house party (open log)

[laserguy]

Who: Scott Summers and anyone stopping by
Where: Scott's new home
What: Irresponsible teenager from 1980s America wants to throw a party like he sees in the movies. Also something something surviving the maze and dealing with the locals being cold suddenly. Also, it's Scott's and Jinx's birthday! Sort of. They're combining it.
Warnings: Underage drinking, teenage stupidity probably, will update as things continue!


[Maybe you saw Scott's post earlier about hosting a party, or just come across his house, the door's open and everything! Scott probably won't mind if it's someone he dislikes, but he'll just have to suck it up anyway! It's probably good there's not a lot of furniture in the house yet, leaving the space more open for people to mingle and play games. If it gets too crowded, well, there's always the front yard and a couple of rooms to hide yourself in.

Of course, it isn't a party without:

Food: Scott's only scourged up snacks on his end, along with a couple of pizza boxes and sandwiches, so potluck style, bring something that will amaze the other guests or make use of the bathrooms in the house looking at you Mitama.

Drinks: Along with some water and juice, it wouldn't be a party without alcohol. There's a keg of beer that he somehow acquired that people can pour into their cup. Sadly, he doesn't really have any other alcoholic drinks unless someone else decides to bring some!

Games: Any stereotypical game you can think of will probably be played, from Truth or Dare, to Seven Minutes in Heaven, Never Have I Ever, Would you Rather, Spin the Bottle, and etc. There's also a table where people can set up a game of beer pong at.]

[ooc: This is an open post, so please feel free to make your own top level!]

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kotone shiomi | p3p | ota!

[orphne]

[Honestly, Kotone's kind of excited about this! She's never been to a house party, but they're all over the movies, especially the American ones. And, well, Scott's an American, so she has some pretty high expectations for fun! And more importantly, mischief. Wearing a dark orange sweater dress and short boots, she's ready for both. Just pay no attention to the gun-like Evoker holstered at her hip! It's only for emergencies.]

1. 🎂

[Those who know Kotone can't possibly be surprised when she comes marching up to Scott's house as people are starting to arrive, precariously balancing a few different paper bags in her arms. She'd say her cooking is just okay, but she's had a lot of time to practice her baking between working with Fuuka's original cooking club back at school, and needing to fill her time in town doing something, so...

Chocolate cake, spiced apple cupcakes, sugar cookies, and chocolate truffles are added to the other food available. Listen, she knows Yu is doing some of the cooking already, and she trusts Scott to have gotten the basic party-fare, so this is her contribution! Grab them before they're gone! Also, she did take the time to do her best writing in icing Happy Birthday Scott! on the chocolate cake. Just in case anyone forgot why they're here at this party.]

2. 🎶

[Speaking of the reason why they're at this party... Kotone has a mischievous sparkle in her eye and a bright smile on her face as she approaches anyone but Scott himself.]

Hey! Do you think we should sing "Happy Birthday" for him?

[Either he'll appreciate the gesture or, more likely, get super embarrassed. Either outcome is acceptable.]

3. 💃

[Now, Kotone's never been to a house party before, but all the movies always had music. Luckily (or unluckily) for everyone, she'd found a busted pair of speakers back in the desert that she'd slipped into her bag for later. It had been pretty easy to get the guy at the casino to fix them for her in exchange for a few simple errands -- normal protag fetch quest stuff, honestly -- so now she can be seen fiddling with them in part of the room, one of her usual red headphones on her ear as she fiddles with the small, mid-2000s-era mp3 player that's always hanging around her neck.

Apparently satisfied with whatever she was fiddling with, she plugs the mp3 player into the speakers, and suddenly there's music! Nothing newer than early 2010, weirdly, but an upbeat assortment of rap, electronic, and pop. Now, just to get some more people in to dance...]

Hey!

[Your character doesn't look busy. She grabs them by the elbow and ducks around to give them a bright smile.] Dance with me?

4. 🃏

[Get her! She'll be bouncing around the party drinking, eating, dancing, and generally having a great time. Message me if there's something you're not sure about!]

bonus - truth or dare [open]

[orphne]

[You know what? After a drink or two, Kotone claps her hands for attention. She'll get this party game started!]

Hey-hey! Let's play truth or dare!!

[ooc: please use this as an open post! mingle, thread-jack, have a good time! post your character waiting for the dreaded question, or just post an open question for anyone to tag into. y'all know how this works]

[coordinatroll]

Oooh, me, me, me!

