OPEN POST ♞ I'M A KITTY CAT AND I DANCE DANCE DANCE

[tarotcards]

WHO: Souji Narukami, his 12 cats, and everyone else
WHERE: His extremely haunted and probably in need of animal control's attention house
WHEN: 03/15
WHAT: Souji tries to pretend that it's not his birthday (it's technically not, it's five days in advance) and says that it's his cat's birthday instead. A party where anyone and everyone is invited to Die
WARNINGS: Dumb kids doing dumb things

ONE

Throughout the entire city, you might find flyers stuck up on walls and pillars. Each one has the following drawing, message, and address on them:

"COME CELPURRATE CREAM-SAN'S FANGTASTIC BIRTHDAY PAWTY OF THE YEAR. FUREE FOOD AND DRINKS, I'M NOT KITTEN YOU. BRING YOUR PAWSITIVE CATITUDE (๑✪ᆺ✪๑)✧"

Yeah, that's... that's about it. Below the message contains an address and reiterates that everyone and anyone is invited. Well, free food and drinks, who could really turn that down? Even if it seems like this is a party for furries and is celebrating a cat's birthday, how bad could it be?

Well, the front lawn has a random plastic kiddie pool so maybe that is enough of a warning, but upon entering, it's really not as bad as it seems. Sure, you're going to have to put on these headbands with cat-ears on them and you may need to have a nametag with your name as a cat pun but asides from that, the free food and drinks are there as said in the flyers. Nearly all the food is cat-shaped if it could be helped, from paw-shaped cookies to a cat-shaped cat, but there are normal things too. You know, spiked punch and some poor unfortunate soul who is stuck on the grill to hand burgers or hot dogs. All the good stuff.

Over in the corner of the kitchen through is a mysterious little table that has the sign "TRY IT... IF YOU DARE..." taped onto it. On the table are little plates of... peculiar dishes: a bowl of some mysterious meat that gives off quite a foul smell, cups of coffee so thick that it might as well be sludge and gives off purple smoke (thanks, Elliot), crackers with cat tuna smeared onto them, and little bowls of nothing but pure wasabi in them. It looks like this is a table only for those with a brave heart and an iron stomach so increase your courage here or just stick to the safer foods around the kitchen.

Souji isn't responsible for any deaths or injuries.

TWO

Asides from the foods, you might want to try the random games around the house. There are your usual friendship-ruining games such as Marco Party, Marco Kart, or Monopoly but if you like to keep your friends for another day, you can go play with the twelve cats or fox that Souji apparently has at his house. You can also go over and pay respect to the birthday girl, Cream-san, who is chilling on a chair and is wearing both a birthday crown and cape. She will accept gifts in forms of head pats and belly rubs, but if you're not feeling that, you could also go outside and chill in that tiny plastic kiddie pool. Sure, you might have to be crossing your legs or putting them on top of another person's if you want to share the pool but it'd be a good bonding experience.

You know what else is a good bonding experience?

Water balloon fights. Who cares if it's early spring and that it's still a little chilly? That you could probably catch a cold and freeze out here if you're wet? This all builds character so grab those water balloons and make some new friends by flinging it at someone's face. That's how all friendships start.

THREE

Did you know that this house is haunted? That's right, it has its very own resident ghost all the way in the basement. Some shabby signs around the house encourage for people to head downstairs where it looks like it's the meeting room of some cult. The lights are turned off and the only things that light up the basement are the candles placed around on tables. There is a TV in the corner that shows off nothing but static and lets out a high pitch sound.

In the centre of the room is a plain table with two chairs, one on each side. On the table is an ouija board and a note on it that reads:

"SPEAK TO THE DEAD. THE DEAD WANTS TO KNOW IF YOU ATE YOUR VEGGIES AND WHAT YOUR FAVOURITE TYPE OF COOKIES ARE."

Yeah, the resident ghost of the house is an old grandma who just wants to make sure that the kids are eating properly and wants to share her amazing cookie recipes with you. She also has a dead ghost cat named Mittens who will also probably take over the ouija board and knock it over like the good cat that she is. Even in the dead, cats will love knocking shit over.

FOUR

If you head out to the backyard to get some fresh air, there's... well, there's really no way to explain this but just saying that there is a dragon just chilling out there. There is yet another sign hung around its neck:

"SIT IN MY MOUTH AND TAKE A PHOTO. 80% GUARANTEE THAT IT'LL BE SAFE. 0% GUARANTEE YOU'LL COME OUT SMELLING LIKE ROSES. CALL SOUJI IF YOU WANT A DIFFERENT MONSTER TO TERRORIZE YOUR LIFE."

