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synflux2025-03-11 09:43 pm
peoplewatch) wrote in synflux2025-03-11 09:43 pm
OPENš LATE VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY
WHO: Newbies, oldbies, everyone is welcome!
WHAT: A Late Valentineās Party mingle, since Valentinesā Day was over Kaiju monthā¦
WHERE: āMANTRAā, 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:
āTo my dearest friends and teammates,
If we havenāt 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.
Valentinesā Day is a popular holiday in Japan that was sadly interrupted last month by the kaiju. My current client is holding a belated Valentinesā 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.ā
A location pin comes attached with the invitation. It looks like Kabruās become more adept at technology over the months.
Follow the location pin and youāll find yourself in front of āMantraā 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 otherās company. What kind of Valentineās 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 sideā¦
What can you do besides eat and drink?
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 didnāt get the opportunity to have do much for Valentinesā 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. ]
WHAT: A Late Valentineās Party mingle, since Valentinesā Day was over Kaiju monthā¦
WHERE: āMANTRAā, 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:
āTo my dearest friends and teammates,
If we havenāt 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.
Valentinesā Day is a popular holiday in Japan that was sadly interrupted last month by the kaiju. My current client is holding a belated Valentinesā 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.ā
A location pin comes attached with the invitation. It looks like Kabruās become more adept at technology over the months.
Follow the location pin and youāll find yourself in front of āMantraā 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 otherās company. What kind of Valentineās 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 sideā¦
What can you do besides eat and drink?
1. DANCING š
The DJ mostly plays trance and synth pop music in the background but heās happy to take requests. On the dancefloor,thereās always a group of tipsy guests dancing their hearts out, some dancing alone and others dancing as a couple. Thereās 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 š
Numerous cushions are set out around the venue for guests to lounge in and cuddle. Itās 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 otherās company. Finding it difficult to relax? The owner might give you a whiff of her special perfume thatās 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 š
Thereās 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. Donāt 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 š
In the spirit of Valentinesā 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. Itās 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 Valentinesā Day?
5. PARTY GAMES š
Whatās a party without party games? Throughout the night, people will be getting drunk and playing local drinking games such as the Kingās 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 š
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 didnāt get the opportunity to have do much for Valentinesā 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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Lifting her out of the dip Godzilla once more spins her, something Nyuu seems to enjoy, letting her move far from him once more, the tips of their fingers the only thing connecting them. That slight contact is all he needs to draw her back, arm round her waist, hand still secure in his, their bodies close.
Godzilla's eyes are positively shining with untroubled joy as he meets hers, a smirk playing across his features as he takes note of something on the dance floor. ]
It would appear we have become central to attention, Nyuu-hime.
[ They quite have! People have cleared a space for them on the dance floor and although some people continue in their own dancing, just as many are watching the pink haired pair. It's a mixture of admiring muttering and awed silence, they make for an impressive duo. ]
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Then should you keep leading or should I?
[ She has to ask, if only so he's aware which one he's dealing with. Though the warmth of her expression hasn't changed in the slightest. ]
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K-kaede-hime...??
[ Concern almost rears its head, concern that they're doing something improper now as Kaede didn't remotely agree to this, but it's set at ease from that expression. She's still catching up in awareness, sure, but she's not upset.
He still finds himself chuckling awkwardly as they go into the next few steps, his guiding lessening for a moment to allow her to take control should that be her wish. ]
I shall leave that decision in your capable hands, Titan. [ He feels it's important to use that title in this moment. To reaffirm their status as equals, that either of them can set the rules of what they're doing. ] What would be your preference?
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Still, Godzilla's visible confusion gets a snicker out of her. She pushes back on him in her own lead, but it's temporary, soft, meant to be overtaken by his own movement. ]
I don't really know how to dance. [ Unlike Nyuu, she's never seen the need for it. She leans in close, lowering her voice to as close to a whisper as the club's atmosphere will allow. ] Keep me from looking like an idiot, okay?
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He takes over naturally, using their combined momentum to twirl her, arresting her motion so her back is to him. One hand still holding hers he puts his arm around her in an embrace even as they continue to step, his own voice lowering to meet her volume. ]
A misplaced concern. You are incapable of appearing as anything other than regal grace.
[ A twirl again, a parting once more, then he draws her in. As she comes close he uses that momentum, his arm securely around her hip, his own foot stepping to the side to spin himself, as he lifts her off her feet. They complete a full circle before he sets her back to her feet.
