[ CLOSED ] a very avengers family dinner.

[falcony]

Who: avengers (and co.)
When: beginning of august
Where: sam's horizon
What: family dinner!
Warnings: will update if/when necessary

THE HOUSE

For those who have attended one of Sam's Get Togethers before, they'll notice a couple of things. First - there are no decorations, no extra work done for it to Be a Party. Instead, the house looks just as it usually would, welcoming and warm, sure, but no extra effort put in. It's late afternoon (no matter what time you've arrived) and it is hot and humid (late summers in the bayou, baby) with a gentle cool breeze to keep it from being insufferable. The only real indication anything is going on would be the fact the front door is wide open, a distant sound of music, and the incredible smell.

A phenomenal smell, thank you very much. Like someone has been cooking for hours. And truth is, it's taken some work to really get it going, but Sam has kind of (irrationally) held onto this belief that half the enjoyment of something is in the act of doing it. Never mind that he could have easily just created a fully finished and beautiful meal with his brain (since this is in the Horizon and all), he is here for the cooking. And the process. And the tiny reminder of home. And that feeling seeps out of the house as you enter it.

The house is clean, all the windows and doors are open (with screens, thank you). Music can be heard from a speaker in the kitchen, and it probably reaches a whole lot further than the tiny little speaker Sam's using should have any right to. But hey- he'll let some magic seep in. The entire domain is open to be explored, from the practice arena out front to the tv and various gaming consoles in the living room, to the porch and dock out back. If you head upstairs, you'll find two locked doors (one is Wanda's room, which will only open up for whoever she wants it to open up for and the other is Sam's). There's a third bedroom that is open and looks a bit empty, and there's a vague feeling that it used to also be someone's (or, really, a couple of someone's) and it is now just a guest room.

In the dining room is a large table that's not yet set (if someone wants to jump in). There's beer in the fridge if you're into that sort of thing, water out of the sink if you're not, and every now and then two birds may slip through either the front or back door as it opens - one a red-shouldered hawk, the other a small black raven. They seem to be playing, and may even interact with you a bit if you want them to. Otherwise, they'll either settle in their own perches in the corners of the living room, or head back outside.

Dinner will be in an hour or so - a wide variety of seafood and cajun dishes. And if you can't find Sam, he's probably in the kitchen. But also, this is a family dinner - go meet the family. Chat. Get to know each other.

OOC INFO

- this is a totally open post! I've got a TL below for various scenarios you can find Sam, but otherwise have fun, integrate with the cast because we all know they need it, etc.

- Sam's only Rule is there will be no fighting. You want to duke it out? Take it somewhere else. There will not be warnings or second chances. Don't be an ass. This is his home, respect it, or he'll have your ass thrown out. He's not afraid of squaring up, but you will not be invited back if you cause too many issues. :)

- how you get invited / how you end up here is up to you and whoever else you wanna talk it out with. it's possible you overheard and stumbled in, it's possible someone messaged you directly, whatever works best to Get You There.

- any questions? message me at disarmingly

Comments

[falcony]

[ sam watches her expression shift as she gives up on the rouse, and he continues to watch as she sighs and kneels down - finally allowing whatever it was to climb down off her back. it isn't a test she says, and sam's brows lift only slightly when he hears the second sigh, and watches said too-large racoon drop down onto the floor of his kitchen.

he only needs a moment, actually maybe two or three, to allow himself to acknowledge what is happening. how there is a racoon on the floor of his kitchen. how strange- well, not strange, is it? because it's definitely the floor of a mental reconstruction in some magical plane and really, quite really, sam doesn't feel all that surprised.

plus, in the moment that he and the racoon stare at each other - sam letting himself be studied and not really reacting much to it at first. at least, until don't think we've been properly introduced and something fits into place in sam's memories. ]

Rocket, right? With the Guardians. [ sam feels himself offer an easy, though fairly tame kind of smile as he steps around the counter and goes to hold a hand out for a shake.

also, don't look that surprised, either of you. someone has to actually read all the post-thanos reports, and rhodey can only get so much done on his own. ] I'm Sam- glad you could make it to dinner. If Wanda didn't make it obvious enough- [ sam shoots wanda a look that is vaguely sympathetic, aka he's pretty sure she did tell him, but he's being a polite host so. sorry for the slight throwing under the bus. ] But my door's pretty much always open, so the stealthing isn't really necessary. But it wasn't too bad. I'm a tough crowd.

