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WHO: Heather Mason + anyone
WHEN: Evening 12/13
WHERE: The Maximum
WHAT: Party + Sleepover + Pet Rock Contest + Other Party shenanigans
NOTES\WARNINGS: underage drinking/smoking, other party shenanigans

( the preparation for the party has left heather in a rather excited mood as she appears at the front door with freshly bleached hair, wearing a rather stylish blue dress. although it is rather cold outside, inside of the maximum, a dance/music studio, the heater is running at a rather warm temperature.

inside there are several companion bots about, finishing up last minute decorations and offering everyone a party hat or a noise maker [or both]. spread out by the lounge bar/kitchen on the first floor is a table food of foods donated by gorgug and others [things like chips, sandwiches, brownies, mac & cheese with bacon for eddie, sodas, etc.], alcoholic drinks. to the left of this is the dance room with nothing but 2000-2006's hits being played, so don't let timbaland throw your groove off!

forward before hitting the second floor, characters will find a table full of rocks and other decorating supplies. there's a paper on the table with instructions-

join in the rock decorating contest.
best looking rock will win a cool prize!
competition will be held at 9pm sharp, don't be late.

on the second floor, where the music studios are, there is a large amount of space cleared out for the sleepover portion of the party, with a number of things heather was able to find going through the stores. there is also a space with numerous games for guests to play, from an SNES hooked up to a very old tv, to a questionable looking poker table, beer pong setup, and anything else to keep people entertained.

anything else that anyone may need can be obtained by asking heather or one of the companion bots.

towards the end of the night, when things are starting to wind down, heather will be wrangling everyone who is either passed out from drinking too much, looks sleepy, or just needs to relax to the second floor to play some card games, share some stories, or just spend time with her privately.

if anyone is up to anything mysterious or questionable, it will most likely be missed by heather as she'll be far too busy living it up. )

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[ He's nodding, but he's being thoughtful. He doesn't actually have a pen to write down and remember that, but also, as he flips another one of the cards and its question... ]

Do you think it depends on the person-- on the people you're with? I don't think... [ well. ] If I was at school, I might answer that. But if I was at home, or here, I think there's stuff about what I do that would make people uncomfortable. And I try to be careful about that.

[ Though, it obviously failed, here. He gets that slightly squinting, thinking expression as he looks from the card to Maria. ]

So is it... do you hold back because you're worried about what people will think of you, or because you actually think it's bad?

[he's asking some important questions, ones that actually make her think.]

I guess because I worry what people will think of me. You can know you did bad, maybe you can forgive yourself. But will people be able to think of you the same?

[that might be a little much coming from her.]

I don't think it would matter for me who I'm with. I'm not telling a soul my dirty laundry. But well, alcohol gets the lips loose and all that.

[ He's nodding, and it's--something of a thought he's had now and again. Hiding parts of yourself to be courteous, or because it's not socially acceptable. Some people don't care. Gorgug cares, in that he doesn't want to be a social outcast, or a freak. He tries his best in that regard. ]

I don't know if I have dirty laundry-- I think, that's up to the other person. I don't know. I wish I did some things better, but... I think the life I live in, is the kind of one where everyone's got dirt on them? So it's not a big deal....

[ Granted, he says that last part trailing, not sounding entirely sure. ]

...I don't know if the metaphor still works... [ ...and that's why he sounds unsure. ] Maybe my laundry's not dirty enough.

[Gorgug brings up a good point. it did matter what was bad to the other person. maybe that was something she should consider for the future.

this was supposed to be a drinking game, not a therapy session.]

You know, they say that you can be your own worst critic. But we all have done bad things. Nobody is perfect. We can't be. You know, maybe it's good you can be honest and open up to it. [food for thought!]

I would prefer my laundry not being dirty, though. In the metaphor sense, I mean.

I'm bad at thinking on the fly, so, there's probably stuff I'm forgetting. But having dirty laundry in this case makes you sound cool, and a little mysterious. To me. Metaphorical dirty laundry.

[ And while he usually says the first thing that comes to mind (and maybe this isn't nice to say to a person, actually?), Gorgug does smile--it's kind of hard to not feel a little silly, talking about dirty laundry over and over. ]

Can I try some better questions on you? No bugs this time. [ Or killing. ] Except, I've kinda asked you a lot already, I think...

