A Late Birthday Party / MAY 26, 2063 Night

[therealbrianna]

[ After a short "vacation" at Tokyo, Brianna sends a text to her friends. It's a general invitation that stretches from her blade mates to her mentors, to well, the whole of Netsach (as long as she knows them. Also extends to some Zangyaku friends). Of course, she asks her parents for permission first. ]

SENT: 03:00 PM

Hello friend! It would make me very happy if you could make it to Haven this Saturday to celebrate my 520th birthday. Drinks on me. :)

- OOC note: Feel free to tag in whenever you like, whatever you like. 
- May 21, 2063: Date of text
- May 26, 2063: Date of party

Comments

[therealbrianna]

Thank you!!

[ Brianna hugs her back and proceeds to tell her all the funny things that has happened that night so far. ]

...and I swear at that time, I was thinking to myself, Oh my God Tala should totally see this!

[therealbrianna]

[ Quite awkward now. But lighting up a cigarette to give her a reason to hang around. ]

I take it that clubs aren't really your thing?

[therealbrianna]

[ Pouting internally because she thought she was special.. Ah well, she should get over herself. XD ]

Yeah, it's nice how you make time and all... Cos... You're busy... And stuff... Yeaahhh... And Rethe's really good at this!

{ WHEW. For some reason, she can be candid with other higher-level Hunters, but she feels the need to impress Aidan. ]

[thetalavega]

[Listening, of course, with all of the appropriate sounds, interjections and expressions. Laughing at the end of that story now.]

You make me want to do this during the next birthday that comes around for my blade. It's been ages for us.

[mordechai]

No, they're not.

[But Hikaru and Tala were both going to kill him if he didn't turn up tonight.

Why does Elias get a free pass? -_-]

[clayce]

[Listening patiently, and being gracious as ever by simply letting her carry on.]

He is, isn't he? I'm quite proud of him. And I'm never too busy for one of my own.

May 26, open. Because Brig's first time in a club.

[atlas_shrugged]

[ Brigade's standing by the bar with a Corona in hand. He's enjoying the music because this is his vibe. It's evident that he's enjoying himself, that he's transfixed by the lights, and how different the quality of the sound is as it reverberates through the hall of the club.

It's also evident that he feels very much out of his element. It's something new. And he isn't even in uniform. He's wearing the first set of clothes in the lookbook set Brianna sent him, with the brown leather shoes she'd suggested he'd found nice. She let him pick a pair of slim fit jeans though when he felt off about the skinny ones in the suggested set. He's happy to be here, but it's as if he's still gauging what he should be doing. ]

May 26 : Open, because "Hello, Mr. Falner."

[conscient]

[ Ah, yes. Haven.

It has, admittedly, been a while since Riley's wandered this way.

Dressed now in a bowler hat and a suit, a nod to the charm of the Roaring 20's and making the rounds as best as he can, cane and all. Don't knock it -- he thinks it makes him look rather dignified, and he'd be right. ]

May 26 : Open to all :)

[kinesthesia]

[ Leaning by the bar and keeping an eye out so that things run smoothly tonight. Nothing but the best for Tala's new protege, after all, and besides, while Cisco hasn't had the opportunity to really talk to the Changeling, she'd had a chance to observe the girl at Quiapo -- and then there's that little thing about her being Hikaru's most recent "adoption", which makes her smile.

Just like the good, old days, eh? ]

May 26 : Feel free to wander upstairs? Or drag him down. LOL.

[renascens]

[ Someone is quietly seated up in the mezzanine, bobbing his head to the beat of the music and typing away on his laptop, because he got blackmailed by family into helping out with Aunt Tala's new protege's birthday bash. Not to say that Renae isn't enjoying himself or actually helping out -- the first couple of years of his childhood were spent above Haven, so he knows the place like the back of his hand.

Still, his twin sister is home on shore leave and she does the rounds making small-talk with perfect strangers better than him. This particular Reynardi is perfectly fine with keeping an eye from above, just in case someone needs him for something. ]

May 26 : Open :"3333

[maggienificent]

[ Alright, alright. Coming home wasn't such a bad idea. Neither is getting to help out her parents ensure that Aunt Tala's protege gets a perfect birthday bash. Maggie's already spotted the girl -- pretty, very pretty and sweet-looking -- but this Reynardi is a patient hunter and she figures you can't just bound over with zero introduction; she's got a little more grace than that.

So, hanging out wherever she can best keep in line of sight to both her mom and dad and anyone in the staff who needs a little helping hand, she's a Montelibano-Profaci after all.

Feel free to approach, she doesn't bite -- not unless you deserve it. And even then, it's probably because she likes you. ]

lmfao here we go

[larue]

[ Making his way back from London at this point. Maybe taking his sweet time getting ready at home.

Seriously though, Yulia. Stop texting :( He doesn't want to get there too early for reasons he isn't going to tell anyone just yet. ]

May 26 : Brianna-specific thread!

