Caritas; Wednesday [12/01].

[somethingwithturquoise]

Summer maybe spent five minutes listening to one of the dolls on the bar that Tino was apparently very excited about before she was going to pull a big fat veto.

"Nope," she said. "No way. They're going in the back room, all of them. I don't care if you think they're cute, they're actually creepy, and I have been through waaaaay too much crap to ever trust something that cute speaking in a language I can't understand. That always ends up badly."

He tried making a appeal that if that were the case, weren't they better out here where they could keep an eye on them>?

"Absolutely not," Summer insisted. "They're much better contained in a singlular place until they disappear tomorrow because it's December, and, oh god help us all if they're going to be cumulative, but if that's the case, then it's the next bartender's problem."

So the creepy-cute dolls were all shephered in an indecipherable babble to the back room, where Summer would ponder going over Caritas' insurance policy regarding fire and whether Kitty would feel burning down the entire back room was a necessary step in this case.

God, she really hoped they wouldn't wind up, like, summoning Christmas demons or something back there...

Wednesday Jello Shop Specials!

First One Free with a Karaoke Song!

Candy Cane Martini
Fireball Apple
Caramel Macchiato
King Crab Salad

Caritas is open!

Comments

The Stage - 12/01.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Sing for your jello!

Or just sing because you can!

And since it's December now, you won't even get glared at for Christmas songs!

Except "All I Want For Christmas is You." Fuck that song.

Re: The Stage - 12/01.

[existencemisspent]

Like Eliot wasn't going to take advantage of a karaoke special.

Beautiful Dreamer wasn't the most festive, but it'd fit right into a bit of old-timey caroling at least. And it suited his gentle tenor extremely well.

Re: The Stage - 12/01.

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

Jon nodded to Eliot as he finished. "Good evening. You've got a good voice."

The Bar - 12/01.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Where there's bartenders, jello shots, other drinks, and maybe even a doll or two that Tino "forgot" to take to the back room!

Re: The Bar - 12/01.

[1000yearstoolate]

"I hate this month."

Did it surprise Summer that Seivarden looked as if she actually meant it?

She took a seat behind the bar.

"I'll have one of each."

Re: The Bar - 12/01.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Summer's mouth opened for a moment to check if Seivarden really meant one of each, stopped herself, closed her mouth, and set up the line of shots.

"'Tis the season!" she said brightly. "Aren't you, like, just so glad you're back to normal just in time for December?"

Re: The Bar - 12/01.

[mother_love]

Billy walked into Caritas rather bleery-eyed as he gave Summer a questioning look. He was about to say something when he caught sight of a rather creepy looking doll sitting on the counter.

"Oh god... you got one too? I had one show up in my apartment somehow, singing this obnoxious song I cant understand ... which actually just makes it all the more annoying, never mind the fact that it woke me up at an ungodly hour."

Billy glanced from the doll, to Summer, then back to the doll. "Is this someone's idea of a holiday practical joke?"

Re: The Bar - 12/01.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"We got several!" Summer informed him brightly, then hitched a thumb toward to back room. "I locked them all up in there, where I'm pretty sure they're summoning unholy holiday demons, but more keep popping up."

Then her eyes widened with glee at that last question.

"Ohmygod," she gushed, "no one's told you about December yet, have they?"

Re: The Bar - 12/01.

[stykera]

Stark had not brought his little singing bear with him to join the horde in the back room. He'd just brought himself to the bar for jello and Summer, not necessarily in that order. Definitely not in that order.

"Better to start with the apple or the candy cane, do you think, Summer?" He asked, taking a seat at the bar. "The caramel should be last I think."

He was pretending the crab didn't exist, thanks.

Re: The Bar - 12/01.

[somethingwithturquoise]

But it was green, Stark! Exactly the color you'd want to associate with crab!

"I'd start with the candy cane," Summer decided, as she neatly set the three out, considered adding the fourth just to see the look on Stark's face when she did, but, really, doing that to him was right on par with pretty much kicking puppies.

"I feel the apple leads into the caramel one a little better," she explained a little further and, shots all set, gave him a smile. "How've you been, Stark? Good week?"

Re: The Bar - 12/01.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"So," Annie said in greeting, consulting a list on her phone as she slid onto a bar stool, "we have plastic snowmen again -- I'm a little iffy on getting inflatables after last year but I'll defer to your preference there -- I've got a bunch of mistletoe on order and I'm working on the drone thing, I'm gonna pick up some slice-and-bake cookies or whatever for people to decorate like last year, we have Christmas kegs and so much liquor --"

She glanced up. "What am I forgetting? What do we need? Besides that macchiato shot, obviously."

