Closed | Tonight We're Gonna Party

[portolan]

Who: Balthier portolan, David helpdesk_hero, Bart kid_flash_found, Otto doctopoda, MCU Peter tinglesense, Strange rehandle, Loki ikols, Billy wordiness, Eddie slidesrightoff, Aleks morozova and any +1s I missed
What: A fancy dinner party at Balthier’s house
When: May 14
Where: Balthier’s House
Entry
Living Room
Kitchen
// generally beautifully restored historic late 1800s building in muted green and gold accents with antique furniture. pls compliment or insult him //
Content Warnings: none yet



[ The antique table has both leaves in it, extending from the dining room into the living room with twelve chairs around it. It's got a stately tablecloth and pale gold napkins. All the places are set with white china trimmed in gold, except one, which is green and gold and clearly for Loki, with a matching cup. There are name cards. There's a seating chart. The far wall of the dining room sports a buffet laden with stunning food in matching dishes, and the kitchen counter serves as a bar with a ridiculous amount of nice wine and alcohol.

The furniture in the living room has been rearranged to accommodate the table. The windows and doors are open to create a breeze and the back porch has additional seating. If people are looking for privacy, they can disappear to the basement, which is just a storage room, bathroom, and laundry unit, or upstairs where there is a loft study, a bathroom, and two bedrooms. One is locked. There are no bathrooms on the ground floor so excuses abound.

There’s also Romantic piano music playing on an honest-to-God gramophone. The whole house is restored original wood, antique furniture, old books, and nice art. Balthier is extremely pleased with his ship-like house and happy to finally show it off. He also asked Strange to enchant it to make it more or less metaproof for the evening.

TLDR:
-There will be a fine meal and plenty of alcohol
-Balthier will be giving Loki poison as condiments at some point (don’t @ him David and Billy) ((definitely @ him))
-There’s music if anyone wants to dance
-There are private places to slip into
-The house has been metaproofed to some extent by Stephen but Balthier will frown upon breaking his stuff
-Chaos pls

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Comments

[helpdesk_hero]

"They also would be evolutionarily unlikely," David countered.

"And a tree seems a poor place to be to stay properly hydrated."

[kid_flash_found]

"Tell that to the hundreds of species of rainforest tree frogs."

[helpdesk_hero]

"Rainforests are more likely than coniferous forests to have plants to catch and store water for them," David offers just as quickly."

[kid_flash_found]

"It's a rainforest here, too. Just a temperate one."

[helpdesk_hero]

David rolls his eyes.

"Yes, and that is based on rainfall quantas, while octopuses require more than mere rain. Frogs are full on amphibious and can handle some degree of drying out when they have means to rehydrate. An octopus has far shorter windows."

[kid_flash_found]

"But it would still be a cool critter," Bart protests. "I mean, the only real drawback to cephalopod anatomy is the part where brain size restricts throat size. They're already intelligent tool-users and problem-solvers."

[helpdesk_hero]

"I will concede coolness factor," David allows. "And that maybe octopuses deserve tree houses with little pools."

[kid_flash_found]

"I'm still working on sprucing up the chicken mansions. I guess I'll leave the ones for octopuses for you."

[helpdesk_hero]

Chicken mansions. He laughs in delight. "I'll come by later this month to help, how does that sound?"

[kid_flash_found]

"It's mostly that I want to make sure they're all comfortable and the roosts don't get too crowded. I've got the lay boxes closed off because they shouldn't get in the habit of sleeping there, but that means that much less space inside," he explains.

"I'm joking, mostly. The night coop is more designed with solid, year-round protection in mind, and the tractors are more lightweight and just shelter for when they don't want to be in the run."

[helpdesk_hero]

"And you've accounted for keeping the birds safe from predators?"

Because he's been researching and has heard online about people losing birds to foxes and coyotes.

[kid_flash_found]

"As best I can. There's nothing that's really going to stop a fox from digging under the tractor runs if they are hungry enough to do so exposed in a field, but since they have to move, I can't dig and turn the mesh under like I have for the main run. But if I leave them there, they won't get the advantage of fresh greens and the stimulation of ranging new areas," Bart said. "But I trust the mobile runs better than letting them really free-range. I just have to move them every few days to give the ground a chance to recover."

[helpdesk_hero]

"I just love visiting, I learn so much about things I don't understand. It's refreshing. Thanks, Bart, for letting me have a place in your life."

[kid_flash_found]

"Like I'd ever let you go," Bart says, with a mock-fierce look. "Even with Rob and Kon here, that's not going to change."

Well, not them being friends. As for the other...

"I'm sure having to learn things the old fashioned way doesn't hurt the appeal, either. And you know I'll share the produce with you because it means I get to taste test what you cook, too. At least sometimes. I can't wait to see how different the eggs will be, too."

[helpdesk_hero]

"You sure about that? I dont' want to take away friend time."

Especially with a growing number of Young Avengers around to make him feel more connected to home as well. Not just in the mutant sense.

"I'm really looking forward to them actually. I have ideas for things I want to do with the shells of the eggs I get."

He thinks Balthier might like to craft with them.

[kid_flash_found]

"You get a claim on friend time. You're still my friend. One who's never ridden me like a snowboard, or cheated in a race," Bart said, thinking of some of his early interactions with the other teen heroes.

"Just bear in mind they're going to be smaller than grocery store eggs. The stuff I'm reading says to plan on using three eggs for every two in recipes."

[helpdesk_hero]

"I've already been thinking about that, and I know how to account for that. I tend to prefer free-range eggs anyway, and local layers when I can. So this will be a nice adjustment I'm comfortable with."

He really should come visit soon, before things get busy with work.

[kid_flash_found]

"You know you're always welcome."

[helpdesk_hero]

David smiles and nods. "I do. And that makes me feel more secure than you can imagine."

There was somewhere to go. That was always a bonus.

[kid_flash_found]

"Even if it is far away from everything civilized? Or so I keep getting told."

He never worries about distances, but he understands why others might.

[helpdesk_hero]

"Civilization is far more complicated than how many strip malls a place has."

ANd that's just David's feeling on all of this.