[Open; Backdated] It's My Party...let's not catch my house on fire.

[blueeyedflyboy]

Who: Anyone and Everyone
What: Balfour's having an odd cross between a dinner party and a birthday party at his house, and he's invited everyone.
When: 15 April
Where: His house in Mallow Hallow

<sub>[So, after his announcement, Balfour had spent a lot of time and energy after crying on Reid's shoulder setting up the party. There's a lot to eat: steaks, chicken, different types of vegetables both grilled and heated up in his microwave. There's also at least four types of alcohol not counting however many types of beer had been brought. He's basically expecting everyone to enjoy themselves and have fun.

There are picnic tables all over for people to eat at, as well as chairs, and the inside of the house has been cleared up a bit to make a sort of bounce house for anyone who wants to use his floor as a trampoline.]</sub>

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[sweetnightmare]

[Luna said she would be here, and here she is, with Bahamut perched on her shoulder and a covered glass dish of fudge in her hands. It's good fudge too; Luna's passion is cooking.

She sets the dish down on one of the tables, and Bahamut jumps down from her shoulder to walk along the table before she shoos him away.]

Don't do that; it's bad manners.

[blueeyedflyboy]

Oh, he's alright.

_{[Here, Bahamut, have a bit of steak from the pieces Balfour is nomming on.]}

It could be so much worse, and I sincerely doubt anyone is going to fuss about a small dragon on the table.

_{[And if they did, they'd have Balfour to answer to. Because he damn well intended on spoiling Bahamut.]}

That fudge looks good.

[sweetnightmare]

Well, it's still not very polite.

[Bahamut just wants to see what's available to steal and eat :| And oh look, there's steak being offered, he'll just take that thank you.

Balfour, you were about to have a new best friend. Until Bahamut was called small. Now he's just giving Balfour a vaguely disgruntled look. More steak might fix this problem.]

Thank you. [Luna smiles.] I hope it's as good as it looks. And happy birthday!

[blueeyedflyboy]

_{[Balfour smiles apologetically at Bahamut.]}

You get away with more.

_{[And he offers more steak, glancing up to Luna.]}

Thank you. I'll try some briefly, but for now I'm...

_{[A touch occupied trying to spoil the dragon thank you.]}

[garwin]

[As promised, he'd helped with the alcohol, and even some music, though not as loud as things had been at the party he'd thrown with Tyler. He doesn't plan on getting drunk this time, but he's still got a beer in hand while searching for Balfour, to see if he needed any help or anything. It was his first of the day, at least.

Also, hope Balfour wasn't doing anything particularly important that required concentration or something, because Reid just might be greeting him with an ass squeeze.]

[blueeyedflyboy]

_{[Balfour jumps and spins around, looking rather unnerved, much more than startled.]}

Reid. Not now.

_{[It's a quiet, urgent hiss. But he keeps saying 'not now,' doesn't he? Or 'later'. Right now, though, he has a reason. Rook is supposed to be here, and he doesn't want to deal with his bullying, nor does he want Reid to deal with it.]}

Not here.

[garwin]

[Well that isn't quite what he was expecting. Balfour being startled, yes, but not essentially being scolded.]

Yeah, alright. Sorry. [No, really, he means that.]

Is everything going alright?

[blueeyedflyboy]

Yeah, I'm just...a little nervous.

_{[He gives a bit of a chuckle and shakes his head.]}

That colleague of mine that I told you about? He's, uh... He's supposed to be here, and he can be rather mean about things. It's nothing personal, I swear. I just don't want him to start in on you.

[garwin]

Oh. I get it. [Things make sense now.]

I wouldn't be bothered by some jerk, though. [He'd be more worried about someone bothering Balfour, honestly.] And I won't let him ruin your party or anything, if he does show up, alright?

[goldandblue]

[A whole place made out of pillows was still fucking ridiculous, but they did have some uses. Pile 'em up just right and they were pretty fuckin' comfortable to sit on, 'specially when a man was still all bandaged up.

Have's soul was tucked away safely in his new house while he figured out what to do with it still, and it didn't seem like anyone here even knew what a dragonsoul was, so he figured it was safe for now.

He'd by passed any other guests for now and had just made himself comfortable for now, snagging a beer along the way. This wasn't some fancy thing where he had to have all of his manners, no one would care. Well, Balfour would, but that was just about the same as no one. Should probably go see what he was up to, make him a little uncomfortable. Couldn't go and let him think that Rook had gone soft, after all.]

