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]

"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.