New Year's Eve Countdown Party

[yesterdays_hero]

WHO: Captain Hammer and his invited guests (i.e. no villains allowed unless you want to get Hammered)
WHAT: Hammer's rented a glitzy clubhouse for the New Year's Eve party, as a means of cementing the bonds between Genessia's true heroes, sidekicks, and fans. Time to show off those party dresses! There's food, music, and fireworks once the clock strikes twelve.
WHEN: December 31st, 2013 - 8pm and past midnight into January 1st, 2014 (forward-dated)
WHERE: Regency Apartments Clubhouse - Genessia City
NOTES: Mingle freely! If you want a specific type of thread, such as 'snack table' or 'dancing', feel free to start one up! I don't want to limit people.


If one thing could be said about Captain Hammer, it was that he cleaned up nicely. If two things could be said, it's that he can throw one hell of a party. As a city guardian, he can afford it, and a guardian's job encompasses more than just punching the bad guys in the ego.

Heaps of food, ranging from light vegetable hors d'ouerves to thin slices of expensive cheese and meats to elegantly crafted cream puffs, are arranged on several tables throughout the room. There's more than one punch bowl, though each is clearly labeled as to which ones are for the adults, and which ones are okay for the kiddies.

The middle of the floor is mostly cleared, save for those who have taken the initiative to bust a groove and start dancing to the smooth tunes laid out by the hired DJ.

Captain Hammer expected a decent turnout, and he was sure there would be a fair share of shenanigans if his sidekicks teammates were any indication. He'd posted a number of lookouts around the building to alert him if there were any signs of trouble. So if Hammer was frequently seen excusing himself and returning while brushing off the dirt from his tuxedo, pay him no mind. He was just making sure the party ran smoothly and uninterrupted.

Comments

[short_n_sweet]

[Oop, Raye's got her hands on him now, and is dragging him towards the bathrooms. Well, that made sense, and Jaune follows right along with her until it's obvious she's going to fuss over him a little more than is necessary.] Raye, no-- Hold on, it's okay! You can't--

[He can't stop her in time. She's going into the bathroom. With him. Welp, too late now!]

... It's alright. [Jaune looks at the door as it closes, then to Raye, uncovering his face.] Nah, I get bloody noses all the time! Usually it's from falling, but hey, I guess getting one from a girl is a step up in the world!

[flamescout]

[Raye smiles, albeit a little sheepishly. He's...really a nice guy.]

Let's just not make this a habit or anything.

[She soaks a paper towel in cold water, then gingerly wipes at the blood dribbling down his upper lip.]

It's not broken, is it?

[short_n_sweet]

I am un-breakable. [Jaune puts his hands on his hips and grins all silly-like, making light of the matter entirely.]

But yeah, if we could stop hitting Jaune, that would be a great step forward in our relationship.

[flamescout]

[She can't help it. She giggles a bit, pulling back the paper towel.]

Relationship, huh? You sure about that?

[Because she's sort of kind of starting to feel a little sure about this, and that's a big step for her.]

[short_n_sweet]

Uh... huh...

[He's never had someone lay a question on him like THAT before. Not just the question itself, but the tone. There was a moment of hesitation only because... it sounds a lot more serious when she put it that way.]

Well, I... uh... [Now he's looking around a little bit. Soon though he lowers his gaze a bit and takes one of her hands.]

... Yeah. [He looks her in the eye and nods affirmatively.]

[flamescout]

[She feels the heat in her face; she doesn't need the mirror at her side to know that she's probably blushing like crazy. Her fingers move apart slightly to accept his hand, since she's unwilling to break her gaze with him.]

[Maybe a bathroom isn't the best place to officially start dating someone, but at least it's genuine, not staged, not set up after hours of planning and putting things exactly in place.]

Me too.

[THEN she breaks the gaze, feeling more than a little shy as she glances down and away. But she squeezes his hand to make up for it.]

[short_n_sweet]

[Jaune's blushing too of course, looking less manly and more like a giddy kid. A knight, as Raye had seen him, wouldn't ever be caught dead looking as nervous and excited as he did just then. Yeah, maybe a bathroom wasn't the best place to do, well... anything. Even so, it seems right somehow. Maybe his life is just weird like that.]

[So then she squeezes his hand... which is all well and good, but Jaune's enough of a boy to not be entirely satisfied with that, so he kinda tugs her in close and throws his arms around her to hug her nice and tight.]

[flamescout]

[So maybe he's not the epitome of the knight in shining armor that every teenage girl dreams about. That's fine. He is who he is, and Raye likes that about him. He's not perfect, but that just makes it okay when she's not perfect either.]

[She blinks in surprise as he hugs her tight, then smiles, her gaze falling away and to the side as she puts her arms around him too. She shouldn't get her hopes up too high, she tells herself. First loves usually don't last, and it's impractical to make high expectations. .......But honestly, it's been a long time since she felt like it was okay to feel so excited, or to have her heart thumping the way it is. It's awesome just to be held, even if it is in the bathroom.]