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<Kennesaw> I guess when they got dropped off?
* Curtana resists the urge to make a joke about how you clearly already did pick up
<Kennesaw> Heh
<Lil> sure
* Kennesaw is now known as Den
<Den> There we go.
* Lil watches the limo drive off
<Lil> Well I guess check that off my list of things that were not actually on a bucket list but it sounds cool to say 'check that off my bucket' list for.
<Lil> It's a very meta list.
<Den> I have a bucket list of bucket lists. I get you.
<Den> I try to check off checking them off. It's lists all the way down.
<Lil> that's the best way, really. keeps you motivated :p
<Den> Though don't you kind of have a chance for a pretty insane list of things to do now?
<Lil> man... I don't even know how I'd start that one
<Den> "Punted a gnome, check. Drank with a leprechaun, check."
<Lil> stole a faerie sword while time travelling...
<Lil> yeah I thik that's still my favourite
* Den smiles
<Den> Yeah, it's very...unique.
<Lil> not somethingmany people get a chance to do...
<Lil> Man I still can't believe I'm the only one who thought of it
* Lil shakes her head
<Den> I can't imagine there are a lot of other folks out there that could truthfully make that claim.
<Den> Or even come up with it as a boast, really.
<Den> (This sounds like some kind of code, but has Den seen Lil's sword?)
<Lil> (Yes, she brought it camping ^-^)
<Den> I get the feeling that's a common thing for you.
<Lil> what, boasting?
<Lil> Time tavelling?
<Den> Being the only one who thought of something.
<Lil> If it was stealing you meant, I think you want Lenore :p
<Lil> oh.
<Lil> It must be my artistic brain :p
<Lil> or I read too much fanfic
<Den> Pretty sure those are related.
<Den> Speaking of artistic brains, I think you're really going to like the backstage work for the play.
<Lil> oh yeah?
<Den> Though the physical side of it's a little spartan, so I don't know. You might consider it cheating.
<Lil> are you maaaaaaaybe biased? ;p
<Den> It's possible.
* Lil grins
<Lil> well, I'll pay attention
<Den> We're trying some stuff with the lights and a projection screen...it's pretty cool.
<Lil> cool
<Den> I mean, it's no ancient ghosts or anything.
<Den> I don't want to get your hopes up.
<Den> That play had some genuinely special effects.
<Lil> well you knwo, the last play I saw that used ghosts didn't get great audience reception, so maybe that's for the best
<Den> I guess technically this one has a ghost, too, but she's just played by my friend Hannah.
<Den> Who, coincidentally, is also playing Hannah. It's the role she was born for.
* Lil grins
<Den> (I assume they've been walking towards the theater for this?)
<Lil> (yeah)
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<AshlandNarrator> The area around the theater has a pretty good-sized crowd, but Den will take you around to a back entrance.
<Den> It's still a little while til curtain, so I've got some time to show you around.
<Den> I'm reasonably sure this place isn't haunted.
<Den> Though how would I know?
<Lil> well, I bguess you'd ask your grandpa ;p
<Lil> he probably has beers with the ghost in tuesday evening
<Den> Yeah, that's still taking some getting used to.
<Den> Like, conceptually. I haven't been having beers with him and his ghost buds.
<Den> Though, man, that'd be a pretty great story if nothing else.
<Lil> I bet they're all cheap drunks
<Den> Well, I'm not the most expensive date, either, so it'd work out.
* Lil grins
* Den will show you around, both a general tour and more specifically talking about the work for this particular play.
* Lil is pretty keen and comment/ask questions about how stuff was done
<Den> (This is the part where my lack of theater geekery impedes some character interaction :p)
<Lil> (well, mine is dated and mostly dealing with other aspects anyway ;p)
<Den> Yeah, we really tried coming up with something interesting for the stage work. I think we kind of felt bad for the actors. It's not exactly an easy play.
<Den> Eight actors, something like...30 roles?
<Lil> yeah, I read....welll, skimmed... it
* Den grins
<Den> It's not like it was homework.
<Lil> yeah
<Den> So, is this something you're looking to keep doing?
<Lil> Theater?
<Den> Stage work, I mean?
<Lil> man, I don't know what I'm going to do, really
<Lil> I feel like - its cool and I like it and I did want to do it, but then now I don't know if I can make the commitments
<Den> I get that; you have a lot going on right now.
<Den> I wasn't meaning to put you on the spot or anything.
<Lil> nah, I know
<Lil> eh, I still have more high school anyway
<Den> How's the other stuff going? It seems like people are no longer animals, at least.
<Lil> not at the moment!
<Lil> possibly they could be if they wanted to? I'm not real clear on that
<Den> They could be animals?
<Den> It's like a children's cover band of They Might Be Giants.
<Lil> heh
<Den> Then again, I guess they have 'children's' albums...
<Lil> They already make kids albums, yeah
<Den> So, like, kind of like what Noah can do?
<Lil> well, it was just Noah and lenore
<Den> Can'the already be an animal when he wants?
<Lil> So with noah it's just like... a jump to the left ;p
<Lil> I guess he coudln;t be an actual *animal* before
<Den> And then a step to the right?
