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Princess Allura ([personal profile] heartofalioness) wrote in [community profile] victory_road2021-12-05 12:35 pm

The World Has Got a Smile Today, the World Has Got a Glow (Voltron Holiday Party Log)

Who: The Attack on Voltron House and YOU! Seriously, if you have Voltron CR, you're invited!
Where: Attack on Voltron House, Four Island
When: Around December 11
Summary: The Voltrons have a human/Altean holiday party at their house, come on by!
Rating: PG to PG-13, will warn as necessary


When Shiro proposed celebrating Grogory Day back at the harvest festival, Allura had honestly been touched by the suggestion, even more so when the rest of the household agreed. (Especially coming from Keith and Pidge, who liked their peace and quiet.) So after sitting down with a calendar and making a graphing calculator earn its keep, Allura determined that Grogory Day would be about December 8th. Of course, that was a weekday, so the invitations she sends out a few weeks beforehand (to give people time for travel) say it’s that Saturday evening instead. (And given the number of high-level trainers in the house, guests are more than welcome to request a ride.) And since it seems to be the main Earth holiday, why not make it an early Christmas party, too?

When people arrive, the spacious beach house is decked out with lights, mostly in shades of blue, and the interior beckons people to come out of the brisk and damp sub-tropic air, warm and bright and spacious (which it needs to be with the possible crowds), soft and cheery Poké-holiday music winding through the rooms, with interludes from Jaskier and his Wigglytuff throughout the evening.

As for refreshments, while Hunk might not be here, the non-Shiro members of the household are able to set out a decent spread from all their cultures. Lance contributes a host of Cuban recipes from golden brown tostones and empanadas, to roasted pernil with juicy meat draped in crispy skin, served with rice and black beans. A wintery gratin filled with mushrooms and kabocha squash, baked Brie topped with a rosehip jam in lieu of juniberries and wrapped in puff pastry, an assortment of Christmas cookies (including but certainly not limited to gingerbread and peanut butter blossoms), and an island of drinks featuring mugs of warm coffee, glasses of sweet coquito, slow cookers of mulled berry wine and apple juice, and a bowl with an extremely blue punch. And treats for the Pokémon as well, naturally. Of course, if guests want to contribute to the feast, they’re more than welcome!

(Also, at some point in the evening, Lance might have stolen Shiro's Gallade to help plant mistletoe here and there. Do with this information what you will.)

So come, eat, drink, mingle with old friends and make some new ones! And enjoy the night, no matter which holiday you’ve come to celebrate!


[[OOC: This is a mingle log, so feel free to make your own top-levels and such, and have fun!]]
questioneverything: (Please Hear Me Out)

[personal profile] questioneverything 2022-01-19 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Romelle took a breath, hesitating for just a moment.

"How much about your future have the others told you?" she asked quietly.
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[personal profile] questioneverything 2022-01-19 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh no... Allura's panic got Romelle to fluster slightly and start to backpedal a little.

"Oh, yes! We're all alive." Thanks to Allura, honestly. Shiro almost wasn't. But... "We just... don't have the Castle of Lions anymore."
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[personal profile] questioneverything 2022-01-19 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Oof. Romelle caught that reaction, and then took her own deep breath. This was supposed to be a happy party, and the comment about the schematics was a good lead to hopefully brightening this up again.

"We have all the data from the Castle's computers," she said. "The schematics, information about all the races you've met, about the war itself, about the Lions and Voltron, star maps, Altea's history... all of it. Apparently, after Pidge found her brother and father, Coran backed up everything to a portable device and sent it to Earth along with some messages from the Paladins to their families. Pidge's father took it with him when he left to show the people at the Garrison about where he'd been." She smiled.

"It's extensive, and the human computers really couldn't handle all of it at first, but Pidge and her father found a way to make it work once we got to Earth, and we have all of that information still." Yes, they'd gotten to Earth... That was a good thing, right?
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[personal profile] woofdad 2022-01-19 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh, man - so it really is a good time for meeting people in a new place, then, huh? That's really cool!

[And... yeah, actually, he makes the mental connection to the irony of his situation with some of Allura's teammates himself. But, unfortunately, he's just. Not sure he's got it in him to deal with that. Sorry, alien traditions.]

Same here. Glad I did end up coming by!
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[personal profile] woofdad 2022-01-19 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[That little gesture, the way Shiro sweeps his hair out of his face, is going to be the death of Grant, he swears.

Or, at least, it can go on the list of things hot guys that Grant knows do that might be the death of him.]


Well-- at least only a whole party's worth of people might've seen us fumbling around, huh? Probably less, just Claude and whoever else happens to have passed by!

[God, that... that might make Shiro more nervous. Shit.]

Uh-- which is to say, it's-- it should be fine.
shiro2hero: (why is it on the CEILING)

[personal profile] shiro2hero 2022-01-20 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
[Is it worse or better if his hair is back to being rainbow? But hey, at least with the water from the dishes, it's staying in place now.]

That... uh. I hadn't thought of that.

[Like, at all. It never crossed his mind. Grant is mostly correct. He rubs the back of his neck, glancing around the kitchen like someone else is going to pop up. Claude sure did.]

Right. If you say so.
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[personal profile] woofdad 2022-01-20 06:39 am (UTC)(link)
Grant gives a soft hum of agreement; sure, being alone here would probably be manageable, but having family around was certainly preferable.

