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Lord Clarus Amicitia ([personal profile] lordshield) wrote in [community profile] melodiesofeternity2018-06-08 08:33 pm

Raise a Glass [OPEN]

Who: The XV Cast and You!
When: June 6th
Where: Curti Center, Jiminy's Juicery (bar)
What: After saving innocents from the Dream Width, some people just need a drink.
Warnings/Notes: Alcohol consumption, possible violence, whatever people do in bars.

Their first foray into the search and rescue business in the Dream Width had been intense, to say the least. Stressful, heartbreaking, exhausting, and enlightening were other words some might use to describe the experience. After a night of rest and a day to somewhat sort things and people out, the next evening brings about a mighty need to head to the local tavern. Some drink to forget, some drink to remember, some drink to relax. There are even representatives of the Bard's Guild providing live music. You can try to make a request, but chances are they don't know your foreign songs.

Maybe you were invited by one of the excitable young men from Lucis, or maybe you came on your own. There's enough room in the bar for quite a few people, so long as they're of age. Sit right at the bar, or pull up chairs around a table, the choice is yours.

[OoC: Make your own toplevel or tag around. Please put content warnings as necessary. Have fun!]
regisrex: (Y: Play)

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[personal profile] regisrex 2018-06-13 01:07 pm (UTC)(link)
On the upside, Regis actually isn't buzzed. He's just. Friendly. And he doesn't drape himself around the taller man.

Not quite, at any rate.

"So. Call it my curiosity. But after some parts of that trip, once you were properly allowed to drink, did you go to find out your limits, or did you avoid alcohol for years yet?"

Not all conversation have to be super important, right?
regalblaze: (feeling light 🔪 feeling right)

[personal profile] regalblaze 2018-06-13 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Ignis keeps a hand on Noct's back to keep him steady. And- he seems to be in a way too good of a mood to pull puns at Ignis. He chuckles:"Then lettuce go and see what we can find."

With Noct leaned on him, it's easier to keep an eye on him and keep him from stumbling. Ignis' hand moves to rest on Noct's shoulder as they slowly make they way down the street. "Not sure... I think we've been in the bar for an hour or two."
regalblaze: (conversation 🔪 a pleasant one)

[personal profile] regalblaze 2018-06-13 03:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Bribing his own Moogle... that's a first. But probably not so surprising. Ebony just lingers around for a bit then floats over to Estoc, still worried about this entire drinking thing that's going on. Because- Ignis drinking? What is this witchcraft?

Ignis' lips twitch a bit and he raises his own in return, drinking half of it. Being the not very experienced drinker, he can already feel the buzz of alcohol.]


To help forget about the problems for a moment? Definitively.
regalblaze: (sideglancing 🔪 this bitch)

[personal profile] regalblaze 2018-06-13 03:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Gladio showing up out of nowhere was a surprise. A pleasant one, despite the teasing thrown Ignis' way because- he's not wrong. Ignis, indeed, doesn't drink. Well- much. Only for social occasions, but that had dwindled down ever since they left Crown City- for obvious reasons.

"What's there to say?"

...okay, maybe he shouldn't phrase it like that. Gladio didn't deserve it, it wasn't his fault. He's silent for a moment, staring at the glass.

"What is the last thing you remember, Gladio? Before you ended up in the Dream Width?"
warpstriking: (hum ☈ by now...)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-06-13 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Noctis groans at the returned pun. Not because it was bad, mind - but he has a feeling there's going to be a lot of greens in his future after tonight. But that's just a nagging little thought in the back of his head at the moment, drowned out by the promise of bacon.

"Hmm..." Yeah, fuck it. The sun certainly went down by the time they left so it could be that long. Maybe even longer, if he were thinking straight. Which, he purposely isn't. At least that heavenly aroma is getting stronger. "Think we might be in luck, Speccy."
regalblaze: (conversation 🔪 a pleasant one)

[personal profile] regalblaze 2018-06-13 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, hopefully, there won't be any darts to the eyes. People better not come between them and their target on the wall.

"Tequila it is." Vodka also reminds him more of the alcohol than a drink. He's afraid that if he drinks too much of it, just a spark could set him on fire. He offers one of the darts to the guy and steps aside.

"All yours."
regalblaze: (sideglancing 🔪 this bitch)

[personal profile] regalblaze 2018-06-13 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"That can mess with people's minds," Ignis says, attempting to think further into it but coming up blank.

The Bartender places two glasses of water for them and Ignis eyes it as if it suddenly turned into his arch enemy. But, he still takes a sip of it because it has ice in it and the bar is too hot.

