melodiesoflife | Christmas Party & Cheer

WHO: OPEN
WHEN: FORWARD DATED: December 22nd
WHERE: Christmas Town
WHAT: Celebrating the snow, the holidays, good cheery, warm fires and friends.
WARNING: Mistletoe?

With Rukia's help they were able to find a large enough hall in Christmas Town to throw the party. Zelda had set it for this day since a group of brave heroes were going to set out on the 24th. She had made sure that everything was perfect and of course everyone was invited. There were at least six decorated trees with polished silver and gold ornaments hanging from their branches. Scarlet red ribbons decorated the trees and tables with large bows tying the streaming trails together.

There was one very large tree at the halls center and there were a few presents around the bottom for those who needed a place to put gifts. At it's top was a large pointed star.

Champagne and small finger snacks were set on the tables and a part of the room was cleared for those who wanted to dance. Zelda was even able to hire a few people to play Christmas songs throughout the night. There was a table dedicated to sweets with cookies, cakes, small pies and other wonderful treats spread out for people to try.

Among the decorations was mistletoe. This little plant hung above the doorways waiting for any pair who happens to be caught in their hold. Most of the mistletoe was thanks to Minako but Zelda might have put up one sprig at the entrance to the party; it's all in good fun and kisses on the hand or cheek are perfectly acceptable.

[ooc: feel free to make open posts and tag around! It's a party!]

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Mary smiled into her drink as she watched the dumbfounded redhead wander up to her. She hid her identity for her own reasons but now and again there was someone with a particularly amusing response to finding out the truth.

'You're name's not James, is it?' ranked up there.

"Aye, that's one name I go by. And how are you enjoying the party?"

A bemused smile spread across Reno's face, though it grew more comfortable by the moment as he took her in.

"It suddenly just got a lot more interesting," he confessed as he paused for a drink. "So -- what should I call you like this?"

A woman masquerading as a man... or, he supposed, there was still a chance it was an especially beautiful man. No real way to be sure about anything besides coming right out and asking -- and most people found that rude. But he was glad he'd come to the party now.

Given how modestly Mary was endowed, she couldn't blame Reno for still holding the possibility that she was still a man. She wasn't blessed with Anne's magnificent rack. Her current garb was fairly unisex in itself but as she was right now points went more towards woman than man.

"Ah, Mary will do. I know the people of this world don't care as much about a woman running about with a blade, but old habits are hard to shake."

"Mary. It's a pleasure t' meet you -- again." Reno smiled and sipped his drink.

"Funny enough, some a' the most dangerous fighters I know are women." He nodded over toward Tifa, then Elena trying to be a wallflower in the corner, certain that Mary would be able to follow it. "But I get it. Got my own habits, too, though they aren't cross-dressing."

His smile widened a bit as he went for his drink again, rather more a smirk. He was tempted to add, Have you met Cloud?

She'd met the blonde, sure, and there were few who didn't recall the spectacle he'd made of himself ~~thanks to some overeager moogles~~ at the dating auction. The two had spoken on occasion, fought together, but nothing terribly involved. He was more of an acquaintance and trusted fellow Hero than anything like a friend.

"Nothin funny about it. Way I see it the only thing keeping most women back from being fine fighters are other folk convincing them they can't be. Of course, that seems to be more true of my own home world than this one." She followed his gaze and made note of the people he nodded at. She'd met them before and they did indeed seem quite capable.

"Well it's the more acceptable of my habits. I don't expect most would take kindly to me taking piracy up again." And indeed the time loops some months back proved that to be true, as invigorating as they were.

"So what sort of habits do you have then?"

"Some of the more obvious ones..." Reno raised his glass slightly. "Drinking, smoking. Occasional gambling. A... deep appreciation for the human body?"

He smirked and murmured, "That one I like to indulge pretty frequently."

Reno never had any pretenses when it came to being openly flirtatious -- and open to more. Rather, he was completely unapologetic about going for what -- or who -- he wanted.

While Mary had scolded Edward on occasion for his own overindulgence, she was very much in favor of that sort of thing herself. Moderation was always the key point. It was fine to go out and have some drinks, even get tilted enough to start a fight. But when you woke up with regularity in a haystack or on a table with some unknown face beside you then you know things have been going wrong.

That was the point where vice was clearly something you were getting into to escape something that mattered.

"Hah! Well if I do fly the flag again perhaps I'll have to look you up to be part of my crew. You'd fit right in." She clinked her glass to his and finished her drink with a wink. As she felt the booze wash into her belly she recalled something she saw over a few heads earlier.

"I saw you handing something to Saori before. Got the lass a fair bit red in the cheek. Mind if I ask what it was?" She didn't know what Reno knew about her courting the girl, but she wanted to know if there were any rivals she had to worry about.

"I'd be happy to." The little toast was returned with a grin.

Reno choked slightly on his drink when Mary asked about Saori's gift, mostly because he wanted to laugh. So she'd seen that, huh? The two women must be friends. "It's, ah, sort of a joke," he started to explain quietly. "I got 'er a sex book -- the Kupo Sutra? We'd started talking about pornography a couple months ago, and she was surprisingly in favor of it, so... We kinda jokingly said we'd share anything good we found."

And flirting went without saying. Explaining the whole thing sounded weird out loud. But if Mary was anything like how she seemed, she'd probably find it funny too.

A sly smile appears on Mary's lips as Reno explained what the gift was and only worked its way wider as he told her why he chose it. There were a good many reasons that Mary was courting Saori and this hadn't been one of them. Now though she was glad it was something to look forward to.

"Mmm, and do you have designs on helping her test the contents of the book? Or would you mind terribly if someone else now has plans for that?" She didn't know specifically what this Kupo Sutra entailed but the name was familiar enough to something from her own world. She just hoped the contents didn't match the tone of the title. Moogle porn was not something she was interested in.

Reno raised an eyebrow and pretty soon he mirrored Mary's sly smile. So that's what this was about.

"I can't say I hadn't thought about it," he admitted honestly. "However... If someone else did come along with such plans, and Saori was so inclined, then why should I mind?"

Mary seemed fun. And Reno had no hard and fast commitments to anyone here. If Mary was pursuing Saori, Reno had no reason to stand in the way. In fact, he could see the two doing well together.

"Have fun with page seventy-three." He winked.

"Mmm, good to know...on both counts. And our...arrangement won't cause any trouble for that book? This world has struck me as a bit more progressive than mine own but this is a rather new tidbit."

It was one thing to be in a world where she didn't have to hide her gender to get respect or even be welcomed into a fight. She could have freely joined the military here if she so chose, but she knew now that life wasn't for her anymore.

But some of the ~~fun~~ seedier aspects of life here were still managing to evade her gaze and she couldn't help but want to know more.

"Oh, I don't think you'll be disappointed. It's pretty diverse."

Reno noticed Graham trying to hide in a corner on the other side of the room. That was his cue. He nodded to Mary with another lift of his glass.

"I'll catch ya later. You can tell me how it goes."

Christmas Party & Cheer

Re: Mary and/or Bonnie - Open

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ARGH I JUST SAW THAT ERRANT APOSTROPHE! I AM ASHAMED!

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We can wrap this up whenever in favor of more current stuff

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