Toga Party

[henry-jones-jr.livejournal.com]

Atop a long table in one corner of the bar sits a row of punch bowls containing ladles and various cocktails: from margarita to plain screwdriver. These are accompanied by several bowls of ice, some containing various bottles of beer. There are stacks of plastic glasses, paper plates, napkins, and a large pile of ivy wreaths at one end. The drinks are buffet-style at this party, so help yourself.

There are plates scattered over the residual tables in the area, some overflowing with huge bunches of grapes, others containing savory fare such as chicken legs, hunks of bread, olives, cheese or humus dips.

To try and give an impromptu impression of a Roman/Greco theme, the tables have been topped with white tablecloths and chairs and surfaces strewn with ivy. If there had been a way to fashion columns or import colonnades in twenty four hours, Indy would have tried it. But ivy will have to do on short notice. At least its not poisonous.

Comments

[slayer_fray]

"Was it?

"But you said now, is all."

[henry-jones-jr.livejournal.com]

"Well... they kinda set the precedent for public order, which led to civil law enforcement agencies I guess. Police."

"S'what I meant anyway."

[slayer_fray]

"Riight," Mel replies, having some more of her drink. "Only you said it in a pretty funny way."

[henry-jones-jr.livejournal.com]

"Says the girl who talked about mini elephant for ten minutes without actually saying the word elephant," he snorts.

[slayer_fray]

She laughs, hard.

"You're still bitter abuot that, huh?"

[henry-jones-jr.livejournal.com]

"The elephant, or the fact I was talking about my roomie's dick for ten minutes without rremorse?"

[slayer_fray]

"I was thinking more the fact that I had you thinking I was talking about your roomie's dick for ten minutes."

[henry-jones-jr.livejournal.com]

"Well, that too," he mumbles. "You know... you should hang out with us in the suite more. It gets overly-macho sometimes, and no-one ever visits. We need more frequent hotness."

He glances off innocently.

"They always say they will."

[slayer_fray]

"Sure," she shrugs. "I can hang out with you guys more. Beats hanging from the rafters in here all day. Besides, I haven't seen Stampy in weeks."

[henry-jones-jr.livejournal.com]

"Oh, we've got plenty to keep you entertained," Indy postulates proudly.

[slayer_fray]

"So I saw last time," Mel says, trying to remember. "That was a while ago now, though."

[henry-jones-jr.livejournal.com]

"Most of our good stuff wasn't on show that night though."

[slayer_fray]

"I'm sure it wasn't. You don't just want anyone getting their hands on it."

[henry-jones-jr.livejournal.com]

"Exactly. Such things can be fragile, and easily damaged if exposed to large groups."

[slayer_fray]

"And you always get the group that would rather sit in the corner and play with it than actually socialise with the rest of the party."

[henry-jones-jr.livejournal.com]

"Yeah... inevitably the ones who come early and can't last through the whole thing."

[slayer_fray]

Mel would normally be dead panning, but right now she's giggling a little. It's all that Tequila.

"And then pass out," she says, "and the rest of us have to make our own fun."

[henry-jones-jr.livejournal.com]

Indy continues seriously. "I don't know why they bother coming at all. It can't be very gratifying. Once they've got their hands on my stuff they just end up making a mess and not much else."

[slayer_fray]

She snorts a little, but once you've lost the deadpan, you'll never regain it. So she proceeds to hide her failure in more Margherita.

[henry-jones-jr.livejournal.com]

"Silly people," he chuckles, also very much the worse for wear by this juncture. "D'you ever have that chick fight with Faith?"

[slayer_fray]

She shakes her head.

"Haven't seen her since the war. Hope she's OK."

[henry-jones-jr.livejournal.com]

"Hm... I haven't seen her either. Sure she's fine or Alanna or Ace woulda said something to me. They all fought together, and as far as I know, there were no fatalities."

[slayer_fray]

Mel nods unconcerned agreement.

"Well, I assure you, when we do get physical, you'll be warned beforehand."

[henry-jones-jr.livejournal.com]

"I should damn well hope so. I need fair warning to grab Mike's camera."

[slayer_fray]

"Oh I reckon he'd want to watch too. He was very excited to hear about what Faith n'I get up to, just with pudding."