Teenagers Scare the Living Shit Out Of Me etc. etc.

[dyingtohealyou]

[Characters passing by the bulletin board may notice a new message tacked to it!]

Drinking party at the bar at 8pm. Under 21 only. Adults will be persecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Fun and games included, party hats optional. Don’t be late!

[Sure enough, there’s a gathering of teens (and maybe some not-so-teens?) to be found in the bar! While the posting mentions this is a teen only event, adults are in fact allowed as long as they are cool. OOCLY please be aware there are going to be teens drinking alcohol and possibly smoking! Also additionally, please let the teens/players have fun; again, adults are allowed but only if they’re cool enough to play along without snitching them out!

All party game top levels are going to be made under Ahito’s account but please assume ICly that Akira instigated/explained them! Once the game toplevels are up you can also post your own toplevels to mingle freely if you like IDK IT’S A PARTY HAVE FUN]

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[lighthaus]

[ he absorbs all of this, blinking a few times when his own name is mentioned. how he feels about jing yuan isn't straightforward, but he does feel like he can rely on him in a sense, which is a hard thing to earn. he also agrees about shinji and kurapika, even if the angles might be a bit different (bully: affectionate).

...he honestly hasn't spoken to day beyond a quick wave or nod in the hall, and since this is the second time he's come up, khun thinks he should probably fix that. which leaves solomon: ]

Obvious now but not before. I didn't know you two had that much affinity for each other.

[fellheart]

[ deadpan: ]

Not without finishing off a lot more of this drink first I won't be.

It's fine. I'd rather not think of that man's other creations as being in any way, shape, or form related to me anyway.

[ he'd rather throw the entire man out, anyway! ]

[fellheart]

[ this is a hilarious conversation to be having in backdated thread time but ]

Another time indeed, purrhaps.

... though indeed, I wonder what you expect to get out of such a conversation.

[lighthaus]

Maybe I'll ask you again later.

[ khun gets it, he'd rather not think of his father but also has to by nature think about him constantly! ]

[fellheart]

Well. I suppose it isn't a terribly bad thing to be somewhat unpurredictable.

[ a lazy grin, catlike and languid. ]

But in any case, where exactly does listening in on other confursations contraindicate either the rules or the spirit of the game? Here I thought half the point of such things was to feed gossip.

[1145pm]

[ When Tatara's done, his eyes practically zoom straight to Khun, and he smiles.

Hold that thought, bb. ]

[1145pm]

[ Thumbs up from the other side of the crowd! No problemo! ]

[chronosynthesis]

Oh. [That would... be more alarming if Khun hadn't just explained his family's absolute dysfunction.] You left?

[lighthaus]

[ this is the smile of a boyfriend unaware what the future has in store for him, but it's fine! his death isn't now, but later ♥. ]

[lighthaus]

[ ...well since he had already said it, might as well. he's finishing his beer for this first though. ]

I destroyed my sister's life first, but then yeah, I left.

[impacter]

Does every talk need to have a gain?

[Like, yeah it's hard sometimes, sure, but still!]

Shall we just keep it as one long-lived soul to another, and leave it at that?

[foresightis2020]

...I suppose I just simply do not take kind to such strong language being used against your person, is all.

[ Jing Yuan thinks he can at least say that much; he doesn't know Barbatos all that much, but the term 'abhorrent' still bothers him. Whatever their relation, he does not see a reason to mince words.

He does not think he'd get along with whoever this is, even with that long history.

As for the other matter...he pauses in listening to Solomon's elaboration. Which is entirely different from what he presumed for at least part of it; the conclusion in of itself he made harsh, though borne from what he witnessed. ]

Mm...I see.

Given the state of everything, I seem to have came to the incorrect conclusion about your perspective on the matter, at the least. I am ever grateful that you have amended that.

[ Feeling that tightening grip in return, he takes pause himself, grip still firm, though certainly not uncomfortable. ]

...And I suppose in the end the fallout will mostly seem to circle around in being dependable on whatever you two manage to discuss.

I recognize there is only so much that can be done, and that neither one of you are necessarily eager for conflict. Though, for now, I will simply hope for the best.

[1145pm]

[ Tatara lets himself get pulled in close, and he gives a sharp little breath as they come flush together.

He can't see Aguero's face, but he can feel the love in his tone. His heart pounds in his chest, and his fingers gently lace through the ends of his hair. Not too much, though—he doesn't want to mess up today's arrangement. ]

No. Of course not. [ He says quietly, sweetly. ] That might've been the best I felt.

