finger guns but with lasers

[parodeity]

WHO: Dave Strider & Jade Harley, Dirk Strider, Roxy Strider, Anya, Chuuya, Yuri Plisetsky, Chloe, Malik Ishtar, Natsumi Kuzuryu, Eleanor Lamb, and any other positive CR of either Dave or Jade whom they might have invited along (i.e. maybe you).
WHERE: laser tag place waves hands vaguely
WHEN: Sunday 3/12, in the afternoon moreso!
WHAT: Laser tag & pizza. Technically an anniversary but mostly just Laser Tag And Pizza.
WARNINGS: probably needlessly dramatic death scenes and vicious backstabbing

At some point over the past week, everyone involved in this nonsense was given a verbal invite by Dave or Jade to show up for laser tag on Sunday. They didn't explicitly say Why they felt the need to laser tag, so whether or not people are aware it's a 1-month anniversary choice (why) is up in the air based on how well they can count and whether or not they know when the pair started dating, but WHO NEEDS TO KNOW THAT! There is pizza on the tables outside the course and inside there is LASER TAG. Black lights and neon lit up shit and obstacles and everything.

There will be six matches with different team-ups every time; YOU CAN VIEW THOSE HERE. If you're a tagalong with one of the "who" people or think your character would have netted an invite (i.e. are friends with Dave or Jade), you can just add yourself to a team for each match - just try to keep the teams evenish. This is just so people have a thing to go off of for prompts. If your character is sitting out a match you can just note that, too.

So, what are you going to do? Consume pizza, attempt daring laser tag stunts, chill with people outside the game? Maybe give a dramatic death speech or two? Basically do whatever because that's what the organizers of the event plan to do.

Comments

[voideity]

[ ftr roxy will pick up and drive any of dave/jade's friends to the laser tag place, like some sort of momly sister. she's wearing fingerless gloves and a... cloth mask? along with black/pink camouflage like a loser. she also will periodically throw fake flower petals over dave/jade when they're together or stand nearby playing romantic music out of her phone, whenever there isn't lasering going on I won't make a prompt for this but feel free to be like what the fuck, if you so desire. ]

A: laser teammate

[ if you have the good fortune (or bad fortune depending on the round, but she feels she's a boon to any team whether they end up losing or nah) of being on a team with roxy, she may slide up to you mid-battle to Strategize. she 100% looks ready to k i l l everyone. laser tag is serious y'all. ]

There's an enemy just around the corner. [ whispered. ] I'll go around the back and grab his attention, then you go around this way and hit 'em. Preferably 'fore he hits me.

[ or you can brutally sacrifice your teammate. ]

B: laser enemy

[ or perhaps you have the fortune (misfortune?) of being on the team opposite roxy. in this case, you may find yourself creeped upon from above, on one of those big blocks that I'm mostly sure exist at laser tag. ]

What up, dude. [ and then she'll fire. yes, she just had to say something first. how fast can you dodge? ]

C: pizza

[ or during pizza maybe you and roxy are both dead or it's break time. whatever the case, it's pizza. roxy is helping herself to a slice and a too-large cola. ]

Extra cheese my ass. [ that's muttered into the slice as she just sort of crams it into her mouth. yknow, like a lady. ] Here, try this, you decide if it's cheesy or if it's just, like, standard cheesy.

D: wildcard

[ or wildcard it up. shoot her, get shoot by her, eat pizza, ask for a ride home, whatever ]

C

[irresisterable]

[Natsumi gently lifts a hand in decline as she slips in beside Roxy to steal some soda.]

While I know I'd probably be the best judge here on whether or not something is extra cheesy, my lactose intolerance isn't looking into being a pizza judge sorry.

[She's not sure if that was directed at her or not, but hey she wants to chat it up with this awesome lady so. A great conversation starter to just...wedge herself into. Sorry to whoever the actual recipient may have been.]

Though I heard there's a secret menu at these sorts of places that offer extra extra cheese if you know how to order.

[voideity]

Whoops, sorry. There are breadsticks and wings if ya need 'em.

