Asher & Zav's Apartment Warming Party

[solveforx]

ASHER & ZAV'S APARTMENT WARMING PARTY

It's a pleasant day in the magical corner of Brooklyn - mid-seventies, clear skies and low humidity - which is good because a couple of hapless young adults are moving into their very first apartment. They can use all the luck they can get.

The apartment's less modest than one might expect for a couple of guys not yet in their twenties. A larger-on-the-inside affair thanks to some magical tomfoolery by their wizard landlord, the living room is open and spacious, leading out to a small balcony made cozy with smart application of some cushions, plants and string lights. There's a narrow but usable kitchen and eating area, one bathroom and two (off limits, unless invited) bedrooms. Decorating is ... an ongoing process and seems to have predominantly been managed by people other than the renters, themselves. A theme of cats and pangolins is definitely emerging.

In the evening, once most things are settled and intrusive family members have been kicked out, they throw an apartment warming party, inviting their friends over for fun and food. There's music, comfy places to plop down and chat or play party games and plenty of snacks and drinks for everyone (Xavier made strawberry lemonade cupcakes, guys).

HOW THIS WORKS

• Move in happens between 9AMish and noon. Asher and Zav get their stuff in and assembled with the help of a few friends and family.


• The party starts in earnest at 6PM. Ribbonfin seniors, their significant others, and any close friends of Asher or Xavier have been invited. Xavier has ....... a lot of friends, so it's safe to assume that if you are in LARP, Casey's D&D Group, Ribbonfin Quidditch or are generally someone Zav or Asher pal around with, you probably got an invite.


• There is alcohol, and the boys were smart enough to put up some silencing charms, but please don't get them kicked out of their place, already.


• Here's a really pathetic pinboard for these goofasses' apartment, if you need #aesthetics.
  

» MOVING IN: Want to help lift a couch? For threading early in the day.

» PARTY TIME!: There's music. There's food. There's that dang Ribbonfin karaoke machine. There's games. There's a kitchen to hang out drinking in. There's a comfy little balcony.

» GOODNIGHT!: End of the night threading, if you wanna!

» OOC - Questions, comments, concerns!

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MOVING IN

[solveforx]

🚚

Reid & Xavier

[cygninae]

Sitting at the newly placed table, Reid rests his head on his folded arms and watches Zav. He's carrying in a box that would have been a struggle for Reid. "You're strong," he points out quietly. There might be a hint of awe.

Reid & Xavier

[solveforx]

"Eh, it's--" Xavier starts and stops, because he's a huge dingus and sometimes it takes him a minute to realize when flirting is appropriate. But he gets there, and the strain in his expression disappears behind a grin, big and bright, as he sidles up to the table at an angle that absolutely allows for a good view of his biceps - which were, honestly, already hard to miss in his tank top.

"It's nothing," Zav self-corrects, cool and almost boastful. Teasing, he adds, "Taking a break?"

PARTY TIME!

[solveforx]

🎉🐟

Shark Party with Robin (OPEN)

[hisshiss]

Robin did not show up to help, he did not show up to even socialize, he's mostly just there to mooch.

And watch shark videos. Balls deep in Shark Week but also bored as fuck with what some corporate TV fuckers seem to think constitutes proper shark programming, Robin has a seemingly infinite YouTube playlist full of shark attack bullshit loaded up on his tablet, and he's plopped on a cushion halfway in some corner, intending to watch all of them. At a party. Instead of in his own bedroom at the Compound.

"Y'all got internet yet or've I gotta use my fuckin' data on this bullshit?" he calls out to the apartment at large, though he's already scrolling through the available Wi-Fi networks in the area, trying to decide who's got the easiest to crack password. At least one of these fuckers with a generic Net gear has gotta still use "guest" and he's gonna figure out which one.

GOODNIGHT!

[solveforx]

😪

OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[solveforx]

Having emotions about this being my last stupid Zav ic/ooc

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[solveforx]

My boss is here and she's a leetle cranky so I will prob not tag anything until after work my apologies. I am tentatively planning one last disaster rng confection thing if I can settle on something I like.

❤️❤️THANK U RIN for helping me put this together.

I would love love love to thread with anyone in this btw. :) Zav is the only one of mine present.

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[guthriegazette]

Thank you Jenny for doing pretty much all the legwork!! You are magical ✨🦄✨

My current Asher icon options are hilarious

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[hisshiss]

robin is going to show up to sit on the couch with his tablet and watch shark videos because, like he told bash, he knows how to party

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[solveforx]

That's how I party so I mean.....

I hope nate is also here wearing his stylish detective hat.

