ic Deck the Halls! [Open]

[Thevshi]

Timeout (in the lobby with Torpedo Lass II, Spaceman, Blue Bolt, and Gamma Buzz)

 

At Mizuki's question about future teams, the smile on Lawrenc's face faded for a moment. "Yeah, I have not given too much thought to any future teams." He said as Parker spoke up on the subject. "But Parker's right, Michael may have some plans, or maybe not."

 

"To be honest, so much of my life has been focused on the future, possible futures, other timelines, and the like, I sort of have been trying to enjoy just focusing on enjoying the present." He then said, his smile coming back as he focused on Mizuki briefly. "And those around me."

 

The blond teen then looked up as a group of new arrivals emerged from another part of Freedom Hall, including several Praetorians. "So, what you up for? Get something to drink? Some food? Or just continuing to mingle?" He asked, both Mizuki and the others more generally. "I can certainly go provide proper introductions to Paradigm, Traveller and Seresk from the Praetorians, seeing as you all just briefly met versions of them in the pocket timeline, and that started out with them as Communion drones."
 

[The Sailor]

Torpedo Lass (currently taking Lawrence/Timeout's hand In the lobby)

 

"Let's get a meal and drink first and find someplace to sit." Mizuki said, smiling. "I guess we got more than enough time to think about the future."

 

She gestured to a backpack that was slung over her shoulder. "Besides, I got an early christmas present for you, and maybe after enjoying our meal we can meet up with the other Praetorians."

Edited Saturday at 12:01 AM by The Sailor

[Jack]

Jack's deep laugh rumbled through his chest at Klara's observation about Russian melancholy. "Da, is true! Reminds me of last year, during American holiday - Thanksgiving? Vas huge blizzard, and mama and papa sit by fire, drinking tea and talking about old days in Siberia. Storm outside getting vorse, but they just get more... how you say... nostalgic? Say storm not as big as ones from childhood." He shook his head fondly at the memory.

 

A plate suddenly materialized in his massive hands, courtesy of Mattie's stretching abilities. The aroma of roasted meats and fresh-baked desserts made his stomach growl appreciatively. He turned back to Klara with a grin. "Is good your vife cooks vell - bear inside alvays hungry!" To demonstrate his point, he popped an entire slice of apple pie into his mouth, somehow managing to look both sheepish and satisfied as he chewed.

 

Carefully tucking the napkin with Klara's number into his cargo shorts pocket, Jack felt a warmth that had nothing to do with the crowded room. Having someone who understood his background, someone he could talk to in his native tongue, made Freedom City feel a bit more like home.

 

"Have heard stories of Vanguard," he said eagerly after swallowing. "But know very little. Vould love to visit, see headquarters! Maybe learn more about other heroes across vorld." His eyes lit up with genuine enthusiasm at the prospect of traveling to London.

[Lone_Star]

 

 

On 12/11/2024 at 7:27 PM, Tiffany Korta said:

Zhenshchina-voin

moving towards the food tables

 

<"Wise woman your Babushka, though I wished I knew more and could have done more at the time..."> she mused before adding with a humoured tone <"Maybe it's true that Russians can be melancholic at even the most joyous of occasions!">

 

She mused for a moment before snatching up a napkin and beginning to write out a number.

 

<"If you need someone to talk to, whatever the hour, don't hesitate to call Auntie Klara. The same goes if you need someone to visit and we can easily manage a trip if you want to come stay for a while. My wife is a mean cook..."> She let the last part hang for just a moment before offering up the napkin

 

"I'm sure we could arrange a trip to London for you all in the New Year to come to visit Vanguard headquarters! It's not quite as fancy as this place, but then again what is really?"

 

"Oh, wow! That'd be sweet, miss...well, ma'am. I've never been outta Wisconsin 'cept to move up to Freedom City, so London would be incredible. Yer sure right about this place, it's like going to the Met or somethin'." He enjoyed her hospitality and offer of putting them up. He didn't expect such generosity from someone he didn't really know, and frankly it was refreshing to know there were such neighborly superheroes! 

