i'll be dreaming of the day we meet again

[innocentloveholic]

[ After she gets Fern patched up, Aligula starts on what might be her Best Party Ever.

...until her next one, anyway. It's no surprise where she's hosting today: it's the dormitory area. Throughout the hours of setting it up, it gets more and more colorful—the doors of the dead (both newly deceased and old) get childish paper cut-out flowers (think the daisy looking ones), while the living get stars. They're all in different colors, with no real discernible pattern! Long strands of ribbon decorate the walls along with more colorful party hat-looking cut-outs, in and out of the little cul-de-sac areas. In the center of the area are blankets laid out with plates of pancakes and trays of tea, stacked on tables made out of books. (There are also parfaits in wine glasses, because of course there are.)

More importantly, there are pillows across the floor of the entire hallway and especially stacked around the center, and in every little room area there's a nice note posted to one of the walls, in Aligula's ever familiar curly handwriting:



Apparently, today's after-party is the slumber party type to even help people who might not want to wander the hallways tonight. ...and look, Luca, she even took your advice. ]

Comments

[flagitate]

[ ... Well. Katniss doesn't want to be alone--funny how she's changed so much in such a short amount of time, huh. Aligula had offered earlier to have Katniss stay with her in her room, so... she's gonna move her stuff there, first. Mattress and all--and Amalthea, of course.

Anyone who has a letter from Angel will be tracked down by Katniss at some point during the night.

Otherwise, she's got a bunch of pillows and she's leaning against a pile of them, a blanket draped across her legs. There's a book in her lap--it's a garish pink color for the cover, but... old habits die hard, she guesses. Katniss is generally just hanging out near the wall, but you might catch her near the food grabbing a parfait, some tea, or a stack of pancakes. ]

[oasisrose]

[Well, since Jean's on that list, she accepts the letter with a small dose of confusion. Turning it over in her hands.]

Is this...?

near the wall

[passional]

[ Inigo will be joining Katniss near the wall, offering her a smile. ]

How are you holding up?

[greenmamabear]

[Oh boy.]

One of those huh. [She's scared to touch it.]

[fittedgloves]

[ Kyouko makes her way over to Katniss while she's leaning against some pillows. ]

...What are you reading? [ That pink cover is a little unexpected for her. ]

[killedbyapig]

[he's been thinking about something since the trial, about her reaction. might as well bring it up now.]

Did it mean something to you? His painting? [bc he knows many things about feelings for flowers, so.]

[passional]

[ They need bright smiles in these trying times, so once Inigo runs out of tears he decides that he's going to smile and at least pretend to be optimistic. Smiles are contagious and they really don't need him to be glum and sad.

He doesn't hang out in the greenhouse like he did last time; today you can catch him near the food eating a stack of pancakes or one of those parfaits.

He does leave later on though - and goes to the arcade because the DDR machine is a godsend and he wants something to take his mind off of things. You'll probably find him in the middle of trying to beat Pluto Relinquish, because he is a man on a mission. ]

arcade

[innocentloveholic]

[ Aligula loves DDR.

...She loves watching people struggle at DDR even more though, which is exactly why she doesn't make her presence known until Inigo's done, and she does so with a bout of applause. It's about as cheerful as she can make it—they're away from the party, so she doesn't technically need to fake it 'til she makes it, but it still feels nice to get excited about something.

And Inigo's dancing? Totally worth it. ]

Did your Mom teach you those moves, or did you come up with them on your own? They're totally... interesting!

[ that's a word for "YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE HAVING A TIME WITH PLUTO RELINQUISH, BUDDY, DO YOU WANT TO MAYBE CHILL AND TAKE A BREAK OR SOMETHING" i guess. ]

food

[notaccurate]

[Luca is not eating, but he had gone looking for Inigo, so!

Yeah Luca is right there, and he starts to say something almost as soon as he walks up.]

Inigo, I...

[He trails off and looks away though, fiddling with his hair nervously as he mulls over what to say. But after a moment he looks up and tries again.]

I just, um. I'm...sorry.

Arcade

[greenmamabear]

One day I'll be healthy enough to show you kids the real dance master.

[Hey Inigo she doesn't think she's had an embarrassing mom conversation with you yet, so let's fix that.]

