so pile your boots up in the corner -- hang your jacket from the door

[herotypical]

Who: anyone invited to house seven's thanksgivingstravaganza -- as well as anyone walking by who might be curious about all the brouhaha.
What: giving thanks!
When: forward dated to november 24th due to predicted holiday hiatuses!
Where: house seven!
Summary: friends, food, fondness. family. festivities.
Rating: g for goin' up.

House Seven was decked out in soft oranges and browns. Gentle reds and yellows. The table was shoved up against a wall and dish upon dish of delicious Thanksgiving dinner-bits adorned it. Plates to one side, a pile of cutlery. Feel free to line up and pile your arms high with roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, carrots and green beans, cranberry sauce, sinful gravy. Stuffing. Steamed broccoli. The amount of food would almost be laughable had the guest list not been so long. Chatter abounded.

It was, by all accounts, a fairly casual gathering. No ceremony (Buffy, by this point, was all ceremony'd out after some fiercely dedicated meal-prepping) to stand on and no customs to keep. Just food and friendship. The only thing customary about Buffy Summers would be her delighted, enchanted grin throughout the evening. Very little pleased her more than a social event that was going well.

Mix! Mingle! Make merry!

(ooc; threadjack into oblivion and don't forget to add your character to the entry tags! have fun! note that this is forward-dated. i'll be tagging around myself later this evening. )

Comments

[folklorist]

Helios might jump at the voice of Jack.

"Ah! O-oh...um, y-yes. Growth spurts you know how those works." Just have a sheepish laugh. Just remember what he did as a child was embarrassing enough nevermind actually being turned into one.

The next statement is mumbled, "the Malnosso...never a dull moment with them," as a sigh, tired, very tired sigh escapes him as he looks back at the mentioned rolls.

"Oh n-no I haven't. They look wonderful though, everything does."

[all7seas]

Lord this man is jumpy. "Then I suggest you try one. Aaaand possibly get a few drinks into you, man, you seem tense."

[folklorist]

Jumpy? Who's jumpy? Helios is just a little out of his element, okay? He will laugh at that suggestion.

"I'm afraid I'm not a big fan of drinking. Never found the taste to be appealing, really. But to each their own, hm? I'll have to take you up on your offer for the rolls they smell and look delicious." Besides do you really want a person with magical power and a perchance of injuring himself sober to be drunk? Let's be fair it'd be a rather big disaster all things considered.

[all7seas]

Perhaps he just needs some soothing salamander tea?

"You want me to make you up something special that doesn't taste foul, like alcohol?"

[folklorist]

What is this salamander tea and does it contain actual salamander?

"Oh? Like what did you have in-in mind? I suppose trying something a little different never hurt..." and thus Helios dug his own grave. Though he does look quite curious about the prospect.

[all7seas]

Yes. Yes it does. It is also useful as a painkiller and happens to be highly hallucinogenic.

"Just a cup of tea, mate; that's all."

[folklorist]

That sounds like a lovely blend. Helios blinks almost taken aback at the offer. He holds up a hand giving an apologetic look.

"Ah y-you don't have to do that. I-I can just have some, some water. Or-ah cider. I-I wouldn't want to trouble you."

[all7seas]

"While the cider IS heavenly, the tea will...calm your nerves more better. It's got just a hint of spice and orange peel."

Not a lie, that. You can barely taste the dried amphibian.

[folklorist]

Helios gives an appreciative smile. "I-I'll be alright. Just, crowds sometimes can be a bit...nerve wracking." Especially when you don't know too many people of said crowd.

"I am grateful for the offer though. Y-You don't have to if you don't want however." Another look about the room before he returns his gaze to Jack.

"It's rather amazing the decorations I mean."

[all7seas]

"Hmmm? Oh, aye---Jilly and Buffy and Lizzie, I expect, spent some time on those. Seven's a homey place anyway, you know. And it's no trouble at all to boil some water, mate, but if you don't want it then I shan't bother."

[folklorist]

"Oh yes! It is definately homey, very nice, very quaint too. It reminds me a bit of home actually. And, ah, th-thank you for the offer. Perhaps later..." Maybe with some of those delicious looking pies. A small smile touches his lips as he makes to take up a plate from the table behind him.

