HSS holiday party

[wotanon]

Who: HSS and friends
Where: HSS dorm
When: Forward-dated to 430

[Tis the season for holiday parties! If you're close to anyone on HSS, you've definitely received an invite for this one off-screen.]

[In the dorm itself, someone has hauled a big pine tree in a planter into the center of the main room. It's undecorated except for the lights, so far, but there are craft materials nearby - glitter and glue and pine cones and ribbons and brightly-colored paper and everything else you might need to make your own decorations. There’s also a box out, filled with the decorations everyone made at the HSS party last year, ready for hanging]

[Strands of lights and delicate dangling snowflakes hang from doorways, and holly garlands give the whole dorm a festive atmosphere]

[Hurricane has been busy in the kitchen, and the table is set with a Christmas ham, prime rib, fried chicken, mini hasselback potatoes, mashed potatoes cauliflower gratin, stuffed acorn squash, maple pecan sweet potatoes, a citus and fresh greens salad, and cranberry sauce. For dessert, there's a variety of puddings as well as Santa's hat cheesecake bites. The drinks include eggnogg, hot apple cider, and enough booze to spread a little extra Christmas cheer]

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[ends]

[ he's here because he got the invite, and he's not as gray anymore, but some things? some things are going to hang him up anyway. holiday themed things are "some things."

so he's just! finding people to say hi to and then probably duck out, because he doesn't want to risk bringing down the mood or have people fussing. ]

Hey, um, nice- nice party. [ waving. ] Really went all the way, thanks for all your hard work.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Glad you could make it, dude.

[ends]

Oh, uh- yeah? Yeah, of course, that's the least I could do. This must've taken forever...

[crossmyheartandhope]

Eh, it wasn't too bad.

[ends]

You would say that.

[ still a bit slow, but he reaches out to nudge Hurricane. ]

I - I should've brought something. I'm sorry.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Dude, don't be sorry. All I wanted you to bring was you.

[ends]

You always say things that are too nice. Are you trying to get me to react..?

[ well. maybe after everything they'd all been through, that might not be such a bad thing. he reaches over, opening an arm a little for a cautious hug. ]

[crossmyheartandhope]

Naw... just telling it like it is.

[Accepting that hug, though; it's less cautious on this end, and very warm]

[ends]

[ as soon as he knows it's okay (still more hesitant than he had been before, oddly enough), he wraps both arms around Hurricane. ]

Thanks for doing this for everyone. They could all really use something pleasant like this.

[crossmyheartandhope]

It's been a rough couple days, huh? For you, too.

[Gives him a little squeeze]

So take it easy and have a good time, okay?

[ends]

I'm working on that. I know it might not seem it.

[ resting a head on Hurricane's shoulder. ]

I was afraid I'd sour the mood by showing up... heh.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Dude, no way.

I'm glad you came.

[Nudging at him, a little]

Now go on and grab something to eat. Then I'm gonna bug you to make a decoration for the tree.

[ends]

[ ah, too kind. not sweeter than he expects, but too kind all the same. ]

Uh, me? Wait, why don't I- uh... [ he wants to insist that people who had it worse should take some first? but that is so much food. and it's hard to just ignore it/refuse it when people worked hard on it?

so he's kinda stuck "loading" here, sorry. ]

Maybe a little bit, sure. And what do you mean "make a decoration?" I don't have any art skill. ... I think.

[crossmyheartandhope]

You and me both, dude. The origami kind ain't hard, though; I can show you how, or you can do a glitter pinecone or some ribbon stuff or whatever.

[ends]

Damn... No escape when you're determined, huh?

[ playful shove! ]

[crossmyheartandhope]

No escape.

[Nudging back]

[ends]

Alright, alright, I'll agree, but - sit with me and have a little too?

[ snagging some hot cider first, he's always cold now thanks corruptions. ]

[crossmyheartandhope]

Ah...

[He had planned to make sure everyone else had enough first, but,]

...yeah, okay. Sure.