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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[impacter]

Not at all. Akira is capable of taking care of himself and learning from his mistakes in the way that matters most to him. Call it a different sort of bond, if you want.

[The Wildcard and his Hermit. The master and his apprentice.

He doesn't explain further, though.]

Truth or dare?

[1145pm]

[ Hmm... Fascinating! Something to write down in his tome once he gets back (if he remembers). ]

Truth. Because you asked again!

[impacter]

Have you been getting enough rest between everything you've been asked as Sage?

[time to nag him for a minute]

[1145pm]

I have! It's hard work, but I always try to get a nap in when I have free time. [ This is true! His serial napping tendencies are coming in handy. ] And I've been eating better, too. So I'm getting my vegetables—not to worry!

[impacter]

So long as you are caring for yourself first, then I have no arguments.

[Good lad, good lad.]

Are you able to confide your stressors to anyone? [He saw you over there inhaling Khun's face - congrats on the gay, btw.]

[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.]

[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.

[1145pm]

Oh...

[ Tatara stares up at Solomon with wide eyes, and as he keeps talking, his mouth dips into a deeper and deeper frown.

He still doesn't think he's the right fit for the job, but he wants everyone out of this safely. He wants to make sure they fix this problem and they all get home to their rightful places. He's made little changes here and there, adjusting on the fly when he sees what does and doesn't work, and sticking with something when his instincts would usually tell him to wander off into the forest has been tough. He didn't think anyone (besides the obvious) would notice, so... ]

Aww, stop, Uncle. [ He wipes at his eyes, sheepish. That's a genuine reaction, not his usual theatrics. ] You're gonna make me cry.

[impacter]

You know I won't judge you if you do.

[It's good, he thinks, to be able to feel the tugging of the heart, even if it's embarrassing. He'd never been one to cry easily, and the Fountain had rendered it such a foreign reaction now. But he can't deny the catharsis, even in the small moments like this.

Tatara should embrace it, in these moments while he still can. A gentle reminder that, in this moment, he is still himself. Still human, still real, still alive.]

It's my turn again, right?

[1145pm]

[ But he wants this to be a happy gathering! He doesn't want to cry by his own standards.

But he cheers up pretty quickly at the prompting. ]

It is. [ Not a wet eye in sight! Well, not beyond regular moisture levels, at least. ] Truth or dare?

[impacter]

[He chuckles, but lets the moment pass. Hopefully his feelings for his Sage have been clear enough to stick.]

Truth.

[wow he sure is preferring truth]

[1145pm]

What's the most interesting thing you've learned since coming here?

[impacter]

Mm... probably the fact that there are worlds where life truly exists beyond the stars.

I'm used to other realms of existence for travelling through worlds, but to hear stories of space travel and other planets in extremely distant lands? That's something even I thought was left for the realm of fantasy.

[1145pm]

Oooh...

[ Thinks about that for a second— ]

You're right! I've never thought about that before, but that is really cool!

[ Tatara really never concerned himself with the matters of heavenly bodies until he got here, so forgive him. He can only think to the moon. ]