[OPEN] elsword's housewarming party!

[simplicitas]

Who: Elsword & You
What: Housewarming party!! Snacks!! Mysterious river noises!!!! A mushroom probably!
When: Early August, in the evening
Where: Elsword's house :D
Warnings: frat boy party stuff probably


Elsword has been building a house. And, when August rolls around (time is weird here, just go with it, it Feels like August ok) he manages to complete it. Which means...

a) moving really shitty furniture into the actual rooms, sorry this is all the Shopkeeper could spare, he'll buy and/or make nicer furniture later
b) installing a chandelier (dangerous!)
c) going around to the grove's residents to ask if they want to live with him
and
d) inviting people to have a "housewarming party", and explaining "I've never had one before but it sounds like fun" (you are here!)

There's food aplenty (mostly fish) cooked up and ready to eat, and the Shopkeeper has provided further party snacks, which is a fun way of saying there is a single large bowl of pretzels on a coffee table that looks like a halved tree. There are apples picked from the apple tree by the river's edge (Elsword has already thanked the forest for those). There's water. It's not the most extravagant party food, but there should be enough to go around. Just be sure to share with your fellow housemates and/or current partygoers, please, it's only polite.

There are games, too, but not anything too exciting. Elsword doesn't have any board games, and video games are a myth where he's from, so you'll all be playing verbal games like Two Truths & a Lie or Truth or Dare, which may or may not devolve into the most fratboy shit ever. There's no liquor here to make you immune to questioning your life choices, after all.

Outside on the patio are some of those awful, terribly uncomfortable plastic chairs likely pulled from the back of the General Store, but at least you can sit down and enjoy the sounds of the river nearby. The rushing waters, the sound of something croaking, maybe some gurgling... it's all very normal. There's nothing happening in the water. Elsword has even tried to create fake fireflies outside by using some of his magic to make little yellow orbs that float and bob in the air. It's quieter than inside, too, and is a nice escape from the partying. A relaxing time.

At the end of the night, after everyone has partied out, Elsword takes to cleaning up. He'll tell you not to worry about it and just let him handle everything, but if you stick around to help, you might find him staring into the shards of a mirror.


[OOC: hi this is a mingle. please do the mingling. do not kill each other. ty.]

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Scavenging and Cooking with Mizuki ♫𓏢 🌊 ⦓⋆彡

[amhran]

Mi.. [ She takes a moment attempting to say his name correctly again. ] M-Mizuki - [ And when she does, she gets rather excited. ] Come this way, I found a lot of items we can use to cook with later. Y-you said you cook right, what do you think about this? My people usually use these to sweeten paste that we like to use on fruits. [ In her hands are Lavenders, Pansies, and Clementine's. ]

[mooninthewater]

[ Unsurprisingly, one very young, simply country boy like Mizuki doesn't have overly complicated interests. He likes cooking, video games, devouring all the evil that resides in the world, and anime. Who wouldn't want to share those interests with others?? Especially when it came to food. As far as Mizuki was concerned, food was a universal language on its own. ]

Oooh, how exciting~! It's been so long since I've been foraging. Not since my hometown, anyway. Most of the big cities have their kitchens stocked already.

What sort of dishes did 'your people' tend to make? I can do my best to emulate it, regardless of how many ingredients we get together.

[amhran]

See..Ty? What is a 'City'? [ Unstrike that - what hte fuck they will be besties. Momentarily distracted by the new term in her life, Caoimhe immediately bounces into the next important conversation that grips her soul. Because. She misses home. ] Styrkeflette!! It is a braided bread, braiding to our people is very important.

[ She points to her hair. ]

The coils that bound around and bind together, is a sign of strength and protection. It is shaped like our God Beithir, the Serpent of the Sea. He gives us strength, and power to over come... Having some Styrkeflette, after things have been so hard would be so nice.. Ah - but its okay. Maybe... [ Making Bread can be a hard commodity to do, especially at least since her understanding of making bread is very out of pocket. ] We use a lot of sage in our dishes, and eat fish. [ Though she doesn't really like fish to eat all that much. ] What about you? What do your people eat at this 'City'?

[ Dont mind her picking up more and more things. ]

[mooninthewater]

I. For the Brave

[ One whole Mizuki here to help provide food for this event. He's never done catering before — Rhodes Island usually had potlucks or buffets that many people contributed to. Not that this wasn't similar, but Mizuki insisted on making the fish. It's his specialty, after all.