 

On 12/13/2024 at 12:27 PM, RocketLord said:

BOUNCE! (by the catering tables, having dragged any and all Claremonters coming in with her along)

 

"Look at all that food!" Mattie exclaims, having finally managed to try to wrangle Sarah, Owen, Jack, Iris and whoever else she could along. "Oh, hi Daniel!" she exclaims, as Iris' brother shows up, waving at him quickly. "Doesn't that all look delicious? C'mon, Sarah, have something! There's potatoes, pie, roast, duck, aw, so much great stuff. C'mon, tell me what you want, guys!"

 

Mattie begins to sprout several extra arms, her all of her arms getting the same green sleeves from her christmas sweater, as she begins to reach around the area for plates and food for all of her friends, making sure that they all get whatever she can get for them. Nothing's out of her reach, and she'll be sure that all her friends gets some food!

 

Prime Mover

 

I could definitely use a bite to eat..." Owen said with a smile. He started to reach for a plate, but Mattie was already on top of that. He accepted a plate with a good portion of roasted duck, sweet potatoes, and cherry pie, all of which smelled intoxicating. How did everything look so darn good? 

 

"Think you've got me covered right there, Mattie, I'll just take a little more of that pie...there, that's perfect." He started to eat a little bit of the duck as he waited for her to finish serving everyone else. Everything was cooked to absolute perfection! 

 

"Hey, Mattie, mind if I ask you somethin'? Bit of a private matter, if you don't mind." 

[Thevshi]

Multi-Girl (at the entrance with Velocity and the other Young Guardians)

 

Bernadette had stood alongside Charlie as the other members of the team engaged with Velocity, giving Vik a grin as the other girl tried to give most of the credit the Irish young woman. But soon Charlie was moving them on inside. 

 

"Thank you again Megan, Happy Holidays." The redhead stated with a wide smile as they departed, focusing her attention on the now somewhat crowded main lobby of Freedom Hall as they entered. 

 

"Looks ta be gettin' inta full swing." She replied to Charlie as they paused a moment to look out at the crowd. Bernadette’s attention was drawn toward a group that seemed to emerge from further inside Freedom Hall. "Isn' that Star Khan back there?"
 

[RocketLord]

BOUNCE! (by the catering tables, having dragged any and all Claremonters coming in with her along)

 

Mattie continues to deliver dishes and plates to everyone around her, changing plates and dishes around to meet everyone's requests, while humming lightly to herself in between letting them know she got it, until, finally, Owen says something to her.

 

17 hours ago, Lone_Star said:

 

Prime Mover

 

"Hey, Mattie, mind if I ask you somethin'? Bit of a private matter, if you don't mind." 

 

"A private matter?" she asks, while delivering the final plates. She is growing some extra eyes in the back of her head to keep a look at what she's doing, while she turns to look at him. Finally, she gets her own plate, filled with a little bit of everything, but with an extra helping of pie too.

 

Turning fully to Owen with the plate in her hands, the eyes in the back of her head and all her extra arms shift back into her body, her sweater quickly accomodating the change.

 

"Sure, what can I do?"

 

[Heritage]

Miracle Girl

 

A blue gloved hand suddenly rests on Charlie's arm, as sudden as an editing glitch but with just the lightest pressure; it's shocking how fast Casey can move if she really wants to. The athletic young woman who appears next to Stormcrow smiles warmly, and it's a sight to see.

 

"Hi! I'm sorry to interrupt, but I just wanted to say hi before you, y'know, disappeared into the throng. We met through Terrifica a few years back, but I think you might have adopted a new handle since then."

 

She then turned to the rest of the Young Guardians and nodded.

 

"Hi, I'm Miracle Girl. Nice to meet you all." Her accent placed her somewhere out West, a slight lilt that suggested the Great Plains or the Rockies.

