Don't you just love nibblies? Entree meals, as you may call them. The little ones that endlessly seem to float around at events just like this one. In fact, the ones that were floating around this one were quite nice too. So nice, in fact, that Jess had taken, a small piece of quiche, and had taken a bite, only to spill the contents of it on his shirt.
Fiddling to wash it up, he hadn't noticed Khaat's arrival, as he was busy cursing, and muttering spells too. "Scourgify," he said, cleaning the last of the stains out of his white shirt, and off the silver tie. "Damn, why such light colours?" he muttered, before noticing his two newest guests.
"Hello there!" He said, his joy at Khaat's arrival showing through his face and voice. "It's not a problem my dear, thank you for coming," he said, leaning over and giving her a hug and a kiss on the cheek. "Happy New Year," he said, waving at Brian who seemed to be standing a short distance away. Hearing her next statement he shook his head, a sly grin on his face. "Khaat, you shouldn't have. But thank you anyway, that'll be perfect for New Years, thanks heaps." He said with a smile. "In a few hours can you remind me of the name though, no doubt I will forget it during the toasts," he said with a chuckle, before noticing a few more of his friends arrive.
"Excuse me, please, as you know," he said, leaving the statement unfinished, knowing Khaat, of all people would understand. "Hello," he said, walking over to someone who appeared to know Khaat and Jess. "Happy New Year," he said to Cassidy, clicking his fingers and summoning a glass of champagne (Not the prosecco), and offering it to her. "Jess Potter," he said, before noticing her noticing of Jess and Jack. "Ah, I know who you are now," he said with a grin, chuckling lightly. "It's safe here you know," he said honestly to her. "And besides, do you honestly think that I would leave one of my parties unguarded?" he asked, trusting that Khaat would have told her who he truly was. "Relax, have some fun, and don't worry for this one night, then you can go back to guarding them with freaky vigilance, i think Khaat would agree with me, you know." he told her.
"And thanks," he said in regards to her comment, walking away with a grin, to greet more guests, waving at Steven as he passed him on his way to see her. "Happy New Year," he said as they passed each other.
Although he had planned to greet Jess and Jack, two of his best friends, he did have a measure of tact, and he wasn't one to interrupt a dance for a greeting that could surely wait, instead, he sufficed with a wave, and mouthing the word "Later," with a nod, before continuing on his rounds.
Reaching the bar he wasn't at all surprised to find Michael sitting down and enjoying a stiff one. Of course, Khaat's comments earlier may have ahd something to do with the lack of surprise, but he'd never have to know that, would he. "Hello Michael," he said, pulling a stool up next to him, looking out the window at the view, and seconding Michael's order, taking a glass for himself. "Will do," he said with a smile, wondering how on earth he was going to remember to remind Michael to ask him later, let alone where he'd got the drink itself from. "It is quite a good mix, isn't it" he commented, taking a sip of the drink. "Glad to be here?" He asked, "I heard you arrived a few days ago, is that true?" he asked, wondering what business Michael could have found in Sydney to fill up his Christmas-New Year gap.
Before he could answer though he saw another guest arrive, one wearing a particularly funny tee shirt. Of course he mustn't have recognised the host, as he walked straight past Michael and himself and ordered a drink, before walking away. Grinning, Jess grabbed a napkin, scrunched it up, and threw it at the man's general direction. As it flew the paper folded itself into a paper bird, no, a plane. No, a paper-super man. Oh wait, no, it was a bird. Sadface. Anyway, a bird that flew over to the man and landed on his shoulder. "Nice shirt," the bird said, before bursting into a small flaming arrow which pointed at Jess, who right on cue gestured for him to join Michael and himself.