Wintersend party! + closed

[bryces_pup]

Who: The DA cast and whoever they dragged along to this shingding
Broadcast: Nooooope
Action: Yuuuuuup
When: Tonight!

It's Wintersend! (Or roughly around the equivalent of when it would be back in Thedas. [Actually it's a bit late but whatever CLOSE ENOUGH]) Time to party! Riona found a small party hall to rent on Duotera, in an area that's a bit more reminiscent of early spring.

There are decorations everywhere. Don't worry guys, this isn't meant to be formal. This is just what happens when Riona gets to decorate unsupervised.

There are, of course, plenty of food and drinks. The food is mostly finger snacks, but there are also sandwiches and the like. As for the drinks: yes, they are mostly alcoholic, she knows how you folks roll.

As Wintersend is theater season, Riona compromises for the lack of actual theater with a rigged projector playing movies on the far wall. With a variety of genres running, there'll hopefully be something for everyone, and serves as a place for the more introverted to get away from the party for a bit.

And because it's Wintersend, that means presents. There's a separate table off to the side away from the food where people can place their presents for each other.

The goal is to have something for everyone, and to encourage everyone to have fun. Eat, drink, be merry and all that jazz!

((OOC: Separate starters for food table, present table, etc will be below!))

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Food and Drink Tables!

[bryces_pup]

[As listed above, mostly finger foods but also sandwiches and the like. And plenty of booze. P l e n t y]

Presents!

[bryces_pup]

[Present table~ Put your presents here. Later on in the night, there'll be a dedicated time for exchanging gifts and the like. Unless, of course, you want to sneak a present to someone beforehand...]

Movies!

[bryces_pup]

[Not quite theater but close enough. She'll have a queue of them lined up and running on a far wall throughout the entire party. There'll be a few chairs set up so people can get away from the party and watch for a bit if they'd like.]

Mingling!

[bryces_pup]

[For pretty much anything else. Talking to friends, etc. There's more than enough seating for everyone!]

[samahl]

Cyril isn't sure he's very good at presents, but he is an Artificer. He can make things. What he's done is make a puzzle box for everyone. They're little boxes that have interlocking pieces that you change around to try to match up the image on them - a rudimentary Rubik's Cube.

He painted some custom pictures for the people he knows well. Riona, for example, gets one of a mabari.

[veilstrike]

[ Leilani arrives to the party looking as though someone had more than just a little bit of a hand in dressing her; she's actually wearing some make up - a little kohl around her eyes, some red on her lips - but she's wearing a long, delicate dress, with a set of anklets in lieu of shoes. Clearly, she hasn't prepared herself for this evening, and considering that she arrived on the arm of one Dorian Pavus it's clear who was in charge of their outfits for the evening.

Not that she's complaining, of course.

She spends most of her time wandering around and talking to people, nudging her way into conversations with soft smiles and bright eyes. If anyone notices that she's a little sadder than usual she makes great pains to talk to them with all the laughter she can manage, hands on their arm and smiles on her face. She's personable, but sometimes she retreats, tucking herself nearer the people she's closest to in order to give herself a little time to unwind. ]

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris is not a party-goer and he's not especially thrilled to be here. Still, he came, it felt...appropriate. He hasn't brought any gifts, and he actively avoids mingling, but he's here and he's sure that's enough.

He can be found in a corner, drinking a bottle of wine. Did he get it here? Did he bring it in with him? Who knows, but he has it and he's not sharing it. ]

Re: Food and Drink Tables!

[tallasaking]

Where Tyrion could be found, would be first at the drink table. He watered a wine down completely, and then turned to talk to whatever friends come up to him. He smiled broadly at anyone who came up.

[bryces_pup]

If Riona knows you, then likely she got you a gift. Or two. Or three. Look, she likes doting on her friends and loved ones. After everything they've all gone through back home - and here on occasion - they deserve nice things.

"There you are! Here." She picks up her gift(s) to you and holds them out. "For you. Happy Wintersend!"

[bryces_pup]

"How do you find the wine?" Riona sidles him up next to him, a glass of her own wine in hand. She tried her best to select a variety and decent vintage, but on a foreign world sometimes it's hard to tell.

[bryces_pup]

Fenris!

[For what it's worth, Riona's happy to see him, so being here is definitely enough. She's grinning as she walks up to him.]

I didn't see you come in. I'm glad you came.

[bryces_pup]

You are a lovely sight.

[Leilani will find a queen sliding her arm between hers. Riona means what she says, too. Leilani looks lovely, though it wouldn't entirely surprise her to know she had help. Mostly because make up that on point is usually done by a separate pair of hands, at least in her experience.]

Thank you for coming. Are you having a decent time?

[whatisright]

Justice can't seem to decide whether he wants to be visible or not. He teeters between dual instincts to disappear and to interact with others, so he seems to have compromised by remaining visible but separate from the party.

He's clearly not well, exactly. His skin is washed out and ashen, like maybe he's sick, but he's doing better than he was. He sits and watches a movie, though he's only halfway paying attention to it. He's mainly just listening very carefully to the mortals milling around, taking them in while still keeping to himself.

Loyalty has no such reticence. And since Justice has put zero effort into training her (as though he could train a cat in the first place), she is scratching, pawing, and climbing on everything.

In fact, it looks like she's decided your shoe needs some chewing, or perhaps your food looks ripe for stealing. And if you take issue with this, she's just going to run under Justice's seat, possibly taking your food or shoe with her.

