savetheearth | Can't Stop, Won't Stop

Who: Hajime Aikawa's doppelganger and YOU! (And possibly the real Hajime later if he catches wind of this.)
What: Someone's doppelganger wants to par-TAY!
Where: Various clubs around Locke, Vegas, and Neuschwanstein. Someone's using the teleporter to hit as many clubs as he can so the fun never has to stop.
When: February 9-11
Warnings: Clubbing, booze, terrible cheesy pick-up lines.

[A - Clubbing around Locke, Vegas, or Neuschwanstein]

"Hey, you! Get on over here--it's a great party!" To anyone who actually knows Hajime, this scene's going to be just a little weird. It plays out the same wherever you find him--in front of one of any number of small, trashy clubs in Locke; out near a nicer club in Vegas; out near a bustling bar in Germany. He's there, he's wearing a suit that looks like all of the colors of the rainbow have died in its manufacture, and he's grinning and shoving a drink at anyone who looks like they're old enough to be drinking (and possibly even some who don't; he's not responsible enough to care).

To anyone who doesn't know him, hey, there's a friendly guy in an eye-searing suit offering you a free drink outside an establishment of questionable-looking quality. What do?

[B - McDonald's in Locke]

Or, later, after all the clubbing is over, you just might find him at a Locke City McDonald's at 6 AM...where a beleaguered employee is standing in the play area and yelling into the ball pit. "Sir! SIR! If you don't get out of there right now, we're going to have to call the police!"

"Aw, quit your complaining, man, this is fun!" And the doppelganger throws a plastic ball at the guy. Someone should probably intervene.

[C - Neuschwanstein Castle]

Look out, unwary tourists, because a man in mismatched bright clothing is trying to photobomb everything. Everything. It's really a wonder he hasn't been punched in the face yet. Good luck taking a picture without him bothering you.

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Nathan? Does not look old enough to be drinking. And in this country, he really isn't. However, this doesn't exactly seem to matter to him seeing as he takes hold of the offered drink without any hesitation. Anyone who has so much as met him might think of this as a little odd; he's normally so quietly formal and awkward. Not the kind of guy that gives any impression he'd be into this.

"Hey, come on, Tony. Bonding experience, right?" He waves the other boy over with his free hand. They're supposed to be trying to make friends with each other. He remembers that vaguely. Eh, he'd be trying to make friends anyway. He came out of the castle for a reason.

New experiences are one of those reasons, and wouldn't you know it, he's never had booze before. He takes a gulp out of the drink, wrinkling his nose a little at the taste, but he swallows it fine. It's really not that bad once he gets over the initial kick.

It really is weird, and Tony was pretty sure something strange was going on when he first ran into Nathan being unusually friendly and outgoing. A far cry from the shy kid he'd first met, that's for certain.

But you know? He's not complaining, if Nathan wants to go out and have some fun why the hell not? Sure every alarm was ringing with "you know there is something terrible happening what are you doing" but Tony is 18, a demon, and can't be bothered to care right now. Besides, it's nice seeing Nathan come out of his shell!

"Hey, what've you got there?" Tony wanders over, curious, as he'd been distracted by so much crowds and noise. He raises an eyebrow at Nathan's drink, then gives an idle shrug. Sure, why not, wouldn't be the first time. "How'd you get that anyway?"

Little does he realize Hajime has suddenly become the Worst Influence Ever.

"He got it from me." Hajime--at least, Hajime's doppelganger--slides over next to Tony with a grin. "Hey, bro! Wasn't expecting to see you here!" He claps Tony on the back, oblivious to the fact that by all rights, he shouldn't be here. If Tony wanted more weirdness on top of Nathan being outgoing, well, here it was in all his brightly-garbed glory.

There's also the matter of Nathan and his drink to attend to, as well. "So, kid, what do you think?" Hajime gives you a nudge. "I can probably get you another one out here if you want."

If this had been the actual Nathan, he would have recognized Hajime's voice from his network research and taking the drink would have been a semi-informed thing. But this Nathan? Nope, no recognition; the guy shoving the drink at him just seems like fun. And hey, turns out the guy and Tony are already friends. This totally works out as a smart decision.

"Got some kick, but I could get used to this."

Nathan, no. No, you won't.

Yeah... yeah there's definitely something weird going on. Nathan acting crazy is one thing, he barely knows the guy this might just be some secret wild side of his. But Hajime? Hajime hates bright colors, something is amiss.

"Eh, Hajime? What are you doing out here? And what are you wearing?"

Totally not normal and Tony should have gone looking for help by now. But he isn't, because he thinks he can totally handle this.

He can't.

"You sure about this?" Suddenly at least slightly wary? Nathan you okay buddy?

"That's the spirit, kid!" The doppelganger approves of this Nathan's willingness to continue trying to drink. "Stick with me, I'll hook you up." And there's a cheesy wink to go with that, too.

"What do you think I'm doing out here?" The doppelganger has an exaggerated look of shocked hurt. "I'm partying, that's what I'm doing! Cutting loose for once!" He slips over to Tony and drapes an arm around his shoulders. "Come on, man, it'll be fun!"

This Nathan is willing to do a lot of things that are objectively very stupid. Like downing the rest of that drink in one shot. Nathan, you don't even weigh ninety pounds; take it easy. That's going to hit him in pretty short order.

"Come on, I spend too much time cooped up by myself." He knows this, but can't fathom why he'd do something like that. It's no fun. "About time I got out and lived a little, right? I'm totally fine!"

He is not fine at all.

"You party?" Tony sounds genuinely surprised at that. He and Hajime might not be the closest in the world, but he feels he knows the guy fairly well. And that knowledge, coupled with the shirt, tell him that 'partying' isn't normally in Hajime's dictionary.

"Well, if you're sure..." Still he sounds wary, because Hajime is typically the responsible one and now nothing makes sense. But they're both being so friendly he'd feel bad refusing them, Tony's quite fond of the two and would like a chance to get to know them better. What could go wrong?

Everything. The answer is everything.

"Sure, I party," says the doppelganer who is doing a very good job of things that the real Hajime would never do. "All work and no play makes Hajime a dull boy, y'know?"

He seems to approve of Nathan's insistence that he live a little. "That's right! You wanna get out there and par-TAY! Live a little! Get totally wasted! Have a good time!"

There is so much wrong with this. So very much wrong with it.

"See, everybody cuts loose sometimes!" He doesn't even know who the hell Hajime is, but that surely doesn't change the logic behind all this. Why should it? "So we gonna stand here all night or are we gonna do this?"

There's a bit of a swim in his head already, but hey he's not walking yet, right? It'll totally pass before they head inside and he'll be just fine. That's how this works, isn't it? What kind of loser stumbles after one drink? He's got this.

He's got nothing.

Yeah, no, this is bizarre. Has the Twilight Zone happened, is this opposite land? Maybe Tony fell into a mirror and this is the result. None of this makes sense, and as much as Tony would like to abscond at the same time he can't really bring himself to ditch Nathan alone with crazy Hajime in a bar in Germany. Joining in probably isn't the best way to handle the situation mind you, but he's at a loss for what to do otherwise.

So sure, if you can't make sense of them join them?

"I feel like I'm outnumbered here, fine, alright, one can't hurt too much I suppose."

One he says.

"That's the spirit!" The doppelganger claps them both on the back and then tries to steer them inside. "We gotta cut loose! Onward! TO PARTY!"

Can't Stop, Won't Stop

A | Locke (to start with, anyway)

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oh geeze it was my tag durp

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