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Glorfindel ([personal profile] thebalrogslayer) wrote in [community profile] savetheearth2014-05-28 12:55 pm

then world behind [Semi-Open]

Who: Tolkien cast + extended CR (if your character knows one of the cast well they've probably been invited)
When: Late May
Where: Gabriel's flat
What: Extended family/friends meal and drinks

Despite being a second floor maisonette, Gabriel's flat was large enough to accommodate his friends and those that they had invited thanks to the open plan kitchen/living room.  With a second table to supplement his own - already far too big for one man - along with extra chairs and crockery and cutlery borrowed from Thorir and Mardís, everyone would be close while they ate, but afterwards there would be more space to spread out.  Chairs from the table could be moved to join the sofa and chair in front of the full length windows that made up the far wall of his flat, or extra chairs had also been placed on the spacious patio upstairs.  Set over two floors, the flat is spacious, even with half of the second floor being dedicated to the patio that Gabriel has cultivated into something of a messy garden.  In the centre a skylight has been turned into a fish pond, the light rippling through the living area downstairs.  The second bedroom and bathroom are either side of the front door as you enter, and Gabriel's bedroom and en-suit and study are either side of the corridor to access the patio upstairs.  The whole flat has a simple, modern chic to it - or at least it would if it didn't seem that each surface had at least one plant on it.

As for the meal itself, Gabriel had prepared a variety of dishes, but also asked everyone to bring something so he can be sure that everyone has at least something that they like without having to worry about the range of tastes and allergies he has to cater for.  The surfaces in the kitchen area are covered in plates and dishes for people to help themselves from, and Gabriel has also done his best to offer drinks that everyone will like.  There is wine, both red and white, beer, fruit juices and soda, and after dessert he'll offer coffee or tea to his guests.

The sweet scent of athelas hangs heavy in the air, in the hope that the bittersweet memory of a home that Gabriel still thinks might have been destroyed can be replaced with something more satisfying.  As the evening wears on and the solar lights come on on the patio he'll prepare a second batch, but no one will be asked to leave.  And when people do start to depart they'll be given left overs to take - both food and drink.
espigeonage: (🏃Even this I know we'll bear)

[personal profile] espigeonage 2014-05-28 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"Liam!" Mindful of the effect it might have, Julien swallows back a greeting in Sindarin and sees what he's got, looking down from his considerable height. "Oh, honey. C'mere, what are your thoughts on lentils? They'd better be good. I do good thing with them."
arrowpoint: (➹ forvo)

[personal profile] arrowpoint 2014-05-28 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
He raises an eyebrow at the 'honey' briefly.

"Um, lentils are okay I guess. I haven't had them in a while though."
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[personal profile] espigeonage 2014-05-28 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
This troubles Julien not a whit.

"Mine are better than 'okay.'" He's always liked lentils, beans, and the like. It's not a bird thing. "Three colors of lentils, carrots, celery, thyme, bayleaf, basil, my own stock. My own vegetable stock. It builds heart. I also brought cornbread. You should have some."

He'd left out the meat, but it's still a recipe he likes.
arrowpoint: (➹ galadh)

...mean XD

[personal profile] arrowpoint 2014-05-28 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Liam looks over at the table. "Okay, well I'll have to check that out."

He turns back to Julien. "So, how's the feathers?"
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[personal profile] espigeonage 2014-05-28 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Really, there's no meat in this version. Personally he thinks it suffers a little for that. The thing he's not saying - because he forgot - is that there's egg in the cornbread. "Do that. Roughage is fine but it should come with turf, too."

Julien wrinkles his nose. "The feathers are annoying." He flicks his tail behind him and a tuft of down floats gently to the floor. "But seems like they're getting better. The models love them. How's the ears?"
arrowpoint: (➹ glân)

[personal profile] arrowpoint 2014-05-28 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Liam kind of stares a bit while the down feathers scatter.

"They're good. They stopped growing after a couple of days and they haven't really been a problem since... except for hiding them and stuff."

Not that he bothered with that too often.
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[personal profile] espigeonage 2014-05-28 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Julien is going to leave it to Gabriel to actually clean this up. He's a heartless, callous man, who raises his eyebrows to see if Liam will comment.

"Are you more the hat type, or forehead bands, hairstyles, what?"
arrowpoint: (➹ mithren)

[personal profile] arrowpoint 2014-05-28 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"I just kind of leave my hair down and hope for the best, really."

