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[darkest0knight.livejournal.com]

When; Monday, October 12. Early evening.
Rating; PG
Characters; Tony Foster (darkest0knight ) and anyone Tony has spoken to and made friends with is welcome.
Summary; It's Tony's first real Thanksgiving and Eden is cooking so naturally he's invited the whole city to crowd into the apartment.
Log;
It had started out as just a nod to the holidays, like it usually was back in Vancouver when Tony didn't really know anyone to have Thanksgiving with (Zev was Jewish, Amy was...well, Amy) and Henry, of course, couldn't eat a turkey which was the whole point of the holiday in the first place. He'd had turkey sandwiches with cranberry sauce and bought a pumpkin pie from the bakery and watched movies until it was late enough to call Henry and have some company. This year was different.

Automatically, it was different because he was in the City, but it was also different because Tony had friends. And friends who could cook, no less! And Victory was here and not a vampire and thus could sit at a dinner table and not growl at Henry when he came over. So Tony was excited and had probably bought too many cans of vegetables and sticks of butter but that was okay.

He just hoped he had enough plate settings.


[ooc:  If your character is a friend of Tony's feel free to assume he invited you to Thanksgiving.  Since I, myself, am hosting Thanksgiving at the moment, I probably won't be able to respond to threads until later tonight but feel free to have characters mingle!]

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Open to all - this will not end well

[basstardchuck.livejournal.com]

Chuck wondered what on Earth was he doing at Tony's apartment. He wondered the same thing ever since Foster invited him and Blair. Not only he was American, but the last Thanksgiving he spent in Monaco... It was safe to say he was not big on family gatherings. Fact that there would be maybe three people he actually know didn't help the situation. The entire trip to Tony's apartment, he kept thinking he should just pass on the party and take Blair out for dinner instead.

Didn't change the fact that he showed up with three bottles of the best red wine he had at Victrola, those damn rolls Tony demanded and tiny hope that this would not end in a disasster.

Open to all - this will not end well - Let's totally screw with the time line shall we?

[thatsmyjob.livejournal.com]

At some point in early evening, perhaps just as dinner was wrapping up, a face Chuck might recognize knocked on the door and was admitted to the apartment.

This time, the nurse was juggling a handful of pies and other delicacies for dessert!

Open to all - this will not end well - ffffff timeline, who needs it?

[basstardchuck.livejournal.com]

It was a familiar face. And Chuck appreciated the familiar face so much more when it wasn't showing up in hospital in the middle of Chuck's mental rant... There was even a small smirk on Chuck's face, though it was a matter of discussion whether or not the smirk was caused by Thom or by the delicacies he was carrying.

He walked up to the man and looked at the pies, wondering if any of those was a pumpkin pie Blair liked so much.

"You need help with those?"

Open to all - going out with a bang?

[witchinbloom.livejournal.com]

Tara hadn't seen Chuck since the last time she'd talked to him, and she certainly hadn't expected to meet him here. Even though the two of them had only talked briefly, she rather liked him. And his sister, too, for that matter. So she was pleased to see him arrive. It also helped that there was now someone else she knew besides Thom and Tony.

She waved brightly when he came in the door, tucking a strand of hair back from her face. He probably wouldn't remember her, but that was okay. She was pretty sure worse things had, in fact, happened.

Open to all - placeholder, maybe~

[darkest0knight.livejournal.com]

"Oh good, you're only fashionably late," Tony said cheerfully as he took two of the bottles from Chuck's arms.

"Rolls go in the kitchen. Eden's already in there and I've been afraid to go in."

Kitchen: OPEN

[eiremagic]

Have you ever seen Eden take over a kitchen? Because she's done just that; she's lost track of both Tony and Matt, and she's poring over the turkey and the stuffing and the foods that have been listed as traditional that she's not entirely sure she's doing right.

But there are enough buns and different kinds of bread to feed an army.

Bother her at your own peril.

