Happy Housewarming

[sonicosuper]

Now that things seemed to have settled down across the cities, Sonico was ready to get her housewarming in full swing. She has never been to one before, nor has she ever attended one, so it’s all very new to her. Still, now that she is more settled in her new home with Cassian and Kay, she is determined to make this a really great housewarming party.

So, all friends of Sonico, Cassian, and Kay, are invited to their brand new home in Attleon for a barbeque and drinks to celebrate friendship, and home. Come along and mingle!~

Early Evening

Where it all begins! The garden is large and includes a small pond, a couple of trees with a hammock between, a wood burning stove in the corner of the patio and, of course, the BBQ. There’s a large grass area and a patio area too, plenty of place to stand and chat. There are a few fold up chairs dotted around too. There’s a table full of foods and burger buns and condiments and, of course, yet another table full of various kinds of cider, beer, and soft drinks. Help yourself, mingle, say hello to the happy hosts and hostess.

Getting Dark

Later on, there’s a definite sense of merriment around the garden. If it’s too cold, there’s always the options of going inside to find a couch or a blanket to stay comfortable. But all the fun is in the garden, where the fairy lights that Sonico has strung up everywhere have been turned on, lending a festive, and almost romantic, glow to the evening. Even if most of the food has gone, it seems to have been replaced with snacks and more cold drinks. The wood burning stove is on now and, when it is dark enough, Sonico appears with matches and boxes of sparklers for her guests to enjoy – not quite fireworks, but fun enough!

Very Late

The evening is winding down, most guests have probably gone home. Still, it’s nice to sit long and late into the dark with friends, or even on your own just to enjoy the atmosphere. When all is said and done, there’s still some clearing up to do.

 

 

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Sonico - OTA!

[sonicosuper]

Sonico can be found at all times of the evening – greeting guests, making sure everyone is comfortable, serving drinks. Of course, later she is clearing up and renewing the snacks and drinks, delivering sparklers, tidying up at the end of the evening. Perhaps she needs to be persuaded here and there to stop for a moment and have a drink herself. She isn’t very used to this hosting thing, but she seems to be doing a great job, working into the early hours to keep everyone happy and to clean up the mess.

Getting Dark

[k2so]

[To say that Kay isn't used to parties is an understatement. He was never invited to one before the Award ceremony and back home they never had a reason to celebrate anything. But here, in this new world, it's nice to see so many of their friends enjoying themselves. He walks over Sonico, and untouched drink in his hand for her to take.]

Thank you for all your hard work, Sonico. Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves.

[yellowthirteen]

[Though he'd come to the party to show good manners to the new Guardian and therefore his new boss, David Jordan was indeed curious about the other people living here. And though during most of the party, he notices the hostess keeping quite busy, so he lets her do her thing without distraction. Though as night begins to fall in the garden, he happens to be near the table when Sonico brings a new round of fresh cold drinks.

He takes one of the cold beers delivered and gives her a smile.]

Thanks. You must be Sonico, right? You look like you've been very busy tonight.

[shelteringwings]

[Mobius had been around for part of the night, and as the night was nearing its end, he wanders over to her. His Noibat is with him again, latched onto the back of his head as usual.]

Hey, do you need some help there? That's an awful lot to be doing on your own.

Very late

[captain_by_the_book]

Do you need some help with these plates?

[ Cassian doesn't wait for an answer before taking some plates from the stack Sonico is carrying. ]

You have been busy all evening, why don't you take a break?

[whiteas]

You know I hate to say this since it's usually being said to me and I hate it when people do but apparently it's custom to inform the host that no one will fault you if you take a break and enjoy the party yourself.

[ Weiss actually enjoys organizing and planning and running things so it never bothers her to be in the host role, but by how many other people tell her to chill the hell out and not work through her parties she assumes that's abnormal. ]

That said, this is quite impressive.

Technically before the party starts.

[sakuya_izayoi]

While Sakuya would have loved to be there, early evenings after work is really the only time she was able to get any sleep. If then at all.

