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riverviewlogs2017-06-30 09:54 am
franciscoramon) wrote in riverviewlogs2017-06-30 09:54 am
[OPEN] Eddie's Bday Bash
who: Eddie's friends + any party crashers!
what: A surprise party for Eddie Thawne's 30th birthday
when: forward dated a little to July 4th
where: A nice park not too far from the river
warnings: Spiked drinks, will add as needed
Cisco, Taako, and Yuri have all come together to throw Eddie a party for his 30th birthday!
The party has a chill, summer barbecue vibe; the list of invited guests was limited to people who are friends and coworkers of Eddie, but any characters are welcome to stop by and join in the fun. It takes place in a large park near to the river, with trees and a wide expanse of grass. There is a marquee set up, to protect the party-goers from the bright sun, and casual seating inside on blankets atop the grass. Since Yuri handled the decorations, there's a lot more leopard print than one would expect in this context. Like a lot more.
SURPRISE!
Cisco sent out the invitations went a week in advance, all the details included along with a particularly dire warning that if anyone blabbed to Eddie about even the existence of a party, Cisco would do horrible things to them with science as punishment. Somehow, remarkably (though likely not because of those threats), no one gives away the secret, which means that around 3PM everyone is waiting in the marquee for Taako to lure Eddie in. Cisco goes around, handing everyone party poppers with plenty of confetti and glitter and telling them to hush and get ready for the big moment!
FOOD
If Taako were catering this party for either himself or for someone who had given him free range, there would be a lot of delicate hors d'oeuvres and over the top cakes to feed a crowd of people, but he's managed to keep the theme and the person this party is for in mind, and gone for something a little more chill. The cake(s) is still fancy, as are the mini cakes to go with it, and he had a little fun with the macarons, because what's the point of being an amazing baker if he can't show off.
There are typical munchies set out on a table, although the chips and dips are all handmade rather than store bought, and the cheese and crackers came from a little deli that Taako is particularly fond of. The main event itself is a burger bar, with the assorted meat being cooked on a nearby barbeque by either Taako, or…. a floating set of tools that seem to be keeping a pretty good eye on things, when Taako is off doing whatever it is that he does when he isn't cooking. There's also an assortment of warm and cold salads, for anyone who's into that kind of thing.
There's not an overabundance of food, but it also never seems to look as though things are going to run out. Magic, bitches.
REFRESHMENTS (WITH A LITTLE EXTRA)
About an hour into the party, some mischievous guest takes it upon themselves to add a little something extra to the refreshments, just to make things interesting. But this isn’t your average slipping in a little bit of vodka in the punch on the sly situation. Instead, if your character drinks either of the following, they will feel the following effects:
The effects are cumulative, so if your character fixes themselves an Arnold Palmer, they will become both truthful AND fascinated. The effects last up to four hours.
SINGING & PRESENTS
At some point in the afternoon, everyone will gather around to make Eddie go through the process of blowing out candles on the big cake (Cisco allowed himself to be talked down from 30 individual candles to two candles, one with a 3 and one with an 0). Enthusiastic, hopefully not TOO off-key singing is highly encouraged.
After that, there is a table where anyone who brought a present will have left it by that point; anything, however little or small, however appropriate or inappropriate, is welcome.
DANCING & FIREWORKS
Who doesn’t love a bit of dancing? As the afternoon starts to fade into evening, partygoers who are inclined to shake their moneymakers can move out of the marquee to the small portable dance floor that has been set up on the grass. Nearby is a pretty cushy sound setup with plenty of speakers and Riverview’s own Otabek lending his talents as DJ.
Once sunset has faded and the sky is dark enough to properly appreciate it, a fireworks show has been prepared by Taako, to wrap the night up with a bang!
what: A surprise party for Eddie Thawne's 30th birthday
when: forward dated a little to July 4th
where: A nice park not too far from the river
warnings: Spiked drinks, will add as needed
Cisco, Taako, and Yuri have all come together to throw Eddie a party for his 30th birthday!
The party has a chill, summer barbecue vibe; the list of invited guests was limited to people who are friends and coworkers of Eddie, but any characters are welcome to stop by and join in the fun. It takes place in a large park near to the river, with trees and a wide expanse of grass. There is a marquee set up, to protect the party-goers from the bright sun, and casual seating inside on blankets atop the grass. Since Yuri handled the decorations, there's a lot more leopard print than one would expect in this context. Like a lot more.
SURPRISE!
