Caritas, Friday Evening

[newroutines]

It was an idea Mike had had while he’d been walking home early, far too early this morning, having been booted from Allie's due to vampire and daytime reasons. It was an idea that had still been in his head when he'd woken up at home some hours into the afternoon, and even though he could feel the island's pull on his hormones beginning to lessen a bit, it was an idea he'd decided to go with. He'd talked about it with people enough last night to just go with it, you know? Like a proper send-off to this week.

And now it was the early evening, and Mike was at Caritas (much to the chagrin of Tino) even though it wasn't his shift. And he wasn't behind the bar, either. For now, he was sitting in front of it with a beer. Totally deserved after he’d slaved over the big-ass handmade sign now hanging outside the bar's entrance:

SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY
MAGIC MIKE
+ OPEN STAGE WITH HOT MUSIC
(18+ ONLY, SORRY!)

Yeah. That was going to happen.

[ocd up! come on in!]

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Stage (02/20)

[newroutines]

With OCD, this time!

For One Night Only: Magic Mike (02/20)

[newroutines]

The lights went down, everywhere apart from the spotlights on the stage. "And now, Caritas is proud to present a very special performance, for one night only." Was that Tino's voice? No one would ever know. "Please put your hands together... for Magic Mike."

Mike would've been lying if he'd claimed hearing that name didn't feel like slipping into a different skin, a familiar and comforting form he'd supposedly left behind. As Ginuwine's Pony began to play – also an old, comfortable favorite – he stepped into the lights, the cap on his head shading his face. The moves came almost automatically, smooth and precise, perfectly in time with the music. Yeah, still got this.

Mike was a dancer. He knew his body and he knew how to move, and he knew how and when to shed clothes. Hoodie? Yeah, he could give that up early. Tight t-shirt? That stayed on until he'd been a showoff with a flip, and given ample demonstration of the kind of control he had over his hip movements. Pants? Not before he'd been grinding the stage (you were welcome, anyone who was going to be remembering that fondly later tonight). And his ridiculous little thong?

Not before he had his back to the audience, and it was a literal second before the stage lights went out.

You wanted more than that, you grabbed him at the bar afterwards for a private show.

[Open for reactions! And for visual reference because I can (all videos are NSFW, duh): original Pony | other solo | Magic Mike XXL trailer]

Re: For One Night Only: Magic Mike (02/20)

[fjordicswagger]

It took like, two minutes before Tamsin's fist was up in the air. "Woohoo!" she yelled. "Shake it!"

What? What.

Re: For One Night Only: Magic Mike (02/20)

[throughaphase]

Yeeep, Kitty was totally getting video. Just in case anyone had missed this.

Re: For One Night Only: Magic Mike (02/20)

[filleauloup]

Kitty wasn't the only one getting video of this. Éponine didn't realize she was just outright staring, and she didn't care if she was.

That was definitely not the sort of dancing she'd seen whenever Gavroche managed to sneak her into a theater.

Re: For One Night Only: Magic Mike (02/20)

[allie-vamp.livejournal.com]

Allie was also taking video.

Because she'd promised Tiny.

That was her story and she was sticking to it.

Re: For One Night Only: Magic Mike (02/20)

[begmetwice.livejournal.com]

Of course Irene was going to video this, yes please. Just -- look at him. She honestly had not really known that abdominal muscles could gyrate like that.

Some things transcended sexual orientation. She'd just be over here fanning herself a little, shh.

Re: For One Night Only: Magic Mike (02/20)

[bedbathabbiyond]

Abbi was just going to be whistling and cheering, yeah.

At one point she tried a cheesy thing she'd seen in a movie, and stuck a dollar bill in her bra for Mike to collect.

Re: For One Night Only: Magic Mike (02/20)

[regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com]

"Mike Mike Mike Mike MAGIIIIIC MIKE!" This was such a good week for ... stuff.

Re: For One Night Only: Magic Mike (02/20)

[whoisalicewhite.livejournal.com]

"WOOOOO." Parker toasted him with her drink, then held up a few bills. "NICE JOB."

Open Stage (02/20)

[newroutines]

After Mike’s show, the band was playing various hot songs, and the stage was wide open for anyone feeling inspired to do their own one-off performances (or several). Come on, like you’d never wanted to tease a crowd of people to Girls Girls Girls or something else equally cheesy?

You could also do the usual karaoke thing, but Mike was going to sadface at you.

Bar (02/20)

[newroutines]

Where Tino was ready to take your orders.

Re: Bar (02/20)

[fjordicswagger]

Regrettably, the pollen had already left Tamsin's Fae-enhanced system by noon. She'd been planning to sleep off the whole thing for a while, and she had been napping pretty nice, actually.

Then she'd seen the sign on Caritas. And there went her sleeping plans for the evening.

What? The only difference between pollenated Tamsin and normal Tamsin was that normal Tamsin was slightly more inclined to be an asshole instead of hitting on you.

She ordered a Bloody Mary and sat down at the bar, waiting for the show to start.

Re: Bar (02/20)

[filleauloup]

Yeah, Éponine was back to her usual self by this point in the evening, and because of not being her usual self she'd been planning on just coming in for a drink, and then she saw the sign, and of course she was curious.

So she ordered a drink like she'd been planning to do anyway, and then sat down at the bar to watch the show.

Re: Bar (02/20)

[throughaphase]

Kitty's head was starting to clear of all the pollen-induced single-mindedness, which meant that she'd gone in to work to see if she could get a jump start on all the catching up she was going to have to do before spring break because she'd been too busy with her boyfriend this week. Aaaand there was the sign.

So she sent a text and got a Coke. She'd bring her work home to do tomorrow.

Re: Bar (02/20)

[allie-vamp.livejournal.com]

After several rounds of Rock, Paper, Scissors, Allie had left Tiny and charge and made her way over to Caritas. Between the previous evening, the fading pollen, and the promise of an interesting show, she was in a particularly good mood when she took a seat at the bar.

Re: Bar (02/20)

[newroutines]

Post-performance, Mike made his way back to the bar to get a cool drink. He looked pretty happy.

And while he was otherwise clothed, he was also currently still carrying his shirt over his arm, so other people maybe had something to be happy about, too.

Re: Bar (02/20)

[begmetwice.livejournal.com]

And Irene was here, of course -- depollinated, but much happier than she'd been earlier in the week, and with a beautifully-chilled martini in one hand.

And she was going on vacation in two days.

Seriously. What a fantastic week this had been. She was never complaining about the island again. (At least, not until the children she'd been warned about turned up.)

Re: Bar (02/20)

[bedbathabbiyond]

Abbi was feeling like shots tonight.

"And keep 'em coming," she instructed Tino. "Until we've reached the extent of what I can get with a twenty."

Re: Bar (02/20)

[geniuswithasmartphone]

Since arriving on this island, Hardison had had two days of incredible sex with his girlfriend, followed by getting to watch a professional strip routine and then watch his flexible and damn sexy girlfriend put on a public pole dance right after the first show.

Why had he waited so long to move here again?

Re: Bar (02/20)

[vdistinctive]

Eliot was here, enjoying the show and a little bit of hair of the dog.

Lounge (02/20)

[newroutines]

Where you could cool off.

Back Room (02/20)

[newroutines]

Where you could... make out, probably.

OOC (02/20)

[newroutines]

TWO YEARS I HAVE WAITED FOR AN EXCUSE TO DO THIS. Come bid fond farewell to sex pollen week 2015!

Re: OOC (02/20)

[filleauloup]

OMG I love you.