week 07, thursday, 10pm-??, alisha, faize, hinata, roxy, hinata's room

[hopefragment]

[After what happened with Urashima and Vegeta, Hinata's more than aware that "roomfriends" on Thursdays can be incredibly dangerous. But he trusts these three, and besides, with this many people, surely they can all keep an eye on each other if need be, right?

Hinata's gotten a couple snacks and a few bottles of soda from the general store just in case, but he's really not expecting a crazy sleepover like the Big Teen Sleepover. He's honestly expecting a lot of actual... sleeping... to take place. Also unlike the last sleepover, he hasn't gone through the effort to drag extra mattresses. He really doesn't want to even accidentally incite anyone's (Poland's. Lithuania's.) jealousy and risk his room being glittered again.

Instead he's just going to kind of nervously hang out in his pajamas waiting for his friends to show up. He wasn't this nervous about the big sleepover? Why is he nervous now. Calm down, Hinata.]

[((Feel free to treat this as a general mingle log! Thread jacking totally fine, of course. DO NOT MURDER? BE GOOD??))]

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[princessantly]

... [ Look, she's a princess. And while she's fallen asleep in rooms with boys before, she's never actually shared a bed with one, so right now...

This dork in a nightgown is going to be looking nervously between the two beds. Are she and Roxy sharing one? Or does Roxy want to sleep with Hinata? Should she sleep on the floor, so as not to be impolite?? ]

[muties]

[ Stares at Alisha. Do we need to just. Handcuff you and Faize in a bed together. Is this what needs to be done.

Or maybe push the two beds together and make a world class cuddle puddle. ]

[hopefragment]

...?

[From his seat on the bed near the door, Hinata can't help but blink up at the two girls. Did... did he do something wrong...?]

What's wrong, Alisha?

[Do you... maybe want some chips? He's been hogging this bag, here you go friend, let him offer it to you. Delicious fried potato.]

[princessantly]

[ She'll refuse with a shake of her head and an apologetic smile. ]

I was just, ah... wondering about the sleeping arrangements.

[symbologic]

[Hesitantly piping up too.]

Admittedly, I've been wondering the same thing... [Looking to Hinata with no small amount of confusion.] I had assumed you would bring in more mattresses again, since there are four of us.

[How do you fuck the math up this badly, Mr. Gracious Host?]

[hopefragment]

Huh?

[Ah... no, guys... His expression ranges somewhere between sheepish and incredulous as he sets the chips down, finally settling into something fairly neutral.]

Ah... I didn't want to risk dragging in more mattresses and have Lithuania throw glitter at us again.

[That... sounds like a reasonable excuse, right? Even though they don't have Poland over, which would be a problem all by itself lbr.]

There's enough room in the beds, right? I don't want anyone to end up on the floor.

[R...roxy?? Back him up on this.]

[muties]

Yeah, don't worry they're big beds and none of us are, like.

[ Vague gestures of a house. ]

Trust me, research has been done and lengthy discussions have been had on this matter.

[ or well one brief talk about how many could fit in a room ]

[princessantly]

... But who will be sharing the beds?

[ SHE FINALLY JUST OUTRIGHT SAYS IT, even though now she is just determinedly staring at the floor. ]

[muties]

... Well, we could... just... all sleep on the floor...?

[ Would. Would that soothe the ye olde/ye space elfe. ]

[hopefragment]

We're not all sleeping on the floor.

[GUYS... that's literally the opposite of what he said.]

I was... gonna share with Roxy, [moves right on past that very quickly do not call him a pervert?? this is normal?? you guys are the weird ones??] But if you'd be more comfortable, we could just push the beds together? That should be more than enough room for all of us, right?

[symbologic]

[Firmly:]

If any of us were to sleep on the floor, it would have to be myself and Hajime. There is no point in all of us doing so, when there are two perfectly usable beds.

[Faize don't volunteer Hinata for stuff like that...]

Though I...suppose...it's true that pushing the beds together would give us more room...

[He still looks kinda uncertain though, shooting Alisha a few wary glances as if waiting to hear her verdict before actually agreeing or disagreeing with the prospect.]

[princessantly]

[ But then that's also sharing space with Hinata, and while Alisha is fond of him, that's a little too much intimacy with more than one guy and she's just sort of twisting her fingers together now. Also-- ]

I don't wish to... disrupt your plans, Hajime, so...

[ She meets one of Faize's glances, somewhat helplessly. ARE WE MANNING UP-- ]

[symbologic]

[HE DOESN'T KNOW. He was hoping you would have the answer, because he certainly doesn't. Why couldn't we just have mattress palooza 2.0???]

