towerofanimus | Midsummer Bash

Characters: Lancer, the people he invited to the party, and everyone else who wants to stumble in
Setting: Floor 25, July 5, afternoon
Format: Open
Summary: Lancer throws a party for midsummer, since the Tower obviously needs a breather.
Warnings: None so far.

[To be honest, Lancer wanted to have the party in the evening, sometime around twilight. That would have been the most romantic time for it. Unfortunately, when in the Tower, one had to account for things like monsters. As a result, he had to hold it during the afternoon. But it wasn't too bad of a compromise.]

[This was, of course, a more simple affair than Diarmuid's birthday. For food, he had hauled a couple of tables up here and lined the table with dinner food. The centerpiece was a cake which had a heart drawn on it in red frosting. In one corner of the meadow, he had used some boxes and tarp to make some sort of booth where people could hide from the sun (and steal kisses off of each other). In the center of the meadow, he had piled a large stack of wood, perfect for lighting a bonfire by the party's end. The structures had all been surrounded with wreaths made from the meadow's flowers.]

[As soon as he's done with the setup, Lancer will sit down next to the firewood pile, waiting for people to come.]

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[He smiles as Claudia puts her hand in his. He squeezes her hand. It's so nice to be close to her, and nice to hold hands with someone in front of everyone, like it's normal. It makes him feel like he's really in a relationship, not that he didn't know that already, but it's good for everyone else to be able to see it too, even if they don't really care. He feels proud to be seen with her, she's so kind and so special.]

I am. It's cheered me up. A party was a good idea. Lancer has those, sometimes.

[He laughs, softly. His friend can be headstrong and has his share of bad ideas--which Claudia has experienced for herself. Not that he doesn't have his own bad ideas, he knows, so there's nothing less than good natured in his remark.]

I hope you're enjoying yourself, too.

Mm, sometimes. [She can't help but laugh at that, though not unkindly. Her thumb grazes over the back of his hand.] Ah, but he told me to thank you for this. So maybe I should do that?

[She lets that question hang in the air for just a moment, and then she leans up and kisses his cheek.]

Mm, I am, and I'm glad that it's cheered you up some. It's cheered me up, too.

He's a kind person. He was a lot of help to me when I first came here. He means well, usually.

It wasn't my idea. I told him that we were dating, that's all, and he wanted to throw a party. I said I didn't think throwing a party just for us was a good idea, and he decided to make it a general one. There's nothing to thank me for, but you can, if you want. I wish I could take the blame for cheering you up.

[He smiles, pleased, when she kisses his cheek. He leans in to kiss her back, placing a kiss promptly on her cheek in return.]

I think everyone could use something like this.

Hm... But you still put the idea of a party in his head, didn't you? And you talked him out of his original plan. I'd thank you just for that.

[She doesn't mention the exchange that had passed between herself and Lancer before the party. Or the heart cake.]

Besides, you made me very happy just by asking me to come with you, you know.

[There's a part of her that feels embarrassed to admit how happy something that simple made her, but in spite of that, she smiles brightly as she tells him so. She squeezes his hand.]

Mm, would you like to sit down for a bit?

~~[Not that she's suggesting the kissing booth or anything!!]~~

Yes, that's true. And that would have been awkward. Sometimes Lancer can go a bit overboard.

[To say the least.]

Oh, well, of course I'd ask you. I wouldn't want to go without you. You're my favorite person to spend time with. I'm glad I could make you happy just by doing that, then.

[He nods. Moving around the Tower does tax him, and he is a little tired, though he tries not to show it.]

That sounds like a good idea. Where should we sit...?

[She laughs, sheepish, when he calls her his favorite person to spend time with, but she keeps smiling even as some color rises to her cheeks.]

Mm, but it's still nice to be asked. It's nice to know someone you care for is thinking about you, you know? You...make me very happy.

[In general. Just be being around him. She tugs his hand slightly when he asks about where to sit.]

Lancer took the time to set up some seats in the shade, didn't he?

Midsummer Bash

yay! for once Kariya doesn't have to talk about his arm!

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