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Who: ALL THE ~~SINGLE~~ LADIES + any crashers! Anyone is welcome if they hear the noise or just want to join in! (Feel free to assume that someone invited them!)
When: 12/12 ICly.
Where: Athena and Ryuko's apartment.
What: Ryuko wanted to do more girly things, so Athena decides to invite every girl she knows to their place for sleepover.
Rating/Warning: Will update if needed.

[ SLEEPOVER!!!!!!!!!

Athena has been excited for this for a few days now, and has been trying to get Ryuko to be as psyched as she is, but that sure didn't work.

Either way, a sleepover is happening at their place! There's five mattresses laid out on the living room floor (She's not sure how many are coming but she borrowed five from the gym, anyway), already set up with their own sheets. The pillows are stacked by the wall—there's really a lot of them—and some blankets by a small coffee table. The mattresses are pretty big that it could fit 3-4 people to sleep on them.

There's a projector sitting on the living room too, just in case people brought movies with them, conveniently facing the wall. (Probably just link the CereVice to it and it'll show whatever's playing on the CereVice, too.) OR IF YOU HAVE A KARAOKE APP...

Athena brought in some desserts from the cosplay cafe, so there's a lot of pastries. From three different kinds of cake (chocolate, strawberries and creme, and blueberry cheesecake); to red velvet cupcakes; to a buttload of macarons of all sorts of flavours; there really are a lot of sweets. if you arrive early, you might realise that it's just sweets, a bunch of chips, and soda bottles set on the table.

Where's the real food? Archer said he'll have Saber bring it with her, so that's a thing! And Athena thought they could order some delivery, too. Just so everyone gets to eat something they want. Oddly enough, there's also a plate of salt and lime on the table. Hmm, what for?

Well, no one has to look that hard enough for the reason. There's a couple of bottles of tequila and some shot glasses badly hidden in one of the cupboards, so pretty much everybody can see those. If anyone wants to start ~~body shots~~ drinking with people, then Athena won't stop them. It's a party! And law school gets just as crazy sometimes. Lord knows how much Athena wanted to try and socialise with her fellow budding lawyers, but was just awkward to do so. Thankfully, she's much better at breaking out of her shell now, otherwise, this party wouldn't even be happening. If there's anyone who tries drinking and they look like they shouldn't be (LOOKING AT YOU, MABEL), then Athena will come over and scold them like a mom.

So what else are you waiting for? Come in and take off your shoes, and make yourself comfortable! The bathroom is just down the hall, if you want to change into your jammies.

Let's get this thing started! ]

[ ooc: feel free to make top-levels for certain activities. just mark them with what the activity is in the subject! of course, feel free to set up different prompts for your character, too. post as many activities as you want. the more the merrier!

here is a sample if you ever need to see what I mean! ~~SOMEONE START A SPIN THE BOTTLE/I'VE NEVER GAME.~~

to anyone not invited but want to tag in: seriously, go ahead! feel free to have your character complain about the noise or check in on the girls ~~if your name is phoenix wright or simon blackquill~~. there are some girls who athena didn't invite because she doesn't know them, but if they know anyone in the party then they might have been invited by that friend! IF THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY!!! All the ladies ~~and Zura~~ get in! ]

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[ In case it comes up, Athena is sporting a white tank top and pink board shorts with yellow hibiscus flowers printed all over. Pjs? BAH. ]

a: people!!
[ If it's not Ryuko opening the door for their guests, it'll be Athena pressing the button to let that door slide open. And when it does, each guest whom she knows gets a hug. ]

I'm glad you could make it!

[ But if you're someone she doesn't know, then she'll bow her head politely, smile, and introduce herself. ]

I'm Athena. It's nice to meet you!

[ She extends a hand for a shake, which will be a very firm handshake, jsyk.

