Ladies and Gentlemen

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WHO: Sanji and OPEN!!
WHERE: All That Jazz
WHEN: Friday evening, 6 or 7 until closing (which is like...idk 1 am?)
WARNINGS: TBD
SUMMARY: Sanji is opening the doors of his club to everyone not in jail to cut loose and have a party. Also because it was his birthday, but mostly just to party. Pirates like to party. No trashing the club this time (his insurance can't take it) but if anyone wants to start something, just remember that the three monsters of the Straw Hat crew are in attendence and itching to smack someone down. Consider it like one giant Open RP set in All That Jazz and go nuts.
FORMAT: ladies' choice

The club staff was getting overtime pay for a normal night. The food was free and made to order. The bar wasn't free, alas, but somebody has to pay for all the booze. The entertainment was up to the crowd, between karaoke and Zoidberg's offerings. And tonight, Sanji was just going to sit back and enjoy it.

So he'd turned twenty-one, big deal. If he bothered to get ID, he could buy booze now. That didn't really matter to him as much as the other impending changes in his life. He had half the crew with him, at last. The sale of the club would probably be going through in the next few weeks. They could go back to being pirates, recapture some of the glory waiting for them back home. Why not go out with a bang? A huge party the likes of the kind the Straw Hats enjoyed after every major victory, with lots of food and alcohol, singing and dancing, stupid stories and laughter.

Sanji perched on a stool by the bar to welcome people in, blatantly smoking inside his own club in defiance of the local laws, sharply dressed in a pinstripe shirt and waistcoat and the snappy new fedora Nami gave him for his birthday. Tonight's theme was "anything goes," and he was eager to find out whether these people from another world knew how to party.

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Bachelorette Party Shenanigans!! Open for everyone! 8D

[radiantly]

This was Angelica's last night as a single woman and she was absolutely determined to have the most amazing, fun-filled time. And that was exactly why she'd gotten herself all dolled up and insisted that Gemma do the same. If they were going to live it up, they were going to go all out. The demure behavior and dresses could wait until the wedding. Tonight was all about having fun.

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"My my~..." Sanji greeted them just after they entered, all suave smiles. "Look at you two ladies. Welcome, welcome!"

Three guesses who passed out.

[superspeeds]

Pietro had spent the early part of the evening preparing his vows. It wasn't that he hadn't thought about them before, or considered them unacceptable in some way. It was just that there was always room for improvement. Always room to find some better way to express his thoughts (of which there were many, and many that were quite overwhelming). Eventually, he'd been more or less satisfied, heaved a terrific sigh and set down his pen in favor of finding a decent meal and a drink somewhere entertaining for a few hours before returning home to press and repress his suit.

Angelica had gone out, which was her priority. It had occurred to him distantly as he watched her and Gemma leave that he probably should have had some bachelor party. But then, he wasn't one for excessive partying before marriage and as such, he failed to see how having 'one last hurrah' would matter in that respect. So instead of some outlandish affair with women without clothes jumping out of perfectly respectable cakes (that couldn't be sanitary), he opted to grab a bite at the local pizzeria and then dash over to that All That Jazz place he'd heard mentioned a few times. It seemed to be an import run establishment thus, he expected it to be fairly quiet by the time he arrived.

That wasn't exactly the case. Not to be deterred, however, Pietro made his way through the rowdy crowd to the bar and ordered a simple drink. If this one worked out, he might venture into the fancier stuff, or possibly not. He didn't expect to stay out very late.

KARAOKE - OPEN

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[let's see some hideous up in here, take the stage and wow your friends!]

:3

[crabulous]

[Zoidberg takes the stage, as he is apt to do.]

Here's a song that will really get this party started!

[And then... the song begins.]

I remember when I was a very little crab, our hut caught on fire.
I'll never forget the look on my aunt Sadie's face as she gathered me up
in her arms and raced through the burning building out to the pavement.
I stood there shivering in my pajamas and watched the whole world go up in flames.
And when it was all over I said to myself, "Is that all there is to a fire?"

