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[perfectdevil]

[ He's making this post while he's also featuring on a livestream against his will, so naturally he's on perma-text. He's also managed to make this post visible for everyone except Louis, or at least he hopes?? As long as the tech advice he got was sound, and he'd got it from Armand so it's really a 50/50 on that. ]

Lestat here.

I come to you with a question in burning need of an answer, but first, a little context.

I have thrown many parties in my time, and have attended even more, and though I'm not at all interested in making this world a facsimile of my own, I am looking to cut loose a little, as the phrase goes.

It is my companion's birthday on Wednesday, October 4th. He doesn't enjoy attention, unlike myself, and will probably loathe the idea of any kind of celebration being thrown in honour of the occasion for a great many reasons, but I so rarely listen to his reason that I feel it would be more of a surprise to him if I didn't try to host a little get-together. And he deserves a little predictability.

I know he wasn't incredibly social before my arrival, but even without familiarity I can't see any reason why you'd be reluctant to attend a gathering with free food.

So, for my question, I would like suggestions for a location. Perhaps a restaurant of some kind? Typically, I would pay someone to do all this planning for me with only a vision in mind, but this City is nothing if not encouraging of being self-sufficient.

Also, if anyone out there is a musician: I have a few guitars, some drums. I'd like to play a song or two as a source of entertainment, and we all know solo acts are never quite as successful as a whole band.

For everyone else, please feel free to come along. Details will be added when I have them.

It's sure to be one hell of a night.

Comments

[perfectdevil]

All this planning and I didn't spare even a single thought to games! I love party games. The one where you have a name attached to your back that you must guess by asking the other patrons questions was always my favourite. Such a good way of striking up conversation.

What games did you have in mind, cherié? Of course, you may take the lead in organising any you see fit.

[fashionably_strong]

One game that you might like is kind of like a treasure hunt, except it's information about people. Everyone receives a paper with things written on it like "Someone whose favourite colour is blue", "Someone who has siblings", "Someone who loves to travel" and so on, and you can only put one name per item. Then you're forced to talk to a lot of different people, even if it's only for a minute.

A couple of the games I can think of would probably have to be adjusted a little to make sure they work for everyone.

[perfectdevil]

This game sounds thrilling! I confess in all honesty that I'm quite a nosy conversation partner, so a game giving me the excuse to ask such questions sounds right up my street.

The concept is also simple enough that it might tempt those in our company who might be reluctant to get involved. We must always spare a thought for those poor, unfortunate introverts.

And of course, you'll join in, won't you? So that I may find out more about you, too?

[fashionably_strong]

I'll join in for sure! I like talking with people.

You might also like games like Two Truths and a Lie, and Never Have I Ever. With the first one, people volunteer two things about themselves are true and one thing that's a lie, and people have to guess which one is the lie.

With Never Have I Ever, people say something that they have never done. When a game is all adults, whoever has done that thing would take a shot of alcohol. Since we have such a mix of people here, we'd have to pick something else. Maybe they could draw an X on their arm with marker or something instead.