Either way, after the hug or the handshake, she'll be gesturing towards the living room. ]

Come inside and make yourself comfortable. There's some snacks, and soda in the dining room, too. You can take off your shoes so it's more comfortable.

b: CHAINMAIL
[ You're going to get it from her no matter what happens. All (if not most) CereVices ring at the same time, giving each owner a notification of a message from Athena…

Yell at her if you want :') It looks likes she's enjoying seeing everyone's reactions. ]

c: some awful mother hen
[ Whatever you're doing, as long as you're not in the bathroom, she is likely looking at you with great curiosity. '-' But don't mind her!! Please… just continue with what you're doing. ]

Edited 2015-03-28 04:13 (UTC)

Hello, Athena!

[Ai Thao has arrived and thus gets hugged because she and Athena are friends!! (Man this is weird, but Ai's getting used to this and she feels she's okay with it.)

All of her sleeping clothes and other necessities are in her bag and she beams at her friend as she gives a once over to the place.]

Thank you for inviting me! It seems like you're expecting a lot of people to come over, right?

A: Did someone ask for food?

[Because Ryuko did! Well she didn't, but Vietnam offered anyway, and Ryuko made some suggestions, so she brought whatever was requested. Savouries, mostly!

So here she is at the food table, trying to organise plates of croquettes (not mystery croquettes, thankfully, just really good meat ones), plates of spring rolls (in two version of fried: egg roll or rice paper roll), moar plates of prawn crackers because why not. And then because she can't just bring all savouries, here's a plate of almond cookies.]

Hmm, perhaps I should've brought more.

B: How does one "sleepover?"

[Since most of the sleepovers she's been at were either:
A. Family reunions (mostly at Taiwan's place.)
B. Business trips
Vietnam's found herself in a situation where she's not quite sure how to join in. Instead, she can be spotted looking very intensely at everything and taking mental notes. Please excuse her, she's not trying to be so intrusive, she's very careful!

Or if someone has started watching some television drama, she might slide on in because she at least knows what to do there (seriously, Asian dramas? She's a fan.)]

C: Wildcard

[Because why not.]

a; gossip hour

[So, everyone's settled in, treating themselves to some snacks, relaxing, and then suddenly Anise pipes up with her cutest expression and voice:]

Heh, heh... Did anyone hear anything interesting lately? ♪

b; don't let anise drink

[Uh oh, someone's getting a little too close to those shots.... someone might want to stop her, because she's totally reaching for one]

This looks good!

c; wildcard

[idk whatever, maybe she's mooching off your snacks or something]

A
[Peko looks so uncomfortable right now. She's carrying a small messenger bag with some spare clothes, still fully dressed in her usual outfit. The idea of just showing up in pajamas hadn't even occurred to her. But she's careful to drop off the various goodies from the cafe along with Athena -- a bunch of them even have some cute shapes, like someone had used icing to draw animals on them where appropriate.

She still brought her sword bag, and doesn't show any signs of taking it off, either. Once her snacks are dropped off, she's kind of just left standing near the snacks table lingering awkwardly. In fact, if one steps in close enough, she might hear Peko muttering in Japanese to herself. It sounds kind of like encouragement?? What an intimidating-looking weirdo.

If anyone asks, she'll totally use some icing to decorate some of the other snacks. One of the things she's really liked about the cosplay cafe...]

B
[No underage drinking. As soon as Peko's aware that there's alcohol here, she's apparently taken it upon herself to guard it. It's extremely likely that no one asked her to do this. Her Strangely Moral Yakuza Sensibilities(tm) were just offended.]

C
[Later that night, once it's become more obvious that there's no way Peko can escape the sleepover, she can be found in her pajamas seated on a pillow -- still closer to one of the walls than anywhere else. It seems like her pajamas consist of black yoga pants and a black tank-top, which reveals several nasty scars across her chest and back. Someone more observant or knowledgeable might also be able to tell that they definitely look like healed stab wounds -- and definitely look like they line up with each other, too.

But she's trying to be less awkward, and, well, she's been wearing her hair in braids since she was old enough to have hair long enough to braid, so she'll offer with a kind of awkwardness to the room at large,]

Would... anyone like me to do their hair?

[That's... Mabel said that's normal for a sleepover, so she'll try. She kind of looks like she's expecting people to say no or to look at her oddly for it, though.]

