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

[jokey]

Of course you are. What's a princess to do without his trusty knight?

Winter Daphne grows real well in Japan. I'll grow some in your honor.

[troublereduction]

Your boy fine with you playin' princess for someone else? [ He suspects the answer is "yes, as long as it's for the bit", but he figures he may as well ask. ]

...And thanks. It'd be like my sis goin' places too.

[jokey]

Of course. He trusts me not to take things too far.

[They're a very secure couple, but perhaps that isn't surprising? Maybe they're only like this to balance out Ginger and Mika, who knows.]

What was her name?

[troublereduction]

[ He should not look this relieved but he does. ]

Guess that's a good sign for you both. [ That they trust each other enough to be comfortable with it. ]

...Fern. She had those flowers growin' in her hair. [ Which maybe explains a lot of why they're used for his amulet. ]

[jokey]

Mm. He knows there's no one I love more than him.

[An embarrassing admission to make, but Kurapika's done much worse by way of embarrassing himself tonight, and Akira's just drunk enough to ignore the way it makes his cheeks sting red.]

...Wait, is she like, half-plant person? Are you half plant?

[troublereduction]

[ Cute... Day's glad Akira and Kurapika have both been embarrassing tonight if it means they love each other. ]

Nah, I ain't, and she's...

[ ...Let his tipsy brain try and remember how common dragons are in other worlds. ]

Well, uh, for starters, you ever heard of elemental dragons before?

[jokey]

Dragons...

[Bro. You never said shit about your sis being a dragon?!]

Only in video games. Dragons are fantasy and fiction in my world.

[troublereduction]

[ Oh, don't worry, it's a little more nuanced than that.

(Day, inwardly whispering to himself: the hell are video games?) ]

Aight, so, they're real where I'm from even if they ain't what you'd call common. There's a story that a long time ago, the Five Elemental Dragons gave some of their blood to a group of mortals to grant them power over the elements. I dunno how true that is, but it is true that there are people with elemental powers that're passed down through their bloodline.

My sis is one of them and she's a Wood Aspect. So she's got power over plants and it sort of just...shows up on her.

[jokey]

[He has so many newfangled technologies to introduce you to if and when you come to visit Akira's Japan, Day...

He hrms, a hand coming up to scritch at his chin.]

That must be nice when she's in the mood for a salad. Then again, if she's growing mushrooms between her toes, I feel sorry for her.

[troublereduction]

I did not need that image, thanks.

[jokey]

Heh. My bad.

You look a bit like a salad yourself, Day. Is the green hair natural?

[troublereduction]

Completely natural.

[jokey]

And the curtains...?

[Do they, y'know. Match the drapes?]

[troublereduction]

Akira, do you really wanna know?

[ Sir why are you asking this right out where everyone can hear. ]

[jokey]

Uhhhhh.

[Look man, he wouldn't be bold enough to ask if he weren't drunk, and if alcohol hadn't been involved, he would've simply invited Day to share a bath and investigated for himself. Some questions need answers.]

I mean, yeah? I've never met someone with naturally green hair.

[troublereduction]

[ The deepest sigh as Day slowly puts his face in his hands.]




Yes.

[jokey]

Oh. My. God.

[See, that's the other unfortunate thing about being viciously drunk: Akira has lost the ability to effectively self-censor. He likes Day, he really does, but he can't help chuffing and sputtering and laughing.]

You have a shrub.

[troublereduction]

Akira, if you say another word 'bout this I'm soberin' you up by dunkin' you in water.

[ Said serenely, of course. ]

1/2

[jokey]

[Ah, he knows that tone of voice. It's the kind of tone that makes Akira shiver, the kind that makes him want to push back so Day makes good on that threat. If he weren't drunk, he'd probably think twice about this. Alas!]

Maybe I should ask Phil what he thinks about your shr—

2/2

[revengier]

[ And just like that, Akira is silenced. Forever.

Well no, he just has a hand clapped over his mouth, Kurapika coming at him from behind. ]

Enough.

[ It's only one word, but his tone is sharp and even, the sort of tone that makes a room full of men drop their weapons. There's a reason he's a mafia boss, after all.

He glances up at Day, his tone shifting to something friendlier. ]

My apologies. I'm removing him from the present situation.

[troublereduction]

[ Day's respect for Kurapika has gone up by like 20 points, damn. He clears his throat, trying to not seem embarrassed. ]

Thanks. Woulda thrown him over my shoulder if he finished that sentence.

[revengier]

Which is exactly what he wanted and I'm not letting him get that satisfaction.

[ And with that, he's dragging Akira elsewhere, hand still clamped tightly over his mouth. ]