Midsummer Bash

[puppy_lancer]

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.]

Comments

[notsogrimreaper]

I-I'm glad. I really wanted to see you too.

Well, you look beautiful in this, but I guess I wouldn't know if the yukata looks even prettier. You'll have to show me someday.

[He nods, watching the crowds.]

It is a nice night... I've never been to a summer festival, though!

[slightlyoblivious]

I'm glad I can see you tonight, Ryoji. I really am.

[Yukiko blushes a little bit more.]

Well, I would normally wear this one in spring, the purple in summer, a different one for fall, and another for winter, plus one for New Year's. As it stands, though, I only have the pink one with me. Maybe I can get another one, but who knows, you know?

[She looks awfully surprised, at that.]

We have to remedy that! Let's go see everything, okay? We need to make the most of it. Then we'll go home, and you can see the other festivals, too. Let's be sure to make a New Year's wish together...

[notsogrimreaper]

I am too, Yukiko... Oh, I said that already.

[He's finding it a little hard to speak in such close proximity to her, so instead of trying to stumble through words, he leans forward and quickly kisses the tip of her nose. That makes him feel a little better.]

That's a lot of different kimonos! The pink one looks just perfect though. I'll just imagine the other ones, okay?

[He chuckles slightly and winks, but his smile turns a bit nostalgic at what she says next. A New Year's wish... He remembers his first and last one, made just before he left the SEES dormitory and abandoned his human half for what he thought would be forever... 'Best wishes in the coming year'. With the way the Tower was looking, he may have to make a similar wish.

Still, Yukiko's offer was very kind, if impossible. He wishes he could go with her, but he knows with Nyx will using his body and Minato still holding off Erebus that he can't. How does he tell her that, though?]

We'll definitely see everything there is to see here, I promise.

[Let's avoid making a promise to go 'home' with her, just for now.]