afterparty.... yay....

[mirrari]

So, how many people actually saw that coming ICly?

The movie theater has been Chosen, with alcohol and juice brought from the saloon, as well as a few of the easier to move bar games. There's no movies playing just yet, but there's comfy chairs and plenty of options for people who don't fancy being all on their lonesome right now.

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[mirrari]

Well, this day has been filled with all sorts of surprises, hasn't it? From the discovery of two dead bodies, crime scene investigations, and the "trial" to find the truth... Azure, for one, is a mix of surprised over who did it, and not surprised at all. All sorts of people can do all sorts of terrible things and it doesn't matter how old they are.

Still, the vibes of the town are entirely off, and Azure isn't particularly keen on mourning the lost or sitting around wondering about the "why"s of it all - or about the fact they only caught one killer when there might have been more - so it's time to handle things the Rediesel way. Which is to say that Azure has raided the Saloon and set up her own little shindig at the movie theater. (If anyone wants to say they helped with the setup, feel free!)

It's not the most formal affair, but there's booze, popcorn, and chocolate, so it's... Something. She'll send a text out to the network, but regardless of if anyone shows up it's here.]

Don't know how many of you guys want company right now, but I've set up something at the theater. Brought over some booze from the saloon, but if anyone gets too gloomy I'll kick you out.

[That is mostly an attempt at a joke. Mostly.

But Azure will be at the theater until they inevitably get forced to the execution, drinking and making sure other people are helping themselves to whatever might make things a bit less miserable in equal measure.]

[hyperbloom]

[ Shinobu decides to go to the Saloon. Not to celebrate, maybe to relax, but being around a familiar face in the same spot seems nice. This was a lot to handle on every level possible, and even someone who...knows the law? Yes, she knows it -- even that won't take away the pain of seeing Sora's breakdown and knowing Keito died for it.

She does her best to keep her composure as she walks in. She gives Azure a casual wave. ]

Hey, stranger.

[mirrari]

[Shinobu gets a nod and a cheers from Azure, who seems to be... handling things.]

Come here often?

[unenvying]

[ he has been Summoned by the booze tbh

and also azure is his fellow orchid and won't let wwx do anything Too Stupid, right????????

anyway. slides in opposite her to eye up whatever booze she's picked up which is all very western and absolutely not emperor's smile. ]

Gimme-- that one.

[ picks up a bottle of something that looks vaguely like whiskey and he's pouring a full glass of it.

his alcohol tolerance says he'll be fine even if he doesn't look like it now. ]

[rightmove]

Nice of you to set this up.

[Healy's here, less for the booze and camaraderie and more to make sure things stay civil. Azure sounds like she's got it handled, but still. He's backup if she needs it. He doesn't trust this group to be on their best behavior, not entirely.

He hands her a bottle, but it's just water. It's been a long day.]

[mirrari]

Nice?

[She shakes her head, taking the water from him. She's confident in her ability to hold her liquor, but she's not going to be entirely reckless.]

Trust me, this was more for myself.

[Obviously!! Nobody in this town is a good person. Clearly.]

[driftingknight]

[Baldr will show up after a while with two pots of freshly-brewed tea-- the good kind, not the tea bags from the store. Some of the people here are underage, after all, and even for those old enough to drink, not everyone might want to... or at least may want to have something for when they've reached a point of drunkenness where stopping would be the best idea.

He adds the teapots and several clean teacups from the store to the pile of food and booze before pouring himself a glass of... something, he's not sure what it is but it also doesn't really matter right now.

... until he takes a swig of it and promptly makes a face. Well. That, uh. Sure tastes like burning?]

[mirrari]

[Pffff-]

Maybe you should have just stuck to the tea you brought.

[She smacks him on the back, because that'll help. Be more careful, next time.]

[faildeus]

[ looks like you can't find cigarettes anywhere in this fucking place. and while maybe he should participate in the whole farming shit and try to live this new normal by ~*finding a way to grow tobacco*~, he doesn't need it that badly.

so he'll be standing outside of the movie theater, leaning against a wall as he occasionally takes a swig of his bottle of beer. ]

[rightmove]

[A little while after everyone else is settled inside, Healy steps out to get some air. Faldeus is hard to miss.]

