❝friendship affirmation party❞

[guiltapalooza]

Characters: LOTS OF PEOPLE just look at the tags, gosh. Start your own threads, hop into others, and generally be free with your tagging decisions.
Setting: Floor 4, the one with the big glass windows and lots of couches.
Format: Action tags!
Summary: Clearly what the tower needs right now is a party, and Willow and Aradia have thrown one.
Warnings: Nada. Good clean fun.

[It's never exactly a clear day around this floor of the tower, but the billowing clouds outside the floor-to-ceiling glass windows are maybe a bit lighter and fluffier. There's a positive atmosphere spread across the whole level, mostly from the colorful lights sprinkled here and there, magical in nature and of all different colors. They glow like small fairies.

But the biggest pieces in the room are the couches and armchairs, strategically laid out in different circles, with tables in the center. Snacks and drinks stolen from the kitchen are on the tables, so nothing too spectacular-- but there are several batches of baked goods that Willow's made, cookies and brownies and so on. There's also some board games and decks of cards placed here and there, the obvious Earth ones included and some not so obvious other ones that she hadn't recognized.

Anyone who wants to is welcome to show up, whether invited or not, whether they know Willow or Aradia or not. Fun is going to be had, darn it. However, everyone on the floor, just for today, is privy to an anti-violence ward that will prevent any motions toward violence from completing. A punch won't land, psychic powers mysteriously won't do anything if they try to cause harm, and so on. As the tower is not fond of being affected in any way, this is an effect the characters have put on them from crossing the threshold from the stairwell, and it will be automatically removed when they leave. It is not noticeable unless they try something or are particularly sensitive to magic.

It also won't last forever, so if you really want to get into a fight, do it while the party's winding down. Willow's wards are good but they aren't up to altering-the-tower-without-major-consequences level, and she's made them mild enough to wear off on their own after several hours.

You're really here to have fun, though, right? You knew where to go because of the network post.]

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[guiltapalooza]

[It takes Willow a bit to notice him even so, but when she does she comes right over, curiosity and good spirits warring on her expression.]

Oh, hey, it's you. [It's not hard to guess who he is, despite having never met.] I'm Willow, we spoke on the net before? How are you doing over here?

[She can't help the last question, based on how he looks. Willow is nothing if not concerned for the people she likes.]

[2nd_dii2ciiple]

Oh! Yeah, about the flying lethhonth. [Here Willow, have the first shy smile of the night. Ψ doesn't give them out easily, especially when he's this nervous, but he liked you.] Hi. I'm okay, jutht... I'm not uthed to tho many people in one plathe. Or, you know, at all.

[guiltapalooza]

[Willow does feel accomplished to have gotten a smile, and immediately smiles widely back.]

I can see that. This party's pretty tame, though, so I think you'll be okay. Good on you for coming! You'll be used to it in no time.

[2nd_dii2ciiple]

Thith ith tame? [He looks faintly horrified by the prospect. If this is tame, he devoutly hopes things don't get wild. He's already on the verge of cutting and running.] Thollukth invited me, tho I came, but... it'th... crowded.

[guiltapalooza]

[She refrains from saying that there's no alcohol involved, so it's automatically tame, but stops when she sees his expression.

Her expression becomes worried, and sympathetic.] I'm sorry it's making you anxious. Could I do anything to help? Cause, I am glad to see you, in person! I don't want you to be scared off.

[2nd_dii2ciiple]

I'm glad to meet you, too. I'm jutht... a little worried about thomeone ordering me to do thomething. Are there any highbloodth here? [He looks around nervously. He hasn't encountered any yet, but there's a LOT of people here and he hasn't even come close to seeing everyone yet.]

[guiltapalooza]

Not any mean ones, [she says instantly.] But look, do you want me to keep an eye on you, from-- from across the room or whatever? I don't have any problem giving someone what for if they're bothering you.

[2nd_dii2ciiple]

Yeah, um, that would be good. I know there'th no violenthe here, but that jutht meanth I can't fight back at all if they order me to do thomething. [So far his only two succesful attempts at defying highbloods have been when he killed himself rather than obey their orders. He can't do that here, and the thought of having no escape again is terrifying.]

[guiltapalooza]

It's okay, I understand. I'll keep track of you.

You just try to relax a bit, okay? I won't let anything happen-- ruining a friendship party, for shame. [She tries to turn the mood more joking in a bid to help him stop focusing on all the reasons he has to be nervous.]

[2nd_dii2ciiple]

I'm ruining it? [He gives her a slightly panicked look.] I didn't mean to! Should I jutht go? I don't want to ruin it for everybody.

[guiltapalooza]

No, no! You're not ruining anything. Whatever jerkoff decided to harass you would be ruining it, but you're fine.

I want you to be here. You are doing the opposite of ruining.

[2nd_dii2ciiple]

Um. Well, I'm glad to be here, then? I'll try not to let anybody ruin it by pushing me around. [Yeah he takes responsibility for other people's actions, why not? He's the lowblood, everything is his fault.]

[guiltapalooza]

Don't worry about this so much, [she scolds gently.] You're not responsible for anyone else.

Come... have a cookie, play Parcheesi, make awkward friends. Party things. No worrying.

[2nd_dii2ciiple]

[He lets her draw him out of the corner, though he looks really uncertain about it.] I... don't think I know what that thing ith. That you thaid I should play.

[guiltapalooza]

I don't really know either, to be honest, it's just one of those classic board games. Chutes and Ladders is more my thing.

We could play that! [She perks up and leads him over to a couch with a table in front of it. It's still relatively out of the way, just not in the corner.]