Karaoke bar mingle, Day 433 evening

[sangreine]

Who: Alizarin, Lupine, Venti, and AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE
Where: Karaoke Bar, Pasela Resort
When: Day 433, evening

[ At the karaoke bar, the rooms are decorated in the style of LiliS, SensitIV, ☆Zrael, Wild City, Avante, and HSS as the "winners" of the latest horrifying game, dubious though the title is.  A group is gathering there in search of some mutual comfort after these recent, trying days, with plans for lots of drinks, songs, and plenty of cuddles for whoever wants them -- won't you join them? ]

[ A handwritten sign just at the entrance reads: ]

Rules: 
1. No brooding
2. Anyone wanting to engage in "improper behavior" must get permission from Suou Tsukasa

[ -- that last one is probably just a dig at the poor boy for attempting to moralize to immortals, but do with it as you like. ]

[ Everyone who was at Ideal Worlds endgame, knows the three party planners, is in their units, or just heard about this shindig through the robust hell grapevine should consider themselves invited!  In fact, you might have been dragged against your will -- they are a rather incorrigible bunch, after all. ]

Comments

[identitypolitics]

...what is improper behavior in this crowd, anyway?

[ she is, however, getting a drink. she is mostly here to have a couple drinks and for the people-watching.

occasionally one might see her stick a set of headphones over one ear and bob her head like she's listening to music, like she's trying to learn some songs, because she is, ]

[at_heart]

[ Also getting a drink, so he says with some amusement, ]

Apparently he tried to tell the immortals off for underage drinking. [ Considers, ] Probably also for general licentious behavior, knowing the people involved.

[ He has a really good vocabulary for an orphan who didn't have a whole lot of formal education. ]

[identitypolitics]

Honestly. Shouldn't he stay away from people drinking, then? He's a kid.

Holding up okay, or have a lot of reasons to drink?

1/

[at_heart]

[ Chuckle. ]

You'd think. No idea what happened to him during that drinking game, but...

[ Was definitely one of the people who gently peeled Tsukasa off the floor and took him home. ]

2/

[at_heart]

[ He points his smile down at his drink, and it fades a little around the edges. ]

[at_heart]

How about, doing a lot better today.

[ The last two games pretty much sucked, but. ]

[identitypolitics]

...I mean, fair. I've had a pretty easy time of it, through the last few ones. I'm not sure if that's luck or waiting for the other shoe to drop.

[at_heart]

Yeah? Well, here's hoping it stays that way for at least a little while longer.

[ Raising his drink in a sort of cheers! gesture. ]

[identitypolitics]

[ clinks her glass against his. ]

May I keep outrunning death and worse, because let me tell you, once was enough.

[at_heart]

I'll drink to that.

[ Raises his drink, knocks some of it back, and sets the glass down on the bar. ]

—Okay, I've been trying to come up with a natural segue, but I don't think there is one. About that thing you can do to people's blood...?

[identitypolitics]

.........that's a hell of an opener so I'm really intrigued as to where this is going now.

1/

[at_heart]

[ Snort. Silent laughter as his shoulders shake. ]

[at_heart]

Look, some of us have vampire friends.

[scattershot]

Hm? Oh, I feel that's a mystery known only to Tsukasa himself.

[identitypolitics]

He's got kind of a fussy personality, doesn't he? Friendly, but even so.

I guess most people get that from their families, though.

[scattershot]

Oh, probably. He's a lot like my brother, in some ways. Though I'm not certain even Alphinaud was ever quite that concerned about what was proper. It's rather endearing when you don't actually have to live with it.

[identitypolitics]

...I guess so. None of my family's like that at all, so I guess it's novel.

So in the spirit of friendship you're never going to let Suou live it down?

[outofoffice]

[ Lifting his drink ]

I think anything I do probably counts, if you need examples!

[ He sounds so proud ]

[identitypolitics]

I see, I see. Really, I imagine it'll be educational for the young disciplinarian. Here's to a night of bad examples?

[outofoffice]

Ohhhh, will you be joining us then?

[identitypolitics]

I mean, whenever there's an opportunity for real fun here I might as well take it. I don't have that much to unwind from, compared to some people, but I'm not turning down drinks and people-watching.

[outofoffice]

[ LIFTING HIS DRINK ]

That's the spirit, I'll toast to that!!

[identitypolitics]

[ clink glass ]

Here's to a good time! What was your name, again?

[outofoffice]

[ Clink! CHUG! ]

It's Venti! And what of the party animal?

[identitypolitics]

Oh, me? I'm Saffron. I believe I'd be an upstairs neighbor of yours. We should have you all over sometime, honestly.