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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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I don't care!

[ The protest comes out a pinch too loudly and Keith's shoulders round in the next instant, folding his arms across his chest. ]

I mean -- okay, fine. I'm curious. If that's not a crime, I'd like to just know what this stuff even is and what it's supposed to do for your face.

[ Overreacting? Keith? Never. ]

[ he almost snickers at keith's protest, but alright, the guy's giving in. lance can live with that. ]

Well, if you use all of these things together, it's probably gonna be too harsh for your skin. I have to lay things on real thick since, y'know, shark skin and all.

[ IT'S DRY, MAN. fucking sandpaper. ]

Anyway, there's some moisturizer here, essential oils...but for you? Maybe we'll focus on moisturizing. Trust me, you'll feel great after.

[ He gives the bottles another look, then squints a little curiously at Lance's face. ]

But my skin feels fine as it is...?

[ Like his skin isn't chafed, cracked or bleeding which is obviously the only time one uses moisturizer. HELP THIS BASIC FOOL. ]

Fine by your standards, sure.

[ he leans closer and stares at keith's skin with an overtly critical eye. he hums thoughtfully after a few moments...and then he pulls back. ]

It's not bad, but it can be better using, guess what, moisturizer.

[ Keith does his best not to push Lance out of his personal space while the dude does his appraisal. Don't make him feel self conscious, buddy.... ]

So what does that mean.

[ Is this like a 30 minutes a day thing??? 30 minutes a week?? Help. ]

It means you should put some of this on your face every night!

[ and he holds up the small bottle of moisturizer. look, he's nailing this ]

Leave it on overnight, your skin should absorb it. It'll feel great in the morning.

[ Okay. He realizes Lance probably knows what he's talking baout here, but at the same time ... #doubt. ]

Ok. [ A deep breath out.] But if I agree to this you absolutely can't tell anyone about this, okay?

Yeah, yeah, secret's safe with me, yadda yadda.

[ he should probably be answering this more seriously, but that's the answer keith's going to get. ]

So. You gotta wash your face first, I've got some face wash over here.

[ he picks up a bottle with the appropriate label. ]

You have to wash your face just to put moisturizer on?

[ The question slips out of him before he can think better of it. Expression still doubtful as it may be though, he does grab the face wash Lance is indicating and splashes at his face with water and soap. Grumbling slightly as he pats his face dry with the towel: ]

You sure the moisturizer isn't just counterbalancing how dry washing your face all the time is making it.

...We've got a looooot to work on.

[ this is not how any of this works, and lance already looks absolutely exasperated. at least keith does wash his face though, so lance reaches over for the moisturizer and plops it down right next to keith on the counter. pointedly. ]

Alright, you know the drill!

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