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

[combatskirts]

[Weiss turns around from staring at Ice King just in time to see her comrades jet under the table. What the heck? What was that about? She's going to find out.

Weiss strides confidently over to the table, and lifts the tablecloth. She pokes her head underneath, scowling.]

What do you guys think you're doing?!

[solar_flare]

[Yang actually SQUEAKS in fear when the tablecloth snaps up. --Oh good, it's only Weiss. Then the alarm sets in all over again because NOW THEY ARE EXPOSED.]

Weiss! Get in here!

[Weiss doesn't get a choice in this matter. Yang just reaches up to seize her by the ruffly collar and haul her bodily under the table to hide with the rest of them.]

[We are never leaving this shelter of safety and peace, guys.]

[combatskirts]

[Now it's Weiss's turn to shriek. She falls headfirst onto the tile, but luckily she catches herself and doesn't break her face.]

Are you crazy!? What's going on?

[She manages to kneel and hunch over next to Ruby, but she is Not Pleased.]

Come on, this is ridiculous.

[onecream_fivesugar]

Shhhhhhh!

[Ruby's going to put a finger up to her mouth and shushes Weiss again before she explains the situation.]

Weiss, keep it down. He might hear you and find us.

Do you want to make it to the new year, because I certainly do!

[combatskirts]

[The Heiress rolls her eyes but does speak in a more hushed tone.]

Who? Why is this such a big deal? Whatever we're hiding from can't be much worse than the battles we fight at home.

[onecream_fivesugar]

[Ruby hangs her head. When she speaks up again her voice is hollow and weak, like all the hope in her heart had just been sucked out by a foul demon with a straw.]

You don't get it do you? This isn't just worse, it's like a bajillion times worse... We can't win this one, we just can't!

...Remember the guy from Yang's picture? It's HIM!

[combatskirts]

[How could she forget? It's only shown up about a dozen places in their apartment so far.]

What, Ice King? What about him? Just stay as faaaar away from him as possible! There's no need to hide under a table like children.

[onecream_fivesugar]

[No Weiss, That's crazy talk! Ruby's going to grab her friends shoulders and try to shake the crazy out of her!]

But what if he sees us!?

[combatskirts]

Then we deal with it like civilized human beings!

[solar_flare]

That's not an option in this scenario!

[She whirls to look at Yang, her eyes wide, lips curled away from her grit teeth in sheer terror.]

You don't get it! He's obsessed with princesses, he wants to marry one! Take a look around, Weiss, who's closer to being a princess than you?

[descendsfromshadow]

[And it's about then that the tablecloth lifts up once again, once again exposing the safe sanctuary to discovery and horror!]

[Oh, wait, it's only Blake, investigating the hushed voices and odd rattling of the snack table. She blinks, looking over each of her teammates in turn, the question obvious in her gold eyes.]

Um...?

[onecream_fivesugar]

[If Blake is looking for an explanation for why they're all hiding under the table, that isn't what she's going to get at the moment. Instead, she'll have Ruby quickly grab her by the wrists and drag her under with them.]

Thank god you're here, I was worried you might not make it!

[solar_flare]

[They can take down giant monsters, but none of them can stand against the Ice King's massive lack of sex appeal.]

Nice one, Ruby! Whew...

[Yang's just glad she got a chance to make her rounds and flirt with all of the cute guys. She's not missing out on anything just hanging out down here for the rest of the night, and she could care less about a New Year's Eve kiss. The risks are just too great.]

Once the countdown starts, we can move the table to the window and sneak out.

[descendsfromshadow]

Wh-wha--? Hey!

[Too late! Another partygoer vanishes beneath the snack table, never to be seen again?]

[Now under the table as well, Blake will just look helplessly between her teammates, especially when Yang starts talking about moving the table to the window and sneaking out. What?

Fortunately, Weiss looks just as befuddled about all of this as she does. Please, Weiss, be her fellow voice of reason.]

Did I... miss something?

[simon_petrikov]

[Quiet ladies! Quiet! He might hear you!]

[Yes, in their fuss to avoid him, Ice King has managed to mosey on over to the snack table without being noticed. Yang and Ruby are so busy trying to convince their friends that he's the devil incarnate - much too busy.]

La-dee-dah~ Dah-dum-doo-dum~ [He stands right up close to the table, wiggling his fingers as he eyes the assortment of treats. He takes one, takes a bit out of it... then looks around and takes several more, hiding them in his beard.]

Man, what happened? Seriously, this party had all kinds of dames, now it's one big salami fiasco. [He turns and leans against the table, lifting a leg to scratch at his other leg with his foot, dirty old bare toes and all.] Hmph.

[combatskirts]

[All of a sudden, Weiss holds her hand out to hush them all. Someone's coming! She can feel it. She shakes her head at Blake, because what's happening right now is self explanatory. She listens to Ice King hum and pick at the food, squinting upwards at the table.

Then he's talking to himself and she waves her hand vigorously to keep everybody quiet! He might hear them! She did say to deal with him like civilized humans, but then again, this was their situation now and she's abandoned that plot.

Weiss quietly removes her shoes, and puts the straps between her teeth. she motions for the others to do so and quickly gets on her hands and knees to start crawling away. At least she's had practice for this before.]

[onecream_fivesugar]

[Oh god it's him, this truly is the end of days!

...Wait. Weiss has an idea? A good idea at that, if they can actually all get away without him seeing them.

It's crazy but it's worth a shot. Ruby will take off her shoes and follow Weiss' lead. She might gag a little as she puts the straps in her mouth. Gross, these were just on her feet.]

[descendsfromshadow]

[Blake still doesn't get it but then, she seems to be the only one who hasn't met the Ice King yet. But that will soon change when her ears pick up somebody approaching.

She stares up at the table while she listens to him muttering about a... salami fiasco?

Yegh....

And then she glances down at the bottom of the tablecloth in time to see those horrible, ugly toenails and the wrinkly old man leg.

Eep.

She is suddenly completely on board with this plan, you guys! She's joining in on the Great Ice King Escape, just behind Ruby and Weiss.]

[solar_flare]

[Yang is on board the great escape the pervert train too. Especially when she sees those feet. Did a wolf just howl in the background? She could swear it did. She makes a face, sticking out her tongue. Blech! Weiss has the right idea, time to cut the party short, see if they can go celebrate the new year somewhere less Ice Kingy.]

[Slipping off her sandals, she too bites lightly down on the straps, and shuffles on hands and knees behind the others.]