The doors we open and close each day

[lord_wizard]

Who: Felix Harrowgate, Geoffrey Chaucer, Miles Edgeworth & Vanyel Ashkevron
What: A dinner party and an attempt at matchmaking
When: Tonight
Where: Chimera HQ
Rating: PG-13, most likely

Felix idly wondered if life in Paradisa was beginning to be so utterly boring, that he'd found the time and motivation for this sort of thing. It wasn't entirely charity on his part, that was for certain. He liked both Miles and Vanyel, but honestly both of them needed to loosen up and since he was rather unavailable in that regard, he might as well shove them together and hope they'd discover an outlet to their mutual problems.

In the very least, it might be entertaining.

Of course, having a get together without Ashura was unusual, but his lover's sentimentality wasn't exactly what he needed in this situation. This was more...secondary seduction. Thus asking Geoffrey to assist.

Too bad he couldn't drug them, though some strong wine wasn't out of the question.

He'd had a table placed in the lobby of Chimera headquarters and laid it out with their meal. It was a little more impersonal than his own quarters, but ensured it wouldn't look amiss when he left for the evening, hopefully leaving Vanyel and Miles alone.

What happened then was out of his hands. Right now, he only had to wait.

Comments

[peacockherald]

<sub>[Vanyel had been about to reply to Edgeworth when the woman came in. He blinked, a bit stupefied by her dress. No woman in his world dressed that way, it was simply scandalous! The closest one got was a woman in trousers and a jerkin because she was in the army or moved through the wood.

He drew himself out of the stunned moment to look back to Edgeworth.]</sub>

Nice to meet you Geoffrey. And... nice to se to see you again, Edgeworth.

[thetrudger]

[He tried dresses from his time, but he couldn't figure them out. Too many layers. Plus, he thought he looked sexy in this dress.

His eyes flicker between Vanyel and Edgeworth for a moment before he nods and smiles at Vanyel, and then Felix.]

Sorry. I should've given you a warning. But really, my entrance would not have been so entertaining had I done so.

[cantacquityou]

[Hoping that they other two were too focused on Geoff's newfound femininity to hear Vanyel's greeting, he directs a discreet smirk at him and puts a finger to his lips in a silent gesture of, 'Shhh.' Felix went through all this trouble to introduce Edgeworth to his friends - it would not be very nice if he came to find that he already knew them, right?]

Ah, yes. Mr. Ashkevron, was it? It is a pleasure.

In any case, it is nice to see you again, Chaucer. The last time we met, we had a little dinner party of our own, did we not? You were also male that time, too, if I can correctly recall.

[peacockherald]

I cannot say I've had the pleasure... of meeting either.

_{[The last was added after a moment, casting a quizzical glance at Miles, but just rolling with it. It could hardly hurt, could it? Though, no, he had never met Chaucer, so that much was true.]}

[lord_wizard]

I can't deny that. [He can empathize a little with the impulse. He did nothing but try to catch people by surprise the week he was turned female.]

What a surprise. You two know each other. Are you all colluding behind my back? [A smirk] Well, Miles already said it, but Geoffrey, this is my friend Vanyel Ashkevron. [He gestures between them] Vanyel...Geoffrey Chaucer. Or shall we call you something else today, Geoffrey?

[thetrudger]

[He laughs.] No, Geoffrey is quite fine.

[He claps Edgeworth on the back again with a laugh.] Nothing escapes you, my friend. The castle decided it was time for a change, I suppose.

But let us get on a first name basis, yes? Felix, Miles, Vanyel, Geoff.

[His eyes flicker over to Felix as if to say 'Am I doing okay?']

[lord_wizard]

[He nodded slightly, smiling, easily an affirmation to the unspoken question as it was to the names]

That suits me just fine, Geoff, thank you.

[peacockherald]

I suppose it's easier than trying to call ever Mr or Lord or some such. First name it is.

[cantacquityou]

I take it I am going to hear my first name more times tonight than I ever have in my life...

[thetrudger]

[Geoff chokes on a laugh at that, then coughs in a terrible attempt to cover his laughing.]

[cantacquityou]

[Edgeworth raised a brow at him. Wat?]

[peacockherald]

_{[Vanyel looks between the two and then to Felix.]}

Perhaps refreshments are in order now since we are all here?

[lord_wizard]

[He smirks at Geoff, since he was thinking the exact same thing]

Everything's all set, if you'd like to have a seat.

[And because he's a showoff, he waves a hand and idly lights the candles on the table]

Wine?

[thetrudger]

[He gives Edgeworth an innocent look before smirking back at Felix. But when Felix lights the candles, he takes a breath in.]

My God, that's amazing.

[Oh wait. Alcohol. He nods to that.]

[peacockherald]

_{[He looked at Chaucer when he said that and laughed a bit, not really meaning to, but couldn't help it.]}

No magic in your world?

_{[He was a fire starter himself, so Felix's trick was nothing special to him.]}

[thetrudger]

No magic that I know of, certainly. I have never seen anything like that.

[cantacquityou]

Ah, Geoff...then you are a mere mundane like myself. I was beginning to feel as though I was alone in that respect, here.

[lord_wizard]

I told you all my acquaintances weren't wizards. Vanyel here does happen to work with me here, but I'm sure you can find other things in common.

[He smiled and uncorked the wine]

[cantacquityou]

I suppose that is true...

[peacockherald]

_{[Vanyel brought over four glasses with the ease of having handled such things before.]}

I am sure we will. What sort of wine is it?

_{[He was a bit unsure what to say, seeing as he knew Edgeworth somewhat well already, but hardly anything about Geoffrey.]}

[lord_wizard]

[He grinned and poured a glass, holding it out for whoever wished to take it from him]

Champagne. But I have others for later.

[cantacquityou]

[He takes a glass.]

'Others for later'? My, Felix, if I didn't know better, I'd say you were trying to purposefully intoxicate us. [A low chuckle] The ambience, too, seems rather romantic. Is this how you normally have dinner?

[lord_wizard]

[He chuckled, because it was true. A little grease for the wheels, so to speak...]

More or less. The place I used to live was rather low on natural light sources. Candlelight is something of a staple as a result. I'm afraid it's become habit.

[peacockherald]

_{[Vanyel raised a brow at Edge's observation, casting a look at Felix and not sure what to think. Was it possible...? He grunted, not sure how to feel about that, not really. Even here, he had not been wanting to make to deep of a connection. Someone could leave any day, and what if one of his enemies appeared? Not to mention there was still the memory of Tylendel. He was coming to grips with it, but... still..]}

I can always throw up some witch lights if need be.

_{[He sipped his champagne.]}

It is a lovely drink though, thank you Felix.