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theworldsliveliestcorpse ([personal profile] theworldsliveliestcorpse) wrote in [community profile] theairlock2017-10-29 12:09 am

Afterparty 1: Booze For All

[WELL THAT CERTAINLY WAS SHIT. Considering how shitty everyone felt after the shit show that was that trial, Zombina didn’t feel comfortable just… letting everyone go off and drown in their own misery alone.

There was only one possible thing to do now.

Drink to forget. Also possibly talk about feelings and deface the lovely picture of Rox’s face she and Chloe got Max to make a while back.

So Zombina goes around to collect as many donations of alcohol as possible, along with spreading the word about the afterparty. If people don’t open their doors, then a note is slid under the door reading:
]

Come to the cafeteria. We have free booze and company!!! Be sure to bring any food or booze ya got! -Zombina

[ Zombina’s set up the portrait with an marker beside it. A note in large letters says: “Deface Shark-chan for fun. Be as crude or lewd as ya wanna be. Feel free to hit it, stab it, or otherwise do whatever to it.
The Memorial Canvas has several new names on it. Lucina, Tsurugi Kamishiro, Miki Naoki, and Chitose Karasuma. There’s hand writing under all but Chitose’s. There's writing utensils next to it,
along with the usual note saying to write whatever you liked about that person, or though about them, or wished you could tell them, etc., under the names.
]

Lucina-chan, ya didn’t deserve what happened ta ya. I might not be able ta go and take out Grima for ya, but I’ll sure as hell try and get my teammates ta do so in my steed.

Tsurugi-kun, I consider ya ta be a person, and a good one at that. This never woulda happened if it weren’t for Shark-chan. I hope that you find peace and happiness in the afterlife.

Miki-chan, You were an strong person. Your loss is a huge blow to us all. I’ll do what I can about your world. I know you were scared of me ta one degree or another, but I still feel like I need ta do something for ya.


[The woman herself can be found manning the drinks, with several empty cups laid out ready to be filled. There’s an area with an note reading “Communal Booze Stash: Donations Always Accepted!” On the table where the booze is. So far there’s a bottle of whisky nabbed from Chloe’s stuff. It’s what she would’ve wanted. There’s also a table with bowls and spoons and the ice cream from Chloe’s stuff as well.
She waves a freshly stitched up hand at whoever passes by. She kinda fucked up her fingers on both hands at the trial, so she had to realign them. The cut from the blood check is also freshly stitched up.
]

Ya got any donations for the Communal Booze Stash? Or are ya here for an cup?

[Later once everyone is sufficiently drunk, Zombina can be found at the picture of Rox, doodling shark teeth over her mouth and adding devil horns.]

Whaddya… whaddya think? I think this should be hung up for postier…. Pos… later use?

[She’s…. really smashed and giggles at her own sentence.]

[Otherwise, Zombina is free to approach and/or pull over to talk too at her at anytime, both pre-drunk and post-drunk.]
photoshooter: (CANDID 📷 Can't force that smile)

[personal profile] photoshooter 2017-10-30 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[He chuckles wetly.]

I know this isn't what you mean, but if he chooses to be anything but happy, I'm gonna help you beat him up for his lunch money.

[And wouldn't that be a sight? He has every faith she could do it. Chosen King his ass, Lady Lunafreya's the fucking boss and all the Chocobros know it.

He sniffles and holds Mr. Fish-horn closer to his tummy.]


Don't worry about it too much. There's nobody he loves the same way he loves you.
keepmeinyourheart: (♫ And it's breaking over me)

[personal profile] keepmeinyourheart 2017-10-30 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[That makes her laugh softly, trying to imagine beating up Noctis. She knows she couldn't, but a stern word or two would set him right.]

I wouldn't know why he would choose to be anything but happy. I will keep your offer in mind.

[It's good to be future Queen.]

And there is no one I love more than him.
photoshooter: (LONELY 📷 Last beautiful boy)

[personal profile] photoshooter 2017-10-31 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
...I hope you tell him, as soon as we all meet up again.

[He plays idly with the chain of Mr. Narwhal's dapper monocle and thinks of blue eyes full of tears, tears and a strange mark he'd never been close enough to notice before. There were so many things he was never close enough to see.

He thinks of her and he thinks of Noct waking to ruin and a ring in his hand.]


I think. I think it's something he needs to hear.
keepmeinyourheart: (♪ You cannot breath)

[personal profile] keepmeinyourheart 2017-11-01 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
[She reaches over, placing a hand on his shoulder and squeezing it.]

I promise I will.

[She is not going to make that a mistake in her life. She will tell Noctis, and hope he accepts it.]
photoshooter: (BREAK 📷 [FIGHTING BACK TEARS])

[personal profile] photoshooter 2017-11-01 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
[He looks up and his mouth wobbles, but he reaches up to put his hand over hers. Comfort. Contact. It's all any of them can offer in the wake of loss.]