Cisco sent out the invitations went a week in advance, all the details included along with a particularly dire warning that if anyone blabbed to Eddie about even the existence of a party, Cisco would do horrible things to them with science as punishment. Somehow, remarkably (though likely not because of those threats), no one gives away the secret, which means that around 3PM everyone is waiting in the marquee for Taako to lure Eddie in. Cisco goes around, handing everyone party poppers with plenty of confetti and glitter and telling them to hush and get ready for the big moment!
FOOD
If Taako were catering this party for either himself or for someone who had given him free range, there would be a lot of delicate hors d'oeuvres and over the top cakes to feed a crowd of people, but he's managed to keep the theme and the person this party is for in mind, and gone for something a little more chill. The cake(s) is still fancy, as are the mini cakes to go with it, and he had a little fun with the macarons, because what's the point of being an amazing baker if he can't show off.
There are typical munchies set out on a table, although the chips and dips are all handmade rather than store bought, and the cheese and crackers came from a little deli that Taako is particularly fond of. The main event itself is a burger bar, with the assorted meat being cooked on a nearby barbeque by either Taako, or…. a floating set of tools that seem to be keeping a pretty good eye on things, when Taako is off doing whatever it is that he does when he isn't cooking. There's also an assortment of warm and cold salads, for anyone who's into that kind of thing.
There's not an overabundance of food, but it also never seems to look as though things are going to run out. Magic, bitches.
REFRESHMENTS (WITH A LITTLE EXTRA)
About an hour into the party, some mischievous guest takes it upon themselves to add a little something extra to the refreshments, just to make things interesting. But this isn’t your average slipping in a little bit of vodka in the punch on the sly situation. Instead, if your character drinks either of the following, they will feel the following effects:
iced tea: anyone who drinks the iced tea will feel the effects of a mild truth potion. the effects do not compel the drinker to spill unrelated secrets, but are strong enough to prevent white lies and cause some pretty awkward social faux pas.
lemonade: anyone who drinks the lemonade will feel the effects of a mild fascination potion. this potion will cause the person who drinks it to become obsessed with an object, person, or phenomenon that they see or hear within the first two minutes after drinking it. this can encompass anything, so use your creativity – do they become suddenly enthralled with cake? a song that was playing from the dj station? with another partygoer’s shoes?
The effects are cumulative, so if your character fixes themselves an Arnold Palmer, they will become both truthful AND fascinated. The effects last up to four hours.
SINGING & PRESENTS
At some point in the afternoon, everyone will gather around to make Eddie go through the process of blowing out candles on the big cake (Cisco allowed himself to be talked down from 30 individual candles to two candles, one with a 3 and one with an 0). Enthusiastic, hopefully not TOO off-key singing is highly encouraged.
After that, there is a table where anyone who brought a present will have left it by that point; anything, however little or small, however appropriate or inappropriate, is welcome.
DANCING & FIREWORKS
Who doesn’t love a bit of dancing? As the afternoon starts to fade into evening, partygoers who are inclined to shake their moneymakers can move out of the marquee to the small portable dance floor that has been set up on the grass. Nearby is a pretty cushy sound setup with plenty of speakers and Riverview’s own Otabek lending his talents as DJ.
Once sunset has faded and the sky is dark enough to properly appreciate it, a fireworks show has been prepared by Taako, to wrap the night up with a bang!
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God, of course you can fucking sing.
[Not that he's really sure why there's an of course somewhere in there, maybe because it just adds to the list of things Cisco is ridiculously good at, which starts with video games and ends with 'inventing really rad shit'.]
Alright, bring on a truth, I guess I haven't-- [Oh no apparently he does have a lot of shit to hide, since he can't quite finish that sentence. Taako waves a hand lazily.] Just hit me.
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I don't do it in front of people a lot. My brother's the big music prodigy, not me.
[ He's glad that Taako didn't ask him to do anything more embarrassing or unpleasant than just singing. At least, not yet. ]
Did you like Wizard of Oz? That's not my truth or dare question, I'm just curious.
[ He always wonders about this kind of thing - how Earth media seems to Taako, who comes from a place so completely different, and doesn't have preconceived ideas about what movies should be like, and which ones deserve to be venerated and which don't. ]
Alright. Truth. Truuuth, hmm. What's a guilty pleasure of yours? By which I mean something that makes you really happy but that you wouldn't normally tell anybody?
