GP - dreaming of a black christmas

[lcrpg_npc]

The repurposed railway arches that housed Beagle's bar and restaurant were decked in shades of black: black christmas trees glittering with sparkly and satiny black ornaments, black wreaths with perfectly tied bows, black garlands draping along the walls and bar, ribbons edging the long banquet benches in the restaurant dining room. A gentle snow seemed to fall from the ceiling, a specially designed lighting effect much more pleasant than the cold and wet that would've accompanied real snow. Christmas music played over hidden speakers, setting the mood without interfering with conversation.

The Kraken Black Christmas feast was a different spin on the holiday than you'd find most places, and yet, a christmas feast all the same. All the flavors of the season were there, both in the bar's specialty cocktails and in the feast itself, served banquet-style to those fortunate enough to get tickets - mulled wine, egg nog, roasts and stuffing and puddings, and so much more. Yet the food and drinks all shared the same theme as the decor, shades of black augmented with squid ink, charcoal, or black sesame seeds.

Guests had been encouraged to continue the theme with black festive attire, but it wasn't required, and spots of color could be found here and there along the table or mingling in the bar. There was one thing everyone could agree on, though. No matter how black the theme, the mood was anything but dark.

Comments

OTA

[hardertohide]

Dutch hadn't splurged and got herself the full ticket, but she'd managed to snag one of the bar only ones. Honestly, she just wanted to enjoy the rum. She didn't care much about the rest of it. So she found herself at the bar, dressed in her usual black skinny jeans and a black mesh sweater, not having made much of an effort to dress up.

She really was just here for the Kraken.

Right then, she was tasting the first of their three black cocktails, the Kraken Black Blitzen. She took a sip, then frowned curiously. "What do you think, cranberry?" she asked the person next to her, since she'd made a point not to ask the bartender what was in it.

Re: OTA

[akatawitch]

"I think so," was Sunny's answer as she squinted at her glass. "Don't ask me what else is in it, though, I wouldn't have the first clue." Not being much of a drinker she just didn't have enough experience to tell.

[hardertohide]

"I'm not sure where the sweetness comes from either," Dutch stated after another thoughtful sip. The cocktail tasted like some sort of Christmas cake, and she was hoping the other cocktails weren't the same kind.

[akatawitch]

"Hate it, huh?" Sunny asked with a little smile. There was thoughtful and there was thoughtful when it came to putting things in your mouth.

[hardertohide]

Dutch chuckled. "Don't like it much, anyway."

[akatawitch]

Sunny's smile widened. "To drink it anyway because booze, or to skip it because it tastes like liquid rum cake?"

[hardertohide]

"Oh, that's an easy one," Dutch assured her with a chuckle. "Drinking it anyway. Because booze." She raised her glass at the other woman and took a drink.