[ Well, someone's enthusiastic! The girl is raising her hand, eager to go first. ]

Let's see... I think going with "truth" will let us all get to know one another better, hmm~?

[ To be fair, Mitama's definition of "truth" is... a little liberal, but the people here don't need to know that. ]



[ Alternatively, if it's your turn to answer, Mitama has a question ready for you: ]

If you could have one single wish granted, what would it be? Anything goes~

[opheliac]

( truth or dare, eh? that's a game she can get behind! standing with her hands on her hips as if she already win, jinx blurts out with a wide smile on her face. )

Go ahead, dare me! I don't care what it is, I'll do it...!

2

[entreats]

[ Kotone, do you realise what kind of look you're getting from Ange here?

It's a look as if you suddenly grew a second head on the spot. Like Ange is witnessing something completely ridiculous. At least she didn't try to avoid Kotone when the other girl tried approaching her, despite Ange sitting somewhere off to the side at the party, but now she's hearing what the other girl is proposing..

Yeah, she definitely looks baffled. It makes her usual pokerface drop, even. ]

You want to sing?

[ Ange, is that truly such a strange activity.. At housewarming-birthday-party of all places.. ]

[orphne]

Yeah!

[She sees the look, but it doesn't discourage her at all. In fact, it just brightens her grin a little as she claps her hands together.]

Do you not sing for people's birthdays where you're from?

[Like, she was pretty sure that was standard everywhere, but maybe not...?]

jinx (arcane)

[opheliac]

( although she has a sentence that needs to be fulfilled by the council, those duties are the furthest from her mind when she arrives at scott's home. jinx told silco to not wait up on her since there is probably a seventy percent chance she will not be returning home. she didn't do it during the casino and she will definitely not do it tonight. where she might end up after all this, whose to say really. but who cares? this party is about letting loose and do whatever kind of crazy tactics she sets her mind to.

the girl arrives with not wearing her usual outfit or something lame the locals would wear. instead, she arrives in her attire being strangely modern than her typical get up. the clothing arrived mysteriously with her things and all in all, she digs it. but that isn't the only thing she is wearing however. around her small body is a sash that she wears pretty confidently. what? you didn't know it was her birthday? that's alright, she didn't really tell anyone. but you better come over and say it or she might get a little upset. besides just bringing herself, jinx also brought along two things with this party. one is her gramophone so she can show off some of her tunes to everyone. and the second thing is a small box of fireworks because every party needs them, right? )

---

i. { HEY, ARE YOU AKECHI?!?! — ❝ celebrate good times, come on! ❞

( sometime before the party, she had misfired a text message to someone about her birthday. in the end, it turned out to be someone by the name of akechi, whom, she had seen that name flutter around but never met or seen the face of. and since she invited him to this party, tonight will finally be the night she will meet face to face with this person.

and how will she meet this stranger you ask? why, by going up to person to person and ask the following question: )

Hey! Are you Akechi? Have you seen 'em? I gotta meet them, stat!!

---

ii. { @ FOOD TABLE. — ❝ play that funky music, white boi! ❞

( so the food selection seem pretty interesting to her. the sandwiches are something she knows of and some of the sweets (it was just a topsider luxury only), but the one in the box with something circular with cheese, meat, and... dough? just what the hell is it suppose to be? it's cut in a peculiar triangle slices and there are so many different toppings too. being curious, jinx cautiously picks up a slice of a pepperoni pizza -- her head cocking to the side to lift the food in bird's eye view to inspect it. ... huh, it's so oily too. but before she takes a bite, the teen is going to watch someone else eat it to see how it's meant to be consumed first. )

---

iii. { @ BEER PONG. — ❝ tonight i gotta cut loose, footloose. ❞
• cw: underage drinking.

oh, the misery. everybody wants to be my enemy.

MUSIC PLAYING: ENEMY BY IMAGINE DRAGONS
( so after watching and learning how to play this game called beer ping pong, jinx is had only miss one toss so far. but she takes that up as being a practice throw and after that, it's been shot after shot. due to shimmer in her bloodstream, sipping three cups of alcohol isn't enough to do her in or get her buzzed. it's like drinking water to her really. so on that third empty cup, she tosses the plastic glass behind her before looking to the nearest person beside her. )

You're up!

