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RP: You Can Dance if You Want To

Aug 19, 2011 18:21

Date: August 19, 2011
Characters: Harley Jordan, Ariel Crabtree, Thad Jordan, Gabriel Long, Kudzu Emory, Stephen Ross, Duck Reese (NPC), anyone else
Location: Muse
Status: Public
Summary: Harley wants to kick back and have a good time on her birthday. Which means inviting some people clubbing and not making an issue of the fact that it's her ( Read more... )

location: muse, character: harley jordan, character: stephen ross, august 2011, character: kudzu emory, character: ariel crabtree, character: thaddeus jordan, post: public, character: gabriel long

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ariel_crabtree August 19 2011, 22:57:01 UTC

Ariel was glad she'd found out about Harley's birthday in enough time to get a gift together for her. She was also kinda thrilled that they got to go out and celebrate it, even if Harley wasn't precisely saying it was a birthday celebration. She had the gifts she'd made tucked away so she could toss them to Harley at an obliging moment. She really hoped she liked them.

"There's a big table over there," Ariel said, standing on her tip toes to look and point. "Should we grab that one?"

She'd never been to this place before, actually, but it would be interesting to see what it was like. She could always use another place to go to when she went out for a beer and some fun.

harley_jordan August 19 2011, 23:05:01 UTC

Harley eyed the table Ariel pointed out. "Looks like it's within good distance of the bar and the dance floor, so that suits my requirements," she said with a grin, heading over with Ariel.

"I scoped this place out last week, and the DJ's pretty good," she said, dropping into a chair. "You want something to drink to start? Duck's bringing Thad, they should be here soon, but I don't mind pre-gaming if you don't."

ariel_crabtree August 20 2011, 00:41:23 UTC

Ariel hurried them over so they could snag it before someone else claimed it. Her bag tonight was a little larger than she'd usually carry to a club, but like any sane partier, she kept her money and ID safely in her pocket and nothing of importance in the bag. She'd only brought it to shove Harley's gift into it. "Prime territory," she said smugly, claiming a seat as well.

"Oh, nice. I've never heard of it, but it seems real nice." A little higher class than some of the places she usually visited, if she were to be perfectly honest. "I'll take a beer, I think. And I got something for ya when you get the chance, so I dunno if you want them before the boys get here or whatever."

harley_jordan August 20 2011, 00:53:10 UTC

"Yeah, well. We're kinda the most important people here, so," Harley told Ariel with a twin smug grin. She was glad Ariel had come out with her, they always had a good time and if she was honest, it was cool to be out celebrating her birthday at least a little.

"Figured we might as well go all out." She looked around, flagging one of the traveling drink servers and holding up two fingers. She looked at Ariel, touched already. "Dude, you didn't," she said, but she was smiling. "And yeah, whenever you want really."

ariel_crabtree August 20 2011, 01:17:24 UTC

"That we are. Especially the birthday girl," Ariel said, smirking ever so faintly. She wasn't going to let Harley forget, even if she might want to, that they were celebrating her birthday. Though her attitude about it was a reason it was hard to get her own birthday out of her. It was more fun to celebrate other people's days than her own.

Ariel dug the package out of her bag. The wrapping was simple, and it could be stuffed back in her bag when she was done. She tossed it over to Harley. She suspected that Harley would like it, though she couldn't swear to it. She'd made a messenger bag out of duct tape, and inside it was a yellow and black duct tape wallet. She just hadn't been able to help herself. Amusingly enough, they were very usable things, sturdy enough to hold up to hard use in Ariel's experience. "Hope you like them."

harley_jordan August 20 2011, 01:28:27 UTC

"Yeah, yeah," Harley said, reaching for their beers when the server brought them back. "Guess I don't mind holding court over here for a while, though. It's good to be on top." She settled back in her chair and grinned. She glanced at Ariel and realised she didn't know when her birthday was. She was going to have to do something about that, especially since she didn't know anyone she could ask.

She watched Ariel produce a package from her bag, already touched because she'd probably made something. She was always making stuff, and it was still kind of amazing to Harley. When she opened it up, she saw the red and black bag and the wallet, her eyes going wide. "You are kidding me, A." Not only were they super-creative and well-made, but duct tape was kind of their thing, at least as far as Harley was concerned. She kept looking at them, a grin threatening to split her face wide open.

"These are fantastic," she said sincerely, leaning over to hug Ariel spontaneously. "Can't believe you thought of this. You're kind of insane."

ariel_crabtree August 20 2011, 01:50:50 UTC

Ariel thanked the server and took a long draw on her beer. She always liked to have at least one. It wasn't a problem, just somethign she'd always done. "Savor it, my friend. We'll make the most of it."

She shook her head, laughing softly. "No, not shitting you, seriously. It is in fact made out of duct tape." She grinned. "I had no idea what to get you, and I was at the art store and happened to see the colored duct tape, and I thought of you immediately." She smirked slightly. Harley and duct tape kinda sorta really went together well.

She hugged Harley back tightly. "Well, it's you and duct tape," she said simply. "And I thought you'd get a kick out of it. Plus ya mentioned classes, so I thought you might need a bag." She'd initially thought of embroidering a bag or something, but this idea had been much better.

harley_jordan August 20 2011, 02:00:42 UTC

"How did you even do that? I'm seriously impressed." Harley prided herself on being pretty good with her hands, but she couldn't do anything like the creative stuff Ariel got up to. She put her hand inside, feeling along the bottom. "It's so sturdy and everything. Well I mean, of course it is, duct tape is one of the seven wonders of the world."

