MHA #2 | Friday Evening and probably onwards - the THIRD ANNUAL Christmas Rager!!

[defenderofdesmoines]

It was a Christmas miracle: an even tackier, way-too-early ugly sweater party.

With way, way too much alcohol, and a kinda ridiculous number of activities.

There were, of course, the ubiquitous plastic snowmen haunting (almost) every corner of the apartment, and one out on each of the Smokers' Balconies for good measure. There were strings of lights lining the ceiling, as well as tracing the edges of each window. There were cookies to decorate (and eat, because you definitely should eat, and there were moddable snacks aplenty as well.) While there was, of course, Christmas music playing, those with keen eyes (or at least, enough wherewithal to look around an apartment before you started potentially drinking heavily in it) might spot a karaoke machine that would come out later. One particularly tinsel-y corner had an abundance of Santa hats and reindeer antlers and wearable strings of lights to wear while taking photos, and in the guest room -- of course -- there was a much-fabled craft table, where you could make an ornament that didn't have to be in an immature shape, but definitely could be.

There was also, hovering slowly through the party, a drone with mistletoe dangling from it. A Mistle Drone, one might call it, even.

And, because this was the Christmas Rager, there was alcohol. There was so, so, so much alcohol. The kegs of Christmas ale had once been reordered, there was a Make Your Own hot chocolate and coffee bar, and while Annie would never argue that Summer's shot table wasn't the star of every party...this year was a little different. Mostly because of how they'd decided to serve Annie's punch: in a freestanding bathtub, just slightly off-center from the room.

Welcome to the third annual Christmas Rager. Hope you wore a sweater, because the hostesses both have glitter cannons in case you didn't show up festive enough!

[please hold for way too many threads and we're off! open to literally every single adult on the island -- students are welcome to attempt to crash, but they'll be busted.]

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Re: Kitchen/Bar Area | 12/2/22

[special_rabbit]

"Well, you're looking very....sparkly," said Amaya, who just so happened to be passing by on the hunt for either food on sticks or more bathtub punch, and figured it would be rude to at least not say something to Irene if she just so happened to be in that general vicinity as well.

Re: Kitchen/Bar Area | 12/2/22

[begmetwice]

"Figured I ought to actually adhere to the theme this year," Irene told her, giving Amaya's jumper a fairly amused once-over as well. "Oh, yours is terrible."

But she said it in a tone that indicated that terrible was, in this case, hilarious.

Re: Kitchen/Bar Area | 12/2/22

[special_rabbit]

"That's the idea," said Amaya, with a shrug of her shoulder, but there was mostly a proud grin there on her face, "isn't it? Although, really, seeing some of these others, I feel I really took the subtle road on this one..."

Re: Kitchen/Bar Area | 12/2/22

[begmetwice]

"Maybe I ought to be a bit more subtle next year," Irene commented, because she really was quite sparkly. "The pun, though, Amaya. That's enough to get you thrown on the naughty list right there, I'd think."

Re: Kitchen/Bar Area | 12/2/22

[special_rabbit]

"Is that all it takes to get on there?" Amaya asked, eyebrows lifting in feigned surprised. "Here, I'd've thought it would take something much more nefarious..."

Re: Kitchen/Bar Area | 12/2/22

[begmetwice]

"Oh, no, puns are absolutely a qualifier," Irene told her, all seriousness. "Trust me, I've been on the naughty list my entire life. Though you might be able to undo it before Christmas by being very nice."

It was a gift, really, making both naughty and nice sound like they might be the suggestive option.

Re: Kitchen/Bar Area | 12/2/22

[special_rabbit]

The real talent here was in getting Amaya to actually recognize it as such, too.

"That so?" she asked, eyebrow quirked and arms folded in front of her. "And how do you suppose I could do something like that?"

A second later, though, she added, "Or why would I even want to? Doesn't go that the naughty list gets coal? I could actually use some coal..."

Look, just because she got it didn't mean she was good at it.

Re: Kitchen/Bar Area | 12/2/22

[begmetwice]

"You might get something else, since you like coal," Irene pointed out, leaning in a bit on her tippy little heels, which she really needed to watch near the tub she was now precariously near. "Maybe... potpourri. Perhaps a tutu. Non-alcoholic beer."