( open ) foolishly laying our hearts on the table, stumblin' in

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WHO: Elysium, Wriothesley, and YOU!
WHAT: BACHELOR PARTY
WHERE: Various locations in Las Vegas
WHEN: May 15th-16th
WARNINGS: Copious consumption of alcohol, unsafe and insane behaviour probably (it's a night out in Las Vegas, standard warnings apply), I'll add more as they come up


[ On the evening of May 15th, all characters will be receiving the following text. Unless you're you know who, who it's been purposefully filtered away from. ]

🎉 You're Invited to Wriothesley's Bombastic Bachelor's Bash!!! 🎉


Date: May 16th
Time: 11AM — ???
Locations:
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Dress Code: Casual, swimwear

Join us for a day of exciting adventures as we celebrate Wriothesley's last hurrah as a single man, jam packed with activities to make it a time to remember! From aerial rides to skydiving, to a poolside lunch and bar-hopping with party games, it's our time to let LOOSE!

Bar and general venue expenses will be covered by yours truly, but for everything else please plan your budget accordingly. For any questions, contact me here @ hottie.

Whether you know the man or not, the more the merrier! He'll be happy to have you.

Can't wait to see you there!

Your new or old best bud,
Elysium


( OOC: This is an open log, so feel free to thread jack and top level to your heart's content! Characters may join for every prompt or the select few they'd be interested in, assume the locations field contains a detailed timeline of where the crew will be and when. For the bar and clubbing prompt, characters ages 21+ only, please!

No one's actually getting married btw (probably), Elysium just wants an excuse to party. )

Comments

[hitokiller]

By God himself?

( he repeats the phrase back incredulously, almost discarding a pretty decent portion of his hand. )

You're really gonna sit next to me and claim the gods gifted ya some sorta power? Not that it's unheard of, but. I'll believe it when I see it.

( aka. he thinks you're full of shit, buddy. izou's engaged head-on with spirits that claimed to be divine beings, sidled up alongside corporeal creatures like himself in the quest to save humanity. but something about elysium... the way he was introduced to him and all. he can't wrap his head around this show-off (like he's one to talk???) being a source of heavenly guidance. )

... Y'know, you remind me of a guy. Always yappin'. Full of himself.

( that takasugi asshole. a guy who took him in at one point... kept him off the streets. not that he's going to mention that. )

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With a face like mine, it shouldn't be hard for you to believe.

[ wink. said with the same inflection one would use for: did I stutter?

But yes, Izou would be right that he's full of shit. It's incredible what one could get away with through sheer confidence, though, and regardless of how many setbacks he experiences on that front, he'll continue to be annoyingly full of it anyway. Exhibit A: ]

Hm… You say that, and yet, you're rather fond of this fellow, aren't you?

[ Whether or not Izou actually sounds like he does, Elysium would have the audacity to pull it out of his ass. Awful. ]

[hitokiller]

Wh—

( izou, simple creature that he is, Actually discards the wrong card now. hopefully that won't bite him in the ass later (it will). )

Fond of him? I... Don't make me bringin' him up sound weird. ( sorry... it's my toxic masculinity at play... ) It's just you bein' a blow-hard, spouting off all this nonsense that reminds me of him.

( and even those his remarks are bitter, izou doesn't push elysium away entirely. could the simple act of getting him a hat be enough to turn him around completely on this "friendship" thing? no, not really, but— )

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[ Elysium will just keep his hand as is, leaving his fate in the dealer's hands. He isn't here to play the game so much as he's here to play a game with Izou… hehe. ]

Why else would you be thinking about him? The opposite of like isn't dislike, but——disinterest! [ speaking of nonsense.

it seems like this guy lives in izou's head rent-free? ]

Come now. Nothing's wrong with having a little confidence and keeping a room lively. [ He's bumping shoulders with Izou as if the action itself will throw off his dour look. ] What kind of nonsense would you be referencing?

