MINGLE — NYE & Winn's Birthday PARTY!

[passingthrough]

Who: Everyone!
Broadcast: Broadcast — Earlier than now for planning
Action: Hotel Corona — Winn's birthday / NYE party!
When: Action — Dec. 31 / New Year's Eve

[Broadcast (open to everyone but Winn)]
At the risk for earning a reputation as a party planner, I have a thing for everyone to attend again. Don't worry, lots of other people are helping pull it together. It's going to be on New Year's Eve, but the real event is the countdown to Winn's birthday which is also on the first. It's going to be in a club we rented out for this in the red shift district. Starts around seven-ish. Ends when you pass out?

It's kind of a surprise maybe? At least the part where it's for his birthday. And if you don't know Winn but you still want to come that's fine too. You can trade a gift for Winn for a free drink at the bar. Otherwise, bring some money. Cake's on us though.

[Birthday/New Year's Party]
[The space is well decorated and so glittered you can probably tell Wrath was part of the team putting this together. Lots of Winn's friends came out to help whether it was getting decorations up, managing food, music, or chipping in to buy out the space and a drink for anyone bringing a gift. Not to mention drinks for the birthday boy all night.

There's a table for presents and another one with a spread of openly available food though the bar has appetizers you can buy too. There's a big cake at one end because of course there is and some punch that didn't start the night spiked at least. There's space for dancing and a karaoke machine set up on a small raised platform for those who want to try their hand at entertainment.

The night really kicks off when Winn walks in and instead of a balloon drop there's a fluffy blue stuffed bear drop. Feel free to take one of those home. There are a lot.

When midnight comes closer some people will file out to one of the observation areas to get a good view of the nebula for the big countdown. Bring your own person to kiss!

Comments

[outstandingbalance]

We haven't diversified that much. Which might be a big part of the difference. Your versions are more experienced.

[ladybro]

-- Everyone's got their favourite line-ups, you know. Like fantasy football teams.

[outstandingbalance]

I hope you're joking.

[Natasha isn't sure how she feels about that, even as a joke.]

[ladybro]

Not even a little bit. They saved me. Once. I was eleven and I got in over my head with these two-bit kidnappers and -- oh, jeez. Cap, Iron Man, Thor, and Hawkeye. They showed up and saved the futzing day.

Call it cliche but I'm pretty fond of that roster.

[outstandingbalance]

Sounds like a good group, yeah. [Core group, even.] A lot of boys in that one though.

[True of her Avengers too, though.]

[ladybro]

Things always used to be a bit of a boys' club. [ understatement of the century. ] But they just happened to be the ones at that warehouse on that day. It was so long ago -- I can't remember who else might have been on the roster back then.

[outstandingbalance]

I'm not too worried about it. Just... reminds you how often you're the only girl in the room.

[ladybro]

I get it. The Young Avengers were just three dudes before me and Cassie Lang forced them to let us join.

[outstandingbalance]

You made them let you in?

and by three i mean four*

[ladybro]

Mhm. They botched a hostage situation -- some real fancy wedding out by Central Park. Nearly got everyone killed. Turns out one of the bridesmaids had to turn around and rescue their sorry asses.

[ not hard to deduce who she's talking about, really. ]

same thing, pretty much

[outstandingbalance]

[Hard not to guess.]

Out of curiosity—these guys anyone I know?

[Just how botched are we talking here?]

[ladybro]

Patriot, Wiccan, Hulkling, and Iron Lad. [ she doesn't gun straight for their real names -- old habits die hard, sometimes. ] Except Wiccan used to be called Asguardian but I talked him into changing it.

[outstandingbalance]

No one I know specifically then. Though... [She does arch an eyebrow. Hard not t notice that some of those sound familiar.]

[ladybro]

You know Wiccan's parents. [ kinda. ] And Iron Lad -- well, that entirely depends on whether you guys have run into Kang the Conqueror.

[outstandingbalance]

I haven't. Sounds like an exciting guy.

[ladybro]

All you really need to know about him is that he's a time-traveler.

[outstandingbalance]

That sounds like a problem I don't need.

[ladybro]

You and everybody else. The guy can't even stomach his own villainy -- one of the founding Young Avengers was Kang's younger self, from before he broke bad.

[outstandingbalance]

[See? This is why time travel is clearly a terrible idea. To say nothing of the implications.]

Must be hard when you can't even stand yourself.

[ladybro]

Must be. [ ask clint. he's an expert in it. ] He had the best of intentions, but it didn't really work out. In the end, he had to accept going back to his own time. Letting his future take its course.

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha doesn't really need help knowing about self-loathing. Don't worry.]

Sounds like a sad end.