Dinner party

[mirrormirrormeme]

Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody.
- Samuel Pepys

Fancy Dinner Party Meme

WHAT TO DO:

1. Post with your character--name, fandom and any particular preferences go in the subject line as usual.

2. You can either roll or pick a scenario (or scenarios!) from the list or leave your comment blank. If you want to be really fancy, link to what extravagant formal outfit your character’s wearing to this occasion.

3. Reply to people!

4. Have fun and be mindful of your partner's preferences.


OPTIONS:

1. Hosting: This is your dinner party, and you’re panicking, trying to make sure absolutely everything is going smoothly. Time to conscript one of your guests to help out!

2. Sitting with a Stranger: You’ve been seated beside someone you’ve never met, but this meal’s going to be incredibly awkward if you just don’t say anything to them the whole time. Make introductions--why are each of you here at the party?

3. Bad Manners: One or both of you really doesn’t belong in this posh setting. You’re making a mockery of the refined setting with your table manners, your clothing and your overall demeanor.

4. What Is That?: There’s a food in front of you on the platter--at least, you’re pretty sure it’s food and not a centerpiece. Beyond that, you have no clue exactly what it is. Do you dare to try it?

4.5 No, Really, WHAT Is That?!: You’re at the sort of amazing dinner party that Hannibal Lecter throws--the wine’s just a little too red, the meat’s nice and fatty, and you’ve just realized that this salad dressing might be made with Soylent Green.

5. Dancing: You’re not just at a banquet, you’re at a ball. It’s time to convince the partner of your choice to take a spin on the dance floor. Do you even know how to waltz, bro?

6. Intrigue: One or both of you are undercover, secretly armed to the teeth under your formal attire. How do you keep this a secret? How does the other person find out? (This option is also totally great for superheroes attending the party in their mundane identity!)

7. Poison: Midway through one of the courses, someone on the other end of the table turns purple and passes out (or possibly even passes away!) at the table. It looks like they’ve been poisoned, and you have a mystery on your hands. What do?

8. Dessert: After a delicious meal, there’s something truly decadent being put on the table. Does this make up for the tiny portions of the previous courses? Do you tease your partner with the chocolate-covered strawberries, or share a spoonful of tiramisu?

9. Wildcard!: I know I forgot something, probably several somethings, so here's your wildcard for whatever else you can fit into this meme.

Comments

Yoshitaka Mine 💴 RGG/Yakuza

[spendings]

Dorian Pearl, a poet || OC {The Yellow King RPG} || OTA

[allfloatdownhere]

{{1890s Paris/London/NYC || 1, 4.5, 5, 6, 7, 9, Wild card. Open to scandal (Dorian is a hyper-Bohemian, a Decadent black sheep from a rich, upstanding family) and horror themes (he is slowly being driven mad and is haunted by the constant presence of his dead twin).}}

Mobius M. Mobius | ʟօӄɨ | OTA

[themstandsformobius]

[Welcome to Mobius' personal hell.]

I'm more of a pizza and beer kinda guy, gotta be honest

[coldsong]

[Can I interest you in a Dinner of State in Asgard? Either Loki and Mobius having traveled there undercover for some weird reason, or Mobius there by his lonesome running into a young Loki that hasn't met him before?]

[themstandsformobius]

(you most certainly can! throw whatever flavor of loki you're in the mood for my way and i'll work around you :D)

Sonya Blade| Mortal Kombat | OTA

[soldier_blade]

[Also have a 'Lieutenant Blade' account if preferred.
Could either be a military formal or a diplomatic dinner between Earth and some other realm.]

[hooked_on_kaballin]

[These two both undercover at some sort of diplomatic thing? He's a real fish out of water but can fake it till he makes it!]

[soldier_blade]

ooc: sorry, just come back from vacation, and this requires more thought than I realized.

That could work; perhaps it could be with the realm of Seido: diplomacy but also to see if the realm had any other plots? Kabal would be unknown to them, so he could be Sonya's escort?]

[stillumgadi]

[Something diplomatic could work well between Earthrealm and Outrealm.]

lemmie know if anything needs to be changed

[soldier_blade]

Liu Kang was right to warn them about being cautious; seeing the splendor of the OUtworld court, knowing what awaited her back home, lt Sonya Blade could only see her trailer even more ragged by comparison. Deep down, Sonya always wondered and theorized that theirs wasn't the only world or dimension out there, but like hell would she ever say so outloud.

The night after the first days fights, Empress Sindel held a dinner between all of the participants, and Sonya was able to confirm her theory that she might've been the first female earth warrior to ever participate in the past five hundred years of the tournament. She noticed more than once how the Outworlders kept their attention on her, like some freakshow in the circus, even if some were genuinely curious about her history.

General Shao especially seemed interested when she mentioned her rank, how she got into the military in the first place-Sonya wasn't sure if it was an interview or an interrogation.

