come on Virginia, don't let 'em wait [ OPEN ]

[hjack69]

WHO: Everybody who wants in! Primarily adults, but idk maybe some teenagers sneak in with fake IDs or something.
WHERE: BARS..... and also probably some clubs because Jack is Jack.
WHEN: Valentine's night.
WHAT: A Valentine's Day celebration for the grownups. Initiate bar crawl.
WARNINGS: None right now, will update if necessary.

[ The first bar everyone is told to meet up at is ready for them - Jack's already bought a few rounds of drinks for everyone, kindly soul that he is. It's middle-of-the-line, comfortable, neither upscale or ratty. It's a perfect place to start.

From then on, the bars get progressively and progressively shittier, or weirder. Jack's willing to go to a good number of them, so feel free to make up your own theme for open threads and just say they went there at some point! This is pretty much just a mingle/party log spread out over multiple locations, so use it however you want. ]

Comments

[daemonized]

[shot thru the heart

Except Ardyn seems a little... well, unaffected. Though he does splay his fingers across his chest where his heart would be, with faux worry.]

What? Not a single thing? And I thought she had fun! There was smiling and laughter, after all. Do you think it was just an act?

[playdolls]

I don't know.

[ Pitou draws this out in sing song, that hateful smile of theirs so terribly smug. ]

We'll see if she leaves the city in the morning or not. It may be the only way to escape the memory.

[daemonized]

[Pitou doesn’t pull any punches, do they? Good thing Ardyn comes equipped with thick skin — or rather, enough confidence that evidently shows he’s not taking it to heart. Because despite his own mock sorrow, he can’t help a smug grin.]

My heart lies shattered in a million pieces on the floor. Let her know that the next you see her, when she visits town again. If my handsome features don't eventually lure her back before then.

[playdolls]

I mean, you could always go try to win her back now.

[ Nope, literally never listen to anything Pitou says ever. ]

I could buy you some liquid courage if you need.

[daemonized]

[But why not? Ardyn is impulsive enough, especially with a few drinks in him, to make a couple of bad decisions.]

Would you? If you do that, then I may be inclined to try.

[playdolls]

[ A beaming, predatory grin. ]

I know just the thing.

[ Pitou waves enthusiastically for a waitress, ordering some foul concoction called a Black Death and more than one of them, at that. ]

[daemonized]

[Well, that bodes well. Ardyn can't help but give it a critical once-over, when the concoction (or several) is placed before him.]

And what's this supposed to be?

[playdolls]

Mortician joke.

[ Pitou answers without blinking. They are a thoughtlessly good liar. ]

Jager and Rumplemintz. It's minty.

[ It is also incredibly strong and goes off in the system like a bomb once digested. ]

[daemonized]

[Pitou. You really are trying to destroy him, aren't you? What did he ever do to deserve such cruelty?

(Don't answer that.)]

Minty. [-he echoes, picking it up and holding it to the light, critically.] If this lives up to its name, you realize that's the opposite of granting me courage?

[playdolls]

You'll be fine!

[ Pitou has a way of expressing total faith in people while simultaneously giving zero shits about their safety or well being. ]

Here, I'll go first.

[ Then again. This is the first drink they've had, not a horrifying cherry on top of a super drunken cake. ]