She laughed and took a drink of her beer. "Well mission accomplished, I'm definitely getting a kick out of this one," she said, slipping the bright yellow wallet into the bag. "I'm going to take a couple this fall, so this will be great for my books." She hadn't even thought about the fact that she might need a bag, which showed how used to being in school she was.

ariel_crabtree August 20 2011, 02:51:36 UTC

"I had instructions, it's not as hard as it seems." It was just meticulous to make sure that things didn't wrinkle over much. It was amazing how much life duct tape could take on when you were trying to wrestle it into submission. She'd had to lock Tiana and Sunday up or there really would have been a huge mess to deal with. "And, like, if it needs repairs... more duct tape!" She laughed.

"Good, I hoped you would." Really hoped. If anything, she figured the use of duct tape would be appreciated. "So yeah. Happy Birthday, Harley. Let's make it many more." She hoped she'd be around to help celebrate them in the future, too.

harley_jordan August 20 2011, 03:02:44 UTC

"Must've stuck to your hands something fierce along the way," she said, bemused and still absurdly touched. "The perfect gift, seriously. I'll treasure it." And she really would, because seriously, jeeze.

"Thanks. I'm shooting for as many as I can. You do realize this means I have to outdo this for your birthday." She lifted a brow in challenge as she took another sip.

"Also, hope you don't think we're going to hold up this table all night. We're dancing our tails off."

ariel_crabtree August 20 2011, 15:18:30 UTC

"Yes, there might be a little of me left on the tape," Ariel said laughingly. "So hopefully that'll be all right." Harley's reaction made her feel good, all warm and nice. She treasured her friendship with Harley.

"Naaaaah you don't," she said easily. Her birthday landing on Christmas, there was enough celebrating going around without making people do something for her birthday as well.

"Hell no we won't prop it up. Dancing is what we must do." She hadn't done much actual dancing ever since whatever it was she'd started to have with Cliff had petered out. She wasn't upset at it, honestly, just... vaguely saddened at times that she couldn't seem to hold onto anyone for any amount of time, outside of her couple of friends.

harley_jordan August 20 2011, 15:44:12 UTC

"Of course I do. And I'm totally game for it." She might not want a big party for her own birthday, but throwing something for someone else might be cool. She'd never actually done it before.

She glanced over and saw Thad heading towards the bar. Duck was heading their way, though, and she raised a hand to flag him down, wrinkling her nose upon noticing that he and Thad had already separated. So her plan hadn't exactly worked out. She sent him a significant look, but Duck only shrugged.

"Hey, Harley," he drawled, folding his lanky frame into a chair. "Nice table. Might hang over here for a while." It'd be better than trying to deal with all these people. He looked at Ariel and ducked his head. He'd seen her around a couple times, but had never really spoken to her much except maybe mumbling her way in passing.

"Heya."

Harley smiled faintly and took a pull from her beer, wondering how she'd managed to meet all these shy types. "Ariel, Duck, Duck, Ariel."

ariel_crabtree August 20 2011, 23:39:11 UTC

"If you can find out when it is, sure," Ariel said blithely, eyes dancing mischievously at Harley over her beer. Oh, she'd give in eventually; it wasn't that big of a deal to her, but being an imp about it for the moment was fun. She'd do it if only because Harley seemed to want to do it, and she had a feeling that was a relatively big thing for Harley.

Ariel gave the newcomer to the table a bright and welcoming smile. She recognized him from where Harley worked, but she'd never really met him directly. He was very quiet, and Ariel often tended to respect that until she was formally introduced. "Nice to meet ya, Duck. I've seen you around some. So you gonna do some dancing with us tonight?"

harley_jordan August 21 2011, 00:20:43 UTC

Harley raised her brow at Ariel's challenging look, thinking it probably wouldn't go over well if she picked Ariel's pocket to get a peek at her license. She wasn't sure how rusty she was after all this time, and putting stuff back was always trickier than slipping it out. But she was curious. She'd get it out of her somehow.

Duck nodded. "Seen you around too," he said, pivoting towards her so he could watch her face and hear her a little better. He flushed and looked back towards the dance floor when she asked about dancing. "Guess so. This ain't my usual thing." He shrugged. "'m more into country."

"For some reason," Harley said, teasing them both.

ariel_crabtree August 21 2011, 00:37:56 UTC

Ariel grinned at him. "I am too, to be honest," she admitted. "Do you do square dance? I used to go to a group back home that danced every week or so. Haven't found anything here, yet, but I've been awfully busy, so I haven't really looked, either. I can do this on occasion, though. ANd I'm told we're not allowed to prop up the table tonight."

She pulled a face at Harley, sticking out her tongue. "Someone just doesn't appreciate the finer aspects of country music," she said, sniffing and pretending to put her nose in the air, winking over at Duck.

harley_jordan August 21 2011, 00:59:43 UTC

Duck brightened. "Don't know much about square dancing," he admitted, "but line dancing is fun. They got a lot of honky-tonks out here." He grinned. "'s a good time."

Harley crossed her legs and slouched. "Yeah awesome, next year we'll make it a big old hoe-down," she quipped, but she was laughing.

He caught Ariel's wink. "But I could try this, since we're here and we can't prop up the table."

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