☆TRACK IIX: BETTER TO PRETEND PT. 2

[interdimanagers]

Who: Royals, Heroes, and Rebels.
What: Hit gameshow series “Fairy Trial” is celebrating one of its anniversaries, and it’s invited you onboard. Check out the OOC post for IC match ups!
When: March 21st.
Where: Sevetop Entertainment’s studio.
Warnings: Mingle log mystery bag.

“Every prince is a fantasy, The witch is inside of me. Her poison will wash away the memory.” ☆BETTER TO PRETEND The day has finally come for Fairy Trial filming to begin! No matter if they’ve arrived by limo or taken the bus, everyone involved gets star treatment as the makeup and costume departments go wild with the models they’ve been given. At least Sevetop has good accomodations. While it’s a chaotic and crowded scene, everyone still manages to fit in the two buildings Sevetop has dedicated for Fairy Trial’s purposes in this area. It’s one of the only points today that anyone will have a chance to everyone else. After all, once everyone involved in a particular challenge is done with, they’re hurried out the door and to their particular destination. Every challenge has a different area it takes place in, after all. For some pair ups, they’ll find themselves merely being escorted to another set on Sevetop’s huge property. Others will find themselves being escorted to some very classy transportation and taken outside of Vista City to special obstacle courses that simply wouldn’t fit anywhere else. On the bright side, once the actual filming is done no matter the location, the crew involved seems to relax considerably. Whether they’ve done great or not, Heroes and Royals are treated to dinner and a change out of their costumes. Good job, everyone. “We kill the lights and put on a show. It's all a lie, but you'd never know. The star will shine, And then it will fall, And you will forget it all.”

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☆DINNER AND AFTERMATH

[interdimanagers]

[After filming for the day is over, you are invited to that free dinner you were offered - except, this time, the musicians and contestants all get to eat together, for as long as they like. It’s considered a very exciting opportunity for the fans to get the backstage experience with the celebrities, but given the rescuer’s intent here, they may have something else primarily on their minds. Namely, making sure everyone is given a dose of Gold’s powder.]

[For winning contestants, however, the event isn’t quite over. The next day, winners will be asked to return for the grande finale - a giant free for all between all Heroes who met their win conditions to see who claims the grand prize. Of course, the Royals and losing Heroes from the previous day are welcome to return and watch.]

Superbia Squalo // ota

[sharktrash]

[ HELL YEAH FREE FOOD. Arguably the best part of this whole deal, though Squalo supposes it had been somewhat fun, if slightly disappointing that Siege Attack Of The Athletic Lesbians succeeded so smoothly. Ah well, he's done his part. ]

[ Obviously, he'll be making use of the food. Especially anything with fish. Are there drinks? He'll be hitting those too. ]

[ And actually mingling, because his time in the tower was long enough for him to start missing face-to-face worship. He might actually indulge some fans or admirers in an almost pleasant chat if prompted, though there's always a risk it'll end quick given his temper. ]

[ If you reach him while he's checking out the buffet, he just might motion at whatever fish-based good he's got his sights on now. ]

Heey, you've got to try these.

[ Alternatively, if he's just chilling or drinking and you're approaching or he notices you looking at him from further away, he'll definitely give you one of his signature shit-eating grins. ]

Like what you see?

[actsmagnificent]

[ Shoot, he spotted her. Haruka still isn't sold on the idea of putting this powder into people's food - who knows whether Gold can be believed, and the actual rescue operation isn't her prerogative - but it might serve as a good test of their fearless leaders' reliability.

Her hand withdraws, and she smiles. ] Good job today.

[ Standing up there and doing all that nothing while she powered the city on glitter and sparkles. Well done! ]

[maipokerface]

[At the question Mai simply shrugs a shoulder as her brows raise up. Oh mock innocence rife with sarcasm.]

Sure, I guess the drink looks nice.

[intohell]

That's still a no. Unless we're talking about your drink.

[Thankfully she's out of that stupid miniskirt and back into semi-normal clothing when she takes a seat nearby.]

[snapcrackleburn]

So which came first? Your love of sea-food or your obsession with sharks? Did one cause the other?

