better late than never

[charming_jerk]

Who: Everyone!
What: A week late Halloween celebration.
Where: The Observatory
When: Friday, Nov. 6, 7:00 PM
Warnings: The Heroes and a party. What could possibly go wrong?

On November 5, another letter from Johnny would go out to everyone reminding them of the costume party, and invite all the newbies along as well. Costumes are a necessity for entrance, except for the newbies, since they've only been here a little over 24 hours now.

The Observatory is in its usual party set up, but this time with an added stage area for any musicians who would like to perform. It's also the spot set up for the costume contest later on. The whole place is covered in festive Night of the 13 Moogles decorations, and as always, there's plenty of food and drinks.

[[This is just a general mingle log, and a good way for the new Heroes to meet everyone, so post whatever and have fun!]]

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[charming_jerk]

[Johnny smacks the night stick rhythmically off his palm as he looks Reno over. Nice costume.]

Might have to. Might have to cuff ya, too. You pirates can't really be trusted, y'know?

[shinra_dog]

[Reno couldn't help a smile. The musician had grown on him after all. He placed his plate down and turned to face the "policeman."]

Can't disagree with ya there. We always do whatever it takes t' get our hands on some good booty.

[His eyes fell on Johnny's baton.]

An' what can I say -- I like a guy who knows how t' use his stick.

[charming_jerk]

[Johnny can't help it. He can't keep it up, and starts laughing.]

Ah god. The cheesy lines write themselves with these costumes, don't they. I knew I picked a good one.

[shinra_dog]

[Reno grinned.]

It fits you well. You could wear that any time, I'd be down for it.

[Any time. Cops could be hot.]

[charming_jerk]

[Damn. This costume was worth what little money Johnny had on him after all. He raises an eyebrow.]

Yeah? I guess it's true what they say about a man in uniform. Good to know.

[shinra_dog]

[Reno grinned and winked.]

Hey, used t' work for me all the time.

[Well, for some people. Other people just saw the suit and knew to fear it. Then there were those for whom it was a mixture of both. Regardless, it was totally true that a uniform held some nice power.]

Thanks for invitin' me. I wasn't sure about comin' but, y'know, it's kinda nice. And there's booze, so that helps.

[charming_jerk]

And here I meant this costume to be scary. I mean, I think the idea of me bein' a cop is pretty damn terrifying.

No prob, man. With all the shit we gotta put up with here, we deserve as many parties as we can get. Plus I like Halloween, and I didn't wanna miss it. [He holds up his own drink, and then knocks the rest back quickly.] And yeah, any excuse to drink is a good by me.

[shinra_dog]

I dunno... [Reno smirked and looked over Johnny's muscular form.] I think I could make a decent Turk outta' you...

[Not that the word would mean much, probably, unless Johnny had already heard anything about Gaia.]

Last place I was at, the All Hallows masquerade was kind of... mandatory. [As in, he vividly remembered people being teleported to the temple one year, in costume, for the event. He wasn't sure if it happened again after that, but he'd never been tempted to skip it again.] So it's kind of refreshing to have a small thing like this.

But, since yer so inclined, I'm happy t' give you any excuse to drink with me any other time. [He offered Johnny a wink before downing his own glass.]

[charming_jerk]

[That gets a welcoming grin.] Consider yerself to have a permanent drinking partner, then.

Man, last place you were at was fucked up for like a hundred different reasons, huh. [At least mandatory parties seems comparatively tame considering what else Reno had told him previously.] You're gonna have to explain to me what a Turk is, though.

[shinra_dog]

You have no idea...

[On a happier note, talking about Turks gave Reno's grin an almost dangerous note to it, as inviting as it still was.]

Special Ops -- Black Ops, mostly. We're Shinra elite. Take the jobs that need discretion, or just that special touch, an' we do it damn good.

[charming_jerk]

[He looks impressed. That sounds really cool.]

I think I getcha. Sounds like a fun job. What's Shinra, though, that they need a special ops team?

[shinra_dog]

[Oh, good. No one had poisoned Johnny against Shinra yet. Or, well, told the truth about their past, Reno supposed. Both were accurate to a Turk.]

We pretty much ran the world, once.

[Reno is nostalgic, almost wistful, as he describes it.]

A lotta shit happened between then an' now. Last I was there, a' course, we were rebuildin'. Tryna' grow again, tryna' fix things up, tryna' do a lotta things better. But hey --

[He smiled wryly.]

A meteor takes out yer home city, who wouldn't hafta rebuild from the ground up?

[charming_jerk]

A meteor? Damn, dude. You've really had to put up with some real shit. Sounds like it was a pretty sweet gig up until then, though.

[Says the guy who's never held down a real job. Not that he's had a lot of opportunity to.]

Before I got here, I guess I was just a soldier. If we could even be called that. A resistance army made up of kidnapping victims. It was pretty fucked up. [He shrugs, like it was nothing major. Not true.]

[shinra_dog]

[Reno chuckled and rubbed the back of his neck. Put that way, it sounded a little ridiculous -- just one thing after another. But it was true; Reno had seen some shit.]

Hey, don't sell yerself short, yo. A well-prepared soldier can still make a big difference.

I would know.

[Cloud.]

[charming_jerk]

I never really thought of myself as a soldier, but thinkin' back on it, that's really all I was. What any of us were. I can't really say how prepared we were, though. Most of us were just random schlubs from all over the universe who got suckered into it against our wills. Y'know, just like here. Seems like a popular method of gettin' people to fight yer battles for ya.

[He rolls his eyes sarcastically. Johnny figures it's only a matter of time until another place in the cosmos kidnaps him for yet another fight.]

[shinra_dog]

[Reno cocked his head to the side.]

So -- what d'ya wanna be? Here? Or wherever.

[charming_jerk]

[He shrugs a little..] I haven't even had time to think about it in years. A musician, I guess. Wanted to start a band in the worse way. But a guy like me gettin' famous? No matter if I was the best or worst guitarist in the world, it wouldn't 'a mattered when ya look like this.

[Fame for him would be awful. He'd be a freak show, not a talented performer.]

Now, I just... survive, I guess. Take it day to day. Once I stop endin' up in places where I gotta help save the world, I'll worry about it then.

[shinra_dog]

Hm.

[Reno frowned. He supposed Johnny had a point: he did have a rather distinctive look. But from what he'd heard, Johnny had some decent skill, and it sucked for it to be overlooked because of his body. Unfortunately, that was show biz, and your body mattered just as much as anything else -- whether or not it should.]

I guess day t' day isn't so bad. Besides, you throw a good party.

[He smiled and lifted his glass.]