Angel Investigations Holiday Party 2001! Spoiler Warning!! This Completely Fictional Tale Contains Spoilers for Angel Season 3

t is around that time and the holiday spirit is in the air. Once again, the City of Angel staff found ourselves invited to the bash of the year: The Angel Investigations Holiday Party 2001. Of course our duties consisted of passing out hors d'oeuvres and shuffling drunken demons to the bathrooms, but hey, being the 'help' is better than not going at all! This year's party was full of exciting guest appearances, odd happenings, and of course, a small dab of innocent debauchery! Approaching the grand entrance we were surprised to see Rondell and Gunn's old gang guarding the door. Rondell approached us, checked our names on the list, and let us in. Apparently since last year Wolfram and Hart has lost their party privileges. As we walked inside our senses were overloaded with grand sights and sounds. The main reception area had been completely transformed into a raging party! Christmas lights, ornaments, and other party accessories were very tastefully arranged around the hotel (most likely by Lorne.) Upon seeing us, Lorne rushed over and greeted us with his usual exuberance. "Excellent! I was afraid you sweeties weren't coming. Let me show you around." From a corner a faint giggling followed by "Mmmm, Angel," caught our ears. "Oh, the Furies are doing us a favor, keeping up a barrier for the night. So. Don't. Worry. About. A. Thing," Lorne laughed. The Furies gave a quick wave and continued their Angel-loving. Hyperion holiday trimmings – a la Lorne! As the staff began our rounds of the room Lorne took the mic and exploded with a snazzy rendition of "Jingle Bells." His voice reverberated off the walls from the incredible sound system they had rented. At the main desk an extravagant bar was set up with a wide range of liquors and ale. Cordelia's ghost roommate Dennis was working the bar, much to the surprise of Fred's parents Roger and Trish Burkle. They laughed with realization as two glasses of gin and tonic floated through the air into their hands. In the center "dance floor" Gunn was getting his groove thing on while trying (and failing) not to spill his drink. Much to his delight numerous attractive women, most notably Anne from the teen shelter, joined him in a playfully seductive dance. About twenty minutes after we arrived an odd bell sounded and the party fell silent. Suddenly, Cordelia strolled down the red-carpeted stair, decked out in a gorgeous crimson dress. A spectacular antique necklace shone brilliantly around her neck. "OK, the party can continue now that I'm ready," she said with a smile, walking like a princess to the center of the room. Seeing Faith, once again escorted by the beautiful Kate Lockley, Cordelia strolled over and made small talk. "Hey Faith," she said awkwardly. "Hey," Faith replied. "How's jail?" "Sucks." "Figured." "Honestly, Fred, my eyes are always this red!" A couple of us made our way across the room to the couches where Fred sat conversing with Skip! "So, do y'all like your work?" she asked inquisitively. "You know, it has its ups and downs. I'm actually thinking about relocating to another office closer to my home," Skip replied, his massive figure looming over her. Gunn made his way over with a bottle of Jack and a couple of shot glasses. "C'mon guys, get in the spirit. Skip, my man, I know you are up for it," he said, offering a drink to him. "Well, why not. It is a party. Cheers!" Skip said as he took the bottle of Jack from Gunn and tossed it's entire contents down his throat. "Skip, I'm gonna have to take your keys," Fred said as Gunn looked at the empty bottle, flabbergasted. Skip smiled and handed over his unique coin/key contraption. As we continued to hand out Angel-shaped cookies our host finally made an appearance. Angel came down the stairs, Connor resting in his arms. Annoyed, he ran over to Lorne and tapped him on the shoulder. "Can't you see he's trying to sleep? Keep it down a bit," he brooded. "Oh come on now Angel, it's a party. People are supposed to get wild," Wesley interrupted, taking a sip from his beer. "Hey Wes, don't drink around the baby," Angel scolded. "Angel, darling, lighten up!" Lorne interjected. "Just because you can't get drunk..," "or have sex," Wes added, "Doesn't mean no one else can." "Here here," Wes replied taking another sip. Smiling, Angel displayed Connor momentarily. "Oh yeah, you see this? Baby. Baby comes from sex. I can have sex... I just turn evil sometimes," Angel laughed. Shaking his head he returned upstairs to put Connor to bed. "Repeat after me, Conner, 'Milk good... Beer BAD!'" An hour or so later as the party began to quiet down a loud crash sounded across the room. Gunn rushed over to us: "You gotta see this!" he said laughing. Turning around we were surprised to see that Skip had passed out, taking a table with him. "Must have had too much to drink," said Gunn. "Indeed," Wes added. Someone behind us belted out "YEAH PARTY!!!" as a few random guests began to dance a jig around Skip's drooling body. Angel just turned around shaking his head, "well... I guess it is better than having Spike swim in the punch bowl like last year." In the wee hours of the morn the party finally came to its conclusion (most of the attendees being passed out or gone.) We took a look around the hotel and surveyed the year's success: an uncountable amount of drinks were consumed; two speakers were blown out; and Skip had been dressed up in one of Cordelia's dresses. We finished sweeping the majority of the crumbs and trash then slipped out quietly, not wanting to see Angel's reaction. Lorne caught us and whispered: "Thanks a bunch guys. See you all at New Years? Oh, and could you bring some diapers? We ran out after Gunn and Wes had their diaper fight... don't ask." All in all, the crew had thrown another one to go in the books. Until next year... Written by CoA Staff Writer, Jeff Ritchie CityofAngel.com would like to thank all of the CoA Citizens, Angel fans and visitors of this site for their wonderful support over the last year! We hope you enjoyed this little Holiday treat and the entire staff wishes you a very Happy New Year and the continued success of Angel for 2002!

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