OMG VD!

[cavedwellers]

[Gosh you guys, there must be a holiday on! One of the bigger, more well-lit caves has been decked out for a PARTY, with heart-shaped BALLOONS and also red and white STREAMERS decking the stalactites and shit. There are BUCKETS filled with LITTLE CANDY HEARTS, and there is a FOUNTAIN featuring a rosy-cheeked CUPID who is PEEING PINK LEMONADE into a basin. Also ther are CUPS in case you couldn't tell the LEMONADE was for DRINKING.

Also, everything is HEAVILY SPIKED WITH APHRODISIACS. Eating or drinking the party favors will make you want to MAKE OUT with anyone who gets IN STRIKING DISTANCE. Have fun with that!]

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[ice_and_steel]

[looks at the candy heart she's about to eat, which says "be mine!"]

R-rated? What's that mean?

I hope it's at least tasty for you.

[bites the heart in half]

[ice_and_steel]

Well, it's out here, and it doesn't look any different than what's in the buckets. We can see if anybody put a "do not touch" sign on it, I guess.

[Troll culture probably considers it inappropriate to ruffle his hair. And also it would probably be undignified, at least to him. So she pats him awkwardly on the shoulder unstead.]

[ice_and_steel]

[lifts her glass in cheers and drinks the rest of the lemonade in it]

[it seems to be getting rather warm in here. also perhaps slightly tingly.]

It is indeed very important to behave properly.

Of course, given that we seem to have varying definitions of "proper," that might get...interesting.

[pincerattack]

I THINK IT SAFE TO SAY THAT THIS PARTICULAR SHIP HAS ALREADY BLASTED OFF INTO ANOTHER SECTOR OF SPACE, IN THAT ONE OF YOU HAS ALREADY CONNED ME INTO EATING SOME.

[you actually don't feel quite as full of volcanic supernova rage at the moment, which is weird! you'd blame the candy, except that would be stupid.]

[bythehorns]

[oh touching and it's friendly touching that's nice maybe we should lean into it a little--

balance, balance is important, especially when your horns are sort of too big, and you flail a little bit trying to get yours back]

Um, that is, probably, a good idea.

[onlyhonournow]

[is that snarking as he bends down and leans in?]

I noticed.

[lifestudies]

Does it feel excitingly transgressive? One of my senpai once told me that was why he reads pornography in public.

[we ought to have hella personal space bubbles here, but they're eroding a bit, I think]

[bythehorns]

I guess, uh, we are not, very good at, being subtle, about it, but, it just feels, so nice....

[leans toward, which probably means there is a CLANG of horns on metal about here]

[onlyhonournow]

[his optics flicker, and he frowns at the punch class for a split second, like it was stronger than he thought it would be, but seems to shrug it off as unimportant]

That's true. But I believe that with communication it's always possible to reach a compromise.

[pincerattack]

Maybe. Kind of.

[yeah, especially since more of that candy actually does sound tempting now that one piece hasn't made you die or catch on fire or get culled on the spot! taking candy from someone who's already taken it from the bucket seems like a better plan, though, because actually reaching into that bucket is radical territory you are not ready to head into. ...you've been around enough trolls ready to flip their shit at a moment's notice to recognize someone who you shouldn't just reach for with no warning, though! so you're wary about trying to take some candy.]

[lifestudies]

Here. Do you want some more?

[I have had like a handful of this stuff already and that means it sounds like a great idea to hold up a candy heart and reach out—slowly, at least—like I'm going to just feed you a piece if you'll let me]

[pincerattack]

[what the hell is that human doing? what does he think he is, pale flirting? oh hell no, both your pale and your red quadrants are taken. er, sort of. so you reach out and take some of the handful of candy and ignore the piece he's holding out!]

...thanks. I guess.

[lifestudies]

[don't mind me I'm just. watching your mouth.]

My pleasure.

[onlyhonournow]

[this is new and interesting. it's rather comfy like this, somehow.]

I'm glad you're both enjoying yourselves.

[bythehorns]

Me too, it's, much nicer, than back home.

I, um, hope you're also, having a good time, being here....

[onlyhonournow]

It's certainly interesting, if nothing else.

But the company for sure is unrivalled. [can we pretend that's the spiked punch talking and not Drift naturally being super special awkward about affection? No? Damn.]

[pincerattack]

[can't really blame him for that one, seeing as you do have all those nice pointy troll teeth! ...which doesn't explain why you find his pretty interesting, too.]

Um. [you are so awkward and fidgety about this. eat your candy, you awkward crab.]

[lifestudies]

[licking lips, and just. watching. how is this so fascinating, kyaaa]

I would wonder if you are using a genjutsu of some kind, but I doubt you are capable of it.

So I have no excuse for wanting to kiss you on the mouth.

[bythehorns]

[leaning on. petting? yes. you appear to be petting your robot friend. that is probably very rude. and he feels very hard.]

It is, what you said, the company, I mean.

[onlyhonournow]

[oh. that is nice. who knew pettings would be nice? He tucks a hand gently under Tavros, and lifts him up a little ways]

I'm honoured to be here.

[pincerattack]

[you aren't even going to yell at this human, because it's actually kind of nice to have some actual caliginous flirting instead of people making weird advances at you at inappropriate times!]

I have no idea what the fuck a genjutsu is.

[it is actually totally new and flattering and it would be scary if you weren't feeling decidedly okay with everything right now and especially with this absolutely awesome new idea of kissing on the mouth. you are definitely up in his personal space.]

You are actually the weirdest human I've ever come across.

[oh fuck this awkward you are actually going to kiss him, and sort of try to mind the teeth but not too much because this is caliginous.]

[lifestudies]

Well, you are a strange little monster yoursmmmph, nnnn--!

[kissing! So this is what kissing is like. It's pointier than advertised. but that's not necessarily a bad thing. It only takes a brief false start to get an angle that more or less works, and then there's heat and sloppy wetness and the scrape of sharp teeth.]

[bythehorns]

Haha, you make it sound, like it's something fancy, to get to come here.

[dangling feet off the edge of Drift's hand, and grinning a little, because this is neat]

[onlyhonournow]

For someone like me, it is.

[setting the glass he was drinking from down and lightly tapping Tavros under the chin with his now free hand]

[wingedjustice]

You must be joking.