april the 13th. ignore the fact it's the 12th this is forward dated by one whole day.

[parodeity]

WHO: john egbert, dave strider, anyone who knows one or both of them is invite! or if you're in viea village and curious about the mysterious new house with a party happening you can probably peek in.
WHERE: viea village, at their shiny new egbertian house.
WHEN: friday april 13th, in the evening!
WHAT: john egbert's 19th birthday combined with a housewarming party.
WARNINGS: there's still some clown art in the house probably, v sorry about that

[ While Dave probably did manage to send out actual invites beyond the e-invite, they were invites made by Dave and therefore included very likely shitty clipart. Still, arriving to the location will take you to a house, laid out like so. There are some changes. Most of the clowns have been removed although they missed a few if you want to be quietly clown-horrified - all of the art that isn't clown-related or in Dad's room isn't there, although there are a variety of photographs hung about that Dave probably took given they're local scenery or of people the two of them know and their cat (and a weirdly disproportionate amount of John, sorry John) so if Dave has ever had a camera in your vicinity and you're good friends you might be on display; Dad's room is unchanged but the door is shut and there's a note on the front in Dave's handwriting asking people to keep out; the study currently has some turntables shoved in there as well as the desk/piano/safe, as well as a phat beat machine.

John's room has the biggest changes overall, since there's a bigger bed in there and slightly better movie posters, including a ghostbusters one in a frame, and also there are some pretty heavy-duty blackout curtains in the room and generally around the house, although all of them are open currently. There's also a cat tower, potentially with a cat, although Mewpac may also be found on the living room cat tower, on various counters, or just generally underfoot as cats are wont to be. Love her.

The main party areas indoors are the living room and the kitchen however! The living room has a birthday banner and a table for presents and also a karaoke machine hooked up to the television. There are a lot of 80s and 90s hits and pretty much whatever Dave thought might be fun, so...you know. Weird stuff also. In the kitchen are snacks (all nut-free) and drinks. There's alcohol if you want or an improbable amount of apple juice even if checking the fridge, although the fridge seems well stocked with a variety of non-apple products if for some reason you want to raid their fridge. There's also a cake in the shape of a piano, very clearly store bought.

The balcony has some bean bag chairs and lawn furniture set up, as well as a telescope. So if you want to get your star-gazing on, apparently you can.

The main outdoors party area is the back yard, where a green pogo ride can be found (sans imps and chaos) if you want to take a ride on it. There is also, way more notably, a bouncy castle that takes up most of the yard and some of the neighbors' yards to either side. You probably saw it when you came in through the front. Dave knows people, and also may have paid off the neighbors for the night so that's...a thing. That is definitely a thing. It most definitely has inflatable slides on the sides as well, so have fun with that.

There's also a much less impressive kiddie pool with balls for some reason? The banner does say happy 19th birthday, right? ]

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[windeity]

i. the beginning

[John's been wary of this day for a handful of reasons (comes from the world ending multiple times on multiple birthdays if memory serves right), but as the party starts and people enter the house he finds himself relaxing. The front door stays open and he's not worried about the cat running away given Mewpac's accustomed to traveling by now, but every time someone enters the house he gives them a wide grin and waves them in.

Later in the evening he can also be seen with a drink in his hand, but for the early parts he's just kind of…hyper.]

Hey! Thanks for showing up. Can I get you anything? Dave set up a bunch of food and drinks and whatever.

[Please tell him to sit down and relax at his own party, god.]

ii. outside

[Nobody told John about the bouncy castle.

Nobody told John about the bouncy castle so the moment he sees it he laughs in sheer delight and doesn't even think about it before he flies straight into the castle.

Anybody who enters the bouncy castle will find John mostly goofing off, bouncing off the walls and controlling himself mid-flight, turning in little flips and somersaults. Are we sure he's 19, we just don't know…but as soon as he spots anybody nearby he'll bounce right over to them to drag them inside the castle.]

I have no idea where they found a castle this big, but I am kind of tempted to ask if we can keep it. Pretty sweet though, huh?

[He can also be found at varying points trying to figure out why there's a ballpit…but also using the windy thing to juggle at least six of the balls in the air. He's concentrating, watching them fly in his control until one of them suddenly jerks, flying straight out of his grip and right toward you.]

Heads up!

iii. music + entertainment

[Whoever decided the karaoke machine was a good idea was also correct, seeing how he continually gravitates toward it. He's not much of a singer but he's happy to DJ and pick songs for people. For anyone who looks interested (or anyone he just wants to terrorize a little), he'll offer the mic and waggle his eyebrows a bit.]

I think I have the perfect song for you. Do you trust me?

[No.

