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The Most Wonderful Party of the Year

Who: Anyone and everyone!
Where: Cuppa Kupo
When: December 23rd
Summary: It's time for Cuppa Kupo's first annual Christmas Party! The party details are in an OOC post here and an IC post .
Warnings: None! (At the moment, anyway).

[It's the 23rd of December, and, as promised, Kuppa Cupo has opened its doors for the first (and hopefully not last) Christmas/Starlight party!]

[The entire restaurant is decorated for the season, complete with a large tree near the entrance. The ceiling is covered in lights, and the tables all have matching red and green tablecloths. Near the wall, the catering table is packed with food.]

[Even the helper moogles are taking part in the festivities, with many of them wearing elf or santa costumes. Whether you came early to help set up, or arrived fashionably late, enjoy!]

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[It's hard to tell if the sparkle in everyone's eyes at this time of year is that festive cheer or just glitter or sparkling tinsel being reflected into them. Or it could be the typically frigid temperatures in the region, even. There is a certain smile though, that doesn't come about at any other time of year.

Unfortunately it's not so infectious so as to have spread to the silver-haired hero.]

Well- [Sephiroth casts a glance behind Mikleo and up over the ceiling spreading out over the rest of the room. Sharply examining the work he's spent a good deal of time already helping to put up so it would stay up. It's very festive, with greens reds and golds...yet he's hardly the judge to call if anything would be missing.]

-you don't think it needs something to...break it up a little?

[ Maybe it's just both? Who really knows in the end but it's not wrong to feel like they are because everyone is in better spirits. Mikleo would like to think about like that to be honest. However, there were always other varying factors as well.

That's too bad but Sephiroth does seem like a very serious individual from what Mikleo has seen. Of course getting to know the other would probably change that view he had at the moment. ]

Perhaps. The colors definitely fit well together but breaking it up a bit will make it seem less busy...?

Sometimes...less is more?

[He's tilted his head up and back in the meantime, inspecting the work he's already spent a good hour or so putting into. It's probably all fine, all as perfect as it needs to be but there will forever be that small voice of doubt at the back of the mind of any such perfectionist.

Sephiroth looks back at Mikleo at his suggestion. Tilting his head ever so slightly to one side, one of his bangs falling in that direction along with the posture shift. Maybe Mikleo had an idea what he was thinking-?]

But maybe it needs to be...?

Perhaps. I'm not entirely sure but if we move some things over this way and create some space here, I think it might look better?

[ Mikleo's contemplating really hard right now to see what can work for the both of them. He puts a hand under his chin as he tries to think about how it will work but Mikleo himself is looking to be quite the perfectionist himself. ]

Maybe just split right here so it looks like an walk way since it's near the door?

[ Man this is hard. ]

[The blind leading the blind, almost?

Sephiroth looks specifically in the direction he figures Mikleo must be referring, narrowing his eyes and deepening his brow just between eyes ever-so slightly. Thinking, considering, visualizing.]

I think you might be right.

[He says finally, shoving off the table with both of his hands and beginning to stride through the now-mostly decorated cafe towards the front door. His head tilted back as he gets nearer, bringing fore-fingers and thumb together in a triangle before dropping them and nodding.

Next it's the looking around for a nearby chair-]

[ It's a little entertaining since they both seem rather indecisive. Perhaps, they'd be able to get something done at some point. If Sephiroth didn't like the idea he would try to see if could deduct another plan for the both of them. ]

You think so?

[ He watched as Sephiroth walked over to do his deed and after seeing him looking for a chair, Mikleo offered a more stable solution-- a decent sized step ladder. He might as well use it since Selphie would throw another fit if someone else fell off the ladder. ]

Would this work?

[You never know they might even look back on all this indecisiveness at a later point in their lives and be able to see just how hilarious it really is. Or perhaps even later that very same night if the mood ended up sitting just right.]

Ah-

[Quickly the appreciative nod had a flash of a smile tacked on the end of it as Sephiroth took the step ladder from Mikleo and -taking a careful peer through the front window in case anyone might then choose to enter the cafe- went about setting it up in exactly the place where Sephiroth would be able to reach to undo some of the over-decoration that had been put in place earlier.

It only seemed a short moment later that he was up above Mikleo again, stretching up and pulling out pins from in the ceiling just above the door. The first long train of glittering tinsel and holly came down in a controlled manner; breaking up the festive colors already present, just so.

Hopefully Mikleo would be there, still, to be able to help take some of this excess out of Sephiroth's hands.]

[ There is absolutely nothing wrong with being serious about decorations even if the notion will be silly in the end. Mikleo will be pretty proud of their work regardless since it seems like they both are working very hard.

Mikleo watched as well to make sure no one ran into the step ladder. He kept his firm grip on it while Sephiroth did his thing. It seemed like he was doing exactly what Mikleo was thinking in his head. When the excess was handed over he did take and set it aside or arranged it if it was dangling. ]

Huh, it's starting to look quite festive now.

[Coming down the step ladder is as smooth an affair as it had been going up, no nerves or even a sliver of hesitation that Mikleo might not be there if someone was to knock the ladder, or if he might inadvertently be in the way somehow.

Sephiroth rubbed his hands together in a dusting-off motion as he stood back and glanced over the work they had just done to the ceiling above the doorway. Less is certainly more in this case, and it created a subtle difference that took nothing away from the festivity, and if nothing else might make it easier to find the doorway once the shop was full of people later.]

I was just thinking that. [A quick smile in Mikleo's direction, alongside an accompanying nod.]

Do you need a hand, at all?

[ Mikleo made sure that he was attentive the whole time. The last thing he needed was to cause more accidents with other people. He was grateful for the trust at the very least.

Mikleo managed to get a good armful of the leftovers that were given to him after they fixed the organization of the wreaths and other Christmas decorations. ]

I'm glad you think so as well. I wasn't sure that the idea would work out but it seems like you made it work. Huh? I would appreciate some assistance. It is mostly the ones that are linger on the floor. It'd be bad if I tripped on them.

General tidy up then.

[Already Sephiroth is looking around the floor in direct vicinity to where the two of them are stood, sharp eyes picking out what could or might be a trip hazard if there were a crowd of people put suddenly in the room. It had already been established that it's likely they'd have to, at some point, move tables back out of the way but that depends on how many people do show up.

Sephiroth turns back to Mikleo and reaches to take about half (or maybe a little more) of the load he's ended up carrying. The intention clear as he makes off back towards one of the store rooms, outside which there are a few stacks of boxes; clear up what they have already and then go around safety inspecting.]

Yes, more or less. It shouldn't be too difficult.

[ Mikleo replied confirming is statement. The help was appreciated and he got a chance to engage with one of the Heroes of Light on casual note instead of during a fight or when they're talking about battle strategies. Mikleo carried his share of stuff to the back with the help of Sephiroth and then started picking up left over boxes and other things that could be considered a hazard to guests as well.

It was probably easier to do this work with another helping hand rather than by himself. Sephiroth was a huge help with carrying the left over decorations back to their places. ]

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