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Cisco Ramon ([personal profile] franciscoramon) wrote in [community profile] riverviewlogs2017-06-30 09:54 am

[OPEN] Eddie's Bday Bash

who: Eddie's friends + any party crashers!
what: A surprise party for Eddie Thawne's 30th birthday
when: forward dated a little to July 4th
where: A nice park not too far from the river
warnings: Spiked drinks, will add as needed

Cisco, Taako, and Yuri have all come together to throw Eddie a party for his 30th birthday!

The party has a chill, summer barbecue vibe; the list of invited guests was limited to people who are friends and coworkers of Eddie, but any characters are welcome to stop by and join in the fun. It takes place in a large park near to the river, with trees and a wide expanse of grass. There is a marquee set up, to protect the party-goers from the bright sun, and casual seating inside on blankets atop the grass. Since Yuri handled the decorations, there's a lot more leopard print than one would expect in this context. Like a lot more.

SURPRISE!

Cisco sent out the invitations went a week in advance, all the details included along with a particularly dire warning that if anyone blabbed to Eddie about even the existence of a party, Cisco would do horrible things to them with science as punishment. Somehow, remarkably (though likely not because of those threats), no one gives away the secret, which means that around 3PM everyone is waiting in the marquee for Taako to lure Eddie in. Cisco goes around, handing everyone party poppers with plenty of confetti and glitter and telling them to hush and get ready for the big moment!

FOOD

If Taako were catering this party for either himself or for someone who had given him free range, there would be a lot of delicate hors d'oeuvres and over the top cakes to feed a crowd of people, but he's managed to keep the theme and the person this party is for in mind, and gone for something a little more chill. The cake(s) is still fancy, as are the mini cakes to go with it, and he had a little fun with the macarons, because what's the point of being an amazing baker if he can't show off.

There are typical munchies set out on a table, although the chips and dips are all handmade rather than store bought, and the cheese and crackers came from a little deli that Taako is particularly fond of. The main event itself is a burger bar, with the assorted meat being cooked on a nearby barbeque by either Taako, or…. a floating set of tools that seem to be keeping a pretty good eye on things, when Taako is off doing whatever it is that he does when he isn't cooking. There's also an assortment of warm and cold salads, for anyone who's into that kind of thing.

There's not an overabundance of food, but it also never seems to look as though things are going to run out. Magic, bitches.

REFRESHMENTS (WITH A LITTLE EXTRA)

About an hour into the party, some mischievous guest takes it upon themselves to add a little something extra to the refreshments, just to make things interesting. But this isn’t your average slipping in a little bit of vodka in the punch on the sly situation. Instead, if your character drinks either of the following, they will feel the following effects:

iced tea: anyone who drinks the iced tea will feel the effects of a mild truth potion. the effects do not compel the drinker to spill unrelated secrets, but are strong enough to prevent white lies and cause some pretty awkward social faux pas.

lemonade: anyone who drinks the lemonade will feel the effects of a mild fascination potion. this potion will cause the person who drinks it to become obsessed with an object, person, or phenomenon that they see or hear within the first two minutes after drinking it. this can encompass anything, so use your creativity – do they become suddenly enthralled with cake? a song that was playing from the dj station? with another partygoer’s shoes?


The effects are cumulative, so if your character fixes themselves an Arnold Palmer, they will become both truthful AND fascinated. The effects last up to four hours.

SINGING & PRESENTS

At some point in the afternoon, everyone will gather around to make Eddie go through the process of blowing out candles on the big cake (Cisco allowed himself to be talked down from 30 individual candles to two candles, one with a 3 and one with an 0). Enthusiastic, hopefully not TOO off-key singing is highly encouraged.

After that, there is a table where anyone who brought a present will have left it by that point; anything, however little or small, however appropriate or inappropriate, is welcome.

DANCING & FIREWORKS

Who doesn’t love a bit of dancing? As the afternoon starts to fade into evening, partygoers who are inclined to shake their moneymakers can move out of the marquee to the small portable dance floor that has been set up on the grass. Nearby is a pretty cushy sound setup with plenty of speakers and Riverview’s own Otabek lending his talents as DJ.