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[hisshiss]

IT MAKES HIM HAPPY

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[guthriegazette]

Hit me up if you want Asher for any logging!! He is here, unsurprisingly. And he will be singing some karaoke at some point 😎

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[solveforx]

I am so glad my favorite asher icon survived 😎

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[sunsoutgunsout]

did they need help moving in because casey offered to help



and by "help" i mean "scope the room for hotties but would also lift heavy things, mostly to impress said potential hotties"

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[solveforx]

ABSOLUTELY. This is a gooseberry apartment. Everyone is a hottie. Especially Asher's mom.

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[sunsoutgunsout]

OH NO

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[guthriegazette]

Asher's Mom thinks this is hilarious. Asher does not.

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[sunsoutgunsout]

casey's going to hum it all afternoon and i'm so sorry

if asher needs a support group he can talk to cameron

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[guthriegazette]

He's so glad he's not going back to school with you Casey

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[bubblewrapped]

This is hysterical.

Ngl though Zav probably made himself a human wall between Casey and his little sister and I'm not sure who he was protecting.

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[sunsoutgunsout]

don't worry he has SOME standards and not dating 14-year-olds is probably DEFINITELY one of them

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[sunsoutgunsout]

aiden's going to get an unexpectedly high number of questions about how his family's doing next year

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[gonnabefamous]

Kinda want cameron to inexplicably be there just so they can bond over casey awkwardly hitting on their moms

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[bubblewrapped]

I always just assume that Cameron Carney is at every tangentially Gooseberry party? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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[gonnabefamous]

I mean, that's probably a fair assumption I just try to keep him from barging into literally every ic/ooc

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[bambae]

i don't even know if chris constitutes as a legitimate friend but i mean??? He'll bring tacos???

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[bubblewrapped]

Of course. Chris and Tacos are both welcome.

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[hisshiss]

Robin claims the tacos are from him too. Because they are a married couple.

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[cygninae]

I'm on self-imposed need-to-finish-this-video-game-so-I-can-reclaim-my-life hiatus but I'm here for my sweet fishboys. Darling mermen. Floppy trout sweethearts. :(

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[sunsoutgunsout]

p5?

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[cygninae]

yes. it's so good.

so.

good????

I think by this weekend I'll be done AND have gone through the requisite post-game mourning period so I can finally pay attention to GB again.

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[sunsoutgunsout]

that's so exciting :O :O :O ENJOY IT!!!

i got to the point where you send a calling card to the last boss but i put it down for a while because of reasons i don't want to spoil for you~ (NOTHING BAD OR ANYTHING)

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[cygninae]

I'M SO EXCITED. I think I'm on the... second to last palace??? I think I can wrap that up tonight and see how things FURTHER ESCALATE.

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[untarnish]

auuuugh me too i haven't picked it up since i got back from comic con bc i don't want it to end

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[solveforx]

❤️❤️❤️ I may have squealed when I saw your starter because I am the dorkiest person.

FINISH THAT GAME. I am still in the first fucking dungeon bc I was like "I'm gonna run it in one game day on hard mode 8)" and am in the process of being severely punished for my hubris.

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[cygninae]

Oh my goodness I don't deserve that kind of excitement. I HOPE THE STARTER WORKS FOR YOU

GOOD LUCK I BELIEVE IN YOU NO PAIN NO GAIN

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[odder]

Unless Leo tags along with someone i don't think I have anyone who would go here but I'm going to sob all over your ooc section anyway/ stew in emotions
They're so cute and I love them and I'm going to miss them all and omg :(

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[solveforx]

I am incredibly sad that Zav does not have the chance to possibly-innocently-probably-not trick Jade into eating one more gross, weirdass thing.

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[odder]

She will miss you, Tastebud Nemesis 💕

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[untarnish]

after waffling on what kind of homewarming gift ivy would get these boys, i finally went back to my kneejerk reaction which is truly what it would've been, as i know in my heart of hearts: an oil painting of a pangolin and a cat wearing matching ugly sweaters

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[bubblewrapped]

Holy shit this is perfect and honestly Ivy knows them so well

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[untarnish]

it's big

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[sunsoutgunsout]

ivy is beautiful and pure and i wish i could see this masterpiece with my own eyes.

she's also better at this than casey because so far all i've come up with for his gift is a bunch of bodice rippers "for when they get bored. or lonely. or, like, wanna change shit up."

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[untarnish]

casey is so good ;-;

i hope bodice ripper book club happens next yr also

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[solveforx]

Xavier will do a dramatic reading of an excerpt from his favorite one (this is ...... nsfw and I just never waste and opportunity to post it anywhere).