So yeah, this is just... a photo booth where you can take pictures of seemingly being eaten by a dragon, getting lifted into the air by a fire demon, chased by a mummy with a knife, nearly getting stabbed by a bancho god, or just chilling with whatever the hell this thing is. It's nice to abuse your Personas for mundane things.

Comments

[tarotcards]

I.

[ if anyone knows souji, it should be no surprise that he's right by the table of weird ass food. he's the one who prepared this table so he's been looking forward to eating all of it the moment the party started. of course, it would be boring to do it all by himself so hey, the closest person to him, he's going to tap you on the shoulder to grab your attention ]

Join me?

[ please eat this stupid food and pass out with him ]

II.

[ when cream-san, the birthday cat, isn't sitting on her throne, she's being carried around in souji's arms. he walks around the house and any poor unsuspecting fool who is just standing or sitting around will have souji harass them about her ]

Have you said "happy birthday" to Cream-san yet?

III.

[ water balloon fights are for little kids? well, you shut your mouth because souji wants to get into a water balloon fight. ]

[ of course, he wouldn't just throw them at unsuspecting people because he's not a jerk but if your character has agreed to participate then get ready for a water balloon to the back of your head and souji standing there like a cheeky little fucker. ]

[ mature games for mature kids :) ]

IV.

[ since these are souji's personas running around in the backyard, it's no surprise that he'd be there with them. he needs to be around for them to be summoned in the first place. he just kind of chills around the place but rather than waiting for people to ask him to switch to a different persona for a photo, he'll be proactive and ask instead (even without any context) ]

Dragon, fire fountain, mummy, god, a blue thing with wings, or random?

V.

[ and of course, here is the obligatory "drunk on spiked punch" prompt in which souji doesn't care about personal space and needs to lean against everyone while nuzzling their faces with the top of his head ]

You would make... a beautiful cat...

WILDCARD.

[ feel free to catch souji anywhere else at the party or reply with something not in the above prompts! souji's bday is posted on his social media accounts so if you want to bug him about that then feel free to! otherwise, he's going to keep saying that it's cream-san's birthday ]

3

[reaquila]

[ Nanashi came here because Souji is Shinn's friend. There's fliers everywhere too so he figured, why not? It'll be fun.

Souji just kind of dumps a water balloon on Nanashi and his demon Caladrius. The bird makes a demonic growl at Souji. It's about to throw a tantrum over this. Nanashi gives the demon a nuggie to the head in response to that.]

Calm down, buddy. Try not to be such a party pooper. I'm having fun even if you're not.

[He looks over at Souji who's probably getting ready to throw more water balloons.]

Is it okay for my demon to be running around your house?

2

[fabrefactions]

[ Nice try, Sooj. Yusuke gives the cat an appropriate amount of fuss, before straightening up and holding out a small, A4-ish size parcel. It's not fancily wrapped, it's just neatly wrapped with non-descript paper. ]

After I wish one to to human whose birthday it almost is.

[ Take the gift, Souji. ]

5

[twostringsonebow]

Thank you, I know.

[Souji's being gently pried off him, though... Goro's trying to be better about flirting and touching other guys. He'll get some pets that will hopefully satisfy him, but no nuzzling.]

Though I have friends who may argue that I'm either a rabbit or a dog depending on who you ask. What sort of cat do you have in mind for me?

2

[truedetective]

I have not.

Somehow, I imagine I could say "impressive rutabaga" or something equally meaningless, and she'd appreciate it just the same.

1

[rebellions]

[Why is he even here? Ragna sure doesn't want to be here, nor does he want to wear that stupid cat-ears headband (that one had to go 0.3 seconds after he'd received it) or the dumb punny "Ragnya" nametag (that he's left reluctantly but will be sure to punch anyone who calls him that). Yet here he is... looking for an exist, because coming here was clearly a mistake; he's had enough of this insanity and wants out. Instead, he runs into the mastermind behind this ─ and worse yet, his proposal brings back some really painful memories.]

Hell no, I ain't touching any of that shit!

[Never Forget Death Stew of July 2017. While Ragna's mood is as foul as usual, Souji will probably notice some new things about him ─ namely, the way his right eye is constantly closed and his right arm remains still and limp at his side.

At least it decreases the chances of him punching anyone by about 50%.]

II

[burningblossoms]

[Well, this certainly is harassment. But when Souji appears beside her with the cat, Yukiko gives him this look...the look of someone harangued...]

Yes, I have. I was looking for you, though, and not Cream-san.

wildcard

[impulsives]

[ Shin's standing in front of Souji, looking really serious. Actually, it's been a while since he looked deadly serious come to think about it. But either ways, he's just staring his best friend down in a quieter moment of the party. His face remained stoic as he pulls out something from the bag he's carrying right now, and handed it to Souji.

