New Year, Who Dis? - OTA

[blueberryprincess]

Who: Evie Grimhilde and YOU
What: New Years Eve Party
When: New Years Eve until New Years Day.
Where: Driftcrest Hotel Ballroom and reserved hotel rooms for people to stay the night safely in.
Warnings: Language probably, will update as needed.

Another setting change, and this time a new set of mysteries to examine. One of which is, apparently, something that has armed guards on a wall and people afraid to be out past 8 PM. So Evie wasn't sure if she could reserve this hotel or not, considering that sort of thing was usually expensive.

But once she explained to the hotel manager what she wanted to do and the intended timeframe, she was a little shocked when he just shoved room keys at her. It was apparently a rule that people helped keep each other safe in Driftcrest, and that meant taking a minor financial hit.

At least, they said it was minor. And they said Mr Wechester covered this kind of thing, but Evie didn't feel right just letting them do this. Later in the week, Evie will take family photos at Sun and Fun and then discuss new curtains for several of the rooms.

For now, Evie and friends are setting up a new years eve party in the Driftcrest ballroom.

There's a table full of various finger foods and drinks, some of which are marked for adults, and it's very obvious that Evie put a lot of effort into making sure the food was delicious and visually apealing.

There were tables for people to sit down at, a very talented DJ who took requests for people on the dance floor, and a table covered in noisemakers, silly hats and confetti guns to celebrate with at midnight.

And, for those wanting to stay the night in the hotel, Evie has room keys.

This is open to all, and Evie was sure to send the message town-wide. Now she just hoped people showed.

Comments

[learningtolove]

Beast had tried to slip in unobtrusively, but let's face it. He couldn't have stood out more unless he'd dyed his fur neon pink. At least he'd come nicely dressed up in one of the better outfits that had made its way here from his world.

While he did look quite intimidating and it was easy to mistake him for just a dumb animal at first, the fact he wore clothes, walked on his hind legs, and had eyes that were all too human did give credence to the idea that he was, in fact, intelligent. He tried to move through the people meandering in without bumping into anyone but he didn't quite manage when it came to Allison, knocking into the girl with his great bulky form.

[nosuchthingasfate]

While he most certainly wasn't the first 'beast' she had ever seen before, Beast is definitely...a lot to take in. This was probably why she looked a bit startled when she turned from the table where she was standing near and walked into him. Or maybe it was that he had walked into her, she didn't know. Either way, they knocked into each other, causing her to stumble just for a second before she caught herself and looked up.

Her lips parted in surprise as she stared up at him, blinking a bit. At least until she remembered what manners she had and snapped herself out of it, looking sheepish. "Sorry. I wasn't...looking."

Honestly, she meant that she hadn't been looking where she was going.

[learningtolove]

Beast scowled a little when she said she wasn't looking. It was still a bit of a sore spot to have the stares of people when they first saw him, however brief they might be. He was tempted to let his temper flare up but he knew it would be unbecoming to disrupt the party like that. And what would Belle have said had she been there? Probably that he needed to keep calm.

So Beast hunches down a little to make himself look a little smaller, though it's pretty much a futile effort. He's always going to be an eight-foot tall chimera no matter what he does. "It's--" He took a big breath in and let go of any anger he might have felt. "--It's alright."

[nosuchthingasfate]

Allison could tell that she hit a nerve without really meaning too and she gave an internal wince as she thought back to how nervous Scott had been about her seeing his change. This was a lot more than that but she didn't like the idea of making someone feel uncomfortable which he seemed to be he hunched down into himself a bit. Not that it actually made him much smaller.

"No, it's not. I should have been...watching where I was going." She told him with a little shake of her head. "But I wasn't."

[learningtolove]

Beast nods. If she wants to take credit for smacking into him, he'll let her, and not argue the point further. "You are forgiven."

There's a short pause before he adds on, "Could I get you something to drink? I would hate for this to be all you remember of first meeting me." Beast's first impressions usually didn't go all that well for obvious reasons.