Uh Oh, The Summer Nights

[enjoyers]

Characters: anyone at the party
Date: August 31, 7pm onward
Rating/Warnings: PG-13 tops, please!
Summary: RECOVERjoy has prepared a party for you! Isn't that exciting?

The entire park is lit up with paper lanterns in shades of orange and yellow; there are even some floating serenely in the fountain. Music filters through the air, the style and tempo changing often. The robots you should by now be used to are moving about the area keeping the refreshments table stocked and cleaning up any messes that might appear. This is a party, after all.

As for those points, well, you're sure to get some if you earn them yourself. Don't worry, RECOVERjoy has provided a few ways for you to start collecting.

Goodie Bags | Refreshments Table | Dance Floor | Games | Mingle

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[steelchairs]

[ Big party, but he still didn't feel like he knew anyone well enough to just stroll up to them and say hi. Unfortunately that wasn't in Kanji's nature at all.

But then the god awful aim of this guy caught his attention, so he meandered on over to check out what his deal was-- ]

Shit!

[ THAT WAS A DART THAT JUST FLEW PAST HIS HEAD. ]

What the hell, man!? If you can't aim, stop playing! You're gonna' take out an eye, or worse!

[bound]

[ Well Meredith was perfectly "occupied" playing this game of darts, how rude of you to interrupt so loudly... Meredith stops himself halfway through prepping for his next throw to blink at Kanji.

Oh.. he's seen him before. That's right, he's the kid he was expected to room with. He never did catch his name.

But he did remember his voice. ]

You're that kid from Room 206. [ Thoughtfully. And absolutely nothing to comment about the fact Elijah almost nicked him. ]

[varmint]

Who says I can't aim?! [ELIJAH HEARD THAT, but where did it come fro- Oh. Elijah stares at Kanji, then glances over at Meredith.] ...You know him?

[Elijah returns his line of vision towards Kanji's direction and...observes. He supposes after spending a few weeks here he would get used to the way people dressed....but not. Just yet.]

Oh, was that what I was about to do? [Elijah laughs! Kindly, of course...and walks over to Kanji.] Well, at least I didn't take anything of yours out. Still, I'm terribly sorry!

May I presume you're Meredith's roommate? [Something in Elijah's smile means well, and is almost inviting.]

[steelchairs]

[ Kanji was all fired up for an argument, but the sudden appearance of that one long-haired dude (who was really freakin' sarcastic) stopped him. ]

Er.. yeah, that's me. Meredith, right? [ To him, that's a girl's name. And he was insecure about his femininity. Then there's this other jackass that's totally passing off nearly poking his eye out. And he's just smiling like everything's totally cool!

Nope. Totally setting off Kanji's douche-dar. ]

T'ch, don't bother apologizing. Just don't do it again, got it? [ He's at least trying to be a better man, if only for his deceased father. ] Yeah, we're roommates, but he's never around. But hey, neither am I. Layin' in your room all damn day won't get you anywhere, y'know?

I'm Kanji. Who are you?

[bound]

[ Wow, what.... femininity.... excuse you. ]

Yes.

[ Meredith only gives Kanji a simple confirming nod and decides to watch him carefully for the remained of their... lecture. Then again he's not sure what he expected when Elijah was plotting to shoot people with sharp objects.

Speaking of, Meredith glances between Kanji and Elijah before taking a step closer to his original throwing spot- and nearly misses the center. ]

I'm not sure how they expected anyone to stay in those rooms. [ Offhandedly. But so far he's running on..........no sleep... and that wasn't exactly easy for him. ]

[varmint]

Honestly! [Elijah just as easily breezes a reply, although he's still attentively watching Kanji.] I've seen closets larger than those boxes they call apartments. [Elijah sighs helplessly.] Oh, right. A pleasure to make your acquaintance, Kanji!

I'm Mr. Gabriel, Meredith's long-standing associate. [He smiles just a bit wider.] And I assure you I won't be doing that again. [Although whatever 'that' may be is anyone's guess....]

I can't say I blame you for wanting to roam instead of being caged in a cooped up apartment. This party does somewhat resemble something that should be festive. [A light chuckle.] If it's agreeable with you, perhaps you could join Meredith and I in a quick game? I'll be sure to aim this time!