"Ah. Places of lands blessed by the Oracle." Ignis trails a finger around the edge of the glass. "The haven is usually round, flat rock, decently sized, engraved in runes that protect campers from daemons and wild animals."
regalblaze: (conversation 🔪 a pleasant one)

[personal profile] regalblaze 2018-06-13 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
If he did argue about it, Ignis would just say that he started it. And yes, there are greens sprouting in the future. The mysterious hangover cure that Ignis is so adept at mixing. Every hungover person at their house will thank him.

Right now, the smell of bacon is very alluring. Veggies will wait until tomorrow. "Hmm, indeed." Pause. "Huh. You didn't call me Speccy in quite some time," Ignis glances at Noct.
spaceforged: (???)

[personal profile] spaceforged 2018-06-13 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
He starts to say something and stops. Jabberwock. He blinks. Had he heard that right? It feels like he just did a twenty mile an hour sudden brake check. “Jabberwock. As in Alice in wonderland, jabberwock??” He picks up his drink and sips it. It’s that or stare in confusion and surprise and his brain to threaten to explode.

He misses Keith. He could have gone to him and mouthed ‘Jabberwock’ and gotten an equally freaked out look in return. Misery and confused bafflement love company.
suigojin: (ahuh)

[personal profile] suigojin 2018-06-13 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"Thanks."

They probably should've figured out who was going to pay for the alcohol at the end of the game, but that's probably something that can happen later.

"We could always try 10,000 Needles if we want to make the game more interesting," he says moving his dart through the air in search of a good spot to hit. "Except we might also die from it, it's supposed to be pure alcohol." And throw. It hits one of the white wedges halfway up the right side; 6.

"Your turn."
spaceforged: (insert witty keywords)

[personal profile] spaceforged 2018-06-13 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
“If by nurse you mean making sure we all don’t see the inside of a local police enforcement cell, then yes.” He can see it on the horizon with all these upset people drinking their troubles away. He isn’t a paragon or above a brawl either. Right now he has dragoon equiped because Paladin aura frankly freaks him out a little. Shiro pushes another chair in.

“Only thing I have for hangovers is pain killers. Couldn’t tell you what healers could do for it.” He studies her carefully as he thinks back to the memory she had been in and she had been in his. He sighs. “I’ll back off your case...but let’s have a bit of a talk. I assume you have questions about space and I’d love to talk about space that is actually normal.” Not the Dream Width. It isn’t normal.
warpstriking: (ignis ☈ is a little later on...)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-06-13 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
There is no arguments about the puns. He's in too good a mood right now to do so. Though he really, really is gonna have regrets in the morning for it. One of them being that mysterious hangover cure and how much he won't even argue, but down it without complaint once the nausea passes.

Noct hums for a second but pauses. "Really? Huh." He pauses again, aaand... "Then again I haven't been in this good a mood in a while. Not to mention drank. It's been what, four? Five months? Whoa, no wonder I'm woozier than usual."

Yep. Definitely a good thing that Ignis is steadying him. At least he's aware of his slight swaying because of the physical contact?
regalblaze: (Looking 2 🔪 where are you)

[personal profile] regalblaze 2018-06-13 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"We are all worried for Noct," Ignis says, leaning back, with a frown on his face, "but this is not the time to be making enemies amongst ourselves."

He sighs, rubbing the bridge of his nose. "I will talk to him- he will eventually seek me out for an opinion. Please, don't let it bother you. We all know who you are and that you mean Noct no harm."

They just need to explain it properly to Clarus.
regalblaze: (Stand 🔪 by me [Noct])

[personal profile] regalblaze 2018-06-13 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's usually Specs or Ignis," Ignis confirms. There's an Iggy thrown in here and there but not as often. The drinks are probably the reason why Noct's tongue got rather loose on talking. It's making Ignis smile.

"Hmm, I think it's been a bit longer than that." He tries to remember but the drinks they had are making Ignis' memory woozy as well. At least he's still stable on his feet- he catches Noct as he sways away and straightens him, hand moving from shoulder to his waist to keep him steady.

"Easy there, Noct."
warpstriking: (iggy ☈ and the thieves)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-06-13 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"Mm... Whatever you say, Sergean' no Specs." It's a tease, and one he doesn't normally do unless someone's missing their glasses (don't worry, Ignis; they aren't gone again). But they had just been talking about nicknames and he may or may not be smirking a little until he feels that hand pull him a little closer. Oh. That's a thing.