[ ALL THE HUGS. ]

She starts walking to the living room so she can have Ai settle down there. ]

I hope we get a lot of people. I invited everyone I know!

a; some pillows are just meant to die tonight

[ Yang may have showed up in her pajamas already, once she'd absolutely guaranteed that her teammates were going to put in appearances.

And now, lightly tossing a pillow up and down--

She is then going to HURL IT AT THE NEAREST VICTIM FROM BEHIND (assuming you are not a small child, she's not that cruel and heartless). And, of course, own up to her crime, because if you recover and look at her...

... She's already picking up another. ]

b; may your nails look fabulous when you smash someone's face in

[ She brought along about twenty different-colored bottles of nail polish, because even though Yang doesn't tend to paint her fingernails with her gauntlets on, toes are a different story entirely. If she catches your eye, she'll wave you over, where she's got all of her bottles arrayed around her. ]

You look like you could use a little bit of color! How about it?

c; DO WHAT YOU WILL IT'S A PARTY

[ You can legit just look at her and she'll start a conversation, that's how doomed you are. ]

[WELL, THAT SURE IS A HUG. She's even a little perplexed by the affection]

[But hey, Anise won't say no to free food and the like. She's actually kind of pleased to be invited to something like this, since she hardly ever gets 'girl time' in Auldrant]

Of course! It's not a party without cute little Anise.

[Whoa there kid. Whoa there. Peko's immediately grabbing her hand and frowning down at her.]

How old are you?

[SUSPICIOUS]

a: ONCE A FLOWERGIRL...

[ Not wanting to come empty-handed, she had brought along some flowers to set at the table and around the house to prettify it! You can catch her trying to arrange them better once in a while or looking at a forget me not kept well in a small but long circular container with furrowed brows like she's worried about it and mumbling to herself: ]

I can't keep it like this forever...

b: AND ONCE A WAITRESS...

[ If anyone looks thirsty or is without a glass of water at some point, Saya will offer one of two glasses out to them. ]

Would you like water or juice?

c: IT'S NOT YET BEDTIME

[ You were just talking moments ago, and you looked away, or you're just wandering about looking for a space to sit down... Saya's already there, head tilted to the side with eyes closed like she's napping. She's definitely napping and it's not even 11 yet! Neither is she in her pajamas just yet!

Maybe you should wake her up...? It might take a bit, if she can sleep through this noise?! ]

bonus: HOROSCOPES

[ Somehow, the topic of horoscopes comes up mid-conversation somewhere. Curiously, Saya asks, ]

What's your zodiac sign?

Edited 2015-03-28 04:34 (UTC)

[ feel free to reply to whoever on this making never have i ever statements and etc. at some point in the evening trucy will stand up - on a couch if possible, since she's a fairly short girl - and clap her hands. ]

Ooooooookay! So, I know some of you aren't from the same time period - I mean, some of us! - but at sleepovers like this there are some traditional games...one of them is "Never Have I Ever"! Basically, we sit in a circle - or I don't care, hang around the room - and someone says "Never Have I Ever"...So, let's use me as an example and for the first player! Never have I ever...drunk alcohol!

[ Beaming. TAKE THAT. ]

Now anyone who HAS done what I just said I haven't has to take a drink! Of alcohol if you're playing that way or juice or soda or whatever if you're underage like me! And then someone else makes an "Never have I ever" statement! By the way, if no one drinks to a statement, the person who made it has to drink. And those are pretty much all the rules! It's a fun way to learn silly things about your friends and also to get really super specific about things...

Like, "Never have I ever gone jogging at 6am!" [ Smiling at Athena, and yeah. People can make never have I ever statements in response to this, etc. ]

[ This is all the girly time you need, Anise. Even if you were super weird when we first met... ]

Make yourself at home, but don't take anything, or else Ryuko might get mad.

[THIRT...TEEEN...]

[Also wow, what is this, the alcohol police!!]

I'm all grown up! Please, pretty please, can't you just let me have a sip?

[Um I think you mean CUTE AS A BUTTON]

Ehhh? Why would I take anything? I'm just here to bond with you and Ryuko! Girl time!