[carmesi]

[with introductions out the way, wanda pushes hands to her knees to help herself up. wanda doesn’t look half as surprised as sam would expect her; of course sam would know who rocket is—if not from reports, through steve and natasha.]

If it isn’t obvious enough, Sam’s big on repeating himself to make it clear that we’re being immature.

[she says that with a bit of a surly tone, but when her eyes raise to look up at sam, there’s a hint of a smile on her face.

wanda does drop a fist onto an open palm, pointing at rocket, as if realizing—]

We could trick Matt, though. He’s blind.

[gremlins have arrived]

[respiting]

Yeah, that's me. [ And while he doesn't look surprised, his head does a little tilt, like huh, of course all of these Earth superheroes would have conversed with each other at some point or another, and Rocket being what he is being brought up isn't much of a shock either.

Still. It's nice to be recognized for something that isn't connected to a Wanted poster. ] And we would've fooled you if we had a couple more minutes.

[ Let him have this, Sam.

Still, he looks to Wanda again, about to make some further quip about this plan and maybe some pointers for next time (why will there be a next time? who knows) before she suggests something else.

Something — or rather, someoneone — with a whole lot of potential for pranking. They've gotta get their kicks somewhere, right? ]

Who's Matt?

[falcony]

Oh, I'm sure y'all could've. I don't doubt it.

[ again, he has nephews. he knows when to relent for the sake of the peace. still, wanda gives him a smile and sam returns it easily, and all in all it doesn't really matter anymore since they're both here.

but at the mention of matt, sam sighs - a very older brother slash uncle slash responsible parental figure kind of sound. ]

Do I even want to know what you're planning?

[carmesi]

[wanda waves her hand about]

Don't worry about it, Sam.

[she makes the face of someone who knows they're up to no good. there's no denying it, but she stands and just motions about the kitchen for a moment.]

No one else is here yet, right? Rocket and I are going to go around to check — things out.

[and plot against poor matt.]

[respiting]

Yeah. We're gonna check things out.

[ He's got some idea of what they're about to get up to, and the rest of it he's absolutely game for anyway, so he'll start to follow Wanda's lead — as any trusty fake-backpack would.

But he looks at Sam and musters up the memories of manners and all of that garbage. Stuff he'd learned from hanging around the Avengers, because the Guardians hadn't really taught him a whole lot about being polite. Nosiree. ]

Uh. [ He clears his throat. ] Thanks for inviting us.

[ They'll talk later, Rocket's sure about it. Not even because the opportunity will likely present itself but ... because he kinda wants to. Weird, isn't it? ]

[falcony]

[ the don't worry about it has sam's brow arching, because that is just going to make him worry about it more, but... well. they're lucky he's still in the throws of cooking, or else he might actually follow that thread a little further. ]

Not yet- Nat and Steve might be here soon, but everyone else tends to trickle in a bit closer. [ sam's look to the two of them is, again, of the you know there's no reason for that, which just makes you more suspicious variety. it's his....home....there's nothing to check out.

but also, they seem to be having...fun? so sam's not gonna step on that. he lets out a breath and waves to the rest of the house. ] Have fun- lemme know if y'all find anything. [ you know, while they're 'checking things out'. everything's open to everyone, except for the one locked bedroom upstairs, but sam's pretty confident in the security there so.

it's when rocket clears his throat that sam turns his eyes back to him, and at the thanks, smiles. ] 'course. And now that you've made it, you're welcome to stop by whenever. Make yourself at home.