He can't even hear the music anymore. All he hears is the hammering of his heart in his ears, luckily enough it matches the beat of the music he's lost awareness of, so they stay in step all the same. ]
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If anyone thought him a lumbering, battle hungry beast, she'd laugh and demand they watch him now. Like she is. Utterly transfixed and only able to keep her gaze on his face.
When did he get so good at this? And why? And why does he look so...why is he looking at her like that?
She knows the answer. They both do. It's been sitting there between them the whole time. Waiting for her to figure out just how to actually broach the subject. Staring at her and waiting for them both to put it to words. ]
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He's fooling himself, he's certain of that. It's a party and they're just having fun together. There's nothing deeper than that, there can't be anything deeper than that. He's concerned anything more could put at risk the friendship between them.
But Godzilla wouldn't be Godzilla if he let fear or sense stop him, would he?
Towards the end of the song that's been playing he places her into another dip, his eyes locking on hers as they hold that position for a full beat, her face becoming the only thing in the world in that long moment. When they return to a standing position it's as the last notes begin to die off... and he does something bold. Or maybe it's just stupid.
He lifts up her hand and kisses it, his lips brushing lightly against her knuckles, his eyes remaining on hers the whole time. There's something more than admiration behind those yellow spheres of his, determination. They do need to talk about this. Maybe not tonight, but soon. ]
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No, she didn't. She can't gasp even as he kisses her hand. She can only stare doe-eyed at him, cheeks burning, goosebumps rising all along her arm in a paradoxical response to the heat of his lips on her knuckles.
What should she do? What can she do?
She doesn't know.
...no, no idea at all.
Yet her fingers close tighter around his hand without need for thought. Her gaze softens. Her lips curl slowly into a smile. Just as she always does when it's just the two of them, she relaxes. ]
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The question lances down her back cold and sharp. A rush of fear that washes down her entire frame and tilts her smile back down.
What if he dies too? Instead of me? ]
3/3
Lucy leans toward him until her forehead presses against his chest. Her fingers keep their grip tight on him, but the arm around him snakes further up his back to cling more desperately to the back of his jacket.
Maybe he'll forgive her for using him as a shield again. Hiding her from herself. Maybe. Hopefully. ]
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She's... happy, but cautious. Considering things... and then fear. Fear that has her gripping him tightly as if afraid he might vanish before her eyes. Fear her responds to by lacing the fingers of their still clasped hands together as his free arm goes around her. Where as she clings with desperation his hold is tight yet gentle, his arm a protective bulwark against the things that trouble her.
She's lost so much. Her family, found and otherwise, her entire species at her own hands, her life. And not just that. She's already lost one love in this place, the hatchlings as well, who knows how many friends besides... he and her are already close, inseparably so, letting him any closer when he could be gone in any moment must terrify her to her core.
The thought of losing her certainly does so to him. ]
There are pledges that were they within my power I would make them, this I am certain you are well aware of. [ His voice is soft as he holds her, his face tilted down, ensuring only she can hear him. ] Yet it is as yourself have stated, there are any of our number who might no longer be amongst the packs come the next morning. I would not make promises to you which are not within my power to hold unbroken. None are deserving to have such false hopes broken alongside their heart, least of all of that number is yourself.
[ He lets out a sigh, somehow managing to keep any smoke from bellowing out, just his warm breath moving softly against the top of her head. ]
The present, Kaede, it is all that is of import. As long as my existence remains within it I shall remain by your side, however much length the present proves to be.
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Her knuckles go white the tighter she clings to him. She can barely hear her own voice. ]
Please, don't leave me.
[ There are still people here who matter to her. So why is he the only one she gives such a selfish wish? Especially after he tells her he can't promise what they both know she wants? If everyone she considered a friend were to die tomorrow, that would be exactly what she deserves. Isn't that how her story is supposed to go? If she's not the one dying, then the ones she loves will have to suffer instead. She's ignored this fact for too long already, clinging to a selfish wish to keep going, to keep moving, to live.
Who said she was allowed to live? ]
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He's here for her. Always, no matter what. She should be able to share those fears and know he'll do everything he can to protect her... yet this is as he said, its a pledge he can' guarantee. To make this promise would be-- ]
Never. I am your Godzilla, there is no other place I could be but by your side.
[ His voice is firm, steady, a sharp blade cutting through all else as he hugs her that much tighter. He'll never leave her, even if LILITH tries to "send him home", he'll go to war with this entire damnable planet if that's what is required to stay by her side.
