towerofanimus | We're Gonna Party Rock Till The Day Comes Up!

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We're Gonna Party Rock Till The Day Comes Up!

Characters: EVERYONE
Setting: Floor 38
Format: Whatever you feel comfortable with. Prose, action, it's all good.
Summary: The giant party is finally here! Mingle, Blind date and strange things ahoy!
Warnings: WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN.

Floor Thirty-Eight. Normally just a simple lounge, it was now Party Central.

It was clear Eikichi had put all of his heart into it. Say what you wanted about him, but he was a good manager and organizer. The place didn't look the same, with the flower bouquets strewing in odd corners, the bright pieces of tissues hung around like garlands. They had no balloons so they made with. A few banners hung into the air, the words crudely painted with Maya's name and wishing her a happy birthday. There was also a few others with the names of the birthdays Eikichi had managed to get.

At the entrance, there was a a few large baskets filled with corsages that Jun had prepared - acacias white (friendship and chaste love), yellow (secret love) and pink (friendship), white violets (Purity; Candor; Modesty; Innocence; Let's take a chance on happiness) and pink roses (Perfect happiness, please believe me; Friendship) expertly woven pieces of stems and grass meant it required no other materials than the flower themselves.

Of course, the meanings were not written. You just had a few to chose from. Then you could offer one to your date to wear on their hand...if you wished.

As Eikichi had said, no pressure.

...Except for coming, of course.

Those that were part of the blind dates had each been given a small piece of paper with a symbol.As they entered they could see a small sign instructing to try and find the other person with the same symbol. This would be their 'date' of the night.

On the farthest left to the entrance, they had dragged in a gigantic music system, with an area for a DJ to run (Tatsuya had helped with the wiring). Some large pieces of metals had been lined up to cover the floor, making a fake stage and on top of that, he had placed various instruments - along with those of his band, of course. The stage would be open for them to play later, regardless.

The main area reserved for food was a few tables that had been dragged in here, covered with whatever tissues they had found and filled with all the food they could take - some of it was typical stuff found in the cafeteria this week (but no gross stuff - Eikichi didn't want living maggots in his cheese today), the rest had been made by those nice enough to help with the cooking. There wasn't that much typical 'party food' as creating your own sweets and chips does take a while, but the jerky meats, the hot soups and the vegetables more than made up for it. The drinks were placed right besides it and who knew how many trips they had needed to set it all up.

There were also cakes on the next table, enough to feed at least everyone in the part a generous slice. Considering the ingredients and the people involved they ranged from the very simple to baked pies using the available fruits, and a single cake which appeared to have more work than the others. They did with what they had, and it was fantastic they had so much at all.

All the chairs and bags found in that room normally were tossed in a corner facing the central area so that people could sit down if they felt like it, but the central area was reserved to talk, mingle and dance once everything REALLY got underway.

It would soon too, once the crowds started to get bigger and bigger.

[OOC - Hello and welcome to the party log! Let's mingle and have fun because the tower doesn't let us have much of it. You can start a brand new thread when you are blind dating and mark them (EIKICHI AND MIYABI ), or if you want to do something like "JADE DJs A FEW SONGS FOR YOU" and people can reply to that. You can make multiple threads to a reply to, so if someone wants to talk to Eikichi, then someone else does later. Just make sure any closed threads are marked with [CLOSED] so other people know they can't pop in! Otherwise...it's free game.

The following are links to the sections to faster reading, and will be updated:
Entrance (Coming in)

Blind Dates
Yusuke & Sayaka ║ Leon & Kafuka ║ Ryoji (AU) & Chihiro ║ Rod & Yuko ║ Lelouch & Fi ║ Yosuke & Kyouko ║ Reno "Sparky"& Vriska [OU] ║ Naoki & The Disciple ║ Mondo & Amaterasu ║ Karkat & Xion (AU4) ║ Gamzee & Wriggle ║ Taro & Homura ║ Dave Strider & Jin ║ Siira & Ryoji [OU] ║ Lina & Ganondorf ║ Reno "Rusty" & Ronald ║ David Lalonde & Beat ║ Equius [AU1] & Link (LttP) ║ Yulin & Jade ║ Selene & Rude ║ Riku [AU] & Aphrodi ║ Eridan (Jade) & Cloud ║ Xehanort & Veigar ║ Tara & April ║ Jirou & Cross ║ Luke & Soma ║ Futomimi & The Dolorosa ║ Haruna & Sora (AU) ║ Rhyth & Marty ║ The Signless & Xue'Kol ║ Tifa & William ║ Riku & Naminé ║ Monobear & Makoto ║ Lisa & Adachi ║ Kidou & Urotsuki ║ Koujirou & Feferi ║ Kuja & Zidane ║ Gimli & Legolas ║ Kanji & Naoto ║ Xion (OU) & Yu ║ Sora (OU) & Kairi ║ Eriko & Naoya ║ Eikichi & Miyabi

