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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CHRISTMAS CRACKERS FOR EVERYONE

[purmoncul.livejournal.com]

On every person's plate there is a fancy cracker (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/christmas_crackers_200.jpg), with compliments, courtesy of Messrs Padfoot and Prongs. If one is strong, pulling it apart at both ends should not be a problem, but in the spirit of the season, employing the help of a neighbor is customary.

Most crackers go off with a pop. These go off with a BANG! and an explosion of Balloons (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/Balloons_by_jesimae_on_DA.jpg) as their contents spill out over the table and guests' laps. Inside are the usual cracker things, paper crowns (please see icon for reference!), carol books (with a few wizarding carols as well as the standard ones), noisemakers (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/fringed_noisemakers_MED.jpg), bells (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/jingle-bells_300.jpg), and one (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/tophats.jpg) of (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/PiratesHat.jpg) a (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/fezhats.jpg) variety (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/derbyhats.jpg) of (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/bonnets.jpg) hats (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/clownwig1.jpg). (Two crackers, carefully placed, have special hats: Edgeworth (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/samuraihelmet.jpg) and Snape (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/Boggart-snape.jpg)!)

Seeing as these are WIZARD crackers, the boys have gone all out. There are assorted (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/pinsBall.jpg) traditional (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/jackspouch350.jpg) games (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/duI4.jpg). (Enchanted to wail or make rude noises or leap about by themselves, respectively!) As if the feast was not enough food, there were also chocolate oranges (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/terrys_chocolate_orange.jpg), actual oranges, peppermint bark (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/peppermintbark1.jpg), truffles (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/xmas-truf.gif), dancing chocolate snowmen (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/chocolatesnowmen.jpg), tarts (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/Tarts.jpg), and even miniature cakes (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/minicakes.jpg).

The final touch, in each cake are five special gifts: a magically-animated silver stag (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/SilverStag.jpg), a sugar lily (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/sugarlily.jpg), a toy dog (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/stuffedpadfoot.jpg), a silver dreamcatcher (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/moondreamcatcher.jpg), and one unmelting ice star (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/icestars.jpg).

Enjoy, everyone!

[pacifisted.livejournal.com]

Trowa had waited until someone else picked up their cracker and popped it open (having prepared to launch himself into a fight until he realized that the loud noise had come from the strange object and not a gun) before giving his an experimental poke with one finger and gingerly picking it up to give it a close look.

Figuring that nothing too bad could come as a result of them--after all, he doubted the hosts would have let them stay on the plates if that was possible--he took one end in each hand and yanked hard.

Anyone sitting next to Trowa has now had the luxury of hearing a small, quick gasp of surprise at the pile of things falling out all over his lap and on the table-space in front of him.

Well, all right. Getting a balloon to the face was probably what he deserved for leaning in too close. The jingling bell and the five trinkets are kind of interesting, and if he can hold onto them long enough to get them home and into the Crate, they will go in there. The few pieces of candy inside get pushed off for whoever wants them, as his sweet tooth generally only extends to cakes.

But that rainbow clown wig?

...It's hard to say if he finds it funny or not, but if he finds out who made the crackers, it's gonna become clear pretty quick.

[purmoncul.livejournal.com]

The looks of amazement were really the best part. Sirius himself was wearing a ribboned bonnet with a paper crown and a fez on top of it, over a rainbow wig and was thus hard to miss as he peered around at the others.

Whether quantity of hats was really an indicator of source of hats is debatable, but his proprietary grin was a dead giveaway.

[precog-princess.livejournal.com]

Haruka had never really seen magic before, nor believed in its existence, but this little stunt definitely changes her mind. She watches with awe as those around her open their own crackers, surprised at just how many things had been stuffed inside.

With a slight laugh, Haruka examines the pirate hat she's been given and tentatively puts it on. Mamoru would make a face, but she thought it was amusing. And having something to smile about was definitely a nice change.

She's trying to figure out how the chocolate oranges work, for the moment. Haruka's not really familiar with how you pop them apart just yet.

[notadartboard]

Sanji couldn't help but comment as he passed by with a plate of tuna steaks. "My, they're making pirates young these days," he teased with a wink.

[purmoncul.livejournal.com]

A hand reaches around from behind her holding a second wrapped orange. The hand ends up being attached to a young man with a big smile and merry grey eyes under...a clown wig, a ribboned bonnet, a paper crown and a fez.

"Like this!"

And Sirius demonstrates the knocking step of chocolate orange consumption.

[shiromadoushi]

The cracker explosion is met with happy applause from Bakura, who's looking like a 5 year old on Christmas day (fittingly enough!) The purple top hat is about as useless as the Santa hat interms of getting over his hair, but it looks just as amusing perched on top of the snowy mess.

This was the best.

[hackeralastair]

Alastair had heard about these things, but the enchanted stuff was a nice touch. He deftly managed to take the fez that came with his and stick it on someone else as they passed by, because no way in hell was he wearing stupid hats, but he happily scarfed down some of the truffles before even serving himself actual dinner.

It's a Toph hat. Get it? :D

[tinybutdeadly]

Okay, whatever those loud bangs were, they were annoying. Toph scowled more and more at the noise, until whoever was sitting next to her opened one...

At which point she picked hers up immediately and mimicked her neighbor's movement with it. The noise did make her flinch, but her reaction was quickly overcome by wonder. Because, hello, toys! And was that a hat?

It was a snazzy hat, as far as she could tell, one that Aang and Sokka would've liked. Absently, she wondered what color it was, turning it over in her hands for a minute before putting it on top of her head. Sweet. And then there was everything else. Oh yes, this was a happy child.

