Stark Industries, Friday Night

[heroic_jawline]

Steve had let Tony do the decorating for the party tonight, so there was no chance at all that anyone walking through town wouldn't see that there was a party at the renovated Stark…Mini Tower? Tallish Building?

There was a red carpet (because that's what all of the galas Tony and Steve were invited to had) on the sidewalk outside that led to the open glass doors, through the renovated shop area (with a sign pointing out that the new second floor maker space would be available to anyone in the mood to invent whose name wasn't Beaker), and to the elevator that would take them to the third floor ballroom.

Because, much to Steve's chagrin, they had a ballroom that took up almost an entire floor. Enormous windows filled the room with light from outside and offered a pretty view of the castle. The walls were decorated with enlarged, professionally matted and framed drawings of the Avengers that kids had sent to them over the years (and a Jackson Pollock Tony was trying to pass off as a picture of Wanda and Scott made by a small child. Steve was letting him get away with it).

There was a stage across from the windows with space for Steph's DJ equipment (and also room for the small-ish non-zombie orchestra for when Steph took breaks. The stage had looked much smaller on the blueprints when Steve had approved them.) and the dance floor was spread out before it. A Chihuly glass sculpture hung over it in Iron Man colors of gold and red. (Tony was Tony.)

Silent waitstaff were passing moddable high-end appetizers, but because Steve could spend his entire night eating passed appetizers and still be hungry, there was more substantial food just off to the side of the dance floor.

The room--and the couple welcoming you--was a mixture of the practical, the beautiful, and the casual misunderstanding of just what things cost. Welcome to the new Stark…Towerlet? Was that a thing? Steve and Tony were so glad you came.

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Arrive and Mingle

[heroic_jawline]

You're on a red carpet! Strike a pose, tell us who you're wearing, admire everyone else's ensembles! Your hosts will be by to greet you.

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[wrongkindofsith]

Cara was wearing her leathers. It was enough that she was being social, going through her wardrobe was too much extra effort.

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[scarlet_chaos]

Wanda didn't need to walk on the red carpet considering she lived upstairs, but she obviously was going to say hi to the hosts.

For a minute there she had been worried she had overdressed but, nope, if there was one thing she could count on it was for Tony to be over the top.

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[defenderofdesmoines]

This was pretty different from the last time Annie had been on a red carpet, in universally welcome ways. If nothing else, her dress was a whole hell of a lot easier to breathe in than her uniform had been, even setting aside the issue of baby bumps.

And you'd think she'd be used to this level of opulence and extravagance, considering she'd lived part-time in Seven Tower for over a year, but -- nope, still stupidly impressed, and it was all over her face as she looked around.

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[begmetwice]

Well, now. Irene hadn't been to an event like this in years, and in a lot of ways, it was like stepping back into an old, familiar role. Her Talbot Runhof gown had been the perfect choice after all -- usually she was, admittedly, a bit overdressed, or at least over-designed, at Fandom events, but if there was a red carpet, then for once maybe someone might actually care who made the dress!

But, more importantly to Irene -- if you knew to look for it, there was a neat little blue steel clip in the shape of two criss-crossed maces at the base of her neck, pushing her hair over one shoulder in pretty waves, and that designer was, of course, much more important to her than any label on any dress anywhere.

But never mind any of that -- Irene was half-tempted to take out her mobile to take pictures of this place, it was so beautiful, but how tacky would that be? (Better to sneak some later when fewer people might see!)

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[special_rabbit]

Through some sort of absolute miracle, Amaya's hair still seemed to be maintaining some of the work that had been done to it earlier that week, as it feel in looser waves around her shoulders (except, of course, where it was being held back behind her ear on one side by a small, pearlescent clip that, upon closer inspection, appeared to display a very small sword and a very small axe crossed together), although it did seem to be trying to slowly creep its way back into its more standard, unaltered floof.

Amaya would also consider it somewhat of a miracle that the dress she showed up in could, by some description, even be considered a bit pink, but, hey, the whole gala thing was already out of her comfort zone, at least the cut of the sleeves was a style she felt more comfortable in than some of those other dresses she'd tried. She might not even feel tempted to have to pull and adjust it all night!

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[dishesonthetoprack]

Was Scott one of those guys who just drew constant attention to how uncomfortable he was in a tie by pulling on it? You betcha. That tie probably wasn't going to last a full hour without ending up wrinkled and loose.

Oh well.

"Holy moly," he was murmuring as he took in not only the carpet, but also the surroundings, and like -- okay, dude, be cool. He'd never actually been to an Avengers party, but, like, he could act like he did this sort of thing all the time, right?

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[hashtag_chocobro]

An opportunity to not only get out of the house and socialize at a fancy party, but to have a night out with his wife without having to worry about their baby? Sign Prompto up! Granted, they would still probably worry about the baby, but he knew Noctra was in good hands with Gladio babysitting tonight, and thank goodness she still wasn't quite onto solid foods yet or else they'd come home to a child overdosed on Cup Noodle^TM.

Either way, he was all dressed up in his nice (and versitile!) black suit and was going to try to just enjoy a nice out at a fancy party without checking his phone for updates every five seconds.