Individual Threads (For Mingling)
Eikichi Mishina ║ April Sinclair ║ Dave Strider ║ Jade ║ Tara Maclay ║ Jun Kuosu ║ Gamzee Makara ║ Ken Amada ║ Momotaros ║ Emmett Brown ║ Gandalf ║ Legolas ║ Sayaka Miki ║ Mami Tomoe ║ Minako Arisato ║ Yu Narukami ║ Minato Arisato (OU) ║ Maya Amano (Birthday Girl) ║ Minato Arisato[AU] ║ Ishtar[AU] ║ Jade Harley(AU) ║ Link (TP) ║ Naminé ║ Aphrodi ║ Chidori Yoshino ║ Enoch ║ Lelouch ║ Hei ║ Asakim Dowin ║ Professor Hojo ║ Tohru Adachi ║ Ryotaro Dojima ║ Sauntering Snowstorm ║ Zelda ║ Xion [OU]

Activities
Dancing ║ ELVISH SINGING

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[ He is silent for a moment. ]

... No, don't punch them. I killed people. Whether I wasn't myself or it was Thanatos, I don't know, but... I caused those people pain. It would be wrong to make them feel bad for hurting... wouldn't it?

[ Once a martyr, always a martyr. And with that subject to a close, no matter how he feels about it, Minato allows his usual placid, polite manner to take over. ]

However, if... you don't mind my asking, could you tell me more... about your world, Sayaka-san? If it isn't... too much trouble, that is.

...

_{[Well, it's hard to argue with that. She lets her arm fall back to her side, a bit limply.]}

Alright, so no punching.

Uh-! Sure, I wouldn't mind talking about it. ..well, there's a few things I'd rather say in a less festive atmosphere, but I can cover basics!

I'm from Mitakihara, Japan. From what I can tell, it's about even with any world with computers. Overall it's normal, but...

_{[Her expression darkens a little.]}

There's magic, hidden around.

[ He pauses. But it is brief. ]

... Why don't we head for the stairs, in that case? It might be better to talk away from this crowd.

[ He understands entirely. ... Unfortunately. ]

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Haha, yeah, I like that plan.

_{[And then they ollied out of the party. Obviously, this party thread must take place chronologically last for both of them.

Once they've scaled the stairs into the gratifyingly deserted dormitory floor, Sayaka takes a breath, mentally searching for where to start.

..well, she already mentioned the magic, and that was the real.. important, part.]}

We're called Puella Magi, or sometimes just 'magical girls.' There's this little animal, Kyuubey - he doesn't look like any normal critter, and most people can't see him. He's the one that turns you into one, by making a contract. Eh.. as far as I know, that's the only source of magic in my world.

[ Once they're alone, Minato listens, contemplative. ]

... That's Latin, Puella Magi--it's close to magical girl, though. But I... think it means "girl of the sorcerer"? It's been awhile since I picked up any Latin books, but... anyway.

[ He knows well. His Persona is quite fond of Latin. He's studied it a bit himself, out of curiosity.

Anyway, that said, she is free to continue. He is leaning against a wall at this point, listening intently. ]

..huh. I guess Kyuubey had bad grammar.

A, anyway. When you make a contract, you agree to fight Witches. They're..

_{[Sayaka wrings her hands together for a second, particularly, she touches the ring she's wearing.]}

They're basically monsters. They hide in these pockets of space that they twist up all nightmarish like, and that's where their bitty monster buddies, the familiars, spawn from. Wherever one sets up shop, it puts these marks on peoples' necks and that messes with their heads.

..Some people turn suicidal, some... go after other people. Either way, Puella Magi have a really good reason to wanna fight Witches!

[ ... He can't help himself, here. The similarities are... uncanny. ]

... Just like... the Dark Hour.

[ That's said quietly, however. ]

But it isn't that simple.

[ It's NEVER that simple. ]

It isn't.

--Uh, good news! You get a visual demo!

_{[With a flourish that definitely doesn't suit her mood, Sayaka nabs the Grief Seed that Homura had given her from her pocket - she holds it by the needle-like tip, and twists it a bit so he can see the different sides of it.]}

This is what's left behind when you beat a Witch. Our magic doesn't last forever, and here's what restores it.

_{[She feels like she'd entered that odd, distant way of talking again - a way of separating her emotions from the information, lest she not be able to explain at all. Ah, well. Sayaka turns up the palm of her free hand, and there's a brief flash of blue as her soul gem turns from a simple, rune inscribed ring into a rather cloudy gem.]}

..This is a Soul Gem. It's created when you make a contract. Before you ask, it's.. exactly what it sounds like it is. With a Grief Seed, you clean it.

