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OPEN💗 LATE VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY

WHO: Newbies, oldbies, everyone is welcome!
WHAT: A Late Valentine’s Party mingle, since Valentines’ Day was over Kaiju month…
WHERE: “MANTRA”, an underground, alternative club in Neo Toyko
WHEN: March 10th
WARNINGS: Romance and shippy things, alcohol, hookah, suggestive things. Anything NSFW is to be appropriately labelled.

Around the 10th of March, Outsiders will receive a message in their ocular inbox from Kabru, the Outsider also known as @ rasgulla. The message reads:

“To my dearest friends and teammates,

If we haven’t met before, call me Kabru. When not on missions as an Outsider, I work as a freelance event planner for various businesses and private organizations within Neo Tokyo.

Valentines’ Day is a popular holiday in Japan that was sadly interrupted last month by the kaiju. My current client is holding a belated Valentines’ Day event and they would really like the Outsiders to come. There will be plenty of food and things to do. Even if you're not looking for a romantic time, I'd encourage you to come!

Please wear something comfortable. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Yours sincerely,

Kabru.”

A location pin comes attached with the invitation. It looks like Kabru’s become more adept at technology over the months.

Follow the location pin and you’ll find yourself in front of ‘Mantra’ in metro Tokyo, an underground, alternative club making waves for its uniqueness in the club scene. Outsiders will all be allowed in without much fuss. The owner of the club is a gentle woman who kindly requests that all guests take their shoes off and leave them at the side. There is a lingering scent of incense and the people hanging out in the club look remarkably calm as they relax; cuddling and enjoying each other’s company. What kind of Valentine’s day party is this? A New Age, alternative kind, apparently. The owner of the club wants to be promoting togetherness in a completely different way.

Thankfully, finger foods and alcohol appear to be abundant, even if Kabru would really like you to be mingling with the people! There is a bar with free flowing wines and spirits, and a table with hors d'oeuvres and small desserts as accompaniment. These can include sushi rolls, small sandwiches, crab cake bites, small skewers, chocolates, little cakes and tarts. Food aside, there is live music playing and guests are highly encouraged to dance.

Naturally, couples are also coupling up, but anything too raunchy is of course cordoned off to a private room. Also, ignore the people smoking electronic hookah at the side…

What can you do besides eat and drink?

1. DANCING 💗

The DJ mostly plays trance and synth pop music in the background but he’s happy to take requests. On the dancefloor,there’s always a group of tipsy guests dancing their hearts out, some dancing alone and others dancing as a couple. There’s no right or wrong way to dance and most people will not cast judgement. Give it a try? Better hurry, before some of the overeager guests try to drag you in.

2. CUDDLE PILE 💗
Numerous cushions are set out around the venue for guests to lounge in and cuddle. It’s highly encouraged, in fact! Especially after a vigorous dance session. There are people lying together in larger groups, and couples choosing to spend their time lounging and enjoying each other’s company. Finding it difficult to relax? The owner might give you a whiff of her special perfume that’s guaranteed to put you in a state of complete calm. It might even make you more open about lying together with someone else.

3. SPEED DATING 💗

There’s a speed dating round going on in one side of the club. Guests are numbered and paired up randomly, then given a short amount of time to get to know each other on a speedy little date. Don’t know what to say? A list of questions will flow in through the oculars to give you a prompt. (Please refer to here and here for some examples or make up your own!)

4. MAKE SWEET TREATS 💗

In the spirit of Valentines’ Day, the owner of the club is hosting a quick desserts-making workshop at the event. Guests will be provided with ingredients and taught to make chocolate or cupcakes, and they will get the chance to decorate it however they like. It’s highly encouraged to make something to give to your sweetheart or the person you admire. Do you really want to be the person eating their own chocolate on Valentines’ Day?

5. PARTY GAMES 💗

What’s a party without party games? Throughout the night, people will be getting drunk and playing local drinking games such as the King’s Game. Eventually, other games from the West get introduced by other people. These games include Truth or Dare, Spin the Bottle and 7 Minutes in Heaven.

