stick with me baby, i'm the guy that you came in with [closed]

[sweetdeath]

Who: Tsuzuki Asato, Jae-Ha, Kija, Gojyo and Ronald Knox
What: Poker night!
When: May 1, evening
Where: Tajimamori's temple
Warnings: Booze, gambling and probably stupid arguments?

[Looks like it's a buffet style dinner! Some of that food over on the sideboard looks like Tsuzuki got it from a supermarket deli and reheated it. The deep-fried sugar-glazed sweet potatoes, on the other hand, are too burned and the sauce too drippy for them to be anything but homemade. And nobody would deliberately sell that gorgonzola spaghetti he's got in the center of the spread.

There's a couple of six-packs of beer in the fridge and a battered flea market poker set in the middle of the kitchen table, and Tsuzuki's hovering by the front door ready to greet his guests. Kija's going to have a fun night out! Tsuzuki'll make sure of it.

And hey, with any luck, the rest of them will have a good time too.]


[ooc; feel free to make top-levels and tag around mingle style! it's a party: go wild.]

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[erogappa]

[ Oh, he's been here before. This is the place with the weird-ass talking cats, isn't it? Thankfully there aren't any to be seen when Gojyo appears in the front yard, a very large box of clanking bottles in his arms. Talking cats are just too strange. ]

Oi, hope you didn't start without me! [ --he hollers, letting himself in and following his nose (is that burned sugar?) toward the rest of the party. ] Somebody come give me a hand with all this wine!

[sweetdeath]

Gojyo! Hi!

[The cats have apparently retreated in disgust. It might be Tsuzuki's cooking, it might be all the strangers, but whatever it is, the crowd's all two-legged types. Tsuzuki looks around as Gojyo announces himself, and breaks into a grin.]

Whoa, that's a lot. Let me get the box, I'll just stick it on the counter over there.

[erogappa]

[ Gojyo hands the box over happily -- it's not that it's all that heavy, it's that while he's holding it he can't smoke. He needs to smoke. ]

This isn't a bad set-up you've got here! [ It's a lot brighter and less filthy than most of the places he's played cards, but he's definitely not complaining on that front. It might make it a lttle harder to cheat, but he's got faith in his skills.

Gojyo tucks his lighter back into his pocket and cracks his knuckles. ]

Is everyone else here?

[sweetdeath]

Thanks! I figured I'd just set us all up in the dining room.

[Advantages of being a more minor god apparently include getting a cozy house instead of a fancy palace. Tsuzuki's pretty happy with this, even if he doesn't have a free wine cellar included. It's still the fanciest place he's ever lived!

He heads into the next room and slides the box of wine onto the kitchen counter, pulling a few bottles out and lining them up for the guests.]

Yeah, I think this's everybody! I know you've met Jae-Ha, that's Ron over there and Kija with the white hair.

[erogappa]

[ GLIDING RIGHT PAST KIJA'S HAND since we're hitting that elsewhere... Gojyo nods to Jae-Ha, and gives Ron and Kija appraising looks. How much of a challenge does this room present?

Not much. Excellent. ]

Hope you assholes're ready to lose some money. [ That's Poker Night for hi, it's great to see you all! You're looking well. ]

[sweetdeath]

C'mon, Kija's just learning! Let's stick with playing for candy 'til he gets the hang of it.

[Besides, Tsuzuki hasn't got that much to spare. Even if he's got more to spare here than he ever did on a god of death's salary!

That said... Tsuzuki pokes his head out around the edge of the kitchen doorway to smirk at Gojyo.]

After that we'll see who winds up losing!

[bighand]

[Hello, stranger. Did somebody ask for a hand with the wine?

Because Kija is here to give him a hand with the wine. Or rather, he is going to take a whole box, very helpfully, with his massive dragon hand.

...ah, and,] Hello. My name is Kija.

[he says after swiping this wine with one hand.]

[erogappa]

[ Like hell he does. Gojyo sees that... thing coming for the box of wine and he jumps back, clutching the precious booze tightly to his chest. ]

What th'hell is that?!

[bighand]

[Gojyo that is rude.]

What? What is what? I-Is there something on me...? [is it a bug!!!]

[erogappa]

[ Rude nothing what is that ]

Is that your hand?!

[ He's torn between recoiling in horror, and leaning in to examine the glorious monstrosity. ]

Why's it so big?

[bighand]

[Oh, so not a bug. Well that's a relief.]

Of course this is my hand. [Why wouldn't it be big?? He wiggles his fingers and stares right at Gojyo the whole time, like he's not sure what the problem is here.] I was trying to help you carry your items, which requires more room to hold them.

[razzledazzles]

[Jae-Ha shows up to help from already inside, but he's probably a little late compared to the others.]

Should I grab Kija to help you? [He doesn't want to lift things.]

[diehardreaper]

No, I'd say you came just in time! Any fellow willing to contribute to the imbibe-ables is welcome at any party.

[ Ron approaches with a grin, raising his hand in greeting. ]

Dunno how much of a help I'd be with the wine though, mate.

[ And that hand -- his only hand going back down. Can't really get a one-armed dude to lift a box, now can you? ]