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Tweak says, "Not today."

Ritchie Tozer (gaycancer) wrote in spinningcompass,
@ 2022-02-14 22:41:00

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eggsy, maria barton-stark, miguel o'hara, miguel o'hara (other), sarah sully

Who? Everyone welcome
Where? A hotel on wheel 1
When? Valentine's Day
What? Valentine's Ball

Ritchie has taken over the grand ballroom of one of the fancy hotels. The decoration is heavily floral as Ritchie enlisted the help of Isabela for this. Other than that, it's a mash-up of what the two of them considered a posh / romantic ball.

There are circular tables around the edges of the dancefloor with candles and more petals. There is a well stocked bar with anything you can imagine, and Ritchie has wired into the PR system to play music and operate lights.

For the first half of the evening, the shutter of the bar will be down and a sort of tuck-shop / sweetie cart is set up instead. There are all the usual party games (musical statues, corners, pin the arrow on the heart) which will be run by Ritchie and any willing volunteer!

Once the kids are gone, the bar shutters go up and there is a little buffet to line stomachs before the boozey section commences.

Comment OOC or IC, up to you!

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OOC

gaycancer
2022-02-14 11:46 pm UTC (link)

Ritchie is there of course, being an excellent host and generally the life and soul, mingling and making sure everyone is having a lovely time.

Hemingway arrives towards the end of the family session, and helps Ritchie run a few games. He stays on, avoiding the alcohol, mingling and being his usual loud self. He'll hand out cigars at some point to The Lads and booze club people.

Bond is there for the family session. He keeps himself to himself, he's only really there so Tilly can have some fun. Tilly joins in with all the games, and although she is quiet there is a definite smile there.

Darcy is there. God help him. He'll be stiff and awkward as anything at first, but he does dance with Harri as many times as she likes.

Rawdon is there with Shep, looking proper fucking dapper and acting the absolute gentleman on his best behaviour. He does take a cigar from Hemingway though, and has a good laugh with him and the other booze club people.

Enjolras is there for the second half. He seems more relaxed than usual. Although he doesn't instigate, he won't say no to anyone who asks him to dance.

Robert Langdon is there for the second half, just because he should get out the house more. He's a bit awkward, but loosens up the more booze he downs.

Bruno Madrigal is there. He won't drink. He's dressed more formally, with a suit and bowtie and an emerald green waistcoat. He does have one rat with him, in the waistcoat pocket.

Remus will be there if Gen is there. Quite tired because of the upcoming full moon.

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	Re: OOC miguel_ohara 2022-02-14 11:48 pm UTC (link)
	Drink with Miguel, Darcy! That'll help :D (don't drink Blue, that will not help) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: OOC isabelamadrigal 2022-02-14 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	Hannah will chat to Bond and introduce Tilly to her kids so they're familiar faces (although if she's at school she may know some of them already). Katarin is going to ask Enjolras to dance! So will Prudence, but Prudence will probably ask most of the other guys as well. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: OOC miguel_ohara 2022-02-14 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	Lyla will offer to help with party games if needed! They look interesting and fun. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: OOC hamrammr 2022-02-16 09:24 am UTC (link)
	Gen will have been there! She would have definitely wanted a dance and he would have seen that he is quite happy that he is back. Kat would have said hi to Hem, Bond, Bruno and Enjolras. I could see Zu approach Ritchie and Remus because she wants to know more people her age! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	Re: OOC sarah_sully 2022-02-17 10:55 am UTC (link)
	Maryanne may have pulled out as much southern manners as she could, and would have asked Darcy to dance. And possibly Bruno. And Remus! Shep would have gladly taken one of Hemingway's cigars, because while she's dressed all ladylike, and is sober, doesn't mean she has to miss out on all the fun. (Reply to this) (Parent)

Tracy's lot

miguel_ohara
2022-02-14 11:46 pm UTC (link)

Miguel is there, for the whole thing, kids part right through. He's wearing a nice actual not-hologram suit and he's brought a hard-light projector along because Lyla is also there and wanting to dance.
Beardy Miguel is there, but his suit is a hologram because he doesn't own any clothes that would be nice enough. He's got earplugs in, because loud noises still bother him.
Dan is there. He has attempted to dress up, but he's allergic to suits, and he's kinda scruffy. He'll dance mainly with Brenna.
Bill is there, all fancy in a nice suit for Abra.
Younger Jedi Jake is there, with the boys for the first part, and if his Sunila wants to stay on afterwards, he will be more than happy to.
Na'vi Jake is there,
Kelan will be there if Sookie is there, because dancing.
Eggsy will be there, in a very nice suit.
Adam will be there, he loves a ball! And dancing with his wife.
Hródolf will be there for fun times and beer.

