Happy Birthday to Meeerrrrrreeeeeeeeee [Open Mingle]

[abrightboy]

Who: The residents of ADI Apt B1 and YOU.
When: January 18th, from early evening onward.
Where: Apartment B1 at the ADI complex.
Summary: Tim Drake discovered Meredith Idlewild's birthday is today (by snooping in her stuff) and her boys decided to throw her a little surprise celebration since she, you know, looks after them and shit. Ofc neither of them knows how to do that, really, so Malcolm has recruited Neal Caffrey as Party Planner.
Warnings: To be added as necessary but none to start.


Thanks to Neal's intervention, the party Malcolm and Tim are throwing for Meredith is very nice, with tasteful decorations and good wine, alongside fancy finger foods and even fancier cocktails. Neal mans the 'bar' personally, mixing drinks for anyone who'd like to try one.

Malcolm and Tim will try to be social. It's for Meredith.

They did use Tim's connections, too. He recruited Jeff to slip invites onto people's desks if they work at ADI and take some over to Bonnie's. Meredith deserves maximum appreciation. The invites instructed everyone not to say anything to Meredith. When she comes home, it's meant to surprise her.

Early evening: SURPRISE!
When Meredith gets home, get ready to shout!

Mid-evening
Mix, mingle, eat and drink.

Late-evening
Your hosts will arrange a cab if you can't make it home; they already have a police lieutenant sleeping on their couch and tonight has been a lot of peopling for them. If they need to carry you down there... they're more capable of it than their slight frames would suggest.

Comments

[twicelost]

"Body weak, but not mind. I teach you when we can meet."

Katrina gives an approving nod. Every piece of preparation and skill can make the difference between survival or death.

Also, Bruno should be grateful Katrina is looking out for him, honestly.

"Who your roommates? I not know many people."

[henchgal]

She points them out for Katrina. "Malcolm. He's a detective. Good with people, bad with food. Haunted by his past. And Tim. He acts older than he looks--sneaky, but he uses that sneaky to help us."

She's guessing Tim's the one who discovered when her birthday is, either hacking the ADI system or going in her room or...something. But she's not holding it against him.

[twicelost]

Katrina looks at them as Meredith points them out. Good allies, she thinks. Sneaking around on land, and in social settings and ways, is foreign to Katrina.

"So, can trust them." Katrina nods, looking at Meredith again. "My job here security. I strong. Warrior, in my home."

She makes a good ally, in short. And... not much else. Friendship is another foreign thing to her. Talking about things that have nothing to do with survival, celebrating birthdays... it seems a waste. But then again, they have a lot of free time, what with survival being almost guaranteed.

"This... first time at party. I leave soon. But you... like party?"

She seems to like it, but humans have a gift for deceit.

[henchgal]

"I like it, yeah. I like being able to look and see all my people. To see them happy, and safe, and not in trouble. To share food and talk with them. It's part of having a community."

A tribe, even if she wouldn't use that word. She glances around the room and then back at Katrina. "I'm glad to have good warriors like you protecting me. Thank you for what you do."

[twicelost]

Meredith may not say the word tribe, but that's where Katrina's mind goes. This really does have the feel of a safe haven, a home. She scans the room again, and notes how relaxed everyone looks. Like they're confident no one will try and kill them.

The gratitude... that's strange too, if only because her tribe, her entire species, don't just say that. It's more in actions that they show it. A bow of the head, the willingness to obey, and even then, it's more an acknowledgement of strength than gratitude. But she is beginning to adapt more quickly to human customs, so rather than glare and hiss to show she knows she deserves that gratitude, Katrina nods.

"I keep you and others safe. You work your job with no worry for safety."

It's just how it's done, in the ocean. Everyone has their role.

"If you face fight... call me. I come and fight for you."