New Year's Eve Soiree

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Jennifer had put in extra overtime for this - though Set himself had arranged the servers, made of sand and storm - but the stage was set. The glossy black bar was stocked fully with any kind of alcohol you could ever desire, including a selection of Egyptian microbrews. To the right of it, the dessert bar - staffed by two lithe, sloe-eyed girls - has any sweet you might desire, from a chocolate fountain to creme brulee to a dense raspberry torte.

There are the low couches by the windows, where the waiters pass with French champagne and canapes regularly, and for those who don't mind the chill, there are the vast decks just outside, where you can appreciate the sight of New York on this night, or...possibly find some privacy for that New Year's kiss.

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Set's like, whoever thinks they're king of their own castle has clearly never invited Apollo home

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Set lifted his eyebrows. "No, thank you," he said mildly. "I prefer Laphroaig, personally."

He sank onto the couch with a sigh and took a long drink of his champagne - it was about as intoxicating as water, really - before glancing at Apollo out of the corner of his eye. "Enjoying it?"

Oyyy, I know. He's SOOOO shameless. But he really can't help it.

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Apollo acknowledged with a nod, leaning back a bit more comfortably.

"I am, actually. Very much so." He gazed around. "Very panache. Elegant. Worthy." And then snorted into his tumbler. "Much better than Ares blundering about challenging everyone to a game of 'Let's Mutilate Something'."

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Set snorted. "Sounds utterly delightful," he said dryly. "I've no idea if the family's been celebrating," he added. "I can only imagine Sekhmet and Bast under the influence of alcohol."

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"Don't they ever visit?" A light jest. Apollo seriously doubted the Egyptian deities ever bothered moving north, or even out of the old country at all. Titans knew his own immediate family never bothered much. Save for make life crap for everyone else.

In that, they excelled.

But Set's latter comment had him snorting into his Scotch, giving the other an amused grin. "Really? You wouldn't have a building left, Set."

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"And I do like this building. It's so lovely, and New York thinks it's historic." Around two hundred years old now, he thought with a smirk.

"Visit me? No," he said. "Though I did see Horus at Selene's eclipse party. I've no idea what the rest of them are doing with their time."

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"Mm, I've bumped into the crabby falcon a time or two, myself," Apollo nodded. "Still as pleasant as ever."

He'd missed Selene's party, alas, but hoped to see her soon. "I trust a good time was had by all?"

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Set snorted. "That's certainly one way to describe my nephew," he said, and then he smiled. "I think so. A very elegant cocktail party on her rooftop."

He glanced at Apollo. "I've heard that I tragically missed the party you threw some time ago."

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"Hn, yes, you did, actually. But nothing overly gaudy." Oh, the irony. "Just a gathering of relatives on the beach, bonfire, cocktail bar, tiki huts. The usual."

He sighed and sat back, tapping fingers on the arm of the couch. "I'll have to do another one, I suppose, now that the rest of my skulking family's decided to come out of hiding and embrace the twenty-first century."

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"Not all of your family," Set said. "Just the less annoying ones. That would be smashing. I haven't been to Greece in ages." He tipped back his glass, finishing his champagne, and plucked up a canape off a passing tray.

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"Neither have I, actually." Apollo swirled the ice in his glass, it refilling with another double shot of Glenlivet. "I have my own little island out in the Aegean. Completely off the radar from all of Greece. Oh, granted, most of the family knows where to find me, but I can see them coming and vanish if I don't want to be bothered."

He grinned. "Better for everyone that way."

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"Very convenient," Set said with a grin. "I believe that Horus knows where to find me," he said. "But I know naught of the rest of the family, and I'm not sure I mind keeping it that way."

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"And how are the two of you getting on these days?"

Yeah, he had to ask. After all, any gossip at all was worth more than one, yes? And Apollo, despite his negations otherwise, was still a Grecian.

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Set cast an amused look at Apollo, perfectly well aware of the goal. "Civilly," he said after a moment. "Surprisingly so."