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]

It did seem that way to me as well.

[Though he's recalculated it since.]

[guffawsungraciously]

...

I imagine you could ask More and I for fashion advice when it comes to that sort of thing, you know.

[tworo]

...I know. I thought I would try to do it myself, that is all. That's what people do, isn't it?

[guffawsungraciously]

They do, and experimentation is part of the... experience, I suppose. One of my...

[...

Saying "oldest friends" is still hard.]

...A person I have known since we were both boys was worse at it than you are, as I have intimated. Once I managed to stop laughing, I gave him the same offer.

[tworo]

...I'll keep it in mind, then.

[He's not eager to go look at new clothes anytime soon, though.]