<Lil> yup
<Lil> now i know what's going to be stuck in *my* head all night....
* Den grins.
<Den> So how about the leprechaun shenanigans? Was that, like, extra credit?
<Lil> The lenore thing was kinds of new, I guess?
<Den> ...I think that might be the most appropriate usage of the word 'shenanigans' I will ever get.
<Lil> heh
<Lil> word.
<Lil> well... that was supposed to be me doing some training stuff with Mr winters
<Lil> but, uh, it didn't excactly go to plan :p
<Lil> but I guess it ll wrked out in the end?
<Den> Maybe not, but you seemed happy with the results.
<Lil> what can I say - I'm a happy drunk >.>
<Den> Yeah, I kind of noticed.
<Lil> sorry the party got busted up before you got there
* Den shrugs
<Den> You know, there's a cast and crew party after this...
<Lil> yeah?
<Den> Not that I want to deprive you of the joy of...was it Brad and Alex's party?
* Lil makes a face
<Den> Heh
<Lil> Whatever the others say - I am not keen on going to a party whjere 99% of the people there are assholes
<Den> I don't want to correct your math, but unless you're counting some of your friends in that total, wouldn't there need to be a couple hundred people there?
<Lil> well, You've met David, right?
* Den laughs
<Den> Yeah, I get that you guys are friends, but sometimes it seems like he's your nemesis or something.
<Lil> >.>
<Lil> David's just lazy, and its annoying
<Den> Lazy?
<Lil> yeah.... he just never bothers to think, or make efforts for things
<Lil> mostly I just want to shake him :p
<Lil> But he makes Addie happy, somehow, so I guess he has some use
<Den> I can see how that'd get annoying, particularly with what you guys do.
<Den> Heck, with what you guys do, that seems kind of dangerous.
<Den> More dangerous, I guess.
<Den> :/
{then I had a bunch fo connection woes and we picked it up another night}
<Lil> (so, where were we then? or we coudl pick up from later in the date if that's easier?)
<Den> (That'll work. We can pick up after the play, I guess?)
<Lil> (sure
<Lil> man
<Lil> like, I think it says a lot about my life that I had to remind myself that the angel is a metaphor :p
* Den laughs, then kind of stops short
<Den> That's not, like, a thing, is it?
<Lil> I don't know - but why not?
<Lil> there *was* a demon, after all :p
<Lil> though I guess not the sme kind of demon, maybe?
<Den> Yeah, angels imply a lot of other things.
<Den> Though I guess just because something called itself an angel or demon doesn't mean it's telling the truth.
<Den> Hard to verify, you know?
<Lil> yeah
* Den looks like his mind is blown a little
* Den shakes his head theatrically.
<Den> Anyway, so, crew party?
<Den> (I'm not entirely sure when in the evening we would have let Lil know what all went down)
<Lil> well.... what will you do if your friends hate me?
<Lil> (weell... she was probably not reachable by phone/text until after the play anyway so she might not see until now?)
<Den> Well, one, I don't think they really hate anybody, two, I think they especially wouldn't hate you, and three, if they do, fuck 'em.
<Den> (Okie doke. Let's say you get some updates from Addie about what went on.)
<Den> I'm sure we can find something to do.
* Lil nods, then frowns at her phone and texts Addie back to see if she is okay or needs her for anything
<Den> (Heh, I can probably grab Zari)
<Lil> ugh, sec, sounds like prom was ruined by rapey ghosts
<Den> Uh, say what?
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<Lil> yeah....
<Lil> uh... look, do you mind if I just call and check in?
<Den> Yeah, sure.
<Den> I'm sure we can score a ride if you need to go take care of something.
<Lil> thanks
* Lil will giev addie a call and see if she answers? (I assume this is like an hour or so later, so she may be....distracting David, or something >.>)
<Lil> (if Zari is up for it we coudl chat, or I can say I get no answer from anyone and just leave some texts for people :p)
<Den> (theoretically she is around...)
<Zari> (I legit have no idea where people/times are right now)
<Den> (A bit after prom, Lil and Den just got out of the play; I think the rest of us kind of scattered by couples)
<Den> (...what happened to Lenore?)
<Curtana> (she gets the laser limo all to herself?
<Den> (hee)
<Den> (Also, kind of aww)
<Den> (Lenore just has the driver take her through a drive-thru)
<Zari> (Can Larry the ghost go with her?)
<Lil> (trying to get larry to cpme with her, sad that he can't takes limo to dairy queen and gets biggest blizzard ;p)
<Lil> (I assume we all had to vacate pretty fast because firemen ;p)
<Den> (Heh)
<Den> (We can assume Addie is otherwise occupied, if that's simpler.)
<Lil> no answers....
<Lil> I think everyone is okay, just pissed off >.>
<Den> Well, I'm pretty sure rapey ghosts would make me angry.
