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[schild]

Who: the naked, dickless giant club
What: Attack on Echo Party
Where: Bertholdt's (and Ryan's) Apartment
When: Sunday, December 8 (evening, but not too late... because kids, y'know?)
Warnings: Spoilers for Attack on Titan all over.

[ At last, the big day has come. The Echo party. Sasha was bringing snacks, and Ryan and Bertholdt even decked the place out in Christmas decorations-- they have a real tree and everything. Their apartment looks, in a word, festive, which is adorable given that they're wearing matching christmas sweaters and fidgeting around a bit. ]

[ Now just pretend Ryan and Bertl don't look kinda titan-y and you're all set. And forget about the part where they're having a bunch of kids over to discuss their ridiculously depressing past lives... Well. You feel me. ]

[ So yeah!!! THIS IS IT!! Just for reference, I'm putting a "Start" (ie: for people getting to the party if you wanna awkwardly greet people or so you can handwave that too) and then just saying like "later" or whatever for Ryan's big heck up, you guys are free to start threads whenever/wherever just say when in the subject if you wanna. (so like, 3DMG showing offs and PS3 fun times, etc. go crazy!!) ]

[ Here's the plot post for reference. ]

Comments

[shortspoken]

[ As always, Ellie is distinctly uncomfortable with the whole large gathering of people thing. She's determined to be her usual unapproachable self, and as such has claimed a seat close to the edge of the gathering where she might not be noticed.

 

This would be a lot more effective if she wasn't:

1) wearing her full 3DMG, since she escorted Alan here and was paranoid enough to think they might have to make a quick getaway

2) staring at everyone in turn from under her bangs in a way that she thinks is being subtle, but in reality makes her look like a crazy suspicious creeper and/or like she's making eyes at people. She's just trying to see if she recognises anyone from her memories, okay. Geez.

Feel free to harass her about any of these things! ie sign up for your 3dmg lessons here nerds ]

[toobig]

Wow... the gear looks like it'd be really heavy for you.

[IT'S AN INNOCENT COMMENT. Bertholdt's bringing her over a drink.]

[shortspoken]

What.

[ She is not taking that drink. She is far too indignant. ]

I work security. I'm stronger than I look. I have to be.

[ SHE CAN LIFT 3DMG SHE CAN LIFT ANYTHING SHE CAN LIFT YOU BERTL DON'T FUCKING TEST HER ]

[toobig]

All I mean is that it's heavy... you know, proportionately.

I'm too skinny to be comfortable in it.

[TAKE THE IRISH COFFEE, ELLIE]

[shortspoken]

You've at least tried it on, then? Or are you just assuming.

[ FINE SHE'LL TAKE IT

GLOWERINGLY

THIS IS DELICIOUS AND SHE IS SUPER PISSED ABOUT IT!! ]

[schild]

[ Ryan approaches the tense penguin in her natural habitat. His offering? A glass of water. His reason? Well... to annoy her, of course. And he may or may not have basically bought a ring for Bertholdt because she planted that idea in his head, so. Maybe he owes her an update. ]

Careful you don't have too much fun, Ellie.

[ Snerk. Wow, what a guy. ]

[shortspoken]

Cute. But don't worry. There's not much danger of that.

[ OH SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAP ]

Nice sweater. Festive.

[ When Lil Miss Goodwill is picking on your clothes, Ryan, you have a problem. ]

[schild]

[ SCREW YOU ELLIE, THIS PARTY IS GREAT. WE HAVE OUTKAST. Good thing Ryan is not phased by your sourpuss jibes. ]

We decided to match. Cute, right? Next time we'll get you one, too. I'll have a polar bear sweater, you get penguins, and Bertholdt can have... Reindeer? What do you think? We actually have one of those antler things around here, somewhere, too.

[ Tis the season for lameness and embarrassing your boyfriend, of course. Hhahaahah Ryan. A bear. Get it? Yep ]

[shortspoken]

Shouldn't Bertholdt have a seal sweater? Polar bears eat seals, after all. I think.

[ See that joke would have been a lot funnier if it wasn't for the whole titans-eat-humans thing. BUT IGNORE THAT. FOCUS ON THE INNUENDO. ]

[anequal]

[Blond. Grouchy-looking. And Ryan's claim that "Ellie" would be showing off the maneuver gear or whatnot today makes it easy for Anthony to identify her. He approaches, stopping a couple feet away so she doesn't pull the "get out of my personal space" card.]

You're Ellie, right?

[shortspoken]

Right.

[ Ellie manages to look affronted and put-upon despite Anthony's best efforts. She doesn't look directly at him - instead, she shakes her hair off her face whilst giving him a brief sideways glance.

It's probably not as intimidating as she thinks it is, since she kind of looks like a twelve year old trying to imitate a stoic uncommunicative JRPG anti-hero. ELLIE PLS. ]

And you must be Chloe.

