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open: gold & glitz

who: Bryn Zethir & Guests
what: A Gold & Glitz House Party
when: Evening of June 1st
where: Bryn's apartment
warnings: Alcohol, tobacco, and weed.

[Welcome to Bryn's apartment. The door is unlocked, and personal belongings can be tossed up onto the bed just at the top of the stairs. The party's theme is apparent at once. As mentioned on the network post, gold and glitz is strongly encouraged (though no one will be turned away for lacking either) in clothing, jewelry, accessories, or however creatively someone would like to incorporate it. Those interested in participating but lacking anything gold or glitzy will find gold glitter body gel to spread on their skin, compliments of the hostess.

There's a bar cart by the front door with a sign that reads WELCOME in gold script. It's laden with short shot glasses filled with what looks like liquid gold. When imbibed, however, it tastes like a faintly peach-flavored vodka. The rest of the alcohol and mixers can be found in the kitchen. Clear plastic cups feature labels that can be written on in gold permanent marker, then filled with any number of beverages. Really, there's no real rhyme or reason to what's available, as guests have been encouraged to bring whatever they like and add it to the kitchen island. For those who don't drink alcohol, there's a sign on the fridge indicating that non-alcoholic drinks and mixers are kept within. Anyone looking to fill their stomach a little between drinks will find platters of finger foods available throughout the apartment. Gold macarons, cheese and crackers, sliced fruit and vegetables are plentiful, but guests who are quick enough may find they can grab some of the thinly sliced beef arranged around a bowl of spicy dipping sauce. Of note, there is also a plate of gold fortune cookies for guests. While it's noted there's only enough for one per person, the fortunes feature not only a fortune but a party challenge. Dance with a stranger? Eat nothing that isn't fed to you? Try your hand at inventing a new drink? Why not try it and see what happens? Play a game of party jenga for that matter.

Beyond all this, anyone attending is encouraged to mingle and enjoy themselves. There's ample seating throughout the apartment for people to sit back and enjoy their food and drinks, including a plush rug in one corner covered in floor cushions and pillows around a hookah with a variety of flavors of tobacco. For those who are more inclined to activity there's space enough to dance to the music that booms throughout the apartment. With the windows open the space stays well aired out and comfortable, inviting any who attend to linger as long as they like. By the looks of things the hostess has no intention of kicking anyone out no matter how late it gets...]

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[ Loki takes the offered glass politely, raising it in Taako's presence. ]

Am I that obvious?

Just a little.

[He's on his way to tipsy, but he still raises his glass in an echo of Loki's gesture, and takes a sip.]

Not a party kinda guy?

[ His expression morphs into something rueful, a hint of wistfulness in his smile. ]

No.

[ Taking a sip, Loki's eyes slide across the room deliberately. ]

A good book would do better to sustain me than rowdy shenanigans of men too drunk to recall the morning. Though it does make for excellent material.

[Ohhhh, he's one of those sort of people.

Who like reading.]

Don't tell me you've never gotten so drunk you've forgotten what you got up to, cause if that's true we're absolutely gonna need to do something about it.

[ Loki makes a face. He always had a decent tolerance to alcohol and never drank beyond his limit. Now, more than ever, he won't risk that loss of control, of losing the colour of his skin. ]

I don't like losing control.

I did not pick you for an uptight nerd.

[Kind of rude!! But he's mostly just being playful, since it's not any skin off his nose what people do with their own lives, whether they drink or don't.]

But hey, you can have fun without getting totally fucked up!

[ Loki pauses, trying to figure what the hell a "nerd" is before he gives up. It can't be that important. His grin is slick. ]

Oh? What did you have in mind?

[Most of the time, Taako thinks he's good at reading people; it's a skill cultivated during years of travelling with little to their name and needing to know who is and isn't dangerous.

He has a feeling that Loki might be the sort of person who's dangerous, and not just because of all that talk about daggers. But it's not something that he needs to worry about right now.]