In that case, Alisha, you can take the second bed. Likewise, I do not wish to interfere with Hajime and Roxy's plans, but even more importantly, I do not wish to make you uncomfortable.

[He'll sleep on the floor. It's fine. This is fine. Right in front of the door so nobody can leave and murder. Ha! Perfect alibis for everyone!]

[princessantly]

Absolutely not. [ GONNA PUT A STOP TO THAT RIGHT NOW, bet you've missed the Princess Voice. ] While I admit this is... new to me, I trust your intentions, and I too do not wish for your discomfort. Therefore, I will do my utmost not to crowd you.

[ OR SHE'LL TAKE THE FLOOR. ]

[hopefragment]

[Inwardly clenches fist, single tear. He's so proud of you, princess... now he can mack on cuddle Roxy in peace, and maybe you can help a certain elf loser be less of a weenie about expressing his feeling.]

Well, now that that's settled, [BECAUSE IT'S SETTLED, RIGHT, FAIZE?? DON'T FUCK THIS UP BRO,] Do you guys want to try something? It's my... "gift from home" or whatever.

[symbologic]

[Well Princess Voice still makes him flinch to attention so clearly, he hasn't heard it enough it, regardless of whether or not he missed it. His resistances are still zero.]

[So yes, the matter is SETTLED, all caps.]

Of course! You have my word that I will not take advantage of the situation in any manner that could be considered inappropriate! [He's not going to survive the night, if he's already this flustered. BUT OH, HEY. A TOPIC CHANGE. LET'S LATCH ONTO THAT.]

What is it, Hajime?

[muties]

[ IT IS SETTLED, the princess and elf cannot change what has been carved into the holy star stones of Hinata's bedroom. U cannot break this magical girl contract. ]

Sounds mysterious, consider me mysterized.

[ Also a little shady? "Do you guys wanna try something" is universal drug dealer speak. Is that your true talent is Hinata the SHSL Drug Dealer. That would explain Bill's everything. ]

[hopefragment]

[Yes, behind that harmless face lurks the soul of a drug dealer. You can tell from the way his expression brightens as he abandons the bag of potato chips and moves across the room to snag a plastic-wrapped plate with some... weird green balls on it. There's still quite a few left on there, even if it's obvious he's eaten a few already.]

It's kusamochi... There's red bean paste inside. I don't even remember the last time I had it, it's probably my favorite food.

[He looks so happy about it?? You have to at least try this unappetizing-looking green stuff.]

[princessantly]

Kusa... what?

[ ... WHY IS IT GREEN. ]

Also, I don't mind trying new foods, but if it's your favorite, wouldn't you rather have more for yourself?

[hopefragment]

Kusamochi! It's, um, it's a dessert you usually eat in springtime.

[At the question as to whether or not it's his favorite, he honestly looks taken aback, because, well, yes, he could easily eat all of it in one go, but,]

Well... I've always heard it's better to share food you like with friends, right?

[muties]

[ So, instead of drugs it's.... alien eggs. Dessert alien eggs. Slowly takes one, taps it against her mouth a few times.

Hinata's favorite food. It's against some kind of law to dislike your boyfriend's favorite food, isn't it. She can't disappoint him, it'd be too cruel.

She just. jams the whole thing in her mouth, as you do. Aaaaaand now she's afraid to bite it. What if it's gross??? She can't tell him his favorite food is scary and weird, that'd be shitty.

Just. Sits here with a whole kusamochi in her mouth. As if this is any weirder than food she probably has eaten. Roxy probably ate goddamn raw pumpkins, for all we know. Ignore her existence, everyone, carry on being normal people. ]

[symbologic]

[Okay, you kinda lost him a little at "from my home" and "food" because Faize's experience with Japanese thusfar has been a little...rocky. But "dessert" brings him back around. Sweet things? Never a bad thing.]

[...Jesus Christ though, Roxy. What are you doing over there? Is...is that how you're supposed to eat it? Just shove the whole thing in your mouth??? That's what you were supposed to do with the sushi and the takoyaki, right? Is that just a Japanese food thing?]

[................]

That's true. It certainly is more enjoyable that way. [Still...not eating it just yet.] Though...just to be certain, by bean, you do mean...well a bean, correct? That isn't for example, a type of fish, on Earth is it?

[Just a completely... random... example...]

[princessantly]

...

[ She may be a pansy when it comes to sharing a bed, but she'll just take one when offered and take a ginger bite-- who can turn down Hinata's logic, anyway? ]

It's... sweet...

