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panikondeima ([personal profile] askmenosecrets) wrote2010-12-11 05:55 pm

Arcadian Forest Party

This was more work that he usually bothered to put in, Pan thought, especially here, at home, but everything was set.




At first glance, it appeared to be a forest clearing, beautiful and wild but nothing different than a hundred other clearings spread throughout the woods of the Arcadian mountains. But when you looked again, Pan thought, you saw something quite different. Hidden in the trees were a series of structures suspended in air, hung with ivy and dew, and through the mist-shrouded branches you could see the faint glow of light, and you could smell the scent of fire and food. There was the fire pit, a circle suspended in the arms of a large oak with a crackling golden fire, a roast, and bowls of marshmallows, chocolate and crackers waiting. There was the bar, stocked with a rich variety of wines and alcohols and staffed by two of the satyrs. And then there was the forest floor itself, bare now, but waiting for the dancing. On all sides of the floor, there were cushions on the low branches and benches of fallen logs, each accompanied with wooden buckets full of wine and beer bottles and glassed suspended with vine.

"Well," he said to Zaffre, currently wrapped around his neck, "I think we're ready." Pan flicked a leaf off his forest green turtleneck and looked around with approval before pausing. "We're almost ready," he corrected, and pulled his pan flute up to his lips.

The forest filled with music as he played, music that began as the mystical songs of the flute, but transformed as he let the instrument fall to his side - transformed into thrumming, sensual rhythms and intricate guitars that would encourage the party-goers to...well, Pan thought with a sharp grin, to be bad. Very bad.

"Let the games begin," Pan said.

[Notes: Everyone in [livejournal.com profile] fortuna_invicta is invited, the more the merrier in Pan's opinion. If anyone needs directions to the right section of the forest, let Pan know on the SWS post. Mingle! Get drunk! Stuff your face! Find a secluded tree and do naughty things! Pan approves highly of all these pursuits. Format = narrative third person, if you please!]

bed for me dear, I can see sunlight XD

[identity profile] he-who-shapesus.livejournal.com 2010-12-12 10:20 am (UTC)(link)
Letting out a smooth sigh, Morpheus gives his companion a dimpled half smile. "Perhaps someday. You of course will be my number one choice."

Ha, I wish I could, it's raining here. Sleep well, dearest <3

[identity profile] lovessweetbait.livejournal.com 2010-12-12 10:25 am (UTC)(link)
Eros smiles quietly, reaching out to trace a finger lightly along the edge of Morpheus' jaw. "Perhaps I'll consider it a dream of mine," he murmurs with a laugh.

[identity profile] moonlitselene.livejournal.com 2010-12-12 01:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Selene's fingers twitched slightly as his tongue touched her skin, her breath audibly hitching this time. She smiled slowly. "Yes... I think that would be best."

[identity profile] moonlitselene.livejournal.com 2010-12-12 01:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"What a horrible thing to get used to," Selene sighed, leaning forward to grab a glass of wine. She offered him one as she did so, then took a long sip before settling back into the cushion.

[identity profile] addiesands.livejournal.com 2010-12-12 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"You most certainly are," she replied as her eyes took in the dishelved clothes and the bite mark and she failed at suppressing a grin. "Addie Sands." She held out her hand - she was getting just a bit more comfortable here.

Hope you got some rest eventually sweetheart<3

[identity profile] he-who-shapesus.livejournal.com 2010-12-12 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
With an idle sip of his wine Morpheus makes a mental note to re-catalog a few high brow Gods dreams' and see if there's any room for non-prophetic or warnings of doom to fit in some actual rest. "I'll see what's on the schedule."

This is why I'm not allowed to write comments early in the morning... >> you saw nothing~

[identity profile] goldendiscordia.livejournal.com 2010-12-13 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Do be careful, Eros... A goddess might think you're only using her," Eris murmured, looking him over again. "And you know what they say about women scorned. Or something of the sort."

Aww. Yes I did. Dreams and everything <3

[identity profile] lovessweetbait.livejournal.com 2010-12-13 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
His head tips back as Eros laughs, bright eyes dancing with humorous affection. "See, you're clearly very adept at administration," he teases, absently brushing a dark curl back from his face as he drapes Morpheus' tie around his own neck.

Noooothing at aaaaallll >.>

[identity profile] lovessweetbait.livejournal.com 2010-12-13 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
Eros set a hand against his heart. "My dearest Eris, you didn't think for a moment I wouldn't pay you back," he said, looking stricken. "Whatever you desire. If it's within my power to provide, of course." There was a gleam in his eyes that was at odds with his hurt expression.