[ That's fairly innocuous, right? Almost no way for that question to lead anywhere too depressing, but it's still nosy enough that it suits the game. ]
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But: he's lazy.]
It was pretty cool, loved the witch, shame about the melting thing but you gotta admire the style going out that way.
[A lot of his media consumption comes through regular movie nights with Clark, so it's all fairly standard, but he enjoys it. But someone should make him watch/read Wicked at some point. Or The Wiz.]
First of all, the whole concept of guilty pleasures is dumb as hell, I enjoy what I enjoy and I'm not gonna feel bad about it. But you could kinda count peanut butter cups as like, shit I know I shouldn't eat but do anyway, mostly cause I'm allergic to peanuts.
[So.
They're a guilty pleasure because they could potentially kill him and he just rolls with it.]
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I gotta make you listen to Wicked one of these days.
[ He shakes his head a little at Taako saying he doesn't believe in the concept of guilty pleasures. In theory, Cisco agrees with him, but it's one thing to say that he's living his bliss without apology, and it's another to actually and fully do it. He's come a long way from how he was when he was younger, talking and dressing how he thought other people wanted him to, doing everything in his power not to be noticed. He isn't that guy anymore, entirely, but in some ways it's still a work in progress. ]
You're allergic to peanuts and you still eat peanut butter cups? Living on the edge, there, man.
[ Sure, not all allergies are life-threatening, but even so. ]
Okay. I pick truth this time, too.
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[There are a handful of things that people have suggested to him , and a lot of it gets tossed on in the background while he's working, so he can add Wicked to the list.]
They're just so fucking good, it's worth it.
[He has a magic EPI pen I guess.]
Truth, truth, truth, what've we got... [He's either genuinely trying to think of something or just dragging this out to torment Cisco a little. Probably the latter, knowing him.
Oh wait he's got it, Taako grins.] Do you like~ anyone?
[It's a little bit sing-song, mimicking the way he remembers being teased by Lup when they were younger.]
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He rolls his eyes to himself as Taako takes his sweet time coming up with a question to ask. And when he does ask it, it's so utterly childish that Cisco ends up rolling them again. Which doesn't change the fact that his heart started beating just a touch faster, too. Sometimes it's the simplest things that really are the most nerve-wracking. It's somehow not until that exact moment, when Taako asks that, that Cisco actually consciously thinks if there's anyone in this place he comes even close to having a crush on, it's Eddie.
Which, obviously, he is not going to say out loud. No way, no how. He doesn't even trust himself to say anything at all, just lifts his arms into the air to hold in an X in front of his face, a nonverbal gesture of 'nope'. Very carefully and deliberately he says: ]
Okay. Dare instead.
[ Sure is a good thing his complexion is dark enough that it doesn't show too obviously when he blushes, because he feels like his face is actually on fire right now. ]
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A good person would probably take that no as enough of an answer and leave it be, because obviously there's something he doesn't want to say. But Taako, while capable of being nice, is not entirely a good person.]
That's not how this shit works! [As if he wouldn't do the exact same thing if he was faced with someone he didn't want to spill, although 'I have a crush on (blank)' is pretty low on the scale of awful things to tell someone else.] Is it me? Cause I mean, that's only understandable, it happens to most people. You can be honest.
[But he also genuinely curious now, since he figures there's a reason Cisco won't tell him, and it's not like they've been shy when discussing romance and sex up until now.]
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He's not going to just cave, though. Beneath all the friendliness and jokes, Cisco has quite a stubborn streak when he wants to. There's just the tiny edge of annoyance creeping into his voice as he insists: ]
Dude, I said I wanted to pass this round! I'm not gonna tell you I've got a crush on your boyfriend.
[ Which is just great, just perfect. Cisco realizes a fraction of a second too late what he's said and immediately covers his face with both hands, irritation and dread making him feel a little queasy. He hadn't meant to say it at all, and because it had just slipped out he hadn't been able to hedge, to contextualize, to minimize it with lots of other words. ]
Fuck.
[ The word comes out muffled because Cisco is still hiding his face in his hands. ]
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It's not cruel, or mocking, it's the sort of laugh from someone who's just very startled by a piece of information they've heard and isn't quite sure what to do with it. It's just a surprised little chuckle that cuts off with a huff of breath.]
Well, my ego's wounded, for sure.