---

iv. { @ 7MINS IN HEAVEN. — ❝ & the club is jumpin', jumpin'. ❞ ( open mini-log )
• MUSIC PLAYING: GET JINXED! BY INX FANCLUB.

( sitting on the floor cross legged while rocking out to her own song with cup in hand, there seems to be a game "7mins in heaven" being played or at least suggested. jinx is completely unaware of the rules of this particular party game and decides to ask out: )

What's seven minutes of heaven?

(ooc: like truth or dare, make your own seven minutes of heaven top-level and/or starter here. threadjacking is fine and all that noise! )

---

v. { OUTSIDE W/ FIREWORKS. — ❝ girls just wanna have fun. ❞

( boy does she need some fresh air! and besides she brought fireworks to this thing and it'd be a waste if she stayed inside and not let them fly. so eventually, the girl picks up her little box of firecrackers and takes them out in front. plopping them carelessly at her feet, her pink eyes fling up to the sky above them -- examining closely. yep! definitely the right night to set them off. wanna watch or come join in? she'll be more than happy to put on a show! )

---

vi. { WILDCARD.

idk man. whatever you want to do here that's not in the choice list thingie. im tired.

Fireworks

[izanagis]

[After their mysterious text conversation, naturally, Yu has to investigate this fireworks situation. He even brought a bag of offering --an old mechanical metal clock and an assortment of gears that it came with-- as sort of a pre-apology-slash-birthday...thing. Anyway, he assumes she must be the one pulling out insane amounts of explosives.]

Wow. That's-- a lot of fireworks.

[opheliac]

( jinx hums gleefully as she takes one miniature rocket out of its home to properly set it up on the ground. a voice from behind draws her away from her work and she peeks over her shoulder to see a guy with a bag. )

Yyyyep! If ya asked me, I shoulda brought more than this. This is such a light load.

( except even if she manages to bring fifty rockets, it still wouldn't be enough in her opinion. her pinks flicker to the bag he is carrying and they shimmer briefly with interest. )

Ooooo, whatcha got there, Chum?

i

[entreats]

[ ...

See, this is exact reason why she told Scott she didn't want to come to his party. Because sooner or later the extroverts arrive. Imagine putting up with that.

And yet Ange is here. At the party. Apparently almost willingly putting up with extroverts, because after watching Jinx ask at least three people whether they are Akechi who are - clearly - not Akechi, Ange lets out a sigh like she's watching active torture play out in front of her eyes. ]

Jinx, what are you doing.

[ It's hardly even a question. Ange sounds so exasperated that the question mark just turns into a full on period. ]

.. Also, isn't it Scott's birthday? [ Yes, she noticed the sash.

What's even going on with any of this, Jinx. ]

[opheliac]

( oh, it's a familiar voice and dead ghost girl friend! skipping over (yes she is literally skipping to ange), she smiles brightly with a giggle to follow: )

Hiya, Ange, are YOU Akechi?

( didn't... she just say her friend's name though? jinx then waves her hand dismissively with a wink. )

I'm kidding!! I know you're not them. ( but both of their names start with an "A" so maybe she's on the right track of hunting them down. all she knows is they better show up to this party or she'll become pretty cross. )

I'm lookin' for my new friend! But I just know their name so I'm on the hunt!!

( sounds reasonable, right? at least in her brain anyway. as for the party comment, the twin braided girl stands more straight and proudly with her hands prop on her hips. )

And mine! ( jinx will let that little bit sink in. ) — It's my birthday too! I turned eighteen. Isn't that cool?

Tsunayoshi Sawada | Katekyou Hitman Reborn | Open

[theskyaccepts]

[Here's the thing. Tsuna hasn't been to a lot of parties, if he's being honest. Most of the parties he has been to are low key things with his friends, or intended low key things with his friends that are quickly hijacked by Reborn to become Vongola Monstrosities. If someone from his school was having a party, Tsuna was not invited.

So, he doesn't know what to do at a party like this. He's brought some food (mostly junk food since that seemed safe). But for now he's got juice and is mostly off to the side watching things happen. He looks a little out of place.

But maybe it's safe to hang out at the food table?]

[coordinatroll]

[ Aw, this won't do at all! Mitama has no intention of letting anyone be a wallflower for the duration of the party. After all, they're all here to have fun, no? So she walks up to the stranger near the food table, spring in her step and a smile on her face. ]

Hello there~ Are you a friend of Scott's, too?

