MINGLE | The "Everyone's Tired and Hungry" Post-Mission Pizza Party

[groupiedrifter]

CHARACTERS: Everyone! A free-for-all general chill-out time, thrown haphazardly together by a mad scientist.
LOCATION: The Mess Hall
DATE: Sometime after the mission. Y'all know.
CONTENT: The Orb Crew tries to relax for a hot goddamn minute.
WARNINGS: Likely drinking or drunkenness, the usual party antics. Very mildly image heavy, NSFW for naughty threads, properly marked.

It seems the party has been properly set up for you all! But of course, there's an exuberant amount of 'Newton*' flair added to it, and people can find all sorts of random things — markers for drawing on the pizza boxes (which he distinctly requested, super important) cover the tables, and it's clear by the one designed like a Pikachu and a dinosaur that he's already began scribbling on them. He's also made... board games literally comprised of pizza boxes as well, including Chess and Connect Four, which is lovingly set up side-by-side on a table and done with intent to annoy.

They've got one deck of cards for games, no chips; you'll have to just make some of your own out of pizza box cardboard. The most grand of all creation appears to be a normal-sized Skeeball table, made of flimsy material, with oranges for balls. It may or may not last the night, but it sure works for now!

There's a very strong bottle of liquor from their last mission open for everyone, and, well, it will get you drunk quite fast if you're not careful. But it's also a Bring Your Own Beer situation; hope you guys asked Viv for some to plan for the party!

Lastly, there's classic bar rock playing from an iPhone rigged to a speaker that looks very very cobbled together, from loose bits and bobs from the lab's many boxes. If you go fiddle with that phone's playlist, you may be able to find a small collection of songs that aren't rock, but are likely from the 90's or early 2000's.

And yes, there is a couch with a sign on it, designated specifically for people who wish to nap. If they'd like. Don't be rude, let people lay down when they're sleepy. (Maybe Newton just put that there for him, honestly.) There are 50 pizzas total, which is practically a whole-ass pizza per person, so enjoy! (And thanks, Viv!)

Feel free to bring your own flair to the party, if you'd like.

These are just a few things for a m b i e n c e.

(*If you mention him, he will appear like a terrible omen.)

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Yzak Jule | OTAAAAAA also doin the one prompt party

[coordination]

[ Yzak is here, because while this isn't his most comfortable setting to be in, he knew it was happening. Newton seemed excited about it, too, and he figured most of the team would also show up. And being there for one's team is important to him, even if he's not partaking in as much as the others. He sticks to a couple of slices of pizza (trying to find ones that don't seem to glisten with grease), and maybe has a drink (but just one because he is not a hot mess nor does he wish to become one) but otherwise ignores the rest.

Except the games. Because he sees the games. He knows why these two games are here. And also... ]

Ugh, is that a grease stain on the bishop? Who wants to touch that!?

[groupiedrifter]

[He sneaks up next to Yzak while holding a cup of strong-smelling booze, and says over his shoulder, with feeling:]

Are you talking crap about my work, chess princess?

[coordination]

[ Oh god he's drinking. ]

SHUT UP I'M NOT A CHESS PRINCESS

You're telling me you made all of this?

[groupiedrifter]

[Yes, he's drinking. Please make sure he doesn't do something stupid.]

Of course I did!

Why would I get a pizza party going and not make sure we've got stuff to do?

[coordination]

[ Unfortunately he doesn't have a child leash.

...

Does he need to invest in a child leash?

(he got u though bro) ]

It's just - a lot! When the hell did you get the time for this?

[ Picking up one of the knight pieces to take a closer look at it. ]

[groupiedrifter]

... Have you seen me in the wee hours of the night?

[Mr. Rosy Cheeks takes a big gulp out of his cup, and then squints at Yzak with a huff.]

What else did I have to do?

[coordination]

I have! Still! You could try sleeping!

I'll admit, though, these are pretty impressive.

[groupiedrifter]

Who says I don't try? When has Newton Geiszler ever not tried something?

C'mon.

[He grins a shit-eating grin, oh-so-proud of himself.]

Yeah? I knew you were a big fan of Connect Four, so I figured I'd do it for you.

