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Susan Amelia Bones (susanamybones) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2014-09-05 22:28:00

Entry tags:

character: dean thomas, character: eddie carmichael, character: ernie macmillan, character: hannah abbott, character: justin finch-fletchley, character: megan stewart, character: seamus finnigan, character: susan bones, status: complete

RP: Dinner!
Who: Susan, Dean, Eddie, Ernie, Hannah, Justin, Megan, Rolf, Rose and Seamus.

Where: Susan's flat

When: Friday 5th September, 7pm

Rating: SFW

To say that Susan had had an interesting day was perhaps one of the greatest understatements since 'Hey, if we point sticks at one another our magic is scarier!' Her day had been equal parts annoying, awesome, and confusing, and the prospect of having her friends around for dinner had been one of the things that had kept her powering through her sleep deprived state. The brandy and wine at Rose's had helped too. Still, she had just enough time after seeing Rose to rush to the supermarket and buy panic buy enough products to feed a Quidditch match.

Two hours later: her kitchen smelled amazing, and she'd managed enough just enough downtime to slip into a cute little dress. She was just vaguely wondering where all the people were when the doorbell rang, and the first of her guests arrived.

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_rose_
2014-09-07 02:01 pm UTC (link)

Rose quirked an eyebrow, highly impressed by the painting Susan had just pointed out and turned to let Dean know just that, only to find him with his head in his hands. “It’s amazing,” she told him, gently patting his knee in an attempt to comfort him. “And I’m a Cursebreaker, so when I’m out on a mission, all depending on the climate and the weather I usually have either mud or dust everywhere. Not just the easy to reach places either.

Dean, however, wasn’t the only one looking uncomfortable; Susan had him easily beat there, though for some reason Seamus look almost relieved. Without thinking, Rose shifted a little and let her fingers thread through Susan’s as she nodded; Seamus’ take on things actually made sense to her, and she had already heard this uncomfortable part about feelings from Susan. “You felt things for Eddie before too,” she reminded her. “He was your friend as well.” Maybe this wasn’t nearly as bad as she had first thought, at least not from the Susan angle. The Eddie angle, however, had the potential of being very uncomfortable, if for no other reason than him and Susan being something was a risk of him being distracted whenever away from her, and Rose didn’t like that aspect one bit at all.

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artistdean
2014-09-07 02:19 pm UTC (link)

Dean had muttered almost soundlessly in mortification when Susan had announced she'd found him painting naked and dropped his head into his hands. It meant he hadn't seen Rose's knee pat coming and he jumped slightly, head rising. He realised she was meaning to comfort him though and he gave a little quirk of a smile. "Thanks. I feel like I should point out it was only because it was an insanely hot day and spells on or too near paintings not under stasis charms are a monumentally bad idea," he said, trying not to look too embarrassed.

"Anyway, er, back where everyone has their clothes on... or, er not, as the case may be," he said, glancing apologetically at Susan. He took a deep breath and ploughed on. "Pushing through that bit, I think they have a point. And also, you know you're allowed to be happy, it's not that you've forgotten, but sometimes the hurt can fade and that's okay." He was looking at Susan, but it was reminding himself any the others too. It was a very hard lesson to learn.

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susanamybones
2014-09-07 03:56 pm UTC (link)

Susan, who had dissolved into a poorly hidden fit of mirth from the moment Rose had tried to comfort Dean, broke into proper peals of laughter. "There's nothing to be ashamed of, handsome," she chortled as she finally brought herself under control. "You have an extremely nice bum. Right up there with Seamus', Justin's, and even Rose has a lovely pert backside." She tilted her head quizzically for a moment, then grimaced, "Of course what you make of the fact that I've seen the arse of every person at this party is entirely up to you."

Susan felt knot forming in her throat as she reached over and took Dean's hand. "Thank you, Dean. You're a star. I'll try and remember that I'm allowed to be happy, although Merlin knows what I'll do without any drama. You all know how I thrive on it."

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openbottle
2014-09-07 04:12 pm UTC (link)

Seamus slipped his arm around Dean's shoulders, as if he could protect him from embarrassment somehow. Though Susan was right, he really had nothing to be ashamed of. And they both knew Seamus had been caught in far worse circumstances. "Not everyone, unless there's more going on between you and Rolf than I knew about."

Seamus looked between Susan and Dean, teeth digging into his lower lip for a moment. "Do you think Eddie can make you happy?" he asked seriously. It still seemed fraught with danger to him, and he didn't want Susan to walk in blind. To lighten the mood - because maybe this was a conversation Susan should have sober - he added, "As for drama, you'll just have to make do with ours for a while."

