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Aureliana Abercrombie deserves a drink (perfectmother) wrote in neeps,
@ 2017-12-21 14:33:00

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! ic/ooc, ada olivier, ainsley galbraith, alasdair buchanan, alasdair maddock, anais bolduc, angus campbell, aureliana abercrombie, charlotte brand, desmond parkin, dunbar oglethorpe, elektra yaxley, elspeth macfusty, ernie macmillan, florinda mcgonagall, fraser macmillan, gabriela mcgonagall, georgi draganov, graham urquhart, jamie abercrombie, janine miracle, kal sharma, kenna mcleod, lorna macfarlane, madeline savage, maggie macdougal, melchior yaxley, mg mcgonagall, micah savage, peggy urquhart, sebastian cavallero

WHO: Everyone! IC/OC
WHEN: Thursday, 21 December 1999
WHERE: The Manor House, Macmillan Park
SUMMARY: Mid-Season (Christmas) Party hosted by the Montrose Magpies at Macmillan Park, cocktail dresses and blazers suggested.
RATING: Low

The Macmillan Family welcomes you to to Macmillan Park for the Mid-Season Yule party for all of Scottish Quidditch (and then some).

The Manor House is decorated for the season, with each room on the first floor having a display of its own. The public areas of the garden are also decorated and kept at a comfortable temperature (as long as you are wearing a cloak) with plenty of warming charms. Christmas crackers are available on all of the tables for all of your paper crown and terrible joke needs.

Finger foods and drinks (alcoholic and non) are plentiful. Eggnog can be made either way and if you want a hot chocolate with a splash of whisky, nobody is going to bat an eye. Entertainment is provided by the Tomnahurich Quartet and the Calanais Singers throughout the night in the main hall. A selection of seasonal songs in the muggle and wizarding traditions were planned, but both groups will take requests. They will be performing both together and separately.

For any children who joined their parents in the festivities, they have their own party going on upstairs in the rarely-used nursery (think very large and extensive playroom with bedrooms nearby and a schooling area). There are kid friendly foods, including sandwiches, personal pizzas in seasonal shapes, a Hot Chocolate Bar, and cherry flavored fizzy drinks. There are, of course, plenty of sweets to be had as well.

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	Re: Out in the Garden closedcaptioned 2017-12-22 04:52 pm UTC (link)
	Ernie jumps about a foot and manages to spill half a glass of champagne on himself at the contact. Red from the cold/drinking/embarrassment (who can tell!?), he smiles. "Hi. Yes. Yes you did. Sorry - you just surprised me." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Out in the Garden bestbeloved 2017-12-22 06:04 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, no, cъжалявам," Georgi says immediately, completely mortified, "sorry, here--" He pulls out his wand to get Ernie dry with a quick charm, and casts a warming charm at the same time because he looks chilly. "I'm sorry, you didn't hear me come, I should not have... you're okay?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Out in the Garden closedcaptioned 2017-12-22 06:23 pm UTC (link)
	Warming charms by a crush - now the red definitely is from blushing. "Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine. Absolutely not your fault that, em, I didn't hear you. Ha ha," he laughs and then hiccups a little, putting his hand over his mouth. "I was just taking a break." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Out in the Garden bestbeloved 2017-12-22 06:33 pm UTC (link)
	Georgi squeezes his shoulder gently in another silent apology, still extremely embarrassed, which makes him nervous, which makes him hover in concern over the state of Ernie. "Okay. Did you drink too much? I can bring you food," he offers. "Or something to drink -- water, or chocolate? Are you warm enough now?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Out in the Garden closedcaptioned 2017-12-22 06:50 pm UTC (link)
	"I don't know what it is," he says, feeling tingly over the squeeze, "that makes everyone immediately offer to take care of me when they see me. And this isn't even your house!" Another tipsy giggle as the filter between his brain and his mouth is not functioning well. "You're not a house elf, Georgi. You're too tall and well-dressed." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Out in the Garden bestbeloved 2017-12-22 07:08 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh... no, I am not," Georgi answers, and laughs along with Ernie, relaxing a little. "I was raised by house elves mostly, maybe this is why." He's a little concerned over whether Ernie might be drunk and unsteady, so he keeps his hand on his shoulder just in case he needs the support. "But I am happy to bring you chocolate to drink anyway. You want some?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Out in the Garden closedcaptioned 2017-12-22 07:11 pm UTC (link)
	Shaking his head, Ernie looks up at him with a bright smile. "No. I'd rather you out here than in there." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Out in the Garden bestbeloved 2017-12-22 07:23 pm UTC (link)
	Now it's Georgi's turn to blush. "Thank you," he says, hardly knowing why he's saying it. "Yes, I am... I'm glad to come out away from party," he waves his hand at the light and noise spilling out of the windows of the manor. "And be with you. I like dancing, but girls are... hard," he confesses. "Being with you is not hard." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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2017-12-22 07:33 pm UTC (link)