[ He just kept getting distracted... ]

I think I'd rather be boring.

[she has her own secret, dark past. it would be so much easier if she just didn't have that. not having to think of ways to cover stuff up about herself.

Maria shrugs a shoulder and leans against the table.]

I don't mind. Ask me all you like.

[ She says she'd rather be boring, but....she acts so cool! Look at her leaning in! Gorgug almost wants to copy her, just to match her vibes. As if he could.

He pretends to read one of his game cards, flicks his gaze up over it at her and then back, then returns to look to her, as: ]

What's your deep dark secret that stops you from being boring?

[ He's definitely putting on a bit of a voice, though the smile he wears can't be hid by the card he's got close to his face: his crow's feet by his eyes wrinkle well, and there's nothing about this that's serious.

Except picking a question to get Maria to drink. Didn't she say that was the point of the game? ]

[ah the naivety of teens thinking she's cool.

as he asks the question, she smiles. she's not very sure that's actually what the card says but she doesn't mind. she could lie, absolutely make something up, but she won't. not fair to the game after all. it might be a silly little game, not serious at all, but it's not fun if you just cheat.

so she drinks, keeping her eyes on him as she downs it.]

Have to manage some level of mystery after all. Can't share my secrets so easily.

[ See, look, she's so cool... she's even starting to wrap around and feel a little intimidating with how cool she is. Keep it together, Gorgug!

So he's nodding, looking back at the card even though he's not actually reading it. He even forgets to change it over with a new card, just using it as a prop to...find his cool. ]

What's the worst way a date's ended? [ Wait, should he phrase it that way? He adds: ] Tell me. Or drink. ...if you want.

[ Sorry, he felt like he sounded too demanding and had to instantly soften it... ]

[of all the questions to ask, Gorgug...

it's such a horrible question for her and she laughs because what else does one do? it's hilariously just too on the point for her and she shakes her head.]

I'm trying not to drink too much so okay, I'll answer. He told me he wanted nothing to do with me. [and a lot more. but Gorgug doesn't need to hear her actual dirty laundry.]

That's actually the last thing that happened before I came here. Funny, huh?

[ You know when you try and pick an option that should be laughable and easy to brush off? Yeah, that's what Gorgug thought he was going for, too. That's the kind of thing that happens in TV shows, or so Gorgug imagined.

Except he walked right into a different scenario: the one that has him grimacing--partially because of Maria's apparent love life, and also his bad choosing. ]

I-- that's bad. [ Wow, having that be the last thing to happen to you, too... ] No wonder why you wanted me to be nice. That sucks. Was he always a jerk?

[ Because that doesn't just come out of nowhere, right? ]

[at least she can laugh about this and she is. poor Gorgug honestly. this is far more awkward for him.] It's complicated. [and that's truly an understatement.

while she would love to trash on James (and she certainly will in other ways), she knows it isn't fair to knock him down too much in regards to her. even if the whole thing was wildly unfair to her.]

He's not so bad. [he is...but not for that part.] It just wasn't in the cards for us. That's all. C'est la vie and all that.

[and just to tease, she points a finger.] Now you tell me. What was your awkward ending?

[ At least she can talk about it like that. Is that a sign that it was complicated, or just Maria's maturity? Gorgug's definitely in a spot--fascinated and repulsed into this glimpse of a relationship that's otherwise hidden from him. He doesn't want to pry, and won't, but also? This is the kind of gossip people would share (and he would listen to).

And who knew the save would come in the question being pointed back at him. ]

Huh? [ His relationship end? He looks up, then looks at the table and towards the drinks, his expression certainly turning into a wincing, cringing mess. ]

Wellll... [ Ugh. He's even bopping his head a little to the left, to the right-- ] It wasn't messy, but... it was my first and only relationship... we're fine, I mean-- we're friends, but she didn't feel like I could make the space for her she needed, or-- I wasn't as good at communication as I could've been. And she was going off with her adventuring group, so... it was going to be difficult. Long distance.

[ He looks at Maria, a small, wincing smile. ]

I guess... it's not that bad, but I do think about if I never put myself into the relationship as much as I thought I did. I mean, I did like her...

[ But was he not--bombastic enough? Did he never showed he cared in a deeper, meaningful way that would have helped to make their relationship last? But he thought they were good, too, except maybe his mistakes when they happened were too big-- too important to let go of.