1/2

[hopefragment]

Roxy, don't choke!

[Oh my god Roxy. Roxy please. He actually looks kind of alarmed because they're not small and they are really chewy?? Good luck whenever you decide to bite that, friend.]

[hopefragment]

[But he gives Alisha a smile when she takes one, only then glancing to Faize with a confused frown.]

Uh... no, it's a sweet red bean. The mochi itself is made from rice flour.

Who puts fish in dessert?

[And as if to prove it's harmless, he's going to just quickly take one himself, taking a small bite. Yes... this is how you eat it. Ignore the girl with a whole one shoved in her mouth.]

[symbologic]

[Faize holds his hands out in a sort of half shrug, the mocha still held between the fingers of his left hand.]

I was merely making sure. My experiences thusfar with Japanese cuisine have been...enlightening, to say the least.

[Look, you don't just get over unexpectedly eating raw fish.]

[But alright, if it's harmless, he'll take a bite instead of being a weirdo like Roxy since that is apparently NOT how you eat mocha, after all.]

[muties]

[ Mumbles aggressively!! LOOK, IT'S NOT HER FAULT THE SNACK DIDN'T COME WITH INSTRUCTIONS??

She's just going to casually take it back out of her mouth and just. eat it normally. Don't you judge her ugh. At least now she won't choke on it and get Hinata executed for the dumbest murder. ]

If it was fish, it'd be shaped like little fishes or there would no justice in this world.

[hopefragment]

There's actually uh, a cake with bean paste inside called taiyaki that's baked in a fish-shaped mold. It's kind of like a waffle.

[Laughing a little and shifting to sit closer to Roxy. This is his girlfriend and he likes her a lot? She's beauty, she's grace, she shoved a whole mochi in her face.]

There's no fish in it, though, it's just shaped that way. It's kind of cute-looking.

[princessantly]

A waffle filled with beanpaste...

[ Another bite of kusamochi. ]

... You truly have some interesting food items, Hajime.

[symbologic]

[...he's pretending he didn't just see Roxy casually take the whole mochi back out of her mouth and then start eating it properly. Nope. Didn't happen, he's just going to sit over here and continue eating his mochi which is actually not that bad?]

[And just silently nod in agreement with Alisha because ???? Japan??? Fish bean waffles that aren't actually fish...]

[muties]

[ DON'T U JUDGE HER, SPACE WIZARD ]

Aw, that does sound cute. And not weird at all, nope. Not. At all, yeah.

[ Also wow this thing doesn't taste like trash, she doesn't even have to lie about it?? But yeah Ok this is a lot different from western food 4 sure. ]

I mean, maybe weirder than Poland's alpaca donuts, but.

[symbologic]

[TOO LATE. JUDGIN U A LITTLE.]

[muties]

[ UGH FIGHT HER IRL FAIZE ]

[hopefragment]

It's not weird!

[Wtf?? His food is the best, you guys are the weird ones. Gently elbows Roxy in the side because way to be rude, ugh.]

Besides, look at the food here, it's all pretty much the same. It's just bread and meat. That's not weird to you?

[Looks to Faize at least for backup. Come on, dude, you must have weird space food we can all make fun of, right?]

[princessantly]

After the week of mostly breakfast fare, I can't really find it in myself to complain.

... And we should think about preparing for bed more than making ourselves hungry, shouldn't we?

[ SOMEONE COULD BE STABBING SOMEONE IN THE NEXT 2-5 HOURS. ]

[symbologic]

[Dude, what are you looking at him for? He's sure as heck not gonna tell you about how amazing Eldarian food is if you're just gonna make fun of it!!!]

Nearly everything they provide for us here is new to me, so I do not find it all that odd, personally.

Alisha does have a point though...

[Why does he suddenly look vaguely nervou-- oh right, sharing beds. Thanks for the reminder, he's gonna try not to have a heart attack while he finishes his mochi.]

[hopefragment]

Ah, right...

[Listen... having fun sleepovers with friends is still new enough that actually sleeping doesn't always occur to him. He'd happily stay up for hours chatting with them and then be the most tired bean come investigation tomorrow. Which definitely won't happen!! No one will die we'll have another good week.

Let him just set his mochi aside and shift on the bed, moving closer to make sure he can reach the lamp.]

I'm ready whenever you guys are, so let me know when to hit the light.

[princessantly]

[ LOOK, THEY HAVE TO FACE THE DAUNTING ENEMY "Sharon Thebed" SOONER OR LATER.

