http://laszlo-jamf.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] laszlo-jamf.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] tampered2009-10-06 12:30 pm

You Mean You Can't Take Less...

When; Oct 6th, Mad Hatter Day Curse
Rating; G - PG-13
Characters; OPEN!
Summary; On a day that you can be sipping tea with friends one moment, passing sugar to an enemy the next, only only to find yourself eating cake with a deity, this is merely one of the tables the City's inhabitants may find themselves dining at.

Log; The City is the City is a city, and it is down in the streets, in canyons of steel, "it's making me feel I'm home." It's autumn in New York the City. It's good to live it again.

So Laszlo has set a table too, in sharp and stark and bright and direct and pointed and intentional contrast to the greenery and garden party out in Xanadu. Garden parties. Like picnicking in a cemetery--oh, but they did that, didn't they? The Sunday afternoon walks out to go and spit on ol' Laszlo Jamf's grave.

This would do better if it were indoors, in a penthouse, in some corner apartment--name your other city, he's been to them all. But, close enough, to set it in the street, under the windows and brick and steel. It will do.

A red table. Red and sharp. Dark wood, yes, but red cloth over it, neat and straight--no flow or foam or excess. Tailored--that's the word.

Formality and modernism, that is the center of this table. Black and white dishes, Art Deco, lines and angles and planes. It's an era with which he is familiar. But the effect is striking and cold.

He would have set it in white with stainless steel--medical, clean, efficient--but that idea had been nixed. Damn it.

So red and black and white. And a smattering of steel. He couldn't resist. And better still to sit at the head of the table and observe, the sweep and stretch of the table, the moods and ways of those who sit there--and, always, room for one more.

At least until the bell rang, the gun fired, the call came, and the rush began again.

The Unmoved Mover.

Note; See here! Mark your subject lines with "open" or "to ____" if you like. Prose OR comment log style is alright. Laszlo will speak with any marked "open" or "to Laszlo". Enjoy, and feel free to pop your character in and out as it pleases you and the curse description goes!

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[identity profile] bufferprincess.livejournal.com 2009-10-06 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
There was a need to come to this place, even though the drifter in her felt there was a warning. But it was tea ad it was tea time. So down Di Di sat for tea, sipping on a cup.

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[identity profile] thatsmyjob.livejournal.com 2009-10-06 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Thom adored tea parties. He almost wished he could have hosted one of his own but he simply did not have the proper table settings for one and one did not host a half assed affair.

Instead, he was making the rounds, dressed to the peek of perfection for afternoon formal tea. If these events when on into the night he might have to see about picking up a more formal set of clothing but for now, hopefully the three piece suit would suffice.

He did appreciate the ways Laszlo had dressed his table. The lines were clean, yet formal and spoke to Thom's masculine sensibilities. Hey, he may be gay as the day is long but that didn't mean he liked doilies.

Well okay he did, just not in over abundance.

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[identity profile] favorsthebrave.livejournal.com 2009-10-06 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
There were plenty of things in the world more incongruous than a Mafia executive at a tea party. Still, as far as Luck was concerned the day reeked of farce, and though the style with which Laszlo set his table mollified his sensibilities a bit, it was nevertheless with a certain tight-lipped, contained annoyance that he took a seat at the table.

He didn't even like tea.
Edited 2009-10-06 17:07 (UTC)

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[identity profile] knaveswitness.livejournal.com 2009-10-06 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
The bell rang, and Xerxes Break came.

Cup in hand, and a hat of his own perched jaunt atop silver-white hair. He was already the Mad Hatter. Pandora called him so, his Chain marked him so.

He fit the role well, leaning back on to two chair legs, defying the order of the place with his boots on the table and the saucer in his lap, a plate of sweets balanced somehow on his knees.

Xerxes Break did so like tea parties.

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[identity profile] lackingbeauty.livejournal.com 2009-10-06 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
If it was any consolation, the woman seated next to him looked just as frustrated with the whole thing- if not rather more overtly. Arms crossed beneath her breasts, Beast had been in the middle of a walking to work- mainly, to the Circus Carnivore, and so sat in her show regalia, the revealing bodice and short skirt, stockings and boots, her fake leg crossed over the other and kicking along with the motions of flesh thigh.

"... Nice party, in't it?" Sarcasm, as she turned to regard the man who was newly come.

[identity profile] poor-theodore.livejournal.com 2009-10-06 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Second table for the day and Teddy, once again, found himself feeling grossly under-dressed. Wriggling in his seat uncomfortably, he looked left and looked right at the other occupants seated with him, but it was the guy sitting directly across from him that caught his eye. Under his breath he told himself he needed to invest in a suit, but for the time being, he'd improvise.

Hoping nobody would notice, he slumped farther in his chair and reached up to rub at both of his arms, as if he was chilly. As he did so, Teddy let a shift ripple through him until he was no longer sitting there in his grubby jeans and his creased t-shirt. Straightening his posture again, he fiddled with his tie to make sure it was straight. Through his bangs, he glanced to make sure the stranger across from him hadn't been paying attention.

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[identity profile] favorsthebrave.livejournal.com 2009-10-06 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Luck glanced toward her at her remark, after a moment spent regarding the table in front of him. "I suppose it could be worse," he replied, answering her sarcasm with a somewhat dry tone. "We could be drowning in a sea of pastels and ruffles again. But I have to say I'm getting sick of tea and cake." For a split second he looked as though he were about to say more, only to check himself.