Like, obv.

Re: The Bar - 12/01.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Like, duh.

In fact, Summer was setting down two for her.

"Clearly, I've got the jello handled," she added, "and I'm doing a poke cake, too, I'm kind of obsessed all of a sudden? But, yeah, I think that's a good call on the inflatables, just in case. Other thoughts I had? Maybe little Christmas trees scattered around that people can decorate, too? And something with Santa hats, like, if you get one, there's a chance of, like, a prize in some of them or maybe, like, a drinking game, like the hats have a 'take three shots OR sing a Christmas carol' on the inside, IDK, but we have a high bar to clear after last year..."

Story of her goddamn overcompensating life over here.

Re: The Bar - 12/01.

[doctorgingerspice]

You know, in all of everyone’s efforts to explain how weird Fandom was, no one had mentioned to Will just how balls-to-the-wall the place went when it came to Christmas?

Well, okay, there had been some discussion about killer Christmas decorations, but besides that…

“What,” he said, making sure to give the doll on the other end of the counter a wide berth, “are those? And why are those?”

At first he’d assumed it was some strange hallucination brought on by the lack of sleep he was clearly getting, but no, other people could obviously see them too, so that couldn’t be it.

Re: The Bar - 12/01.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"What is probably a question best left unanswered," Summer offered, her expression gone slightly apologetic about it . "Why is a little easier, and that's because it's December and this place really likes to get its holly-jolly rocks off by amping the weirdest holiday cheer you'll ever see pretty much to fucking eleven.

"Yaaaaay, Fandom!" she added. "Now, tell me what you'd like to drink because you're probably gonna need it if I elaborate further."

Or even just now, really!

Re: The Bar - 12/01.

[stykera]

"They're singing toys," Stark supplied very helpfully. "They just... appeared today."

You know, like things do in December.

"Appeared and started singing and I have no idea what they're saying but they seem harmless."

Slightly horrifying maybe, but harmless.

Re: The Bar - 12/01.

[existencemisspent]

After carefully investigating them with a lens to make sure that they weren't actively cursed, Eliot had settled into ignoring the dolls for today.

He was mostly good at it. But he did end up feeling like going out and getting lightly smashed by the end of the day, though.

". . . Crab salad jello, huh?" he asked, coming up to the counter. "That sounds . . . absolutely disgusting."

Re: The Bar - 12/01.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"That," Summer informed him proudly, "is the whole point."

Followed by only the briefest pauses and a scheming grin before adding, "Wanna try it?"

Re: The Bar - 12/01.

[weirderthanthou]

Jesse came into the bar with seaweed still hanging out of her hair, and she'd really appreciate it if you didn't ask, Summer. Please. "Sorry I missed you last week," she said, sitting down on a stool at the bar. She reached up to pluck a long strand of green from her ponytail. "It's been, uh. Weird."

Re: The Bar - 12/01.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"Ohmygooooood," said Summer, mouth dropping and hands to her face as if she>/i> totally wasn't the one who disappeared for a few months there, "you're alive!

"And also, sweetie," don't expect her not to ask, Jesse, of course she wanted to ask!, "I think you're supposed to leave the seaweed wrap at the spa."

Re: The Bar - 12/01.

[my_own_advocate]

"I'm feeling jolly already," Lucifer announced, his eyes falling on the shots menu. "And I may need to take one of those king crab shots home with me."

Duke would either be delighted or horrified!

Re: The Bar - 12/01.

[notagoose]

“I must admit the dolls are new,”Goose said as he took a seat at the bar so much later than normal, the mun fell asleep earlywhen he spotted one of them still on the bar, “I got one of them back at the apartment,” he paused, “I see December is still going to be unusual for Fandom,” that was a bit of an understatement Goose.

Re: The Bar - 12/01.

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"Summer." Jon glanced at a leftover doll painfully. "They're here too, I see."

The Lounge - 12/01.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Oh, there's definitely dolls Tino "forgot" to take to the back room here. You can count on it.

The Back Room - 12/01.

[somethingwithturquoise]

More like...Back Room Valley of the Dolls up in here, amiright??

OOC - 12/01.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Standard Work-Related SP Applies!

Because I guarantee today's actually going to be swamped just on the merits of me having Caritas threads probably.