[ HAHAHA ISN'T SHE FUNNY LAUGH AT THE FUNNY LADY'S FUNNY JOKE ]

[anequal]

Wow.

[He snorts and rocks back on the balls of his feet, shoving his hands into his pocket while he gives Ellie an amused smile.]

That's like the oldest joke in the book. Just as bad as dad jokes.

[shortspoken]

Then you haven't heard how bad dad jokes can get.

[ She offers the most pointed nod in Ryan's direction. The horrors she's witnessed. The horrors. ]

I'm actually offended. I hope you're going to apologise.

[honestopinion]

..... [That's 3DMG, it has to be.. just like that Bertholdt guys video. Ryan said Jamie could try it on here at the party too.]

Um, hi.

...Are you okay? You look pissed off..
Is it the music, I don't like Outkast either.

[shortspoken]

...Yes. It's the music.

[ It's not. It's just Ellie being Ellie. Not that the music is helping. HEY, MISS JACKSON. OUTKAST ARE SORRY. ACCEPT THEIR FUCKING APOLOGY AND SHUT THEM UP ALREADY. ]

Don't worry. I'll give it ten minutes before accidentally slipping and breaking the cd player with one of my blades.

[honestopinion]

.... That's 3DMG, right?
[His eyes stay right on the blades.] R-ryan said at the party I could have a set to take home. Since I'm apart of the thing and stuff..

[shortspoken]

That's r--

[ Wait ]

Ryan said what?

[ There's no way they're lending out Bertl's set to a little kid, right

They wouldn't be that stupid

There's no waHAHAHA THAT'S TOTALLY WHAT THEY'RE FUCKING DOING ISN'T IT ]

[betroth]

[ YOU LOOK LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THAT GORGEOUS 3DMG THERE PLEASE JUST

DON'T MIND HER






EEEEDGING IN ]

Oh, so that's how it looks all put together...

[shortspoken]

[ OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD THIS IS IT

THIS IS IT

Somewhere, angels are crying tears of pure joy. Birds are singing. Babies are giggling happily in their sleep. A heavenly light seems to light up the room, emanating from Chloe and bathing her in its celestial glow as Ellie

- wait for it -

looks down at her. HI, SHORTY. TINY SHORTY. PUNY McTEENYSON. HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE SHORT? ELLIE WOULDN'T KNOW. SHE'S FUCKING TALL AS SHIT RIGHT NOW. GODDAMN IS IT AMAZING TO BE SUCH A TOWERING STATUESQUE EXAMPLE OF INCREDIBLE LANKINESS. HOW'S THE WEATHER DOWN THERE? BECAUSE JUST FYI ALL THE WAY UP HERE IN ELLIETOWN IT IS GODDAMN INCREDIBLE. ]

You've not seen it assembled before?

[ Her lineface and flat tone is just a cover okay inside she is weeping and raising her arms to the sky ]

[betroth]

[ THE WEATHER DOWN IN PUNY McTEENYSONVILLE IS NOTHING SHORT OF MARVELOUS. TODAY IS THE DAY. THE DAY THAT THE HEAVENS SMILE UPON HER AND THE ANGELS UNFOLD THEIR WINGS AND A THOUSAND KITTENS MEW IN UNISON. TODAY SHE WILL ASK TO LEARN HOW TO FLY THROUGH THE AIR, CHOPPING THINGS IN THE FACE WITH SWORDS. Chloe beams up at her. All the way up.

All those glorious, beautiful, three whole inches up. ]

Not on a person before! I-I haven't remembered how to put mine on, just yet...

[shortspoken]

You have your own, though?

[ INTEREST OFFICIALLY PIQUED. OHOHOHO. ]

That's what happened with Alan. He got the gear, but I had to teach him to put it on and how to work it. He was useless.

[ Good times. Fond memories. Shouty making an idiot of himself never gets old ]

[dirtdevil]

[ Congratulations Ellie, you have earned the distinct "privilege" of actually being approached by this guy. It is an "honor" bestowed upon only a few. Unfortunately it's probably only happening because of that sweet-ass gear you're wearing. Sorry. ]

Nice getup. You must be the one in that video.

[shortspoken]

Right. Assuming you mean the 3DMG video, and you're not just in the habit of watching an assortment of movies featuring women in straps.

[ Now who's sorry, huh

Huh ]

Meaning I'm Ellie, yes. Hello.

[dirtdevil]

[ Snort. Gurl I know you don't wanna initiate a battle for sassmaster. ]

Yeah, no. Did you just randomly get it one day?

[ He might be just a teeny bit jealous. Maybe. ]

[shortspoken]

Yes. Did you hear about the pink lights in the sky? I got it from that. Shouty got his before me, but he didn't know how to use it.

[ Eyeroll... ]

That's what the video was for. I was hoping posting it on the network would cause a chain reaction and let others get theirs back when they saw it.

It didn't work.

[ Still so butthurt about that holy shit ]