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Lucien Enjolras ([personal profile] untamedantinous) wrote2024-02-24 07:18 pm
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open: don't let the wine go to your brains

It shouldn’t be this hard to prepare for a meeting. He’s done it countless times before. However, this time, it somehow is difficult. He’s never really had to set things up at times like this; and he knows as well as anyone else that he is not the best at social niceties. Granted, this meeting is in a much more well-appointed cafe than any he had ever been accustomed to holding space in in Paris. At least they have the benefit of a larger space. Consequently, Enjolras has spent much of the day of the eighth of Menestheus preparing, a little uncertain of how to plan a social gathering that is not immediately centered around planning a revolution. He is trying his best, at least.

Most of the tables and chairs have been pushed a bit more to the center of the room; the couch is arranged off to the opposite side. There are even various pillows scattered about, should anyone choose to sit on the floor. Arranged on a few of the larger tables and the counter there is a modest spread of food: of course, some of Laertes and Galahad’s pastries; but Enjolras has also procured what amounts to a few charcuterie platters: sliced sausages and meats, a selection of (mostly French) cheese, and various sliced loaves of bread and crackers are laid out for perusal, and spreads to go along with them. In an effort to provide multiple options of entertainment, Grantaire has set up a table somewhat near the food, with an assortment of wines and liqueurs. Off to one side, there are a few pots of brewed coffee, cream, sugar, and whatever else anyone might like to add to their beverage of choice. If anyone is drawn to the liquor cabinet, they will find three cups filled with various pieces of paper sitting atop it.

Enjolras himself is lingering on the couch with a glass of wine and some bread. He’s not sure how many people were even informed about this gathering, though he had done his best to advertise. If no one arrives then perhaps he will try again another time; but at least a few in attendance other than himself and Grantaire would certainly be welcome.
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[personal profile] vineleaves 2024-02-25 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"A fair point, I suppose. I do maintain there's more harm than good in complacency."
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[personal profile] lightbearinglord 2024-02-25 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Galahad's eyes shut, his young face turning smooth and his aura palpably calming. His breathing slows and deepens. It almost makes Lan Wangji smile to witness it. He remains alert, to keep an eye on Galahad, but he matches his breathing to Galahad's, a small reminder to both of them that this is a moment they are in together. He could be meditating with his brother, or even with Sizhui; there are, he is realizing here, a thousand ways to brush up against the reality of another human spirit, none of them quite the same but nearly all of them worth nurturing. He drinks his slowly-cooling tea, maintains quiet awareness of his companion, and lets the bustle of the room wax and wane apart from them.
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[personal profile] vineleaves 2024-02-25 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"Why wouldn't it? A chance to meet everyone, and have nice conversation. Are you enjoying yourself tonight?" He seems quieter than Dionysus would have expected. Maybe this is just how he is when not singing about colors?
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[personal profile] quote_gentle_unquote 2024-02-26 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
"I'll note it down," Susan promises, though she's fairly certain the boat is too small for such things and roller skating sounds rather unpleasant. The point is to produce social activities that appeal to many.
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[personal profile] timebethine 2024-02-26 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
Laertes eases in behind him, an arm around his waist, and leans up to kiss his cheek. "Is it all thou hadst dreamed it would be?" he asks.
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[personal profile] timebethine 2024-02-26 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
"That all should have the means to provide for their own needs," says Laertes.
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[personal profile] timebethine 2024-02-26 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
"Sagramore also keeps liver jerky in his pockets, and that she loves above all else," Laertes confides. "He may give thee some to ply her with, an thou shouldst ask him sweetly."
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[personal profile] lightbearinglord 2024-02-26 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
Since Kade offered, Lan Wangji takes the ribbon and examines it along with the partially-completed design that spans some of it. His eyes flick up briefly toward the ribbon that sits snugly across his own forehead, the cloud insignia embroidered there. He hopes never to need a replacement or to need repairs for this one, especially as he would not like asking Kade to touch it, but it cannot hurt to keep the potential resource in mind. After a moment or two more of thought, he hands the ribbon back with a nod of thanks.
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[personal profile] timebethine 2024-02-26 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
"Why--any of it. Others fought just as bravely. We merely happened to be in an opportune place."
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[personal profile] timebethine 2024-02-26 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah! Has no one taught you about the closets here? They can produce anything you desire, should you merely think of it. They can be difficult to persuade, at times," he admits, "but the clearer your sense of what you want, the more responsive they are to it."
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[personal profile] timebethine 2024-02-26 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
Laertes goes crimson to his throat. "My lady," he manages, "I am but tasked with building the sets. Such matters as casting are beyond my purview."
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[personal profile] lightbearinglord 2024-02-26 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
Lan Wangji happens to be perfectly cognizant of the extent to which the success and attendance of this meeting constitutes a gesture of love from Grantaire to Enjolras. It is not to his tastes -- clearly enough -- but that doesn't matter. He catches Enjolras' eye with a little banked warmth in his blank expression and gives him a small nod, and a seated half-bow, in return.
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[personal profile] quote_gentle_unquote 2024-02-26 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
"And if one person's need runs counter to another's?"
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[personal profile] timebethine 2024-02-26 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
"What conflict dost thou imagine?" Laertes asks. He has the feeling of being herded, and he likes it considerably less when Susan does it than when Szarka does it.
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[personal profile] tallyyoungblood 2024-02-26 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
"Are you, like, a party planner?" Tally asks. "Bubbly!"
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[personal profile] mothwingofriverclan 2024-02-26 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
"Not to say dying wasn't terrible," Mothwing meows a little belatedly. "I'm sorry that happened."
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[personal profile] quote_gentle_unquote 2024-02-26 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
Susan truly isn't working any particular angle - she's just trying to understand Laertes's perspective, so that she might respond to it appropriately. At his question, she blinks. "I'm not certain," she admits, and thinks for a moment. "Most examples I could draw on would be appropriate from the world I came from, not necessarily this one, beyond the normal sort - need for space counter to someone's need for companionship, and the like. I imagine, though, that from a group of people who largely share little background, there might be different understandings of what constitutes a need, and what ways are appropriate to seek fulfilling them."
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[personal profile] quote_gentle_unquote 2024-02-26 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
"I certainly am a planner," Susan says, with a fair amount of good humor.
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[personal profile] timebethine 2024-02-26 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
"That's true," says Laertes easily enough. "For some of these conflicts, I fear we must do as we have ever done, and resolve them amongst ourselves. If I want space, and another wants my companionship, I would take it very ill to be compelled to provide it."
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[personal profile] futaille 2024-02-26 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
"I think it's a good showing for the first attempt at this. But what I think isn't particularly important. Expectations or not, this was still your idea, so are you pleased with the number of people here?"
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[personal profile] futaille 2024-02-26 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, I have arguments for nearly anything you might imagine. Is there anything you feel particularly inclined to argue about?"
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[personal profile] futaille 2024-02-26 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Perhaps that's so in general, but say for example, speaking in hypotheticals, that a particular action is certain to kill you. Maybe in that case it will be less harmful to stay complacent for a bit longer."
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[personal profile] quote_gentle_unquote 2024-02-26 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
"And what if someone does behave reprehensibly?" Susan wonders. "We haven't got clearly-established laws, nor a way of responding to the breaking of them. I'd hazard to guess that, because of the disparities in our backgrounds, we'd find little consensus on appropriate forms of punishment."

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