melodiesoflife | better late than never

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better late than never

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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Let's play go-fish?

[She likes it a little bit more. The rules she knows with poker involves betting on something and she isn't sure what Ven might want in that regard. Go-fish seemed safer.]

I'll deal 7 cards each and the rest go in the fish pond!

[Yuna's getting to excited.]

The goal is to make pairs. The one with the most at the end wins.

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[Collecting pairs, huh?] Sounds simple enough! Uh... what's it have to do with fish, though?

[He knows that's not a LITERAL name -- probably?? -- but still, it's puzzling.]

I don't know but all the cards are called a pond.

[She points down to where she's spread out the rest of the deck.]

Maybe the pairs are called fishes?

[He makes a thoughtful sound, and then shrugs. Eh, symbolism or whatever, he can roll with that.

He takes up his cards, looking over them.]

So... if we don't have any pairs, we take more cards from the pond?

That’s right.

[Yuna takes a pair of two’s from her hand and lays them out for Ven to see.]

That’s one for me.

[She smiles brightly.]

Okay, so the turn progresses like this: you ask me for a number. Let’s say I’m going first. I’d ask you if you have a 7. Don’t tell me! [She quickly adds, this is just an example and she doesn’t want to know what’s in his hand yet.] I mean… you have to answer if you do and give it to me but don’t tell me now because it’s an example. If you don’t have it you say, “go fish.” And then I pick up a card from the pond. If I get a pair I get to go again. However, after three pairs in a row it automatically goes to the next persons turn.

Make sense?

Oh... So -- we take turns asking for a number, and if the other person has it, they have to give it away, and that makes a pair for the one who asked. If they ask and the other person doesn't have it, they have to take a card from the pond. [And the limit on drawing a pair is three times. Sounds pretty simple!]

So what if one of us runs out of cards? Does it end?

Yeah and the one with the most pairs wins.

[She holds up her cards with a smile so that Ven can't see the numbers hidden within her hands.]

You go first.

Okay! Got it!

[He looks at his hand, frowning slightly when he finds no pairs to start off with. Boo.] Do you... have any queens?

[Pause.]

Like that?

[IS THAT HOW YOU DO IT]

[Yuna laughs softly and then plucks a card from her hand.]

Just like that.

[She passes over the card with a smile.]

You get to go again.

[Yisssss. He likes this game already.

He takes the card, belatedly realizes that the table doesn't help much (read: at all) in concealing the upper half of Yuna's ~~lack of an~~ outfit, and hesitates a moment before quickly looking down at his cards again because he does not want to make her feel bad again--!!

He scoots his chair over slightly, trying to make it look as natural as possible -- really, he's trying to angle himself so that Yuna's hands and card are blocking his view.]

Um... how about sevens?

[Yuna watches him curiously not really noting the open part of her shirt or how it might have made things more awkward for the teen across the table. She has her eyes on Ven or her cards and for now she's keeping comments to herself.

At his next question she smiles.]

Go fish!

[Boooo. He draws another card, taking the time to organize his hand a little.]

Your turn! So is poker anything like this?

[So clueless.]

[Yuna laughs softly.]

No, poker is a betting game but since we have nothing to bet I thought this might be better.

[She can think of many different things people bet but it doesn't really feel appropriate.]

Do you have any Queens?

Betting, huh? [That makes sense, given what little context he knows about the game. Given how material he isn't, Ven probably wouldn't find a whole lot of use for it, but it could be fun to learn all the same.

He shakes his head with a smile.] Go fish!

[Yuna pouts before picking up a card from the pile. Her smile brightens and she bounces in her seat. She doesn't really take into account what she's wearing as she flashes the two queens towards Ven to show him.]

I got it!

Do you have any Ace's?

[Yuna nooooo

Ven looks as though he's going to say something, decides against it, and instead just puts his chin in his hand as he stares intently at his cards. Just his cards. And it takes him a moment to realize that he does in fact have one.]

Oh -- uh -- yeah. [He plucks it from his other cards and slides it over, without looking up. Go again, friend!]

[Yuna smiles brightly now having 3 pairs out of the 26 total.]

What about… 5’s?

[Her outfit is now very far from her thoughts though it isn’t hard to tell that Ven is focusing intently at his cards. Her head tilts to the side for a moment.]

Your cards aren’t going to walk away Ven.

Huh? [He starts slightly as if broken from some deep thought.] Oh -- uh, right. [After a moment he remembers to laugh because it was a joke, Ven.] Go fish.

[...wait, she said fives--]

Oh, wait! [He slides one over.] Sorry 'bout that.

[Yuna looks a little bit worried but her smile is in place. She reaches over the table and lightly places a palm on Ven's forehead.]

You okay?

[Maybe it'd be better if she walked him home?]

[He jumps slightly, and then gives a sheepish smile.]

Yeah, sorry. I, uh... maybe I... overdid it on stage or something.

[...How that's possible, we just don't know. But there's got to be some reason he's so unsettled, right?]

Want me to walk you home?

[Her voice is gentle and understanding. She doesn't want for him to over work himself.]

[He hesitates, about to insist he's fine, but... well, it has gotten kinda late, hasn't it? And if he keeps stumbling over himself like this, she's bound to pick up on it, and he doesn't want to embarrass her again.

Plus he can always come back in the morning to help Zelda clean up, as promised.]

Um... maybe. I mean, I don't want to make you miss out on the party or anything...

[Yuna shakes her head.]

It's fine. I don't want to stay to late anyway.

[She stands and gestures towards the cards.]

Do you mind cleaning up? I'll grab our coats.

[Her's is by the door and she assumes that Ven's is there as well.]

[With a nod, he gathers up the cards on both sides of the table and shuffles them neatly into a deck.

When he approaches Yuna a moment later and reaches for his coat, he gives her one of his more typical smiles, offering her the deck.]

We didn't finish, but you won. You had the most pairs, after all.

[Yuna laughs, slipping on her coat and taking the deck. She slides the cards into her pocket before pulling a scarf over her shoulders and securing it around her neck.]

We'll play again and see.

[With everything in place she holds the door for Ven with a smile, leading him from the warm hum of the party.]

better late than never

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