Open: In a shout of joy at the only shrine where you come benighted and leave benign

[vineleaves]

Dark has come and gone again, which means it’s time to party.

In some ways the party is very similar to last year’s - same large banquet room in the mansion, a similarly large abundance of food and drink, and the promise of a night full of letting loose for everyone in attendance. It’s far from a direct clone of the previous party though. For starters, Dionysus has had Claudius help him in all of the planning (sometimes a god’s blessings come in the form of enrichment for one’s enclosure). They’ve gotten several of the mansion’s residents to agree to play live music during the night, and Dionysus was able to find some, ah, more widely appreciated CDs to play during the breaks between performers.

The room has been decorated to the nines again, but where last year he had green vines draping on the walls diffusing the glow from the twinkling fairy lights, this year he has strung up swooping vines of silver, glittering almost like tinsel. The large food tables have an almost ridiculous amount of things to munch on; there should be something for everyone there.

It should go without saying that the beverage tables are well-stocked, considering the host.

The festivities are starting a little earlier this year than last, out of respect for those who may or may not have earlier bedtimes. Come dressed in your finest, it’s a yearly tradition now!




Just as there was last year, there is to be an ‘after party’. If your character is part of the standard Orgy Invite Crew, they will have received another invitation to that half of the evening as well. Just like last year, this part of the event is to be handwaved, for obvious reasons.

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[involuntaryturncoat]

"That's it exactly. Very wise of you."

[biteybaby]

"I'm Wise Girl."

[involuntaryturncoat]

"Very much so. Have you been enjoying yourself?"

[biteybaby]

"Can I tell you a big secret and you can't tell anyone except Magnu?"

[involuntaryturncoat]

"Of course."

[biteybaby]

She leans in to whisper in Smodean's ear, "I think this party isn't fun."

[involuntaryturncoat]

"Oh dear. Is there anything I could do to help?"

[biteybaby]

"Probaly not," she says sadly.

[involuntaryturncoat]

"Perhaps a bit later, before you head to bed, I can fetch Dhadki and take the two of you out to the hall and you can play a bit together."

[biteybaby]

"Uh huh!!! I wanna play with Daki!"

[involuntaryturncoat]

"All right, then. We should let him nap a bit first, but how about after the next time I play?"

[biteybaby]

"Okay yeah that sounds like a good plan Smodean."

[involuntaryturncoat]

"Excellent. I am glad you approve. Would you like me to set you down so you can try to enjoy yourself until then?"

[biteybaby]

"Nothing to do though."

[involuntaryturncoat]

"You can stay with me a while, then. Would you like to learn some of the songs children learned on my world when I was about your age?"

[biteybaby]

"YEAH!!"

[involuntaryturncoat]

"All right." He heads to a corner of the room to sit with her.

[biteybaby]

This is nice, this is like an activity, and the party doesn't have any other activities really. Sunny is having to invent activities with all of her friends. Sissy and Claudi must be really bad at making parties because they forgot to include activities at this one. "How does the song go?"

[involuntaryturncoat]

He settles on a chair with Sunny in his lap. A quick weave to somewhat lower the sound coming at them to make it easier to hear and he begins to sing a bright and upbeat song.

"On a hill there was a chora,
And around the chora, grass.
Flowers up and down, and all around
As days and seasons pass.

"We danced around the chora,
So happy on the grass.
With flowers fair, all in our hair
As days and seasons pass.

"We sit under the chora,
Our blanket is the grass.
The flowers keep us company
As days and seasons pass.

"Stay with me by the chora,
Together in the grass.
Being friends with the flowers
As days and seasons pass."

[biteybaby]

This is a very very good song! Sunny claps and dances in Smodean's lap as he sings it. "I like that song Smodean!"

[involuntaryturncoat]

"Thank you, Sunny. I like it too."

[biteybaby]

"You can sing it again please?"

[involuntaryturncoat]

"Of course." He promptly does so, bouncing Sunny in his lap to the beat.

[biteybaby]

Sunny starts singing along this time, which mostly amounts to her shouting the word 'grass' at intervals hoping it's the right time to say that word.

[involuntaryturncoat]

She's even right about half the time, so well done, Sunny. As they finish, Asmodean smiles and applauds. "Well done."