002 ♕ Video (Locked from Scott & Melissa McCall)

[lefthandedgenius]

[Well, this is Lyds as she's meant to be seen; hair perfect, dressed in the best (or as best as she can manage given her current resources, which she somehow still manages to make look spectacular. She smiles to whoever out there watching and listening.]

Scott McCall is having a party for his Very Merry Seventeenth Un-Birthday, and I'm gonna throw it.

Unfortunately, I don't have the resources I would normally at home [and lbr at home she would probably never be the one throwing Scott a party but there you go] so I need the help of kind souls willing to assist me in getting what I need. I met a great many interesting and friendly people at Ginny's birthday party - a fantastic bash in and of itself - so I'm hoping some of you would be willing to reach out with offers of assistance, and some of you I'm actually going to try and contact directly.


I need a venue. Music. Food. [A thoughtful pause.] Maybe strippers. [Because the look on Scott's face would be epic.

Lydia smiles into the camera. She's got dimples. How does one resist the dimples?]

Get back to me soon. Thanks, everyone.

[The vid flickers off, and then back on. Lydia leans forward toward the camera.]

Oh, and guys? You know who you are. Don't tell Scott. Or his mom. [Her smile grows wider.] I know where you sleep, okay?

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[trenchknives]

I might be able to help out. I mean, if you're lookin' for strippers, I could probably arrange that.

[lefthandedgenius]

Maybe. What kind of strippers are we talking about? Classy strippers who do aerial work on poles? Saucy burlesque strippers?

[trenchknives]

I mean, I know a lotta strippers.

[Of course he does.]

More the showgirl variety, I guess. Glitter, feathered headdresses, y'know.

[lefthandedgenius]

Hrm. I might be looking for more of a burlesque jungle girl kind of thing. Or maybe sleek trapeze artist types.

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[hexuality]

[She looks amused, but hey, if it's a party.]

I had my last birthday party in Xanadu, it's beautiful out there in the summer. Fairy lights and lanterns in the trees and things. If you want something different, the Blue Light's a great jazz club I used to wait tables at.

Can't help you on the strippers.

[lefthandedgenius]

Xanadu. I'm all for stately pleasure domes. Sounds like it might be kind of forest-y? That would suit pretty perfectly. Do they charge for it to be used as a venue? Because if not, it sounds like it might be perfect.

[hexuality]

No, I reckon you can just pick a place and fix it up as you like. We've never had any trouble. I love it out there, I spend loads of my free time just flying out there—

Oh, there's the beach, too.

[lefthandedgenius]

This is shaping to have distinct possibilities. Apparently there's some kind of rain forest? I wonder if we could get Scott into a loin cloth.

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[directives]

Celebrating an unbirthday. I didn't realize we were taking cues from Carroll and his Mad Hatter.

[lefthandedgenius]

There seems to be some confusion as to whether he's turning seventeen or not. So I'm resolving the issue by just declaring it an unbirthday.

Personally, I can't argue with the idea of celebrating a non-birthday with presents. That's 364 days worth of shopping opportunity.

[directives]

Ah, yes. The nature of this place and its certain lack of proper continuity.

I hope he's not the type who's hard to shop for.

[lefthandedgenius]

Who, Scott? He's a very simple kind of guy. Which is not to suggest that he's simple-minded, but...he's easy to please.

[valentineluke]

Circus Carnivore does do parties. This what you have in mind?

[lefthandedgenius]

That is a distinct possibility. Do you hire out your ladies for theme nights at other locales?

[valentineluke]

Ladies and men, yes.

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[doeswhathewants]

Are you old enough for strippers? [So skeptical.]

[lefthandedgenius]

[Right back atcha, kid.]

Are you?

[doeswhathewants]

Not in the slightest. But I am not the one asking after them.

[lefthandedgenius]

This is true.

[Lydia does not seem to feel any particular need to explain herself to a kid.]

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[studmuffin]

Strippers?

[lefthandedgenius]

Well, maybe not strippers.

Maybe someting more along the lines of burlesque dancers or really sexy trapeze artists.

[Lydia Martin: go big or go home.]

Since when do you object to strippers, Stiles?

[studmuffin]

I'm not objecting.

[ He grins though, the corner of his mouth lifting up helplessly. ] His mom might, but me? Zero objections.

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[stelecharm]

Are we talking male or female strippers?

[ It may or may not be implied in his arrogant smile that he's quite confident in his own appearance and that he wouldn't be opposed to removing his clothes. Also, those dimples are kind of hard to resist. ]

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[lefthandedgenius]

[Lydia's brows lift in interest. Who is this? Whoever he is, she wants one.]

Are you offering?

[No, Scott likely wouldn't be entertained by a male stripper, but Lydia's got multi-purpose interests.]

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[stelecharm]

Oh, I thought I was clear. Yes, I'm offering, if you're still looking.

[ He doesn't want to assume about what does it for who, but either way he's okay with ulterior motives. ]