[theskyaccepts]

[For what it's worth, Tsuna is not trying to avoid having fun. He just, doesn't really know how to in this context. But it's nice to be in a place where his life isn't on the line.]

Huh...oh yeah! I am. I'm a member of his club.

[So he's kind of required to be here.]

I'm Tsuna.

Quentin Quire | Marvel Comics

[querulus]

[a]
[Look, it's not that Quentin doesn't like parties. He loves parties! He's great at parties! He just doesn't like boring dumb normal parties for normal boring teenagers doing dumb normal teenager things. It's, frankly, beneath him.

That said, Quentin isn't exactly going to deprive anyone of the honor of his presence, right? Of course not. That would be too cruel!

So instead he's just going to be on the couch — and yes, obviously he's going to sit sideways and take up two full seats in an already sparsely furnished room and has his shoes up on the cushions even though he lives here — playing snake on his tablet and very obtrusively not partying.]

[b]
[But he can't just be an obnoxious killjoy in silence forever, obviously. After all, he's Quentin Quire, not Quentin Quiet!

Quentin makes a big show of stretching in the most noticeable way possible and makes sure to talk loudly enough to definitely interrupt any activities nearby.]

Ugh, this party is so boring. Has someone tried to kill all of us yet? That usually happens at mutant gatherings.

[And then he flops dramatically back onto the couch, arms crossed behind his head like he's about to take a nap. Which he totally is. That's just how boring your dumb party is!!]

Wake me up when someone tries to kill all of us.

[c]
[Oh, look, Quentin is participating in party festivities! Wait, no, he's just glaring disdainfully at the alcohol selection.]

Cheap, bland, watered-down. Not that I expected anything different, but would it kill someone to supply some halfway decent Merlot or hell, a Zinfandel?

[He glances around for the nearest person. If that's you, congrats! You're now in a conversation you probably didn't ask to be in with the world's most "I am feel uncomfortable when we are not about me?" person in the world.]

Not that it's a contest, but I had my 17th birthday party at my own club when I was the White King of the Hellfire Club. You had to have a printed invitation to get in the door. Very exclusive. But you know, Summers does his best.

b.

[opheliac]

( she quirks an eyebrow over his dramatic talk then shift her gaze over to an empty plastic cup nearby. a little idea pings in her brain as she swipes the thing and scurries off to fill up with water. if her right hand wasn't busted and wrapped up in bandages, she would go with two cups.

but one will do the trick for now. jinx makes her way back, moving around the crowd as she carefully approach the couch from behind. maybe he will be able to sense her, maybe not -- the point of that doesn't matter because jinx is going to be quick about it. and what she does is pour the cup of water over quentin's head like a nasty little thing she is before roaring out in giggles. )

Wake up! We're under attack...!!

( laughing louder at her little prank, she sprints off to the kitchen before he can get her. ... or maybe the point of this is she wants him to chase after her to go somewhere a little exclusive. who knows. still funny! )

[querulus]

[Could he be able to sense her? Probably. But that requires paying attention. And Quentin is far too busy being a drama queen to notice little things like "his surroundings". Besides, why would he worry about Jinx approaching the couch? Jinx is great! There's absolutely no way she would do anything unnecessarily terrible to him!

Quentin makes a spluttering, undignified noise when water gets dumped on his face, and he almost falls off the couch.]

What the hell! Et tu, Brute?

[Jinx, why!! Oh wait she already ran off. Okay....

Well, he could stay here where everyone just witnessed his utter humilation... or he could run after her and see what she's up to. Wow, what a tough choice!]

Hey! Hey! Don't think you can run away from me! [Yeah, he's clambering off the couch and racing after her, no hesitation.] Nobody pranks Quentin Quire!

c.....

[orphne]

Oh, wow...

[Kotone doesn't quite manage to feign as much interest as she probably should. For one thing, she works at a bar, so was it supposed to be her job to supply the good alcohol? She brought all the sweets and the birthday cake, though-! So not her job. Plus, she's not going to make Scott pay for stuff for his own birthday party, but she already pays for everything with Cooking Club, and Sewing Club, and- well, anyway.

Also she didn't celebrate her 17th birthday at all because SEES didn't really do that kind of thing. But sure! Brag about how exclusive yours was!]

