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

[happyends]

Honestly, she's not too sure if she'll get through to him. Madoka doesn't think she's particularly convincing, after all, even though she really does want him to understand this much. The idea of Maru considering himself a monster hurts her way too much otherwise. He's doing so much good, and he's been so sweet to her.. So what if he's not 100% a human? Does that automatically make someone a monster?

But then she waits.. and he turns his hand to hold hers, and when Maru speaks up, he actually agrees.

For a moment Madoka looks surprised, but then her face breaks out into a smile she couldn't supress even if she'd try to. He agrees. He's willing to try. Of course it can't be easy if he's lived for so long with the thought that he's a monster, but just him saying that he thinks he can learn is enough for her.

"I want to help you."

She knows that's obvious. She's rather vocal about it, after all. But Madoka thinks it can never hurt to say it again as she brightly smiles at him.

"You've helped me so much ever since you showed up here. And.. um, I don't just mean during the mission, but in general. I'm really happy whenever you're near me. So the least I can do is try to help you figure out all of that, right..? After all, I want you to be happy too."

She squeezes his hands.

"More than anything."

[sobothersome]

It would take more than words. Hundreds of years he had felt the way he had. Hundreds or years he'd built up walls around himself as a shield, to protect people from him, and him from them. But Mahiru had started chipping away at it, had made cracks and holes in that wall. Madoka was doing the same, carrying on where Mahiru had left off.

And if he had any doubts, her smile washed them away. She deserved to have things that allowed her to smile that way.

Maru nodded and gave her hands a little squeeze in return.

"I'm... happy." As happy as he could be. There were moments of contentment. Happy was a weird emotion that had never really made sense to him. But for Madoka he could say he was happy.

"I'm glad you are as well. But... um... I'm happy sat here, you know?" He turned them back around to what had upset Madoka originally. "I'm not bothering anyone. I'm slowly meeting people in my own way..." And he had, there were a few he felt he could tolerate now. He had just wanted to enjoy some snacks.

[happyends]

"Okay."

There's not much slowness to her agreement anymore. After all he's said so far.. Madoka is willing to believe him. Sure, she wouldn't be happy sitting by herself in some corner of a party, but if Maru is happy this way, then who is she to disturb that happiness?

"As long as you say you're happy, I believe you." She lets go of his hands, but it's mostly just so she can instead sit side by side with him, leaning against his side and trying to make herself comfortable. Sure, there's quite some people for her to talk to, and then there's her girlfriend to dance with, but Madoka feels like she has enough time to quietly spend a few moments of it with Maru like this. "You're still happy even if I join you here like this for a bit, right..?"

[sobothersome]

Maru half expected her to leave then and go back to enjoying herself at the party. It surprised him when, after she let go of his hands, Madoka moved to his side. He moved his arm so that she could get herself comfortable. Slowly he lowered it again to rest just behind her back.

"Um... yeah. I'm still happy if you sit here with me." He did want to tell her she should go and be with her friends, but if she wanted to sit with him for a little bit he was more than happy with that. He wasn't sat where he was because he wanted to get away from people. He didn't mind the company at all.

[happyends]

She smiles at him.

"Good. Because I'm happy when I'm with you." Not that she isn't happy around her friends! Of course she is. But despite the fact that most people would probably say Maru isn't exactly the most fun or interesting company with how lazy he can be, Madoka always greatly appreciates his company all the same. It just feels special because of their bond, even when it isn't always necessarily super exciting.

"Can I try some of your snacks too?"

[sobothersome]

He made a show of thinking about that, it was almost comical, but then he gave a soft breath of a laugh and reached forward for the plate of snacks he'd brought with him. Mostly they were small cakes and sandwiches, but he was happy to shake with Madoka.

"Yeah, you can have some. You don't have to ask." He could always get more, after all. And if he couldn't share his snacks with his Eve, then who could he share with? Madoka was always nice and shared with him.