6. TAKE SOMEONE HOME 💗

If it looks like you're having a pretty good time with someone else, a helpful robot will approach you and provide you both with a key to a private room. Some of these private rooms are normal and some are themed, similar to a love hotel. There's no need to actually do anything raunchy of course. You could just cuddle up and enjoy the warmth of the digital fireplace! Everything one might need for a nice time together (condoms, lubricant etc) will be readily available.

As the event planner, Kabru will be buzzing around and making sure everything runs smoothly, but he can be stopped for questions or concerns (pls be nice to him he has anxiety). Characters can sit out of anything they want, but drunk and overeager guests might decide to drag them in.

[ OOC: I put this up so everyone can enjoy a chill mingle after the chaos of last month! And also because we didn’t get the opportunity to have do much for Valentines’ Day given the timing. Naturally, please label any NSFW, add your content warnings appropriately, and state your boundaries and preferences in terms of shipping/gen/being tagged by younger/older characters. ]

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oo1. food

( By the buffet table is the world's nicest outlaw, a plate piled high with food held in between sea-green metal fingers. He's currently trying to construct what looks to be a sushi sandwich ( and by that he's putting a thin piece of dark chocolate between two rolls and trying to fit it in his mouth, go figure ). Either way Vash is clearly having a whale of a time, there's a whole bunch of snacks he hasn't yet managed to get to here -even with his bottomless stomach -, but perhaps the combinations themselves are a little out there.

He wrinkles his nose, catching the eye of anyone glancing over. With his mouth full it's very hard to smile, but Vash tries to either way. )

Whu? Y'shhhould try it.

( Okay. Maybe he needs to start chewing faster. )

oo2. speed dating

( He's fidgeting in the chair, truthfully a little unsure as to how he's gotten himself there. But maybe he can use speed dating as a way to make new friends! That's definitely allowed. Vash fiddles with the little cards before him, plucking up the topmost one and clearing his throat dramatically. )

'If you were an alien observing human behaviour, what would be the most confusing thing to you?' Oh, I know that one. But I don't know if it's a bar conversation. ( He laughs, bright. ) Also, what constitutes an alien, do you know? Humans are technically aliens where I'm from, because they came from space!

oo3. party games

( Okay, he might be a little buzzed now. The nervousness he was feeling earlier soothed over by a number of cheerful cocktails. There's an umbrella from one in his hair as he sidles up to the nearest wallflower, smile bright. )

Okay, so I thought I was doing better at understanding the whole concept of games. I've played connect four. But what's 'seven minutes in heaven'? Doesn't that imply you're like, dead, for seven whole minutes? I think that's brain damage territory, actually.

( He's so sorry. )

004. wildcard

( hit me up with whatever! i'm at qingya or sadgaydna on discord if you want anything specific plot-wise. )

🕺 1. Dancing

[Despite what the invitation said, Yato's gone to the trouble of dressing up in a snazzy suit, because he's naturally brought along his fiancée, Hiyori, and he's determined to treat her right after the fiasco with the doujinshi. So while he may be overdressed for the occasion, at least he's respectable looking?

Besides, who says you can't dance in formal wear?? ...although his way of dancing maybe be a bit... dated, as his routines hail from the eighties bubble era. Still, maybe you'd like to join him in bouncing around and waving your arms in time with the music?

If not, he might convince someone to join by dragging them in when it switches to a more familiar bunny hop or electric slide. There's no escaping his groovy godliness!]

C'mon, it'll be fun!

🧁 2. Make Sweet Treats

[As someone with a creative streak and being a bit of a suck-up, Yato eagerly joins in the dessert-making workshop once he hears about it. Donning a frilly pink apron, he expertly cracks the eggs one-handed, goes nuts whisking the batter by hand, and really gets into the groove when it comes to decorating the cupcakes by going with a floral theme for his batch.

He's amiable to being interrupted at any point, or maybe he catches you once everything is finished, offering one of his handmade treats with a dorky (suave?) bow.]

For you. Only five kryptos~!

[It's said with a teasing twinkle in his eye and a mischievous smile.]

🌸 3. Incensed Incense

Come one, come all! Step right up to my glorious shop of scents and try some of the finest smells you'll ever come across--!

