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

[sesenta]

[Akane stops counting the seconds in her head. Almost three minutes exactly! He's good! Akane casts him a secret little grin, and a single nod of approval. Junpei had told Akane about the funyarinpa as a joke when they were kids, and she'd thought it was so funny that naturally she had to tell Aoi. It makes her happy to see that childhood inside joke still lives.]

Wow, I've got goosebumps!

[21stcenturyguy]

[Aoi gives Akane a serious look.] That could be a physiological response...or maybe it's the Funyarinpa, reaching out to you from beyond this world.

[OoooOOOOHhhh, spooky! This is all for the audience, since Akane and Aoi are both in the know on the Funyarinpa deal.]

[sesenta]

[Akane claps her hands to her cheeks, her eyes wide.]

Oh no! That's too scary for me!

[Sure they're just playing along. ...But secretly there's a tiny little bitty seed that says MAYBE it's true because others believed in it. Morphogenetic fields are still a big mystery, and they can have profound effects on people.]

[21stcenturyguy]

[OK, it's a big brother's job to tell his little sister scary stories at a sleep-over. It's part of the fun. So he brings out the big guns.]

You wanna know my theory? I think the reason there have been UFO sightings is because the Funyarinpa has grown powerful enough to reach out to other civilizations in space, and it's pulled them here. Soon, it's going to have it's reach spread throughout the universe. So respect the Funyarinpa, Akane.

[sesenta]

No, that's crazy.

[Akane props her fist up under her chin, holding her other elbow.]

The Funyarinpa is an entity of mythical origins. If it encountered beings from other planets, they would have to fight. It would be a clash of intergalactic titans.

[She actually looks like she might believe what she's saying.]

[21stcenturyguy]

That's even worse. It'll be like when Godzilla and Mechagodzilla fight. They'll destroy everything in their path, and the people trying to live in the cities below them won't even stand a chance

[Dramatic shudder for effect. If anyone else was trying to scare Akane like this, Aoi would punch them in the face. But it's him, so it's fine.]

[sesenta]

Then they'll just have to duke it out on another planet! That would be the respectful thing to do.

[Okay, she's having more and more fun with this.]

[21stcenturyguy]

Aliens ain't concerned about respect. Don't be naive. [Way to ruin his creepy story, Akane.]

[sesenta]

But they have to be! Aren't there intergalactic peace treaties and accords to keep in mind? How can they conduct Cosmic Diplomacy with other alien nations?

[She looks oddly invested in the morality of these fictional beings. And upset that they're not being as civilized as she want them to be.]

[21stcenturyguy]

[He sets his jaw stubbornly. He's gonna win this, Akane.]

Well, yeah, there are Alien Diplomats, but the ones that show up and start stealing cows and shit? Those are the rogue elements. Like, the criminal and pirate aliens. The bureaucrat aliens ain't gonna get here for another decade, at least.

[He doesn't believe in the alien stuff like Akane does, but he does formulate opinions on their fictional society, if for no other reason than to have discussions with Akane.]

[sesenta]

You mean...like the ones here...?

[The quieter Akane's voice gets, the wider her eyes become. She saw them snatch up one of those talking praying mantis people, they're no joke!]

I wish we really could summon the Funyarinpa to fight on our behalf.

[21stcenturyguy]

Maybe we can. If we all band together and send a distress call to the Funyarinpa, maybe it will hear and come protect us. It's territorial, so it might get rid of all the other threats to humanity.

[Yeah, he's treating the Funyarinpa like Mothra in those old Godzilla movies, but whatever.]

[sesenta]

[Akane tries to fight it, but not that hard. She giggles against the back of her fist.]

That's a good idea. I'll get right on that!

[She bows her head, making a triangle with her thumb and index finger.]

[Obviously she's kidding.]

[Maybe.]

[21stcenturyguy]

[Akane is such a dork. Aoi can't resist reaching over and ruffling up her hair while she does her stupid pose.]

Heh. You do that, kid.