party ♔ got a black card that let saks have it, these chanel bags is a bad habit

[bittersweeter]

[ ♪ feelin' myself -- nicki minaj & beyoncé ]

WHO || Astrid Mädchen & loads of people
WHAT || Astrid's 23rd Birthday Party
WHERE || Some empty bar in the castle.
WHEN || October 29, 2014; 8pm [backdated]
HOW || Actionspam

Lila had basically commandeered Astrid's birthday months ago, all but demanding that Astrid let her plan her party while... it was still Faye's birthday. By the time she is done decorating, it looks like Pintrest collided with Queen Regina and puked black and white Halloween drama all over the room. Glittery skulls, blood red candy apples, candles flickering in black lacquered candelabras. Is that raven real? Probably. Is that skeleton real?

Maybe. Y'all don't know what tricks this girl can do. Maybe Slenderman will show up.

The lights are dim and there is an entire table stacked with cupcakes and cookies and other assorted nibbles and hor d'oeuvres, shoved up against the bar where bottles of every kind of alcohol imaginable are just spread out willy nilly amongst mixers and juices. Bet your ass there is Fireball around. There's soda and punch for the teetotalers, but with far less variety than the liquor. There are even party favor bags for the end of the night stuffed with nips of peach schnapps, Jagermeister, and cranberry juice (the recipe for a red headed slut) and various jewels and baubles, plastic Starbucks cups, hella neon nail polish. And condoms. They are all jammed with condoms.

Invitations aren't sent so much as Lila and Astrid invite every single person they know and don't loathe. Costumes are a requirement, but presents are just highly encouraged. But it's Astrid's birthday, okay? Presents are a must.

And no one is allowed to dress like Jessica Rabbit on pain of... well, pain.

Comments

lila ♔ open

[bittersweeter]

[ fluttering around the party, lila looks, well, she looks like one half of bonnie and clyde, blonde curls done up in 1930s style a la carole lombard underneath her cute cashmere beret, lips a perfect pearl pink bow. (disguise 36) 99% of the time there is a glass of pink something in her hand, but occasionally she can be coaxed to toss back some shots.

and by coaxed i mean faye grabbing her and saying "let's do shots!"

she's pretty impressed with herself, tbh. another great party courtesy of lila zacharov. you're welcome, astrid. ]

[watchmaker]

[and sylar looks like the dude in the picture. just in case anyone was doubting.]

Now I see what I should have said when you asked if I wanted to do anything for my birthday.

[pathology]

[astrid basically glomps lila like this is an anime convention and she is a nerd with no social boundaries. but it's ok bcuz IT'S HER BIRTHDAY. also she looks like this except with her real hair. why would u dress as a redhead when you're a redhead otherwise ok.]

It's SO great!! I love everything!! Thank you so much!!!

[ambitionist]

[here comes alex with his glass of jager. looking hot like always ofc. but he didn't need lila's help for that.]

Which one's Astrid again? [jk he's just being a dick. like he do.]

faye | ota

[reallywicked]

[Faye shows up to the party dressed up like a slutty little red riding hood complete with basket of goodies for grandma.

The goodies are booze. And a present for Astrid which is a really nice wallet in honor of that time that they stole one together at Faye's party. Aww.

Faye's here to have a good time, though, so she heads for the bar.]

Okay, who's doing shots with me?

[bittersweeter]

You have a problem, you know. [ says lila, mainlining her vodka and pink lemonade as she leans against the bar to survey her good work, flashing faye their typical best friend smile. ] You and shots, your torrid little love affair with miniature alcohol.

[pathology]

Me! Me! [appears out of nowhere like she's beetlejuice only his name is actually "shots" and u only had to say it once.]

[doubletake]

Well, I'm definitely doing shots, so whether or not you want to do them with me is up to you.

[Giving you an out. Kind of.]

What's your poison?

adam • open

[ex_psionic439]

[Adam, despite being asked by Astrid to rock a Roger Rabbit costume to this shindig, opted against looking like a reject from a furry convention and instead chose to spend the evening contorting his face in order to serve up his best Robert De Niro a la Meet the Parents/Meet the Fockers/Little Fockers. It's a pretty random costume choice, but fortunately Neighbors exists and Christina was willing to make me an icon for this so there you go.

At least he doesn't have to worry about anyone else rocking the same costume as him tonight.

The best part is that he's acting completely in character for the majority of the evening, too--especially when encountering anyone that he doesn't actually want to talk to for whatever reason. To top it all off, he's toting around a stuffed animal version of Jinxy cat on his arm the entire time. That and his bonus to disguise while acting in character are more or less the pièce de résistance. Needless to say Adam is really selling this shit ok.]

