11 | they should worry

[alephbet]

Characters: Aleph and you!
Setting: Floor 1, Floor 62, Floor 86
Format: Actionspam
Summary: Aleph shares a little wine that will knock the unsuspecting out. He heads up to the beach, and from there to the fairy ring floor where he has a "little" problem.
Warnings: Drinking, by minors if you.. count Aleph as a minor. Will update to include other things if they occur.

[Floor 1]
[There was a rather large bottle of wine on the table.

On close inspection, it would be labeled with simply 'Dionysus' on one side of the label. Anyone paying any attention to it would get Aleph to smile and say:]

If you promise to drink responsibly, I'll let you have some.

[Warning: alcohol made by the god of wine is delicious, but severely intoxicating.]

[Floor 62]
[It's good to be on the beach when it's warm...

Don't mind Aleph's deposited top half of his armor. It was 70 degrees and it felt great to just stretch out on the beach there.]

[Floor 86]
[Maybe he'd drank too much of the wine. There was certainly a sway in his step when he was proceeding up the stairs, enough that he stepped off onto this floor in particular.

Right into a ring of mushrooms. Should they even be allowed to grow that close to the stairs? Either way, it was too late to think of that now, as a small group of fairies appeared and surrounded him.]

What a silly man!

Coming into our ring, how mean!

[Right, he could handle this, he negotiated with spirits for a living... He started to speak.] It was an accident-

Did he bring iron into our ring?

Scary, scary, we'll have to make sure he doesn't use it!

[Well crap.

The next thing Aleph saw was a swirl of lights, and then... everything suddenly looked a whole lot bigger.

Those who enter this floor after Aleph will notice that he's about the size of somebody's hand - that is, if they look before they step onto it.]

Comments

floor 62

[technologic]

[See, April had the same idea when she walked onto this floor. And then she spots Aleph, and politely glances away.]

Ah, s-sorry!

[alephbet]

For what?

[Waifu you have seen him shirtless.]

[technologic]

[But manners! And this is April.]

F-f-for bothering you... U-um, I can come b-back later, if you want...

[alephbet]

The beach would be big enough for us both even if we weren't married. And we are, so.

[He pats the sand next to him.]

[technologic]

[At least she doesn't hesitate to go sit next to him, even if she does still keep her eyes averted.]

Um... W-what's brought you to this floor?

[alephbet]

It's warm today. Since it won't be warm in winter, I thought I'd enjoy it.

[technologic]

Y-yeah, same here... Though I'll be kinda happy when it gets to winter, cause this is still way too hot for me...

Floor 1!

[midgarhorizon]

[Reno's here, dressed in that stupid Raven uniform that had wound up in his trunk for whatever stupid reason. The thing still pissed him off from time to time, but he had to admit it was useful to use going incognito about the Tower.

And, wow... that was a big bottle of wine. At Aleph's comment, though, he shakes his head.]

No thanks, on duty. Got to keep a clear head, y'know. Though it seems like every time we bump into each other, there's booze around.

[alephbet]

Fair enough.

[Aleph pours himself a tiny cup of the stuff. More like a shot, really.]

There's a certain appeal to just drinking your cares away, but actually I just got this from the tower after what went on.

[midgarhorizon]

Seems to be easier to get lately. Least I don't have to keep makin' the stuff anymore.

[Yes, that is a hint right there.]

How's your girl?

[alephbet]

Riki is usually the one to give it to us. The others either aren't so kind or are younger than me.

[He knows, he knows.]

April's doing alright. Worked herself a little too hard moving rubble, but most of us who were working did that. Lectured me for doing the same thing.

[midgarhorizon]

Oho, kinda figured it wasn't just the dorms that got hit. How many floors did it take out?

[He takes a seat nearby, pulling it around so he sits on it the wrong way, resting his arms on the back.]

Didja see them, too?

[alephbet]

Just the two under the dorms. One hundred was easier, it's powers-on. One hundred one not so much.

...And depends what you mean by 'them'. I didn't see anything, but once the leak started, I always felt like... something was watching me. And I could swear something tapped on my shoulder.

I'm sure you had it worse, though.

Floor 1

[oathshackledbird]

That wouldn't be what I think it is, would it?

[Diarmuid gives the bottle a look that is both curious and hopeful.]

I didn't think we would get to test it so soon...

[alephbet]

If you think it's wine made by the god of wine, that could even intoxicate the king of demons, you're correct.

[Amused.] Come on over.

[oathshackledbird]

[Diarmuid takes a seat next to Aleph, picking up the bottle so he can give it a closer look.]

So how did you get it so quickly? Was it a request or something else?

[He knew sometimes the Administrators gave them things on a whim. Those gifts are usually not so benevolent, though.]

[alephbet]

[The wine bottle doesn't have many identifying marks other than the name.]

I didn't request it - it just showed up after we all woke up back in our rooms. I got a sword back awhile ago, after another troubling event, in the same way.

Requesting anything is usually a bad idea anyway.

[oathshackledbird]

Tell me about it. There is a reason I don't request much. I've only done it twice and it was only for things that were very simple and not able to be twisted by sadistic Administrators.

[Diarmuid shakes his head and then sets the bottle down.]

Shall we have a drink then? I am curious to see what is stronger: your god of wine or my servant-enhanced tolerance plus the fact that I am Irish.

[alephbet]

I'll place my bets on the wine. No offense intended to you, of course.

[Aleph starts to pour Diarmuid a glass.]

floor 1;

[bydefacto]

[Sealand pipes up, surprised, from where he'd been watching across the table from Aleph.]

Really?

[alephbet]

You're older than me, it's not like I can turn you away based on that. You've just got to stop drinking when you start getting tipsy.

[This cannot go wrong.]

[bydefacto]

Y-Yeah, I'm old enough! That's what I've been telling everyone!

[He holds out a cup for Aleph to fill. He's always wanted to try alcohol. England would drink it all the time, it wasn't at all fair that he was never allowed.]

I'll not drink too much, I promise.

[alephbet]

That cup's still a little big. Here, how about a wine glass?

[Aleph finds Sealand a wine glass and fills it for him.]

That's how people drink wine, anyway.

[bydefacto]

I know that. France drinks stuff like this all the time!

[After a moment, he takes a curious sip of wine; he grimaces immediately, not at all accustomed to the taste of alcohol.]

Tastes weird.

[But that doesn't stop him taking a few more small sips.]

[alephbet]

It's an acquired taste. So I guess you haven't had much before?

[Aleph is a fairly heavy drinker and he's not two yet.]