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IO, SATURNALIA! | OPEN

Who: EVERYONE
Where: THE BALLROOM
When: THREE WHOLE DAYS - 12/17-12/19
Rating: PG-13 (or higher depending how rowdy you guys get)
Summary: IO, SATURNALIA! The party has arrived and it is here to stay for 72 hours straight of good food, gambling, dancing, drinking, singing, and so on and so forth!
The Story:

A few days into Ewaymas, on December 15th, everyone will wake up to a scroll outside their door. This scroll is an invitation to a Saturnalia celebration in two days, and everyone is welcome! If asked for clothing for the party, the closets will provide synthesis – brightly colored Roman robes – for the occasion, but the dress code is mostly just colorful and fun, if you choose to abide by it.

Starting on the 17th there will be a lavish feast in the ballroom, and food and drink are never in short supply. Drunkenness is encouraged, but there will be non-alcoholic beverages as well. There will be tables set up for gambling and dice games, music from a wide variety of worlds (specifically to encourage loud singing along and dancing all night - some are holiday remixes but others aren't), and areas for dancing and playing other games. The decorations are all in a rainbow of bright colors like the synthesis, with suns hanging up and candles floating in the air. Laurels and pileus will be available at the party for everyone to wear on their heads.

It's the kind of party that will get increasingly louder and rowdier...and it literally won't end for three whole days. Those prone to gluttony, greed, or even just escapism will find themselves not wanting to leave the party at all. There's always something to do and you can always just pass out of the floor when you're tired, right? Right! No one knows how to party like the Romans did. At the end of the day on the 19th though, all of the decorations and food will vanish and the party will abruptly come to an end.

Prose or [Action Brackets] are more than welcome, and if you have any questions please send them over to the FAQ thread for the event!
fatherlesskind: (11)

[personal profile] fatherlesskind 2016-01-11 10:19 am (UTC)(link)
[And there is the blush, right back with him like it never left. It doesn't even matter why she's holding his face and staring at him, it's still enough to turn him red as a tomato and make him forget her comment about his suggested name.

Swallowing nervously, Alistair's eyes flick over her from head to toe before fixing back on her face determinedly.]


I don't think you need a name to have that.

[If it's 'feminine allure' she's after she really needs to just sit there. Naked. And now he sounds like a complete pig ]

Ah, forget I said that!

[Distraction, distraction he needs a distraction! What had she just said about choosing her name? That sounded like a good start.]

Are any of your friends here too? I know a couple - well, one other person here. And there's others from my home. What about you?
ceruleans: (Mystique - predatory)

[personal profile] ceruleans 2016-01-11 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[Careful, Alistair - Mystique has a bad habit of taking any positive attention toward her looks to a quickly emotional level. The blush and the way his eyes move across her cause a coy smile to cross her lips.]

I'd rather not.

[She laughs gently, dropping the hand that had been on his chin down to just above his knee.]

Fortunately not. Most of the people who could show up here would probably make things complicated for me.
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[personal profile] fatherlesskind 2016-01-12 09:07 am (UTC)(link)
I- ah. Ahem. Ha. Right.

[He's beginning to wonder if Mystique isn't trying to see if she can make him spontaneously combust. Why does he always seem to meet people who enjoy embarrassing him? Alright, the answer to that is obvious even to him - it's easy. So very easy and so very obvious when he is. But just once it would be nice if someone didn't take advantage of that. And while he's at it, he'd like all the problems back home to just disappear and a cheese-wheel that never runs out.

Eyeing her hand nervously Alistair drags his eyes back up to her face as she speaks, his cheeks still red.]


I guess I can understand that. Complicated is a good way to put it. Some of the people from my home.... Maker, I don't know what to think.

[And it's very quickly gotten awkward, despite his only just recognising one of them. Not that having certain people he does know present would be much better. Either way he can sympathise and maybe he's being naive - or is still a bit tipsy - but he can't not offer-]

If you ever need a friend - I know we just met, but you said you're here alone and so if you do need anything you can always ask. Me. Ask me. I mean. Clearly.
ceruleans: (Mystique - uncertain)

[personal profile] ceruleans 2016-01-12 05:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[In truth, she's less trying to make him spontaneously combust and more testing the waters of what it is that he's going to tolerate from a near-stranger. Touch isn't unpleasant, after all, and he's been nice enough to her. Call She it ... curiosity. She leaves her hand where it is for the moment, neither moving it further up nor away from him.

