C&C HOLIDAY JAMJAR ICE HOTEL HELL: PARTY

[bluffing-ruffle.livejournal.com]

WHO: AHAHAHAHA. Just... just tag yourselves in.
WHERE: The Gorsewick Hotel
WHEN: December 19th. 5PM-7PM for setup, 7PM onward for dinner.
WARNINGS: Let's just cover for your basics unless something more specific comes up.
SUMMARY: Miles Edgeworth and Remus Lupin are hosting the second comm-wide holiday party and have rented out the dining hall in the Gorsewick for the night. Everyone comes in for food, warmth, and (relatively... hopefully...) civil company. Whether or not they can leave is another story.
FORMAT: IF IT FEELS GOOD, DO IT! Long prose, action brackets, rapidfire dialogue, present tense, past tense--whatever floats your narrative boat!



The Gorsewick is not all that large a hotel, although it would very much like to grow up to be one someday, a mere five stories tall and having only a small parking garage to its name. The owner is clearly an optimistic sort of fellow, building a place like this in the City despite the risk the existence of imPorts poses to it and the hits the tourism industry has taken from their antics; bigger places than this have been smashed to pieces by enormous grey lizards with bad cases of heartburn.

Sadly, it just isn't paying off. At a time when people should be on vacation, packing his rooms to the max, the Gorsewick is... really, really empty. The groups renting out the dining hall are pretty much the only things keeping it afloat this month.

Still, appearances must be upheld, and although it is mildly understaffed, it is currently no less well-cared for. The handful of people on duty that night are friendly and the place is clean as a whistle--no bugs, no rats, no dust, nothing like that. He may be running a sinking ship, but the owner is damned determined to keep it a tidy one on the way down.

Come on in.

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[thelionharted.livejournal.com]

Alright, so he might not be wearing the elf-costume Lily had picked out for him, but James had given some forethought to looking festive. At the moment, he was wearing a Santa hat and some reasonably nice, non-holey clothes. He was lurking around by the door, for the purposes of greeting people. He's also working on an enchantment, so he's currently scowling at his wand in an effort to remember the words of this spell.

[greenxjadexeyes.livejournal.com]

Lily made her way into the hotel, tucking some of her hair behind her ear a bit nervously. She was wearing a beautiful green dress (http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mandymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/green_dress.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1419701/lostsockzindryer34&usg=__vTO-XhaneAzYF0M5L9Ozzb89mlc=&h=419&w=250&sz=10&hl=en&start=75&sig2=BhETlDpWzUAA91Cy54zQWA&zoom=1&tbnid=OTJJ5oeqQ7C1zM:&tbnh=162&tbnw=97&ei=nmQOTcHLOYOClAenguH2Cw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djade%2Bgreen%2Bdress%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D653%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:10,1580&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=609&vpy=258&dur=2956&hovh=291&hovw=173&tx=99&ty=234&oei=i2QOTcHqG8H38AaN2LzTDQ&esq=4&page=4&ndsp=27&ved=1t:429,r:13,s:75&biw=1366&bih=653) just as she'd told James she would. And speak of the devil, there he was just inside the door. She smiled lightly, making her way over to him.

"Evening, James," she said, amused by his Santa hat.

[thelionharted.livejournal.com]

"Hallo, Lily," he grinned back, taking a moment to enjoy the sight of Lily looking gorgeous in her dress.

"Sirius and I helped decorate, but don't worry, we were faced with threats of being frozen in uncomfortable places, so nothing's going to attack you or anything." He gestured to the hotel at large. "And it's not as big as Hogwarts, so we couldn't do everything we wanted to, but it's decent, so there's that."

[greenxjadexeyes.livejournal.com]

"It looks very nice," she assured, allowing her eyes to wander around the room before going back to James. "As do you. I especially like the hat."

She teasingly flicked the pom-pom at the end of the hat, laughing lightly.

[thelionharted.livejournal.com]

"Well, I had t' do something without the elf costume." He was a little glad that hadn't come to pass, to tell the truth. Sirius could pull off a shirtless elf costume. James definitely couldn't. He grinned, though, at her compliments of the decorations, and nodded to the room again. "There's loads more in the dining room. Wait 'til you see all the food we've got."

[greenxjadexeyes.livejournal.com]

Lily nodded with a smile.

"I can't wait to try the food, but before I forget..."

She removed a present she'd been hiding behind her back, offering it to James. It was wrapped in bright gold wrapping paper, the folds perfect.