"Thanks," he says quietly, leaning back into Ignis' side and- is that nuzzling? Yep. Definitely nuzzling. Though it pauses for a moment when he fondly adds, "Miss that apartment." Not sad yet. Just fond memories of all the drunken antics. But, they made it. So he's just gonna let Iggy handle it. He is waaay too out of it right now.
warpstriking: (point ☈ everyone knows)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-06-13 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"What's Alice in Wonderland?" He asks sincerely. Like he has no idea what that is. He sits up a bit more, as if that'd help him figure out what this new thing is. It doesn't, but at least now his voice is a teensy bit less muffled.

"It's abou' a hund'ed foot tall reptile that stands on two legs tha' kinda looks dragony? But no wings. Also has some nasty lookin' teeth. Kinda like a sahagin's but bigger." He says it so deadpan for a drunk. "No' t' mention th' only one I saw was at th' bottom of a daemon-infested ruin of an ancient civilization in my world. Just passed a block puzzle from hell."

... Good luck figuring out if he's kidding or not, Shiro.

"Astrals, that thing's stomp hurt."
regalblaze: (feeling light 🔪 feeling right)

[personal profile] regalblaze 2018-06-13 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
And if they don't figure it out after the game, Moogles will. It's what he told Ebony earlier.

Ignis raises his eyebrow as he accepts the dart:"10 000 Needles?" You will have to elaborate on that because, even though he didn't drink yet, he's not following you.

Steadying his hand, Ignis throws the dart, hitting 18 on the inner circle. That was too close for comfort: 1 was just a breath away.
regisrex: (Y: Magic)

[personal profile] regisrex 2018-06-13 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
...

Ah.

Regis's expression smoothed out, a small smile on his lips. His voice steady and almost light, even. He didn't lean closer or away.

"Have I become such fool in the future that I wouldn't know?"
warpstriking: (downcast ☈ what can we do?)

[personal profile] warpstriking 2018-06-13 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
This is totally fine. One hundred percent. Clearly. But she's warmer than the table and he likes warm.

Forget feeling bad. He'll feel terrible in more ways than one in the morning, but he doesn't now. Instead he tries to be slightly more reassuring in how he nestles up to her, more like a cat whose human has given it a concern. Still affectionate, though. Which is probably a little more awkward.

The questions make him deflate a little though, and groan. Iriiis, tonight was supposed to be about forgetting what was bugging everyone. Not talk about them. And yet-

"My dad's my age. Got to see my gran'ma for the first time but couldn' even touch her. Ravus' memory was a trip an' a half." He won't talk about that one. That's between the two men, but whoo boy, the floodgates opened. "Oh yeah, an' the volunteer pilots couldn' dodge a memory nebula to save their lives an' we had to save ourselves 'fore we could get to you guys."

Please don't make him explain what happens when a ship hits a nebula. It's not pleasant-

"So, yeah. M'fine." Comparatively. He just looks a lot like a kicked cat. "Jus'... worried 'bout things I can't fix."
Edited 2018-06-13 18:48 (UTC)
regalblaze: (considering 🔪 maybe not camping tomorrow)

[personal profile] regalblaze 2018-06-13 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"I believe the specs are still on my face," Ignis laughs and gives Noct a playful hair ruffle. Noct is drunk, he shouldn't care much about his hair, right? He does fix it up a bit so it's not as if he held onto an electric wire.

"Mn." The mention of the apartment brings a bit of a sad smile to Ignis' face."I do too. It had a wonderful view in the evening. The sunsets looked glorious," he says quietly, the image of the apartment and tall windows with red, yellow and dark blue streaks in the sky.

Their arrivals stops Ignis from reminiscing about days and evenings spent at Noct's apartment to buy the bacon... twirls? He also gets some cheese sticks because he can see them steaming- taken out of the oven barely minute ago. Perfect.

After paying, he turns to Noct:"Would you like to eat now or at the bar? I can see a bench over there."
sonoftenebrae: (heartbreak)

[personal profile] sonoftenebrae 2018-06-13 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ravus glares, then sits, then glares a little more. Finally, he remembers what he came over her to say.]

Forget what you saw. It was not yours to see.

[The memory is still hazy in his mind, and he hopes drink will dull it further, but while he still remembers, he must speak up. His voice goes softer, the way it had when he had spoken to Lunafreya.]

She...would not be ashamed of her tears, but... she would not want them to add to your burden.

[He's not tearing up, thinking of how much stronger his little sister is...was. He's just...turning away and blinking because the air quality in this dive bar is so poor.]

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