Get This Party Started

[cynicalnevada]

WHO: Tifa, Elena, Rude, Dizzy, [Karen, Balthier, Zero?], Reno and whatever guests they decide to bring along.
WHEN: Friday night
WHERE: Reno's pad
WHAT: Par-TAY. well, just a get-together so Reno can catch up with everyone he lost touch with over the past few months and so Tifa can meet some more people.
WARNINGS: Bad movies, possible booze,

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[piercedshades]

Rude couldn't remember the last time he went to a realparty. He was mostly used to his parent's brunches and small get togethers for the past couple of years so this would be a refreshing change of pace.

He arrived at the front door of their place giving the door a good sturdy knock, dressed in a black long sleeve buttoned down shirt and matching slacks along with his usual glasses and fingerless gloves. In tow he held a large tupperware container filled with freshly baked brownies...the 'special' kind. This was certainly something he didn't normally make but given the present company they'd probably go over well, if not he could find someone to pawn them off on so not to waste perfectly good food.

[foldedsteel]

With Reno in the kitchen, Tifa took it upon herself to answer the door; she was actually relieved to have something concrete to do in the midst of Reno's friends. She liked Dizzy well enough, and Karen was more her guest than Reno's--she liked Karen's attitude and pride. They made her feel stronger, just to be around her--but the instant Elena got there, Tifa suddenly found herself at a loss for what to talk about, so the few moments of polite I-don't-actually-know-you smiling were mercifully cut short by the knock on the door.

So she went to answer it, opening it to find Rude outside, looking incredibly snappy for such a small get together. It suited him though, somehow. With a grin, she invited him inside. "Hey Rude. You look swanky," she informed him, noticing the tupperware and breaking into a soft laugh. "You baked again? Awesome--c'mon in. Uh, Dizzy, Karen...Elena," she addressed after a flicker of hesitation (gods talking to the blonde was somehow nerve-wracking), "this is Rude. He's new in town too."

[imperial_ray]

Dizzy, however, was blissfully unaware that there was any sort of tension in the room at all and was simply all smiles. She passed around some of the cookies she had made, making certain everyone got at least some.

She gave a wave to Rude as he entered as well. She'd yet to meet the stoic fellow, but he seemed nice enough.

[agentmoreau]

Elena grabbed a glass out of the kitchen and poured herself a drink, tucking the bottle into an out-of-the-way corner where it wouldn't be knocked over. walking back into the room, she sat down on the couch next to Dizzy. "Hey there, Dizzy, how have you been? I haven't talked to you in a while."

She looked up at Tifa and Rude and waved, determined not to make things uncomfortable for the other girl. "Nice to meet you in person," she said, leaving the question of which one she was talking to ambiguous.

[imperial_ray]

"OH OH OH OH! You won't believe this, but Akiha, Shuichi, and I have a show! We're opening for Chevelle! I can't tell you how awesome this is!" Dizzy exclaimed, bouncing in her seat with excitement. She hadn't really been able to squeal about it yet with all of the last minute classwork she had this week. But now summer had officially began...

[foldedsteel]

Tifa, who'd been busy ingesting a cookie and asking Dizzy if the cookies were vegan so Karen could have them (she'd realized a few seconds in that chocolate had milk which wasn't vegan and so then she'd cut herself off, frowning a little), was in the process of figuring out how to ask Karen if she could make anything in particular for her, since she couldn't have regular cookies...when Elena greeted her politely and she didn't even have the chance to respond before Dizzy jumped in--not that she was finding fault with Dizzy or anything, but now there was this strange awkward unanswered pleasantry hanging unrequited in the air, the conversation no longer ripe for a reply

[agentmoreau]

"Dizzy, that's so awesome! I saw your post on the network and I meant to say something - congratulations."

Elena glanced over at Tifa, studying her as she took a sip of her whiskey. She could certainly see why Reno... why he liked her so much. Tifa was gorgeous; a real knockout. And added to that, she was independent and took care of herself, which from what Elena had seen was exactly Reno's type. Well, I'm not going to screw this up for him. If he likes her that much, I'm not going to get in the way.

Realizing that there might have been a little too much of a pause, and not wanting to seem like she was staring, Elena caught on to the last part of what Tifa had said. "Who's a womanizing prick? If he tries anything with me -" she paused. "Well, I might have to refer him to you. My brand of taking care of problems tends to come with more permanent violence."

[piercedshades]

Swanky...Rude liked the sound of that. He'd have to remember to use it more often