DECEMBER 2ND, birthday armageddon action mingle

[parodeity]

So, anyone in the entertainment room area come December 2nd will be subjected to a ridiculous clash of colors and decorations. While the only advertisement was word-of-mouth, it's a six-way birthday party although none of the guests of honor seem to care if people actually celebrate their birthdays; it's possible to just come by for cake and/or random hangouts. The room seems to be divvied up into six pie slices with decorations, with a table in the middle with six cakes. The slices are kind of variable but easy enough to match up to their respective "owner": Jade's is neon green paired with white decoration-wise and seems to mostly be dog themed, although there's also more glitter in her slice than anywhere else; Jake's is less neon green paired with black and the collective Dave-and-Rose decoration committee apparently decided skulls was as good a theme as anything; Dave's is red and black and records although also just really dumb sbahj drawings which tbh have infected the other slices aside from Rose's; Dirk's is orange-and-white and robots; Rose's is purple-and-black and wizards and octopi; Roxy's is pink-and-white and cats and wizards. None of the decorations really seem intended to mesh with any other slices' decorations at all?

The cakes are equally mismatched, although some of them work together. Jade got a Bec-head shaped cake; Jake got another...skull...THEY TRIED, OKAY JAKE; Dave elected himself for hella jeff; Dirk got assigned sweet bro because Rose couldn't convince Dave to Not; Rose herself got a very disturbing octopus tentacle thing, what the fuck Rose; and Roxy got a cat.

There are like six pinatas in various colors and some party games and a movie marathon that seems to have literally no theme beyond being chosen by Dave and Rose and therefore the theme might actually be "what movie will annoy my sibling most" back and forth. So there's. Just a super variety of stuff there. And there's music which Dave seems to have been in control of, although most of it is lowkey so that's nice???

Sorry if you wanted to do something in this room related to not this hot mess today, BUT AT LEAST THEY'RE NOT DOING SIX SEPARATE PARTIES??? Also there are party hats in the colors of each slice (with a dumb paper crown in slice colors for each birthday kid) so pick your poison. There's a generic and very messy "HAPPY 17TH BIRTHDAY" banner so apparently it's just. 6 17s? Nice.

Comments

[splinten]

Don't be an ass, these are awesome and took a lot of work.

[So, let him hug you? Because he's gonna. Can't Abscond.]

Thanks.

[parodeity]

[ okay but dirk isn't crying so this is okay and dave will - well he stands there for a moment awkwardly because dirk HUGGED HIM while his hands were in his back pockets so he has to struggle for a second to like, untangle himself so he can hug back, but.

clearly dirk has not deciphered any deep meaning into the songs if he's just enthusiastic, probably, so dave relaxes. ]

You're welcome. I thought it'd be...nice?

[splinten]

[He has only had them for about two minutes and listened to five seconds, and unlike some people he cannot LOOP OUT LITERAL HOURS to analyse the music.]

Dude, it's great. If I'm right in assumin' you made these for all the others too, I know we're all gonna love them.

[parodeity]

[ DAVE WILL THINK HE'S SAFE RIGHT UP UNTIL DIRK CORNERS HIM ABOUT FEELINGS, OKAY, IF THAT EVER HAPPEN ]

Yep. They can share their tracks with you if they want, but otherwise...

[ apparently he won't be sending dirk those tracks? ]

[splinten]

I figured.

[He does actually half pull out of the hug. It's only half because he has an arm around Dave's shoulders.]

Do you want me with you when I listen to them or should I do it out of your presence?

[parodeity]

Uh. [ sHIT DON'T ASK HARD QUESTIONS ] I mean, you can listen to them whenever? No need to wait around on me. I'm sure you'll tell me what you think eventually.

[ super casually said which means it probably isn't casual??? who knows. ]

[splinten]

[Dirk senses this. So he clarifies his question. He is merciless.]

Yes. But I'm asking for your preference.

[parodeity]

My preference in this is whatever yours is?

[ dave please. ]

But uh, you can listen to the rest on your own time. Otherwise I am just like, awkwardly standing there waiting for judgement I guess?

[splinten]

Sounds good to me.

[He holds his fist out for a bump.]

Love you, bro.

[parodeity]

[ that much dave can do, immediately fistbumping. now he is FREE!!! from discussions about feelings unless anyone cracks the codes to these tracks. (rose literally has a track named "three" which is meant to be about three specific words, like. idk. I LOVE YOU.

someone save dave strider from himself) ]

Love you, too. D'you like the decorations?

[splinten]

[They're gonna work it out you dumb child. But for the moment, Dave is temporarily not going to be forced to confront the fact that he has feelings and they all know it.]

The only thing more ridiculous than each individual section is the multicoloured atrocity that they make together.

I fuckin' love them.

[parodeity]

Rose figured as long as everyone had their own cakes and party hats and pinatas no one would get upset?

[ it is up in the air which of them decided pie slices of colors/decor was a good idea, though. ]

[splinten]

My impression of our group is that everyone would feel pretty happy just from getting to celebrate a birthday party in the manner of relatively normal people.

[You know, being isolated children and all that. It's not like even most of the Beta side of this affair got to have many proper birthday parties in the past.]

Honestly didn't expect pinatas to come into it. We should tag-team one.

[Why??? Because.]

[parodeity]

Sure. You're pretty much the only person I trust not to accidentally hit me while we're both blindfolded.

[ since he assumes dirk can just listen for where he is? ]

[splinten]

[This is true, Dirk absolutely would.]

I'm sure Rose wouldn't hit you on accident.

[parodeity]

I very specifically never engage in activities with her which allow her to wave weapons at or near me for a reason.

[ that reason is he doesn't want to mess with rose in that manner???

like even if he count outmaneuver her because she isn't as fast he just. does not want to do any sort of attack against her it would end badly. ]

[splinten]

I wouldn't disagree. You're just really funny about her.

[Okay, time to blindfold? Dirk grabs a weapon and then blindfolds himself so he can engage in the super safe activity of battling a pinata to death with his brother.

It's really good they're both insanely skilled.]

[parodeity]

How am I funny about her? I think I'm perfectly normal abut her?

[ ok dave will complain as he blindfolds himself though ]

[splinten]

Neither of you even approach 'normal.'

[He's going to flashstep beat up the pinata. Because that's the only thing that could be safer than this entire scenario.]

[parodeity]

And whose genetics caused that?

[ this pinata does not stand a chance this is gonna be a short battle??? ]

[splinten]

Roxy's.

[There is a shower of candy. Dirk pulls his blindfold off.]

This would be more challenging if pinatas could move on their own.

[What if robot pinatas?]

[parodeity]

Like Star Wars?

[ the drone luke fought with the helmet on ]

[splinten]

Stretch out with your feelings.

[He can quote too many movies at will.]

[parodeity]

[ dave will tug off his blindfold. ]

I call it luck.