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]

Comments

[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.