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Taako ([personal profile] spellslots) wrote in [community profile] riverviewlogs2018-03-09 11:53 am

[semi-closed mingle] kigu party!!!

who: The IPRE + cr + adjacent cr
what: exactly what it says on the tin: it's a kigu party lads
when: second weekend of march
where: Casa Del Taco
warnings: none atm! will update if necessary


[There's something strange about knowing he's been here an entire year. Twelve months ago Taako stepped out of the portal into this world and while it's tempting to be kind of morose about it (especially after the past month) he's trying to kick things into a slightly more positive gear. The party is his idea but the theme is Hana's, an idle suggestion about how fun it would be to get everyone into a kigu. The best part about the idea is that it requires minimal effort on Taako's party, because for all that he loves going all out for parties, sometimes it's nice to just throw something together. Especially when he's more interested in sorting out his relationship with Kravitz or hanging out with Barry, who he hasn't properly seen for over a decade. So it's a party but it's a laid back party, texts are sent out a week in advance and he spends any free time preparing for the night.

The house is left relatively undecorated aside from the addition of several oversized cushions and beanbags in the living rooms, but Taako also casts Magnificent Mansion to expand the space. He adds two home theatres, for movies, video games or karaoke, depending on who's in control of the room at the time. There are also extra bedrooms, in case anyone wants to crash for the night.

While the theme of the night - wear a goddamn kigu and look cute as fuck - isn't being enforced by Taako, it is being enforced by Hana, so anyone brave enough to get past the door without a kigu might have to spend the night avoiding a tiny meka pilot.

As expected for a party hosted by the twins, food plays a fairly big role, although like the rest of the evening they've gone for a more lowkey affair. Sliders, falafel, tamales, vegetable platters with dips, about five different kinds of fries (zucchini, polenta, kumera, potato, jicama) and mini pizzas; things that are easy to pop on a plate and eat without making a mess, but it's all fresh and delicious. The dessert and snack options are a little more impressive, between the flavoured popcorns and well kitted out waffle bar. There's candy and Taako's signature macarons, along with a veritable selection of wine, beer and punch, the latter both spiked and virgin.

Rather than do something as simple as baking cookies for everyone, Lup and Taako have a much more fun idea in mind. They've prepared separated batches of sugar cookie dough and laid out spices, flavours and additives; there's cinnamon, vanilla, choc chips, butterscotch, lemon juice, and mint, amongst pretty much any baking ingredient (here's some ideas for inspiration). Be careful not to mess up the wet/dry balance of the dough, although ruined cookies can be a bonding experience. Once they're baked (it doesn't take long), there's confectioner's sugar, butter, milk, water for whatever icing characters desire, as well as toppings such as sprinkles and crushed nuts.

There are a few things to keep people entertained throughout the evening. The sun room has been delegated as a mini day spa kind of space, with sheet masks, nail polish, lotions, and an assortment of hair care tools. There's nothing that's too complicated or that'll get too messy, but anyone who wants to get comfy and indulge in a little self-care is more than welcome to kick back and relax.

In those home theatres there are movies, games and karaoke songs from all different time periods and realities. Anything from Taako's media library is available, plus some extra video games that both Hana and Cisco supplied, from racing to PVP battles to VR. And a few very bad dating sims for shits and giggles. In the rest of the house, more traditional games are available, whether that’s board games like Clue and Twister, or party games like truth or dare and two truths and a lie. At one point someone breaks out a bag of marshmallows to play fluffy bunny. (There are so many of these things, make them up, I'm not your dad.)

Despite the general atmosphere in the rest of the Quarantine during Sampremi, the party is kept relatively tame, although some of the games might get a little risqué as the night goes on, it's not as if he can control what people do. So long as everyone's having fun, he's happy.]

trashvalkyrie: (54)

SLAMS IN HERE

[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2018-03-11 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Val's...enjoying herself a surprising amount, considering she's dressed up as a giant fucking pegasus. Liquor and too many cookies have made it a little more tolerable, though, and by late in the evening she's laughing and smiling with the best of them. When she wanders off into the sunroom and sees Taako curled up in there, she grins, and she almost backs out of the room again at his offer, but her face does a funnily little dance of indecision before she shrugs. Fuck it.]

