Party Time

[loveandduty]

Who: Everyone who wants to attend.
What: It's a party for all, but the pairing up part is for singles only.
When: Day 19 of Fiddlesticks
Where: Gym Carriage
Warnings: Who knows atm just Minako being Minako will add more as things happen.

[Minako figured she did the best she could for the party. Though she also wondered if perhaps she might not have that many people come. Sure she wanted to put singles together, but at the same time, she simply wanted people to have fun.

In the dressing carriage, people will find costumes and masks that were more gothic in nature. There was food and hopefully some forms of sweet treats for those looking for it as well as a variety of drink, mostly non-alcoholic.]

OOC: Examples of the type of outfits and such can be found here: costumes and
masks]

Comments

[longforgottenpromise]

"Yes." Because he does. He trusts Inigo a lot, so he trusts that he will be able to lead him in a dance.

He's not sure he can trust himself not to mess it up but he can trust Inigo.

[salutosinedelectat]

Old manners, a formal affair, and perhaps simply a hint of fondness and a dash of excitement over the idea of attending a party together without having to make sure they aren't found by their former employers. Maybe it's just that Crowley's dress is lovely. It can be many things.

Aziraphale notes how much taller Crowley is in heels.

When they enter the party, it's quite clear that it isn't exactly all that of a formal affair - more of a juvenile attempt at one. But that's alright. There's just something about the mood in the air that makes it all very tolerable.

"What is that music?"

[agathokakological]

The party is charming, if only because Crowley isn't sure how much can be expected for a party in a gymnasium contained inside a train car. They would be a lot more charmed if it wasn't for the music playing. Crowley's smile immediately falls flat, almost to a scowl. 

"I don't actually know." they mutter in response,  squeezing lightly at the angel's arm. "Quick, let's find the alcohol."

[salutosinedelectat]

Aziraphale looks mighty confused over the music, entirely unrecognizable to him, and rather clashing with the attire that was suggested for the event.

"Oh, yes." Distracted easily enough by the quest for alcohol, he steps through the area looking for the refreshments, keeping out of the dance floor. He can't help but to smile, though, there's just something in the air. A levity he hasn't felt in a while.

"Well, looks like everyone's having fun."

[agathokakological]

Crowley has quickly spotted the refreshments, dragging the angel along with them as they sort through what is available. 

"Yes, yes, all good fun." they mutter, picking up a bottle and sniffing at it to see if the notes of alcohol are present. "Help me look, angel... there's got to be wine somewhere. The spider reeked of it."

[salutosinedelectat]

"The spider? The one from the dressing room?" He looks over the refreshments as he speaks, picking up one of the bottles to inspect the label and give it a sniff. It smells very sweet, and entirely unnatural. And definitely not alcoholic.

"Do spiders drink wine?"

[agathokakological]

"Yup." Crowley replies nonchalantly, picking up another bottle to inspect. "That one does...Aha!" 

Crowley passes the newly discovered beverage to Aziraphale to sniff. They're pretty sure it's alcoholic. Not sure what it is, but if it gets them drunk, they won't complain.

[salutosinedelectat]

Aziraphale takes a whiff of the drink, for a moment furrowing his brow in slight confusion. It certainly isn't a Grand Cru....but it also doesn't smell of dirty water and radishes, so, hey, he'll take it.

"It's beginning to sound like you've maybe made a friend." He finds a couple of glasses, pouring them one each.

[faithfulson]

[ Luke is late, and not even fashionably late. He was caught up in prepping the new gym for a new workout he was thinking of, and forgot he had signed up for a random date, just so he could tell Tony that no, him and Telli did not have a thing and see, he could totally look at other women here, even if dating wasn't his priority. He was still dressed in his usual slacks and purple hoodie, so the only thing he really had going for him was that he didn't smell like he had just been in a gym. ]

[ Of course, in his panic over being late, he wasn't really watching where he was going, and ended up bumping into Telli, quite literally. He turned to give her a quick apology, only to come up short, his mouth forgetting how words were supposed to work as he ended up just staring. ]

[agathokakological]

The demon reaches for their glass, swirling it in their hand. There's a slight smirk on Crowley's lips as a result of the angel's teasing.

"Are you jealous?" they ask, lifting their glass to their lips. They take a modest sip, tasting their beverage. It's not terrible, considering what they had before, Crowley's rather delighted by it. 

[salutosinedelectat]

"Oh, terribly so." All said in a gentle posh scoff and a furrow of the brow, discarded easily for a little smirk as he tastes the drink as well. Not something he'd reach for on a nice evening, but an improvement over their last experience.

"Might have to find myself an eight legged creature to befriend as well."