Once sunset has faded and the sky is dark enough to properly appreciate it, a fireworks show has been prepared by Taako, to wrap the night up with a bang!
threatenwithcuteness: (306-051 Mr Loverboy)

OTA (will match styles) - With a prompt for the Birthday Boy

[personal profile] threatenwithcuteness 2017-06-30 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Food
Lola frowns at the tools manning the grill. Not that she distrusts magic, she distrusts cooks she can't yell at if they overcook the meat. Besides, she had an idea for what she wanted to do with her burger. So she's going to just bully the enchanted tools until someone tells her to stop. She'd gathered a bunch of the fixings off the bar and started working them into an uncooked burger patty so she could season the burger throughout. Lola's picky and self-important that way.

She does this any time she wants a burger because she can cook well enough for herself and really some things work better if you put your heart into it.
Dancing & Refreshments
Lola's aware she's basically not the target audience for a party like this. She's here because he came to her party, and that meant something to her because everything was so new and, well, lonely. So while she'll happily let others talk to her. She spends most of her time dancing and enjoying the summer breeze and music. Just letting her body move. Lola dances basically like a child on a sugar rush, enough grace that she could be a dancer... but zero self-control or shame. Just, enjoying herself.

Of course after enough dancing she finds a spot in the grass to sit down with an iced tea if you would rather ask why this teenager is here.
For Eddie
Lola had, pre-emptively, attempted to find the right gifts for everyone who came to her party. Which was foolish if you think about it, she didn't really have enough to go on. But she tried, and she felt pretty confident about what she found for Eddie. Six silk ties, very stylish, excellent quality... her color choices are quite... bold. But this is Lola, he's lucky the patterns are understated and not like the leopard print everything of the party.

"So... this is what it looks like when someone turns 30?" Okay see Lola's very sociable and extroverted but this is well out of her element.
adiuvio: (pic#11160925)

refreshments;

[personal profile] adiuvio 2017-07-01 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
Pardon my reach.

[John pours himself a tall cup, trying not to lean too much into the his space. John doesn't mean to be rude, but he's thirsty, and the iced tea looks like it would hit the spot. The young man's been standing in front of the beverage table for a while, looking at the ground. John's not sure what could catch his interest below knee level, but he looks all the same.

His eyes scan the carpet, the legs of the table, the young man's colourful sneakers, with their matching laces. John's wearing a pair of distressed leather chukka boots. Comfortable and functional. Nothing fancy, but he's not dressed to impress.

The suit, once it's back from the cleaners, will be staying in his closet for a while. The last place he'd wear it is around Eddie. He's already pushing his luck just by being here, but if someone's has to be making repairs, it really ought to be him.]


I like your shoes.
causational: (brilliant smile)

eddie thawne ✪ ota

[personal profile] causational 2017-07-01 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
✪ surprise! (closed to taako)
[While it's not really anything out of the ordinary for Taako and Eddie to go out to eat together, it was definitely a pleasant surprise to get the invitation today. The weather is great, a few little clouds scudding across a sunny sky, a light breeze that takes the burn out of the new summer heat, and...well, Eddie definitely agrees with Taako's insistence that they need some sun.

Besides that, it's his birthday, and the idea of going for a chill date in the park for his birthday sounds nice, even if Taako (probably) doesn't know it's his birthday. Not that it matters much, because Eddie's spent his whole life competing with America for birthday attention, so he's pretty used to his birthday falling by the wayside. So honestly, that's nowhere near the first thing on his mind as he heads over toward the coffee shop they're meeting at first, to grab something cool and caffeinated for the walk. Just an idle, amused thought.

Lifting his hand when he sees Taako, he smiles broadly and waves.]


Hey, babe!
✪ dancing + refreshments (open)
[The whole birthday thing? Awesome surprise. Eddie's completely over the moon with it, honestly, because it's been so long since he had a dedicated birthday party, and even if he'd never admit it out loud, it's nice to have people show up to show him some affection on the day. He doesn't really feel lonely here, not with Yuri and Cisco in the house, and Taako with him, and all of the other people he's met. This is starting to feel like home, enough that he can go a couple of days without thinking of Central City too much. But of course it feels nice to get a bit of attention and have a party.

