betterthanaplan: (taking this seriously)
Duke Crocker ([personal profile] betterthanaplan) wrote2019-12-23 07:41 pm
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The Cape Rouge, Port of Fandom, Christmas Eve

As a rule, he didn't tend to do much for the winter holidays -- unless you counted "go somewhere it's not winter" -- but some combination of Fandom's festivities and the cold weather had actually put him into something of a Christmas-y mood this year, so the Rouge's deck was -- well. Decked. There were string lights and garlands all over the open deck area, especially around the table holding the big thermos of hot, buttered rum. He'd set up a little fire pit on the metal cargo-bay doors, and the door to the galley and lounge below-decks was propped open with a now-dormant loaf of yesterday's fruitcake, in case people preferred to go in where it was warmer.

As discussed, Duke had only mentioned the party to a few people since planning it with Rey. It was Christmas, though, so if people decided to wander up and say hi, he wouldn't turn them away.

[up early and ready for all the slowplay. A few people in the know expected, but as it says in the narrative, it's open for wandering in if you want, too!]
thatwaslucky: (interested in you)

Re: On deck

[personal profile] thatwaslucky 2019-12-24 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not enough alcohol?" she teased.

She'd do it.
thatwaslucky: (okay)

Re: On deck

[personal profile] thatwaslucky 2019-12-24 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm worrying a little that you're thinking ahead," she said.
okteiviakom: ([pos] gentle ribbing)

Re: On deck

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2019-12-24 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Presents and friends?"

It sounded a lot like Christmas only because it was.
thatwaslucky: (interested)

Re: On deck

[personal profile] thatwaslucky 2019-12-24 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Should you be telling me this before I've allowed you to teach me anything?" Rey said wryly. "Besides, you might want to take that back if I end up being horrible."
okteiviakom: ([neu] new dawn fades)

Re: On deck

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2019-12-24 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"Any particular reason?" Octavia wondered, her voice a little raspy.

Her own year was a complicated, confusing thing to think about. She'd rather ask about Rey's.
okteiviakom: ([pos] yeah as if)

Re: On deck

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2019-12-24 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia huffed out an amused sound. "Thought you might," she drawled, then shrugged - with the shoulder that she wasn't still lightly leaning against him. "It was nice."
thatwaslucky: (hidden smile)

Re: On deck

[personal profile] thatwaslucky 2019-12-24 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Rey laughed. "All right, fine. How do we do this?"
thatwaslucky: (interested)

Re: On deck

[personal profile] thatwaslucky 2019-12-24 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm still here," Rey shrugged. "I started the year nowhere, and now my life is drastically different. I don't know. I like noting that."
thatwaslucky: (profile talking)

Re: On deck

[personal profile] thatwaslucky 2019-12-24 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"Helpful, since I don't know the words," she reasoned. It'd give her a chance to get the tune, too. "Okay."

She was going to drink a little more of the rum first, though.
okteiviakom: ([neu] still go my own way)

Re: On deck

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2019-12-24 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not showing up," Octavia scoffed, "would have been my way of saying that."

She would probably have done that, too.

"Besides," she added, slowly looping her arm around him for a quick squeeze of her own, and dropping her voice into more of a hushed tone, "I got you something."
thatwaslucky: (just chilling)

Re: On deck

[personal profile] thatwaslucky 2019-12-24 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Even feeling a little self-conscious, Rey sang it back at him, and she really did have a good voice. Maybe a little quiet because she wasn't used to it.
okteiviakom: ([pos] downwardly amused maybe)

Re: On deck

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2019-12-24 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia's smile was tiny and a little crooked, but it was also there.

"Okay, I get that." Maybe not the 'still here' part, on a personal level, but still. "It makes sense."
thatwaslucky: (talking)

Re: On deck

[personal profile] thatwaslucky 2019-12-24 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"I've never really had that before," Rey said. "I could get used to it."
okteiviakom: ([neu] i had a dream once)

Re: On deck

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2019-12-24 09:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, one year's a good start."

Octavia's own thoughts were -- yeah. Never mind about those.

"So if there's a New Year's party, are you thinking of going?"
okteiviakom: ([neu] second dawn sinner)

Re: On deck

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2019-12-24 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"I keep saying that same thing to Magnus," Octavia drawled. "He never listens, either."

And he was clearly a bad influence.

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