Oh wow!

[ Since Vietnam seems to be much shorter than Athena, she's just going to look at the food from Vietnam's shoulder. SORRY. ]

Those look good. What are they called?

hanging out;

[ Trucy arrives fairly early and makes herself at home. She doesn't seem to be new to the concept of sleepovers, even if she doesn't know many people as of yet. Devoid of her magician's clothing for once - hat included - she's in similarly blue pajamas. Flannel pants and a tank top, pretty much, although she pulls on a pink sweatshirt later on in the evening.

Still, if you think she doesn't have a certain puppet and a shitload of magic props on her person somewhere, you're DEAD WRONG. But they can't be seen, so perhaps she looks more casual than usual.

She's pretty happy to lounge in a place on the couch eating snacks and drinking punch. Anyone who cares to see what she's drinking will find she sticks to punch and soda and water throughout the evening...what a good student.

Trucy will also wave happily at anyone she knows - or anyone she doesn't. ]

Hey!!! Isn't this fun?!

continued hanging out, this time with prying...;

[ After a while, she'll ask whoever happens to be nearby: ]

So...since it's a slumber party, we should be talking about crushes, right!! Spill, you gotta have one!

alternately, wild card;

[ or go play never have i ever. ]

» a: Sweets Galore

[It's safe to say that this is probably Ai Thao's first formal(?) sleepover. Back in the Vietnamese esper commune, she had her own room in the mansion, along with the other approved clones who called that building their home. Sometimes, the younger girls would end up in her room, chatting away, talking about various esper related subjects or what they wanted to have delivered to them from outside the country...

But this. This was different. This won't be about power politics or being stuck in a bird cage. And Ai hopes that she can make the most of it, getting to know the other girls, make MORE friends! After all, Athena made her feel more confident about stepping up and wanting to learn about other people to a certain extent.

... Okay, so maybe jumping in and just introducing herself is harder than she thought (and there is WAY more people than she had anticipated) because Ai's resorted to the dessert table where she has a plate piled up with macarons and a large slice of blueberry cheesecake. She's at least enjoying herself when it comes to food! She bites into a pink macaron and her eyes light up with surprise.]

Oh! Rose flavored!

» b: DIE HARD OR WATCH MORE MOVIES WHILE TRYING

[By now, Ai's dressed up in her sleeping clothes and looking more relaxed. She's got more snacks with her (yes, even more) such as popcorn, some potato chips and because we want her to be healthy, cans of green tea!! Since one of the projectors is free, Ai's using it to watch a movie that anyone can sit back, relax and...

... Die Hard.

Whoever happens to be watching with her, Ai looks very intently at the action scenes and she turns to remark:]

It's such a wonderful film! The action really hits a visceral spot, don't you agree??

» c: Ay dios mio...

[Ai Thao's cheeks are... Really, really, pink. There's an empty glass with leftover salt and lime on the rim near her and in her hand, she's currently working on her second.]

Mnnn. Did I add too much tequila...??

[This is what happens when you're 18 and you try to be one of the cool kids. Help her get to bed or see what it's like talking to a not!sober esper??]

» d: WILDCARD

Edited 2015-03-28 04:46 (UTC)

[A: An attempt at being sociable.]
[Blake wasn't exactly your typical girl. She's far more comfortable fighting or discussing strategy rather than attending sleepovers. It's just the sort of upbring she had. Still, she's there and dressed somewhat accordingly.

So Blake is... present, but doesn't particularly know what to do with herself? She keeps looking around, trying to pick up on what's been going on. She isn't all that interested in talking about gossip, and the alcohol doesn't interest her at all.

In the end, all she just makes attempt at conversation with whoever's nearby.]

Hey.

[B: You're doing it wrong.]
[Okay, so right now, she's just having a moment to herself. She feels like she's satisfied some sort of requirement for socializing and has separated herself away from the rest of the girls. As best as she could, anyways.

So what is Blake doing right now?

Reading a book.

At a slumber party.

Come put a stop to that, won't you?]

[C: Wildcard!]
[Drag her along for anything and I'll roll with it!]

