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callipygos) wrote2012-12-01 06:44 pm
callipygos) wrote2012-12-01 06:44 pm
holiday party post
Aphrodite's New York loft is done up to the nines.
The first good look as one enters is of twinkling Manhattan through the big windows, lights bright against a dark winter sky. The windows take up most of two walls; the rest of the space is largely empty, the star of the show a glowingly polished hardwood floor perfect for dancing.
There's a cluster of low-slung couches and chairs at one end of the room, velvet and leather and very inviting. They're situated by the fireplace, which lends them a cozy glow-- though it isn't cold anywhere in here, despite the windows.
Aphrodite is very proud of a few things about tonight:
1) The music, which spans a decent range of time periods and tempos, and will be playing for most of the evening.
2) The decorations, understated but quite lovely: softly glowing lights, silver and gold ribbons wound around columns and draped from the ceiling ... the occasional strategically placed bit of mistletoe.
3) Her dress.
And yes, darlings, there is a very well stocked bar and counter full of snacks.
That's what happens when you enlist the Three Graces to help you plan your shindigs.
The first good look as one enters is of twinkling Manhattan through the big windows, lights bright against a dark winter sky. The windows take up most of two walls; the rest of the space is largely empty, the star of the show a glowingly polished hardwood floor perfect for dancing.
There's a cluster of low-slung couches and chairs at one end of the room, velvet and leather and very inviting. They're situated by the fireplace, which lends them a cozy glow-- though it isn't cold anywhere in here, despite the windows.
Aphrodite is very proud of a few things about tonight:
1) The music, which spans a decent range of time periods and tempos, and will be playing for most of the evening.
2) The decorations, understated but quite lovely: softly glowing lights, silver and gold ribbons wound around columns and draped from the ceiling ... the occasional strategically placed bit of mistletoe.
3) Her dress.
And yes, darlings, there is a very well stocked bar and counter full of snacks.
That's what happens when you enlist the Three Graces to help you plan your shindigs.
Re: Arrivals
"Are you Aphrodite?"
The woman standing in front of her does look anything like she imagined, but her beauty if unmistakeable, so it seems like a safe guess.
[ooc: a;sldkfja;sldkfj shut up, carol!]
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"That's me," she answers with a smile.
"Who are you, sugar?"
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"Thank you for your generous invitation"—how does one properly address a goddess?—"Lady Aphrodite."
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"Aphrodite is fine-- tonight I feel very informal. It's a pleasure to meet you."
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"Your invitation said New York, but I don't recognize it. Where in the city are we?"
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"A better question might be when in the city are we, which I don't know if I said either." She shakes her head. "I really should have; you never know around Milliways. It's 2012 here now."
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There's something about being a century into the future that's different than being at the end of the universe, perhaps because the "end" is so abstract. Here she knows exactly how much time has passed, that an entire generation has live, and possibly died, since her time.
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"Are you all right, honey?"
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"You took me by surprise. I hadn't expected to travel quite so far."
Understatement is key in times like these.
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"Most kiddos in the bar are from around this time, give or take a few decades. But I go a ways back myself." Her lips quirk. "I shouldn't have forgotten about the rest of you."
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And it's much easier to forgive a gorgeous goddess than it would be most other people.
"Is there anything I should know about parties in this century? I hope the rules of civility haven't changed too much, even if the scenery has."