fracturarpg | world one: hi! welcome to chili's!

WHO: baren, okuni, boose the moose, and all partygoers
WHERE: Koi Pond
WHEN: 2/02
WHAT: the twins decide to throw their birthday party two days after that date auction despite all the chaos and kidnappings going on, and also okuni is supposed to be grounded but they let her out for her birthday ig. now everyone is trapped in this bar and forced to mingle.
WARNINGS: there's nudity?? but not like explicit ig, otherwise none

Everyone has most definitely received a cursed invitation in the form of a.) baren reaching out to the Mori and Neutral-aligned residents of Montevallo and b.) Okuni nagging everyone in the Xian Le and associated with the Xian Le, but REGARDLESS OF WHICH ONE YOU GET it all boils down to someone having a party at the Koi Pond tonight.

And what a party it is.

Whether you're unfortunate enough to arrive right on time or you stroll on in to stare at your surroundings like that community.gif, you'll see that the Koi Pond is decked lavishly with balloons on the wall and streamers on the floor and bright lights just about everywhere so no introverts can escape. There are tables loaded with food free of motor oil and pickle juice, music being played by a real live band, a photographer who is making it his job to get very close and in your face at every opportune moment, and a group of dancers decked with strands of pearls and feather fans and nothing much else (this is a co-ed dance troupe, we're equal opportunity here)! They sure are distracting, but they're not even close to the main attraction, no --

The real highlight of this night is Boose the Moose, wearing a glittery paper crown and placidly stepping inside the bar with two figures riding astride on top of him. yeah. it's Baren and Okuni on top their loyal steed, waving their hands at their guests like this was all planned and an elaborate attempt to trap the entire town of Montevallo in one bar.

But before you try shooting them off the moose, take the time to try a piece from the gigantic birthday cake laying resplendent on the table that has the words HAPPY BAPPY TWINS inscribed on the top!!! Incredible! Amazing!! Feel free to have a taste -- each tier is a different flavor, and some tiers are more unfortunate than others.

Now that you've found yourself enclosed in a space with either people from your enemy faction or people from two factions on the outs with one another, please take the time to greet either of the Demon Twins of Montevallo, each holding two pairs of handcuffs in each hand and gazing expectantly towards you. That or mingle at will, because someone locked the doors and windows and slid two iron bars through the handles!!

Just give up and have a good time at this terrible party... Indulge in some icebreakers!
- a plastic jar filled with strips of paper with world-breaking questions such as: If you were trapped in a burning building and could only save one person, would it be your family or your lover? or If you had to pick someone to be the last person on earth with you, would you pick Wei Wuxian or Kano? or just variations of Fuck, Marry, or Kill with different names on each slip
- a human sized dartboard for people to stand in front of and get hit by plastic darts
- the handcuff icebreaker where okuni or baren just handcuff you to someone that you now have to spend time with

As the night comes to a close, Baren and Okuni will take pity on their guests by opening the doors, just in time to set off twenty two fireworks in rapid succession right outside the bar itself.

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* HAPPY TWENTY-SECOND BAPPY TWINS!!! *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

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a. (this is the handcuff option)

[ well

tsukasa has been going out of his way to get handcuffed to people, like someone with a weird handcuff fetish, but actually, it's because as soon as whichever twin has handcuffed them has turned away, he's taking out his key and sighing as he unlocks the handcuffs.

yes, all handcuffs basically use the same key. i looked this up. they can be different, so maybe it doesn't work because it's a xian le handcuff and not his from the station, but you know? he's here for his poor police supplies. that's why he's here. also because okuni invited him. and it's a birthday party. ]

...I don't see how this will encourage us to talk anyway. It's not like everyone here is a stranger to each other - I feel like everyone knows someone somehow, don't you?

[ yes unfortunately this dialogue is the same if the key does not work with the handcuffs because they are not his, but it is said differently. like, more frustration and trying harder to unlock them. who steals two different sets of handcuffs anyway!! ]

b. (this is the not-handcuff option)

[ aka, fireworks, because i love fireworks. which he also isn't pleased about, but he's like seventeen and fireworks are pretty frickin' cool, even if this is a danger. and a disturbance.

but it's their birthday, so he's letting them slide. just this once. don't say the law isn't nice kids it is unfortunately extremely nice, and looking extremely content and contemplative. see, the party was nice. tonight was nice. why can't all nights be this nice? why do some of them have to be, say, absolute messes, like the date auction...

well, it's fine. montevallo is montevallo after all. he takes a bite of his cake and spits it out fucking immediately, he picked the WRONG TIER FLAVOR— ]

Who puts sour cream as a cake flavor!?

[Well, here is Minato, dressed not in drag but as a regular guy living his regular guy life. He's not entirely sure how he got here, but he's here nonetheless--!!