[ it was directed to Anyone, but natsumi is a great person to hear it, clearly. everyone else can shoo. ]

I'm pretty sure secret menus are just a secret way of making service employees hate you? Maybe that's just for coffee.

A

[constellates]

[Anya likes Roxy - they haven't run around together all that much, but they're probably well-acquainted because of Dave - but it would appear that they're doomed for certain destruction whenever they're on the same team. And yet she's still saluting at the instructions.]

Да! Understood, Captain.

[YOU HAVE GAINED +1 NEW RUSSIAN SOLDIER]

[voideity]

[ anya is a precious girl and one of roxy's favorites of dave's friends, probably, even if she doesn't know her that well. ]

I would count in Russian, but instead I'll do it in Spanish 'cause I do not know Russian, [ hurriedly rambled in a whisper? she's not even sure if that first word was russian, stop her, ] but on three we hit it. Uno... dos... tres!

[ HOW GOOD OF A SOLDIER IS SHE, THOUGH, or actually maybe roxy is just a shitty captain. or maybe their teammates are the ones who doom them, because clearly anya and roxy know what they're on about. ]

d; enemy

[splinten]

[Since Dirk now has shades, and obviously is going to wear his own fingerless gloves to a laser tag battle, the twinsies look honestly ridiculous together.

Also he's trying to shoot her? Not important.]

It was cool sharin' style when we were on the same side, but I'm gonna have to get you for copyright infringement now, Rox.

[voideity]

[ the twins are the best looking pair in this whole laser pizza palace, it's fact.

she's dodging and trying to shoot back. also not important. ]

Jokes on you, bro, I patented this look in the womb. Trademark Roxy Strider. You owe me 20 years worth of royalty fees, which you can pay with your death. [ pause ] Laser death.

Teammate

[true_noir]

[It was already the last match, and by all accounts Chloe could only fairly state that she, herself, had been nothing but bad lucky for Roxy. Almost every time the two had been teamed up had been a loss. At the same time, she really wasn't competitive, and this was just silly fun.

She tilted her head around the corner in the darkened room of the Laser park and nodded.] I do not know if this will work, but it is worth a try.

Perhaps we will win this time, finally, yes?

[voideity]

My dear, it isn't about winning or losing-- it's about looking badass while kickin' ass.

[ apparently that's as far as roxy's competitiveness goes. can she out-style someone, her brothers in particular. if she could set the music to nicki minaj's verse in monster as she shot foes she would? ]

You ready?

[parodeity]

[ dave is hard to see in the blacklights, actually. he's wearing black jeans and a darker red t-shirt with an open black vest layer over the top. he's also wearing a watch on his right wrist. also? despite the dark he's still gonna wear those shades. oops.

it will probably become pretty obvious over the course of things that while dave is generally moving on the faster side of normal person speeds, he occasionally and more frequently responds too fast. it's more flashes than anything else, reflexes snapping him out of the way at a speed a little too much to believe, but. yeah. that's a thing. ]

ally flashstep;

[ an ally may notice his increased speed and reflexes when he snaps out an arm to haul them back around a corner and out of the line of laser fire. which. dave didn't mean to move that fast? so there's a pause before one of his easy smiles settles on his face and he shrugs a little. ]

Close call. Think we can make it into the base without bein' noticed? I'm thinkin' if we scale that shit we can get, like, over and in before anyone can tell.

[ SCALING THAT SHIT MIGHT NOT BE STRICTLY WITH THE RULES but it isn't against them, either? it's just. crazy. stop dave. ]

I can give you a boost up or if you just give me one...

enemy flashstep;

[ so you have dave strider in your crosshairs, right? and then, suddenly, you don't. he's still a blur rather than a nothing-mirage in movement, still able to be tracked with the eye, but it's probably a little disquieting to have him just dodge the fuck out of your line of sight.

it's probably even worse when your vest lights up to tell you you've been shot from behind and that's. dave.

he at least looks apologetic since he's trying to move slower but he's not really great at the speed thing yet. in either direction. when he reacts, he simply reacts. ]

Oops? [ a shrug. ]

a large ham;

[ another option for an enemy OR an ally is if dave gets shot enough times his vest informs him he's dead. while technically protocol is to leave the area and loiter at the benches outside while watching the match on tv screens, he immediately flops over dramatically. his expression does not change from deadpan, however. ]

I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.