Why didn't you bring the alcohol, then? Since you're an expert! [Said with a cheerful enough smile that it sounds like a genuine compliment instead of a dig.]

[querulus]

[Honestly, bless Kotone for even trying to sound interested. It's more than Quentin deserves. Unfortunately, no amount of sincerity can distract from the fact that she said the thing she wasn't supposed to say. Could Quentin have gotten good alcohol? Yes. But then he wouldn't have gotten to complain about the alcohol being bad! Duh! Come on, some-girl-Summers-apparently-knows! Keep up!]

What, me? I was... busy. [He will not elaborate.] And the locals don't like me anyway.

a

[entreats]

[ You know what's worse than being an introvert wallflower at a party?

Being an introvert wallflower at a party where the Introvert Couch Off To The Side is taken up entirely by one person. At least it's a person Ange actually recognizes, so that makes it a little easier, but.. it's still much more obnoxious than it has any right to be.

Oh, well. Scott did promise her he'd tell anyone off who gave her trouble, so technically Ange has nothing to lose going into this interaction, she figures. Even though she knows what Quentin is like pretty well at this point, she thinks. ]

At least share the non-partying couch. There's nowhere else to sit.

[ Maybe Ange would also like to sit on the couch and play games, dude?? ]

[querulus]

[Oh, good, someone he recognizes and isn't annoying. Quentin considers her request for... way longer than any decent person should — not that he's ever been confused for a decent person — but he does eventually swing his legs around to sit normally and in the process make room for her.]

Alright, Red [and no, he still doesn't know her name. It's not important.] but just because it's you. Summers or any of the Scooby gang would be S.O.L.

[This is the highest compliment he can give, okay.]

b

[breakin_ur_lore]

I...don't want someone to try and kill all of us. [He's somewhat oblivious as to what Quentin's trying to do, but he at least knows that! Anyway, the more interesting thing is that second part. He's heard a little about this from Scott, but...]

Are you a mutant?

yu narukami | persona 4 | ota

[izanagis]

[Yu has never been to an American house party, but what he expects is basically akin to a bunch of groups like his friends…so he's prepared for chaos. At least— he thinks he's prepared for chaos. It's entirely possible that he's not prepared enough. We'll burn that bridge when we come to it, right? Anyway, he's here, wearing a casual dark button-down and jeans.]

i. the food

[He heads for the food table first, unwrapping a box he's brought with him. Kotone may have the baking covered, but cooking food for other people is something of a hobby, for him, and he's honestly glad to put that skill to good use.

So he pulls out a couple of trays: potato croquettes, karaage, and grilled rice balls. Sorry, Scott. No sushi.]

ii. the party

[Yu spends much of the party socializing, and trying out the food, but he can also be convinced to dance or play party games (see the comments!). As the party gets crowded, occasionally you might find yourself bumped into, at which point he gives an apologetic smile.]

Hey, sorry about that. You alright?

iii. outside

[Outside the house, he's brought a pack of sparklers and a book of matches. Care to join him?

Or maybe you're more interested in how he's fishing in a pocket for a cat treat to give to one of the stray cats by the street…he looks a bit like he does this often.]

wildcard
[hit me! …preferably not literally!]

BONUS: never have i ever [open!]

[izanagis]

[Yu may not have started this little game, but he's here playing it anyway, and when it's his turn:]

Let's see. Never have I ever…gotten a tattoo?

[OOC: like the truth or dare and 7 minutes in heaven options, please use this to mingle, threadjack, and start your own never have I ever prompts!]

Med'an | World of Warcraft | OTA

[breakin_ur_lore]

[Food, part 1]

[Med'an's never been to a house-warming party, but you bet he's coming to Scott's. It did occur to him to see if he could make Scott some sort of decoration - some sort of sign or little wooden statue or something? - but he chickened out of it; he doesn't really know what "fellow teens" like, and he doesn't want to do something stupid or lame.

He's pretty sure you're supposed to bring something, though, so he opts for the thing everyone loves: food. He arrives with a smile and a slightly lopsided cake in hand.]

This is only, like, the third cake I've ever made in my life, but it's got a lot of sugar in it so it should be good.

[Food, part 2]

[If you are standing near the buffet table at any point in time, you may suddenly find Med'an standing next to you.]

Hi. What's your favorite? [He looks excitedly expectant, like a puppy who's getting a treat.] What should I try?