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.]

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[blyat]

[He listens, content to lean against each other at the bar while the wait for Billy's drink. Of course it causes his mind to reflect over his relationship with Abel -- it would be impossible not to turn in that direction. Occasional spats or misunderstandings, moments of friction, but still there for each other. At least, that's what he intends now that they have this chance. It's still such a fresh thing compared to the weathered scope of Billy's experience with Teddy.]

Yeah, but. How do you know?

[May as well come clean. Cain gestures out toward the crowd, where a particular blond-haired young man stands on the fringe of the crowd speaking to someone else.]

That's... Abel. He was the, uh. Ex I mentioned. [Was.] Showed up when we got dumped in New Tokyo.

[wiccant]

( the bartender returns, and billy takes his drink with a quiet thank you, leaning around cain to get to it. doesn't stop leaning against him, because he definitely doesn't want to stand on his own right now. too much effort. there's a sip, a thoughtful sound after. he's--not a relationship expert. everything with his own has been a mess since the beginning. through numerous kidnappings and numerous things that would have been enough to break everything down but didn't.

still, he turns eyes to abel. grins, because he recognizes him. )

We've met. Danced a little. ( another sip, and billy offers the fruity drink to cain. ) I don't have an exact answer for you, everyone's different. Teddy and I have been through a lot--this isn't even our first multiversal kidnapping, and god, I can't even count the amount of times I've pulled stunts that pissed him off, but.

( a little hard to get into without going in depth about his own struggles with his mental health, with teddy's parents, with the avengers and all of that's a little too long to explain when he's tipsy, so. )

We've always been stronger together than apart, and I'm pretty sure that's a good way to tell. If being with the other person makes you an even better person, if you can accomplish things together that you never thought you'd be able to do before them, if being with them makes you want to try harder, to be better--even if they say you're amazing just as you are and love you regardless of your faults, I think that's more than enough.

[blyat]

[As Billy tells him they've danced, Cain glances between the two, briefly entertaining that image. So sue him if he doesn't think it would've been hot to witness, even if the interaction itself was quite innocent and platonic.

Without thinking, he reaches for the drink and brings it to his own lips, makes a face when his mouth is flooded with that bright sweet flavor. Not his style, but could be worse. And it's cute Billy's sharing. And saying the rest of that, which -- Cain is careful to keep his eyes away from direct contact. It's a bit too much heartfelt sentiment for someone like him who keeps it all close, hidden, disguised from a world he's had to be tough in to survive.

There is still one aspect he can comment on without shame.]

Abel is... different. From the other Navigators. Before I really knew shit about him, he was volunteering us for a suicide mission just 'cause he wanted to save everyone. [Cain hands back the drink.] Drove me crazy. Nothing I would've picked for myself. Dunno how we're both alive still, honestly.

[He watches Billy for a moment.] Hey, if Teddy shows up, I'll remember to tell him all this romantic shit you said about the two of you.

[wiccant]

( the face is hilarious. enough that billy's stifling a laugh as he takes his glass back, takes another few drinks out of it. cain's--embarrassed? something like that. more timid about his emotions, he's guessing. it probably has to do with that bad boy exterior he tries to put up a front for. he gets it. )

I've done the same. The--stupid, reckless, suicidal missions to try and save others. ( teddy has, too. they're superheroes, it's part of the job title. but they both nagged each other for it all the same. ) But you still went with him, right? You supported him through his choice even if you wouldn't necessarily volunteer for that yourself. ( that's what he's getting from this at least.

and billy turns a bright smile to cain, takes another sip before he's speaking again. ) Feel free to. Teddy knows.

( they're both gross, hopeless romantics in love. the cheesy stuff just comes naturally. )

[blyat]

[This is getting a bit too soft for him, as Billy targets exactly the truth: he did go with Abel. He carried that guilt along for the ride, but he fought at Abel's side on the battlefield again and again, and every time they rescued someone or succeeded in a fight, it gave Cain a new and heady feeling of success. Doing good. Meaning. Nothing he'd experienced before.

With a huff, he leans over and cups Billy's hand holding the drink to take another stubborn sip off the glass rim. And then he's extricating himself from their tangle so Billy won't feel that thread of embarrassment.]

'Course he does. [A friendly smack on the shoulder, Cain begins to move away, flirtatious smirk back.] You wanna dance later, come find me.

[wiccant]

( he's got cain's number down by now. billy gives a soft laugh, lets cain take his hand and steal a little more of his drink before he's raising the glass up and taking a sip of his own after cain starts heading off. he's walking away, billy's not going to sit here and force the guy to stay around, and it's cute; the look on his face, the way cain reacts.

cain and abel are both lucky, to have each other. especially in a place like this. )

You should go dance with your boyfriend. ( because it definitely doesn't sound like they're exes anymore. ) Have fun!

[blyat]

[Rather than answer - head ducked down, ears probably burning but gratefully hidden from Billy's view - Cain casually flips him off with a casual backwards gesture of one hand as he leaves. Billy wouldn't hear him over the music, anyway.]