It's all it will take, we'll go down in history

[milieus]

Who| Everyone in the Tribute Center (plus various Capitol citizens are in attendance)
What| A Saturnalia inspired extravaganza!
Where| A large, festive ballroom
When| Tonight!
Warnings/Notes| N/A? Let me know if this needs a warning!

Jennifer had spent weeks on the preparations for this glorious night, arranging for the food and gifts and music and dancing. Everything would be perfect, and she was certain all the attendees would have a marvelous time. And besides all that, this would be a perfect way to celebrate her husband's return to the Capitol! It had been weeks since Arturas had any time off to spend at home. Surely he'd be delighted by the fanfare and revelry.

The invitations stated that the party began promptly at 6:30, to bring an appetite, and be ready to dance. The attendees were instructed to dress in costume, to participate in the role-reversal theme of Saturnalia. Capitolites were to dress as Tributes while the Tributes were to dress in the most outlandish Capitol fashions imaginable. Jennifer herself was wearing a replica of the District 2 space costume, bedazzled and covered in crystals, for an extra glamorous kick, while her stoic husband sat at his table with his politician friends, dressed in an ice skating costume, a throwback to Arena 11. Clearly he had business to attend to, so it would be up to her to see to the party.

She made her way toward the entrance and prepared to greet everyone.

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[arrogantalloy]

"Was there a drinking challenge no one told me about?" Tony asks with a raised eyebrow.

Since actually meeting her after his more recent death, Tony had been noticing her about more and more, and at this moment while at the party, noticed her almost drinking herself around the globe. Something he can say he's done before and only vaguely remembered some reasons while it was not something he wanted to repeat.

He can't tease her too much, as he has a scotch in his own hand, while he was dressed in a deep blue suit with white, yellow, and pink crystals arranged on the fabric in different sizes to look as if he wrapped himself in a galaxy.

[confidentially]

She is actually caught a little off guard, and she raises a glass to him in greeting, taking a sip of her drink anyway. "It's like I always say: you can't call it a party unless I'm at least halfway drunk." Her laugh then is forced, but not unpleasantly so, voice lowered to a soft whisper. "A girl's gotta do what she's gotta do, you know?"

[arrogantalloy]

He raises the glass back politely and with a grin. His grin doesn't move when she declares her saying, or when she gives her soft whisper.

"You know. I think I actually had that on a banner at a few of my parties." He says more towards the deceleration than to the whisper. "Want to sit down and join me in some crackers and dips?"

There was a time Tony would happily drink it up with a far from sober woman, usually drunker than the woman was. But there was just enough like for this girl that he wants to attempt to lessen her morning hang over with something other than liquid in her stomach.

[confidentially]

She only seems to take a moment to hesitate and think it over before giving a carefree shrug, and with a toss of her blonde hair, Jessica offers Tony her hand, so that he can escort her to the appetizers and away from the drinks. She smiles softly, "I'll never turn down a nice dinner partner. Lead the way."

[arrogantalloy]

Tony gently takes her offered hand and tucks it into the crook of his elbow, giving the hand a pleasant pat before leading her to the table of bite-sized delights.

"I would say, you wouldn't find a nicer partner for dinner, but really I'm more of a fun than a nice person to eat with."

He says as he picks up a plate of caramelised apple tartlets to offer to her.

[confidentially]

Jessica takes it eagerly, a charming little smile on her face. See? She could go through the motions still, play along at the game. There was no reason to give in to the alarm her Tributes and friends seemed to recognize. "Fun, hm? Tell me, Mister Stark, what does a guy like you do for fun in the Capitol? Me, I'm all out of ideas. This place seems positively boring lately."

[arrogantalloy]

"Me? I leave donuts in suspicious places and see how many people even notice."

He's done it enough times to know that plain donuts get noticed for being placed on a park bench than one with icing and sprinkles, that's for sure.

"Failing that I try to get reactions out of Bruce and Steve. Or build match stick towers."

His eyebrows knit as he admits to the last part. Out loud that sounds really lame and boring.

[confidentially]

If Jessica were a polite sort of woman, she might have smile and nodded. But she isn't, so instead she laughs out loud, sharp and biting. "That sounds super stimulating. I'm surprised they aren't writing articles about you in all the gossip rags."

[arrogantalloy]

"Because here I'm less interesting that I am back home." He looks dramatically contemplative for a moment, playing up to her laughter. "Could have something to do with my being dressed in public here."

[confidentially]

She tosses her head back, laughing. She actually is amused now, no more having to fake it all the way. "If nudity's your angle, I don't see why you wouldn't work it. I mean, the Capitol is like totally mad for a bold fashion statement."

[arrogantalloy]

"Was, my angle. Got a little old and well. Responsible to keep it up, apparently it made me look like a bad role model, and my new hobby meant I had to cut it out. Which really was a good thing because that whole part of my life was getting a bit boring anyway."

He's rambling, he knows that. He also knows he didn't have to vaguely justify why he doesn't keep ending up nude on YouTube anymore. He wants to blame the fact she game him something more of an honest laugh.

"And here, I'm not sure if naked is really a bold statement. Unless I was on a Zebra, I guess that would do it."

[confidentially]

"Zebras are so two seasons ago," Jessica snickers. "You need an elephant. Go big or go home, my friend."