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.

Comments

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...]

[21stcenturyguy]

[Oh, look, it's Miss Sausage Fest. Santa is so happy to horrify her kindly explain the premise of the game.]

'S not hard. You sit in a circle and spin the bottle, and you gotta smooch whoever it lands on. You should give it a go.

[rialynn]

...That...wasn't what I expected...

[She's trying to play it cool, she really is. But she's starting to shift her weight from foot to foot.]

Maybe I'll just watch for a bit and see how it's done.

[And then slip away when no one is looking.]

[21stcenturyguy]

Awww, that's no fun. C'mon, it's not even the hardcore version. These losers let you get away with a kiss on the cheek.

[Which, you know, Santa would've protested, except his little sister is in the game. So, nope, safeguards need to be in effect.]

Zelda

[goddessofthesky]

What are the rules exactly?

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

[mindofathief]

[Sweet, another good-looking gal. This game might not be a failure after all.]

You spin the bottle, and you have to kiss whoever it ends up pointing to. Lips or cheek.

[21stcenturyguy]

An' then the person who got kissed spins, and so on.

[Who doesn't know how to play Spin the Bottle, seriously?]

[goddessofthesky]

That all?

[That doesn't seem to bad... as long as she can kiss people on the cheek.]

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!

[unyieldingspirit]

[Well, K'pandolu's spin of the bottle has landed on Akane, so she raises her eyebrows at the other.]

Are you?

[sesenta]

Sure!

[She beams cheerfully. They're both girls, so there's no harm as long as they don't start passionately making out. Besides, the rules say it doesn't have to be on the lips.]

[unyieldingspirit]

All right, then.

[and K'pandolu has no intention of going for the lips besides- that's a little too forward. She reaches out to brush any stray hairs away from Akane's forehead and leans forward to kiss her there instead.]

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.

[21stcenturyguy]

[Yep, definitely a bad idea, Hinata. Guess who Santa's bottle landed on?]

[Santa watches the bottle wobble, but come to a rest with its neck pointed at his favorite punching bag schoolboy. Santa blinks, mutters an audible 'Well, fucking shit' but steels himself.]

Alright kid, here's hopin' you've already kissed that gamer chick of yours, cause I sure as hell don't wanna be your first kiss.

[hopedout]

[. . .]

Well, about that...

[ Yeah, he hasn't kissed her yet. Even though they're dating. ]

[21stcenturyguy]

Shit, dude. [Santa's not about chickening out of anything, but he's not gonna force a kiss on this loser. Hinata's life is already terrible enough.]

You wanna do it, or do you wanna take a punishment game?

Duster

[mindofathief]

[It was inevitable. Someone was bound to convince/bully Duster into participating, but that didn't mean he was going to enjoy this. He sits quietly on his pillow, hoping that none of the other partygoers or the bottle will notice him.

...He hates Tamekichi so much.]

Santa

[21stcenturyguy]

[This might as well happen. 's not like he's got anything better to do and it's not like some of the guests here are carrying the superplague. It'll probably be fine, no matter how the bottle lands.]

RNG did this.

[sesenta]

[Akane spins the bottle like a pro! And lo and behold, the bottle comes to a rest to point directly at Santa.]

[WELP. Unless he plans on punching himself, that's probably the option that will lead to the least amount of violence.]

Prepare yourself!

[Because she's just going to give him a harmless and dainty kiss on the cheek despite her dramatic warning.]

RNG knows what's good for it

[21stcenturyguy]

[All things considered, yeah, this is probably the best solution if Duster's hoping for a party with no murder involved.]

[Aoi presents his cheek with a roll of his eyes, and once she's pecked it, he pats her head. This is just how they interact, equal parts disparaging and affectionate. It's probably hella confusing for the bystanders, though.]

Cute as a button.

Minfilia

[linkpearls]

[She sits on one of the cushions but a little unsure about how this will go. The main reason why she is here? Tataru dragged her into it, hoping to make new friends. Wrong way to do it but Minfilia can't exactly fault her.

Just for now...she sits and she waits.]

K'pandolu

[unyieldingspirit]

[Eventually, K'pandolu gets wrangled into this, but she has a more cautious look in her eyes for this. But it's probably nothing to worry about- and it could always just be something embarrassing, right?]

RNG time!

[mindofathief]

[Duster decides to take the plunge for the team and spins the bottle. He leans over it as it spins and shifts an inch across the floor, slowing down after a few seconds. Eventually, the bottle stops, pointed at K'pandolu.]

[unyieldingspirit]

[K'pandolu lifts her eyes from the bottle to Duster, tail flicking, but it stills as she acknowledges him. He's seemed decent to her.]

How would you like to do this?

[he spun the bottle, after all.]