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

[crosscutting]

[Thank you for not calling her out directly,,]

I don't know...for some reason the only thing I can really think of for myself is 'Creamsicle' right now, and I'm not going with that.

[mementomoritz]

Creamsicles do sound good right now, though... [Aw, now she wants ice cream.] Maybe another word for orange, or a different shade of it? Like ginger or apricot- wait, no, that's still food.

[She might just be hungry, actually. Hopefully there's more snacks around here somewhere.]

[crosscutting]

[That does sound good right now, dang.]

Ginger's...okay? At least that can be about hair color, too.

[mementomoritz]

[Yeah, she's just rummaging through the snacks now.]

Oh, they have creamsicle soda! Culinary science really is amazing. [Holding a bottle out to her, just in case she wants one. It's rude not to offer the person you're talking to refreshments, right?]

[pride_of_amarcia]

... The headband kinda makes me think of leaves, sorta. Maybe some kinda plant reference?

[mementomoritz]

Ooh, marigolds are plants and orange! How do you feel about marigolds?

[crosscutting]

I--

[She frowns and thinks about that for a moment. Flowers seem...off, somehow, but marigolds have--an acceptable shape? That's her first thought, thought she can't pin down why.]

Well, we can put it on the list for consideration, at least.

[phantasmagorial]

Maybe if you don't mind orange, we could name you after something orange...?

[ You definitely have An Aesthetic going on, is what she's saying. ]

[crosscutting]

[Pariah laughs a little, rubbing her neck.]

Yeah, I--I think I do like the color! Maybe...

[She thinks for a moment...then two. And a few more...]

Jeez, now I'm on the spot I can barely think of anything orange! Um, Autumn, maybe?

[phantasmagorial]

Oh, Autumn is pretty! I think it suits you.

[ just pilin on the compliments without a second thought, huh ]

[crosscutting]

Really? [rei you gonna give her a doki if you keep that up] Then I'll be Autumn!

[mementomoritz]

Congratulations on being Autumn! It's easily one of my top four seasons. [Did... did she just make a joke? Or is she being completely sincere?]

[The world may never know.]

[crosscutting]

[wat]

There...aren't there only four seasons anyway?

[mementomoritz]

[Counting off on her fingers:] There's spring, summer, autumn, winter, and football. That's at least five!

[...Well, she's not wrong.]

[phantasmagorial]

Oh, and don't forget the rainy season. [ Nodding to herself like she really nailed that contribution to the conversation. ]

[mementomoritz]

Oh, you're right! That one's very important. Storms are so nice... [She sounds a little wistful. The weather doesn't seem to change much in Limbo, so far.]

[phantasmagorial]

I don't think I ever remember it raining down here... it'd be a nice change of pace though, wouldn't it?

[crosscutting]

It doesn't? Or...well, I guess if there isn't any night and day...

[Makes sense the seasons would be frozen, too.]

[mementomoritz]

Maybe someday, we'll find a way to see it again! Who knows what's all the way down at the bottom? [Probably not rain, but hey. You never know.]

[phantasmagorial]

Maybe we'll get really lucky and find a tropical resort down there.

[ Funny Joke! Rei made a funny! ]