Let's Dance!

[ziggyplayedguitar]

[Continued from here]

The celebration was supposed to be short, sweet and just a greeting. However, with Ziggy and his friends and the family friends all being incredibly social things continued on. He and Mick and pulled out the equipment from the spare room. It was turning into a party by the time it was late afternoon.

As it attracted more people Tom ordered food to be delivered from the plaza, because they would need it, though the Anthean food was still there for the more adventurous. Jack also started a small bonfire in the portable fire pit in yard as it was getting toward evening and would cool to something colder than most humans might find comfortable. It would be good for there to be a place to warm up if the dancing or whatever else went on wasn't enough. Tommy had also finally come from where ever he had spent his time earlier in the day with his wife who, unlike Aletayria, hadn't adopted any human features at all. They were both simply observing from the edges since Etainia had not seen other species, and very few humans. This was a startling situation.

Cords run out front, Mick and Ziggy both with guitars, they were ready to jam with Soundwave. It was sure to attract other people since they were more or less starting a concert on the front lawn of the tiny house not too distant from the edge of the plaza.


[OOC: This is open to anyone who is at the celebration or wishes to amble by. Party style thread... feel free to tag about and mingle.]

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[itmeanscourage]

When the signs of an expanding celebration becoming an impromptu concert were imminent, Isamu pulled Minoru aside and warned him to go home immediately and retrieve the potion he’d purchased from Hermione. If ever there was a suitable test for the concoction prior to actually following the Spiders on a few of their tour dates, this would be it.

While waiting for his brother to return, Isamu had gathered a sampling of the various Anthean foods that were set out. A quick bite with someone who knew what each item was would be a welcome treat indeed.

And so too would be observing the effects of the potion first-hand. Providing things did not get out of hand...

[hellomajortom]

Tom had been taking care of a few things, including making sure there was more food on the way.. or food for those who might not be adventurous enough to dive into Anthean food. He also hadn't eaten since early in the morning, forgotten in all the greetings and discussions to eat. That lead him to the food table and the Anthean foods he was used to.

That was where he ran into Isamu staring at a plate of various things with uncertainty while collecting his own plate of food. "Everything out is safe for humans."

Operation: Jam Session (for those joining in making the music, not a 1:1 conversation thread)

[soundwave_ascendant]

Soundwave and Ziggy had started riffing off one another to entertain baby Zayda, and Ravage had suggested they keep it going.

After a short discussion regarding whether or not Soundwave himself could function as an amp (technically, yes; however, nobody but Ravage was allowed to put anything into his ports) Ziggy and Mick had brought out the actual amp and the three of them were playing together--with Soundwave himself as the synthesiser, improvising as they went along. Soundwave knew most of Ziggy's repertoire, and was also very capable of improvising along with the other two, as well as occasionally dropping in samples of this or that.

But the three of them had set things up so that anyone else so inclined was welcome to join them--and those who wanted to dance, party, flirt and continue the celebration could do so as long as the three musicians and anyone else who felt like joining them could keep going.

Re: Operation: Jam Session: one bewildered Autobot idol

[rosie_the_riveting]

Rosanna had been looking for Glit and had finally found him.

At a party.

Sober.

Glit...was sober? At a party?

A party which was ... full of Decepticons. Who were, once again, miraculously behaving themselves at a gathering of humans and other organic aliens.

When she looked up at the stage, she saw...Soundwave. And...Ziggy Stardust?

Ziggy Stardust's work was known on Rosanna's world. That alone would have impressed her. But ... Soundwave? Everyone involved in any way with Cybertronian music knew that the terrifying Decepticon spymaster was also an accomplished musician who could have been a star if things had gone differently.

Rosanna had never met him before, but everything that Jazz had told her appeared to be true.

And a very pretty green-and-purple Decepticon femme had handed her a cube of energon as they'd both entered the party zone at the same time, without a word--and without so much as looking at her Autobot badge.

When Ziggy and his guitarist stepped down to give their voices a break, Rosanna was not surprised that Soundwave continued to play. But then he looked right at her, and held out a hand, and people parted to let her through...

So she kind of had to go up to the stage. Holy scrap. She was singing for Soundwave, who had obligingly gone seamlessly from playing whatever it was they'd been singing before into a very differently orchestrated, but still recognisable, version of the latest song she'd dropped.

