lark_in_flight: image of a festive Christmas table, with food and wine and candles & a tall centerpiece made out of desserts (la fête)
Cosette Fauchelevent ([personal profile] lark_in_flight) wrote in [community profile] milliways_bar2017-01-05 11:32 pm

Twelfth Night Party, Pontmercy style!

You -- yes, you, whoever you are -- got an invitation to the party. All of Milliways is welcome!

If you choose to come, you'll find Bar directing you to a big round tent that went up this afternoon on the lawn outside the bar. Marius and Cosette and various friends spent a lot of time this morning ferrying decorations in, and the waitrats spent a lot of time in the afternoon ferrying food in, but the doors won't officially open until close to sunset.

But this isn't a cheap white plastic tent, oh no. It's warm and domed and made of thick fabric, something like a very large yurt. A bit of magic keeps out the drafts, making everything extra cozy.

There's a fire in the middle of the floor, with a low screen encircling it but also magic meaning that this fire puts of warmth but will not actually burn anything, even if you step right into it. The floor is wood -- great for dancing, if you feel like it! There's a piano over against the wall for anyone who wants to make some music.

Everywhere there are garlands of European evergreen branches and herbs, studded with bright dried fruit and sparkling ornaments. (Mistletoe might very well be among them, though the Pontmercies haven't thought to supply that as an intentional party game.) There are candles and lanterns everywhere, and a big chandelier. There are no electric lights at all -- it's all fire -- but a good number of them are magical, so that nothing's going to get set on fire or covered with smoke. The general intended impression is of genteel, welcoming festivity, in a very French and very early 19th century European way.

There are food and drinks galore. Come in and enjoy the party!

[OOC: Party-style post! Subthreads for various categories and activities, etc. Open from now until whenever!

Edit: As of Joly's arrival, Cosette now has a mini-polaroid camera. Fear, Milliways. Feel free to assume that she's popped up to take a candid picture of your character(s) at any point, as long as they're not doing or wearing anything scandalous! She will happily give the resulting picture to your character if they want; it probably won't be a very good picture, in terms of composition or focus, but it will be cheerfully enthusiastic.]
littlegreycells: (Pondering)

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[personal profile] littlegreycells 2017-01-11 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
He thinks for a moment. "You are not dead, no?"
a1enzo: (wry)

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[personal profile] a1enzo 2017-01-11 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
"See, anywhere else, that would be a weird question. No, I'm not. Are you?"
littlegreycells: (Thinking)

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[personal profile] littlegreycells 2017-01-11 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
"I am. And I have observed that it is good to ask that.

"But I would say it is still the weird question."
a1enzo: (grimace)

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[personal profile] a1enzo 2017-01-11 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
"And I'm still never sure what to say to that. My condolences?"
littlegreycells: (Pondering)

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[personal profile] littlegreycells 2017-01-11 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
"That would apply more to the survivor, would it not?" He has no idea what to say, either.
a1enzo: (wry)

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[personal profile] a1enzo 2017-01-11 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, but there's no standard protocol for the deceased."
littlegreycells: (Pondering)

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[personal profile] littlegreycells 2017-01-11 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
"Perhaps," he says thoughtfully, "there should be in a place with some many of the dead."
a1enzo: (thoughtful)

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[personal profile] a1enzo 2017-01-11 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
"There really should." He considers. "Well, you've been through it. It is more of an 'I'm sorry' or a 'good luck' sort of thing?"
littlegreycells: (Pondering)

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[personal profile] littlegreycells 2017-01-11 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
"I made my peace with the world. If not with my maker. Perhaps 'good luck' still would apply?" If what he's heard is true, a final judgment might await.
a1enzo: (thoughtful)

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[personal profile] a1enzo 2017-01-11 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
"'Best of luck with your afterlife'?"
littlegreycells: (Dressed for Dinner)

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[personal profile] littlegreycells 2017-01-11 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
"I think that might do."
a1enzo: (smirk)

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[personal profile] a1enzo 2017-01-11 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
"'Have a nice afterlife' is probably too casual."
littlegreycells: (Thinking)

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[personal profile] littlegreycells 2017-01-11 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
"That sounds rather odd." Having a nice day not being something anyone said in Poirot's lifetime.
a1enzo: (thoughtful)

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[personal profile] a1enzo 2017-01-11 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
"I could ask some of the nicer ghosts in my fiancée's world. They might have something."
littlegreycells: (Default)

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[personal profile] littlegreycells 2017-01-11 10:14 am (UTC)(link)
Poirot proceeds to stare blankly. Instead of asking the obvious questions.
a1enzo: (dress uniform)

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[personal profile] a1enzo 2017-01-11 01:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, yes.

"My fiancée's from a different world from mine, ghosts are a thing there, they're not very much like the dead people here but they've got an entire dimension they go to when they're not making trouble in hers so they've probably got a way to welcome new ones."
littlegreycells: (Default)

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[personal profile] littlegreycells 2017-01-12 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah. I see." Other realties and dimensions still perplex him. But ghosts? At least he knows what ghosts are. "If she can shed some light on the subject, it might useful."
a1enzo: (dress uniform)

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[personal profile] a1enzo 2017-01-13 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
Enzo nods.

"Anyway, I hope you're enjoying it here."
littlegreycells: (Default)

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[personal profile] littlegreycells 2017-01-13 10:42 am (UTC)(link)
"Oui, I am. And this party is quite impressive."
a1enzo: (dress uniform)

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[personal profile] a1enzo 2017-01-13 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"It totally is. Though I still don't really understand the holiday. It's the eleventh day AFTER Christmas?"
littlegreycells: (Dressed for Dinner)

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[personal profile] littlegreycells 2017-01-14 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"If you wish, I could explain." For Poirot is a good Catholic (even though his player hasn't a clue, either).
a1enzo: (Minus)

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[personal profile] a1enzo 2017-01-15 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
"Could you? Actually, hang on. Minus— notetaking, dictation mode."

Minus fans out his tentacles, and a text window springs into existence near their tips.
littlegreycells: (Thinking)

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[personal profile] littlegreycells 2017-01-15 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
Poirot is only slightly nonplussed by the hovering green seashell acting as some sort of recording device. He knows that sooner or later, there will be ways to make records and the emerging reel to reel tapes smaller.

And then he proceeds to explain about the importance of Epiphany, the edicts that extended the holy season from Christmas through New Year's Day and into the next year, and the fairly high number of sacred days on the Catholic calendar.
a1enzo: (dress uniform)

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[personal profile] a1enzo 2017-01-15 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
"Wow. Are there any days that aren't holidays?"
littlegreycells: (Dressed for Dinner)

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[personal profile] littlegreycells 2017-01-15 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
"Many of the days are only observed by the most faithful. And as I lived in a place where there were not many Catholics, it was long since I was aware of them. But Twelfth Night always kept its status even in England to some degree." He was usually at some sort of party, of course.

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