[blueeyedflyboy]

_{[This time, he's expecting him.]}

Oh, Rook. Hello.

<sub>[He holds up a platter of various meats between them, an offering of sorts, and he's doing well, he's not even shaking.

He might be a touch tipsy.]</sub>

[goldandblue]

[Was it really an offering or was it more like a barrier, Balfour? Something to put between you and Rook to make yourself feel less vulnerable? Rook could tell. They'd both been in the Dragon Corps together too long for him not to think of it that way. He reached out to take some meat from the platter, but didn't move otherwise.]

Got yourself a cozy set up here, don't you?

[What, saying hello, what was that.]

[blueeyedflyboy]

_{[Well maybe it was a little of both? Because barriers were good where Rook was concerned. Though he does smile a little when he realizes that Rook's eating the offered food.]}

It is cozy, but I don't spend too much time here. It's not really a proper house, now is it?

_{[And guess what? He actually puts the damn thing down! Way to go, Balfour.]}

Oh whoops there's an Alex before a Caleb. Except not really whoops because that's cray cray.

[familywizard]

[She saw the post about it on the network. What was replying to a post like that though? Pointless is what it was. Absolutely pointless in her book. So this was her looking around pillow land, poking at things before standing outside the house and frowning.]

Well I should bring something, I guess...

[She sighed, lifting her leg enough to grab her wand, scrunching her face a bit as she thought of a spell before shrugging. She didn't need a spell, so she's got a tub of fried chicken in her hands now. She this is Alex putting her wand back in its place and walking in]

[blueeyedflyboy]

_{[Oh, someone he doesn't know. He smiels as he walks past the girl, pausing for a moment to greet her.]}

Hello, welcome. How are you?

_{[Oh, and she brought food! He peeks at the bucket, grinning.]}

That smells wonderful.

[familywizard]

[She blinked at the comment of the food and gave a small snort of amusement because of how simple it was to buy back home.]

Dude. It's a bowl of fried chicken. Smells of oil and... Chicken.

[blueeyedflyboy]

I haven't had fried chicken in quite a while. Thank you for bringing it. It really does smell amazing.

_{[Alex, bb, you're dealing with a spoiled rich kid from another time, here.]}

[allseeingtongue]

[ Terezi wanders in nonchalantly, like she owns the place. She taps her cane along cheerfully, and heads straight for the good smelling food...and not incidentally, Balfour as well. In fact, she walks right up behind him and "greets" him by licking his arm.]

Hello again, Balfour!

[They are neighbors, after all. She's made sure she knows who her neighbors are.]

[blueeyedflyboy]

_{[Balfour jumps and makes a very loud noise when he suddenly finds a tongue on his arm, backpedaling until he bumps the table.]}

Uh...hi? Do you always greet people like that?

[allseeingtongue]

[Terezi just grins at him, and then leans over to investigate what he was working on, clawed fingers light and curious as she scents, drawing air through mouth and nose like a cat.]

When I like them, yes. What is this?

[blueeyedflyboy]

It's a pan of brownies.

_{[He wants to comment on how her wy of greeting was a little unnerving, but it's rude and he knows it, so he holds his tongue.]<}

Would you like some?

[ipswichborn]

[He blinked, looking around Mallow Hallow before finding the house and walking in. He didn't have anything except a card he managed to find. The whole not having to pay for anything thing was kind of making him iffy about things because it just seemed so strange. However, he had a birthday card at least, that was good for now, right...?]

[blueeyedflyboy]

Hey!

_{[He's happy to see Caleb. He'd been worried that he wouldn't come, given the fact that the young man barely knew him, but here he was. Yay!]<}

I'm glad you made it. Come in, there's lots of food.

_{[He's not noticed the card just yet. He isn't looking for presents at all, truthfully.]}

[ipswichborn]

[He smiled]

Glad I could make it. Also, got you a card.

[He smiled, offering it out]

Not much, but I didn't know what to get

[He gave a shrug and chuckled softly]

[blueeyedflyboy]

Oh, you didn't have to get me anything.

_{[He looks a bit uncomfortable. Perhaps he should have said something like that on the broadcast. He hadn't thought to tell them that they didn't have to bring anything, not even food. Oh well. He reaches out and takes the card, reading it and smiling just a little bit.]}

Really, thank you. Come on in and get something to eat. No one is raising hell, yet, so it's still a rather tame party.