With that said, if you're to take anything with meat made by Mizuki, the food looks… terrible. The sort that would be censored in anime. Or, more honestly, it looks as if somehow there's still something… alive about it? An unsettling aura that makes it look extremely… off.

But he's looking at you so excitedly! What could possibly go wrong? Maybe just a nibble…!

The meatless food he took part in, at least, all seem to be relatively normal. Maybe you can convince him you're vegan- ]

II. For the Curious

[ Mizuki isn't exactly an introvert, but that doesn't mean he's very good at parties, either. Certainly not ones in strange places where he more or less is stuck in, with creatures he'd only heard about once or twice where he's from.

But it doesn't mean he isn't going to try, so if you so much as look like you might be coming up to talk with him, he'll start the conversation with: ]

a. (the trolley problem)
There's a trolley, and it is currently on course to run into and kill five people. You have the ability to pull the lever and only kill one person. Bonus: the one person is someone who you care for. Do you pull it?

b. (the prisoner's dilemma)
Hypothetically, you have committed a crime. You have a partner involved and the both of you have been caught and detained. You are given the option, you can not confess and stay quiet and serve two years of containment. Or, you can confess and get off completely free, but you are condemning your partner to serving 20 years. Your partner has been given the same deal. If you both confess, you both have to serve ten years. Do you confess?

c. (I'm sorry he's like this—)
How much trauma do you think one would have to experience to feel true hysteria?

III. For the Wild(card)

Hi! Feel free to boop me with anything here, if you're uninterested in the prompts. Mizuki is also bringing his Nintendo Switch with the Arknights equivalence of Mario Party on it, so there's probably going to be video game shenanigans at SOME POINT in the party lbr…

II. For the Curious a. (the trolley problem)

[amhran]

I c-cast polymorph on the t-trolley!

[ Caoimhe clamors in suddenly, seemingly distressed by the question. Acting as if the question was something happening right then and now. She then quickly follows up with - ]

W-What is a trolley!?

[mooninthewater]

[ …

Pfft— ]

Haha, well, I suppose the trolley doesn't exactly have a Charisma score??? [ Since she doesn't know what a "trolley" is, that's probably also going over her head, but— ] It's like… ummm, a big cart, but it moves with mechanical components rather than horses… and while that makes them more convenient, it does also make them more dangerous if they end up running someone over. It's very unlikely they'll survive, hence why the stakes are so high here~.

IIa but i hope mizuki asks him b later-

[succiduous]

["The one person is someone who you care for..."]

Is it Enciodes?

I. me when i GET your inbox

[simplicitas]

[Mizuki's food may look like a censored bar right now but Elsword is eating it anyway. It's rude to say no. Plus he recalls his sister's cooking kinda looks like this (he thinks it was her) (it was probably her).

Munch, munch.

...]

This is really good.

[You can tell he's being honest because he says it with his mouth full.]

ii - b. hi there's so many good prompts here i will hit u up more than once

[lostpsalm]

If I have been put to prison with a partner, my partner is... GllChk the Fair... or if it's here... maybe Tyr'oc... or Felicity or Caoimhe...

_{[ checks. none of the above in immediate vicinity... ]}

...
Mmmm...

I will... not confess. For either. GllChk and Tyr'oc will confess, because they believe it is the right thing to do. However, even ten years is a very long time for their lives. GllChk is middle age. I am quite young. I do not wish to take that time from him. He will not wish to lie about his actions.

Tyr'oc is very young. I do not wish to take that time from him. He will not wish to lie about his actions, either. That is why I will not confess. It is the same for Felicity. I do not know if she would confess, however, but I do not mind it either way. If we are freed, we can... find other ways to atone...

If it is Caoimhe, I will... confess? ...I believe she would, so it would be best for us both.


...

If my partner is Mia, I also will not confess.

_{[ mia would never confess in a billion years. they would go free. ]}

i

[lostpsalm]

<sub>[ rennuid likes meat best. he says "yes, please" before the food is actually handed to him.
it reminds him threateningly of some of the Precursor* dishes GllChk has asked if he wanted any of in the past.

...

he is also too polite for his own good. he is holding it. he is. not eating anything at all for a significant period of time, because he is too busy still holding it,


*note: Precursors are very large bugs and will gladly eat things one may otherwise consider significantly unappetizing. ]</sub>

i. but i'm also coming for questions

[amethystic]

( felicity eyes it warily for a moment- she knows something fucky when she sees it. but she also grew up on the streets, and more importantly, she knows that not everything is as it seems when it comes to food.


like people eating bugs. she's tried tarantula before. brave girl.

so, yeah, she'll have some. )

... !

ii. c

[amethystic]

That depends entirely on the person, honestly. Everyone has their limits- you don't know what they are until you're in the thick of it- and even then, bouncing back also has its variables too.

