NEW YEARS EVE FESTIVAL LOG (WOW GUYS, THIS TOTALLY ISN'T LATE OR ANYTHING...)

[asgardmods]

Who: Everyone!
What: New Years Eve! WUTWUT.
When: Err...New Years Eve. Wut...wut? (December 31st, Day 14, etc.)
Where: The Castle Plaza
Rating: Worksafe. If this changes, PLEASE INFORM THE MODS.

[Look down. Now back up! Where are you? You're in the Castle Plaza, with the Gods your Gods could God like.

[Lively, pleasant music hangs in the air around you as fireworks explode in the sky above. There is a tempting aroma teasing at your nostrils. Where is it coming from? Those long tables at the center of the plaza, overflowing with food you love. Craving anything from home? You'll be sure to find it there.

[Look around you. What do you see? Carnival games. Hundreds of Carnival games, including a dunk tank, and all for free! Carnival games not your thing? Why not give the dance floor a try? That music is awfully catchy, and just look at all those stunning lights!

[Enjoy yourselves, travelers. A New Year is upon us.]

Comments

[takebow]

Aww, well, if I'm really the only person you wanna dunk... You probably couldn't hit it anyway. Should've been in Archery Club.

[moribundity]

[ He can aim just fine, archery club or not. ]

I accept that challenge. [ He nods over to the dunk tank. ] Those are fighting words. [ Get up there so he can prove you wrong, Yukari. ]

[takebow]

[Yukari looks faintly worried.

Pssh, but... Fair's fair. And she's not wearing anything particularly delicate, so... She goes over to the side of the tank, then hesitates.]

...Y-You sure? I don't wanna make you look bad, Minato-kun...!

[moribundity]

[ Have the kindest, most sincere smile you've seen from in in a long time. ]

You won't.

[takebow]

[...Darn it...

But how can she say no to him when he flashes a smile like that? Fine, up on the ledge-thing it is, gingerly clambering up and hugging her knees to her chest.]

We'll see about that.

[moribundity]

[ Perfect.

He grabs his first ball and tosses it up and down to get a feel of how heavy it is and how much force he has to use to propel it. Takes his position. Stretches his arm. Winds up.

And throws, hard and fast. ]

[takebow]

Eek...!

[It hits just above the target and Yukari momentarily feels like disaster has happened on the first try.

...This is not going to be stress-free, is it. She doesn't bother with bravado anymore, just looking apprehensive.]

[moribundity]

Scary, huh?

[ He knows the feeling. That first try wasn't too bad. He thinks he can do this for sure, now. Ball number two is picked up, and he repeats the same routine, bouncing it in his hand, stretching, the wind up... He clears his mind of everything but the ball and the target and how he's going to hit it.

And then he throws again. ]

[takebow]

W-Why would I...

[Shoot, here it comes, and then a solid thunking noise announces Yukari's doom. With a rather loud shriek, she tumbles down, wishing suddenly she hadn't been sitting like that, since she's cannonballing into the water and it feels absolutely frigid. She vindictively hopes he got sprayed by the splash or something.

A moment passes and she extricates herself and surfaces with a gasp, hair dripping and in her eyes; behind that, her expression is somewhat mock-hurt and resigned. She spits out some water and wipes her face miserably. Her teeth are chattering a bit, too, as she bobs over to the side of the tank.]

Th-That's barely even f-fair, Minato-kun...

[moribundity]

You made it into a challenge. [ This wouldn't even have occurred to him if she hadn't doubted his ability like that. As it is, he's kind of proud and already readying a towel for her, which he holds up as incentive for her to climb out. ] All is fair in love and war.

[takebow]

[She's... a little bummed out. He even one-upped her, got her in two throws... But that last part, maybe unintentionally, makes her smile a little. Love and war, huh?]

W-Well, when you put it like that, I guess I can't complain... that much.

[And she clambers out, dripping and shivering, taking the towel and wrapping it around her. Not warm yet. Ugh.]

...Hey, wanna go grab something warm to eat, Minato-kun?