[ yeah he's just going to replay different movie death scenes every time he dies? this time is bladerunner.

maybe stop killing him if you want the ridiculous death scenes to stop!! ]

pizza pizza;

[ whether he's between matches or just Dead in one of them, dave will manage to eat a few slices of pizza over the course of the games, and will drink like most of a soda (cherry coke, although he might steal sips from his siblings or jade if he feels like a change).

he'll also run his mouth, though he's happy to shut up and listen if anyone cares to talk to him, too. ]

Do you think pizza cheese grease is, like, its own food group? I mean, it could be on a diff side of the food pyramid. Which has to have other sides to be a pyramid, right? If it was just what we see, it'd be a triangle, not a pyramid. So, I'm thinkin' pizza grease is like, an entire bottom layer on one of the flipsides here?

wildcard;

[ alternately make something up! i'll roll with whatever, though i'm not opposed to writing up a starter for us, either. especially if you want to do a specific thread for a specific match! ]

the hammiest ham

[irresisterable]

[Oh my god is she really having to hear this with her own ears right now? Natsumi may not have been the one to land the killing blow (congrats to whomever managed to do that honestly) but she can't help but be drawn to the over dramatic death speech going on right now. And while she lets him finish what he's saying, it's with a flat face and a couple extra shots to his target once he's done.]

You know usually when you're pronounced dead you don't talk anymore. That's been my experience with corpses anyway. What kind of final words were those anyway?

ally flashstep!

[godcards]

[ Easy smile or no, Malik could do without the whiplash next time? Or at least some sort of forewarning, jeez. In any case- he doesn't know Dave that well (or really, at all), but he's here on his best behavior, so he can try to play along... ]

I don't need help getting up. [ He hopes his fence-scaling skills count for something here. ] I'll... boost you up, I suppose.


[ It's weird not being a douchebag. ]

enemy flashstep

[splinten]

Dude.

[He knows what Dave did? He's seen this in action before. He folds his arms.] Grab the lever, twist and crank it, you deserve a netting blanket.

[Right out of his sylladex to fly at Dave. OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING SOFT and technically Dirk is out of the game but Dave used his flashstepping so Dirk's going to use his dumb rap sylladex to tell Dave off.

allies!

[rosettareflected]

[It's some time into the day when Dave announces this particular plan to Alicia, who he's just pulled backward out of what she'd realized too late was a two-man ambush that somehow didn't see where she disappeared to. Not even begrudging the manhandling of her person, she simply continues to work through the battle; her voice is tight with adrenaline, but she's attentive.]

We probably could. It's not exactly in line with the rules of engagement, but... this is war, right? I'm probably lighter, you're probably stronger. I'll get you up first - just keep lookout for incoming. Can you do- [She visibly struggles for a word to refer to whatever he's doing, before shaking her head.] -that again if it comes down to it?

Enemy

[true_noir]

[How did he... that was so fast! Well, Chloe was going to chalk it up to never playing Laser tag before. The whole scene was plenty disorienting, so she must not have seen him quite right. How anyone learned to use their pistol with any regularity, she would never know.

She gave him a small smile and shrugged.] It is just game, yes? You do not need to worry about me, but I think the round is almost up, is it not?

ally!

[doublesmall]

Whoa-

[yeah it's SLIGHTLY startling to be hauled back so suddenly, and Chuuya shoots him a disbelieving look-- at least, before he considers that if he can walk on the damn ceiling, maybe it's not so strange.

The shades are weirder than the reflexes, probably.]

If you can see to get in there, then sure, sounds like a plan. Give me a leg up, would you?

[Maybe it's not within the rules, but he definitely doesn't care. Chuuya is here to win.]

Enemy!