[innocentloveholic]

[ She's gonna throw the best party ever, she said. She'd keep everyone's spirits up, she said.

She'd take real good care of everyone, she said.

Well. She's going to try, at any rate. Aligula's going to spend a little time checking out Ferid's room, since he'd given her his key, and once she's out of there she'll be spending a good bit of time checking on people, both in their rooms and out in the hallway. She'll mostly be handing off tea, since that tends to be easier to stomach, but if your character has a letter addressed to them from Ferid, you can be sure she'll be handing that off, too. (Feel free to handwave that if you want!)

Once she's done with that, she'll take up residence in the big center area, legs crossed. She's... changed into her pastel mess of a onesie, as this is a slumber party, and her hair's down because why would she keep it up. If your hair's of decent length, she'll motion you to sit down: ]

Let me braid it! Come on, please?

[ If it's not long enough to braid, Aligula'll be happy with company anyway. She'll just start conversation with short-haired people by throwing a pillow at them. PILLOW FIGHT HER.

If there's anyone who's looking particularly sleepy, expect her to herd you to your room; there are still the rules to be mindful of, and she'd rather no one get punished just because she wanted to hold a cool party like this. And finally, at some point during the night, she'll be back in Ferid's room again, sitting in his blanket fort. It's hers now, after all.

As are all of the candles, apparently, yikes. They're all lit up, and despite the fire hazard it brings, she has one in the fort with her; she's reading letters. The ones people have written for her, that is. ]

let's braid some hairs

[flagitate]

[ ... Funny how it's come to this, huh. She's actually seeking out Aligula, for once. Katniss sits down right in front of her, and conveniently her hair's out if its usual braid. ]

Sure.

checking on people

[cilantro]

[You'll definitely have to knock on Cilan's door first if you want him to attend this party of yours, Aligula, because he pretty much immediately holed up in his room the second the trial was over.

... Though, he doesn't answer by opening the door for her if she knocks, instead you'll just get what sounds like noise (most likely Pansage) before Cilan's voice can be heard on the other side of the door.]

Yes? Is there something you need from us?

Braiding

[greenmamabear]

God, I haven't done anything with my hair since the Hospital. I'm in.

[...Maybe she should be concerned that her hair grew so fucking long in what she thought was a few days in the Hospital but. WHATEVER. She just wants to bond with Aligula.]

pillow fight

[notaccurate]

[Well he was going to talk to her about something.]

Aligula, I was think-

[But then, a face-full of pillow.

Luca just. Stands there for a moment, frozen mid-sentence. Then the pillow falls from his face, revealing an absolutely offended-looking Luca.

How dare you throw a pillow at him that is so rude]

checking in

[fittedgloves]

[ It takes her a little bit, but she does open her door when Aligula knocks. ]

...Hello, Aligula. [ Sorry. She's not one for conversation, especially now. ]

[oasisrose]

[Jean shows up, without a trace of question. With a fifth of their starting number gone in such a short time... she should not be alone tonight.

She shows up in her normal clothes for sleeping, laundry, and the dojo: Not a onesie, but what remains of hers, having been cut down to sweat pants to better suit her delicate exhibitionist sensibilities. And a sarashi wrapped around her instead of a proper shirt. Jean, you made peace with pants, but what do you have against shirts?

Oddly enough, she brings a change of clothes with her. Or at least, part of one. It's the top and anklets from the cream dress she was wearing earlier. And shortly in, she'll seek out their hostess for something related to those clothes.]

Hey, Aligula...?

[Otherwise, she'll be lying on the floor, near the middle but not in it. She's talking with people, but it takes a while before she gets up to make herself some tea.]

[innocentloveholic]

[ She'll be relatively easy to find—she's grabbing a parfait, turning when she hears Jean's voice with an inquisitive hum. ]

Oh, hi! What's up?

[ With a little smile—it's better to keep her own spirits up to help keep up others'. ]

floor

[hentopan]

[ He is decidedly not at this party, but he does have to pass through to get to his room and Isaac's room and stuff. When he spots Jean on the floor he stops and looks down at her.]

Thanks for hitting Fainting Beauty, Buttercup~. Knew you wouldn't do a bad job. [ Even if he didn't show reaction to it, seeing it was still satisfying enough.]

more floor

[notaccurate]

[Hello Jean. Luca has made a nest of blankets not too far away. Clearly it is time for talking.]

