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Ianto Jones (readystopwatch) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-07-04 10:41:00

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bro strider, dirk strider, ianto jones, jack harkness, kitty pryde (aoa), martha jones, penelope garcia, raven darkholme, rose, sam winchester, shining armor, spencer reid

Day 226 l Christmas Party Mingle
[Ianto has, predictably, gone a bit overboard for the Christmas party he and Jack are throwing. The entire apartment has been decorated; there's a tree with gold and silver ornaments and twinkling lights, garlands draped over doorways, candles in every window and festive nicknacks scattered about. It looks like something out of a magazine, and may make visitors a little afraid to actually touch anything. There's also a lot of mistletoe around (one of the side effects of living with Captain Jack Harkness) so it's probably a good idea to keep one eye on the ceiling at all times.

Of course he's made plenty of coffee and some appetizers, so he hopes people really do respond to the invitation Jack sent out, otherwise there are going to be a hell of a lot of leftovers.]

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	OTA readystopwatch 2013-07-04 02:52 pm UTC (link)
	[Ianto has passed on wearing the Christmas sweater Jack found, but he has selected a red shirt to go with his usual three piece suit in an attempt to be festive. He's currently trying to be hospitable without seeming like he's hovering around awkwardly.] (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-07-04 03:43 pm UTC (link)
	Jack claims this mistletoe business is your fault. [Don't mind Kitty. She's just sliding up to one of her hosts.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2013-07-04 07:28 pm UTC (link)
	Guilty as charged. To be fair, he did decide to throw a party after I had already hung all of it up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-07-05 02:11 am UTC (link)
	So, not initially intended to be so public. He must be a hard guy to kiss normally. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2013-07-05 11:12 am UTC (link)
	Quite the opposite, actually. But looking around for mistletoe gave him something to do while I finished decorating. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-07-05 08:05 pm UTC (link)
	[Definitely amused looking.] It sounds like you know how to handle him. Well, it was nice of you both to do the party thing. Not like the wardens gave us much time to prepare. Not that I'm so much a Christmas person, being Jewish and all, but who knows when they'll declare Hanukkah. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2013-07-05 11:43 pm UTC (link)
	I considered going for a more generic holiday party, but I decided being this over the top served essentially the same purpose in the end. Its an excuse for a get-together, more than anything else. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notrosesshadow 2013-07-07 05:15 am UTC (link)
	[Martha also eschews manners and opens the gift only to look slightly amazed at the shirt inside.] The color is gorgeous Ianto. And the fabric... [Her hand ran up the breast of the shirt as she said it.] And with your eye, I know it'll be a perfect fit too. Thank you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notrosesshadow 2013-07-07 02:45 pm UTC (link)
	It's perfect Ianto. [She smiles a very real smile, something that's sadly rare for her these days, up at Ianto.] And how are things between you and Jack? [Jack seemed fine when she last talked to him, but she'd been focused on herself and everything. They hadn't talked too much about Ianto.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2013-07-07 03:15 pm UTC (link)
	Good. [The smile is soft, but very real.] They're good. Better than they've been in a long time, actually. I owe you for that, more than I can say. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)