We're wide awake now, our eyes are wide open. We're running this world, we keeping it turning

[opheliac]

Who: EVERYONE ON THIS DANG SHIP!
What: IT'S A PARTTTYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When: last week of april before more shit happens.
Where: rischie
Warnings: PG-13??? alcohol is definitely involved, teens being teens, drunk people or doing bad decisions??? who is to say!!!





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★ ENTRANCE.
★ THE DANCE FLOOR.
★ AT THE BAR.
★ GAME AREA.
★ DJ TABLE // PRIVATE WITH JINX
★ LOSER CORNER.
★ THE FOOD TABLE.
★ KARAOKE.
★ OUTSIDE RISCHIE.
★ WILDCARD.

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[wimdy]

For drink, or for anything else? [ he did notice that mizuki drinks less than him, though... obviously, just about anyone drinks less than him. ] We can go to the bar and order down their list of cocktails, then! A proper mix-tasting. You can tell me your favorite, and I could ask Rafaela to teach me to make it!

[ and maybe she can punish him again. he can never claim to make even decent decisions when drunk, or sober, or ever really.

but he offers the rum and coke to mizuki now. if it could possibly be a peace offering, even if la pluma would be the one to give him even this offering or the push to give to mizuki. ]

[mooninthewater]

For drink. I'm actually surprisingly picky about my food. [ The chef life. ] But, no, that's okay- [ He grabs Venti's hand instantly. Almost as if to say I don't really want to talk to Rafaela with you right now- ] Rum and coke is great. It's a good drink to make for me if you ever want to, that's fine.

[ … ]

Hey, actually, Venti... There's something I wanted to give you, if that's okay?

[wimdy]

[ well he makes a note of that--rum and coke, sure--

and then there's mizuki's hands at his, again. he looks down with a bit of surprise, and at the idea of giving... it's probably not an antitoxin, is it. but really, he doesn't deserve anything. ]

What is it?

[mooninthewater]

[ It takes Mizuki a moment. He tries to find his words, but it's not coming out, and, eventually, he just downs his glass so he can set it aside promptly. Then, he goes fishing around in his pocket to pull out a letter. It's sealed with a wax stamp and everything. Very fancy! On the back it says, in very neat, curly handwriting "To Venti. Open when you're ready. From" and Mizuki's usual doodle of a jellyfish. ]

H-here.

[wimdy]

[ oh, that is fancy.

....... he really doesn't deserve what's in here, does he. at all. there's a moment he stares at the letter with a hint of that blank look he had, back in mizuki's room when he had left so abruptly. part of him knows he should apologize, that he was in the wrong, that he had no excuse for simply running the moment mizuki told him, 'you're important to me, i don't know what i'd do--' someone more responsible could handle that. someone like clarke, but definitely not someone like him.

after a moment, he does take it. ]

Thank you, Mizuki.

'When you're ready' as in... [ that kind of implies... it can't be bad news, if it's in such a nice envelope right? could it be break-up through letter?? actually, if it were up to him he wonders if he would open it for a long while. ]

[mooninthewater]

As in... whenever you're ready. It isn't important. I mean... it's important to me, I suppose? Er- I... I guess it's not... like... I-I did my best on it, I mean. My best is just...

[ He's rambling again, isn't he? ]

J-just whenever you feel like you should open it is fine! I just wanted you to have it. You don't have to open it now or- or even today at all.

[ He pulls Venti's hand up and... just sort of presses his knuckles to Mizuki's forehead. He doesn't want to hug Venti again, he feels a bit too flustered to do that, what with that letter being so personal. But he can lean into a touch like this. It's enough. ]

I'm just glad you're letting me give it to you at all. I... I thought you were upset with me...

[wimdy]

I'm not upset with you. [ probably not a lie. well, he'd rather not examine what he feels about mizuki, at least not without a loot more drinks. Master of Coping mechanisms here.

he'd also rather not examine whatever new feelings he has for mizuki giving him something apparently so personal like this, nope nope nope. how simple it was when they were nice casual friends! distantly it's true, mizuki's fluster is cute and normally maybe he'd tease and... you know what, why not tease. time to poke at his cheek again, light this time, not quite as obnoxious as before. ]

This is very sweet. Thank you again.

Have some confidence in yourself, I'm certain I'll love it if you've tried your best on it. [ he does not want to open it. whoops. but he's kind of digging his own grave if he's saying he'll do so he supposes... ] You know, I love people who try hard and put their best effort in. That's really what matters most.

[ because he would often rather fly away, do exactly the opposite.

he brushes his hand away so he could press a kiss to mizuki's forehead instead, the ache in his chest trembles that much more. ]

[mooninthewater]

[ Mizuki smiles, but seems... worried at the same time, when Venti mentions he's not upset. It's not that he doesn't believe Venti, but... he still feels like he should apologize. Like he should tell Venti what was on his mind in a... less aggressive way. Far less rage. Especially now that he's had time to think about it. Through the lens of a temporarily depressed teenager, sure, but that's still better than violently angry, clingy, eldritch bitch. But this is a party. And he doesn't want to bring that up when, for one, Venti's probably not totally sober, and for two, he wants him to have fun.

He tilts his head a little away from his pokes, so he can nod at the "have some confidence in yourself". Not an order. But he could do that, anyway.

And then... the forehead kiss. And Mizuki immediately picks his head up to stare at Venti. Not the first kiss he's gotten from Venti- the cheek kiss from before still was a thing- but now, after all the fun of dancing with Venti and getting flustered over his song choice, and now... the letter... and Venti letting him know he wasn't upset... One might be able to even point out the constellations in Mizuki's eyes as they stay locked on Venti. Shiny, bright... excited. They soon close, of course, and he give Venti a little laugh and a smile that could light up a whole damn city.

He's... so happy. So happy he came. So, so, so... ]

I... I should go! I promised I would talk to Rafaela. And I need to make sure she's not giving Gummy alcohol. [ After he gave Venti the letter- ] But... I'll be around after, if you want~? [ A little squeeze to Venti's hand. ]

[wimdy]

[ it's cute how cute mizuki is always, but by now he's already kind of resolved that he'll need to break up. something he's been considering with growing pressure since leaving and maybe the letter is just about the seal on the stamp on the matter.

still, he looks perfectly cheerful as well as he squeezes back, all smiles, and honestly sincerely fond. ] Mm, I'd like that. You could find me later! I'd love another dance, or even... if you do feel like singing, I'll let you pick the song. [ it'd be a bad idea. a really bad idea. he knows it would be. he's drunk, and every time he listens to mizuki speak there's that ache, and it never stops. oh, well. ]

I'll probably be around here for a while more. Say hello and thank you to Rafaela for me!

[ he will not be found at the party for long, though. one last dance with jinx and he'll be gone, so, there's that. how talented he is to fuck up a good time for himself. ]