007 ✽ Bubbles in the Wine

[giglio_madonna]

Who: Luce and practically anyone that's had CR with her
What: On another side of town, it's a different mafioso's birthday.
When: March 14, in the evening
Where:
Warnings: None planned

Since the start of the month, those who know her even faintly will find themselves contacted one way or another to let them know that they were invited to a birthday party on the 14th. There's no pressure, of course, and there's no need to bring gifts.

Luce finds that she'd be perfectly content just seeing all the people she hasn't been able to see for ages now.

Today is finally the day, and the location? The top floors of the exclusive hotel Sol, which is quite an impressive feat. When the invitees step inside, they'll see why. It's taken Luce constant persuading for this for months now, inbetween everything else she's had to do lately, but goodness knows if she isn't willful. On various tables that are kept carefully restocked, one can find various rice and lamb dishes, plus plenty of piping hot bread including some that's stuffed with all manner of delicious things. Fortunately for Luce's continued existence, she didn't make all of it.

...Besides the cookies. Those she made. And the cake? That'll come later, of course.

There's more than just food and conversation, however. Everyone who comes in will be invited to participate in a little game. Somewhere hidden in the party are various small golden eggs. If you bring one to Luce, you get a prize of some sort. Feel free to note that "bring" is the key word and not necessarily "find". Take that as you will.

Comments

Jecht! OTA!

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

As usual, Jecht had elected to class up the joint by not wearing a shirt. As usual, Jecht was raiding the hell out of the food.

Frankly, it's a miracle he made it here tonight -- made possible by just how generally unimportant he was. No big name, no lead man, no troublemaker... just a drummer who didn't make waves in Pride. And that was pretty much how he liked it.

But if you don't want to catch Jecht being his usual self... you can find him floating in a pool, not even having bothered with changing out of his usual shorts. On his back, hands behind his head -- floating like he was born to the element, and looking uncharacteristically at peace.

[scalpedsociety]

Admittedly Aramat loves watching Jecht swim, it's a moment of utter freedom that beautiful to look at.

If Jecht looks above him, he'll find a familiar figure near the edge of the pool, watching him.

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

He did crack his eyes occasionally. This was Luce's party so he didn't expect the kind of shenanigans you'd get at a seedier place if you let your guard down for a second, but old habits died hard.

So when it happened that he spotted her on one look, he flashed a grin up at her. "Come on in, the water's fine."

[scalpedsociety]

She looks down at him.

"It's tempting, you think any paparazzi are there though?"

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

"Indoors is as safe as you're gonna get from 'em," he said. "Besides, they wanna tell a scandalous story, all they gotta do is make it up anyway. Reality ain't gonna stop 'em!"

[scalpedsociety]

"You do have a point... Oh, what the hell. I'm not getting any younger." And she strips down to her pretty lace underwear and bra and panties set and dives in.

She'll about eveything else later.

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

"Aramat, you are the best!" Jecht bellowed like a victory call as he thrashed upright in the water, the better to grab her.

[scalpedsociety]

Aramat giggles her hair now soaked to her face, makeup running and all but she couldn't care less as she lets Jecht grab her.

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

Who cares? Seriously, who cares? Arms around her, he pinned her to the side of the pool to kiss her.

[scalpedsociety]

And she likes that, being pinned to the side of the pool. She kisses him, warmly and deeply with her arms wrapped around his.

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

Out of respect for Luce, he delayed finishing what he'd started and came up for air instead. "Tell ya, you're all the things fantasies are made of," he growled.

[scalpedsociety]

Aramat giggles a little. "I only decided to swim with you this once. You're too easy to please, baby."

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

"I'm easy to please 'cuz you got everything it takes to please me," Jecht returned. "You think anyone else getting to their underwear in the pool would do it for me?"

Uh, wait. Jecht held up a finger to forestall her response. "Lemme try that again: you think anyone else getting to their underwear in the pool would do it for me anywhere near as much as you do?"

[scalpedsociety]

"It was only once and that's because I was feeling impulsive." And that's going to be minor compared to some of the stuff she'll do in the future.

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

"Isn't that what got you on a date with me? And look what happened there!" Who turns back after walking on the wild side, really?

[scalpedsociety]

"You have a point there..." Still, it feels nice being this close to him in his element.

"I've always wondered, when did you start swimming?"

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

"Can't remember," Jecht said without even needing to think about it. "Guess it was just that long ago."

Or maybe because all those memories were gone, and nothing else had ever covered them up.

[scalpedsociety]

"You make it sound like you're ancient when in honesty, you're probably only around your forties." She teases.

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

"In this business, that's ancient. Pretty sure half the people I've played with in my time haven't made it this far, and a bunch of others only will 'cuz they're the sort whose bodies can handle the crap they pump into it." Look around, Aramat! They're surrounded by kids!