You alright?

[Like, no, none of them are, but gotta make conversation somehow.]

[revengier]

[ Kurapika joins him up against the wall. ]

Needed some fresh air?

[pimpplan]

[ Zelos has been kinda close to Faldeus but not really, sitting on the back of some nearby bench, drinking his own beer. He's not really said anything this whole time, opting to be quiet, until he realizes he's finished his beer.

Then with an offhand look at Faldeus: ]

You're not hiding the fact you're a psychopath, too, are you?

[ Just checking. ]

[theotherww]

[Walter is going to arrive despite his sour mood and grab a strong beer. He is having such a bad day. He takes a large gulp of it, and once it's down tries to suppress a coughing fit.]

Idiotic. The moment nothing happens after people die, this entire thing blows open.

[unenvying]

[ he's like maybe slightly tipsy so sorry, he's laughing ]

Careful, old man. Don't choke or you might end up dead too.

[rightmove]

[Healy just patiently watches him until the coughing fit plays out.]

Makima said he's getting sentenced tomorrow. Doesn't sound like nothing to me.

[Not that he's feeling very optimistic about this whole situation, but still.]

[hyperbloom]

[ man.jpg

Shinobu seems relatively okay all things considered, but she's choosing to sit at the barstool with her beer (which is probably half gone not long after the party starts) instead of socializing. Still, if someone would like to chat, she won't turn them away. Until then, though, she'll just be staring straight ahead. ]

[faildeus]

Hey, Shinobu.

[ faldeus will sit down next to her, placing his own empty beer bottle on the table. ]

Thanks for the assist earlier. I...thought I'd mention that.

[driftingknight]

Shinobu-san?

[man.jpg x 2. He hadn't wanted his vote to be right, but he also hadn't wanted it to be wrong, either... what a mess.

Hopefully she won't mind him sitting down at the bar, though he's polite enough not to take the seat immediately next to her just in case she would like her space.]

I apologize.

[rightmove]

[Healy isn't really a party guy, especially under these circumstances, so catch him lingering on the fringes of the gathering and keeping an eye on things. He's drinking water and picking at the snacks just for the sake of it.

If anyone approaches him, he'll greet them with a nod.]

How you holding up?

[driftingknight]

As well as can be hoped for in light of things, I suppose.

[As he approaches, he holds up a teacup in offering, steam rising gently from the liquid's surface.]

Would you like some? I thought it might be prudent to have something non-alcoholic on hand just in case.

[pimpplan]

[ Man, this sure has been one giant mess, huh? It takes Zelos a bit to get washed off and change out of the bloody clothes he's been in all day, but he eventually shows up the the gathering, if it can be called that. He's grabbed a couple beers from the saloon, also, just in case. ]

Well, that sure was something, wasn't it?

[ He's gonna offer whoever approaches a beer, while taking a swig from his own with his other hand. ]

[hyperbloom]

Sure was.

[ She's finished one mug by now, but if he's still offering, she'll take him up on that and grab a second round. ]

Thanks for your hard work. I give you a lot of credit for investigating that mess.

[revengier]

No kidding.

[ He'll take that beer, thanks. Alcohol isn't his favorite, but honestly? He kind of needs it right now. ]

I feel like a fool for thinking Sora was a nice kid.

[liberazoth]

[ vayne almost doesn't show up at all, given the overall mood and how being around a large crowd feels somewhat uncomfortable at times, but whatever the reason for it (maybe the fact that all the remaining ghost orchids are here?), here he is.

he's probably lingering around the edges of the gathering, or at one of the unoccupied tables quietly nursing some fruity drink and hanging on to some snacks he doesn't seem to have much appetite for. sorry, he's the gloomy that azure warned about. ]

[truthdefiler]

[Erika doesn't show her face in the saloon. She doesn't want to see any of these people. But, eventually, she gets lonely and miserable enough with the bottle of bourbon she's stolen, to sit across the road from the saloon.

She's not going to speak to anyone. But she's... in the general area. Looking like a sopping wet cat.]