[Kaede Kimura]

Blue Bolt (With Torpedo Lass II, Timeout, Spaceman and Gamma Buzz)

 

Vueriz' head had been in a swivel as more and more heroes entered the hall, so she had missed most of the conversation to this point. Parker bending down to talk to her drew her attention from the Praetorians. Her ears twitch at the boy's sudden proximity. "I- I'm sure my latest gadgets will be cool enough to get their attention! Just gotta finish em, y'know. Been busy."

 

She looked away from the (much) taller boy, her tail twitching slightly. In truth she somewhat doubted her modified Meson Driver would have impressed that much. It had melted after only one shot. Her hands throbbed at the memory. "Besides, you guys did all the heavy lifting, wrestling Paradigm, pinning his barrier and stuff. I just shot a gun. I wasn't even the one who powered it." She shrugged, trying to think of a different subject than their brief kidnapping. It didn't feel like the right mood. But what could she talk about instead?

 

"I like your suit by the way. It uh, looks nice." The alien tried not to wince. That was so uncool of her.

Edited Monday at 02:21 AM by Kaede Kimura

[Heritage]

Grimalkin 

 

When Slipstream approached her, Grim felt a complex series of emotions; seeing so much of her friend in the young speedster filled her with a sudden warmth, but the realization that this teenager bore her name in honor of another version of herself who died added a slight chill. But these reactions were selfish; Lynn Connors bore the familiar marks of trauma that many refugees wore, whether they be from wartorn regions of Earth Prime or alternate worlds with unimaginable fates.

 

The changeling stepped forward and clasped both of the blonde heroine's hands in her own, and gave her a reassuring smile. 

 

"It's very nice to meet you, Lynn; Megan has told me a lot about you."

 

She pulled Lynn slightly closer as she lowered her voice. 

 

"And for what it's worth, I'm honored that you bear...well, a version of my name."

 

Grim chuckled and shook her head.

 

"Its weird; I kind of feel like I'm, well, your fairy godmother." 

 

Then the fae grew more serious. 

 

"You know, if you ever want to talk, about pretty much anything, don't hesitate to call." 

 

She conjured up a business card from thin air with all her contact information on it, and handed it to her. 

 

"That's got my personal number and email; write it down, then eat it. Don't worry, it tastes like peppermint."

[Kaede Kimura]

Shadowborne (At entrance with Young Guardians and Miracle Girl, moving to Zhenshchina-voin and Arctus near catering tables)

 

Muirne had stayed quiet as they talked with Velocity, dipping a small curtsy at her greeting. She had been distracted, seeing the tall figure of Klara over the crowd. Did that mean the other members of Vanguard were here? She had exchanged messages with them, but not gotten the chance to actually visit England in the past year. She quietly yearned to go speak with her, but didn't want to simply abandon her team mid-conversation. So she had stood at the edge of the discussion, until Charlie said they should let her go.

 

She was about to escape when the stranger appeared, introducing herself as Miracle Girl. She smiled and waved, "I'm Shadowborne, nice to meet you." She greeted, before taking a small step back. "I'll be back guys, just saw someone I know and want to go say hi." With that said she quickly turned and made her way through the door, slipping her way through the crowd towards the towering Zhenshchina-voin. 

 

"Síþwíf¹ K- Zhenshchina-voin! It's been a while!" Muirne called as she slid out from the crowd near Klara and a large boy(?) she looked up at him interestedly. "Oh hello, I am Shadowborne. It is nice to meet you..." She trailed off for him to fill in the silence where his name would be. 

 

¹ A noblewoman or Lady

Edited Monday at 04:48 AM by Kaede Kimura

[MoonSimply]

La Puma Negra "Carmen" (Refreshment Table and Bar)

 

True to her own words, Carmen had gone to grab something to drink. Micheal was easy, already knowing what his favorite soda was. Sure, he was pretty healthy, workout routines she knew and diets that the werecat was familiar with. Of course, the real problem became what she wanted as besides the meats and cheeses, thing that she could taste and eat to her desire, what to drink besides water was another story as just as many other felines, she was unable to taste things that were sweat. That meant getting a soda was out of the picture for her as she had no real interest to do so. The option to try and sneak something was on the table, but she was sure the bot and staff at the bar would know. Too many eyes watching. So, Carmen played good cat and picked herself a sparkling water instead to spice things up for herself before hitting the snacks.