Sighs, still pleasantly, then turns to look back onto the garden.

"Yeah. I try to put people at ease all the time. Sometimes it makes me sound pompous, but that's just nervousness, you know? Wanting to be liked? Feeling insecure? You're marvelously easy to talk to. Like just now." Another smile in his direction. "You shouldn't worry so much. You're a professional quidditch player. If anything, they should be nervous around you."

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Re: Out in the Garden

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2017-12-22 08:01 pm UTC (link)

Georgi isn't sure of the exact meaning of pompous, but the rest of it sounds all too familiar, and he pats Ernie's shoulder in solidarity. "I don't want anyone to be nervous of me," he answers. "And you should not be nervous for anyone. You are clever, and kind, and interesting, and I think everyone must like you. I like you very much," he adds, watching Ernie's face carefully to see how that goes over.

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2017-12-22 08:47 pm UTC (link)

Part of that hurts and part of that sends him over the moon as he watches Georgi's face to key emotion to word.

"I- I don't know about any of that," he replies with a nervous laugh, trying to keep his hands still so he doesn't reach out to reciprocate contact, so full of nervous energy he might fly apart. "I'm mostly mess. Just in fancy dress at the moment." Another nervous laugh. "Aren't we all, though? A mess in fancy-dress?"

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Re: Out in the Garden

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2017-12-23 05:15 am UTC (link)

Georgi's not completely sure what he sees on Ernie's face, whether he's holding so still because of nerves, or whether that's good or bad, but he still has a little reserve of boldness left, and he takes a little step closer, without dropping his hand from Ernie's arm. "Maybe," he says, meeting Ernie's eyes. His cheeks are pink but his eyes are earnest. "Ernie? I want to tell you... I like you very much," he repeats, with particular emphasis and the raising of eyebrows, and goes even pinker.

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Re: Out in the Garden - in which Jillian is cruel

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2017-12-23 05:29 am UTC (link)

His heart is an erumpent in his chest as Georgi moves closer - he's so close and he smells like... Ernie doesn't even know; his head is fuzzy and he's wondering if his glasses are making a mistake.

And then, fate is cruel.

"Ernie?"

The name out of Georgi's mouth isn't enough to make him jump, but turning to see his grandmother at the french doors does.

"Yes! Yes, coming - coming, Gran. Yes. Sorry, er." A breath, confusion chasing over his features, along with a flash of disappointment. "Sorry. I have to..."

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Re: Out in the Garden - in which Jillian is cruel

bestbeloved
2017-12-23 05:40 am UTC (link)

Georgi takes a hasty step back, entirely red-faced and glad for the darkness, all his momentary courage gone and panic at his recklessness taking over. "Yes, of course, go, I will... I'll go too," is all he gets out; speaking is hard when his chest feels like it's being squeezed in a vise. "Sorry."

He doesn't exactly run away, but with his long legs he's gone in seconds anyway, off to make a few laps of the garden on his own until the heat fades from his face and he can go back in and pretend this strange, impossible moment never happened.

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