It doesn't matter what he's wearing, anyway, because instead now there's just bite of sour cream cake on his shirt from Tsukasa spitting that out. Minato blinks, and looks down at his shirt.]

Oh.

[Yeah.

Sup, good to see you again.]

[ NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO he has to end himself now. bye. ]

.......I am so sorry. [ hold on. let him. He's going, briefly, to get some napkins, and he will wipe that off of Minato for him. ] Please forgive me. From the bottom of my heart, I didn't mean to spit it on you.

[Yeah this is a Xian Le handcuff because Tsukasa has to suffer from Wei Wuxian's extended presence. The answer to the question "who would you rather be stuck with, Kano or Wei Wuxian" has now been decided for him! He doesn't seem all that bothered, though. Probably because this stupid asshole knows like at least three ways to get out of cuffs without a key.]

Well, it is pretty small for a big town, you know. The same people circulate around, so it makes sense that a lot of us would at least be familiar with each other.

[And sure enough, a glance about this party reveals a lot of familiar faces indeed...]

They're really trying their best, though!

[ He would've picked Wei Wuxian anyway, on the caveat they didn't eat anything spicy. ]

They really are. [ Their best......... Whatever their best entails... Being fair, it's a pretty fun party. Tsukasa can't look at the girls for too long, because they're indecent, but it's. Fun. Just fine and fun. ] Do you think they cater?

[ HE'S JOKING HE IS NOT GOING TO ASK THEM TO DO HIS PARTY. ]

[In a post-apocalyptic world where only the two of them survived, there'd probably only be cans of spam to eat. Tragic...

What's not tragic is Baren and Okuni becoming party planners, though! He thinks that's a great idea! A joke?? Haha. NOT ANYMORE.]

You should ask! I'd bet they would love to. But knowing them, they would either want to make sure that no other party could out-do theirs, or they would constantly be trying to top themselves. We'd probably get into questionable law-breaking territory sooner rather than later, haha.

[Imagine Tsukasa having to arrest guests at his own party.]

[ .........yes he's imagining this right now and resolving to NEVER ask them about it, or even mention when his birthday is. Actually, officially, he has no birthday. He just mysteriously grows a year older every year, at no specified date whatsoever. ]

No, I think I'm going to pass on that. I'm sure they have much more important things to do. Whatever those might be.

[THAT'S NO FUN, TSUKASA, you weird quasi-immortal being. Wei Wuxian waves his free hand but also kind of lifts their handcuffed hands at the same time. Tsukasa has to deal with his terrible penchant for gesturing wildly in the worst way now.]

Nonsense! If you ask them, I'm sure they'd love to help you out. In fact, I could ask them for you, if you want. Okuni especially is always looking for new, fun things to do.

[He's going for Okuni specifically because he knows Tsukasa is WEAK.]

[ Oh my god, he's going to have to deal with this. Never mind, he wants to be stuck with Kano for the rest of eternity. ]

Yes, I- I'm fully aware. [ STOP... DON'T ATTACK HIS WEAKNESS LIKE THAT. ] But the town's got more than enough people to entertain her. She doesn't need to hassle me for that.

[Does he really, because Kano probably would have smeared peanut butter on both of their hands by now trying to get the cuffs off that way.]

Hm... I'm a little surprised! You really wouldn't take the opportunity to have her help you out? It could be fun! And it might keep her out of trouble that way too, you know - at least for a little while.

[Considering she almost CAUSED AN INCIDENT by kidnapping the son of Chuuya's right-hand man.]

[ You know what? Fair. Wei Wuxian it is. ]

Keep her out of trouble... [ He really knows how to get Tsukasa, huh. Thinking. ] ...She's more likely to drag me into it, but at least I might be able to temper her wildness...

[ he embarrassed her earlier he can just do it again (: ]

But I don't want to know what she'd have planned for my birthday. It'll be my eighteenth, you know.

[Kano and his jar of peanut butter will have to find another victim now...

Also wow being able to embarrass Okuni actually is a power worthy of bragging about. NOT EVEN HE CAN DO THAT EASILY.]

Well! You aren't wrong about that. When she sets her mind on something, going along for the ride and trying to stop her from doing anything too illegal is about all you can do. [CLAPS HIS SHOULDER.] So it'll be up to you to keep the illegal things to a minimum!

[That's a good question, though, and he laughs...]

Ah, really? A big one! [EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE CAN DRINK AT 15 HERE damn.] It'll have to be a celebration just as big, don't you think? She would make it memorable, there's no doubt about that.

[rip tsukasa]

Hahaha! Thank you for letting me know which one to avoid.

[ DON'T LAUGH AT HIM he's so upset right now ]

Yes, well... You're welcome. I'm glad my sacrifice wasn't in vain. [ withering look @ the cake though............. ugh. ] I want another piece, but I'm afraid it'll somehow be something worse. Like - I don't know. Pickle-flavored or something. Ugh.

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