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longestnight2023-08-31 07:11 pm
favoritefearlesshero) wrote in longestnight2023-08-31 07:11 pm
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[A few days after the Branch incident....]
[Puss could have done this via the watch, but he's a classy kitty.
This team is going to need unity. Teamwork. Togetherness. And Puss knows just the thing that will help.
Every single person at the North pole will find an invite slipped under their door, or otherwise placed near their living quarters...]
[The front feels like velvet and the "P" is covered in gold glitter. It's really fancy, the yetis outdid themselves. Now, time for the preparations. It won't be the same if he's not destroying an oppressive villain's mansion while he does it, but that's not the point this time, and he can still throw quite the bash.]
((OOC: Go ahead and use this post as a party-related inbox! Video, text, or track Puss down in person!))
This team is going to need unity. Teamwork. Togetherness. And Puss knows just the thing that will help.
Every single person at the North pole will find an invite slipped under their door, or otherwise placed near their living quarters...]
[The front feels like velvet and the "P" is covered in gold glitter. It's really fancy, the yetis outdid themselves. Now, time for the preparations. It won't be the same if he's not destroying an oppressive villain's mansion while he does it, but that's not the point this time, and he can still throw quite the bash.]
((OOC: Go ahead and use this post as a party-related inbox! Video, text, or track Puss down in person!))
[voice]
If you cannot take me on my word alone, know that I am happy to audition for the part.
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And quite frankly, I'm willing to believe you just on the number of titles you possess. Anyone with three or more has to know what they're doing!
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[In that he can make more up.]
I humbly thank you for the opportunity to show off my talents to such a new and diverse audience.
the most killjoy of actions
he isn't sure how Puss managed to find him, or if he's still around, but he encounters the card shortly after it was left. Narrowing his eyes slightly, it is thrown promptly into the christmas-themed wastebin with plastic wrap and a ball of used up tape.
he will be attending no parties. ]
The action of the joy reviver
When Miguel next walks in the room, he'll see Puss performing an ancient cat art called Finding the Place You Most Want to Be and Sitting On Top of It. He's holding the invitation, fished out of the trash and pinched between his fingers like the winning card in a poker game.]
Qué bueno que vine.* You almost lost this.
*Good thing I came around.
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Basta. Muévete de ahí. You're going to get fur on the electronics.
[ He is coming over to try and shoo Puss off his temporary work table. He has a lot of things he has to daisy chain together! ]
I'm busy. I don't have time to goof off.
*Enough. Get off of there.
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Goof off? Goof off?!
[He sputters in performative outrage. He's shocked! Shocked and appalled at this accusation!]
Sir! Nothing could be farther from the truth! This party is more important than you could imagine! This is about unity! This is about building strength in the heroes that have been brought to fend off this horrible threat to everything we hold dear!
This, mi amigo, is team building!
[Yes, his finger is in the air triumphantly.]
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[ One might expect Miguel to continue to be annoyed, but.. the guy just looks tired. Being On and Aggravated all the time was exhausting, just as much as working without pause was. It's not like really he enjoyed constantly putting himself under pressure.
His expression falters a bit. Not by much, though. ]
Why did you come out of your way to check on me?
[ He had been a complete asshole to Puss the first time they met, so the fact that he extended an invitation and decided to insist is not something that is lost on him. ]
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[Puss takes a look at those tired eyes and allows himself to feel sympathy. Miguel is a pill, but perhaps he didn't come by it on his own.]
Why did I...?
[Puss smiles. He's still learning how to reach out, but he's pretty sure this is an opening.]
I told you back when we first met: I've been where you are. Not exactly like you, perhaps, but I have been...alone. Exhausted. Feeling the weight of my burdens on my back. I was lucky to meet the friends who brought me out of it, but luck...she's fickle, no? I just thought I might pay it forward.
[Well...? Did that do anything for Miguel...?]
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[ Well, he doesn't reject the hand of sympathy. There's a short silence while he digests all that, albeit with a dour expression his face. Something seems to be sinking in. It felt weird to be...included? Granted, much of his isolation is self-imposed, but being a humorless black sheep also made it harder. ]
I would think all the loud music would be annoying for a cat.
[ he is not saying no...! ]
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For most cats, perhaps. But Puss in Boots is not most cats! After all, what kind of party isn't as raucous as possible?
...Though that reminds me: I should find some ear plugs for Nyara and Elle.
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Yes. Some ear plugs would be good.
[ he could drop by if there were ear plugs. and maybe if he found some shades, too. That sounds... potentially enjoyable, instead of a migraine waiting to happen. ]
A short visit won't hurt, I suppose.
[Video]
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Simple candies... But when you eat them, they may make you feel a sudden intense emotion. Or you are forced to only tell them truth. Some may even change your appearance temporarily. I think there may be some that could give one feline features.
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[Puss is torn. Some of that sounds quite fun, especially the feline features part. And losing inhibitions is an important part of any good party. But is it the smartest idea after everyone has been pulled from their worlds and forced into the horror of that theater?]
...Perhaps with some extremely careful labeling.
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I would, of course, have all the special treats together, with a warning that they have effects, though it will be up to individuals to discover which ones do what. [Truthfully, he doesn't entirely remember anymore.]
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[Puss has to mull it over.]
But if anything happens, it will be your responsibility.
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[Nyara has spent the last however long in hiding. She'd ventured out once and experienced chili powder and just accepted the bizarre new pain as a new part of life, and then Need had gotten mad in that way she does and gave a lecture about her deserving better...
anyway it seems like it's safe to move around again, so Nyara's skulking about, looking honestly still kinda worse for wear. She holds up the invitation.]
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No, no, no, of course not. I've thrown parties meant to get under people's skin before, but this is not that. This is simply for fun, and if it would not be fun, you should not come.
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[The only 'parties' she's been part of have involved her being the entertainment and Nyara doesn't want to dance with a lot of eyes on her. If she was drumming instead - but that's never been expected of her and she's not really good, anyway.]
You are very confident.
[She might find it threatening if he wasn't small.]
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Indeed I am. And why not? I have had many adventures, fought many foes, foiled many nefarious plots, and in all that time, there has only been one who ever bested me at swordplay.
[And what a one that was. His smile has taken on a sort of wistful rue, the kind of someone reflecting on the person they used to be.]
Be grateful you didn't know me before that. I was a callous arrogant bastard.
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[She raises her eyebrows, and doesn't have anything to say about being callous. Nyara can't relate; she can try to not care about some things, and that's sometimes a survival strategy, but that's about it.]
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Only one. None other than Death himself once chased my heels.