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lcrpg_npc ([personal profile] lcrpg_npc) wrote in [community profile] londoncallingrpg2016-12-08 03:23 pm

GP - dreaming of a black christmas

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.
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[personal profile] jageskro 2016-12-27 02:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah," Jag immediately agreed, nodding and forcing himself to look away. They walked towards the tables next door, and he gave Em a small smile. "Thank you."
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[personal profile] offthebeatenpath 2016-12-27 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Her hand found his, giving it a gentle squeeze, but a brief one. "Anything I can do to make it easier, you know that." Or he should. Whether Jag would believe it or not, she wasn't always sure.
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[personal profile] jageskro 2016-12-28 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah," Jag nodded. He actually trusted that, from Em, much as it kept amazing him. "But - thank you."
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[personal profile] offthebeatenpath 2016-12-28 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Em didn't know quite what to say, and this wasn't the time for a kiss in place of the words she didn't have. But she gave him a shy smile, eyes full of warmth and some of the wonder they could have this, even when it wasn't easy.