The one with the rules; voice/text

[lar]

Oooooooookay people, after much work and coordination efforts and the fact I can't get anything done ever, I have finally managed to get everything I need in order to throw a proper kickass party. Wide spaces, music, drinks, food, dark corners, lights. The works.

[ A beat. ]

And yes, anyone can come. But because of that I've written down four simple rules you are all expected to follow:


1. You start acting like a stupid drunk, I kick you out.
2. I see anything besides and smokes in your hands, I kick you out.
3. You start a fight, I kick you two (or three) out.
4. I see you trying to take advantage of a drunk teen...well, you know how it goes.

[ Does she make awesome lists or what? ]

Now! We need to decide on a date. This weekend is kind of taken by that Open House thing, so next week? I guess the best way to welcome the newbs is with a party anwyay. For ourselves. So maybe we'll meet them with a hangover! Please measure yourselves.

So! If you are remotely interested in coming, let me know here, so I know if this is going to be an all out party or something more like three people playing Strip Jenga.

Come on, talk to me people.

[Private to Tony Stark and Oliver Queen]

Congratulations, you two have been chosen to give me a hand making sure the adults play nice. I don't think anything is going to happen, but can you please please please at least pretend to keep an eye on things?

[Private to Stanley Lucerne]

Hors d'oeuvres.

[ She actually says it moderately well. ]

Assuming you're going to come.

[Private to Donny Casey]

You're totally coming.

Comments

[bumbles]

( Ella


Ella he is staring at the device because lady don't you know you are really scraping the barrel in terms of like

the quality of persons who could be your best friend what on earth

what on earth, Ella

Ella are you high


Ella pls )

I think sometimes mutual anxiety can make everyone's anxiety worse

( And is he not the most skittish person ever. Like seriously. He's still fairly certain Ella might be waiting for the opportune moment to spring some unholy prank on him or something.

On the other hand, he's going to feel really, really bad if he doesn't go. )

Okay.

( WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, SIR )

[lar]

[ Ella has the self-esteem of a kicked puppy. She has never really been anywhere near the top in the cool scale to boot, so in a way, Donny is sort of a nice change in the kind of people she actually enjoys talking to. Incredibly difficult to read half the time, but weird people tend to bond or something.

But seriously she's one of the most well versed people on the island when it comes to knowing what it means to be alone. Say what you want, but she's not demanding at all when it really counts.

Also wow selling yourself low a bit too much, Donny boy. ]

But they could cancel each other. It could happen, right?

Okay what? You don't need to make a choice right now.

[bumbles]

Maybe.

I'll think about it. ( He'll probably go out of guilt, at least, or to make sure no one tries to fuck up Ella's party.

There's a looooong hesitation before he can ask this part, but: )

Is it okay if I ask a friend?

[lar]

Good.

Do you honestly think I'm even letting you come if you don't bring your girlfriend?

[ Donny pls. ]

[bumbles]

She isn't my girlfriend.

( IT'S A SENSITIVE TOPIC ELLA


what isn't a sensitive topic with him though let's be real )

[lar]

[ SHE SAW A HICKEY. ]

Seriously. I'm leaving it at that because I'm assuming you really aren't up to this sort of conversation...well, any more than usual.

But of course she can come. I'd be nice to, you know, actually meet her.

[bumbles]

I like her but she doesn't like me.

( It's more complicated than that. )

She doesn't really do social stuff much. I'll ask her.

[lar]

Sorry about that. I'll spare you the "how could she doesn't fall for you" speech, mostly because I'd certainly suck at it.

[ Ella's blissfully detached of those matters. ]

Who knows, she might say yes.

[bumbles]

( It's because he's useless and no one would fall for him, right Ella

it's cool he's right there and agreeing )

Yeah, maybe.

What are you doing for food?

[lar]

[ One day they're going to speak these things up. That day will be a complete disaster. ]

Hamburgers, chips, maybe roasted chicken. The non-perishables are kind of awesome because I can have them ready days before.

Hey, want to cook something?

[bumbles]

I don't know if cookies count as party food.

[lar]

Not only they count to me, but they're at the base of my food pyramid.

[bumbles]

I don't think that's how bodies are meant to work.

( ella pls )

[lar]

Yeah well, I'm God.

Bring the cookies.

[bumbles]

( ella stop ella that's weird


and then she said he's like her best friend and that's weird too because he doesn't know how to do that
and also should he tell her about his powers

or something )

Eleventh commandment?

[lar]

[ You don't even know how much courage it actually took for her to write that. ]

Thou shall dispense thy cookies promptly and in a plentiful manner, so She sayeth.

[bumbles]

( Would it be bad to say, "Every time I think about you being God I feel like my Ma's going to turn up and hit me with a Bible?"

Probably. It also requires more confidence than he currently possesses. He is an eternal pendulum of no-confidence - it's easier to talk intensely about things that are important than to make jokes. And he's pretty sure that would be mean somehow, so he just no. Nope. )

I like that better than the other ones.

[lar]

Yeah, me too. Old Testament stuff really needs an update.

Fret not, I do eat my veggies.

[ One day, Donny. One Day. ]

[bumbles]

Some clarification would be good.

You don't turn them into other stuff first, do you?

( because her powers still confuse him a bit )

[lar]

Hey I happen to like vegetables. I mean, not enough to eat just salad, but I can deal with some stray greens.

I'm no cheater.

[ They confuse her, so it's understandable. ]

[bumbles]

It's only cheating if you use your powers instead of cooking the old fashioned way.


( Says the man who uses his powers because he doesn't have a kitchen blowtorch BUT THAT'S DIFFERENT and what Ella doesn't know can't hurt her )

[lar]

Well then I cheat daily, but I consider it training?

[bumbles]

Jamie Oliver would be so disappointed.

( He's not sure, now he thinks about it. )

[lar]

Nah, he would love me.

God save the Queen and all.