Even though it's clear that Alisha is visibly nervous and doing her best to hide it, she still gives Faize a glance. ]

... Shall we?

KIA OH MY FUCKING GOD.

[symbologic]

[Truly, this is the most intimidating boss fight either of them will ever face. Only in part because their party cannot have more than two members.]

[Faize just...nods. This is it. This is the moment he did not train for at all. It's here.]

After you, then...

[You get in and get comfy, he'll just stand here and talk himself out of bolting to his own room.]

TAKES A BOW

[princessantly]

[ Of course she has to go first. Of course she does.

No, this is fine... she's Princess Alisha Diphda of Hyland, former Squire to the Shepherd, who helped lead a charge against a dragon, she can handle this boss!! And besides, if they get too nervous, they can sleep back-to-back, that's... safe. Putting the fight on Easy.

... She's just going to square her shoulders resolutely, stride over to the bed, and slip silently in.

(Roxy and Hinata are probably having an easier time with this, curse them.) ]

APPLAUSE

[symbologic]

[Look...he may be an alien but that doesn't mean he's not a gentleman!! And, sure, they could sleep back-to-back. But then they run the risk of booty touching and is that truly any better? Especially after having to switch difficulties mid-game? They've made it this far already playing on normal--!!]

[Maybe they can both just sleep side by side on their backs? They're both pretty small...]

[One last deep breath before Faize slips into place beside her, face fairly flushed and goddammit, Hinata please turn off the light. True to his word, he keeps his hands to himself for now, curling one under his pillow while leaving the other at his side.]

...you are free to change your mind, of course. I mean it, I will gladly sleep on the floor if you are uncomfortable with this arrangement.

[Said quietly enough that he can't be overheard by the normal teens who are free of politeness hangups and are probably already halfway to making out in the other bed or something.]

[princessantly]

[ Faize... the fact that he's saying this with a face glowing like a festival lantern doesn't escape Alisha's notice, and even though her own expression isn't any less flushed... it helps, knowing that at least she's not the only one fairly nervous about this whole thing.

Nervous, she thinks, but not uncomfortable, because this is Faize and not the other green-haired man she'd met (the one more likely to drop suggestive comments, to her great discomfort).

Alisha draws her legs up slightly, and shakes her head, just barely moving it on the pillow. ]

My trust in you has not changed, Faize. I'm not uncomfortable.

[ JUST HELLA NERVOUS BECAUSE SHE IS A TEENAGE GIRL SHARING A BED WITH HER CRUSH (BOYFRIEND???) AND THAT IS A LOT FOR A PRINCESS TO HANDLE FOR THE FIRST TIME. ]

[symbologic]

[Hell will probably freeze over before Faize purposefully makes a suggestive comment. He's a good boy, despite what his designation might suggest.]

[He seems to relax slightly at her answer, relief evident in his expression. He's still nervous but...Alisha still trusts him and she's not uncomfortable. Maybe not 100% comfortable either but...hey, it's something. Enough of a something for Faize to move forward and wrap his free arm around Alisha for a quick goodnight hug/forehead kiss combo. The fact that they're both lying down and she has her legs pulled up makes it a little awkward but...he did what he could, okay. An effort was made here.]

[He moves back to his original, not-too-far-away-but-hopefully-just-far-enough-that-it's-not-weird position one he's done, face still flushed but now smiling ever so slightly.]

In that case, then, I will say good night and wish you pleasant dreams and a restful sleep until morning.

[princessantly]

[ Faize is doing so well at this affection thing! And Alisha can't remember the last time she got a forehead kiss before bed (she was very small, she's sure, and Lady Maltran hadn't been the type, nor had the maids). But still... it's rather comforting, and she'll smile back at him and reach out to lightly touch his cheek.

Because she can do that now!!

Look, they weren't going to be passionately intertwined now, that's too high-level for them. ]

I wish the same for you.

[symbologic]

[He's trying, okay. He's trying really hard, because apparently physically affection is a good thing?? Other people who are not Eldarians like it??? Or so says Hinata, who is clearly the master guru of all things affectionate.]

[It's true though. Something like that is an incredibly high level. Way too advanced of a technique for the two of them to try tonight. But hey, there's still time. They can work up to it! Tonight, double date hand holding. Next week...maybe single date spooning? If he starts working up the nerve now, maybe he can actually ask her if she'd like to before next Thursday. Maybe on like...Wednesday. Tuesday if he's really ambitious.]

[But he's getting a little ahead of himself here. In the here and now, he'll just rest his and on top of hers.]

I am certain that I will.