Let's partyyyyyyy! [open]

[livingdeadgirl]

Who: EVERYONE.
What: A meet-and-greet party for everybody in Anchor!
When: early October
Where: the VR room lobby
Warnings: none yet
Format: go wild!

[ The day before, a wild network post appears, from the username @aa : ]

hi everyone!
i just wanted to let you all know
the meet and greet party previously discussed in this space
will be held tomorrow afternoon!

it will take place in the vr room lobby
and of course everyone is invited
refreshments and games will be provided
but if you would like a little extra challenge
please feel free to bring something to share!

attendance is mandatory!
(lol just kidding)
seriously though i do hope to see all of you there ;)

[ She's also posted handwritten signs to that effect in the mess hall and several of the staircases. Just in case! ]

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The day of, a party appears in the VR Room lobby area, as promised!

Though it's not brightly lit, the lights there are are brightly colored, creating a chilled-out evening atmosphere like you'd find at a club. Plush chairs and couches are interspersed throughout the room, and there's been a solid attempt to clean the place up, or at least do something about all the dust.

A shortage of conventional party supplies has forced Ami and Cho to get creative, so the tables and parts of the wall are decorated with paper flowers, and the buffet table is presided over by a number of ... weird, pink, glitter-covered, vaguely animal-shaped sculptures made out of spare plastic pipes and stuff. With googly eyes. If nothing else they're a conversation piece.

FOOD: The main offering is barbecue! There's a pretty wide assortment of meats, all of which Cho has certified safe for human consumption, and also certified delicious. Chips, dried fruit, and a few different desserts are available, including homemade chocolate chip cookies that Ami made herself (wich Cho's help). All the trays are helpfully labeled, including allergy information.

Any and all potluck submissions are welcome as well! Just set it down over here and make a little card of your own.

DRINKS: Sadly, the coffee machine is still out of order. But there is a cooler stocked with ice and a few different choices of juice and soda. Alcoholic selections are limited to two types of pre-mixed drinks, which are intentionally weak on the alcohol, but at least they're not tequila sunrises. If guests want anything stronger, they'll need to bring it themselves.

ENTERTAINMENT: In fiddling with the controls, Ami got the overhead speakers to play some music, but couldn't figure out how to modify the playlist, so it's just one song on loop. Maybe if she keeps the volume kind of low, no one will notice. No live music is scheduled, but if anyone wants to bring a guitar and jam for a while, they will be more than welcome to.

And most of the arcade games are online! Anyone for Fruit Ninja? Air hockey? Dance Dance Retribution? Virtual Billiards? Or perhaps you'd like to try out a full-simulation game in the VR Rooms proper? Now's as good a time as any!

Oh, and don't forget to enter the raffle! The winner will be chosen randomly and announced a few hours into the party.

Comments

[theweakhavepurpose]

I'll write us both tickets later. Sentence you to a hundred hours of community service that you're already doing. I only give a shit if you're gonna drive, and there's no chance of that here.

[Everyone needs a disaster of a deputy in their lives. Bringing cheer and uh... shovels.]

I would watch every Hammer Horror movie right now over the monotony of .. not having any real relaxing stuff to do. Gardening is kind of relaxing, but since we're trying to feed people it's sorta stressful. Every seed that dies is one we can't replace and what if we starve because we're six carrots short?

[itsnotaonesie]

There is a garage with space Jeeps. Just sayin'.

[If Peter was an asshole he'd go for a cruise just to be a little shit.]

Man I would Mystery Science Theater the hell out of some old garbage horror movies, that would be awesome. I feel that, though. Like if one little thing goes wrong, it's going to impact everything. No pressure, right?

[theweakhavepurpose]

C'mon don't do this to me. I don't even have handcuffs. Gonna make the wolf drag you in by your ankle.

[He can sense it. He knows.]

We're kinda living Mystery Science Theater here, stuck in a spaceship with a bunch of weird robots. Except instead of forcing us to watch bad movies they're just forcing us to survive and not starve.

And we have no idea who's doing it.

[itsnotaonesie]

Nooo, Princess Thug would never do that to me.

[But wait that gives Peter an amazing, stupid idea.]

Okay-- fair, that's all fair. I am going to absolutely build Tom Servo and Crow.

[theweakhavepurpose]

She absolutely would if I told her you had treats you weren't sharing.

