open | party like you're 35;

[secondthoughts]

Who ☀ Hector & "everyone"
What ☀ It's Hector's birthday!
When ☀ August 5
Where ☀ Lumina Cloth. Surprise!
Content Warnings ☀ drunk people, will add as needed

[ Arrive at Mac Anu, where the welcome party was held, to find it...empty? A quick look on the forums shows a little edit to Hector's post:

We're popping Lumina Cloth's cherry! See you there :-)

So that's where he is.

In the center of the brightly illuminated nighttime city, Hector's set himself up for his little get together. But since he doesn't have any tables or plates or anything fancy like that, all the alcohol and food he bought from various vendors are just...strewn around the floor. The food is probably still good to eat, though. It's fine. Take what strikes your fancy!

Hector's wearing his outfit again. He lounges on the steps of that funky spinny thing in the center of town, and anyone who gets close enough to hear him will hear music coming from his mic. Give him a break. He's doing his best.

When enough people have gathered, he might actually get up and drag everyone into a drinking game.

So enjoy—eat, drink, mingle, and smack your friends! PvP is enabled here, after all :) ]

Comments

[gluttoning]

Mhmm. That's what I think, too. I'd do a lot for them.

I hope you've got someone you can count on, too.

[weaseled]

Mm.

[A noncommittal hum of acknowledgment, nothing more. Yael's quick to move on.]

And what about that Leviathan guy? Is that your boyfriend?

["YAEL, WHAT KIND OF PIVOT IS THIS," don't ask]

[gluttoning]

...Eh? Levi?

...

[Pffft. He snorts.]

No. He's one of my brothers.

He'd probably get really embarrassed if he heard that. But I think he could use some friends.

[weaseled]

[Ah. Yael would love to remark that Levi doesn't seem like the reliable type, but that'd be a little bit too rude.]

I bet he could. Don't volunteer me.

[gluttoning]

I wouldn't. A friend isn't a friend if someone else forces them on you.

[also: they tried that once and it failed really bad]

He can get kind of gloomy. But I think he's really smart in his own way.

[weaseled]

Gloomy, huh.

[Stop. Stop! He's always worrying about gloomy types!!]

I'm sure he'll make friends here. Some people have an easier time interacting when their real selves are hidden behind a screen.

[gluttoning]

I guess I get it. A little. I don't see the problem with just being yourself. [He knows Levi has a really hard time with it, but the "why" still doesn't make complete sense.]

He's a nice guy, though. I'm sure people will see that eventually.

[weaseled]

Nah. So long as you're not a total piece of shit, being yourself's fine.

[Hope you're not a total piece of shit, Levi...]

He's got his brother looking out for him. He'll be just fine.

[gluttoning]

Heheh.

[Does he puff out his chest out a little bit at that? Maybe.]

He looks out more for me, actually. This is what he really likes to do. I'd be lost on what to do if he weren't around.

[weaseled]

[Cute... He manages to pull a thin smile out of Yael. This kid's definitely got his priorities straight.]

Oh really? That mean you're the baby of the family? You seem awfully mature for a runt.

[gluttoning]

I just try not to worry about the little things. That's all. [Says the supposed runt, standing at six foot four.]

I guess I'm one of the babies, yeah. My little brother's the actual youngest, but only by a few minutes.

[weaseled]

That's a good attitude to have. Some of these people could learn a lot from you.

[Not that Yael is anything short of perpetually jaded, but he knows the good people when he sees them.]

So you're basically twins?

[gluttoning]

If basically means "yes", then yeah. We're fraternal.

[He says it completely straight, so it's hard to tell if he's giving a slight bit of sass or just speaking honestly.]

My little bro is the one we like to spoil a lot, though.

[weaseled]

That's the upside of being the baby of the family, isn't it? I wouldn't know firsthand, of course.

[Being an only child surely wasn't his parents' plan, but that's not a topic suited to a lighthearted birthday bash.]

So that's two brothers minimum. Don't tell me there's more.

[gluttoning]

He sure seems to enjoy it, anyway. It's cute.

[Not all of his brothers thought that way, sure, but he'd always go up to bat for Booker deserving nice things.]

...My question was "never have I ever had less than four siblings". Maybe it would be fun to guess.

[:-)]

[trashtier]

[Levi isn't even participating in the game because he finally arrived in the middle of it. He's in the background and listening in though, taking his first sip of the alcohol he helped himself to...

...only to spit it out when he hears this.

Anyway the resident wallflower is back there withering away. It's fine.]

[weaseled]

[get rekt levi]