[semi-open] LA, ask me for the truth about it

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Who: Harper Sutherland & RELATED PARTIES
When: Saturday, March 15th
Where: The very posh Sutherland residence.
What: SLEEPOVER. GIRLS RULE, BOYS DROOL.
Why: Post Snakeocalypse dose of fun and normalcy. Kinda.

[ Early evening at the Sutherland household, which was, thankfully, still standing in the wake of Wise Snake. Along with an entire straight block of Starbucks establishments. Weird, right? Either way, a few days prior, after resting up, checking that no one had gotten permanently mauled, and being fairly certain the FBI wasn't going to kick down her door, Harper mass texted her teammates et al. with a simple enough offer.

Sleepover at her place, Saturday night. Food provided. Bring-your-own movies and sleep gear. Time, address, floor number. Tada.

Besides, after Sunday, they deserved a little r&r, didn't they? She was lucky enough to have space, time (school? not this week, oh no), and if there's anything Harper dislikes, it's being idle. So it seemed like the perfect chance to do something productive.

A little before the arrival time, she starts on the finishing touches... ]

(ooc. invites were sent to A☆P, but if you have reasonable age-bracket cr (or cr-of-cr) with her for a sleepover, you're more than welcome to hop in!)

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ARRIVAL

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[ WELCOME TO CASA DE SUTHERLAND. Open floor, all the furniture has been cleared to start a blanket-pile to end all blanket-piles in the middle of the space. That wall opposite the couch? Houses a home-theater style projector for maximum movie madness.

Throw your stuff down! ]

[guitar_case_vagabond]

[Third time's the charm, as they say. Raye had already spent enough hovering around the impressive house, arguing with herself over whether or not she's actually going through with this. A sleepover invitation had not been what Raye had expected when she'd said she was on board with this whole team thing but there it was.]

[Ugh, she should just... get outta here. Dad was home tonight, but whatever, she could lock herself in her room for another night. Yeah, she could just... do that.

Except that would mean backing out. The invite was there, and, well, she couldn't just ignore it. She glances back over her shoulder at the backpack holding a change of clothes, sleepwear and her offering for the night's movies and a few snacks.]

... Fuck it.

[She lets out a breath and then marches up to the front door, only pausing for a second before jabbing the doorbell and shoving her hands back into her jacket pockets, expression set in grim determination.]

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[ While the third time may be the charm on one side the door, on Harper's side, it's the first ring. She's not quite finished topping off the strawberry sodas with little wedges of kiwi and sprigs of mint, but she dries her hands on her apron anyway and moves away from the kitchen island. ]

Rery! Fary! Finish these up for me, okay?

[ Her two Fairy Tones perk up, giving her twin salutes and an exemplary "Aye, aye!" while they flit around. ]

Coming!

[ She calls at the door, even though she pauses to peek through the peephole just in case it happened to be a horde of suits. Luckily it isn't, and she opens the door on... wow, could this person look any unhappier to be at a sleepover? Surprise, consternation, and a hint of recognition pass over her face, too quick to really catch. She moves aside, holding the door. Hadn't she seen this girl... ]

Hi, come in! You know... Lily? Right?

[peacefulwinter]

[Winter's arrival is... fairly mundane. She'd gotten the invitation and been a little surprised, but she'd gotten some things together in her backpack and made her way to the Sutherland residence all the same. It was a little intimidating; she hadn't really done this before. But all the same... here she stands. She'd been unsure what to bring; sleep clothes, a change of clothes for tomorrow, Raquel, her hair brush... all the little things she'd been careful to consider... but what else? It wasn't like her Kindle would be any use, or anything like that. She didn't have any games... not a lot of interesting movies... nobody but her and maybe Lily read books... in the end, she elected not to bring anything else, though as a last-minute addition she grabbed Raquel's blanket and pillow from her bed.

And so she's standing on the front doorstep, looking incredibly nervous. So nervous, in fact, it hasn't occurred to her to ring the doorbell yet.]

[alilyinthemoonslight]

[Coming up behind her soon after was Lily, a bag slung over one shoulder. She wasn't exactly carrying much herself besides clothes and necessary toiletries. She has no real taste in movies she expects would interest anyone, nor does she think anyone would appreciate her having her nose stuck off in a book somewhere. While she was somewhat nervous about this for any number of reasons, having fought giant monsters alongside these people somewhat relieved a lot of what she might have had before. She trusts these people with her life, what's a night of hanging out?

