Once you party with us

[knightime]

Characters: Dave Strider, the loser Homestucks with birthdays in December, Naminé, and everyone else who's in the Media Room at that time.
Setting: Media Room
Format: Either
Summary: Party in the media room. Look at all these stupid kids who have birthdays in December.
Warnings: Teenagers are dumb. Stupid shenanigans.

It wasn't really a proper party set-up. There were no decorations or anything that would signify it were a party. Dave didn't really have supplies or time to make anything and he wasn't really around to even plan anything in the first place.

Jason didn't really make it any easier by giving them only foodbars and water for this month either.

But he did try. He made those shitty paper ringlets to hang and he taped really crappy drawings of balloons to the walls. An attempt was made and he thinks his balloons are pretty fucking awesome anyways. It was a little sad. The list was a lot shorter than he anticipated. He ignored that nagging thought though. He didn't want to recall that a lot of his friends had left while he was gone.

Yeah, pretending that isn't a thing that happened.

Too busy admiring his really shitty attempt at birthday decorations.

Damn, he even made a cake. Ok. It wasn't really a cake. He mashed nutrition bars into a bowl with water and attempted to bake it. That...that didn't actually really come out like he hoped. Mostly, he put it in too long so the outside was completely burn yet the middle was still a really gross mush. No one was probably going to eat it. But it's the thought that counts...

It's a really gross fucking cake.

Obviously though, he should be in charge of birthdays all the time. "Fuck, I'm amazing at this." No, Dave. This is pretty shitty and you know it. You tried though. You tried.

[[OOC: Feel free to threadjack and mingle!]]

Comments

[lethechained]

[The 'gross' is echoed in Naminé's expression, along with a hint of distress.]

Do you think they'd really do that...?

[She knows enough about to troll culture to know that it's quite violent, but--... well, actually, she wouldn't put it past them.]

Huh. You're probably right - I get the feeling that that isn't the same 'Eve'.

[reddeadvirtuoso]

Probably? [Sheeee doesn't really wanna think about this anymore, eugh. Good thing the cake wasn't that appetizing anyway.] I mean, I don't even know what's normal in a world that has doomtowers like this, so I guess I wouldn't be surprised if they suddenly broke out the guts-y tinsel.

[At the latter part, she shrugs.] Maybe they have their own weirdo Troll Jesus Eve. I dunno.

[lethechained]

[Oh man. This is... definitely not a nice thought for her, either, if that frown is any indication.] They didn't last year...! So there's that. [Not that they won't get creative this year, but--]

Mm, maybe. I guess neither of us would know, anyway.

[reddeadvirtuoso]

You were here last year?

[Jade hardly even knows how long this place has been around, OK.]

[lethechained]

-- Oh! Yes, I was. I've been here for about a year and a half.

[... Way to say that like it ain't no thang, Naminé. There's really only a hint of weight to it and that's mostly because she knows it can be kind of troubling, thinking about being stuck in the tower that long oneself.]

[reddeadvirtuoso]

Jesus.

[Jade may not have been the most emotionally intelligent person, but you couldn't hide that weight too well from a Time Player who knew that kind of emotional weight way too much.]

...Has it always been this bad?

[lethechained]

[Naminé smiled, though it was the sort of smile that was meant for another person's benefit.]

... It has. [It's regrettable to have to say it, but she's no willing liar.] The tower was smaller back when I first arrived, but... it's the same sort of place it's been the whole time I've lived here.

[reddeadvirtuoso]

So the only thing that really changed is that guy going construction happy I guess. [Well. She wasn't really sure what she was expecting when she asked the question, but. Whatever!]

That's dumb.

[lethechained]

More or less. But... it can get easier, as time goes on. [Even if it may not be enough.]

[... Nod.]

[reddeadvirtuoso]

How?

[Genuine question there, with an astounding lack of any affected facetiousness.]

[lethechained]

Getting used to it, I suppose. And-- if you really choose to... you can usually find something good about the situation. If you don't let them break you, if you don't give up on hoping, or on the things that makes living here better, like your friends, or what you can do - that helps. [She kind of learned a thing or two about that already.]

[reddeadvirtuoso]

[Jade just sort of...awkwardly tucked her hands in her pocket. Well, awkward for her, it might have been hard to tell really with those giant sunglasses hiding most of her face.]

Sounds like you got the right idea. Not a whole lot to do around here that won't get you killed though.

[She knows ok.]

[lethechained]

[The other girl's head tilts slightly, but she makes no comment if she DOES notice any awkwardness.]

Well-- that depends on what floor you're on. ... Not that that's always safe, either, but... maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to try a new hobby?

[reddeadvirtuoso]

Hobby? [Her nose scrunched a bit at the idea. She'd done all sorts of stuff back home, but even with everything that was here, it kind of felt like there was nothing to do, in a weird way.]

Like what?

[lethechained]

There are a few floors with books, or ways of making things. And-- there's always the media room, if you'd like to watch movies or play games. You could even do something with plants.

[reddeadvirtuoso]

[She scrunched her nose a bit.] I'm not really that good at any of the school-ish reading crap. And the media library around here is kind of lame.

Plants sound cool I guess, but kinda slower than uphill molasses.

[lethechained]

[Her smile is apologetic.] Yes, it's... not for everyone. I'm sorry.

That's true. Still, it might be better than nothing, right?

[reddeadvirtuoso]

Nah, don't apologize. I was just really bad at the whole school shtick. [Though that may be by choice.]

Yeah, I guess it's worth a short. Sorta. Better bring a book or something.

[...badumpsh?]

[lethechained]

[That smile is still apologetic, but perhaps less so.] I see. Well, at least you had the chance to try it, even if you didn't like it.

[... Hee. She smiles a little wider. Totally benignly,] Mm. Sounds like a plan.