[Semi-Closed] Wir Sind Die Jager

[fiddlestick]

WHO: Eren Jaeger & Any Friends/Positive CR of Eren/Party Crashers
WHERE: Recolle Paintball Course & Pizza Port
WHEN: Backdated to March 30th!
WHAT: Eren's birthday that is unsurprisingly celebrated with violence.
WARNINGS: All the typical Eren warnings



[About a week before March 30th, anyone who is on good terms with Eren will get a message from an Elliot Craig, inviting them to come to a paintball match at Recolle's Paintball course followed by pizza for Eren's birthday. For people Elliot knows aren't particularly, well, violent, there may be extra reassurances that it's fine if they met them at Pizza Port later. He Gets It.

A week later, the party will meet up at the Recolle Paintball Course. It's a pretty extensive course, full of different obstacles and fields set up for different sorts of game styles: capture the flag, elimination, scenarios- you name it. It's near Recolle woods, so there's even some natural obstacle courses to maneuver in. Anyone who forgot to bring their own gun can rent one of the course owned guns. Grab a paintgun and maybe a teammate, and start shooting your friends. Elliot rented out the place for a few hours, but he's not rich enough to buy out the ENTIRE place -- so it's likely you might fight yourself shooting NPC competitors as well.

If paintball really isn't your speed but you came anyway, you can hang out in the parking lot. Unless Eren manages to persuade him, Elliot be found out there- sitting on the roof of cars while listening to music. While he loves Eren enough to organize this whole thing, he really isn't keen on spending all afternoon getting shot at.

After you've spent time shooting to your hearts content? The party will be heading over to Pizza Port for dinner. Several tables will have to be pushed together to accommodate everyone and many pizzas of different varieties will be ordered (including pineapple deal with it) for the party. There's even a salad and breadstick bar and a soda mixing machine. Grab some food and enjoy! Or head over to Pizza Port's arcade area to shoot things in virtual reality. Because why not.

OOC: The invitations will be handwaved, but this is open to anyone with positive CR with Eren, any guests they bring with them, and any party crashers. Feel free to make your own top levels and have fun! ]

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BEFORE the party

[angealwings]

[ Andrew is pretty sure that Eren has stuff planned, so he checks rather earlier in the day and then shows up with the present he's managed to come up with. He's made Eren a large batch of cupcakes so those can be had at some point at whatever festivities are decided on. Or Eren can keep them all for himself. Up to him. ]

Hey. Happy birthday.

[ It's possible to drag him with, though do you really want Andrew with a paintball around anyone? ]

[usurpers]

[ the answer is: yes. eren wants a paintball gun in andrew’s hands, around everyone. eren’s waiting on those that replied to the invites— and to see andrew come with cupcakes, oh, no, that’s sweet. he didn’t have to eren doesn’t care for gifts but homemade things are such a moral weakness! he looks briefly sheepish in his smile before taking them.

he’s tempted to keep these for him and elliot later, not going to lie. ]

Thanks— You made these?

[angealwings]

Ah... yeah. Not very creative, as presents go, but I did.

[ Okay but... all right. Paintfall it is. He's got some tricks to show off... and all.

And yes, keeping them for himself and Elliot is good. Andrew's still trying to come up with something for Elliot for the whole healing ordeal. A thank-you. So this might be a start. Yes, Elliot can make his own, that's not the point. Or maybe that's exactly the point, that he doesn't have to.

If there's any concern for Eren in Andrew's smile, it's only in his eyes, and, well. Soul-searching is not easy on anyone. Let alone healing from losing a limb. It's been a month for Eren, hasn't it? ] Many happy returns.

[usurpers]

[ eren clicks his tongue and furrows his brows as he shakes his head to it being uncreative, but he’s smiling as he firms a hold onto andrew’s shoulder. eh, his arm grew back the same day. ]

Thanks, really. I didn’t know you baked. [ you know what? he’s going to try one right now, and offers andrew some while he’s at it. ] Tell me you’ve done paintball before.

crashing the party

[mercurio]

[it's not as if he wanted to be invited, but at the same time he wished he had known earlier that it was eren's birthday. it's not that they're particularly friends, either, and their last interaction really left a lot to be desired in both their behaviours. still, prompto's heart weighed heavy with guilt regardless, and casually glancing at the booking a few days back, he couldn't help but notice an incriminating 'eren bday' next to the time and day.]

[which is why he's here, holding a box that's not even wrapped, asking around,] --hey, have you seen Eren?

[and hopefully he won't bump into the angry boyfriend.]

