Octavia's Birthday Party?, Hooters, Wednesday Evening

[okteiviakom]

Octavia had been very adamant yesterday that Lucifer was not allowed to burn down the Devil's Nest, no matter how it may have looked like right now.

But she had to admit it was very different right now, when she walked in for whatever her shift was going to be like, and was faced with an onslaught of orange, sports on screen, and a lot more staff than she was used to (and in much skimpier clothing than she was used to - on Tiny, at least).

And that was before she saw the banner hanging over the bar, just as bright and garish as everything else:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, OCTAVIA!!!

Octavia stared up at it.

"... I think that was two weeks ago."

The bar didn't care. Some of the waitresses had just spotted her, and now there some excited squealing with the gist of 'eeee the birthday girl is here!!' And no, they weren't going to care about such minor details as said birthday having been two weeks ago or no one having actually asked for this party, either.

[ooc: Random party is OPEN, of course.]

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Lounge [DN 10/25]

[okteiviakom]

Get a table, order food and drinks, take in the ambiance.

Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[okteiviakom]

If you can pry her away from the chirpy waitresses and waiters, that is, because technically she's one of them and so they're very excited.

Show up late enough and they may have talked her into wearing a Hooters top.

Re: Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[texted3times]

Eric was not a hot girl and therefore didn't need to be in the white top and booty shorts, but Tiny wearing it was practically against the Geneva Conventions, so Eric was wearing the outfit as a gift to others.

Well, that's how he was selling it, anyway. "I hear you won't let me burn this place to the ground," he said, walking over.

Re: Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[okteiviakom]

"This is your place," Octavia pointed out, still a little unimpressed by the whole topic but at least a lot less... intense about it than she'd been with Lucifer. "Why would you burn it down?"

Re: Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[texted3times]

"This is not my place," Eric said. "My place has an axe range and Lucifer's awful piano and no sports on television."

Who was even watching MMA?

Re: Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[okteiviakom]

"And it will be back to normal in like two days."

Well, closer to five, probably, but still.

"It's not enough reason to destroy things."

Re: Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[texted3times]

"It would make me feel better," Eric muttered.

Re: Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[okteiviakom]

"This is supposed to be a blink of an eye for you," Octavia rasped, "so suck it up."

Re: Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[begmetwice]

So, you know, normally Irene would not be caught dead in a Hooters. But normally, this was the Devil's Nest, and normally, it was Octavia's night here.

The banner had been a pleasant surprise, though, and thus, after perusing the dessert shooters (and -- you know, she was only human, maybe a little visual perusing of the waitresses), Irene made her way over. "Happiest birthday, darling. Wouldn't have taken you for a Hooters girl, but we're all full of hidden depths, aren't we?"

Re: Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[okteiviakom]

Octavia gave a tiny snort. "I didn't even know what Hooters was before last night. So I think calling me a Hooters girl is a little soon."

Re: Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[begmetwice]

"I mean, that sounds to me like Duke and Lucifer haven't shown you enough of these nifty fifty United States, if you've not seen one before," Irene commented with a grin and a playful waggle of her brows. "They're an institution."

Not an institution that Irene had ever frequented, mind, but she was very aware of the chain all the same.

Re: Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[okteiviakom]

Octavia's expression looked like it was communicating an eye roll without actually going through with it. (Not at Irene, no.) "Lucifer wanted to burn this place down."

That... may have explained why at least one of her partners had not felt the need to ever show her one.

Re: Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[begmetwice]

Well. It was very orange, so it wasn't like Irene couldn't be brought around to Lucifer's point of view, there.

"Not a bad way to go," Irene commented thoughtfully, glancing around. "Get rid of the Hooters of it all, make a bit of insurance pocket money. Dite's has been transformed as well; can't believe I didn't think of that."

Oh, but what a headache to rebuild. Also, she lived there, so maybe that could stay plan B.

"But I also bet it'll blow over." Probably by the weekend, she'd wager.

Re: Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[my_own_advocate]

"I told you it was terrible," Lucifer started as he entered.

Then peered up, paused, and held up a finger. "A moment," he said, and vanished back out of the bar.

He came back ten minutes later, holding a paper bag.

Re: Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[okteiviakom]

You'd think Octavia would have already been used to all the possible ways he could pull a Lucifer at seemingly random, and yet there was still a moment of '... okay then' when he took off.

Then a raised eyebrow when he returned. "Where'd you run off to?"

Re: Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[my_own_advocate]

"I was going to save this until after we left," Lucifer said, holding the large but unassuming bag out for her to take. "But you may as well have it now. Happy belated birthday."

Inside, she would find two boxes.

Re: Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[okteiviakom]

Octavia took the bag, and peered inside. Then reached in, because she couldn't quite figure out what it all --

"Oh." A small, soft noise. "Mochof."

Re: Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[my_own_advocate]

"I thought... we could find you some land. On the island, when we get there," Lucifer said slowly. Hoping that small, soft noise had been a good one. "So you could... give it a go, and perhaps one day, we can have dinner using... well. That."

Ah, nerves.

Re: Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[betterthanaplan]

Duke hadn't managed to drag himself in to see why Lucifer was having histrionics yesterday, but he did manage to come in today.

"And now I understand the voicemail," he observed. "Fandom's having one of it's 'special times' again, isn't it."

He'd noticed his diner, too. He just didn't have the energy today to do more than sigh about it.

Re: Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[okteiviakom]

"Yeah, and Lucifer tried to torch this place."

So if Octavia had seemed a little tense for a while last night, that would be why.

Re: Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[betterthanaplan]

"Yeah, he sent me a message. I figured he was, you know. Being Lucifer."

Making threats that someone would stop him from carrying out.

"You stopped him?"

Re: Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[okteiviakom]

"Yeah." Someone had to, right? And apparently she'd been the person with the strongest feelings on the matter. "Almost surprised it worked."

No, she wasn't. Not really.

Re: Talk to Octavia [DN 10/25]

[betterthanaplan]

"Hope it wasn't too hard," Duke said. "I probably should have come too."

Cake & Gifts [DN 10/25]

[okteiviakom]

There's a little cake buffet off to the side, though most of it is the dessert shooters.

There's also a giant Hooters gift card (for a very small sum of money) on the next table over, so... Maybe leave your gifts there if you have them, somehow?

OOC [DN 10/25]

[okteiviakom]

I meant to do a version of this two weeks ago on Tavi's actual birthday but forgot, and then saw my chance and took it.

Feel free to have handwavily heard about the party in advance through mysterious Fandom means if you so please! Or just stumble in, much like Octavia herself.