Then he's offering to let her confide in him, and she can't help but be flattered - because she isn't used to this kind of openness at home, and having it here is a refreshing change. The atmosphere of the party doesn't hurt, either.]


I'd like that - if we were friends.

[She's smiling again, a little more genuinely, and then she adds, for good measure,]

So long as it isn't going to make the people from your home think you've been seduced by the dark side, or whatever it's called where you're from...and that you know it goes both ways. You want to talk out what you should think about your people from home -- trust me, I'm an expert at mulling over and analyzing the actions of people who say they're your friends and then act like the complete opposite.
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[personal profile] fatherlesskind 2016-01-13 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
[As far as touching goes Alistair will tolerate a surprising amount no matter how awkward he feels. He doesn't want to be rude and, more importantly, there hasn't been a lot of physical affection in his life. Honestly, it is nice when he's not tripping over himself with nerves. If she were a man - or wearing clothes - he'd be a lot less worried. Given time he'll be just fine with it, something it seems he'll be getting as she doesn't reject his poorly phrased offer.]

Me too!

[He beams back at Mystique, happily surprised by the offer extended in return.]

Really? You'd do that for me? Most people just tell me to stop complaining. [That's mostly an exaggeration - though he has been told off for whining plenty of times it was sometimes (mostly) justified. But that she makes the offer at all means a lot.] Thanks, I- thanks.

[He hesitates a moment then reaches up and squeezes her shoulder affectionately. Letting his hand drop back into his lap Alistair clears his throat self-consciously.]

And you don't have to worry about them thinking you've done something to me. Believe it or not, possessed people act even stranger than I do.
ceruleans: (Mystique - uncertain)

[personal profile] ceruleans 2016-01-13 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
[It's been much the same, although she fell more into the 'abandoned' category than the 'technical orphan' one. She finds his awkwardness oddly charming - she has a type, okay? Normally they're a little more brainy, but kindness is definitely more important as far as she's concerned.]

Trust me, I listened to my older brother complain through his whole time at Oxford not only about schoolwork, but about girls as well. It can't be worse than that.

[She takes his words into consideration, although she still might be cautious of people he knows mistaking her for some sort of demon. The squeeze to her shoulder elicits a small, pleased 'hmm' out of her, but since he's busy clearing his throat he likely doesn't notice. When he drops his hands into his lap, she brings the hand that had been on his leg to rest on his forearm instead.]

And I've met stranger. Being a waitress means people tell you the weirdest stuff.
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[personal profile] fatherlesskind 2016-01-13 09:32 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I can promise you won't be hearing me complain about girls. Or schoolwork.

[That sounds a little pathetic now that he's said it. Or like he doesn't like girls but unless she's completely blind she can't think that and he'd rather not embarrass himself further by trying to explain. Better to just hope she assumes he's not looking for anyone right now.

Glancing back at her hand with a smile - the touch feels less intimate and helps puts him back at ease - Alistair tilts his head curiously.]


You worked in an inn? I'll bet you'd see some strange people! And a lot of trouble.

[Maybe it's just him - them really as he doesn't travel alone back home in Ferelden - but going into inns nearly always results in someone trying to start a fight. That could have more to do with him and one of his companions being branded traitors than anything else though. But it does make most attempts to stay somewhere that's inside difficult.]

Didn't your brother worry about you there? I know it can be... risky for a woman alone in those kinds of places if she can't defend herself. Not that I'm saying you can't take care of yourself if you have to... can you?

[All he's seen her is that she can change her appearance, that's no guarantee she can fight. But if she has his strength when she looks like him then maybe she can handle herself just fine.]
ceruleans: (Mystique - predatory)

[personal profile] ceruleans 2016-01-13 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's fortunate for Alistair that they've been talking long enough that she isn't going to zero in on every opportunity to embarrass him -- and he's right, she can certainly tell that he's got at least a passing interest in women. She'll let it slide, instead focusing on the questions that he's posited to her.

