ic Deck the Halls! [Open]

[Spacefurry]

Blackstaff & Lark (entrance with Ghost, Golden Star & La Puma

 

Christopher blinked as Micheal recognized him, then grinned.

“Ah, good to see you again my boy. Please, we’re here for fun, call me Christopher or Mr. Daye if you insist.”

He gave Micheal a pat on the shoulder.

“It was only a matter of a night’s work to reverse the effect.”

He admitted before raising an eyebrow at the mention of the game console and smirking.

“I could have sworn I warned you to be careful with it.”

He chuckled.

“Still, it seems you made it out in one piece.”

 

Lark nudged her boss.

 

“Hmm? Ah yes, allow me to introduce my companion for the evening.”

He gestured at Lark.

“This is Ms Williams, my assistant.”

 

Lark smiled and offered her hand.

“Please, just call me Lark.”

 

Christopher nodded.

“And this is, Golden Star. Puncher of giant gator-snakes.”

He introduced, with a chuckle.

“And it’s a pleasure to meet you as well Ms Puma.”

He smiled and gave the cat girl a nod.

 

”Very nice to meet you both.”

Lark added with a smile of her own.

Edited December 4 by Spacefurry

[RocketLord]

BOUNCE! (at the entrance with Claremont students and Velocity)

 

"Aw, thanks Mrs. Howell. It's great to see you again," Mattie responds, returning the hug with a wide grin of her own, before stepping away and letting the others get their turn to greet the Velocity. She had been pretty awestruck herself when she first realized who Lynn's mom was, adopted or not, but she'd like to think that she had gotten over that.

 

Mattie's momentarily puzzled when the tall athletic woman shows up and calls herself an old lady. It's not that it isn't exciting to see everyone, but... is she supposed to be that old?

 

"Wow, you're tall!" she exclaims, looking up at Klara. "Hi, I'm Mattie!"

 

[RocketLord]

GHOST (By Blackstaff, Lark, Golden Star and La Puma Negra)

 

"A guy killed in the 50'es, really?" 

 

He shakes his head and pinches the bridge of his nose.

 

"I'm not that old yet... but that's an interesting one." He looks at the card that Blackstaff gave him. Magic. Figures. "But hey, let's keep 'em guessing, right?" He winks at Lark and Blackstaff, though they can of course not see it through the goggles on his mask.

 

With the Golden Star kid speaking up and thanking him for his, well, services, and La Puma Negra thanking him for the party, he turns back to them. And, that's... kinda new. Having someone thank him. "Don't worry about it, kid. These parties are huge, can't talk to everyone." He glances around. Velocity's not right next to him, at least, and he can't see the Patriot anywhere. "And between you and me, I'm not the guy you gotta keep an eye out for if you do try to sneak something. Just, y'know, remember that there's speedsters around. Or Patriot."

[RocketLord]

The STORMCROW (in the sky above Freedom Hall, in view of anyone that looks up)

 

An engine roars in the sky above Freedom Hall, as a silver VTOL jet at roughly 60 ft. in length comes flying in from the sky, heading towards the party. The word GUARDIANS are visible in in a stylized blue font with white lines on its side. Some of the people at the party might recognize it as the jet that the Young Guardians have been using to get around, a team that has started to make their name in the city during the last year, fighting a number of threats, including getting involved in a fight alongside the new Star Khan, adventures in Japan, fighting the various factions trying to fill the void left by the House of Usher, and, perhaps most noticeable to anyone in the magical circle, they averted the return of the Conqueror Worm a little more than a year ago. Up and coming heroes, with the majority of its membership made up of recent Claremont graduates.

 

The jet makes a swing, turning around in the air before stopping the hover in the air above the entrance to the Freedom Hall for a moment, as its external projectors activate, casting lights down below, before it descends, landing in a position where it doesn't touch any of the parked cars or other vehicles.

 

A ramp unfolds under the jet, and the Young Guardians make their entrance.