[goingthroughaphase]

[ She is a bit surprised, but when they explain she can't help feeling a bit bad. Were they in hiding? ]

That's okay. [ She decides not to ask, just in case they don't really want to talk about it. ] My name's Kitty.

[agathokakological]

Crowley chuckles into their drink, taking another sip, this time braver. 

"I'm certain you'd get along swimmingly." they reply, arm still clutching to Aziraphale's. "Especially considering you seem to charm everyone you speak to." Crowley is of course thinking of strangers that the angel had apparently left an impression on in only their first day of this new adventure.

[salutosinedelectat]

"Do I?" Of course, the angel works hard to be charming and polite presence, has always been, whether that's his personal nature or due to being an angel is something that could be discussed for days.

[agathokakological]

Crowley rolls their eyes, but whether or not it's apparent through their mask is another thing.

"Oh, yes." they begin, "Men around the train tell me you have a lovely smile." 

Crowley's tone is teasing, a bit of a play-accent coming through over the last two words, but they take a rather large sip of their drink before continuing. "Perhaps I should be jealous."

[salutosinedelectat]

For a moment, Aziraphale can't tell if he should be flattered or if Crowley's just joking.

"Oh, don't be silly." Even though all they're doing is being silly - well, mostly, anyway. "Barely had any time to have a conversation with anyone that isn't about this train. Although people do seem quite eager to help newcomers."

[faithfulson]

Luke was, unfortunately, late. Very late, and she might have seen him duck in still in his hoodie, before immediately being dragged back out. Thankfully when he finally got dragged over by Minako, he was more appropriately dressed, and was polite enough to offer a small bow before seating himself.

"I'm sorry for leaving you wait for so long," he replied sheepishly. "I'm sure that didn't help."

[agathokakological]

"I'm not!" Crowley replies defensively, fingers digging gently into his arm. "Buf they're right, you know." 

The last part is said into their glass again, nearly drowned out as they take another sip.

[salutosinedelectat]

Aziraphale catches that last part, though he hesitates in saying something. Instead, he takes to having another drink, hiding away a little smile.

But, as he does, he spots food on another nearby table, which definitely catches his attention. "Oh- it looks like they went for some more...domestic catering styles."

[springforth]

Honestly, she been very close to getting up and leaving, having decided this was a poorly thought out prank of some kind. But he showed up and she's polite. Besides, he obviously didn't know this was happening either.

"It's perfectly fine. I was just wondering if Minako had a reason for bringing me here or if it was a very boring prank. But I see she did." Pause, "I'm Persephone. Lovely to meet you."

[gundamofthedesert]

Quatre followed him out to the dance floor, holding onto his arm until they were there before holding his hands. It did have a good beat and even though it wasn't Quatre preferred listening choice, he could still enjoy it. He smiled as Trowa kept him against him, feeling his warmth and letting him lead.

[faithfulson]

"Luke Skywalker, and likewise," he replied, offering her a warm smile. "I admit, I knew this party was happening, but I got... distracted."

He at least had the grace to be a little sheepish, and a lot awkward. He wasn't exactly used to settings like this.

[emerald_mirror]

Xander tilted his head for a moment, glancing upward. "I do enjoy this sort of thing, but it kinda defeats the purpose if I came here to be with you, and you're not having a good time, right?"

Because it really wasn't like he couldn't just talk to other people at any other time he wanted to. Not everyone needed some silence and solitude like Alice did--she needed time away and to be by herself at times--classic introvert behavior. And what was wrong with that?

Hell, even his brother was like that. Dealing with people exhausted Alex and he found them incredibly tedious and exhausting. That was why Alex was moving out to his own tower--and Xander had planned to go with him. Mostly to handle people when his brother didn't want to. They worked well enough together, after all.

"If you want to go and I don't, I'll escort you to...wherever on the train you want to go, and then I'll come back." He could always sneak her some party food later, too.

"Besides, I'll have to check on Cottonball eventually." He'd left his bat in the garden, where she'd likely be safe enough anyway, stuffed full of strawberries and sleeping it off.

[agathokakological]

As Crowley finishes off their drink, they take a glance at what the angel is referring to, noting the food across the way. 

"Why don't we refresh our glasses and take a closer look, hmm?" They ask, already setting their glass down to grab the bottle again, topping themselves off. It's offered to Aziraphale as well.

[sobothersome]

He hadn't been going for the same thing as the small girl, but something just past it. Still their hands bumped and Maru, not deterred in the slightest, went and grabbed the sandwich beyond the petit fours.

"Hm?" He tilted his head to look down at the girl, then back to what he was doing, and held out the sandwich. "Did you want this?" His mask made it harder to see the girl so he lifted a hand to push it up his face a little.