Deck the Halls (does not mean punch them)

[touchofrogue]

Who: Rogue, Remy, those invited who decided to attend, and they’re probably not rude enough to turn down any passerbys who happen to come by and wish to attend
Broadcast: Nope
Action: In an out of the way room with a few smallish windows on the Iskaulit
When: December 23rd, 5ish-8ish


It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas, or it would have been if they were on an Earth calendar. For their celebration and memory-making, Rogue had selected a middle sized room on the edge with two small windows by which an occasional view of the ice planet below could be seen. There would be very few who would be tempted to steal such a familiar view, however, since Rogue had enlisted Loki’s aid in making Christmas decorations and he provided illusions with alacrity and skill.

Lights are strung about the room, housed in brightly colored glass balls. While at first they simply seem to be glowing ornaments, there is something odd about the flames. A close look will reveal they do not dance formlessly, but rather have the shape of tiny dragons. There are bright, evergreen wreaths with red bows, hung strategically about the place which are actually eternal knots, impossible to solve. In the corner immediately spotted upon entering is an illusion of a gorgeous Christmas tree, with decorations all in gold and sparkling lights at the end of each branch - even the smell of evergreen is mimicked flawlessly. Flanking the tree are two tables, one laden in all kinds of food that Rogue and Remy have cooked up, the other with the label ‘White Elephant presents here.’ Loki has also helped Rogue hook up her music to some sort of an audible projection, and she is initially going to be streaming traditional Christmas Carols done by such greats as Ella Fitzgerald, Norah Jones, and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

There are a few comfortable chairs set up along the opposite side of the room as the Christmas tree (just a few, as comfortable chairs are not that easy to find), by an illusion of falling silver leaves that provide a glow of soft light in the area.

The center of the room is free for dancing, or games, or standing about and talking. Remy and Rogue have done their best to make delicious finger foods, appetizers and heartier party fare. There’s delicacies that can be found sourced from the planet, various salted fruits, a small platter of apple slices with a caramel dip, and heartier fare in the way of stews and pastas, the sort of thing that could be put in a cup and eaten standing up. There are desserts as well, spice cookies and peppermint bark and a far too tiny chocolate cake. There is punch - ice strawberry - and Natasha’s gift of vodka, kept carefully separate from the punch, and there’s some leftover wine Loki had magically made more potent for the solstice that Rogue stole in case any of those with suped up metabolisms wanted the pleasure of getting buzzed.

Notably, there is no depiction of mistletoe.

Comments

[stickupherforehead]

[Pearl nods and puts down the branch before forming another one. She's putting juuust enough power into them so that they'll last till morning. Pearl definitely cleans up after herself.]

Are they supposed to form a circle, then?

[and she's holding out the branches to you. They certainly look real, down to the feel of the bark and leaves.]

[touchofrogue]

Only if you're makin' a wreath. [Rogue handled the surprisingly substantial boughs of holly and crossed them.] Can make any sort of design with them, really.

[stickupherforehead]

Oooh. [she was drawing her conclusions from the other decorations]

So what do we need? Twine, glue, nails?

[touchofrogue]

Uh, twine would work. Then... I guess some kind of adhesive. We don't wanna nail anythin' to the hull, so whatever you wanna do is fine.

[stickupherforehead]

[Pearl nods and then takes a few steps back. She executes a flawless pirouette (and mostly unnecessary) and a beam of light comes out of her gem. Then, here's a ball of twine, a hot glue gun, and a roll of pink, shiny ribbon floating in the air for a moment before she gathers up the things.

Pearl's picking up the twine and will tie the boughs together if that's how they should look.]

[touchofrogue]

[...okay, pirouette. But who is Rogue to decry what someone needs to do in order to get the work done?]

Wow, Pearl. Very impressive. ...is that an illusion glue gun?

[stickupherforehead]

[...no, it's totally unnecessary. She just likes it.]

Oh, no. I can store things in my gem. The more dangerous items were taken away at the start, but apparently the glue gun doesn't count. [or fancy ribbon either. Unless somebody has a glitter allergy or something.]

[touchofrogue]

[Rogue has a glitter allergy D8. She is so not touching that thing.

She is impressed by this, however, and makes a mental note to never mention this to her boyfriend.

She shakes her head.]

So ya just stored a glue gun in there? I had no idea ya were so crafty. [A quick grin.]

[stickupherforehead]

[what? C'mon, Rogue's tough enough to handle the glitter!

Pearl's already unwinding the pink glittery ribbon and tying a big fancy bow onto the branches.]

I would've put a few more tools in there if I knew - [oh. That gets a snort of laughter from Pearl.] Crafty. I get it.

[touchofrogue]

[Rogue gives another quick smile at the recognition of her joke.

She is so not touching that ribbon.]

I didn't know you could make it so physical objects interact with your illusions. [But that was seriously impressive.] ...although, I guess that makes sense considerin' what ya said about your body.

[stickupherforehead]

It depends on how much power I put into it, really.

[most of those objects don't leave her body, but hey. If she's in the same vicinity, it should be okay.]

I have other holograms I can use, but their interaction with the physical world is limited.

[she's wrapping the tails of the ribbon around the holly and using little dabs of glue to keep it in place. Pearl certainly has some fancy and useless skills.]

[touchofrogue]

[Fancy indeed. Rogue's not exactly an arts and crafts kind of girl, so it's impressive to see.]

Wow, okay. Well... I hope ya have fun addin' in the decorations.

[stickupherforehead]

I believe I will. [she looks like she's concentrating. This thing is going to be perfectly symmetrical or her name isn't Pearl.

And then she's looking up and flashing you a smile.] Tell me if you need any help, alright?

[touchofrogue]

[Rogue can tell when she's in the presence of a Project in the Making. She's beginning to back away. But she gives Pearl a smile.]

I will. Thanks, Pearl.