[Maybe it should bother him, but for all his occasional insecurities and pettiness, jealousy isn't a thing that Taako does, mostly because if he doesn't ever want to feel like he's competing for someone. And anyway, a crush is just a crush; Taako has vague crushes on a couple of people, and it doesn't need to mean anything. Cisco hasn't admitted is starting some campaign to steal Eddie, just that he fancies him a little, and really, Taako can't blame him.]
Are you gonna die on me, sweetheart?
[Can people die from embarrassment?]
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Cisco wants to mumble a mortified 'yes' or 'maybe', but the truth potion isn't letting him get away with that, so it comes out: ]
No.
[ It's not a great feeling, knowing that when Taako says his ego is wounded, he has to be at least half serious about it. Sure, it's bad enough he is blurting humiliating things about his own thoughts and feelings, but saying something that is hurtful to a friend is way worse. ]
Didn't mean to ego check you. I tried not to say shit.
[ And he puts his hands down to look over at Taako. Cisco's face is definitely flushed, and his mouth scrunched to one side a little in discomfort. But more than anything else he looks apologetic, and earnest, and worried. ]
Can we please move on and like, never speak of this again?
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[He even leans down to give Cisco a conciliatory pat on the arm, in case he needs reassuring of the fact that Taako really doesn't give a shit about either the tiny blow to his ego or the fact that Cisco has a crush on his boyfriend.]
I won't tell him, if you're worrying.
[Not because he'd be worried about things changing if Eddie knew, just that he doesn't think Cisco would want him to Eddie. Considering how horrified he already looks.
He wants to tell Cisco that he doesn't care, but with the truth serum it might come out badly, so he decides to pass on that part.]
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[ Worrying is one of Cisco's specialties, so it's not like he can just stop at the drop of a hat, but the pat on the arm does help, as does the reassurance that Taako isn't going to tell Eddie so they can laugh at him behind his back. Of course, maybe they wouldn't do that, and Cisco knows that, but it's hard to remove it from his mind as a possibility.
It seems almost too good to be true, that Taako is taking this in stride without teasing him or getting mad at him, but Cisco isn't about to look a gift horse in the mouth. He just takes a moment to close his eyes, get his anxieties tucked away into the background where they belong, and then he puts on a smile once more. ]
Okay. Part of me thinks if we keep playing things are only bound to get awkward again but I'm pretty desperate to change the subject so, truth or dare, unless you've got any better ideas?
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[Truth or Dare isn't really a game that can be won or lost, but Taako's reasoning is that Cisco might feel a little less awkward if they both have some slightly embarrassing secret out in the air between them.
Not that Taako is easy to embarrass, but maybe there's something. Or at least a secret of similar weight that he can spill.]
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Tell me all about your most embarrassing date, and I'm talking embarrassing for you not the other guy.
[ It is possible that, just like Taako doesn't really buy into the concept of guilty pleasures, that he also has never had a date that went badly enough to be embarrassing. But it was the best Cisco could come up with immediately, and he didn't want to waste time lingering and considering.
As he asks he sits up, plucks a piece of grass out of his hair from where it's gotten caught, and downs the rest of his iced tea. ]
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It'd have to be the time I puked on a dude, orrrr the guy who got thirty minutes into the date only to realize he'd meant to ask out Lup.
[The latter was honestly more just kind of awful for his self-esteem, but it was a long time ago.]
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Yeah, those are both kinda deal-breakers. I went on a date with a girl who got immediately wasted and threw up on my shoes, and there was just no salvaging that.
[ It wasn't all that often that Cisco was the one who turned somebody down, but he loves his sneakers and she'd ruined them and never bothered to apologize, and that had been the end of that.
He's a little cautious when he speaks next, because he knows that talking about Lup might be perilous territory for Taako. ]
Did that guy end up going out with Lup after all or had it just gotten way too weird?
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[Taako is hardly secretive about their propensity for crime, particularly theft, but he still likely wouldn't have just admitted that without the truth serum, since he knows there's petty shoplifting or hustling, but straight up breaking into someone's house to steal their shit as revenge is a bit more extreme.
It had been a way to soothe Taako's wounded self esteem, but... still..]
Uh, let's not tell Eddie about that, yeah?
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Hey man, I'm not a narc. I won't bring it up, but also like... you've seen me lie. [ Cisco raises his eyebrows significantly; he doubts there is any need for him to remind Taako just how bad he is at hiding things when he is specifically confronted about them. Avoidance, denial, he's got that in hand, but when it comes to actual on the spot deception? Not his strong suit by a mile. ] So... take promise with some grains of salt.
