lord_wizard: (charm)
lord_wizard ([personal profile] lord_wizard) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2018-03-05 04:03 pm

sixteenth labyrinth | Party because I can

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!))
hollystrike: (or see the brown mice bob)

[personal profile] hollystrike 2018-03-29 02:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I was invited to these all the time, but I never quite fit the dress code. My regular job doesn't pay enough to foot the bills for such pretty dresses.

But I suppose the etiquette for them was drummed into me early enough in life.
scanninggaydis: (the long awaited answer)

[personal profile] scanninggaydis 2018-04-03 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah?

[Felix looks curious. He saw a little of Katie's childhood in calibrations, but nothing to suggest a life where the etiquette for fancy parties would be necessary. So, he's interested.]
hollystrike: (in pools among the rushes)

[personal profile] hollystrike 2018-04-06 01:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[She grins at him.]

Did you know I'm a knight? Technically, I suppose it's Sir Katie.

[Or okay, Lady Katie, but she likes the sound of Sir better.]
scanninggaydis: (Default)

[personal profile] scanninggaydis 2018-04-15 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
[...That is interesting. Felix continues to look curious.]

I didn't know. How did that happen?

[One day. One day he'll know about not asking direct questions....]
hollystrike: (Law kan ah law kan)

[personal profile] hollystrike 2018-04-17 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
Valiantly destroyed a nest of vampires that were attempting to blow up a hospital. It was all very dramatic.

[Yeahhh... well, there was a vampire involved at some point?]
scanninggaydis: (the long awaited answer)

[personal profile] scanninggaydis 2018-04-18 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
...Sounds dramatic.

[Okay, now he looks...surprised? He probably shouldn't look surprised. It fades pretty quickly.]
hollystrike: (If my years were yours)

[personal profile] hollystrike 2018-04-18 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
I lead as dramatic a life as I can possibly manage. [She grins.] Occasionally, I get punished for it.
scanninggaydis: (Default)

[personal profile] scanninggaydis 2018-04-23 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
[For a half-second, he's concerned. Even if Katie is smiling. But then he figures it out, or thinks he does.]

Punished by having to attend fancy social events?

[Because to be honest, sometimes that is a punishment.]
hollystrike: (the solemn eyed)

[personal profile] hollystrike 2018-04-24 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
It's a very creative punishment, you must admit. I suppose at least there is decent company at this one.
scanninggaydis: (Default)

[personal profile] scanninggaydis 2018-05-03 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[He looks around the room, and then back at Katie, smiling faintly.]

Pretty decent, yeah.