This party has long outstayed its welcome. People are still watching them, talking, a few even applaud their dancing. A little too much for Lucy at the best of times, let alone when she's in a state like this. So he does the only thing he can think to do.
He picks her up. In a fluid movement his hand slides from her back to behind her legs and he lifts her up, using their clasped hands to place her arm around his shoulder before finally letting go of her slender fingers. Loathe as he is to do so, he kind of has to so he can get his arm around her back better to hold her in a proper princess carry.
Headless of any squirming from Lucy, and the excited gasps of their audience, Godzilla starts walking off with her. ]
I tire of this place. We should leave, yes?
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Lucy squeaks as he lifts her, but she doesn't fight the action. If anything, being held like this fills her with a deeper sense of shame and she clings to him tighter. She should be ashamed of herself for it all, she thinks, but she can't help it. He is always a comforting presence. It doesn't matter what else is happening around her. As long as he's there, she knows things will be alright.
She's so selfish. She doesn't even need that Voice in her mind to tell her what to do to behave in such a way! He shouldn't have to promise to always be with her. They both know it isn't up to them. Either of them could die in the next mission. They could disappear or be sent "home" before then. They can't control if it happens.
Yet she clings to him all the tighter because of that. He at least has a world to return to. A state of being where he can continue on as he has for millennia.
Her? She...she has nothing. It's the end of the road. If she dies here, there won't be any waking up again.
Just thinking about it makes her chest ache. She's crying without realizing, face buried into his neck as if she can just merge with him and disappear without facing such a fear. ]
I'm sorry. We don't have to leave...you were having fun.
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The why is obvious. She's precious to him in a way even his own well being isn't. If there was anything he could do or say to her to help ease her oft-troubled heart then he'll do it without a second thought, it's been that way for awhile now. Just like it's been that were anything to happen to her he'd be... well, he'd be lost.
The world might burn because of it. It wouldn't matter at that point, she'd be gone. Both of them are in a position where their happiness and peace of mind are balanced on the edge of a razor.
She doesn't need to say anything of course, he can feel her tears against his flesh. Something that has him hold her all the closer. ]
Bah, you have little need to apologize. The location matters little, whilst I am with you I shall enjoy my time regardless.
[ They're off the dance floor and away from the crowd before she knows it. ]
A place of more quiet atmospherics would be to the liking of ourselves better, I think. Is there such a location that would be to your preferences?
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And yet, he isn't. He isn't like that at all. He never has been. He's only ever been patient and accepting of whatever ill moods she's fallen into. Her nature doesn't push him away on its own. He so stubbornly stays beside her no matter how mercurial her moods. ]
I...
[ She wants to say "anywhere" but it's so vague a suggestion. She needs to be more concrete about it, right? But, even as she sighs and leans on him, she struggles to think of a place. Anywhere would indeed be fine, so long as he's there to keep her company. ]
I want to watch the stars.
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A thoughtful hum sounds in his throat, the gravely noise something that betrays the reptilian creature he truly is. ]
Then you shall. A suggestion, close your eyes until I provide confirmation it is a wise course to reopen them. I would not have you taken by illness of movement.
[ Motion sickness. The reason why he says that becomes clear after he gives her a moment to relax and follow his instructions.
They vanish. Then reappear. This happens eight or nine times until finally they stop. There's still noise, the sound of night insects, frogs who've started to wake with the spring, and the falling waters of a fall. ]
Hmm. A location of significant enough distance from the human made lights to allow for viewing of those that rest above us, yes?
[ They are, in fact, now located on the banks of some woodland body of water fed by a scenic waterfall. The trees open up around the water and the cliffs, providing an unobstructed view of the stars without the bleed of light pollution to hide them.
Godzilla carefully goes to lower Lucy to her feet so she can get her orientation back, he knows full well how disconcerting the teleport technology can be. ]
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When she opens her eyes, her jaw goes slack at the scenery all around. The rushing of water and chirping of insects fills her ears. Both the waterfall and the stars above leave her heart pounding. She's so stunned she doesn't try to let go of him just yet. ]
Bright and clear, and the moon isn't out to outshine them either.
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Indeed. Though... there are perhaps those of closer distance than the moon that provides greater illumination.
[ His meaning should be pretty clear. He's not looking up at the sky, he's looking at her. Even with the mastery of nature around them it's hard to look at anything else. ]
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...y-yeah?
[ Are his eyes glowing? So pretty... ]