sleepover sleepover SLEEPOVER

[phantasmagorial]

[ With the handful of new Executors awakening after the first batch, Rei's starting to get a little bit dithery. They're getting to be a big group now and while she's more than grateful for the help (and the company), she still finds herself worried about the group's cohesion. After all, Lion had admitted that he'd lashed out when he'd first awakened, Kingslayer and Pariah were at each other's throats and Iris wasn't even sure she wanted to be here at all.

Not that Rei could blame her.

But if they're going to be a team, then they at least need to be civil with each other. And getting in a bit of bonding before they have to go down and potentially double-die couldn't hurt.

So Rei borrows one of the hotel suites – a 'luxury' suite, according to the receptionist but to Rei's eyes, it just looks tacky as all get out. But it's big enough for the whole group and after spending an afternoon dragging in all the blankets she can find (and a few mattresses – thank god there aren't any other actual guests here to complain about her pillaging their rooms), Rei makes one final trip to the conbini to get... pretty much everything she can carry. Alcohol is right out (sorry, wine grandpa) but she brings back bulging bags of sodas, sweet drinks of all kinds and pretty much anything that looks made to be chugged. After that comes everything vaguely snack and candy-like in the store and a few things that might not actually be good to eat, and Rei feels confident in saying she's done.

She'd mentioned to a few of the others that she was having a bit of a get together that night, so all she can really do is wait for them to show up. She's in her pajamas, she's looked up sleepover games in the library and snacks, there's a TV mounted on the wall and she has... never held a sleepover before.

This is gonna turn out just fine. ]

Comments

[morelikeisabeast]

[When the Jock heard there was some kind of gathering of executors, she had imagined a bunch of old dudes sitting around a big table discussing important matters and having sophisticated drinks while the kids sat off to the side, expected to wait for all the decisions to be made. It didn’t sound fun at ALL, and she had almost decided not to come.

She had ultimately decided there would probably be something important talked about though so she GUESSED she should show up.

She slipped quietly into the room, expecting to see a bunch of grownups glowering at her, and instead saw a gosh darn slumber party.]

Oh thank god!

[pride_of_amarcia]

[By the time The Jock has arrived, Brainiac was finally convinced to get some basic blue pajamas and take a shower in the hotel room. Her hair is still wet as she waves toward the Jock.]

Not sure why you're thanking him for Rei's bright idea, but sure!

... Ah, we haven't met, have we?

[morelikeisabeast]

I was just worried this was gonna be way more serious than it looks like it is.

[She rubbed the back of her head slightly awkwardly, not wanting to introduce herself until she had something better to call herself than "Jock".]

We might have, and we just forgot about it.

[pride_of_amarcia]

If we were in the whole not-technically-zombie-mode, that doesn't count!

I'm Brainiac! Good to meet ya.

[morelikeisabeast]

Hi Brainiac. I'm still working on a name but nice to meet you too.

[pride_of_amarcia]

Mine just sorta came to me, honestly? So yeah.

I'd hope it wasn't my living name. That'd mean either my parents or I were kinda... Some sorta crazy?

[morelikeisabeast]

Who knows with parents, am I right?

[Is she??? She doesn’t know!!]

[pride_of_amarcia]

Mmm. Yeah, you've got a point.

Anyways, uh, welcome to this. Thing?

[morelikeisabeast]

Thanks?

...This is kind of weird, isn't it? It's like being at a party where you don't know anyone, except you don't even know YOURSELF so it's even worse.

[pride_of_amarcia]

It just means more rocks to break! No big!

[You mean ice, Brainiac.]

[morelikeisabeast]

...Rocks?

[pride_of_amarcia]

You know, the social barriers between people who haven't met yet, or haven't conversed in a while! That awkwardness!

[morelikeisabeast]

Is that a thing people say?

[pride_of_amarcia]

... You know, I'm not entirely sure. I musta picked it up from someplace, though, right?

[morelikeisabeast]

That or you made it up on the spot because you're weird.

[pride_of_amarcia]

Eh. I just focus on my work a lot, that's normal enough, right?

[NOT TO HER DEGREE IT'S NOT]

[crosscutting]

[Guess who you just startled near out of her britches that's been lurking around near the door like a loser super cool person.]

Wh--y-you're welcome??

[Wait.]

...I wasn't trying to say I'm god.

Weird I didn't get a notif for this tag

[morelikeisabeast]

[Oh no it's a COOL OLDER KID.]

It's fine! I just...thought this was gonna be some sort of super serious meeting. I didn't picture pajamas involved at all.

I'd only tagged like a day ago, u good

[crosscutting]

Nah, nothing like that. Rei isn't the type for that kind of lame stuff. She just wanted us to get a chance to know eachother a bit better before going into Underside.

[morelikeisabeast]

The underside is where all the monsters are?

[crosscutting]

Yup. I...think there's one for each of the layers of this place? Or maybe the layers are the Underside...

[She just heard 'fight monsters to help people' and kinda jumped, okay.]

There's a fountain that leads down in there, but it's all locked up right now.

[morelikeisabeast]

How are we gonna fight monsters if it's locked up?

[Isabel ALSO heard 'fight monsters to help people' and jumped on board.]

[crosscutting]

We unlock it when we're all ready to go down there and kick their butts, duh!