It's St. Paddy's day! Everyone's Irish tonight.

[uberboned]

Who: Staff and patrons of The Purgatory. (SO TOTALLY OPEN)
When: March 17th
Where: The Purgatory.
Summary: So maybe St. Patrick's Day has nothing to do with Gabriel or the Purgatory- that's no reason not to have a huge shindig.
Warnings: Drinking and excessive partying.

[The Purgatory has been decorated to resemble a large Irish pub, all metal and glitz replaced by elegantly carved wood with green-glass mirrors and lamps and cozy green drapes and velvet chairs and faux-emeralds giving it the impression that the Emerald City may well have thrown up on an Irish Pub. Drinks tailored for the holiday are all half-off and the cover charge has been removed for anyone who remembers to wear green inside- if you don't, then you'll have to pay and the wait staff are under orders to pinch you all night long. That's what you get for not participating, moron.

The music, thankfully, is just catchy Europop and nothing with fiddles or folk tunes, so the dance floor is as active as ever, but there's nothing on stage tonight, just the general atmosphere of a bunch of people with an awesome and socially acceptable excuse to get drunk.... Getting drunk.

YEEEEAH.]

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[vw_coyote]

[It wasn't Uncle Mike's, but it was better than sitting at home, with her cats, and her dog. She wasn't even looking to get drunk, and she was actually missing the Fae. They knew how to throw a party.

However, she didn't think telling the Archangel Gabriel that was a good idea.

So, she'll be sitting at the bar, sipping a green beer, with her green shamrock t-shirt that reads "If found, return to pub" because she knew better than to show up without green on.]

[defineshinky]

[Wendy never did do a lot of bar crawling. She and her friends were always more of the art crawl sort. The extremely social and drinky holiday is reminding her that her friends aren't around now. It's high time to make some new acquaintances, get to know her city in a non-work sense.

Purgatory is supposed to be the place to be in this town and it's not disappointing. Wendy's dressed for the holiday, wearing a low-cut shirt with green and grey stripes. She's grateful for this as she watches a poor sap getting repeatedly pinched. Wendy makes her way to the bar, trying to keep an eye out for any of the familiar faces she's seen on her Middlewatch-- no, wait, her NV. Whatever, that thing on her wrist.]

[ella_of_frell]

[ Pff, after her little episode getting totally blasted a few days ago, drinking booze was the absolute last thing on her mind. But she worked there, meandering from table to table to serve the patrons who were attending. Let them have their fun. She'll chat up people just as easily as anywhere else. ]

[ella_of_frell]

[ Ella genuinely didn't understand the holiday, anymore than she did the 'pie day' holiday. It seemed a silly reason for them - but hey, people need silliness in their lives every now and again. Fortunately she was wearing green, or she'd be pinching herself all night. As it happened, her arm had a mind of its own, jerking out to pinch someone on the elbow when they passed by in a grey tweed suit. GREY. Tweed. That was as far from green as anything else. ]

Hi - anything I can get you? [ Ella smiled cheerfully at Wendy, holding her arm close to her sides. Don't pay attention to the other patrons and they won't get pinched if they aren't wearing green. This is a good plan doomed to failure. ]

[defineshinky]

Hi!

[Wendy looks over at the menu of drinks.]

Ummm.... I'll have the Shamrocker, please? Might as well get the half-off drink, right?

[dilemma]

[ Wendy is one lucky lady because Damon just happens to be at the bar when she approaches. He glances over at her out of the corner of his eye while swirling his glass of whiskey (the fourth of the day despite his composure). He sits there, pretending to mind his own business whilst the bar tender ignores their section for other patrons, letting a minute or so pass before he finally says something. ]

And me without any green on.

[ It's pitiful small talk, thrown out there to see if he can get a bite though entirely true. He's wearing black from head to toe like he does every other day of the week. ]

[defineshinky]

[Wendy raises her head to see the very handsome stranger all by himself. She hasn't noticed him around before, but that's what tonight is about, right? Getting to know people.]

You might wanna procure something fast. Looks like the wait staff are armed and dangerous.

[She smirks a little, making a pinching gesture to demonstrate.]

[dilemma]

[ Ah, St Patrick's day. This was one of the few holidays every year that Damon doesn't mind enough to actually fully participate in...though It might have something to do with the booze and booze related merriment. Despite his refusal to wear green, this is certainly not a repeat of Valentines. Darts, pool, drinking contests, games of quarters, dancing; he's doing a bit of everything all around though not staying with one group for too long. That is, unless they can pace his drinking. ]

ooc note • so very open to any of the shenanigans listed above or if you just want to sit at the bar and have a conversation with him.

[ella_of_frell]

One shamrocker, coming right up. [ Ella smiles. ] Sit tight, and I'll be right back.

[ And she's right too - she darts off to fetch said drink, heads back to the table. ]

Here you go. Have you been to Purgatory before?

[dilemma]

[ He turns a bit in his bar stool so he can better converse with her. ]

I'm not afraid of a little pinching. I asked them to be gentle.

