Happy Holidays, Polychromatic!

[cry-reaper.livejournal.com]

When; Saturday evening
Rating; PG-13ish, good holiday fun. If the mistletoe gets out of hand, we'll update.
Characters; Anyone who knows Mara and her friends.
Summary; It's a holiday party!
Log;

The setting is set, the lit holiday tree, the evening's feast, the specialty drinks, even the mistletoe has been placed with precision.

There will be music playing, room for dancing, and once Caspian arrives, there may even be sleigh rides.

And thank the Gods, there's not a curse. So come in, sing a few carols, open a few gifts, make some merry and be jolly.

[ooc: Have fun with this guys! Please indicate if your threads are open or closed, and tag away.]

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[cry-reaper.livejournal.com]

Mara wandered about the party in her new dress (http://janethillstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/holiday-dress-500x679.jpg). She was nervous, unsure if she'd done everything right, if people would come, or even if they did, if they would enjoy the evening. With all the entertaining she'd done as a Reaper of the Order, she had never been the hostess, only part of the decoration.

Really, she just wanted all of her friends to be happy. Especially with the chaos of the month, she knew they could use a break to enjoy life.

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[heelsandlaw.livejournal.com]

Knock knock at the door. Cameron comes in a little hesistantly - she doesn't know anyone but Ken here and even Ken she doesn't know well - but it beats not celebrating Christmas and she's never been shy about meeting new people, so why start now.

She's wearing a pencil skirt, a soft Cashmere sweater and high heels that can't quite hide that she's, well, small. In one hand, Cameron has a pack of cookies - bought, not home-made. She smoothes down her sweater with the other and straightens up, looking around for someone to give the cookies to, or someplace to leave them.

[cry-reaper.livejournal.com]

"Hello?" Mara looked at the stranger curiously. She didn't recognize her, but she certainly knew there would likely be strangers that were friends of her friends. Putting a smile on her face, she approached and offered he hand.

"I'm Mara, welcome to the party."

[heelsandlaw.livejournal.com]

Switching the cookies to the other hand so she can take Mara's and shake it. Cameron smiles back. "Hi. I'm Cameron." A brief glance around. "It looks great here!"

She holds out the cookies. "Here, I brought these."

[cry-reaper.livejournal.com]

"Hello, Cameron." Mara takes the cookies and motions for the new arrival to enter the home fully. "Thank you for these, I'll put them with the rest of the food. Can I get you a drink?"

[heelsandlaw.livejournal.com]

"It's nice to meet you." She moves inside. "A drink would be fantastic. Are you hosting this party? In that case, thank you for letting me join even though you don't know me."

[cry-reaper.livejournal.com]

"Yes, I wanted to do something nice for my friends and their friends. And I was under the impression that this was a common sort of event in many worlds."

Entering the dining room, she places the cookies with the rest of the desserts and heads to the punch bowl.

"Would you like some of this, or something stronger?"

[heelsandlaw.livejournal.com]

Cameron tilts her head and studies Mara. "So you don't have Christmas in the world you're from?" A short pause as Cameron wraps her head around the whole concept of different worlds. Yes, not used to that yet. "In that case, I have to compliment you on the decorations again. And on the idea. It's a very nice thing to do."

"Punch is fine, thank you."

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[lionesscouchant.livejournal.com]

Lucy came with her family, or at least with Caspian - she loves parties, especially holiday ones. Although she's still young, this holiday is the first in a long time that she's a teenager, and while she's not wearing heels she is definitely looking much taller in the dress she's chosen.

She doesn't look so much like a little girl, but like a young lady, excited for this party.

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[soulofocean.livejournal.com]

Umi had been one of the first guests to arrive, if only to get a good chance to look at the place before it got too crowded to appreciate it. The decorations were gorgeous and Mara's house was certainly as big as Ken had described it: truly the perfect setting for a party. She had to commend their hostess for all the enthusiasm she'd put on planning the whole event.

Standing around in her apparel of choice (http://i53.tinypic.com/111qvpg.jpg) for the evening, the Water Knight made the most of the fact none of her acquaintances was yet in sight to scold her about it and enjoyed one of the drinks.