[fiddlestick]

[ Dun dun dun

Boyfriend is currently sitting on the hood of a car in the parking lot, listening to some music on the car stereo. He looks like he's enjoying himself, but when he sees Prompto- he stiffens a little. He don't remember inviting this dude. ]

Prompto? W-Why do you ask?

[mercurio]

Oh, hey!

[he walks closer to elliot] I heard it was his birthday? I wanted to give him something. --or, maybe drop it in the... table with the presents, I guess.

[he's never been invited to many birthdays as a kid, and his only reference for birthday parties are all those childish things, like party bags and standing around a cake to blow the candles out after a day of fun. that literally was how his birthday worked out lol]

I'm not planning to stay!

[fiddlestick]

[A thought as to how Prompto heard it was his birthday crosses his mind, but he dismisses it. It doesn't matter- it wasn't a state secret or anything.

Still...he knows Eren's forgiven Prompto, but he's unsure himself. He isn't openly hostile, but there's a bit of wariness to him]

There isn't really a table...Eren's inside the course right now.

[...]

What's the present?

[usurpers]

[ there is a masked and scarfed man (see like) sitting on one of the paintball waiting benches, taking a breather from the last session and getting more ammo for the next one— until someone says his name and he turns his head up in the middle of weapon-cocking.

seeing prompto there is a bigger suprise than any, leaving even eren on an awkwardly quiet pause. they weren’t on . . . terrible terms, but there’s still something of a strain that didn’t leave a good taste in either of their mouths, it’s hard to forget. the visor to his mask is shaded, masking away his eyes and face while the scarf just over his mouth is slightly pulled down. ]

. . . Prompto?

[ it might not be noticeable that it’s eren at first, but the question remains. ]

[mercurio]

[prompto squints for a moment at the individual saying his name, before he decides to go for it and guess that it's eren. man, paintball seems like a lot of fun with several people...]

[focus!]

Eren? Uh... I heard it was your birthday, so I... wanted to -- give you this!

[the box in his hands is presented, almost thrust upon the other. it's a simple cardboard box, obviously not sealed but attempted to be taped to keep closed. it's pretty heavy, and basically contains a bunch of dog treats and toys.]

(1/2)

[usurpers]

[ eren doesn’t even have time to lift up his visor lense before prompto’s shoving the oversized box into his hands. never mind that, but he can’t even respond correctly to the declaration— a gift? a gift that’s hardly even really closed, not that it matters. the thought does. eren’s finally able to juggle the box in one hand and lift the mask up with his other, revealing an expression clearly taken aback. opening and closing his mouth with few words (no words) to accompany, he lifts one of the box flaps up.

a squeaky rubber chicken in the midst of kong balls and chew tires, bone shaped treats and more flavored snacks sealed tight in bright pouches. this is for his dog.

what does he even say to something so surprisingly thoughtful? ]

(2/2)

[usurpers]

[ . . . . it’s still surprising, but eren finally manages to speak up once he’s opened the other flap. ]

What made you think of Titan?

PAINTBALL NYOOM 👏👏👏

[usurpers]

[ so we’ve got separated teams courtesy of a randomizer, including team names— team colorful balls and team cold blooded painters. spread out and have fun on the field, gang. there are various waves and sessions to choose from, so we’ll all find ourselves in switched up teams or even individual free for alls constantly 🙌 everyone’s got a chance to shoot at each other.

whether you’re with or against eren this round, he not only has the time of his life but goes hard each and every time. a smoke grenade falls, bursting up a cloud of streaming blue. you already know what’s coming after that: eren attacks with paintballs flying and you, probably getting hit repeatedly across the chest. maybe your mask. sorry for the bruises, but you look beautiful in that splatter. maybe you can catch him before he gets away to his secret safe nest. ]

[maskreant]

[ Akira is on Eren's team next time and helps him in his assault, following up to nail whoever tries to even land a shot on his friend when they ransack enemy lines. They clear this section and he laughs a bit— ]

You know this is just a game, right?

[ He says that, but Akira is going as hard as Eren............. team cold blooded painters indeed. There are other areas on the field to conquer, but he sticks with him. ]

[usurpers]

A what?

[ eren plays, with a smirk clean under the scarf that covers his mouth and wraps around his head in fullout guerrilla gear. akira might not see it, but it’s audible, he’s smiling under it all like a kid in a candy store.

with a gun. and rounds upon rounds of paint. while crouching behind a protective board and giving akira the signal to come with while he gets another color bomb ready. ]

We’re gonna run them out of there— we just need to be ready to say hi.

[maskreant]

[ He sputters as Eren scurries away to scout the next area. The excitement is contagious, so he waits for cues before he joins him, stealth and all. Making sure his gun is loaded and ready, he peeks from behind the board. There are a couple of people at their posts, playing defense right now. ]

Sounds good. [ But he's doing a head count. ] We're outnumbered, though.

