[semi-open] such a cozy room, the windows are illuminated

[causational]

who: Eddie Thawne, Cisco Ramon; Rey, Yuri Plisetsky, other guests
what: Eddie and Cisco host a Harvest Festival (Thanksgiving) dinner
when: November 17th
where: Eddie and Cisco's apartment
warnings: none likely, check subject lines

It's been a long day of cleaning the apartment, prepping food and decor, and cooking. So much cooking. The apartment smells like turkey and potatoes and bacon and pie and dozens of other amazing smells. The table is set with enough plates and napkins and silverware for everyone invited and a couple of friends each, and there's a festive pumpkin-and-fall-leaf themed centerpiece that Eddie's particularly fond of. In the background, soft music is playing and the whole atmosphere is warm and cozy.

Eddie himself is dressed in a waistcoat and button-up shirt with a tie, his face a little flushed from spending time over the hot stove and the oven, but he's energetic, upbeat and ready to help Cisco greet guests at the door as they arrive.

Once dinner is set out, it consists of a beautifully roasted turkey, brussels sprouts cooked with bacon, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, cranberry jelly, candied yams, warm bread rolls, and whatever other turkey dinner trimming might come to mind. There's coffee and hot chocolate, juice, and wine available for whoever wants to drink it. Best of all, there's pumpkin and apple pie ready for dessert.

Giving thanks out loud is optional, but making new friends definitely isn't.

[OOC: Feel free to throw up a starter for your character or for a certain area or part of the night!]

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ota come at me

[bythehand]

[ This party is not at all in Finn's usual wheelhouse. The whole warm, welcoming, open atmosphere, dinner-party premise in general. Stormtroopers have celebrations from time to time, but they're pretty contained. Nothing officially sanctioned, nothing elaborate. Usually just sitting around talking when time allowed.

The place is nice, though, and at the end of the day Finn absolutely wants to meet Rey's friends. If they're people she likes, they can't be half-bad. He's not unhappy to get the opportunity so soon. Friendliness and conversation, he's pretty sure he can do. Whether or not he winds up arguing about something remains to be seen. Plus he finally got done stitching up the back of his jacket, so he can look like a person wearing an outfit and not like an off-duty stagehand.

Finn's probably actively looking to keep in visual range of Poe and/or Rey at any given time, but he still makes his rounds and introductions as they crop up, since that's sort of why he's here in the first place. It's not too spaced-out or crowded or anything, so there's less to keep track of, and they can handle themselves anyway. So that's less to worry about even if he does lose visual.

He also spends a lot of time standing with his hands neatly folded behind his back, leaning down to investigate the festive centerpiece (seasonal decorations are wild) or scoping out stuff he happens to see hanging on walls or sitting on shelves in general.

He's, uhh. He's not much of a relaxer in practice right now. It's a work in progress.

(I'm also 100% available to write up individual closed starters for people, just shoot me a PM or something and I'll be happy to oblige!) ]

[franciscoramon]

[ Eddie might have gotten all dressed up, but for Cisco, his purplest pants and a short-sleeve button-down shirt are as fancy as he gets. While Eddie is cooking, he goes to greet the guests; Rey is bringing her friends, neither of whom Cisco has met, but who he very much wants to make a good impression on.

His nervousness shows mainly in the fact that he is a little quicker to smile, is trying to crack as many jokes as he can, all while moving to and fro while barely stopping. He opens the door with a beaming grin, greeting: ]

Heeyyy, you made it, come on in!

[talentedscavenger]

[The amount of food that's been prepared is overwhelming for Rey. She would've had to save up for several weeks if she wanted to get anywhere near the amount of food that Eddie has managed to put together. Really, she thought it was too much. He didn't need to do this. If he just did one dish or two, that would've been fine, but there's more than three dishes that she can see and it all smells phenomenal.

Rey has no idea what to say. Really, it's left her speechless and she doesn't know if she should hug Eddie for it (would one hug be enough? Would two hugs be enough?) or run out and get him something to say thanks for what he's done. Granted, she also had no idea it was a holiday and part of a tradition where people stuffed themselves full of food.

Finn and Poe were her friends, and she wanted them to meet Cisco and Eddie. She wanted the two groups of people, both of which she cares very deeply for, to meet and be friends over all...

And she feels entirely inadequate for this. She really should've brought over something to thank Eddie and Cisco with. Oreos wouldn't have covered it, and now she wants to discreetly head out and find something--anything as a way to show thanks to Eddie. Heck, she still owes him for the sandwich he made her on her first job with Cisco.

Maybe she could leave for just a few moments...but then that would mean leaving Finn and Poe. She didn't want that either. So for now, stick to being close to the wall and observing everyone until she can figure something out.]

[ooc: also available would be writing up specific tags for others, otherwise OTA.]

ota!!

[volitaunt]

[ Poe isn't dressed up, exactly, because he's allergic to dressing up, but he is wearing the swan-necked red shirt Taako picked out for him. A little color is his one concession to the occasion. He should... probably be more worried about making a good impression than he is, but Poe is the kind of person that figures people will get along or not and it's best to get to the point.

There's a part of Poe that insists, quietly and relentlessly, that they don't have time for this. It's the part of him that's still at war, still on D'Qar, still waiting for the sound of alarms that mean he needs to drop what he's doing and run for Black One. It's the part of him that won't let him sleep at night, because he should be home. He should be home.

His preoccupation doesn't show. He approaches people with a grin and an outstretched hand, or asks about the food, or asks about the decorations. He's naturally curious, and this is a holiday he's entirely unfamiliar with. Not to mention a menu he's never seen before. ]