Party Time!

[bprd_agent_red]

It has been a lot of work all day, schlepping stuff back and forth, enlisting the help of wait rats, fighting with the wait rats, coordinating with Bar, fighting with Bar, and basically making most of it up as he went along.

He's never actually thrown a party before, okay?!

But, finally and at last, Hellboy has done it.

Outside by the lake shore there is a Party. A Party with balloons, streamers, banners, a giant inflatable gorilla, food, LOUD music, a petting zoo, several cars display, and the occasional firework.

It starts as a celebration for Enzo's graduation from the Guardian Academy, but after Red hears the good news, it turns into an engagement party as well (after Red goes through and changes all the signs from 'Congrats, Enzo!' to 'Congrats, Enzo and Dani').

Everyone is invited, so come on, celebrate and have some fun!



[ooc: this is a party post, feel free to have your pup drop in whether they know the three in question or not! Thread, tag hop, whatever feels good! This post will be open to new tags through Sunday, and for slows until forever.]

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Before the party…

[a1enzo]

Enzo, when he arrives in his brand new full Guardian uniform, is more than just proud. He's bursting at the seams, if sprite clothing had those. The hyperactivity of his childhood has taken hold again, and he's bouncing in his combat boots.

As soon as he enters, he feels a pressure on his head and a slight abrasiveness below his chin. Raising a hand, he fingers first the mortarboard and then the sequin-encrusted bow tie. Although he can't see them, Bar has somehow managed to select a shade of lime for the sequins which does not go with anything.


[OOC: This subthread locked to Enzo, Dani, and Hellboy.]

Re: Before the party…

[bprd_agent_red]

And cue the hardy clap on the back.

"Congrats, kid! Nice uniform, the bow tie really makes it."

Greetings

[bprd_agent_red]

Come by and say congratulations to the new Guardian, the new couple, or the big red guy who put this whole shindig together.

And arriving guests, as well!

Re: Greetings

[street_sparrow]

"...he really did go crazy", Gavroche says with amusement, surveying the huge array of entertainments.

Re: Greetings

[1nv1nc1ble]

Mark needs to close his mouth; he's gonna catch flies. "Whoa," he says, looking at Hellboy. "When you throw a party, Red, you go all out."

He grins at Enzo. "Greetings, fellow graduate!" He's gone home since his last time in the Bar, so he's no longer wearing his graduation robes. "Ready to face the Multiverse as a mature, responsible adult?"

Re: Greetings

[damncompass]

Joshua's there, looking possibly a tiny bit worse for the wear from his own party the night before, however, he wouldn't miss this for anything.

He's looking for anyone he knows, or really, just anyone to talk to.

Re: Greetings

[first_to_ride]

Hiccup's feeling a little skittish when he enters the bar today, but this doesn't stop him from heading out to the grounds after receiving his invitation.

It does mean that he hangs back a little when he does arrive, though. There's a lot going on, and being social at parties isn't something he's very good at.

Re: Greetings

[mandercommander]

Bonzo turns up at the party because...well, he wouldn't miss Enzo's big party for just about anything.

"Hey, Enzo!" He shouts upon seeing the multiple-celebration boy, looking around. "How're you doing?"

Re: Greetings

[time_dancer]

"Hey," says a blond teenager in jeans and a royal blue tshirt. "You the one who put this all together for Enzo?"

She may seem familiar if visions of giant fire ants and nuclear cars rings any bells, though she was wearing armor then.

Later on, she'll go in search of the happy couple. She owes the pair a congratulations and she's pretty sure she hasn't even met Dani.

Re: Greetings

[hiroaki_protagonist]

"Well-look-at-you!" says Hiro. "It seems like just yesterday we were seeing you off to the Academy!"

He turns to the girl with a sheepish expression. "And you must be Dani. I know I've seen you around, but I can't remember if we've actually met."

[student_of_impossibility]

Tavi unobtrusively deposits his presents at the gift table before going to greet the happy couple, and give a nod to the organizer. He's never met this friend of Enzo's, but frankly Tavi's inclined to think well of him, given the effort taken for Enzo's sake.

"Congratulations, Enzo," he says warmly when close enough. "On both counts."

Re: Greetings

[hey35andholding]

"Well," Clementine observes to Enzo from the perch her six-inch heels afford her, "look at you! You're getting all distinguished on me."

Enzo, Clem's holding a big present and she's got a smile on her face. Quick, introduce her to Hellboy before she manages to embarrass you!