She.

Rosanna of Fractyl.

Lead singer of the Kiss Players.

Was singing for Soundwave.

Who was performing at an organic party with Ziggy fragging Stardust. Where Glit was sober and dancing with Ravage, as opposed to bitching about Ravage and Megatron into his booze. What kind of universe had she just walked into?

[dragonsflew]

Gorbash doesn't know Ziggy or his family, but he decides to help out with the entertainment once he hears the sounds of music. The dragon descends from the sky, doing loop-de-loops and spraying orange-red flames in excitement. It'll look like fireworks from a distance. He's clearly having a lot of fun. Finally he dives closer to get a better look, following the flame in the yard.

It looks like there's a party going on. Gorbash's eyes brighten - an opportunity to get to know people here a little better.

"What's going on?" he asks once he catches his breath. He's thrilled by the idea of a party, and enjoyed the last one he attended. "What is everyone celebrating? I could hear the noise as I was flying overhead."

[dontpetmeibite]

Ravage, who has been dancing in front of the musicians in the classic she's-with-the-band style that transcends both species and dimensional boundaries, calls up to the dragon: "My friend had a baby! We're having a party!"

She may also have commed most of their friends at the Embassy to let them know that Soundwave is playing.

[tr1ckortreat]

After the stern warning from the man known as Thomas, Loki seemed to have calmed down a little after his mind controlling escapade. Not that it seemed to have worked since most guests were carrying on as usual. At least he now knew not to mess with the Antheans. They were worth keeping an eye on. Looking up into the night's sky, Loki spots the familiar face of Gorbash. The dragon.

"Ah, Gorbash. Good to see you here. A party I believe the turn of phrase is? The Antheans are here to celebrate the birth of their child."

He won't mention the fact that earlier on he decided to try and mind control the guests for a bit of fun.

[chiaro_oscuro]

Ben Solo isn't exactly one for parties, or at least his instincts tell him to keep to the sidelines when he hears the music and starts seeing newcomers mill around. Then it's into the shadows, hoping his dark clothes can hide him. Maybe he can listen to the music without being dragged onto the dance floor.

But it looks like what started as a baby shower is a party now. It's too late to go anywhere. He quietly taps his foot to the music as he listens. He might be willing to come out for a party nowadays, but this time he's sober and he plans to keep to himself this time.

[esmeral]

A mass-displaced Esmeral slips up to Ben at the edge of the crowd. "Shouldn't you be practising for your big dance at the wedding?" she asks, holding her hand out. "Though at the rate things are going, we might be having it here and not on the Lost Light..."

[angelic_asshole]

Balthazar had heard about the party on the front garden since it was talked about during Zayda's celebration. It would only make sense to have a bash out on the lawn for everyone and the angel was more than welcome to show off his awesome dance moves to everyone. Or not. The random movements that he was now performing in front of most would probably cause a big eye roll or a burst of amused laughter.

"I never was one for missing out on the fun. The music? Fantastic."

In the corner of the garden lay Onyx who just looked up at his master with a rather confused expression all over his doggy face. He had grown a bit more since the angel last brought him out to play in the Dawning. Soon he'd be able to jump up and put his wet nose up to meet the angel's own one. Such a big growing boy he was.

His master now pinching a sour Anthean chip and biting down on it with a loud crunch. Those were good! In his hand he procured a glass of something strong and alcoholic. Gin, perhaps? It was clear so there was that.

[ooc: feel free to laugh/talk/dance with Balthazar or come and greet Onyx if you want to.]

[itmeanstruth]

Minoru was on his way back to the party, making his way down the street on the skateboard Balthazar had given him. He wasn’t doing tricks, just getting some practice moving in (mostly) a straight line. He pushed off, tried to glide a little bit, and then pushed off again. His balance was getting a lot better too, only having to hop off about a half-dozen times on the way there. But not one of those was in Balthazar’s line of sight - only the final approach.

The music could be heard more than a block away. As soon as Minoru heard Ziggy’s voice alongside that synth and guitar, he knew Isamu was right to send him home for a dose of that calming potion.

He just heard Ziggy playing, after all, and didn’t immediately stumble off the board in a drunken stupor.

