[ open ] for i've grown a little leaner, grown a little colder, grown a little sadder

[holyshihtzu]

Who: Juliet O'Hara + You
Where: Juliet's room
When: December 1st-4th
Rating: PG
Summary: Juliet is getting into the Christmas spirit early by hosting a little get-together at her place. Network video and party post below the cut!
The Story:

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Happy December, Wonderland!

[ Juliet offers a brilliant, if somewhat strained, smile to the network. The camera isn't directly aimed at her face at first--she's still getting used to video chatting--but she reaches out to adjust it quickly before continuing. ]

I know not everyone here celebrates Christmas or... Even knows what Christmas is, but! In the O'Hara household, Christmas is a big deal. I mean, I really big deal. All my family comes in and there are games, and arts and crafts, and a ton of food...

[ People probably get the idea, Juliet. ]

So! I know things always get really crazy during the holidays anyway and I wanted to get on top of things so I'm having a little pre-Christmas get together at my place. So whether or I know you or not, come by room three on the seventh floor anytime over the next few days and I promise we'll have a lot of fun. Open door policy.

[ She pauses. ]

Not literally. Knock first.

[ room 3, level 7 ]

Juliet has gone all-out for the holidays, as an O'Hara is wont to do. With no financial limits and no job to distract her, she's put everything into decorating her place. Anyone walking past room three on the seventh floor will be greeted immediately with an timely wreath and equally festive doormat.

The decorations don't stop there. Juliet has decked the halls to the point that they are bursting, having even extended her living room quite a bit to accommodate food, fun, and hopefully a lot of guests. Every wall is decorated with some kind of garland, wreath, or lights. She's even got a sprig of mistletoe hanging in the corner for any couples who visit that might be so inclined.

And, of course, there is the the Christmas tree in the corner of the living room.

Anyone who visits will also be greeted by an unimaginable spread of food from cookies, cakes, and various snacks to some traditional Scottish fare like mince pies. There's another corner table dedicated to just Christmas crafts, from cutting out paper snowflakes to sewing Holiday themed pajamas.

Maybe it's a little early to go full out, but Juliet couldn't wait. Christmas is her favorite time of year and she hopes that getting to it early will help her miss her family less - and maybe help her find a new family in Wonderland.

[ This is a party/mingle post! Feel free to top level and tag out with other people, or just thread with Juliet, or just respond to her network post if you so desire. Have fun and get into the holiday spirit before shit goes down! ]

Comments

[teamfun]

That's working on the assuption, of course, that the world is gonna somehow fix itself for some theoretical future person to find.

[Louis is never good at dealing with the idea of the future. He doesn't have Aasim and Tenn's hopes that the world will one day get better. That it won't always be the dead and the living trying to kill each other. ]

I'm for sure more of a present guy.

[holyshihtzu]

Maybe it will. Even if it doesn't feel realistic, having hope isn't a bad thing. And the human race has made it through some seriously bad stuff.

[ Maybe not on the level of zombies, but people are nothing if not resilient. And hopeful. ]

But since we are talking about the now... Maybe we should just eat more cookies and drink eggnog? [ She pauses. ] Are you even old enough to drink? Is there a Wonderland drinking age?

[teamfun]

...I guess. [He's only recently started hoping again, mostly for small things. Like getting through the day in one piece. He's not too great at the big hopes just yet.] We have, but humans are aslo capable of making things way worse. Like my worst problem at home is other people- the walkers, we can deal with. The raiders kidnapping our people? Less so.

[They really didn't do much for Louis' faith in other people. At least in adults. He laughs at her comment.]

I'm seventeen, so technically not, but also drinking ages kinda fell when society crumbled and I'm pretty sure they don't exist in Wonderland.

[holyshihtzu]

[ Even without that explanation, Juliet would have been completely okay with giving Louis a drink. After all that, though, she doesn't even hesitate to grab him a cup and pour him an inappropriate amount of booze. ]

If you can deal with zombies, I'm pretty sure you can handle a drink. [ She hands it to him. ] I know you're right, but it's hard for me to not have faith in people being better than that on the whole.

[teamfun]

[She's clearly the best adult here, go her. He grins, taking the drink off her and raising it in a mock toast.]

Damn right! That kind of stuff small change after a while. [It's just not easy to GET any more.] Nothing wrong with that. It's kinda nice, that you've come from a place where you can still have that. You should hold onto it as long as you can.

[holyshihtzu]

[ Juliet pours herself a drink and raises it to him to respond. ]

Here's hoping that the most insane thing I ever have to deal with is Shawn Spencer and the occasional serial killer.

[teamfun]

[Clink. Look at them, so fancy with their fancy eggnog toasts.]

Hell yeah! And here's hoping no events from my world happen here ever.

[holyshihtzu]

[ Such fancy children. ]

I can definitely drink to that.