Ben will be there for a while. He'll have a couple of drinks, enjoy the atmosphere and then head on back home unless someone needs him for anything.
Tommy will show up for a while.
Older Jedi Jake is there for a little bit, couple of dances with the wife and then possibly taking the twins home to let his younger self have a nice date.

Astrid still isn't there because new baby and being knackered. Dancing? Less than a week after having a baby? Are you mad???
Greg isn't there. He's antisocial.

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	Re: Tracy's lot gaycancer 2022-02-14 11:48 pm UTC (link)
	Darcy clearly also dances with Lyla. Enjolras will definitely flirt with that suit. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	Re: Tracy's lot rachelcuddy 2022-02-15 12:07 am UTC (link)
	ah shit, forgot about Rachel! She's there in a nice dress, hopefully with Gen and Lucy (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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isabelamadrigal
2022-02-15 09:03 am UTC (link)

Sidda will probably try to dance with Eggsy, one or both Miguels, and possibly Bill if he's not obviously with Abra. She knows practically nobody, so 'nice suit' is the criterion she's using ;)

Arcturus will give Miguel a little wave but be slightly worried he'll object to all the rule-breaking and drinking since he's a Proper Adult now, so may keep his distance. Especially if he sees Lyla, who would creep him out, sorry Lyla.

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hamrammr
2022-02-16 09:33 am UTC (link)

Brenna would have been there will Dan! She will mainly occupy his time but also catch up with her family.

Kat will want a dance with both Eggsy and Bill. And will want to know what is going on with Enjolras. If she notices anything of a romantic sort, ooohh, she will be merciless. Kat will also chat with Miguel and Dan and if Brenna allows (which she does), have a dance with Dan.

Zu will chat to the family! She is very excited about seeing everyone together and she will strike a conversation with the younger people.

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OOC

isabelamadrigal
2022-02-14 11:48 pm UTC (link)

Have a list now, with possible IC threads tomorrow when it's not too far into the night for my brain <3

Isabela will be keeping an eye on the decorations and making sure she fixes anything that gets damaged! She'd also help with the kids' activities if Ritchie was okay with that. She has a very pretty traditional Colombian dress.

Prudence doesn't care about romance much but will never turn down a fancy party! She'd be there all night, enjoy drinking and dancing and ossibly 'stealing' hotel stuff (okay, she knows it doesn't belong to anyone, but it's a habit). She'll be mildly surprised if there are no fights by the end of the night because when she's with her friends from home usually at least one of them starts a fight.

Hannah brings her children to the kids' party and the little ones really enjoy the games. She'll be leaving afterwards so she can be everyone's designated babysitter, which she thinks is fair since someone is minding her lot so she can try speed dating.

Arcturus leaves Siri with Hannah and turns up for an hour or two in the evening, just because he can. He has a few drinks but as he doesn't like modern music/lights/everything and it's not like he's searching for eligible young ladies here he is mostly just lurking in a dark corner somewhere. He's wearing a tailcoat and winged collar and fancy cravat and looks even smarter than usual.

Katarin turns up wearing an excessively elaborate embroidered dress. She is equally unfamiliar with what's going on here, but she's open to finding out. She'll possibly get a bit drunk if anyone wants to chat - it would be interesting to get her talking about love/relationships because she could do with hearing from open-minded people!

Sidda is there for a bit, looking less stylist than usual because she hasn't had time to prepare and a baby sling isn't the most impressive accessory. She wants to be sociable, but because of the occasion she ends up feeling sad that her husband doesn't seem to be on the station, and possibly won't stay too long. Sofronia, who is two and a half, will be waving and greeting people though.

James is also there, he's fairly chilled out about things but will be dancing and flirting and hoping to meet someone.

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	Re: OOC gaycancer 2022-02-14 11:51 pm UTC (link)
	Ritchie is good with Isabela helping with games. Bruno will also dance with his niece if she likes! Rawdon might sneak Arcturus a cigar if he'd like one. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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hamrammr
2022-02-16 09:41 am UTC (link)

Gen will say hi to Arcturus and be fascinated that he is now older.