As the evening goes on and when the karaoke machine seems abandoned, John can be found looking at a bookcase before selecting a movie to pop into the bluray player and start up a movie marathon. Given the day, it's a whole slew of Friday the 13th movies. He's plopped right in the middle of the floor staring up at the screen, leaning back against something and keeping his eyes glued to the action.]

Can you believe they made twelve of these? [Can you believe John rented or owns all twelve?

Finally, for anyone who happens to wander past the study on the way to the kitchen or for anyone who's nosy, they'll hear the sound of a song. It seems to start up and stop, but eventually the speed picks up as he plays all the way through. He should maybe be socializing, but he's happy here, too. The piano is a full-sized version and the keys are well-worn, his fingers fitting over them comfortably as he plays through his newest creation.]

iv. wildcard

[Hit me with other prompts! Given it's John's party, he'll be found pretty much wherever, and thank god he figured out how to break his Magatus curse before the party itself. Their house is spacious and he'll be making rounds through the house including the balcony landing upstairs and the front and backyards. He'll greet pretty much anyone he finds and he's excited and chatty this evening.

Later on, he'll be a lot more relaxed and still casual and happy, but he'll also be toting around some form of an alcoholic drink. Come mingle, say hello, and seriously please stay out of his dad's room. (You can also plot with me on plurk at alternatively!)]

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[deathboss]

No no no...the pleasure's all mine, heh heh heh...

[Michel's had the world's biggest shit-eating grin for the past...oh probably a few days or so. It wasn't just the bouncy castle, but the gifts he'd been planning to give, which he had been worried would never show up, now had thanks to the floating mail.

The bad side - having to explain to his parents what this was all for.

ANYWAY. He'd arrived with a rented van; perhaps signs that something was wrong, and a pair of sunglasses over his eyes, a sign that something worse was to come.]

Also please relax dude! It's your birthday!

[windeity]

[That's definitely suspicious but he doesn't say anything about it, grinning lightly as he steps aside to let Michel in.]

I'm relaxed! I am definitely relaxed. [...there's a raise of his eyebrows though.] Please tell me the shades indoors trend isn't catching on.

iii

[livingdeadgirl]

[Friday the 13th movies YES PLEASE. Ami pulls up a sofa cushion (did she just take it directly off the sofa? yes) and plops down nearby.]

Can you believe they stopped at twelve? They were so close. Thirteen would have been perfect.

[windeity]

[Look as long as the cushion eventually returns to his couch he doesn't care. So he leans back and grins at Ami while keeping his eyes glued to the screen.]

Maybe that is our new destiny, Ami. Taking up the mantle and making a thirteenth Friday the Thirteenth. Think you're up for the challenge?

wc

[compendiem]

[ which will eventually merge into another prompt but first Minato has to get rid of the pot in his arms, a small but heavy clay one holding a succulent that he had said he'd bring over. ]

Happy birthday, John. Trade you for the clowns.

[ It's (according to Google, don't quote me) non-toxic to cats ...and people, just in case Souji ever comes over... the plump little leaves fall off pretty easily and are fun to bat around on the floor, and the plant doesn't require much watering or very frequently. ]

[windeity]

[There's a plant. There's a plant and John beams at Minato before he takes the plant from him because that's probably heavy and he worries about Minato breaking his arms. Stupidly, he doesn't seem to have issues with holding the plant itself.]

Minato, this is great! [Why he's so excited about a plant he won't say, but he's already hauling it into the kitchen and leading Minato with him.] Thanks a lot. It'll make the house look a lot nicer...a lot of the clowns are thrown out but I stored some in the laundry room for you.

[He definitely took Minato seriously on that one.]

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[burningblossoms]

[Yukiko isn't the type to ignore music coming from a side room, especially not when she knows John plays the piano. Sticking her nose in, she takes in the little room then slips over to settle on the bench beside him, waiting for the tune to end.

When it does, she bumps up against him, grinning.]

How splendid. You said you could play, but that was better than I imagined, somehow.

[windeity]

[He grins at her even when she enters the room, barely glancing away from the keys but scooting just enough to allow her to sit on the bench next to him. The song goes on and when he finishes he finds himself laughing a little.]

Thanks. I've been playing since I was really little so that probably has something to do with it. I've been composing on and off since I was in middle school, too.

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[robitussin]

[She looks over the decorations as she walks in, setting her present down, as John comes to greet her.]

...You know this party is for you, right? You don't need to get me anything.

[But then he gets a smile.]

Happy birthday, by the way.

[windeity]

[He immediately perks up and while when he was a kid he might have made a beeline for presents, instead he's just happy that Natalie's here.]

Thanks! And yeah, I know, but it is also technically a housewarming party. I can be useful instead of making Dave do everything.