First loves...... ]

[it's part of her deep dark secret, Gorgug. she can't just give out her mysterious past at a party game!

but now the shoe's on the other foot. she ended up asking something sensitive and she feels bad. first loves always feel so big and she knows that this must have been a big deal. how could it not be?

she's good at managing to look sympathetic without pitying him.]

If you're still friends then that's good. You couldn't have been too awful if you stayed friends, right? [right????] And sometimes, things might just be better as friends. Not like you're too old to find love. You've got time.

[she doesn't know why she's giving advice like she knows anything. what does she know? but she wanted to support Gorgug. he was a nice kid and he deserved to be supported, she thought.]

Yeah. [ It's a higher pitched yeah, the kind that's in agreement, that doesn't doubt what's being said. ] And I'm-- I'm glad she's doing what she wants to. I guess you never think if-- you never think about staying a match, or... your lives lining up with each other in a relationship.

And I've been okay being single. [ There's that, too! He doesn't want to sound like Mister Dumps, even if Maria had a worse outcome than he did. Especially after that. ] I'm happy. And I don't know that people are really thinking about dating in a place like this.

[ He says that last part with a squint, a semi-humorous tone. Like, world threatening scenario where people come together: Is dating on peoples' minds? ]

I don't know, don't you think it's kind of fitting? Your universe might be ending so you want to find love. [Maria doesn't see it being in the cards for her. here or back in Silent Hill (definitely not in Silent Hill), but she understands it.]

Being single isn't so bad, though. You can focus on yourself and all that good stuff they say you're supposed to do. Can't love people until you love yourself. I call that a load of crap but well, to each their own. We'll believe in it for the sake of it.

[ Huh, now Gorgug's wondering. What Maria says makes sense about finding love. And he's never actually read many love-oriented columns to know a thing about what people say in them. Is that where you read about those? ]

What kind of loving yourself do they mean anyway? I would say I like myself enough, but, I think there's things that people don't like about themselves, right? Is that some kind of self-help advice for really depressed people?

[ Maybe that's it? ]

People who look for love in other people and not in themselves? [which is probably a little close to what she does but well, she would say she's an exception. what else was she supposed to do back in Silent Hill anyway?]

Don't look for approval in others, look for it in yourself. That kind of stuff. But then when does it turn into egotism? Either way, good to work on yourself. Or so they say.

[she's not the best person for this type of advice.]

[ Gorgug wonders if he knows any people like that, and a few seconds or doing so makes him clock a particular person, and her bad habits. It's definitely nothing he's thought about before, and...well. Gorgug's willing to leave the subject to those people who do talk about this stuff. ]

I guess that's good advice. [ In one ear, out the other. Gorgug looks at the question cards, and for once: ]

Have you got a secret tattoo?

[ Who cares about love. There's secret tattoos to be shared! ]

[Maria never wears anything that covers the tattoo on her chest so she points to it.]

The only one. Though it would be fun if I had a secret one, huh? Man, I should consider that.

Do you have a tattoo? [at this point it's just returning questions back to back. but that's fun too!]

[ Gorgug thinks about it... and then picks up his drink and gulps it!

And bringing the glass down- ] You'll never know.

[ He's trying to hold back a smile, but it shows in his eyes. Still: ] Yours is pretty though.

Aw, that's a shame.

[but she's laughing. they're having fun! the questions are kind of fun to answer.]

Thank you. Hurt like a bitch. It's why I have to show it off. Had to be worth something. Anyway! Next question. [she pulls a card from the pile.]

When was the last time you cried?

Ohhh, that... [ Hmmm...

He knows when, but thinking about talking about it, he fills up his glass instead. ] It's depressing, so I'm skipping. But you know, I think I need to find one of those movies that make people cry, but it's a good cry? Do you know any?

[ He'll take the drink, while giving Maria time to answer. Got any movie recommendations, Maria? ]

[she has literally never watched a movie, Gorgug.]

Not much of a movie fan. Always feels like there's better things to do with my time, you know? Besides, I don't know if there's such thing as a good cry at all.

Like what? What's your hobbies?

[ That's what this game is about, right? Getting to know people. Even if it's not from any card (but she could still drink, if she wants), Gorgug asks it out of interest, once finishing his shot of his drink. ]

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