[hitokiller]

( what a way to phrase that while he's playing "games" with sampo elsewhere in the future.

anyway, damn. the way izou should've been way more drunk for all this, but it's probably for the best that he isn't. there's a faint line of pink on his face, and it's hard to tell whether it's from earlier drink or elysium nudging all comrade-like into his shoulder. he shoves back, albeit with a hand. look at this drunk. )

Nonsense like—

( not to start counting off his fingers, but he is. )

Callin' me shy, for one. That shit about pancakes an' waffles. Bein' so handsome you're godly ordained.

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[ i come in peace for cute friendship and am immediately met with a swinging bat, damn. he has two hands… he can play two games?? 🥺

Anyway, one can imagine that they're probably shoving each other back and forth for quite a while… except, it ultimately does little to deter this oversized menace. If Izou ever stops for a second, Elysium will settle if it means they're shoulder-to-shoulder. Is proximity not the best way to get to know someone?? ]

Oh. So nonsense is just a word you use in response to hearing things you don't like. Got it.

[ He takes another swig of his drink all casually. ]

Aren't you shy? Weren't you comparing apples to oranges? And, I don't have to speak for the last one, do I? Life's much easier if you just open your heart and go along with the flow, my friend.

[hitokiller]

( the reaction to that call-out is pretty much instantaneous: the pink flush on his cheeks intensifying as it spreads up to his ears. )

Why, you—

( izou pushes up with a rough hand, like he's about to rise from his seat and strangle elysium by the collar, when that need... settles.

they're in the middle of a game right now, the gambling high a good deal stronger than his need for violence. )

Ugh. I need a damn drink.

( which is easy enough to order, a waitress with a mechanical arm delivering it promptly. and while it isn't cheap, he downs the glass in literally one go, that larger shoulder shoving into him once more just a reminder of his current predicament. how'd he keep getting saddled with these extroverts? did LIILTH have a very specific hit out on him, or what? that's when it occurs to him, though, as he levels his flustered gaze with elysium again: )

... All right. How 'bout we wager a little? I win this round, you quit tryin' to be my "friend". You win this round, and I'll... go out to eat with you or whatever. Hang out after all this.

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[ In an alternate timeline where Izou follows through with the strangling, Elysium would be yelping (dramatically) about violence and getting them both escorted off and banned from the premises… It's a good thing, then, that the timeline doesn't follow through, and Elysium is perfectly content settling where he does.

To his standard, anyway, because what Izou says next merits something of a whine. ]

One side's awfully permanent while the other's kind of stingy, don't you think?

[ In a more personal environment, Elysium's answer to unfair stakes would be along the lines of sleight of hand or other various means of trickery… but, in the gambling capital of the world, he doubts it'll fly. There's a fraction of a second where his gaze is uncharacteristically sharp despite his state of intoxication, contemplating the odds, their environment, and every factor that'd surround the "bet," before he chuckles and decides to ultimately leave it to lady luck. It wouldn't be the first time he's done so, and isn't he due for a jackpot after a particularly bad string of it? ]

But, fine. Add in that you'll have to tell me about yourself, too. [ He winks, back to form. ] Let's get started, shall we?

[ i'll leave it to you if you want to have it go in a set direction or leave it to a d20 or whatever else as i'm personally fine with both directions. either way, i'm crying at how this was my result………?? ]

[hitokiller]

( honestly, he hadn't given the conditions much thought beyond, "i wanna be rid of this guy as soon as possible," and it shows. he snorts at the comment, ready to lock in and win this thing so he can move on to focus on bigger fish: winning enough kryptos to safely get shitfaced and still have enough leftover for miscellaneous expenses. it's not like they knew how much LILITH was willing to throw at them beforehand for these monster-killing excursions, it seeming to change every time for a certain someone who didn't pay enough attention.

anyway, he waves a hand dismissively at elysium's add-on requirement. )

Whatever. I'm not going into this plannin' to suffer defeat.

( izou's confidence lies in a pretty decent card he was just dealt, but as we know from my amazing roll, all will soon come to nought. "i'll win it back all at once", was the thought at play here, and when it all falls through at the end the sinking realization of his loss sets in with a scream of agony and hands scratching at the sides of his head: )

No way, no way... There's no way I just LOST THAAAAAT!!

( cue him falling his knees now dramatically ig. )