Party Time

[loveandduty]

Who: Everyone who wants to attend.
What: It's a party for all, but the pairing up part is for singles only.
When: Day 19 of Fiddlesticks
Where: Gym Carriage
Warnings: Who knows atm just Minako being Minako will add more as things happen.

[Minako figured she did the best she could for the party. Though she also wondered if perhaps she might not have that many people come. Sure she wanted to put singles together, but at the same time, she simply wanted people to have fun.

In the dressing carriage, people will find costumes and masks that were more gothic in nature. There was food and hopefully some forms of sweet treats for those looking for it as well as a variety of drink, mostly non-alcoholic.]

OOC: Examples of the type of outfits and such can be found here: costumes and
masks]

Comments

[draconite]

Maybe she just hoped no one would notice?

[ She gives the solid black lump a cautious prod with her fork. A huge chunk of it flakes off and falls to the plate and Bryn pulls a face. ]

It's... hideous. Maybe it'd be better to throw it away before anyone else can try and eat it...

[irrationally]

[ Alice glances over at the other, giving her a dubious look. ]

Do you really think anyone would even make an attempt to eat-- [ She stops herself mid-sentence, letting out an exasperated sigh and pinching the bridge of her nose. ] No, you're right. There are most certainly people on this train who might just attempt to do so.

[ After all, even Bryn herself was close to doing it! ]

[draconite]

[ Nodding, more to herself, than Alice– ] Then we absolutely have to get rid of it!

It's a shame this isn't a normal train, or we could've thrown the whole thing out of the window...

[ As much as I want to say sike, this is Not a joke. ]

[irrationally]

And poisoned a bunch of innocent cows?

[ Is that really the worst possible outcome you could think of, Alice.. ]

Maybe we can get it out to the garbage before anyone notices. The last thing I want is for some sort of huge argument to start about these.. [ She pauses. Calling it food would feel like she's doing a disservice to food in general.. ] .. things.

[draconite]

Oh!

[ Uh oh. Just look at the way she's lighting up at the opportunity to Cause Problems On Purpose. ]

Perhaps I could cause some sort of distraction, while you whisk the plates away?

[irrationally]

[ Usually Alice wouldn't mind this suggestion. After all, she'd greatly prefer for anyone but her to be the distraction and make a fool out of themselves. She hates attention.

But the way Bryn's eye lights up like that is suspicious. So suspicious. ]

What are you thinking of doing? [ BETTER CHECK FIRST.. ]

[draconite]

I haven't quite decided yet! [ TERRIFYING ] I could climb onto one of the chairs and make a speech, I could make a drunken spectacle of myself and then mysteriously sober up once you're out of sight, or I could have some sort of horrible, attention-grabbing accident on the dance floor... really, the possibilities are endless!

[irrationally]

[ Bryn........ Please!! ]

Those are your plans? [ Listen, they're not necessarily bad plans when it comes to drawing attention, but they're also just.. ] Aren't you embarrassed in the slightest when thinking of pulling that off?

[ Thanks for making sure to leave her out of all of them though, pal. ]

[draconite]

Not particularly!

[ She shrugs her shoulders in a pretty off-handed way. ]

People will laugh and they'll remember it for a time, but they'll forget soon enough. I don't imagine it'll linger in people's minds for long enough for it to have any real effect on me.

[irrationally]

You would be surprised how long some people remember things. Some could hold it against you forever. [ And sure, being made fun of isn't the worst thing people could do in that case.. but as someone who's often been ridiculed and has taken it very personally, Alice thinks it's not great all the same.

Also, yes, she's weirdly invested in this for someone who pretends to not care about others, huh. Almost as if she doesn't want Bryn to have to endure any negative consequences from it! ]

Can't you do something on a slightly smaller scale? It's not like there's something big at stake here.

[draconite]

Really? I thought they were already quite small-scale... nothing's getting damaged and no one's getting hurt, after all.

[ THAT'S HER CRITERIA FOR "SMALL SCALE", HUH ]

Well, what would you do?

[irrationally]

[ Welcome to a world of difference in what's considered small scale and what's at least medium scale, since without hesitation Alice just answers: ]

Just knock something over. Something big enough to make a lot of sound.

[ .. Apparently she views damaged property as less bad than personal embarrassment, huh.. ]

Who cares if it ends up damaged? It's not like any of these things are ours.

