paradisalogs | GRAND RELAUNCH BARBECUE

Who: EVERYONE
What: Awesomeness Committee BBQ party
When: Saturday, July 6
Where: Castle lawn and pool

So many days into summer and not a single pool party yet! Today castle residents may hear some noise wafting from the lawn and pool along with that distinct smell of the barbecue roaring. Oh yeaaah, Barney Stinson's got you covered, Paradisa!

The lawn area has been decked out all in colors, with the grills to one side and the chocolate fountain to another. For those more inclined to chill out and soak up the sun, there are picnic rugs rolled out on the green grass among any kind of game you could wish for. The pool itself has a few floating beds thrown in and all sorts of toys, with a changing tent set up just nearby for anyone who decides they want to get wet and wild after all!

All the fun is for forgetting recent horrors the residents have been through. So once the sun goes down, there will be a time to write down all unpleasantness, and set it to fire. But be careful not to stay out too late; the Castle may have a different idea of Cinderella once midnight strikes.

THE BARBECUE | LAWN AREA | THE POOL | PAPER LANTERNS

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[Staring is something he should really stop doing, so he looks about at the... other people in wigs and stuff.]

You probably don't want her to see you in it, she's liable to recruit you. [Or something. Molotov is weird.]

[ She tugs at her sleeve thing, well, the two halves of her top and checks out her legs. Whoa. ~~Even Cesare's pants aren't so tight.~~ ]

You must take me into hiding then. And soon.

[He scratches a his neck (wow, is this wig going to drive him crazy) and nods. Not every woman is made to be an exhibitionist, and he has a feeling this isn't turning into his kind of party.

At least he can trust himself not to take advantage of the situation.]

We can go back inside and get you something to change into.

[ Lucrezia is an exhibitionist, enough of one in her time, but this is something else entirely. She holds out her arm so he can escort her, at least then she would feel safer. ]

I could not take off this red hair.

Hm? [He was just figuring out what she was asking, so once he takes her arm, he gives the wig on his head a good tug. Not even a budge.] ... That could be a problem.

[How did he wind up in a couple's costume again? Or did the castle just see an opportunity since it went so well the last time?]

[ She squeezes his arm in reassurance, or maybe to reassure himself. ]

Take me home, Spike.

[Home... The castle is so much closer. Just full of people.]

Yeah, sure. We can take the car.

The carriages without the horse?

Someone tried to explain that to me.

-- Right. One of those. [The one that he wouldn't even let anyone in until a few months ago. All of a sudden he's practical.] They tend to be faster.

[ She would be pleased to know ~~before using the knowledge to her advantage~~. ]

Than even horses?

[Blondes only, okay. Also, Spike may be dragging her along a little faster. Parties, ugh.]

Plenty. More comfortable too.

[ She tries to keep up but her strides are shorter still than his. ]

Why? Does it have large wheels?

[Come on, walking in... sort of pants should help.]

You'll see for yourself when we get to it.

[ Latex pants. And no. ]

What pulls it forward if not horses?

... There's an engine. It's all mechanical.

[Still keeping his eyes forward, by the way.]

[ Good on you, Spike, and she repeats the word like it's foreign. ]

Mechanical. With electricity?

[Normally he enjoys talking about cars, but he's drawing a blank at the moment. Simple answers only.]

They run on gasoline.

[ She falls quiet, if only because she doesn't know what he's talking about. At all. But it might irritate him for her to keep asking. ]

But I know not how to ride a car.

[It's not really her fault, he's never been very good at teaching. And that's without the distractions.]

You can check a few things off your list tonight.

A few?

I only recount riding the car. Perhaps having red hair, like Jezebel. [ Nope, not talking about the rest of the outfit. ]

[Well, he's not about to point it out.]

Two, then.

Promise to keep me from falling off of this car.

Don't worry, I'll strap you in.

[It just came out like that, he swears.]

Then I am reassured.

[ One more thing though, she shifts the folded lanterns in her hands and offers them for him to carry. ]

[...Phew, she didn't catch that. He nods, silently when he doesn't have to recover, and takes them without even knowing what they're for.

If it weren't for the wig, he may even pass for a gentleman right now.]

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