So Eddie is very into it, particularly the dancing. Eddie loves to dance, and he's actually pretty good at it. He'll also invite anyone, any age, any gender, to dance with him, with a big smile and an open hand. Between dances and mingling, he's going to be drinking both lemonade and ice tea. And because he was hanging out with Taako right after that glass of lemonade, his fascination is going to be with hair, so he might get a little inappropriately touchy with people's locks!]
✪ wildcard (open)
[Hit me up with any other starter for party events. Eddie's going to be everywhere throughout the night and will try to talk to everyone and thank them for coming.]
Edited 2017-07-01 06:26 (UTC)
spellslots: DNT (pop that pretty question right now baby)

[personal profile] spellslots 2017-07-01 06:53 am (UTC)(link)
[In all seriousness, Taako is inordinately pleased with himself for not spilling the beans on this; he's found excuses to sneak away to plan (and cook), and hasn't even mentioned the whole birthday thing at all, since he figures Eddie won't expect him to remember, and it'll be more satisfying this way. He keeps occasionally checking on the double he left behind, who's doing a great job of keeping Cisco updated on their progress while also being a bit bossy, but most of Taako's focus is on the task at hand.

There's even a picnic basket looped over his arm, to sell the whole picnic plan, and he manages to keep his smile relaxed rather than smug, as he makes his way over to Eddie.]


Hey, pumpkin, you doing good?

[Taako still isn't really the sort of person who hugs just to say hello, even with Eddie, but it does lean in to press a light kiss to Eddie's cheek in greeting.]
spellslots: srsly DNT (fuck you)

taako ☂ ota

[personal profile] spellslots 2017-07-02 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
kiss the cook

[Don't actually kiss the cook, it's his boyfriend's birthday party, that would be awkward, but Taako does spend a decent amount of his time at the grill they've got set up, or fussing around the food tables to make sure everything is perfect. He tends to be a bit pedantic, when it comes to cooking, especially if it's for something he's deemed important.

If anyone has special requests, he's happy to take them.]


tbh

[At some point, Taako takes a break from the sparkling wine he's been drinking to go for the non-alcoholic option, sipping an iced tea as he lounges on one of the pillows, dragged out from under the marquee so he can soak up some sunshine. At least he has sunglasses on, even if he has like zero concept of sun protection.

The effect of the tea will last a little while, whether he's dancing (which he's great at, duh) or making conversation or enjoying the fireworks, so if anyone wants to get a little truth out of him, now's the time.]
spellslots: DNT (the rise the fall)

[personal profile] spellslots 2017-07-02 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
[There's absolutely a little theatrics with the fire on the grill while he has an audience, because that's just how Taako rolls, but he doesn't think too much of it when Cisco gets called away.

Nor does he think too much of it when Cisco is a little bit blunt, later in the day when he drops down beside Taako.]


Hey, no one's died, that's gotta be some kinda accomplishment.

[Someone has definitely died during a Starblaster party when they got a bit cavalier about the whole resurrection thing.]
spellslots: DNT (all I ever wanted was the world)

[personal profile] spellslots 2017-07-02 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh.

It's a moment of honesty that surprises Taako, in part because he doesn't really think about the whole... death thing, a lot, but then he doesn't have the emotional attachment to it that Cisco does. But it's still like, nice? Really nice? That Cisco put so much thought into it.]


You really care about him, huh?
spellslots: DNT (and I'm sad to the core core core)

[personal profile] spellslots 2017-07-02 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Taako figures everyone from Cisco's little group would feel that way towards Eddie; it's kind of natural to feel guilty and indebted to someone who took a hit for you. So it makes sense.

And then Cisco isn't quite asking a question, but there's something in there that needs responding; his first response is to just say yes and leave it at that. But that isn't the truth.]


As much as I can care about anyone, I guess.

[Uh.

Well. That's not... terrible, maybe Cisco will ignore it, although Taako is wondering if fucking Merle has snuck up on him with a zone of truth.]
spellslots: DNT (why it's such a big deal though)

[personal profile] spellslots 2017-07-02 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
Gods, I'm not-- [Not a sociopath; he might have trouble with emotions and shit, but he can empathise and he can care about people it's just... different.] For so fucking long, every single person I met was gonna die, you know? It got kinda hard to keep caring about anyone aside from the crew, cause what's the fucking point?

