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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
hackeralastair: (friendly smile)

[personal profile] hackeralastair 2009-12-22 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
*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*

[identity profile] strongest-tool.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
Rua's face lights up when he sees Alastair, disk or no.

"Hi, Alastair!"
hackeralastair: (smirk)

[personal profile] hackeralastair 2009-12-23 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
Oh boy. Here comes the cute kid.

"Hey Rua. What's up?"

[identity profile] strongest-tool.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
"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: (smartass)

[personal profile] hackeralastair 2009-12-23 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh man, more food?" Alastair had already stuffed himself quite a bit. Maybe a cookie, though...

[identity profile] strongest-tool.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, I haven't seen this much food since I was back home and I went to Director Godwin's house...they were already makin' stuff when I woke up!"
hackeralastair: (plain)

[personal profile] hackeralastair 2009-12-23 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
"That usually means it's a pretty good party." He can't resist giving the kid a hair-ruffle. "When did you get up, anyway, huh? Noon?"

[identity profile] strongest-tool.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
Rua 'erks' as his hair is ruffled and looks away. "....maybe."
hackeralastair: (smartass)

[personal profile] hackeralastair 2009-12-23 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Alastair has a bit of a chuckle at that. "Must be nice to be on vacation."

[identity profile] strongest-tool.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"Eheheh...yeah, it's a little like when Ruka and I were back home."
hackeralastair: (shades)

[personal profile] hackeralastair 2009-12-24 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh yeah?" Don't mind him poking at the cards, now. He's curious. "You guys have it pretty nice, living in this big house with Edgeworth. He seems cool."

[identity profile] strongest-tool.livejournal.com 2009-12-24 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a lot. It's fairly obvious where his weekly allowance from the porter is going.]

[He nods.] "Yeah, it's really nice! Mr. Miles and Mr. Remus are both really cool. Didja know Mr. Remus knows magic? "
hackeralastair: (lurking)

[personal profile] hackeralastair 2009-12-24 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"Really?" Actually, no, he didn't know that. "What, like 'pull the rabbit out of the hat' magic, or actual magic?"

[identity profile] strongest-tool.livejournal.com 2009-12-25 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
"No, like, real magic! They were talking about how if people cause a ruckus, he'd turn them into something and put them outside!"
hackeralastair: (snarky)

[personal profile] hackeralastair 2009-12-25 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Ohh..." Alastair had heard that rumor - now he knew it was true. "Well, then. Guess that means I shouldn't go back and mess around with Kaiba, huh?"
hackeralastair: (snowball)

[personal profile] hackeralastair 2009-12-25 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
He laughs. "I'm kidding! I rubbed shoulders with him earlier, I don't feel like doing it again. Holy crap, you've been collecting cards since the minute they came out here, haven't you...?"