WHO: Wolves+: Asher, Bracken, Briar, Broderick, Byron, Keda, Maya, Sharona. WHEN: Friday, May 10. WHERE: Bracken's apartment. WHAT: The wolves and their plus-ones gather for the second werewolf dinner party! WARNINGS: N/A
Briar and Nazikeda arrive with a simple, rustic, not-too-big live edge black walnut table - but with two whole ass leaves, too, meaning this humble table for four can be easily transformed into a table for eight. They've brought two chairs that match, obviously for keeps, with the promise of at least two more in the near future (woodworking, unfortunately, takes time, even with all of Keda's help). If Bracken wants more chairs for his secretly large table, though, he's going to have to ask.
Briar is still sporting the continuous red ribbon around his wrist from the proposal, but otherwise looks like he usually does. Maybe a little happier. Who could say.
They've also brought decorated party hats, as promised, and most of them look pretty goofy and like a child made them with pom poms and glitter and sharpie. Well, all except for Bracken's, which looks very nice, also as promised (stupid veto).
Edited (I'm assuming everyone else is still bringing their own chairs because it's funny) 2024-05-11 02:42 (UTC)
It's hard to understate how touched Bracken is that Briar made him a My First Table set, and also how much "Wow. It don't look like shit." After Briar gets a bear-hug and a sloppy smooch to the side of his head (he tries to mess up his brother's hair), Bracken looks at it for so long that it almost seems like he thinks it's too nice to use.
By the time it's getting set for dinner, he's going to be convinced that it's too nice not to use, and he'll be insisting at the end of the night to let him clear it off later. Go have fun! Don't touch it!! He wants to have feelings!!!
Bracken's never hosted a dinner party before and only offered because he missed his friends. At least his like for his friends outweighs his dislike for hosting? Okay, and Broderick said he'd take the lead on nearly everything, which was a giant help.
He's his usual quiet, awkward, bratty self — the cheerful edition! He's got a content little smile the entire time and he even dressed up.* He'll disappear for a bit to cook ribeye steaks on the rooftop grills but please understand the lengths he went to so he could secure the best fucking steaks you'll ever eat outside Wyoming. (They're all cooked to human-safe levels because he doesn't want to kill any of his friends. Or Asher.)
* this literally only means that he put the nips-on-display tank top back in his closet in favour of a t-shirt that doesn't have something like "DRINK DILF LOVE LIFE" printed on it.
Maya arrived with Asher and possibly Sharona too. She is providing sides -- mashed potatoes & green beans to go with the steak that Bracken was responsible for. She's in a good mood, if not a little bit nervous about this being the first time Asher is hanging out with all the wolves at once as her plus one. But mostly she's just been looking forward to the dinner.
He knows it does, but the level of mushy gratitude agreeing with Maya requires would make him be way, way too genuine around Briar right now. So instead she gets a bashful "Aw shucks, thanks. Made it myself."
Nazikeda follows Briar and the table/table enhancements through the door, watching him juggle several unwieldy pieces of very heavy wood with a look on her face that falls solidly between exasperated and amused. (She only says "This could have been so much easier for you." one time. It's an impressive show of restraint.) She ushers one chair through the door in front of her - magic - and the other one follows along behind her - also magic - obediently.
Though she makes no particular move to call any attention toward either of these things, there is a new ring on her finger and a bright grin on her face.
Maya was definitely in the middle of a conversation with someone when the ring catches her eye. And she definitely zeroes in on it and approaches Keda with a big grin. She greets her with a, "Hey, so do you have news you want to share?"
Keda reflexively reaches over to fiddle with her shiny new accessory. The motion doesn't necessarily try to hide anything, but she isn't trying to draw too much attention to it either. "Perhaps," she allows and while her voice drops low, her own smile is very wide and very pleased. "But I will share it quietly, yes? We are not having a party for this."
Broderick loves dinner parties and has hosted many before so he is in his element playing supportive co-host boyfriend. He knows how important this is to Bracken and is doing his best to anticipate his needs and take over when he may be needed.
He's chatty per usual, but more relaxed (because he's hoping it helps put Bracken and Asher at ease). As drink master he made sure to curate a special bar cart of everyone's favourites (and beer in the fridge) and would happily make anyone a drink. Broderick (with the help of Keda) was able to get a bottle of very nice Martell Cognac for the birthday girl.
Asher is in a weird and yes, slightly nervous place about this whole thing. He is going to try to keep his sarcasm to a minimum and will probably be on the quieter side for the night. He's drinking but not a lot.
