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[loverboi]

Who: Lance and you!
When: Backdated to Juril 28th
Where: Voltron House in the Haven
What: Lance's 18th birthday party!
Warnings: n/a for now



Welcome!

[This isn’t quite the house party that Lance would’ve thrown for himself back on earth (he would’ve at least had a stereo going with some modern music), but he can make his own fun in Aefenglom, too. He made sure to post a message on the network beforehand inviting Mirrorbound to the party, so everyone's welcome to join in on the fun! There’s a good chance he won’t turn you away no matter who you are, unless you're looking to shut down the party. He might even be a little petty if you ask him to lower the noise level...but the choice is yours! ]

Weapons Security

[ Have fun getting past Kolivan and Keith who are collecting weapons at the door, though. That’s right: Keith and Kolivan (who is standing at over eight feet tall) are both at the entrance and are asking people to leave their weapons there. Maybe you’ll comply with their demands, or maybe you’ll take this as a challenge. Maybe you don't even have weapons on you! Whatever the case may be, Lance is busy socializing, so he won’t be bothered with security unless specifically requested. You’ll have to answer to these two instead. Good luck! ]

Birthday Cake

[ Over in the dining room is an assortment of refreshments, including a lovely birthday cake! It looks like it might’ve been ordered from a bake shop with the decorations, the frosting placement, and the gradient that fades from blue to white. Bernadetta von Varley can be seen slicing the cake and putting each slice on a dainty little plate for everyone to enjoy! It’s vanilla, too. Grab yourself a slice and enjoy! (It'll make Bernie very happy!) ]

Magic Show

[ That’s not all, though. In fact, in the middle of the party, Lance and Trucy Wright start encouraging people to come to the ballroom. Dressed in fancy, sparkly jackets, the two of them are ready to put on their very own magic show! Trucy introduces herself, and then Lance as her very own assistant -- who woulda thunk -- and after a little razzle dazzle of an intro, they begin.

Their first trick is known as the Zig Zag Girl, which isn’t too far off from the saw-in-half trick. For this performance, Lance and Trucy call up two volunteers (including you!) from the audience. Volunteer A holds a saw while the Volunteer B steps into a box. After Trucy instructs Volunteer A to saw into the box into thirds, Lance will then pull the middle section out and present the second volunteer appearing as though their body is also divided into thirds! Spooky. (The saw and the box are covered in illusion magic!)

Trucy and Lance also add some other tricks to their performance, like pulling a dove out from an empty pan and playing card magic. They'll also be doing a trick known as Assistant's Revenge as the finale, in which Lance gets trapped in a box and somehow does a miraculous switcheroo with Trucy, trapping her in the box instead! ]

Mingling

[ Lance will encourage everyone to get to know one another, chat, and make friends! For the most part the party takes place in the ballroom, but in the yard is a swimming pool, charged purely by magic. It’s not perfectly made, but it’s there for everyone to use to cool off from the heat wave. ]

[ ooc: Feel free to make your own prompts and top levels, and tag around! Presents can be left in Lance's inbox or you can give them to him personally, but they definitely aren't required. Hit me up at amplitude or via PM if you have any questions. c: ]

Comments

lance / ota!

[loverboi]

welcome

[ a lot of hard work has been put into the preparations for this party, not just by lance but from his housemates, too -- and bernie and trucy, of course. he's excited to get things started, so he's eagerly waiting around the front door for people to come. any early birds will be able to catch him there before the party really starts. assuming people have gotten past kolivan and keith, he'll be there with a wide smile on his face, pointy teeth and all. ]

Hey, thanks for coming! You ready for a good time?

[ alternatively, if he hasn't met you before, he'll greet you a bit differently instead and hold his hand out for a handshake: ]

I'm Lance, by the way. You know, the birthday boy. [ extra emphasis on that, too. ]

post-magic show

[ after lance and trucy have had their little performance, lance can be found still donning his sparkly blue coat. he's also got a deck of cards peeking out from his jacket pocket and he looks very pleased with himself. he goes up to the nearest person and asks: ]

So, what'd you think? That was pretty great, am I right? [ ...assuming they were around to watch the show, anyway. ] I'll even do another card trick for you if you ask nicely.