[This month Yato's chosen profession is one that aligns fairly well with the party, so he brings along his wares to peddle: incense in various forms. Setting up shop at an empty table, he lays out the multitude of sticks, cones, powders, blocks, potpourri, coils, and balls. Numerous incense burners line the table for sampling, with scents ranging from cinnamon to sandalwood to lavender to frankincense.

Most of his goods are just pleasant smelling, having the usual calming or invigorating effects one would expect of incense. There's two, however, which might prove a bit more... stimulating: ylang-ylang and horny goat weed, so those who partake in either one may find themselves a touch more turned on. Sorry about that?]

🃏 4. WILDCARD

[Feel free to come at me with whatever or hit me up at lombardia!]

I/ Dancing, Treats, Games

[ W-What is she doing here? Why did she let herself get dragged in? Valentine's Day was the absolute day of the year for her, she doesn't want to relive that day a second time! Her precious little grape wasn't here and that jerk of Callisto made sure the day was even more terrible than expected.

She has to escape... B-But if she leaves already, she's going to get spotted and draw attention to herself! So instead she hugs the walls and attempts to blend in with her environment. A twin-tailed goddess dressed with a red dress doesn't exactly blend in with anything, especially when she looks that distressed and anxious. Sniff.

But she's doing her best, truly. ]

II/ Speed Dating

[ It keeps getting worse. S-She really needs to escape! But right now, she's stuck in that speed dating seat, one she appears to be sinking into more and more with every passing seconds.

And then someone sits on the other seat. It's happening all over again. It's a nightmare. She's red like a tomato and does her very best not to scream in despair. Alright Ereshkigal, just say "hello" and everything will go better! ]

H... He... H-Hewwo!!

[ ... That's probably meant to be "hello." ]

III/ Escape

[ In a forgotten corner, there is... A cardboard box. One with two red ribbons on it. Unusual, but that's nothing really noteworthy, just an odd cardboard box.

And yet, every time you look away... The cardboard box changes position. It slowly yet steadily gets closer and closer to the exit! Why, it looks like the box is sparkling as it nears the exit door. And yet, it will never move as you look at it. What a strange and unexplained phenomenon this is. ]

💚 001. DANCING

[Roland is a very outgoing guy, but even he seems unsure about a party this close after he arrives. He still has so much to learn about this place! What if he commits some sort of faux pas!? What will he wear? He at least manages to find decent enough shirts, pants and shoes in time, and even manages to comb his hair (though it's not going to last).

When he arrives, he sees this is a less formal affair than what he was expecting. He's also certainly never seen dancing anything like this. Coming here from the late 1800s, he expected waltzes or the like. This is... Is this allowed in public?

Feel free to invite the tall blonde who's watching from the sides wondering what he's even doing here.]

💚 002. SPEED DATING (OTA 21+)

[Roland continues to be completely out of his depth here. First, should dating really be a priority for him when he just got here? Two, what is "speed" dating? Three, after he's explained it and talked into it, he sits down from his potential partner with a list of questions on his ocular that are just as baffling. Reality show? Karaoke? Disney movie? What are any of these?

So instead of a greeting or introduction when you sit down, you get:]

What on Earth is a "chain" restaurant?

💚 003. PARTY GAMES

[Finally, something in Roland's wheelhouse! He might be the religious sort, but that doesn't mean Roland doesn't know how to have a good time. He's known among the Chasseurs for being able to drink every one of his comrades under the table. Will he meet his match among the Outsiders? It takes a couple of drinks to convince him to get started, but once he does, he's a force to be reckoned with. He knocks back his current mug and slams it down with a laugh, and to the applause of those watching.]

I wasn't sure how the beer here was going to be, but it's pretty good!

[Maybe after a few more, you can talk him into other games... but it might take some convincing arguments.]

Edited 2025-03-12 03:05 (UTC)

[Ever one to notice suspicious stuff like sneaky boxes trying to scuttle off the premises, Yato lets the thing make it halfway to the exit before pointedly striding over and parking his ass on the sparkling package. Thankfully as a god he's light enough to perch on even tree branches without breaking them, so the cardboard doesn't squish, although now if it wants to make its getaway, it has to take a passenger with it.

