[OPEN/MINGLE] i'm worse at what i do best

[yakyuuman]

who: Jyushimatsu & ALL
what: SLUMBER PARTY!
when: A few days after this network post
where: Matsu House
warnings: Potentially sad moments from Jyushi, but otherwise none!




[ Jyushimatsu kept things rather simple for his party. When he enthusiastically welcomes you to his house, dressing in his plain blue pyjama, you notice the dim light coming from various candles set all around the living room. The floor is covered up with a large futon, blankets, and few pillows, hopefully enough for the guests. He had moved the furniture around so there would be a wide space in the middle of the room, where a TV is already lit and ready for use. All you need to do is dress up in your PJ and the party will begin!

First, there will be movies! Whatever the guests brought can be picked for watching, whether it's got horror flicks or romantic tropes or explosive action. There's a wide choice of non-alcoholic drinks and junk food if you love stuffing yourself with them while time goes on.

Second, there are games! Jyushimatsu found a game console and a few games to play, some of which are the exact sort of party games that would break friendships and cause an all-out war. If you're a sore loser, you better not try to cause damage to the house or the host will kick you out! On the less digital side, there are board games stacked up to the side. Things like UNO, or Risk. More reasons to break friendships, supposedly.

Third but not least important, the guests can all sit in a circle and either tell each other random/weird/scary stories or play Truth Or Dare, Would You Rather, or anything else that comes to mind as the night air flows and eventually you'll start feeling sleepy and about to conk out.

Whichever direction this party will take, Jyushimatsu hopes you all have as much fun as possible! ]

((OOC: this is a mingle log, meaning you can post top levels and everyone can tag you! If you want to set up a mingling top level for the various games, go ahead! Even if you didn't reply to the network post you can still have your character show up.

Tag around and enjoy!))

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Markus | OTA

[compartmentalise]

[As promised, Markus arrives at Jyushimatsu's party. He has a few pillows, but since he won't need them for himself he'll offer them to anyone who forgot. He is also already wearing his pajamas. Having never been to a slumber party, Markus will mostly just observe what's going on around him, of course engaging if anyone should talk to him.

He is especially looking forward to the movies. The ones his human friends have shown him so far were enjoyable]

[yakyuuman]

[ Here comes Jyushimatsu, holding a few DVD boxes in his arms. Seeing Markus all silent has him quickly scoot next to him, dropping said boxes on his lap. A lot of those movies have "Godzilla" stamped over them, with the titular monster depicted in various threatening versions. ]

Markus! Have you got a type of movie you wanna watch in particular?

[compartmentalise]

Hello, Jyushimatsu. [He looks over the DVD boxes thoughtfully] I've not seen any of those. What are they about?

[yakyuuman]

They're monster movies!

[ He happily holds up one of the copies with both hands, a few inches from Markus's face. ]

Godzilla is a huge dinosaur monster that came from the ocean! I dunno if you're familiar with Japan in your world, but he was created in my home country!

[compartmentalise]

Oh. I never heard about that. Will these movies tell who created the dinosaur monster and why?

[Because with an introduction like that, he's very curious and wants to know more]

[yakyuuman]

[ He lowers the box, chuckling. ]

Well, it wouldn't be good if I spoiled the details! Are you curious enough to watch it?

[compartmentalise]

Yes. I am very interested. [Do not tease him with giant dinosaur monsters and then leave him hanging]

[yakyuuman]

Very well! We don't have all night to watch all 32 movies so we'll stick to the first one!

[ He fishes one particular box from the pile. ]

But if you'd like to watch one of the recent movies we can go with that! The continuity in this series is a little wonky!

[compartmentalise]

Thirty-two movies, all about the same dinosaur monster? [Must be some story, to be told so many times] If I enjoy this one, I would like to see more.

[yakyuuman]

Godzilla is that popular! In my world, you'd be living under a rock if you didn't know him!

[ He pops the box open then, getting the DVD out. ] Alright! Even though it's from the 50s it's still got some charm to it and I personally love every scene!

[compartmentalise]

Wow. I can't wait to see him.

[He looks even more interested] Which 50s?

[yakyuuman]

[ He crawls towards the DVD player, slides the disc inside and grabs the remote. ]

50s as in 1950! It was made over 60 years ago in my time!

[compartmentalise]

That would be eighty years in my time. I wonder if there are still movies about him?

[yakyuuman]

[ A little shrug as he turns the TV's screen on and presses a few buttons of his remote. ]

Dunno about your time, but I live in the year 2018 and they're still making movies of him!

[compartmentalise]

Oh. You're twenty years behind me. I don't really know that much about the movies they make in my time.

[But now he's thinking what if CyberLife tried to make a cybernetic Godzilla. It doesn't seem like a thing they would do, but one never knew]

[yakyuuman]

I honestly thought you had a database of every movie ever made in your brain or something like that!

[ He grabs an unopened bag of chips laying nearby and scoots close to Markus as the movie starts. ]

And there we go!

[compartmentalise]

It wouldn't have been relevant for my function as caretaker. I could download a database now, but I enjoy learning about movies from my human friends.

[yakyuuman]

I get it! You'd rather learn the human way than use your android powers, huh? I like that!

[compartmentalise]

As much as I can, yes. [He falls quiet so he can concentrate on the movie]

[yakyuuman]

[ Jyushimatsu nods with a happy hum, turning towards the movie.

Since it's a thing he watched quite a few times, he knows every scene that is going to come and anticipates the moment with muffled giggles as he wolfs down on the chips.

Some time later... ]

How is it so far?

[compartmentalise]

[Markus watches with intense focus. Any moment that showcases Godzilla, his eyes are wider]

I like it. It's a little sad that the people are hurting Godzilla. I don't think he means them harm. He's just so big.

[yakyuuman]

[ ... Well that's one way to look at it. ]

Do you think he attacks people for self-defense?

[compartmentalise]

Most animals attack because of self-defense or for survival.

[yakyuuman]

Mhmm! So you also think no monster is inherently evil? Just, like, stomping all over the city and killing humans because they can?

[compartmentalise]

Well, in Hamlet Shakespeare says "there is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so".