[ there's a little waggle of his eyebrows... and he's already preparing to take the card deck out of his jacket pocket. he's totally hamming it up in here. ]

wildcard

[ lance can be found pretty much anywhere at the party, so hit me up with whatever! ]

you know what this is

[marmoron]

[ At some point before the party is actually set to start, Lance might hear the sound of someone poking around the bathroom. If he comes to investigate, he'll find Keith peering at a bottle of one of Lance's skincare products.

The bottle has been placed on the sink next to the soap, and the look Keith is giving it is both suspicious and focused, like he's examining something that may be liable to bite him at any moment.

>proceed?]

it's time

[loverboi]

[ > proceed. absolutely.

lance himself needs to do his skincare routine still, which is why he's on his way to the bathroom. a guy's gotta look good for his own party, after all. he's fully expecting to take his time and give himself some extra care today.

what he isn't expecting is to see keith inside, examining the cluster of lance's products. oho.

there's a smirk on his face as he leans against the doorframe, arms crossed over his chest. ]

You know, Keith, if you wanna try some, all you have to do is ask.

welcome

[yesdoubt]

[Momo's at least swinging by to offer congratulations and a present and maybe schmooze around a bit - and his choice to leave his knife at home spares him grief at the weapons check, at least. He's not quite early, but he arrives just about when things are starting to pick up, giving Lance a cheery wave.]

Wouldn't be here if I wasn't! Happy birthday. [Momo offers him a wrapped present - a somewhat short box that might almost be mistaken for holding something like a desktop picture frame if it wasn't a bit too thick - and then feigns wiping a tear from his eye.] Eighteen...you're still so young and pure...

[He's at least half joking, considering he's making eighteen sound like positively a baby, but it is about the age of his youngest juniors now.]

[loverboi]

Hey, Momo!

[ he's eager to go and see his friend. it's a miracle that they still get along, considering all the shenanigans they've been through; but lance likes the guy, and he's glad to see momo here. especially since there's a present involved. lance takes the gift with a grin and a little laugh. ]

Nah, you're just old! [ lance. please. ] Thanks for this, though. Eager to see me open it? Or should I hold off until later?

w i l d c a r d

[reluctantradiance]

[ It's Lance's birthday, and Yuma wouldn't miss it for the world. For some reason, the moment he got the news about the upcoming party, finding the perfect gift for Lance was the only thing on his mind. What Yuma eventually settled for, however, was something a little...different. After all, he couldn't really afford anything fancy, and whatever he could afford, Lance likely already had. "Unique" was the word of the day. He's also wearing the outfit that Lance bought for him some time ago; he's become quite fond of it.

It's a little awkward carrying his guitar with him (he'd sling it on his back, but his wings are in the way), but he manages to squeeze past some of the visitors as he makes his way over to where he last spotted Lance. ]

Lance! There you are!

[ Yuma hasn't been in high spirits like this for quite some time. Something about seeing Lance always puts him in a good mood, but today is particularly special. ]

post-magic show;

[shadowsthedawn]

[Riku, being the curious guy he is, is captivated by the magic show and watches it intently, trying to figure out all of the secret tricks. He knows there's a chance that they could be using actual magic to boost the realism of their tricks, but even so, trying to figure out what type of magic and spells they could be using is also part of the fun.

When Lance approaches him after the show, Riku greets him with a smile, his gaze moving from Lance's face to his hand posed to pull out his deck of cards.]

It was a good show. Alright. I can't turn down a request from the birthday boy.

wildcard combined with welcoming

[stopfen]

[Mikasa hadn't liked loud places. As a human. Partly because loud normally meant danger, they didn't have music systems like here...

But she just liked the peace too. And even after changing the peace was still nice, and she enjoyed it. But there was something about the noise, the chaos, the amount of trouble she could cause, how easily she could hide after...

Lance might have expected her. Being Trucy's housemate. She even brought a present that she slowly holds up to him...It's not a fancy present. Wrapped in simple brown paper with a length of twine. But she tried.

How do you give present? She's just going to kinda push it at him. It yours.]

Happy birthday.

wildcard!!!

[callmeven]

Lance!

[ven hunts him down eventually at some point during all the hustle and bustle of party-making. he grins brightly and holds out a box wrapped in brown paper and twine - inside are some strawberry hand pies.]

I totally forgot you were having a party or else I would have given your other present to you here. Happy birthday again!

