'cos we're young and we're broke and I can't find my coat

[iustitiae]

Who: Connor, Matt, Jade & Friends of the aforementioned (feel free to join if you think you qualify or hit us up on plurk; also all the threadjacking of course)
What: Connor has a house party because why not
Where: At Connor's house, which is also Jade and Matt's house
When: 1/11
Warnings: Nah just partying probably with minimal alcohol, even, to set a good example for jade



[connor's bored, mostly. you can only go on so many lame moped trips crying about the return of the cave roof for so long before you really need a new hobby. that new hobby might even be one of the lame board games he swiped from the stores - for a lot of guilt, so he's kind of hoping they're not missing pieces (lets be honest, they probably are.)

anyways he texts some of his friends and tells them to come over because the more the merrier I guess and they could probably all use some time to chill together or something. besides then his friends can meet his other friends and that's always a fun idea.

it's easier to be surrounded by people than left alone with your thoughts, is really the long and short of it. so here we all are.]

Hey, you made it!

Comments

[fourthsaken]

[Jade smiles slightly, one of the first real smiles of the night.]

He'd be a pretty shitty tranquility if he made you mad.

[outstandingbalance]

[Thank you for following her on that one, Jade.]

That he would be. In that way, he might be a better one to approach than some of the others.

[fourthsaken]

Yeah. Don't worry, I'm not gonna go like, try to talk to Rage or Sorrow or whatever.

[Except Jade is totally the type of person who would want to go talk to Sorrow.]

[outstandingbalance]

No, that doesn't sound most advisable. At least some of them have a little more reason to want to work with us.

[fourthsaken]

Aren't they all sorta forced to work with us?

[outstandingbalance]

Do you think Rage has to work too hard to get us angry? Or Fear cares if he's on our good side?

[fourthsaken]

[Jade knows that she's quick to anger and that fear comes more easily to her than emotions like tranquility or hope. For her, those gods don't have to do much work. With Natasha's words Jade has to consider that maybe that's true for everyone and not just her.]

No? But... Some people are just happy, you know?

[outstandingbalance]

Some people are just happy, but the setting doesn't exactly lend itself to happiness. We're all in a strange place, somewhere that doesn't fit, surrounded by monsters, our heads played with. Happy's going to be a uphill battle.

[fourthsaken]

Yeah, maybe. I dunno. I'm not the person to ask. I'm not even sure I know how to be happy anymore.

[outstandingbalance]

Is that a recent development, or was it like that before coming here?

[Worth asking, for the context.]

[fourthsaken]

[Jade doesn't even pause before answering. This has been a problem long before she showed up at Hadriel.]

It's been like that for awhile.

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha nods, accepting it as a clarification of fact, not showing pity or undue concern.]

You can see why Hope or Delight might have an uphill fight, then. Compared to, say, Fear or Confusion.

It's usually easier to be confused and afraid than it is happy, and here? Even more so.

[fourthsaken]

Maybe for some people. I don't think I've ever seen you scared...

[outstandingbalance]

Hopefully you don't see it. [Not the same as Natasha not feeling it, though she's good at ignoring that kind of distraction.] I only ask like I'm not afraid of anything.

[fourthsaken]

It's hard to believe that when you're such a good actor.

[outstandingbalance]

That's the trade off we make. Maybe not the right one, but here we are.