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Party Rock Anthem only it's played on kazoos
[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.]
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.]
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You're super drunk.
[ Yes, that answer explains everything. ]
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Thanks Vakama--He'll let Lark lean away with a laugh, though the leaning just makes HIM lean a little harder in turn because his balance may be Not Great right now.]
Gotta be drunk at a party, that's what they're for.
[Except for stuffy official functions because Claude is mean. :(]
That's what THIS party is for-- everyone here really needs to loosen up and relax a little.
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Well, there's not much for me to "loosen up and relax" to here.
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Hm? [He blinks for a moment.] It sure looked like you and Miss Mafuyu were hittin' it off pretty well there... orrrrrrr is that why you can't relax?
[DOES BABY BROTHER HAVE A CASE OF THE NERVES--]
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Th-that's not it, what the hell!
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[Yes, he is absolutely sing-songing that because he is in fact BLASTED.]
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[ The underlying implication being if it wasn't for Oscar. lark would have felt there for no point being here at this party. ]
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Why'd you think that? You're pretty cute, you know. Take it from me: girls love guys with a soft side.
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His face is turning redder at Oscar calling him cute, as if he needed to hear that from one of his big bros here. Father give him strength so he doesn't just die on the spot. Alternatively, give him strength so he can go walk off a pier later. ]
...I feel like at least half of the people who've called me cute don't actually mean it in a way I like.
[ A lot of times it feels like shorthand for "amusing", which in of itself could mean a lot of things. ]
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[Like, he thinks he gets it just because he's heard enough people call Eric "cute" and has seen his reactions to it, but. There's still more than one potential implication here, and he wants to make sure that he's thinking of the right one before he says anything further.
He may be drunk, but he's not SO drunk that he wants to stick his foot right into his mouth if he can avoid it.]
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Well, sometimes what they really mean is they think I'm amusing. Y'know, on the same sorta way as a cat playing with its food.
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Like it's fun to poke at you and watch how you react because you can't really do anythin' back?
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[ He sounds both exasperated and used to it, somehow. ]
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[He grins.]
Who knows, you might end up bein' even taller than me, and that'll definitely get people to stop calling you cute.
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Growing to be as tall as you or Bas is a pretty high bar to clear.
...Anyway, are you gonna come back to the room later, or am I gonna have the room to myself tonight?
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... huh?
[Give him a moment, he's drunk and it's still processing.]
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I have eyes too, you know.
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Oh boy. This is a whole new level of awkward.]
... so you're tellin' me you saw what we did.
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[ In contrast, while Lark is retaining some degree of finesse about this, he sounds ready to be blunt. ]
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[The fact that a) Vakama vamoosed and did not actually play Spin the Bottle and b) both of them enjoyed it WAY more than they had been expecting is beside the point.]
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Yeah, and you both seemed pretty into it.
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An' what gave you that idea?
[He is, sadly, drunk enough that he does not realize he is walking right into this.]
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