[ He wants to add something to the effect of I don't like keeping secrets, but he can't seem to make himself say it, which is yet another somewhat unflattering little glimpse at his own psyche. Did he really like keeping secrets? Is he really someone who enjoys that? He doesn't want to be. ]
I mean, it's not like I've never broken a law before.
[ There are some rules out there that Cisco is willing to break, and others that he's willing to bend. He's
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[Not that he has a lot of room to throw glass stones in this particular house, but Taako is capable of smooth-talking and deflecting when he really needs to, it's just that certain people seem to get capable of calling him out on it, or reading him too well. The less he knows someone, the easier it is to bullshit them.]
Can I ask about that shit for my turn, or are you going dare?
[He's curious now.]
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Or, well, some conscience. ]
Honestly, it's hard to know where to start. There's about a mountain's worth of obstructing justice, since I know a bunch of vigilantes and some of them are wanted and some of them aren't. Plus, I've hacked into police files about a thousand times looking up information to help stop metahuman criminals. And technically depending on how you look at it I aided and abetted a whole lotta unlawful imprisonment or whatever the official name is, 'cause when we caught metahumans we couldn't just hand them over to the law at first. They would've broken out of any regular prison cell in about 20 seconds, so we kept them down in the pipeline 'til I outfitted the metahuman wing at Iron Heights.
[ That was all he'd intended to say, and more, but once he gets started, Cisco can't quite seem to slam on the brakes. ]
And also maybe one time I tortured Hartley, I don't know if it counts as torture since it was less than a minute, but I hurt him, and I would've hurt him more, and I never told anyone, and it's probably the worst thing I've ever done in my entire life.
[ Well, yikes. ]
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And then Cisco tells him that he tortured someone. Or maybe tortured someone. He hurt someone briefly and feels bad about it, and that's still not really a big deal to Taako, but he gets that it matters to Cisco. It was the same with Clark, pained about having to kill Zod. It's like Magnus understanding why Taako giving up his beauty was so hard. Everyone's got their own battles.]
Is this one of those cases where I tell you all the awful shit I've done to make you feel better or like, would that just make it worse?
[It's a genuine question, because he will own up to a lot of shit, but he isn't sure if that will actually help.]
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Besides, Taako hadn't been there; Cisco had been vague about the details. If he'd really seen it, heard Hartley screaming and falling to his knees, he might think differently. Look at Cisco differently.
Then again... maybe not. ]
I think it'd probably make it worse.
[ Besides, he's pretty sure that asking Taako to list the bad stuff he'd done, when he's not really capable of tailoring that information, or leaving some things out, would be crossing some kind of line. Cisco's enjoying this game, but he's wary of letting it get too invasive. The fact that Taako would even offer, well, that means a lot all on its own. ]
So, you want a dare this time or a truth? Also I can't believe you've got truth or dare in your world but not movies. Unless you learned it here?
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[It feels a little like an echo of his conversation with Jon, although that was about mind control, not conscious choices, but there's still the fact that Taako really isn't going to change his opinion of someone just because they did some shitty things. If they did a shitty thing to him, that's different, but like he said about the whole dust thing, it's hard to care about strangers.]
And I dunno why its weird to have truth or dare? Just cause we don't have TV we can't have drinking games and shit? Truth again though, I'm ready.
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Okay, but do you have beer pong? That's not my truth question.
[ He hums a little, looking up at the clouds that have started to make their way across the blue sky. It really is great, this park. He is glad that he chose it, glad that the two of them had helped to make this party happen. And he's glad, too, that things are quiet enough now that the two of them can take a break from catering to the guests and just enjoy it together.
Which gives him an idea. ]
What's one of your favorite places you've ever been to?
[ It might seem like a bit of an easy question, and maybe it is, but Cisco genuinely wants to know the answer. He might be here in another dimension, but apart from being pulled here, it's not like Cisco has had the chance to travel a whole lot in his life. Central City, Star City... and even that had been for work. Digging up a body in the woods was not Cisco's idea of a vacation.
But Taako has been to so many places, and some of them must have been worth talking about. ]
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[They had to make their own entertainment during the cycles, and there were more than few nights where they just got absolutely wasted and played stupid games, because it was too hard to do anything else.
As for his favourite place...]
Jello world, for sure. I dunno how the fuck it worked with like, physics, but everyone was some kinda jello creature and they were super down with being eaten.
[WHAT THE FUCK TAAKO]
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