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

[battered]

[Raichi kinda flinches away at the sudden contact of... whatever the heck that is, but at least he isn't trying to get away from him or anything.]

Um - Raichi! Todoroki.

['Nice to meet you?']

[isayvol]

[Good kid. He's doing well so far.]

Raichi! I like it. Seems a little weird, but hey! We're in Japan, right? Lots of weird names.

[Dude, no.

He spreads the foundation evenly, humming softly.]

What's your favorite color, Raichi?

[battered]

[Is it really that weird??? He doesn't know! He looks totally lost right now! Why is this even happening!!

h jeez and now he's being asked a question? Does this have to do with the make-over that's being foisted on him? Does he even know the answer to this question? He looks faintly bewildered for a second before replying with the first color that comes to mind,]

Y-yellow?

[Are you sure about that??]

[isayvol]

[Well, Lance is more than happy to latch onto that color. So it works!]

Yellow, huh?

[He grins at the poor kid.]

Makes me think of my best friend. Definitely a good color.

[With a flourish, he finishes off the foundation, reaching for some eye shadow.]

Close your eyes for me, would you?

[battered]

[Why does he have to do that? W h a t e v e r despite looking totally lost and perhaps borderline frightened, he complies, closing his eyes.]

O-okay?

[isayvol]

[Lance smirks.]

Good boy~

[He starts brushing some shadow onto Raichi's eyelids.]

My favorite color's blue, by the way. Best color there is~

[battered]

[As soon as the brush hits his eyelid, Raichi recoils in shock.]

Whoa!!

[OH IS THAT WHAT'S HAPPENING?? You scared the daylights out of him dude!! Give a guy a little warning!!]

[isayvol]

[oh. Okay. Lance laughs.]

Hey, hey, relax. It's just some powder for your eyes. It'll make them look nice, promise.

[battered]

O-okay??

[Oh jeez this is a total disaster.]

Kahaha!! I wasn't expecting it!

[Help him]

[isayvol]

Oh, yeah, I thought it'd be obvious, sorry!

[He brushes more powder onto Raichi's eyelids.]

I'm coming at 'em again with another color, okay?

[battered]

S-sure?

[None of this awkwardness seems to be going away any time soon, I am sorry. At the very least, he's not like... actively freaking out, just incredibly tense as this whole situation continues to happen.]

[isayvol]

[Lance starts brushing the second color on, gently.]

You seem pretty tense, kid. Are you really that put off by this?

[He keeps his voice gentle, so as not to scare Raichi more.]

[battered]

Am I?

['Tense', that is. Don't worry, he's not playing dumb, he just kind of is dumb, but it might sound like a pitiful ploy to 'act natural' regardless.]

Kahah, I just... don't think I've ever done this? Ever?

[It's all too new and totally unfamiliar!!]

[isayvol]

[It's awkwardly endearing. Lance isn't annoyed and he definitely doesn't sound annoyed since he's laughing quietly.]

Well that's not surprising. But hey! It's good to try new things, right?

[battered]

P-... probably?

[To be fair, as a shinki, basically everything feels like a new experience.

And, you know, for a shinki who only really had the life experience of 'baseball all day every day', that's the only thing that feels familiar in the slightest, and everything else is doubly new in that regard.]

[isayvol]

[Lance tsks.]

No probably. It's good to try new things.

[He sets the brush aside and grabs a pencil.]

I'm gonna line your eyes now. Make 'em really pop. So don't jerk away, okay?

[battered]

[...]

It's not gonna hurt or anything, right?

[Because that warning makes it seem like it might.]

[isayvol]

Nope!

[And he's already got the pencil on Raichi's eyelid.]

Just feels kinda weird, see? Like I'm writing on your face or something.

[battered]

[Implying you might be writing on his face! How awful!!

Nah he apparently trusts this guy enough to not do that, but he does once again startle at the contact of the eyeliner pencil. Ack! Okay! Try and relax! It's nothing bad!! You just caught him off guard which is apparently the easiest thing to do right now!]

It is weird! [Super weird! But he's letting it happen still!!]

[isayvol]

[Lance was kind of expecting the jerk away, so he compensates for it easily.]

But definitely not a hurt weird. It'll look really cool, though. Promise.

[He deftly lines one eye, then the other, and finally pulls the pencil away to grab a big brush and some blush.]

Okay, just two more little things!

[battered]

There's more?

[That definitely should have been an in-his-head thought, but nope. Not today. Probably not ever.]

[isayvol]

[There's a moment's hesitation.

And then Lance laughs.]

Yeah, but just a little. Hold on.

[He slides the brush over Raichi's cheeks before reaching for a dark lipstick and lightly rubbing that on his lips.]

Now press your lips together and rub 'em around a little.

[battered]

This... feels really weird.

[It's all oily and slick, how could anyone enjoy this stuff on their lips? And there's a huge struggle going on in his brain right now to keep himself from just wiping it off with the back of his hand, his tongue, anything.

It's... honestly a little amazing that this is the impulse he's managing to keep in check. Grand.]

Do you wear stuff like this for fun?? [How is this fun???]

[isayvol]

For fun. Or to look good. Mostly to look good, actually.

[He touches a couple of things up and then grabs a mirror to hold in front of Raichi.]

Okay, buddy. Open your eyes and take a look.

[And hey. The makeup is pretty well done. Raichi looks pretty good - as good as Raichi can look, that is.]

Tada~

[battered]

[Whoa what the heck]

I look so different?

[He sounds bewildered on if this a good thing or not, but it is fascinating nonetheless. Still weird! But not horrible!]