Speaking of which: "I do, yeah - my kid ended up here along with me." He laughs softly, fondness warming his voice. "I think they adapted faster than I did, too."
tempredmental: (Apologies Long Overdue)

[personal profile] tempredmental 2022-01-20 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
Keith actually did smile a little bit at that.

"Think so, huh?" Yeah. Keith did feel like he adapted better as a kid... sometimes. He'd also been pretty stubborn and strong-willed. It was a weird balance. "So who's your kid?"
woofdad: (no??? do not)

[personal profile] woofdad 2022-01-21 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
[He should not have said that. Grant finds himself mirroring Shiro's body language, scratching at the back of his own neck in turn.]

I mean-- specifically, I was thinking about... y'know, us talking after. I-- I don't think anyone but Claude saw the... the catalyst.

[If Shiro doesn't want other people to have seen it, Grant doesn't want to give the impression that they did.]
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[personal profile] woofdad 2022-01-21 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
"Mm-hm. There are these games from our world they really like that are kinda similar, so they were pretty excited for it all from the beginning."

Of course, assuming things here worked the same way they did in Paliens did give Chip some trouble with type matchups and the like, but that's basically fine. They had the spirit from the beginning.

"Their name's Chip - they're not here today, not a big fan of parties with people they don't know. But you might've seen them on the network - they're twelve, kinda shaggy brown hair, usually, ah... showing people their Pokemon or getting into arguments, when they post."
shiro2hero: (five four three two one count down slow)

[personal profile] shiro2hero 2022-01-21 07:48 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. Oh... that's. That's good.

[He exhales, sharply, when Grant says that. Relaxing - only to suddenly realize just what the heck he'd said out loud.]

I mean -! My Gallade. He knows how to use the 'gear, and he just... loves. Plastering videos on the network.
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[personal profile] tempredmental 2022-01-21 08:05 am (UTC)(link)
"I think so," Keith said. "I'm not much for all that online stuff, but I do look now and then. Most to see if there's anything I should be aware of." He shrugged a little sheepishly. "But I get that thing about parties." Hence why he was food table hovering. "They can be a little overwhelming sometimes. I'm mainly here because Allura asked me. It's her party, and she wanted to do something special for our holiday, and show us about hers. We never got the chance back home after we met her, so it's kinda nice."
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[personal profile] woofdad 2022-01-23 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ah. Yep. Grant's heart sinks all over again - though that adjustment from Shiro at least slows its fall.]

Oh-- y-yeah, that's-- that's a fair concern! He'd probably make a... whole thing out of it.

[Which would be a problem. Because it's not a Whole Thing. Right.

...Though, thinking about it rationally through the painful weight of perceived rejection, it may really be for the best that, say, Lance doesn't get the opportunity to see that this happened.]
shiro2hero: (guys i am so tired)

[personal profile] shiro2hero 2022-01-24 06:06 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah... yeah.

[He exhales, and scrubs his hands over his face.]

He'd plaster the footage of us stumbling over our words with... I don't know, stickers or googly eyes or something.

[And that would be the real horror. Not Blue posting the smooch. Blue posting the absurd followup of his Trainer and Grant flailing like high schoolers.]
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[personal profile] woofdad 2022-01-25 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, yeah - I can't blame anyone for not wanting to deal with all the buzz. I often can't hang around 'em for too long, myself."

There we go, that sounds like a good reason for why he won't be here long. And it's even true, though not his main reason for planning to step out in this instance.

"Yeah? That's really sweet; I'm glad you guys got the opportunity to put this celebration together."
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[personal profile] woofdad 2022-01-25 07:30 am (UTC)(link)
[That gets a quiet snort of laughter - a real one, too, nothing nervous or strained about it.]

I dunno, that could-- god, yeah, okay, I was going to say that could be sort of cute, but neither of us need that embarrassment in our lives.
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[personal profile] shiningkindness 2022-01-25 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Fluttershy would absolutely love to chat. ]

It's very nice to meet you all! [ Allegra was her only Pokemon out of her Pokeball at the moment, but she wondered if she should let the others out as well. ]
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[personal profile] tempredmental 2022-01-26 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
Keith smiled a little. Thank goodness, someone who understood.

"Yeah, I am, too. Well, I mean, she and Romelle did a lot of the work of organizing it, and Lance did a good amount of the cooking... I can't take credit for any of it. But, I am still glad it got to happen." He looked over the crowd. "Everyone seems pretty happy for the most part... like they're enjoying it, and that's what's important."
shiro2hero: (surprise i'm actually fine!!)

[personal profile] shiro2hero 2022-01-26 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
Honestly, I'm not sure anyone needs Blue's brand of embarrassment in their lives.

Except Lance, but, Blue kind of idolizes him.
woofdad: (but that's none of my business)

[personal profile] woofdad 2022-01-26 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Ha... yeah, of course he does.

[Did that sound bitter? God, he hopes it didn't sound too bitter. He wasn't trying to, but. Well.

Maybe if he just moves on it won't be an issue, anyway.]


It seems like Blue means well - I mean, from my limited exposure - but it's too bad his sense of boundaries seem to be so, uh... nonexistent.
shiro2hero: (HAHA dad jokes are great)

[personal profile] shiro2hero 2022-01-27 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Shiro only quirks an eyebrow at the comment, but doesn't press. Blue was a lot after all. And so was Lance.]

[Not really a problem, especially considering... a lot of things.]


Grant, saying Blue has no boundaries is like saying the ocean is a little wet.

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