one night of magic rush

[blyat]

WHO: Cain, Prompto, Hideki Maeda, and you!
WHERE: The popular Asylum club.
WHEN: Night of October 26.
WHAT: Cain and Prompto's joint birthdays!
NOTES OR WARNINGS: Beyond drinking/smoking, general wild party behavior, and fake friendship, there shouldn't be much. Will update as needed.


[Set deep in the downtown of New Amsterdam's entertainment district is Asylum, arguably the most popular club in the city. The exterior is cool steel beams and tasteful futuristic architecture with a long line down the corridor, suited bouncers posed at the entrance all armed with a virtual guest list. Its interior is fashioned with bright, colorful lighting dynamic to the music of the infamous DJ Semicolon, high ceilings and acoustic sounds to lend that feeling of a constant full-body hum. Any partygoers on the guest list for this event will be funneled toward the VIP section. They will have received an invitation a few days prior via their Cooltalk profiles. Jason is specifically blacklisted, sorry buddy.

DANCE YOUR HEART OUT. Nearly impossible to book without deep pockets or wide-reaching connections, Semicolon is at the top of their game mixing popular contemporary hits with Whitney Houston's classics. From song to song, Semicolon provides a unique and talented contrast of the slow to the energetic, so no matter your dancing style, you'll find something to move you on the dance floor.

DROWN YOUR... LIVER. Courtesy of the party's host, Hideki Maeda, the VIP section's private bar will provide an ever-flowing river of your favorite expensive high-proof alcohol. Pick your poison.

CHILL OUT. Tired on your feet from too much dancing, or just need a break from the packed atmosphere? There are plenty of comfortable areas where you can relax and take it easy until you're ready to get back out there. The lights around this area cycle through different colors in reflection of Semicolon's performance set, so a slower song might lend toward romantic shades of red while a faster-paced song is brighter blue.

SMOKE, EAT & MINGLE. Asylum will be serving real, fresh meat at this party, so enjoy that luxury while it lasts. There is also an outdoor area with a beautiful view over the city itself if you want to take your vape pen out there for a smoke, just get some air, or see who's around for a chat.]

Comments

[mercurio]

[oh.]

[it's not so much the thirty credits that prompto gets that cause his reaction to change from unamused bemusement to something more constricted, smile somewhat shaky. the sentiment is too sincere—far more than what prompto had been expecting. to live well, to have a good year of life.]

[he's sniffling]

Momo—!

[the dream. mo xuanyu.]

[and yeah, brace yourself for this hug]

[laozu]

[ oh no

oh wait

oh YES, the tears are not because prompto is upset - they're happy tears, which assures him that he's Said A Good Thing.

so he's not really braced for the hug, but it's okay. he's stronger than he looks, able to stumble a little and regain his balance once prompto's gone for the kill. he laughs, quick and bright, patting his back while he stammers a little: ] I won't keep y-- there there, don't cry, you'll ruin your freckles--

I won't keep you from your party and your friends, I'm sure they all want to wish you well. Hope you don't mind if I keep stealing these... uniquely shitty drinks from your strange friend.

[laozu]

[ also "momo" is literally the best

he's dying inside and can't wait to brag to lan wangji about it ]

[mercurio]

[his laugh is a little wet as he pulls away after the other's words.]

Yeah, they're — pretty shitty drinks, huh!

[but he's smiling despite the obvious dampness on his cheeks (and no, his freckles aren't ruined, thanks), lavender eyes alight with the mirth the dwells inside him at such thoughtful, kind words.]

My freckles are okay, Momo. [he's giggling despite himself, eyes crinkling as his cheeks hurt from smiling] They'll always be okay!

[what]

[laozu]

[ wow those really are some powerful freckles ]

Of course they will be, Toto.

[ if prompto gets to give him a cute nickname, he better be able to take what he serves. ]

Make sure you drink water, too. You don't want to be waking up with a headache, no matter how much fun you have tonight.

[mercurio]

I think I'll be waking up with a headache anyway, but I'll be living my life well, at least!

[more powerful than his freckles are the words that wifi has gifted him; they resonate with something he's been feeling in his gut, ever since he's been here by himself, without his friends from back home.]

I'll make sure to use these credits in something worthwhile.

[laozu]

I believe you! It's all any of us can do, in this place.

[ prompto seems to be flourishing; he didn't know him for long, they met in a dream and he watched him steady and fixated on some unseen future there - some change of heart and mind that he hoped would carry him forward. ]

On something worthwhile, or on something really fun -- ! If you need any suggestions, I have an entire list of recommendations now.

[ ........... recommendations for WHAT... ]

[mercurio]

Y'know—

[he's leaning back, hands on his waist and giving wwx an amused look.]

I don't know if I'll need any suggestions, so you might as well slap me with some of 'em so I can make a clearly educated decision in the near future.

[don't say condoms]

[laozu]

[ he holds up both hands, clearly cycling visibly through something - the permissions to it are locked down for his eyes only - but after a moment, he opens up part of his address book and sends prompto two business cards: one for a masseuse ( tagged with "#treatyourself" by wei wuxian himself ) and the other for a shop called "cherry's charms" and it's very obviously an adult store, judging by the risque logo of an open mouth juggling cherries on tongue tip. HOW LEWD. ]

I won a gift basket from them in a drinking contest, mostly jewelry. Very tame but tasteful pieces, I was thinking of stopping by to see what else they had at some point - you look like you enjoy some good accessories!

[ there was more in the gift basket than that, but he's being gentle since it's prompto's birthday

also he's just flashed this on a crowded dance floor so maybe teach him the meaning of RESTRAINT ]

[mercurio]

[he's seeing all this and his mind blanks for a moment, all the while his face turns bright red (this is most likely just as expected). that sure is an adult store, and maybe prompto's staring at the business card for longer than what is necessary.]

Hey! Don't just — talk about it so openly!

[never say anything about what this says about prompto, okay. but he's still morbidly curious despite his better judgement, leaning in close to wwx and shout-whispering:]

What kind of jewelry can you even find in a place like that??

[laozu]

Don't be ashamed, we're both adults here!

[ prompto leaning closer is encouragement enough for him to slide the digitized catalog, earmarked pages and all, across his dms. it's the tamer side of the jewelry section: interesting collars, layered bracelets, leather and metal being a key theme, since it is "adult" -- and then, the lower he drags the catalog, the more harnesses there are, especially the kind that criss-cross over the torso. they actually look really cool, some of them more statement piece than fetish piece. ]

These kinds. Some of them look very sharp over a fashionable shirt and pants!

[ oh my god is this happening is it really happening ]

[mercurio]

...I hadn't realized these kind of stores sold stuff to wear while outside?

[he's trying to keep calm and unashamed, since they're "both adults" and all that. however, there's an obvious flush warping all the way up to his ears, his voice definitely, purposely, being kept low—as if that would help him sound more serious than what he feels.]

Isn't this a fetish people have?

[the more he scrolls down the catalog... the more his brows are raising in surprise......]