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Characters: Rider (Alexander the Great)

macedonian and Waver Velvet

nonacquiescent
Setting: First the cafeteria and then probably the forest
Summary: Waver's freezing, Rider's a bro.
Warnings: Probably hunting later on

[Waver sits, huddled up with his blanket from his bed wrapped around him, part of it even over his head, and two sweaters on, but it's still not enough. Who thought it was a good idea to turn off the heat in winter?! Normally it doesn't matter that he's so weak and prone to illness, and it's pretty amazing he hasn't caught whatever's going around, but when he doesn't have proper clothing to be in the cold, it's definitely a problem. He can hardly move, and he definitely can't make a fire - mostly because he can't chop the wood, the fire itself is easy - so he just huddles into himself, shivering and sniffling wherever he goes. This time it's in the cafeteria, eating his nutrition bars.]

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[Uh oh, does he want to explain this to Rider? Next thing you know, he's going to want to have one...]

It's the kind of party a bunch of guys about my age would have. With the sole purpose of drinking until they either pass out, or sleep with a girl. They get these big kegs and are actually proud of getting through a bunch of them. It's ridiculous.

Ridiculous? Ha!

[He bursts into loud laughter] It sounds like a great festival of Dionysus! How could you find something so grand ridiculous?

[He could kind of see it coming that Rider wouldn't find it so ridiculous, but...to compare it to a festival for a god (no, the god of wine doesn't make it much better) is just...]

How can you say something so stupid is grand?! There's no point to it! They get so drunk they can't go to class, I'm sure people are arrested for doing stupid things because of it all the time! They probably even die from doing something stupid, much less the more obvious alcohol poisoning! Don't start getting any ideas, you hear me?!

[Rider raises a hand as a half-serious gesture to tell Waver to calm down]

Hou, such fire at something so simple! I say it is grand for if it is like a festival, as I believe more as you describe it, then it is a great celebration! Getting drunk is the greatest offering to Dionysus, and those that die from too much drink... Well, it is pitiable, but in some of the larger festivals, not unheard of.

[He rubs the back of his head, laughing] I do not drink as much as I did in my youth, but it was always great fun to wake up after a great feast not knowing where you were. It was a sign of a good night!

How is it a good night if you can't even remember it?! Besides, this has nothing to do with honouring a god!

Well, you do remember it! To a point, at least... And then figuring out the space you lost track of is a great challenge! Pieceing things together is quite fun!

[Like man, when I woke up and that library was burning down, that was hilarious to figure out!!]

[YEAH, HILARIOUS...]

If you like that sort of thing, play a murder mystery game or something!!

[He waves his hand dismissively]

Nonsense! It's much more satisfying if it's something genuine.

You actually think that's satisfying...

If you do anything like that here, I'm not going to help you.

Hou, would you not...? But if I were to throw such a celebration without your help, you would have to attend!

[Look at this idea you gave him Waver!!]

What, why would I have to come?! You know I don't drink, there's no point!

[PLEASE NO DON'T

PLEASE

wow look how fast they're getting to the forest, la dee da, this is good rping right here, in the middle of the night I go walking in my sleep, through the valley of fear, to the river so deep--]

[hey we could have discussed the merits of frat parties for 100 comments but ain't nobody got time for that]

[Whatever, AND SO THEY ARRIVE AT THE FOREST, and Rider immediately takes a deep, loud breath, stretching. It seems he's excited by the (semi-)carnage that's about to happen.]

Ahh, and so here we are! Boy, remember where these stairs are. I get somewhat disoriented in this forest, so it would be a shame if we were to lose our way to leave.

[it's not like either of them are about to change their opinions on the matter...

Waver, on the other hand, looks around with aprehension.]

Then why don't we just stay close to the stairs if you can get lost so easily?

Eh? [Rider regards Waver as if that's a dumb question...] No game will come this close to the stairs, that's why! We'll have to go deeper into the forest to find it.

...Fine. But if we get lost, it's not my fault!

[He grumbles to himself. Stupid Rider and his stupid ideas and stupid muscle and...stupid.

But then he hears twigs breaking and rustling deeper in the forest and suddenly panicking, jumps closer to Rider. If he didn't already have the cloak on, he would have been cowering inside it.]

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