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Tweak says, "DANCING PURGE"

hopalongcharlie (hopalongcharlie) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2015-07-03 17:56:00

Entry tags:

character: charlie weasley, character: ginny weasley, character: gwenog jones, character: marcus flint, character: marietta edgecombe, character: roger davies, character: romilda vane

Pride Friday: OPEN
Who: Charlie, and OPEN for multiple threads
What: Wingbeat for Pride weekend
Where: Wingbeat
When: Friday 3rd July
Rating: NSFW probably

Wingbeat was already getting busy for the evening, and with both floors having undergone the same makeover there were assorted pride flags and banners stuck to the walls. A couple had stray political-type messages were on them, but mostly there were just rainbow-themed decorations. Because Charlie was Charlie there were also an assortment of pride flags, not just the rainbows most people were familiar with. He'd also made a point of getting bi, ace, pan, and trans pride flags. There were far less of them than the generic flags but he'd had compliments passed on to him from the staff from a few people, and someone had actually said to him it was good to see, completely unaware he was the owner. That had made him smile.

There was also glitter everywhere, very little of which had been provided by Wingbeat, well, outside of the sparkling fairy dust wands, and that glitter dissipated. They'd cleared up the previous night but it had all appeared again. Both floors were pounding to the beat of his two favourite DJs playing a mix of mostly upbeat music from both the magical and muggle world. There was quite the emphasis on Pride-type songs and known LGBTQ+ artists, but pretty much anything upbeat was happening.

As with the previous night he'd spotted a few people wincing at the noise as they entered downstairs and ducking quickly into the sound-dampened area with a look of relief.

Both bars were doing a pretty brisk trade in some of the cocktails and shots Charlie, Dominic and Genie had tried out. All the cocktails for the evening were rimmed with rainbow sprinkles and came with fairy dust 'wands' that meant there were sparkling drinks everywhere. Although a few people had just got rid of the extras right away or requested not to have them. Plus of course there was the usual trade in flirting via drinks with incredibly rude names, or dares to try and make the bar staff blush. Sadly for the punters most of them were now pretty immune, although there were one or two Charlie tended to have a reaction to.

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Re: Charlie, Romilda, + Open

hopalongcharlie
2015-07-08 01:36 pm UTC (link)

"I hope so. They're probably due for more reviews before long and they can protest then if they want to," he said easily. He tried to be good at listening to and seeing the needs of his staff.

"Well, if I pass on the compliments and pay her for her time I don't see why not," he said with a grin. "I don't think I'll keep the fourteen layer shot on, because it's a bit of an arse to make, but the others aren't so bad. Maybe we can rotate some stuff in and out." More things to make a mental note of and discuss with the staff. He didn't want to keep anything on that was going to cause anyone else massive issues.

Charlie snorted, he could read between the lines of what she was saying well enough to follow that one. "I said from a distance, breaking their hearts when you say no to them," he said. Romi's promiscuous nature didn't bother him since she never tried pushing him into anything he didn't want, and he'd never seen any indications she wasn't choosing it for herself.

"Outfit matching is overrated, but then again I'm wearing purple and grey, so my choices are kind of horrible," he said. Not that he was drinking. He made sure Romilda's drink got made next and leaned against the bar for a little while. He'd have to head back behind it soon, but they could have a minute or two more. They didn't look quite swamped at the moment. "They're good," he confirmed. "Although you're sort of meant to drink them all at once, because the grenadine is a bit much unless you stir it," he said, pulling a bit of a face.

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Re: Charlie, Romilda, + Open

vanegirl
2015-07-13 03:43 am UTC (link)

She shook her head with a smile at his relaxed attitude about it all. Her staff were like family - especially Emma, of course - and she treated her shop employees like it. Her girls were even more important and warranted the utmost respect and care, though Charlie didn't know that. But she laughed at his thoughts on the shooter - he was right, she couldn't imagine something like that staying on a menu regularly.

"Your fashion usually isn't one to be guided by," she gently made fun of him with a chuckle, "I, on the other hand, am a pillar in the style community of Wizarding London, thank you," she exaggerated. At his note when he got her drink made, she gave him a look that clearly said challenge accepted and took the shot back in one swig.

"Like that, you mean?" She asked as she set the glass down on the bar. She wasn't planning on drinking too much tonight though, the evening was too important for Charlie, she wanted to be kept responsible for herself, and so she asked the bartender for a glass of water next.

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Re: Charlie, Romilda, + Open

hopalongcharlie
2015-07-13 01:57 pm UTC (link)

Charlie snorted and shrugged. He'd never professed to being especially fashionable, or especially care about fashion as long as he was dressed appropriately for the occasion and didn't look totally awful.

"I mean I used the straw, but that works too," he said grinning at her. He was pretty sure that sort of reaction to challenges which made them both Gryffindors, and that response to alcohol which had made him get her an infusing set for Christmas.

"And sorry to do this, but I have to get back on the other side of the bar," he said. He knew she'd understand, it was a busy night and he wasn't actually taking his break just using the convenience of his walk around to talk to her. No reason for the boss to slack off when everything was so packed.

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