Topic: 2016 Matadero Christmas

Delahada

Date: 2016-12-23 12:54 EST
Coterie Christmas 2016

It's beginning to look a lot like tradition. Once again on Christmas day! This year, Cane somehow managed to infect Salvador with the holiday spirit. They even put up a tree together! If asked about it, they'll swear they only did it for Sabine, though.

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The plan this year is to have a very simple "family" style get together. Salvador and Cane will be cooking dinner. This, in Sal's mind, is his gift to his family. Good food and good company. Rest assured a mighty feast is in store! There is even a long dining table set up in front of the floor to ceiling windows between the kitchen area and the living room area.

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The Menu

Featuring two main meat dishes and two types of salad!

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Fig-and-Orange-Glazed Ham

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Pomegranate Lemon Roasted Chicken

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Spinach Salad with Crispy Pancetta and Candied Nuts

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Beet-Orange Salad

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Rosemary Roasted Potatoes

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Brown Butter Carrots

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Not Made from Scratch Dinner Rolls

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Winter-Spiced Pomegranate Sangria

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Mad Fairy Winter Seasonal Ale from Red Orc Brewery


Rules for This Year

1. Characters participating in this event are by invitation only. Was your character invited? You will know this through live play. All characters listed in The Pack Roster are welcome to attend as well.

2. Please note that if your character was not invited to this event that it is absolutely impossible for your character to enter the grounds of Matadero. There are layers upon layers of protections in place on the property that keep out anyone Salvador does not wish to be there. Any posts to this thread made by anyone not on the guest list will be removed, and subject to public mockery. Therefore it is suggested that if you want your character to have brought a date along, it might be a good idea to get Salvador?s permission first. Just saying.

3. Additional story bits such as collaborated writings, edited live play logs, or personal character reflections of the event are encouraged to be posted to this thread.

4. Images and hyperlinks to videos or other relative imagery that you think might additionally reflect interactions at this event are also encouraged to be posted to this thread.

5. Attendees are encouraged to post something to this thread. A placeholder post stating something as simple as ?my character was there? is acceptable.

Canaan

Date: 2016-12-24 20:11 EST
Obviously Cane will be in attendance. All day!

He did not obtain any presents for anyone this year, not even Salvador, so don't feel left out.

After dinner he will be feeling fairly festive and will spend the next several hours playing piano and guitar. He'll even sing occasionally in front of anyone in attendance. I know he'll sing some duets with Sabine. Maybe Aoife, too; her player will have to either confirm or deny. He'll play whatever anyone wants to hear.

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Sabine

Date: 2016-12-25 00:54 EST
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Sabine and Josiah came together. A few trips were made to Sabine's car to get gifts, food, her guitar, and a polaroid camera she had found which she thought was the most amazing thing ever. She spent a good portion of her night taking pictures (and probably annoying people with the camera), singing, drinking, playing guitar, dancing, twirling, and eating.







*Polaroids were included of those I thought most likely to come.

Mesteno

Date: 2016-12-26 14:16 EST
Mesteno, already reasonably well liquored, arrived late. He didn't eat, and he didn't dress up, though he did bring his brother a gift for the festive season, a simple, black hoodie with the words 'I can't be held responsible for what my face does when you talk' in bold white emblazoned across the front.

The pre-party booze helped take some of the edge off his usual reserve, and he sat listening to Cane play, behaved himself admirably around Aoife should she be present, and determinedly avoided any camera flashes even if they weren't aimed his way. Once, he might have sung, but only for a few bars. Evidently he had the kind of voice better suited to opera.

Taneth

Date: 2016-12-31 17:19 EST
The Taneth monster made her appearance. She made sure to hug, snuggle, and commence with her usual Taneth torture of various people. She ate when Cane fed her or commanded she eat because that's what happens. She, of course, was enthralled with the music, any singing, and decorations.