Alcohol, taken in sufficient quantities

[lord_wizard]

Who: Felix Harrowgate and anyone
What: A new years party
When: January 1st
Where: Chimera headquarters
Rating: Pg-13 for heavy drinking, at least

The central hall of Chimera headquarters is today taken up with a pair of tables, one covered with all matter of foods from finger sandwiches and deviled eggs, to salted nuts and chocolate-covered fruits, while the other is littered with nearly every beverage one might think of - tea, coffee, milk, punch, and fruit juices. It wasn't quite the expected spread for a new year's party, but that was because the castle had done them the favor of making any liquid carry the effects of the usual party beverages. A small table near the door, however, had at some point in the day appeared, carrying liquors and champagne for those who actually preferred their alcohol to taste as such. The ghosts stood sentry to keep whatever it was the attendees wanted flowing.

Most of that is likely forgotten near the end of the day, and the arrangement of comfortable chairs in the adjoining office begin to look far more comfortable a place to sit once the room starts to spin a little. Getting air on the balcony is an option, of course, but take care not to fall off of it.

((OOC:Feel free to set your tag at any time during the evening (though really, you know we're all here for the drunk shenanigans). Please see the link above for info on the layout of the area.))

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[onlyanapple]

Of course Crowley is here. There's alcohol and good company, and that's enough for the demon. As usual, he shows up neither on time nor pre-announced. He just appears at the door and wanders in, grabbing the nearest alcoholic beverage at hand and finding a wall to lean on.

[wishmadeinfire]

"I was wondering when you would appear, Crowley."

Ashura glided up to him, dressed in white, gold, and red, a glass of red wine in his hand. Of course Crowley would appear at such a function. He was Felix's friend, and Ashura was no fool - he knew of that friendship and perhaps at times had been slightly jealous of it when he and Felix stood as a couple.

"Have you announced the winner of the kissing game?"

[onlyanapple]

And Crowley on his part, enjoyed being something of a beating heart of Paradisa's social events. When he was invited, anyway. Sometimes when he wasn't, too.

"Not yet, I've been waiting to get the tallies in."

[wishmadeinfire]

"I might be in the running this year," he mused, sipping his wine. "Though I doubt I've won. I was never as sly as you and Felix when it came to the game." He gave a small shrug, an 'ah well'.

[onlyanapple]

Crowley raises an eyebrow at that, sipping his own drink.

"Really now? Wel, progress is progress, whichever way you look at it. I'm impressed."

[wishmadeinfire]

"As you well know, I am sure, I am... more free to participate," he waved his hand, and then suddenly giggled, recalling how one such kiss had led to quite an interesting night - on two counts, really, and his gaze flickered to Felix briefly before dancing back to Crowley. "You will make a great announcement of it? This year you should really make a show of it, don't you think? Add a bit of spice!"

[onlyanapple]

"Hmmm I suppose you are."

He doesn't miss that giggle, but at least he doesn't pry.

"Perhaps I should let you do the honours. I'm sure you can do it with far more...flair than me."

[wishmadeinfire]

"Oh, do you want me to? It might make it seem more fair if a third party did it rather than the instigator who also participated."

He paused a moment, thinking upon it and then he laughed.

"Ah, we could make a ceremony of it, another little party! Maybe the winner can get a trophy too, and next year it goes to the new winner? It could become as much tradition as the mistletoe itself!"

[onlyanapple]

"There you go,"Crowley sits back with a sly smirk. "You've got a talent for this sort of thing."

That and Crowley is too lazy and more than happy to have someone else do the work for him.

[wishmadeinfire]

Later, Ashura might realize he had walked himself into perhaps quite a bit of work, but he probably wouldn't mind anyways. It was something to do, and so long as the winner wasn't Felix...

"You will have to give me winner's name!" he told him. "Or do you plan to do something like in the books - a sealed envelope so it's a surprise for all?"

[onlyanapple]

"That might not be a half bad idea. Of course, I don't know who the winner is myself yet, haven't got round to asking around for the tally."

[lord_wizard]

Felix slid up next to Crowley in rather short order as if had been expected - and perhaps was a little bit true - having already made quite a bit of progress in the getting drunk department. Most years the wizard preferred to pace himself, given that the result was unpleasant and usually quite undignified, but he's recently become less fond of caution.

"Why, Crowley. If I had known this is what it took to get you up here, I would have started serving drinks at Chimera meetings ages ago."

[onlyanapple]

Crowley, of course, was pacing himself. As much as he enjoyed drunken shenanigans, it was always more fun to watch other people stumbling about themselves. Though being able to sober himself up helped with that considerably.

"Well, now you know what a trick you've missed."

[lord_wizard]

Felix has a surprising amount of tolerance for his build, all things consider. It was what came out of a good amount of practice. He could in fact be quite inebriated, and most people would never be able to tell.

"I could start a serious meeting at any time. You never know," he said with a smirk that belied any bluff he might have been making.

[onlyanapple]

Crowley arches an eyebrow at that.

"Would you really want to chance me bursting into song if you do that? I know a stirring rendition of Hitler only has one Ball, you know."

[lord_wizard]

"That depends. Do you sing better than you dance?" Felix asked with a grin he does not even bother to hide.

[onlyanapple]

Crowley gives him a wan smile in response.

"I do pretty much everything better than I dance."

[lord_wizard]

"Oh, don't despair, darling, you more than make up for it elsewhere..."

He grinned at Crowley over his glass as he went to take a sip.

"Dare I ask who Hitler is, by the way?"

[onlyanapple]

"That we most certainly can."

The demon made a face, something like a grimace, only worse.

"Trust me when I tell you that you are better off not knowing. Let's just say there are some humans that make even Hell recoil and leave it at that."

[lord_wizard]

"Yes, let's leave him and his balls out of this party. This is a new year. Let's not look to the past and look instead to what opportunities we'll have in the future. New people. New sights. New discoveries. New relationships," he said, toasting ever so vaguely in Crowley's direction, "and of course, new chances to annoy those people."

[onlyanapple]

Crowley smirks lightly, raising his glass in response.

"I can definitely get behind that last one."

[lord_wizard]

"I thought you might. Speaking of which, any particular plans for this year in that regard? I hear people from Earth have those...ah...resolutions?"

He didn't especially expect any kind of forewarning from Crowley, regardless of the slightly more privileged position he may or may not hold now, but it was worth asking anyway.

[onlyanapple]

Felix was something in a privileged position. More so than most in the castle, anyway. But he was still Crowley and at his question, the demon laughs.

"Resolutions are such human things. People plan to do something, in order to better themselves, only to fail and return to the norm within a month or two. They always forget that they are trying to change themselves. It takes more than a promise made at the start of the year to accomplish that."

[lord_wizard]

"What does it take, then?" Felix asked idly, twisting his glass in his hand to disguise that his interest in the question was not at all idle. He certainly had little success in changing himself, to the point that he wondered if it were even possible.

[onlyanapple]

Crowley watches him, something like curiosity crossing his features, before taking a sip of his wine.

"I don't know. I've been wondering that much for six millenia."