HOLIDAY CHARITY GALA | OPEN

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WHEN; December 23 | 7:00 p.m. | City Solutions
RATING; G
CHARACTERS; Everyone
SUMMARY; On behalf of City Solutions- welcome. The party don't start 'til you walk in ♥
LOG;

ENTRANCE | LOBBY
The entrance hall is sleek, white, pristine and sparkling. The decoration here bright and festive - it's difficult to miss the large pine tree in the entryway, and one of the security personnel will be taking your coats with a bow and smile (perhaps even without a bow and smile, doesn't everyone like the brooding and mysterious type?).

BALLROOM
Up a few flights of stairs or up an equally clean and white elevator is the ballroom, brightly lit and seemingly impossible with its darkened ceiling, twinkling with stars and the gentle fall of snow that disappears as it descends. Long, tasteful garlands of holly and festive greenery sparkle with a frost that isn't cold but melts at the touch. For light, candles float just high enough to be out of reach. Enjoy the panoramic view - the room's surrounded with glass windows. Take a seat and enjoy the music and dancing. Rock and roll and classic piano pieces. Jingle Bell Rock is strictly prohibited.

REFRESHMENTS | BAR
A little off to the side is a fully stocked bar and refreshment area, where waitresses and waiters carry glass trays of various drinks and appetizers. Enjoy a glass of champagne or plate of tiny finger sandwiches. Oddly, there are also donuts. Glazed.

VIP ACCESS
Only those who have purchased the superfly tricked-out cool people package are allowed in this quieter, exclusive bar.

POWDER ROOM
Even people in fancy dresses and expensive suits need to take a break, personal or otherwise. Down the hallway and to the right, you'll find the rest rooms. Don't worry, JARVIS won't be watching.

PLAZA
For those who wish to enjoy the crisp winter night air, the ballroom leads right out to the plaza. No, the palm trees may not be the most traditional, but the layers of decorative snow and pinpricks of light hidden in the large leaves are romantic enough, certainly. A glorious view of the City skyline, the night sky, and at the end of the night, the bright fireworks display.

FIREWORKS
At midnight, enjoy the bright shower of color and light as the Weasley twins orchestrate the final show, spelling words and manipulating trajectories in a way normal snap-crackle-pop fireworks cannot. Whether inside in the ballroom or outside on the plaza, it's impossible to miss. Santa Clause has been forbidden to make an appearance.

OTHER
Various hallways, the staircase, the elevators, and any other location are open for attendants to explore. Workshops and laboratories have been closed off for the event, but an empty room or three may have been forgotten for those who'd like a more private setting. JARVIS has his eye on you.

OOC
Feel free to be completely imaginative in setup, setting, surroundings, furniture, decoration, refreshments served, types of drinks served, music played, and anything else you can think of. Dance, be merry, and don't worry about the specifics. Put up an empty comment or a description of where your character will be and links to what he/she will be wearing or option C (the all-encompassing miscellaneous option). Action or prose is also up to you and your preferences ♥

Comments

[boutant]

[ College graduation will happen, but after that, Ariadne may hop back into different, less legal types of work as well. Arthur had been the one to insist on her graduating, but she knows he's right, as much as she wants to build without limitations again.

Or she had known. It's been almost two months since she's bent the world around her, and she misses it, craves it. The Pasiv is being put together, but there are tests to do, and no one wants her to be one of the first to use it. Too dangerous, too risky, and it irritates her. She wants that thrill back. Instead, she goes out and finds other impossible things, wizards and dinosaurs, and she tries to ignore the craving for what she loves to do. It's been easier lately, at least a little bit, with her work on sketches for Christmas presents, but that will change. She'll want more.

Maybe Cobb isn't the only addict. ]

With my bird. Eames'll have a room, though I don't expect him to move in. [ Especially now that she knows about him and Arthur. ] I'm just not sure living with four overly protective men is great for my mental health. [ Or her sex life, but White doesn't need to know that. ]

[whitetwoguns]

[Not even graduated. Well, if anything she is far more grown than some of the company she keeps. And in some ways the man beside her.

Bending worlds or invading dreams? To think that she looks so harmless.]

Gonna stay in the neighborhood or really go and branch out?

[Across the hallway like bygone TV comedies of old. Except the way she puts it it sure doesn't sound as charming in real life.]

[boutant]

[ She's close, but not quite finished. Out of all of them, she's fairly certain Cobb is the only one with an actual, legitimate degree, and he doesn't even use his anymore. Maybe that's why Arthur is so insistent on her getting hers.

Compared to her housemates, she is harmless -- at least in a traditional sense. Her curiosity, however, typically makes her anything but. ]

I haven't decided yet. Arthur will probably have a whole notebook full of ideas once I tell him and he accepts it as a thing that's going to happen.

[whitetwoguns]

[Close may as well be finished, at least that's his thinking. Cobb is something else. In fact they went for a drink once. Who knows what that says about Cobb or Mr. White.]

How is he not gonna accept? It's your life, ain't it? If you wanna go ahead and do it, you can.

[....right? She's not anyone's secret sister or daughter or niece?]

[boutant]

[ There's a slight laugh, a bit of a sardonic smile that both fits and doesn't fit her at all. ]

I'll tell you a secret, Mr. White. My housemates are all very good at denial.

[ She shrugs, however, and that sardonic smile is replaced by a regular one. ]

Though maybe that's not much of a secret.