We've got stars directing our fate, and we're praying it's not too late. [Party-Thread]

[bloodrunsdeeper]

[[OOC: Okay, kids. Have your Christmas Ball. ^^ Given that 'tis the season for traveling and holiday stress, you can probably expect the whole kaboodle to be slowtimed to Hell, but the important thing is that it's here for you to throw your kids in. Mix and mingle, make new friends, and have fun! Remember, this takes place on December 24, so any

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[scorching_black]

Sirius Black is alternating between the dance floor and the mistletoe.

He's a 17-year-old boy. Of course he wants to get snogged.

Pretty girls are welcome, pretty boys even more so.

[paradoxkitten]

How about a pretty Schro? Who doesn't really subscribe to "boy" and "girl" categories, despite his use of male pronouns (for your convenince!); he's wearing an elaborate brocade and lace dress and quite a bit of makeup, so people who see him are welcome to draw their own conclusions.

And he's just found a Sirius under the mistletoe.

"You know, if you're going to stand under parasitic vegetation, some people might get the wrong idea." Schro remarks with a smirk and a raised eyebrow.

He's offering Sirius a graceful out in case he's freaked out by the ~boy-in-a-dress... But no one said he can't get a bit of a squirm out of him if he is the type to get freaked out.

[scorching_black]

Sirius grins amicably. "Nice dress. And who says there's a wrong conclusion to draw?"

[paradoxkitten]

Hmm. That's one test passed. And he's cute.

"Thank you," Schro says, with a graceful smile and a very slight, only mildly ironic curtsy. "And the problem there is, you never know what kind of people cute boys under mistletoe might attract."

Schro's such an innocent little necromancer, he is. Really.

[scorching_black]

Sirius smirks and waggles his eyebrows. "Well, normalcy isn't exactly my thing, so I'm pretty sure you're not gonna put me off."

[paradoxkitten]

"Is that an invitation?" Schro takes half a step forward, just enough to place himself under the same sprig of mistletoe.

[scorching_black]

"Consider it more of a request," Sirius replies cheerfully, leaning in.

Snoggings! Yay!

[paradoxkitten]

And Schro is quite happy to snog him. Hey, it's a party, there's parasitic vegetation, might as well, right? So this is a good, proper snog, and he pulls away with a grin, lipstick completely unsmudged. He wears quality makeup.

"I'm Schrödinger, by the way."

[scorching_black]

"Sirius."

There's a handshake on offer!

"Excellent snogging technique, mate."

[paradoxkitten]

Usually, one shakes hands before the snogging happens, but... These are special boys. Schro takes his hand, smiling.

"Thanks. I try." And there's a pause. "Sirius..." He raises an eyebrow. "If you're a wizard, I'm going to laugh, but trust me, it's not at you."

[scorching_black]

"I am."

Sirius makes a face that's equal part amusement and resignation.

"Read the books, have you? That's me. Sirius Black, at your service."

[paradoxkitten]

"Yeah. Kind of had to when every little poser kid who could wave a wand around was convinced he was a great wizard." Schro raises an eyebrow and lets a bit of mischief work its way into his grin. "For those of us that are natives, the term is 'sorcerer'. Though I did have some fun convincing some of the kids I was a Death Eater. Can't say the books did much as far as good press for my specialty, but the looks on their faces were... almost worth it."

Yes, Schrödinger has a slightly sadistic sense of humor. And if Sirius can't draw the obvious conclusion that he's not actually one of the bad guys from that statement -- Schro looks good in morally grey, to tell the truth -- then it's off to find someone more interesting.

[scorching_black]

Sirius...really can't quite bring himself to find that amusing.

"....what's your specialty?" he asks, warily.

This may be about to go downhill. Fast.

Whups?

[paradoxkitten]

"First thing," Schro says, snagging a flute of something sadly non-alcoholic from a tray someone's carrying around, "let me just say that I'm used to your world being fiction. Chicago and its impressive Wanderer population is a rarity, and I'm not so much of a bastard as to try and traumatize children who actually are from that world. Just the ones stupid enough to take a work of fiction as gospel in a world where it doesn't apply. Second, I'll remind you we're working under an enforced peace, liebling, so I'd appreciate it if you'd hear me out before either smiting me now and bringing the wrath of the archangels down on both of us, or just leaving in a huff and possibly putting me on the list of dangerous people to smite the moment I walk out the door." Schrödinger arches an eyebrow, giving Sirius a cool, appraising look. He's not down to the kind of cold detachment that signifies trouble, but the message is clear. You're cute, and I don't want this to end badly. Odds are it will, though. Pity."I'm a necromancer, Mr. Black. I don't

[scorching_black]

"This is me, not making snap moral judgments. And I'm not going to smite you. Now or later."

Sirius says this first, because, quite frankly, it seems an important thing to say.

"For one thing, you're pretty and a good kisser, and I've never smote - smited? smitten? Whatever. I've never killed anyone that I made out with first, and I'd prefer to keep it that way. Anyway, if you've only killed one person with magic you're doing better than me - as I said, we're in a war. I haven't, in fact, seen a zombie - we don't have them, really, in my world, though we have something that comes close, basically mindless meat puppets. If you were going around making those and cackling melodramatically we might have problems, or if you were an actual Death Eater, but since neither of those things are true, frankly I see no reason why we can't stand here, listen to the music, and talk about how stupid teenagers can be."

Sirius pauses, giving Schro a minute to absorb this.

"So. What does 'liebling' mean?"

[calicoway]

Luke hardly needs a mistletoe as an excuse to kiss someone. So when Sirius makes his way back to the mistletoe, he's going to get kissed by an Australian whore! It's just a quick kiss followed by a smile.

He has a feeling this boy is under 18 and he probably shouldn't be snogging underage people.