[They were dust. Dust with hopes and lives and loves and it hurt to keep caring, only to know all that was going to be lost.

Taako exhales shakily, looking at the sky rather than at Cisco. What he's saying could sound cold, and in a way it is, but there's a tightness in his voice that belies how much this affected him.]


And this is place is-- it's different, I get that. But it doesn't go away.

[It never went away, even when he couldn't remember why.]
spellslots: DNT (all I ever wanted was the world)

[personal profile] spellslots 2017-07-02 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
I dunno, I mean... that's the kinda way some elves look at humans but it's not just that. [He does a little, like he's already told Cisco, but he thinks humans can still have fulfilling lives, even though they're short.] If they were gonna keep living out their lives it'd suck but I'd deal with it, right?

[That kind of thing, leaving people behind, never staying long enough to develop attachments because he and Lup would always be travelling to the next place is different, than what it felt like fleeing from the Hunger. It's all compounded, sure, but...]

But with the Hunger, that's fucking it. Can you imagine knowing everyone you meet is gonna be dust within a year?

[So yeah, it's lonely, but he manages to keep those words inside, at least.]
spellslots: DNT (living life like I'm in a dream)

[personal profile] spellslots 2017-07-02 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
Lup couldn't.

[The words spill out thoughtlessly, and two words shouldn't wrench his heart the way they do, but it's a realization he's been trying to lie to himself about for a long time. Lup couldn't handle all the lives they lost, all the people they failed and even worse, the ones they killed in their failed attempts at derailing the Hunger. Lup was so much kinder than him, even before the journey, she had a bigger heart and more compassion, and it drove her to do what she did. It left her dead in a cave, alone, and every day since he's remembered her, he's terrified of the thought that she couldn't even remember him, when she died.

There are no right choices.

Back soon.

He can't talk about that.]


I'm not being down on myself when I say I'm a shitty person, it's just that being selfish is how I didn't go fucking crazy.
spellslots: DNT (you can count on me)

[personal profile] spellslots 2017-07-02 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Not saying much is probably the only good response; platitudes would only feel kind of insulting when everything that happened is on such a huge fucking scale that it's hard to comprehend for someone who hasn't been through it. And Taako isn't going to ever hold that against anyone, because it's better, that it was only the seven of them who had to struggle. Two of them couldn't handle it, but five made it relatively intact and that was luckier than they should've been.]

I like you, too.

[It feels final in a way, but it's enough for Taako to look back at this conversation. He's been way more honest than he ever has been, except for with the rest of the IPRE, and it's more than just rambling when he's upset or drunk or something.

He scrubs a hand over his face and looks back at Cisco.]


Hey, what the fuck is going on?
spellslots: DNT (I can't help that I need it all)

[personal profile] spellslots 2017-07-02 07:23 am (UTC)(link)
Feels like a zone of truth without the tingles.

[There's always a little bit of a sign when that spell is cast, enough to try to push against (which Taako can usually do), but there was no real warning this time, nothing that suggests something is wrong.

He waves a hand to cast detect magic, but nothing unusual shows up, leaving Taako frowning slightly at the scene around them.]


I'm not drunk, so that rules that out. But there is something weird, for sure. I should not have told you that shit.

[Cisco doesn't need to hear it, and Taako doesn't need to say it out loud where it can exist, instead of being tucked away safely.]
adiuvio: (pic#11132014)

[personal profile] adiuvio 2017-07-02 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure.

[John doesn't know if YOLO is a question, or a statement, but he's not about to ask. He already feels old, and out of place, as it is. Like an adult at a kid's birthday party, sipping wine out of a dixie cup. The dumbfounded expression on the kid's face when he gets a good look at John doesn't help.

Then there's the recognition, of something, or someone, and John sips his tea politely before responding. Giving himself time to think. His week-long bender hadn't exactly gone unnoticed. In the short time John had been 'feeling himself', the same self he'd tried to bury beneath his basement floor, he'd made quite a name for himself as an almost cop-killer and all around shit-disturber.

John doesn't remember all that happened, or just how many toes he'd stepped on, but if he owes the kid an apology, he'll give him one. The last thing he wants to do is cause a scene.]


Sorry, have we met?

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