I...I swear I'll be the best maid of honor you've ever had.

[Prompto. Prompto, there are so many things wrong with the statement you just stated.]
keepmeinyourheart: (♫ I'm just giving in)

[personal profile] keepmeinyourheart 2017-11-01 06:26 am (UTC)(link)
[If Noctis could see them, would he feel comforted that these two can console each other? Luna hopes so.

Then Prompto replies and she stops feeling sentimental. She stares for just a moment before a soft giggle escapes. She's quick to cover her mouth before more slips out.

SORRY, PROMPTO.]
photoshooter: (POUT 📷 B-baka! >///<)

[personal profile] photoshooter 2017-11-01 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Even on the cusp of tears, Prompto manages to take a deep breath and cross his arms.]

What? What, do you have someone else in mind? There's a waiting list twelve and a half feet deep to be Noct's best man and either of those six-foot-plus monsters could break me in half!
keepmeinyourheart: (♫ I found the place to rest my head)

[personal profile] keepmeinyourheart 2017-11-01 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh gosh, is he actually offended? Lunafreya shakes her head.]

I have a feeling Noctis would pick you over the other two... if he does indeed pass you over, I would be honored to have you as my maid-of-honor. [And as a quick add on-] You wouldn't have to wear a dress.
photoshooter: (GUILT 📷 Sorry about the car)

[personal profile] photoshooter 2017-11-01 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, Noct did shove him off a train, so maybe the honor will go to Ignis after all? Dude deserves it. Prompto can't be mad.

Anyway, he lets out an overdone sigh of relief.]


Thank goodness. You know, these shoulders just wouldn't look good in something strappy, Luna.

[Focus on the future. Challenge their fate. If he can make this happen, bring Luna back from the dead, change the world... then maybe, maybe, he can make up for whatever it was that put that betrayal in Noct's voice. Maybe he can do what Lucina wanted. Maybe he can help.

He doesn't even notice he's used Noct's nickname for her.]
keepmeinyourheart: (♬ Well I never knew at all)

[personal profile] keepmeinyourheart 2017-11-01 03:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Please don't tell Luna that Noct shoved you off of a train, she would want to have some harsh words with her future husband because of it.

Hearing him say Luna so casually makes her still. The only people who have ever called her that... only one of them was here right now.]


... Prompto, this might sound strange, but... do you consider me a friend?

[It's a 180 of their conversation, but please, humor her.]
photoshooter: (HUH 📷 Wait what?)

[personal profile] photoshooter 2017-11-01 03:43 pm (UTC)(link)
What? Huh? Of course we're--

[Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeep. That's his heart rate flat-lining because oh god he just realized what he called her.]

Oh! Oh no, was that--was that too... I, I'm sorry, it's just that's what Noct calls you all the time and I got used to it and I've been trying to be respectful, b-but we were talking about the wedding and the bridal party and... I got carried away, I won't do it again if you don't want me to.
keepmeinyourheart: (♪ Oh it's breaking over me)

[personal profile] keepmeinyourheart 2017-11-01 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[PROMPTO, DON'T GO INTO THE LIGHT!]

I do not mind at all. I never quite knew how to bring up that you needn't be so formal with me all the time.

[Meaning: Call her Luna.]
photoshooter: (HUFF 📷 You're joking right?)

[personal profile] photoshooter 2017-11-01 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[He releases a hugely relieved puff of air, hand over his heart.]

Okay. Okay, then Luna it is.

[Then after a second's thought, he holds a fist out to Luna to bump. Has she at least possibly seen this gesture on TV?]

And we're definitely friends. We've been friends since way before today.
keepmeinyourheart: (♫ Are carrying me)

[personal profile] keepmeinyourheart 2017-11-01 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[She looks curiously at his hand. He was holding it up for a reason... So she curls her hand into a fist and bumps Prompto's. Did she do it right?]

I'm glad for that. I hope Ignis and Gladiolus are as open about becoming friends as you are.
photoshooter: (BACKLIGHT 📷 Rise and shine)

[personal profile] photoshooter 2017-11-02 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[He just fistbumped the Oracle.]

Aw, don't worry. They put up with me and Noct; they're gonna love you.
keepmeinyourheart: (♫ I found the place to rest my head)

[personal profile] keepmeinyourheart 2017-11-02 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[Congrats! Prompto can be the first to claim to do so!]

I doubt very much it's "putting up with". From how you talk about them at times, it sounds more like family.
photoshooter: (CANDID 📷 Can't force that smile)

[personal profile] photoshooter 2017-11-03 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
Family...

['Remember--those ain't your bodyguards.']

Yeah. They're my brothers.
keepmeinyourheart: (♪ Oh it's breaking over me)

[personal profile] keepmeinyourheart 2017-11-05 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
That sounds wonderful. I am glad that both you and Noctis have such camaraderie with one another.