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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[troublereduction]

Yeah.

[ And it's not like he's trying to fake a smile or anything, it's just the reflexive smile of "smiling at your troubles". ]

Though we've been separated for longer.

[lustro]

So she doesn’t remember…

[ He trails off into silence. ]

I hope she does, one day.

[troublereduction]

Well, meetin' her is also pretty hard these days. [ Even if he could find out what she's been up to by checking the Loom of Fate or the archives. ] ...But thanks, Ginger.

Truth or dare?

[lustro]

Write it down later - everything you wanna say to her. I’ll keep it safe for you. I won’t look.

[ Even if it’s hard to see her, even if it’ll be a long time before Day can find her again. ]

Dare.

[ Because he’s still feeling a little petty from the initial comment. ]

[troublereduction]

Alright. [ There's something soft about Day's smile, even if it's a little wistful. All the things he wants to say to her, huh... ]

Hmm...pay someone a sincere compliment. [ All the dares Day has been giving out are Like This, apparently. ]

[lustro]

[ Easy. Ginger grins, bright as a flash. ]

I think you’re unforgettable.

1/2

[troublereduction]

[ It was at this moment he knew, he played himself. Godsdamnit.

(Ginger still has a nice smile, too. He nearly forgot.) ]

[troublereduction]

[ Day isn't quite blushing, but he is still pretty flustered from how he got caught off-guard. ]

...I walked right into that one, huh.

[lustro]

Riiiight into it. But it’s good - you need to get used to hearing it.

[troublereduction]

It ain't quite true yet, though. [ A wry smile. ]

Truth.

[lustro]

[ Unfortunately, true, and it dims his smile. But that also reminds him... ]

… Can I ask… something a little more difficult?

[troublereduction]

...Sure.

[lustro]

[ This is the kind of smile from Day that he can’t read. Mm… ]

Do you ever think of quitting? Do you want to?

[troublereduction]

[ Oh. Ginger said it was a difficult question, so Day figures he meant his job at the bureau. ]

Hmm, well... [ Has he ever thought of quitting, in all seriousness? Maybe during training, because the absurdity of being ambushed by his mentor in the middle of an exam was pushing it, but he still stuck through it in the end. So... ]

...I honestly ain't sure if I ever seriously thought 'bout it. Quittin' just means I don't take orders from the bureau. It ain't gonna change anything else. [ Which is to say, people will still forget him, and he'd still be as tied to the stars and fate and destiny as ever. ] And...

[ Oh. He realises his honest answer to this is not going to be one Ginger will like, but he has to say it still. Who thought this honesty charm was a good idea again? ]

Even if I quit, where the hell would I go? [ Or rather, "What else is there left for me?" ]

[lustro]

Well...

[ Ginger tilts his head like he's not sure if Day has forgotten or not - or... or maybe he's just never considered it? But: ]

Couldn't you stay here? This is the place where... "Joyous Day" is an option and not a requirement, right?

[troublereduction]

Yeah, but...

[ You can tell he thought about it for all of ten seconds before his conscience ran him over for it. ]

...You remember me showin' up covered in blood and stuff, yeah? There's still stuff I need to handle back home.

[lustro]

... Do you? If fate and destiny work how they should, would things not end up the same with or without you?

[troublereduction]

No, it's more like...

[ Shit. He's never had to explain this part of his current assignment back home. ]

I've been livin' with a bunch of people for my mission back home, yeah? And I'm only supposed to be keepin' tabs on one of 'em, but it turns out all of 'em are the sorta thing the bureau would consider an aberration, one way or another. The kind where the bureau's gonna start scrutinizin' if they're a threat to destiny if it knows. One of 'em already kinda is, even?

'Cept the bureau don't know 'cause I've been leavin' 'em out of every report, minus the one I'm keepin' tabs on. [ Admitting to some dereliction of duty here, depending on your point of view. ] If...I don't go back, and someone else gets assigned to this, they're gonna find out 'bout all these weirdos. And I dunno if they'll think the same as I did and decide they don't deserve Heaven's eyes on 'em just yet. 'Sides, I kinda got grabbed when we were all fucked up messes and I still dunno how they're doin'.

[impacter]

[. . .

+1 social link]

[lustro]

[ Ah, he thinks he understands. Despite what the Heavens say, the human heart is more willful than anything - for good or ill. He wonders why Day's Heaven doesn't celebrate that, after all free will is gift. It has always been a gift from God to His beloved children. ]

Day... you really try so hard for everyone else.

[ He's exasperated, but fond. He wants Day to think about himself more, but this is also something he likes about Day. ]

But I think you should keep the option open because we don't know if... time here works the same as in our worlds. When you - when we go back, there's no guarantee we'll be dropped off at the point we were taken. But if we are... then if you wanted to stay a little longer here, you can.

[troublereduction]

[ It's Complicated, Ginger. And at some point Day will realise how much he treats his own happiness (but not his peace of mind, or principles) as immaterial, but today is not that day. ]

Well, it'd still leave the question of what to do with myself. [ Because...Day figures that if everything is resolved, and the previous Sage's Wizards are back, what else is there for him to do here? Would he still fit in anyone's lives?

Then again, maybe that's not the question he should be asking when he knows it'd be more like a vacation for him. A real one. ]

But maybe I can treat it as a sabbatical.

[ He did catch what Ginger said just now, however. ] You ain't plannin' on goin' back? [ It isn't asked with judgement, just curiosity. ]

[lustro]

After coming here covered in blood? And then, pushing yourself so hard? You deserve one.

[ Whatever Day decides, as long as he's taking care of himself in some way, Ginger will be happy for him. ]

I'm going wherever Mika goes, so... we'll stay here if we're able. Though, we're a little different from everyone else - in that. Um. We have a lot of time.

[ When you're immortal and all the people you know are immortal, so a "see you later" can really be at any point. ]

[troublereduction]

Makes sense, I guess. [ Day does have a question or two, but...

...Well, he's learnt his lesson. This party isn't the place for them. ]

Is it fine if I visit?

[lustro]

Of course!

[fellheart]

[ ah,

the unspoken "what else is there left" certainly does echo loudly despite not being outright said. ]