Sleepover!

[clothes_make_the_man]

Who: Forrest, all of his teenage CR, and CR of that CR
What: Giant sleepover log
When: The night of June 21
Where: Lakshmi's temple
Warnings: Cuteness overload

[Forrest has never had a sleepover before, so he's pretty excited to host one at his temple. He sends out invitations ahead of time to everyone he can think of, letting them know to bring pajamas, snacks, and even a friend or two if they want. He's clad in a frilly pink nightgown with ribbons and bows for the occasion, and he's temporarily converted Lakshmi's audience chamber into a space where the guests can all party and sleep. It was already mostly full of pillows to begin with, so all he had to do was move some more in and set up some tables for snacks and things. One of the tables conspicuously contains all of his beauty supplies, because like hell is Forrest hosting a slumber party without makeovers. Anyone who shows even the slightest bit of interest will get their makeup, hair, or nails done. Soft music and the scent of lotus blossoms drift through the air, creating the perfect atmosphere for everyone to relax and enjoy themselves.]

((OOC: If you've got a teenager that Forrest has talked to more than once, assume he invited them. Friends of friends are totally welcome as well. Everyone can feel free to put up their own toplevels, and everybody tag everybody and mingle to your heart's content!))

Comments

[returnedfromtheline]

… [Why does it sound like that ‘oh’ was a revelation? Whyyy are there so many weird idiots among the new guys?]

Right.
Anyway, I'll leave it to you. Thanks for replenishing the food on this table, 'kay? [And... okay, before walking away he'll be a good senpai.]

By the way, I'm Yukine, a not-new shinki. If you have questions later about things, I can help you out.

[battered]

[Look, you possibly have finally encountered the weirdest and dumbest of them (out of all the otherwise normal looking ones, anyway), so it's all downhill from here, right?

No, probably not right, but it's a nice thought perhaps.]

Not-new...? [So... an 'older' shinki. That would have been easier to say, right?] Oh! You must know all kinds of things, right?

[So much for an easy retreat, senpai.]

[returnedfromtheline]

[Yukine turns back with a flat look.]
Of course I know all kinds of things. But don’t ask me something stupid just to test me.

[battered]

[Oh gosh, he'll have to choose some kind of question carefully, won't he? Or maybe just ask the first thing that comes to mind instead:]

What should I do if my god has trouble using my weapon form?

[That was... unusually pragmatic of a question for him. And probably way off tone for the setting they're in, but something that's been on his mind for a while, clearly.]

[returnedfromtheline]

[Okay, he has to admit that’s a decent question. Lightening up a bit, he goes into senpai lecture mode.]

Basically, it’s up to you and your god to work together to find the best way for you to be used. Maybe a bit more on your god, depending on your form. You can’t help what you change into, after all.
What’s your vessel form?

[battered]

[Okay cool it looks like he chose a good question to shatter the tone of the slumber-party with! Good!]

A bat! Like, a baseball bat! [And, just in case that wasn't clear enough, he mimics the action of swinging a bat. You know. Just in case.] But it's kind of, uh... [What's the word? Unruly?] Weird. [Oh okay.]

[returnedfromtheline]

[Putting aside the uncomfortable memories having to do with bats...]

There's weirder. But whatever. 'Weird' is just how things is with you new guys.

But seriously, your god is having trouble using you? I mean... [He makes a swinging motion.] It's pretty straight-forward, right? So what's the problem?

[battered]

[Well, Yukine isn't wrong. All these newbies are totally bizarre.]

Yeah, it is, right? Kahaha! [It's straightforward and honestly pretty easy under basically any other circumstances when his vessel form isn't involved.] I guess it's like, he gets this crazy surge of power, right? But... he loses control? And I do to?

[So he can't even really offer any guidance as far as keeping his god focused under all that power.]

[returnedfromtheline]

Uh…

So… you’re a berserker. And you make your god a beserker. [That’s the first thing that comes to mind, at least. Thanks, video games.] That kinda sucks for you.

I guess the first thing I’d try is to find some way for at least your god to have control of his senses again. [In a game, you’d give the character some medicine to undo the beserker effect…]

You might have to ask around and see if there’s a god and shinki that you could pair up with to help you out.

[battered]

[Oh, so he does get what he's talking about! Good!

But, ah, the solution here seems to be 'do lots of legwork', which isn't necessarily a bad thing, just... maybe there was a part of him hoping that there was something that he could be doing differently. Maybe it's a small comfort that it isn't necessarily his fault that it's difficult, just a product of new gods and shinki being oddballs, but.... hm. That's a lot of emotions to sift through, he'll work on that later.]

Yeah? Think there are people like that who can help?

[Why wouldn't there be?]

[returnedfromtheline]

Sure, why not.

Just post about it on the BBS and see what comes up. Uh- but be careful about who you accept help from. You're probably kinda vulnerable while you're going berserk, right?

When it comes down to it, you're the shinki, and your task is to help your god as best you can. [So suck up the legwork and just do it.]


[[ooc: let's wrap this up?]]

[battered]

[He can suck it up for sure...!]

That's a good idea! [And also a totally simple one that, logically, he should have been able to figure out on his own after having been here as long as he has. It's almost like he's forgetting that he's actually kind of way too nervous about posting on the BBS with the promise of potentially finding a way to help dangled in front of him like this.] Kahaha! I'm gonna do my best!

[He should, probably, go see about those snack refills first, though.]

[[can do!]]