Don't tell anyone.

[She flops down on the floor in front of him, yanking the hair band out of her ponytail. The girl's got...a lot of hair.]
Edited (what if i didn't fuck up my html) 2018-03-11 00:03 (UTC)
bunnyhopped: (146)

✅ kigu haters please interact ✅

[personal profile] bunnyhopped 2018-03-11 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
NERF THIS

all around
[ Hey, if someone isn't wearing a kigurumi like they were explicitly told to upon invitation?

Expect Hana to slide up to them at some point during the party, eyebrows down and lips pulled into a pout. ]


Hey! What's the big idea? Did you forget about the theme?

[ There will, evidently, be no escape. Because she's even brought along some extra ones for someone to change into in case they, like, didn't know what a kigurumi was or forgot or just plain didn't come in one. ]

Don't worry, I've got your back!

theaters
[ Hana will, naturally, gravitate toward the video games. As someone who previously made a living playing such games at a professional level, she is going to be hard to beat at most games - but especially shooters. It may be best to go co-op with her rather than versus, unless someone is a gracious loser. Or get her to play a horror game. Or a dating simulator! She's mostly a good sport, at least, unless she somehow loses, in which case she will be very very sore about it. After each match, at least, she takes the time to say: ]

GGWP!

[ what does that even mean??

Something that Hana isn't quite as competitive about, though, is karaoke. She's not the most gifted singer out there, but she's definitely got energy and charisma going for her, and even some dance moves! Most music that's familiar to most people across different worlds will be foreign to her, a girl from the late 2070's, but she's definitely been brushing up on K-pop from before her times. So enjoy that. ]


(( ooc: got something else in mind? hit me up at [plurk.com profile] camerata! ))
Edited 2018-03-11 02:56 (UTC)
scholiast: <user name=_sukekou site=twitter.com> (☆ yikes)

all around ♡

[personal profile] scholiast 2018-03-11 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
(Oh boy. Lucretia holds up both her hands, palms out.)

No, I– it's complicated? (She's got her kigu on, but she's shrugged her arms out of the sleeves and knotted them around her waist instead. She'd wanted to buy a red bird one because the symbolism had been funny to her and thankfully it hadn't been very hard to find one! They'd all had angry faces on the hoods that had seemed a little odd to her at the time but she hadn't really understood until Cisco had dragged her aside and explained. Now she's just embarrassed she bought silly pyjamas based off some kind of phone game... and that's why she isn't wearing it properly.

If she's going to be persecuted for this, though...)
Uh, do you have any spares that I could borrow, Hana?
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cookie baking ♡

[personal profile] scholiast 2018-03-11 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, really.

(She's giving rosemary a go because she's intrigued by its presence on the table, and adding a little bit of lemon zest. Oh, and maybe there's also a visual element to this too, you don't know her.)

Nobody likes a backseat chef.
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[personal profile] alldenim 2018-03-11 05:18 am (UTC)(link)
( rockin this bad boi for max cuddlin )

i. start of the night
[ So, they got two members of The Gang thrown in at once. That's worthy of a celebration, right? Sounded fantastic to Barry! He's obviously one of the first ones to show up being a regular occupant of the Taaco household. When he was told that this party was Generally Pretty Chill and that he was going to get to wear pajamas as like.. the theme? Holy shit, he was on board. He's one of the ones helping to finish up the 'decorations' and setting out the beanbags and such in the different rooms. If you aren't a member of the house (or Cisco) you'll get: ]

Oh, hey, how are ya!

[ Since he definitely hasn't met you before. Now for everyone, no matter what, a: ]

Wanna toss me that beanbag?

