[OPEN] apple pie is officially banned from this party, aka Steve Rogers' birthday

[anotheroldsoldier]

who: ANYONE
what: 616 Bucky, Peggy, and 616 Tony throw a birthday party for Steve.
when: July 4th, afternoon into the evening
where: A nice park
warnings: Birthday fun. :v


Steve Rogers, former (and still) Captain America, was born on the Fourth. It was pretty much fated. That said, he deserves a party that has nothing to do with Independence Day, and that's what Bucky, Tony, and Peggy set out to do. They rented a nice little park with some good open, grassy space perfect for a pick-up game of football (American, of course). On one end of the park, in the relative shade of a couple of large trees, they've set up two long tables - one for food, and one to deposit presents for the birthday boy on. The picnic tables already in the park have nice blue tablecloths to eat on. A banner hung between the trees proclaims, "Happy Birthday, Steve!", in blue letters on white.

The decor tries to stay away from Fourth of July colors - there isn't a speck of red, just shades of blue and white, and it's all very put-together and classy looking (thank you, Peggy and Tony). It's the sort of party they thought Steve would want, outdoorsy and casual, just a gathering of friends and whoever else wants to come by to wish the birthday boy a happy one.

Invites
Invitations have mostly been word of mouth and texts sent to people Steve is friends with, nothing too fancy. They just say to drop by and wish Steve a happy birthday, have some food, and spend some time hanging out; Rogers wouldn't want anything fancy anyway. That said, they won't turn anybody away from the barbecue if someone decides to just crash the party, as long the behavior stays respectful.

Food
The food is mostly standard American barbecue fare. Two large grills have been set up near the tables and someone (often Bucky) is usually cooking on them - an array of burgers, hot dogs, steaks, even some ribs and chicken. Side dishes are laid out on the food table, the usual simple things. Here and around the picnic tables are a good place to mingle; there's plenty of food for everyone, and metal tubs full of ice and bottled soft drinks. There isn't much alcohol present at this party, though, just one of the tubs set aside with beers in it.

There's also a massive cake for Steve, with close to a hundred candles dotting its layers - Bucky's idea, payback for the time he couldn't see his own cake for all the candles.

Tossin' the Old Pigskin
They're all (mostly) adults here, so there aren't 'party games' necessarily, but there are a couple of footballs and some frisbees in the grass for anyone who wants to play a game in the lush field. Just be careful if the heavy hitters decide to arrange a game, it could get pretty out of hand.

Comments

ULTIMATE FRISBEE; SUPERHERO STYLE

[amelioraate]

[ in the spirit of being as traditionally non-traditional as possible, Tony has decided that in order to play something both fun and potentially not deadly, they should also have ultimate Frisbee.

the kind with no holds barred and a reinforced Frisbee that might be painted like a certain shield. maybe. (still, be gentle with it Bucky, be gentle).

Tony has set up a second of grass (larger than you would anticipate but--) and has thrown about some red and blue pinnies to denote teams. the most interesting bit about all of this is that Tony is clearly wearing his armour.

look, he knows that even in a game like this against competitive super soldiers there is a good likelihood of him needing it, so.... superhero ultimate Frisbee.

when everything is set up, he grins over to Steve and Bucky.]

Regular rules but no barring abilities then?

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[aeturnus]

[ See, Cain doesn't have superpowers but he does love to observe basically anything involving powers and magic and whatever else Riverview Quarantine has to offer, so he's definitely on the sidelines here and going to watch the match. Anyone else is free to join him while the big boys and girls go out to play with their supernatural enhancements.

While he figures it's probably not safe to stand right near the clearing, he's still pretty close (pshaw, danger? who cares?) and eventually that haphazardness comes back to bite him when the frisbee goes wild in an unfortunate turn of events. When the overly-reinforced frisbee comes hurtling toward him, there isn't time to dodge, but he brings one hand up curled in front of him and the other outstretched as if he could possibly catch it. That's not quite what he's doing, however, and a disc of vertical pink energy appears in time for the frisbee to bounce off before it fizzes out just as quick.

He's still for a moment before he just stops and turns to look at his hand as if betrayed. He wasn't even in real danger! ]

Now I finally get the hang of it?

[livingsymbol]

[ Steve sees the frisbee fly wide and jumps forward, unable to reach Cain in time and only able to watch as it hits against a pink energy. He catches the disk as it ricochets back, frowning because he doesn't know the weight and speed of it to anticipate it the way he can his shield, but brushing that off because of what he just saw. He approaches Cain curiously. ]

You have a kinetic ability?

[aeturnus]

[ Cain huffs almost in annoyance when snapping his fingers out doesn't seem to get the same kind of oomph as just a short moment ago. That said, he does look up when Steve approaches and shakes his head. ]

I'm learning magic. That was probably the first time I got this one right.

[livingsymbol]

[ The second attempt seems to end in a dud and Steve catches the annoyance as he walks up. He smiles, amused that Cain is flustered even though he's creating magic that Steve can't even understand. ]

Do you want to practice some time? If I can help, I'd like to see more of what you can do.

[aeturnus]

[ It's because he's creating magic that Steve can't understand. Cain's almost got it down and he's just on this cusp of getting the hang of it and not, so close to unlocking this next step he needs to understand something he's never imagined before.

He shakes his hand out and lets it fall back to his side with a shrug. ]

Actually, that would be amazing. You ever help someone learn magic before?

[livingsymbol]

Nope.

[ Steve doesn't hesitate, responding honestly with a casual shrug. ]

But you were able to block that toss. I can at least give you a willing target and sparring partner to try your spells out on. I've done that.

[aeturnus]

Funny, nobody takes me up on that when I offer.

[ It's good-natured, however, and he grins. ]

Definitely could use a living target. My teacher will probably offer too, but different people mean different habits to work around.

[livingsymbol]

You offer yourself up for target practice?

[ Steve chuckles, one eyebrow raising slightly. ]

I might not know much about magic, but I do know what practice is. If you need something to focus on to get that spell to work, I can help you with that.

[aeturnus]

Sometimes. I'm hardier than I look, and can actually dodge, too.

[ Question is if he bothers or not... ]

That could actually be exactly what I need. Getting it to manifest has been harder than you might think.

[anotheroldsoldier]

[The frisbee's paint job had made Bucky laugh when he saw it. He's trying to avoid patriotic themes at the party today (Steve should just get to be Steve, and to have his birthday stand alone), but anything painted like the shield doesn't count as patriotism. Not really.

And he's all on board for no-holds-barred frisbee. Bucky grins widely.]

How else are you gonna keep up with us, Stark? [He's teasing. He doesn't mean that.] No barred abilities. Everything goes.

[hevenly]

[ Angela doesn't know how to play "ultimate frisbee." She barely even knows why she's at this gathering in the first place. Anthony Stark had invited her, and she knew her not-brother would be in attendance, so she figured it would be as opportunity to practice her socializing skills. And so here she is, wearing a red pinnie that clashes horribly with her hair. ]

Please explain the rules one more time.

[livingsymbol]

[ Steve was going to be content to just watch everyone have fun at the party. He doesn't like being the center of attention and is more content to sit back and observe. But apparently the lure of a challenge is enough to get him away from the wall. ]

How about me and Bucky against everyone else? Whoever keeps control of the disk the longest.

[anotheroldsoldier]

[Bucky flashes a grin at Steve.] That sounds fair. Surely they can take just two of us.