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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
pike: (.maraclea - whisper)

[personal profile] pike 2009-12-23 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ Yes, staring is essentially a baseline fundamental aspect of Nigel's behavior. Whether near or far, he has a tendency to do it at friends, enemies, complete strangers -- but there are very few people he stares at from this proximity. Cameron is one; Alex, of course, is another. He continues to smile faintly. ]

Is John here? [ There's a note of sourness to his voice when he says his name. ]

[identity profile] mobius-bound.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ Cameron shakes her head, slightly. She knows where John is and she knows it isn't here, though she has no idea if he plans on arriving or not. ]

No, he isn't. I would have told you if he were.
pike: (.maraclea - out of practice)

[personal profile] pike 2009-12-23 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
Good. [ He says this with a bit of territorial force, his eyes slide sideways quickly towards the periphery of his vision. As far as he knows Alex is in the other room and will most likely remain there until he gets back. Still, his motion is quick as he rocks forward on his feet and kisses Cameron briefly at the corner of her mouth -- a hand coming up to touch the edge of her jaw with his thumb. ]

I should go find Katurian before someone else does, [ he says quietly and before she can answer, he's pulled back and is tugging on the sleeves of his shirt, flattening down his tie. Nigel glances at her briefly, flashing her a smile before looking out onto the crowd again. ] Make it a point not to say hello to Jack.

[identity profile] mobius-bound.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ She makes no move to try and stall his departure, settling instead on folding her hands in front of her and smiling at him.

When he mentions Alex she nods, slightly, a slow motion that if she allowed it to follow down her spine would be nothing short of a bow. However it is just her head that moves, nothing else, as Cameron adapts her natural stillness for a moment.
]

I shall.

[ She watches him return to Alex and her air becomes a bit more self-satisfied - each kiss is some sort of marker in a game she is not entirely certain how to play, a series of interactions she is only really learning with Nigel despite her past or perhaps because of it but they are hers nonetheless. ]