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Dionysus ([personal profile] vineleaves) wrote2025-07-04 01:23 pm
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Open: In a shout of joy at the only shrine where you come benighted and leave benign

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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[personal profile] minor_variation 2025-07-06 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
Gaheris returns to her with the plate and holds it out awkwardly. She's so pretty. She's so pretty! "Here."
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[personal profile] sporesprouter 2025-07-06 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
Tress promptly sets her glass down again and takes the plate. "Thank you." She picks up a carrot slice and pops it in her mouth. "If you want any, I'm happy to share."
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[personal profile] minor_variation 2025-07-07 01:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Um. Yeah, all right, if you want--"
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[personal profile] sporesprouter 2025-07-07 02:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"If you want." She holds out the plate to him.
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[personal profile] minor_variation 2025-07-07 02:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Gaheris takes and promptly chokes on an off-brand Dorito.
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[personal profile] sporesprouter 2025-07-07 04:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Tress sets the plate down almost immediately, resting her hand on Gaheris's back, between his shoulder blades. "Are you all right?"
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[personal profile] minor_variation 2025-07-07 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"No," he rasps, his voice an airless wisp of a sound, as Tress' hand presumably burns a hole in the back of his coat and sets the stage for his entire body to immolate in a few tragic moments.
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[personal profile] sporesprouter 2025-07-07 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
She pats his back, concerned. "I should get you something to drink."
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[personal profile] minor_variation 2025-07-07 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'll be all right, honestly, I just--" A wheeze.
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[personal profile] sporesprouter 2025-07-07 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"It just went down the wrong way?"
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[personal profile] sporesprouter 2025-07-08 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"Looks like no permanent harm done, at least."
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[personal profile] minor_variation 2025-07-08 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"No, I guess not." He lifts his head to look at her, his eyes watery and his face red from coughing. "Um, it's late, innit, I think I'd better go."
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[personal profile] sporesprouter 2025-07-08 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
She looks him over and shakes her head. "Come with me first." She promptly grabs his hand and heads over to one of the drink tables.
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[personal profile] minor_variation 2025-07-08 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
There is no way Gaheris is going to do anything but follow dumbly wherever she leads him.
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[personal profile] sporesprouter 2025-07-08 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Thankfully there is quite the wide range of beverages available, and Tress promptly goes to a dispenser of ice water with a bit of lemon in it and fills a glass which she hands to Gaheris. "Really. Have a drink."
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[personal profile] minor_variation 2025-07-08 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Thanks," he says, a bit thinly, and then he downs the water like medicine. She's being so nice, more nice than he's constitutionally capable of experiencing, and he is not reassured about his imminent death.
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[personal profile] sporesprouter 2025-07-08 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"It should help at least a little. I'm sorry that happened. I know it can be kind of embarrassing."
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[personal profile] minor_variation 2025-07-08 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"No, um, I'm all right now. Really. Thanks for helping."
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[personal profile] sporesprouter 2025-07-08 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"As long as you're sure. I'll be around if you need anything else. Have fun, all right?"
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[personal profile] minor_variation 2025-07-08 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. Thanks. Um, you too." That said, he turns to make his escape.