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

[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?

[overworker]

[...]

I don’t know, but it sounds like a great idea right about now. Come on.

[At least if they drink together it won’t be as bad.]

[fiddlestick]

Haha, alright!

[He heads over to the alcohol table with her, grabbing some bottles and glasses.]

Feel a little weird not having Lloyd here to card us....

[Lloyd you were officer buzzkill every party but it was endearing ok]

[overworker]

I know what you mean. I feel bad for Randy, but I’m sure Lloyd was really happy to be able to go back home to KeA.

[She’ll hold the glasses for him so that he can pour the drinks.]

[fiddlestick]

[He'll pour two drinks, one for both of them, before setting down the bottle]

Yeah, I bet he gave her the biggest hug. [He smiles at the thought] I hope we get to meet her someday, and the rest of SSS.

[overworker]

[Towa nods in agreement. It's nice to think that he had something so nice to return to.]

I hope so too.

[Once the glasses are filled, she tips hers a little, clinking the rims.]

Here's to hoping that we can all be reunited soon.

[fiddlestick]

[He clinks her glass]

Yeah! To being reunited.

[He takes a drink]

Oh hey, that's not actually too bad.

1/2

[overworker]

[Towa follows suit, humming softly after. It seems very light.

But then again, those kinds of drinks are sometimes the most dangerous.]

Right? It has a very nice taste to it.

2/2

[overworker]

[...

Towa takes another long sip.]

Hey Ellie, can I ask you something?

[fiddlestick]

[Elliot will just be sipping that drink, wondering how long it takes for alcohol to kick in. He doesn't drink a lot ok]

Hm? What is it?

[overworker]

Well... Crow said something to me the other night and it made me think...

[Deep breath... She needs to just say it.]

What would you think about inviting Crow to join us for a night?

[fiddlestick]

[Towa's requests were usually pretty tame, so he was drinking like a fool when Towa talks. Thus when he hears her ask that, he immediately chokes on his drink and starts coughing. It takes a few coughs to even gets words out-

Hacking-] W-What?!

[overworker]

[She had a feeling that was a bad idea. Towa’s face turns bright pink and she waves her hands dismissively.]

S-Sorry!! It’s nothing— Y-you can forget I said anything.

[fiddlestick]

[Oh she's backtracking. He has to cough a few times and clear his throat]

H-Hold on, you just caught me by surprise! [IT HAPPENS OK. He clears his throat. Okay, he's out of the danger.]

Okay so...what do you want with Crow?

[overworker]

[Towa bites her lip hard. It would be easier to just drop it. But she’s the one who brought this up in the first place.

...]

I just thought... maybe... it would be nice... the three of us... together.

[Maybe she’ll feel better if she explains where the thought came from. Probably not, but—]

I told him the other night when I stayed with you that he was welcome to join us if he wanted the company and— well of course he had to make it seem like he would be intruding on something and... well... I guess part of me thought maybe... it wasn’t such a bad idea...

[Deep exhale...]

B-but you don’t have to take it too seriously, it... was just a thought...

[fiddlestick]

Ah...

[Oh. So he did hear that right the first time. She was asking for a...wow. He was already a little pink from being in such a revealing croptop, but this deepens the blush.

It's not that he hasn't thought of Crow that way, quite the opposite. But, boy...

He swallows a little, trying to think of how to form words.]

Well, um.... [WORDS ARE HARD] I-If you two actually wanted...that, I....I wouldn't say...no....

[Oh my goddess]

[overworker]

[Now you see how she felt. It's one thing to want it, but to be able to say it is a whole different thing. But she somehow managed to push through it and--

It. Worked?!]

R-really?!

[She can't deny the spark of excitement.]

Really really? You're not just saying that because I asked you?

[It's come to her attention that some people have a hard time saying no to her.]

[fiddlestick]

N-No, I'm not just saying that.

[He is one of those people, but he's not outright against this idea. That said...]

Though, you might be overestimating his interest in me. I can't say I've had much luck with him.

[overworker]

[As long as that's not the reason he's saying yes, then it's okay. She just wanted to be sure. She knows she's asking for quite a bit.]

Trust me, I felt the same way. Crow is... difficult. He's always joking around, so it's hard to know when you should take him seriously. It's easier to think you shouldn't take those things seriously.

[It would be nice to have a partner like Crow to help Elliot see just how attractive he was to both of them.]

That said. I'm look forward to proving you wrong. You do realize he practically cried over you wearing a shirt to this party, right? Crow is allergic to feelings, you can't exactly woo him the traditional way.

[fiddlestick]

[Elliot's eyebrows go way up, because boy she sure suddenly sounds very confident on their enigma bird]

Whoa, you sound like an expert on him all of a sudden--

[Wait a sec, brain is catching up]

Wait, have you two been...?

[overworker]

[Wow, hey!!!]

Sh-shouldn't your first thought be the fact that we've been friends for a long time? It's not just about that. Although...

[Flustered as she is that he saw through her so quickly, she never intended to hide that fact.]

...once, yeah.

[fiddlestick]

[He offers a sympathetic laugh]

Sorry Towa, it was kinda obvious with how you said it... [He's been friends a long time with several people and he couldn't tell you how you'd woo them]

But...wow. [Color him surprised and a little impressed] How did it...? [Happen? Go? Give him what deets you want Towa he's curious ok]