[bittersweeter]

[ lila swans over twirling a squirt gun around her index finger -- because she's bonnie okay -- and nudges adam with her hip. ]

She's gonna kill you.

[pathology]

[just think, adam, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN YOU. astrid looks better than rachael ray tho jsyk.

anyway. astrid sneaks up on him so she can smack him upside the head. X( ]

You're the worst. [but she doesn't actually look that mad so ... it's probably ok?]

[charismapotion]

Niiiice.

[ The voice of Mars spoke once he saw Adam in a sweater vest. He's chuckling but hey, what can he say. he's dressed as Bettlejuice. He left Venus at home tonight figuring she didn't need to be around all of the drinking that was likely gonna happen.]

elena ; ota

[doubletake]

[You'd think that a doppelganger wouldn't wear an actual costume, right?

You'd be wrong.

Lila invited her, so Elena came. Because she likes parties. And fuck anyone who doesn't want her here. :)

She decided to dress up as a sexy tiger, so fight her okay.

It's easy enough to find her hanging out at the bar or talking with the potentially singular friend here, but she'll manage.]

[bittersweeter]

[ she's a cat. a tiger, yes, but elena came as a cat and lila has to take a second to laugh. ]

You look very cute. [ she slides over with a smile, adjusting her beret with one hand. ] I was the cutest cat on the planet way back, but you're like a solid second.

astrid!!1111 | ota

[pathology]

[THE BIRTHDAY GIRL IS HERE Y'ALL. looking fresh to death. she's so excited bc she loves halloween and parties and her birthday, so this is everything she wanted rolled up into one. soooo for most of the night she will be rolling on through to drink lots of booze, scope out ppl's costumes, and also collect present taxes. B I R T H D A Y.]

[unforgivably]

So, I hear it's your birthday.

[ he's at the bar, sidling up next to her. ] Another [ he says to the bartender ] and whatever she's having. [ since he... drank his present for her (cha 17), possibly not effective seeing she doesn't know him from adam, but, hey, maybe she likes hot confederate soldiers??? ]

astrid's beleaguered squire | ota

[beatupgrass]

[Rocket was forced here through I guess ginger tears, Astrid threatening to keep him as her squire for an eternity, or a good diplomacy roll. One of those things. Or all of those things. Either way, he is dressed in a lobster costume that was probably meant for a child, but whatever.

He is definitely drinking. Ohhh he's drinking. In fact, that's probably all he's doing. Why is he here. Why this.]

[pathology]

[probably all of them lbr. but astrid looks pleased as spiked punch when she swans over to him.] Oh my god, that costume is the best on you!! I was so right! Are you having fun?

allison argent || open

[risked]

[With Allison's disguise check of 21, the fact that she actually has all of these things just laying around made her choice pretty easy. She's not the sort to do the whole 'sexy' turn of an outfit and honestly, her first instinct had been to go with a wolf theme... sort of as a joke, but when she started to look through her inventory, the choice became really clear.

So, with a bit less dirt on her face and more of a fake cut look Allison Argent has gone with the Lara Croft: Raider Reborn look. Her bow is resting over her shoulder, though and she only brought three arrows in her quiver. She doesn't want to lose any of them.

She also feels a bit... out of place, because a lot of the other girls seemed to have gone with the whole 'sexy' costume option. She's just wandering around, being very careful with her bow making sure she doesn't hit anyone on accident. At some point, she might even tuck it away in the corner of the room.]

[bittersweeter]

You should get a grappling hook! [ lila is a little buzzed by the time she finds allison, but that isn't hard since she's been basically drinking all day. yay parties. so she greets allison with a cheery smile that doesn't often grace her features, cute little beret askew on her curls. ]

Grappling hooks are the best. I bought a pink one for my birthday this year. It's so great. You look really cute all... [ she waves her hand in the general direction of allison. ] Dirty.