[ He doesn't need help, he just likes holding all eight of his 'arms' wide open in this thing. ]


ii. dating sim
[ Video games are a new concept to Barry but one that he has quickly taken a liking to. The concept of a dating sim is hilarious to him, especially since they went with Dream Daddy. Whoever put it on as a joke and walked away bored? You now have a dedicated Barold faced with the worst decision of all. ]

Alright. [ He turns to the nearest person, you. ] Which Hot Dad we romancin'?



iii. fortune teller
[ Barry has one of those paper fortune teller things in his hand. He's imbued it with a slight amount of Divination magic. However, it should be noted that is so not his specialty. Still, that doesn't stop him from coming up to you and fanning it out in the signature one-two way. ]

Got a question for it? I mean, this is basically a slumber party right? You gotta. Especially if it's about a crush. Or something.


iv. the kitchen / end of the night
[ The party is winding down. Everyone is getting a little sleepy, but he's now making sure that there's gonna be next to no leftovers for the morning. Casually stroll up and talk with him. This can also be the wildcard option! Any point in the night, go go! ]
Edited 2018-03-11 05:27 (UTC)
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[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2018-03-11 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Knew I could trust you with this terrible secret.

[Val lets out a sigh through her nose, feeling her roots relax from her tight ponytail. She's always liked having her hair touched, but she's spent so long as a lone wolf that she's never felt comfortable enough to let someone at it. But Taako, even if she hasn't known him long, she feels like she can trust with this.

His question makes her pause for a moment, and then she glances up over her shoulder.]


Just fuck me up, [paaaaause] fam.
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[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2018-03-11 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Theme?

[Val pauses at the door, glances around at the rest of the party behind the woman in front of her, and feels her heart sink.]

...I thought that was a joke.

[Looks down at those onesies in Hana's hands. Slowly begins to back up.]

It's a joke, right?
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ii

[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2018-03-11 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Alright, Val is here and she's drunk and she's ready to date some dads. She doesn't know the dude next to her, but she knows that she's drunk enough not to care. She steeples her fingers, leaning forward and surveying the options.]

The blonde one, I don't trust him. Date the fat one. He seems jolly.
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loki

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2018-03-12 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
( damn straight he is wearing a kigu. fight him )

[ movies ]

[ Loki hadn't been familiar with movies until Taako. Which goes for 95% of his experience with human pop culture. He's not yet the savant his other self is, but Loki picks things up quickly. Today, he's curled up on the cushions with popcorn, watching one of his all-time favourites. Birdemic ]

Personally, I think the highlight of this movie is using coat-hangers as weapons.

[ nails ]

[ Loki is eyeing the various shades of nail polish surreptitiously before picking a few up and showing it to whoever is closest. ]

This one? Or should I settle for green?

[ wildcard ]

[ Loki will be playing bad dating sims or fucking with the twister instructions. ]
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nails

[personal profile] shoplifter 2018-03-12 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Laura stares uncertainly at the nail polish. She's seen painted nails, but she's never particularly investigated very far beyond someone telling her how it's done... She peers out from under her horse hoodie, unsure which to recommend.]

... I like both.

How do you put it on your nails?
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Laura Howlett — pro eater, sleepover novice

[personal profile] shoplifter 2018-03-12 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Laura is dressed for the occasion, and you can bet she's floating around anything food-related at the start of the party — eating whatever's in her warpath. She's not a picky eater, not remotely, so it leaves for much to be desired.

She's also playing that dating sim Taako's got going on, but she looks utterly lost. This shit is harder than Pac-man by far. How does she answer any of these questions? Even worse, the sheet masks and nail polish and hair tools come out as well — and she stares at them with absolutely no recognition, and ends up watching from a distance to try and figure this whole scene out. It's like a nature show guide watching creatures in their own environments — only the creature is watching the nature show guide.

Is this was the girls at school talked about? Hair and nails and make-up?

Fun things, maybe, if she understood them and their purpose.

