karaoke party!

[irresponsibly]

Who: Lucia and you!
What: Karaoke Party Time
When: Fall 20
Where: Cozy Kitchen
Warnings: n/a for now

[ On Fall 15th, a notice goes up on the noticeboard advertising a karaoke party at Cozy Kitchen on Fall 20th. It may be easy to miss with all of the pirate chaos, but Lucia will put a sign at the front of the restaurant to remind her fellow farmers of the event.

When Fall 20th rolls around, the smell of Lucia's food can be smelled from outside in town square. One may also catch another redhead bringing alcohol from his winery into the restaurant, or people from the other neighboring bar moving equipment into Cozy Kitchen. When everything's said and done, the restaurant is left with a nice evening setup. It's a small-ish space but there is plenty of food and alcohol for people to indulge in, as well as non-alcoholic drinks like tea and water. The karaoke machine is set up, and there are board games from the store that people can play while they're here.

People are free to sing, open mic style, as many times as they'd like. At some point during the party, however, Lucia will make it a point to play some slower songs on the machine and cite that it's been a while since the dance in Spring. Now might be a good chance to get one last dance in with someone before Winter hits! Finally, party games will be inevitable, so go ahead and participate or run your own. ]

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beans

[hearthwarming]

[ this is just the same tag-in as Lucia, honestly, because Ori is quite a bit drunk now, too, and giggles at Kaveh when he hits her with that out of nowhere. ]

I'm sorry, have— have we met before? I didn't realize we would have that in common, heh... Let's be friends!

[alcazarzaray]

Oh! I'm not too sure we have, to be honest.

( He shakes her hand. )

My name is Kaveh. I'm pleased to hear we already have something in common with one another! ( He takes a sippy of his wine. ) It truly is a blessing to have a sexy boyfriend ...

[hearthwarming]

[ She doesn't know why, but it's absolutely tickling her that this man she's just met is being so forthcoming about his sexy boyfriend. But in solidarity, she'll also take a hearty swig of her drink while she dissolves into more giggling.

But... Wait. Kaveh? She's heard that name before. From... Hmm. ]

Kaveh...? Oh! I've heard of you. So you must know Tighnari and Cyno. And... [ ahem. ] Alhaitham. I'm Ori!

[ anyway. She doesn't want to talk about Alhaitham. ]

Why don't you tell me a bit about your boyfriend, then? I'm so curious!

[ Honey, you've got a storm coming. ]

[alcazarzaray]

( HERE IT COMES )

Oh? ( So she's met his friends, and the sexy boyfriend in question! How interesting. It's so obvious that he's intoxicated for the sole fact that he would never blab like this if he was sober. ) It's nice to meet you, Ori. ( Kaveh takes another drink and smiles around the rim of his glass. ) Sounds like you've already met him.

1/idk

[hearthwarming]

It's nice to meet you, too!

[ Her horned head tips to one side. ]

Oh? I've already met—

[hearthwarming]

...him...

[ Hm. Wait. She knows that Tighnari and Cyno are partnered. Which leaves... ]

[hearthwarming]

[ ALHAITHAM????????? ]

[hearthwarming]

[ Oh gods??? That asshole?????? KAVEH SWEETIE ARE YOU OKAY???? ]

done

[hearthwarming]

Ah. S..So I have!

[ Oh, no. She's having vivid flashbacks to his bingo card. Nooooo no no no...

She takes a looooooooooooooooong drink. ]

He's... Um. You know what, good for you!

[alcazarzaray]

( Her reaction isn't all that surprising, honestly. It makes Kaveh smile with amusement. )

I know, right? He's not what most would consider to be "sexy boyfriend" material. It's a miracle he's even dating me at all, you know ... ( He waves a hand. ) With his terrible attitude and all. I can only hope you didn't have too much of an unpleasant experience when you met him.

[hearthwarming]

I, um...

[ Oh, she wasn't expecting this. ]

W-Well. We definitely... Got off on the wrong foot. But he seemed completely disinterested in anything to do with what goes on around here so I'm a little, uh... Confused?

[alcazarzaray]

Oh, I think he gets off on the wrong foot with everyone. I wouldn't worry about it.

( He picks up the wine bottle he's drinking from and pours Ori a glass. )

That's definitely him! I can tell you right now that the man has time for hardly anything outside of his book obsession. What are you confused over? How we got together?

[hearthwarming]

[ Oh, he's a darling. Bless. ]

Ah, thanks! Uh, I guess I'm wondering... What you see in him?

[ SORRY, KAVEH.. ]

I mean, besides that he's attractive, I guess.

[alcazarzaray]

Yeah, he is attractive. That chest of his ... mmm.

( He takes another long gulp of his drink. )

Do you want the long answer or the short answer? Because there's just so much to him and we have a lot of history together.

[hearthwarming]

[ She is... also. Taking a long gulp. ]

Uh... The short answer?

[alcazarzaray]

All right.

Well, he's great in bed. ( IS THAT SHORT ENOUGH, OR-- )

[hearthwarming]

[ Ori sets her wine glass back down onto the table and...

Heaves a very long sigh. ]

That's... Is that really enough to make up for his personality...?

[alcazarzaray]

Not really.

But his personality is what it is. There's no changing him. He does drive me crazy, and he could be a little less ignorant, but I love him all the same. ( GAY )

[hearthwarming]

[ my god. these bitches gay!! ]

Ah, and... He loves you back, right?

[ RIGHT??? just checking... ]

[alcazarzaray]

( NO NEED TO WORRY, ORI )

He does. As a matter of fact, we'll be getting married.

[hearthwarming]

[ ORI.EXE HAS STOPPED WORKING

Alhaitham?? The same asshat who couldn't even be assed to say thank you to a free drink when she first met him??? GETTING MARRIED???? ? ? ? ]

Wow. Okay. I guess your history really is that long, then. He—

[ Seemed so displeased about rooming with Kaveh back then. She elects not to say anything about that. ]

Good for you! And for him. For both of you! Wow!

[alcazarzaray]

( Her reaction makes him burst out laughing immediately. )

Hahaha! Your reaction is hilarious!

I'm sure most people who know him would react the same way. Especially those from the Akademiya.

[hearthwarming]

I'm—

[ Spirits, she's been kind of rude, isn't she? She flushes, ears drooping a bit in her embarrassment. ]

I'm sorry! I'm being so rude... I really am glad that it's working out for you both! I guess maybe he just needed an old friend to get him to open up or something but—! Obviously you know him best!

[alcazarzaray]

( "Technically speaking, he opened me up-", he thinks, but does not say. Ori is spared from his gross™️ drunk talk. (for now....) )

No, please. No need to apologise. I'm probably THE only individual on earth who would drag him out to make sure he doesn't rot alone in a cave somewhere. Even those who have met him briefly have an understanding of just how bad he is at connecting to people.

[hearthwarming]

[ thank you kaveh for sparing her. ]

Oh... [ she chuckles, and can't help but glance at wherever m-21 is undoubtedly holding up a wall and watching her. ] Okay. I think I'm starting to get it...