<Zari> (sorry, was finishing up a WoW thing)
<Zari> <hey sorry just
<Zari> (dangit0
<Zari> (so is it RIGHT RIGHT after the prom, or after a while? because I know Addie and David were gonna go get ice cream
<Lil> (after a bit)
<Zari> (k cool)
<Lil> (and go ahead and text! Lil will just fret anyway
<Zari> <Sorry dude, what's up? been out getting ice cream with D>
<Lil> oh sec there she is
<Lil> <I heard something about rapey ghosts is everythign ok?>
<Zari> <btdubbs sweet cream > all other ice cream>
<Zari> <dude those guys were jerks>
<Zari> <nobody's hurt, but Alex was posessed n Brad totes caught him
<Zari> WITH LOOOOOOOGAN>
<Lil> <lolwhut>
<Lil> hah
<Zari> <so gon be giving him shit on that for dayyyyyyyys>
<Lil> oh man i shoudln't laugh that's gotta sec
<Zari> <logan also posessed, not just had a craving>
<Lil> <part of me is LOLOLOL part of me dude that's not cool>
<Zari> <right???>
<Zari> <but yeah, we told em to GTFO, then David tried ...>
<Lil> <we are terrible people. but everyone is okay?>
<Zari> <ok so legit I thought it would work too right???>
<Zari> <yeah no injuries>
<Lil> <any emotional trauma? :p>
<Zari> <but he set off the fire alarms n then like welp, errbody's out>
<Zari> <David's p beat up, but ice cream heals all wounds>
<Lil> <kk - should i go to a theare ppl party with Den then?>
<Lil> <theater>
<Zari> <dude yes>
<Zari> <like, on general principle>
<Zari> <also don't wait up or do anything i would lol>
<Zari> <that came out better in my head>
<Lil> <:p>
<Lil> <okay, i'll txt you later>
<Lil> okay, we're good.
<Lil> no one is dead
<Lil> possibly people were possessed by ghosts and made to make out, though
<Lil> that is not something I woudl have thought of in terms of how ghosts can be creepy, and I have seen ghosts do some pretty creepy shit
<Den> So, they came back from beyond the grave for makeouts?
<Den> That's kind of sad, actually. Isn't it usually supposed to be more undying vengeance and bleeding walls?
<Lil> yeah, I dn't know :/
<Lil> i guess maybe its just.... a lot of energy?
<Lil> ghost fuel
<Lil> maybe its easier for them to do stuff when they are high on teeangers :p
<Den> Prom is ghost fuel?
<Den> Well, that makes parties a little scary, conceptually.
<Den> "Drink responsibly, watch out for rapey ghosts."
<Lil> yeah
<Den> Well, shit, do you want to do something else?
<Den> As there's a second show tomorrow, and a second party, I can flake on this one if you're not feeling it.
<Lil> no, its fine
<Lil> I can check for ghosts ;p
* Den grins
<Den> Sounds good.
<Den> (I'm assuming the party is at nearby off-campus, but campus-adjacent, housing)
<Lil> (cool)
* Den will lead you over to his friends' apartment. The party is already going, with music blaring from a stereo inside. Outside, several people are sitting in lawn chairs, smoking and drinking.
* Den will greet them and introduce you, though it's pretty easy to lose track of names with so many people.
<Den> You want something to drink? We should head inside and say hello.
<Lil> sure
* Lil tries not to seem too new-people-suspicious >.>
<Den> (By and large, people seem pretty friendly, though some of that may have more to do with the booze.)
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* Den obviously knows where he's going, heading to kitchen of the reasonably-sized apartment.
<Hannah> Den!
<AshlandNarrator> A girl you recognize as Hannah from the play comes up to give Den a hug.
* Lil trails along
<Hannah> Wasn't sure you were going to make it, what with your date and all.
* Hannah turns to Lil.
* Lil wonders what that is supposed to mean >.>
<Lil> hey
<Hannah> You must be Lil. Hi.
<Hannah> You want a beer? We've got...I'm not sure what all we have.
* Lil peeks at the selection
<Den> Well, I know you like Standing Stone.
<Lil> . o O (don't be a beer snob, lil, it's free)
<Lil> I do!
<Hannah> Nice.
* Lil will take one of those if thee is one, and feel better about these people if that's the case
* Den will grab two beers and hand one to Lil.
<Lil> thanks
<Lil> that was reallyt cool by the way - you guys did awesome
<Hannah> Oh, thanks.
<Hannah> We try.
<Hannah> Den tells me you do stage work, too?
<Lil> some, yeah.... not as much going on this semester
<Lil> that's how we met though
<Hannah> You should check out the summer workshops. They've got spots for high schoolers, and I think you get some kind of credit.
<Lil> oh hmmm, I *should* do that....
<Hannah> Oh, yeah, working on (Crud, what was that play?).
<Lil> yeah.
<Hannah> I heard it went a little weird, but that's the trade.
<Lil> yup!
* Den grins at you from behind his beer.
<Lil> I'm not easily fazed
<Den> It was an experience.
<Hannah> The show must go on and all that, right?
<Hannah> Last semester we...
* Hannah 's phone rings
<Hannah> Oh, sorry, I gotta take that; it's the bf.
<Hannah> Be right back, you guys.
* Den gives you a somewhat questioning look as Hannah walks away.
<Lil> she seems cool
<Den> Not so scary as you were worried about?