 

When other Claremount students came over towards the catering, Carmen would give off a shy smile, "O hello Mattie..."

[Spacefurry]

Seraphim (Refreshment table with Claremonters and La Puma, moving to empty table)

 

Sarah barely managed an ‘ah’ before Mattie was filling hands with plates. She dutifully accepted what she was offered, fairly sure there wasn’t anything on the tables that she wouldn’t like.

“Um, thank you.”

She did manage before Mattie’s attention was taken up by Owen. Which was fine, she was okay with the arms thing but the eyes were a bit much for her.

 

Looking around again Sarah searched for an empty table to sit at. Unlike Jack, she could hardly stuff her face with such effortlessness. Though she had to admit he made it endearing somehow.

 

Sarah spotted a table being abandoned nearby, just as Carmen approached to greet Mattie as well. She suppose it wasn’t a surprise such an energetic, outgoing person had many people wanting to talk to her.

Sarah didn’t hold it against the girl, more against herself for being so quiet. Which felt wrong to her. She had had friends at her last school, she thought as she took one of the empty chairs.

Why did she feel so intimidated and out of place now?

 

Sarah glanced around at the numerous guests.

“Oh ya, that’s why.”

She muttered gloomily and took a bite of pot roast from her plate.

[Lone_Star]

22 hours ago, RocketLord said:

BOUNCE! (by the catering tables, having dragged any and all Claremonters coming in with her along)

 

Mattie continues to deliver dishes and plates to everyone around her, changing plates and dishes around to meet everyone's requests, while humming lightly to herself in between letting them know she got it, until, finally, Owen says something to her.

 

 

"A private matter?" she asks, while delivering the final plates. She is growing some extra eyes in the back of her head to keep a look at what she's doing, while she turns to look at him. Finally, she gets her own plate, filled with a little bit of everything, but with an extra helping of pie too.

 

Turning fully to Owen with the plate in her hands, the eyes in the back of her head and all her extra arms shift back into her body, her sweater quickly accomodating the change.

 

"Sure, what can I do?"

 

 

Prime Mover

 

"Look, I know we just met and all, and I'm really embarrassed to ask..." Owen said, blushing as he scratched the back of his head. "You just seemed so dang excited to be here on the limo, and I really just wanted to know..." He leaned in a bit closer to her, making sure he wasn't being too weird by whispering something to Mattie. He just didn't want to look like a dork in front of his friends!

 

^{"Do you want to go around and collect Freedom League autographs with me"} Owen whispered. 

 

3 hours ago, Spacefurry said:

Seraphim (Refreshment table with Claremonters and La Puma, moving to empty table)

 

Sarah barely managed an ‘ah’ before Mattie was filling hands with plates. She dutifully accepted what she was offered, fairly sure there wasn’t anything on the tables that she wouldn’t like.

“Um, thank you.”

She did manage before Mattie’s attention was taken up by Owen. Which was fine, she was okay with the arms thing but the eyes were a bit much for her.

 

Looking around again Sarah searched for an empty table to sit at. Unlike Jack, she could hardly stuff her face with such effortlessness. Though she had to admit he made it endearing somehow.

 

Sarah spotted a table being abandoned nearby, just as Carmen approached to greet Mattie as well. She suppose it wasn’t a surprise such an energetic, outgoing person had many people wanting to talk to her.

Sarah didn’t hold it against the girl, more against herself for being so quiet. Which felt wrong to her. She had had friends at her last school, she thought as she took one of the empty chairs.

Why did she feel so intimidated and out of place now?

 

Sarah glanced around at the numerous guests.

“Oh ya, that’s why.”

She muttered gloomily and took a bite of pot roast from her plate.

 

After confessing his fanboy tendencies to Mattie, he looked over at Sarah. He gestured to Mattie that she should come over with him. He couldn't stand for one of his Claremont friends to be down, especially on a night like tonight. Owen walked over and sat down next to Sarah. 

