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

[adsum]

Umm...

[ ... ]

We need string or, ideally, thin chains for the necklace.

[ That's the necklace part down, at least. But the rocks, hmm hmmmm ]

There's something called a bell cap— the dangly bit on normal necklaces— that you can glue rocks to after you bend the clasps to fit the shape of the rock. If you don't have that, a thin wire will also work, to wrap around the rock and make a loop to string the necklace through.

[starrypoint]

Wow, you sure know your stuff. Do you like making jewelry, Boss?

[he'll learn, too... so he can help npckun out... and to make them a gift...]

[adsum]

I've never done it before!

[ But probably, maybe, they'd like it. Working with their hands comes easy, anyways. ]

I was looking things up for commissions, so I read up about this stuff! I didn't end up making a necklace, though.

[starrypoint]

Then we should totally make some! It sounds easy enough, we just need the materials for it! Then people'll really wanna buy 'em up, the necklaces and rocks both!

[double the money... triple the money if they do paid lessons....]

[adsum]

Yeah!

[ Materials, though... easy enough for npc-kun to get, but that means it can't happen today. Means they'll have to come back another day, and, mmm

... ]

Are there paperclips around here? I'll show you first, so we can be prepared when we do it.

[starrypoint]

[....... maybe the study hall...? subaru's just realizing that he's taken for granted all the times he had a paperclip.]

Well... I dunno, actually. Some of the more studious of us might have some they wouldn't miss, but I feel like a lecture from Steph and Lena wouldn't be worth getting caught.

[stealing is okay, when it's minor]

The study hall might have some? It's back that way, though.

[a jerk behind them. opposite of the common room, which might actually be preferable to npckun rn anyway........ pre-party fun]

[adsum]

[ Real talk, I haven't seen or used a paper clip for like eight years, I wouldn't know where to find one in the house

Study hall, though... books... ]

Let's go see!

[starrypoint]

[oh my god. i see them at my workplace bc we use them to hold papers sometimes but i work at a grocery store so we BUY THEM, ORI. I DON'T KNOW WHERE PEOPLE KEEP PAPERCLIPS NORMALLY.

but okay!!! they can go scurry off for more alone time in the study hall. this is where subaru usually naps, back in yumenosaki and also here now. as if on reflex, he yawns as they pass the tables and the... probably still mostly empty bookshelves. there may be some personal things people put there? he has his astronomy books provided by the school here. but mostly empty]

Being here makes me sleepy~. Alright! You search one way, and I'll search the other! How 'bout it?

[adsum]

[ crying how I constantly need paperclips at work but they just don't exist

Empty bookshelves is kind of sad to see, but after nodding their agreement, they take the book half of the room. Maybe somebody used a paperclip as a bookmark? it's possible, so let them just take one of those astronomy books off the shelf and flip through it page by page so they can thoroughly look. ]

[starrypoint]

[mails u like, five.........

subaru watches npckun for a bit, going to search himself... no dice... waiting until they're thoroughly into the book before he creeps up behind them—]

Boo!

[and grabbing their shoulders!!! he couldn't resist!!!



there is a paperclip in there though, not as a bookmark but holding a piece of paper with some numbers on them to a page]

[adsum]

[ npc-kun lets out a cry of surprise, shoulders jolting and them whipping around and

I'm sorry

whacking whoever's trying to attack them as hard as they can with the heavy book in their hands, somehow people trying to scare them ends in violence ]

[starrypoint]

[no no that

that is very valid and subaru yelps at his OWN BOOK slams into his shoulder, backing up with a miserable but very deserved sort of pained look. their surprise was cute other than the violence though,]

So you're one of those types, huh~. Least I know what to grab if I gotta fend for myself in here, books hurt!

[ooooh.... he's gonna bruise ☆]

[adsum]

[ noooo don't star that bruise!! at least npc-kun looks distressed if not guilty— doesn't let go of the book because they don't think to, but lowers it and leans in towards Subaru and please pretend this icon is more ): than it is ]

Sorry...

[ It feels like they should follow up with "I didn't mean to" but they sort of did, or "Are you okay?" but he's clearly not, so it's just

... ]

[starrypoint]

[... ohhh buddy... he's gonna gently slam (may i say, glomp) onto the other, hugging them tightly despite his throbbing shoulder. it's fine!!!]

It's okay! I'm fine, see~? My body's been hurt plenty of times playing sports and roughing around with my friends, a book's nothin'! I'm the one who oughta be sorry for spooking you like that~.

[he should be sorry. not that he is. he ain't sorry he's a trickster (heh) at heart]

[adsum]

[ How they're both not really sorry but they should be...

The hug, at least, is enough forgiveness to convince npc-kun to let go of the worry and lift their arms to hug Subaru back, maybe pout a little into his shoulder that they maybe could have dislocated. ]

Yeah, you should've! What if I'd broken your nose! And got blood on the book!

[ The book, Subaru!! They almost ruined a book!!! ]

[starrypoint]

[buddy you own a shop you're not dislocating anything--]

Right, right! My bad~! Swing low though, people're softer on their sides than anywhere else!

[subaru....... will Not be scaring them again! he will poke their sides a bit though, are they ticklish ☆]

[adsum]

[ yes

they also still have that book in their hands that they're going to raise in warning. aim for the sides... okay ]

[starrypoint]

[oh nooooo whatever shall he dooo. the smart thing to do would be to Not tickle them. but subaru is really weighing his life against the possibility of how much it'll hurt to get hit by his own book, hands pausing a moment

before he goes on the full offense!!! if he gets hurt he'll deserve it but he isn't passing this chance up!!!]

[adsum]

[ TERRIBLE

Books are good for whacking but they're slow, so they end up dropping it and mentally apologizing to the book as they turn and try to get away, nearly runs into a bookshelf before they take a half step back and is able to reorient themselves towards the door. ]

[starrypoint]

Ahaha! Where're you goin', Boss~? What's wrong~?

[of course he's giving chase... he's not gonna go full power since he figures he's faster than npckun and doesn't want the other to actually be too distressed,

but subaru also does like having fun so this, this is fun. maybe he'll try cutting npckun off, but in a way that's sort of obvious so they can catch on]

I'll have mercy on you if you say... your favorite color! ☆

[adsum]

Blue!

[ Or maybe it's just the first color that comes to mind when they look up and lock eyes with Subaru—- ducks to the side so they can put a table between the two of them, because even if they're slower, they're sure they can escape if they can buy enough time.

Gotta crawl under the table if he wants to get at them, so what now ]

[starrypoint]

[✔ noted]

You're a crafty one! [putting a table between them.......

subaru access the situation, then decides

to throw himself over the table. betcha didn't think he'd do that! he might end up on the floor, but it's fine!]

[adsum]

[ They were hoping Subaru would go for under and they'd be able to duck around the side, but the most they can do in this instance is to duck under the table themselves to avoid getting headbutted. ]

[starrypoint]

[subaru definitely does land with a yelp on the other side then, salt in the wound as he rubs the shoulder that already got hurt not five minutes ago in his efforts to not land on his face... habit.]

Clever, crafty, and not too slow... Maybe I oughta call you Tanucchi. [from tanuki.] You win, you win~. Claim your prize~.

[... freedom from being tickled?]

[adsum]

[ pops out from under the table like "yesssssss I won!!"

Doesn't even matter they didn't know what they were playing, winning is all that matters ]

Hayashi rice!!