Event Log: Party Royale

[hadrielmods]

Who: All characters participating in the event
What: The event log for the Party Royale event
Where: All over the city!
When: September 22nd-29th
Warnings: Paintball, loss of consciousness, and partying!

As is par for the course in Hadriel, at some point throughout the day- waking up, making breakfast, doing laundry- you find an item. This isn't just any item though, it's a tried and true paintball gun, shining and just waiting to be picked up. This gun never runs out of ammunition, never malfunctions, and almost always hits the target that you're aiming at, so say hello to your new best friend for the next week.

Touching or picking up the gun will fill you with a competitive surge, which will likely increase when you find the note that's left with it, saying nothing more than be the last one standing. With instructions like that, how could you lose?

Well, you could lose if someone else shoots you. But never fear, there's a plan for that too! Even if you embrace the throes of unconsciousness, the gods have got your back and will eventually teleport you into a grand party where prizes will be handed out based on how long you survived. Awesome! At this party is also the traditional copious amounts of food and drink, as well as everyone's favorite goddess Delight and everyone's slightly-less-favorite goddess Rage!

Happy paintballing, and may the odds be ever in your favor!

► This log covers September 22nd-29th.
► Feel free to make your own logs as well
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► If you fall and break your neck or something because you can't die in paintball, please let us know here.

Comments

[restinglichface]

I guess Luce might have stuck around longer if she'd done the same. [And Lup shoots her brother a very particular look, too serious despite her smile, before she's peering back at Kravitz.]

Looks like we've cleared out this area pretty much. Want to take a break? Make camp and figure out where we should be hitting up next? [Lup's guessing the apartments are going to be full of people for picking off, the ones adamantly refusing to play, just trying to stick inside and avoid this nonsense.]

[pocketspa]

[Taako makes the biggest grin at her, batting his eyelashes as if to say 'who me?' as he flicks a piece of hair off his shoulder. He's an angel. An actual angel who has never done anything wrong, ever, in his entire life, and certainly didn't pick off Lucretia in petty revenge. Why would he ever?]

Yeah, I'm in for that. Could use a break to sort through all the new stuff we got.

[You mean all the new stuff you stole off of people's unconscious bodies, Taako. That new stuff.]

Anyone bother to bring any food out here or are we conjuring something again?

[knockthemdead]

[Reluctant as he is to get closer, Kravitz doesn't want them going hungry for this game, and if they use magic on food, they might not have it for something they need later on. It just makes sense to help out.]

I can get us to the stores. Although stepping through a portal will likely mean a brief moment of vulnerability.

[restinglichface]

[Taako's posturing just gets a scowl and irritated huff from Lup, who takes a few much needed steps away from her brother and crosses her arms. That distance between them is needed before she ends up smacking him. Or shooting him back. Either or.

Kravitz chimes in from his safe space some paces away and Lup barely turns to acknowledge him.]

Not the worst idea you've ever had, though I don't know how we can trust you when I can't even trust my own brother.

[pocketspa]

[Taako puts a hand on his chest, mockingly pretending to be offended.]

Not trust me? What have I ever done wrong in my entire life. Name ONE thing.

[Not giving her even a second to answer, he looks back towards Kravitz.]

Hey hun, be a dear and don't shoot my lovely paranoid sister, will you? Thanks babe!

[He looks back at Lup, one eyebrow raised.]

See? He's fine.

[knockthemdead]

[He huffs, rather offended at not being trusted, and completely missing the irony of that fact.]

Well, I'm hardly going to sneak attack you.

[He sighs and nods at Taako, waving his arm as if to say, 'of course'. ]

No shooting. If it comforts you Lup, I'll even leave first.

[This is where Kravitz makes his Big Time Tropey Mistake. He steps out of hiding, and summons his scythe, preparing to open a portal and totally unprotected.]

[restinglichface]

[Honestly, in Lup's defense, she hadn't even considered shooting Kravitz until this very moment.

But there's just something about Taako's supreme smugness over shooting Lucretia that just burns in her. So the instant that Kravitz steps out of hiding, inspiration smacks Lup straight in the face and the elf doesn't even waste a second before raising her paintball gun and sniping the reaper where he stands.

The last words Kravitz would hear before his deep, deep sleep would absolutely be Lup's triumphant cheer of:] Booyah!!!!

[pocketspa]

[Despite himself, Taako actually screams a little when Kravitz gets shot, freezing in place before rounding on Lup entirely.]

Dude! What the fuck! He was helping! Dude!

[knockthemdead]

[Hey, so, this guy? Before he can so much as react, he’s on the ground. Doing that fun “““near death””” thing.

Rest in fucking pieces, Astral Plane cowboy.]

[restinglichface]

[Taako screams, but Lup just grins, raising her shoulders in a way too casual shrug.]

