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

[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. ]

[mindofathief]

[You're safe with Duster; he's too nice to ask the terrible questions. Also, he'll get to know the other Heroes this way.]

Hmm. If you were good at it, would you play Blitzball professionally?

[hopedout]

I probably would. I mean, if I'm good at it, it's best not to waste that ability...

[mindofathief]

It's also a question of if you'd enjoy it. You could be really good at holding your breath and swimming, but it doesn't mean you find it fun.

[hopedout]

Well, I never know unless I try, right? I'm not really picky when it comes to having fun.

[mindofathief]

[It's a positive attitude to have.]

Now it's my turn. I'll pick dare. [Thanks, Santa, for unnerving him with Truth.]

[hopedout]

Uh....

[ Hinata is bad at coming up with dares. ]

I dare you to eat one of each food here at once?

[mindofathief]

[They can both suck at playing this game right. On the other hand, Duster doesn't suck at eating, and he immediately stands up and walks over to the next room to reach his target: the food table full of snacks.

He returns five minutes later with a glass of water and a plate stacked with chips, stews, cookies, sausages (just a small slice), and cheese. Lots of cheese. Every variety of cheese on the table. If this was going to turn out gross, he was going to enjoy some of it.]

...Okay. Here I go. [He kneels back onto the pillow, one knee at a time, takes a deep breath...and pours the contents of the plates into his mouth. The chips poke at the inside of his cheeks, and the stew was spicier than he anticipated, but a dare is a dare.

He manages to close his mouth and shuts his eyes to focus on chewing the mess, visibly wincing as flavors not meant to be mixed together blend into an unsavory paste. Part of it is swallowed, as if testing his ability to keep it down, then another part. Duster takes a sip of water next, then swallows the rest before gasping for air.]

...I'm not doing that again. [NOT AS FUN AS HE THOUGHT.]

[rialynn]

What's the scariest monster you've either encountered or seen, in this world or your own?

[Rialynn holds her knees loosely, watching him with a curious look. She doesn't really know much about this guy, but monsters are kind of a big deal. They can talk about monsters.]

[hopedout]

Do you mean an actual monster or can I talk about figurative ones, too?

[ Like people who seem like monsters. ]

[rialynn]

Um...let's stick with actual monsters. Sharp teeth and glowing eyes, the standard stuff.

[hopedout]

I... don't really have a scariest? They're all equally as scary to me.

[ ???? ]

[sesenta]

[Akane knows his file is full of secrets. She could probably pry some of them out of him in this game, but given his reaction before, she's not sure that's a good idea. Right! So she has to keep this light.]

If you could take a week long vacation starting tomorrow, going anywhere you want with all expenses paid, where would you go?

[hopedout]

I'm... not sure. I wouldn't mind just staying home, just as long as my friends were with me. I guess as long as it's not a beach or an island, I'm fine with most places.

[ #dangantrauma ]

[sesenta]

Because of the sharks?

[She can't think of any other reason why someone wouldn't like a tropical vacation.]

[hopedout]

A-Ahaha, yeah, that's it...

[sesenta]

[Akane nods sagely, even as he blatantly lies in a game of TRUTH or Dare.]

They're difficult creatures to manage.

[You don't even know how hard they worked to get that one on the wall in the captain's cabin.]

[hopedout]

[ Hey, he didn't lie when he answered the initial question, so it's all fair game. ]

And you know this... how...?

[sesenta]

[Akane blinks in surprise. Then she giggles mischievously.]

I can't tell you. It's not my turn yet.

[unyieldingspirit]

Are there any habits you've kept since childhood?

[hopedout]

Uh... I'm not really sure. I don't think I have any habits that I've kept, actually.

[unyieldingspirit]

Oh… I see. [that's a little disappointing. After a moment she perks up again, though.]

Are there any blankets or toys, then?

[hopedout]

.... No?

[unyieldingspirit]

[she leans forward, peering at him to try to tell- and then leans back, ears dropping.]

That's too bad.

[it would've made for some teasing, at least.]

This means you're entitled to ask me something now, doesn't it?

[hopedout]

Ah, yeah... truth or dare? [ Unless she's automatically taking truth. ]