It's the limited edition, "Diamond Version Catnyan Terra Kandam" that was sold in a limited run last year. ]

Happy Birthday, Souji Narukami, may this gift inspire to greater heights. FOR THE FEDERATION!

[ He salutes him at that too. ]

But, there's something more pressing at this point. I challenge you, Souji Narukami! To a Kandam Battle! Whosoever wins this battle will do the clean up by himself!

4

[sketchythief]

[ Daisuke wandered into the party again, avoiding party hard people left and right because he doesn't want to get caught up in the atmosphere too much. He's been avoiding a lot of other things in the process such as suspicious looking food, people screaming over friendship ruining games, and the like. The backyard feels nicer than being inside the house, but he freezes in his tracks when he sees all these personas... and then being approached by Souji. UM. ]

Blue thing with wings...? [ He glances behind Souji. IT LOOKS TERRIFYING. So here is Daisuke, holding a small bag and looking scared. Jesus. ]

I

[deathboss]

Are you sure? I've done far worse challenges than this, you know...ever hear of Uh Oh?

II

[strawberrypunch]

[And he will obligingly pat the cat on the head with a smile.]

Happy birthday, Cream-san.

[Because she's a good cat that deserves all the good pettings. But his eyes raise to Souji's face even as his hand remains on her head, a slightly mischievous smile on his lips.]

There's another birthday soon though, isn't there?

[redarm]

I.
[It's hard to believe it's been a whole year since the last time he went to "Cream-san's birthday" party. Noah knew it full well from last year that this was a stand in for the twins, which is why he was here.

Of course, even with a year passing, Noah is still terrible at parties. So expect to find him in some corner somewhere in the house, with a plate of food, being unsocial. There's a number of cats around him at any given time. Good thing he left Timcanpy at home.]

II.
[At least there was one person at the party he wanted to say hi to. At some point, Noah could be found downstairs in the basement with the Ouija board. He reads out some message that gets spelled out, and answers verbally- not caring who hears.]

Yeah, I'm eating enough. Just got a big appetite.

[Go ahead and approach him. There's something...less hostile about him as he talks to the ghost]

i

[tarotcards]

[ and just like souji went to bother noah at the last house party, souji decides to go bother him again by going into the corner with his own plate of """food""" (it's not food, no matter how you look at it) ]

Having fun so far?

[parodeity]

[ dave shows up because he is lured in by ridiculous posters and souji's address? he's dressed casually in his dumbass shades, skinny jeans and old converse, and a long-sleeved shirt about where's waldo, presumably?

also, he just wraps the headband with the ears around one of his wrists, and the nametag gets after two second's consideration "dave stripurr". he maybe tried, kind of. ]

one-a. punch

[ dave tries the punch, makes a face, and shakes his head. ]

I know the punch is like, always spiked? And yet I feel obligated to try it sometimes anyway. [ he tends to prefer fruitier alcohols so this is okay, but. ] It's like fire alarms, but someone always pulls it.

one-b. coffee

[ while most of the "try it if you dare" shit isn't very tempting, dave is...staring...at the coffee that is giving off purple smoke. ]

...Is it bad that I really want to drink that. It looks so terrible, holy shit.

[ coffee as it SHOULD BE. ]

two-a. cats

[ like with the house warming party, there are just so many cats? and like with the house warming party, dave eventually finds his way into sitting in a pile of the majority of twelve cats, offering casual affection as he leans against a wall.

or maybe like, five cats tops.

why are there so many cats. ]

two-b. water balloons

[ anyone approaching him with a water balloon gets exactly one reaction: ]

Dude, no. [ HE WILL FLASHSTEP AWAY and or bitch forever...spare him being cold and wet. ]

four. photoshooting

[ this is so hilariously absurd that dave actually laughs, and he'll fish his digital camera out of his sylladex. ]

I'll take your picture if you want me to?

wildcard

[ alternately throw me something random and i'll roll with it. dave will be loitering around for at least a little while, so! hit me up at lucylovespluto if you need/want to plot about something! ]

1-a

[truedetective]

[Hey dave. It's your good buddy.

Naoto looks at Dave, and then looks at the punch, and then sighs, and squints her eyes.] I'm torn. On the one hand, I feel like I have a professional obligation to... report it? Despite it being a relatively harmless youthful transgression.

On the other, I almost want to actually knowingly try it for once.

1-b

[tarotcards]

It's not as bad as it looks.

[ souji drinks this shit at least twice a day. it's some good coffee(?) ]

2-b

[deathboss]

[Awww...]

