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Liam Kincaid ([personal profile] firstofitskind) wrote2019-03-28 07:39 am
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MHA #6, Thursday Evening - PARTY!

Liam and Verity had decided to celebrate the whole 'officially moving in together' with a housewarming of sorts. Never mind that even before the rest of his stuff had made it over there, Liam had basically been living at the apartment in practice if not in name. Look, they wanted to throw a party, they were throwing a party. 'Housewarming' was just a convenient excuse.

The weapons that usually were strewn about the apartment had all been stashed in the bedroom, and there was a good selection of food and drinks (both alcoholic and non) laid out on the kitchen table. They might be in debt to the various restaurants in Fandom for providing the spread, but no one wanted to nosh on Verity's "leftover Chinese food fajita specials." The mice had even been bribed with a selection of the appetizers to stay away from the table of food. (They had not, however, been expressly forbidden from trying to convince anyone to give them food once it had left the table, so... fair warning.)

Coats go in the spare room and please don't touch the Barbie Dream House. Unless invited to by the mice, of course.

[ooc: up early for SP because things like timezones and work get in the way. open to all friends, neighbours, ex-housemates, coworkers, friends-of-friends, etc. basically, if you're an adult you got an invite.]
notallbluemonks: (3/4 From Behind)

Re: Arrive & Mingle!

[personal profile] notallbluemonks 2019-03-29 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
"Beauregard," she replied, and after about a half second in which she seemed to be trying to remember what to do here reached out and shook Verity's hand. "Or just Beau, that's fine too."

Less condescension now, but the gruff drawl still didn't sound the most cordial, most likely.
arboreal_priestess: Yvonne Strahovski as Verity Alice Price (Head Tilt: Listen)

Re: Arrive & Mingle!

[personal profile] arboreal_priestess 2019-03-29 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
Pffft. Beau should hear how the Prices answered their phones.

"And I'm good with Verity," she said, since 'Very' was pretty much a friends and family nickname. "So, you're the one who introduced Liam's face to your fist when he was being an idiot."

She looked Beau over and nodded with approval. "Good. He needed someone to jumpstart his brain."
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Re: Arrive & Mingle!

[personal profile] notallbluemonks 2019-03-29 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
That had Beau shaking her head in bewildered amusement for a few seconds. "Seriously, did he like go around telling everybody about that? That's a little bit awesome, if you know what I mean."

Really, she had to respect anyone who'd go around freely volunteering that a girl had beat him up.

"Hey, if it worked, cool. I didn't really ask questions, but sometimes you just need a good ass-kicking, right?"

She'd love the way the Prices answered their phones, by the way.
arboreal_priestess: Yvonne Strahovski as Verity Alice Price (Listening)

Re: Arrive & Mingle!

[personal profile] arboreal_priestess 2019-03-29 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, it was kinda hard not to notice when he came back, hangdog and covered in bruises," Verity said with an amused snort. "And I appreciate the offer. Usually I tend to do my own ass-kicking but..."

It was a bad look when the ass-kickee was a romantic partner, you know?

"On the other hand, now he might believe me when I tell him he drops his guard on a goddamn feint."

FINALLY A CONVERSATION SHE COULD ENJOY.
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Re: Arrive & Mingle!

[personal profile] notallbluemonks 2019-03-29 01:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Beau flung both hands up in a gesture that was both exasperated and relieved.

"Dude. Dude, I know, right? Like, at first I thought it was a lucky hit, and then the third time I was all, 'no, okay, there's definitely a pattern here.'"

Oh look, a conversation about hitting things! The kind where she was least likely to inadvertently insult people!
arboreal_priestess: Yvonne Strahovski as Verity Alice Price (Fighting: Punch)

Re: Arrive & Mingle!

[personal profile] arboreal_priestess 2019-04-02 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
And one where Verity felt entirely comfortable!

"Exactly," she said, completely understanding Beau's exasperation. "One day I'm not going to be able to pull my strike back in time and then he's going to have a bloody nose. And, yet, somehow, everyone'll think I'm the asshole, you know?"
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Re: Arrive & Mingle!

[personal profile] notallbluemonks 2019-04-02 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
Beau spread her hands and shrugged, a 'what are you gonna do' expression on her face. "There's no getting around that sometimes. Is the lesson gonna stick, though? That's kind of the important part."

