towerofanimus | Finally, another party

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Finally, another party

Characters: ProtoLancer

puppy_lancer, Zero Lancer

oathshackledbird and anyone interested in attending a birthday party. Details here.
Setting: Meadow
Format: Anything goes
Summary: Lancer throws his brother a party. Everyone can come except for the Archer (meaning they can come crash the party anyways)! Feel free to tag into any of the threads set up or invent your own scenario.
Warnings: None yet!

[It had taken some preparing, but the party was finally set up in a satisfactory way. There was a table for food and drink dragged in from the cafeteria, a wooden bucket filled with water with fruit floating in it, a strange paper mache Jason head pinata stacked on a scarecrow body, and a board with a pig with a Ganon head scribbled on it along with several spiraling paper "tails" attached to thumbtacks. There are no party decorations, but Lancer figures the flowers and sunshine should be decoration enough.]

[Now it's just a matter of waiting for people to show up.]

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Wow you are a brave one! All right! Go for it!

[Diarmuid steps back to give her room, though he is ready also to help her if she needs it.]

Good luck!

[While stepping back was nice, Yotsuba couldn't do anything until Diarmuid put her down.]

Yotsuba will! But..I can't hop up here! Put me down!

Oh, can't you?

[Diarmuid gives her a silly smile before setting her down.]

And here I thought you could do everything! All right, all right. Now give it a try!

Yotsuba can't do everything! But when I'm grown-up I'll be able to!

[Yotsuba did not say thank you, but she did close her eyes and start to hop on one leg. She wasn't too bad, and she didn't fall, but..she was hopping a bit too far to the left and would eventually bump into a table.]

Of course you will.

[He laughs softly, watching her until he notices just how much to the left she is going. When it becomes clear that she is heading for the table, he moves to gently direct her back toward the game.]

Too much to the left there little one. Want to try again?

Huh?

[Yotusba felt Diarmuid, and she let him direct her back to the game. Opening her eyes, she saw that she was a bit too far away, and smiled.]

I will!

[So, closing her eyes, she started to hop to the board again. This time, she actually managed to stay on target..but she stuck the pin right in the middle of the pig's head.]

[Even if her aim is off, Diarmuid still claps for her.]

Not quite the right spot, but it is in the pig. I think that counts! What do you say, little one?

[While Yotsuba was happy that Diarmuid was clapping for her, when she opened her eyes and saw that the poor piggy had its tail on its head, she pulled it out and turned to Diarmuid, frowning a little. Yotsuba was many things, but lazy, she was not.]

No! The tail goes on the bottom..the piggy will be sad if it's on its head!

Well, yes, but it's a good first try, right?

[He gives her a silly smile.]

So if that is not good enough, will you try again and aim a little more rearward?

[Yotsuba returned the smile and nodded.]

Yup! I'll get it right this time!

[..Sadly, Diarmuid, Yotsuba wasn't always the best at festival games, and while she had never played this one, this was no exception. However, this time, when Yotsuba closed her eyes and hopped to the pig, she managed to pin the tail on the behind of the pig. It was crooked, but it was there.]

Bravo! Second time lucky!

[Diarmuid claps for her again.]

You are a quick learner!

[Thankfully, it was because a game like this was easier than scooping up balloons in water. However, at the clapping, Yotsuba opened up her eyes, put her foot down, and smiled at her success before walking back to Diarmuid.]

I am!

[Sometimes.]

That was fun! What game will you play?

[Diarmuid grins at her before picking her up and spinning her around. When they stop spinning, he is facing the other two games.]

I don't know! Pick either the number one or the number two. That will decide which game I do.

[Mentally, he has assigned number one to the pinata game, while two has been assigned to the bobbing for fruit game.]

[Yotsuba, as usual, would let Diarmuid pick her up and would laugh happily as they spun around. At the number picking, Yotsuba doesn't really think about it much or deliberate.]

Number two! Play that game!

[Two was bigger, so it had to be the better choice, right?]

Two it is!

[He carries her over to the buckets with the fruit in them before setting her down and kneeling next to the buckets to give them a look.]

Somehow, I don't think we are making fruit soup here. What do you think we are suppose to do?

[Yotsuba, being much smaller than Diarmuid, would stand on her toes and try to peer into the bucket.]

I don't know..maybe you have to eat them?

[That's what she'd do, anyway.]

Maybe you could afterward, but what kind of game is one where you just eat fruit?

[Diarmuid splashes his hand in the water lightly.]

And why are they in here? If you were going to just eat them, why put them in the water?

[At the questions, Yotsuba puzzled and ponders as hard as she can.]

Yotsuba doesn't know..but it would be a fun game.

Perhaps, but I get the feeling there must be more to it than this.

[He reaches into the bucket with his hand and pulls out an apple.]

Perhaps like the other game there is something in this one that makes what seems like an easy task harder. Do you have any ideas what would make this harder?

[Yotsuba watched as Diarmuid pulled the apple out with his hand..and then something clicked.]

Oh! Maybe you have to pull them out with your eyes closed! Or with your mouth!

Or maybe both? That would definitely make things harder.

[Diarmuid drops the apple back into the bucket and shifts so he can more easily lean his head over it.]

All right, I will give that a try. Are you ready to cheer me on?

I'm ready! Do your best! I know you can do it! Good luck!~

[As she cheers, she hops up in the air and throws a fist up. Never let it be said that Yotsuba lacked for energy.]

[Diarmuid grins at her and nods, turning back to the buckets. He links his hands behind his back and then closes his eyes leaning down over the bucket. He bobs around for a few moments, trying to catch something before sitting back.]

It's hard to get a hold of the round ones. Lets try something with a different shape...

[While Yotsuba could understand why this was tough, she couldn't see why their shape would be the problem.]

But they're all round!

[Diarmuid shakes his head.]

There are a few that aren't quite so round. I am going to try for one of those.

[He closes his eyes again and bows down. After a few moments, he comes back up triumphant with a pear in his mouth. He grins and drops it into his hand.]

There we go!

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..I use this method all the time to pick things...xD;

Quick and easy! LOL!

Exactly! And you avoid personal bias. xD;

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