A Side Room at The Bronze, Sunnydale, Friday Evening

[wwiii]

It was entirely possible that Warren didn't actually know the meaning of the word 'overkill.' At least, not when it came to organizing parties. And especially not when it came to organizing parties that people would be travelling across the multiverse to attend. He'd sprung for the rental of one of the side rooms at The Bronze, of course, and in doing so he might have gone just slightly carried away, paying to have the place decked out in garlands and icicle lights and, yes, mistletoe. Christmas carols were playing as people arrived, though thankfully they would be interspersed with less seasonal music throughout the night, and there was a spread of food that included not only sugar cookies and egg nog, but also the typical potato chips and veggie platters.

And, yeah, a fruitcake. Warren wasn't certain how the fruitcake had wound up on the table, but he wasn't really going to be terribly surprised if the thing stayed there the entire night, either.

Poor fruitcake.

[For those people who got invitations to the party, and up early for timezones and the like!]

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Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[life_inshadow]

Tara knew it had been a smart decision to leave the party planning to Warren. The room was much prettier than she would have managed, and it left her free for things like finals and finding the perfect holiday dress.

She took a glass of ginger ale and stood near the door, ready to welcome the guests as they arrived.

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[brat_inslayage]

"I so totally rocked my first semester," Kennedy announced triumphantly. "B average, so now you get to say you told me so. Also, hi. How was your first semester?"

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[life_inshadow]

"I told you so," Tara said anyhow. "And it was ... nice? I guess? I don't think I got anything below a B-, and that was my math class, so ..."

She shrugged happily. "I'm glad you're doing good. You look good, too."

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[brat_inslayage]

"Likewise," Kennedy replied, reaching out for a hug. "This is my lack of surprise that you did well."

She glanced around the club and laughed. "God, it feels like forever since I've been in here. It looks different."

Well, maybe if some demons would stop messing the place up so the makeovers were necessary...

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[life_inshadow]

Tara tilted her head back, looked casually around at the lights. "Yeah, Warren had them clean it up a lot," she said. "Why, what was it like when you saw it?"

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[brat_inslayage]

Oh, wait, it was unfair to blame that on demons instead of placing the rightful blame on Olaf the troll god. Whoops. THANKS, TIMELINES.

"Not..." Kennedy frowned, trying not to go comparing screencaps or something to come up with the words. "I'm not sure how to explain it, but it was really, really different. More open space, I think? It changed a lot."

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[life_inshadow]

"Cool," Tara decided, with another glance toward the man bar. "But how's Brazil? It has to be way more interesting than Sunnydale so far."

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[brat_inslayage]

"Oh, my god. It's seriously like living in a totally different world sometimes, and I say that as someone who's been to a few of those," Kennedy replied, running a hand through her hair. "I mean, I love it, and it's amazing, but it's just so... different. Unique, I guess?"

She really wished Tara could see it.

"Sometimes, though? It's almost a little too wild, and I get homesick."