The Austrian Eagles present: The LAW Christmas Party! (Open Thread)

[GolemGuardian]

Chris was still a little overwhelmed from Harmonia's whisking motions and very energetic and slightly drunken tour of where stuff was. Thankfully she was soon saved by someone she vaguely recognized. If memory served, her name was Shiori Takeda, an intern who seemed to often be all over the place and also was a fellow wrestler at LAW. There was also a certain rumor she'd heard when she hit the gym hard a bit back about her... writing habits. Chris never looked into it, of course.

But now it would be that very writer who, either purposefully or coincidentally, came to her rescue. The rocker wasn't here for whatever had led to the vodka and eggs to find itself on her shirt, but it must have been quite the story. Harmonia soon left to fetch her a new shirt from 'Finella's,' whoever that was, room. "Y-yeah. I'll look forward to it. But what abo-" And she was gone before she could ask about where she wanted the win bottle just as she was ambushed by another guest.

This now left Chris with the intern, feeling a lot better. Not because of the mess on her or her embarrassed and distraught state. It was mostly just her being an introvert and then being drawn in like debris in the hurricane that was the emotional host. And Shiori had the ten thousandth of that energy that was a little easier to adjust to.

Soon the ice was broken as the intern/writer spoke. "Y-yeah. Just call me Chris, though. This is a space for casual talk. Save the 'miss'es for when you're on the clock." She smiled a little, feeling some tension lift. "Thanks for the save, by the way Shiori. Am I allowed to ask what happened, or would you prefer to keep any more egg off of you?" She didn't really want to know, she just needed time to come up with small talk.

Boy was being homeschooled and barely getting out until she was in her late teens really helping the conversation part of this party.

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[CaptainL]

"Ah..." A concerned look crossed Molly's face as she listened to what Alexa had to say, but nevertheless she settled into the seat by her. Her gaze shifted nervously around the room, every so often looking back over her shoulder in the direction of where she had left Harmonia. She really didn't want to have to do this, and she sighed, letting her shoulders slump. Already she was having regrets. So too, she saw Amirah enter the room, and Harmonia greet her with a hug. Molly sucked in a breath and clenched her teeth, her body tensing up. She couldn't help but see the tears in Harmonia's eyes, and she knew that they had been born of pain she had caused. And if Harmonia was looking to someone else to calm her spirits...that, too, was Molly's fault. Had she pushed her away? Maybe she shouldn't have done this. But it was too late to turn back now. With a sniffle, she still turned around to focus on Alexa.

"Ah...not really your kind of thing, huh?" She twiddled her thumbs anxiously as she glanced back and forth, attempting to keep herself distracted. "I'm sorry. Hopefully you can still enjoy yourself, though-!" She held her hand out to the brunette. "Maybe we could get to know each other, if you think that'd help. I'm Molly, Molly Forster..."

(@TheSuitedOwl )

Despite all the drama unfolding around her, though...Sheila didn't let herself be concerned. She had gotten vodka spilled on her too, and as she got up, she noticed how damp it felt where the wet fabric of her dress touched her skin. That was going to get bothersome after a while. But when she looked up at Ishtar, she figured she had the right idea! With no hesitation or awkwardness at all, Sheila slipped her dress off over her head, then let out a contented sigh as she stretched in her underwear as though it were totally normal. "Ahhh...that's more like it..."

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[RedShinigami]

Finella played with Minas amazing vooze gun and grinned.
"Hey who wants some free whateverisnthereboooozzzeeee!", the Hellraiser laughed and shot around the liquid in the room.
Then suddenly Sheila got halfnaked too!
"Wow! Way to go Sheila! Awright guys! Now its a partyyyyy!", the Hellraiser screamed and throw off her Santas outfit!
"Alright lets party!", she cheered.

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[TheSuitedOwl]

Before she could even properly explain her problem. Alexa was already wishing she hadn't bothered with this bitch. This wasn't the kind gesture she originally thought it was but a PR stunt from a concerned hostess. It honestly shouldn't have surprised her because of course the hostess would want their "troublemakers" to be quelled but it did. Molly had played her character so well that in the process she had managed to not only deceive her but cause the brunette to almost open up to this snake in the grass!

"... Am I boring you?" Alexa asked. Composing herself for a second before she would slap the faker's hand to the side. "You've been distracted since I've been talking. What? Not interesting enough for you." Alexa continued. Leaning forward until their eyes would meet and once they did Molly would finally see the hateful glare etched in them. "Well? Are you going to answer or am I gonna need to twist an arm."

