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Caritas - Friday evening [Open]

GOB made Tino put a sign up outside.

Celebrate the New Year at Caritas!
Music! Karaoke!
A dance floor FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY!
And best of all, we don't card!

A Host Named GOB Presents
New Year's Eve @ Caritas

As much as he hated it, GOB thought he had to give in to the dance floor crowd for the one night, at least. But at least during that night he'd be completely plastered, so he wouldn't notice. "Hey, Tino! Is that dance floor installed yet?" GOB asked. Tino shook his head. "Good."

[OOC: I will be playing nice with time zones and people who will be actually out at NYE parties by putting up the NYE party post late Saturday night. It'll be open through Monday as well. Bar is open and I am around.]

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Mopey about this year? Sing about it!

Drink about it!

Alec and Dean headed to the bar as soon as they came in, obviously intent on getting a drink or two.

Alec leaned on the bar itself, grinning at his double as they waited for someone to come by for drink orders. "So, we doing the New Years thing too?"

"Oh yeah," Dean said, grinning. "Aside from it being a great excuse to party, I've got a few new years to make up for."

"You wanna come here, or do you know if anyone else is doing anything?"

Dean shrugged. "Dunno. If there is more than one party happening we can always hop from one to another."

"Sounds good to me," Alec said, nodding. "So anything I need to know about this holiday?"

"Well, there's usually music, dancing, and drinking. And a countdown at midnight to the beginning of the new year. At which point everyone yells, 'Happy New Year,' and kisses their significant other. Or whoever's near by," Dean explained with a smirk. "Oh and there's usually singing of Auld Lang Syne."

"Is it required, or can I get away with humming in the background?" He was almost bouncy, apparently having great fun in learning the ins and outs of holidays he'd never celebrated before.

Dean shrugged. "Most people have had enough alcohol at that point that I doubt anyone would notice. But I can teach you the words if you want." He couldn't keep from smiling at Alec's enthusiasm.

"Sure," Alec said, grinning. "So singing, kissing and drinking - that sounds like fun. Are there any other holidays that involve drinking?"

"Saint Patrick's Day has green beer," Dean informed him.

"...For drinking?" Alec blinked.

Dean chuckled. "Yeah. It's just normal beer with food colouring."

"Okay, that's just weird," Alec said, trying to fathom that.

"There's a sorta inner logic to it, really," Dean promised. "And then there's the holidays that feature chocolate promeniently."

"Ooh, holidays about chocolate?" Alec perked up, having been very enthusiastic in learning more about his favorite food group.

Dean nodded. "You already know about Hallowe'en and trick or treating. Then there's Valentine's Day, which is all about romance and being with your significant other. The big gifts of the day are flowers -- preferably red roses -- and heart shaped boxes of chocolate."

Alec frowned slightly. "Huh. Romance?"

"Romance, love, and all that girly stuff that tends to go along with it," Dean confirmed. "But there's chocolate. And often sex if you're seeing someone so it's not all bad."

"I get sex without that though," Alec pointed out. "Can I still have chocolate?"

"We'll make sure you get chocolate," Dean promised, grinning at Alec.

Alec beamed. "So what else is there?"

"Easter," Dean said. "In which Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ by giving each other chocolate bunnies." He paused. "Yeah, I don't know why either."

Alec blinked, at a loss for what to say at first. "...Okay, that's just weird. But there's chocolate bunnies."

"Yep," Dean said. "And chocolate or multicoloured eggs. Which are often hidden and that you have to hunt for. Oh and peeps."

"When eggs are weird colors, I don't think you're supposed to eat them," Alec pointed out dubiously. "What are peeps?"

"The eggs are like the green beer - just food colouring. And it's only the shells," Dean explained, then grinned as he moved on to peeps. "Peeps are little chick shaped marshmallowy candies. Pretty much just a sugar delivery system. And they blow up real good in a microwave."

"That's still weird, but blowing things up sounds cool," Alec said, grinning finally. "Holidays are bizarre, you know that, right?"

"Yeah, but fun." Dean grinned back. "You'll see."

"Yeah," Alec agreed, looking pleased. He wasn't exactly figuring Dean would up and leave - especially with his dad and the principal like they were - but hearing Dean speak as though he expected to be around for Alec's first holidays was definitely nice.

"You liked Christmas, right? And Hallowe'en? So we're doing well so far."

"That's true," he said. "So far no holidays I hate."

GOB looked over and glared. Yes, he had some Muskcage - or whatever it was that Becky called either or both of them - issues. If he knew which one it was he hated, he would glare severely at him. Instead, he gave shifty eyes to both of them. "What do you want?"

Alec had no idea who GOB was, not that he'd probably care if he did, so he grinned despite getting shifty-eyed. "Scotch, neat."

"Ditto," Dean said, giving GOB a puzzled look at the shifty-eyed.

"Tino!" GOB called out. "Scotch for the pretty boys over here. Don't forget the the little umbrellas." Tino poured the drinks and brought them over. Each one had a yellow umbrella in it.

He couldn't believe they were trying to steal his drink.

"What are the umbrellas for?" Alec asked, picking it out of his drink with a curious look.

"For keeping the rain off you," GOB said. He thought it was a good burn instead of just a bizarre statement. That'll show them, GOB. That'll show them.

"The rain?" Alec twirled the umbrella between his fingertips and eyed GOB warily. "Thanks, I guess."

Lounge about it!

OOC about it!

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