[stark_ravingmad]

Tony had heard about the party from someone. Maybe Ziggy or someone who knew the Stardusts. Either way the engineer was now walking onto the front garden wearing a rather posh party suit because why the hell not? He was a little annoyed that'd he'd missed Zayda's celebration but at least he made it for the party. That was something, right? A few hours before he'd been neck deep in scrap working on the suit. Walking up to the make shift stage, Tony offered the three guys a wave.

"Hey, uh? The music? Totally cool. I like the guitar riffs there, buddy. Also, loving the Decepticon synth."

He waved to the band on the stage, offering Ziggy a playful wink as he mingled with some of the other guests. Drink in hand, which was a mocktail of sorts, he began to dance---or rather, make a fool of himself. Hey, others were doing it too. That angel guy over there and some other party goers.

[ziggyplayedguitar]

Sometime in a break in playing, be it needed for a physical rest or to grab a drink or food, Ziggy mentioned introducing Mick to a friend who also loved music. He didn't hide that there had been a time when they had been friends with benefits but also that both he, and this friend, were totally smitten with someone else. That description paired with a playful wink and a lot of giggling.

It wasn't too hard to find Tony, besides he also wanted to send Tony to find his father. They should spend more time together, the two older engineers with too much intelligence for most of their acquaintances back home.

"Tony?" He calls seeing the engineer and hoping he did walk away in the slowly growing group of people. Of course everything was turning into a party around Ziggy. This happened back home too. Ziggy was dragging the blond guitarist along by the hand, both of them with thier guitars strapped over their backs.

[chiaro_oscuro]

"You know," says Ben quietly, "you're making me feel much better about my own choices." He can't say that Tony's dancing is any better than his would be, which is why he feels better commenting on it.

He smiles a little to Tony. They've only interacted a couple of times, and he's still wary, but he likes Tony despite himself. Maybe it's the man's own eccentricities, like the way he talks and the way he interacts with people. Tony's quirky, and he likes that.

"I'm not really much of a dancer - but you look like you're having fun out there."

[glitterdoc]

"Tony!" Glit called out from up in front of the stage. He had dragged Ravage into a cat dance that involved lots of pouncing and leaping and twirling, shifting between biped and quadruped. He knew that if he went to dance with Tony, Ravage would go back to dancing more or less at Soundwave (and the band, and the rest of the crowd) but he wasn't sure that he cared.

[melove_cookies]

Cookie liked parties almost as much as he liked cookies, as he was now walking around looking up at all the taller people than him. Was there anyone smaller than him? Except maybe kids. But Cookie wondered if there were any kids to talk to because that would be cool. Making his way past the dancing adults, he walked up to the food table.

"Is dere any cookies here? Me wants to try dem."

Because there had to be, right? This was a party after all! The loud robot and his guitar friends were fun to look at but Cookie was after something nice and crunchy. Making friends too. So much so that he had donned a tuxdeo, which fitted him, funnily enough. Cookie was smart this evening. The alien man's party had to have something nice and tasty.

[iamjustvisiting]

As the celebration went on Tommy finally appeared with Etainia. She was different than the other Antheans because she had no human features at all. She's taller than Tommy, thinner than Ziggy, with translucent looking lightly tan skin. Her eyes lemon yellow and even more cat like than the others with no hair except eyelashes. She lacked other things; external ears, fingernails and color to her eyelids which blinked and were clear. She is wearing an all pearly white jumpsuit that would look in place on Ziggy for the cut even if it lacked color.

She's quiet because her grasp of English is very rudimentary. Hearing so much of it at once is a little disorienting. Tommy laid a hand on her back to encourage her. They were silent not because they weren't interacting but because everything was telepathic. She's nervous but curious.

[sonof_mogh]

Worf didn't like social gatherings.

Yet, he had made a friend in the Anthean Tommy when he had been at his lowest. The weeks that passed since he had learnt of the death of his mate had been hard ones. Lots of moping around, getting drunk and withdrawing from everyone. Yet, Tommy had reached out and almost comforted the Klingon regarding his loss. They had wailed together out of grief. Yet, now everyone was enjoying themselves as Worf had learnt Aletayria had born a child. A celebration seemed like the sensible thing to do and Tommy's family seemed honourable indeed.

Approaching the Anthean and what looked like his mate, the Klingon nodded with his stoic expression as always. Not smiling but pleased to see Tommy none the less.