Ah? My sign...?

[It takes Ai a second to remember, but she answers cheerfully enough!]

I'm born on June 21st, so I'm a Cancer. And you?

OPTION I. "I HAVE NO FRIENDS AND I MUSTN'T SCREAM"

[Although Inaba is definitely someone who's been on a sleepover before back at home, she feels rather awkward going to an all-girl's slumber party. Especially since she's rather certain that she won't know that many people here—

Which is why she's rather awkwardly quiet in the corner, wearing a rather stylish ensemble (glasses not included) entirely in shades of pastel pink along with black thigh high stockings. As for what she's doing, exactly? She seems to be looking through her cell phone idly, running her finger through the touch screen as she looks at pictures. They're pictures of her friends together, having fun. Doing things that she can't be doing here.

Basically, she's being a little bit of a wallflower.]

[She's debating her life choices right now, to be honest.]

OPTION II. "CHAINMAIL HELL"

[You know that point in the party where people start to go in there CereVices and send a message? Yeah, Inaba's not doing that shit. Instead, she throws her head up in the air, completely infuriated.

Thanks, you guys.]

What the fucking hell?!

[....that should be loud enough for almost everyone to hear, tbh.]

OPTION III. "W-W-WILDCARD"

least

not

Edited 2015-03-28 04:49 (UTC)

A — CRASHING
_{[ A little birdie or two informed him about a party. Wonderful. Terrific. He's been aggressively finding excuses to show up on people's doorstep lately, so this looked like another perfect opportunity. The only catch? Girls Only. It's a good thing one of his many disguises is a female— he'll pass enough.

Or maybe he'll pass almost too much and out-do himself. Who knows, but he looks like this.
Anyway, he knocks on the door, completely posed against the frame with a hand on his hip.

Bless whoever answers the door. ]}

—I heard some precious people of mine were throwing a party tonight. I don't need and invitation.
_{[ Wow. Did he bring food with that attitude? You bet he did. He asserts himself inside, carrying along several bags filled with all sorts of McCERES. God, he hates this shit, but he knows Ryuko loves it. So, burgers and fries are totally all on him. ]}

B — MAKE OVER
_{[ Because he hasn't been miraculously kicked out of here yet, he's offering to make some people look pretty. It was a little odd coming from a samurai in a dress, but you know; he was actually very good at all of this. So, if your character has long hair and wants it braided, he's braiding it. If they want their nails done? No problem. He'll make them look a amazing. Or especially make up— he's very good with all of that. Halfway through whatever process you want, he'll hold up a mirror. ]}

It's good so far, isn't it? Of course it is.
_{[ he's so gentle with all of these things he's doing???? yet check out those muscles on his arms. nani the fuck. ]}

C — WILDCARD
_{[ He's being very good here. Though, he's correcting his name to Zurako, should anybody ask, and not disguising his voice at all. He even busies himself in this house like it's his own, cleaning up after people. Maybe he's taking your plate of snacks because it's messy over here? Oh? You weren't finished with that? ]}

Wow... You're really good at reaching out to others, aren't you Athena?

Ah...

[She feels awkward right now. Very awkward right now. She knows it's a slumber party, but do they really have to talk about this subject right here, right now?]

It's not really so much of a crush since he's recuperated his feelings for me, is it? Or rather, I am... kind of dating someone.

[ So somehow, despite his complete and total technological ineptitude, this guy heard about a party. But more importantly, he heard that there were free sweets. That's something he absolutely cannot ignore. There's just one problem: he's totally a dude, and this is a ladies' party. While he's a master thief and all about infiltration, there's not much he can do to get inside a party full of girls. But maybe, he can lean against the wall outside casually and pretend he totally belongs here while waiting for one of the girls to come out.

Don't ask how he even got here. He followed the smell of cake, okay? That makes sense. Totally.

Anyway, he's messing around on his CereVICE discreetly and waiting for someone to come outside. If he can't get in, he'll just have to get an inside guy. Or girl, as it were. ]

[ Exasperated sigh. She's been getting these all day long! ]

Ya seriously gotta do this now?

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