 

"Hey, Sarah, right? Are you okay?" 

Edited Monday at 04:24 PM by Lone_Star

[Spacefurry]

 

Paper (entering Hall with Young Guardians)

 

On 12/13/2024 at 3:57 PM, RocketLord said:

The STORMCROW (by Velocity with the Young Guardians)

 

"We should let Velocity do her thing, everyone! Thank you for having us, Megan. C'mon, let's go have some fun!"

 

“Of course.”

Leon grinned and gave Velocity a nod.

“It was a pleasure.”

 

Quote

"So, what do you think everyone? Everything looking alright?"

 

“Alright? I’m looking better than alright.”

Leon chuckled.

“I suppose everyone is looking pretty good too.”

 He glanced towards the back of the Hall.

“Star who?”

He asked Bernadette, before recognizing the galactic royalty.

“Oh hey, isn’t that the dude from when those losers ruined our lazer tag game?”

 

Suddenly there was a girl standing beside Charlie. She seemed to know their fearless leader already, but was polite enough to introduce herself to the rest of them.

Leon smiled and gave Miracle-Girl a nod.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you. I'm Paper, but you can call me Leon.”

He slapped Charlie on the back.

“You gotta quite keepin all the cuties for yourself. You already have Berni, isn’t that enough?”

Edited Monday at 06:04 PM by Spacefurry

[EternalPhoenix]

On 12/6/2024 at 3:10 PM, Poncho said:

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

 

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!" 

 

On 12/8/2024 at 9:27 PM, Fox said:

Gaian Knight

lobby, with Harlequin, King Cole III, and Queenie

 

"Bit by bit, as they free themselves from the press and everyone still arriving," the Knight confirmed. "I had to threaten some of them with Tiamat's appetite to get them to come in out of the cold." He paused, and grinned. "Tiamat's appetite for your food, not for the stragglers. Although...."

 

Queenie (lobby with Gaian Knight and King Cole)

 

Maybelle only smiled at King Cole, practically dripping with sincerity. "And you're welcome to stop by anytime, Your Majesty." The new kids really were all right this year. Between these and the pirate twins, they ought to make out fine. She wondered, idly, if Paper was here somewhere. 

 

But she turned her attention to GK. "Oh, don't be silly. If she eats anyone out there she'll have less room for my cooking. That dragon can eat and no mistake. But even she's got limits." Her continued smile and good cheer made the joking along obvious. "Still, if everyone's here, they're going to need me in there shortly." She raised her voice to be heard by more than her immediate surroundings. "Enjoy the party, everybody! Catering courtesy of the Southern Queen! Visit us in the North End!" She then strolled away, a bounce in her step. Back to the main hall. 

[EternalPhoenix]

Stormchild (in the main hall)

 

Between Queenie's staff, the Luckstorm Pirates running support for them and all the other preparations the League had made that the twins weren't privy to, it seemed the event was becoming quite the success. Kadene was satisfied to have played her part. To still be playing it, really. Job wasn't done until the night was. She surveyed the scene and oh, Owen. And Sarah. And...Mattie? Everyone from the dorms, actually. Huh. She walked over. The music and general hubbub covered her footsteps. And she hadn't come with them, so a mirage made her look like someone else until she got close enough and turned it off. Nobody would ever accuse her of being unable to read the mood. Unable to care, sure, sometimes. But not unable to read.

 

She sat next to Sarah all of a sudden. "Not one for parties, are you? I can't say the same. I can say that my brother and I are probably the most homesick people in the room. We don't have Christmas in Aquivan, not the way you all do. So all this?" She gestured at the whole party. "Just a reminder of how we don't belong here. And I can't even get drunk about it, track down the nearest strapping lad, and give us both a night to remember. I'm supposed to be outlaw scum, and here I am working a real job instead of plundering whatever we need." She sighed. "My point was," she said like someone who realized she'd gotten off track, "I get how you feel."

