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[natureinblood]

Who: Moonybase and YOU
When: 23 December 2009. 8am - 10pm
Where: Moonybase.
Summary: An open invitation to a party never looked so good. Check your weapons and powers at the door.
Warnings: Probably everything. Please see this post for details.
Format: Whatever works. Don't forget to add your tag.
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Remus had been to enough Christmas parties in his lifetime to know when one would end disastrously, including those that had been specifically dated to avoided interfering with other Christmas plans that the guests might have. This was one of them. But his tolerance had kept him quiet, the happy act of cleaning and decorating taken to as easily as any other task he did.

The twins had also been enlisted to help, given the important task of stringing a length of bright red ribbon and pine up the staircase to the second floor. The soft white lights that followed were magic. In fact, none of the lights, save for whatever lamps or overhead lights that Miles insisted upon, were run by electricity, and many were candles, kept only from setting anything ablaze by a flame-freezing charm.

By the time the morning of the party rolled around, the house looked as if it had been pulled straight out of a Christmas card, Remus borrowing from what he remembered of Christmases as Hogwarts and the Burrow, including a single bit of mistletoe in the entry. The snow helped, piling nicely (if in an oddly organized fashion) outside thanks to a little help from Miles, adding to the image; if nothing else, Remus was happy with it, the certainty that he would wind up having to transfigure another person into some sort of object nagging at the back of his mind.

Tin whistles, toy rocking horses, and sprigs of mistletoe were likely going to be very common later in the evening, he mused, tapping his wand rhythmically against the palm of his hand in thought as he checked everything over once more, walking through the sitting and dining rooms and out into the backyard where the tree house had been built out of ice and wood into the tree there. The floating green structures that Kyle Rayner had promised to provide were still missing, but they would be there soon enough.

He pocketed his wand and walked back into the house, shaking free the snow from his boots, and glancing at the clock. People who had offered their assistance had been asked to come early, which meant that the kitchen was soon going to turn into a madhouse, the extra stove only offering so much help. It also meant he had best make tea before he was banned from the room.

ooc; alkdsjfa you guys are amazing <3 For your convenience, links to the separate comment sections. To keep the death to your bandwidth down a little.

EARLY ARRIVALS: VARIOUS PREPARATIONS
TIMELY ARRIVALS: CHECK YOUR MOTIVES AT THE DOOR
SOCIALIZING FOR FUN AND PROFIT
GO AHEAD! TALK WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL!
I'M GOING TO PISTOL-WHIP THE NEXT GUY WHO SAYS 'SHENANIGANS'
THIS IS WHY MANKIND INVENTED THE 'GUEST BEDROOM'
AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE HAPPENED HERE
TAKING YOUR TOYS AND GOING HOME

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Duel Monsters in the Treehouse!

[magicalworld]

[Okay even if Purple Suit Guy is lame Calvin has to admit that a treehouse partly made of ice is really cool. He is presently torn between sticking around here to duel and flying down to the backyard to build a snow fort]

W00t!

[shiromadoushi]

[[Bakura had spotted Calvin wandering towards the treehouse from the kitchen. Taking a break from cooking and serving and washing dishes and everything else in the kitchen, he ducked into the study to grab the boy's gift before slipping into his coat and heading out himself.]]

Calvin! [[grins as he holds up the pair of small boxes, wrapped in bright paper]] Happy Christmas!

[magicalworld]

Huh? Oh!

[Tear tear tear rend rip shred tear]

Hey, more cards! This is great, now I don't have to spend so much upgrading my- heeeeeeeey, wait a minute. Why would you give me cards you know I'm gonna end up using on you? Are these rigged or something?

[shiromadoushi]

It'd be awfully hard to rig Duel Monster's cards, don't you think? [[smiiiiles. Not saying yes or no would give Calvin a good excuse when he lost again, after all]]

So sneaky

[magicalworld]

[Sloooooowly pockets the cards, looking at Bakura suspiciously.] Yeah, I guess it would. Thanks a lot, Bakura.

[ooc: refresh my memory, did I say what Calvin was getting Bakura on the holiday gift meme?]

He really is :D He's a GM, after all :D and yeah the moon duel certificate, yes?

[shiromadoushi]

[[smiles innocently.]] And I brought my deck, if you want a rematch!

YES DUERRING

[miraclefusion.livejournal.com]

[Juudai remembers that invitation, all right. He climbs up into the treehouse and glances around, rather amused by the surroundings for a moment before turning his attention to Calvin.]

Hey, is this where the dueling is gonna happen?