Not that she really knows much about the whole... "hanging out" thing...

However, upon spotting a certain shorter dark haired girl just standing there at the doorstep, her expression brightens considerably. It's also notable that Winter is, indeed, just standing there. So, without even thinking much of it, she rushes up behind her. Winter may find a pair of hands slapping onto her shoulders without warning.

Certainly a lot more forward than she would have been weeks ago, but again... there had been bigger things to worry about.]

So! What are you waiting out here for, precisely?

[dragon_blossom]

[ All Jasmine's fault. THIS IS ALL JASMINE'S FAULT. Not that she has a problems with sleepovers, or most of the people at the sleepover, but this is the first time, since Lily found out about her and Jasmine, that they'll be in physical proximity, and the first time being in physical proximity to Jasmine around lots of other people when they aren't in a life or death situation and...

Her entire being is nervousness.

Despite that, she's got her arms crossed, nervously looking around the very nice place this little party's in. ]

[jasminebloominginshadow]

[Jasmine had dressed in layers. Multiple layers. Why? Because of the massive wing sticking out of her back, that was why. With several hoodies on, it was forced down against her back, and looked more or less like a marginally less suspicious lump.

If she'd come when it was still daylight, she wouldn't have gotten away with it. Thankfully, no one had noticed on the way here.

It was unfortunately also extremely painful, so once she was there, Jasmine had taken all of her hoodies off and was forced to walk around with her wing in full view. To say she looked self conscious was an understatement]

[sun_sun]

[WOO SLUMBER PARTY]

[Which is to say, Annie's probably showing up a bit earlier than the rest of the crew due to her long-established friendship with the host. She's got a backpack full of important sleepover gear and seems to have bounced back pretty hard from the chaos of the last few days.]

Yo. Who all is coming?

I'm kinda on the edge of this CR so if you want me to I'll nuke this comment

[not_good_not_wicked]

[Did someone invite Marisa? Possibly. Possibly not. Some mysteries are best left alone. Either way, she's here, with PJs, a sleeping back, and thoughtfully supplied snacks.

In deference to the fact that she doesn't really know the host, the snacks are of the soda and candy variety. Not the booze and pot variety.]

Hiiiiiiii-I heard there was a party going on tonight!

FOOD

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[ If there's one thing Harper knows like the back of her hand, it's food. Let her tell you about food. (No, don't.) There's a spread of homemade snacks and sweets spanning the entire dining table, including stuff for an ice cream bar! Also, cute drinks. Everyone loves cute drinks. ]

Re: FOOD

[sugarslice]

[ When Angeline had Echoed back Stocking's personality, that included Stocking's preference for sweets.

('Preference' is putting it lightly.)

So when she sees the table of sweets, she veritably goes starry eyed. With a poorly contained squeal of delight, she attacks that table like white on rice. There is approximately -50% shame as she fills her plate with one of each goodie, be it an eclair, a brownie, a slice of cake, a fruit tart...

Can she really eat them all? ]

[alilyinthemoonslight]

[...in spite of her surprisingly thorough optimism at arriving, Lily still doesn't exactly know what to do with herself. Socializing with this many people in person that she actually likes instead of sort of just faking it like she did in school before the Network is something she's not the least bit accustomed to. In an effort to not just hover around certain people the whole time - no matter how much she'd like to - she thus can easily be found just... sort of picking at the impressive spread of food. Idly. Standing around sort of awkwardly.

So much for enthusiasm.]

[bronographic]

[Dirk's definitely around the house having been invited by Dallen. His poor cousin needed some male balance to the house it seems, which is fine by Dirk. He's hardly social as is, and it's actually been a long time since he's seen his cousins, so he's a little quiet and awkward as he looms around the house, avoiding too much social interaction for now. Though, he's found himself in the kitchen, helping himself to a few sweets. Maybe even one of those cute drinks. Ain't no shame in kawaii drinks, man. Except the fact they're almost too cute to ruin. Not that it stops him, of course.]

MOVIES

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[ She has no power here. Do your worst. Or fight her. ]

[guitar_case_vagabond]

[Movie time, huh? Well, Raye's snack offerings may have been nothing compared to Harper's spread, but a movie? She's got that. And what better way to make a good first impression on a party of magical girls than by digging into the very best of her ultraviolent kung fu shlock collection?]