Meanwhile Takehsi who still hadn't returned to the table. Was busy distracting himself filling his second tray of food by the service tables. With him trying his best to get the widest variety from the available spread and completely oblivious of the disaster unfolding behind him!

@CaptainL
@RedShinigami

[deezcastforms]

Ishtar responded to Shiori's grateful nod with a smile and a wink before the two girls went their separate ways. Ishtar was starting to feel some pity for the people who were running this party. It hadn't been going on for too long yet and it seemed like they were already having to deal with mess upon mess. That Harmonia woman certainly looked to be at less than 100% to put it mildly. Ishtar wouldn't bother her tonight.

But someone who Ishtar did want to bother just walked through the door, Chris Yukine. The first person Ishtar had seen here who she recognized. They had fought each other in a Christmas themed match earlier in the week. In fact, Ishtar was wearing the very same outfit right now as she had worn in their match.

Though Ishtar did see that Shiori was already talking to Chris, and Ishtar didn't want to make it feel like she was trying to monopolize the intern's time at this party. So what Ishtar decided to do was grab a drink and take a seat near where the two were. She would then wait for either the existing conversation to end so she could step in and talk to Chris, or for Chris to decide to talk to her.

@GolemGuardian

[FreestylePoet]

Shiori nodded at Chris's casualness with a smile. She could tell that the rocker was nervous, but Shiori was happy to be social enough for the both of them! "Haha, Chris, then! I love your cloak. Way cuter than my..." Her quick glance down was punctuated by Chris's next question. "Yeah... Vodka and egg yolks, if you can believe it. Ishtar Vasiliev's contribution to the party. You know her, right?" Come to think of it, they'd actually had a match recently. Shiori was working backstage during it, as her stablemate and client Julie had a match on the same card.

"Anyway," she continued, "I was gonna go put it away for her, but I accidentally tripped over Mina and Sheila." She pointed over towards the now-half-naked Australian and her pink-haired partner in crime. "Uh, not that it's their fault!" Shiori scratched at the back of her head with a sheepish grin. "I probably should have watched where I was going. But!" She pointed towards Chris's wine bottle. "The upside is that I know where the service table is now. So I can help you with that if you want, maybe even return with a glass for you? I, uh... won't drop it this time?"

Assuming Chris would hand her the bottle, Shiori would recognize that she might be a little wigged out at being thrown back to the wolves of the party so soon. So she sought to reassure her, and a quick offer of a fist bump was her way of doing that. "I promise I'll come back. New girls gotta stick together, right?"

@GolemGuardian

If Chris let her go, then Shiori would happily scamper towards the service tables, where she knew the hors d'oeuvres and beverages were. She really did intend to return to Chris in, like, thirty seconds... but she didn't expect to find Takeshi all but face first in the food and drink! A real live J-pop idol. And LAW wrestler. In the flesh! She tried to hide her surprise, maybe even jog back away before the guy could notice her. But she couldn't. All that came out of her mouth was --

"EEEP!"

@TheSuitedOwl

[RedShinigami]

Harmonia just saw Finella and Sheila getting halfnaked.
"Hey, what the..."
Then she saw it...
And she heard it.
That bitch was talking to Molly...threatening Molly, no worse she slapped her hand away.
And when Harmonia heard:
"Twist an arm?!", it was over.
"Amirah...hold me back when I do something stupid...", Harmonia said and stomped over to where Alexa and Molly were sitting.
And like some vengeful Angel out of a horror movie she appeared before both women.
First she looked at Molly.

"Hey...", she said and grabbed one of Mollys hands.
"Is everything alright?", she asked and kissed it.
Then she turned to Alexa, all the kindness fading away.
"Do we have a problem here Fräulein Taylor?", she asked.

"I believe that Molly was more then a perfect host, doing everything to make this a good party for everyone, even if she did'nt had too and you know why? Because she has someone who makes her feel that what she does has importance! Forgives her for misunderstandings, be there when bitches try to twist her arms! And you know why?! BECAUSE I LOVE MOLLY!", she shouted and suddenly all eyes were on her.

"What? Now you can be behave? Come on, celebrate and destroy our fucking house some
more! I have the feeling Miss Taylor wants to say something to me!", she said and closed the distance to the other woman, their breasts almost touched.
"So...again...whats...the problem?"

