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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[feralheart]

[ Who's going to tell them they can't? Who would dare?

He's already been trained by the cruise date. He leans in to take that spoonful of fried rice cooperatively. Though he's maybe going to glance around to see if anyone's staring at them while he eats. ]

"Tavern" always sounds like more drunks. Barfights.

[ Not that he should rule out a fight at this party, probably. ]

[hearthwarming]

[ He keeps glancing around, and she's not exactly sure why. Maybe it's just security guard things... ]

Well, there were certainly plenty of fights between drunks! Have you ever been in a tavern brawl before, M?

[ Would he like to be in one?? No just kidding. There won't be fights at this one. Right...? ]

[feralheart]

[ Just vigilant selfconscious werewolf things— ]

Can't get in fights like that without drawing too much attention. The security guard thing is hard enough.

[ If he were drunk he really might throw someone through a wall, and then what? Well. That means it'd be fine to have one here... ]

[hearthwarming]

[ Oh, of course. He's probably meant to be keeping his whole werewolf situation under wraps, huh? She hums contemplatively and scoops up another bite for him. ]

You don't have to worry about that too much here, do you? I mean, just yesterday we got into a fight with those drunk pirates...

[feralheart]

[ Is she still feeding him... He leans in to take the bite. This time he's not scoping out the room, he's just looking around for Ellis. ]

Yeah. Lots of people here aren't human, anyway. I doubt anyone here would care much.

[ Is three months in sort of late to be realizing this? No one ever accused him of being a clever boy. ]

...Didn't you get this for yourself?

[hearthwarming]

[ Is Ellis looking at them menacingly with a knife—

But he's right. He's a good boy, not a clever boy. ]

I got it for both of us. I wanted to share! I haven't seen you eat at all since we got here...

[ That's right, M-21, your girl has been glancing across the room at you even while she's been socializing!! ]

[feralheart]

Yeah. I've been...

[ You know. Holding up a wall, making an evil eye at Otegine from time to time.

Wait. While he's been sneaking glances at her, she's been looking over at him too? He brightens very subtly and holds out his hand for the fork. ]

You're the one that should be eating anyway.

[hearthwarming]

[ She doesn't even spare a thought and just hands the fork over readily as soon as she sees his open palm. It's all just second nature to them at this point... ]

Because I've been drinking? Hmm...

[ He's got her there. ]

Are you actually having fun, M?

[feralheart]

[ Exactly. Look at his infallible logic. He doesn't even care that he's being embarrassing as he scoops up a bite of rice and holds it out for her. ]

Yeah. [ He is now, anyway. ] Lucia worked hard on this. It's good to see it.

[hearthwarming]

[ She smiles as she leans over to take that bite. She's a bit relieved to hear that he's enjoying himself despite what his demeanor might suggest. ]

She did! Oh, will you be staying behind afterwards to help clean up...?

I'll wait for you.

[feralheart]

[ He's just overflowing with fun! That's why it's so unreadable. He's smiling a little bit now, though. They're in a nice corner table, there should be no witnesses. ]

You sure? [ ...Thinking of the last time she was drinking at a party. ] Alright. It won't take that long. If someone looks like they're gonna trash the place, I'll toss them out first.

[hearthwarming]

[ Yeah, she'll probably end up having to wait for him regardless... ]

Do you really think someone's going to ruin the party like that?

[ Little do they know Mishka's clothes are literally going to explode off of him. Anywho, she smiles back, but just as they seem to be settling into a nice, quiet moment together, the music changes to something slower and sweeter. ]

...Oh!

[feralheart]

Not on purpose. Probably.

[ M-21 sweeps a much more security guard glance around the crowd with just a little more skepticism this time. The other farmers might be all in this together, but that doesn't mean some of them can't make a mess.

His attention snaps back to Ori for that little sound she makes, though. ]

Hm?

[ Trouble? ]

[hearthwarming]

[ Well, she can't argue about the "probably" part... Especially when she's been doing things like turning Trahearne into a cat and herself into a cow for dares. The girlfriend is having a normal time. It's fine!