 

Charlie walks in the front, a good looking young man with red hair, clad in a dark grey suit with abstract teal wing designs scattered across it and wearing a pair of glasses, with Bernie by his side.

 

"Alright, everyone. Let's make our mark." 

 

Taking the lead, he moves towards the entrance and everyone they might find there.

[Thevshi]

Multi-Girl (arriving in the Guardian's jet with the other members of the Young Guardians)

 

Bernadette O'Connell exited the jet beside Charlie, her right arm intertwined with his left. The attractive nineteen-year-old redhead was similarly not in costume, but looked instead like she was prepared to walk a red carpet, which was not exactly far from the truth. While the Young Guardians had certainly been making their mark, the Irish young woman was generally better known in her secret identity, as the lead singer of the rock band Multiplicity, which had recently released their first album back in the summer, rapidly gaining a following around the world, and had been among the nominees for Best New Artist.

 

Tonight, she was wearing a sleek, green evening dress which left her shoulders completely bare, save for the thin straps which helped hold it up. It was a custom design by Saint Laurent, made for her to wear to the upcoming Grammys. Considering the dress had cost her far more than she had ever spent on clothes at one time (let alone for a single item of clothing), the redhead had been determined to get as much of her money's worth as she could.

 

When she had accompanied Vik and Murine on a shopping trip to help them find dresses for the holiday party, Bernadette did not need to look for one of her own but had looked for accessories to go with her dress. She had also invited her two teammates to join her earlier in the day to visit her stylist to have their hair and makeup done for tonight.

 

Glancing over to Charlie, she gave him a sly grin. "Always." She simply stated before starting forward with him toward the entrance. 
 

[Lone_Star]

Ghule

 

(Arriving with the rest of the Young Guardians)

 

Vik walked a few steps behind Charlie and Bernie, a power couple in a literal sense, as she stepped out of the jet. Her gait was a little wobbly in her low heels, having never worn them before. As she found her footing, she smiled just a little bit, now walking with more confidence. 

 

The past few days were a blur of excitement, and trying on lots of dresses. Vik had never owned a dress in her life, and preferred to stick to T-shirts, blue jeans, and her favorite Doc Martens, but Bernie nudged her into a shopping trip. It was a lot more fun than she imagined, and she knew the right dress when she saw it: a mint green halter top subtly decorated with Christmas trees near the hemline, with forest green low heels. After her perm, Vik's unruly curls were neatly trimmed to a chin-length bob. Bernie spent a lot of time helping Vik with her makeup, working with her pallid skin tone with a light blush and subtly pink lipstick. 

 

For the first time, Vik didn't feel like a freak or a monster. She felt feminine, powerful, and dare she think it? She felt pretty. 

 

She lightly tapped Bernie's shoulder, and gave her a big smile. This is gonna be ####ing awesome. 

[MoonSimply]

La Puma Negra (By Blackstaff, Lark, Ghost, and at the side of Golden Star)

 

Carmen looked at the business card with some interest, turning it over a few times in her hands to glance at the design, the feel, the smell. The near adult teenager hadn't received too many business cards, and the ones she did all had to do with the whole hero business that her life had quickly developed into. Patriot was one, and the first one of course was the Claremont teacher that had found her back in Puerto Rico. Now she had three of them now as she looked down at it before putting aside in a purse that she wore, coming down straight to the hip. There wasn't too much in it so it didn't take too much time for there to be a safe spot for her to keep it in.

 

"Thank you, sir, I'll consider it," she says with a polite nod as she kept next to it.

 

"I try to do my best to keep him in line... I guess."

[EternalPhoenix]

Queenie (crossing from Main Hall to Lobby, approaching Gaian Knight)

 

Maybelle's stride was confident as she entered the lobby. Stormchild really had her crew whipped into shape, she'd tell you what. "GK? Is everybody coming in now? I'm completely set up inside. Had to hire some outsiders because whew, this place is enormous!" She laughed all friendly like. Noticing King Cole, she spoke to the teen. "Well hey there sunshine. Hope you enjoy the party. Made all the food myself."