[ Guy was just on stage with that hot blonde a couple hours ago and rumor has it he even kissed her, and this is what he has to say to you Squalo. ]

Aramat Drawdes | OTA

[scalpedsociety]

[Admittedly she was difficult to her contestant simply because she could be. So in the dinner, Aramat is opposite. Gracious and kind. (She even gives him a flower crown she was making in tower as a peace offering.)

This doesn't mean she won't keep a close eye on her food or drink. She wouldn't trust a complete stranger with what she takes in. (Thank what happened at Solstice and a gradually emerging paranoia for that.)

But for now she's all smiles and nice remarks.]

Minako Aino | OTA

[hearted]

Well. After a dramatic display of love and passion, Minako is acutely aware of what she's done. She's likely to get a bit of scrutiny for that little display.

But her crystal is at her side, she has her teammates, and whatever will come...she'll face it head on. Though forgetting her troubles with this tasty food will surely help!

She eagerly turns to anyone nearby.]

Wow, here, fill up some more! I bet you worked really hard today.

[faithfulflame]

[The object of said love and passion isn't all that far away. Rei's on the other side of the serving tray, and already reaching over to provide another helping of the food.]

Only as hard as you did.

[i_am_not_cute]

[Well, Pao-Lin has a heaping plate full of food already, but she's not about to turn more down.]

Thanks! You did amazing today -- you're such a good singer!

[Pao-Lin can sing well enough, of course, although these days she doubts if it's actually her talent or just something the brainwashing gave her. Either way, even with the brainwashing, she thinks Minako definitely outstrips her.]

Usagi Tsukino || OTA

[lightthedarkness]

Usagi wasn't eating.

So clearly something was wrong.

She had lost the game and while she had succeeded in getting that stupid jerk to consume the powder, she still wasn't happy that she had been only a foot or so from the finish line and got caught at the last second because of him! She was resting her chin in one hand while the other had her fork poke at some items on her plate.

It wasn't that she was that competitive, but he honestly had done everything he could to make her lose.

"I hope that isn't a bigger sign," she muttered as she tried to stab a carrot to get it off her plate. Carrots, gross.

In her attempt to get the carrot on the fork, the carrot shot out from her plate.

"Good," she glared at it, "I hate carrots!" She started stabbing all the carrots on her plate. "Stupid," stab "rude," stab "nasty carrots and the stupid," stab "jerky," stab, "insulting way they just ruin things!" the more astute may realize that this wasn't actually about carrots, obviously, as she stabbed them all off her plate.

Or who knows, maybe she really did just hate carrots that much.

[hearted]

Minako's still floating on air from her magical moments with Rei. And they're even going to sneak out on a date in the future! For now, at least, she's let go of her worries about the end of this road.

But Usagi's clearly upset about something, isn't she?

"Then how did you end up with so many?" Minako asks, sliding in beside her princess. "You had a rough run, huh?"

[invisiballman]

"They can be a very difficult vegetable."

The deadpan delivery is somewhat at odds with the mix of amusement and concern in his eyes.

"Are you alright? It seems like you had a rough time."

Oscar | OTA

[riveres]

[At the dinner, Oscar mostly keeps in himself and speaks when spoken to. He's had his fill of pointless social interactions and is fully focused on doing what he came here for. Making sure the 'royal' he's assigned to gets the powder.

Through any means necessary.

But feel free to speak to him anyway.]

[lateforkindergarten]

[ Still haven't delivered the powder? ]

Hey. If you're not gonna sprinkle it on the piece of cake here, I'm gonna eat it.

[ And likely other pieces soon after. ]

Koushi Sugawara | OTA

[warmsetter]

[During the filming Suga decided on what would be the best way to get the doses out. He knew there were some rescuers that had a specific person that they were going to dose, so he didn't worry about them. He didn't know about everyone else. While he couldn't dose everyone he knew he could dose some people. With his idea in mind he walked over to the table, ready to eat and drink with anyone that comes by. He's also ready to make sure that people eat with him too.]

Dose him!

[sponsorigami]

[ And some rescuers, like Agent 3, got too scared during her challenge to even think of trying to drug someone. And some Royals, like Ivan Karelin, didn't get paired up with a rescuer.