Yeah, he could simply open it up, but this is more fun, and he's testing a theory.

What do, Box-chan??]

A. Food and Drink

[Despite the large area dedicated to dancing, Taryon is avoiding the wild movements and chaotic choreography in favor of sipping a deep red wine and snacking on a stack of tiny sandwiches.

And he's not come alone - unless you don't count a nine-foot-tall magic-powered automaton that followed Taryon into the club. The owner asked that any robotic assistants (thankfully, it was easy to pass Doty as just another AI-powered drone) to be kept away from the crowded areas of the room, leaving Taryon's constructed friend regaled to the edges of the room.

He settles onto a pile of pillows in the cuddle pile to enjoy this moment of luxurious living, observing how the others dance and trying to memorize the movements in case someone asks him to join. Hopefully they won't ask him to show off his moves. It might make everything worse.

The moment someone wanders by, he starts the conversation first:] Come join me! There's plenty of room here. Seriously, did you try these pillows yet? I wonder how much they cost.

B. Sweet Treats

You know, I co-owned a bakery with my friends before I arrived here. I was the best at selling what we had in stock, being so naturally charismatic myself- [He pours in the last spoon of cocoa powder into the cupcake batter, adding a little flourish of the spoon that knocks off perhaps an additional fraction of a gram.] but I was also an amazing baker. Did you know that my blondies were reknowned throughout the city that the bakery served?

I know what I'm doing. [Taryon says, taking hold of the whisk and the bowl himself. If anything, the movement of his wrist shows that this isn't the first time he's been in a kitchen. Someone might have to tell him that he didn't properly measure all of the chocolate powder they need.]

C. Speed Dating (m/m)

[This looks fun! Not very romantic, but Taryon sees the potential in making new friends this way. Taryon slides onto his end of the table, smiling and eager to earn a perfect score on first date etiquette, his hands folded on the table.] Good evening! [No, no, that's coming on too strong. Quieter voice, Tary.] I'm Taryon, in case you haven't heard of me.

[A pause to let his partner appreciate his freshly combed hair and new neon blue vest.]

Alright, so let met go first. What is...[A list of prompts pop up, and Taryon reads the first.] Do you want any children one-- shit! No! Forget that! Hold on--

[Taryon covers his face with a hand, and his eyes flick back and forth in a rush to find a more appropriate question for a first date.] What is your favorite Disney...no, um- If you had to give a TED talk-- what's a TED talk?

I'm sorry, I mean- What's your favorite book? Yes! Yes, let's go with that. [He resumes his initial posture: back straight, hands folded, and his mouth incredibly tight and his face red.

Wildcard

((OOC: feel free to come up with anything here! I'm open to things heading in a NSFW direction if we discuss it first))

Edited 2025-03-11 20:17 (UTC)

[ D-Did someone just sit on that totally normal and inconspicuous cardboard box? But why?! There are seats all around! There's no need for anyone to sit on a mere box! Why, is the box ever-so slightly trembling, as if it was panicking? No, surely it's just Yato's imagination playing tricks on him!!

What to do, what to do, what to do...

W-What's that noise coming from under the box? It's faint, but it's nearly like someone is digging a hole into the ground. But surely that's yet another trick played on Yato's imagination! There is nothing inside the box, and even if there was something in there, surely that thing or person wouldn't be desperate enough to try and go with an underground escape! ]

1: Dancing

[Most parties are a little too busy to be Dante's thing, but the prospect of romance... actually makes it even less so. And yet, somehow, they've been convinced to come out and at least try to enjoy themselves (and stop working so much).

But while you can bring the wallflower to a party, you'll have to pry the wall away from their cold, dead hands.

Other patrons appear to have taken this as a challenge.]

< W-Wait! I can't--! I don't know how to dance! >

[The empty cup they'd been holding to try and fit in with everyone else stands sentinel, its nonexistent gaze uncaring, cold as the thin film of frost that clings to it as Dante is dragged toward the dance floor. The question is, are you here to save them from the other patrons? Or are you the one doing the dragging?]