She pulls a face.]


Saw a lot of strange people, had a lot of strange people grab my butt - you know, the usual.

[Then he's asking whether her brother was worried about her working in such a place, and she can't help but laugh.]

Charles was there almost as much as me, and he's never worked a day in his life. I think the only thing he worried about was who he was going to try and flirt the night away with.

[In hindsight, that might not have been true. Perhaps Charles had been in the heads of people who had been planning on doing her harm. She pushes that idea out of her mind and instead lets a wicked grin cross her lips.]

Nine times out of ten, I won't just take care of myself - I'll make the other person look like a fool.
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[personal profile] fatherlesskind 2016-01-14 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
[That's about what he expected, even if the idea of men just grabbing at her makes him frown. It's rude and unnecessary. And seems dangerous, though that could just be that he's spent a lot of time around women who are more than a little terrifying.

It is a surprise to hear that this brother of hers visited the place often but not so he could look out for her.]


I guess if he knew you could take care of yourself.

[He's assuming this Charles is - or was - some kind of scholar. So maybe she was the one who looked out for him. An idea that's easy to believe with that look on her face.]

Hmm, warn me if you ever feel the need to make me look like a fool alright? I'm pretty good at that myself so I can save you some effort if I ever upset you.

Your brother - is he like you?

[Not in appearance from what she's said but in abilities, maybe.]
ceruleans: (Mystique - sad)

[personal profile] ceruleans 2016-01-14 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
[She'd learned to tolerate the usual level of slovenliness from her regulars, if only so that she could get a better tip - so long as she knew they were mostly harmless. At his comment about if Charles knew she could take care of herself, she snorts.]

Yeaaaah, sure. We'll go with that. And don't worry -- I'll at least let you get in the first swing.

[Reasonably, though, she hopes they don't have to come to blows unless it's in a sparring arena. His second question doesn't catch her as off-guard as she was expecting, since people here seem to care a whole lot about your 'home people'.]

He's a telepath. Reading thoughts, that kind of thing.
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[personal profile] fatherlesskind 2016-01-14 08:56 am (UTC)(link)
Well that's reassuring.

[Or not if she's that confident in herself. But he's fairly sure they won't ever actually fight - unless she's secretly a crazy serial killer it's probably not going to happen. And if they end up sparring, well it won't be a first if he loses.

He pulls back a little when he hears what her brother can do, a hint of wariness creeping into his voice.]


He can tell what people are thinking? Is it just hearing? Or can he do... other things too?

[Even without the man being here the prospect of anything more than that is worrying. Mind-reading alone makes him uncomfortable to think about. But along with the stories he's heard about blood mages back home who can alter the minds of their victims, turning them into a mindless puppet? The thought doesn't sit well with him at all.]
ceruleans: (Mystique - focused)

[personal profile] ceruleans 2016-01-14 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's not hard to see the shift in his demeanour when she mentions her brother's abilities, and she can understand why...even if she doesn't like it. She laughs and shakes her head.]

He can do other things. He can probably do a lot more than he tells the rest of us about, but he's too -- good to use them for anything sinister.

[She's not going to bring up the whole 'he ended up convincing me not to violently murdering Trask and potentially the president' thing, but it's what she's thinking about.]

Honestly, it gets kind of annoying how good he can be. He's too trusting that people will just -- do what's 'right' and not just what's easy.
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[personal profile] fatherlesskind 2016-01-15 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Alistair mulls over the answer carefully before he tries saying anything. It's clear Mystique really means what she's saying about her brother. She believes he wouldn't use whatever magic he has to hurt people and Alistair hasn't even met the man. If this Charles shows up in Wonderland then he can see if he agrees with her assessment. Until then it doesn't really matter and he's not about to say bad things about her family to her face without reason.

Finally he nods, accepting the reassurance and relaxing back in his seat once more.]


That's not a bad thing, wanting people to do what's right. It's better than expecting the worst of everyone.

[The worst that can be said about that way of thinking is that it's too naive. So long as her brother never got himself hurt because of it then it's the kind of attitude that more people should have, in his opinion.]

