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]

[lmao!!!!!]

What sort of thing do you think would be fun...? Probably nothing too long...

[His gaze goes a bit unfocused as he opens his brain internet.]

[akademise]

I think you made a compelling point when you said to begin with the classics. Maybe we ought to see which books are considered most influential to this world and then pick the shortest one?

[ More does not yet understand the Brain Internet, so he tilts his head a little, curious. ]

[tworo]

...there is a wide variety of those...

[And some arguments about what is considered a "classic"? These seem more sociologically dense than Turo cares to deal with right this second, so he skims over them briefly.]

Most of them are long, though. The Great Gatsby, To Kill A Mockingbird...there's a number of influential plays, but I don't know how well I can read that.

[akademise]

Mhm... That might be a little difficult for a solo performance, yes.

[ Plays could also be fun, but they ought to at least read that with role division... A bit complex for a starter. ]

Can you... actually just store books inside your mind, though?

[tworo]

Oh, yes. I'm not downloading these right now - they're just online. But text files like that don't take up too much space, so I could hold a lot.

[It's certainly a lot simpler and more straightforward than data like entire human memories.]

[akademise]

[ More is giving Turo's head a look so curious, it might just bore a hole into his skull. ]

So... theoretically, it does not matter how long it may take us to finish a book, for we can carry this world's culture with us even when we leave it?

[tworo]

Yes, I suppose so. What parts of it can be turned into data, at least.

[akademise]

That's quite fantastic!

[ ... ]

As long as it is without inconvenience for you, of course. I do not wish to clutter your... your mental luggage?

[tworo]

[He shrugs.]

That is one of the parts of me most affected by the Tera energy, or whatever is letting me function now. I don't know what my true storage limitations are, but I'm not very worried about it.

[akademise]

Very well then.

[ Not knowing is kind of worrisome in itself, but they've been over that part and there is nothing to be done about it until everything is over anyway. ]

As for our matter at hand... Maybe we should simply ask some of our comrades from adjacent worlds for recommendations.

[tworo]

Oh, that's a good thought! I'd prefer a personal recommendation to any of these lists. I'm not sure of who made them, after all.

[Some works appear on multiple lists, which seems like a point in their favor, but "influential" and "fun to read" may not be the same thing.]

[akademise]

[ More looks around them a little, truly perceiving the room for the first time in... probably half an hour, they've been talking one-on-one for a while.

Boy, does it look chaotic here. There's kisses??? ]

Mhm... Then let us solicit those recommendations tomorrow. I am not sure right now is a good moment to make the others think of literature.

[tworo]

[Oh god, there sure are kisses happening, huh?

If he had reacted better, would they be doing that now? Does he want to? His gaze slides sideways to More, but all he says is:]

Yes, that...seems true.

[akademise]

[ Despite the fact that the smooching in general vicinity brings the awkwardness of their earlier talk back in full force, More just has to laugh at the absurdity of it all. ]

Everyone really needed to unwind.

[tworo]

We really did, after being trapped in that place for so long.

[Studying this...]

[akademise]

[ ... More just falls silent, studying Turo studying this. It's cute, he's tipsy and exhausted, let him be.

Besides, sitting quietly together in this atmosphere isn't a bad feeling either. ]