"Homey, very open and you can definitely see the care put into everything. Just like home. Aside from the lack of being a castle." An amused smirk.

[all7seas]

Later, Helios. Later.

"You live in a castle as well?" Excuse Jack's rather incredulous tone; it's surprising to run into multiple futuristic castle-dwellers.

[folklorist]

"Ah. Y-Yes. It's um also a-a school. I run a school." In a castle with demons, vampires, and dragons oh my. But he'll leave that out for now. And hey castle dwelling is pretty sweet at least Helios finds it nice. The occasional phantom or two popping in and out while he works is a bit startling but no one is really used to them.

[all7seas]

"Oh? Who studies at your school, then? Other magic users?"

Jack of course knows enough about Helios's talents after the incident with Grell.

[folklorist]

"Ah. N-No, not really." It was the truth and in someway it hurt to admit it. No one in the magicking community wanted to send their son or daughter to a school run by the man who had killed his own soul mate. And no one wanted to learn magic from the man teaching humans about them.

"Just typical human students. A-and the occasional oddity at times. Well, it's a good distribution of humans and others." Others being your standard everyday mythology.

[all7seas]

"So it stresses diversity in the student body, then. Interesting. Do you instruct any pirates?"

[folklorist]

"Yes you could say that. But everyone is treated much the same regardless of, of ethnicity or um origins." Helios pauses thinking.

"Not to my knowledge. I do have a few students that knew some pirates and Davy Jones. He, um, offers up his services at times." He is being completely serious as he says this like it's no big deal talking to Davy Jones, nope.

[all7seas]

"Davy Jones?! You're in league with DAVY JONES?"

WHAT.

[folklorist]

If Helios knew how to keysmash he would be right now.

"N-no! I-I mean. He's not...he's not bad in my world. He's a good friend. Well acquaintance would be, be a better term. But g-given the nature of his legends and myths I-I can see how it would warrant such a reaction. But really it's n-nothing bad. Th-though that's not the c-case for every world." Oh geez maybe he should stick to not telling about his seafaring exploits from now on.

[all7seas]

"It's Davy Flopping Jones, of course it's bad! What tale has he sold YOU, hmm? Old tentacle-faced geezer! Bugger. Davy Jones." He'll just keep mumbling on in this manner, glaring at Helios over the rim of his mug.

[folklorist]

Helios will wince slightly at Jack's words.

"A-a few. I know he's been a-around the Bermuda Triangle at t-times. But mostly just normal tales of-of the open seas. I-I'm sure it's not the c-case for you though. M-My apologies for bringing him up. I-I should have realized..." given how you're acting, yes, that generalized observation goes very much noticed. He also looks slightly apologetic and a bit embarrassed.

"At an-any rate. I-I only spoke to him a few times. I-I know Poseidon is a better contact and mermaids...sirens too. And then there's the Atlantians..." Best to change the subject and what better way than Helios babbling to himself.

[all7seas]

"Impossible for you to realize my rather lengthy and storied history with one Captain Davy Jones of the Flying Dutchman." Reluctantly, Jack had to give Helios that. "Mermaids, now. I suppose you've dated two or three of those watery wonders."

Jack had wooed Marina, of course. She still wasn't happy with him.

[folklorist]

"Ah. N-No never, um, d-dated. I-I do talk with them from time to time. Amazing their knowledge of the seas." Sorry but the only woman he's ever dated was a dryad. Not that, that's any better. Still Helios shifts his attention darting about the room before it rests back on Jack.

[all7seas]

"Courting a maid of the sea is a complicated matter. First off? It's complicated by the fact that likely, deep down inside, she wants to strip the flesh from your bones. And they always expect you to pay for dinner, mermaids. Aaaand drinks. And dessert. And tea the next morning."

[folklorist]

"Ah r-really? I-I don't know. Perhaps you just caught her at a bad time? I do have to wonder if the tides and moon affect them...similarly like werewolves." He is a bit intrigued though. Mermaid mannerisms hm.

"Though most worlds h-have rather a-aggressive type mythological beings apparently." It makes him frown as he regards his plate. "The mermaids I've spoken to have all been rather peaceful actually. Quite curios as to why a human would speak to them given the myths and legends about them."