[larue]

[ He's late -- Sorry, Brianna -- so the party is well underway when he walks in through those doors sometime past midnight, a parcel under one arm and dressed in the outfit his blade mate picked out for him.

Weaving through the crowd and making a point to avoid w e l p Father Aidan and decidedly not looking Rethe's way since the angel is at the DJ booth ( so much for wishful thinking that Selene would be the one playing all night tonight ) and coming up behind Brianna before setting his present aside on the nearby bar and gently covering her eyes from behind. ]

May 26, Totes Open (except to Hikaru because reasons, Jk. Open to All)

[ktotheatothez]

[Oh he does love the clothes that Brianna picked out for him. The sneakers are particularly wonderful, with their neon lines glowing in the blacklights of Haven. At her suggestion, the leather jacket's just slung across his shoulders, an accent to the white shirt and the gloves (that oddly have the same pattern), and the two necklaces that artfully complete the outfit.

He's leaning against the bar, smiling at the turnout. Tonight, he's actually channeling his older sister's party aura, so prepare for Kaz at his most charming.]

[ktotheatothez]

[Seeing the text, he decides to make a call to her instead.]

Heya, Bri! I'm at CBTL, the one near the pond? I got you this new vanilla tea thing they have and a biscotti. I'm guessing we'll need the energy. Look for me over by the bridge.

[His voice is light, casual, and maybe just a touch excited.]

[ktotheatothez]

[Kaz is nice and comfy right now. He's managed to get a few drinks in him and maybe he wants a few minutes to catch his breath from dancing. Being a fan of high places, he thinks the mezzanine would be nice, so he makes his way up, and finds a quiet spot and plops down, content to fiddle with the hem of his shirt as he bobs his head to the music, his leather jacket deposited somewhere because he wanted to dance.

He doesn't notice he's got company until his eyes wander and he spots the older man, a mix of Tita Cisco's features and some vague approximation of Tito Cen's, but still very, very striking.

Renae?

He kind of wants to say hi, but is unsure if he wants to interrupt.]

[renascens]

[ One reason why he's not really paying any attention to whoever wanders up this way is that he's participating in a mental conversation with his mother who is currently parked by the bar.

( If it's not your sister gallivanting Elaine-knows-where, it's you being a workaholic.
     Well, I'm here, aren't I?
Cheeky. Come down and mingle, Ren.
     Ma. Please. I'm good. So. Who is this new protege of Aunt Tala's anyway?
Brianna Lopez, Changeling. She's in the same blade as Neeka Zobel de Ayala's apo. )

Tossing his mother a knowing smile. Her bottlecap charm ( a throwback from his childhood, and something to remember Alistair Mordechai fondly by ) had gone missing from it's place on their display shelf and he'd seen that, asked about it and hadn't needed to twist her arm about how she'd passed it on to someone who she thought needed it more than she did now.

When she tosses him a smug smile right back, he blinks.

( What?
     Behind you. Go play nice. )

Breaking off Mindspeech to cast a glance over his shoulder.

Huh. ] Uh... hello.

right after his exchange with brianna + her present

[larue]

[ Ducking to where he can avoid being in line of sight of either the Voidseeker or his husband and leaning against a post to watch the party go by.

There are more than a handful of unfamiliar faces, just as there are ones he recognizes: Kaiser Liandrin, Riley Falner, Cisco Montelibano-Profaci and her husband, both deceptively relaxed but eyes alert as they scout the area for any signs of trouble. Alistair Mordechai, of course. Gideon and Deirdra Max-Reyes. His blade mates. ]

[ktotheatothez]

[If Kaz starts, you really can't blame him. He wasn't expecting to talk to Renae, mostly content to just listen to the music for now before heading down to mingle and dance some more.]

Um... Hey.

At the bar, you say? Have a Kaz.

[ktotheatothez]

[When Kaz looks around at the bar, he spots a very pretty girl in a short skirt and tights that looked vaguely like a certain knife-wielding Russian who was also his Blademate.

Is that... No... It couldn't be...

He has to wait at the bar for a while to make sure that it IS Yulia, frowny face and all. He sidles over with a small smile on his face. While he generally doesn't want to piss her off, he can't help but say:]

You look very pretty tonight, Yulia.

o3o

[ktotheatothez]

Hey Brig!

[Charming Kaz is Charming tonight, bro.]

Lookin' good, man.

[He notices that there're a few ladies looking their way, and he smirks, because yup, his Blademate definitely looks totally snazzy tonight.]

[icarusalsoflew]

[And finally: the man of the moment.

Lifting an eyebrow at, even as he's smiling in the usual way.]

You're late.

because necessary.

[artedelrumore]

[Have one proud husband watching his wife at work from a distance, Dee.

He'd be with you, yanno, if walking was a little easier.]

[profaci]

We seem to be doing fine so far, eh?

[Saying that, as he's sliding in right beside her. He's constantly doing the rounds, of course.]

because opportunity.

[thetalavega]

Cisco~

[Tala Vega is now clicking right over to you.]

Are you really having fun or are you working?