4. Party Rock Anthem

[buymedumplings]

Characters: Party People
Content: Bolin hosts a block party in Twilight Town. Food, fun, and partying! Whoo!
Location (including world): Twilight Town, The Sandlot
Time of Day: Late afternoon and into the night
Warnings: Excessive partying?
Notes: Feel free to start your own sub-threads, thread-jack, and just have fun. Open free for all is the style for threading.


Bolin, with the help of Spirits, Moogles, and various other people had finally finished setting up the party. There were tables laden with different kinds of food of course and decorations everywhere. They'd made sure to clear a space for dancing and Perry the Platypus had volunteered to DJ with some equipment borrowed from the moogles for the night. Bolin wished there could be more people so they could have games and stuff like a proper street festival...but for what he had he felt it was pretty good.

Now they just needed people to show up for the fun.

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[trademark_skull]

"Ah.."

He has himself in the worst corner now. Should he just say something, or keep going? Maybe it won't hurt that much if he was just honest about, but...

[hiptobe_eraqus]

Eraqus didn't respond, just gave him a look that said he should keep going. Mostly because it would be better for him to be honest than for Eraqus to try and assume for himself what he meant.

[trademark_skull]

Time to start nervously putting his fingers together then.

"...I-I may or may not be..."

Oh to hell with it.

"I'm a demon."

[hiptobe_eraqus]

Now, demon didn't necessarily equal darkness. He'd seen some worlds where the denizens were certainly frightening, even demonic, but not necessarily steeped in the darkness. But on the other hand, it often did, so that was cause for concern. He felt that he would have sensed something if that were the case, but there was a chance it could have been hidden from him.

"...In what manner, exactly?"

[trademark_skull]

There was no turning back now. So Emizel spoke, being a little more calmly now.

"...We embody and maintain darkness. The kind humans are supposed to be afraid of," not that stupid self-inflicted kind now. All reason why something needed to be done when he gets home. Sadly if Eraqus really wanted to fight him, he wouldn't blame him why. Hopefully he just wouldn't choose to do it here.

[hiptobe_eraqus]

Aaand that earned a great big frown and narrowed eyes from Eraqus. He had been afraid of something like this, but having it confirmed was both unpleasant and unexpected. Why couldn't he have sensed it as well?

He tried to keep his tone even, but there was a distinct rumble underneath it. He still had to keep talking for now. "And you don't think there is enough darkness in the worlds to deal with without having to add more to it?"

[trademark_skull]

"Unfortunately, no," Emizel sternly said. The slow destruction of his home and demons completely loosing their power were both tall signs that balance was ruined. And with the outrageous requests and precautions his own father had to make just to keep everything just slightly stabilized, it did hit hard on a personal level as well.

"If so many hadn't gone astray, it maybe won't be an issue."

[hiptobe_eraqus]

And in Eraqus's experience, what those who used darkness meant by 'balance' more often than not was destruction and eradication at the expense of everyone living in the light. And that was something he couldn't stand for. He really didn't understand how a boy so young could get caught up in that, demon or no, but spreading darkness, he couldn't abide.

"Unfortunately, spreading darkness is a serious issue." That rumble under his voice grew stronger and angrier.

Perhaps with good (or bad) timing, Kura returned with Moxie at that moment, squeaking with excitement. Look, look, he'd gotten a party hat for the Meow Wow, too!

[trademark_skull]

"Not when it's the only thing to--"

The distraction from the Spirits probably was much needed. It kept Emizel from blowing up, anyway. The tension was so bad that even Moxie could tell something was going on even if he couldn't quite understand what. He was however, really digging his new party hat though.

Eventually, Emizel started rubbing the back of his other arm, nervously despite trying not to make it seem like it. "...All I just want right now is to wake up, just like everybody else. But outside from that...I'm really not sure what I'm supposed to be doing."

[hiptobe_eraqus]

"We all want to wake up, but what you should be doing is--"

Then came that interruption. It broke in long enough for Eraqus to turn his attention to the excitable Hebby Repp.

Kura got the sense that he'd come back to his master in a bad mood, which was never a good sign. Usually that meant trouble was afoot, but he didn't see anything out of order at the party. Still, he crept closer around Eraqus's leg, trying to get his attention. Maybe they could go get a party hat for Chuza too, maybe perhaps hopefully?

It was only the reminder that they were at a party that kept Eraqus from a further, angrier outburst. He had to get out of here and either investigate further or find some other course of action for this. He turned on his heel and started away, with Kura skittering close at his side. He turned back long enough to call, "Chuza!"

The Meow Wow popped back up at her name and trotted obediently after Eraqus, oblivious to any tension in the air.

[trademark_skull]

Emizel looked like he going to say something while Eraqus was leaving, but it might've all been for the best that he just didn't.

Moxie had trotted in towards his side and sat down, so confused at what just happened and what he just missed. It looked like they were doing so well earlier, what happened?

"...Come on," Emizel patted and rubbed Moxie's head to get him to stand up again. The Spirit obeyed, and happily followed.

There was plenty of other things to do at the party, he thought. Emizel could probably find something to do...just hopefully he won't have to run into that guy again.