And so, once Sakuya was off for the day and after she had finished up a good deal of the mansion's work Sonico would get a knock at her door. On the other side she would find a basket containing a bottle of campaign, some fancy cheese, crackers, sausage, and a small knife with which to cut them. It looked remarkably like one of Sakuya's single edged knives... only smaller and not razor sharp. Additionally there was a plate of small tarts covered in berries swimming in a thick, jelly-like glaze of sugary goodness.

There was also a note wishing her well and apologizing for and explaining her absence. She would give Sonico a proper congrats later on, but until then she, Kay, and Cassian had some delicious goodies to enjoy.

[klutzette]

[Colette has noticed Sonico working up a storm, and that simply won't do! She approaches her when she sees her cleaning up a little in the middle of the barbeque and begins to pick up left behind empty dishes.]

Here, let me help with that! You should go and enjoy your party!

Ayame - OTA

[zenoh]

[ Everyone seems to be building houses in Attleton lately, herself included. Although construction hasn't started yet, Ayame is excited to be part of this neighborhood soon. She shows up clad in a elegant casual outfit, with a gift-wrapped box in hand. Ayame sees Sonico's housewarming ideas post in the network, but didn't feel like responding to it at the time. So this visit actually filled her with anticipation, excited to see what this house looks like and what sort of celebrations await. Ayame shows up on the early evening just after she closed her shop for the day, catching a whiff of barbecue smoke on her way there. Her eyes were immediately drawn by the pond and the spread of food and drinks, making Ayame wonder what sort of people this Cassian and Kay are judging from their choice of treats. ]

Hello, good evening.

[ Ayame speaks up, making a small bow in greeting to whoever she sees first ]

I brought a gift, for all of you. Do you know where either Cassian or Kay are?

[ Ayame doesn't know what either Cassian or Kay are, what they look like, or if they're even human. So she could be asking that question to someone completely different. ]

[k2so]

[There's people Kay has never meet and he can only assume they are friends of his housemates, or maybe someone's partner. When his enhanced audios pick up someone calling his name, he turns in the direction of the voice and approaches the girl.

Sup, lady, have a 7ft tall droid staring down at you.] Hello. I'm K-2So. Or Kaytoo, if that's easier. And you a friend of Sonico?

[captain_by_the_book]

[ A little while after Kay, it's Cassian who approaches Ayame. He is holding on to his beer a little tightly for someone who pretends to be at ease at a gathering, maybe, but he's trying. He's even holding back on the usual scowl. ]

Good evening. I'm Cassian Andor. I take it you're a friend of Sonico or Kay's?

early evening

[unhappy]

[ Emerald is absolutely helping herself to the barbecue. In her normal outfit because whatever it's just Cassian and the robot and some chick they picked up.

In fact, someone should probably stop her. She brought tupperware. ]

[k2so]

[Emerald is going to discover that the trio's house is also a mini zoo. Currently they have five pokemon and also...]

Mrooooooooow.

[If Emerald looks down from whatever she's doing, she will meet the most judy- looking cat imaginable. Fest is all white, very long, and suspicious of all those strangers in her new house.

Don't worry, Kay will come pick her up soon.

Probably.



Maybe.]

[captain_by_the_book]

[ He is not trying to stop her, but he is sure eyeing the tupperware hard. ]

Just how many steaks are you planning to take home, Emerald?

[ No hello, no nice to see you. ]

[klutzette]

[Colette, for her part, sees nothing wrong with this.]

Oh, they're letting you take some to go? That's so nice of them! [She puts a finger to her chin. The food was pretty yummy.] I wonder if they'd let me take some of the leftovers home too...

Cassian - OTA

[captain_by_the_book]

It's an evening to get away from the stress of conflicts to come, though having so many people in his house is no less stressful to Cassian. He tries to keep himself busy with the food, standing at the barbeque or in the kitchen, or getting drinks from the pantry. Or you might catch him in weird places, totally not hiding. Every now and then he grabs a drink for himself and braves a chat with his guests, even if half of that is a thinly-veiled attempt to figure out who all these people in his house are. He does look at peace, happy even, when he is taking a break from all that to play with their pokemon by the pond, good-naturedly letting a Mudkip fling mud at him, or time and again keeping the Duosion from falling into the pond.

