2020.04.04 Conn's Birthday Party

Murder of Crows Reopening
It's a bar that's reopening.
IC Date	March 28, 2020
IC Time	5 PM-???
Players	Conn, Clara, Hop, Wick, Aoife, Robin, BT, Sterling
Location	Murder of Crows VIP Lounge
Prp/Tp	N/A
Theme Song	N/A

In the far corner of the VIP section there is a rented karaoke machine. Beside it, Conn's guitar rests against one of the barstools, coopted for the evening with written permission from the management.

The central table has a Hop-special spread. Plates with sticky toffee cake, bread and butter pudding, lemon pudding, spice cakes, cupcakes and muffins surround the Baileys and Whiskey flavoured birthday cake.

While arrayed along the table by the wall there are soft drinks, beer, hard cider and a selection of Irish Whiskeys, the crown piece being a 1985 Jameson Single Cask Reserve.

Wick turns up with a wrapped gift hugged tight in his arms. And that magnificent guitar over his shoulder. His eyes shine with delight as he gazes across the room, taking in that incredible spread of desserts. But before he makes his way over, he first seeks out Arthur and offers up his gift. "Here. Um. You should open it before people really start to get here..." his cheeks seem a bit warm with a hint of color as he smiles up at the troll.

Clara does show up however, and with a large box in her arms. She looks about and smiles brightly "oh wow" at the spread then looks for a place to put her gift

Conn is a bunde of nervous energy until Wick shows up. "I'll open it later, if you like, people have started to get here. Hi Clara, yeah I'd say Hop outdid himself. But he keeps setting the bar higher every time he does something like this."

Hop is making sure everything is set and fine, and looks up, "Oh, nah, this." he motions to the spread, "I just had the crew at one of the restaurants I own help me with everything." says the dude dressed like a skater drifter.

Clara is probably very overdressed but she looks stunning and turns back after setting down her gift "you're putting me to shame Hop, and you don't even realize it" the lady laughs

Wick nods up at Conn with a shy smile, offering up the gift. "Sure. Later might be better. Though... I mean, it's just a book." It's obvious from the shape and weight of it. "If you open others, I suppose it'll be fine. Just... yeah." He pauses. "Also. Happy birthday!" And with a bright little grin, he takes hold of Conn's shirt so that he can bring him down to recieve a kiss on the cheek.

Conn grins "I wasn't expecting presents. I guess I'll put them on a chair here. And if there's more than just you two with presents, I'll open them tonight, otherwise I'll open them when I get home?" he responds, rubbing his cheek where Wick kissed him with a soft smile.

Clara looks over "I do hope you'll open some of them before you go home" and smiles fondly at the pair

Aoife lets herself in with the key provided for the party. She looks around cautiously, nodding to the few people she actually recognizes. Giving each of the others a long curious look.

Hop pffts a bit, "All I did was bake Clara, that's his present and its like, one of the few things I'm good at." he huffs in humor, "I'm def not doing solo karaoke or anything later, for example."

Wick smiles with warmth up at Conn and nods. "Alright." Glancing to Clara, he drifts over and, if she permits, he offers a light kiss to her cheek. "It's good to see you." Then with a bright smile off at Hop, he reaches out, hoping the delightful baker will come and give him a hug. "There are few things in this world better than your desserts, Hop. You should take pride." And as Aoife steps, Wick grins at her and offers her a nod. "Hello Aoife!"

Clara laughs with Hop "I can't sing, not even a little so you won't see me up there thats for sure" the smiles up at Wick and tips her cheek to the kiss "Hello my friend, good to see you also"

Conn smiles at Aoife "Aoife, this is Clara and Hop. Hop, Clara this is Aoife. She is a trusted friend of mine and Wick's."

Clara turns with a smile and nods to the woman "Aoife, its a pleasure to meet you"offering her hand "Clara Sterling"

BT arrives upstairs just slightly before Robin, his hand held in hers, though she's not really dragging him along. She's wearing her green dress, which is likely the closest to 'fancy' that she gets.

Aoife shakes Clara's offered hand, "Tis a pleasure to meet you as well...". She trails off and gives BT an odd look before shifting her gaze to Robin. She tears her gaze away from the couple and forces her attention back to the guest of honor, "Berfore I forget." She offers a small expensive looking crystal and silver vial to Arthur, "Drink this in the morning. It'll get rid of your hangover."

Clara smiles and is glancing often at the door clearly waiting for someone

Robin trails up behind BT with a big smile on his face. His hand firmly in hers.

In comes sweeping the stately figure of Rick Sterling. "Damn it all, I shall be so -late-," he frets as he makes his way in. "Aha! I'm here! Now the party can begin in earnest!" Spying Clara, he makes his way over to her. "There's my lady," he says, sweeping her up in a loving bear hug.

Hop will finish the food setup and then take a moment to give Wick a hug. "I made all of Arthurs favorites, so I hope everyone likes traditional Irish stuff, and things flavored with booze." he chuckles a bit.

Clara has been sporting a happy smile since her arrival but seeing Sterling makes her entire being brighten and she laughs, wrapping her arms about his neck as he hugs her "you are late my Lord"

Wick laughs with Hop and nods. "Mm. That sounds perfect." He wraps Hop up tight for a hug before drifting off to snag one of the cupcakes. He licks off a bit of the icing and closes his eyes with an 'mmm' of pleasure. "Hop... You've outdone yourself." Or at least, that's probably what he was trying to say. But with half of that cupcake in his mouth it's hard to make out. Catching Robin and BT stepping into the room, he lifts the cupcake in a cheerful wave.

BT will look to the woman in the room even taller than her, but she gives a friendly smile instead of an odd look, "Hi, I'm Betty." She states before wafing to Hop, "Hey Bunny." She's dropped the 'boy' from the end of the nickname, then an equally cheerful wave back to Wick.

Conn smiles at Sterling "Doctor Sterling. A pleasure as always," he strips the seal off the bottle of very expensive whiskey, smells the cork and smiles, "if anyone else drinks whiskey, this is from the year I was born" and starts pouring out glasses.