...I can see forever. HA HA HA. (oh god)

[purmoncul.livejournal.com]

Sirius walked by behind her, lifted her hat up, and slipped something (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/tsukechick/RPG/Christmas%202010/whoopie.jpg) underneath it. DOOT DEE DOO, NOTHING.

[saylikewhat.livejournal.com]

Marceline totally bypassed the extra food, as nice as it probably would have been if she still ate; her plate was pretty much empty either way. Instead, with a series of loud slurping sounds that totally weren't gross at all, she was happily draining her fez of all its color.

Burgundy. Nice.

[purmoncul.livejournal.com]

...What.

...WHAT.

"...What?"

[notyourutopian]

Eleanor turned the cracker over in her hands a few times, considering it carefully. She knew what it was, oddly enough, as they had used them to celebrate new years in Rapture. But considering who had helped set up the party, she wasn't entirely sure she trusted it to just contain a few knick-knacks.

She glanced around, considering asking her neighbors for help, and then just gripped the ends and gave them a hard yank, nearly jumping out of her chair at the bang...and the balloon that promptly bopped her in the nose. She watched them sailing away, and then turned to the pile of 'treasures' on her lap and plate. She couldn't help but smile, really.

After a few moments, the little horse was left to run in circles around her plate and much of the candy had disappeared into her purse (except for the peppermint bark, which anyone was free to take, thank you), and finally she turned her attention to the hat.

Which was a bonnet. A bonnet. Huh. She turned it over hesitantly, and nearly put it on out of morbid fascinating before she thought better of it, and finally her attention turned outward to the people around her. She was holding the offending bonnet up.

"Would anyone want to...trade...hats?"

[thelionharted.livejournal.com]

James is wearing a fez and a clown wig atop his Santa hat already, and just looks over at Eleanor, amused. "I could do with a few more," he says, leaning over to grab the hat. "Looks like Sirius wants to compete, anyway, but you can take the fez if you like."

[ofthedream.livejournal.com]

Ysera watched with a smile through her closed eyes as up and down the table people popped their crackers open, spilling out a wealth of obviously enchanted objects. She hadn't been around this much magic since before coming to the City. It was not quite the same, but it felt a little more like home.

With a smile, she picked up her own and ran her fingers over it, feeling the magic contained inside. Then with a soft chuckle, she pulled the ends apart and with a bang her own treats spilled out. Laughing, she picked up her flowered derby hat before petting the fake flowers, and then tweaking them with her own dream to make them real - exotic frost lotuses from Azeroth - they smelled much better than artificial flowers. And then she set the hat on her head over her green holiday hat.

Then she noticed the tiny silver stag prancing around the edge of her plate. Surprised, she leaned down and reached out to touch the stag, murmuring softly to herself, "...Malorne?"

[purmoncul.livejournal.com]

It looks up at her and then dashes around to the other side of her plate, hooves tinkling prettily. It pranced a bit in place before approaching her hand.

[hellcommander.livejournal.com]

Hiruma cackles when he opens his cracker. He bats the balloons away and smiles at the silly fez hat, complete with a tassel. He puts on the paper crown and the fez and then examines the rest. These wizard crackers were way more interesting than the regular sort.

[metamorphmangus.livejournal.com]

Tonks grins as she hears the bangs of the wizard crackers going off all around her, along with people laughing or groaning or just making bemused noises at what was inside - it reminds her very much of Christmas back home.

Not wanting to wait any longer, she picks up the cracker at her place and looks around for someone to pull it with.

[purmoncul.livejournal.com]

AS IF SUMMONED FROM ON HIGH, Sirius appears beneath a wig, a bonnet, a fez and a paper crown, and grabs the other end of her cracker.

"Alright, Dora? Let's have it!"

[bravestsnake.livejournal.com]

Against his better judgment, Snape had gone ahead and pulled his cracker open. Knowing who was more than likely responsible for them, he was prepared for almost anything, and most of that malicious.

When he saw the hat before him, he knew immediately what it was. That particular story had traveled rather quickly through the school once it happened. He barely even noticed the rest of the contents.

The look on his face was mutinous.

[purmoncul.livejournal.com]

It is difficult to hear the snickering over the background noise of the party. Difficult, but not impossible.

Sirius was sitting a good distance away, turned as if talking to his cousin, but he couldn't resist peeking back over his shoulder at Snape, and the look on his face was enough to send the boy into a barking peal of laughter.

Oh. It was a Christmas miracle, indeed!

[coldempress.livejournal.com]

Himuro hadn't ever actually messed with a cracker before, but she figured it out and pulled one apart solo, jumping visibly when it popped open right in her face. She had a sour expression for about five seconds, until she saw the truffles that fell out of it. Oh, yes. Totally worth it. She had several polished off in record time.

[notniteowl.livejournal.com]

[Ted will be pulling open the cracker with a big old grin -- he and Booster will probably have fun with the games, and he's currently got a large pirate hat atop his head. He's probably eating somewhere, keeping to himself a bit.]

[magicalworld]

Calvin was absolutely giddy with joy when he opened his cracker. Why? Because he got what was undoubtedly the best hat, and lost no time at all in jamming it on. "Yarr! I be a scurvy pirate! Avast! Ahoy!" He hopped on the table and started waving a butter knife around like a cutlass. "Hoist the gangplank and get ready to plunder! This entire party will- Ooh, what's that?" Fortunately, before he could start keelhauling his fellow partygoers, Calvin was distracted, and just as quickly as he'd jumped on the table he jumped back down to look at te beautiful silver stag moving about in the remains of his cracker.

[thelionharted.livejournal.com]

James will just be smirking over at the younger boy, seeing where his attention was drawn. "Brilliant, yeah?" he says, leaning over to poke at the stag carefully. It paws the ground and prances in place, and James grins. "Stags are great." What, there's no bias here.