[notyourutopian]

[Eleanor had Dave dead to rights, perfect shot lined up as she crouched at the far end of a passageway...she pulled the trigger, grinning...]

[And then he wasn't there.]

What?

[She stood up in surprise, frowning. Okay, sure, people could be fast but that had...her vest was flashing at her, but there wasn't...]

[She turned around to see Dave standing behind her. Looking...sheepish? But how the hell did he...]

What?

hits you up as the month ends i'm so sorry | ally

[catsudon]

( Yuri snaps his head around to look at Dave, mouth opening... then closing again. He doesn't have a ready or easy grin to match Dave's. Most of what he has is a comment: )

Seriously, Dave...

( Related to speed, but he's not sure this is you know, a place to discuss certain jarring circumstances in the midst of laser tag. )

If you're fast enough, you can get in the front without being seen. But it's classic that no one ever looks up.

( That said, he's totally the one crouching and interlacing his fingers here. READY, DAVE? )

[rhapsodeity]

[ jade's here and dressed in all black - high waist black jeans, a black crop top (long sheer black sleeves, of course; don't worry, she's got a coat for when she's outside) and her hair's pinned up and out of the way. the only piece of jewelery she's got on her is a pendant on a necklace, too. this is pretty different from the low key way she dresses usually so maybe that's your first indication that this isn't just Laser Tag Sunday? ]

a: laser tag

a-1, but not the steak sauce:
[ the joke is that jade handles a laser tag gun like you're supposed to handle an actual gun, okay. bigby is here in spirit because jade's 'do is ruined by the end of each round thanks to the amount of dropping, stopping and rolling she's doing. because the game's on fire? nah, she's just ridiculous. you're not... actually supposed to hit the floor for obvious reasons but jade's not really on the floor? she's propped up on a knee and her elbow behind a pillar and peeking over her gun with a grin because ah, yes, she has spotted her victim - ]

The worst part of action movies is when someone stops to make a cool one-liner, don't you think?

[ ...she says, as she shoots you? jade. ]

a-2: "all falls down" is a song by american hip hop artist kanye west:
[ there's a reason you're not supposed to be rolling on the floor and that reason is pretty easy to figure out. jade, however, is here to enjoy herself and doubts nothing bad will ever happen. it's probably a running theme that people just drop to the floor instead of excusing themselves from the match so it's no surprise that jade has down just that upon getting hit. ]

Earn this. [ is she going out with a saving private ryan quote? yeah. jade is sloooowly crawling off, dragging herself on her elbows, ] Earn i-- wait, wait, wait--

[ ...and then either you're the person watching her deliver her terrible death speech, or you're the one tripping over her, because people aren't supposed to lay around on the ground during laser tag. things like tripping over people getting too into the game happens. either way, no one's really a winner here. ]

a-3: if you can't spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker:
[ it's the last game of the night and prior to it starting, jade's either... next to you (if you're a team mate) or shouting across the room (if you're on the opposite side). you might be thinking this is important, by the way she lights up and exclaims: ] Ooooh! I have an idea! [ blue eyes wide and her hands... clapping together in excitement, gun and all. ]

Let's make a bet on who wins!

b: pizza

b-1: you hung up on the pizza place? i don't hang up on your friends!
[ at some point during the night, there has been a decision that more pizza has to be ordered. that's just what has to happen, because a bunch of teenagers playing tag and running around means a lot of pizza is devoured, regardless of how much of it is ordered. as such, jade's got her hair pulled back, a hoodie tied around her waist and her purse open as she digs into it. (there's a lot of apple juice boxes and lipstick bullets in there, if you're nosy enough to look. when did jade start wearing lipstick???) ]

Maybe we should get fries for a change? [ and you're on order duty with jade, in line to place it and pay, and she's mulling over the options here. ] I mean... what else are you gonna soak up pizza grease with, right?? Ehehe. Although I think chili cheese fries are my favorite, so those might be better than just plain... Actually, I think I'm gonna get a milkshake!