"I figured I could get away with not waiting until Christmas since this is a Christmas party. I hope you like it."

[thelionharted.livejournal.com]

"A present?" James grinned broadly and took it, holding it under one arm as he rummaged in a pocket.

"Brilliant, I got you one, too," he added, and offered her a small neatly-wrapped box. "I thought it, er, suited you."

[greenxjadexeyes.livejournal.com]

Lily smiled brightly, taking the proffered package. She honestly hadn't been expecting anything from her fellow Gryffindor, but she was pleasantly surprised none-the-less.

"I asked Sirius what you might like," she said, blushing lightly at the conversation that had followed. "I hope I made a good choice."

[thelionharted.livejournal.com]

Well, it's Christmas, and James is anything but stingy. True, he may not have as much money here as he did back home, but still! It's the little things that count.

"Well, he'd know, I think, so I'm sure you did." He inspected the package, grinning some more. "Did you, er -- want me to open it right now?"

[precog-princess.livejournal.com]

Someone scowling at a piece of wood definitely is intriguing to Haruka, and she can't help but walk over after putting her coat away, curious at what he was trying to do. "Um, what are you doing?" she can't help but blurt out, all greetings aside. She could introduce herself in a minute, I suppose.

[thelionharted.livejournal.com]

James glances up and grins at her. "Trying to remember the incantation to make enchanted snow," he explains, shrugging a bit. "I used it a couple days ago, but now I can't remember it."

[precog-princess.livejournal.com]

"Enchanted... snow?" she repeats, unable to help herself. Such a thing sounded absurd, especially since Haruka was quite the 'Muggle' and didn't believe magic was real. She'd seen it in movies and books, sure, but never in real life.

[thelionharted.livejournal.com]

"Well, yeah," he says matter-of-factly. "Snow that looks like it's falling but doesn't make a mess, you know?" Par for the course, really, if you've ever been to a Hogwarts Christmas feast. He frowned again, then grinned and said the incantation under his breath, waving his wand quickly.

"Like this, here we go." And hey look, snow's falling from the ceiling! It lands on James' hat and disappears after a few moments, but it's just like snow without the wetness and melting.

[precog-princess.livejournal.com]

Haruka gazes in wonder, unsure if she's actually seeing this or just having a delusion. Which she doubts, since she hasn't tried any alcohol for the night. Not unless someone spiked her drink (which, again, she doubts.) She smiles a little, getting wider as Haruka attempts to catch some with her hand. Though the snow disappearing was also pretty amusing. "I like it."

[thelionharted.livejournal.com]

"I do too. Makes things more festive, I think." HE lowers his wand and offers a hand, smiling. "Hallo, I'm James Potter, by the way."

[precog-princess.livejournal.com]

"I'm Haruka," she replies, shaking his hand a bit awkwardly. "So you're a... wizard?" It's hard to imagine for her, still, but the City was a strange place so maybe this was common.

[thelionharted.livejournal.com]

"I am!" He nods and sticks his wand back in his pocket, looking cheerful. "So're Remus and Sirius. Er, that is, one of the hosts of this party -- and a friend of his, they're my best mates."

[screwmeister]

Stein entered, covered dish in hand, and quirked a little smile in James' direction. He didn't know him, but this was a socializing event.

"Nice hat."

[thelionharted.livejournal.com]

"I figured I should at least attempt to look festive," James answered, giving him a little wave. "This seemed a better option than what a, er, friend of mine had in mind."

[screwmeister]

"Were they advocating for a full suit? You don't really have the beard for it."

He was referring, of course, to Santa Claus.

[thelionharted.livejournal.com]

"No, it was, erm, an elf costume. That didn't involve much clothing." There was a bit of a smirk. "I could have the beard if I wanted to charm one up, I suppose, but it'd be rather itchy."

[screwmeister]

"Do elves traditionally go around with not many clothes on?"

This was, for all intents and purposes, a very serious question.

[thelionharted.livejournal.com]

James blinks a bit and tries to hide a grin. "Well, er, house-elves tend to wear sheets and things, I guess," he says honestly. "I guess the Muggle depiction of elves, though, would generally have, er, clothes."

[screwmeister]

"Okay."

But after a short moment of thought he decided he didn't want to let that train of thought go after all.

"What's a house elf?"

[thingone]

"Careful, don't hurt yourself, mate."

This is Fred attempting to pretend this isn't weird for him. Because this is really, really weird for him, but he'd like it if it wasn't. Because James seems like a right nice bloke.