sailor_v: (Goddess)
sailor_v ([personal profile] sailor_v) wrote in [community profile] genessia2017-12-14 10:48 pm

2017 Winter Holiday Party!

WHO: OPEN TO ALL!
WHAT: Holiday party! Date auction! Shenanigans.
WHEN: December 15th, 2017 - Evening
WHERE: Fairy Tale HQ - Fayren
NOTES: The auction and the kissing contest are time sensitive! Bids close and the last kiss will be accepted on Friday, December 22nd, at midnight PST!

Fayren didn't have electricity, but it had something even better.

MAGIC!


There were twinkling colored lights that burned, flickered, and floated in an ethereal way, enchanting the building in a way that fluorescent lights never could. Branches of evergreen were hung here and there to give the air a fresh pine scent. There were also pinecones doused with cinnamon and nutmeg near the doorways.

Except near the kitchens, because the food smells were more than enough to entice the senses. There were mini-sausages swimming in a thick and spicy sauce, sweet and tangy meatballs on toothpicks, vegetables and dip, bite-sized cream puffs, iced sugar cookies, cheese and crackers, mulled cider, and eggnog in alcoholic and non-alcoholic varieties.

The main room, expansive as it was, had plenty of room for music, dancing, and mingling. There were some tables and several chairs set up, and a small stage where musicians were welcome to perform to their heart's content. To the side was an even smaller stage where a sprig of mistletoe was suspended on a loop of scarlet ribbon, with a sign that reads: "Test Your Passion! Win This Arcade Game!" And next to that was a full-sized arcade game version of Alley Brawlers. Might be worth checking out!

But there were more games than that, and more than a few maps set up on easels of the headquarters and where to go to play certain games. A single lane bowling alley (with manual set-up of the pins), a "fishing" booth where people toss a clothespin on a fishing line over a curtain to have a little prize attached by someone hidden on the other side, a ring toss for cans of soda, a cake walk (with full-sized cakes for the winners and cupcakes for the losers), ornament decorating, pin-the-tail-on-the-unicorn, face painting, a pool of rubber ducks with numbers corresponding to prizes on the bottom, goldfish scooping... Almost anything one would find at a carnival was sure to be found here.

As for the auction? Step right up, right past the gauzy white curtains into a big room lit with twinkling golden lights. Anyone was welcome to come in, but if someone wanted to participate as a bidder, they'd have to make a donation at the door. In return, each donor would receive a packet of 100 red tickets with the same number assigned to the bidder name: one roll of tickets with 101 for the first donor, a roll of tickets with 102 for the second donor, and so on.

Cookies and punch were available in this room, with several tables and chairs set up before a large stage with a microphone. Along the wall was a line of clear plastic boxes, with slots on top, set in front of each auction date's face. A card that indicated the name of each person, their age, and a brief description of what they were all about was pasted onto the front of the boxes. People were welcome to look at the line-up if they wanted, or even use some of their tickets prematurely if they wanted, as they were clearly for a drawing. Until the auction starts, soft piano music plays from a stereo running on batteries.
mouth_breather: (I have a BRILLIANT idea)

Re: #21 - Faye Valentine, Age 24 (men only)

[personal profile] mouth_breather 2017-12-16 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[He likes the confidence. Faye seems dangerous...but fun. And he's up for the challenge. It's definitely worth a shot.]

Ten tickets.
myfayevalentine: (Eh?)

Re: #21 - Faye Valentine, Age 24 (men only)

[personal profile] myfayevalentine 2017-12-19 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
*Ten tickets? Sure, it was better than nothing, but was that all she was worth? If he was up for a challenge, then perhaps he'd accept her arms folded beneath her chest and eyebrow quirked - her 'is that all you've got?' look*
mouth_breather: (Ew what is that)

After the bids

[personal profile] mouth_breather 2017-12-26 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[Wait, that's it? He was expecting at least some sort of fight, otherwise he would have had the courtesy to go higher with his tickets.]

[No wonder she looks mad.]


I'm not a cheap date for what it's worth. Promise.

[He offers her a hand down.]

Are we good? Because if you want to back out, I won't hold you to this.
myfayevalentine: (Frown)

[personal profile] myfayevalentine 2017-12-26 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
*Mad, mostly because she has to find some way to hide the humiliation of how she feels about all of this. She blinks at his hand and takes it, accepting his help without a smile*

A deal's a deal. So here I am.

*And judging by her outfit she doesn't expect any sort of cheap date either. Though right now that only makes her feel more foolish*

Backing out is up to you - you won me fair and square...
mouth_breather: (Smirk)

[personal profile] mouth_breather 2017-12-28 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Last I checked, my sanity is in tact.

[Which translates pretty easily to him still being very much interested.]

Tell you what. Once this auction thing wraps up, why don't we head out to the main party. You tell me more about yourself and what you'd like, I'll win you some souvenirs, we'll have a few drinks. It'll be fun.
myfayevalentine: (Default)

[personal profile] myfayevalentine 2017-12-29 03:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Glad to hear it. Going on a date with someone who admits to be crazy, on the other hand, would be a very bad idea.

*Faye listens to his proposition, arms folded in a way that only accentuates what is hidden beneath that neckline*

Alright. Sounds fair to me. Only, I'm honestly not interested in any souvenirs. Unless it's something I can eat or drink.
mouth_breather: (Delegating)

[personal profile] mouth_breather 2018-01-06 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe. I don't think it would be a boring date, though, so you gotta give 'em that.

[He counters with a wink.]

I'll win you the best can of soda a ring can buy for starters. It'll be a name brand and everything.
myfayevalentine: (Default)

[personal profile] myfayevalentine 2018-01-13 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
*Speaking of boring, this guy is talking about getting her a can of soda? Is he serious? Sorry, but Faye isn't making much of an attempt to appear amused*

Oh wow. Lucky me. What a date this is going to be.
mouth_breather: (Snrk not drunk i swaaaaaaarrrrr)

[personal profile] mouth_breather 2018-01-17 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's not like he can toss a ring at a steak dinner. She said she wanted something to eat or drink, he supplied! That makes him the leader! the best date ever.]

And that's just the beginning. Maybe if we're lucky one of us will win the giant twenty-pound bar of chocolate.

[He offers his arm.]
myfayevalentine: (Default)

[please excuse the late! if it's too late for you to continue, then please don't worry! ^^]

[personal profile] myfayevalentine 2018-02-03 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
*Faye just looks at him, still trying to figure out if he's messing around or if he really is just that ridiculous at general date behaviour. Still, she shrugs and takes his arm - a date can't hurt and, like she said, he won fair and square*

A whole twenty pounds? My, my, someone does have their heights set high.