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Who: Anyone
Where: OLIVE GARDEN
When: Day 425, post-game

[ Venti helps herd folks from the game tower off to the Olive Garden to celebrate PEACE FINALLY WINNING FOR A CHANGE (ignore that we all lost)

Maybe you weren't at the game but you see a big crowd heading somewhere and join them, who knows! ]

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[ Climbing his way onto the unmanned bar with an entire bottle of wine in his hand. ]

Three cheers for seamless cooperation and pacifism!!!!

[ ofc you are ]

Dunno about seamless, but I'll drink to that.

[ Handing him another entire bottle of wine ]

As seamless as I can hope for, how about that?

[ ...Smallest beat of surprise before he takes it. He likes his candy drink, but he still appreciates Venti being willing to share. ]

Heh. It could've gone so differently. We came pretty close to sending out the actual danger flowers.

[ Whenever Mr. Life of the Party climbs down, Gent plonks down next to him with a large opaque bottle and two stone cups, into which he starts splashing a richly colored dark wine, colored like someone made a wine so deeply red it ceased to be red anymore. It's delicately fragrant but definitely strong. ]

I promised you some of this, I believe. It hits hard enough for celebrations and sorrows alike.

[ !!!!! ]

You remembered!

You can't possibly think you're that forgettable.

[ Passing him one of the stone mugs ] Not very delicate as glasses go, but it's the traditional serving method and they hold much more than a stemmed glass. They like their drinks strong and plentiful in that part of the world.

It's called scutten, or cut-tail. Because if you let a horse drink from your cup, you could cut their tail off and they wouldn't even notice. [ But he winks so that story could be bullshit. Or horseshit. ]

[ Aliza has sprawled herself across one of the tables and is stuffing her face with breadsticks. As one does. Whenever Venti comes even a little bit close she points emphatically at his bottle. Whazzat? Share! ]

[ Passing it her way with a wink ]

You've had better, but it'll do for now, I think.

[ She slides off the table and drapes over him, she's even less subtle as an amnesiac. And she tastes the wine. ]

[ She makes a face like she can't decide if she likes it, so she tries a much longer drink. ]

No bad. [ She has a very limited vocabulary, okay? ]

[ Look, it absolutely counted as a win in all the important ways. Still powers-on-the-fritz and forced-obedience, but other people's consequences are a way bigger deal to him. He's more than fine with his own.

Gonna have himself some brightly colored candy drinks, like this here grasshopper, and chill. ]

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[ In this state, once she finds someone she likes she sticks to them like a shadow. And there's breadsticks so there's a fair chance she won't wander off for a while. ]

[ In between stuffing her face she peers at Lupine's brightly colored drink, leaning over so her chin is nearly on the table and she can get good and close. ]

[ He notices and nudged the glass in her direction. ]

You want a taste? It's sweet.

[ Internally: goodbye drink. ]

[ He could get a drink of her own, or fifty, but let's be real she'd still take his. At least she waited to be offered, but... ]

[ She pokes the glass gently and watches the liquid stir. Giggles. She doesn't seem to know what to do with the thing. But it's pretty! ]

[ Tiniest grin. ]

It's a drink. You pick it up, like this.

[ Demonstrating. ]

And have a little like this.

[ Taking a sip. ]

[ A small sound of surprise! Ahhhh it's for eating!!! Excitement! ]

[ Holding her hand out for the glass! Fingers opening and closing like the impatient thing she is. ]

[ ...Definitely handing it over. ]

S'mint chocolate. If you like it, we can get you more.

[ She picks up the glass, tilting it a bit here and there to avoid any sloshing over the side with her effortless balance. Her sip is oddly dainty. ]

[ Her face lights up and she grins. ] More! More! [ Aren't you glad getting her drunk is a very tall order? ]

[ ...She's so cute, though? ]

Ha, we should compare notes on drinks later, I bet you've tried more things I'd like, too.

[ Getting a second grasshopper. Admittedly he doesn't quite expect her to keep his, but like, it wouldn't be a shock either. ]

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