jude. (thefixer) wrote in repose, @ 2016-08-06 02:01:00 |
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Entry tags: | *log, cat dubrovna, connie gunster, cris martin, jack penhaligon, jude coleman, sam martin |
Bonfire-party
Who: anyone
What: Bonfire & parties
Warnings: Please apply them!
By the time dusk had draped itself over proceedings, set up was almost entirely out of the way. The bonfire was banked high and the water gleamed with mirrored licking flame, the smoke light and aromatic as it filtered over the music (courtesy local business owner number one) and the noise and bustle of people, laughing, drinking (courtesy local business owner number two, although all obvious and necessary duties vis a vis payment taken care of by yours truly, given open flame and liabilities and proximity of the police station). The sun had left the ground baked-hard and the air full and sultry and the heat was present party guest, albeit one flirting with the idea of an early exit.
Toward the water were spread blankets and present tree cover, and closer to the green were a number of families with small people kept carefully beyond reach of all things dangerous, circled in by parents and the well-intentioned old ladies of the B and B battalion. This was, Jude considered, a success two-fold, firstly the presence of willing babysitting, and secondly negating the need to ferry interference between the elderly and easily scandalized (judging by regular church attendance and enjoyment of gossip, rumor-mongers amongst them who'd spent lavish time and attention upon the former-sheriff and his lady) and the occupants of make-out point. Which was not, sadly, labeled as such but regretful agreement with mistress of revels that people would ably know what to do once they reached it.
All in all, an evening leaning heavily on pleasant with the cooperation of all present and capable. Jude had found a gentleman of retirement age formerly of the blue-shirt-and-shield persuasion and had stationed the drinks nearest enough to him so that interference had to be run by persons not-him. This thus taken care-of, the evening was a free-for-all.