"I wish you well for your family's addition of a child. May they grow up to be as strong and kind as their kin."

Keeping the word warrior and battle out of the sentence since Worf knew Tommy and all Antheans were pacifists.

[tr1ckortreat]

Oh look. Mortals and immortals were having a party out on the garden. How quaint. A mass gathering that could not be side-stepped by the god of mischief. So many people's minds to mess around with. Such an opportunity to have some fun just like he did at the Halloween festival. Loki walked up close by to the party but silently, almost ghost-like, as he used his magic to morph into a long, black snake.

A black mamba to be precise.

It slithered along the grass, poking it's diamond-shaped head and flicking out it's tongue, tasting the air. So many new scents too. It's scales flickered a little in the fire-light illuminating the dark, as he slithered close between the guests. Seeing so many people, Loki chose the nearest person and began messing with their head slightly. Whoever it was they would start to mildly hallucinate and it wasn't what they were drinking either.

Such fun.

[ooc: I'll leave it up to who you reply with to experience mild hallucinogenic effects. Loki can still talk in his snake form too since yay magic.]

[iamjustvisiting]

A cat suddenly confronted the snake, and then another and another. They are following, watching and unafraid of him. Most of them look like they've had some rough part of their lives; scruffiness, injuries or just their personalities being vaguely feral.

Eventually, one bats the snake roughly but without using it's claws. One hisses, hair standing. Their master has sent them information that this may not be a welcome entity. Once Tommy disliked the presence all the cats did. Including one very much not a cat that is hanging out with them. It's a huge raccoon but it acts like cats.

[itmeanstruth]

Okay, so the weird snake hallucination was a trickster named Loki. That was a relief. Minoru swore he was losing his mind for a second there. Which felt extremely weird because he also felt entirely too calm about it.

He felt too calm about everything, really.

Which meant that potion he’d gotten from Hermione was doing exactly what he wanted it to do.

Anyone looking for Minoru would find him sitting leisurely out in the grass, just pleasantly watching the jam session as it unfolded. From Ziggy to Mick to Soundwave and then some... It was... nice?

It was probably a good thing this effect would only last a few hours. Because this kind of calm would take a LOT of getting used to.

[iamjustvisiting]

Tommy had to deal with something and it left the tall woman to her own devices. She was wary and nervous, something that was rare for an Anthean who usually felt calm. Unlike Aletayria and Tommy who had human features, she had none and it made her feel even more othered around the people here.

A couple humans come toward her and she starts walking backwards away from them. Only she bumps into something in the grass, her long legs colliding awkwardly. She squeaks out a strained string of Anthean words when she turns to look at the human on the ground. Humanity is new to her and she doesn't default to English like her husband, she doesn't even know all the English words yet, more like an introductory conversational fluency.

The Decepticon "Invasion" (Esmeral, Clobber, other Embassy Staff)

[esmeral]

Once Ravage's comm to the Embassy had gone through, the only real question was who should go to the party first and who should stay behind on guard duty. Glit had been there already because Lotor had wanted to see Jack's kids, who were there, and LB had dropped by to pay her respects to the baby and to Major Tom.

But an impromptu Soundwave-and-friends concert was a rare occasion that none of them had wanted to miss.

Esmeral and Clobber had used the mass-displacer, then left Howlback in command of Rumble and Frenzy for the first half of the evening, and would go back to change places with them later. Esmeral had brought energon cubes and other Cybertronian treats, knowing that Soundwave would want a lot of coolant, Ravage would need to be persuaded to take some too, and that they would all want gel pastilles, Copper Curlz, and rust sticks. The first person Esme approached was Major Tom.

"Hi, I'm Esmeral. I work for Ravage and Soundwave. Where can I put these so that only synthetic people will eat them?" she asked, a little embarrassed. "They are not good for anyone but Cybertronians and Guardians, but Soundwave is going to need coolant and energon if he plays all night, which he probably will, and the rest of us can't eat everyone else's food..."

[hellomajortom]

Thankfully Tom is used to Decepticons just drop by for a visit. Tom greeted Laserbeak and then sent her to the reclining chair on the porch where Aletayria had retired to for a break and to lay with their daughter.