[This part is accompanied by some soft shoe dancing.]

Is that all there is, is that all there is
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
Let's break out the booze and have a ball
If that's all there is~

[Then he's somber again.]

And when I was 12 years old, my auntie took me to the circus, the greatest show on earth.
There were clowns and elephants and dancing bears
And a beautiful lady in pink tights flew high above our heads.
And as I sat there watching the marvelous spectacle
I had the feeling that something was missing.
I don't know what, but when it was over,
I said to myself, "Is that all there is to a circus?"

[And some twirling now~]

Is that all there is, is that all there is
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
Let's break out the booze and have a ball
If that's all there is~

[And back to srs bsns Zoidberg again.]

Then I fell in love, with the most wonderful lobster in the world.
We would take long walks by the river or just sit for hours gazing into each other's eyes.
We were so very much in love.
Then one day, she went away. And I thought I'd die -- but I didn't.
And when I didn't I said to myself, "Is that all there is to love?"

Is that all there is, is that all there is
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing

[And now the most overly dramatic part of all.]

I know what you must be saying to yourselves.
If that's the way he feels about it why doesn't he just end it all?
Oh, no! Not me. I'm in no hurry for that final disappointment.
For I know just as well as I'm standing here talking to you,
when that final moment comes and I'm breathing my last breath, I'll be saying to myself,

Is that all there is, is that all there is
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
Let's break out the booze and have a ball
If that's all there is~~

[And then... silence as he waits for a reaction with the largest, most hopeful eyes ever.]

[sweetvalleygirl]

[Jessica takes the stage in her fanciest outfit and delivers the most heartfelt performance of a Burt Bacharach classic. Seriously, it's like this sixteen year old is speaking from decades of experience here.]

Re: KARAOKE - OPEN

[crabulous]

[Later on in the evening, Zoidberg takes the stage again where he delivers a stirring rendition of "Witchita Lineman".]

[haki.livejournal.com]

[ Luffy's at one of the tables, devouring anything and everything edible in sight. it's kinda gross to watch, but... if you look long enough-----no, it's just disgusting to watch ]

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[fortunately, he's used to this]

Oi, save some for everyone else.

[ohnoyousquidnt.livejournal.com]

[Feferi sets down a bagged gift (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mouth_Billy_Bass) on an appropriate-looking table when she walks into the club. She spots a familiar face, and is reminded of her lusus on a particularly potentially noisy day.]

Hmm...

[shiromadoushi]

Bakura was never very comfortable in these sorts of situations, but he was trying to relax. He'd even come alone, which was rare for him, but with the home situation as it was...

Though he hoped he would spot one of his friends. Or at least someone to hang out with.

He really wasn't good at clubs.

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Even with the hat on, Sanji was Sanji and could be spotted a mile away. He was making it his job to at least greet his guests, if he saw them before they could get a table and order food.

He had put out his cigarette but was walking around with it still in his mouth, out of habit. "Hey, kid," he casually greeted Bakura as he came up behind him.

Open

[liarboo.livejournal.com]

[Usopp's gonna make an entrance. Usopp is making an entrance. Because he has to show up Luffy. :| So he barges into the club, loudly, and screaming, loudly:]

Where's the birthday boyyy!!

[Trailing in behind him is Rocky the toyrobot truck tugging along a wagon with boxes of pots that he stole got to help replace the ones Luffy ruined. There's some sparklers taped to the side of the wagon just, you know, just because.]

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[derp. He's over here in the fedora. Look Usopp, Nami got me a hat that's way cooler than yours]

...uh. What've you got there, Usopp?

[unforged.livejournal.com]

[ And Zoro's little friend with the wings is there already.

Staring at his entrance. ]

Do you need to make such a big scene?

[temporaltossed.livejournal.com]

Rachel wasn't exactly in the party mood, but she'd put together something to wear that wasn't so complicated she couldn't put it on with her cast. Sneaking in the club's back entrance was actually easier than getting dressed and she stood in the back, surveying the crowd and looking for the man of the hour.

It was a good party, maybe she'd actually enjoy herself.