[EternalPhoenix]

Stormchild (inside Main Hall)

 

Kadene, it could safely be said, was in her element. Barking out orders (only to the Luckstorm Pirates, who were helping the efforts of Queenie and her staff, but still) while dressed to the nines. Her Mirages adding to the decorations nicely. Was she going above and beyond? Yes. Because the alternative was sinking in malaise like her brother. She knew his burden like all good First Mates must, and for the same reason had to present a good face to the crew. Plus y'know it was a party. 

[Spacefurry]

Paper (arriving via jet with the other Young Guardians)

 

Charlie had nix’d the loud intro music idea Leon had suggested, and the fireworks (even though they would have been totally festive), but it was fine. He had still managed to arrange a suitable entrance Leon had to admit.

 

Leon was just beside Vik as she exited the jet, taking a moment as he walked the ramp to make a show of adjusting the cuffs of his red and gold jacket. It was definitely too much for just watching over the kids in daycare, but Charlie said they wanted to make an impression. He opted for just plain black dress slacks, white undershirt and a red tie to round out the outfit. He could take the jacket off once he was away from the party and still look good in just the vest. He’d chosen red and gold to match his girlfriend, though he was more excited to see what she was wearing than anything else. He already knew she’d look incredible.

 

Leon grinned as broadly at the thought and glanced at Vik.

“You ready to knock’em dead, gorgeous?”

Just cause he had a girl, didn’t mean he couldn’t acknowledge when someone else was totally nailing it. He gave Vik a smile and nodded towards the hall.

“Let’s do this.”

Edited December 5 by Spacefurry

[Thevshi]

Velocity (greeting the Claremont students from the limo (Slipstream, Bounce, Arctus, Cerebral, Spore, Sever, Seraphim, and Prime Move) as well as Zhenshchina-voin; not far from where the Young Guardians landed)

 

Velocity gave a slight nod in response to Iris' well wishes as well as acknowledging some of the other students that responded to her. She then gave Owen a reassuring smile as she shook his hand. "Well, we are very glad to have you, all of you," she expanded her gaze to look at all of the gathered students, "as guests tonight. Anything we can do to help support you as you start exploring the path of being a superhero. I was about the same age of most of you when I first was invited to one of these."

 

When Harper thrust the bottle of wine she was carrying toward the speedster, Velocity took it with a warm smile. "Thank you, Harper, how very thoughtful. I will be looking forward to trying a glass later tonight."

 

Velocity gave Sarah a reassuring smile as well as the teen seemed to freeze up slightly. 

 

It was then that Zhenshchina-voin came around the limousine to draw attention and Velocity turned her attention to the tall woman. "Good to see you Karla. Are we expecting any other members of Vanguard tonight?"

 

But before Karla could reply, the Guardian jet roared overhead, Velocity looking up with a slight smirk as she watched it land. Turning back to the gathered teens, she gave them a warm smile once more. "Please, don't feel like you need to stand out in the cold all night, it is nice and warm inside and plenty of food," she gave a slight grin to Jack and some of the others that had been talking about food. "I will try to make my way back around to you later, but more guests are arriving."

 

As Sarah seemed about ready to jump back in the limo or otherwise try to leave, Lynn lightly grabbed one of Sarah's arms. "Don't worry, you'll be fine." She said quietly with a reassuring look. "Come on, sounds like everyone is wanting to find some food inside."
 

[Poncho]

(Golden Star, with Blackstaff, Ghost, Lark, and Puma)

 

"Oh I would never do that, Sir." Michale replied firmly to Ghost. The teen had his own vices of course, no one was really perfect, but they didn't involve sneaking drinks. "Like I said, I'm pretty sure if I even thought about stealing some alcohol The Patriot would appear behind me and arrest me. I don't know if she likes me or not but I just assume she's watching me like a hawk at all times. Even when she's also saving the world." 

