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]

Comments

[fallingsand]

Maybe a self-inflicted one, sure.

[ Bruno existing and doing things upsets many people back home! It isn't quite like this, though. Regardless, unless someone else tries to stop them, he'll help Solomon towards the doorway. ]

It's... well, not fine, but I can't really expect you to stay bedbound forever, y'know?

[impacter]

Maybe, maybe.

[Ugh, being stuck in that room for forever, though? NOT doing research? Bad. Hate it.]

Oh, believe me, I'd be far more annoying to you if that were the case. I'd really not like to do extended imprisonment again.

[fallingsand]

[ Anyway, bye everyone, they're stepping out into the hall. ]

If you need more stuff to keep busy with in your room, why don't you make a list and I'll bring it? It's the least I can do before I take off.

[ ...for Oz's village but let's not say that out loud this close to a room full of nosy kids. ]

[impacter]

[He shakes his head.]

No, that's not it. Though... I think I'm just too used to having my magic to entertain me. I've been trying to limit it until I feel my body can handle it again.

I just wanted some company for a little while that wasn't related to my injuries. That's all.

[fallingsand]

I could leave Rodrigo with you!

[ bruno no ]

...er... or, y'know, maybe you should start going down to the dining room for breakfast and dinner with everyone else.

[impacter]

Well, I wouldn't mind while you're out. I can't imagine he'd like the cold all that much. Maybe I could rework my conversation skills.

[Twll him all the telenovela drama, mister rat.]

So long as I can climb the stairs without incident, I'd like to try. I really haven't felt quite this bad in... [hm. huh.] ...I can't even really remember.

Maybe back when I could still get sick?

[fallingsand]

...oh, yeah, I really shouldn't count on him finding his own food here. Shinji might catch him. [ And that would be terrible. :( ] I guess if you really don't mind looking after him for a little while?

[ He hadn't expected Solomon to not mind. Usually, people mind rats! But then again, Solomon did say he used to talk to animals a lot. ]

I... wait, you can't get sick anymore?

[impacter]

Not fatally, no. I haven't been able to age, either. Not since my twenties.

[Said casually, as though they're just talking about the weather.]

Anyway, of course I don't mind. Aragaki isn't letting me near the kitchen, either, so maybe we can share our woes.

[fallingsand]

Alright, I'll drop by with his enclosure before I go. It's, uh, fairly open? And he might get into your stuff a bit if it's edible but otherwise, he won't make a mess, honest.

[ Although he may use Solomon's toothbrush as a fur brush, uh. Anyway. ]

Huh, so you're permanently in your twenties? Y'know, I bet that explains how you keep getting yourself in trouble. You never grew out of it. [ Ahahaha... ha. Maybe. Cough. ] So.

[ Here come the stairs. Up you go, grandpa. ]

I'm one of the people you're trying to get close to, huh?

[ Oh yeah, he caught that last part before he stopped behind Solomon's chair, no escape. ]

[impacter]

Haha - so long as he won't try to eat me like Cerberus, I'm sure we'll do great. [RIP when Solomon finds that toothbrush fact out the hard way.]

Physically, at least. My mind is definitely feeling its age at times -- [Ah, time for a pause as they work on the steps. Coordination doesnt seem to be a problem, but Bruno's being used pretty heavily for leverage and balance as though the older wizard is bracing to pass out.

Thankfully, he doesn't just yet! Small miracles, though he's a little winded when Bruno asks his followup question, leaving Solomon looking sheepish.]

Ah, so you heard that. Does that surprise you?

[fallingsand]

[ Up they go, one step at a time. Bruno wobbles a little under Solomon's weight but he'll manage. ]

Yeah? Kind of? I mean, I punched you after we got out of jail that one time, then I was spying on you? Then you hexed me because I was being nosy?

[ Solomon sure has a funny way of deciding who to try and get close to! ]

[impacter]

Haha... I hexed you because you could have tattled, Bruno, not because you were nosy.

[And he already explained why he didn't want people following him around for all of that!]

Honestly, I'm just pleased to see how much you've grown into yourself from the first time we spoke. A few bumps in the road doesn't matter much. Akira has done far worse and I still hope for him to thrive.

[fallingsand]

I only went to tattle to Tatara, y'know, and he was supposedly already aware of your plans.