[soulofocean.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Mara." As soon as Umi spotted their hostess among the attendants, she went over to say hi. The Water Knight knew she'd probably get no other chance to do so in the whole evening, busy as Mara would be greeting all the guests. "Great job. The place looks amazing!"

[cry-reaper.livejournal.com]

"Umi!" Mara smiled and headed towards her new friend. "It's thank to you, I wouldn't have known how to do any of this without your help."

[cry-reaper.livejournal.com]

Nodding, she pours a glass of the spiced punch. "Not really, there's a winter festival that we celebrate that might have it's roots in this, but all of this was new to me. I had friends to help."

[soulofocean.livejournal.com]

"Ehh. I only gave you a few tips. Not much." It wasn't false modesty at all: Umi knew this was all to the credit of Mara's wish to spend a great time with her friends. That alone, in Umi's book, was enough to make any party fantastic.

"This is all you." She waved around, looking at the decorations. "Ken told me the place was big, but he never mentioned it could look this beautiful!"

[bladed-siberian.livejournal.com]

He knew she'd been nervous, but she really didn't need to be. The house looked amazing and Ken knew everyone would have a great time. Sneaking up behind her, he wrapped his arms around her waist, leaning in close enough to rest his chin on her shoulder.

"Evening, beautiful. The place looks almost as pretty as you do."

[cry-reaper.livejournal.com]

"Well, the man who owned it before me had plenty of money to spend, so now I do, too."

In her mind, this it the only thing she'll be thankful to Dorian for, giving her the means to do this for her friends.

"Did I get the tree right? I found pictures at the library and tried to reproduce them as best I could..."

[cry-reaper.livejournal.com]

Her hands moved to cover his arms, leaning back against his chest. "You like the dress? I asked for something for the holiday and this is what the woman pulled out for me."

[soulofocean.livejournal.com]

"Right? Are you kidding?? It's one of the prettiest I've seen!"

Maybe it was a hunch, but Umi decided not to be her usual nosy self and ask what Mara's relationship to that man had been. If she was talking in the past and not even calling him by name it was probably a bad memory. Tonight wasn't for bad memories but a good time. "And the mistletoe, too! Good addition." She laughed. "Looks like there'll be kissing."

[cry-reaper.livejournal.com]

"Yes, I've heard about that tradition." She looked a little confused, "But I can't say I understand it. It seems it could lead to a great deal of awkwardness, but I was told it was traditional, so..."

[soulofocean.livejournal.com]

"Uhm. There was this curse... not sure if you were around or remember... It kind of FORCED people to kiss every time they walked under one of those." Not exactly the most awkward curse Umi'd ever seen, granted. But Mara had a point. "But this is different! No one needs to kiss if they don't feel like it!"

[bladed-siberian.livejournal.com]

"You look fantastic, and yes, I like the dress. A lot."

In the back of his mind, he almost wished he'd dressed a bit nicer, but the khakis and dark blue sweater topped with a tan blazer was still quite comfortable. Smiling at someone from over her shoulder, he shifted enough to press a kiss to her cheek.

"You've really done a great job in here."

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[bladed-siberian.livejournal.com]

While Ken wasn't the host, he was dating the hostess, so he made sure to smile and greet as many people as he could. It was nice to be around people in such a warm environment and the lack of a curse just made him feel better.

Once he'd made a round, he settled himself against a wall, much like he'd been at Fuu's party. This time, however, he was actually off off duty. That in itself was rare.

[cry-reaper.livejournal.com]

Mara smiled, she knew he wouldn't say it just to please her and she turned in his arms to face him, giving him a short kiss of her own.

"And I like this sweater, you're very handsome in blue." She ran a hand over it for a moment. "But I can't take all the credit, Umi helped a great deal."

[cry-reaper.livejournal.com]

"Still, it seems an odd thing to do."

Mara shrugged it off with a smile and took Umi's arm, leading her to the tree. "Here, I have something for you, thanks for all your help."

[bladed-siberian.livejournal.com]

Humming, he pulled the hand on his sweater to his lips before he wrapped his arms around her waist.

"She's pretty good at all the kind of stuff, isn't she?"