II

[fiddlestick]

[ Of course Elliot came to John's birthday party. Dave hadn't left nearly strict enough rules for John's present- so Elliot picked what he felt screamed John: Music-themed shoes with blue lights that were, of course, tap shoes.

Sorry not sorry Dave.

Anyway, while it was tempting to hang out by the karaoke machine all day, he did have to check out the giant CASTLE out back. Even if he's not very athletic, of course you have to try something just once. So he's taking off his shoes and making sure his ARCUS is still on him (because if anyone broke a bone in a bouncy house, it'd be Elliot) - before crawling in to join John. He'll need a bit to actually acclimate to the bouncy though.]

Haha, yeah! I didn't even know they made them this big!

[windeity]

[Those are the best shoes and he's going to wear them all the time, thanks Elliot!!

But yeah, the bouncy castle is probably his favorite part of the party and so when Elliot winds up out back John bounces over to him and grins widely.]

At this point I am starting to think that just about anything is possible if Dave wants it to come true. But I also haven't been in a bounce house for years so this makes up for a lot of lost time.

wildcard

[grimdeity]

[ early on rose will present john with his gift, wrapped in a blue box with blue ribbon. inside is; a little piano music box that plays... never gonna give you up. somehow. a very stylish hat with a matching one for mewpac no really. and this mug where rose clearly added two extra eyes on the cat to be mewpac.

and finally... an easter basket with easter candy and like, usual toy easter shit. it's personalized with his name. happy birthday???

the attached birthday card is actually homemade and has a $20 giftcard to john's favorite restaurant so there's that. ]

[windeity]

[Hopefully Rose is prepare to be undignified because as soon as he opens everything--

--well okay, he just starts laughing? Rose what the fuck, somehow this is both a travesty and also 10000% perfect for him especially since he keeps opening the music box and snickering between verses. Nevertheless, it's the card that gets him to stop laughing and he eventually gets himself settled.

And immediately tracks her down if she's not standing right there or he just turns if she is to hug the shit out of her. Thanks Rose.]

I'm glad we're friends. [Look.]

[parodeity]

[ dave is obviously at the party because 1) it is in his house and 2) it is for his best friend/boyfriend, although he's only sporadically told a few people about the latter. for all that he likes dressing up he presumably got it out of his system at an eariler date, because he's just in jeans and a long-sleeved blue and black striped shirt. and a black cardigan. it's still not summer so he's still fucking cold sometimes.

he also can pretty perpetually be found with one of his cameras - video and film alike. ]

i. meet n' greet

[ john's a good host. dave...

well, dave is snapping people's pictures, or walking around with his video camera interviewing people for kicks. still, he at least haphazardly tries... ]

Hey, sup. If you spot any stray clowns, please inform us, we're still in the declowning and I'm pretty sure they might actually be magical and just replenish themselves?

[ they're not. but he feels like they might be. ]

ii. tour

[ still sporting a video camera, dave waves a group of people together - or just you. ]

Hey, the tour leaves in like two seconds. If you're really lucky you might get a peek of the laundry room. Real heavy stuff, you know. Also, I promise the tour includes the bedroom and the balcony and the - study? Music room? Whatever, it's a work in progress. You have to keep all hands and arms inside the invisible tour bus at all times to come along, mind.

iii. kitchen

[ he's not really anything more than a mediocre chef outside of a few recipes he's got down pat, but most of the snacks are store-bought anyway. dave's currently mixing himself a drink that is like.

90% apple juice and maybe 10% champagne because he knows what he likes and that's mostly apple juice. but he's apparently going to kind of experiment a little with the alcohol - he won't drink more than like one glass probably for a while but hey. ]

D'you want to do some mad science? We have, like, ten kinds of soda for this party and I can mix them all together for you. Or pour alcohol in one. I think drink mixing is actually meant to be more complex than pouring shit together to see what happens but whatever.

iv. bedroom

[ is anyone weird enough to go in here...but if you are, at some point dave might duck in to grab something from his desk, at which point he'll startle. ]

Oh, hey.

v. bouncy house nonsense

[ taking his camera (video AND digital, he switches which he uses at any time) is apparently the theme of the day. dave's mostly doing the camera and going down the slides and aimlessly bouncing...

and doing improbable flips.

he's stupid acrobatic and doesn't seem to be bothering to hide it. dumb rooftop anime ninja skills, admire them. ]

vi. beat machine

[ if you happen to fuck around with his shit, dave doesn't mind - unless you unlock any of those secret themes in which case there's a startled not actually yelp because he's JUST TOO COOL FOR THAT ]

Oh my god hands off the goods, that's for certified djs only. [ let his 13yo embarrassment DIE IN PEACE ]

wildcard

[ or find dave wherever! he's chatty and seems to be focused on hanging out and taking pictures (...especially of people he likes, especially especially of john why this - FREQUENTLY CAN JUST BE FOUND TAKING PICTURES ACROSS THE ROOM OF JOHN WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE, but also of rose and any other friends he likes) and can be found wherever. ]

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[deathboss]

WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TELLING ME THERE'S MOVING CLOWNS!??!?