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Sanji was hanging around the bar, chatting up some of the local civilians who were regulars and all too happy to able to come on a night when he was throwing a party and being so generous. His sassy fedora was a little askew, but he was still rocking it pretty well.

[diesarock]

Well, it had been an open invitation, and Terra honestly needed all the exposure to other people she could find. With her powers gone and her body now that of a full-blooded human, she was as physically ordinary as possible, but unless she could come to understand how other people lived and celebrated and so forth, she wouldn't ever be "normal." And so long as she didn't end the evening as a bird, it would be better than her own birthday had gone.

So, blonde hair tied up in ribbons and only looking slightly out of place in a white dress, Terra did what she did best: meandered and eavesdropped.

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Naturally, Sanji had to go and greet a pretty girl, when he saw one floating through the crowd. They hadn't met at Edgeworth's party, but he had followed up just enough to know her name. "Miss...Terra, was it? Welcome to All That Jazz."

OPEN

[acahellyeah]

If there was one way Andy Bernard loved to spend Friday nights, it was at bars. Usually with friends, admittedly, because drinking alone was kind of pathetic, but tons of people were there and he didn't feel weird at all. It was like a party, free food and all.

He was dressed in a tasteful navy blue suit with an even more tasteful pink tie, going for a formal-but-casual look since he didn't know what the dress code was. This was that place that had gotten wrecked up recently, he noticed, and shook his head as he ordered a drink from the bar. He still thought it could use a piano.

[crabulous]

"Nard Dog!" Zoidberg cried out from across the club, scuttling over to him happily! "Friend Nard Dog! You've grace us with your presence! And just in time to perform a duet with me!"

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Sanji only vaguely remembered talking to this guy. He wasn't female, so he didn't get the cook's immediate attention - just a manly nod as he passed by to entertain some women.

THE LATEST OF ALL

[mrbleedsalot.livejournal.com]

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BABY

[notadartboard]

[goddammit Zoro stop taking advantage of my generosity and pay for a few of those...sliding over to check out the competition]

Still going, huh?

It's a bird! It's an earthquake! No it's a dragon with a ship in the parking lot!

[ofthedream.livejournal.com]

Shortly after 8pm, the entire club shudders from a succession of three heavy impact tremors, causing bottles and glasses to clink and liquid to ripple. They're accompanied by the sound of something very large and heavy thumping to the ground outside in the parking lot. A few car alarms even go off (oops).

Anyone standing outside of the club, or who ran out fast enough, would have been treated to a very unusual sight as a 200ft green dragon flew in low over the City buildings, carrying a 30ft sailing yacht under it's belly in it's foreclaws, and then carefully landing and setting the ship down in a more or less empty section of the parking lot.

The ship listed to the side on it's barnacle covered keel, and Ysera carefully nosed it to make sure it wouldn't fall over completely. It wouldn't do for it to take any more damage than it had from sinking before she'd found it. As it was, one of the masts was snapped off midway and the sails were ruined. She'd tried to get most of the water out of the inside, but she was sure it was still damp and fishy-smelling below-decks. The hull didn't have much damage, thankfully. Although Ysera didn't know it, the ship had been scuttled on purpose to hide evidence. She didn't care, though. It was the best she could find for Sanji's present without outright stealing a ship - and she wasn't going to do that.

After making sure the ship was secure, Ysera reared up and then abruptly shifted and shrank. In an instant, the dragon was gone and in it's place stood Ysera in her elven form, wearing a dress that shaded from emerald green at the top to white at the hem. She straightened her skirts, then turned to enter the club.

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The huge thuds that shook the club got Sanji's attention, all right. After he was certain none of the bottles behind the bar had been broken, and assured everyone inside the club that it was all right, he ran for the door to have a look and see if it was an earthquake or what.

And then he saw it. He didn't see the dragon, for by that time Ysera had shifted to her elven form, but he saw the boat. Why there was suddenly a busted-looking ship beached in the next-door parking lot, he didn't know, but it was...something, all right.

"What in the hell?"