[EternalPhoenix]

Serendipity (in the main hall)

 

Riel was just a bit too far away to catch up to his sister, and disinclined to follow her. His roommate was over there. While he liked Owen, the kid was such a killjoy. He wouldn't let the pirate Captain do anything fun. Granted, anything he thought of as "fun" had probably been outlawed in this infuriating world. So instead he began to mingle. Showing off his fancy Captain's coat he only wore on special occasions. Flashing his grin and being extra courteous and charming with every lady he encountered. He grabbed a plate of his own, and if his cup was not as full of the soft stuff as the law would prefer? Well, what it didn't know wouldn't hurt it. These people really should be more careful at these events. Instead of emptying their glasses, he could be putting something untoward inside them.

[RocketLord]

Spaceman  (With Torpedo Lass II, Timeout, Blue Bolt and Gamma Buzz)

 

"It was still your plan that helped save the day. I just punched things and got hit a lot," Parker responds to Vueriz. He didn't mind that, at least. It was better that he took the hits than his friends did. 

 

"Thank you. My sister insisted on the colors. Something about maintaining the brand and at least wearing the colors of my other suit." He shrugs while he talks. "I honestly don't feel too comfortable wearing something like this, but it's the thing you have to do here, I guess. You look really good, though."

 

Mizuki suggested they get some food and find a place to sit. "Sure, let's get some food, but I wouldn't say no to meeting the Praetorians for real... do you think they would believe what happened to us and that we met them in the other timeline?"

[RocketLord]

The STORMCROW (by Miracle Girl, moving inside with the Young Guardians)

 

"And I'm pretty sure that the people he's with are the Praetorians," Charlie responds to Bernie and Leon, as he looks towards the group. "They're kind of the Freedom League of Space, I suppose. I read up on Raven's files on them after the whole thing with Star Khan." He looks much more focused now, as he looks at them. "That's interesting. I'd guess this was, well, below them."

And then, there's a touch on his shoulder. Whoever it was moved so fast, he barely had time to react, training or not. He catches himself just before he switches into a combat stance, fights back the instincts from his training with Alek to seem calm, especially as Miracle Girl introduces herself. 

 

"Oh, yeah, I remember you." Strong, fast. Full paragon package. Smart, too. "Yeah, you could say I've moved up in the world a bit. Graduated from the sidekick role, to, well..." he gestures around to his friends. "We're doing our own thing now. Anyway, you can just call me Charlie, and these are my friends Leon, Vik, Muirne, and," he pauses to wrap his arm around Bernie again, "Bernie. So, what have you been up to since the thing with Terrifica?"

[RocketLord]

BOUNCE! (by the catering tables, having dragged any and all Claremonters coming in with her along)

 

Mattie looks at Owen for a moment, down to her plate and then back up.

 

"Of course I wanna do that!" she responds, a wide smile on her lips. It's not exactly her thing, but it's pretty exciting anyway. She's only met Lynn's mom, and she's pretty cool, but she never asked for an autograph. Who's even on the Freedom League at the moment, anyway? She's pretty sure there's no Lady Libery or Captain Thunder or anyone like that. "But! But we gotta make sure that Sarah and Lynn are ok first! Or we could bring them along! But that might make Lynn sad, if she knew any of them back home, or maybe... But I need to make sure that Lynn and Jack gets to hang out and and..."

 

She's brought out of it for a moment when Carmen approaches and greets. "Oh, hey Carmen! How're ya doin'? You got here with Michael, right? How was it? All romantic? Me and Owen are gonna go and try to get the Freedom League's autographs, but we gotta make sure that Sarah and Lynn are alright too!"

[Thevshi]

Slipstream (in the main lobby talking with Grimalkin and then moving back to the group of Claremont students at the food in the large conference room)

 

Lynn felt a sense of relief wash over her as Grimalkin took her hands and warmly greeted her. When the older heroine leaned in to comment about the teen's name, the young blonde smiled faintly, even as a tear ran down one cheek. While there was a degree of happiness to the tear, it was at the same time mixed with bittersweet emotions.

