Koreoke, Washington DC, Saturday Night

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Sure, some people were busy fighting rampaging snow monsters and stuff today. But for those who were friends with Kathy and Dante, they had another option available to them: Kathy's 21st birthday party!

Their venue for the evening was Koreoke, a Korean barbeque restaurant that doubled as a karaoke bar. Kathy had rented out the back room for her party, which included three long barbeque tables, a stage with up to four microphones (in case of boy bands and group numbers), and a bartender along the far wall to serve drinks all night until last call.

Because if turning twenty-one wasn't a good reason to stuff yourself full of grilled meat (well, veggies and tofu in Kathy's case), get drunk, and sing your heart out to the largest selection of karaoke tracks Kathy had ever seen in one place, then what was?!

[Up VERY early for SP because holidays are a THING (and so are BDEs). Open to pretty much anyone who is/was Kathy's friend (or Dante's friends that Kathy also knows)!]

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Eat! Eat!

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The tables all have grills running down the center so you can cook your food to your liking. There are great platters of meats and veggies to share and pass around, as well as other premade meals.

There are also bottles of soju scattered every couple of feet because of course there is.

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[tigerundercover]

Raven licked dumpling grease off her fingers and draped her other arm over Kathy's shoulders. "This was a perfect idea."

She'd been in a Mood ever since it started getting cold this year. Hanging out with her favorite person and eating hot food was doing a great job of taking her mind off it.

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Kathy preened. "I figured I'd combine my favorite people with a few of my favorite things. And look, it worked!"

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[vdistinctive]

Eliot was more than happy to be taking a break from the ridiculousness that was the island. He was definitely going to need to get the recipe for this shabu shabu.

"Happy birthday, darlin'. And here's to many, many more."

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[spin_kick_snap]

"Thanks, Dad," Kathy said, leaning over to hug him tight. "How does it feel to have a kid old enough to legally drink?"

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[not_every_mage]

Anders found one of the larger bits of beef and popped it onto the grill, then settled back to sip his soju with a satisfied look on his face. Food, birthdays, friends, singing ... this was definitely the life.

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[spin_kick_snap]

And girlfriends, too, right? Especially cute ones coming by to drop a kiss on his cheek and try to steal his soju?

Cause, uh, don't look now, but that was exactly what was happening.

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[rebelseekspizza]

"How did you manage to steal the big beef plate?" Dante sighed. "Fuckin' mages."

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[smilestopscars]

"Hello, darling," Ezra said lightly, toasting him with a bottle of soju, in all his fox kigu-wearing glory. "Happy someone else's birthday."

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[rebelseekspizza]

Dante had spent a considerable amount of time repressing the part where this was technically also his birthday. Pigging out helped.

"This is heaven," he decided, pulling another plate of meat next to him. He was running out!

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Kathy hadn't mentioned it once. Hadn't even made him have a bowl of soup, even though the implied oversight hurt. But not the same way or to the same degree as being reminded would hurt Dante.

"I keep telling you I need a barbecue table grill," Kathy told him, dropping a strawberry margarita next to his plate. "And you never take me seriously."

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[boneyard_girl]

"Thirty bucks says Dante eats faster than th' cooks can keep up!"

That was Ada for 'hello' and 'I missed you' and, well, just generally being an Ada-troll.

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[whatdattonguedotho]

So, Kathy had invited him to come to her birthday party. And Venom had gotten super annoyed about not getting anything out of eating the snow monsters, so a pile of barely cooked meat was the perfect way to cheer him up.

And then Eddie immediately realized that he knew just one person here.

So, that's where he was at in his life.

Two, Venom added sullenly. We are here too.

Fine, he knew a grand total of two people here. Still awkward, still shoving his mouth with meat that was closer to mooing than cooked.

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[smilestopscars]

Ezra could make that three!

Look, so far Eddie was the first person here who Ezra didn't recognize, and he was inclined to change that just because many of the ones he did recognize were people he was on uneven ground with. Also, the face didn't hurt.

So now, Eddie, there was a grown man in a fox kigurumi giving you a casual little wave across the table. With a spicy chicken thigh in his hand, because why not.

"Well hello there," Ezra said pleasantly. "I don't think we've met. I would remember."

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[spin_kick_snap]

"Eddie!" Kathy said, giving him a big smile. "You came! I'm glad you made it."

She gave the pile of meat next to him an approving nod. "Have you ever had soju?" she asked, nudging a bottle forward. "It's delicious and pretty much the required drink when you're having Korean."

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[rebelseekspizza]

Dante gave him a nod from across the table. "Yo, new guy."

Don't be rude, Dante, just ask for the guy's name.

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[smilestopscars]

Ezra showed up fashionably slightly late, wearing a fox kigurumi, because of course he was. It was a birthday present from Ava that he'd received a few weeks ago, and what better time for it to make its debut appearance than at someone else's birthday party!

And of course, some of the top buttons were undone, showing off a sliver of perfection, meaning a little bit of his chest. Because he was incorrigible.

And happily cooking several meat items for himself about as soon as he'd arrived and plopped himself down on a seat.

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[soniaroadsqueen]

"Give me one of everything!" Ringo declared excitedly. It had been, like, forever since she'd done a meal like this, and it made her feel nostalgic while loading her up with anticipation for how much she was going to overeat.

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[boneyard_girl]

Ada who had totally been there on time despite her player's lack of internet was being fairly careful to make sure she picked out veggies that hadn't been grilled with meat.

She hadn't missed the cold and wet of the East Coast. Like, at all. She was dressed in a swirl of long, layered skirts and a big sweater, but had done up her riot of curls into a magical waterfall intertwined with red ribbons and mistletoe sprigs and sprinkled with glitter.

Admittedly, the nice part of the long skirts and big sweaters was hiding the ever-growing and spreading scales easily, especially given how public this place was.

Sing!

[spin_kick_snap]

Lounge on couches around small tables (to hold your drinks, obviously), look through the fine selections of completely moddable music, or go up on the station and perform.

Sing your heart out!

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[soniaroadsqueen]

Ringo hadn't had (much) Soju, so her cheeks were reddened with excitement. Mostly.

"Because I'm so nice, I'm going to go easy tonight." She shot Kathy a glance. "I wouldn't want to show you up on your birthday, you know?"

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[rebelseekspizza]

Laughing, with Kathy in tow, Dante stepped up to the mic. "We're gonna be singing Christmas songs tonight," he said, oh so seriously. "Get ready."

Re: Sing!

[smilestopscars]

Apparently, Ezra had committed a crime and had to pay for it. In song. So good thing he wasn't all that opposed to it. He walked up to the station, checked the listings, and was delighted to find what he was looking for.

He pulled up the hood on his kigu and even struck a dramatic pose as the music started. Those who knew their pop classics would surely recognize the song by the intro. The rest might catch on with Ezra's sultry delivery of the opening lines.

"Baby, can't you see, I'm calling; a guy like you should wear a warning --"

Drink

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And, of course, the old standby...drinking! There's an bar, there's plenty of booze (a lot of it strawberry-flavored, weirdly enough), have a few, especially if you need to build up the nerve to sing!

OOC

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omg so much SP.

sooooooooooooooooooo much