synflux | ( OPEN ) we are here and going to make it everyone's problem

WHO: Team Everlight and YOU
WHAT: Breaking the ice with a spontaneous slumber party
WHERE: Everlight wing
WHEN: Some time after arrival
WARNINGS: Destroying friendships with UNO or something. Will edit for real as things come up.

(The fun thing about being taken and thrown into a new place is no one really knows you so when Tsurumaru Kuninaga is missing from dinner, he's sure no one really notices. Eventually someone will learn that whenever he's missing for too long, he's probably up to something if he doesn't actually have something to do.

He returns some time towards the end of dinner, when most people have probably begun to settle a bit for the evening. He stumble-dashes back to the base with an armful of plastic shopping bags and oooh he is definitely up to something…)

& SET UP

In the Everlight wing, they need to do some ☆re-arranging☆. Some desks and chairs need to be borrowed from rooms to drag outside for the food. While they're at it, they might as well grab the blankets and pillows too. They might also have to figure out what appropriate music to play. So maybe someone knocks on your door to commandeer your furniture and time. Or maybe they figure out a way to play music so everyone can hear and you end up drawn out by music.

Maybe you get sent out to buy more snacks and drinks for everyone while you're standing around with nothing to do. Let's go, Everlights. It's time to drag people into early shenanigans.

& FOOD & GAMES

There is plenty of food to be found. Check out the mixed bottles of different flavored sodas and teas, assorted chocolates, and other sweets from the convenience stores. Eventually, a couple of pizzas and a few more substantial things might show up on the table. Some of them are traditional flavors characters will be used to seeing but others may… be more out there. There sure are a lot of more experimental foods combinations in the future, huh? Have you ever tried coffee-flavored water? Yogurt-flavored potato chips? Flaming hot lava chocolate? What about calamari Oreo pizza? Well, now is your chance.

There are also stacks of playing cards and maybe some other silly toys and games from whatever is the equivalent of a dollar/pound store in the future.The 100 Kryptos store? Which version of UNO do you know how to play? Do you know how to play Werewolf or Mafia? There are plenty of bottles to spin. Give someone a call and see if they answer or else you have to eat one of those cursed pizza slices. Of course, when enough people gather around, there are plenty of other ways to make your own fun.

& CHILL

For more introverted characters that might want a quieter place to hang out, some Everlight has probably left their room open. Pillows and blankets have been piled into the room to make it a quieter, more laidback place to hang out. When was the last time you made a pillow fort?

// WILDCARD/OOC

Hello, Tsuru gets bored easily and he wants everyone to have ☆good vibes☆ because bad vibes make him sad so he is steamrolling and dragging people into slumber party shenanigans. It's in the Everlight wing but other characters can hop over if they're curious or dragged in. I asked the mods about the potential consequences of staying the night and they said it would be fine for the slumber party so go wild.

Treat this as an open mingle and feel free to come up with your own ideas and tag around. If anyone really needs me for anything, you can DM me or catch me on plurk (

yosakoi ).

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ Poor Tsuru. It's only because he chose to surprise the unflappable one. ]

Why would I be?

[ He points towards the area where more people are gathered. ]

You should scare someone else.

You could try to be a little more interesting.

(People with no reactions are boring. Are they even alive? They might as well be stones if they're going to be exactly the same all the time!!!)

And I'm trying to surprise people, not scare them! There's a difference.

[ Again: ]

Why?

[ This could count for both of these things, but it's not like he cares about what other people think of him. And, he only expands on the latter. ]

I don't see the difference. Some will get scared either way.

People who try to scare others are no good.

(Obviously.)

Surprises, however, are good and essential for life.

(HE SAYS LIKE THIS IS THE MOST OBVIOUS THING IN THE WORLD. Like the sky is blue, homework sucks, candy is delicious, and surprises are essential.)

[ If only there was a way to be more unimpressed than he already is. ]

Seriously? [ The exasperation is evident in his voice, but it's mild for the time being. ] Some of us can make do without surprises.

[ It's totally not essential at all!! ]

You don't get it, do you?

(He's plenty happy to explain and he lets out a loud, bright laugh,)

Surprises are essential in life. Without surprises, life is boring and if you're bored for too long, you stop living. Eventually, die slowly.

Some of us prefer that outcome.

[ Maybe it's a bit morbid to say that you'd rather choose death over surprises, but that's just how he is. He can't relate. ]

Not everyone wants to live for surprises.

...

(That sure is an answer and he just sort of

looks at him, gold eyes bright and really trying to study this guy for a good minute...)

(And he fwaps him gently on the shoulder? It's a playful move, really,)

Oya, you're going to bring down the mood.

[ At least it's a gentle fwap? But Blade still looks at his hand like he might be considering to shrug it off. ]

I'm not exactly known for being the life of a party.

[ Please, it's only downhill from here. ]

If only there was a fox or a tiger for you to busy yourself with, then...

(Not a cat. Not a dog. But a fox or a tiger.)

Are you shy? (He doubts it.) If you are, we can help you make friends.

I'm not shy.

[ Without missing a beat. His response is snappish, and it matches the energy of the look he's giving the other man right now. ]

And I don't need friends. Why is that the first thing you think of?

[ The fox or tiger would be better choices though... ]

(And he doesn't at all seem deterred,)

Ah.

(Just, "ah."

He stands a little taller, places one hand on his hip, clenches his free hand into a fist, and lowers his voice,)

"I have no intention of making friends."

(It's clear that he's imitating someone but who is a mystery for now.)

Then what brings you here? (Raising his free hand, he motions to the gathering around them,) If not to make friends... something else, perhaps?

[ The imitation does make those red eyes narrow a tiny bit, but it's there and gone within the next moment. Even if the other man is mocking him (or someone else, maybe), it's not like that will be enough to change his mind. ]

... Someone dragged me in. It wasn't my idea.

[ who that person could be is a mystery, but surely, ]

Is that the point of this gathering? To make friends.

Of course! The whole point of getting together is to have fun and make friends. Especially, in a situation like this, it's good for morale and forming important bonds before any challenges strike.

(He talks cheerfully and casually. Yes, there's a casual and silly reason behind all of this but maybe there's more to it, too?)

... It's a good way to assess one another, too.

(And

he winks.)

You don't need something like this to observe others.

[ But it seems Blade can accept that reasoning, since he doesn't look like he's as indifferent compared to earlier. ]

Were you the one who organized this?

(Simply, )

This is one of the best ways to observe people.

(And isn't this more enjoyable than a high stress environment like another one of those simulations or a real battle?)

Why? Would you like to use my services?

I'll pass.

[ Let's be real, he can do the observing himself, and he's not looking to attend another party anytime soon. ]

But I'm sure there are others who will accept your offer.

(He pouts,)

Aw... and I was hoping to learn more about your team.

(He's clearly teasing.)

I'll have to think of something else, then.

... Since you came up with all this, I'm sure you will.

[ He means that, too. There's no doubt in his mind that this person will figure something out since he seems determined enough. ]

You can also just try asking people upfront.

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