He'd try to go at least ten seconds between checks!

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[stykera]

Stark didn't know who had made his suit. He just knew his stylist had chosen it just for him.

He did know that Amaya had made the mask with its Damascus steel accents. Did that count?

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[died8yearsago]

Yeah, Rosa was pretty much just here for the free booze.

Oh, and to look hot.

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[thatwaslucky]

Rey had enough events under her belt by now that she could at least do basic black and look classier, but she cared way less about how she or anyone was dressed than she did about seeing the place. Look how fancy!

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[chef_chocobro]

Ignis had been a little...torn, on coming to this thing, because there was nothing quite like knowing there was a fancy gala and likely some very excellent outfits on display around you without having to see them, but Gladio had been right, he really should get out more...and without using his roommate as an anchor.

Besides, he, too, rather enjoyed dressing up, and perhaps may have indulged a little with a new cane to offset the whole look...while also being very functionally valuable for making his way around.

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[anomaly_research_nerd]

Connor was there and wearing his usual suit, but thanks to a day trip to the mainland that morning, he had a new tie, new shirt, and a new watch to go along with the ensemble. He still wasn't used to showing up to things like this but he was there and trying his best not to look too terribly awkward.

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[in_sidon_we_trust]

Well! It was certainly a good thing that the ballroom did, in fact, have such high ceilings, because of course Sidon would have to make an appearance at this gala! Especially when he had some shiny new drip to show off!

And someone had to eagerly remark on how Magnificent! and Splendid! things were at random, excitable intervals!

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[alwaysonguard]

Dwight had shown up, in the one dressy outfit that he owned. Hopefully, he didn't look as out of place as he felt.

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[throughaphase]

Kitty had dressed in something she thought was fun, which meant she was totally going to have too much fun with it on the red carpet. No one needed these poses, but you were getting them, deal.

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[beautiful_boc]

In debating whether it was worse to actually go to this thing or deal with Summer's disappointment at him not appearing, Boc had thought maybe just lurking in corners and staying out of everyone's way shouldn't be too difficult, but once he arrived, he was having significant major thoughts and thinking of just scampering away before anyone spotted him (most people didn't notice him, anyway, so it shouldn't be too difficult) or maybe just getting distracted by the red carpet and wondering about the finer details of what it was made out of...

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[sake_shinigami]

Never one to miss a party where there was booze and a chance to switch up his usual pink haori with something a bit fancier and dramatic, Shunsui was of course loving the opportunity to sweep up that red carpet....sipping a little sake to get things started along the way as well.

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[not_a_goddamn_princess]

Was Margo kinda sorta maybe wondering how the fuck the foundations of an old French town could support a tower like this? Yeah. Was she going to stop her faint worry that it might tip over and collapse from showing up to a gala? No.

Especially not when she could rock something distinctly Fillorian for a change.

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[suitably_heroic]

Atton was here!

... Wearing a scruffy white button-up with a nondescript black jacket and his usual pants, but, you know.

(No, he hadn't changed after class, why would he?)

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[itsananomaly]

Cutter had made it back to Fandom early that morning and had found that Connor hadn’t been at his flat so decided to leave it until the gala that night.

He wasn’t all that sure about socialising but it had been a while since he’d worn his suit and he was trying to make an effort.

Drinks!

[heroic_jawline]

Served from behind a ridiculously well-stocked bar by the illustrious Ms. Summer Smith! Please wait for her to arrive.

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[somethingwithturquoise]

Oh, believe it, Summer had arrived, feeling particularly proud of herself for stationing herself behind the bar in something both fun and professional and extremely on brand, thank you very much, and she had been looking forward to this all week, which said a lot, since it was also sort of her birthday weekend, but, hey, you know, whatever.

And, of course, flanking her, one on each side, were elegantly stylized signs featuring the drink specials for the evening:

Cocktails	Jello
Iron Man	Pomegranate Champagne
Captain America	Apple Pie
Patriot	Mudslide
Galaxy Highball	Manhattan

And, of course, as mentioned, the bar was well stocked, so your lovely bartender for the evening will be happy to get anything else for you, as well!

Food!

[heroic_jawline]

As catered by the Pizza Planet and more than a few other local moddable businesses. All the good conversations happen by the food!

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[firehousehimbo]

Buck, looking something like a Miami Vice extra with his colored blazer and shoes with no socks, was hanging out by the pizza. He had been to some pretty high-end parties in LA, and the one complaint he usually had was the food. So he was happy that there was some actual food here.

Dance!

[heroic_jawline]

Where the illustrious Steph Gingrich is set up to bring the tunes. She might be taking requests. The non-zombie band definitely was.

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[drumsticksandd20s]

If Steph had any kind of rich people, smh reaction going on (she did), she was keeping it strictly to herself. The whole dice ice maker thing had given Tony several points of favor in her book, after all.

She was set up behind the turntables and dancing (like a dork) along with the music, and yes, she'd totally take requests!

...if she judged your musical tastes at all, she'd keep that to herself too.

And yes, of course her playlist for the night was jam-packed with as many queer artists as she could come up with, because what else did you expect from her during Pride month? Seriously.

OOC

[heroic_jawline]

Party, party!