Kitchen: OPEN

[basstardchuck.livejournal.com]

At some point Chuck had to go to the kitchen. Mostly to see if there was something stronger to drink, because as much as he l... tolerated Foster, there was no way he would be able to last through the entire dinner while completely sober.

Seeing Eden in the kitchen... was fascinating. He leaned against the doorframe. It was like a trainwreck. You knew it was bad for you, but you couldn't look away.

Kitchen: OPEN

[darkest0knight.livejournal.com]

Tony risked poking his head through the door, wondering if he should offer to do something besides get in the way, which was about the only thing he was good at doing in the kitchen.

"Hey, Eden? How's everything going?"

The buns looked tempting. So did the gravy. Tony reached a finger out to sneak a taste.

Open~

[witchinbloom.livejournal.com]

Tara had been drafted, and really, it was her pleasure to be here. She liked Tony (even if he tended to rankle her protective instincts) and she understood the desire to form a family in this place. She could never refuse such a generous invitation in good faith.

That said, she didn't expect to know anyone besides Tony (and Thom if he behaved himself and showed up like a good little nurse) and while Tara had come a very long way from the awkward, stuttering wallflower of freshman year, she was still a bit shy around people she didn't know. So she accepted the glass of wine someone or other pressed into her hand, but stayed mostly unobtrusive, off to the side of the room where she wouldn't butt into anyone's conversations.

Open~

[darkest0knight.livejournal.com]

Tony spotted Tara hanging back from the crowd and moved over to make his greetings.

"Thanks for coming," he said, a grin twitching the corners of his mouth. "I think that's one of Victrola's best vintages there. Chuck doesn't skimp."

Open like an Open thing!

[thatsmyjob.livejournal.com]

Thom was a good little nurse, not only because Henry had used logic to get him moving but also because he didn't want to disappoint either Tara or Tony.

Still, he didn't arrive till probably after the main courses had been enjoyed, a combination of the emergency work shift at the hospital, baking the pies and of course getting dressed for dinner. Because he was dressed up, in a nice suit and tie.

He carried three pies through the door, a hazelnut pumpkin (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sunny-anderson/hazelnut-pumpkin-pie-recipe/index.html) pie, a strawberry-rhubarb pie (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-challenge/grandmas-strawberry-rhubarb-pie-recipe/index.html) and finally a pie involving (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/my-buddy-dans-mile-high-chocolate-and-butterscotch-parfait-pie-recipe2/index.html) more chocolate and butterscotch than was good for anyone's arteries.

The last one was his apology pie to Tony.

Open like an Open thing!

[darkest0knight.livejournal.com]

Tony was carting another stack of dishes to the kitchen when Thom came in. He gave the other man a wave, wobbled the dishes a little, and then decided he'd better put them down before he went to talk to him.

When he came back out he was flushed from the heat of the kitchen, eyes sparkling with the excitement of the evening.

"Hey, you made it," he said, hand open to take a pie from Thom's juggling hands.

[miss-waldorf.livejournal.com]

Blair can track down a pumpkin pie from a million miles away, because that is the one dessert she can finish a whole platter of and feel more guilty about purging it than keeping it in her stomach. Even if it still wasn't her dad's special recipe, which is the best pumpkin pie of all time, of all time.

"Good to see you again," she says as a greeting.

Open, but expecting a few people who probably know who they are...

[missesthestars.livejournal.com]

Promise really wasn't certain to what to expect for the evening, but she'd told Tony that she would come and she always kept her word. Although she was apprehensive for what the evening could hold (not that anyone who didn't know her very well could tell), the atmosphere was warm and for the moment, inviting.

She, too, had brought some nice wines and separating from Niko for the moment, she went off in search of a host to give them too.

Open,

[darkest0knight.livejournal.com]

It was still early yet, so Promise had little to worry about. Henry wouldn't be arriving until well after sundown, what with him having to get up, try on a million different outfits, grab a bite to eat, and then make his way to the apartment.

Tony came over to welcome her with a smile.

"Hey," he said, "thanks for coming."

