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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: OTA

[personal profile] st_huntermom 2018-01-02 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
She turned, half expecting Sam, but the voice was different. When she turned she had a moment of deja vu. There was no recognition at first and then she remembered the portrait that Sam had made of Dean for her for Christmas. A slow realization set in though there was also still confusion and some sadness mixed in. "...Dean?"
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Re: At the Party

[personal profile] st_oneswidow 2018-01-02 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
"It didn't make me the most popular kid, no," Curnen admitted. "But I have a big sister. She kept the worst of it off." By any standard, Bliss was significantly older than Curnen. But she was a First Daughter, and that was always going to carry some weight in the community, much to Curnen's occasional dismay.
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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_ealthless 2018-01-02 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
“Bo!” Seeing her friend appear unexpectedly from behind the bar (she could have sworn it was someone else earlier), Pike clapped her hands in delight and immediately forgot about whoever it was she had just been talking to. “Yes yes yes! Vodka with you definitely seems like a better plan than more tequila alone.”
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Re: Sunny - OTA

[personal profile] st_artliving 2018-01-02 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
Xavin, in one of her favorite 'schoolgirl' outfits (apparently a buttoned shirt, vest, and pleated skirt said 'schoolgirl' for some reason) including knee boots, had spent a frankly embarrassing amount of time poking around the food tables. Almost none of it was familiar to her. Not that that should have been surprising - the Runaways had run less to cooking and more to pre-made food warmed up, pizza, and so on. Vegetarian or vegan, much of the time, for Karolina.

So in the spirit of the thing, she was taking a little of just about everything, to try it and see what it was like.
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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_unaligned 2018-01-02 04:13 am (UTC)(link)

"I can find more tequila too, if that's your poison." She grinned as she leaned on the counter top.

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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_ealthless 2018-01-02 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
“Nope. I’m not picky.” Pike laughed, once again struck by how attractive Bo was. “At least, not about my drinks.”
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Re: Assigned Threads

[personal profile] st_x5_494 2018-01-02 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
Alec found himself in a terribly decorated hotel which made him physically cringe slightly. At least he wasn't stuck here for long. As he turned, he saw a very hot woman walk towards him and a (what he'd like to think of as charming at any rate) smile pressed on his lips.

"Hello to you too." Momentarily he was distracted.
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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_unaligned 2018-01-02 04:46 am (UTC)(link)

Bo gave Pike a bit of a wink as she pulled two glasses and started pouring vodka. She actually decided to go fancy and pour something blue in as well and mixed it, giving it a bit of a fruity, soury flavour like blue candy. She slid one over to Pike. "So you made that snow, huh?"

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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_ealthless 2018-01-02 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
Pike had no idea what to expect when she tasted the drink, but holy Everlight it was delicious. Eyes wide, she beamed at Bo. “Forget about my snow, let’s talk about whatever this is!” She took another sip. “Are you secretly some kind of drink concocting fae who brings happiness to mouths, one glass at a time?”
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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_unaligned 2018-01-02 05:15 am (UTC)(link)

Bo laughed, her eyes lighting up a little. "Unfortunately, no. I'm just someone who spent a lot of time behind bar counters and learned which ones get people ordering more for better tips."

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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_arknaked 2018-01-02 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
"No thanks," Dyson tipped her salute with his beer. "I gave up tequila after I woke up in a Mexican jail once too many times."

Not strictly true, but amusing at least?
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Re: Sunny - OTA

[personal profile] st_igmatized 2018-01-02 08:00 am (UTC)(link)
Given it was almost exactly what Sunny had worn to school first in Catholic school in New York and then in Nigeria, it definitely screamed 'schoolgirl' to Sunny. But that wasn't what caught her eye.

"I thought I'd seen every face around here by now," she said. It had only been a month, but what else was there to do around here?
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Re: NYE Cooking

[personal profile] st_reyofsunshine 2018-01-02 01:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm pretty sure that's what it was called." Another strange name Rey hadn't heard before: Basmati. Was it the name of a place or a person? Even she wasn't sure.

