i don't want to survive, i want to live

[mermaidcursed]

Who: Yes
What: Movie Night + Slumber Party 
When: 9/11, Saturday Evening
Where: Dorm Common Room 
Warnings: A ridiculous amount of Fluff, probably

( it starts out small. a need for comfort food, and a need for something heartfelt but silly and fun, something genuine and kind. ... and, well, she did find a weird. bootleg vhs set of her favorite movie series, hamster space wars. but the dorm is only barely furnished- and it's not like they can just go out and buy a tv or anything. honestly she completely doubts there's even anything beyond the woods. but she remembers a teacher playing the thing and other stuff in the first month of all of this. 

it's so long ago...

but there's a television and a vhs player in the school. and nene... nene's tired and sad and is currently out of fucks to give, so at some point in the day, after everyone else has left, nene has returned to the school and, uh. "borrowed" both things. it's fine. they just have to get it back in by sunday evening. don't worry about it. like, it's definitely heavy but she's a tough cookie who tills soil and everything, and also sara and noah both witnessed everything and are accomplices by default, so they had to help carry things too. 

(they were completely happy to help on both accounts, she asked very nicely.) 

so the "borrowed" television is set up across from one of the larger couches, and the vhs on top of it. she had cookies in the oven, donuts and hot chocolate made and popcorn popped. the common room paintings are covered with sheets of cloth. all that was left was something cozy- but at this point, nene's made so many little cushions and blankets and even cozy pjs that that's super easy. all that was left was letting anyone who wanted to come know too. so at some point in the halls, nene walks down calling out: )

Cartoons in the common room! Bring blankets and stuff! 

( and, so everyone knows what their characters are getting into: hamster space wars is a movie series about different factions of hamsters that have been trying for cross planetary peace for ages now, with a villainous faction having sabotaged the final negotiations so they can control the war from the shadows to make the most money and also get the most seeds (Very Decadent). the first movie follows the main hamster and his little group trying to escape the villains after having witnessed the sabotage, and are trying to avoid assassination and end the war for good. the sequels follow allied factions, with hamster galactic wars being the Thrilling Conclusion. 

it's heartfelt. it's silly. it's very cute. nene loves it. )

Comments

[starrypoint]

[naturally subaru's coming... he wouldn't miss a sleepover for the world... he asks natsume if he'd like to come too as a courtesy since the last time he didn't the guy held a grudge for a year, but whether or not natsume comes in that moment subaru's diving right into a pile of cushiony goodness that's leftover from shin hogging them all and burying into it like a dog, flopping out once he's settled with a happy grin.

he would be content to lay here if he 1. didn't prommy npc-kun he'd help peddle off rocks and 2. didn't have an overabundence of energy at any point of time, so before the movies start subaru's picking around to talk to people with fun questions such as:

- is a hotdog a sandwich?
- do you eat or drink soup?
- would you rather take on a hundred duck-sized horses, or a hundred horse-sized ducks?



... once the movie marathons get underway though, subaru's oddly quiet, oddly attentive as he watches them; it's not that they're even all that enthralling (they're charming and offbeat and Bad but in a good way, he loves them) but there's a sort of subdued smile on his face, chin pressed into a pillow he's hugging as he watches hamsters perform acts of war.]

[mermaidcursed]

Eating or drinking soup......... ( it's serious thought time... ) ... It depends on the vessel and if it's pure cream or liquid, or if there's vegetables or meat or other things in it.

[starrypoint]

[she gets it...!]

So you're a context kind of girl, huh...? You eat the food that's in it, but the soup part itself is what you drink though, right?

[mermaidcursed]

Yeah! Context is suuuuper important.

( like in romance novels... a kabedon between a pair that's playing around and being cute is fun and even thrilling, but when it's used by some villain to intimidate someone... ew..... )

Oh- I'd never thought about that. But that makes sense!

[starrypoint]

Right, right! That's why you drink soup! Unless the person you wanna annoy says the same thing you do, so you switch your answer!

[easy]

[mermaidcursed]

I normally just go with what sounds smoother at the time, I think. But you have fun.

[starrypoint]

[nene please this is his prime friend annoying tactic. he loves saying something that's opposite of trickstar and natsume and watching the results]

Huh, smoothness... I didn't think about that. I guess it's easier to say you eat cream stew than drinking it.

[mermaidcursed]

Well if it sounds clunky when you say it, it won't have the same impact. ( since he likes to harass his friends and all. )

[starrypoint]

You got a point there.

[he's gonna have to reconsider his stance on his friend harassment]

What's your favorite soup?

[notsosou]

[It's the fellow cushion hoarder himself... A bit puzzled as to why this random guy is coming up to him with a random question, but also distracted by the question itself because he has Strong Soup Opinions.]

Drink it, obviously. If you can pour it, you drink it. If you can't pour it, it's not soup.

[Even the thickest of soups can be poured!]

[starrypoint]

[!]