[ yes. she sounds sure of this. ] It's cold but I am definitely in the mood for something chocolate.

b-2: i don't cook. they deliver pizza.
[ jade has been cracking up at your face for like a solid two minutes. it's one of those ridiculous jade laughs, where she's hunkered over and wheezing, breathlessly slapping her hand on the table and it's only when she leans her head up to giggle even louder that it's obvious she's not... choking but laughing??? jade. ]

Ohhhhh my gooosh, how messy do you even have to be???

[ give her a minute. just a moment. once she has enough of her composure, jade reaches across the table to pluck a napkin from the holder and she gestures. ] Want me to get it? [ ...and then she sputters because you probably looked at her. well. ]

c: goodnight stars, goodnight air, goodnight noises everywhere

[ with a successful day behind you, there's only one conversation to be had. the parking lot isn't empty, of course, and jade's got her hoodie on and her hair down. with her hands in her pockets, she shrugs a little. ]

No, I definitely could have eaten that whole pizza by myself.

[ namely: discuss jade's obscene eating habits??? ]

d: wildcard
[ come up with your own prompt! jade's of course around and she's generally down for all kinds of shenanigans, even if they are. incredibly dumb. SHE IS HERE TO HAVE FUN. ]

c. goodnight moon.

[godcards]

You could have, but you shouldn't, because that's disgusting.

[ Ok Malik but you're a teenage boy, I'm sure you're not one to talk. ]

Nobody wants to see that.

a-2;

[rosettareflected]

[It's late in the afternoon when Alicia's on a team together with Jade in the first place, and surviving has been a challenge with at least some competent opposition. Jade going down in particular is probably not good for their odds, and it's even worse when she's gone down and is clogging a hallway Alicia is trying to use to escape from an enemy behind her - she's not sure who it is, but at this particular moment she doesn't really care, the thrill of the chase overcoming almost everything else. Except her peripheral vision, which is freaking out at the sudden mass below her. Can't stop in time to avoid her, can't go around her as thin as this hall is... oh hey, is that a window right above her?]

Stay down for a second!

[The almost-order is snapped off quickly as Alicia moves her rifle to her left hand, both feet leaving the ground a moment later as she jumps to clear Jade, plants one hand on the edge of the window, and vaults over it and to the other side.

At least, assuming Jade doesn't poke her head up anyway. Then no clearing will be going on at all, and at least one of their heads is going to briefly be a lot less clear.]

B-2

[true_noir]

[Chloe laughed good-naturedly back and took the napkin. She was cleaning her face shortly afterwards and just shaking her head. For a moment there, she was concerned that someone had found her dye job needlessly funny. She wiped to clean up her face and grinned over at the girl.]

Oh, I rarely have pizza. I suppose I am not so good with food you eat with your hands? [She let the smirk stand.] At least I am entertaining though, yes?

B-1

[notyourutopian]

[Eleanor was a bit laser-tagged out, which was why she had agreed to tag along with Jade to do the pizza ordering and such, collecting the various pizza monies before joining the girl. She had a few suggestions about what to order too, but right now she was kind of enjoying trying to guess what food Jade's mind would jump to next.]

[And she's clearly trying not to laugh and maybe failing a bit.]

They have those fried broccoli things with cheese?

[She suggested when there was a moment's pause.]

But we probably have to decide soon.

[rosettareflected]

[Alicia was a little surprised to get an invite to this, truth be told, but that's not going to keep her from taking a much-needed day off to be here, and Dave is a friend. She looks a little short on sleep, but she's also got a smile that's hard to wipe away. She's dressed for mobility in the cold outside: jeans, a heavy top in a bright but not solar yellow, and comfortable boots for running around. Somewhat differently for her, her hair is pinned up into ornate two-tiered buns on each side, clover hair clips keeping it secured as such. It gives her the look of someone going for an adventure, and at the end of the day, perhaps that's what she's here for.]