* Lil says probably more grudgingly than she'd eant to
<Lil> no, but it is early times >.>
* Lil sips her beer
<Den> Well, that mostly fulfilled my social obligation. If you're not feeling the party, we don't have to stay long.
* Den sips his beer and shrugs.
<Lil> heh
<Lil> I dunno.... I guess finish our beers at least, and see what happens?
<Lil> What else do people do at these things? :p
<Lil> do you want to stay?
<Den> These things are an at least weekly occurrence. I'm good either way.
<Den> Mostly, they drink. Play some games and drink, dance and drink, smoke and drink, talk and drink...
<Den> There's kind of a theme.
<Lil> well, fair
<Lil> >.>
<Lil> ....what would you want to do instead?
<Den> We could go take a walk around campus. The weather's pretty nice now that the storm blew over.
<Lil> sure
<Lil> its a nice night
<Den> Cool.
* Den will finish the rest of his beer with a flourish.
<Den> Shall we?
<Lil> oh I see how it is :p
* Lil will do the same with her, with slightly less practiced ease
<Den> I promise, I'm not a ghost.
<Den> Too soon?
* Lil just rolls her eyes
<Lil> I have a taser ;p
* Den grins and head's out, waving to a few people.
<Den> (Once outside) Do you seriously have a taser?
* Lil pulls it out of her bag
<Den> Huh. Have you ever used it?
<Lil> yup
<Den> I was going to ask 'on who?', but I'm thinking the better question might be 'on what?'.
<Lil> (I'm trying to remembr if there were timews other then on draugr david)
<Lil> heh
<Lil> remember hwo I was saying about David making Poor Magical Decisions and inflicting multi-davids on us?
<Lil> ao, kind of both
<Lil> (sO0
<Lil> It was not as effective as I might have hoped
<Den> So you tased a Davidganger? Or the real one?
<Lil> Davidganger
<Lil> that sounds horrible D:
<Lil> anyway
* Den laughs.
<Lil> it was enough that i coudl get away... the one I fought was basically a draugr
<Lil> so that was terrifying :p
<Den> Like the thing at my parent's place?
<Lil> yeah
<Lil> only david
<Den> (parents', rather)
<Den> Yeesh.
<Lil> it popped out of nowhere and came after me in the art room at school
<Den> That sort of thing seems to happen to you on a fairly regular basis. :/
<Den> Or, at least to you and your friends.
<Lil> this was more personal >.>
<Den> What do you mean?
<Lil> apparently in some dimension, somelil fucked up somehow
<Den> So it was like the Darkest Timeline David?
<Lil> man I don't even know
<Lil> there were a lot of fucked up Davids :p
<Den> As opposed to fuckup David?
<Lil> >.>
<Den> (brb)
<Den> So, like, is there a reason this stuff seems to always happen to you guys?
<Lil> Sorta...
<Den> Wait, really?
<Lil> Short version is we are all related to people who made Stupid Magical Pacts
<Den> That was mostly a joke.
* Lil shrugs
<Den> Oh, huh.
<Lil> well *a* stupid magical pact anyway
<Den> Okay.
<Den> So, like, your ancestor screwed up and you have to deal with supernatural shit all the time?
<Lil> but I think there is a vvertigo books of magic sort of thing to it too, where the more you poke at it, the more it pokes back... so fair warning >.>
<Den> Well, I'm trying to do my poking secondhand.
<Den> ...That came out wrong.
<Lil> hah
* Den sighs
<Lil> so I shoudln't inviote you to any more seances? ;p
<Den> Well, I'm not saying that.
<Den> So long as the ghosts don't get fresh.
<Lil> that counts as....firsthand poking :p
<Den> I think that's a whole other thing.
<Lil> >.>
<Den> And ghosts wouldn't be my first pick.
<Lil> Well I am a witch so it probably still counts
* Den will poke your arm playfully.
<Den> So that will make the magic poke back at me?
<Lil> magic....taser....sword... >.>
* Den raises his hands in defeat
<Den> Duly noted.
* Lil crosses her arms
<Lil> Sorry >.>
<Lil> Surliness and threats of violence are hard habits to break >.>
<Den> Hey, I know the saying. "Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards..." I was warned.
<Den> Besides, I have a brother. Threats of violence are nothing new.
<Lil> yeah but that's different :p
<Lil> They're night great qualities in a....girlfriend, or whatever >.>
* Den is quiet for a second.
<Den> I guess that really depends on what you're into.
<Den> And, I mean, as for me...I'm into you.
<Den> Surliness and all.
<Lil> yeah but.... that's not normal :p
<Lil> probably you should get help :p
<Den> Normal is overrated.
<Lil> that's what i tell myself
<Lil> anyway - are we headed any particular way?
<Den> We could go get tacos.
* Den will hold out his hand.
<Den> (and also give a kind of hopeful smile)
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* Lil will take said hand, with considered deliberation
<Lil> sure. the prom crowd isn't od enough to have outgrown senor sams yet >.>
* Den laughs at that.
<Den> (I think that's good for me, unless there was more you wanted to do. That seems like solid development.)