[moribundity]

[ He wraps one arm around her shoulders and rubs in an attempt to warm her up a little more. Like it's not big thing. ]

Sure. After we change into something dry.

[takebow]

[It's totally not! She's cool with that. She was doing it a second ago... How the tables turn.]

Yeah, of c-course. [Okay, warming up again, annoyance quickly banished.]

[moribundity]

[ They've come full circle. He quickly flags down a maid, who is all too happy to help them. The change of clothes they're given is simple enough, but they'll do for now. Minato guides them over to the small tent behind the dunk tank, arm still around Yukari's shoulders. ]

You first. You're wetter.

[takebow]

[She glances around with a blush. Sure, there's no one else around, but...]

...What, right now?

[Embarrassing... She first slips off her sweater, which is kinda nasty to wear when wet.]

It's not like we couldn't do it at the same time, ya know.

[...Er. Not that she's suggesting...]

C-Change, I mean.

[moribundity]

[ Still. He's politely looking away and minding the tent entrance.

At least he is at first. Slowly, he turns his head and does nothing but smile at her for a few very long, possibly unsettling seconds. ]

Someone has to watch the door. [ Aaaand turning his head away again. ]

[takebow]

[Minato Arisato. You are making her blush all over. Stop it...!

She groans and sighs a little more (not like that) before, kind of surreptitiously, taking off her skirt and wrapping the towel around her shoulders. With another nervous glance at the door, she starts slipping off her underwear, too, all the while very intentionally not looking to see whether he's looking.]

[moribundity]

[ He's not! He's a complete gentleman about it, holding the tent flaps shut and keeping watch just as Heimdall keeps watch over Asgard.

He takes this shit seriously.

He can definitely hear her though, and after a minute or two he has to say something. ]

Done yet...? Let me know.

[takebow]

[Okay, she's dried off and slipping on the new outfit now. It's rather comfortable, though no one would ever accuse it of being fashionable. She's just glad to be warm, though, at the moment.]

...Yeah, I'm comin' out.

[Suits the action to the word.]

[moribundity]

Now you watch.

[ He says it with a straight face, but there's a hint of amusement in his tone nonetheless. Watch the door, is what he means. Probably. Either way, he's going to start unzipping his clothes, now, wasting no time. ]

[takebow]

...Right.

[Umm... Yukari's not so conscientious as him. She makes a good show of leaving and holding the door shut.

But then she peeks in once or twice. To see if he's done yet, of course...! Although she doesn't draw attention to herself or anything... Look, it's nothing new, exactly, okay.]

[moribundity]

[ He doesn't mind. The worst she gets is him pulling his pants up while still shirtless. That ranks pretty low on the sexy-meter, doesn't it?

When he finally finishes, he comes out dressed again but his hair is looking pretty hopeless in its half-dried state. Not that he cares, he barely runs a brush through it on a good day.

Yukari gets an elbow as he settles his hands in his jacket pockets and he begins to look around. ] You peeked. What do you want to eat?

[takebow]

[She laughs with a little embarrassment.]

Just seeing if you were done yet! Don't be a pervert, Minato-kun.

[And she slips her arm through and generally gets cozy at his side while looking thoughtful.]

Minako-san got some takoyaki before...

[And then, oh yeah. Uh. They haven't talked much about that yet.]

Uh, speaking of her...

[moribundity]

[ He's not the pervert here. Yukari's the one who seems fond of making Freudian slips and peeking in while he's half naked. ]

Hmm... [ They start walking at a leisurely pace down the isles of the festival. He's already keeping an eye out for anywhere that might have takoyaki, since he's developed a fondness for them over the past year. He does turn back to Yukari when it seems she wants to talk about Minako, though. ] What about her?

[takebow]

[...Hey, don't turn this around!

She shrugs, not knowing where to start. For someone as... difficult to really know as him (and she thinks she knows him pretty well), it must be particularly weird to have whatever Minako is there. Or maybe it's nice? Maybe she's wrong; maybe having a twin or whatever is actually reassuring. Finally, she settles on:]

Well... What's it like for you, having her around?