Oops, guess my finger slipped. What a shame.

[pocketspa]

[He actually goes to wrestle her gun away.]

Nope! Banned! Blocked! Forever, my dude!

[restinglichface]

[RUDE, she earned this!!

Taako comes at her and Lup sure tries to get a hand on his forehead to push him one direction while her gun is being thrust the opposite way.]

Oh, stuff it. You did the same shit to me. Now we're even.

[pocketspa]

[GIVE HIM THE RIFLE LUP HE SAID BANNED. He struggles in her grip, smacking her hand away.]

I didn't hit Lucretia to get back at you, I did it to get back at her for me! And that--

[He takes a second to point to Kravitz, face-first on the ground.]

Is mine too!! All of this is about me!!!

[restinglichface]

Here's a fun fact, babe.

That--[Lup follows suit, pointing down at the sleeping reaper on the ground, all the while shooting her brother the most shit-eating grin in the world.] That's all about you too. So go suck on that truth-pop.

[pocketspa]

[Taako looks between her and Kravitz, mouth opening and closing a few times as he makes higher and higher pitched noises of absolute offence.

Finally, instead of words, he just slaps her hands with both of his. Just sideswipes em so it could never be mistaken as a high-five. Just. Nope. Gettin' slappy.]

[restinglichface]

[Talk about rude, Taako. She so would have given you that high-five.

Taako slaps her hands away and, for the briefest moment, Lup looks highkey offended at the act. So, you know, naturally she slaps his hands back in return.] You don't get to be mad about this!

[pocketspa]

[He squeaks again, and slaps at Lup's hand one more time.]

Yeah I do! He didn't do anything to you! Lucretia fucks with me for ten years and I can't take a single nonlethal hit? What the fuck!

[restinglichface]

[dammit why did he have to bring that up. ugh]

Fucking fine, my bad! There! Just thought it would be funny or whatever. Don't get so bent out of shape about it, he'll be right back to terrorize us when this shit is over with. You can go a day or two without your boyfriend hovering over your shoulder.

[pocketspa]

[He grumbles a little more, chewing at the inside of his bottom lip. Ugh, don't take it seriously, don't-- hhhhhhhh damnit.

He looks over towards Kravitz on the ground, arms folded, and just... walks over. Pushes his butt a little with his foot so its more up in the air from Kravitz' position face-first on the ground.

He bites the outside of his bottom lip now, suppressing a laugh.]

I dunno, maybe I can work with this.

[restinglichface]

[Lup just stares at her brother as he manipulates Kravitz's passed out form, expression impassive and lips pressed together, skinny arms moved over to cross her chest. He took the first hit, why should she be the only one who apologizes? This is just like him.

And really, she's prepared to be a little pouty about the whole situation for another minute or so, but then Taako suppresses a laugh and Lup is quick to break, a hand moving up to cover her mouth. It does nothing to mask her own laughter or the way her shoulders shake.] Gods, you're awful. I'm so telling him you said that.

[nah, she won't. but just the idea of telling him gets another round of giggles out of the woman.] We could just take him with us, too. Weekend at Bernie's style. [a very good scroll.]

[pocketspa]

[He's also trying not to howl with laughter, but Lup's suggestion gets another snigger out of him, a hand clapped over his mouth so he holds it together. Holy shit.]

You know, he'd also be like, great bait. I think people are disappearing eventually but we could run a great con with this.

[He does sort of like. Roll Kravitz over so he's not getting dirt in his teeth, though. It's literally the least he could do.]

[restinglichface]

[It's awful, so awful, but damn if Taako's idea isn't incredible.]

Babe, that may be the best strategy we've come up with for this thing so far. We gotta run with this. Can we use your goth bee-eff as floating bait while he snoozes? Please?

[pocketspa]

[Taako is also trying not to totally lose his shit, but just fervently nods.]

Just leave him in one piece and yes, totally. He's fine, he's undead, it's cool. Help me get him up.

[Taako's already bent over, working on getting one of Kravitz' arms over his shoulder.]

[restinglichface]

[Lup rushes forward to move in place to Kravitz's other side, failing to hold in her own laughter once they both manage to get the reaper placed securely between them. Honestly, this idea just keeps getting better and better.]

We had this thing in the bag before but now we're just fuckin' unstoppable. [Lup shoots a grin up at the snoozing man.] Right, Krav?

[pocketspa]

[Taako sort of like, tilts Kravitz' head over towards him so he can grab at his jaw to mime his mouth moving. His voice sounds nothing like Kravitz'. In fact, it's like a worse imitation of a bad voice imitation, even higher than his normal tone.]

Oh yeah, Lup, you got it!

[He then proceeds to descend into another giggling fit. Oh, they can work with this.]

C'mon, let's get out of here before someone sees us so we can set this shit up.