[yellowthirteen]

[Blaze's disappearance had been a bitter pill to swallow, but at least the young pilot could return home to his life. Needless to say, a sudden change in boss was unexpected, but it was welcome that Cassian opted to keep him on as a deputy. So far their rapport had been quite agreeable, and hearing that he was having a housewarming party and attending that would be good manners... and would be something to do.

So he appears at the party, gift ready, and wrapped. But he wasn't alone. With him was his partner Wobbuffet... who had mostly invited itself along. Still, for the most part, it kept quiet enough.

He'd be finding Cassian... no doubt in an unfortunate attempt to hide from being social.]

Playing the wallflower, boss?

Kay | OTA

[k2so]

[Kay walks around the place with a tray of drinks in one hand and small stain of yellow stuck to his otherwise darkened frame. Upon close inspection, one might realize that the yellow stain moves and even make small sounds from time to time.

When that happens, Kay raises a finger to pet the small joltik, who is both curious and nervous about all the people around them.]

[whiteas]

[ Ah yes Pokemon. That is something Weiss knows how to talk about. She doesn't have 11 Pokemon and two dogs for not being into them. So when she sees the little Joltik with a robot, she's obviously curious. Largely because that's a big robot with a tiny little Joltik and from what she's heard, the robot is part of the people they're celebrating. Might as well introduce herself. ]

I don't believe we've been officially introduced.

[ Be polite Weiss, don't just get excited over how cute that little Joltik is.. ]

Mobius - OTA

[shelteringwings]

[Mobius had arrived later in the evening, as his jobs were keeping him busy during the day again. He needed to make a mental note to see if he could find something better at some point, but eh. That can wait. He arrived with his Pokemon companion Noibat, who was comfortably clinging to the back of Mobius' head.

He hasn't really gone for any of the food, not yet at least, but he usually has a soda in hand. He'll save the alcohol for some other occasion. But he happened to bring something with him... a remote control F-22.

And he's mounted sparklers to the wings and engines of it.

So for a while, there would be a little jet buzzing around above, the sparklers giving it a faux-afterburner effect in the night. It only came down to land when the sparklers were burnt out. Maybe someone should poke that nerd.]

[captain_by_the_book]

[ There is... that.

Cassian comes back outside from hiding in the kitchen, only to spend several minutes watching the little plane zoom around, too dumbfounded to do or say anything else. ]

That's... impressive. Of a sort. [ He arches his brows at Mobius, looking amused - but honestly, he is intrigued. ] It would make a nice little surveillance tool, if you could give it some basic AI. [ He looks up to the Noibat on Mobius' head. ] And hello again to you, too.

Weiss - OTA

[whiteas]

[ Weiss is acquainted with at least two of them, so she certainly is willingly to stop by. And bring a nice gift- hey if it's a barbecue that tells her they're going to need to clean their barbecue- and a bottle of champagne to celebrate the occasion.

About midway through the party, she does have to leave to take care of some Guardian business, but comes back a little later in the evening. Weiss seems to be fighting off a nap while sitting near the wood-burning stove and just watching the flames as things wind down. ]

[captain_by_the_book]

[ Cassian joins her by the wood-burning stove, he offers her a cup of caf and sips on his own. He looks exhausted, too, though for him it's more the mental and emotional exhaustion of too much socializing in a short time. ]

I didn't get a chance to thank you for the grill droid yet. It's going to make cleaning up much easier. I take it you'll need to get back to Nova, but if you'd like to stay the night you're welcome. For once we have a larger house than we know what to do with.

Jaune - OTA

[aurabble]

[Weiss's lesser known pokemon, Jaunechu, seems to have an affinity for eating BBQ and sipping soda. He brought a couple of kitchen knives that were not also a gun. If Weiss likes them, he figures he will too, so he seeks the new homeowners out.]

[sonicosuper]

*Sonico has just replenished the snacks, grabbing a burger for herself when she comes across a giant pikachu. Oh wait, no. That's a person. She smiles as she takes a bite of her meal, but is polite enough to swallow before speaking*

What an adorable outfit!

Aya - OTA

[formerabyssinian]

[Rolling in a large potted orchid is what brings Aya to the party in the early evening, still wearing his work apron, made of green cloth. The orchids he brought in are a nice white color with hits of purple. He looks around for whomever might be the tenant before digging in his pocket and taking out the order form. Seeing the names on the paper, he realized that he actually knew them, or at least one of them. ]

[captain_by_the_book]

The flowers!