[hackeralastair]

*yeah, don't mind the young adult crashing your dueling party - Rua told him to bring his deck, even if he didn't bring the disk. Right now he's kicking himself for that*

[strongest-tool.livejournal.com]

Rua's face lights up when he sees Alastair, disk or no.

"Hi, Alastair!"

[hackeralastair]

Oh boy. Here comes the cute kid.

"Hey Rua. What's up?"

[strongest-tool.livejournal.com]

"I'm just gettin' stuff ready!" There are plates of food, as well as what looks like a couple cardboard boxes stuffed to the gills with cards.

[hackeralastair]

"Oh man, more food?" Alastair had already stuffed himself quite a bit. Maybe a cookie, though...

Stealth cape, get.

[20-lbs-of-crazy.livejournal.com]

Things were going okay so far. Tons of people, and Parker hadn't gotten kicked out yet. And the food was good.

But there was only so much socializing Parker could handle, so she'd stepped out to get some air. Very cold, icy air, but very quiet and people-thin air, so to speak.

There was also no sign of Harvey, thankfully, and she'd been thinking about this for a while. Might as well make sure Calvin got his present.

So Calvin might notice that a wrapped package was suddenly set down on the windowsill from outside. If he was quick enough, he might be able to look out the window and spot his erstwhile Santa stand-in.

Most people would have bothered with the door, but hanging off the side of the treehouse with a couple of climbing hooks was so much more fun.

He will use it only for evil

[magicalworld]

"Huh?" Calvin turned around to see a package on the windowsill that had most definitely not been there a second ago. "What the-"

Advancing cautiously, he took up the package, looked around to make sure it hadn't been meant for anyone else, then got ripping.

Hey... he thought. Who would get me a new cape? He held it up, admiring the dark, dramatic colour. The contrast would probably bring out his cowl better. I bet it'll help me swoop out of the shadows, too!

Poking his head out of the window, he saw nothing but the holes from Parker's climbing hooks in the walls of the treehouse. Weird.

EXCELLENT.

[20-lbs-of-crazy.livejournal.com]

Calvin might also notice a note pinned to the cape with a safety pin:



Beside the message, someone had sketched in a Christmas tree with green pen, just because.

Meanwhile, Parker was strolling back toward the house, as if nothing was happening and she hadn't just scaled a treehouse with grappling hooks.

Re: Duel Monsters in the Treehouse!

[guardianrainbow.livejournal.com]

[Johan looks all around. An interesting place for a duel, really.]

Anyone care for a duel? I'm ready if anyone else is.

[punmanarmy.livejournal.com]

[Metabee's clambered his way up to the treehouse, clad in a terrible Christmas sweater and Santa hat. Rua promised to teach him to duel at the party, and this looks to be the place.]

A whole treehouse made outta ice? Snow kidding! This is too cool. [He can't help himself. It's just too easy.]

[strongest-tool.livejournal.com]

As always, Rua is endlessly entertained by Metabee's awful puns and laughs out loud.

"Yeah, it's awesome, isn't it?! Mister Miles made it specifically for us to duel in!"

[punmanarmy.livejournal.com]

[And the only thing that Metabee likes more than making stupid jokes is an audience. Way to enable him, Rua.]

You bet it is!

[He gestures with a hand widely, grinning.]

So when do my lessons start, sensei?

[strongest-tool.livejournal.com]

Rua slaps a hand on the floor. "Right now!" He pulls a cardboard box into view and flips it open -- it's full of cards.

"The first thing we gotta do is build you a deck!"

[punmanarmy.livejournal.com]

[Metabee leans over the inspect the cache, oohing and aahing appreciatively.]

Okay, how do I pick?

[strongest-tool.livejournal.com]

Rua climbs in -- or rather, climbs -back- in. He's been going in and out bringing food from the house to the treehouse. By now it looks like there's enough for anybody who happens to come by. You can't expect them all to duel on an empty stomach, goddamn.

Rua grins at Calvin as he enters. "Hey, you wanted to duel, right?"

[magicalworld]

Oh good, hopefully this kid would be easier than Bakura. Calvin... hadn't won a match yet. (although he counted each game as a moral victory) "You bet!"

Yay, dueling~

[satisfiedsigner]

[And this is probably the only reason he actually let Bakura convinced him to come. It's been far too long since he's had a good duel.

So have another adult invading the treehouse because only adult play children's card games. At least he looks as non-threatening as possible.]

So I heard this is where the dueling is going on?

[pinkdoombubble.livejournal.com]

[Mew found one (1) treehouse! Without further ado, she climbs the heck in.

She's looking around now. Cool place, yo.]