happy pride, etc

[papadopoulos]

“Uh, people were killed.”
“No one was killed at Stonewall.”
“No…body…was killed???”
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The café is looking much more colorful than it has in the past. Specifically, there are various flags draped on top of the walls – certainly it is much brighter than anything Enjolras would have cared to come up with. Directly behind the pastry case there is a rainbow flag, and scattered around there are a myriad of other pride flags. (Whatever they could scrounge up from the cupboards, basically.) There is also a small table set off to one side, with various types of beaded necklaces and colored bracelets lying atop it. There is also a small flier with descriptions and explanations of what the different flags represent. Explanations of pride in general will be freely offered, as well.

Dionysus has offered up his cd player, though instead of the same music from the party, it is playing songs from various queer artists. There’s a selection ranging from Bowie to Cole Porter to Billie Holiday, including more modern artists such as Lady Gaga, Mika, Queen, and Green Day. Apollo can be found near the music as usual; but he is currently engrossed in making more of the colored bracelets. He is seated at the table with a box full of friendship bracelet making supplies, wearing an artfully cropped version of this shirt, a hyacinth bloom set behind his ear. Dionysus is at a different table, wearing a knee-length sundress of pink, yellow, and blue stripes and one of the beaded bracelets Apollo is making, this one in yellow, white, purple, and black beads. He found a small facepainting palette with a few pride flag options and is willing to offer up his services if anyone happens to want a tiny flag on their cheek (or, well, wherever.)


Let us know if you want Apollo, Dionysus, or both for your threads!

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[onthewillowsthere]

Her boyfriend is a rat named C-h-a-r-l-i-e.

[vineleaves]

An actual rat, like the animal? asks the guy who was almost married to a satyr.

[onthewillowsthere]

Galahad nods. Because of magic.

[vineleaves]

Ohhh. That makes sense.

[onthewillowsthere]

She misses him.

[vineleaves]

I imagine she would. Poor dear.

[onthewillowsthere]

She gave me the first sweet thing I ever tasted. She's very kind.

[vineleaves]

Dionysus stares. You never ate anything sweet before here?

[onthewillowsthere]

I wasn't allowed indulgences.

[vineleaves]

That's terrible, I'm so sorry.

The thought that eating one (1) sweet thing would be considered an indulgence and not, just, normal damn behavior is so frustrating. Dionysus can't stand it.

[onthewillowsthere]

It's different now. I sin often.

[vineleaves]

Good for you! As you should!

Especially if 'sin' extends all the way to eating snackies. Seriously, what a fucked up religion.

[onthewillowsthere]

Another one of those blink-and-you-miss-it smiles. Thank you. A beat, and then he adds, Thank you for not inviting me to the orgy, though. I don't want to try that one.

[vineleaves]

They're not something everyone would enjoy.

[onthewillowsthere]

Claudius did.

[vineleaves]

I'm glad he had fun!

Dionysus was pretty sure Claudius enjoyed it, considering, well. But it's still good to hear so from a trusted news source.

Just because he enjoyed it doesn't mean everyone would though.

[onthewillowsthere]

Galahad nods. He's about done being Talking Guy, but he thinks he understands why Claudius likes Dionysus so much.

Thank you, he says again.

[vineleaves]

You're welcome!

[onthewillowsthere]

He gets up from the chair with his basket of scones and turns to Apollo. Very politely, he says, "I'm glad to have met you, father."

[papadopoulos]

Apollo just sighs and gives Galahad a somewhat resigned wave. “I’m not his dad; but it was nice to meet you.”

[onthewillowsthere]

"You're Magnus's dad, and Magnus said we're brothers."

[vineleaves]

Dionysus is doing his best not to laugh, and halfway succeeding. "You're an absolute joy to be around, Galahad."

[onthewillowsthere]

No one has ever told Galahad he's a joy before. He turns around and tilts his head at Dionysus curiously, looking very much, in this moment, like a character from Godspell.

[vineleaves]

A joy, he repeats in sign.