Re: Greetings

[herr_bookman]

Autor swoops in from the air, blinking at the festivities. He's manages to lure one of the cats from the petting zoo onto his carpet, so he only stops the scritches to wave at someone he knows. "Hello, Enzo," he says. "Do you know what this is all about? I'm pretty sure there was a notice for this sometime, but I must've missed it."

Re: Greetings

[a1enzo]

Move carefully, Red. There are a pair of little girls climbing on you.

Gift table

[bprd_agent_red]

Gifts are mandatory, per Hellboy, so drop off something for the graduated Sprite, and his happy fiance.

Re: Gift table

[1nv1nc1ble]

A large hardback book has been deposited with the gifts. The logo is colorful and bears the title, The Science Dog Omnibus, Volume 1. Mark has, as once promised, brought his favorite comic book to share with Enzo.

[damncompass]

Joshua's always been shit at presents, however, he does understand graduations.

In an attractively-wrapped box, there are some nice-looking plates and glasses. Simple, fairly un-breakable, but colourful as hell.

There is also a note on Warehouse notepaper:

Enzo,

Congrats on the graduation! I hope that everything goes well for you, and that you're awesome at your job (which I know you will be.)

I'm terrible at presents, so Helena helped me with this one. Everyone has to eat off of something, right? Er, at least I think you do. Let me know if it doesn't work, I'll come up with something else. Setting up house is a bitch sometimes, and every bit helps.

Congrats again,
Joshua Donovan and Helena Wells

Helena's signature is her own, an elegant handwriting very different from Joshua's.

Re: Gift table

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy hadn't been quite sure what to get him, but when he sees that the party is now engagement as well, he backtracks.

He places an envelope on the gift table with a congratulatory card, and a voucher he has written out for £30 or the equivalent in their currency to get something from the bar that he can use in his new place.

Re: Gift table

[hiroaki_protagonist]

Hiro leaves a blocky package and a long thin one, both digital. The blocky package, when opened, will turn out to contain a stylized black medical bag containing a broad-spectrum array of digital medicine; the long thin one holds digital replicas of Hiro's daishô.

Re: Gift table

[time_dancer]

Val wasn't sure what to give, either for a new Guardian or for an engagement, so she leaves a polite card of congratulations and a gift card for around $50 for any use within the bar.

Food

[bprd_agent_red]

Food. Lots of it. Without a green healthy thing in site. Hamburgers, hotdogs, pizza, cookies, cake, and all of their digital equivalents are spread out. And as centerpieces for all the junk food fair, there is a chocolate fountain AND a nacho cheese fountain. Mmm… nachos.

Re: Food

[a1enzo]

Enzo sticks a cookie under the flow of chocolate and offers it, grinning, for Dani to take a bite out of.

Main space

[bprd_agent_red]

There's a spot for mingling, and one for dancing set aside, with tables and chairs for people who want to sit. The music is epically random so you'll never know what song you might get, from Gene Autry to Def Leppard and everything in between.

Re: Main space

[a1enzo]

From under one table, there comes a steady stream of giggling, interspersed with the occasional "Ew!" and a running debate over the merits of being codebearer versus flower sprite.

Some time thereafter, two little girls are cutting a rug on and slightly above the dance floor. An extremely sticky rug.

Cars

[bprd_agent_red]

Pushed (because Bar wouldn't let him drive them) up from the garage. Take a look, take your picture, push a few buttons, it's all good.

Re: Cars

[ikissdhimbck]

Automobiles!

Kate loves anything with a motor. She's even been in a few. But this one in particular is simply marvelous.

She wants one. Who is this Dick Tracy fella?

Petting Zoo

[bprd_agent_red]

Red had started out with a horse, a sheep and a goat (all borrowed from the stables), a goldfish in a bowl, and cats.

Most of the cats have taken their leave of the situation and are wandering around, but you might catch one, or settle for the farm stock.

Fireworks

[bprd_agent_red]

Red sets some off sporadically throughout the party, so every once in awhile there's a loud BOOM and some flash, but at the end of the night he goes nuts and the sky lights up with quite the stockpile of pretty explosives.

Still would have been better if Bar had given him the artillery shells, though.

Re: Fireworks

[guppy_sandhu]

There is a squeal from Fry each time a surprise firework goes off.

"You okay?" Guppy asks, tilting his head at him. "Want me to take you home?"

Fry removes his hands from his ears. "No."