Open

[cal-sitter.livejournal.com]

Niko couldn't help it. With Promise, in a strange place, at a social event, he automatically assumed the role of bodyguard. The apartment was small enough that he could safely separate from her to inspect the surroundings; had they been in a larger room, he would have relied on a partner (usually Cal) to carry out the task while he stayed near his lover. Soon enough, he had an idea of the layout of the place, a mental map of the exits, and had assessed which areas were vulnerable and which defensible. All of this was done with a casual air that suggested he was mingling or indulging curiosity rather than identifying potential threats.

Open

[stokerwasahack.livejournal.com]

As he had promised Tony, Henry stepped out for a private meal soon after sunset. The meal itself was quick, but no less enjoyable for the brevity of the encounter. Henry had been around a long time, after all, and he was very good at what he did.

When he returned to his apartment, Henry wondered briefly about the dog. He knew that people these days liked to include their pets in holiday celebrations, but did he really want her underfoot if things went poorly between him and Promise? No, he decided. He would leave Mary home. So it was he soon found himself, alone knocking on Tony's door. The aroma of food might have been overwhelming, had he not chosen to focus on the scents of Tony's guests instead. Another vampire might have considered retreating from the gathering of strangers and the awkwardness of a dinner party, but Henry loved Tony and Vicki and would not disappoint them.

Open

[darkest0knight.livejournal.com]

Luckily, Henry had arrived after the movie finished. Not that Tony wouldn't try to tease him into watching it later because it was tradition, after all. Tony opened the door to let Henry inside, his relaxed shoulders and easy grin letting the other man know that it had been a successful dinner so far.

"You missed Charlie Brown," he admonished with a grin as he ushered the other man into the apartment.

Open

[thatsmyjob.livejournal.com]

Thom was finishing off his coffee and his rounds of hellos when he spied Tony talking to Henry. Not that he'd ever met Henry except across the internet but now seemed a good time to say a hello.

Waiting until the vampire was free, Thom stepped around a small group and over to the man.

"Good evening, Mr. Fitzroy."

Open

[missesthestars.livejournal.com]

Promise took her time, talking Niko, and enjoying the pleasant company, but she kept her eye on the recent arrival. From Tony's reaction, Promise accurately surmised the identity of the guest but she still took her time before deciding to introduce herself.

She approached him head on, not wanting even the impression of sneaking up on him, and waited from a distance for him to notice her.

Open (OOC: Sorry its a bit late!)

[acceptingeyes.livejournal.com]

Vicki felt that the movie hadn't been half as bad as she'd imagined it to be. She spotted Henry arriving shortly afterwards and decided to stay where she was sitting. She figured him and Tony would need some time alone.

There were also a lot of people here that she didn't really know. Most of the people where friend's of Tony's but since she hadn't really met them yet, she had long since retreated to the safety of the couch. She was never the best at mingling.

Open

[darkest0knight.livejournal.com]

Tony spotted Victory and plopped down on the couch beside her, face glowing from being well-fed and happy about the way things were going so far.

"So, do you think you can attempt a turkey next year?" he said, a cheeky grin on his face.

Open

[stokerwasahack.livejournal.com]

Henry had assured Tony that he would sneak up on Vicki given a chance, and he chose to do just that, coming from behind to lean over her shoulder, his breath stirring her hair as he whispered in her ear. "Sitting all alone? That won't do, Victoria."

For Tony; SORRY FOR LATENESS!

[miss-waldorf.livejournal.com]

So Blair actually came to a Canadian Thanksgiving, and not just that, it is also one without cater waiters. Having to spoon out her own food sure makes her feel like one. Although, to be fair, least this one should prove a much better one than the last. That one was the worst of all time, of all time.

"Happy Thanksgivings," she tells Tony, a raised glass of water as a greeting.

For Tony; SORRY FOR LATENESS!

[darkest0knight.livejournal.com]

"Blair." He grinned back at her and raised his own glass of cider. "I wondered if you'd come with Chuck. This party's probably not up to your standards."

At Canadian Thanksgivings, you also had to scoop out your own slice of pie. It was just how it was done.