Are you about to tell me you have a terrible water-balloon related memory?

[He already knows you hate snow but...]

[compendiem]

i.
[ A plastic kiddie pool... Right out there on the front lawn, in the middle of March, with the very recent memory of getting drenched with water just a few weeks ago at the forefront of Minato's mind.

On the other hand, people will probably avoid him like the plague in here, so some time in the afternoon, this is where Minato takes refuge, taking off his shoes and socks but not bothering to take off his shirt or pants before plopping down in the pool, legs bent over the edge and him slouched down far enough to submerge himself up to his chin. There was some thought process here, possibly, about catching colds and keeping his clothes on, but he also just doesn't like taking his shirt off so he'll just live here forever. ]

ii.
[ Dunking yourself under water should be saved for the end of the party, probably. Realizing that, Minato eventually drags himself out and hangs out by the grill to soak up that heat. He doesn't mind manning the grill, but he goes the dangerous route of doing it one-handed, the other hand holding a plastic cup of punch that he never puts down but never drinks from either, like he's trying to decide what to do with it.

Hint: he keeps eyeing the flames under the grill. ]

iii.
[ Minato is here inside the house, finally, laying flat on the ground and letting a good fraction of twelve cats lie on top of him. Somebody brought home made cat treats for the birthday cat, and his pockets still smell like them. He's got an extra baggie of treats for the cats, but every once in a while he also pops one into his own mouth to eat.

Somebody help me regain that time Minato overfeeds a stray cat and it grows four times its size in two days or something, please, thank you. ]

wc.
[ Nobody tell Minato it's actually the Narukami's birthdays and not the cats. ]

[justchords]

(apollo justice has been struggling to make friends with these cats all day, only to have them turn away for a more interesting human being, and also one who probably smelled like better food. being rejected by a cat is possibly the worst offense.

and now, he sees minato just there, on the floor, basking in the unrivaled affections of not one, but multiple cats snuggling against him like he's made of catnip. apollo feels slighted.

standing over minato, he gives possibly the most unimpressed, yet jealous look he can.) So how much cat food did you bathe in before coming here.

i

[tarotcards]

[ i'm truly glad that minato is trying to drown himself or freeze to death in the kiddie pool out in the front lawn. senpai is really determined to go down that 1633 route but souji walks on over and kneels down right beside the pool, hands on his knees as he looks at minato just chilling ]

Is there room for one more?

I

[deathboss]

[Uhhh...]

Is it...even warm in there?

[covenantal]

[ There isn't a whole lot Yu can do with the various party activities, since he's still got both legs in these double leg casts that make it super tough for him to move around. He'll very carefully hobble downstairs at some point after the party starts with help (probably Yosuke) and just kinda plonk himself down in a chair.

He's got a gift for Souji all wrapped up. It will probably end up on Souji before the party is over so Yu's brother can live out his furry dreams? Look, what do you expect to happen when you give a Narukami twin cat cosplay.

Yu himself, however, is not dressed up in any special way -- he's just got a t-shirt on, and all he can wear over his casts is gym shorts anyway. But he's got a party hat! Where'd he get it, anyway? There's nothing that looks like it around the party...

He'll wave you over if he knows you. He's probably got a cat on his lap for as long as he's around. ]

Hey, glad you came. Souji did a pretty good job, didn't he?

[tarotcards]

[ can we say that the twins got each other the exact same gift? so yu could also live out his furry dreams as well but anyway, souji spends a lot of the party making sure that yu is comfortable in his seat and getting him food and drinks ]

Hey, need anything?

[twostringsonebow]

[Kitty cat... Goro'll give a look to the casts, sort of wanting to write or draw something on them since he's never been able to do that in his life, and nods.]

I'm certain Cream-san is enjoying herself. Your brother, ah, certain is.

[Look... Look at him go...]

Um, are you? Despite your situation. You look good for someone in two casts, by the way. Very stylish.

Late with Starbucks - OTA

[deathboss]

WILDCARD

[By the time the party is in full kitty swing, a car ends up parking a little far ways off. Geeze, hopefully half of the city hadn't shown up, but Michel was going to try and not make it too worse for them.

He had a giant...bag behind him, which he was slowly dragging on his way towards the house. By the time he knocked on the door...it was already opened so he just walked in an announced himself holding a tiny little go-pro camera.]

HOOOOU! GOOD DAY EVERYONE, it's your boy Michel here to attend a cat-spectular event! I hope everyone's ready!

[A few of the townsfolk sleeve on over, knowing him from online but he's only got eyes for the cats and the Narukamis. Still, go talk with him?]