Sleepover tiiiime

[flared]

Who: Axel (flared), Roxas (coolerthansora), and anyone else they would have invited to this little get together... which is everyone. Except Saïx.
Where: Axel and Roxas' apartment
When: Evening of the 7th (Axel's birthday shhhhhh), during the cold curse
Style: Either
Status: Open~

This curse makes having a get together quite easy... but why just have a get together? Axel sees this as an opportunity to upgrade that– so after a few messages to invite people, he sets out and gathers some of the necessary things for the best sleepover ever. Axel's secretly 12.

He and Roxas technically just live in a two bedroom apartment, but with some pushing to get the couch, TV, and coffee table pushed to the wall, there's more than enough room in their living room to fit at least five or so people. That's a good thing, too, since they'll all need to be as cozy with one another for the duration of the week. ... It also helps that Axel is a personal space heater, so.

With sleeping bags, hundreds of pillows, stuffed sharks and starfish, and all sorts of snacks scattered about, this is totally going to be the best night ever. Scary stories, s'mores, movies, pillow fights, hide-and-seek, ice cream on the roof– Yeah. You don't want to miss this.

((ooc: There's not gonna be any specific threads, but feel free to start your own and threadjack/thread amongst yourselves as you see fit~ You're free to assume that if your character has had a thread with Axel or Roxas in the past, then they were invited and can find a place on the floor/their beds to crash. Except Saïx. B|))

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o hai mark

[ninthserenade]

<sub>[And taking advantage of this entire situation here was (1) Demyx who took it upon himself to not only claim a pile of pillows and a shark to use as a headrest, but a bowl of popcorn (that he was somehow balancing on his knee) on top of that.

This was the perfect time for him to pretty much just veg out and well... Veg out with a few friends!]</sub>

Man, I'm glad you guys set this up when you did. I was startin' to run out of people to latch onto!

[coolerthansora]

We were starting to run out, too.

[Roxas glances over towards wherever Axel is. He was worried about his bestie, being fire-aligned and all.]

Glad you came.

so how's your sex life

[flared]

[Meanwhile, somewhere in the pile of sharks and stars, Axel's rolling about and making himself comfortable, as well as making sure not to accidentally knock over people's drinks and snacks. Wouldn't want to have to clean that up, to be honest.]

Yeah? Faris ain't enough for you anymore?

[he asks as he reaches over and steals a piece of popcorn.]

[coolerthansora]

Things have been a little weird between them the past few days, but Roxas doesn't want that to get in the way of celebrating Axel's birthday. Not that Roxas has let on he knows what day it is or that Axel's said a word about it. As long as they're celebrating, that's all right. Maybe he'll say something later.

For now he's settling his giant stuffed bear down into the mass of pillows and having a look through the movies. The yellow chocobo baby, Popcorn, is with him, clumsily navigating the pile of soft things to peer at the DVDs as though he can understand the titles.

[flared]

Meanwhile Axel makes his way over from the kitchen with another bowl of popcorn which he sets down in his lap once he makes himself cozy in a spot beside Roxas. Popcorn the chocobo seems interested in the actual popcorn food, and so off she goes to curiously stand on the edge of the bowl and peer down at it. Axel carefully strokes her on the beak.

"Now we'll definitely need a new place to live if we're gonna keep throwing parties like this, huh?"

[coolerthansora]

Roxas reaches over... and around Popcorn... to grab some corn for himself.

"I guess so. Too many more people would be kinda cramped." He munches on the corn for a second and then adds, "I didn't think you really liked parties that much."

[flared]

Axel shrugs at that and reaches down to stroke Popcorn atop the head. He's just been calling this chocobo a she for some reason. Maybe she is a she; who can say.

"I don't. But little ones like these suit me just fine, you know?"

[coolerthansora]

"So you want a bigger place to invite the same number of people?" Roxas concludes with a laugh. He's sure it makes sense in Axel's head.

Picking up one of the DVDs, he holds it up for Axel. "How 'bout this one?" He's hoping it's more kiddy-friendly than that other one they watched, because they've got the birds to think about and all.

[flared]

"Yeah. More places to spread out and stuff." It totally makes sense, come on. You're just not thinking creatively, Roxas.

After tossing up a piece of popcorn to catch and eat, Axel looks over at the DVD Roxas holds up then picks up the chocobo so she can get a better look at it. "Dunno. What do you think?" And in response Popcorn flaps her wings. ... He guesses that's a yes?

"I'll take that to mean it's good."

[coolerthansora]

"And even more pillows?" Maybe they could have one of those ball pits.

Roxas nods at Popcorn's response. Looks like a yes to him. He struggles up off the pillows to make it to the TV to pop it in. Here goes Beauty and the Fish, an animated feature that may or may not involve a singing sea monster. Axel did say he wanted mermaids.

[flared]

"You bet. We can even have a room dedicated to just pillows."

