Teen Party? Teen party [OPEN]

[littlefairytale]

Who: Ruby Rose & other teens/young adults on the ship
What: Party stuff and a sleepover!
When: 24th November?
Where: Playback!
Warnings: Nothing yet but who knows with the teens on this boat
Notes: What it says on the tin, this is a sleepover/party aimed at the teens and young adults on board, including a truth or dare game that will clearly not go at all wrong. Adulty-adults poke your nose in at your own risk but the upper age limit is wavey hands, you are not actually going to get carded at the door.


The idea comes to her and is acted upon in true Ruby fashion: rapidly and without hesitation. From first getting struck by the thought to posting the fliers there is, in total, maybe 48 hours and most of that is actually sequestering materials. What eventually makes it to the walls is a very basic flier with a very rudimentary stick figure drawing of a bunch of happy, smiling teenagers that look vaguely like some of those Ruby knows are onboard, a disco ball, music notes, and a single badly drawn gaming cabinet.

PARTY & SLEEPOVER IN PLAYBACK
Teens and young adults only!
24th of November
PJs encouraged, blankets provided but you can bring your own, same for snacks, alcohol is up to you I am not your mom
More movies, games, etc. all very much appreciated!
There will be truth or dare
NO MURDER ALLOWED!!! >:C

These pop up around the cabin area, playback itself, and the atrium, though you might get a personal invite via text or in person if Ruby already knows you. If you're (un)lucky enough to know her well, you might even get dragged into set-up the day before.

What set-up? Primarily, carrying down as many blankets and pillows as is possible to Playback and creating an ungodly pile of them in the lounge area that may spill a little over the border into the arcade. There are snacks of all sorts collected from the various food establishments on the ship, though if anyone wants ice cream there may have to be snack runs on account of melting. Alcohol is not banned but is also not directly supplied (though Erin does bring some, her warning is transcribed word for word and attributed to her). And whilst Ruby herself does not have movies or games (besides those in Playback itself) there is very much a space set aside for them, as she assumes at least some people have some to offer.

Does she have any idea what she's doing? Not really, but it's the effort that counts, and for what it is it should do the job. Playback itself provides most of what they could want for a party like this: the lounge space, the arcade, the dance zone... even the indoor playground she thinks most of them are too old or too big for. They have options. Just learn to tune out the creepy disembodied laughter and things will be fine.

Now hopefully nothing goes too wrong. Everyone will clearly be on their best behaviour. She did ask for no murder!

Comments

Re: TRUTH OR DARE

[glassaxolotl]

Dedue sits stone-faced next to Dimitri in the truth or dare circle. He may be convinced to be truthed or dared. Maybe.

[prince_of_beasts]

Dimitri's starting to get a sense of how this works. He leans over slightly, his expression perfectly, conspicuously innocent.

"Truth or dare?"

[glassaxolotl]

Dedue blinks, startled by the sudden attention, then says, “Truth.”

[prince_of_beasts]

"Are you enjoying yourself?"

[glassaxolotl]

He thinks for a moment and says, “I am. Large parties can be difficult for me. But I have had some small conversations with people here that I have enjoyed.”

[prince_of_beasts]

"Oh good." It had been a gamble, pulling Dedue along; Dimitri's glad it's paid off. "You're making friends, then?"

[glassaxolotl]

He nods.
“I talked for some time to Chrissy. The contestant who won the first round at the game show. I have also seen her at the library, but we had not spoken before today.”

[prince_of_beasts]

"Ah, Chrissy! I'm," Dimitri's expression falters, "glad to hear she's alright. I ran into her at that bloodbath last month -- I was able to offer some protection, but it was so chaotic I soon lost sight of her again."

Anyway! He forces his expression to brighten. "I don't know her well, either, but she seems kind. I'm glad you've gotten along."

[glassaxolotl]

“She recalls you defending her. She was appreciative,” he says with a small smile. “I told her that sounded like you.”

[prince_of_beasts]

Dimitri coughs and blushes. "Well -- in that case, I'm doubly glad. I'll say hello to her later, if I have the chance."

" ... I believe it's your turn at the game, now."

[glassaxolotl]

“Yes,” Dedue says, happy at Dimitri’s reaction. “Truth or dare.”

[prince_of_beasts]

"Dare," says Dimitri, radiating even more innocence if that's possible. Game says Dedue has to give him an order now. It's The Rules.

