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

[universal_charm]

_{[ He raised his hands in the universal signal of surrender and took another sip. ]}

You going to keep the decorations? Definitely gives the place a new vibe.

[onlyanapple]

Nah, it'll be back to all it's hipster glory tomorrow. This is just a little treat for Felix.

[universal_charm]

Hipster?

_{[ He has... never actually heard the term, Crowley. It is very out of use in his era. ]}

[onlyanapple]

Hipster. You know. Looking trendy while trying to not look trendy.

[universal_charm]

Either you do look trendy or you don’t. Why would you want to try to do something and not look it? That just sounds like canceling your own trendiness out.

_{[ He doesn’t believe your made up words Crowley. ]}

[onlyanapple]

I didn't invent the word or the concept, so don't ask me.

[universal_charm]

And yet you embrace it... So does that make you a hipster?

[onlyanapple]

Technically, the popular colloquialism for the person I pretend to be is a yuppie, but I suppose hipster works too- they're roughly the same thing.

[universal_charm]

Where would I fit into popular colloquialisms then?

[onlyanapple]

Something you'd either take as a grievous insult or a badge of honour.

[universal_charm]

_{[ He laughed ]}

Well now you have to tell me!

[onlyanapple]

I don't know, the last time I gave you a hard truth, you decided to try and frot against me without my consent and I did not care for that.

[Crowley forgets nothing. ]

[universal_charm]

Well, I apologize for that and this time there is a bar between us and it’s a party. I do have manners despite what some might think.

[onlyanapple]

It's Felix's party, so I should think so.

[Felix who he loves fiercely and without hesitation, who he'd rather not have to deal with a show like that, unrequited as it is.]

There's a few, none of them are particularly nice terms, as are the ones that usually centre around those who enjoy sex more than the average person. You won't like them.

[universal_charm]

Nympomaniac? Playboy? I’ve had whore thrown at me a couple of times too. Usually when I’ve made someone mad.

[onlyanapple]

I think the humans would prefer cockhop for your penchant towards the menfolk. But looks like you already know most of the worst ones.

[universal_charm]

_{[ He laughed. ]}

Cockhop? I haven’t actually heard that one. I kind of like it. I do like the ladies too, just... I’ve felt it more with the men here.

_{[ A shrug because what can you do? You either feel it or you don’t. ]}

Want to learn some new ones? Traveling the universe let’s you pick some interesting insults very quickly.

[onlyanapple]

There do seem to be a rather skewed number of men here, compared to women, don't there?

[He grins, taking a sip of his drink. ]

Oh, please do.

[universal_charm]

Hmm, well one of the most classic would have to be from the Klingon. It's a more mild one, but it's a good starter.

_{[ He cleared his throat and the sound that came out was guttural and short, almost scrappy. ]}

petaQ.

_{[ It sounds like "pah-tahk" when he says it. ]}

The rough translation is 'son of a bitch', but it has a wide variety of uses honestly.

[onlyanapple]

[Crowley stares into space for a moment, because this is a new language and it takes a moment for his brain to process it. It's not an EARTH language, so it doesn't just helpfully drop into his mind, fully formed, but he gets a good enough grip. ]

petaQ. Oooh, I like it.

[universal_charm]

_{[ Kirk laughed and thought for a moment before he chuckled to himself. ]}

Oh, this has always been one of my favorites...

_{[ He coughed and seemed to be screwing his mouth into the right formation to create the worst, which were sharp and almost hissing, but not quite. ]}

Enach kaf loquet maphaq.

Basically it means "I hope your cock pickles".

[onlyanapple]

[That gets a laugh out of him. ]

Oh I like that one even better. They sure know how to insult someone properly, don't they?

[universal_charm]

There are some pretty creative ones, especially in languages that a human mouth can't actually make. But even in space, it's true - you learn the insults first.

[onlyanapple]

I think that's natural with all languages. Insults first, everything else after.

[universal_charm]

They're just the easiest, I've found. Easier to pick out. And if you ask me one of the most important parts of any language. How people insult each other says a lot about a culture.