Mingling

[fiddlestick]

[Elliot knew Lance well enough that he thought it'd be only polite to stop by. Luckily, he doesn't give any trouble at the door about weapons, and he even brought a gift of seafood snacks for Lance (he couldn't think what else to get a merrow okay).

Right now? He's sitting on the edge of the magicked pool, his shoes off as he soaks his feet. He's got a shortsleeve and shorts on, and seems really happy to have a chance to cool off]

Ah, this feels so good...! Whoever thought this up is a genius.

[loverboi]

Elliot! Hey!

[ while lance isn't dressed in swimwear, he sits next to elliot, notably keeping himself out of the pool. he doesn't really feel like going into merrow form right now. lance has a small bag of the seafood snacks with him, too! ]

Man, this stuff is great. Seaweed snacks aren't all that bad!

akko kagari | puca | ota

[recklessbelief]

Cannonbaaaaaaaaall!

[It's the only warning anybody is going to get before Akko more or less somersaults her way straight into the pool. With the heatwave in full, nasty swing, Akko's been melting with as much fur as she has. There have been times she's gotten real close to asking someone to start cutting some of it off. But she held back because surely this wouldn't last forever and who knows if her fur would grow back in time for it to start getting cold again? Just a bad idea all around.]

[But this pool? It's perfect.]

[Akko emerges from her aforementioned cannonball, splashing even more water around as she does so, but it's anyone's guess if she's even particularly aware of just how much water she's splashing around and if anyone around her really wants to get, you know, splashed.]

((ooc: you can also probably find akko trying to con herself a second slice of cake or being overenthusiastic about the magic show, too. but mostly, she's here for pool shenanigans. play some pool games with her or just get irritated with the amount of noise and splashing she's making. it won't bother her any! feel free to pm or hit up rebreather if you have any questions or want something a little different!))

[loverboi]

[ lance is making another round to the pool again, and it's great timing, too, because akko's cannonball manages to splash water all over the place. he's just out of its range to avoid turning into a merrow on the grass, but....

a cannonball sounds fun, especially in the heat. he smiles over at her with that toothy grin of his. ]

Akko, incoming!

[ soon, lance makes a dash for the water and launches himself inside. sure enough, akko will see the tip of a shark fin emerge from under the water before lance himself comes up to the surface. ]

Fan of the pool, huh? It came out pretty great if you ask me!

Allura | Witch | OTA

[quintessent]

A. The chill, open-ended one
[Where Allura might have started out helping with the party – directing people here or there, acting as a gracious host – eventually she's instructed by the birthday boy to take a load off and enjoy herself. And she does so in the form of sunbathing by the pool. Half to keep an eye on anyone causing any mischief outside, half to play lifeguard if needed

(She can't really take it easy for long.)

However, the allure (ha) of the summer sun eventually has her basking like a cat in the warmth. A rare perk of being planet-side is enjoying all that the weather has to give. Conveniently, she's set up on the side of the pool that has a handy shaded spot not too far away. Just in case any vampires want to visit.

Feel free to approach. Or to splash her. Her hair takes hours to dry so, proceed with caution.]


B. Important questions
[Eventually though, something occurs to her and she pulls one of the guests aside – anyone who looks trustworthy enough to ask a very important question. Dropping her voice to a whisper.]

Is eighteen years a significant amount of years for humans? What is a common human lifespan?

[For someone who lives for hundreds of years eighteen seems like. So few.]


C. Wildcard
[You know the drill! Allura can be found pretty much anywhere at the party, since it's her house too.]

a!

[loverboi]

[ lance is chilling in the pool when allura sets up shop. he peeks his head out and props his arms up onto a ledge, lifting up a hand to wave at her in greeting. ]

Don't feel like getting in the pool, Princess?

b, because...AoT

[stopfen]

[Was Mikasa trustworthy enough to ask this? Maybe. The question gets a head tilt, a slow blink from dark eyes.]

...I only just turned twenty and I'm considered old where I'm from.

[Not old old, or old for the general population. But given that the average lifespan for a soldier was pretty low.... Hell, the main reason she got promoted to officer was because she was one of the last members of the core left after a mission.

IS THIS A REASSURING ANSWER ALLURA?]

b

[recklessbelief]

[Akko isn't quite sure what she's getting pulled away for, wondering vaguely if she's done something to get herself in trouble. Which seems ridiculous because she's pretty sure Lance would never throw her out of his birthday party even if the security here is weirdly intense. Regardless, the question she's asked definitely wasn't something she was expected. She almost laughs a little in relief that she didn't do anything wrong, but manages to keep it just to a warm smile.]

