nyc ♔ all moonlight returned today

[romanticidal]

♬ shining star - jump5

WHO || Rafael, Isabella, Burt, Kat, Gar, Mark, Luthir, Buffy, Spike, Finnick, Violet, Elena, Archer, Des [closed]
WHAT || Burt invites everyone to celebrate their victory at the trial at the opening of his new nightclub in NYC
WHERE || New York City, NY
WHEN || Saturday, March 15th [forward dated]
HOW || Actionspam

It's over. After months of being sidelined by the trial of their friend Rafael, the Knights are finally free to return to England and see what headway the Dragon's Claws have made on discovering the location of the Talisman they seek.

But not everyone is so free to return. The consequence of getting Burt's assistance in disentangling Finnick from his contract and super-stardom was an ironclad agreement that allows Burt to sink his claws fully into Rafael's career. Considering that Burt knows their secret identity, non-disclosure agreement or not, the executive's renowned moral gray-itude doesn't exactly make it seem like a great plan to back out on the compromise.

They've at least been able to put off their goodbyes for a few days since the end of the trial, as Burt invited all of them to New York City for the opening of his brand new nightclub. Some of them flew out, while Archer and Des presumably drove their matching El Caminos cross-country in the days between. But now they've all met again in the Big Apple, for a celebration - and farewell of sorts.

Comments

[slay]

[ the hype brings buffy out of the dressing room, in the white dress she'd selected. her eyes grow large at the sight of gar. ] They're not kidding. You look amazing. We gotta do dress-up more often.

[nothingsodivine]

[Des rolls his eyes in Gar's general direction as he gets his tie straightened out.]

If we do, I don't recommend wearing white again. Tonight may go well, but I don't expect that good luck's gonna hold.

[Buffy if a fight breaks out, you're gonna look like Carrie at the prom in that...]

[slay]

For once in my life, I'd like to not plan for worst-case-scenario violence. [ AKA SHUT UP DES NO ONE ASKED YOU. ]

[notaroundme]

[Meanwhile, Elena comes back out wearing this.]

[graveflowers]

And to the surprise of no one, Elena blows us all out of the water. [ she finally gets off her ass to tell mark he looks super hot, wow, and see what luthir is up to. ]

[bigbad]

[Meanwhile, Spike has finally let them bully him into a dressing room and comes out wearing this. He wanders in front of a mirror that's not... all that helpful for a vampire, rolls his eyes, and wanders over to the others.]

I look a right ponce, right?

[shootfirst]

[ luthir is so lost rn, halp girlfrand. halp.

the sound of clacking heels behind them alerts them to kat's approach. she's squeezed into a curve hugging, low-cut, very short zebra print dress, but she's accessorized it with a cane at least. which she swings menacingly when anyone turns to look at her. ]

Anyone says one word, I start busting shins.

[nothingsodivine]

Pretty sure you need a top hat to put on the Ritz, Tex.

[He fears not for his shins. To Spike, he just grins cheekily.] Nice pinstripes. The pink really sets 'em off.

[graveflowers]

[ vi selects a basic black suit with a waistcoat that has a little detail and shoves him toward a dressing room. need help? wanna make out? just... saying. but she does glance over her shoulder at kat. ] Its like camouflage in the urban jungle.

[shootfirst]

[ do you think this is a game

without hesitation she lashes out with the cane towards des' legs but she's so unused to heels that she slips... and falls on her ass, unless someone can romantically catch her. ] For FUCK sake!

[nothingsodivine]

[DES GOT A NAT 20 REFLEX SAVE, so he grabs Kat by the arm to pull her back to her feet.

Totally romantic.]

Maybe you oughta try walking before you try swinging, sharpshooter.

[notaroundme]

[Apparently everyone ever forgot how to walk. Failboat is in prime form tonight, ladies and gentleman.]

You okay, Kat?

[shootfirst]

Can it, smartass. [ well now she at least got a 23 to sock him, hard, on the chest (6 dmg). I think that's a yes, elena. ]

[slay]

I think we can all readily agree that Burt's fashion sense should never enter into a bet again. For everyone's sake.

[nothingsodivine]

[OW HIS CHESTBONE.]

[luthir]

[ fiiiine, dammit, luthir will wear a suit, but he's only going to try his on if vi tries on hers :| FAIR IS FAIR ]

[graveflowers]

[ hate you. BUT FINE SHE DOES IT, retrieving her dress. she comes back out looking pretty fly, only to flop back down into her seat, still looking around for chocolate covered strawberries like the fancy dress ain't no thang... ]

[romanticidal]

[ burt finally makes his way back over with rafael and finnick in tow. raf seems to have warded off the ice cream man look to settle for his preferred classic black but in a very flattering cut, while finnick wears... whatever he eventually consented to.

rafael's eyes skim across everyone, particularly isa and buffy, and he affords them both a smile. ] You all look meraviglioso.

[slay]

[ buffy smiles widely at the look on rafael's face, but her expression deteriorates into something bemused as he speaks. a moment's silence passes, and she quirks a brow, glancing around. ]

... Isn't that a skin condition?

[savemyself]

It means 'wonderful'. [ sassy eye roll get. ] And it is very kind of you to say, Rafael.

[65]

[finnick is wearing this, by the by. lookin' sexy like he always do. and now he's going to go sit next to vi and hope for some chocolate-covered strawberries, too. mooching off her is his thing now, apparently. since making out with myri can't be anymore :'( ]

[graveflowers]

[ fixin' ur tie, boo. ] You look very handsome, Mr. Odair. [ so formal. ]

[starfucker]

[ still no strawberries for you, kids. instead, all your fancy digs are getting rung up by burt, for a combined total that would probably make wynn wince.

burt makes his way back over to the assembled, looking them over. ]

Not all that fucking bad after all.

Make sure you all say thank you to Giovanni. He's the one footing this bill, not me. [ rafael looks baffled by this news, but too late, the order's already rung up. :| fall out, troops...

/clean cup new thread below... soon here. i mean you can keep tagging this one too but INCOMING ARRIVAL THREAD ALSO. ]