[open] t-t-t-taking over, teenage rebellion!

[furiousfists]

WHO: Adaine Abernant (furiousfists), Fabian Seacaster (maximumlegend), and YOU!
WHEN: June 3rd
WHERE: Apartment building's rec room
WHAT: Joint birthday party!
NOTES\WARNINGS: Underage drinking

It's only thanks to Aurora's message that Adaine has any idea what day it is. She looks at the text on her earpiece's readout and blinks, comprehension coming to her slowly.

Today is June 3rd, of the year 40██.

June 3rd...

June 3rd??

"Holy shit, it's my birthday!"

Adaine's birthdays haven't been much to shake a stick at, historically speaking. It's only in the past year, after she stopped living with her parents and moved in with Jawbone in Mordred Manor that anyone ever gave a crap or tried to give her anything for it. If it hadn't been for Jawbone, she might've been perfectly happy to let another year pass without fanfare. But now? She wants to at least acknowledge it. She'd be happy with just a slice of cake at the diner, but there's one thing that makes her think that perhaps that won't cut it.

If today is June 3rd, Adaine's birthday, then that means a few days ago it was May 31st. Fabian's birthday. And Fabian Seacaster is not one to let a birthday celebration be anything but maximum legend.

And, so it is that the two birthday Bad Kids set about throwing as raucous of a birthday bash as they can manage with such short lead time. The rec room in the bottom floor of the apartment building is decorated to the nines with balloons and streamers, with snacks, sodas, and even some alcohol to make mixed drinks set out on a table for all to enjoy. Anyone who the pair have spoken with is invited, but if anyone makes any comments about teenagers drinking alcohol, they're labeled a buzzkill and told to vacate the premises. Adaine manages to find a boombox somewhere with a CD, and plays some generic party music for people to dance to, should they feel so inclined.

All in all, it is a night of revelry, the likes of which Etraya has likely never seen before.

Comments

[stresstokens]

No oxygen. You'd suffocate to death. I'd risk it if we were in a really sticky situation and I knew whoever jumped in could hold their breath for a decently long time, but it's not worth the risk.

[ It could be used as a weapon too, but Riz doesn't like to think about it. He likes his briefcase. He doesn't want it getting all... corpsey. That'd be gross. He cracks a smile. ]

Or else maybe I coulda hopped in, told someone to lug me all the way to the end of the maze.

[ He wouldn't have. But it's pretty funny to think about. ]

[redheadcarrier]

...weird. I guess that means it can preserve inanimate objects pretty well, though. What happens if you stick a plant in there? Does it die?

[ She's overthinking the magic box, oops. ]

[stresstokens]

Yep. Same issue. No oxygen. It would survive longer than a humanoid would -- like, if I got Fabian a plant for his birthday, I could probably store it in there in the time it takes me to get from the store back to the apartments, but any more than that and it'd be toast.

[ Riz fully encourages the exploration of the magic box! Teasing at the boundaries of possibility is his forte, and this sort of magic takes some pretty thorough interrogation; the implications it has on detective work are pretty grim when a crime scene can be tampered with simply by shoving the corpse into a bag of holding. ]

I mainly use it to carry all my stuff for school. Exciting magic, not-so-exciting practical applications.

[redheadcarrier]

Well, easier than lugging around a stack of books, I guess. Still feels weird. Is there... any actual limit to it? Or just whatever you wanna stick in there can fit in there? Is it... infinite?

[ This has implications. ]

[stresstokens]

Nah, it's not infinite. That woud be a crazy gift. I mean, it was already a crazy gift - [ he shudders to think of how much it had cost; if he hadn't assumed it was a gift from Gorthalax and not from Fabian, he probably wouldn't have even accepted it ] - but it having no limit would be even crazier. Like, imagine shoving an entire home in this thing!

[ He pats the front like he's patting a particularly affectionate dog. ]

Five hundred pound and 64 cubic foot limit. So, like, you remember that monster we took down in the labyrinth? We could have fit that entire thing inside. Not that I'd want to. It'd really stink it up.

[redheadcarrier]

Huh. That's... very specific. I guess it'd have to be if it's designed that way, though. It's - ugh, I hate saying this - it's magic, right?

[ She does not get "magic", but she's also adjusting to it existing. ]

Or is it... some advanced science thing? [ Not that there's much difference. ]

[stresstokens]

Nope. It's pure magic. It's just that... magic follows rules just as much as science does. You even have to choose something to really specialize in, or else there's just too much to learn. I'm pretty sure Adaine gets more homework in Wizard class than the rest of us do combined, some weeks.

[ Not helped by the fact that Riz's teacher is effectively non-existent, and most of the others are in classes largely dedicated to learning how to hit things good, but still. It's a lot of work, and a lot of theory. ]

Speaking of which... are you here for her, or for Fabian? Or are you friends with them both?

[redheadcarrier]

Sounds like science to me, just... more wobbly.

[ Well, it's not from her world, so she's not gonna quibble. She snorts and folds her arms, her expression getting a bit puzzled - and then a touch flustered. ]

...uh. I met both of them in the maze. Pretty sure Adaine invited me, though.

[stresstokens]

Wait, you met all of us in the maze? What're the chances? Bet you our meeting was your favourite, though.

[ He grins at her, clearly joking. He knows their run-in was probably her least favourite, on account of how deeply disgusted she was by having to chow down on monsters with him. ]

That's cool, though. Adaine's great. So's Fabian, actually -- if you're out here making friends, you couldn't find better. [ He is, admittedly, biased. ] Did you get them anything?

[redheadcarrier]

I dunno how much "eating monster meat" was my favorite...

[ Hmmph. She shakes her head, but there's some amusement there, despite herself. ]

...uh.

[ Oops? ]

I didn't get a chance to get anything. [ Technically true. ]