He brought three decent-to-nice bottles of wine for the night: one red, one white, one rose. Sharona gets to pick which one she wants, and the other two are host gifts!
He was not a part of the chair conversation but if Maya told him, he would've also brought a chair. Though I think it would be funnier if he didn't know and showed up chairless.
Despite how aggro he seemed on the network to Maya, Bracken tries to be nice to Asher! Like, sure, he's Bracken so it's an awkward, stilted kind of nice, but the effort's there and he hopes it's apparent!
However, one of the cats is an asshole because Blooper rolled a 1 for how much he vibes with this poor misunderstood witch. The cat spends a lot of his time blipping in and out of Asher's line of sight to glare at him, unblinking, for extended periods of time.
Gonna go with Maya told him but he in fact did not have a folding or bag chair so he went out and bought a new one which may in fact still have the price tag on it. He's also stilted but awkwardly nice with Bracken!
Asher is Unnerved by Blooper; at first he thinks he's being ridiculous like, of course this cat doesn't have it out for me, stop imagining things Asher. But when it blipped to glare at him at some point when he slipped away to the bathroom, he knew it was personal.
Sharona arrived separately of Maya and Asher, because she wasn't sure what kind of psyching up Asher would need if he was psyched out and thought it'd be courteous to give them time to themselves before popping over!
She brought her own chair, as discussed, and she brought french onion dip and CHEDDAR RUFFLES.
When she noticed this was doubling for a birthday party, she definitely got misty eyed. She's gonna wear TWO party hats so that they look like big ol goofy horns. Everyone is getting hugs (purposefully very light and barely-there for the non werewolf folk), and cheek smooches, if they're agreeable.
"Not yet," Broderick answers distractedly, occupied with uncorking another bottle of wine. "It's hard to determine the right outfit to be immortalized in."
An opening to be a shithead. Bracken turns around in his chair so he can look at Broderick and, grinning, booms so loud he's nearly shouting: "HEY BABE, D'YOU WANT A TEN-FOOT NUDE OF ME FOR YOUR LIVING ROOM?"
Edited (eight feet wasn't THAT much taller than him) 2024-05-13 01:57 (UTC)
A giant sigh. When Broderick looks up, it's not Bracken who gets his long suffering glare but Asher, for giving Bracken the opening in the first place.
"But then where would I put the Burt Reynolds on a bearskin rug?" he deadpans and refills Maya's glass. "Mostly, I want people to come over and not be afraid of getting an eyeful, which is already pretty likely." He skips Asher.
Though Briar is certain Bracken doesn't need his help at all with the steaks, it's hard not to wander up to the rooftop to 'assist' simply to have a bit of time with him. There is, of course, the added benefit of being annoying. But that's not the main purpose of this, really. So he heads up, still trying to smooth his slightly mussed hair from their earlier interaction.
"You're doing it wrong," he says idly as he arrives, unable to actually, for the moment, see around his brother enough to tell if he is doing it wrong.
"Oh!" Bracken pantomimes surprise when he looks back over his shoulder, then presents Briar with a middle finger, and then—because 'overdoing it' is always the name of the game between the two of them—blows a puff of air over its point like a smoking gun. "Oh, right, That was it. 'Fuck you.'"
Briar scoffs quietly at this sequence of events, finding nothing about them surprising in any way. It is, in fact a little heartwarming, how normal it is, and with the state of mind he's been in the past few days (sappy, honestly), it makes pulling an annoyed face extremely difficult.
"Fuck you too," is said easily as he pushes his way next to Bracken, looking over his work before joking, "If you want to go be social I can take this over."
"Ain't lettin' you serve my friends a bunch of well-done shoe leather," Bracken responds with a scoff as he pulls down the barbecue's lid and, after a moment of thought, snaps the tongs too close to Briar's nose. "Not my sister-in-law neither."
"Your friends," Briar repeats with a successful roll of the eyes, and he quickly jabs Bracken in the side as the tongs are snapped in his face. He refuses to lean back, even though the wrinkle of his nose suggests he's very close to do doing so.
He is apparently willing to let the offense of suggesting he'd ever serve any meat well-done, though, and instead focuses on the 'sister-in-law' comment. "Keda's been having fun with all the new things she can say."