[ That might either say a lot about Tatara, or maybe it was just the context of it all... He doesn't think too hard about that, though. ]

[1145pm]

[ Hehe. Hehe! Tatara giggles, tickled and flattered and as always, Aguero never fails to make him feel lightheaded and dizzy and like his heart is going to burst. ]

That makes me feel special. [ —No, wait, ] You make me feel special.

[1145pm]

Awww, do it now! Otherwise I have to stand next to you for the rest of the night until you do it!

[ It's not a rule no but he just made it up now and he thinks it's fair.

Also he's pretty sure this would piss off both Mika and Khun so hurry up— ]

[1145pm]

Roger that, Kurapika-kun! They'll come to you fresh out of the oven!

[1145pm]

[ Tatara is very good at taking care of himself first. He's surprisingly selfish! He'd quit if this job meant working himself to the bone... ]

Yeah, of course! [ He says this because he's pretty sure everyone saw that. ] I know where to get help when I need it.

[ how do you think he stays so relaxed ]

[impacter]

Good, good.

I'm incredibly proud of you, Tatara.

[Honesty charm means that he means that.]

[troublereduction]

[ Hm,

Day is very hard to refrain from judgment, especially since he has little idea of Khun's circumstances, but also: what the hell? ]

And the most cunnin' and strong get to stay?

[troublereduction]

Ranking system?

[ Never has Day thought he'd be kind of conflicted about higher education not being a thing anymore somewhere. ]

[foresightis2020]

[ What is straightforwardness with the Wests, hm? They certainly can be at times, but at other times, quite a mystery, no?

Anyway, Jing Yuan is listening to him talking, blinking a bit, but he will give a nod to acknowledge that. He isn't exactly the kind of person to make himself...obvious in certain matters. ]

Mm. It wasn't something that occurred in the beginning of our stay, for certain.

[ In fact, in their first interactions, he harshly critiqued Solomon's food, and made a secret pact with Shinji to ban the man from the kitchen.

...

I'm kidding, there is no secret pact. Yet. ]

Oh, and I did not quite get the opportunity to say, but...congratulations.

[1145pm]

Uncle Solomon...

[ 🥺?! ]

You are?

[impacter]

Of course I am.

I know how hard you've been trying. I don't think your efforts have been in vain, and I've been watching how you've been taking the steps to do better in those things you weren't sure about at the start. You're making as many connections as you can, and you're putting all of the care you can muster in the ways you know how.

If you're spending just as much effort on yourself as well, then I couldn't ask for anything more for your progress here. You've done a very, very good job.

[lustro]

[ He doesn’t question why Mika wants to know. All of him belongs to Mika anyway.

(And all of Mika belongs to him.) ]

No, Mika, I have to. I want to. [ So he can hold onto his wrists, they fit perfectly in his hands, thumbs resting at the base of his palms - he can do that and spill these thoughts into their shared cup. ] I hate the idea that it’s not a big deal to - threaten you? Treat you like a danger? It is a big deal - to me. Always.

If a single spell from his lips is aimed in your direction, I’ll kill him.

[ He’s never - but he would, he thinks. Never mind that it’s against Heaven’s laws to kill a human, Ginger doesn’t live in that world anymore.

(He hadn’t realized he’d done anything to make Solomon consider killing him. Oh. His glass heart, it hurts. And from it bleeds bitterness. Solomon threatened his heart - Mika - first.)

(It would be nice if these hurts were as temporary as Solomon’s stay, but Ginger knows himself.)

(In the end, is this what Solomon leaves him with? A pact, broken before it could be promised, and a wand, intended for his throat. Is that how goodbyes work?)

… Never mind Solomon, too. That’s not who’s in front of him right now; he isn’t important. ]

Understand, love, please - I’m someone who loves all of you.

[ He uses Mika’s words to make a point, a thumb rubs at his still pulse to draw his attention back to the Ginger who is out here in the present, rather than whatever hurt there is inside.

(Temporary, meaningless - it might as well be in the past now.) ]

We share the same heart, so if you bleed… I bleed. We bleed.

[fellheart]

[ knowing full well what this kind of answer betrays, even if he can't do anything about it under the compulsion: ]

Is that so? Perhaps you'll get your answer if you try asking again only when I have more drink in me.