She'd gotten plenty of bloody noses in her own training, so her perspective might be a little skewed.
arboreal_priestess: Yvonne Strahovski as Verity Alice Price (Thinking)

Re: Arrive & Mingle!

[personal profile] arboreal_priestess 2019-04-02 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
Same. Hard same.

"It will if it happens enough time," Verity said philosophically. "Pain's a better teacher than most anyway."

Please see: The Price Guide to Raising Children.
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Re: Arrive & Mingle!

[personal profile] notallbluemonks 2019-04-02 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
Beau snorted in amusement. "Yeah, that's what a lot of my teachers said. I mean, some of them also said it was the only way some stuff was ever going to sink into my hard head, but that was a fair assessment. Look, if it happens I'll back you up on the not being an asshole part."

She could be magnanimous about that! She'd already decided Verity was pretty cool, anyway.

"So like, congrats on getting stuck with Liam, I guess. He's a good guy, you know?"

Yeah. Giving effective compliments: still definitely not her strong point.
arboreal_priestess: Yvonne Strahovski as Verity Alice Price (Soft Smile)

Re: Arrive & Mingle!

[personal profile] arboreal_priestess 2019-04-02 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
"He is," Verity said with a soft smile. "Even when he's being a hard-headed idiot, he's doing it for a good reason, you know? Or, well, what he thinks is one."

Just...wrongly.
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Re: Arrive & Mingle!

[personal profile] notallbluemonks 2019-04-02 02:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"He gets points for good intentions," Beau agreed, the very faint trace of a grin at the corners of her mouth, "which is more than I can say about most people, but if he pulls the 'I'm doing this for your own good without talking to you about it' shit again I'll rearrange his face some more."

Someone had issues about that sort of thing. It was entirely possible.
arboreal_priestess: Yvonne Strahovski as Verity Alice Price (Smile: Ponytail Grin)

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[personal profile] arboreal_priestess 2019-04-02 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"Do you accept thanks in alcohol or are fruit baskets more your style?" Verity asked.

BECAUSE YES, EXACTLY.
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Re: Arrive & Mingle!

[personal profile] notallbluemonks 2019-04-02 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Beau really did laugh at that, a loud rough guffaw followed by an amused shake of her head.

"I wouldn't turn down either but I have a definite soft spot for booze."
arboreal_priestess: Yvonne Strahovski as Verity Alice Price (Amused: Over Shoulder)

Re: Arrive & Mingle!

[personal profile] arboreal_priestess 2019-04-03 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, if you have to remind my boyfriend with your fists that we don't make decisions for other people without consulting them first, there'll be a bottle of...Jack?...with your name on it. Or whatever. Pick your poison."
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Re: Arrive & Mingle!

[personal profile] notallbluemonks 2019-04-03 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
Beau snickered at that, because she couldn't help herself, and nodded. "That'll do. I mean, I'm not real picky as long as it gets me nice and sauced, but bonus points if it's decent quality stuff."

And Caleb was going to be mad about it someday when she just yelled at him for trying to go over everybody's head about what to do with the stupid ritual bowl. Honestly.

"I mean, it's fine if it doesn't come to that too, you know," she added, as if it had occurred to her that maybe she shouldn't sound like she was chomping at the bit to beat up on her friends.
arboreal_priestess: Yvonne Strahovski as Verity Alice Price (Glancing Up Smile)

Re: Arrive & Mingle!

[personal profile] arboreal_priestess 2019-04-03 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
Nah, don't worry, Beau. Verity got you. "I figure I'll just buy a bottle and put your name on it, and leave it somewhere really obvious. And anytime he sounds like he's about to do something stupid, I'll just point to the bottle. Maybe give it to you on Christmas for doing an excellent job of being a deterrent for the rest of the year."
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Re: Arrive & Mingle!

[personal profile] notallbluemonks 2019-04-03 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
"You're kind of evil," Beau noted in a tone that was not even a little bit disapproving. "I'm like, super impressed."
arboreal_priestess: Yvonne Strahovski as Verity Alice Price (Smile: Eye Covered)

Re: Arrive & Mingle!

[personal profile] arboreal_priestess 2019-04-03 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
Verity winked at her. "Liam's the good guy in the relationship. I have to balance it out a little."