Holy shit, you definitely should. We need that in our lives.

[itsnotaonesie]

You would lie to Princess Thug? You absolute monster.

Oh my God, I'm doing it. I am so doing it.

[Man where are NAPKINS he needs a napkin so he can start drawing a blueprint RIGHT NOW.]

[theweakhavepurpose]

I'd give her treats after, it'd be fine.

Just make sure you can turn them off. If they narrate our entire lives someone is going to break them.

[That's not relaxing Peter. That's drawing blueprints.]

[itsnotaonesie]

Oh well, I guess that makes it okay then.

And yeah, an off switch is a good idea. But on the other hand, I can think of a few people I would love to just unleash these guys on so I could sit back and watch.

[THIS IS HOW PETER RELAXES!!!! He's found a napkin, he has a pen, he's DOING THIS.]

[theweakhavepurpose]

You're making it sound like a threat but assuming it's not me, you should record that. Our first tv show in Anchor.

[itsnotaonesie]

I was thinking like, Qubit. Assuming he didn't just destroy these robots I would absolutely record it.

[theweakhavepurpose]

He's just gonna shatter all your hard work. I mean he made me a Roomba out of junk so he'll probably take them apart and rebuild them into something worse and set it after you.

[itsnotaonesie]

You say that like I wouldn't think it's the coolest thing in the world. So, when did he build you a Roomba? I might have to get him to whip us one up for the lab so I don't have to worry about sweeping.

[theweakhavepurpose]

I complained about not having one and that Amazon doesn't ship where I live and he made it for me. Like a few weeks ago. It's keeping my room nice and tidy, though I think it's running out of juice at this point.

Probably because my place is full of fur. I had no idea how much wolves shed. I'm surprised the forest isn't just covered in this.

[itsnotaonesie]

If Qubit made a Roomba that can't be recharged, I'm going to give him such a hard time.

[And he's going to enjoy every second of it, because Peter's a little shit.]

Maybe we can find you one of those dog brushes, like, aren't there supposed to be some that are really good for shedding?

[theweakhavepurpose]

It probably can, I just don't know how. There's no cables or anything. And I don't want to take it apart and break it.

Yeah for their undercoat I think. I'm gonna spend six hours a day brushing her. You'll never see me again.

[itsnotaonesie]

I mean, I can look at it for you. I would actually very much like that, I wanna see how Qubit makes stuff.

You ever consider doing like, a pet grooming thing? Could be relaxing, and we've got a few pets hanging around.

[theweakhavepurpose]

No clue, he made it in about ten minutes too. Does he do that often? Just make stuff out of.. nothing?

Maybe once there's less to do at the ranch I could. Get to hang out with dogs and cats all day? I'm down. Way better than what I did in Hadriel.

[itsnotaonesie]

Yeah, it's crazy, right? It's like, poof, instant desk fan. I don't know how his power works, but it's probably the coolest thing I've ever seen in my life.

But yeah, I hear you. This place kind of sucks, but it does have at least some pros over Hadriel.

[theweakhavepurpose]

Whoa it's a power? I thought he was just a really fast mechanic. He's manifesting this shit out of thin air?

I wasn't there when he made it he did it when I was on the phone with him.

[itsnotaonesie]

Oh yeah, it's completely nuts! Apparently he used to be able to make really big, complex stuff, but we think the portal might have affected him somehow when he came in through it.

He gets crazy-bad headaches when he does it now, or else I'd invite you to come watch him do weird stuff at the lab.

[theweakhavepurpose]

Oh. Well that sucks. Now I feel kinda bad he made this thing. Though he just kinda did it, I didn't ask.

So coming here fucked with his powers? That sucks.

[itsnotaonesie]

Honestly, it's fine. He's been wanting to test his limits anyway, it's a practice Roomba.

It did and it's weird. Mine are all perfectly fine for the most part.

[theweakhavepurpose]

Maybe whatever brought us here thought he would fuck things up and did something to dampen them? Wonder if we can figure out how to turn it off. Maybe there's a... I dunno. Suppression field?

[itsnotaonesie]

That's all possible. Five bucks says he's already looked into stuff like that, like, dude seems to be on top of everything. Almost to the point where I'm starting to have trouble finding things to do.

[Peter bro that's not a BAD thing.]

[theweakhavepurpose]

Good. You could use a day off. Where you don't draw MST3K robot blueprints on napkins.