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Entry tags:
- alexandrie d'asgard,
- bastien,
- byerly rutyer,
- derrica,
- ellis,
- julius,
- kostos averesch,
- nell voss,
- wysteria de foncé,
- yseult,
- { athessa },
- { fitcher },
- { ket perrino },
- { miles vorkosigan },
- { poesia },
- { richard dickerson },
- { sidony veranas },
- { sister sara sawbones },
- { sonia barra },
- { vanadi de vadarta }
[ open: all arise! ]
WHO: you. yes, you there. you're invited
WHAT: Sonia is throwing a big party, because everyone needs an excuse to get good and drunk together right now. And dancing. There is always dancing.
WHEN: Justinian, shortly after the return of the jungle crew
WHERE: The suite at the top of the mage tower
NOTES: ♫ have some party jams ♫
WHAT: Sonia is throwing a big party, because everyone needs an excuse to get good and drunk together right now. And dancing. There is always dancing.
WHEN: Justinian, shortly after the return of the jungle crew
WHERE: The suite at the top of the mage tower
NOTES: ♫ have some party jams ♫
The month in the jungle was a long one, made longer by the total lack of any alcohol to mitigate the experience. Utterly unthinkable. Sonia is addressing a public need by throwing a grand party -- a public service, even. Besides, it's what she does. When was the last time she got to plan a party, anyway? Granted, this is not a Denerim soiree for the young nobility, but the venue doesn't matter. Only the people and the drinks, and Sonia is assuredly rich in both. It is also a fantastic excuse not to think about any of the bad things that have happened since she was last in Kirkwall.
The decoration in the residential suite at the top of the mage tower would be best classified as improvisational -- one of those drapes tacked along the wall for ambience may be a bedsheet -- but it's the spirit of the thing that counts. One makes do with what one has. In one corner are a few tables laden with spirits, some provided by Sonia, others by generous partygoers. There are a few Barra vineyard vintages in the mix, highlights of her personal collection, a testament to the celebration she considers tonight to be. There's a small selection of food nearby, mostly for snacking to go with the drinks, though guests are free to bring whatever they like to share.
And there is, of course, music. Someone here has brought a fiddle or a flute or a bunch of pots masquerading as a drum set. Maybe you've brought your very own a capella choir. Whatever the accompaniment, there's something to dance to. Sonia makes sure there is dancing.
Tonight is not for licking wounds or swapping grisly stories of terror and survival. Tonight is for feeling alive, getting properly and delightfully drunk, and having a good god damn time.
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[ And very full of himself, it seems. ]
I must imagine that any time previously you were at a party like this, you were working, no?
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Am I wrong?
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I suppose it depends on what you mean by "a party like this." The very last party I attended before Riftwatch, I was assuredly not working, but it was a bit less of a formal affair. Though...
[She glances around.]
I'll give it some time. It's possible arm-wrestling may yet break out this evening.
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My prior comrade - co-head of Diplomacy with me - organized fighting rings. I think that arm-wrestling is very possible.
[ And then he glances over, and allows - ]
I used to work parties like this.
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[She's still smiling, but it's a bit less arch.]
Doing what? I can think of a few ways to work at this sort of party.
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Well, being falsely accused, I'm sure I wouldn't know how hard or easy that is. But it sounds like a way to keep one's hands occupied.
If I were to commit a crime at this sort of party, though, I think I might aim a bit higher. Palming jewelry offers immediate satisfaction, but convince someone to buy you jewelry and you can draw things out for weeks on end. I would imagine.
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That was my specialty.
[ Then, straightening, he admits: ]
Well. With a few differences. I was far more interested in someone to keep me in wine than I was in someone to keep me in diamonds.
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That said, I suppose if you had what you wanted, you were succeeding on your own terms. A lot of young men don't do even so much.
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[ True enough. There's quite a lot to be ashamed of from back then, but by the Maker, at least no one was telling him what to do. ]
How are you finding Riftwatch?
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The woman who arrested me is convinced I somehow caught the shard on purpose, but I freely confess that I'm not that good.
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[The lightest emphasis on the adjective.]
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