27 December 1984 @ 05:11 pm
New Year's Eve Masquerade! For Tuesday  




Octavius believed hiring someone to organise an event for him meant they would actually organise an event for him. Unfortunately, that notion proved to be a false one when the organiser left him high and dry in the middle of the month, but Octavius persevered. With the help of himself, Mira, occasionally Lottie Sweeting, and an army of lackeys, the night of the masquerade had come together as beautifully as possible.

Lottie had, for once, actually done her job, and at either entrance of the grand foyer were attendants handing out beautifully crafted half-masks to party-goers, and collecting them as people left. The ballroom was majestic and shimmering, the music was softly thrumming, the drinks were pouring, and the mood was infectious. All in all, Octavius thought, it was a satisfactory night to end a rather satisfactory year. After the chaos and excitement that had chased him all throughout 1983, he was rather happy to have had a (comparably) quiet year.

"Can you make sure Miss Warbeck is ready to begin?" he murmured to an attendant nearby who then scurried off. The Wizarding Wireless Network had, after all, promised a wonderful surprise at midnight! Octavius needed to ensure everything went perfectly.

The flash of a nearby photographer made Octavius scowl, annoyed was he at even the few press witches and wizards who had paid handsomely to be at the charity event tonight. The publicity was good, no one could deny that, and the masks concealed everyone's identity at least marginally so there was no grievous intrusion on privacy, but that didn't mean Octavius enjoyed their presence.

He rolled up the sleeve of his dress robe to check his watch, then his eyes darted back to the stage. It was five minutes to midnight! What, for heaven's sake, was Celestina Warbeck taking so long to appear onto an already dressed stage? Shaking his head agitatedly, Octavius cut through a path through the brightly coloured bodies in the mingling crowd to check on his star performer.



OOC Read this for questions, or ask me! Fluid time, so feel free to thread before/after kisses. Again, the "compulsion" to find your kissing partner kicks in 5-10 minutes before midnight and could be anything from thinking you should walk and get some punch to being mystifyingly sexually attracted to the masked stranger at your side. HAVE FUN! GO WILD ♥ AND HAPPY NEW YEAR'S MY GORGEOUS GALS.
 
 
09 December 1984 @ 09:25 pm
 
Who: Orion and Nora
What: He's going to find out why she's being so evasive
Where: Nora's place
When: Friday night
Status: In progress

...he wasn't going to be able to rest easy until he found out what was actually going on with her. )
 
 
18 August 1984 @ 12:50 pm
Mira  
Orion had never been the kind of person who could be labeled as 'traditional'. It wasn't even about going out of his way to be different; he just had his own way of doing things. A lot of men might have planned a nice night out at some fancy restaurant when they got a girl to agree to go on a date with them, but Orion hadn't booked a table. He hadn't even considered having their date be set in some stuffy atmosphere, staring at some menu that had food he had never even heard of at astronomical prices. Instead he had looked into some events that were going on around near Belfast, though he didn't limit his search to what was convenient to him. He knew enough people at the ministry to try and pull some strings for a port key if he really wanted to, but luckily he had heard talk of some sort of music fair that was taking place near the London area. He had messaged Mira, informing her that she should wear something comfortable for their date so that she didn't show up wearing a dress and heels.

Not that he would have minded the visual aspect of seeing her in such a garment, but he didn't want her to be regretting the decision to wear shoes that she would want to take off within the first hour. They would be doing a lot of walking, going from one tent to the next in order to visit the different stands that were set up - there would be things to buy, see, and more importantly talk about.

He really didn't know too much about the beautiful witch that he was going out with that night. Unfortunately he didn't have the resources she did when it came to investigating, though he had found out she was cousins with one of his house mates. Orion had an impressive web of connections, but even if he had access to more information he probably wouldn't have used it. He liked being surprised by people - what was the fun of already knowing everything there was to know about a person?

He had picked her up at her place, and gave her a kiss on the cheek as a way of saying hello - she was wearing the same perfume she had been wearing at that party. Once they were both ready to leave, they made their way to the field where the fair was set up. There was live music playing as they walked around, and every now and then they took a break in order to watch the performance. They had arrived late afternoon, so he had gotten them both something to eat around dinner time. Everything was going well, as far as he was concerned - they had been enjoying each others company for hours without going insane. He continued walking beside her even as it started getting dark, the lights of the tent coming up. He turned to look over at his date, breaking off a piece of a candy bar that he had been munching on.

"You ever been to anything like this before, or am I broadening your horizons?"

He asked with a smirk, popping the candy into his mouth before offering her some.
 
 
28 July 1984 @ 10:37 pm
 
Who: Orion Sinistra and Mira Jasper
What: frist meetings!
Where: A BEACH HOUSE
When: this weekend!
STATUS: FINISHING IN COMMENTS!

... that way when you talk about the wanker who made you give up your seat, you can address me by name. )