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_rose_
2014-09-07 04:28 pm UTC (link)

Rose bit her lip hard and sent Dean a smile of apology for startling him like that. She would definitely keep that in mind the next time she saw him: Dean was skittish. Of course, that look of apology gave way to one of not really understanding. “Why?” she asked him. “Why’d you need to explain that? It’s not like I’d cast an Impertubable on myself when working on a Curse even if it was during the Monsoon.” Besides, if she had the chance and opportunity to paint naked anywhere, she would take it without hesitation.

“Without knowing all that much about these fine gentlemen,” Rose continued Seamus’ addition, “I’m sure we can create enough drama to last you for at least a ye-we-uhm... day. Maybe two.” She looked up at Susan. Yes, they had been hitting the țuică pretty hard, but that didn’t mean that what Susan had said hadn’t seeped in along with the alcohol. The difference was, that now it had had time to settle in. So could Eddie make her happy? Rose didn’t doubt that Eddie could make just about anybody very happy if he put his mind to it, it was what happened when whoever he was making happy was out of sight. Then again, maybe Susan was the one who could hold his attention longer than the average length of a mission.

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susanamybones
2014-09-07 05:01 pm UTC (link)

Susan went tense as Rose reached over and touched Dean, but felt herself relax when he merely looked up. Progress she thought to herself, rather proudly in all truth. "Exactly Dean, it's nothing to be embarrassed about. If your ditzy friends don't bother to knock on a thirty-degree day than they deserve the sight of your bum, really."

She rolled her eyes and patted Rose on the arm. "Thank you, Rosie. I greatly appreciate that. You know how my people feed off the drama." She watched the cogs whir behind Rose's face, and almost felt bad for Eddie, because she was growing increasingly certain that he and Rose would have words. Scary words. Words backed up with wands. "Anyway, let's have a change of topic. I'm thinking of changing the colours in here, what do you lot think?"

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artistdean
2014-09-07 09:15 pm UTC (link)

Dean opened and closed his mouth a few times as he almost leaped to defend himself some more, but he couldn't quite make himself say the words, and instead he deflated with a sigh. "Oh, never mind," he muttered. He honestly wasn't shy about his body, just had trust issues and didn't want to give the impression he ran around naked all the time.

He decided he was also going to skip on the rest of the Eddie discussion. He wasn't good at relationships to start with and the added friendship element had him way out of his depth.

"Depends on how much you want to change," he said, latching onto the new topic. "You don't want to clash with the art, or anything, but the furniture is already fairly neutral."

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openbottle
2014-09-07 09:35 pm UTC (link)

Seamus could feel Dean's tension in the set of his shoulders, but there wasn't an awful lot he could do about it except keep his arm around his mate - and not let the conversation linger.

"Talk to Dominic," was the only advice Seamus had on the interior of Susan's flat. "Once you know what you want, he can help. Maybe before you know what you want." He looked around the room, though he knew his own eye for colours and design was basically non-existant. His own flat was a mishmash of things from the old pub, gifts and new generic items of furniture. "Or you could paint the walls white and let Dean do murals."

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susanamybones
2014-09-08 05:14 am UTC (link)

Susan groaned and looked at Dean. "I am going to shut up about your arse now, okay Dean?" She took a long drink of water and grimaced. "Drinking fățată țuică with Rose will always make my mouth run off. So please, accept my apology handsome. Everyone here knows that you don't actually habitually walk around naked."

"I think I will talk to Dominic" she agreed after a moment's thought. "I'm thinking of changing the green out there," she said, pointing over her shoulder to the reception room and stairs, to either a sort of light, dusty blue, and change the colour in here to a really pale, washed out honey colour?"

She grinned, glad that the conversation had moved away from dangerous and embarrassing waters. "Can I get a drink for anyone?"

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_rose_
2014-09-08 08:48 am UTC (link)

Rose opened her mouth to let Dean know when it came to naked bums, she was convinced that he had nothing to be ashamed of, though opted instead for a long drink of her water when it occurred to her, that maybe that wouldn’t be the best comment for someone who most of all looked like someone wishing the cushions would swallow him up.

“Dominic’s amazing,” she smiled, because Dominic helping out Susan with the redecorating of her home was probably one of the best ideas she had heard today. Except she hadn’t meant to be this obvious about it, and once again stopped herself by drinking her water, this time finishing off what she had left, and could have wept with joy when Susan returned to perfect hostess mode.

“Water, please, thank you,” she smirked. “For the love of all things Hufflepuff, let’s get some more water here. Maybe you could go a little bolder than ‘really pale, washed out’.”

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susanamybones
2014-09-08 12:57 pm UTC (link)

Susan snorted at Rose. "My house isn't that bad," she said, slightly defensively. "I just want to change the neutral in here to something warmer, and Slytherin green out there to something more palatable." She pursed her lips thoughtfully. "But you're right. Dominic is amazing."

Susan laughed as she walked out of the sitting room and into the kitchen, grabbing several jugs for water and ice. "Maybe if we drown ourselves in it, we'll sober up?" She called out, as she re-entered the room.

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