Well that all depends, doesn't it? My idea of fun might be wildly different from yours. [Since only one of them likes reading!! (Taako doesn't mind reading but he has an Image to maintain).] I'm pretty into dancing and stupid party dares, but that might be too rowdy for you.

I don't mind a dance now and then, and the occasional unwise dare.

[ But it's hard to muster up any real excitement when you were raised at God Party Capital. Everyone drank, did stupid things and danced. It got old for Loki when he was young. It didn't change much now. ]

It depends more on the company I keep rather than the . . . excitement of the party.

Then you're fucking sorted already, I'm obviously the coolest person here.

[He's so full of it.]

[ He tilts his head back with a low chuckle. ]

Such a statement needs to be contested. Or at least you need a piece of paper proving so. Is that not how they do it in this realm?

[Taako just smirks, casting fabricate as his hands move through the air to pull shadows into the shape of a piece of paper, which is inscribed with fancy gold lettering that states "It is hereby decreed that Taako is the coolest fucking person in this room".

He hands the paper to Loki with a flourish.]

If it's written down it must be true, huh?

[ He smirks in turn. ]

It's missing a seal of approval. Or at least twenty signatures in blood.

Just going straight to the blood signatures, huh? Usually I'm all for going over the top, but that feels like a bit much.

[He probably couldn't get twenty people to just regularly sign something saying he's awesome. Let alone with blood.]

[ Loki shrugs gracelessly. ]

As they say. Go big or go home.

So you're volunteering to go first?

[If they're going all in on this stupid joke.]

As long as I don't bleed myself dry, I have no qualm signing it.

[ Though he'll probably disguise his own blood. He can't have anyone knowing his true form. ]

As much as I would love to see that, trust me, I think Bryn would kick my ass if I got blood anywhere. But I'll totally take a regular signature.

[While he was talking, his little mongoose familiar has been busy finding a pen, and runs up to Taako with one held gently in it's mouth, which Taako crouches down to take.]

Thank you.

[It runs off again as Taako stands up and holds the pen out for Loki.]

[ Loki takes the pen with a flourish, signing his name on it. Sometimes, he wonders what his real name would have been. Whether Laufey had bothered or the unknown mother that gave him up. Fake names come and go while Loki is a fixed reputable point. ]

There. Only nineteen to go.

[Taako thinks it's a pretty decent name, although he doesn't know of the whole Norse mythology thing.]

I'm committed to this now, huh? [He doesn't seem particularly bothered, though, he's just amused at... whatever this turned into.] Who do you think would be down for signing it?

[He's curious to see if Loki knows many of the people here, or if not, what his readings of them are.]

You did decide to go through with it.

[ As Loki points that out, his gaze sweeps over the party once more. Cool, disaffected and always observing. Loki is always waiting for the right moment, the right weakness. A smirk lazily curls upon his face. ]

You could try him.

[ He gestures to Cain. ]

He seems affable enough.

[The pick gets an agreeable hum.]

He does owe me one for saving his ass from those flying critters.

[Not that Cain can die, but Taako knows that's something the dude is keeping to himself, and he has a little bit of tact.]

So that'll be two, four if I go ahead and count Bryn and Eddie. [He doesn't know exactly how close attention Loki has been paying to the party, but he and Eddie arrived together and have been reasonably affectionate with each other. Loki can probably put two and two together.] Sixteen left, that shouldn't be too difficult.

[ Loki shrugs. He's curious to see whether Taako will actually do it or not. Loki likes to press people and see what kind of results he gets. Even a silly one can yield results in his favor. ]

Good luck.

[Honestly, he'll probably get bored after the first few, but it gives him an excuse to chat to people, for now, and that's alright by him.]

Come find me if you get too bored again.

[And with a grin and a wink, he's off to harass people to feed his ego, which is his second favorite past-time tbh.]

[ As Loki watches him go, he takes a sip of his drink and wondered if this is what friendship is meant to look like. ]

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