Gathering: Summer Party

[concierge]

Outside of the Nexus Hotel, waiters and hotel staff had begun to set up the umbrellas and the tables in the middle of the day. Soon, it became clear that something was happening in the shadow of the Nexus. White tablecloths were draped on the tables and drinks and food were brought out with the help of several waiters and servers, staffing tables with hot and cold foods beside bartending stations. Summery drinks in bright, neon colors are laid out one by one and soon, the afternoon light casts a radiant look on the scene.

Music plays faintly in the background and a note at the front desk invites all the Nexus guests to head outside and join in on the summer party, which promises to continue going as long as there are people to stay and continue keeping the warm atmosphere rolling.

On the lawn, social games had been set out -- lawn bowling, croquet, and tables were set up with chairs for anyone who didn't quite have the will or the spirit to get into such games. Soon, a small number of people had begun to mill around, but as with all parties, there's always room for more.

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[themadmanwithabox]

In all truth, the Doctor hadn't intended to arrive on the doorstep of the Nexus, not today, not when he's got so much of the universe to explore now that he's stepped off from his cloud above it all and has managed to understand that the Glorious Ponds will live on and there are worlds and people out there to discover in every corner of the universe and if he doesn't stop, he'll never be able to explore it all, not even in his very long life.

Of course, all that must wait -- there is croquet to be had.

Standing there in a top hat, a scarf, white linen trousers, and a bowtie atop his usual shirt, the Doctor uses the end of the mallet to scratch at his nose, sniffing as he inspects the post. "I don't mean to argue the rules incessantly, but I distinctly remember a flamingo in this game," he says, with all the sincerity of a man who's long since forgotten whether Alice in Wonderland is something fictional or a strange world he's lived once or twice.