http://vitaelamorte.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] vitaelamorte.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] entrancelogs2010-12-18 04:50 pm

+ Now the Jingle Hop has begun [OPEN] +

Who: Everyone [OPEN]
Where The Ballroom
When: December 18th, 6PM-midnight (oocly however long you want to keep logging)
Rating: Well gosh, that really depends on you folks and how you behave, doesn’t it? I’m going to tentatively guess PG-13 though.
Summary: The mansion's decided to throw you all a party out of the goodness of its heart. You know, if it has one. This is the open log for the Jingle Bell Rock portion of the event!
the Story:

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air.

What a bright time, it's the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell time is a swell time
To go gliding in a one-horse sleigh
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and a-mingle in the jingling feet
That's the jingle bell,
That's the jingle bell,
That's the jingle bell rock.


The ballroom is decorated extravagantly for the occasion, with all of the same sorts garland and holly and lights covering the rest of the mansion, at the moment. There is another tree at the far side of the room as well, though not nearly the size of the one in the front hall, decorated in a very classy white. From the ceiling, fake snow is falling from somewhere that can’t quite be seen, but it does not seem to gather on the floor more than a flake or two.

There are tables with chairs to one side, near a table filled with delicious food and beverages of all kinds, from wine to wassail to eggnog and more. The rest of the space is reserved for dancing.

We could tell you that the mansion is going to force you to dance forever and ever or something, perhaps until your feet fall off, but we won’t. Gosh, you’re all so suspicious. I mean really. The party-goers may wonder at first, some entering very suspicious of the mansion’s intentions, but it will quickly become apparent that for once…for once, it doesn’t seem to be a trap.

So giddy-up, jingle horse, pick up your feet and jingle around the clock. You can even go mix and mingle in the jingling feet. That’s the Jingle Bell Rock!

[identity profile] 41810.livejournal.com 2010-12-22 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"... No, I don't," J replies uneasily, mistaking his question as conversation.

[identity profile] paper-knight.livejournal.com 2010-12-23 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
He notices J and gives him a nod.

"Exactly my point."

Mark had ended up locked in a closet with a black eye, no clothes, and no idea how he got there. If J escaped that event, he can count himself lucky.

[identity profile] 41810.livejournal.com 2010-12-23 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
J snorts and shakes his head. "I don't think this is one of those, unless you drink too much."

[identity profile] paper-knight.livejournal.com 2010-12-23 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
More nodding, fervent this time.

"I hope not."

[identity profile] 41810.livejournal.com 2010-12-24 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
J shrugs and fidgets, looking around. "...Soo..." But he's at a loss for words, and he just looks down at his feet.

[identity profile] paper-knight.livejournal.com 2010-12-25 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
It occurs to him he might have been rude.

"I'm sorry."

He offers a hand; if nothing else he's meeting people tonight.

"Mark Meltzer."

[identity profile] 41810.livejournal.com 2010-12-29 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
After a brief, awkward moment of staring at the hand, he shakes it. "I'm J," he replies, giving a brief, awkward smile. "I'm ....sure you've seen me around," he adds, to give that awkwardness a special, super-awkward kick. "On transmissions and stuff."

[identity profile] paper-knight.livejournal.com 2010-12-29 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh J. Dead-in-the-forest J. He hadn't put the name to a face yet.
Well that is pretty awkward.

"A bit. Good to meet you."

[identity profile] 41810.livejournal.com 2011-01-06 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
If he heard you say that dead-in-the-forest remark, he might just melt into a puddle right there. "Yeah." Remember your manners, J. He fidgets and then nods uneasily. "Nice to meet you too.... uh, Mark."

[identity profile] paper-knight.livejournal.com 2011-01-06 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
He's interested in what information he can get from J, but he's also not quite rude enough to bring the Operator up at what is, by all appearances, a party. So it's time for more awkward small talk.

"So where are you from, J?"

He's heard a year from Alex, but not a place.