[ she's impressed. ]

damon ❦ open

[unforgivably]

[ if damon rolled into the after-squiring party looking worse for the wear, he's stepped up his game. he's got his Lydia-approved wardrobe at his disposal which means Italian, black and expensive - except, this is a costume party. so, he's in his confederate soldier best (what?) -- (disguise 26). something pushed him towards that choice, something deep within a veil-covered dream. but, either way, here he is, costume and fake musket in tow. if people didn't know how old he was before, they sure do, now.

damon's gift of choice, bourbon because everyone should develop a taste for it.

and maybe because he can set it on the bar - and drink from it. but it has a bow tied around it so it counts? ]

[icouldbe_bess]

[ alice... doesn't know astrid, but she and lila compared notes about grappling hooks and idk lila thinks all redheads are friends so alice was invited -- and warned she, of all people, was not allowed to dress up like jessica rabbit.

so she arrives dressed as a magician's assistant. (disguise 17) she's not the most social of people but there are so many cupcakes, her diabetic heart is in a state of suicidal glee.

but for now she's nibbling on little pigs in blankets. and she has a present for the other ginger. represent. ]

[pathology]

[she swans over like the judgy little regina george she is.]

Hello. [stares like who r u tho.]

[lurings]

[ WHY IS SHE HERE. WHY. astrid is just really good at convincing people to go to things they don't want to go to.

anyway, abigail is "dressed" like a lil' mouse. aka she put her hair up to look like mouse ears and borrowed will's lady friend's eyeliner to draw a nose and whiskers. fucking nailed it.

she will spend the rest of the night wallflowering. :D ]

[pathology]

Did you even try? [tbf ... the tone isn't that bitchy. bc she actually knows abigail and knows that she's a weird little muppet.] It's Halloween! Well, almost. But still!

alex | open

[ambitionist]

[alex only showed up because lila made him. and he doesn't particularly care about halloween, so he also only dressed up because lila made him. lila probably picked his present for astrid, too. the one aspect of his life lila is not controlling rn is how much he's drinking. because he is. a lot.]

[lurings]

[ what if abigail just sneaked over and hid behind alex to get away from the loads of people? it's not like he's going to mind. ]

There's an Air Force base a half hour from the town I grew up in.

[ she smiles up at him in her adorable mouse outfit. mousefit. ]

Mars ][ Open

[charismapotion]

[ That haircut really paid off, as a far too chipper Beetlejuice walked in. Of course he didnt bother to try and get his nice teeth to look green he feels he did good enough. Having left Venus at home with some tuna he made his way in with a couple presents and a bottle of Fireball with a red bow too. He doesnt do parties often so when he does he goes all out.

Of course once he puts the presents down where they go he's gonna go linger by a wall. This is just what he does.]

[pathology]

[as soon as she sees mars, she pretty much squees and makes a beeline over to him] Mars! Iiiii love your costume!

Sebastian ][ OTA

[opprobrium]

[ And here is a very bad Crow. He of course has his long black coat on, but he clearly didn't try hard.

What was his gift to Astrid? Something she will likely not use. But he thought it looked cool as hell. He's just here for your booze.]

[pathology]

[astrid swans over to sebastian eventually. the crow isn't as exciting as beetlejuice ok!! but she is trying to be a good hostess, and she remembers him as —] Hey, I saved your life on Andres, right?

felicity braddock | ota

[allmydreams]

[Felicity swans in slightly late, looking fabulous as always in her Holly Golightly costume (disguise 23). She doesn't know Astrid that well, but she figures gift cards are always a good gift, so she consulted with Lila as to where Astrid likes to shop and got her money for a few places.

After dropping off her gift and picking up a drink at the bar, she is making her way around to mix and mingle with the rest of the party.]

[bittersweeter]

Did I watch the movie wrong or was Holly Golightly a prostitute?

[ hi from your tipsy frand. ]

fred jr. &/or kat ♔ ota

[nepotism]

[ arriving about halfway through the night, fred's not alone. despite (or maybe because of????) her last explosive encounter with astrid, kat's insisted on being his +1, but she refused to even remotely entertain the idea of couples' costumes tyvm.

to that end, fred arrives in somewhat shoddily thrown together zorro regalia, with a mask he clearly cut of a scarf or something. (disguise 6, what do you want from him)

kat, in the meantime, went all out and is here as the joker, and it's pretty legit ok (disguise 17).

fred deposits a present on the table, and then spends a lot of time trying to draw z's in tablecloths... ]

faith ♔ (ota.)

[moonheart]

[ faith is here! and a a mermaid, what do you know. her half-maenad skin is just a-sparklin' away looking like she hit the glitter bodywash, but no she's just naturally like this.

SHE IS HERE TO DANCE Y'ALL WOOOOOO

and will start thriller if no one else does ]

[pathology]

[here's astrid greeting her ... idk friend-like person??? they are friends ok. BCUZ I SAID. she does the white girl shriek before zooming over.] FAITH!! You look soooooo good!