Party Rock Anthem only it's played on kazoos

[sacrificialpawn]

[Oscar is a practiced master at Coping (tm) in the face of things he would prefer not to address in any sort of healthy or rational manner. After the events of yesterday, he's somehow getting the feeling that he isn't the only one, which means that in his mind there is only one thing to do: this translates to yet another Walmart booze heist (even larger than the original), a few side trips to amass snacks because RIP his kitchen, and some haphazardly erected decorations in one of the spare rooms to try to at least give off something of a celebratory atmosphere... but let's be real here, this is just Misery x CPR x Reese's Puffs + alcohol.

Sunday morning will find handwritten notes tucked under everyone's doors inviting them to a party that evening, snacks and drinks (that particular word underlined a couple of times, just in case people didn't pick up on the meaning of "party") provided gratis.

There's alcohol, there's soda for the minors, there's plenty of junk food to eat, and there are a whole bunch of other people who are also Going Through It. What better recipe for a party could you ask for?

... don't answer that.]

Comments

[tworo]

[Turo considers this one a little while longer, chin propped on one hand. He doesn't want to just compile other peoples' opinions here; More is his friend, he ought to be able to come up with something himself.]

I admire your aesthetic a great deal. You are...so very much yourself.

[akademise]

[ It was a resounding success, More's expression softens and he looks very pleased! ]

I thank you for your sweet words. I chose this way of dressing myself to rebel against the kinds of formal-wear that were expected of me, but these days I truly find joy in choosing my clothing and makeup.

[ Especially due to the 'had one outfit only for like a year of confinement' issue. ]

[tworo]

[Ah. The same sort of thing Turo attempted today, but where More's actions were approved, his own were roundly mocked. Even by Dorothy, which means it isn't actually about his mechanical nature at all. It's just...him.

Turo smiles, ignoring the self-loathing humming in the back of his mind.]

I'm glad that you could have that experience.

[akademise]

[ He could leave it at this, but... no matter how distracted and slightly drunk he is, he still has enough sense to read the room a little.

Time to contextualize a bit. ]

I have gathered quite a bit of experience with it, now. And even as a nominal rebel, I was a rich one with many tailors at my beck and call.

[tworo]

Oh, yes? Well, I suppose that makes sense.

[No idea why you're telling him this, but an interesting fact!]

[akademise]

[ Hm.

Okay, let's try... slightly more direct. ]

I'm merely saying that it takes a bit of time and experience to truly arrive at one's own style.

[tworo]

...oh.

[Well, no need to worry about that, he's never doing this again. But Turo would really rather not discuss his own embarrassing public failures, especially when the are still actively happening!]

I suppose you must have gone through several different iterations?

[akademise]

[ ... well, it seems like he got the message and More is not going to insist on discussing this directly. Success...?? ]

Yes, certainly. It took me a bit before I even settled on pure black. I believe I must have started on... a startling amount of purple?

[tworo]

Oh, yes?

[The Professor liked purple. That's not a helpful comment.]

All black is not an uncommon choice in my world. Not...common, exactly, but certainly not unheard of.

[akademise]

Wearing it in the style I do is... fairly uncommon for Euchronia, but I am certainly not the only one to do so.

[ 'The style I do' meaning all the clasps and high heels and black lipstick. ]

Recently, a few rather prominent figures seem to have adopted it.

[tworo]

That is how trends begin.

[From the top, at least in any historical instances he can call to mind.]

[akademise]

There's been some twenty years since anybody last saw me dressed this way, so I doubt it.

[ Leaving the political affiliation of the other Metaphor goths aside entirely because that's a new can of worms and he doesn't want to get into it. ]

[tworo]

It's retro now.

[akademise]

[ That makes him laugh. ]

Perhaps it is.

[tworo]

[Turo smiles a little despite himself, pleased to have achieved that much at least.]

Well, I'm sure you carry it much better than they do. Practice and experience!