Kat will say hi to Arcturus too! I can see her talking to James because she found him quite interesting to chat too. It is, however, likely she won't stay late.

Zu will try to meet new people so I can see her approaching some of yours. Maybe she could be someone Katarin can talk to love and relationships about. She is not very experienced though.

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OOC Amy's horde

maryanne_walker
2022-02-15 11:10 am UTC (link)

Bryn is there, dressed pretty but she probably left early to help Astrid with her granddaughter.

Cyran is there, with her husband, Erandur.

Shepard is there, in a dress. All for the man on her arm.

Mack is there with Reeve and Henry. Both all dressed up.

Maryanne dressed semi modestly.

Sarah likes any reason to get all dressed up. Especially if there's promise of dancing with her hubby.

Shannon represented with Asgard crew on the arm of Loki.

And if Johnn was there Sophia was there.

Scarlet was there.

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OOC Mason's group

completelyauto
2022-02-16 12:15 am UTC (link)

Ben will be there for the kids' portion, dressed very nicely and dancing with whomever would want to dance with him. Then return back home after it's done to study.

Blank will also be there with Scarlet.

Bonnie won't be there, as much as she loves to see Violet in everyone. She will be taking care of wee little baby Celeste.

Dean will be there, Dressed the best , after the children's part is over, as he doesn't want to scare any. He will be showing up with flowers in his hand and a hopeful, happy look on his face. He would definitely hang out for a bit with Ritchie and Enj while he waited for Zee(if she isn't there already.)

Erandur is there with Cyran, Donning his best suit as this would be there first Valentine's together. Well, for him at least. And he will definitely be the happiest man in the room.

Johnn is there with Sophia, dancing the night away.

Peter will also be there, dressed in a fancy tux with a black bow tie and red flower on the pocket. He will take any willing dance partner, but he will definitely be saying away from the booze.

Reeve is also there, lightly drinking, playing games and taking turns dancing with Mack and Henry throughout the night.

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	Marie's folks hamrammr 2022-02-16 09:16 am UTC (link)
	Kat would have been there shortly, more to support her family and then vanish again. Too many happy couples around that could bring up her grief. Loki was there with Shannon. It will surprise no one that he was wearing a black suit. Gen was there! Hopefully with John. Zu was also there, taking the occasion to dress up in a pink dress. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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proud_miserable
2022-02-16 04:44 pm UTC (link)

Eddie is there as an adult, wearing a suit and spending most of his time with Richie. He'll also socialise with others.

Abra is there as an adult in a soft pink, off the shoulder dress, looking all romantic for Bill. Her hair is braided. She will be with Bill most of the time, but also visit other losers and family for a dance.

Abigail is there if Finn is there, otherwise she's making a special dinner for him in their apartment.

Sookie is there in a black jumpsuit, formal enough for the ball and easy to spend all night dancing with Kelan.

Both Sunilas are there. Younger Sunila has a fitted gown with a slit on one side. She stayed as late as Jake was willing. Older Sunila had a dress with a floral pattern and stayed just for a few dances than happily baby-sat with older Jake.

Maria was there in a dress that appeared very conservative in front, boat neck, long sleeves and was also backless so Miguel could touch her bare back when they danced. She would need him to always lead. She'd be up for breaks/leaving early if he needed.

Belle wore a brightly coloured ballgown and danced the night away with Adam.

Lacey and Cuddy were there to socialise and dance.

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Katarin and Enjolras

katarinmiri
2022-02-15 08:59 pm UTC (link)

This was not like a Kordalan dance. Not the palace dances with graceful steps and controlled flourishes of magic, and not the village dances which were just as intricate, but far quicker, hands grasped, magic caught and passed, and the beat of the drums driving it all on. Despite the unfamiliarity, Katarin was determined to enjoy the evening. It had seemed like fate when she had found the dress, floaty layers of white with embroidered patterns in red and blue. Her mother had worn dresses like this. Katarin, who now picked her skirts for durability and hidden pockets, had been entranced by the sight of it, and it had only needed a few alterations.

She did not know the dances, and so she first sought out others in the same situation, because at least they could be clumsy together. After a time, she went to Enjolras, and invited him to join her. There were many good people on the station, but he was among those she most admired, because of what she had seen in France, and because he hadn't hesitated when she had offered her help. It had been a long time, at home, before the situation grew dire enough that the women of the Shuhalla-Kish Auxiliary were openly allowed to take the risks their brothers had been taking from the beginning. Katarin knew that Enjolras came from a land with similar rules about what was appropriate, and while she knew it might have been desperation and not trust that prompted his attitude, she didn't care. The result was the same.

