zenderael_mmo | [EVENT] - Valentine's Solstice

Who: Open!
When: Monday the 20th through Wednesday the 22nd (Bonfire on the 21st)
Where: Days' End League Hall
Before/After: N/A
Warnings: Violence (Val/Nova), vomit (a few threads??), fireworks, mention of death

[Valentine is hosting a Solstice party at Days' End! Some got invited, and if she ran into you anywhere for longer than two minutes she may have invited you. There is booze and games and dancing and floral wreaths and festival foods and everything. If Val saw you at the party you may well have gotten wreathed.]

[It's a pretty open-invite party though, so even if you weren't personally invited, wandering in off the street is perfectly acceptable. They've got a few random partiers showing up, both Earthers and Zenners, and there are several Earthers residing on the premisis also in attendance, as well as most of Days' End's members.]

[The bonfire gets lit early Tuesday and Valentine and Flambre keep it going through the day into the wee hours of the night (except for around one hour after sunset where she runs off to attend the druid ceremonies). The majority of the loud partying will likely happen on that day.]

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That's... That's not how. [ nova how old are you, did your stupid player not show you how to-- ugh fuck whatever. the mildly irritated expression on his face smooths out. alex nabs the empty shot glass and fills it for himself, then knocks it back in one go.

he refills the glass and hands it to nova. ] Like that.

What? You can do it wrong?!

[he watches indignantly and then tries it when offered

there's some sputtering but a partial success??]

[ better, but NOT GOOD ENOUGH. he repeats the process, pouring one for himself and then passing it onto nova. at least he's doing it with him??

not sure if five shots coupled with what he already drank is a good idea, though... he doesn't intend to get smashed... ]

Have you ever been to a bar?

Of course!

But who cares whether you drink it all at once? [downs this one as well; it's an ordeal]

That's what a shot is! [ duh, nova!! ] Come on, Nova! Even paladins can take shots.

[ there is no relevancy in that statement; his hateboner for paladins is just showing ]

Well, no one told me!

[when you say it that way, it just sounds embarrassing!]

Give me another one! You said five, right? Or ten?! I could do ten!

[probably not a good idea though]

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[ he wiggles the bottle between them, looking at the sloshing liquid line ] There's enough, all right. I don't suppose you fancy walking into the fire?

I wouldn't walk into the fire.

...

Do people drink them all in one gulp to look tough or something?

That's just how it is. That's how it's always been. That's what a shot is!

[ yes! you're a ninny if you can't do it! ]

Ten of them is probably going to get us both doing really stupid shit. [ actually he'd need a bit more because molavvas means he detoxes faster than normal and has a higher endurance, but. ten is still kind of a lot to take in the span of, what, five minutes?

he fills the glass and hands it to nova. ]

Edited 2013-01-19 21:54 (UTC)

I guess that explains why Chisaki was laughing at me.

[or one reason, anyway

one more down! oof!]

[ sigh

wait ]

This world is too fucking small. [ he pours himself a shot, then throws it back, but screws the cap on ] Let's adjourn. Are you really a berserker?

Unless there's an extra step I don't know about.

Hit me.

Edited 2013-01-19 23:11 (UTC)

[omfz is Alex TESTING HIM?

whatever, he asked for it!!

he throws a punch at Alex's jaw

fortunately for him, Harriet has made throwaway references to him trying to learn to fight with all sorts of weapons over the years, bare fists among them

Unfortunately, it was implied to be like 20 years ago in a different body and didn't turn out that well

But at least he doesn't make the kind of fist where you break your thumb on impact! :D;;]

[ ow!!

he immediately lifts the back of his hand to his jaw, straightening his neck. he bit his tongue and now it is bleeding. ]

Damnit, Nova, you could have punched my arm.

You didn't specify!

[using other hand to grip the knuckles on the one he punched with, trying to hide his concern that he hurt his hand on Alex's face

also those shots are starting to kick in]

Was it any good, though!

[ swallowing his blood-tainted spit (there isn't much) and dropping his hand back to his side. ]

You're gonna need to work on that. Honestly, though, berserker? I would have thought- god, rogue or hunter, maybe. Why berserker?

Furthest I could get from the way I was made!

... [INTENSE (ie: drunken) consideration followed by Extreme Sincerity]

Hey Alex

Could you help me train later, though?

[he wasn't banking on that nope not at all]

Sure. [ unlike nova's intense consideration followed by extreme sincerity, alex's answer is pretty much thoughtless.

wait. ]

If you're willing to have bones broken.

[ there, thoughtfulness. ]

[yay!

hey hang on whaat]

Ngh. [kind if a sighdroop]

Is that an Alex-specific training method

Or is that everyone

[ incredulous staring with zero sound for like 3 seconds ]

You're in a guild with people who regularly beat each other up for shits and giggles!

Then FINE. ALEX!

I'll deal with what I have to! You don't have to make it out like I'm stupid.

[ omz ]

And tie your hair back, too! It'll only get in the way. How do you even fight with it like that?

Haphazardly!

It's not like tying it back is impossible Alex I CAN COMPLETELY DO THAT. I will be a really good berserker student, you'll never even know I was an alchemist!

[Chisaki shouts loudly from halfway across the party. How she heard this is anyone's guess.]

YOU BETTER NOT TIE YOUR HAIR BACK, IT WON'T CATCH THINGS HALF AS WELL!

[that concludes this Chisaki cameo]

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