[steelchairs]

[ These two were so pretentious that it made Kanji feel caught between two emotions. On one hand, he wanted to feel inferior to the high-class attitude both of them were displaying. But on the other hand, putting his fist into both their faces didn't sound half bad either.

Seriously, it was like every word that came out of their mouths was mocking him. ]

Nice t'meet you, then. Uh.. I don't know if I'm any good at darts, actually. I don't really play...

[bound]

[ If this is upsetting Kanji, then whatever happens next will send him into a fit. After all, there was a difference between passing greetings and becoming actively involved in whatever it was.. they were doing. ]

Actually, [ Meredith hands Elijah the two darts he was holding in his hand. ] I'll be right back, Elijah.

[ And he nods at Kanji before stepping off in the direction of the refreshments. (PRESUMABLY) ]

[varmint]

Oh! Alright. [Elijah takes them, and watches Meredith go for a moment- then turns back to Kanji with a confident smile.] Well, neither do I! As you could plainly tell. [HE DID ALMOST HIT YOU.]

In fact...[Elijah attempts to laugh...but but the sound wilts, and he has to clear his throat to cover up his obvious embarrassment.] I'm not very good at darts in general, although I'm guessing this would be easier. All you have to do is hit inside the rings, right?

[Elijah offers Kanji one of the darts.] There's more back there, if you need them. I'll be honest...you don't seem the type to back out at an opportune moment.

[steelchairs]

[ Well, there goes Meredith. Kanji couldn't help but watch him walk away, probably out of habit.

Oh, this other guy is talking to him. He takes the dart and eyes the targets with a somewhat disdainful look. Elijah's actually right about Kanji's inability to refuse a challenge, but... He doesn't like making a complete idiot of himself either.

It takes just a moment to take aim, and then the dart is soaring through the air-- oh. It... misses, but HEY! You made the dart fly just over the target. Not bad compared to the jackass next to him. ]

... Huh. That wasn't so bad, right? [ Before he can stop himself, Kanji's looking over at Elijah for feedback. ]

[bound]

[ There goes Meredith indeed. As long as he was in sight of anyone, Meredith made sure to stay within route to the refreshments table. And he actually stops there a moment to give the food a look over. Just to be completely safe, he makes it look like he's contemplating some sort of food choice, but he's really just recalling how awful this table was set up. Although none of it looks tampered with, Meredith isn't about to scope out the area for any empty poison bottles.

He sighs and rounds the corner, carefully removing the DARTS he's concealed in his coat pocket. Meredith settles himself behind a rather helpful bush and stops. This whole plan was incredibly... juvenile... why was he even doing this again they could do so much better. Oh well... He takes in a slow breath and aims to shoot right at Kanji's hip. ]

[varmint]

[ACTUALLY...yes, he did a much better job than Elijah was trying to do- he'll give you effort for that!!] Not bad at all! I'd say that was rather spot on! [awww, Kanji is the son Elijah never wanted...] Try a few more, see if you can hit that outer ring.

[Elijah does look pretty invested in this game too, surprisingly enough...but that just may be due to the fact that he's trying to make Kanji forget that Meredith was around...or that he's taking a while.

He can't have Kanji looking anywhere else- Meredith is most likely somewhere now, where he has a good view of them both. And Elijah is being just a little extra careful about where he stands. He doesn't want to get...hit. The thought of that is suddenly incredibly ironic and too funny and Elijah bites his cheek to keep from laughing. He is such a weirdo.

Elijah takes another dart, and aims along with Kanji.] After you!

[steelchairs]

[ Kanji had absolutely forgotten what happened to Meredith at this point. And he even wanted to, for lack of a better word, impress Elijah in some demented part of his psyche. Kanji couldn't help it -- he was just a teenager!

Now if he could just try to hit the-- ]

OW!! MOTHER FUCKER.

[ His bout of profanity spilled from his mouth before he could even stop himself. The dart landed in his hip, dangerously close to his butt. Kanji yanked it out and glared around for the culprit, rather than check for any possible bleeding. ]

Who the fuck threw that!?