Hannibal (and totally not Jono)'s house, inside and out back, Saturday afternoon and evening

[sharp_as_knives]

//You know,// Jono said, thoughtfully looking over the food Hannibal had prepared (and still was preparing) for the party they were throwing today, //I think it's possible that there's something here for everyone on the island?//

Literally. Jono suspected that everybody on the island could show up, each make off with the entirety of one of the dishes, and there would still be leftovers after the party.

"I should hope so." Hannibal put the finishing touches on the last few plates he'd have to bring out to the grill. "I don't want anybody saying they left hungry from a party of mine." Or theirs. Whichever. "How is the music coming along?"

//There is definitely music,// Jono reported. //It's… leaning heavily into swing territory. First thing that came to mind when trying to come up with something that everybody could enjoy.//

"Not a bad thing," Hannibal said, smiling. "Although we might have to indulge in a bit of dancing later."

//Heaven forbid,// Jono teased, winking as he thumbed through his playlist one more time. //We'll see if we can get you away from that grill long enough to manage it, hm?//

Hannibal gave him a look of fond reproof. "I would never be so long cooking that I didn't enjoy my own party." He nodded at the food. "Once this is done, I'll only be turning things on here and there, and perhaps manning the bar."

//Well, then I suppose I ought to go put the shrimp out to coax the flamingos off the lawn,// Jono decided. //It's almost that time, anyway.//

"If you can keep them to the side," Hannibal suggested, "they'll be out of the way of anyone coming up from the front as well. Hopefully once everybody is back here, they won't be disturbing them."

How well would that work out? Only time would tell.



[OOC: Open post! Come to the party!]

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Re: Arrive/Mingle/Have munchies!

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"Ain't been bad," Hardison replied with a faint smile. "Still kinda adjustin' to the idea that we were kidnapped by aliens an' kept in a computer sim, but Eliot assures me that that's kinda run of the mill around here."

And considering he'd been here less than six months and seen that and some kind of crazy elder god, he couldn't exactly disagree.

"Havin' fun teachin'," he added. "Didn't quite expect that."

Re: Arrive/Mingle/Have munchies!

[sharp_as_knives]

"Will you be doing more of it, then?" Hannibal asked. "Despite the interesting catastrophes of this place?"

Re: Arrive/Mingle/Have munchies!

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"I ain't goin' anywhere without Parker an' Eliot," Hardison said. "Don't matter how crazy it gets. We're all in it together for the long haul, you know?"

If they changed, they all changed together. It was a vow they'd all made and meant it more now than ever before.

"The three of us'll be teachin' together this upcomin' semester. Teamwork. You teachin' again? Another cookin' course?"

Re: Arrive/Mingle/Have munchies!

[sharp_as_knives]

"Teaching, yes," Hannibal agreed. "I haven't decided about the cooking yet. Jono and I will be continuing our present class, though. I understand you'll be teaching team building?"

Re: Arrive/Mingle/Have munchies!

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"That's right. If there's one thing we know, it's teamwork. That's how we made our livin' for years." Ish. In a way. "Your current class? Y'all go to different places an' check out various cultures an' stuff? I got that right?"

Re: Arrive/Mingle/Have munchies!

[sharp_as_knives]

"Not necessarily cultures," Hannibal said. "Simply inspirational places and things. Natural and manmade."

Re: Arrive/Mingle/Have munchies!

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"That's cool," Hardison said. "Where'd y'all go this summer?"

Re: Arrive/Mingle/Have munchies!

[sharp_as_knives]

"Ice caves, Sedlec Ossuary, a butterfly conservatory, Woodstock, Lake Natron, Niagara Falls, and a restaurant overlooking the end of the universe," Hannibal answered. "It was all quite interesting."