[ But yes, Tatara and only Tatara. He especially didn't want to tell Akira anything anyway, so thankfully he couldn't. That was a curse and a blessing both, since he's a terrible liar but also couldn't badger Akira to simply leave the issue between him and Solomon. You know, the two adults? Handling things like adults should? Kind of?

But here's the top of the stairs to floor one of the rooms the wizards stay in. Only two more to go? ]

But, yeah, I guess I've gotten better, haven't I? It's weird. I was terrified of everyone and everything when I first got here.

[impacter]

He knew where I was from the start. He just wasn't aware what I had planned outside the village borders. [So a half-truth. Not a great thing to admit, but Tatara would more than likely come to talk to him at some point.

God why is this house so tall. Curse vertical movement, he wants to be able to teleport again........... He needs to take a breather before they start up the second set of stairs, but he will take the time to pat Bruno firmly against the shoulder.]

To be able to face your fears does wonders for conquering them.

I hope your family would be as proud of you as the rest of us are.

[fallingsand]

[ Bruno will allow the breather, stopping before the second set. He needs one as well, so, haha, no complaints here. ]

Well, my youngest niece and nephew probably would, but... they're the only ones I've spoken to in the past ten years, so. Y'know.

[ At least the kids are alright? ]

Hey, you never got a chance to hit me with a truth or dare. Seems only fair you do, right? So go ahead. We can start up the stairs again after I answer.

[impacter]

...I'll hold out hope for Pepa and Julieta as well. Maybe their children can be a building block for change.

[Generational pain wasnt exactly an easy fix... but the young had far more open hearts for fixing their paths from the scars left by their elders.]

Here I thought you didn't want to play. [He laughs, a little breathless as he takes a second to lean against the wall.] Sure. Truth or dare, Bruno?

[fallingsand]

Maybe. I'd like that, to talk to my sisters again.

[ Somehow, some way. He fails to mention how much consideration he's put into simply giving up and staying here, assuming there even is an option to, or even ever the option to go home. For now, it isn't certain, and his visions haven't revealed any real answer to him.

Ah, but truth or dare. Bruno gives out a quiet chuckle. ]

Welll, no, but mostly around everyone else. Who the heck knows what you're gonna ask, huh? Truth.

[impacter]

[He genuinely takes time to think it over, gaze growing thoughtful towards the Southern wizard. Considering, what it is he would genuinely like to know, without crossing a boundary.

...

His arms cross in front of him.]

If you could create a vision where one thing was guaranteed to come true exactly as you wanted... what would you want to happen?

[fallingsand]

Uhh, are we including the obvious one of "I would change my vision of my home being destroyed into just not happening" or do I need to come up with something new...?

[ Does Solomon even know about that? Because, hoo boy, a lot of other people do by now. ]

[impacter]

[Well! Now he does! That sure is depressing!]

Something new. Discard any visions you've already had, and use only what it is you know as concrete.

[fallingsand]

[ It is! Super depressing! ]

Something new... [ Okay, now he has to think about it. ] I mean, I did technically look into the future on this one already, and the answer was a big fat "not happening", but I would have liked to have a family of my own. I think I'd be an alright dad.

[impacter]

This is why I asked you to discard your visions.

I think you would as well. Even with all the teenagers we have running around here, you're gentle and dependable, but you don't let them get away with causing problems. Bloodline or not, I could see someone learning a lot with you as a father figure.

[It's cute to imagine.]

[fallingsand]

Well, I didn't look for an answer to "will I have a family", just something relevant to... that. Being a thing. I'd say it counts.

[ yeeaaaah, anyway. ]

But that's a nice thing to say, Solomon. Even if, uh, I'm pretty sure I'm letting them get away with causing lots of problems in the bar tonight. Just... they better not expect some hangover cures tomorrow.

[impacter]

Haha... well, if they are reaping the consequences of their choices in the morning, then I'm sure there will be plenty to scold them over. I trust the adults present to intervene if things get too out of control.

[He'll give Bruno a pat on the back as he nods towards the stairs again. Alright, break over, he shouldn't stay here or he won't want to move at all.]

Thank you for telling me. I think this is the first time I've heard you accept a compliment. [Like, it immediately slid into doubts, sure, but it's improvement!]

[fallingsand]

[ cut to all the adults reduced to uselessness under the truth charm uh huh sure ]

Ha, well, yeah, I'm trying to get better at taking those. It hasn't been easy.

[ He moves back to offer Solomon some support before they take on the rest of the stairs. One step at a time, super old man. ]