 

"Thank you." The sixteen-year-old replied back quietly. "It means a great deal. I…I have always felt I had a lot to live up to. Now…that seems even more so." She stated, as another tear ran down her other cheek, this one brought on by painful emotions.

 

As Grimalkin tried to keep things light, the teenage speedster managed another small smile at Grim's comment about being a 'fairy godmother'” Brushing away her tears, Lynn gave a small nod. "I would very much like that….thank you."

 

Taking the offered business card with yet another faint smile, the blonde teen hesitated a moment before giving the older heroine a quick hug. "Thank you."

 

Stepping back, she added, "I should get back to my friends and allow you to get back to enjoying the party. Happy Holidays."
 

[Thevshi]

Velocity (having greeted the members of the Young Guardians at the entrance moving back into the main lobby and the heart of the party)

 

After the Young Guardians made their way inside, Megan looked around a moment, having thought she had seen Miracle Girl arrive. However, the younger blonde heroine had already made her way inside and was talking with the Young Guardians. Figuring she would catch up with Casey later, the speedster took the moment to zip back inside.

 

Stopping by the bar, she left the bottle of wine Harper had brought as a gift with Protectron. After having him pour her a small glass of the wine, Megan moved back into the center of the lobby and the party to continue mingling. Seeing Tiamat and Artificer arrive with Paradigm, Stark Khan and the others, she figured at some point she would need to make her way over to them, but for now was focused on other guests.
 

[Thevshi]

Timeout (in the lobby with Spaceman, Blue Bolt, and Gamma Buzz and holding hands with Torpedo Lass II heading to get some food)

 

Lawrence gave Mizuki a slight grin as she mentioned having an early Christmas present. "You know, you need to give me heads up when you plan to do things like this so I can have one handy as well." He squeezed her hand slightly as he looked over to Parker and Vueriz. 

 

"Parker's right, you played a big role in helping deal with that robed entity, if not for your Meson Driver and the modifications you were able to make on the fly, I am not sure we would have been able to beat him, or at least not as easily." The blond teen said with a smile.

 

When Parker wondered if the Praetorians would believe the story about what happened to them back in late February, Lawrence looked over to his friend. "Oh, I expect they would. After all, they were there when that thing first tried to kidnap me, and have faced off with it at least once since. So they have a pretty good idea what it is capable of."
 

[The Sailor]

Torpedo Lass (With Lawrence in the Lobby, about to make moves.)

 

33 minutes ago, Thevshi said:

"You know, you need to give me heads up when you plan to do things like this so I can have one handy as well."

 

"But then it would ruin the surprise." Mizuki said with a wink.

 

"That... and there was a question I wanted to ask... last time we went to Fiji things went... rather south... due to some outside interference. Maybe a take two would be in order? Hmm?"

 

She grinned. Last year she had way too much on her mind... Mizuki has been a bit more relaxed. Then again with interesting things happening with her over the past year, she's just happy someone's not trying to kill her.

Edited Monday at 11:52 PM by The Sailor

[Thevshi]

Multi-Girl (with several of the Young Guardians (Stormcrow, Paper and Ghule) and Miracle Girl just inside the lobby)

 

Bernadette gave Murine a small nod as she stepped away from the group to go speak with someone she knew.

 

The Irish young woman shook her head slightly as Leon initially did not recognize Star Khan, or really recall his name. While he and Charlie had gotten through that fight unscathed, the rest of the team (herself included) had more than a few bumps and bruises from what had started out as a tough fight. Of course, they had pulled together and managed to come out on top, but the redhead was rather certain Star Khan's unexpected arrival to assist them had helped tilt things in their favor.

 

And then suddenly the blonde woman in costume was there and Charlie began to tense up for a moment, causing Bernadette to do the same. But she quickly relaxed as Miracle Girl introduced herself and Charlie recognized her and introduced them, wrapping one arm around her waist. The redhead gave Miracle Girl a warm smile. "Bernadette, but Bernie is fine. It is very nice ta meet you." She replied with a clear Irish accent.