New Year's Party!

[turned_captain]

Sometimes it's easy to forget just how far the magic of the Bar extends into the space beyond, the spaces made up of so many different magics from so many different worlds. It's as easy to forget as the fact that time moves differently in Milliways than in the feeder worlds, so a patron may be coming from, say, a warm Caribbean spring and find themselves in a place celebrating the close of a calendar year.

When the Dutchman rises into view at the Caribbean inlet, the Captain is surprised by the appearance of a bar napkin, that reads:

New Year's Party: You're hosting.

And the rigging is soon resplendant with strange lights that don't burn, but that do flash different colours with irritating arhythmia. Will raises his eyebrows at the note, but accepts his duty resignedly. At least this way he'll get to attend.

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Arrivals

[turned_captain]

The same writing-on-napkin approach that informed Will he was playing host tonight, has presumably told people in the bar that the party atmosphere is at sea tonight. The Dutchman is brought alongside the jetty, lights showing the way, and the ladder permanently down to welcome people aboard.

[hadyougoing]

"This is awesome!"

Ava has broken out the black and sparkly Oscar de la Grouch Renta that she got with Bela. Work iiiiiit!

She checks her napkin. "Well. I guess this beats what I was going to be doing."

[turned_captain]

"And what were you going to be doing?" asks the Pirate Captain welcoming Ava on board. He'd agree; he wasn't planning on doing anything himself.

[scots_wolf]

"Hello," Urquhart says, seeing her, and smiling widely.

"Pretty dress!"

Re: Arrivals

[scots_wolf]

Urquhart climbs the ladder, curious about the big ship.

He's heard about the ship that ferries the dead, as that annoying Ostrogoth put it, but never seen it.

He climbs over the railing and looks around.

Re: Arrivals

[seat_five_girl]

Ako hasn't shed her entire collection of winter outerwear she wore for the trip from the bar to the inlet by the time she gets to the ladder. So it is with a scarf around her neck and a pair of boots in hand that she looks at the ladder.

"I should have brought a bag."

Re: Arrivals

[turned_captain]

"Can you get up OK?" asks a slightly worried Captain from the deck.

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[a1enzo]

She is hailed from the air. "Need a lift?"

Enzo is there, on his surfbaud, but the white-haired girl with him is flying under her own power. Take your pick.

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[source_fairy]

There is a woman with pink ends in her hair, wearing tons of make-up and artificial fairy wings, climbing the ladder with big stompy boots.

Pirates -- hurrah!

Re: Arrivals

[mogget_cat]

"Does anyone even know which year we're celebrating the beginning of?" says the Bright Shiner climbing the ladder. Normally he'd not venture out over the water, but a party is a party.

Re: Arrivals

[poisonwine]

Barnapkin in hand, Belle climbs onto the ship. She's quite fascinated by the rigging, both because of the lights, and because it looks like it would be fun to climb, like she's seen in pirate movies.

For now, though, she just wanders, taking in the people around her.

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[a1enzo]

Enzo doesn't bother with the ladder, but flies straight in on his surfbaud.

Re: Arrivals

[not_his_pa]

Its a real ship. William's staring from the dock, trying to figure out where does he get on.

[tragic_mask]

Curious, but quickly gaining her sea legs, Melpomene steps onto the boat.

"Wow."

The Deck

[turned_captain]

Mingle! Converse! Dance! (if someone provides music) Throw your friends overboard! (It's the Caribbean. Even in January, the water's warm)

Re: The Deck

[raptorcanaria]

As it's a party, Dinah has decided not, for once, to show off her legs. Instead she's opted for the leather pants and loose shirt look that places her visibly in her particular time period. Though as these are leather pants she wears on her motorbike, the effect is less partyish than it might be.

Still, she brought a bottle and a tray of party food, so she feels that the effort is enough. It's with a glass of wine in hand that she discovers how beautiufl the lake looks from the poop deck.

Re: The Deck

[makesthings]

Being on a ship is wonderful, Sam's been missing Belisaere since it keeps hitting him how long he's been Bound.

So he's near the rail in a good cloak with some rum and trying to have a good time, party's always make him feel out of place.

Captain Turner's Cabin

[turned_captain]

Considering none of the crew require sustenance, the Dutchman doesn't lack for food and drink. Admittedly, it's all salvaged from fatal shipwrecks, so while the wine and rum flows freely, the food runs to the salty side. We can but hope someone thought to bring party food from the bar.

There's also a large and resplendent pipe organ, just waiting for someone to play it.

Re: Captain Turner's Cabin

[says-the-booyah.livejournal.com]

A pipe organ...an honest to god pipe organ. Like in his old church. Like in that old movie with Captain Nemo. Like in every really cool old horror film.

"OK, I bet I can figure this out."

Heaven help us all.

Re: Captain Turner's Cabin

[ostro_goth]

Teja had come on board, nodded to those already present, and gone straight to the Captain's cabin, and the pipe organ.

The pipe organ!

He is sitting there now, playing dramatic music.

Below Decks

[turned_captain]

Nothing to see here, move along.

Why anyone would want to go somewhere quiet, dark and empty in the middle of a party is beyond us.

Re: Below Decks

[hadyougoing]

Well, well, who should be poking down around here but Miss Ava Wilson?

She might be looking for a quiet place to summon a demon to unleash havoc among the guests up top.

... Kidding! She wishes. Instead, Ava is nosily poking around in search of skeletons, pirate treasure, or maybe a glass of non-salted water.

It might be a good plan not to sneak up on her.

Midnight

[turned_captain]

FIVE!

FOUR!!

THREE!!!

TWO!!!!

ONE!!!!!

Re: Midnight

[says-the-booyah.livejournal.com]

"BOOYAH!"

Re: Midnight

[a1enzo]

Here's one case, as it happens, where User tradition matches sprite tradition for system clock rollovers. It's the kind of tradition that really only needs an excuse, and finds as many as it can.

Happy new year, Danielle Fenton.