Movie Mingle

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Who: Yelena and anyone who wants to show up
When: Evening on August 5th
Where: ADI apartment grounds
Summary: Yelena has procured a projector and a copy of Jurassic Park. Everyone's invited.
Warnings: None at the outset; please add any applicable warnings to your subject lines.


The invitation that goes out on Monday night is simple:

un: jelica

Jurassic Park showing outside housing Block C this Friday. Movie starts at 8:30pm. Chips, popcorn, soda, blankets provided. Feel free to bring alternate snacks and seating if desired.

Before
The benefit to showing a movie outside, projected against an apartment wall, is that there's only so much set-up required. A few folding tables holding large bowls of chips and popcorn, a couple of coolers for soda and whatever people bring with them, some large blankets spread on the lawn, and everything's just about ready. Yelena - and whoever's volunteered or been drafted to help - has everything ready to go an hour ahead of the movie's start time.

There's plenty of time to chat with old colleagues and new acquaintances.

During
There is still a strip of light at the edge of the horizon when the movie starts, but on the eastern face of the building, it's dark enough for the scene to play out clearly against the large white canvas that has been suspended from the rooftop, weighted so that it doesn't stir in the breeze and disrupt the picture. It is not - quite - the full drive-in experience; there is no stretch of windshield and hood to make the moment when scaled predators jump onto one of the vehicles all the more immersive.

The sound is up loud enough to cover some chatter, but talking too loud still risks getting popcorn thrown at one's head.

After
The movie ends ahead of curfew, enough so that there is a little time for those who've opted to live off campus to chat, or help with clean-up, before saying their goodbyes and slipping out before the gates lock for the night. Or to arrange a place to crash for the night, if they want to linger longer. It's a lovely night, and there probably aren't any actual rogue dinosaurs about.

Probably.


(ooc: Party-style log for group movie night! Tag amongst yourselves!)

Comments

[lowficharm]

Martin isn't even paying attention at this point, he's just laughing as they both fall over on the blanket he's set out. Honestly, he can't stop laughing for a minute or so, just laying next to Jon in a tangle, one arm around him as he tries to catch his breath and turns his head to look at him.

"I love you. Even if you torment me with Rick Astley." It just feels like the right thing to say, the right thing to do here. "I'm... I'm so glad you're here."

[the_archivist]

Jon's smile is soft and extremely fond when he looks at Martin. "I love you too. I'm sure you can withstand a little torment of that variety," he says, and then leans in to kiss Martin's forehead. "I do not know what I would do without you here. Nothing good, I'm sure."

[lowficharm]

He grins so hard at the kiss he feels like his face might split, reveling in the tightness in his jaw that comes with the happiness. "I mean, I-- I could say the same. I need you. And, it... I know it might be bad. But it's nice to be needed too. By, uhm. Someone else."

[the_archivist]

"I do need you," Jon says. "And I think... after everything we've been through, we should be forgiven a little codependence."

Especially Martin. After the Lonely... why would Jon ever begrudge him not wanting to be alone?

[lowficharm]

Martin chuckles a moment, letting his shoulders shake even from their position on the ground. Right now, there's no one else but them, and that's perfect.

"I'm-- you know what? I'm never going to ask anybody's forgiveness for loving you. And, and I'm never going to be sorry for caring as much as I want, to, to anyone." He reaches a hand out to caress Jon's cheek, that gentle smile still on his face as he just looks at him in peace a few moments. "I'm so happy to be here with you. Even if this movie ends up really, really cursed."

[the_archivist]

Jon smiles back at him, a soft expression, almost adoring. He loves this man. He'd never expected it, and it is the best thing that has come out of the horrors they've endured.

"If it ends up being cursed, then I'm sure we can find more interesting things to do," Jon says. "I'm happy just sitting with you."

about wrapped?

[lowficharm]

He could look at him forever this way, and the smile he's returning is just as warm.

"Me too. C'mere--" He starts to sit up, but just enough so he can pull Jon in and they can get comfortable and see the screen. "I think it's starting."