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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: ]

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[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.

[ he was, in a way, expecting mikasa to be here because of that, yeah. trucy's housemate and friend, and well, despite his distaste towards mikasa, he's not gonna say no to trucy's housemate. especially since he and trucy are putting on a magic show together and all.

and, well... she has a present for him, too. that's definitely earning some brownie points with him again. he looks surprised as he takes the gift. ]

...Whoa. You -- hey, you didn't have to get me anything.

[ especially considering how much of a dick he can be to her... ]

But, uh... Thanks, Mikasa. This was really nice of you!

[Would he appreciate is as much when he opened it and found.....Homemade shortbread. Some plain, some with dried fruits mixed in, some with a few chars where she's messed up using the oven. They weren't perfect. But she'd tried.]

I didn't get it.

[She made it. Her antenna were still hanging back though, tips giving a small twitch.]

It's your birthday, so you should get something.[Even she got things on her birthday...Not here. It'd passed before she'd even known.] How old are you now?

Wait, you made something? That's...

[ pretty special, is what he doesn't say. he thinks it, though, and just blinks at her for a moment before glancing down at the gift. ]

I'm eighteen, now. And hey, can I open this now?

[ he'd usually ask if she'd want him to wait until later, but A) it's mikasa and B) he's really, really curious. especially since he can kind of smell something really good from inside the wrapping. ]

I did... [It's slight but there's a small blush at it as her eyes creased shut in an awkward smile. She tried. But the question makes it slip and gets a confused blink.] It's your present, you can do what you want with it. [And tilting her head, but nodding.]

...You're younger than me? [And taller now. She hates that part of her changes.]

I guess? Wait, how old are you?

[ he...never asked, did he. he thought mikasa might've been around his age.

but he opens the present and sees the shortbread. the first thing he does is give it a little sniff, and: ]

Hey, this smells delicious!

[ seems like he's impressed! this is a good sign. ]

I turned twenty not long after I arrived here. [Sort of. Her birthday past and she'd learnt of the date afterward. It didn't matter to her, she'd not celebrated a lot before anyway.

His comment gets a small start from the fae. Black eyes focusing on his face.] Huh? Does it..? [Glancing at the parcel, antenna giving a flicker. It did smell nice. That biscuit and fruity smell, but she'd thought that was just her bug traits.] I hope they taste okay...The ones I made to test were and Trucy liked them.

[But monster tastes. She was an overgrown bug and Trucy was a cute little bunny, they'd like fruit. Did fish like fruit?]

That's not that much older.

[ ...two years, technically? something like that? he shrugs before turning back to the bread. ]

Hey, if Trucy likes it, I'm sure it's great! I'd trust her judgment on this, so...

[ he'll go ahead and pick one of the shortbread pieces and give it a bite. he munches on it for a moment, and it's been baked just enough so that it's crunchy, but not overly so. he makes a delighted little sound afterwards. ]

This is pretty good! Like, really good. I didn't know you could bake...?

[Maybe not, but two years was a long time for her.]

She didn't spit them out like the first attempt... [Mikasa wasn't picky and would eat pretty much anything. Even if she had to force it down. Trucy however, had actual taste buds enough to know when something was beyond eating.

These ones were ranked as edible enough for her to eat more than one. So success! His little noise gets an ear wiggle, as the fae's solid black eyes were focused intently on him.]

Really? [Not even hiding the doubt. Then she's immediately sheepish.] Um...I don't. I've been reading a lot of food books to learn how the woodless ovens work.

Hey, that's a start, right?

[ not spitting out food is probably a good thing. aside from that, this is overall improving his general opinion of mikasa. there are still some hard feelings there but he's not going to say he doesn't appreciate this. ]

Well, whatever you're doing, keep it up. This is really good, especially for being a beginner.

[ a lance seal of approval. ]

I guess... [But her initial disbelief was calming enough for her shoulders to slump in slight relief.]

I don't think I can make anything much more complicated than that. It's hard finding tools without iron in. [There was also a lot of strange ingredients. But beginner?] Do you do this then?

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