[SEMI-OPEN] It's a merry 616 Christmas

[beganwithamask]

Characters: Bucky Barnes (616), Toro Raymond, Tony Stark (616), Nita Prentiss, Avengers, and anybody who might have gotten an invitation from anyone else in attendance (it's easy to finangle, Nita knows half the turtle)
Date: Probably New Year's Eve
Location: Bucky's and Toro's tree house in Wood Sector
Situation: A combination holidays party for some old and new friends (because the mood around the turtle has been weird since the Emperor's death), including small presents, spiked egg nog, and all that good old Earthy holiday cheer.
Warnings/Rating: None atm, will change if something comes up.

[No one is really sure whose idea the little get-together was, but somehow, there's a party going on at the wood sector treehouse that Bucky and Toro (sometimes) live in. It's a pretty casual party, with some market-bought snacks laid out, and some holiday type drinks. The front door is left open to anyone who might want to come by (getting an invitation is no doubt easy, walking in to see what the fuss is about is even easier), and Bucky has found some hideous tribble-fur kedan approximation of a Santa hat to wear.

Also on the table is a small bush decorated with a string of popcorn and other Depression-era type ornamentation. Shouldn't have let the 40s boys take care of the tree.

And finally, it's a good time to give those slightly belated gifts. Bucky's gotten a few things for his friends, and when they come in, he'll shove a hastily wrapped box at them with a grin.]

Comments

[littlecousin]

[Nita, not offended, isn't really paying attention anymore. If she's not being inadvertently rude, she doesn't care what people think of her. After some "mm-hmm"ing, she tunes back in somewhere around the "chandelier of jewelry" remark.]

Hey, I'm plenty impressive all by myse--oh, that's gorgeous.

[She's dangling the necklace from one hand, watching the pendant twist and catch the light.]

[definingfuture]

[Nita is reliable in that way, and Tony is glad to have her for it. He grins when she tunes back in and he can see the point at which she's lost again. There are certain things that just don't get old.]

It's fitting. Like I said, you can't have too much. We'll build you a monument.

[He considers that mission accomplished. She's clearly satisfied with the tribute, so he'll call that doing well.]

Some things here aren't that far from home.

[littlecousin]

I'd really rather wear the jewelry, if it's all the same to you.

[The degree to which Nita doesn't care if anyone makes statutes dedicated to her is hard to overstate.]

Hang on a sec, I've got something for you.

[She promptly hands him the necklace to hold and darts back to the buffet table where she stashed her presents. She returns with a beautifully wrapped box. The gift tag has what is probably supposed to be an Iron Man mask in a Santa hat drawn on it, but Nita's not the best artist, so it could also potentially be Ultron, Doom, or anyone else with an armored mask.

Inside is a very nice assortment of gourmet foods, including a tub of caviar being kept chilled by a little stone that radiates cold.]

[definingfuture]

Next year, I'll find someone to make you a dress out of diamonds.

[Because that is the appropriate response to that. Tony takes the necklace back with a quirk of his brow and an ironic smile and being designated Nita's jewelry butler. When Nita returns and trades him back for a box, he looks a little surprised. Tony's smile when he sees the tag has a warm amusement, because he's pretty sure seeing Nita giving Doom a gift in a similar fashion would make his day. And, yes, that is what springs to mind when he sees her picture.

He's appropriately gracious when he sees the contents inside.]

I'm honored. I missed having someone around who had good taste. It's surprisingly hard to find people to appreciate these things here.