[Someone may or may not be panicking.

...okay actually he's really panicking.]

[parodeity]

What, nah. Just clown decorations. I'm pretty sure we are moving clowns free?

[ "pretty sure" is not "entirely sure", dave. ]

vi

[windeity]

[It's Time. He's busy playing with the phat machine because he can and it's intriguing to him. He gets boyfriend-rights to play with Dave's stuff but it's why he hits all of the right buttons and unlocks...

...the Ghostbusters theme?

To which he turns to Dave and raises an eyebrow while he smirks a little.]

I did not know certified DJs had tracks for classic theme songs.

iii.

[livingdeadgirl]

[Sooo, Ami's kind of been avoiding Dave for months now? But a lot has happened in the intervening time (the horns being the most obvious bit)... and also she's recently become possessed by a calcifer, and is suddenly finding the whole avoidance thing incredibly silly. Like, why was she ever afraid to talk to him in the first place? It's hard to even imagine feeling nervous right now.

She catches him practicing his mixology in the kitchen, and she's not sure he realizes it's her, since -]

You know giving alcohol to minors is a crime, right?

ii

[compendiem]

[ Minato figures he can roll the tour and the declowning into one, as John had said he could take some of the clown things back home with him, like the creepiest party favor ever. ]

One more for the tour. Can't wait to see a dryer out in the wild.

[grimdeity]

[ rose likely did her best to suggest more mature theming for john's party and was utterly ignored. she's wearing a retro halter purple dress with white polka-dots. she almost wore blue for john's sake but couldn't manage to. blue just isn't goth^tm enough. ]

i. artistic vision.

[ one place she can be found is examining one of the last stray clown portraits. she's holding a wine glass with grape juice like she's at an art gallery. it's the exact vibe she's going for.

seeing any partygoers approach, ] What do you make of this piece? I feel the artist was trying to convey extreme depression.

ii. goes to party, hangs out with cat.

[ whether in john's room or the living room or wherever, there are multiple points during the evening where rose can be found playing or petting mewpac. ] Are you happy with your new home? Oh, so many new places to climb. Maybe Dave and John will consider a cat-climbing shelf for you.

[ if she's caught talking to the cat, she'll look off in another direction as if she totally wasn't don't judge her?? and say, ] Enjoying the party?

iii. bouncy.

[ listen. rose strider is 18, she is Too Old for bouncy castles and was never much of a bouncy castle kind of person. and yet, you can find her ballet flats outside on the grass while she gently hops around in the castle (don't worry, she's got enough of a tulle petticoat under her skirt you can't see shit, don't even try). because fuck you, if there's a bouncy castle it is a Legal Requirement that it must be bounced in at least once. preferably before any of the alcohol drinkers puke in it.

she seems less thrilled than one ought to be while bouncing in an inflated castle. ]

iv. wildcard.

[ rose will be present for the entirety of the party and probably even after, in various places, acting mature or petting the cat or whatever. judging the kiddie pool. reorganizing the kitchen a little, maybe. casually yet sneakily hanging a picture of john with a mustache in one of the emptier rooms. normal stuff. ]

iii

[deathboss]

[Just in time for someone's selfie camera to be held up to a stick as Michel smiles for the camera.]

HOOOOOOU! GOOD DAY EVERYONE! I'm at a friend's party right now but you guys all have to check this out! Look at this bouncy castle! I'm in the inside but you should see how huge it is. And look at this if you drop yourself to the floor...

[He purposefully lets himself down so he can bounce right back up.]

Haha! This is just as great s a trampoline!

[He turns over to Rose and gives her a wave.]

Hey! You agree with me, right?

ii

[windeity]

[He enters his room to pick something up and that's about the point that John finds Rose in his room playing with their cat. He grins to himself, listening to Rose talk to the cat before he laughs softly.]

There's enough space in here that we could install a climbing shelf, I think. But I am pretty sure she thinks the whole house belongs to her anyway. [Mewpac's only response is to purr and rub against Rose's hand.]

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[compendiem]

[ Are we psychoanalyzing this house? I guess we are. Minato leans back a little, giving the portrait a critical once-over. ]

I can sort of see it. Extreme depression is the lack of joy, fear, color... all things a clown represents. Maybe this outward display is supposed to mask what isn't inside.