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

[holeful]

You're welcome!

[He pauses, before he adds;]

You still need to work on your personality, though.

[is2g]

What? Don't think my personality is part of the charm?

[ BECAUSE IT HAD TO BE SAID!! ]

[holeful]

Well, you're a kind person and clearly care about people, but then you bend over backwards trying to stay distant, and that's what annoys me, to be honest.

[is2g]

[ a bit late to say that he was being sarcastic but oh well!!!

and there's no way he doesn't click his tongue when fukuda calls him kind. here stands wolfwood, a man who hates being called kind, but also unable to do anything about it. ]

Maybe there's a reason for that.

[holeful]

[You can't expect Fukuda to pick up on that, you should know that by now, WW.]

And what's that?

[is2g]

[ he does but it doesn't mean he has to like it. ]

Past experiences. It was better for everyone if I did that.

[holeful]

That sounds like the kind of thing I'd say and you'd scold me for saying.

[is2g]

[ ...... ]

Maybe.

[holeful]

[Slightly drunken point.]

That's the thing I'm talking about! That's what's annoying!

[is2g]

[ who knows how much wolfwood has had to drink by this point, but it also probably doesn't matter how much he has had to drink. ]

Well sorry if ya find me annoyin'.

[holeful]

Plus! Plus, on top of that, it's so much more of a waste when you do it than when I do! You're way better with people than I am! And good looking. It'd be easy for you to be popular!

[is2g]

I don't care if I'm popular or not. It's never been an interest of mine.

[ let it out fukuda. let wolfwood know how you really feel. ]

[holeful]

Because it's never been a problem for you. That's why you don't think anything of it.

[HE IS!!!! HE'S MAD!!!]

[is2g]

[ speak your truth!!!! ]

Is that how yer lookin' at it?

[holeful]

I mean, that much is a speculation, I suppose. You just don't seem like the kind of person who'd ever have to worry about people liking you.

[is2g]

[ and here's wolfwood needing to think about this. ]

'suppose not. There aren't many times where I've needed people to like me.

[holeful]

But people do like you, regardless of how you feel.

[is2g]

...I guess.

[ HE HAS REALLY NEVER THOUGHT TOO HARD ABOUT IT. but also he has... ]

[holeful]

So you should stop acting like you aren't a part of the group.

[is2g]

I never said I wasn't.

[ just that they weren't a team? or any of that?? but nuances are lost on fukuda... ]

People can work together without needin' all of that other labelin', y'know.

[holeful]

You did. You said you weren't on the team. You also said you aren't friends with anyone.

[is2g]

'nd that's all true.

[ maybe this will help? it probably won't given how much fukuda's drank by now. ]

Look, all of us are workin' together to help the kids out and kick the asshole who is responsible for all of this in the teeth. That's what ya'd call a group of people. They don't have to be team or even friends.

[holeful]

And what's so wrong with it being a team or friends? I think it's better that way.

[is2g]

[ ...

cue wolfwood having himself another drink. ]

If ya gonna be this stubborn about it, then fine. We can be a team.