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

[dissimulative]

[ Oria rolls so that he is right side up, holds the tiny cup with his frog hands and drinks.

And immediately spits it out. There is a very loud squeak of discontent. ]

Ramiel was right... how do people drink this willingly, ribbit.

[ Even though that was a very sweet cocktail? He can't throw out what was driven into his head all his life, and that was to never be betrayed by food again. ]

[fluorite]

[ Fai shakes his head. Wow. ]

I knew it. You're not yet mature enough for this.

[dissimulative]

[ Ugh!! Alcohol sure tastes similarly to something he's been specifically trained on not eating. It's fine, it's fine. ]

I can't believe I'll have to drink alcohol for social events some years later, ribbit... Blech... ribbit.

[ He's not even going to harp on Fai saying that he's not mature. ]

[fluorite]

Take small sips of whatever drinks you need to have. You'll eventually build up a tolerance to the taste and the burn.

[ Some sage life advice for you, young one. ]

[dissimulative]

Thanks, I hate it, ribbit.

[ He knows it's the correct advice, but he doesn't want to get used to drinking alcohol because its taste keeps sending Oria rancid vibes. ]

The adult life is so hard that you need some drinks to get your mind off it, ribbit?

[fluorite]

Sometimes~ But it's also helpful in social situations. Loosens a lot of people up.

[ Including Fai, but this isn't about him. ]

[dissimulative]

Are you nervous about something, ribbit?

[ Why else would he need to loosen up?

This is about Fai now. ]

[fluorite]

Nope. I'm not nervous at all.

[ Which... actually isn't a lie! ]

I actually like the taste of alcohol.

[dissimulative]

Why, ribbit? It tastes gross, ribbit.

[ Fai is truly an adult here. ]

[fluorite]

[ He has to try hard not to laugh. ]

I've simply had way more time to get used to it than you have.

[dissimulative]

So you only like it because you got used to it, ribbit? Is that really liking it, then... ribbit?

[ Oria is so tired of being a frog. He can no longer make peace. ]

[fluorite]

[ He tilts his head. ]

I liked it before that, but it did burn my throat a lot more than I liked. That, I got used to.

[dissimulative]

What's so good about burning your throat, ribbit?

[ Enlighten him, please. ]

[fluorite]

I don't know... it just feels nice.

[ Don't make him get into this, Oria. ]

[dissimulative]

But why, ribbit?

[ Oria really doesn't understand, and it's not a childlike innocence sort of thing--he legitimately can't understand even after factoring dirty reasons. ]

[fluorite]

[ ORIA, PLEASE.... ]

Hmmm...

[ Give him a second or two to think of a comparison that makes sense. ]

It's like the burn of a hot bath that you know will be relaxing.

[dissimulative]

[ oria, never having been in a hot bath before:🧍 ]

So it's like... the satisfaction that you feel, ribbit?

[ ... ]

It feels refreshing, ribbit?

[fluorite]

[ He nods, glad that that analogy worked. ]

It is! It's the refreshing feeling of knowing that you'll feel a little loosened up soon enough.

[dissimulative]

Wish all adults could loosen up sometimes, ribbit. They really need it, ribbit.

[ Old business men. Oria hopes they bald some more. ]

[fluorite]

[ He laughs. Oria really hasn't ever been a huge fan of adults, so he's not surprised by that statement. ]

I hope you're having a lot of fun with the people around your age that are in the beta.

[dissimulative]

I am, ribbit! It's a little like being in school again, but since I graduated, I probably won't see their faces ever again unless they want something from me, ribbit.

[ Such is the rich and prominent life... ]

[fluorite]

[ Ah... yeah. But Fai only acknowledges that with a small huff of a laugh, because he doesn't want to accidentally out any of Oria's personal details. ]

Well, at least you know that people here will party up with you only because they want to.

[dissimulative]

I'm actually really surprised that only a few people recognized me so far, ribbit. I'm glad, ribbit.

[ No one needs to know his rumors?? It's fine. ]

Anyway, I should leave you to get buzzed peacefully, ribbit. Hope you have a nice night, Fai, ribbit.