Winter Wonderland Holiday Party

[whiteas]

The weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful.
And since we've no place to go, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

The song is playing in the elevator on the way up to what is normally the meeting hall floor, which has been cleared out so that they could "deck the hall" for the party. It's a Winter Wonderland theme, with white, blue, and silver being the main colors. Which, granted, tends to be a Schnee theme- but it's at least in season this time around. Crystal chandeliers and lights hang from the ceiling, looking like icicles, and there's a frosted tree in the center of the room. Upon closer inspection, it's a croquembouche that's been coated with white chocolate and sprayed with edible glitter, pulled sugar ribbons streaming down the sides of the edible 'tree.'

At each of the tables, there are small gift bags for each of the guests- nothing big, just little samplings of sweets from Cat's Meow Cafes. These are in addition, of course, to the family-style servings at each table of meals. Both chestnut waffles with blackberry-orange syrup and crown roasts were available as main dishes at each of the tables, along with a colorful medley of roasted vegetables and an assortment of different types of freshly baked breads in a basket at each dinner table. Every table also seems to have carefully poached and sliced apples and pears with vanilla or caramel sauce as a dessert. The center of the hall is, of course, cleared out for dancing surrounding a round stage where a live performance from Sonico Super is being performed. Individual orders for drinks (coffee, tea, egg nog for those over 18 only, water, or cider available).

Along the edge of the hall are many gifts lined up with bid tickets and boxes for a silent auction. All proceeds from the auction and ticket sales will, of course, go toward the Genessia Scientific Research Foundation's budget for the next year. Almost strategically, there seems to be a bar located toward the start of the auction traffic manned by After Life staff.

At 9:30pm as the evening winds down, guests will be asked to gather near the windows of the hall to watch the Nova City tree lighting. The view from up above in the tower is amazing, the gigantic tree wholly visible as it lights up on the ground below. The only obstruction of view is the lightly falling snow. If at any point it looked like it would stop snowing, you can bet that Weiss's Castform was up on the roof making sure that didn't happen.

Just as 10pm hits and the party is meant to end, all sides of the hall's glass walls light up with fireworks at once. A beautiful fireworks show finishes off the night.

Comments

[whiteas]

[ Weiss quirks her eyebrow at that. She's fairly certain she told the people at the door to be lax about letting people in but it should still be formal wear... she makes a mental note next time to be a little more specific. This is her own fault for wearing denim, clearly. Give an inch and people take sneakers and hoodies and whatever Ted is wearing ten miles straight to the next town. ]

I'd like lots of donations to the GSRF.

[ And like, Battler's head on a silver platter but that seems less appropriate for Christmas. ]

[youfool]

[Just a little bit. He'd done his level best to combine 'formal' and 'eye-bleedingly colorful'. He'd have a hard time believing the two couldn't be reconciled. It dawns on him that despite this being the third party he's gone to, there's one thing he hasn't done yet...]

"Ah, the bids! I'll try and win something, then, looking forward to the next breakthrough. Speaking of spoils, how about a dance?"

[With luck, the GSRF will discover how to nuke subarchways from orbit. A man can dream...]

[whiteas]

I appreciate the offer, but I have to decline.

[ Sorry Ted, holiday cheer or not, Weiss still isn't going to dance with anyone she doesn't want to. It's nothing personal, but she doesn't dance with people unless she really, truly wants to. Her hand, even for a dance, is a rarer prize than he's privy to. Weiss puts her hands behind her back, looking both demure and closing herself off to any potential physical attempts to drag her to dance. ]

[youfool]

[Darn, first girl to reject. Ah well, he figures it's because she's exceedingly busy, per usual. One day.]

"Ah, I understand. Well, good evening and merry Christmas to you all the same."