taxonomites | [location: John Everton's House] [OPEN TO ALL!] BLOCK PARTY!!!

The time had come. Charlotte left John in charge of setting up the bar, giving him only the one request that he have a decent selection of beer, and did the work of dialing up the food. She knew she was going way over board. For all she knew no one might show up, even though she'd gotten a bit of a response to her invite. How could people resist, though. Food, drink, Dean's music, kittens? Okay, and an ex-vampire, but that wasn't his fault.

Pushing that thought away, she continued laying out the food and the carefully crafted warding spells that would protect it from the kittens. They had been given run of most of the patio, but not the yard, and not the food area. That meant they'd still be popping in and out of people's laps, but at least they wouldn't do it to plates.

When everything was ready, Charlotte ran up to change into skinny jeans, a crisp white button down and a ridiculously shiny pair of cowboy boots. Not unlike Dawn, not that she knew it, Charlotte was having too much fun with the fashion options the replicators afforded. Properly armored for the event, she headed back to the patio to wait for their first guests.

OOC: This is an open event, folks, anyone should feel free to tag in, even if they just discover the party. Start a new thread with a label if you want or just tag in on another thread. Feel free to hop around, too. IT'S A PARTY, PEOPLE! Also, this will go on as long as people are interested, so backtag all ya like. We know people will be in and out all weekend. Have fun, drink all the booze.

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"Check, John and defilement, Dean and complaints, kittens and avoidance. I ought to be able to remember that." And beat Kasparov at chess without batting an e-eyelash.

He might have had the order right, but she had a feeling his comprehension was a little low. Particularly where the kittens were concerned. Oh, well, he'd learn the first time one popped up in his lap and asked for a treat. "In that case, I release you on the party. Have fun."

"Thank you, I really appreciate it, and if, after the party is over, you need any help cleaning up, let me know?" Just because Jarvis has a shiny new body, doesn't mean he's lost the need to buttle.

Charlotte chuckled. Got one signed up and she wasn't even trying. "Oh, rest assured, I'll let you know. I will be absolutely sure to let you know."

John walked over to where Charlie and JARVIS were, grinning. He came in just in time to hear the offer of helping clean up. "Of course we'd love the help."

He offered his hand to JARVIS. "Hello. I'm John, your other host for this little party."

"A pleasure to meet you, John. I'm Jarvis." There's a slight hesitation before he takes the hand and shakes, but once he's done that, there's a momentary flash of happiness. Look, he's done it right!

John grinned right back at him. "Pleasure to meet you too, Jarvis." Smiling at Charlie, he continued to the other man. "Thank you for coming. Charlie's gotten herself a great turn out."

"I have to admit, this is all very new for me. I've never been out to a party before." He's watched plenty of them, but for the moment he's limited to what little information he can gather through this weird, squishy peripheral.

Now this was something John could relate to. "The last party I was at was probably twenty years ago." He looked around at the people not stoned out of their minds. "And it was nothing like this. This is downright civilized."

"That sounds a bit more like what I've been used to seeing, although I've never attended as a guest." He pauses and tries to figure out how best to phrase this, "Before coming here, I worked in service, of a sort."

"Then you should definitely enjoy being a guest. Has Charlie offered you a drink yet?" He glanced at her with a smirk. "If not, she's being a poor host and will have to be given a stern talking to." There is, of course, not a bit of seriousness in his tone, at all.

"I don't think we'd gotten that far in our introductions, so nothing too severe is warranted." In other words, Jarvis would love a glass of lemonade or something similar.

Charlotte rolled her eyes at the men's teasing. "We hadn't gotten that far at all, plus I can't even remember all we have set out. But there's beer, wine, booze, iced tea and a cherry limeade that is spectacular." She laughed. "And about ten other things. It's really easy to go overboard when all you have to do is touch a panel and remember."

John nodded and grinned. "Well, then, I guess there will be no punishment." He gave her a quick kiss, then nodded to Jarvis. "Now, if you'll both excuse me. I, too, must mingle some."

He dipped his head to both Jarvis and Charlie, then slipped away to go check on other guests.

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