Instead he let out a quiet breath, and with an air of commiseration extended a hand. "Luck Gandor," he offered.

[identity profile] thatsmyjob.livejournal.com 2009-10-06 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Thom had been politely engaged in conversation with a woman to his right and so he'd missed the actual change, however an eye for 'dress' as well as good looking men caused him to take a bit of a second glance at the young man across the table from him.

Hadn't he sat down in jeans? Not that Thom would remark upon such an eccentric act, after all some people had the status to get away with such things and it would be rude to remark upon another guest's attire. However, the suit was quite nice.

Thom smiled politely and nodded his head at the other man.

"How do you do?"

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[identity profile] lackingbeauty.livejournal.com 2009-10-06 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Tch- last one I was at was at the damned beach. Who the 'ell takes their tea in the surf?" Indeed, the heels of her boots were sandy. Though when he offered a hand, introduced himself... she paused, looking at him funny for a moment.

Despite her open complaints, she wasn't exactly used to gentleman in suits doing such to her. Such was East End, she supposed.

"Call me Beast." Moved to shake his hand, a firm grip, calloused fingers in net gloves in gaudy crimson.

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[identity profile] obliviomancy.livejournal.com 2009-10-06 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Roxas comes to the table because he can't do anything else. There's a tug and a demand that no thought seems able to contain. It doesn't take much effort to vanish in a flaring curl of shadow, only to drop into another chair halfway across the City. As the last of the darkness fades from around him, he cocks his head at the spread. Red and black and white - the lines so precise as to remind him of another world, a place without color.

It's not a warm thought.

"Huh."

He doesn't reach for a biscuit or a cup - just waits for the restlessness to come so that he can move again.

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[identity profile] warandteaplz.livejournal.com 2009-10-06 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[Cyril sat at the table, dressed up in a nice new suit, holding a tea cup up to his curved lips.]

Never a dull moment around these parts is there~?
dreamsofnoah: (Road - [cute] cute as a button)

[personal profile] dreamsofnoah 2009-10-06 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's sitting across from him, selecting an assortment of sweets for herself]

There isn't~! I think I liked the other tea party better though, Papa.

[identity profile] warandteaplz.livejournal.com 2009-10-06 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Places the cup down.] It was quite entertaining, wasn't it?
dreamsofnoah: (Road - [cute] teatime)

[personal profile] dreamsofnoah 2009-10-06 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Very, very~ entertaining. We'll have to tell the Duke all about it once we get home ♥

[holding out her teacup for him to pour her some tea.]

[identity profile] warandteaplz.livejournal.com 2009-10-06 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Picks up a tea pot to pour her a cup, still smiling.]

Indeed we must! A shame Tyki couldn't join us today...~
dreamsofnoah: (Road - [cute] pretty as a picture)

[personal profile] dreamsofnoah 2009-10-06 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh well. You know he's not too fond of tea parties. But next time we could drag him along!

[It's not like he could resist the two of them working together.]

[identity profile] warandteaplz.livejournal.com 2009-10-06 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I would rather he be here than running amongst the... less fortunate. [AKA hobos.]
dreamsofnoah: (Road - [cute] pouty mcpout face)

[personal profile] dreamsofnoah 2009-10-06 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I always prefer it when he's with us.

[she shrugs, a tiny pout on her face]

But I guess if it makes him happy...

[identity profile] warandteaplz.livejournal.com 2009-10-06 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Mhm, strange indulgences. [Picks up his tea cup again, taking a small sip, his smile wavering only very slightly.]

dreamsofnoah: (Road - [cute] gimme back my Tyki)

[personal profile] dreamsofnoah 2009-10-06 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[She leans across the table to pat at his arm.]

There there, Papa. You know he cares about us the best.

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[identity profile] favorsthebrave.livejournal.com 2009-10-06 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Luck's brows lifted a little at the name - but then again, he hardly had grounds to comment. He shook her hand politely, not seeming to even notice her circus attire, or else taking it as a matter of course. "A pleasure, Miss Beast." Yes, he said 'Miss.' A beat passed before he added, "Circumstances aside. I suppose this sort of thing is going to go on all day? Really, it's useless trying to plan more than a few hours ahead in this place."

[identity profile] warandteaplz.livejournal.com 2009-10-06 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[His smile returns then and he picks up a sweet peppermint. Unravels it with gloved fingers.]

Of course, of course~ [Takes her hand, much like he would a lady's.] But today there is no need for complaints! I have the best company a loving father could ever want~
dreamsofnoah: (Road - [cute] laughing at you)

[personal profile] dreamsofnoah 2009-10-06 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Letting him take her hand, smiling prettily] And I've got the best Papa to look after me ♥

[and to hand over that peppermint I'm eyeing so fondly her eyes seem to be saying.]

[identity profile] warandteaplz.livejournal.com 2009-10-06 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[Of course he'll catch that look. Hands it over to her; he enjoys his tea more anyways.] Only the best for my darling daughter~
dreamsofnoah: (Road - [noah] brb napping)

[personal profile] dreamsofnoah 2009-10-06 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ooh, this really is the life. She'd missed getting everything she wanted so easily, happily sucking away at the peppermint and looking cute at the same time.]

We should hold a party of our own someday. You missed my birthday party~!

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