sixteenth labyrinth | Party because I can

[lord_wizard]

Who: Felix Harrowgate and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Málum
When: Today-ish

[It's largely boredom that leads Felix to this decision. Either in the Mirador or Paradisa, he'd been fond of finding any reason whatsoever to get a few people together for food and drinks. The company generally meant more than the setting, though of course it was far easier to arrange things at a snap of his fingers than it was here. Still, he manages it within a few days of the fleet's time adrift.

That morning, he addresses the network.]

Hello again, dear fleet. Felix Harrowgate of the Goldstone here, if we haven't yet met. I've put together a little soirée this evening, at Málum. Consider it an appreciation of our time of peace and quiet...or the beginnings of spring. Whichever sounds best to you. It isn't much, admittedly, but there is food and drinks and hopefully people. May as well enjoy things before something else explodes, hm?

Oh, and semi-formal attire would be appreciated, not that I intend on turning anyone out at the door. I'm sure many of us have a little something in our closet that doesn't much get to see the light of day. [Well, not so much in his case, of course, but the point stands]

See you all tonight. [He closes the feed with a smile]

[That night Málum is - not transformed, exactly, but - altered. The stark furniture softened with simple white tablecloths, with centerpieces cobbled together from wine glasses, candles, and flowers from the garden. The neon, for the night, has been switched off. Even the galaxy of lights on the dancefloor have been changed to project the shape of flowers.

The food laid out is fairly basic but fitting the bar's wheelhouse - meats cooked inside puff pastry, thin stacks of sauteed vegetables, and mini quiches to name of few. The finale sits in the form of the lemon cake (commissioned, likely, from the Melting Pot). Some of the flavor is even real lemon!

Drinks are free within reason and music plays softly in the background, for anyone that feels like dancing. Felix would have preferred more classical selections, but all of this is a case of working with what you have.]

[EDIT: If you wait too long Sansa will have stolen most of the cake]

((ooc: This is essentially a mingle, so feel free to make your own top levels and have some fun!))

Comments

[lord_wizard]

[Considering his definitions of the word are much the same, Felix himself has little room for complaint. At best, as he approaches - he will not let any one of his guests go unattended, after all - one eye seems to size up the other man like a bride evaluating an over-dressed guest on her wedding day to be sure that she hasn't been outmatched. His own suit for the evening is off-set with his usual compliment of gold jewelry, which seems to be just enough to satisfy his own vanity. His expression is nothing short of quiet glee at what he deems to be an appropriate amount of effort for the occasion]

Well...at least some people know how to dress for a party.

[He extends a delicate hand heavy with a full set of large gold and garnet rings]

Felix Harrowgate. I don't believe we've met...

[dandyofawolf]

[Ah that suit reminds him so much of a certain vampire back in London. He looks it over with admiration as he watches the man approach him, clearly aware of him coming right away. Having enhanced senses does make it rather difficult for anyone to sneak up on him. It's just the way things are in his life honestly.]

It pleases me that someone else had the decency to consider semi-formal to mean something a touch more high class.

[He smiles at the man and took the hand for a polite and flawless handshake. One might not always note how such a thing is flawless but Sandalio has made it an art of his to be a gentleman in his time and he's not about to let a new setting ruin that for him.]

A pleasure, Mr. Harrowgate. We have not had the opportunity to meet yet and I confess to being a rather new arrival to all this. I am Sandalio de Rabiffano.

[lord_wizard]

[Felix smiled, pleased at the acknowledgement of his attire. Crowley was also quick to compliment him, but Crowley would compliment him regardless of what he had on, which was as endearing as it was disappointing in a small way.]

Ah, well...I decided it would be less onerous to the rest of the fleet to not have the pressure of living up to my standards. At least, not on short notice.

[Little does Sandalio know that this particular outfit is practically plain in comparison to some of his other selections, lacking any amount of gold trim or sequins.]

Likewise, Mr. Rabiffano. Hopefully this makes for a positive introduction to your time aboard the fleet, such as it may be.

[dandyofawolf]

It is a most pleasant introduction after much confusion and inconvenience.

[A compliment and a complaint all at once. Something only a skilled gentleman could accomplish. If he does say so himself.

(He does.)]

Do you hold these often, Mr. Harrowgate?

[lord_wizard]

Surprisingly, no. I've been in the fleet for three years now and I haven't had the opportunity, resources being what they are. I would like to, of course, if the reception is favorable enough. Smaller dinner parties, perhaps, like I used to host frequently back home - though that's ages away for me at this juncture.

[Not that he seems at all vexed by this at all.]

[dandyofawolf]

I would look forward to seeing such things happening more often. They remind me a great deal of home. It would be comforting in a way to attend them if it would not be too bold to confess such a thing.

[It's true though. He's a dandy no matter where he is and showing off his good looks at a party or a gathering is just something he can't resist.]