Katarin copied the other women dancing, one arm draped along his, her hand on his shoulder. There was a strange intimacy to it, to her mind, very different from the glancing touch of Kordalan dances – but if this was how things were done here, she reasoned that it had to be alright.

The music was loud, and when she spoke to him, she had to lean in close to be heard. 'Are there dances like this in France?' she asked.

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Miguel and Sarah

miguel_ohara
2022-02-16 12:46 am UTC (link)

Lyla was dancing with Darcy, again. Henry was somewhere dancing and drinking with his people. Harri was happily back home with Mouse and another Lyla. Sarah looked beyond amazing, and Miguel was drinking Blue at the table he'd claimed as theirs, and watching Sarah as she moved around the room.

He was wearing his glasses tonight, not really wanting to bother with contacts at all after he'd been drinking - talons and eyeballs was not a good combination at the best of times, really - but they were obviously tinted which meant that he couldn't really see his wife in her true colors. So he lifted them up a little as she came back to their table, smiling happily as she approached him.

"¡Mi vida! How often have I told you that you look amazing tonight?" he wondered out loud, "Because you do."

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Cyran and Erandur

doh_ka_viin
2022-02-16 06:17 am UTC (link)

Though they had been back together for a few months now, every time he saw her was like the first time. Even when they walked into the room together. Erandur had made sure they got there after the children had mostly left. Just to air on the side of caution. While he did enjoy children, knowing how the two of them were, well...

Even before they arrived, he saw Cyran in the dress she had chosen, it took everything in him not to do anything. No, he couldn't, he wouldn't. This was their first Valentine's tonight, and he wanted to make it special, oh he wanted to make it special. With his beloved on his arm, he guided them to the bar.

"Y'know, my love. I'd been takin' some tending bar lessons before I came here." Erandur would keep his accent, she seemed to enjoy it. His eyes shifted down to loo to her, and when they did, he fell in love all over again. But, he wasn't going to be too mushy about it. Instead, he leaned down and pressed his lips to hers in a soft kiss before he regretfully moved away from her. Making his way behind the bar, he turned towards her, locking eyes with a small grin. "So, what can I make for you tonight, ma'am?"

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Eggsy and ? (open to multiple)

nothing_to_lose
2022-02-17 05:59 pm UTC (link)

Eggsy was having a fantastic time. His suit was fucking magnificent, one of the best ones Kingsman had provided. Plenty of range of movement for dancing, looked amazing, tailored just so. Rox would have been proud of him, he reckoned.

There was food and drink, which was all great, and there was dancing. Eggsy was on a mission to dance with as many people as he could, get nicely drunk, and maybe possibly definitely check out Enjolras' arse while he was dancing. And possibly dance with the other man a few times as well.

This was going to be a fucking aces night, he knew it.

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Miguel and Maria

s_man
2022-02-18 02:30 pm UTC (link)

Miguel didn't own clothes that were for looking nice. His clothes were to keep him warm, or because they were soft and comfortable, ones that his other self had given him, and even some clothes for wearing while working on more mechanical projects. He liked all of them, but they weren't nice. And then there was the Suit, but he wasn't going to wear that to a dance. Luckily, Lyla was able to project holograms of nice clothes over what he was actually wearing. He had tidied up his beard, and his hair was as neat as he could get it, and he looked like he was wearing a really nice suit. Lyla had tweaked the colors when he'd met up with Maria, he'd noticed, so their clothes coordinated.

Maria, naturally, looked beautiful. Miguel knew she was encouraging him to touch her in public whenever he wanted; leaning against her if they were sitting beside each other, letting his hand rest on her arm or shoulder just because he wanted to, or walking beside her with his hand resting at the small of her back. But holy shock, her dress this evening... each time they danced, and his hand brushed against her bare back at the start, he couldn't help but smile. How the shock had he gotten so lucky?

They were returning to their seats after another dance, Miguel's hand still at Maria's back, when he felt someone watching him. Looking round, he saw his other self. The other Miguel had his glasses on, and a glass of Blue stuff in one hand, but he was still able to sign "Okay?". Miguel nodded back in reply, and then turned back to Maria. "Would you like a drink?" he asked, after reluctantly moving his hand away from her. He might get a beer, not that it would do anything for him.

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