There Is A Dinner Party Right Across The Hall

[littlest_lord]

Who: Phancyhive and invited/close CR!
When: Wednesday Evening for supper
Where: Phancyhive
Summary: With so many new additions to the household, it's only proper to welcome them with a dinner party.
Warnings: A bunch of crazy people around a dinner table. What could possibly go wrong?

<sub>[Ciel hated parties. Really, he did. They were an unbearable drudgery of having to socialize but he could manage to endure for one night. It was expected of him to host such an event, what with the new additions to the household, so despite his desire to lock himself away in his office, he'd been dressed in lovely clothes and had the whole thing arranged.

The dining room itself was decorated exquisitely and the food that had been set out was unbearably tempting to anyone who'd glance upon it. Hopefully, the whole night wouldn't be an ordeal. The last thing needed was more stress.]</sub>

Comments

[inthejunk]

Alright, what did you make for me?

[Just because Yosuke wasn't invited doesn't mean he's not expecting something delicious from Gilbert. His stomach growls loudly, right on cue as usual, and he wraps his good arm around it. But he also leans closer to Gilbert's plate, taking a look at the offerings. Gilbert totally would have made him some soup or curry, right? Right.]

[retraced]

Hey.

[He pokes Yosuke's forehead to get him to back up a respectful distance from the food, but then points down-table. There's some curry down there (he's been practicing!), along with plums, chestnuts and strawberry daifuku which is pretty good for a first attempt!]

[inthejunk]

Ow.

[But it's just an 'ow' of general protest, the poke doesn't hurt that badly. Yosuke grins and claps Gilbert on the shoulder fondly.]

You're a good friend, Gil-san.

[Then he takes a slice of plum off the tray without even bothering to find a plate and pops it in his mouth, letting it sit on his tongue. Mm, tastes like autumn alright.]

Fanks!

[retraced]

[Okay, he feels a little pleased with himself. He even smiles, just the tiniest bit, to see Yosuke so happy about the food. He's been working on other stuff too, but there's only so much free time that he's had lately to try and learn how to make an entirely new type of food. Though, with more darkness hours in the winter, he'll definitely have time then.]

Don't talk with your mouth full, you'll choke on it.

[inthejunk]

[The scolding makes Yosuke laugh, and he almost does choke on it, but he recovers in time and shrugs it off. Though he does decide to chew and swallow before he answers.]

Even if you never invite me to these things, it's obvious you want me to come.

[retraced]

[omg Yosuke you're so embarrassing.]

Why would I invite you? You always show up no matter what!

[inthejunk]

[Don't be a dick, he's still all wounded over here. He could probably even work up a decent limp off of the leg with the cat scratches if he had to. He snags another piece of plum and shrugs.]

Maybe I wouldn't show up if you weren't always cooking for me. But someone has to eat it, you know.

[That's punctuated with a friendly shoulder punch, and some curious poking at all the other dishes on the table.]

[retraced]

[Ouch! He wants to frown and snap back with something else snarky, but he's too relieved to see Yosuke looking happy and excited about eating something.]

How's your arm?

[inthejunk]

It was only sore for like a da-

Oh.

[Yosuke frowns from his good arm, over to his bad arm. He wriggles the fingers in the plastered hand, and shrugs.]

It's healing. They might take the cast off at the end of the month if everything goes well.

[retraced]

That's not too much longer. Be careful until then.

[The words are more concerned than scolding.]

[inthejunk]

[He's used to you and your silly concerns, dude.

...Not that he'll ever admit it, but it's nice that someone cares. So he just nods.]

Alright, I will.

[retraced]

[Good! You'd better. He glances back behind Yosuke, lets his eyes wander across that side of the room.]

Did you bring anyone with you?

[He still hasn't met this supposed girlfriend of yours, dude.]

[inthejunk]

I just came to get some juice. [Have a look again, dude.] I didn't know there would be a party.

[retraced]

Has everything been okay? With...um.

[You know, your relationship stuff. Don't make him say it.]

[inthejunk]

Oh.

[He blushes a little. How did Gilbert guess that's where he was before school today?]

Uh. It's...it's going alright. We didn't end up doing that duel thing, though. The guy kind of just gave up. It was pretty lame.

[retraced]

D-duel?!

[Back up, Yosuke. Start from the beginning.]

[inthejunk]

Yeah. It's like you said, if I care for her I have to do the right thing. So I challenged that guy to a duel. I asked him not to bring his gun though, because there's no way I can beat a gun, right? But it didn't matter since he pansied out.

[It's impressionable, Gil-san. Careful what you say to it from now on, dude.]

[retraced]

You challenged him to a--?!

[THERE ISN'T ENOUGH FACEPALM IN ALL THE WORLD.]

Why would you challenge him so recklessly?! What did he do to you first?!

[inthejunk]

He's a total dick, and he's dating my girl!

[retraced]

[Wait WHAT.]

How can someone else be dating her if you're already dating her?!

[inthejunk]

...

Technically he got there first.

[retraced]

'Technically'...?

[Oh god why are they still talking about this.]

[inthejunk]

If she was happy with him she wouldn't have-!

[You know. Done the wild thing. With Yosuke. Who blushes a bit and helpfully makes a decidedly obscene gesture. That.]

[retraced]

[There are no words. Only facepalm.]

Right...

[inthejunk]

So I knew I had to save her.

[What? It's not a big deal! All the kids are doing that one now, dude. He checked first!]