Then he turned to the woman and.... Tom knew better to even guess gender on anything after raising Ziggy.

"Tom Jones. It's good to meet more of Soundwave's family." He does make that assumption because every description he's heard makes them sound like Antheans who just see everyone as family. "It might be too heavy for our tables. What about on the side porch? That way it is separate from the organic food and no confusion."

[guitar_voodoo]

Mick was loving it all.

The noise, the company and the giant robot friend that Ziggy had who was currently stepping in as synthesizer. He was huge. Also, a giant alien robot. Mick's mind was blow alright as he finally headed to the refreshment table in between performances. At least there were no hot lights bearing down on his like they were at most live stage performances. The cool air felt nice against his skin, actually. These Antheans really knew how to put on a garden bash for everyone. Slinging his guitar over his shoulder he made his way to the food table, helping himself to one of the alien chips, munching on it and finding he rather liked the salty taste.

"Not bad these alien snacks."

Looking around, he grabbed a drink, which was some sort of strange-coloured liquid. He wasn't sure what it was but it looked like some sort of soda maybe? Were there bubbles? Mick wasn't sure. He wanted to stay off the booze until after they had finished performing. A rule was that he didn't want to appear drunk on stage. The man had principles and being able to play guitar at his best was one of them.

[ooc: This is for when Mick is in between performances if anyone wants to meet Ziggy's guitarist to socialise or mingle. He'll be at the food/drink table.]

[coffee_elf]

"Careful!" The voice that addresses him is boyish, and comes from about his lower chest-level. Rondo is able to stand behind the snack table and rest his elbows on it without leaning down at all. "I think some of these things are only okay for the big metal people to eat."

He hasn't been introduced to the Cybertronians yet, so he doesn't know much about them, but they're here in force today, and it wouldn't do for there to be any accidents.

Still, he came over here to greet Mick because he's aware he's Ziggy's bandmate, so he circles closer and offers a handshake. "Hey. I'm Rondo."

[spacetaser]

When the impromptu mini-concert broke out on the lawn, Katiri decided to linger to both enjoy the music and food but also keep her silent vigil over the family. She sent a message out to her Fireteam, and it wasn't long before Kojin and Widget arrived to join her, eager to hear Ziggy's music. The trio of armored and armed Guardians were seen to be sitting nearby to enjoy the jam session, but every so often one or all of them would get up to dance to a rousing tune.

All three of them were great dancers, but Katiri was easily the most graceful and ethereal out of the three - the Awoken woman's violet skin shimmered with soft light once the sun started to set. The Warlock also appeared to hover, floating in motion as she drifted a couple inches above the ground. Luce had switched to his Neon Helix shell to fit in with the dance party vibe and could be seen flitting about his Guardian's shoulders in time to the music.

People who had been at the Dawning, would probably recognize Katiri's Fireteam. Kojin was wearing a hooded Hunter cloak of deep red embroidered in gold, with light leathers and armor of gold and black with matching red accent. His hood was pulled down around his shoulders and he wasn't wearing a helmet, so his long dark hair in a top knot was exposed. The most striking feature on the human was his tilted golden eyes. He had a distinct golden hand cannon strapped to his thigh and a large sheathed knife attached to his armor.

Widget was an Exo who's plating was in mottled shades of violet like camo. Her accent colors were in shiny teal which matched her glowing optics. Her armor however, was an eye catching holographic display of shiny metallic plasteel. Like all Titans, she had a mark; a swath of fabric attached at her waist which hung to the back of her knees. The most striking thing about this Titan was her diminutive height. She was a couple inches over 5 feet, which made the shot gun on her back look huge.

There were times when the trio had separated for one reason or another. Katiri tended to dance or mingle. Kojin liked to frequent the food and drink table in between listening to the music. Widget, who was much shyer, tended to hang on the outskirts and people watch - wondering if she'd spot anyone she met at the Dawning.


[[ooc: feel free to encounter Kojin, Widget or Katiri separately, or together when they are sitting on the lawn. Just say who in the subject header <3]]

Widget - it's Rosanna :)

[rosie_the_riveting]

Unlike Soundwave--who can just produce as much noise as he likes, as long as he likes, or at least so it seems, Rosanna has to step off stage for a rest, and while she absolutely jumps at the chance to do vocals with Ziggy, once he's been back for a while, it's her turn to drink the rest of her energon and wander around for a little while.

