Pool Party
The motel was essentially out of business. No one came there these days, all the hustle and bustle had eroded away dissipating into the ether. With interest so low it was not surprising that Yugi found the owner of the facility hospitable to the idea of setting up a function. All Yugi asked for was use of the pool and the surrounding picnic area with its aging barbeque for about forty eight hours.
The old pool was given a once over and filled with clean water but that was as far as the managerial assistance went. Yugi preferred it that way. That way he and Atem could set up the occasion as best suited them. They spent a day hosing down the old pool chairs and the white plastic tables to free them of spiders. The whole place was a touch worn, the flower beds messily over grown, but the grass was soft and the tiles were clean.
Expecting a few of the guests would bring their little ones and understanding that some of the guests were little ones themselves Yugi had set up two boxes by the pool fence: one with inflatables and another with glow sticks. That done the plastic tables were loaded with food in the picnic area; dips, chips, all the usual suspects, with the old barbeque glinting in a way that promised sausages, bacon and onion. There were coolers of booze, of course, and softer fizzing drinks (and some of the gooey gummi snakes may or may not have been marinating in vodka for a few hours).
That done Yugi had set up a projector which would play old silver screen classics on the back wall of the administration building that faced the picnic grass. He had speakers rigged to quietly let the dialogue simmer underneath conversation. It might provide a nice ambiance or, even better, a distraction when small talk ran dry.
Yugi was not particularly worried about the gang’s ability to have fun but he was worried about the impending likelihood of a brawl. Saphron and Kaiba had promised to make an appearance and should Thief appear to join in the fun things might understandably head south very fast. As long as they beat the shit out of each other away from the party he supposed… Then, of course, even if that sorted itself out he would have to worry about those asshats at Imperium gate crashing with sniper rifles. All they could do was wait and see at this point.
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OOC: Hey guys, I apologize I wasn’t able to fit a mention to everyone throughout the post but I figured you’d prefer a quick setting of the scene before my ramblings.
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