 

"The game console, well. It worked out okay. A couple of my friends; the twins, they're around here somewhere. They were all mixed up in it too, but they helped me out of it. I mostly just got blown up by a tank, you know how it is." he shrugged. "I'm still getting beaten up pretty regularly, but sometimes I manage to do some good too." he laughed. "And it's a pleasure to meet you Lark." he said, shaking her hand.

 

"As for Puma, she's being modest, I promise. She's got one of the highest scores in our combat training, and she's been showing me up since day one. I'd not be anything as good as I was without her help." he pulled her tightly into his side for a moment supportively. Then he suddenly turned his head up and to the side.

 

"Oh. That's interesting." he said, his eyes following something they couldn't see due to the building- his sharp ears had picked up the Guardian's jet before it had shown up-, before finally spotting the Guardian's jet "Ah. That's Stormcrow." he realized once the Guardians started appearing. "He does make such fabulous entrances. Certainly at least as good as ours, if not better." He said with a smile. There was not an ounce of distaste at that; Michael had too much hero worship of Charlie and Bernadette- and the others- to feel shown up. "We'll have to go say hi when we get a chance, Bernadette is up for a Grammy this year."  he turned his attention back to the group after acknowledging that, smiling.

 

"Anyway. It's always nice to get to meet the greater hero community. How is Emerald City, Mr. Daye? It's a bit of a trip for most of us, after all." 

[Thunder King]

Sever

(Outside with the Claremont students and Velocity)

 

As the Young Guardians arrived, Ryan could only think about how he thought a limo was impressive. He was in such a different world after joining Claremont.

 

Ryan nodded politely and gave a smile and nod as he shuffled into the building. He stared upwards. This was entirely out of his element. He needed, he thought, to be on his best behavior. 

 

He kept his hands in his coat pockets and nodded to the rest of the students. His old coat wasn't as warm as it once was, but it still did the job just fine.  He was thirsty, and a bit hungry, and very, very curious.

 

He felt so out of place, but he kept his smile on.

 

He wat

Edited December 5 by Thunder King

[Kaede Kimura]

Shadowborne (arriving in the Young Guardian's Jet with her team members)

 

Muirne exhaled slowly to ease her nerves. Last year she had only just been freed from Casanova when coming to this party, her relief at freedom overshadowed any possible trepidation. She was looking forward to this, and had enjoyed her time shopping with Bernadette and Vik. She focused on those feelings to center herself.

 

She wore a deep forest green skirt with a matching green and white blouse, her only jewelry being her mother's pendant, a drop of bronze with a garnet affixed within. Her hair was loose, teased into elegant waves by Bernie's stylist, and her face bore light, natural makeup.

 

She smiled to her teammates as the jet landed. "Do you think we managed the most dramatic entrance, or did someone appear from a sudden thunderstorm while we weren't looking?"

[Thunder King]

Crimson Tiger

At the Entrance

 

A jet black 1967 Dodge Charger pulled up to the entrance. The engine purred as the door opened and a young woman stepped out of the driver's seat. A young man stepped out the other side.

 

Mali wore a red suit with a faux white fur trim, a business suit send up of a Santa suit. She wore a pair of black designer heels, and walked in them with a practiced easy grace. She gingerly handed the keys to the valet, slipped a bill into his other hand, and walked towards the entrance. Her hair was short and done in a wild style. If it weren't for the impeccable cut of her suit and her makeup, you might suspect she rolled out of bed with her hair like that. 

 

The young man was about two inches taller than her. He wore a gray suit with a black shirt and a red tie. He was smiling amicably. They looked distantly related, having the same eyes and similar face shape.

 

As the crowd of Claremont students wandered into the building, Mali caught up to them. As they walked, she turned and smiled.

 

"Must be the new crop of Claremont kids. I'm Crimson Tiger, class of 2014. This is my cousin Somchai. I'm thinking of sending him to school next year. He's been going to a prep school for the past couple of years, but he's eager to get his feet wet. I told him about my adventures, and now he wants to get in. I told him no earlier than sixteen, though."