<Lil> (no, I'm good, thank you
)
* Curtana resists the urge to make a joke about how you clearly already did pick up
<Kennesaw> Heh
<Lil> sure
* Kennesaw is now known as Den
<Den> There we go.
* Lil watches the limo drive off
<Lil> Well I guess check that off my list of things that were not actually on a bucket list but it sounds cool to say 'check that off my bucket' list for.
<Lil> It's a very meta list.
<Den> I have a bucket list of bucket lists. I get you.
<Den> I try to check off checking them off. It's lists all the way down.
<Lil> that's the best way, really. keeps you motivated :p
<Den> Though don't you kind of have a chance for a pretty insane list of things to do now?
<Lil> man... I don't even know how I'd start that one
<Den> "Punted a gnome, check. Drank with a leprechaun, check."
<Lil> stole a faerie sword while time travelling...
<Lil> yeah I thik that's still my favourite
* Den smiles
<Den> Yeah, it's very...unique.
<Lil> not somethingmany people get a chance to do...
<Lil> Man I still can't believe I'm the only one who thought of it
* Lil shakes her head
<Den> I can't imagine there are a lot of other folks out there that could truthfully make that claim.
<Den> Or even come up with it as a boast, really.
<Den> (This sounds like some kind of code, but has Den seen Lil's sword?
)<Lil> (Yes, she brought it camping ^-^)
<Den> I get the feeling that's a common thing for you.
<Lil> what, boasting?
<Lil> Time tavelling?
<Den> Being the only one who thought of something.
<Lil> If it was stealing you meant, I think you want Lenore :p
<Lil> oh.
<Lil> It must be my artistic brain :p
<Lil> or I read too much fanfic
<Den> Pretty sure those are related.
<Den> Speaking of artistic brains, I think you're really going to like the backstage work for the play.
<Lil> oh yeah?
<Den> Though the physical side of it's a little spartan, so I don't know. You might consider it cheating.
<Lil> are you maaaaaaaybe biased? ;p
<Den> It's possible.
* Lil grins
<Lil> well, I'll pay attention
<Den> We're trying some stuff with the lights and a projection screen...it's pretty cool.
<Lil> cool
<Den> I mean, it's no ancient ghosts or anything.
<Den> I don't want to get your hopes up.
<Den> That play had some genuinely special effects.
<Lil> well you knwo, the last play I saw that used ghosts didn't get great audience reception, so maybe that's for the best
<Den> I guess technically this one has a ghost, too, but she's just played by my friend Hannah.
<Den> Who, coincidentally, is also playing Hannah. It's the role she was born for.
* Lil grins
<Den> (I assume they've been walking towards the theater for this?)
<Lil> (yeah)
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<AshlandNarrator> The area around the theater has a pretty good-sized crowd, but Den will take you around to a back entrance.
<Den> It's still a little while til curtain, so I've got some time to show you around.
<Den> I'm reasonably sure this place isn't haunted.
<Den> Though how would I know?
<Lil> well, I bguess you'd ask your grandpa ;p
<Lil> he probably has beers with the ghost in tuesday evening
<Den> Yeah, that's still taking some getting used to.
<Den> Like, conceptually. I haven't been having beers with him and his ghost buds.
<Den> Though, man, that'd be a pretty great story if nothing else.
<Lil> I bet they're all cheap drunks
<Den> Well, I'm not the most expensive date, either, so it'd work out.
* Lil grins
* Den will show you around, both a general tour and more specifically talking about the work for this particular play.
* Lil is pretty keen and comment/ask questions about how stuff was done
<Den> (This is the part where my lack of theater geekery impedes some character interaction :p)
<Lil> (well, mine is dated and mostly dealing with other aspects anyway ;p)
<Den> Yeah, we really tried coming up with something interesting for the stage work. I think we kind of felt bad for the actors. It's not exactly an easy play.
<Den> Eight actors, something like...30 roles?
<Lil> yeah, I read....welll, skimmed... it
* Den grins
<Den> It's not like it was homework.
<Lil> yeah
<Den> So, is this something you're looking to keep doing?
<Lil> Theater?
<Den> Stage work, I mean?
<Lil> man, I don't know what I'm going to do, really
<Lil> I feel like - its cool and I like it and I did want to do it, but then now I don't know if I can make the commitments
<Den> I get that; you have a lot going on right now.
<Den> I wasn't meaning to put you on the spot or anything.
<Lil> nah, I know
<Lil> eh, I still have more high school anyway
<Den> How's the other stuff going? It seems like people are no longer animals, at least.
<Lil> not at the moment!
<Lil> possibly they could be if they wanted to? I'm not real clear on that
<Den> They could be animals?
<Den> It's like a children's cover band of They Might Be Giants.
<Lil> heh
<Den> Then again, I guess they have 'children's' albums...
<Lil> They already make kids albums, yeah
<Den> So, like, kind of like what Noah can do?
<Lil> well, it was just Noah and lenore
<Den> Can'the already be an animal when he wants?
<Lil> So with noah it's just like... a jump to the left ;p
<Lil> I guess he coudln;t be an actual *animal* before
<Den> And then a step to the right?
<Lil> yup
<Lil> now i know what's going to be stuck in *my* head all night....
