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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

[quintessent]

[She nods decisively, in full agreement with the girl's suggestion. Eyes scan the area to see if Lance is nearby so she can wish him a happy eighteenth, but he must be inside for now. She has all day, there's no reason to rush.]

I am grateful for your advice, [Then, attention on her,] How long have you known Lance for? I shouldn't be surprised he's made so many friends since he came here.

[recklessbelief]

Well, technically, we met before either of us even ended up here, [Akko says with a small laugh at the memory. Not all of the dream had been all that pleasant, but Lance was really nice to her while they were together in it.] We met in that weird dream where everything was a million feet tall and there were some mean and nasty fae. Did you have that dream, too?

[quintessent]

Oh! [Her gaze turns unfocused for a second as she remembers, but then she focuses again, nodding.] I remember that dream. In pieces, that is.

[The whole thing was a little bit surreal to think about. No more surreal than anything else happening on this planet, but it still felt odd to share dreams.] I remember running from large monsters... and helping someone escape from a battle.

[recklessbelief]

[Akko nods a little while Allura is describing the dream.]

Yeah, that's the one! I met him by the river that was in that big jungle. We were both starting to look a little bit like the Monsters we'd end up being here. [She points to the top of her head.] I had rabbit ears like these ones, actually, but I used some of my magic to make 'em normal again.

[She then tried helping Lance with his, but it ended up not helping him and backfiring on her. They can laugh about it now at least. Well. They kinda laughed a little about it then, too, but now especially.]

That was such a weird dream though, wasn't it?

[quintessent]

Oh, but your ears are lovely as they are.

[She thinks the bunny ears are extremely cute.]

It was. At the time, I had no idea what it meant.

[Back then, she'd been in the middle of a war. The dream had been vivid but she'd dismissed it as nothing more than an overactive imagination.]

I thought perhaps it was some of Hunk's cooking that made me dream such a vivid dream. [Said with a laugh.]