2: Speed Dating

[Another activity they've been talked into... But at least they can use it as an opportunity to get to know new people? Looking through the list of questions, they finally pick a question:]

A
[Unfortunately, out of all possible suggestions, they've picked something that sounds like what you'd hear in a job interview]

B
< Whose opinion do you value most? >

C
< If you were a flower, what... would you be? What? What is this question? >

3: Cooking

[No convincing required here--this activity was something Dante chose all on their own. Even if they can't enjoy the treats themselves, it seems a little fun. And maybe someone might enjoy it? Just need to stick with the chocolate and avoid baking lest things... go poorly.

Just one last thing:]

< Hey, uh, you have a minute? Could you test these for me? I'd do it myself, but... >

((Chocolate quality will be determined via D20 because I have all these collected and by god I'm going to use them. Let's see how well Dante did~))

4: This spot's taken

[Hopefully you weren't planning on enjoying this particular patch of pillows, because it appears that Dante has taken up residence here, and they don't appear to be moving anytime soon.

Mostly because they're fast asleep.

The dangers of making one of your main attractions a particularly soft, comfortable place to sit, it seems.]

5: Wildcard

((Feel free to put forth your own prompt or hit me up at shadetoshade if you'd like!))

[Making an effort not to be a recluse, Astarion decides to attend whatever this invite was. He puts on some recently acquired clothes and makes his way there.]

001. Awkward
[Astarion was no stranger to rowdy taverns late at night, seeing people drinking, groping, dancing to overly enthusiastic bards, and wandering off together in giggly fits to do gods knew what in dark corners. Astarion was often the one pulling someone into those corners, though their nights never ended happily. Being here without the goal of bringing a person to his master to feed on was quite new and he almost doesn't know what to do with himself.

His first stop is the dance floor, where he idles off to the side with a drink in hand, watching. The "dancing", if one was kind enough to call it that, was much different than what he knew so he observes. Observes and wonders if he would debase himself to these hops and gyrations.

Perhaps if someone asked him to join them he would...]

002. Speed Dating
[Learning more about his fellow Outsiders is always worthwhile. Someone might have a power or connection that he could exploit in the future...

He sits at the small table, leaning back in his seat, leg elegantly crossed. When someone approaches and sits in the opposite chair he puts on a sweet, charming smile and leans in.]

Hello, my dear. I look forward to getting to know you.

003. Sweet Treats
[Astarion has absolutely no interest in learning how to make any sort of food, however he was convinced by the club matron with the lovely perfume to decorate some of the excess sweets others had made. If he did indeed manage to make something nice, he could think of someone to give it to.

However, he is not managing at all. The piping bag he was squeezing frosting out of suddenly makes a vile "pbbbt" sound, splattering the cupcake and the front of his nice, new white collared shirt with red.]

Blast it!

[He shouts as he slams the bag down--and squirting the leg of his pants with some frosting as well. His head drops, shoulders tensing up, and pinches the bridge of his nose.

Does anyone know a prestidigitation spell? Or at least how to decorate a bloody cupcake? Help him, for gods' sakes.]

004. Wildcard
[If you want a unique starter, let me know! Or make one of your own! If you want to ask anything, or plot anything, you can PM me, discord @ liarboo, or PP

mundofine.

Happy to let things progress to the bedroom if folks want, but I will warn:]

some vague references related to sexual trauma

[He may be a bit off in bed, meaning he will eventually begin to disassociate during sex. He'll still be attentive and very good in bed, and it's all consensual, but eventually his gaze may go a bit far off and he may sound like he's acting sometimes. It's easy for the other party to miss, but I'm also happy to play with that if your character will notice and want to stop.

I also won't belabor the fact in the thread, but there will be a mention of the disassociation behaviour at least once.]

[ Honestly, Ereshkigal should relax a little bit. The other person at the table is a familiar face! One who looks a bit puzzled at that greeting at first, but... ]

Hewwo Eweshkigal-swan! You wook so pwetty!

[ Said with a straight face because if Ereshkigal is doing it, she doesn't want to be left out!! ]

Edited (I thought of how this make this worse) 2025-03-12 05:22 (UTC)

[ Nyuu tilts her head at this strange guy looking so out of place. Is he nervous? Does he not know how to dance? Is he not used to a party like this? She comes over with a little wave, and her hair ribbons sway from the tilt of her head. ]

Are you okay? You look dazed.