* Den grins.
<Den> So how about the leprechaun shenanigans? Was that, like, extra credit?
<Lil> The lenore thing was kinds of new, I guess?
<Den> ...I think that might be the most appropriate usage of the word 'shenanigans' I will ever get.
<Lil> heh
<Lil> word.
<Lil> well... that was supposed to be me doing some training stuff with Mr winters
<Lil> but, uh, it didn't excactly go to plan :p
<Lil> but I guess it ll wrked out in the end?
<Den> Maybe not, but you seemed happy with the results.
<Lil> what can I say - I'm a happy drunk >.>
<Den> Yeah, I kind of noticed.
<Lil> sorry the party got busted up before you got there
* Den shrugs
<Den> You know, there's a cast and crew party after this...
<Lil> yeah?
<Den> Not that I want to deprive you of the joy of...was it Brad and Alex's party?
* Lil makes a face
<Den> Heh
<Lil> Whatever the others say - I am not keen on going to a party whjere 99% of the people there are assholes
<Den> I don't want to correct your math, but unless you're counting some of your friends in that total, wouldn't there need to be a couple hundred people there?
<Lil> well, You've met David, right?
* Den laughs
<Den> Yeah, I get that you guys are friends, but sometimes it seems like he's your nemesis or something.
<Lil> >.>
<Lil> David's just lazy, and its annoying
<Den> Lazy?
<Lil> yeah.... he just never bothers to think, or make efforts for things
<Lil> mostly I just want to shake him :p
<Lil> But he makes Addie happy, somehow, so I guess he has some use
<Den> I can see how that'd get annoying, particularly with what you guys do.
<Den> Heck, with what you guys do, that seems kind of dangerous.
<Den> More dangerous, I guess.
<Den> :/
{then I had a bunch fo connection woes and we picked it up another night}
<Lil> (so, where were we then? or we coudl pick up from later in the date if that's easier?)
<Den> (That'll work. We can pick up after the play, I guess?)
<Lil> (sure
<Lil> man
<Lil> like, I think it says a lot about my life that I had to remind myself that the angel is a metaphor :p
* Den laughs, then kind of stops short
<Den> That's not, like, a thing, is it?
<Lil> I don't know - but why not?
<Lil> there *was* a demon, after all :p
<Lil> though I guess not the sme kind of demon, maybe?
<Den> Yeah, angels imply a lot of other things.
<Den> Though I guess just because something called itself an angel or demon doesn't mean it's telling the truth.
<Den> Hard to verify, you know?
<Lil> yeah
* Den looks like his mind is blown a little
* Den shakes his head theatrically.
<Den> Anyway, so, crew party?
<Den> (I'm not entirely sure when in the evening we would have let Lil know what all went down)
<Lil> well.... what will you do if your friends hate me?
<Lil> (weell... she was probably not reachable by phone/text until after the play anyway so she might not see until now?)
<Den> Well, one, I don't think they really hate anybody, two, I think they especially wouldn't hate you, and three, if they do, fuck 'em.
<Den> (Okie doke. Let's say you get some updates from Addie about what went on.)
<Den> I'm sure we can find something to do.
* Lil nods, then frowns at her phone and texts Addie back to see if she is okay or needs her for anything
<Den> (Heh, I can probably grab Zari)
<Lil> ugh, sec, sounds like prom was ruined by rapey ghosts
<Den> Uh, say what?
* Zari (Mibbit@38.103.208.34) has joined #Ashland
<Lil> yeah....
<Lil> uh... look, do you mind if I just call and check in?
<Den> Yeah, sure.
<Den> I'm sure we can score a ride if you need to go take care of something.
<Lil> thanks
* Lil will giev addie a call and see if she answers? (I assume this is like an hour or so later, so she may be....distracting David, or something >.>)
<Lil> (if Zari is up for it we coudl chat, or I can say I get no answer from anyone and just leave some texts for people :p)
<Den> (theoretically she is around...)
<Zari> (I legit have no idea where people/times are right now)
<Den> (A bit after prom, Lil and Den just got out of the play; I think the rest of us kind of scattered by couples)
<Den> (...what happened to Lenore?)
<Curtana> (she gets the laser limo all to herself?
<Den> (hee)
<Den> (Also, kind of aww)
<Den> (Lenore just has the driver take her through a drive-thru)
<Zari> (Can Larry the ghost go with her?)
<Lil> (trying to get larry to cpme with her, sad that he can't takes limo to dairy queen and gets biggest blizzard ;p)
<Lil> (I assume we all had to vacate pretty fast because firemen ;p)
<Den> (Heh)
<Den> (We can assume Addie is otherwise occupied, if that's simpler.)
<Lil> no answers....
<Lil> I think everyone is okay, just pissed off >.>
<Den> Well, I'm pretty sure rapey ghosts would make me angry.