Glit is dancing with some guy (although she is totally going to grab him by one of his cute little ears and drag him on stage eventually) and avoiding her, which means he's probably got something he doesn't want to tell her. She chews on a rust stick and tries one of the bright pink energon gel pastilles. Oh Primus they are fabulous.

She is quite surprised when the biggest, toughest-looking Decepticon present turns out to be a femme with a soft alto voice who wants her autograph on a holodisk, which she is happy to provide, and they chat for a little while.

Then she notices the teal and violet femme with the beautiful shiny finish taking a break between dances. "Clobber, who's that?"

"I don't know," the Decepticon femme admits. "She's not one of ours, and she's not a NAIL either. They're from someplace else entirely, and they call themselves Exos."

"Exos," Rosanna repeats thoughtfully. "It's been lovely to meet you and since you're a friend of Glit's I'm sure I will see you again. Excuse me for a moment?"

Clobber laughs. "Good luck," she says, although she can't imagine Rosanna actually needing it.

She walks right up to Widget and waves. She's a little taller than Widget (which is a new experience with a non-organic girl, and a pleasant one) so she takes care not to loom over the other femme. "Hi," she says, with a little pink energon flush in her cheeks. "You probably heard Soundwave say so already but, uh, I'm Rosanna of Fractyl." She starts to say she's a singer but of course this femme already knows that. "I, ah...just noticed you over here. Your finish is really lovely, and I'm taken with the drape. How are you liking the party so far?"

[thebluedevil]

It had been ages since the last time Sonic was in the Nexus. In truth he missed it. The unpredictability and of course spending time with the pirate skekSa and helping her as a courier. He still had his PINpoint though so he was able to keep in contact.

As the blue space Hedgehog careened around town, he wondered how much time had passed since last time he visited. He knew time tended to pass oddly between various worlds. He hoped he didn't miss too much. The downtown core of the place still looked relatively the same. He did notice some new places; notably the Japanese looking place nestled in the park with the gardens. There was some other new shops he made a mental note to check out later.

It was the music that eventually drew the speedster in.

It sounded like some kind of concert. Cool! He couldn't resist checking it out. It didn't take him very long to find where the music was coming from. Apparently a large robot (!) and a couple of guys were having a jam session on someone's lawn. There was both robots and people present by the looks of it and food tables.

Throwing caution to the wind, Sonic zigged and zagged, appearing as a crackling electric blue streak as he went this way and that. A lot of times he was moving so fast, he registered as a sudden gust of a breeze and by the time someone looked around he was gone again. However the music proved to be too much of a pull and Sonic actually stopped every now and again to stand in random places (or on random furniture) to dance or pull off an epic air guitar.

Holy crap this was fun!

[ziggyplayedguitar]

Antheans saw differently and because of that the small blue being caught Ziggy's attention. He was in the process of chugging a beer after playing for so long. He walks up in a sassy suit while watching him play air guitar.

"Do you how to play?" He asks because there is another guitar in the house.

one trashcan comes rolling in

[grouchy_trashmonster]

Oscar was grumpy.

What's new? He was always grumpy or grouchy but this time he could hear his trashcan vibrate as he tried to sleep. What now? Elmo and his loud drum kit? Or Big Bird dancing with his huge pounding feet? Popping his green head up out of his trash can; the lid balancing on his head perfectly as it always did, Oscar groaned at the noise. It was louder now! Wait---this wasn't Sesame Street at all! Where was he? Looking around it looked like his trashcan was parked on the green where people were enjoying themselves. Enjoyment was a big time waster.

"Ok, if this is some kind of a joke. It isn't funny. What the hell is that damn noise! It's going right through my head. Electric guitars? Noise and more noise. Ungh."

Slamming his lid back down he just didn't get why he was here. Had the trash guy just picked him up and accidentally left him by this roadside? By this garden concert going on? Oscar was pretty grouchy and now he was just pissed off.

[iamjustvisiting]

Tommy was leaving the party to take a walk away from all the minds and pressure of emotions when he saw the trashcan rolling down the street. It wasn't windy so he wondered how it was moving. He stopped to stare and watch the grouchy.. thing.

He waited, watching and then walked over to open the lid and peer inside.