cutlery: please do not take! (I'm barbeque as fuck)
Sebastian "golden ball man" Michaelis ([personal profile] cutlery) wrote in [community profile] epidemiology2015-12-26 04:52 pm

tea with the demon and the witch [OPEN]

CHARACTERS: Sebastian Michaelis ([personal profile] cutlery), Sieglinde Sullivan ([personal profile] grunehexe), and YOU

DATE: Today?! I guess?!

WARNINGS: None

SUMMARY: Sebastian received tea and a teapot for his holiday gift, so what better way to use it than to share it? That, and it's a prime opportunity to socialize Sieglinde. It's lessons time.

[ Whether you received an invitation to come to tea or just happen to be an especially dedicated explorer, you're likely to find the local apothecary's first floor slightly rearranged. After a bit of bargaining with the owners, Sebastian had managed to convince them to allow for a small gathering. While Sieglinde's little apartment above the store was well enough, it was certainly not suitable for what Sebastian had in mind. He had received a gift of tea (earl grey, of course) from ALASTAIR, and not quite having a taste for it himself, well. He had another idea on how to use it.

It was perfect for a lesson for the young lady.

A large table is set up for tea, including a plethora of tasty treats all made by Sebastian himself. He won't be sitting to join, since it's not proper for a butler, but he'll happily stand to the side of the room with the teapot at the ready to give people tea as they need a refill. There's no need to ask, since he's a butler of perfect principles, so just as you seem to be wanting more, he's there to refill your cup.

In his mind, this is an occasion for Sieglinde to meet others and socialize with them, and he can gently give lessons on proper etiquette, but it might not be in yours. Feel free to strike up a conversation with the butler quietly playing host, though he'd much prefer you speak with everyone else! ]




ooc ; Welcome to a tea party! This log is OTA, so feel free to tag in even if you don't have CR with Sieglinde or Sebastian. He's too polite to turn people away, and Sieglinde is probably just excited to meet more people... Feel free to make toplevels and use this as a mingle post. I'll be responding to every toplevel at least! ♥
grunehexe: (impressed)

Sieglinde Sullivan | OTA

[personal profile] grunehexe 2015-12-27 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
A. Pre-Party Jitters | for Sebastian;

[Sieglinde has had parties before- sort of. There were sabbats, of course, and the occasional banquet... but something like this? Something actually fun, with so many people- some she might even meet for the first time? Without the threat of death by werewolves hanging over their head?

Her feet are kicking excitedly in her chair, hands (and elbows!) on the table as she looked over the preparations Sebastian had made.]


How grand, Sebastian! You have put together quite the spread!

[How innocent, how naive... not to know the hellish round of social lessons that could await her.]

B. Little Witch Hosting | OTA

[But as unused as Sieglinde was to the conventions of English tea parties, she was the Lord of Wolfsschlucht, and she knew how to host, spreading her arms out in welcome to the newly arrived guest.]

Welcome to the tea party- please, take a seat!

[Her usual hennin headdress and antiquated dress were also gone, replaced with- well, to most people it might seem antiquated still, but Sieglinde's moved up at least a few centuries in fashion, thanks to Sebastian's skills, hair done up and dressed like a proper little Victorian lady.]

C. Manner Policing | OTA

Are you enjoying yourself... ?

[It wouldn't be a weird question if Sieglinde didn't cast a nervous look at the butler before she said it, very, very carefully picking up a fork and moving to take an equally careful bite of cake.

And... another quick tiny bite of cake with another furtive glance off to the side to make sure Sebastian wasn't watching.]
boneafide: (pic#9759589)

Papyrus | OTA

[personal profile] boneafide 2015-12-27 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ Sebastian probably regrets being too polite, because now there's a skeleton showing up to the party. Who even wants that?? It's too late now anyway, because here he is, making his way into this delightful tea party. Not that he's rude or clumsy even, it's just... no one really expects a skeleton to show up to a tea party, right? But he seems happy to be here, nonetheless. ]

Hello, everyone! Thank you for inviting me! I've never been to one of these before, although I was expecting a lot more spiders...

[ Aren't spiders always at tea parties? No? Maybe that's just an Underground thing. ]
beyourrock: (The cosmos!)

Pearl | OTA

[personal profile] beyourrock 2015-12-27 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
[After receiving word from Sebastian about this small get together for a friend of his, the Gem just couldn't turn it down. It sounded so wonderful, and if anything, endearing. Plus, she wouldn't mind seeing the man again after all the help he gave her during the jailbreak.

She steps into the room and sees the exquisite display of treats across the table top. While Pearl herself doesn't eat or drink, she can't help but admire the treats. The Gem steps up to the table, her hands folded behind her back as she looks at the treats with a careful eye, taking mental notes. Maybe some of these would be suitable for Steven's own tastebuds.]


Oh my, these look so wonderful!

selfimage: — ɢᴀʀʙᴇᴛᴛ — (We're up all night for good fun.)

Loki | Open

[personal profile] selfimage 2015-12-30 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ having been raised as a prince of the Realm Eternal and child of Odin, as well has having a few thousand years of memories, Loki can pull the whole proper etiquette thing all too well. Asgardian formalities usually were more barbaric, occasionally ending with someone getting an axe to the face, but Freyja had demanded a certain level of civility from her children, especially Thor and Loki.

there's an easy elegance to him; a cross of his leg here, and a lean back there that pushes the boundaries of conventional polite behavior but doesn't cross them. he puts on his best charming face, which, well, is still a little skeevy.

time to bother people.
]

And here I hardly thought we had the time ...