Besides, with the... mind reading thing he'd be hard to take advantage of.
ceruleans: (Mystique - shocked)

[personal profile] ceruleans 2016-01-15 07:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, Alistair, it depends on whether you're of the school that Charles' naivety got him paralyzed with the bullet that Magneto deflected to avoid getting shot with himself or whether you're of the school that he just had really shitty luck.

She's glad he relaxed back into his seat, though, because otherwise she'd probably get all up in arms about Charles and -- well. She lets out a soft puff of breath.]


It's not a bad thing, but it's also not always the most -- realistic.

[She thinks Alistair might share that sort of innocence that her brother had, and -- maybe, grudgingly, she'll admit it isn't the worst thing in the world.]

But -- it does give people hope. I guess that's a good thing. And you'd think that, but he still manages to get himself into trouble now and again.

[With other telepaths, with people who have ridiculous but effective helmets...yeah.]
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[personal profile] fatherlesskind 2016-01-15 11:07 am (UTC)(link)
[She's not wrong about him also being a little naive. Alistair has been accused of having no idea how the world really works - has gotten a lecture on the subject even - and so he won't argue with her on the subject. All he has to say is-]

Hope is always a good thing.

[That much he's sure of. The more difficult the problem the more important it is to have hope. It doesn't guarantee victory but without hope no one would even try.]

It sounds like you two must have been close.

[He has to wonder what happened - something must have, she'd said there was no one she wanted from her home to come here. But he's not willing to just ask without knowing it won't upset her.]
ceruleans: (Mystique - sad)

[personal profile] ceruleans 2016-01-15 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's doing a splendid job not pressing on any of the issues that she isn't ready to talk about, and it's putting her at ease. When he mentions his feelings on hope, she ducks her head and smiles a little sheepishly.]

Well, some of us need a reminder of that sometimes. You get stubborn and stuck in your ways after a few decades of people more or less hating the 'race' that you belong to.

[The smile turns a little sad when he brings up Charles.]

We were, once.

[She glances over to him.]

It's -- kind of a long story.

[Long, painful, and involving several missiles. No, really.]

Maybe we could be again, with time ... but thinking about that while I'm here might drive me kind of crazy.
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[personal profile] fatherlesskind 2016-01-16 09:53 am (UTC)(link)
[It's hard not to wonder at how much there might be in common between people like Mystique and the mages of his home. Hate is too strong a word but there can still sometimes be trouble between mages and normal people. Although presumably Mystique doesn't run the risk of getting possessed and turning into an abomination, so they may be less alike than he'd thought.

Alistair nods in understanding - he knows a thing or two about those kind of long stories. Putting on a bright smile he nudges her again, determined not to let a blue mood - pun so intended - ruin her night.]


Well if there were ever a good place to go crazy this would be it. You'd fit right in.

[His expression softens momentarily as he adds-] For what it's worth, you're lucky to have had someone like that.
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[personal profile] ceruleans 2016-01-17 07:58 am (UTC)(link)
[She'd is be groaning over that pun if she knew he'd made it in his head, but as it is she just does her best to return the smile.

He's really right about fitting in here if she goes crazy, though.]


Well, if you notice me running around and 'fitting in', you'll know something's up right away.

[His second comment catches her slightly off-guard, and before she can really think about it, she frowns.]

I know. I mean, I'd probably have starved to death if Charles hadn't run into me when he did, but it's still -- hard to lose people.
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[personal profile] fatherlesskind 2016-01-17 10:15 am (UTC)(link)
I know. Maker, I know.

[He looks away, jaw tight emotion. It's been months since Duncan died but it still hurts sometimes, knowing he's gone. He hadn't been family truly but he'd been closer than anyone else had been to Alistair.

Clearing his throat he turns back to Mystique, offering in explanation-]
My mentor was killed a while back. It wasn't easy to deal with at the time.

...I'm sorry about your brother.

[Whatever had happened between them, the feeling of loss was much the same and he knew how much that could hurt.]
ceruleans: (Mystique - shocked)

[personal profile] ceruleans 2016-01-18 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
[It's an easy reflex when he sees his jaw tighten like that to slip her hand into his for a gentle squeeze. While he's saying that it was a while back, he's obviously still upset about it, and that warrants at least a mildly sympathetic response.