[ Not that it's a problem. If anything, Akira sounds like he likes these odds. ]

[heroforall]

[But every paintball game needs a little sibling rivalry friendly competition. And by friendly competition I mean Izuku has made it his goal of the day to get at least one hit on the birthday boy. Which...if the multiple splatters of paint covering him mean anything it's that he's not having much luck. But that doesn't stop him from giving chase after Eren as the older boy attempts to flee the scene of the crime.

It's incredibly hard to fire the gun while in a full speed chase through the court, so while Izuku is attempting to fire at Eren's back, most of the paint is splattering in the air around him.]

[usurpers]

[ time to dive. eren gets the feeling he’s getting marked, and by marked, he means there’s a specific color after his head. it’s everywhere around him as he runs for it, sliding into an obstacle to get a few seconds of cover.

at least the board-like shield gives him enough to time to turn, gun close to his body and prepared to fire. it’s izuku and that’s what makes him grin under his mask.

maybe he can try and rope him in here . . . so purposely, eren pops his head out just a little before slinking back under the obstacle. come get him . . . ]

[heroforall]

[He skids to a halt before the obstacle, breathing hard, and looking around warily. He saw Eren dive into his hiding spot, but there's no real defensible way to get close without opening himself up as a target.

Then he sees Eren pop his head out briefly and he decides to give it a shot anyways. He's got the other guy cornered, all he has to do is shoot first.

Raising his gun, he lunges forward towards the entrance of Eren's hiding spot.]

[nachetanya]

Dem Paintball
[ Honestly, she's not really sure if she should participate. Natalia in all of her one prosthetic (left) one biological (right) arm glory stands a bit off from the course most of the time here. She did show up here with time to participate because she does really like Eren and of course she loves Elliot but... it's only been a few weeks since she totally lost control of her blades and made an incident.

Should she be in simulated conflict.

To this end, she ends up waffling about this the whole time and thus unless pushed will mostly be contenting herself with hanging out at the starting point, not really geared up for paintball but clearly in clothes were she could be whenever. Mostly playing on her phone and meeting people with a smile if asked. ]

Dem Pizza
[ Here she's much more social. She decides - somewhat selfishly - to have this day she turns things around from how morose she's been the last two weeks. And so she's got a winning smile on her face the whole time here, chatting up anyone and everyone, especially, perhaps, if she doesn't recognize them.

... And eating salad.

She's not precisely anti-pizza but like... eeeh.... ]

So what's a fun Eren memory you have?

[ Might be one sample icebreaker. ]

Pizza!

[fiddlestick]

[Elliot is grabbing a slice of pineapple pizza, sitting next to his cousin when she asks that]

Um...

[He laughs sheepishly]

How corny a memory do you want?

[Because lord he has a LOT of memories to choose from for obvious reasons]

[nachetanya]

Whatever ones I don't know yet! Come on, let's hear something.

[ She no doubt heard some before now if only over the phone or at some holiday or another given how long Elliot and him had known each other, but. ]

FOR ELLIOT

[usurpers]

[ elliot thought he got away from paint. elliot thought. eren, of course, would’ve tried coaxing him into at least one round just to get him to shoot the paint bazooka himself— but other than that, desires are respected. elliot’s got his very own seat in and out of eren’s car if he so desires, keys in his care. you can do what you like with that 😉

eren’s done and out to look for him, the star of the show, the one to make everything possible. he’s sort of sneaking, though. he wants to catch him by surprise. ]

[fiddlestick]

[For Eren, Elliot was convinced to go one round. It was fun, at least with Eren at his side the whole time, but he left it at one. Paintball wasn't his thing, and he knew Eren liked to go all out in a match -- which he just simply could't do He's actually pretty content staying in the parking lot listening to music.

Which is what he's doing. He's got his own docked in Eren's stereo, and he's currently just happily listening to music while sitting on the roof of Eren's car- oblivious to Eren sneaking up on him]

[usurpers]

[ at least he’s not in the car to spoil the sneaks, and at least elliot very likely got to shoot the paint bazooka. now though, eren’s still in some of his paintball clothes, caked with paint from head to toe. he’s very colorful.

it looks like he got purposely shot at with all the colors of the rainbow. everyone got a chance to snipe birthday boy. so, he looms over his unsuspecting victim, arms held out wide and hovering close enough to breathe on him—

and kiss the back of his neck. turn around and eren’s got a splat of neon green paint streaking across his face, and the rest of him . . . a true rainbow. watch out it looks like eren’s going for a slow motion hug. ]