@TheSuitedOwl
@CaptainL
@Aeri

[deezcastforms]

Ishtar wouldn't have to wait long to get the opportunity that she was looking for. Shiori offered to take Chris's bottle to the drinks table as well, Here's to hoping it goes better than last time Shiori, thought Ishtar as she stood up to slip into the space that the intern had left open.

"Hey Chris! Remember me?" Ishtar asked as she greeted her old opponent. "You're the first person I've seen here who I've recognized, I'm glad I was able to find someone. So how are you? Hopefully you're a bit warmer than you were the last time that we saw each other," Ishtar teased.

@GolemGuardian

[CaptainL]

Finella hardly needed much more of a prompt than seeing Sheila casually drop her dress in order to follow suit. The Australian girl cheered, throwing her arms around Finella to pull her into a hug. The two of them were truly kindred spirits, and it was no surprise they got along so well together. But at the same time as all their giggly, jiggly half-naked fun was unfolding, at the other end of the room was a tense standoff between Molly and Alexa. And it seemed that Alexa had finally caught onto the fact that Molly's thoughts hadn't left how she had walked out on Harmonia - and she accused the Englishwoman of ignoring her! At this, Molly let out a yelp, her eyes going wide as she looked back at Alexa and raised her hands to her mouth. "What..!? No, it's not that-! Please, don't get the wrong idea..." The look of hate in Alexa's eyes was a palpable one, though - and as she got into Molly's face, the blonde gulped, a trickle of sweat rolling down her brow.

Alexa made the threat to twist Molly's arm - and it was at that point that Harmonia decided she had enough. Molly gasped as she felt her take her by the hand, guiding it up to give her a kiss. She hadn't anticipated this happening, and yet the thought of it made a big, dumb smile creep its way across her face. Even after it all, Harmonia was right back there at her side, with no hard feelings. One could even call it a Christmas miracle, if they were sufficiently corny.

But the smile soon dropped from Molly's face, as she heard Harmonia spit bile with the next words out of her mouth. When Harmonia at last confessed what everyone had long been suspecting, she let out a yelp and covered her face, hiding a vivid blush. "M-Moni-!" she insisted, "I thought we agreed we weren't going to-!" But the cat was officially out of the bag now, as she felt the gaze of the other guests drawn to the commotion fall on her. There was no use in hiding that any more. Molly lowered her hands, glancing back and forth at the increasingly pitched conversation between Harmonia and Alexa.

From the sound in her voice, the Austrian was ready to lash out and strike at Alexa at a moment's notice. Molly didn't want this. She hoped that things could be smoothed over, and that everyone could have fun. She had been to blame for disrupting that, but now she was determined to make sure it wouldn't happen again! She jumped up from her seat, moving to push the two girls apart.

"Both of you, stop-! Look, this is all getting way out of hand, it's Christmas!"

[GolemGuardian]

Chris definitely eased up a little with Shiori. Unlike the chaotic whirlwind she was introduced with, she was a lot more calm, even with her ruined shirt. The complement of her little cloak even brought a small smile to her face."Thanks. It's um.. It was something I just found. I can show you later if you want." At the mention of Ishtar and her contribution, though, her smile died. "Vodka and... egg yolks? OK." She followed where she pointed, and saw one half naked Australian, one pink haired girl still in her Santa outfit, and one... was that a half naked werewolf over there to? Shooting amber liquid from a water gun? "U-um, yeah. Thanks. I'd love a glass." She handed her bottle over, trusting her social savior even if the mess on her shirt said not to. "Good luck over there. I'll be here." She even returned her fistbump before she left. She was really glad Shiori came over,, she was feeling much better. She quickly shot another look at the wild girl, hoping very much she wouldn't cause Shiori to slip and worsen her mess.

@FreestylePoet

Ishtar soon came to take Shiori's spot. Similar to Ishtar, Chris was happy to see a familiar face. Even if she was still a little miffed still from the little snowball shuffle she had received in their match. "Hi Ishtar. I'm doing good. It's hard to feel that cold ever again, of course." She crossed her arms and nodded, noticing that she was wearing the outfit she wore for their match. "I'm gonna guess either that tumble Shiori mentioned got on you and you started the stripping over there." She gestured to the two half naked girls over yonder. "Or this is the only Christmas outfit you have. So, which is it?" And yes, she was trying to ignore the drama in the opposite direction. Not her circus, not her Moni.

@deezcastforms