[ His tone is friendly despite the smirk forming on his face. The bartender approaches before he can finish that thought. ]

Another whiskey, and she'll have a—? [ He leaves it open ended for her to fill in the blank. ]

[defineshinky]

Thanks!

[She takes a sip.]

Mmm. Wow. That is awesome. [Wendy smiles at Ella.] Nah, first time. I'm new to town.

[defineshinky]

[She turns as well, looking him over. Wendy's a little dubious about the guy oh so bluntly giving her that look, but she's desperate for some conversation. She can handle it.]

Something tells me this isn't your first time.

I'll have the Shamrocker. Which I can pay for.

[acclimatized]

[ john hasn't been to purgatory since all that unfortunate spiking business last year. it could've soured the experience for a normal person, but he's just been busy. st patrick's day is a cause for celebration though and if his choice of headwear is anything to go by, john is getting into the spirit of it. ]

[defineshinky]

[She's had a couple drinks at this point. Wendy's feeling more relaxed. She spots the hat before the man and just has to say something.]

Nice hat.

[Well she didn't have to say something clever.]

[dilemma]

It's not my color. Love the festivities. I'm alright with the consequences.

[ He shrugs and nods to the bartender. Perhaps his initial assessment of Wendy was off. He's willing to persevere through this minor bump in the road. ]

Haven't seen you around these parts before. New victim or do you just wait for special occasions?

[defineshinky]

I'll bet you are. [Sometimes she just can't help being so gosh darn sassy. Wendy's still smiling though.]

New yes, victim not so much. It's not my first inter-dimensional rodeo. Have you been here a while?

[dilemma]

If you're going to play nasty you could at least tell me your name.

[ Oh, Damon loves sassy and smiles right back through his mock offense. ]

Couple months, give or take. I'm not as well versed in dimensionalie things though. [ What's with this place and time travelers? ] Or Canada. It's an unwelcome change of scenery.

Open to all! Chat her up, engage in shenanigans, whatever!

[runebladeknight]

[What an odd holiday. Celes has never seen a more blatant excuse to get stupidly drunk in all her life. But, it's a reason to go out of the house nonetheless and attempt to relax. Maybe celebrate her birthday belatedly.

[It had been a week ago, and she'd actually forgotten it herself. There's something rather wrong about that. But then, it's not like she has many people with whom to celebrate anymore.

[She's dressed in a green top -- well-fitted, but not immodestly cut in any way -- so as to avoid this really strange tradition of getting pinched. Who comes up with this stuff? She's not really the party type, but she's not so much of a stick-in-the mud that she can't be persuaded into other activities besides sitting at the bar and talking.]

[defineshinky]

[She's playing with him now.] Oh, this is far from nasty. You'll know nasty if you see it.

I'm more well-versed than I ever intended to be. And yeah, you get kidnapped to a strange foreign land, you really don't want it to be moose country. [She sighs.]

Wendy, by the way. And you are?

[mediumdrip]

[Blaine has on the shamrock tie he showed off on the network earlier during the week and is happy to be back at work.

Since there's really no need for him to be performing today, he's helping out around the bar and pub, cleaning up dirty dishes and taking orders and all of that.

He looks like a cheerful and really avoids having to pinch any one.]

[acclimatized]

Thanks.

[ the top of his hat bobbles as john nods across the bar at her and lifts his pint of guinness for another swig. ] For a moment there, I thought it might've been a bit over-the-top.

[defineshinky]

[Between his face and his accent, Wendy is very tempted to go "Awww." It's a good thing she doesn't.]

I saw a guy painted green. Think you blend in just fine.

[She takes a sip of her drink.]

[socius]

[Why miss this, when just last year she'd made a fool of herself in a drunken slur, losing her clothes and even ending up with a tattoo? And better yet, make it a date with the one who'd convinced her to do just that? Oh yeah, this could be a good night. Something that seemed right in order actually. Even if Anna had no plans on getting drunk- mostly because it was nigh impossible. Which was ... actually, probably the entire reason. Still, no one said she couldn't enjoy it with her friends, right? And Griffin.

And yeah, wearing green. Like she'd ever live it down if Gabriel caught her without, anyway.]

[classdismissed]

[Griffin is looking much better than he has been in recent weeks. He's shaved again and his hair is slightly tamed. He's wearing a stylish dark blue dress shirt and his normal black jeans. (He's apparently forgotten the rule about wearing green.) He looks over at Anna with a grin on his face.]

Do I have to keep you away from the bar?

[He remembers last year too.]

don't act like you didn't see this coming

[sharp]

[ Let's just say Amy hasn't been having the ... best few weeks, and this was something to look forward to. So, really, she was in the same boat as Damon. After they worked everything out and she knew he wasn't going to play stupid mind tricks on her or drink her blood, she took it upon herself to bother him. He owed her anyway -- at least that's how she looked at it.

She was only one pint into the night, so she wasn't stumbling and tripping over to him at the bar. But she definitely wasn't quiet. Oh, and she also pinches his arm. ]

Oi. You aren't wearing green, buster.