Edited 2025-03-12 04:52 (UTC)

[ Only five kryptos?! That seems a bit pricey, but Nyuu can tell right away how hard he must've worked to make these! Artistry and deliciousness are worth the price! ]

Okay! I'd like two, so that's ten yeah?

[ How dare you fleece this girl, Yato... ]

1: General Lurking
[Honestly Donatello would have ignored the invite, he's not one for parties. But one of his roommates (they know who they are) kind of dragged him to this. That and the fact it's not on LILITH property? He's shown up in his cloaked form, which he has tweaked from previous times anyone may have seen him. Also he is dressed pretty sharply.

But once at the party he can be found most of the time hanging by the food and drink and just staying out of the way of any couples. Not like he has high hopes of "hooking up".]

2: Dancing
[Okay so the music isn't bad, in Donnie's opinion. He has a love for EDM and trance is basically a subgenre of EDM? He's in music heaven, so anytime the DJ is playing that?

He can be found on the dance floor... Most likely by himself, although maybe if he knows you? He'll actually approach someone and ask;]

Wanna dance? This is actually a good song!

[Join him! Or judge him for liking trance. Whatever.]

3: Sweet Treats
[One cannot spend the whole night dancing, after all. So Donnie finds himself at the "make sweets" area and now he is very visibly awkward about making sweets to possibly give to someone.]

... Baking I can do, but chocolate uhm.

[Sure, he'll have made some cupcakes, eventually, but he doesn't exactly have anyone to give them to.]

4: Wildcard
[Good with say, things going in an age appropriate direction for romantic-ish stuff. Donnie will be staying cloaked the whole night though, also he has issues with being touched too much so cuddling may result in him getting uncomfortable.

But yeah, good with whatever I haven't covered in my prompts.]

Huh . . .

[How odd. It's just a box! It looks a little out of place in here, and yet so mundane that it's hard to think much of it!

The only thing that catches Gigan's attention about it is the ribbons. Why are there ribbons on the box? Someone must have taken them off their outfit and just left them behind . . . eventually, his curiosity gets the better of him, and he heads over to investigate. Are they attached to this box?? Hmmm.]

Hey, you can't say that and not tell me. Let's hear it! I've got plenty of weird observations about humans too!

[Quite a question to ask an actual alien who's done a lot of observing of human behavior recently! This is already a lot more fun than Gigan expected, and he wasn't nearly as reluctant going into this, either. Nothing about this setup seems like a real date, but that's something he's used to at this point. A real date would just be confusing and awkward.

He leans across the table with a grin, all ears. Let's hear this non-bar conversation!]

[ Nyuu nods emphatically as she looks over the chocolates. She could never turn down sweets. ]

Okay! I'll try however many you got.

[When you factor in his millennia of experience, that's got to count for something, right? Think how much people pay for normal humans' efforts!]

Yup, that's right! Although for you I could give you a discount and make it seven, how's that?

[Hey, it's going to a good cause...! He's saving up for his wedding, dammit!]

[Nothing so see here, nope! Just some snazzy dude in a suit parked on a decorated cardboard box on the sidelines of a Valentine's Day party! A trembling box, but one that's otherwise totally inconspicuous. Yep...

He's almost amused, like he's gone and grabbed a turtle by the shell and is expecting the legs to come out and start pawing away at the floor. ...except that instead, there comes the ominous scratching noise of someone trying to burrow through the flooring itself.

Okay, he's not going to be so cruel as to make her try to dig her way out of the party. That would just be plain mean-spirited and he's anything but. So hopping off the box, he crouches down beside it and lifts the corner of it just enough for his voice to reach under it.]

Do you really want out of here that badly, Eresh?

( Nervous laughter follows easily, Vash shrugging one shoulder quickly. )

Oh, like the whole fighting over stuff thing. I never got that! Do you know how many brawls I've had to break up because someone took something that belonged to someone else? Like chairs. Someone broke a stool over another guy instead of just letting him have it. And don't get me started on how weird it is to have people fight about other people like they're a belonging. It's weird. That was one of the first things that surprised me. That and uh, how every single person has a unique body odour.

