-Overflow- for 24 - Autumn Reception

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone!
What: Autumn Reception
When: September 30, 6 PM
Where: The Gods' Meeting Hall
Summary: The Heavens are throwing a formal party! Old and new gods alike are invited, so put on your nicest outfits and some good dancing shoes, and come see what this shindig is all about.

Continuing from HERE!

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[hellskitchen]

[ Rin continues to pester the pair of shinki. Whining to them about who knows what, and they seem to be irritated enough to shoo Rin away more forcefully. He finds two pairs of hands on either side of him, ushering towards the crowd none too gently. The shinki leaves Rin there as they return to their post. He looks back at the shinki wistfully, but he's more so checking to see if Caster manages to get the plate with the drinks.

He panics as he sees the plate of glasses disappear under a table nearby the shinki. Under different circumstances, he would have marveled at Caster's cleverness, but it seems the deft move has been seen by the shinki! He watches as they move toward the table to investigate. Shit!

He races back over in time to prevent them from lifting up the decorative skirt of the table. Though in his haste, Rin trips over his shoe and crashes into the pair of shinki, knocking them to the ground. Well that's one way to be distracting. At least, the focus is on him,and off Caster. The shinki seem more angered by his clumsiness than curious of what could be going on underneath the table. Rin's hoping it buys Caster enough time to escape. In the meanwhile, he's getting an earful from the shinki, and Rin started enough commotion to have everyone in the vicinity eyes on them. His accomplice should be fine.]

[futhark]

[ Until Caster gets out of the table on the far side, he doesn't realize that the commotion was caused by an accident, not as part of the plan. Well, crap, he can't leave his little helper alone for the wolves. He leaves the plate under the table, hoping that they will be left unnoticed, and rushes to Rin side. ]

There you are! I was wondering where I lost you! [ Caster throws his arm around Rin' shoulders, wondering how well can he make it look like he's his god... without actually ever saying it, because it's not true, and neither of them need this kind of trouble. But hey, if THEY get a wrong idea, it's absolutely their fault, while Caster and Rin come out of it sparkly clean ]

I see you're in the middle of a conversation, but- [ He turns to the angered pair of shinki ] sorry, I have to kidnap him for a while.

[ Not even acknowledging the mess that happened and their concerns he starts dragging Rin away. ]

[hellskitchen]

Huh?

[ Caster surprises Rin when he appears by his side, throwing an arm over his shoulders and trying to act like his god. Though he tries to suppress his shock, and play along. The shinki probably weren't even listening to Rin before when he was describing Add to them, so it could work.]

I was lookin' for you all over.

[He allows Caster to tear him away from the irate shinki. The pair doesn't seem to object, wanting Rin out of their sight as fast as possible. Sometimes it pays to be a clumsy nuisance. He waits for them to be out of earshot, before he turns to Caster, sighing heavily.]

Geez, they were really chewin' me out back there. Thanks for swoopin' in, though I think I will have nightmares about those two for the rest of my afterlife.

[He then notices that Caster is empty-handed. Was the mission a failure? Probably because of the big disruption.]

Sorry, it's my fault that we couldn't get the glasses, too.

[futhark]

[ They look convincing enough, even if Rin just described someone very different than Add- no white hair and no tiara, though at least the height is similar. Guess the shinki wants to have them away just as much as two thieves- excuse me, looters- want to disappear from ther vicinity.

Did they never had fun in their life? -un-life, whatever. He gives Rin another pat in the back and a laugh as the poor shinki complains about the terrifying duo, but then he starts to apologize...? ]

We didn't--? [ But he got them all right, they're safe, and-- oh, right hidden. He smiles and lets up a happy hum, you know he's having nose up very proudly right now...

Just wait and see. He leads them to the end of the table, with a bit of detour, just to make sure they were no longer in the official shinkis gaze range. There he ducks and picks out the plate with a drink he hid there just a moment before. ]

Ta-dah! All thanks to your great job! [ Being a distraction is a stressful art, but an art nevertheless. ]

[hellskitchen]

[ At first, Rin is pretty bummed about it. He doesn't even catch on to the happy tune that Caster hums as he leads him around the long table. Until the god reveals that he hid them underneath the table. Rin stares in shock, before his face lights up.]

So you were able to get it?! You're awesome!

[ Rin does acknowledge that his involvement did help, but Caster is the only who was able to swipe the drinks and even had enough time to spare to get him out of trouble. So he deserves all the credit.]

So it's time to celebrate, right? We worked really hard for these, so we have to enjoy 'em.

[futhark]

[ So after they're done congratulating each other for successful mission time for-- ]

To the victors go the spoils. [ He takes one of the more colorful glasses and takes a sip from it ] Cheers!

[ Wonder when the shinki will notice something disappeared in their nearest vicinity... ]

[hellskitchen]

Yes! Cheers!

[ Rin takes a big sip of his! It's all bubbly and sweet, it tickles on the way down...only for someone to tap him on his shoulder. Rin turns his body towards it and the first thing he sees is the pair of shinki staring down at him. His first reaction is to choke on his drink, and eventually spray the pair with his drink.

Shit! They've been caught! Now he probably made things even worse by spitting on them. Great!]

[futhark]

Hello, hello, thank you for all your hard work-! [ Caster gives them his best beaming smile, as if he could conjure a goddamn shoujo sparkles out of thin air. And if he did, they would feature fishes instead of flowers, but nevermind. He takes two of the glasses of their haul and hands them to the Guarding Shinki ]

Here! You know guys, we all appreciate your hard work but you should take a break sometimes too. And-ah [ He finds a napkin and hands them that too, because "his" shinki apparently made a mess, and this is the only way he will acknowledge it ] You might find this of use.

[ He appears confident enough to have the situation under control, but truth to be told, he's absolutely ready to grab Rin and disengage somewhere at the first sign of conflict ]