[A-1 | trial by fire]
[Alicia is not someone that's particularly skilled with a gun - she only half jokingly asked for some kind of gauntlet that interacted with the system - but she makes do. She's trained enough to have good spatial awareness, but it takes her a bit longer than is ideal to sight anything. That in turn means her shots aren't particularly great, but she's spectacular at suppressing fire. The first round or two thus goes... about as well as one might expect. She's agile, and she can dodge well enough, but she's just not wired to stay at range, and it's visible in her (brief) hesitation whenever she moves to attack. This is, in reality, her first time in "combat" where she couldn't just overpower the enemy, and she's sticking to cover as best she can. She's not afraid, given the serious expression on her face. Just cautious.]

[A-2 | out of the frying pan...]
[Alternately, you may hear Alicia screaming as she runs from what appears to be a coordinated attack on her position. As she comes around the corner in front of you, one foot on the wall to drive her down the corridor and not past it, she looks straight at you, and shouts:]

Don't just stand there, help me!

[B | aegis - wait, wrong season]
[At some point, Alicia switches tactics. Her new strategy can only be called "small unit tactics", looking to keep an eye on everyone. She covers their charges, watches their backs, and distracts the enemy. It doesn't work all the time, of course, but at least she feels like she's making a difference? Oddly, she feels a little more comfortable doing it, too. This suits her a little better, keeping an eye out.

It also gives her better angles to keep everyone out of trouble: at some point, when someone's about to get themselves shot in an untimely fashion, she'll slide in with a gentle nudge and then crouch out of immediate return fire, with a quiet "Excuse me!" and a small smile before she turns back to take a shot. She focuses on little positioning tricks like this to keep people moving and alive, while also covering herself from too much herself. Basically, she's playing defensively all of a sudden... is it working?]

[C | not quite a tea break]
[When she can get a break, Alicia returns to the tables, sitting down with a glass of water. Decidedly unlike the average teen (but probably a lot like Anya and maybe one or two of the others), she's controlling her intake and nibbling at pizza, cheese at that. That doesn't make her any less animated, as she cheerfully interacts with anyone that'll talk to her - indeed, she's almost being a bit more open than usual.]

It's been a while since I've done something like this! I kind of missed it, honestly. It's a little tiring, though... Oh! Maybe I should come up with some good one-liners for when I shoot someone. "Luck wasn't on your side today!" or something.

[Honey, quit while you're behind. Unless someone thinks helping is a good idea in which case we're all doomed.]

[D | wildcards]
(Or give me other stuff! Alicia is running high-energy today and is doing her best both to have a good time and not embarrass herself. In generally she's fairly playful and in a positive mood, even if she's losing. I'm sure I'm forgetting something, so.)

[true_noir]

Teammate -
[No matter what certain memories hinted at about her being some sort of over-confident badass who just walked into a gun-toting blonde's house like it was nobody's business, Chloe was none of these things. She was in shape enough not to be floored with the games were over, but her hand-eye coordination was awful and she'd never so much as been to a firing range once in her life. In short, she was the worst teammate someone could possibly have, though she wasn't getting anyone else knocked out.

Still, it was obvious she was having fun when she came up and looked over one of the obstacles on the course and nodded quietly to a teammate.] I serve as a distraction, yes?

[Someone knew her role pretty quickly.]

Opponent -
[If you were after Chloe, it likely meant that it was near the beginning or end of a match. The later in the matches, the more that it was towards the end. It wasn't that she was completely useless, but she was obviously a greenhorn, so bigger threats needed to be taken on first.

Either way, somehow she'd managed to roll out of the way behind a barrier to avoid that last shot. It was probably just blind luck. She wouldn't be so lucky soon enough as she called out cockily with a laugh.]

Oh ho! I am getting the hang of this! You will have to do better!

[No she wasn't.]

Afterwards -
[Well, it wasn't that bad. Chloe had ended up winning two matches, after all. So, there was something to be said for it. She was sitting and trying not to make a scene of 'does not eat pizza very often.' Seriously, she was tempted to use a fork and knife on this thing, and that was just sacrilegious.

She smiled over at whoever was sitting next to her and spoke up.]

I needed this. To get out of the house a little, try something new. Did you have fun?