Dancing All Night

[mindofathief]

Who: Everyone
What: A slumber party at the Observatory so the Heroes can experience something nice for once.
Where: Old Observatory
When: Night of May 12th - Morning of May 13th
Warnings: If your character comes, there's a huge change they'll catch the sickness from someone else who's infected but doesn't show the symptoms. Duster will have many regrets in the future.

[All those that had been invited to the Observatory tonight would see all the windows on the bottom floors lit up before sundown. Duster and Zelda had spent most of today setting up bedding and rearranging the furniture in preparation, and then Duster had to run back home to change into his new suit.

There were multiple rooms with lights set up. One has a corner turned into a makeshift stage where musicians could perform. Two had tables of food. Several rooms were left alone for partygoers to have private moments (Tamekichi suggested that). There was also a box of beer bottles as a sad attempt at a bar, with an empty bottle marking the area where party games were to be played, Spin the Bottle included (all that was Tamekichi's suggestion, too).

Duster greets the arrivals at the door with a soft smile, wearing a periwinkle suit, a white dress shirt, a red shit, and black dress shoes.]

Welcome to Club Ixen! It's time we had some fun.

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Food Tables

[mindofathief]

[Stews, snacks, and nonalcoholic drinks are provided by the hosts and guests.]

[21stcenturyguy]

[Santa is torn between showing up late, which is what cool guys do, and getting in early to prevent other people from fucking up on the snacks. His compromise is arriving on time, which is late for someone who's supposed to be helping. He's got several boxes with various finger foods- little sandwiches, chips and dip, and a pot filled with meatballs, with wooden skewers beside to eat them with. ]

[If asked, he'll claim he bought the stuff from a store, but that's kind of a lie. He doesn't trust preassembled stuff to be as good as what he'd make, so he handmade most of this. Shhhh.]

Not bad. [This is Santa patting himself on the back.]

Re: Food Tables

[unalive_them]

BOOM, BABY!

[And here's Deadpool kicking open the door, carrying a bunch of... pancakes.]

I worked all day on these! They're still good! Who says you can't have breakfast for dinner? If I find out, I'll feed them breakfast!

Music

[mindofathief]

[Everyone jam!]

Duster | Open to Threadjacking

[mindofathief]

[There's another reason Duster thought up of this event: he finally bought a bass with the money earned through fighting monsters (it's a thing here and on the Nowhere Islands; he doesn't question it) and has to show it off.

Once enough guests have arrived and settled in, he takes to the stage and warms up. He did plenty of practice yesterday and today, but if he wants to impress everyone, he has to start out strong.

After ten minutes, he pauses, closes his eyes, and takes a deep breath. He stands up straight, holing onto the board with one hand and letting the other float above the strings. Then in one movement, he plays a jazzy bass solo. It's a deep, relaxing tune that can be heard over a small room, perfect for the beginning of a party or the quiet moments between games and loud songs.]

Zelda | OPEN

[goddessofthesky]

[Zelda is also playing though her songs are slower than most. Her harp rests carefully on her lap while her fingers gently pick a melody from the taut strings. A light smile pulls at her lips as if she's fallen into the beauty of her own melody. After a few rounds she adds her voice.

The song is new, one she's spent the last few days writing.]

Listen to this melody and sing we're free.
Somewhere safe and high above, in the clouds where sun rays dance.
Our home is here.
A place out of sight.
In our hearts where true strength lies.

Listen to this melody and soon you'll see.
There is a place, this I know, and it's magic thrives to give us hope.
Our home is here.
A place out of sight.
In our hearts where true strength lies.

Listen to this melody and we'll fly free.
No strings attached, no weight below, where our wings will shine on those below.
Our home is here.
A place out of sight.
In our hearts where true strength lies.

[charming_jerk]

[Johnny knows Duster had been waiting awhile to get his bass, and it sounds like it was worth it. He's pretty good. He waits til Duster's done to approach him, bobbing his head along with the music while he plays.]

Hey man, nice job. Good to see you managed to pick yourself up an instrument.

hinata hajime | ota

[hopedout]

[ So this was part of a dare, but he's doing it anyway. He knows how to sing... a little. He's not bad! He just sounds very feminine when singing.

Clearing his throat, he finally opens his mouth to sing this. ]

♫ QUEST FOR LOVE, QUEST FOR DREAM,
QUEST FOR ALL TRUTH!!
Because only the dream hidden in your eyes
Won't be taken away by anyone
Vividly now, embrace the truth!!

In your smile you hide the scars of a cooled heart
You're gripping tightly onto pieces of glass...

Even if you lied to yourself, you can't become grown up
Just believe in only your earnest feeling...

Whatever kind of sadness and pain
I only want to share it with myself, even among crowds of people... ♫

[ Is that good enough? He hopes nobody makes fun of him. ]

Truth or Dare

[mindofathief]

[It's a fun way to socialize. Duster sets up a circle of pillows in the room with the small beer crate and waits for people to come in.]

