Aha! It didn't take long for his search to pay off as a torrent of familiar faces came into view. They were, of course, gathered around his sister. It didn't take much for a child of Dionysus to attract a crowd, for better or worse. Trying to attract as little attention as possible, he made his way over to them with as much stealth as his footwear would allow until he was right next to Dusty. Theatrically, he proceeded to arch backwards, with a heel in the air, and steal some of the food off her plate as Laurel finished talking. He held this pose for a moment as he ate, eventually nodding in approval at the school's ability to serve a meal, before shooting Laurel a sly grin.
"
Aww, no kids allowed? I guess I can't tag along for this one then Pricey?"
A connection with Dusty, the party scene, and especially a love of music meant Vino had always seen Laurel as an older brother of sorts. Definitely a friend he looked up to in a lot of aspects, even if the man made it hard for him to distance himself from the party scene. The man was an asshole, no doubt about it, but Ryan had never been the sort to be competitive or offended, he was far too mellow for all of that.
No longer trying to be stealthy, he stole some more food off of his sister's plate, giving a wave to the others with his free hand.
"
Heya Dusty, Dev, Web-man, sorry I couldn't be at the races but you know the situation."
Things between him and Dusty could have gone very poorly under different circumstances. The two of them at a party was self-destruction waiting to happen, and if she tried to always push him to go to one, well, who knows what the result would be? She seemed to understand his wanting to avoid his powers though, and didn't
often try to push him to let loose. Really though, they got along great, a sort of understanding only someone sharing the same divine heritage could have. Loving his big sis didn't mean he wouldn't antagonize her. On the contrary, it was the precise reason he was, at the moment, eating more of her meal than she was.
Webster was another regular in Vino's social circle. Close to his age, and with a mutual friend in Tess, they got together often. He was a good balance to the more... chaotic friends Ryan had. Truthfully, on most days the demigod simply wanted to relax and not have to worry about his powers or heritage, and there were few chances of a bottle of wine coming into the picture when it was just the two of them hanging out. Still, when a party did start and Vino was in the mood, it was
him dragging
Webster into the chaos, without fail. It had yet to be seen if that would be the case with the rave tonight, he was still on the fence about showing up.
As for Devlin... Well, Ryan didn't have too much interaction with the woman, really. She had always been Dusty's friend, and in a higher class. He certainly didn't have anything
bad to say about her, they had just never hung out much. Still, he treated her like they'd been friends as long as the others. Perhaps a (damn fine) crossdressing food stealer wasn't the best impression to be making on someone he didn't know well.
C'est la vie.