I got something.

[And she digs around in her backpack for a moment before proudly presenting the classic film: Ricki-Oh: The Story of Ricki. A magnificently badly dubbed movie with such heartwarming scenes as a guy cutting his own stomach open and attempting to use his intestines to strangle a dude.]


[OOC: Go here for a sample of what this movie is. WARNING: THIS CLIP CONTAINS SCENES OF OVER-THE-TOP BRUTAL AND GOREY MOVIE VIOLENCE OF THE SORT DESCRIBED ABOVE. DO NOT CLICK IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE THAT KIND OF THING.]

Re: MOVIES

[jasminebloominginshadow]

[Jasmine brought along a movie... and despite her appreciation for all things strange, pulpish, mainstream, and outright bad, there was a part of her that was still a artistic snob. And so, she'd brought a little film called Dash Lisa Dash.]

You guys'll like this! It's really something that gets you to think!

OTHER ASSORTED WHATEVERS

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[ Makeovers, truth or dare, sleepover stuff of based legends, etc., etc. ]

[sugarslice]

[ The light from the scrolling end credits of the movie is the only illumination in the otherwise dark room (unless someone's on their phone). They're lounging on the couches and chairs when Angeline pauses in her nibbling of home made thin mints (yes, still) to say: ]

Okay, enough of that. Let's do something else. [ A brief pause as another cookie bites the dust. ] Like truth or dare or something.

[sun_sun]

[It's the final phase of the sleepover. That time of night where everyone has too much momentum to go to sleep, but is too tired to be fully coherent.]

[During a quiet moment, Annie (lying on a pile of blankets) rolls over to glance at Winter and Lily.]

So do your folks know?

[That could mean a long of things, Annie.]

[yerawizarderi]

[Eri certainly isn't here for no makeovers or other girlie things. Of course his jerk ass is here because of Dallen, how could he possibly turn down the chance to stay over at his place, after all? Though, he really can't afford being too much of an ass right now, seeing as his nose has a brace on it still from his fight with Octavia last Sunday. Amazing the damage a magic eight ball to the face can do!]

[He'll be around the house, maybe sipping a drink as he idly watches the girls play their juvenile games and such. That is, when he isn't bothering Dallen, at least.]

MORNING

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[ RISE AND SHINE SLEEPY-HEADS WHO'S GOING TO STARBUCKS. ]

Did somebody order a cute shirt around here?

[guitar_case_vagabond]

Human interaction was a strange thing, Senketsu had decided. He'd had no knowledge of what a "sleepover" was, but he was nonetheless grateful that Raye had decided to take him along, even if he had been little more than an observer. That was fine, though. He wasn't able to communicate with anybody but Raye and despite her outward behavior it was clear that she had enjoyed herself. He hadn't wanted to interfere.

Now he's draped over the back of one of the couches, a fair distance away from where everyone was sleeping after Raye had said something about "privacy" and left him there to wait until morning. It isn't as comfortable as being hung up, but it's fine for one night.

That's about when he notices one of the humans stirring and shifts his attention to where they were sleeping. Ah, was Raye finally waking up...?

[peacefulwinter]

[Winter is incapable of sleeping in. Her biological clock is too well-tuned for that, and she's up with the sun as usual. Yes, on a Sunday. But for someone that was up quite late the previous night, well... that doesn't turn out very well for her. When she stirs, there's a low groan from the pile of blankets and young women. She'd been woken up a few times when someone shifting pulled on a lock of hair, and now, well... it looks like a warzone. Everything is a mess. Will she ever be able to do anything to get it back toward being normal?

...Not anytime soon, that's for sure. She sits up, rubbing at her eyes, and just... spaces out. She can't really function like this. And after a few minutes, she looks around the room very slowly, hoping for a sign of someone awake. And flatly, without any of her usual grace:]

Coffee.

[not_good_not_wicked]

[Marisa is that worst type of human being: A morning person.

She was not expecting a breakfast spread, though.]

Holy cow Harper, you went all out.

[sugarslice]

[ Y'all might be awake and putzing about with the noise of activity, but Angeline is still -- yes, still -- sleeping. At one point, you may have noticed her slowly sit up to verify the situation, but she had then laid down and went back to sleep.

Fuck this morning business, they stayed up way too late to be awake right now (in her opinion). ]