... Maybe she should watch a movie instead....]
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[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2018-03-12 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ Loki deftly unscrews the cap and turning it over so that Laura can see the brush. ]

You use this. It is not as easy as it looks though.
dothelokimotion: (A partial list of things inside you)

do you know how hard it was to watch that

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2018-03-12 08:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ Loki gestures to the screen. ]

Why is everything they wear baggy and neon? If I wanted to date terrible pre-teens, I would have stayed on Sakaar.
dothelokimotion: (One arc to a finish)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2018-03-12 08:51 am (UTC)(link)
I feel I know enough teenage girls by now to doubt that.

[ To some degree. Loki can't claim to be an expert, though he has about the same fuss as a teenage girl. ]
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[personal profile] alldenim 2018-03-13 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ He'll take drunk. Anyone sitting next to him and indulging in this ridiculousness is choice companionship right now. He tilts his head as he considers. ]

I dunno, he's too much like me. I don't wanna date myself. What about Robert, the leather jacket one?
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movies

[personal profile] alldenim 2018-03-13 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ Barry is just dumbfounded. He's seen fucking street performances better than this. Illusions more expertly cobbled together from paper and hope rather than fucking magic. He hasn't been in there long. He's been mingling here and there and is carrying a drink and some finger food. It's well gone when the other man speaks.

Loki's comment, though, that's what makes him laugh. A light little snort.
]

I dunno, the believable birds are uh. Pretty fuckin' choice.
dothelokimotion: (A particularly noisy sunset is neat)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2018-03-13 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ Loki nods sagely. ]

Very believable, with the way their wings only move up and down.
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skeletor

[personal profile] rapsheet 2018-03-13 07:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ever seen the Grim Reaper in a kigurumi? Now you have. ]

ia. videogames
[ For essentially a very old man who'd never heard of videogames before coming here, Kravitz finds that he becomes surprisingly good at them quite quickly. He's not going to beat anybody with much experience, of course - but he holds his own much better than a scrub like him should be able to. Another surprise is that he gets quite heated when it gets down to it, taking the competitive element almost too seriously, and in those moments he reads very much like someone who's going to be actually mad if he loses... except that he never is. Snaps right back into being politely cheerful the moment the 'game over' screen pops up. ]

Ah, almost - one more time?


ib. videogames 2 - the gamening
[ Dating sim games, Kravitz doesn't end up actually playing himself. What he does instead is backseat game quite a bit with other people's runs, usually in the form of pointing out plot holes and wondering aloud about characterization. It's not exactly great literature. ]

Is the player's character always this unlikeable..?


ii. sun room
[ There isn't much hair care you can really do on a casual level for a man with dreads, though Kravitz will surrender to having his nails painted, if only out of idle interest. Mostly, though, what he goes in there for is a minute away from the main thrust of the party itself. A second to process the 'this is my life now' of the entire situation. To that end, most of his time in here will be spent visibly spacing out, in doing so inadvertently looking very intent on his casual perusal of these bottles of... whatever it is. ]


iii. wildcard
[ Honestly Kravitz can be talked into participating in almost anything - in fact he wasn't initially decked out in the kigu, though at some point somebody must have talked him into it. He does more nibbling at finger food than you'd expect of a guy who doesn't need to eat, and at some point will absolutely cheat at high-stakes chubby bunny. ]
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[personal profile] rapsheet 2018-03-13 08:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ Immediately Kravitz realizes the depth of his error. There are so many protests, so many protests he wants to make right now and he can't. Without the fear of choking he is at least more able to try to yank the hood of this infernal getup down over his face and thereby hide from the picture-taking - but it doesn't come down far enough, and now he just sort of looks like a strange discount Halloween decoration. ]

Mmpf--!

[ He could just get rid of this clump of marshmallow hell somehow, free himself to insist that Taako not immortalize this moment, or else just protest at the referring to the goddess of the natural order of life and death as bird mom (even if he knows already he's never winning that particular battle) - but he's winning at this game! How is he supposed to forfeit now?!

So what he does instead is shake his head to dislodge his hood (that only manages to reveal one eye), clap both hands over his mouth, and fix Taako with a look that's halfway between pleading and glaring.

All very dignified, as usual. ]

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