Correct! Good to know that my fellow cushion enthusiast's got the right idea~. That's why anything that melts becomes soup too!

[notsosou]

[What's with this energy...? 'Fellow cushion enthusiast'??????? He's not giving you any... though he'd be powerless to stop you.]

Huh. [He hadn't thought about it like that before, but the guy has a point.] Exactly! Which means there's soups you can but shouldn't drink.

[Like cold soups. Yuck. Or lava.]

[starrypoint]

[look... you just gotta share them, that's all.]

Right! The forbidden soups! But I really, reaaaally wanna stick my hands in like, lava... I bet it's soft.

[too bad you can only experience it once]

[notsosou]

[But then who would hold the coveted title of Warmest Person In Yogen? Okay maybe he'd be willing to give out one or two if people need them... as long as he can still be surrounded on all sides by blanket and/or cushion.]

Ahaha... good luck doing that more than once...

[But while we're daydreaming of being able to touch it...]

It's molten rock right? Imagine floating on it.

[starrypoint]

[or... OR... they're completely heterosexual and share the same cushiony space—]

Ooooh, I wonder what that'd be like! If we're heavier than lava we'll sink, so we might not float at all!

[out of habit he has yet to break he



takes out his pda and then puts it away again!]

Let's just say we can float 'cause we can't look it up! ☆ I bet it's super warm and soft and maybe sticky! But like, in a good way!

we've solved one icebreaker question and replaced it with another

[notsosou]

[How are so many cats and potentially catlike people ending up in this pile... help. He can't do much about it, trapped as he is by Lily May's own claim.]

Well, you're lighter than rock, aren't you?

[Unless it being molten changes that... He watches Subaru take out and put back the PDA and has a moment of shared sympathetic suffering evident in his face. This is how people survived in the days before search engines... barbaric.]

It'd be like honey, wouldn't it... or maybe like mochi? Someone somewhere has to have worked this out...

[They just will never know. It would be super warm too... Also how are you pronouncing that with your mouth]

we'll make a whole list at this point

[starrypoint]

[it's an idol skill don't worry]

Maaaan... I wish we had some lava to try it with... But like, safe lava. I guess honey'd be the closest thing we could get our hands on, so maybe we should dunk our hand in sun-warmed honey and see what it's like?

[they

they need a lot of honey though. npckun is sure to supply it if they ask and pay a fee]

their first interaction...sorry king

[samuraiwomen]

[ Sara's fallen victim to an unfortunate dare and arrives in front of Subaru with a grimace. ]

Comic sans isn't a funny font...?

[ Yeah she hates fun, great first impression here, but she's seen him on the network, okay? That's like, everything she knows about him to craft an insult. ]

sara......

[starrypoint]

[oooh, he got insulted... that's fine he's not insecure about his font choices]

But it sticks out, right? ☆

[samuraiwomen]

Like a sore thumb...

[ Bright red too... ]

Ah, wait, I'm only supposed to insult you once.

[starrypoint]

No, no, those're compliments! I want it to stand out...

[...!]

And 'sides, I've soooorta figured it out by now, but what you call "insults" are what my kind consider kind words! We don't like being "complimented" in your words, it's really off-putting. ☆ You could say we're sorta the reverse of what you think's the norm?

[samuraiwomen]

Your...kind?

[ What gulf stands between the two of them? They're both gingers, aren't they?

She's so confused, running his last sentence back in her head doesn't make it any more sensible.]

I can compliment people if I want to? [ She's not tsundere...hold on. ] This is a dare, okay? A dare. I'm supposed to insult you, please say it worked. Or I'll need to think of another one.

[starrypoint]

And I'm telling you, to me, your insult's a compliment! So "compliment" me and it'll be an insult!

[you're so fucking funny tho "they're both gingers" i'm crying]

If you succeed, I'll tell you what "I" am~!

[samuraiwomen]

[ All of Sara's internal thoughts right now are just an extended, long suffering groan.

This has to be a trick... but arguing with people like this are tiresome. Maybe if she compliment him, he'll be happy and she can go find Add and insult him next. She'd really hate to just give him a lousy compliment though...give her a second to think. ​]

Subaru-san, you have...a very soothing voice. [ The embarrassment of saying this is making her jaw lock up. ] I've never met an idol in real life, but listening to you speak is surprisingly pleasant.

[ The content of his words...well this she cannot comment on, as this is a compliment.]

[starrypoint]

[oh... she actually did it... subaru bites back his pleased smile and pouts instead, sighing loudly as he droops dejectedly.]

Man~, you're so kind... Who wants to hear that they've got a pleasant voice? I'd rather you say I had one that was like an earworm, or aggravatingly memorable... You're awesome at this.

[and it's all said very sincerely...]

Welp, looks like you passed, so I'll tell you the difference between you an' me. [ahem] I'm a Nama. We're the opposites of humans.

[clearer out loud, but nama is just human phonetically backwards]