HOUSE WARMING PARTY! [SEMI-OPEN!]

[blondferret]

WHO: Derek and Friends (if you know Derek and think's he's a cool/nice person, you're invited. If you are friends with one of Derek's friends and get dragged to the party, you're invited.)
WHERE: Derek's NEW APARTMENT in Viea Village
WHEN: June 8th, 2018
WHAT: House Warming Party!
WARNINGS: Alcohol consumption with minors around

It took Derek about a week, but he was finally able to get his huge ass apartment looking decent and ready for a party. He had tried contacting people to invite them, and even put a post on the app asking people to RSVP, not that he got much of a response. Sorry, Kenta, Derek is throwing a party and he doesn't know who all is coming...

Derek set up his kitchen with drinks for all ages. There are both bottles of Butter Beer for the minors and Fire Whiskey for the over 21. There are also many home made finger sandwiches (come one he's English) and chips. There is plenty of seating to go around since he does have TWO FURNISHED LIVING ROOMS and two balconies that you can walk out on to see a great view of the city, specifically Tribunal Terrace. Don't mind the owl that periodically flies onto his perch on the balcony and eats a mouse or rat he's found. He's very friendly.

The cat on the other hand, will occasionally slink around but mainly stay out of the way. Please don't touch him or he will surely scratch you (unless your Kenta or Mariko).

Derek will be mingling with guests as they come in. Drink, have fun, listen and dance to the music, sing Karaoke (Derek has a Karaoke machine), and take your mind off the fact a bunch of people are missing and Retrospec is behind it!

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[blondferret]

[Derek opens a bottle of Butter Beer and offers it to Cumore.]

Yeah mate I'm enjoying myself. Don't you enjoy a good party?

[drydrown]

I don't recall saying I didn't.

[He'll accept it, at any rate, though he doesn't move to drink right away.]

It's a good distraction, at any rate, from everything else that's going on.

[He keeps using that word with regards to everything he does this month. Distraction.

Ah well, it's fine for now, at any rate.]

[blondferret]

[Derek nods in agreement.]

That's another reason I wanted to throw this. I needed a distraction. With all the NPC's missing and my little brat of a brother moving in with me, I needed a mental break. So, I appreciate you coming mate.

[drydrown]

Of course, don't mention it.

[...He's still awkward as hell with this, but - ]

If you ever need a moment to talk about things, I generally am around, you know.

[He tried.]

[blondferret]

[Derek lets out a tired sigh.]

Yeah, I know. I've just been so... overwhelmed. Not only have I just moved, I have to take care of this... ugh... not here. Come here.

[Derek opens the door to the smaller balcony that didn't have any people on it and urges Cumore to follow him.]

[drydrown]

[...Ah.]

Yes, of course.

[He'll follow easily enough, bringing the butterbeer with him because there's no sense in setting it down and wandering away from it, let's go...]

cw: death, mental health

[blondferret]

[As soon as Cumore is on the balcony, Derek closes the door and finally shows on his face, what he is actually feeling, fear.]

Alex, I don't know what to do with him? He's a 17 year old brat whose a kleptomaniac and I can't for the life of me get him to stop. He was stressing out my parents not long after they adopted him two years ago, and he's already tried to run away once. Thank GOD I was able to track his laptop and he didn't get far. And now he has to live with me because over my DEAD BODY am I going to allow him to live alone at my parents house when everyone else is missing! And I think he feels guilt about his birth mom dying and I REALLY don't know how to handle that. I feel like I'm living with a ticking time bomb that I'm going to have to either deal him breaking down crying again because I said something wrong or pick him up at the precinct and post his bail.

[drydrown]

[...There is a lot to unpack here.]

I think it might be best to handle the immediate situation first, don't you...? Fixing behavioral problems, handling deep-seeded issues... That would be lovely, I'm sure, but certainly not ideal or necessarily possible for the time being. Just tend to the immediate situation of keeping him reasonably out of trouble for the duration.

[blondferret]

How? It's not like his actually LISTENS to me. We barely know each other. My parents adopted him two years ago and I don't live at home anymore. And how do I keep him from stealing? Cut off his hands? And the things that come out of his mouth! Not too long ago, he asked me who I had to "kill" to get the apartment and who did I "steal" the karaoke machine from. And when I got after him for that, he then asked whose puppy is "saved" to get the apartment. I can't even understand what is going through his head to make him say that stuff. I'm surprised he never got beat up at school... as far as I know anyway.

[Derek lets out a groan.]

Amanda was a walk in the park compared to this kid.