[veilstrike]

None of it is my own doing, I assure you.

[ She leans into the touch, clearly comfortable with being wrapped up with people. All the prettiness of her features can be blamed on Dorian, and the only thing Leilani had done was show up in the right clothes. She is incredibly blessed that Dorian took the time to doll her up. ]

I am, yes. It's been an interesting few days. [ Smiling wryly, she leans against Riona a little more. ] Have you spoken with Justice recently? [ Said with pure innocence. ]

[bryces_pup]

"Oh my goodness! This is adorable!" Riona gushes over her puzzle box, moving the pieces around and trying to get them to match up as she beams at Cyril. "Thank you very much! I didn't know you made puzzle boxes."

[bryces_pup]

"Miss Loyalty, we're going to have an issue very shortly."

Riona stalks after the cat as she dives under Justice's chair. The Warden's got her arms crossed, giving the cat a perturbed look as she chews on the third piece of meat she's stolen so far tonight.

"Hiding under there isn't going to save you. Don't make me call Kiter in here."

[veilstrike]

Justice might want to be alone, but Leilani is not quite capable of allowing him the chance. A part of her thinks she ought to give him space, given what has happened between them in the last few weeks - the tangle of their bodies in her bed twinned with the horror of her having what could only be described as an emotional breakdown in his arms. Another part of her thinks that letting her friend sit alone looking like something is slowly killing is rather unjust, and she's not sure she can turn away from him without hurting them both in the process.

Instead of worrying too much about it, she walks over and flops down beside him on the sofa, tilting her head to one side so she can look at him. He looks terrible, actually in a worse state than she had been the other evening, and Leilani is quick to lift her skirts and hold them around her legs so she doesn't accidentally tug her dress to pieces. Dorian would be furious with her, but she's already comfortable, and her make up hasn't been washed off, so she thinks she's doing a good job.

"Justice," her smile is soft and fond, a little, gentle thing reserved for him. "How are you feeling, lethallen?"

[bryces_pup]

Dorian?

[Really, who else would it be?

...well. Now that tone's not a little suspicious or anything. Not at all. Riona cocks an eyebrow at her curiously.]

I have, yes. [Boy did they ever talk. But she'd rather not get into that particular conversation tonight.] Though it's been a day or so. Any brand new developments would be news to me.

[veilstrike]

The one and only.

[ Leilani is doing her best to look nonchalant and natural, but she can't quite manage it, her eyes flicking back to Riona before she glances away. ]

I'm not sure if it would be considered a new development or not. He's good company.

[bryces_pup]

He makes it so hard to dislike Tevinter, what with all his sass and impeccable fashion sense.

[Said with a teasing grin. Though damn him and his Imperial tastes. As a southern queen she should hate the country, and she rather does after what happened with the Denerim alienage. But Dorian gives her hope that maybe the Imperium isn't irredeemable.]

He hasn't mentioned anything. But, this is Justice we're talking about. [His priorities are a tad... different.] Of course, he makes for fine company, if you know how to communicate with a spirit.

[veilstrike]

He makes it hard to hate many things, unfortunately. It's irresponsibly charming of him.

[ It's clear that Leilani adores Dorian, wholeheartedly, in a way that is built on months of familial bonding. He might not be the man she had known at home, but the relationship they've built here is just as strong and intense as it had been in Thedas.

Still, talking about Justice has her humming absently. ]

I've some experience with spending time with a spirit in a human-like body. [ Dear, sweet Cole, who she misses disgustingly. ] I've found him very a wonderful person to be around lately.

[bryces_pup]

Utterly irresponsible.

[Leilani's fondness only adds more to Dorian's favor. Especially considering they must have spent a ton of time together in the Inquisition, so the elf clearly knows a thing or two about him.]

Ah yes, you'd have known Cole. [She hopes he's doing well, the poor thing.] Oh? I'm glad to hear that, he needs more friends. [Yeah, she's not picking up on the hint here. To be fair, if this were a mortal man being discussed she might, but it just doesn't register to her that anyone might be thinking of Justice romantically. Most find him off putting.]

[whatisright]

As soon as Riona stalks close, Justice frowns, leaning down to glare beneath his seat at the completely unrepentant leopard kitten.

"I told you that stealing is wrong."

Loyalty stares Justice down, not even pausing in devouring the meat. She doesn't even stop when Justice pulls her out by the scruff and holds her in the air. If anything, it looks like she's eating faster in defiance.

"Put it down."

[veilstrike]

A nightmare, truly. I cannot imagine how I put up with him.

[ Oh, she adores him, and it's clear by the brightness of her smile - and the fact that she spends most of her time in his room, which she's certain most of the ship has caught on to. ]

I knew him for many years as part of my group. He was part of my family, too. [ Fade coloured flowers painting her skin in memorial to the boy-spirit she had known. Still, her cheeks go a little pink as she glances away. ] He's far kinder than people give him credit for. He came with my to get my tattoo and took care of me afterwards.

[bryces_pup]

"Sadly, that doesn't work so well on pets or animals." Riona clucks her tongue a bit as Loyalty just eats her food. She almost goes to take it out of her mouth, but it's nearly gone and she doesn't feel like getting bit. "Positive reinforcement tends to work better with them. I'm not as well versed in training cats or I'd offer more advice. Generally they're not as easy to train as dogs."