<Zari> (sorry, was finishing up a WoW thing)
<Zari> <hey sorry just
<Zari> (dangit0
<Zari> (so is it RIGHT RIGHT after the prom, or after a while? because I know Addie and David were gonna go get ice cream
<Lil> (after a bit)
<Zari> (k cool)
<Lil> (and go ahead and text! Lil will just fret anyway
<Zari> <Sorry dude, what's up? been out getting ice cream with D>
<Lil> oh sec there she is
<Lil> <I heard something about rapey ghosts is everythign ok?>
<Zari> <btdubbs sweet cream > all other ice cream>
<Zari> <dude those guys were jerks>
<Zari> <nobody's hurt, but Alex was posessed n Brad totes caught him
<Zari> WITH LOOOOOOOGAN>
<Lil> <lolwhut>
<Lil> hah
<Zari> <so gon be giving him shit on that for dayyyyyyyys>
<Lil> oh man i shoudln't laugh that's gotta sec
<Zari> <logan also posessed, not just had a craving>
<Lil> <part of me is LOLOLOL part of me dude that's not cool>
<Zari> <right???>
<Zari> <but yeah, we told em to GTFO, then David tried ...>
<Lil> <we are terrible people. but everyone is okay?>
<Zari> <ok so legit I thought it would work too right???>
<Zari> <yeah no injuries>
<Lil> <any emotional trauma? :p>
<Zari> <but he set off the fire alarms n then like welp, errbody's out>
<Zari> <David's p beat up, but ice cream heals all wounds>
<Lil> <kk - should i go to a theare ppl party with Den then?>
<Lil> <theater>
<Zari> <dude yes>
<Zari> <like, on general principle>
<Zari> <also don't wait up or do anything i would lol>
<Zari> <that came out better in my head>
<Lil> <:p>
<Lil> <okay, i'll txt you later>
<Lil> okay, we're good.
<Lil> no one is dead
<Lil> possibly people were possessed by ghosts and made to make out, though
<Lil> that is not something I woudl have thought of in terms of how ghosts can be creepy, and I have seen ghosts do some pretty creepy shit
<Den> So, they came back from beyond the grave for makeouts?
<Den> That's kind of sad, actually. Isn't it usually supposed to be more undying vengeance and bleeding walls?
<Lil> yeah, I dn't know :/
<Lil> i guess maybe its just.... a lot of energy?
<Lil> ghost fuel
<Lil> maybe its easier for them to do stuff when they are high on teeangers :p
<Den> Prom is ghost fuel?
<Den> Well, that makes parties a little scary, conceptually.
<Den> "Drink responsibly, watch out for rapey ghosts."
<Lil> yeah
<Den> Well, shit, do you want to do something else?
<Den> As there's a second show tomorrow, and a second party, I can flake on this one if you're not feeling it.
<Lil> no, its fine
<Lil> I can check for ghosts ;p
* Den grins
<Den> Sounds good.
<Den> (I'm assuming the party is at nearby off-campus, but campus-adjacent, housing)
<Lil> (cool)
* Den will lead you over to his friends' apartment. The party is already going, with music blaring from a stereo inside. Outside, several people are sitting in lawn chairs, smoking and drinking.
* Den will greet them and introduce you, though it's pretty easy to lose track of names with so many people.
<Den> You want something to drink? We should head inside and say hello.
<Lil> sure
* Lil tries not to seem too new-people-suspicious >.>
<Den> (By and large, people seem pretty friendly, though some of that may have more to do with the booze.
)* Hannah (Mibbit@38.103.208.34) has joined #Ashland
* Den obviously knows where he's going, heading to kitchen of the reasonably-sized apartment.
<Hannah> Den!
<AshlandNarrator> A girl you recognize as Hannah from the play comes up to give Den a hug.
* Lil trails along
<Hannah> Wasn't sure you were going to make it, what with your date and all.
* Hannah turns to Lil.
* Lil wonders what that is supposed to mean >.>
<Lil> hey
<Hannah> You must be Lil. Hi.
<Hannah> You want a beer? We've got...I'm not sure what all we have.
* Lil peeks at the selection
<Den> Well, I know you like Standing Stone.
<Lil> . o O (don't be a beer snob, lil, it's free)
<Lil> I do!
<Hannah> Nice.
* Lil will take one of those if thee is one, and feel better about these people if that's the case
* Den will grab two beers and hand one to Lil.
<Lil> thanks
<Lil> that was reallyt cool by the way - you guys did awesome
<Hannah> Oh, thanks.
<Hannah> We try.
<Hannah> Den tells me you do stage work, too?
<Lil> some, yeah.... not as much going on this semester
<Lil> that's how we met though
<Hannah> You should check out the summer workshops. They've got spots for high schoolers, and I think you get some kind of credit.
<Lil> oh hmmm, I *should* do that....
<Hannah> Oh, yeah, working on (Crud, what was that play?).
<Lil> yeah.
<Hannah> I heard it went a little weird, but that's the trade.
<Lil> yup!
* Den grins at you from behind his beer.
<Lil> I'm not easily fazed
<Den> It was an experience.
<Hannah> The show must go on and all that, right?
<Hannah> Last semester we...
* Hannah 's phone rings
<Hannah> Oh, sorry, I gotta take that; it's the bf.
<Hannah> Be right back, you guys.
* Den gives you a somewhat questioning look as Hannah walks away.
<Lil> she seems cool
<Den> Not so scary as you were worried about?