 

Anyone observant who looked at Somchai could tell a couple of things by looking at him.  Firstly, he was rather built. Taller than his cousin by three inches, Somchai was clearly quite fit underneath his suit. Secondly, his eyes were darting around the area. Not out of nervousness, but just taking things in and trying to learn about his environment. 

 

Mali left Somchai with the kids as she strolled inside, looking for old friends to hang out with, as well as the bar.

 

[Supercape]

Spore

Moving Indoors

 

"It is cold," said Spore, gazing upwards. Her breath was mist, fading into a starry sky. She hadn't worn enough, and the chill was worming its way through her red skin. She was hardy, but still... cold was uncomfortable. 

 

Inside, she had a warm glow. Velocity took the wine bottle!

 

Spore had been so worried that it would slip from her sweaty hand, crash to the ground. She could imagine the tinkling glass, wine stains on shoes and frocks. And even if she had managed to give it to Velocity without a disaster, Velocity might have turned her nose.

 

She doubted the party would include mulled wine (at least, for the kids), although she could taste the warmer on her tongue. But it would look spectacular, she was sure. Glittering, festive, warm. 

 

"Come on, gang. Lets catch the open fire!"

 

 

 

[Tiffany Korta]

Zhenshchina-voin

Moving inside with the Claremonters

 

"It just means Warrior Woman in English..." Klara explained to Iris "... Apparently Stalin was very proud of thinking of the name, I was never really a fan though! Again Klara is totally fine!" she then turned her attention to Bounces! comment

 

"First time anyone's mentioned that..." she grinned "It's good fresh mountain air and just a touch of genetic engineering, both my mothers and grandmother were well over 6 and a half feet!"

 

Klara always took an opportunity to come to the League's party, a nice at the embassy before a day shopping in New York, as such she wasn't sure who was coming from Vanguard or had chosen to take Monitor duty. At least they'd dissuaded the Ministry from holding its Christmas Party on the same night, she'd always enjoyed the different vibes of the two get-togethers. But alas Velocity was pulled away by host duties before she had a chance to explain all this.

 

"Oh well let's get inside and get warm!" she gently helped herd the teens inside 

[Heritage]

GRIMALKIN (talking with Lawrence, Spaceman and a few more Claremonters)

 

"Happy holidays, Lawrence," Grim replied as she returned her 'nephew's hug' with a playful vengeance. "Oh, it's so good to see you!" She took a step back and held him at arm's length. "God, I never get to see you! We need to rectify that."

 

She turned to the rest of the students and offered them a warm smile.

 

"It's nice to meet you all, and if I've met you before, I apologize; between my memory for names not being so great, and all the time traveling and dimension hopping I've done, it's hard to keep track of everyone." 

 

Grim spread her arms to take in the whole of the marvelous room, and its equally marvelous occupants.

 

"This is a place to feel safe and be yourselves, or whover else you want to be."

 

The changeling waved her hand, and for a few seconds her body was obscured by a pale mist, but when it disappated, Grim was now dressed as a sassy Santa.

 

"Have fun tonight, guys!"

[Thevshi]

Timeout (in the lobby near the main entrance and Grimalkin with Torpedo Lass II, Spaceman, Blue Bolt, Gamma Buzz, and Cerebellum)

 

Lawrence smiled warmly at Grim's warm reception. "Yes, we will certainly have to correct that." He replied in response to her comment about her hardly ever seeing him.

 

Looking over to Mizuki as she asked how he knew 'Aunt Grim,' the seventeen-year-old smiled. "She is my mother's oldest friend in the superhero community." He looked back to Grim a moment and continued. "They have known each other since they were teenagers. They were both founding members of the Interceptors as well. And while both have had their own…unusual travels…they have managed to stay close."

 

Chuckling slightly as Grim changed her appearance. "We certainly will, and I am sure you will as well." He replied giving her a quick parting hug.