2 TRUTHS & A LIE

[simplicitas]

[Whenever everyone's sitting around in a circle ready for games... Elsword will go first with this game after explaining the rules. The rules being: Everyone says three things, two of them are truthful and one is not, and other players have to guess which one the lie is. Then it's their turn. Easy! A good icebreaker! Surely this will get cursed quickly.

Anyway Elsword remembers about 3 things about himself so this works out well.]

I've fought a giant demon with multiple hands, I know how to operate a cannon, and I'm eighteen years old.

[shoot your shot]

[amhran]

[ She thought this would be a fun game! Eating a cookie with a merry expression on her face and then she hears Elsword talk and she just sits there looking at him awkwardly - ]

U-Um... The .. You know how to operate a cannon is a lie?

[mooninthewater]

I don’t think you’re younger than me. You being eighteen is a lie. [ Mizuki, no, protags are just this way— ]

[lostpsalm]

Tyr'oc is.... umm.... ah....

_{[ HE'S GOT IT ]}

Demon. Tyr'oc is the one who explained to me what guns are, as being like cannons. So he knows about them~.

RENNUID'S FIRST 2 TRUTHS + LIE SET

[lostpsalm]

...Right, I should, too... I've never done such things, so please forgive my.. rust? Stiff legs.

L-let's see...
I like spiders.
I like... cake.
And.. I like... sad songs. That make you feel like... when Qul'norr will howl at the moon.

One of them is wrong~.

2 Truths & A Lie ft Bird

[succiduous]

[Fine he will participate in ye olde party games—]

I know how to create and operate different types of explosives safely.
I fluently speak three different languages, with passing proficiency in others.
I once survived in the wilderness of Kjerag for three consecutive days, during the worst blizzard the country has historically seen.

One of these is a lie.

Never have I ever....

[amhran]

[ tw: some torture mentioned in this post. ]

I was told.. This would make the game more fun?

In this area I have casted Area of Truth... It is... It is a spell that makes it so when you are within it - only the truth can be spoken.

[ The last time she used it was when -

We dont talk about that memory. Of her screaming stop, of her begging and crying, of her trying to save someone who had tried to kill them all - WHO SHE felt and had an inkling to being possessed. Of her party members - including the Paladin, The Paladin once monster turned holy man... Literally torturing and dismembering a person.

We don't talk about that... Anyway. ]

T-That is to say it doesnt force you to speak it... You could simply just not say as much but you are compelled to speak the truth!

[ She sits now, seemingly nervous. ]

At any rate.. I... believe I go first... I think it works like this... N-Never have I ever, seen a Dragon!

[succiduous]

[Gnosis, immediately having a question:]

Does this pertain only to the mythological pure-blood creatures often found in storybooks, or do Vouivres and Lungs count? For you, being non-native to Terra, those races display draconic traits but otherwise look humanoid.

[hi, welcome to arknights, we have dragon-people.]

Re: Never have I ever....

[lostpsalm]

_{[ big eyes. oh. okay. Okay.
m-maybe he can. at least. Try. question, mark. ]}

Me neither. You do not count pictures, yes? ...If you do... I will have to sip. _{[ his water. ]} I had a book all about Dragon, when I was young. From my brother.

_{[ Dragon as in the continent. ]}

Never Have I Ever challenge from rennuid

[lostpsalm]

Never have I ever...
Never, have I...

_{[ okay, he's got this. ]}

Never have I ever, been to a big city!

_{[ not at this point in his canon, anyway. ]}

Re: Never have I ever....

[amethystic]

( takes a sip )

Only in the distance, but it was a weird morning, gonna be honest.

... Hmm. ( visibly thinking very hard- ) Never have I ever been to an amusement park.

( some might think its sad, but she's willing to elaborate! )

Never Have I Ever

[simplicitas]

[Elsword sitting there, about to be the first person knocked out of the game bc he does too much... finally comes up with something:]

Never have I ever... uh. Had a romantic partner.

[yet, also i swear to god this is the only thing he hasn't fucking done]

tag: animal harm ment (hunting)

[amhran]

[ Its fine she is doing the game wrong. We are all having fun in this house. Anyway its probably her turn. ]

N-Never have I ever g-gutted um... A deer and cleaned it for dinner?

[ This is something she CAN do and has many times! ]