It's Beginning to Feel A Lot Like Christmas

[universal_charm]

Who: Kirk + The Good People of the Fleet
Broadcast: Part 1, Yes
Action: Part 2, Yes
When: Monday for the Video, Saturday for the Action

Broadcast
_{[ Kirk appears on the screen, waving to everyone and smiling. ]}

Hello everyone. I know this is rather sudden, but this Saturday I've rented out a space in the Hotel to hold a Holiday Party for the Fleet. It seems that a lot of worlds have celebrations around this time of year, and I thought it would be nice for us all to get together and share them, and just be able to enjoy each other's company in a space that feels less like a sardine can. Even if you don't celebrate anything, please come and grace us with your company.

The party will start at 7, but by all means come as you can. There will be a buffet and a bar - please get yourself a hotel room and not use the shuttles to go home if you do drink, by the way.

So come out and enjoy yourselves. I hope to see you there.

Saturday - The Party
<sub>[ The party is held in a large and spacious club-like space, but it is well lit and there is a mix of small tables and an open area for dancing set up. Music drifts over some speakers, with a pre-selected list already programmed in, and not so loud that one couldn't talk to your neighbor, but loud enough to sway to the beat if you desired. The space is decorated in tones of white and gold, a touch of festivity without really nodding towards any one particular celebration.

A bar is staffed by two of the hotel bar tenders and alcohol is plentifully stocked along with non-alcoholic choices. The buffet ran along one wall, piled with meats, vegetables, fruits, and sweets - everything to suit anyone who might come.

It's time to party everyone! ]</sub>

Comments

[robitussin]

[from behind him now:]

She's definitely the better half. Don't let her tell you otherwise.

[arfvader]

Frankly, I think this is a decision the two of you will have to come to without my assistance.

[robitussin]

Maybe, but you should listen to me anyways.

[arfvader]

I mean, at this point I've only known you about fifteen minutes longer than I've known her. It could go either way.

[He's totally teasing!]

[robitussin]

Fifteen minutes should absolutely prove that I'm correct about everything.

[arfvader]

Not quite willing to make that call yet. You didn't like my dancing, for one thing.

[robitussin]

I never said that in those exact words.

[arfvader]

So what you're saying is you don't dislike my dancing.

[robitussin]

That is not necessarily inaccurate.

[arfvader]

It's a small victory, but I'll take it!

[Complete with goofy victory dance!]

[robitussin]

You're pushing it.

[arfvader]

[Stops the dancing immediately!!!]

Better?

[robitussin]

The ultimate test is whether you're going to lecture me if I say I want a drink.

[arfvader]

[He shrugs a little.]

Legal drinking age in England is 16, more or less.

[robitussin]

God bless Europe.

[arfvader]

Just don't drink and fly!

[robitussin]

Drink and - oh, no, I have a room in the hotel. It's cool.

[arfvader]

Then by all means!

[robitussin]

I would ask if you want me to grab you anything, but I'm not sure that's wise, given that the goofy dancing has already begun.

[arfvader]

The brilliant dancing is going to continue, regardless of my alcohol consumption.

[robitussin]

But will it get even goofier? That is the question.

[arfvader]

You'd need to have a control for it to be a proper experiment. And probably for me to have no knowledge that the experiment is even happening, really, otherwise the results may be skewed.

[robitussin]

I wasn't aware it was going to be so formal.

[arfvader]

I'm just saying, the scientific method is generally the way to go.

[robitussin]

Right, especially for this extremely serious and important experiment.