 

"Well, ready to continue mingling?" He asked as he looked over to the others, extending his elbow out for Mizuki, if she wished to take it.
 

[Kaede Kimura]

Harlequin 

 

Eòghann had been hovering near his date, rather than engaging in the conversation. If asked he would say he was letting Renee have her deserved place in the spotlight. It would not be a lie, he tried to avoid lying. But it was nevertheless not the entire truth. He was surveying the room, identifying those he knew, trying to ascertain just how much danger he had put himself in, the evil monster infiltrating the Hall of Freedom, surrounded by not only the League that called it home, but also dozens of other heroes.

 

He was fairly sure the blue one, 'Vueriz' had seen through his Glamour. The first time he had greeted her, her face had turned ashen and she had fled, avoiding him wherever she could. Even crawling through a vent to avoid crossing paths with him. Similarly frustrating was the other Goblin, Gookgak. The cretin was slippery, and the Goblin Prince had been unable to corner him alone.

 

He didn't like hiding. He enjoyed drama, bombastic actions, clever tricks and diversions. Simply... skulking rubbed him the wrong way. He had considered letting some of the people he'd gotten closer to know of his true self, but if the blue imp and green menace knew of him, and were almost certainly working against him he couldn't trust that any of these forming bonds were actually true or strong enough to survive a witch hunt.

 

The notable exception was his roommate, Jack. The bear man was reliable almost to a fault. But he wanted to trust more. It went against everything he had been taught, but his heart ached for it. For now he would just watch the woman who was his King for the night as she met the people who would be her peers.

 

His smile was softer than normal. 

[Heritage]

Miracle Girl
"If the Apocalypse comes, beep me." 
Buffy Summers

It had been a few years since Casey Blankenship had stepped inside Freedom Hall. She had earned a spot on the team in the summer of 2019, but she never really felt like she belonged there; she felt a much stronger connection to the Girl Scouts, her mentor Terrifica, and her sisters in Pi Epsilon Delta ("Pi 'til you die!"). Still, the League was more than happy to allow her to go to college and even pursue her Master's in Science Journalism,  fitting in patrols and missions when and where she could.

But after graduation, she had to make a decision: was she a superhero pretending to be a journalist, or was she a journalist who sometimes did hero work. And ultimately she decided that for her, the pursuit of truth was the pursuit of justice, and that it would be dangerous for her to serve on the League if herowork was not her top priority.

 

And so, a little over a year ago, she took a position with the Associated Press as a stringer for their Science & Nature department; her knowledge of multiple languages, extensive grasp of environmental science and a seemingly inhuman resistance to both illness and harsh weather conditions made her very popular with the service. But it meant a lot of travel and living out of one suitcase and a carry-on bag. She had to give her cat Muffin away to a friend because it was unfair that she was never home.

 

Still, Casey was rather surprised at herself when she quietly dropped out of the sky in her familiar costume next to a limousine, a frickin' jet, and some sort of...Cinderella carriage in front of Freedom Hall. When was the last time she'd made a public appearance as Miracle Girl? She honestly couldn't remember. She scanned the crowd with her amazing eyes, looking for a familiar face; they finally alighted on a young man wearing high tech glasses, with a simply stunning young redhead on his arm. She cocked her head slightly, and muttered to herself.

 

"Nevermore...?"

Edited December 6 by Heritage

[Azuth65]

Gauss (arriving fashionably late)

 

The wind blew through Selena's hair and made her cape billow out behind her, revealing instead of the rest of her hero costume a more casual outfit of black slacks, red high heeled winter boots topped with white faux fur, and an ugly Christmas sweater that said 'It's not Christmas until Hans Gruber falls from Nakatomi Plaza' under the famous film terrorist falling as she stood on a rooftop overlooking Freedom Hall.

 

She was somewhat surprised to have received an invitation to tonight's holiday party given how long it had been since she had been an active presence in the city's superhero community, but her home island seemed to need her so often lately it had delayed any plans to move back.