[coordination]

And I know you're a smart-ass, so I'm hardly even shocked you went to the trouble!

... What kind of music is this supposed to be, anyway?

[ It's not only not really his type, but absolutely not his time. ]

[groupiedrifter]

It's rock music, you uncultured swine.

[He gives him a little teasing nudge.]

Broaden your horizons, man, you're killing me here.

[coordination]

[ He is making A Face at the tease. ]

Rock music from when? None of this even sounds familiar.

But it's not as if I'd be familiar with anything current in the genre, either. I wouldn't say it's my preferred type.

[longoverdue]

[passing by:]

It's just pizza grease, you can lick it right off.

[coordination]

[ WHY IS EVERYONE ON THIS STATION GROSS?????? ]

That's disgusting!

[longoverdue]

It’s pizza grease, half the fun of eating pizza’s in licking the grease off all the spots it’s landed.

[Is he joking? Probably, but it’s hard to tell, he’s got a straight face on.]

Anyway, everybody else is drunk as fuck, who’s gonna call you out on it?

[coordination]

You're right about that part. [ The last part. ] But that's not going to inspire me to start licking pizza grease.

[ And then at the mention of it, Yzak is squinting a bit, looking at Richie - is he one of those under that drunk as fuck umbrella? ]

tw alcohol abuse

[longoverdue]

Why not? It’s tasty.

[Surprisingly, no! Richie’s alcohol tolerance is pretty high, owing to both his size and also his drinking problem that he refuses to talk about. He’s still standing, still coherent, and still steady enough to walk in a straight line, but he also has a beer can in hand. It is not his first beer can and it won’t be his last.]

What, you think I’m gonna call you out on the network for licking pizza grease off a chess piece? I’ve been in wilder parties than this, I’ve seen worse. [Gesturing to himself.] Shit, I’ve licked grease off worse, I’m not gonna fucking judge.

[coordination]

[ Yzak looks for a moment like he considers asking what these worse things are. But he (luckily?) decides against it. ]

If I was actually into doing it, I wouldn't care who talked about it on the network!

But I can imagine how much weirder parties like this get. That's why I seldom go to them, even on the off-chance I have time for them in the first place.

[longoverdue]

[Squinting at Yzak.]

That explains so fucking much about you. You've got to come to weird parties more often, they'll loosen you right up.

[coordination]

I go to parties! [ He argues, before making like, no case in his favor with it. ] They're just usually more professional than wild. And work-related in some way.

[ A pause, before he decides to add: ]

My best friend has dragged me to some less than fancy bars now and again. But I still wouldn't consider those that seedy.

[longoverdue]

Those are not fucking parties. Those are work functions. You don't go to get drunk, you go to do networking and shit.

[There's a beat. Then:]

Did any of them smell better than stale beer? Did they have a good bathroom with a working toilet?

[coordination]

I don't usually get that drunk at the bars, either! Aside from not really wanting to half the time, I also just can't since I'm usually busy, and I'd get my ass handed to me if I ever came in clearly hungover.

And, ugh, there actually were one or two that smelled like shit and made it feel like you were pissing into a hole. [ Of course, Yzak's standards are usually so high so the place might actually have not been as bad as he'e describing. ] It was disguting.

[retributioning]

[ perhaps ironically, in what is a pizza party, renfri is... definitely not eating, but instead has a large mug of ale in her hand, taking large gulps of it.

as she's walking past where yzak is sitting, she overhears his complaint. ]

Just wipe it off, [ she remarks, eyebrow raised. surely he knows how to clean a little carved thing like that? ]

[coordination]

I would!

[ He reaches to grab the piece in question ]

But these are all made out of the boxes. So these stains aren't coming out.

... Unless there's some sort of magic somebody can use that can do something like that. I wouldn't be surprised at this point if there was.

[retributioning]

I'm sure someone could do that. Whether it's worth it...

[ well. that's another thing. ]

Use gloves? [ honestly, she doesn't really care, but it seems to matter to him, given how worked up he's about it. ]

[coordination]

I guess I could.

... that is, if anyone would even want to play. I'm not sure if many would see a pizza party as a prime environment to start a game, as they can take time.