Axel, please never go into interior design. As he munches on more popcorn, Axel watches Roxas pop in the DVD then when the title shows up he laughs. "Oh, man. I'd better not catch anyone in here crying because of this. If they do, it'll be all your fault, Roxas."

[coolerthansora]

"That'd be comfy." And perfect for pillow fights.

Apparently Roxas should never be in interior design either.

As he settles back on his pillows, he gives Axel a nudge with his elbow. "My money's on you tearing up first."

[destinyembrace]

Hello chance to get to know the Nobodies. Because this was a thing Kairi's wanted to do since she got here (heck, even before that), and what better way to bond than over pillows and sleepover things?

She hopes it was okay for her to come. She got an invitation, yes, but she's not sure where Roxas and Axel stand with her. The former knew her mostly through Sora and the few encounters they had, while the latter got to know her while he kidnapped her. Which was all done and forgiven, but it didn't change the fact that she hasn't had the best opportunities to get to know the two.

Wearing a wool knit hat (she comes from a tropical island she never gets to wear them!) and sweaters, she's bundled up amongst some pillows, watching the chocobo chick clamber around in amusement.

[coolerthansora]

Of course it was okay for Kairi to come. (Riku is the questionable one of Sora's friends.) Roxas may still be a little unsure around her, but this time he's not going to let it stop him from getting to know her.

When Popcorn wanders away from him, he glances over to see her watching the chick, and gives her a little smile. "Hey, Kairi. You- warm enough?" That does appear to be several sweaters.

[destinyembrace]

Roxas' voice captures her attention from the chick, for now. "Mm, yeah, I think so. I'm not too used to the cold."

If this was a heat curse, she would have been fine. Humidity and heat were bastards, but she knew how to deal with them. But the cold? That just sucked.

"Thanks for having me over, Roxas. I haven't been to your place before."

[coolerthansora]

"It's nothing special," he says, because it isn't that much different from most other apartments, aside from all the plush things in it right now. But after he says it, he's not so sure. It is home, after all.

"We're- actually thinking of moving, before these guys get too big."

[destinyembrace]

That remark earns him a shake of her head, though she's still smiling. "Every home is special in its own way."

But she could understand the need to move to accommodate pets, though seeing as she's unfamiliar with chocobos, she has no idea just how much accommodation they would need. "How big do they get? I've never seen a bird like this before."

[coolerthansora]

"I guess we've had memories here."

He reaches over to lift Popcorn up as the bird nearly falls into a gap between pillows. "Um... They'll be taller than Axel, I think." It's still hard to imagine.

[destinyembrace]

She's having a hard time imagining it as well, and her expression shows it. "Wow. That's a big bird."

[coolerthansora]

"I've seen people race them here. Y'know, riding."

He sets the chick down a little closer to her. It shakes itself off and clambers over to her with a curious cheep. You guys are talking about him, aren't you?

[destinyembrace]

"They even get big enough to ride... And from something so small. That's crazy."

She smiles and holds her hands down for the little chick to hop up on them, if it wants a closer look.

"Did you give it a name?"

[flared]

The only reason Axel has been avoiding Kairi is because of how uncertain he is about where they stand as well. After all, it wasn't too long ago that he kidnapped her and planned on holding her hostage in some wild and crazy plan he somehow thought would work. It's nothing he wants to remember, to be honest, but sooner or later in a dome with only so many places to hide, he's going to have to confront her. What better way to break the ice than with this?

After fixing a few of the pillows on the ground so he can make his way across the room more easily, Axel eventually walks over to Kairi then sits down, using one of the plush sharks as a cushion.

"Having fun?" he asks as he too watches the little chick flap and waddle about.

[destinyembrace]

It certainly was an awkward situation. One that required a laidback, happy setting like this sleepover in order to breach it. Kairi had been coming up with things to talk to Axel and Roxas about, with only minor success, when Axel plunked down near her.

Honestly, she hadn't been sure if he would talk to her or not. She tries to hide the surprise as she glances away from him and to the chick.

"I am. I've never been to a slumber party this big. Or this toasty." So. Many. Pillows. But the curse called for it, and she wasn't complaining one bit. "Whose idea was it?"

[flared]

It's awkward, sure, but, really, what does he have to lose? She's Roxas' friend, someone important to him- Axel can't just pretend that she doesn't exist.

"Mine," he says as he rubs the back of his neck. It's totally not a stupid idea! ... Right?

[destinyembrace]

Now that... well, she wasn't sure if she was surprised. On the one hand, Axel doesn't scream the slumber party type to her. But on the other, Roxas certainly didn't, either. If she had to pick, she supposed Axel would be the more likely candidate to come up with this.

"It was a good idea. Everyone can stay warm tonight, at least."

And now she suddenly was blanking on what to say next. So she goes for the tried and true: "How have you been?"