True to his word to his sister, Derek goes out and finds himself a costume — it's not great, but it'll do — and he's nailed down his volunteering to knock out the year's worth in this first event like Laura is. He'd originally intended to push it off, but she made a good point and he's nothing if not willing to concede to exactly that when a good point is presented in a discussion.

It's kind of surreal. Back in De Chima, people recognized him, but he could only tell by the way they stared and their heartbeats would pick up as their adrenaline and excitement started to take over. Here, they're literally paying the city for a chance to stand next to him for a photograph, have him scribble his name on a photo of him or an Eglaf Earth Day postcard, or join the meet and greet where they mostly stand in a circle with him, roped off from the rest of the partygoers, to have half an hour of his time to talk his ear off or ask him questions.

All in all, it turned out to be fairly easy. Uncomfortable and a little bizarre, but painless and not entirely miserable. He'll probably never tell Laura that, but there it is.

For the rest of the night, Derek will remain as sociable as possible although, admittedly, he'd rather stick with Supers who are far less likely to fawn over him. If the point of the party is to eat, drink, and be merry, Derek is doing all three. By the time eleven o'clock rolls around, something strange comes over him and Derek isn't feeling quite himself anymore...

(( wildcard; not into either of those starters but still want to play with Eddie? I'm totally fine with whatever you want to throw my way! ))

(( ooc: and please feel free to throw something during either of those events at him. Even if there's no starter, I'll roll with it. Just note that he probably won't be around for the 'everyone turning into their costumes' part of the costume party since he doesn't plan on staying that long. ))