Caritas; Wednesday [0618].

[somethingwithturquoise]

Tomorrow was Summer's birthday, but did you see Caritas all obnoxiously decked out with birthday paraphernalia and decorations? No. No you didn't. Because she was almost twenty-five, and clearly much more mature than that to make everything about her own birthday, Tino.

But she did make her Featured Cocktail about her birthday, thank you very much. Because that was a true marker of her growth and development as a well-rounded individual and adult: embracing the art of subtlety.

(Sometimes).

Featured Cocktail
Birthday Cake Martini

Featured Jello
Strawberry Champagne
Irish Breakfast
Pink Lemonade
Fried Pickle

Caritas is open!

Comments

The Stage - 06/18.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Come sing songs for the (soon to be) birthday girl!

Or don't. It's not about her birthday, dammit!

Re: The Stage - 06/18.

[suitably_heroic]

"One time only, to honour the island's resident swiftie's birthday, I am doing an old Taylor Swift song," Jack told the microphone. "Not even ironically. Now, I don't actually know this one beyond two gos on Spotify right now, so let's see how far I get, huh?"

He gestured at the zombies. All of them had put on pink barrettes. Some where even staying clipped on.

He leaned into the microphone.

"You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset
She's going off about something that you said
'Cause she doesn't get your humor like I do
I'm in the room, it's a typical Tuesday night
I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like
And she'll never know your story like I do..."

JUST THE ONCE, SUMMER.

Re: The Stage - 06/18.

[x_wondrous_x]

Well. Dammit. If...that ond guy was getting up there and singing old school Taylor Swift, all because it was Summer's birthday this week, then now Stewart felt the need to swing entirely in the opposite direction. He definitely couldn't go with what he was originally planning.

He narrowed his eyes a little as he considered his options, then nodded, slipped off his stool, spun a little in place, and then long-strided his way up to the stage.

Where he was whisper-discussing something with the band for an uncomfortably long and detailed amount of time, but then finally, they seemed to have come around to a proper agreement that lead to Stewart finally getting up there...

...to ache dance.

Which, yes, was mostly just him screaming pain into the mic, interspersed with dance breaks.

The Bar - 06/18.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Where the bartender will accept birthday drinks, actually.

Both of them, because of course Tino will claim its almost his, too.

Re: The Bar - 06/18.

[deathsmajesty]

"Summer, darling, I hear that it's your birthday," Liliana said as she strolled into the bar. She had missed the theme of the post, apparently. "Or, at least, close enough that it hardly matters."

Re: The Bar - 06/18.

[somethingwithturquoise]

See, now, though, if someone else was bringing up the birthday aspect, then that was okay. It was a very important, delicate sort of balance, and Summer met that greeting with a grin.

"Tomorrow officially," she said, confirming it with a nod. "And party on Friday. So I guess this is sort of the pre-party, pre-birthday build-up."

Re: The Bar - 06/18.

[deathsmajesty]

"There should never be a limit on celebrating yourself, darling," Liliana said, sitting down at the bar and looking over her options. "I'll take a martini to start," she said, and then gave Summer a conspiratorial smile. "I come for a very specific reason tonight, Summer darling," she announced.

Re: The Bar - 06/18.

[somethingwithturquoise]

And the smirk Summer gave Liliana back may or may not have had a certain knowing edge to it, although, really, who was to say? She was getting started on the martini, anyway, as she promptoed for more information.

"Oh?" Her tone was overtly innocent but undeniably intrigued. "Really? What reason is that, Liliana?"

Re: The Bar - 06/18.

[deathsmajesty]

"I have gotten word of when the next RageFest will be, my dear," she said. Oh, had you been expecting something else, Summer? "Since we had talked about it that one time and you'd seemed interested. So I figured I'd swan in and pass along the relevant details, so you could decide whether or not you wanted to attend."

Re: The Bar - 06/18.

[somethingwithturquoise]

If Summer was surprised by this answer at all, it was only brief, because once her eyes skittered toward one of Liliana's hands as if to confirm something, any other thought she may have had left her brain completely, as one would expect when words like Rage and Fest were spoken, especially together.

