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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] lovemedangit.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
Mytho gave a very faint smile. "I don't know... but I don't feel lonely..."

[identity profile] insourarmor.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, if you're smiling you must be enjoying yourself somewhat," Fakir reasoned. He scanned the room for any signs of people he knew and could tolerate, and predictably found none in sight. People he recognized from school, mostly. "You wouldn't smile if you weren't at least a little happy, right?"

[identity profile] lovemedangit.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
Mytho seemed to debate this a bit before giving a very small nod. He was still mostly clueless when it came to the concept of happiness, but he was trying...

[identity profile] insourarmor.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
"It's... really hard to explain what you might be feeling when I'm not inside your mind," Fakir said, sighing. Duck could explain this with so much more enthusiasm. "Are you still angry?"

[identity profile] lovemedangit.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
Mytho put a hand over his heart, eyes closing as he tried to figure out what he was feeling. "I don't know..." he finally answered. "When I think of Rue... the Raven's blood gets stronger... but I know I don't want to hurt her, even if I do..."

[identity profile] insourarmor.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm glad. When you tried to attack Rue, I knew something was wrong. You wouldn't ever do that."

[identity profile] lovemedangit.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
Mytho looked down slightly. "I lost control of the Raven's blood..." he said softly, regret very evident in his tone.

[identity profile] insourarmor.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
"That seems to happen when you're very upset," Fakir said, trying to sound understanding in spite of the nagging voice in his head telling him to berate Mytho for having no control over himself. "When you're feeling ignored, when you've been betrayed."

[identity profile] lovemedangit.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
Mytho nodded. "Feelings like that make it stronger..."

[identity profile] insourarmor.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"It feeds on the bad feelings, then," Fakir reasoned. He pulled Mytho off to the side, away from the rabble. "That's why you need to tell me - not Rue, not the entire City - when you start to feel that way."

[identity profile] lovemedangit.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Mytho gave a small nod. "All right..."

[identity profile] insourarmor.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"Are you angry at me?" Fakir asked after a moment, his voice nearly lost amid the chatter around them.

[identity profile] lovemedangit.livejournal.com 2009-12-24 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
Mytho debated this a moment. "I don't think so..."

[identity profile] lovemedangit.livejournal.com 2009-12-24 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Mytho nodded. "When the Raven's blood is strong... sometimes it makes it hard to tell what's it's feeling and what's mine..."