Never have I ever made a fool of myself [video, nebula 17]

[monkeyinthewrench]

What's up, party people?

[ And here's a cheerful wave from a man in orange, seated in his room with a mug of...something. ]

If we haven't met yet, my name's Jake. Jake Peralta, your clues guy. I'm down to poke things with sticks and solve mysteries! Sooner we figure out what the train's entire deal is, where we're going and all that, the better, right? But in the meantime, I thought it'd be fun to get to know my new squad!

Anyways, I was wondering if anyone would be down to play a little Earth game called Never Have I Ever. How it works is you say something totally cool, or weird, or boring that you haven't done. And anybody who has done it has to take a drink. Unfortunately, I'm as broke here as I was back home, so I can't supply the booze. And we should probably be setting a good example, right?

So just drink whatever you have! Be that water, juice, milk, coffee...or if you happen to have a proper adult beverage on you, go ahead and drink responsibly. You ready? Great, I'll start: never have I ever gone skydiving!

((ooc: it's a big mingle format! Go ahead and add new 'never have I ever' statements as new toplevels, and threadhop all you want.))

Comments

[bakegarasu]

I - hrgh.

[He sighs and takes a drink.]

You did, didn't you...

[miseris_socios]

[Just clears his throat and looks pointedly at Seto.]

[thawed_pride]

I would suppose not. If anything, I can imagine you being too knowledgeable might be seen as a threat. The sorts who tend to be in charge of those organizations do not tend to care much for their underlings thinking about things too much.

[namethattune]

It does count, and rest assured, you should drink.

[Excuse you, son, he is very proud of you]

[pleple]

I'm not supposed to drink alcohol, so I just have tea.

[ Tony Stark let her have a little hard cider once or twice, because he's a very good adult. ]

But I suppose I can't blame you for using your strongest weapons.

[chocobosnap]

Yeah, kinda, but I'll be fine.

[ He says with a smile as though it's totally fine. ]

It's always been like that. [ He has some pretty severe anxiety but he's just gonna pretend everything is alright. ]

[fivemilesdeep]

I did! And I'll say it again: I'm very proud of you.

[And he is 100% sincere.]

[bakegarasu]

Yeah. Not like I was told much, even though my brother was in charge of our group.

But uh. Not the best relationship there. The less said, the better.

Also what the hell is 'thaumaturgy'?

[bakegarasu]

[He's just gonna duck off-screen while he goes faintly pink, thanks.]

[blue_ice]

...

{ He maintains eye contact...and down it goes. ]

Do you really want me wasted when I have so much planning to do?

[ He's kidding, don't worry. There's a faint smile there. ]

[jingyeets]

Oh, that's how I meant it. I'd have said romantic hand holding if I'd had it in mind.

( he lifts his hands and interweaves his fingers, until he's... romantically... holding his own hands. still looking a touch amused. )

[miseris_socios]

There's always water. Which you should be drinking if you're drinking alcohol, anyway.

[Probably best to not ask how he knows that.]

[catti]

It isn't that old. Plenty of people still use it.

[It's not like he learned it from Urianger, who talks like he was personally present at the birth of the known universe.]

...Oh er...I'm sorry about that...

[jingyeets]

Think it's anything you'd embrace here?

( not an idle question when, for one, there's nothing here that gets to follow a natural course. count the number who'd been on train for a year. )

[jingyeets]

( he outright snorts. )

Why would I want you to elaborate? No, wait, who are you expecting would ask? Has to be someone on train, and that's fascinating... anyway, not my need to know!

[blue_ice]

[ That expression on Seto's face...as much as he's fully accepted their bond, to feel this from a father figure is still surprising. ]

...thank you.

[ His voice wavers a little, overwhelmed with a strange feeling. Love? Gratitude? Somewhere in there. He just smiles and sets the glass down, only to pick up a glass of water. Thanks for the advice, Ken. ]

[jingyeets]

( wrinkles his nose in not so... pretend... offense. )

No? Ugh, don't put ideas in the heads of fools. People'd better ask first, or wonder why they're getting decked.

( .................. what else do you do when someone comes for your face, okay _

[jingyeets]

( here's a tip of his tea mug, and two quirked brows. )

Kisses have to be smart? Oh, that'll be a problem one day.

( in the romance he's like to believe he'll have one day. )

[thawed_pride]

What I refer to is the manipulation of the cosmic force of Darkness, diametrically opposed to and, under ideal circumstances, balancing that of Light. It is often ill advised to use it, as Darkness has a tendency to attempt to spread through and even consume one's heart if the user does not have the mental and emotional fortitude to maintain control of it.

[jingyeets]

( he shrugs. )

My statement still stands. Never said it had to be a lover's kiss.

( saying this to said child by basically saying "yeah no one kisses at all without like, family or lovers, in my life personally" )

[blue_ice]

Right. Hydrating.

[ He'll just do that now. ]

...I'm proud of you too, if you needed to hear it.

[jingyeets]

It's... polishing your awareness of proper sword cultivation, you could say.

[pleple]

Nothing at all, in any way, then?

[jingyeets]

Wow.

( he says, sipping his tea. )

I'm presuming you don't mean afterlife worlds either.

[jingyeets]

Oh! That's pretty, er. Hm. Did it bring a body for you or did one get created through the summoning?