This will not be much of a sleepover, I do not think. We cannot actually sleep out here.

[hentopan]

[ Right well. Apparently Terumi has a lot of crap to do tonight, and he's still not in the best mood. He will not be showing up at this party, though he can be seen a few times going in Isaac's and Yuri's room. How the hell he got to be a mail delivery person twice...

Those who have letters from Isaac and Yuri will literally have their letters thrown at them at some point during the night. Enjoy your letters everyone!

Aside from that, towards the end of the night Terumi can be found in his room if anyone wants to try to talk to him for some reason.]

[killedbyapig]

[the rooms are soundproof iirc so even though terumi will not hear the maybe ten minutes of pounding beforehand, rest assured that robert knocked very hard on at least fifteen different doors before finding his.

BANG. BANG. BANG.]

Open up, you bloody coward! [UNLESS THIS ISN'T YOUR DOOR THEN HE'LL JUST LEAVE x16]

[killedbyapig]

[might as well show up to this one; a party about sleeping sounds right up his alley. so, he's there in his onesie with a nest of pillows, halfheartedly eating a parfait like it's not bad, but it's obviously not what he wants in that glass. for some reason, though he's clearly trying to cover it up, he never seems entirely at ease...

... and like three hours in he'll suddenly stand up and start banging on doors. really hard. so that's fun.]

[passional]

[ ...Inigo might regret this, but he approaches him to offer a bottle of Lascivious Wonders of Nature. ]

Do you want this? It supposedly doesn't contain alcohol, but you'll still get drunk off it.

[cilantro]

[Initially Cilan wasn't going to attend, but after talking with Aligula, Cilan eventually turns up and takes a seat, with both his and Archie's Pokemon making an appearance and free to mingle with others here. If asked, the Pokemon wanted some time out and about for themselves, so that's why he's come out of his room for a little while.

... However, it doesn't take very long before Cilan appears to be threatening to fall asleep soon judging by the way his head tilts once or twice from where he's leaning against the wall, so someone might need to shove him or something to keep him awake while we're here in the hallway.]

[passional]

Hey, you're not falling asleep, are you?

[ Inigo's giving his shoulder a gentle squeeze. Please don't break a rule and die, buddy. ]

[fittedgloves]

[ For a good part of the evening, Kyouko will be in her room. That trial really took a lot out of her, more than any of them had before, and she needs time to sort out whatever it is she's feeling. Still, if anyone seeks her out, she will open her door.

Eventually, Kyouko does leave her room, and settles down on the floor against the wall. Since Kyouko needs a distraction, she's brought a novel with her, but she ends up not paying it any mind. She's mostly lost in thought, sipping on tea.

Later on, she'll be reading the letters Terumi threw at her, her mouth set in a frown. ]

kyouko's room

[passional]

[ Knock knock. ]

Hey, Kyouko. I come bearing pancakes, if you're hungry.

[notaccurate]

[Forever late, that is Luca.

This time he doesn't need to be dragged there, though. He shows up on his own, dragging a pillow and a blanket, so that he can make his own little bed off to the side. He is trying to be sneaky about it, though. He doesn't want to be alone, but at the same time, his default when he is upset is 'keep your head down and your mouth closed'.

Eventually he does open up a little bit, though. He has made a nest out of his blankets, but instead of hiding in it, he is working on something in his notebook. He is not exactly hiding it, so if someone wants to peek in on it, they will be able to see what he is writing. Or talk to him about it.

Alternatively, they can hear his stomach grumble very loudly, and see Luca look a little flustered about it. Food might be a good idea, Luca hasn't eaten all day, but he seems reluctant to go get anything.

As everything is winding down, Luca is trying to fight off sleep but is finding it difficult. He begins to not off, but as he starts to lose his balance, he snaps awake again. Maybe it's time for sleep?]

[flagitate]

[ She can practically hear his stomach from where she's standing. Katniss has had too many experiences with hungry people, and in a place like this where food isn't even an issue? She can't let anyone go without it. Especially after a trial like that.

So Katniss brings over a plate of pancakes and a cup of tea. Jasmine--it's a new favorite of hers. She sits next to Luca, offering him the cup and plate without a word. ]