Kas this is cute!!!!! I love their stupid dinner parties!!! If anyone wants a scene lmk, I'll be a little slow for a week starting after tonight but I can always squeeze in little tags ♥
i have been trapped at family events for the past two days (trying and failing to convince my 14-year-old niece not to meet boys in the woods) but this is great and i will be answering things i swear!
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VIBES
VIBES: Briar
Briar is still sporting the continuous red ribbon around his wrist from the proposal, but otherwise looks like he usually does. Maybe a little happier. Who could say.
They've also brought decorated party hats, as promised, and most of them look pretty goofy and like a child made them with pom poms and glitter and sharpie. Well, all except for Bracken's, which looks very nice, also as promised (stupid veto).
Re: VIBES: Briar
By the time it's getting set for dinner, he's going to be convinced that it's too nice not to use, and he'll be insisting at the end of the night to let him clear it off later. Go have fun! Don't touch it!!
He wants to have feelings!!!VIBES: Bracken
He's his usual quiet, awkward, bratty self — the cheerful edition! He's got a content little smile the entire time and he even dressed up.* He'll disappear for a bit to cook ribeye steaks on the rooftop grills but please understand the lengths he went to so he could secure the best fucking steaks you'll ever eat
outside Wyoming. (They're all cooked to human-safe levels because he doesn't want to kill any of his friends. Or Asher.)* this literally only means that he put the nips-on-display tank top back in his closet in favour of a t-shirt that doesn't have something like "DRINK DILF LOVE LIFE" printed on it.
VIBES: Maya
She brought her own folding chair, as requested.
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VIBES: Byron
Once the cheesecakes are placed, he goes back to his apartment to get himself a folding chair. He's fairly quiet, as per usual.
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VIBES: Nazikeda
Though she makes no particular move to call any attention toward either of these things, there is a new ring on her finger and a bright grin on her face.
VIBES: Nazikeda
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VIBES: Broderick
He's chatty per usual, but more relaxed (because he's hoping it helps put Bracken and Asher at ease). As drink master he made sure to curate a special bar cart of everyone's favourites (and beer in the fridge) and would happily make anyone a drink. Broderick (with the help of Keda) was able to get a bottle of very nice Martell Cognac for the birthday girl.
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VIBES: Asher
He brought three decent-to-nice bottles of wine for the night: one red, one white, one rose. Sharona gets to pick which one she wants, and the other two are host gifts!
He was not a part of the chair conversation but if Maya told him, he would've also brought a chair. Though I think it would be funnier if he didn't know and showed up chairless.
Re: VIBES: Asher
However, one of the cats is an asshole because Blooper rolled a 1 for how much he vibes with this poor misunderstood witch. The cat spends a lot of his time blipping in and out of Asher's line of sight to glare at him, unblinking, for extended periods of time.
VIBES: Asher
Asher is Unnerved by Blooper; at first he thinks he's being ridiculous like, of course this cat doesn't have it out for me, stop imagining things Asher. But when it blipped to glare at him at some point when he slipped away to the bathroom, he knew it was personal.
VIBES: Sharona
She brought her own chair, as discussed, and she brought french onion dip and CHEDDAR RUFFLES.
When she noticed this was doubling for a birthday party, she definitely got misty eyed. She's gonna wear TWO party hats so that they look like big ol goofy horns. Everyone is getting hugs (purposefully very light and barely-there for the non werewolf folk), and cheek smooches, if they're agreeable.
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VIBES: Sharona
SCENES
Dinner Topic: Natia Tingler, Portrait Painter
Dinner Topic: Natia Tingler, Portrait Painter
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Dinner Topic: Natia Tingler, Portrait Painter
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Dinner Topic: Natia Tingler, Portrait Painter
"But then where would I put the Burt Reynolds on a bearskin rug?" he deadpans and refills Maya's glass. "Mostly, I want people to come over and not be afraid of getting an eyeful, which is already pretty likely." He skips Asher.
Dinner Topic: Natia Tingler, Portrait Painter
SCENES: Grillin' Twins
"You're doing it wrong," he says idly as he arrives, unable to actually, for the moment, see around his brother enough to tell if he is doing it wrong.
SCENES: Grillin' Twins
SCENES: Grillin' Twins
"Fuck you too," is said easily as he pushes his way next to Bracken, looking over his work before joking, "If you want to go be social I can take this over."
SCENES: Grillin' Twins
SCENES: Grillin' Twins
He is apparently willing to let the offense of suggesting he'd ever serve any meat well-done, though, and instead focuses on the 'sister-in-law' comment. "Keda's been having fun with all the new things she can say."
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