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Remus J. Lupin ([personal profile] natureinblood) wrote in [community profile] capeandcowllogs2009-12-22 07:29 am

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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

[identity profile] liadrin.livejournal.com 2009-12-22 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
She hailed him with a wave, calling out over the chatter, "Bakura! Over here."
shiromadoushi: (Waaaave!)

[personal profile] shiromadoushi 2009-12-22 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
The teen perked up at his name, looking around before spotting her, his face lighting up. "Liadrin, hello!" he called, making his way over. "Merry Christmas!"

[identity profile] liadrin.livejournal.com 2009-12-22 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"Happy Winter Veil!" Liadrin exclaimed, giving him a light kiss on the top of his head.

"You certainly seem to have your hands full." She said, noting the bag in his arms as she held out a sizable package to him.
shiromadoushi: (Embarrassed laugh)

[Tea set and assortment of teas for her~]

[personal profile] shiromadoushi 2009-12-22 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Bakura blushed lightly at the motherly kiss, smiling warmly. He blushed again at the present, smile growing almost shy. He really hadn't expected anything... "Thank you," he said with a small bow of his head. "I got you something too!" He rummaged in his bag a moment before pulling out a brightly wrapped box and presenting it.

[and an ornate hand-carved coffer to keep his game items in, with a small holder for cards and dice]

[identity profile] liadrin.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
"Tea!!" She exclaimed, pulling away the paper with an expression of joy, fingers touching the plastic, running along its surface. "What a lovely set-- Bakura, I am so grateful...thank you."

Just as he hadn't expected anything, neither had she; so Liadrin neatly folded the wrapping paper and stacked the tea and its box together and placed it on the nearest table so that she could retrieve them later.
shiromadoushi: (So damned cool!)

Very nice :D

[personal profile] shiromadoushi 2009-12-23 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
"Glad you like it!" Bakura smiled happily. Well, Liadrin had opened hers, so he assumed it would be all right for him to open his as well!

He was careful with the paper, almost savoring the experience of the unwrapping. His eyes lit up as he uncovered the chest, like something straight out of an RPG. "Aaah, it's amazing!" he exclaimed, fingers running over the wood.

<3

[identity profile] liadrin.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
"Considering your love of things from my world, I set out to find something similar in this one." She gave him a tight hug-- though not nearly as strong as usual due to the fact that she wasn't in full plate-- and reached over for the tea set once again. "Take care of it, will you?"
shiromadoushi: (Happy ^_^)

:)

[personal profile] shiromadoushi 2009-12-23 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Bakura gave a small, almost embarrassed smile at the hug, a very very faint blush at his cheeks. "I will, I promise," he nodded, wiping away a small happy tear before it could really form. "Thank you."