_{[And now for the demo. Sayaka holds the two trinkets close to one another, and before long, the cloud inside the gem actually drains out from its surface, into a little black miasma that's quickly sucked into the Grief Seed.]}

[ ... He isn't sure if he should be disgusted or slightly thankful their problems are so god damn similar. He may not be wearing his soul as a ring, but... ]

I'm glad you told me this. I know it's... been a lot of trouble for you, Sayaka-san. But we're... not all that different.

[ He has to admit... he's surprised. If that contains her soul, then, well... it's not very different from how a Persona user works. And how they're corrupted versions of them, really... how their Suppressors keep them alive but slowly kill them.

... He thinks he understands. ]

... And the witches?

[ He's not going to ask a big, obviously invasive question. She can answer any part or any way she wishes. But he has a hunch, and he's... hoping this isn't... as bad as he feels it can be. ]

_{[...Briefly, Sayaka smiles.]}

Yeah, I think so too. Especially because of the last.. thing..

_{[It disappears as soon as she gets back to her explanation mode.]}

So there's two big questions left after all that, right?

'Where do Witches come from,' and 'what happens when your soul gem gets too dark?'

...The answer to that is the same thing.

[ He... has to laugh. It's a little bitter, though. He... can get that easy enough. ]

... Ahhhh, I should be more surprised than I am, but I suppose I've been jaded for a very long time...

[ He looks away. He supposes... it's his turn. ]

They were people once, just like you. Right? ... Well, Shadows... are like that, in a sense. Denied parts of people, humanity's negativity. Our Personas... are basically the Shadows within us. We just keep them at bay and figured out how to harness them, by invoking a suicide response to protect ourselves. But us... well, our Suppressants are basically your Grief Seeds. But there's no such thing as fixing this sort of thing.

... And people will get hurt no matter what you do.

_{[--well, demonstration's long over. Sayaka tucks the Grief Seed back away in her pocket, and her soul gem fades back into a ring, with much less fanfare.]}

Yeah. Once Kyuubey took my soul out, there's probably no way to turn that back.

..It took me a long time to figure out the last secret. Um, I didn't really even figure it out myself. I'm pretty thick-headed, so it took a first-hand experience and someone's second-hand account with that.

_{[Clawing her way back to her normal level of direct engagement in conversation is surprisingly hard. But she'd just end up stumbling and clamming up if she let herself dwell on what she was saying.]}

Both our worlds are filled with things like that, huh...? I wonder if the tower drags in a lot of people from places with stupid awful cycles.

[ He'll latch onto this. And he won't forget it, either. What Sayaka has told him, here, right now. Today. Before then, too.

... He's quiet for a moment, but there's a sort of silent understanding in his eyes that says... he knows exactly how she feels. ]

I'll be honest... I wonder if you're right about that. Maybe we're just better subjects. I don't know. Whatever it is... and whatever else happens?

[ It was hard to say. But... well, he feels like Sayaka deserves his respect, here. So finally, he places his hands in his pockets and looks back to her. He will give her the respect he feels she deserves. ... Which oddly enough is him being less polite and throwing honorifics out the window, but whatever. ]

I want you to know you're not alone. At least, not as far as... with us, anyway. We're pretty dangerous to be around, but I think you can handle yourself fine. You're a smart person, Sayaka. ... Jin's kind of a thick-headed idiot at times, but he's a good person, beneath that. Loyal to a fault. That'll be the death of him someday, probably, but... he cares too. About you. I'm certain of it. The last month was hard on him... and we don't trust people easily, for their own safety, and our own.

[ He pauses, briefly, then a small smile makes its way to his face. ]

And anyway, after last month, it would be stupid if we didn't try and at least help each other when we can. ... Right? I don't claim to be perfect, or anything, and I'm not exactly the world's best candidate for "friend of the year" or even "normal", but... ahh, screw it. Normal's overrated.

_{[In her sage opinion, honorifics aren't worth all that much, anyway.]}

I think I like the sound of that. Perfect's pretty boring anyway, right?

_{[..ever since Mami told her about the timeline she'd come from, where everyone worked together.. Sayaka had been abashedly enamored with the idea of teammates. People you could rely on when things are dangerous. It was in opposition to how she used to think - "Don't let anybody else get dragged into it," mostly -]}

So, now do I get to say "Welcome to Team Sayaka Miki?"

[ ... Oh dammit that cheeriness is infectious. ]

I was told there would be shirts.

[ He's joking, of course. ]

Clearly I'll have to make some.

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We're Gonna Party Rock Till The Day Comes Up!

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of course she casually leaves out the whole getting a wish part

she would. oh, Sayaka 8( he would never judge

the day she willingly talks about wishes is the day i eat my hat prolly

I hope you like that hat's flavor cause I bet it will happen

1/2 i'll prepare a paper burger king hat so that i don't kill my insides i guess

2/2 all the comments!!

Well good, don't want you getting sick from hat-eating

indeed!

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