Well, for some humans, [Akko says with a nod.] I'm guessin' that whatever country Lance is from, that's when they reach adulthood. Where I'm from, you're not considered an adult until you're twenty.

shiro | witch | ota

[galrarm]

for the birthday boy

[ It occurs to him that it's the first birthday he's celebrated in... some time, actually. But, hell, it's more than a good time. By now, Shiro's almost gotten used to things being almost normal here, or at least consistent. It's a nice change of pace, in any case. Either way, he's on the lookout for Lance, and when he sees him, he waves him over. ]

Hey, happy birthday. Here.

[ Of course he has a gift! He holds it out. Inside is a new jacket, deep blue and made specially to accommodate Lance's merrow characteristics. Maybe he can't use it just yet, but it'll provide warmth when it starts cooling down. There's also a set of wood-carved lions! ]

mingling

[ It's almost tempting to take a dip in the pool, but... Shiro isn't about to bare that much skin in front of so many people. Instead, he's mostly wandering around, and if he doesn't recognize you, maybe he'll come over! If he knows you, he definitely will. Regardless, he has a drink in each hand, and he'll offer one if he sees you don't have one. ]

Hey. Thanks for coming over--pretty great party, right?

the One

[loverboi]

[ lance doesn't open the gift just yet, but he sure takes it and grins at shiro. it's nice to see that shiro's enjoying himself. he can't remember the last time the guy looked so relaxed. ]

Whoa, for me?

[ a gift! from shiro! ]

Thanks, Shiro! You want me to open it now?

Kolivan | OTA

[knowledgeordeath]

[For the most part, you'll find this imposing figure at the door making sure no weapons are brought inside. Unlike Keith, the chances of distracting him from this are very low when he's made it his personal duty to protect everyone in this household. So don't try it because he will barrier you out of the building.

Yes, that's one of the first spells he made sure to master to protect his charges.

And if he's not at the door? He's near it, surveying the entire party like some sort of terrifying bouncer ready to grab you by the back of the neck and bodily throw you out. Kolivan isn't messing around here.

Do you dare approach? Really he's not as scary as he seems.

...sometimes.]

[loverboi]

[ listen. kolivan has been hard at work the entire party and lance kind of feels bad? like the guy should be enjoying himself, not staying near the door the entire time. he's not getting paid for this after all.

at some point (among other points), lance approaches him with a slice of cake. ]

Kolivan, try some! One of my best friends made it. I'm sure she'd like it a lot if you did!

[marmoron]

[ My god, these two on security detail is like putting an ill-tempered chihuahua next to a Rottweiler. During a lull in the flow of guests, Keith turns to Kolivan. ]

So do Galra celebrate birthdays, too? What's considered a typical gift?

Bernadetta von Varley | OTA

[bravelyathome]

Cake!

[Well she worked hard on this cake! Of course she's going to serve it! At least that's what she keeps telling herself as she smiles nervously at those coming to get slices. She's proud of her baking skills, of course. But also her lack of self confidence is...impressive. To say the least.]

I hope you like it...

[Don't mind her as she glances over a lot to see your reaction when you take bites. She's not trying to be creepy!]


Wallflower

[With the cake served, she'll be easily found in her favorite spot. A chair by the most empty spot in the room. It's easier for her to observe and she looks happy as she sits there, pleased that people have come to be there for someone she considers a brother.

There's definitely spots open next to her so feel free to join the tiny fae! Honestly the socialization will do her a lot of good. Just don't mind as her eyes widen when you mention wanting to sit with her.]

Eh? Me?

cake

[loverboi]

Man, Bernie, you know how to just how to spoil a birthday boy, don't you?

[ said shortly after he swallows his first bite of that delicious cake of hers. it's sweet, but not overly so, and really soft. just like a cake should be! ]

It's delicious! But you know, I wouldn't have expected anything less from the master baker herself!

wallflower

[recklessbelief]

[Akko nods.]

Is that okay?

[While definitely an extravert, Akko could do with a bit of a break from walking around and talking, or diving in the pool. But she's also not rude (at least not intentionally) and won't just plop down next to someone without asking first. Because hey, maybe they're not into taking a break with another person?]