fandomtownies | Caritas- NYE party!

It was New Year's Eve, and Caritas was decked out for the holidays. The bar itself was decorated with silver fringe, there were gold, black and white balloons arranged in corners (so anyone trying to hide either couldn't, or they could really hide), silver and gold garland hung from the ceiling, and Tino had even dressed up. Meaning he was wearing a short sleeved t-shirt that looked like a tuxedo. It was the thought that counted.

The zombie band was playing the hits, the bass player dressed in a dashing red velvet jacket for some reason, and Kitty had had fun with the specials for the night.

SPECIALS
Dumpster Fire
Yule Mule
Baltimore Egg Nog
Whiskey Shamash
25th Hour
~~Fergeue~~ ~~Fruerzangble~~ ~~FuerahsksdahdsadhasjdhWTF~~ Flaming Sugarloaf Wine Thing

Kitty stared at Tino when she saw that last one added. "There's a USB-powered menorah because fire and drunk people is a bad combination and you decided to do this?"

Anyway. There was also a very easily accessible fire extinguisher on top of the bar if needed. Don't let it be needed.

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"Oh, I've eaten much worse things."

He ate Summer's creations on a regular basis and before he'd come here it wasn't like he'd been served high quality meals.

"And...it is. Yes. I'm lucky to have that. And I think you are, too."

"Excellent point," Steph conceded, because she'd met some of Summer's terrifying culinary accomplishments. "Besides, who knows, this place probably has, like, sanitizing magic going on for these occasions."

It made her feel less wary about taking heavy advantage of the faucet booze, anyway.

She smiled and raised her cup to him. "Damn right. Excellent energy to go into a new year with, I think."

Even Summer's worst efforts were better than some things Stark had subsisted on. Not by much.

"I haven't known anyone to be ill from the food from the sky. Or the things in the pipes. The clinic would probably be much busier...I'm glad it's not."

He grinned back at the raised glass. "I hope so. It's a good feeling, at least. Feeling lucky."

One he still wasn't familiar with.

Yeah, if Steph took a few seconds to think about that she'd suspect he and Vi had that in common.

"You would know," she mused. "That works for me. Not sure my friend Ryan would be that convinced, but he's not here, and I am."

She laughed. "Weird feeling though, am I right?" Like the kind of feeling she was never entirely sure would last.

Stark was just further removed from it at this point.

"Ryan is someone from home? From... Haven Springs? And it is weird. I'm still not used to it. I'm not sure I want to get used to it. It's good realizing how lucky I am."

"From Haven Springs," Steph clarified, because while it had been home for a while, it wasn't any more. "He's a giant nature nerd. Good guy."

She would maintain forever that her 'Colorado himbo with a heart of gold' description was entirely accurate even if she had conceded to leaving it out of his dating app profile.

"Yeah, I know. Like... you don't ever want to take that for granted, right?"

"I don't want to," Stark agreed. "And I try to make sure I won't ever do that."

He glanced Summer's way, smiling softly. "It's easy enough to remember I'm lucky, at least."

Steph followed his gaze and grinned, just before her own attention drifted towards Vi.

"I can remind you in the most obnoxious way possible if you ever think you're in danger of forgetting," she offered.

Mostly teasing.

"What would be the most obnoxious way possible?"

Stark just had to ask.

"Oh, I'd probably enlist an alot or two," Steph said, sounding innocent. "Maybe hire the zombie band as backup. It'd be loud as hell, I'll tell you that much."

"I admit I'm curious to see what it would look like," Stark said, shaking his head a little. "But I would rather not risk forgetting."

"Summer is not exactly a quiet and retiring person," Steph said with a knowing grin. "So I'm not sure your risk of forgetting is super high."

"I have never heard those words used to describe her," Stark agreed, grinning.

"But I'm usually good at remembering important things like that, even if she were. But if she were she wouldn't be her."

"I'm not sure those words belong in the same room as her," Steph decided. "Still, my offer stands in the extremely remote chance that you'll ever need it."

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