imeeji_frontstage | HSS holiday party

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HSS holiday party

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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...No envelope it is.

So, should we do this summoning thing?

Yeah... let's head out.

[Hopping down off the table and wiping the glitter absently on his pants as he heads for the door]

Where you wanna do it? By the Escape Room, or...?

The Escape Room seems like our best bet. And if she's AI, there's no reason for her to sleep or anything, either.

Summoning an AI... I was thinking candy since it's the holiday season and all, but maybe that's the wrong route after all?

I mean... I usually do candy. Just seems nice to offer em something I like, y'know?

[Patting at his superhero belt pouch, where there is in fact candy]

But we probly oughtta do blood, too. That part's traditional.

I'll take care of the blood part, then. Just save a candy for me so I can heal it.

Hey, we can both do the blood.

Doesn't gotta be a lot, and if it's a little from each of us, that's even less, ain't it?

[Lightly flicking him in the forehead.]

It's super easy for me to fix a little bloodletting. If you're already contributing candy, I'll handle the blood!

You sure?

I mean, it don't feel fair for you to be the only one getting hurt.

It's fair because you're already contributing candy and I can numb myself and regenerate the wound with like, a single sweet.

I mean... when you put it that way.

So let me handle that part.

Long's you numb up first.

[Nudging against him]

C'mon. Let's get going.

[Beginning to walk.]

Please, I'm not about to put myself through any pain I don't have to.

I'm glad. You go through enough already.

[Falling in next to him, and letting them out of the dorm]

Edited 2021-12-25 05:23 (UTC)

What do you think I am, some kind of masochist?

[Out they go!]

I mean. Some people are real casual with their own safety.

I'm not a fan of being in pain or dying, that's for sure. It just so happens that even when we try to play to avoid it, it's usually not enough...

Yeah... yeah. I know how that goes.

Anyways, we biking, or taking Rav?

Edited 2021-12-25 05:58 (UTC)

Let's bike this time. I can drive us!

Let's do it, dude.

Where'd you park?

It should still be in the garage. Over here!

[Leading the way and setting it to bring out his hovercycle.]

[Following along]

Thanks for the ride.

Shouldn't I be the one saying that? You and Ravioli have been taking me everywhere lately.

[Climbing on!]

[Climbing up behind him]

Ah - sorry. If you ever wanna drive, just say, okay?

[Pausing to turn around and poke him in the shoulder.]

I'm being grateful, not annoyed. You've helped me out so much in the past few days, I want to return the favor, you know?

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