SWIMSUIT! PARTYYYYY!!

[bad_crowmance]

Who: Trails/Kiseki cast + any CR + anyone who wants to assume they were invited, ping forwarderelentlessly#2402 on discord if you wanna ask!
When: The 31st
Where: Trails House
What: SWIMSUIT PARTY
Warnings: Probably gonna be some talk about death/end-of-life in places but it's not the point


It's party time! Crow has, for reasons that will baffle anyone who doesn't know him, decided that the Thing To Do is throw a swimsuit party in the middle of winter. And unless you're Elliot, who has an excellent excuse for it, the dress code is required and you will be denied entrance otherwise. Yes, Crow is absolutely serious about this. He is not sorry. His friends might be, though.

Crow let Fie go wild on the decorations, so the party's style is.... well, imagine something like this and you won't be very far off at all. There are a couple of features of note, though! The first is that he's set up some kind of... well, it's a slip'n'slide going down the hall of the first floor. He sure did do that. The second feature is a small hot tub that he has somehow managed to set up in the living room.

And yes, Crow is aware he's going to be the one who has to clean all of this up later. Worth it.

Food has been mostly provided by the lovely Miss Towa Herschel and enchanted to keep you warm despite the ridiculous mandatory wardrobe. You'll find a wide variety of seafood dishes, some fancier than others. The less fancy end of things, like the fish burgers, were provided by Crow who ended up pitching in after all instead of making poor Towa do all the hard work.

Crow and Elliot have worked together to enchant music to play for this party-- rock music of course, playing at a comfortable volume throughout the living room and down the hallway. It's enough to dance to, if you're inclined to! Or you can just chat with friends and enjoy it in the background.

As for the host of the party, you can find him relaxing in that hot tub or by the buffet.

Comments

[fiddlestick]

[Elliot had the perfect excuse to get out of this whole affair. With the cwyld seed implanted in his arm, he couldn't risk people touching it and getting infected- or him infecting the water. Honestly, he had planned to be fully clothed and bask in his freedom.

But then Rean left, and Elliot felt a twinge of a very unfortunate emotion ... sympathy towards Crow. Honestly, talk about the worst emotion to have in the situation. At first he tried to ignore it, but it only grew and grew as time went by.

So against his better judgement, he did some brainstorming and some shopping. And how here he was now, wearing something like this with some swimshorts, except he's also pale and lacks any muscle definition. He keeps crossing his arms, feeling completely self-conscious, as he stands awkwardly against a wall. Not even the lovely lull of music can soothe his soul.

Aidios he hopes this is enough to make him happy.]

[bad_crowmance]

[ Elliot will now find himself with Crow's arm thrown over his shoulders as the man grins at him. ]

Elliot! Where did you get that shirt, I love it!

[ HE'S LIVING. ]

[fiddlestick]

[ Welp, at least he's happy. Elliot laughs a little nervous]

Haha...a s-store? It took some searching.

[bad_crowmance]

[ He's SO HAPPY, Elliot. ]

You made it work, though! Looking good!

[ Like yeah, Elliot has no muscle definition but he's cute enough and damn, that outfit is styling. ]

[fiddlestick]

[This is embarrassing, but Crow's sincere happiness at least takes the edge off. He's still plenty pink in the cheeks. ]

You think so? Aha, thanks. As long as it meets your approval, I'm happy.

[bad_crowmance]

It passes with top scores. Especially since I didn't expect it in the first place.

[ He'd been disappointed of course, but in Elliot's case he'd been willing to make a sole exception. Extenuating circumstances at all that. ]

[fiddlestick]

Hehe...well, I'll admit I wasn't planning on it originally, but... well, after Rean left, I started feeling a little bad it'd just be Machias for the guys.

[Yeah, let's word it that way]

It's just too bad I can't go in the hot tub. I'm really impressed you set one up in our living room.

[bad_crowmance]

I'm sure Machias appreciates it, too.

[ He knows the guys weren't enthused about the idea, it just didn't stop him. ]

Anyway, I managed to find a place willing to let me rent one for the night. It cost a bit but man, it's worth it.

[fiddlestick]

I sure hope so...

[No one was enthused with this idea Crow. Don't leave the girls out of it]

Wow, that's convenient. I didn't know places do that. [Though...] And...the outfit?

[bad_crowmance]

[ Really, Crow doesn't get what the fuss was. It's just swimsuits! He's even rocking his choice from Fie's options with a fair amount of confidence. ]

What, you mean this?

[fiddlestick]

[You don't get it cause you're hot Crow ok.]

Y-Yeah, that. I knew Fie was picking stuff out for you, but I don't think I expected something with so many straps.

[bad_crowmance]

All of her choices were pretty solid. Top scores for effort and creativity, honestly. I almost went with the pepperoni shorts but in the end... the straps appealed to me.

[ The unfortunate part is that they also cover up his chest a little bit, including parts of his new scar, the reminder of how he'd died. ]

[fiddlestick]

[That's fine, it'll prevent Elliot from being between being sad about the scar and also finding scars hot]

Haha, as great as pepperoni shorts sound, I think you made the right choice. It's surprising, but there's something attractive about the straps the more you look at it.

[overworker]

[Oh. Oh no... Elliot really is a saint. She can't help but smile sympathetically.]

And here I had kind of hoped at least one of us wouldn't have to suffer.

[Not that she can say she minds this compromise.]

[fiddlestick]

[He lets out a helpless sigh]

Me too ... but my emotions got the better of me.

[Curse having emotions like empathy!!!]

[overworker]

Well... for what it's worth, I think it's really sweet of you.

[And she just knows that Crow will be delighted.]

I'm sure it'll cheer him up quite a bit.

[fiddlestick]

A-Aha, I hope so. It's the only reason I'm doing this...

[Because seriously, somehow this feels even more self-conscious than just being shirtless]

Speaking of, you look great Towa!

[overworker]

R-really? You think so? I figured if I was going to do it, then I should just-- go all the way. But I was wondering if it would really be okay...

[Nope. Don't think about it. It's fine.]

But I don't think I mind this new look for you either.

[fiddlestick]

Yeah, I think so. It's both cute and elegant at the same time. Perfect for you.

[Work it Towa!!!]

Ah- y-you really think so? I was just trying to find a compromise...

[overworker]

I'm still pretty unsure about how it fits on me-- buuut it is really cute.

[She can't argue that the design is nice.]

Would I lie to you?

[Towa's just going to take both of his hands in hers and hold them down so he's not hiding behind them.]

[fiddlestick]

Well, I think it fits great on you.

[You are cute Towa!! Deal with it!]

Ah, w-well no, but... [Boy he's blushing a little as his hands get held down, feeling embarrassed] I'm still getting used to it.

[overworker]

[She's trying. And so he has to try too.]

That's okay--

[While she has his hands captive, she leans up on her tiptoes to give him a short peck on the lips.]

I'll help you get through it.

[fiddlestick]

[oh no, that's too cute. Not allowed. He breaks into an endeared smile at her when she does that]

Thanks Towa...and I'm here for you too. Together we'll get through this.

[overworker]

[Towa Herschel does what she wants. No regrets here.]

Right. So let's just try to have fun with it. It's only for a short while after all.

[fiddlestick]

Right, good point!

[....]

Think alcohol will help?