[ Cassian approaches the red-haired man with the orchids, already looking the delivery over. ]

Thank you. Sonico will be relieved they arrived in time.

Getting Dark

[legendaryoutlawstar_lord]

[Peter hadn't meant to be late to the party, exactly. It didn't mean that he wasn't. He had a bag slung over one shoulder, seemingly filled with who knew what. Well, he knew.

He'd never been to a house-warming party and was playing it mostly by ear, looking, for the most part, for Kaytoo or someone he might be able to recognize as Cassian. It had been long enough that they'd gone without introduction, after all.

That his presents were more in line with what the Ravagers would use to celebrate acquiring a nice new ship? Probably not any kind of problem.]

[captain_by_the_book]

[ It's okay, guests have been trickling in one at a time, and Cassian at least is glad for the house to be filling slowly, giving him a little time to adjust to all these invaders.

It's not surprising to see another stranger dropping by, but he eyes the large bag, looking mystified by it. ]

Hello. I'm Cassian Andor. I don't think we have met before.

Mayu / OTA

[nrgsvr]

[ After depositing his gifts (rice cooker, otome game he didn't see in Sonico's collection, fanart of two guys from a game they played together), he noticed Meiji coming to greet him. She ends up on his lap in a corner, or as much of her that can fit. He normally doesn't put the effort into moving with a normal cuddly housecat. A cheetah would take a lot more effort.

At one point he falls asleep, surrounded by any animal that liked to cuddle humans and some that just found a warm-blooded, non-moving body convenient.

Those who know Mayu wouldn't find it unusual for him to sleep at a party.]

[captain_by_the_book]

[ Cassian catches sight of the two of them while making a round to check on their party guests. The sight of someone sleeping in a corner at a party is vaguely alarming, he makes a beeline for him. ]

Excuse me. Are you feeling ill? [ He speaks loudly, hoping to wake him up with his voice alone since he's loathe to shake him awake. ]

[not here but snooping!!]

[shortandsweet]

[Somewhere far away, Neo is taking candid shots with a high powered lense of all the participants Cassian interacts with. She also takes pictures of when he's doing menial tasks, like eating, drinking, smiling, looking constipated...anything, really.

Neo is definitely earning her two stars for this. She won't join in on the festivities, but it helps to know where he lives and the layout of the house.]

Mariko - OTA

[majestiq]

I.

[ Mariko's a pretty busy person. She's been working on After Life and Hangar Queen aside from her normal job delivering mail in Nova City, not to mention moving out of her apartment recently too, which took more time than she intended. So by the time she arrives to the party, it was pretty late and she just stood by the table where the burgers and barbecue were earlier and feel some soul-crushing disappointment. ]

No more burgers? Aww man...

[ Mariko sighs audibly, hearing her stomach rumble and feeling an imaginary tumbleweed pass her by. She didn't eat dinner for this, so now she's really tempted to skip out just to get something. But since she's here now, and just got here, that would just seem pretty rude. After all, it's not really their fault that she got ninja'd. ]

II.

[ After having something to eat and right before Sonico shows up with the sparklers, Mariko hangs out at the garden and just soaking in the atmosphere of the bright fairy lights and the pleasant weather. She brought an acoustic guitar that she recently bought on the way to the party. Since she's a little tired to really do much talking, Mariko feels like showing off to the Pokemon owned by the hosts. She's always been fond of animals and cute critters like these. Beckoning them over, Mariko plays a soft tune on her guitar. ]

[captain_by_the_book]

[ Cassian is just about ready to give the grill cleaning robot Weiss has gotten them a try when he catches sight of Mariko looking dejected at the abandoned barbecue, and bemoaning the lack of food. ]

I... didn't realize there would still be guests arriving. [ He looks a bit sheepish at that, maybe he shouldn't have cleaned away the food already. ] I've been cleaning up a little already, I didn't want anything to spoil. We can probably find some leftovers in the fridge? I'm not sure what is left, but there must be something. No steaks, though. [ Not with Emerald and Jaune being here all night. ]