She'd barely touched her food most of the evening, the attention growing too much.

A few moments, she excused herself, not giving any explanation, before getting up from the table, heading towards one of the smaller hallways-needing a smoke, needing some minutes alone before she did or said something she'd regret.

Felix del Bosque | Amber Diceless TTRPG

[hellride]

[ M/M for shipping but OTA for Gen which I am happy for! He wouldn't be caught dead hosting himself, but he's from a royal family and sometimes you can't get out of Obligations... Also has a habit of crashing parties when the mood strikes him. ]

Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto | XMCU | ota

[frankensteinian]

[He's as confused as everyone else as to why he's here.]

Steve Harrington | Stranger Things

[farrahfawcetts]

[M/M for shipping but OTA for anything else. And listen, AWKWARD HARRINGTON DINNER WITH PARENTS. Yes!]

Garma Zabi | Mobile Suit Gundam | OTA

[zabiprince]

[He's technically a prince, so he'd probably be at a really fancy dinner party or a ball.]

selina kyle, dc comics

[catlady]

the ninth doctor | doctor who

[sonicked]

[ definitely still wearing his usual fit. ]

thomas shelby | peaky blinders

[tunnelled]

( ota. could be a business lunch. could be a date night. could be a loud, chaotic, stress-inducing, occasionally heartwarming family dinner. in any case, he won't be seen eating anything. )

[sirintegra]

(I'm up for another thread with these two if you're interested.)

[tunnelled]

(i surely am. how about a loosely political/charity dinner where some of the guests are more than they seem? by which i mean supernaturally evil instead of regular human evil.)

integra hellsing / hellsing

[sirintegra]

(business, charity function, or even a date.)

Meioh Setsuna/Sailor Pluto | Sailormoon

[puruuto]

| Senshi. Dates. Crystal Tokyo political and formal dinners. |

Maria Hill | MCU

[standardprocedure]

[Option 1: Possibly there by Stark's request insistence. Option 2: Some swanky Washington DC political thing. Option 3: She's there undercover.]

Epel Felmier | Twisted Wonderland

[unburnished]

[Don't mind him being uncomfortable. It's the environment, not you.]

5. Dance

[poisonista]

[ The winter party held before the holidays is one of Pomefiore Dorm's favourite activities before seeing everyone off. Though considering there are invites to the other dorms as well (most of who would rather run headfirst into a wall than attend what's a mostly formal event) it usually proves to be a fun affair. There do seem to be other dorm members showing up today though, and they're realizing that despite appearances, Pomefiore is capable of making what seems like a stuffy event fun. there have been some performances, lots of delicious food and displays and while there have been some mourning the lack of girls there, some of the school ghosts have made it just as entertaining by joining in!

All in all, it's a nice evening and everyone's enjoying themselves. Vil, on the other hand, though dressed well and relaxed, is nowhere to be seen after the initial engagement he had with the party. He was encouraging and even seemed to be motivating others to enjoy themselves before their departure the next day, and even Rook seems to be enjoying the company of the few other dorm members who have shown up- from dorms like Savanaclaw and Diasomnia and Ignihyde no less! Who'd have thought. A few from Octavinelle, Heartslabyul and Scarabia are present too, but most were surprised by the involvement- yet no less welcoming.

There's slower dancing going on now as people wind down from the dances they were doing earlier, and Vil seems to just appear next to Epel, arms loosely folded in front of him as he remarks— ]

Your apple treats were quite the hit tonight. Even I couldn't keep my hands off them.

[ Epel's family providing the drinks and some of the snacks for the event was one of the highlights- they're almost gone now. ]

[unburnished]

[It's only through weeks (months) of practice that Epel doesn't grit his teeth through the entire party. While he is no stranger to winter parties (hoedowns, if he's being honest with himself), the stuffy etiquette and manners surrounding a formal affair gnaw at him like fruit flies going to town on a picked apple left in the orchards. He gets a few concerned looks from Heartslabyul guests who don't know who he is, fidgety and looking a little more waifish than usual as a result (to his endless frustration).

He manages to let off a little steam by surreptitiously stomping on his roommate's foot when he tries to go for a dessert without cleaning his hands. If he has to suffer these rules, everyone does. Especially when it comes down to his own contributions to the party -- no one's gonna touch his Meemaw's apple pie bites without treating them with proper respect.

He starts allowing himself to relax a little when dancing starts up, and by the time the tempo changes to a slow pace, he's feeling more comfortable simply existing, making small talk with dormmates when he refills his drink and very much being a wallflower.

So Vil practically materializing beside Epel after a long evening doesn't fluster as it would have earlier into the party, and he instead drums his fingers nervously around the glassware containing his fourth serving of apple cider.]

Oh-- er, thank you. I feel like I underestimated the guest list.

[Who would have thought a bunch of teenage boys would go hog-wild over apple chips and crackers? At least the subject of food is easy enough to continue.]

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