lark_in_flight: image of a festive Christmas table, with food and wine and candles & a tall centerpiece made out of desserts (la fĂȘte)
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.]
a1enzo: (wry)

Re: Food!

[personal profile] a1enzo 2017-01-15 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, until you realize that you're getting 364 gifts over 12 days, including 140 people, plus whatever the maids are milking."
littlegreycells: (Default)

Re: Food!

[personal profile] littlegreycells 2017-01-15 11:21 am (UTC)(link)
That gets a small laugh. "You have spent too much time thinking if you have done math about a song."
a1enzo: (wry)

Re: Food!

[personal profile] a1enzo 2017-01-15 01:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not really. I'm a data sprite, remember? Math's a natural function for us. I figured it out the first time I heard the song."
littlegreycells: (Dressed for Dinner)

Re: Food!

[personal profile] littlegreycells 2017-01-15 02:28 pm (UTC)(link)
He still doesn't understand, but he does know about math savants.

"That is a handy skill to have," is all he can say.
a1enzo: (dress uniform)

Re: Food!

[personal profile] a1enzo 2017-01-15 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's normal at home. Arithmetic, anyway. Stuff like calculus takes special training.

"So, what do you do? Or what did you do, and do you still do it here?"
littlegreycells: (Pondering)

Re: Food!

[personal profile] littlegreycells 2017-01-15 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"I was a detective. And as I find little crime to solve, I think that I have earned my rest." He tried to retire once, and it didn't take. Maybe this time?
a1enzo: (cheerful)

Re: Food!

[personal profile] a1enzo 2017-01-16 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
"Cool! There is crime here sometimes, or rule-breaking anyway, but most of it's not that mysterious. Just disturbing the peace."
littlegreycells: (Default)

Re: Food!

[personal profile] littlegreycells 2017-01-16 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Nothing that would require my skills." And that suits him fine.
a1enzo: (dress uniform)

Re: Food!

[personal profile] a1enzo 2017-01-16 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
"Not as a rule."
littlegreycells: (Default)

Re: Food!

[personal profile] littlegreycells 2017-01-16 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
He raises an eyebrow, wonders if that is a clue that perhaps the rule might be broken, and just shakes his head. Weird though the Bar may be, it doesn't need his talents.

Probably.

[ooc: fade?]
a1enzo: (OOC)

Re: Food!

[personal profile] a1enzo 2017-01-16 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
[OOC: Fade!]