[glassaxolotl]

Despite saying ‘truth or dare,’ Dedue is not prepared for Dimitri to say ‘dare.’ He looks a bit startled, then thinks for a minute. This is a game, this is what he’s supposed to do. Hm, what would he even dare His Highness to-

He leans back with a smug look on his face. “I dare you to eat three full meals a day for the rest of the week.”

[prince_of_beasts]

Damn it. He walked directly into that one. Dimitri huffs. "I think the dares are meant to remain within the scope of the party. Or how can there be consequences for failing?" Because the odds of this happening are slim to none. "Actually, what -- " He casts a look around for anyone who actually understands this game -- "what are the consequences for failing?"

[decrypter]

"The dares then double. You will then have to perform two of them. Then two become four, and so on."

This is not how it works, but it could be. No one said what happens if you fail, so you can make up your own failure consequences, is how Helena sees it. She's also on Dedue's side, since he helped with her dare.

"Do you truly wish to run the risk of failing, and the consequences thereof?"

[glassaxolotl]

The actual consequence of failure is Dedue’s immeasurable disappointment, but that works too.

Dedue nods appreciatively at Helena. “Thank you for the explanation,” he says, with just a hint of smugness in his voice. He looks over at Dimitri, silently daring him to agree to the terms.

[prince_of_beasts]

"That's just how I live anyway," Dimitri complains. He sighs, sulky. Bargaining sometimes works. "I'll make my scheduled dinnertime for the next week, if you'll give me a dare that I can do right now."

[glassaxolotl]

“Very well,” Dedue says. The thing he actually wanted Dimitri to do he has gotten him to agree to. So he’s willing to throw Dimitri a bone.

“I dare you to...” he looks around the room, “use one of those strange contraptions.” He gestures to the arcade machines. “I am curious about them.”

[prince_of_beasts]

That's more like it. "Ah, the arcade games? I've mostly watched Rich and Darcy play." Dimitri wrinkles his nose. "Actually, I'm surprised neither of them is here. -- anyway, there are a few I'm not too terrible at."

He opts for a classic, and waves Dedue over. "If they were real, we'd have to insert coins to play. Here, they work the same way the shops do. You go through the motions, and -- " The game starts up. "Like so."

[glassaxolotl]

Dedue watches the game with interest. Slowly, he gets a sense of the rules - even if he still doesn’t understand the controls. And the motions on the screen soon start to satisfy some deep part of Dedue’s brain that craves repetition and order.
Interest makes its way to rapt fascination, and he finds himself making disapproving grunts when he thinks Dimitri is moving the block the wrong way and suggesting directions with his hands.

[prince_of_beasts]

There is something satisfying to it, Dimitri has to agree. He prefers the faster-paced rhythm games -- something about the speed and reactivity approaches hypnotic. Tetris doesn't offer enough for his often-buzzing mind to focus on.

He catches Dedue's growing interest from the corner of his eye, and pauses the game with a suppressed chuckle. "Would you like to try?"

[glassaxolotl]

Dedue nods eagerly and inches towards the machine, examining all the buttons and controls Dimitri was just using.

[prince_of_beasts]

Dimitri steps aside to allow Dedue space, an affectionate cast to his expression. It's always nice to see these less-guarded moments, when Dedue allows himself to be unreservedly curious about something. It's special. It feels like a privilege -- which may be arrogant. It's not like it's hidden from anyone else at the party.

They don't know what it means, though; they don't know to take notice, how rare it is. So maybe Dimitri's not wrong to feel lucky.

He's not going to interrupt Dedue's focus; he just stands back and watches, carefully balancing attention without tipping into scruptiny.

[glassaxolotl]

Dedue starts up a new game. It’s a slow start, but once he has a sense of the controls, the rest comes easily to him. He is totally absorbed in the sorting and rotation of blocks, placing the puzzle pieces together. It brings him to the same state of calm that he can get to while chopping vegetables or pulling needle and thread.
He aces like three games in a row and wants more.

[prince_of_beasts]

Tetris alone doesn't offer enough stimulation for Dimitri, but this? He could watch this forever. He leans against the arcade machine, giving up any pretense of watching the game in favor of Dedue's quiet focus. A slow, soft smile steals across his face, unnoticed and unforced.

Somewhere the rest of the party goes on, but all the chaos of the arcade, the flashing lights and eerie ever-present laughter, seems distant.