She manages a slightly lopsided, sad smile.]


I'm sorry too. I shouldn't be complaining about a soured relationship, when at least he's -- you know, alive.

[Paralyzed from a stray bullet ricocheted by his former best friend, but -- details.]

What was he like, your mentor?

[She'd read somewhere that talking about the person helped bring back positive association with them instead of sadness.]
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[personal profile] fatherlesskind 2016-01-18 10:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Alistair ducks his head smiling shyly at his knees. He's blushing as he squeezes back, more touched by the gesture than he can say. It's only when she tries to dismiss her own loss that he can make eye-contact again, shaking his head at the apology.]

No, it's fine. It would be just as hard knowing someone you care about is out there but you can't see them even if you want to.

[Whatever the circumstances of Mystique and her brother's falling out it's clear she still cares about him and the separation must sting.

He brightens when she asks about Duncan, clearly pleased to be able to talk about him. He hasn't had the chance to do so much and it does make him miss the man all the more.]


Duncan. He was a good man and the first person who cared about what I wanted and not just what was... convenient. If it weren't for him I'd be a- I wouldn't be in a good place right now. [It's hard to explain what would have happened to him if it weren't for Duncan without explaining so many other things first so he skirts around the matter.] I owe him a lot and I never had the chance to repay him.
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ceruleans: (Mystique - focused)

[personal profile] ceruleans 2016-01-18 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[She doesn't mention that she's just not sure that she'd be able to deal with seeing her brother again -- there's no barrier except her, as far as she knows, but she just -- isn't ready yet.

As he talks about Duncan, it occurs to her that Magneto was probably considered to be her mentor (and although the thought isn't unappealing, it was probably pretty unprofessional for them to get involved in a romantic relationship). Would she be able to talk about him like that, leaving out the whole 'presidential assassination' snafu?

Probably.]


I get that. He helped you find your way instead of the way that people had been pushing you toward your whole life.

[She understands that -- really, she does.

She runs her thumb over the back of his hand absently while she speaks.]


He must've known you were grateful, though. I mean -- no offense -- but you don't seem to play your cards too close to your chest.

[After a brief pause and a clearing of her throat,]

Which isn't a bad thing, I mean.
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[personal profile] fatherlesskind 2016-01-19 11:18 am (UTC)(link)
Heh. Not really.

[He knows he's obvious about his feelings, even when he'd rather not be.]

I didn't think of it like that. [But it would have been obvious to anyone with eyes how happy he was to be recruited by Duncan.] I hope he knew. [Even if gratitude doesn't feel enough for what was done for him. It's too late to change now.] Thank you for letting me talk about him. It means a lot to me.

[With nothing physical left to remember him by his memories of Duncan are all he has. Being able to share them with someone is like keeping him alive in a small way.

His cheeks are still slightly flushed as he glances down at their hands but it's more of a pleased look than embarrassed. It's nice, just being close to someone and feeling like they care. When he looks back up at Mystique his smile turns playful.]


So I guess that's my quota of complaining used up for, what? The month?
ceruleans: (Mystique - focused)

[personal profile] ceruleans 2016-01-19 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[She doesn't get this sort of intimacy often, not really -- not the genuine sort, where she isn't trying to hastily seduce a bureaucrat so that she can steal his invitation to a Trask function, for example. It's a strange thing to have stumbled across at this party, but with how focused he is on her it hardly seems like they're in the middle of a crowded function.

He seems to be cheered, at least, so she can't say that she completely managed to spoil his party mood. She returns the smile, her lips twitching up to one side.]


Mmm...I'd say two weeks. Three, tops. And you're welcome. Should I let you return to the party so I don't make any of your friends jealous of all this attention?

[Still teasing -- she can't help it, okay?]
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[personal profile] fatherlesskind 2016-01-20 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
I think you mean relieved they don't have to listen to me go on. But I take your point. I should let your myriad of admirers have a chance, milady.

[And the buffet table is calling to him again, his own metabolism being fairly impressive in its own right.

Getting to his feet Alistair makes a flourishing bow before he turns to leave. Pausing after just a few steps he looks back at her hopefully.]


I'll see you around?

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