[identity profile] lovessweetbait.livejournal.com 2010-12-13 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
Eros laughed, entirely shameless, and pressed a rather ostentatious kiss to the back of her hand before shaking it with a sunny smile. "A pleasure, Addie."

He didn't release her hand but tucked it into his arm as he picked up her glass and handed it to her. "I'm so curious to hear all about you. How did you end up here, of all places?" He certainly hadn't expected to run across any mortals at this particular party.

[identity profile] panikondeima.livejournal.com 2010-12-13 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
Pan leaned back. "We'll have to make an appointment, darling," he said. "I'll call you when...well, if," he said, waving his hand at the party and the activities, "this ever dies down."

[identity profile] panikondeima.livejournal.com 2010-12-13 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
"Completely," Pan purred, and then he straighten his clothes and spun the far more disheveled Ganymede around, kissing him hard on the lips. "Delicious enough to do a second time." Sometime, he thought, he would like to fuck Ganymede right into the ground.

But he had responsibilities to enjoy - Freya and Eros had already sent the party into a frenzy and he likely hadn't helped matters. "Enjoy yourself tonight," he murmured to Ganymede, and he winked before disappearing into the trees.

[identity profile] panikondeima.livejournal.com 2010-12-13 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, I don't know," Pan said dryly. "Petty seems like a good description. Maybe," he added with wide blue eyes, "you're more forgiving than me. Anything is possible."
the_cupbearer: (little smile)

[personal profile] the_cupbearer 2010-12-13 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Ganymede chuckles, and kisses back playfully, pulling his clothes mostly back into place. "Indeed. Maybe later," he murmurs, letting Pan go with a smack to his backside.

He stretched languidly, and left his shirt unbuttoned as he pulled his belt tighter to keep his jeans on his hips. Oh, he had needed that; it was only a moment later that he realized with a laugh that the tree bark had left marks on his bare chest.

"Oh, lovely."

[identity profile] addiesands.livejournal.com 2010-12-13 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
She took her glass and took a long sip. She clearly wasn't going to be drinking herself into a stupor before mingling. "Well, I got this random text about a party, and then Pan brought me here. I'm a friend of Apollo's, you see. I, ummm, I'm a little intimated, to be honest."

[identity profile] lovessweetbait.livejournal.com 2010-12-13 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Any friend of Apollo's." And how odd it felt to be saying that after so many centuries of thinking the opposite. Eros grinned as he accepted his own glass and squeezed her arm against his side. "Intimidated? Don't be, darling, it only encourages them."

[identity profile] avenginggoddess.livejournal.com 2010-12-13 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
Nemesis laughed. Forgiving was the exact opposite of what she was. "Anything except me being forgiving."

[identity profile] addiesands.livejournal.com 2010-12-13 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
Addie laughed a little at his words, feeling just a touch relaxed. "Well, okay, I'll try. I'm just afraid that if I say something wrong, I'm going to be turned into a tree."

[identity profile] panikondeima.livejournal.com 2010-12-13 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
Pan grinned back and skewered another marshmallow. "It was just a thought, Nemi, darling."

[identity profile] lovessweetbait.livejournal.com 2010-12-13 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, that's only happened a few times," Eros said with a dismissive wave of his drink. "Pan would never allow such rudeness at his party."

[identity profile] addiesands.livejournal.com 2010-12-13 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
And that made her both on ease, and also concerned again. Addie figured that's how she would always feel if she continued seeing Apollo. "That's a relief, I suppose," she replied. "So I have to know, how do you feel about western culture's depiction of you? I personally like this one more."

[identity profile] lovessweetbait.livejournal.com 2010-12-13 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh no," Eros groaned, holding his glass against his forehead to ward off the headache. "Little winged cherubs with heart-tipped bows? Valentine's Day, Hallmark. Honestly, the first six weeks of the new year are mortifying. It's also one of my busiest times, so I can't just hide out in my temple until it's over."

[identity profile] trojan-hero.livejournal.com 2010-12-13 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
He shrugged. "I'm not used to that either. It's something new for me."

[identity profile] addiesands.livejournal.com 2010-12-13 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
"My apologies. You know, it's shame they didn't get your actual likeness. I think I would prefer to see you on my Valentine's cards. But I've always preferred men to boys."

...how strong had this screwdriver been? Why was she spouting off things like this?

[identity profile] avenginggoddess.livejournal.com 2010-12-13 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
"It's a funny thought, at least, me being forgiving." Nemesis finished her s'more, and grabbed another piece of chocolate. "Almost as funny as the thought of you bringing order to the world."

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