temporary portal?" Dean asked. "You mean this place has portals? I mean besides the one we obviously came in on."

So did that mean there might be a way out through one of them?
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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_illfighting 2018-01-24 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
"You don't need to make it up to us." Dean said but then he added just as quickly. "But you know, I wouldn't mind pie or pancakes. Or pie and pancakes." He gave her a quick grin.
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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_illfighting 2018-01-24 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
"Seasoned works." Dean chuckled, "but seen some shit is probably more accurate."
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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_huntermom 2018-01-24 02:45 am (UTC)(link)

Mary laughed a little and then nodded. "Alright. I think I can do that, sure." She appreciated how Dean seemed to make her feel lesson edge. She knew Sam was a different story, but she wouldn't tell Dean that.

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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_unaligned 2018-01-24 02:46 am (UTC)(link)

Bo stilled for a second before smiling herself and nodding. She knew she should take Pike's advice herself, but it was hard considering the last time her other side took over she sucked the chii out of a lot of people and killed them. "Well, if you're doing dark side I'll give you the heads up."

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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_x5_494 2018-01-24 02:48 am (UTC)(link)

"Great. Seasoned Dean. Well, Seasoned Dean. There are a lot of hot women around so I'm going to go around and meet as many as I can." And try to take one to his room, which he still hadn't seen yet.

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Re: Assigned Threads

[personal profile] st_x5_494 2018-01-24 02:50 am (UTC)(link)

He noticed the change in voice, but took it as maybe she was hiding the accent rather than anything else. "Yeah. I know there's no such thing as magic. If there was the world would be way different."

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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_illfighting 2018-01-24 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
"I'd say good luck but we both know you won't need it." Dean winked, glanced around the room. "Just make sure you leave some for me."
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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_illfighting 2018-01-24 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
"Seriously, mom. Just being here with you, getting another chance to know you, as an adult is all I need." Dean knew that he had it easier than Sam. He had memories, true memories. This Sam only had stories. The Sam he'd just left in Kansas, had gone back in time and met their mom. He had memories, too.
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Re: NYE Cooking

[personal profile] st_reyofsunshine 2018-01-24 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"Definitely," Rey agrees. She'd only learned to repair things from trial-and-error. She was curious to know if there was something Percy knew through a formal education that she didn't know and could learn.

"Yes," Rey says, nodding eagerly. She'd seen lots of magic since coming here -- healing and elemental magic mostly. But she hadn't seen repair magic at all.
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Re: Emma - OTA

[personal profile] st_arkintern 2018-01-24 01:35 pm (UTC)(link)
It's hard to believe that something like this would happen again. Sure, North Korea had prison camps that essentially functioned like concentration camps, but they seemed more like the exception to the rule rather than the standard. But if America was doing this...

Peter really wishes he could sit down.

"I don't blame him," he says of Captain America. "Are these things -- are they still going on where you're from?"

And then a half-second later, he asks, his voice etched with concern:

"You weren't in one of these camps, were you?"
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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_x5_494 2018-01-24 03:16 pm (UTC)(link)

"You got it!" He sent Dean a wink and then headed on his way.

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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_huntermom 2018-01-24 03:48 pm (UTC)(link)

"I'm grateful I can learn about you two as well. I'm sure there's a lot that's happen to you since you played with action figures." She smiled with just the slightly hint of sadness. "But for now, I'll let you settle in. This place is... a lot to take in." Maybe not as much for him as it seemed her boys had done a lot more than most hunters ever do.

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Re: Corbie - OTA

[personal profile] st_ubby 2018-01-24 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
They hadn't entirely managed not dying, but thanks to Pike and Kash, none of them had stayed dead. Not even ungrateful Scanlan. But Vex had been here at the inn longer than the time it took to defeat the Conclave. "Four ancient chromatic dragons do tend to put things into perspective."

She leaned in to add in a conspiratorial whisper, "Besides, Percy's experiments are far more likely to blow things up than yours, if I had to guess."

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