[draconite]

I... suppose that might work...

[ She sounds mildly flummoxed at the idea of not leaving some sort of small-scale panic in her wake. Don't you feel so safe having her on the train, Alice. ]

Well – I'll see what I can do! If you leave me to it, I'll make sure no one notices you're up to anything at all!

[irrationally]

[ She sucks in a deep breath.

A moment after, Alice just looks.. kind of resigned to her fate. She's used to dealing with weird Wonderland beings. If she just views Bryn the same way she does some of them, it feels easier to just accept Bryn's.. Bryn's everything. ]

Alright. [ A pause, and then clearly with some emphasis: ] I'm trusting you.

[ So for the love of god, don't do anything too weird!! ]

[draconite]

You're trusting me? [ It's almost a little pathetic how absolutely delighted she looks. ] Very well! I'll make sure I live up to your expectations!

[ And off she goes!

You have approximately ten seconds to look away before things start crashing. ]

[irrationally]

[ Alice really is about to make the worst decision of her life here, isn't she.. But Bryn looks so happy about it that she'd feel too guilty taking those words back. It'd be like kicking a puppy, considering the expression on the other's face!

So yes, Alice is just.. going to quickly grab all these snacks and get them the hell out of here before she has to see what Bryn is doing. Judging by the examples, she'd rather just.. not. Just not.

When she returns, it's charcoal snackless, so apparently she found a way to dump them. But the way she enters the carriage again is also hesitant, as if she's kind of afraid of what she may find in the wake of Bryn's carnage. ]

[draconite]

[ There's crashing. There's absolutely, definitely crashing and the sound of brief, quickly-quashed chaos.

So it's... unsettling how perfectly normal the cart looks upon Alice's return? There's some chatter going on among the other throng of partygoers and occasionally, a look gets shot at Bryn who's back to happily munching away at the food table with nary a care in the world.

Everything looks normal. What did she do. ]

[irrationally]

[ This is like walking in on the scene of a murder mystery where the body has also just mysteriously disappeared...

Alice isn't sure if she wants to question what happened here or just wants to forget the whole deal ever happened. Her curiosity is still strong, even as she grew older and more cynical, so she's actually kind of leaning towards the former.. Which is why she starts to head Bryn's way as she makes her way back into the gym carriage. ]

So, how did the distraction go?

[ The weird calm could mean it either went really well, or really badly.. ]

[draconite]

Everything went perfectly!

[ As if to underline this, Bryn gives her a big ol' thumbs up with the hand that is not currently piling more food onto her plate. ]

Not a single soul noticed you making away from the table. I made sure of that!

[ She looks so proud of herself... ]

[irrationally]

[ Alice is so doubtful right now.

On the other hand, even for a big old grump like her it's hard to shoot down a smile like Bryn's when she looks that proud of herself. ]

Good job. [ It's said in a slightly deadpan way, but hey. At least Bryn's still getting praise. There you go. ] At least it doesn't look like you got anyone killed.

[draconite]

[ Bryn just smirks. ]

It would've made for a very good distraction if I had, though, wouldn't it?

[ She lets that hang in the air for a moment, before breaking out into a peal of laughter. ]

I'm kidding! Of course I'm kidding!

[ "of course"... ]

[irrationally]

Just so you are aware. If we ever all end up dead in some sort of freakish accident, I will be blaming you.

[ "Of course" Alice is also kidding, yet at the same time.. she sounds oddly serious about it. Mostly since she's willing to believe that if anyone here on this train could cause said freak accident, it'd be Bryn.. Why does this girl have so much wild chaotic energy about her. ]

[draconite]

I hardly think it's fair for me to shoulder the blame entirely. But a disaster big enough to kill all of us... hm, you probably wouldn't be wrong in thinking I had a hand in it somewhere along the line!

[ She... laughs again...

Alignment: Chaotic Chaotic ]

[irrationally]

[ Bryn.. you're so good at making Alice feel like the normal one for once in her life. ]

Are you saying you're proud of that fact? [ Since she's laughing!! And yet Alice doesn't seem nearly as offended as one probably ought to be... ]

[draconite]

I wouldn't say I'm proud exactly, but isn't it better for me to be honest about it, rather than trying to pretend it isn't true?

[ at least that way, you get some advance warning... ]