* Lil says probably more grudgingly than she'd eant to
<Lil> no, but it is early times >.>
* Lil sips her beer
<Den> Well, that mostly fulfilled my social obligation. If you're not feeling the party, we don't have to stay long.
* Den sips his beer and shrugs.
<Lil> heh
<Lil> I dunno.... I guess finish our beers at least, and see what happens?
<Lil> What else do people do at these things? :p
<Lil> do you want to stay?
<Den> These things are an at least weekly occurrence. I'm good either way.
<Den> Mostly, they drink. Play some games and drink, dance and drink, smoke and drink, talk and drink...
<Den> There's kind of a theme.
<Lil> well, fair
<Lil> >.>
<Lil> ....what would you want to do instead?
<Den> We could go take a walk around campus. The weather's pretty nice now that the storm blew over.
<Lil> sure
<Lil> its a nice night
<Den> Cool.
* Den will finish the rest of his beer with a flourish.
<Den> Shall we?
<Lil> oh I see how it is :p
* Lil will do the same with her, with slightly less practiced ease
<Den> I promise, I'm not a ghost.
<Den> Too soon?
* Lil just rolls her eyes
<Lil> I have a taser ;p
* Den grins and head's out, waving to a few people.
<Den> (Once outside) Do you seriously have a taser?
* Lil pulls it out of her bag
<Den> Huh. Have you ever used it?
<Lil> yup
<Den> I was going to ask 'on who?', but I'm thinking the better question might be 'on what?'.
<Lil> (I'm trying to remembr if there were timews other then on draugr david)
<Lil> heh
<Lil> remember hwo I was saying about David making Poor Magical Decisions and inflicting multi-davids on us?
<Lil> ao, kind of both
<Lil> (sO0
<Lil> It was not as effective as I might have hoped
<Den> So you tased a Davidganger? Or the real one?
<Lil> Davidganger
<Lil> that sounds horrible D:
<Lil> anyway
* Den laughs.
<Lil> it was enough that i coudl get away... the one I fought was basically a draugr
<Lil> so that was terrifying :p
<Den> Like the thing at my parent's place?
<Lil> yeah
<Lil> only david
<Den> (parents', rather)
<Den> Yeesh.
<Lil> it popped out of nowhere and came after me in the art room at school
<Den> That sort of thing seems to happen to you on a fairly regular basis. :/
<Den> Or, at least to you and your friends.
<Lil> this was more personal >.>
<Den> What do you mean?
<Lil> apparently in some dimension, somelil fucked up somehow
<Den> So it was like the Darkest Timeline David?
<Lil> man I don't even know
<Lil> there were a lot of fucked up Davids :p
<Den> As opposed to fuckup David?
<Lil> >.>
<Den> (brb)
<Den> So, like, is there a reason this stuff seems to always happen to you guys?
<Lil> Sorta...
<Den> Wait, really?
<Lil> Short version is we are all related to people who made Stupid Magical Pacts
<Den> That was mostly a joke.
* Lil shrugs
<Den> Oh, huh.
<Lil> well *a* stupid magical pact anyway
<Den> Okay.
<Den> So, like, your ancestor screwed up and you have to deal with supernatural shit all the time?
<Lil> but I think there is a vvertigo books of magic sort of thing to it too, where the more you poke at it, the more it pokes back... so fair warning >.>
<Den> Well, I'm trying to do my poking secondhand.
<Den> ...That came out wrong.
<Lil> hah
* Den sighs
<Lil> so I shoudln't inviote you to any more seances? ;p
<Den> Well, I'm not saying that.
<Den> So long as the ghosts don't get fresh.
<Lil> that counts as....firsthand poking :p
<Den> I think that's a whole other thing.
<Lil> >.>
<Den> And ghosts wouldn't be my first pick.
<Lil> Well I am a witch so it probably still counts
* Den will poke your arm playfully.
<Den> So that will make the magic poke back at me?
<Lil> magic....taser....sword... >.>
* Den raises his hands in defeat
<Den> Duly noted.
* Lil crosses her arms
<Lil> Sorry >.>
<Lil> Surliness and threats of violence are hard habits to break >.>
<Den> Hey, I know the saying. "Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards..." I was warned.
<Den> Besides, I have a brother. Threats of violence are nothing new.
<Lil> yeah but that's different :p
<Lil> They're night great qualities in a....girlfriend, or whatever >.>
* Den is quiet for a second.
<Den> I guess that really depends on what you're into.
<Den> And, I mean, as for me...I'm into you.
<Den> Surliness and all.
<Lil> yeah but.... that's not normal :p
<Lil> probably you should get help :p
<Den> Normal is overrated.
<Lil> that's what i tell myself
<Lil> anyway - are we headed any particular way?
<Den> We could go get tacos.
* Den will hold out his hand.
<Den> (and also give a kind of hopeful smile)
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* Lil will take said hand, with considered deliberation
<Lil> sure. the prom crowd isn't od enough to have outgrown senor sams yet >.>
* Den laughs at that.
<Den> (I think that's good for me, unless there was more you wanted to do. That seems like solid development.
)<Lil> (no, I'm good, thank you
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