Liam casually fixes his hair over his shoulders so they're in front a bit to cover his ears.
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[personal profile] espigeonage 2014-05-28 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Despite himself Julien has to blink. Really? That's all? That's a terrible idea.

"Are you being open about being part of the Number's Club? It's not too hard, these days. Not like when we had to watch out for the cops."
arrowpoint: (➹ forvo)

[personal profile] arrowpoint 2014-05-28 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"I never really thought about it," he admits. "I don't want to show them off or anything, though, but I mean, is it really that noticeable?"
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[personal profile] espigeonage 2014-05-28 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"I can see them easily enough, but I've not got human eyes." To make that point Julien leans down a bit so his eyes are more clearly visible, blinks his clear-ish horizontal inner eyelids, and flares and contracts his pupils. "Even if it works for normals, a gust of wind and you're showing. Think anyone's noticed yet?"

And does he trust that Liam would have noticed anyone noticing?
arrowpoint: (➹ cýrawn)

[personal profile] arrowpoint 2014-05-28 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Liam looks horrified, totally ignoring the question. "Oh my God! Ew! What happened there?!"
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[personal profile] espigeonage 2014-05-28 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Somehow, Julien doesn't sigh or look exasperated at him. "My eyes. They're weird. I have more eyelids and I can control how big my pupils are."
arrowpoint: (➹ glân)

[personal profile] arrowpoint 2014-05-28 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Still staring. "Wow, thats... uh, weird. Yeah."

He's not even sure what else to say to that.
espigeonage: (🎇I swim)

[personal profile] espigeonage 2014-05-28 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yep. They've been like this since last July. Better hope your eyes don't change much, it's pretty upsetting." He's not sure how dazed anemic Liam would handle seeing stars in daylight and realizing that the monstrous blotchy veined things around him are human, and he feels vaguely guilty just for imagining it. "You get used to it, though."
arrowpoint: (➹ anor)

[personal profile] arrowpoint 2014-05-28 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, here's hoping, right?"
espigeonage: (💕If only wishing would make it so)

[personal profile] espigeonage 2014-05-28 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"Here's hoping." He'd have gestured as if toasting with an invisible glass, here, but he doesn't want to knock anything over. "So, you think anyone's noticed your ears? Like, anyone giving you double takes or you notice they're frowning at you?"
arrowpoint: (➹ dol)

...granted he's not that observant. =/

[personal profile] arrowpoint 2014-05-30 01:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Liam shrugs "Not really. Not that I know of."

He pauses, looking for things on the table for the Lentils that Julien had been talking about.

"I mean, if it comes up I can always say I had an accident as a kid or something, like got my head stuck in something."
espigeonage: (🎇I swim)

[personal profile] espigeonage 2014-05-30 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"All right." Julien's not sure he trusts that Liam would notice anything less than people elbowing each other and pointing. Maybe not even that. "Well, that's... that's one way to explain them."

The lentils are a thick stew in a pot, steaming gently.
arrowpoint: (➹ galadh)

[personal profile] arrowpoint 2014-05-31 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
He shrugs. "It could work."

Liam points to the lentils. "These yours?
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[personal profile] espigeonage 2014-05-31 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"They are! Not as popular as the Chinese food Fil brought, sadly! I think that's the runaway star. Still, these are better for you."
arrowpoint: (➹ manen?)

[personal profile] arrowpoint 2014-06-04 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
Aww, man there was chinese food? Liam had to admit he missed it, especially since in New York they had a place with a Buddhist only menu.

"Well, I can't blame them for that."

He looks over at the lentils, then back at Julien. "No meat?"
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[personal profile] espigeonage 2014-06-04 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
Julien shakes his head. "Not a fiber. I knew there'd be a couple people here who don't eat it. I did end up adding more sweet potato."

He backs up a step or so and picks something up off the platter of tapas. Probably better if he doesn't hover over Liam; the kid will like the lentils, or not.
arrowpoint: (➹ forvo)

just broth or are there tiny meat peices? Also i'll be slow sob.

[personal profile] arrowpoint 2014-06-04 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
He gives the lentils a look over, then grabs a bowl... I did look good.
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[personal profile] espigeonage 2014-06-04 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
[There's really no meat! He skipped that part of the recipe and used more sweet potato. Sorry, I was unclear upthread!]

Julien just enjoys his tapas, using a long-handled fork he's taken to carrying because it's easier to handle and spearing a chorizo.

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