video; @doom

[metalmenace]

[The feed opens up on Doom sitting at his desk in his office at Gramarye, looking Very Professional, which is basically second nature to him because that's just the kind of guy he is.]

Good evening, everyone. My name is Victor and it is with great honor that I announce that Gramarye Magic Research is going to putting on its first ever fundraising gala next Saturday. It will be a masquerade with the theme of otherworldly. Everyone in the city is invited and we will provide the masks.

[He pauses for a moment to clear his throat.]

Attendance is mandatory for everyone who is currently employed at Gramarye.

[There's a glint in his eyes when he says that. Like he's completely willing to hunt every single one of his coworkers down and drag them kicking and screaming into nice clothes to go to this.

That look disappears almost as quickly as it appeared.]

We will also be holding a bachelor and bachelorette auction during the event to help raise money for to keep Gramarye running at its current level. If anyone would like to volunteer, please contact me privately and I can sign you up.

If anyone else has any questions or comments, I'd be happy to speak to you about them.

Comments

[spellslots]

Nah, but Loki asked and there were a lot of compliments involved

[and he's easy]

Not to mention Lucretia works there, I gotta keep her employed so she can pay her part of the rent

[franciscoramon]

this the same loki you told me about before?
i guess that's legit.

but for real though are there any other ways of donating for the people who aren't single or who feel weird about the whole auction thing?

[ Cisco isn't going to bid on a date, it would just be ten thousand kinds of awkward for everyone involved, but he does want to help out with the fundraising. ]

[spellslots]

That'd be him, yeah

[hi loki]

There's gonna be a cover charge, so showing up means you're helping out

[franciscoramon]

ok, that's good at least.
never actually been to a masquerade party before...

[spellslots]

Is that a very unsubtle hint that we need to take you shopping?

[Lup is just like, automatically included, apparently]

[franciscoramon]

how fancy is this thing gonna be anyway?
it's not, like, costumes, is it?
i assumed it was just 'come in some nice clothes, and then the masks do the rest'?

[spellslots]

I mean, there's a theme to be considered, but you don't have to go alllll out

[franciscoramon]

what does 'otherworldly' even mean though
are we talking ethereal or are we talking 'wear some clothes from a world that's not yours'?

[spellslots]

That's up to you :)

Could also mean space shit! The world is your oyster

[franciscoramon]

so you're saying i can turn up in a space-related t-shirt with a blazer over it? sold.
have you two got your costumes already?

[ Cisco's fallen into talking about Taako and Lup as a unit fairly easily. ]

[spellslots]

Only if you want me to transmute your t-shirt into a button down :))))

I have like two outta at least four options down, Lup's got one, not sure if she wants to do costume changes mid-party

[Taako, otoh, absolutely does. He couldn't pick just one outfit.]

[franciscoramon]

if it needs to be fancier than that, yeah, i'm gonna need that shopping trip
i'm not really good at formal

[ Understatement. ]

sounds pretty elaborate dude

[ Not all that surprising, though. Cisco just bets that at some point Taako and Lup are going to switch outfits and masks and try to trick people. He just bets it. ]

[spellslots]

I'll fit you into our super busy schedule

[It's not that busy, he's just being a shit.]

I'm a pretty elaborate dude ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[franciscoramon]

i promise you the less time it takes the happier i'll be.

there are worse things to be.

so what's the plan for if some poor schmuck gets up there and nobody bids?

[spellslots]

Shopping doesn't have to be a chore, pumpkin

[They'll have fun!! There can be a dressing room montage!]

Depends on the poor schmuck I guess, but that's not a terrible point. I'll bring it to the table.

[franciscoramon]

sure, it's not bad when it's for fun stuff

[ The implication being that this is not "fun stuff". ]

i mean hopefully it's not a problem that's gonna come up but you gotta plan for the worst, right?

[spellslots]

Clothes are fun stuff.

Oh yeah, I get it, trust me. We'll figure something out, for sure.

[franciscoramon]

some are, some aren't.
your clothes are usually pretty fun though, so i'm down for the makeover montage just this once

[spellslots]

If there's anything I know how to do, it's a good montage. You better get pumped.

[franciscoramon]

[ How did Taako manage to not only talk Cisco into a shopping trip for a fancy party but get him actually a little bit excited for it? He really is magic. ]

SUPER pumped, my dude.