"I'm pretty sure there's no deciding nessissary," Summer stated, especially since the one thing that might have held her back before was...no longer an issue. She finished up Liliana's drink as quickly as she could without sacrificing quality in its absolutely absurd presentation so that she could continue on while setting it in front of her and leaning forward with eager brightness in her eyes.

"Fill me in, sign me up, girl, please, say more."

Re: The Bar - 06/18.

[suitably_heroic]

"I," Jack announced, sitting down, "Come bearing gifts."

He pulled out two bottles: one containing a weird swirling purple liquid with a hint of glitter. The other had a color that was best described as 'effervescent rainbow'.

"Space liquor."

He was embracing the 'space' thing.

Re: The Bar - 06/18.

[somethingwithturquoise]

AS HE SHOULD.

Summer looked like she was about to argue or tell him to save it for her party on Friday, but then Jack set the damn bottles down, and her protests immediately turned into a little squeal of approval with a drawn out "Oooo~oooh!"

She was swiping one up immediately.

"I love space booze!"

Re: The Bar - 06/18.

[suitably_heroic]

"One of them is juma juice. I got you the good stuff. Alcoholic," Jack specified. "The other... well, I just asked them to give me the weirdest thing they had that can still be processed by the human body."

He shrugged. "Happy birthday, Summer."

Re: The Bar - 06/18.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"Awww."

Technically speaking, that expression was for the gesture as a whole, but Summer at least knew that it was almost entirely for the 'still be processed by the human body' part.

Look, she'd ingested an ungodly amount of space drugs that would kill most species, humans included before. That meant a lot.

"Thanks, Jack," she said, beaming happily as she hugged the bottle she'd picked up close to it. "I'm half-tempted to offer to share a shot of ot in celebration, but in the spirit of really fucking good space booze, I'll save it for when I want to get really space fucked up."

Re: The Bar - 06/18.

[suitably_heroic]

"And as someone who prefers not to be space fucked up, I thank you," Jack said, grinning.

Aw, she really liked the gift. Score one for the asshole.

"Still not covering Sabrina Carpenter, but I could be convinced to break open the Swift catalogue in your honor tonight."

Re: The Bar - 06/18.

[x_wondrous_x]

Once again, Stewart was stalking into Caritas, slinking up to the bar, sequestering himself in as close to a corner as he could get, and sliding a package forward toward the bartender.

"Summer," he smirked with the greeting.

Re: The Bar - 06/18.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"Stewart," Summer greeted back, warily, as she took the box and pulled it closer with that same amount of suspicious caution. But it was wrapped in a sort of sparkly black paper with a big black bow on it, so she felt pretty confident in her guess that followed.

"Birthday gift?" she asked, gingerly picking it up and giving it a shake, holding it to her ear as if she could hear what questionable things might lie inside.

Re: The Bar - 06/18.

[stykera]

"Hello, Summer."

No birthday gifts from Stark. Not this evening. Just a guy showing late omg up for his weekly dose of Jello and socializing.

Re: The Bar - 06/18.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"Hi, Stark," said Summer, with a faint smile and a wonder if all that talk of pants (or lack thereof) was what drove him back to hello this time.

"Full set tonight?"

Please say yes, Stark, there had not been enough appreciation for the fact that she had a fried jello shot tonight.

Re: The Bar - 06/18.

[stykera]

Stark was just thinking too much, Summer. As usual.

"Will you have a pickle shot with me?"

Re: The Bar - 06/18.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Stark?? Thinking too much??? Say it wasn't so!!

"Oh, sure," said Summer, snorting faintly and grabbing two pickle shots, "roping me into it, too, huh?"

Re: The Bar - 06/18.

[stykera]

"Just asking," Stark said, but he smiled a little. Was he thinking of other weird pickle foods? Perhaps.

"But I'm glad you said yes," he continued, lifting his own pickle shot.

"Too early for a birthday toast?"

The Lounge - 06/18.

[somethingwithturquoise]

No birthday confetti or hats! Almost like not everything has to be about your birthday! Amazing!

The Back Room - 06/18.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Okay, there was a hat on the mechanical bull, but, come on.

OOC - 06/18.

[somethingwithturquoise]

I have been too busy Dating Everything! to post, and I'm not even going to apologize for it.

Okay, I'll probably apologize a little.