 

Taking a deep breath to steel her nerves, she secured the bottles of homemade coquito she had made as gifts for the hosts and fellow guests before jumping from the roof and floating down to land softly next to the limo, only a few feet from another arrival in full hero gear.

Edited December 6 by Azuth65

[Poncho]

(King Cole III, with Harlequin, Gaian Knight, and Queenie)

 

"Oh, well that would not do at all, Ser Knight. You can't spoil them too much or they'll get lazy. Especially Rocicante. He's such a lout." she clicked her tongue at apparently one of her horses- or were they ferrets?-, shaking her head. "But still, I appreciate your generosity, and thank you for your kindness, it means much to me that you greet us so warmly, and we will certainly enjoy ourselves and spend our time fruitfully." 

If she had even noticed or acknowledged her other classmates besides Alden, it was questionable; she seemed totally engaged in her story as the far off King coming to visit a royal ball; she did love to get into her roles.

 

She inclined her head again at Queenie when she approached, pausing to think about where she had seen her before before snapping her fingers.

 

"Ah! The Southern Queen! You're providing the food!? Then this will certainly be delectable!" she turned to Alden. "Her restaurant is the best in the city, to eat there is a wonderful experience." she explained. Other people could explain, Alden might already know, but Renee did love to talk. "I've never gotten to go...but I will some day!" she declared firmly. "You may be the Queen, Chef, but I am the King!" 

 

She had just been about to suggest Alden get his own words in when a big jet arrived! And she scrunched up her face quite unlike a King and quite like a teenage girl who was upset she had just been so upstaged. 

 

"Grr..." she ground her teeth a little and frowned mightly. She knew the red head; not personally, but she kept her ear to pop culture, of course. The others she was less sure of, but the Young Guardians were the Young Guardians. A Raven showing up a King Cole, just like old history. Though her face was scrunched up ugly, it relaxed after a moment, like she realized she was making a bad face, and returned to her normal showing.

 

"...Well, that was certainly an entrance. I suppose you may need to build a hangar now, Ser Knight." She said almost offhandedly to Gaian Knight. She was already thinking about how to upstage a jet for next year. Obviously the horses would need to fly. Maybe enchanted snow or something. She'd need to start planning immediately. The King was supposed to be the one who put on the show, who brought laughter to children. She couldn't stand to be upstaged.

[The Sailor]

Torpedo Lass (in the lobby near the main entrance and Grimalkin with Timeout, Spaceman, Blue Bolt, Gamma Buzz, and Cerebellum)

 

19 hours ago, Thevshi said:

"Well, ready to continue mingling?" He asked as he looked over to the others, extending his elbow out for Mizuki, if she wished to take it.

 

Mizuki smiled. Happily taking the arm. "As always."

 

The mental math of the situation boggled her for a moment. She was there to at least enjoy the holidays, but there was still some things on her mind. Just 7 days ago she attended the Pearl Harbor memorial at Pearl Harbor itself, by request of her Father's squadron. Then spent most of the day either at her family's grave on a hill overlooking that port city, or crying herself to sleep in the hotel room her Uncle put her up at.

 

But now it felt like being with Lawrence again was putting things in perspective. "I'd been thinking... any idea where you think we'd end up team-wise?... I mean... in the cape business."

[Dracostern]

Cerebellum

 

Daniel waved to Grim as they left, he then looked around at the others. This place was massive and he suddenly felt a bit out of place. Maybe coming without Iris by his side was a bad idea...he needed to regroup with her. That would be the best option. Then they can enjoy their first Christmas ever together. Something they had always wanted to do but never actually managed to do! This yeah would be different.

 

He turned to thr group that was with him and chuckled. "Well everyone, thank you for bringing me here. But I think I'm going to link up with Iris. I wish you all a Happy Holidays!" He smiled before scanning the rest of the crowd for Lynn's group.

Edited December 7 by Dracostern