( Fun facts with Mr. The Stampede. )

What's one of the weirdest you've ever discovered?

[ W-Why is Nyuu talking like that? Or is that Lucy? She can't imagine Lucy talking like that, but she's seen more surprising before! Regardless, she doesn't understand why she's talking in such a stranger manner. S-She's not mocking her bout of anxiety, is she?

No, she would never. She's not that kind of person. ]

T-Thank you, you-you're looking really-really lovely too...

[ Said with what she wishes was a beautiful, confident smile... But is only a weak, anxiety-riddled smile. ]

[ The ribbons are most definitely attached to this box, trying to take them off will be met with fierce resistance, so much so he'd have to rip them away if he really wanted to take them.

And... Is the box getting redder? Is it shaking ever-so slightly as if it was trembling? Are cardboard boxes so evolved in the world of Synflux? This is truly revolutionary if so!

... And somewhat puzzling. ]

[ !!! !!! !!! !!!

D-Did a voice just say Eresh? That's impossible! Her disguise was supposed to be perfect! How could anyone guess that there is a person hiding under that cardboard box? And even if they did, how could they possibly guess it's her in particular?

As for the voice... It appears to be Yato's. ]

H-How did you know it's me?!

[ Is it because he's a god? Can he see through boxes? I-It wouldn't surprise her if Yato had that kind of power, but then that'd mean she has to poke his eyes out because she absolutely cannot trust him with a power like that, he would absolutely use it for "evil"! ]

[Dante nods, but shifts in place, looking a bit hesitant.

The reason why quickly becomes clear as they offer her a lopsided, heart-shaped piece of milk chocolate, bubbles trapped within.]

I'm hoping it tastes better than it looks. I think I had the heat up too high?

[ Yeah, it goes without saying that Gilgamesh is not here to Do a Romance, nor even to make "friends," seeing as how he does not take on those.

But when faced with a new environment and new challenges like this, he is absolutely going to be a nosey sort of individual, and getting more intel on the goings-on and also the business establishments and careers of the Outsiders would probably be good. There's something to be said for getting Connected when under such a crisis.

This one, though... well, that is quite the stream-of-consciousness. ]

Some mongrels of the sort of Beasts and divinities, one supposes. [ "Aliens," that's a strange term. Kind of just like space gods to Gilgamesh, as far as he's concerned. At least this is kind of an interesting topic and not small talk or whatever like a bunch of the commoners here are probably on about. He can hang with aliens, gods, monsters, and all those sorts of things one probably needs to Oppose. ] What, did humanity ascend to the stars in your timeline? Ah, I saw something of the sort at the beginning of time through my clairvoyance, but my era was rather removed from that. On the matter of entities from space, there was of course that extinction event in 12,000 BC which brought down the gods... I suppose a Holy Sword or something of the sort would be necessary at such moments...

Hmm, but is that not perhaps what manner of creature these kaiju are, after all?

[ He is totally hip on sci-fi stuff of the modern era, and kaiju are most probably space beasties too, one assumes? That girl had said they come from Rifts. ]

[ Ohohoho, well, this promises some entertainment! ]

The Dread Goddess, is it?

[ ... but didn't that King of the Titans say she had grown greatly more valorous within this world? If so, this is rather a disappointing showing so far! ]

I, the King, am here to make merriment. What do you think of the parties these mongrels throw, Ereshkigal? Hmph, I would say mine are superior. Yet a man can find amusement in playing along... one might call it a whim, I suppose.

Tch, you should have more self-control, however. There was one who told me that you had become some paragon of courage within this world. If so, it is unbefitting to show such colors!

Edited 2025-03-13 00:19 (UTC)

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OPEN💗 LATE VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY

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Yato | Noragami | Everlight

Ereshkigal || Fate/Grand Order || Redemption

Roland Fortis | Case Study of Vanitas | Everlight

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Taryon Darrington | Critical Role | Redemption

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Dante | Limbus Company | Revelation

Astarion Ancunin | Baldur's Gate 3 | Brimstone | OTA

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Donatello - Rise of the TMNT - Redemption

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And it's a 2. I'm so sorry, Nyuu.

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