"Have you made Basmati rice before?" she asks. A half-beat later, she asks: "Would you mind teaching me?"
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Re: At the Party

[personal profile] st_arkintern 2018-01-02 01:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah," Peter says, nodding, and he's glad he managed not to stutter for once.

"Really? You've been studying, too?" Peter feels a jolt of excitement at that particular admission. There's not many people he could think of that would end up transported to an alternate reality that would spend a lot of time focusing on their studies. Sure, he would, but it never occurred to him that someone else might actually feel the same way.

"I've been studying, too. I mean, I've basically gone through all the books I had in my backpack by now, but I'm sure that the Boutique will have something new sooner or later." It certainly made sure that he had this suit today. "I've been here about... four or five months now." Wow, was it really that long? "So I guess it's not really a surprise I've gone through everything that I own."

The conversation lapses into the briefest of silences, which Peter quickly races in to fill. "You, uh, work at the restaurant?"

Immediately, Peter is mentally facepalming. Of course she does -- she just said that.

"I mean, uh, yeah... what do you do there?"
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Re: At the Party

[personal profile] st_arkintern 2018-01-02 01:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's great," Peter says. "I mean, I always wanted a sibling. Older or younger." He nods as he says this. "I was the only kid my parents had, though. They both died when I was pretty young."

There's no real sadness in his voice when Peter says this; it's more like he's stating a fact. But Peter is well aware that sometimes this makes people feel awkward -- even if he doesn't really feel awkward talking about it.

"It's okay, though," he quickly adds. "I've been living with my Aunt May for years now, and she's been taking really good care of me."
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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_ealthless 2018-01-02 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"It tastes like magic to me." Pike went a little cross-eyed trying to look down the cup, "I'll have to find a way to give you an excellent tip. I don't carry coin anymore, but I think I've got some back in my room."
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Re: Curnen - OTA

[personal profile] st_illfleshandblood 2018-01-02 02:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"Jackson," he introduced himself, fingers coming to the brim of his hat in greeting. He wasn't sure he'd ever met someone with six fingers, but he didn't stare.

After you'd found out your drinking pal had wings, six-fingered hands were a bit of a non-event.

"But yeah, I'm a friend of Coby's."

He didn't usually claim friendship so quickly, but the man shared his drugs. That was all Jackson needed.
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Re: Curnen - OTA

[personal profile] st_oneswidow 2018-01-02 02:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Now there was a gesture Curnen hadn't seen in a long time, not since hats fell by the wayside completely, and it made her smile. "I've heard you two on his balcony. Your voice is distinctive 'round here." Hers she knew was much more so, and screamed 'mountain trash' to many an inhabitant of their pink prison, but that didn't matter.
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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_ealthless 2018-01-02 03:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"Nope. No regrets. Not if you drink enough water before bed." She laughed, "Aww, you've got a girlfriend? If you'd like to talk about her, I'd be happy to listen. Or, I can do that thing where I work really hard to distract you and see if having fun is an option?"

Pike took his hand and tilted it up. "Yes, you do." Without waiting, she took the lime and wet a little line on the fleshy part of the top of his hand between his thumb and forefinger then sprinkled salt on it. "Lick the salt, take the shot, bite the lime."

She prepped her own salt then looked up at him, "Ready?"

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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_ealthless 2018-01-02 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm going to guess that Mexican jails are bad?" Pike laughed.
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Re: Curnen - OTA

[personal profile] st_illfleshandblood 2018-01-02 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Is it now?" Jackson assumed that she meant his accent, really, given how familiar hers sounded, like a piece of that place he had once called home. Not in a long while, though. "Where is it you're from, darlin'?"
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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_arknaked 2018-01-02 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"There are worse places to wake up," he admitted sipping his beer. "But not many."
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For Regina

[personal profile] st_arknaked 2018-01-02 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
He didn't go looking for her, but it was inevitable that at some point he'd find her - if only so that she wouldn't work all evening. Things seemed to have themselves well in hand so he got her a drink, grabbed a sprig of the mistletoe that abounded and tracked the woman down.

It wasn't hard, he was very good at tracking.
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Re: OTA

[personal profile] st_ealthless 2018-01-02 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"Mexico's where tequila's made, right?" Pike spun the bottle around to look at the label. "What's it like?"

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