Truth or Dare - OTA

[rialynn]

[Rialynn hovers near the outside of the group, hesitant to join in. Once she understood how the game was played, she's reaaaaaaaally unsure about this. On the one hand, she's easily embarrassed, and if she picks 'truth' things might get too personal. On the other hand, her horse is just outside. She can excuse herself to go feed it if things get too out of hand.]

[Things will probably get out of hand.]

[Finally she makes up her mind and sits down on one of the pillows, holding one knee with the other leg curled beneath her.]

[When it comes to her turn, her heart starts pounding. Truth? Never.]

...Dare, I guess?

Truth or Dare - OTA

[mindofathief]

[There's nothing embarrassing about his past, as far as Duster is concerned. He sits on one of the pillows with a small sandwich in his hand.]

I'll pick truth.

Truth or Dare - OTA

[sesenta]

Truth.

[Akane sits comfortably with her legs tucked to the side, seemingly not worried at all about her choice. Maybe a touch shy? Either way, she's not picky about truths or dares, but maybe choosing truth won't give her brother a huge heart attack like 'dare' might.]

[hopedout]

.... Truth.

[ He's probably going to regret this, isn't he? Of course, he's open with most things, but if someone asks him something really bad, he's going to get fucked over here. ]

open

[charming_jerk]

[Johnny looks uncomfortable, but he's going to try to be not too much of a party pooper.]

Ugh, fine. Truth, I guess.

[No way he's doing some embarrassing dare, though.]

[21stcenturyguy]

[Even though there's nothing compelling him to keep practically everything about himself secret anymore, it's a hard habit to break. Besides, someone's gotta make this party interesting. So, when it's his turn to play...]

Dare.

[C'mon, do your worst, losers.]

Truth or Dare - OTA

[goddessofthesky]

Um.. I'll stay with Truth.

[She's played this with Rukia so she knows this game well and how dangerous dares can be.]

Truth or Dare

[unyieldingspirit]

[K'pandolu sets herself up with a number of pillows, relaxing against one with her tail curled around her. It's been some time since she's done anything like this.]

I'll take a dare, to begin with.

[she can't back down from a challenge at first, can she? And… perhaps she's a little worried about what she might be asked. Perhaps later.]

Truth or Dare-OTA

[linkpearls]

[After hearing the rules, which sound simple enough, Minfilia takes a drink of water (for the best really) and decides to take the plunge.]

Mmm, I suppose Dare would be good?

[Oh this will be fun.]

Re: Truth or Dare

[dancingbaronet]

[Well this wasn't awkward. It's been years since he had played Truth or Dare and yet...]

Okay, Truth. Come at me bro.

[That's what they said in the West, right?]

Spin the Bottle...

[mindofathief]

[Yeah, this is all Tamekichi's idea. There's a confident-looking Moogle standing by the bottle with his arms crossed, daring anyone who walks by to join in on the game. He might get participants, or he might just get yelled at.]

Spin the Bottle... - OTA (but probably not here long)

[rialynn]

[Oh, hello there Moogle. No, dares won't work on Rialynn, she's had enough of those. But a game that involves spinning a bottle seems pretty easy. It piques her curiosity.]

How do you play this one?

[Whether it's the Moogle who answers or another guest, she doesn't mind who the answer comes from. But once she finds out what the game entails? Awkward departure in three...two...]

Zelda

[goddessofthesky]

What are the rules exactly?

[It isn't as if Zelda has ever played a game likes this before.]

Akane

[sesenta]

[Akane drops onto one of the cushions, kneeling with her hands on her lap. Her expression is one of steadfast determination. She is going to play this game, and she is going to win. No one will make the bottle spin in more complete revolutions than Akane!]

[Too bad that's not how the game is played.]

I'm ready!

hinata hajime

[hopedout]

[ And guess who was (unpredictably) roped into this? Of course, he's a little nervous about it, if only because he knows what this is. . . he's hoping nobody actually lands on him.

Please don't let it land on him. ]

T-This is definitely a bad idea.

General Mingle

[mindofathief]

[For any other situation!]

[sullenstallion]

[What the hell did that tiny thing say? "Come to the old observatory, there are notes" or something like that. After avoiding getting involved for so long, hoping instead that he might suddenly be whisked back to death or something less jarring, he'd finally come to the old observatory to read up on his situation. His Moogle, Koporo, had told him it might be a bad idea, but this isn't exactly what he'd had in mind.

He has half a mind to leave. But considering the bouncer can't be there all night (and Dylas has just woken up, Vampire that he is), he walks into the party unannounced and starts looking for the notes. Sans Moogle (or is he?), he might look a little intimidating as he makes a point of not touching anything party related. He's also not going to ask why all the beds are out, he knows what a slumber party is but...why here.

Eventually, he'll have to ask to the general crowd.]

Where the hell are the notes?

[Or come bother him while he's looking as unhappy as he can possibly be. Don't mind him too much, he probably won't shed, he has pants on.]