She looks back at him with a smile. ]

Sounds like Lucia thinks it's time for another dance...

[ She'd danced with Otegine earlier, so she feels a little better about it overall... Otherwise she'd be trying to turn into a mouse to hide. But she's not sure if M-21 is going to ask, so she stays put for now... ]

1/2

[feralheart]

[ Look. She makes an incredibly cute cow who makes no problems. That doesn't count at all.

But he gives a little hum of acknowledgment for her explanation. Not trouble, just music. ]

Yeah? That one's slower.

2/2

[feralheart]

[ The music isn't the only thing here that's slow. But werewolf gears are slowly grinding. He saw her dancing earlier (of course he saw her dancing earlier, when Otegine deserved a watchful look anytime he was near her). So... she likes dancing. So, her mentioning that...

Right. There's a boyfriend thing to do here. He clears his throat a little. ]

...Dance with me?

[hearthwarming]

[ M-21 should be thanking Otegine! He showed her that slow dancing doesn't have to be stupidly complicated, like the dances she knows of at home.

Though the truth is, while she doesn't necessarily hate dancing at this point, she doesn't particularly like dancing, either. Still... If M-21 is asking her, then of course she'll say yes. It's a chance to be close to him, and that in itself already sounds great. ]

You won't get mad at me if I step on your feet?

[feralheart]

[ He'll think about it... later. When he's in a good mood from the dancing.

The question gets a quiet little snort from him. Like he's scared of her stepping on his feet. ]

Wouldn't even feel it. If you're worried, I'll just pick you up.

[ He might not be as tall as Otegine, but he could easily hold her up for the whole time. He gets to his feet and holds out a hand to her, tilting his head in invitation. ]

[hearthwarming]

[ And his answer, in turn, gets a little laugh out of her. ]

What? Aren't you getting tired of carrying me around?

[ Considering all the princess carrying that happens... Still, she's smiling as she takes his hand to get up to her feet. ]

[feralheart]

Not even close.

[ He'd happily princess carry her dozens more times... but he's not saying that with so many witnesses around. He flashes her a quick grin as he tugs her towards the dance area. ]

[hearthwarming]

[ Ah. Her heart skips a beat when he flashes her that grin. She really likes when he smiles, even just the slightest bit... ]

Really? So you'll keep carrying me around forever?

[ Ori please it hasn't been 48 hours.

Once they reach the dance floor, her hands come up to rest on his shoulders, fingers lacing together behind his neck. ]

This can be another fun memory, hmm?

[feralheart]

Want to try me?

[ If she's going to play along, then he's allowed to joke like that, right? M-21 glances down at her and settles his hands on her waist, pulling her just a little closer. ]

...Yeah. Our first dance.

[ And it's a good thing that it's a slow dance, because he doesn't remember any dances either. But something like this isn't much more complicated than swaying in place, right? ]

[hearthwarming]

[ The look she offers in return just spells maybe I will. They're less than 24 hours into this, let her be a bit sappy and excited!

Of course she doesn't resist when he pulls her in close - it's why she'd wanted to dance with him in the first place, after all. She doesn't even care if it's proper dancing, or just them swaying back and forth awkwardly like a couple of middle schoolers (not that she knows what middle school is).

The look she gives him is almost unbearably fond. ]

Our first dance! Maybe even not the last?

[feralheart]

[ M-21, without any memories of middle school, can't possibly feel embarrassed at this. Maybe if he caught someone else laughing at him. But right now he's not looking anywhere but at her. ]

We can ask Lucia to put another one on.

[ Which is to say, definitely not the last. And just to make his point he uses his hold on her waist to lift her a tiny bit off the ground so he can spin them. ]

[hearthwarming]

[ Seeing as she hasn't stumbled on her feet (yet), she doesn't expect it at all when M-21 picks her up, and even more so that he spins them. ]

Oh—!

[ But she can't help but laugh, warm and sweet as she clings onto him a little more tightly. ]

M... I thought you'd be more shy when we're in front of everyone like this...!