Ivan is drained from his challenge. He won, but it wasn't without a little difficulty thanks to a wrong button being pressed. He could use something to drink. Tea, if it was available, but water will do too. So, he waits behind Suga for his turn to get a refreshment. ]

feed her. optionally, tell her she's pretty.

[i_am_not_cute]

[Pao-Lin loves eating whenever and wherever, but eating after a long day of work is one of the best feelings ever. Naturally, her plate is piled high -- and mind you, this is her second trip to the food table already.

She passes by Suga on her way back. It would have been an ordinary encounter, or even barely an encounter at all, if not for the fact that something like a very strong jolt of static electricity passes between the two of them. It's enough to cause Pao-Lin to spill the contents of her plate.]

A-ah!

Kazutaka Muraki/Kiernan "Sariel" MacLeod / OTA

[psyvampexperiment]

[He had to say, the Royal he'd been paired with proved something of an opponent, but a worthy one whom he didn't mind trading jabs and riddles with. Certainly made the search that of a quarry worth finding.

[Frankly, he's in need of a stiff drink about now, to clear his head or maybe to fog it a bit after working hard over those riddles which his partners threw at him. Thus, he's easy to find with a drink in hand, along with a plate of nibbles, though as a gentleman, he won't get any more than a bit buzzed. He'll keep his head and his usual dark charm.]

Shingo Izumi | OTA | Will match your tag format

[possessedbygreeed]

Following Shingo's event, he was much less anxious. He was chattier, and smiling more. He was in such a good mood, that he had forgotten to put his sunglasses back on. But he still had that red diamond painted around one eye, and he was still wearing his three cornered hat with peacock feathers in it. It reminded him a bit of home, and when Hina would need someone to be a mannequin.

During dinner, he was keeping an eye out in the room, looking for a certain blond twin of his. He was particularly casing the dessert area, because if Ankh was going to end up here for anything, it would be the ice cream bars.

Last time the two of them were face-to-face, Ankh had nearly choked the life out of him with that claw of his. What kind of reaction would he have now, when he was ostensibly more human than ever? How much did he really remember?

And was that tightness in his stomach leftover upset from being on stage, or was that from Garnet's cooking? It wasn't bad enough yet that it was curbing his appetite though. He had quite an array of food in front of him.

[connivingbird]

Of course he was at the dessert table, slowly chewing his way through the ice cream offers. Ankh did have some regular food just to keep his bandmates from nagging him but he saved a lot of room for his dessert. Right now he had a big bowl of soft serve with all sorts of extras and was licking his spoon clean while eyeing the rest of the treats laid out in front of him. He could just grab and eat as fast as he can, but he was given the kind of talk by his manager about 'proper weight management' again, so he was attempting to behave.

By attempting, that meant taking his time.

When he spotted Shingo, he blinked and then frowned. It looked weird and he had a feeling that he knew the guy but he went back to his treat. mysteries was not as important as free treats.

Agent J

[eba02]

Open

[J enters the dinner grinning - it's the after glow of a job well done. He was lucky enough that his challenge let him slip Gold's powder to the Doctor fairly easily, and on top of that he won, so he's feeling fairly good about things right now. He doesn't linger too long over the food; instead, he grabs a drink and socializes. He might ask how your challenge went, or what you think the finale will be tomorrow; if he knows you, the conversation might be a little more relevant; and if you're a musician near a rescuer who's trying to spike your food or drink, he's definitely distracting you so the rescuer can get the job done.]

Closed/Narrative

[The party's just about done; dinner is being cleaned up by staff, and some people have already left with others heading towards the doors. He's headed that way too, looking around for someone who might need him to walk them home, when the Music shifts.]

[It's big and sudden enough to throw him completely, and he puts a hand on a table to steady himself, listening hard for the source of the disturbance, picking out tunes he knows to make sure they're alright. Usagi, Minako, Lapis, Agent 3 - all fine, so far. But the musicians - something's changed, just a bit, in quite a few of their tunes. He might not have noticed it on its own, but it's the same change in every affected tune, and it happened at the same time.]

[It's the powder, he realizes slowly. Gold's powder has done something, and he can't tell what. Not yet.]

[He puts his glass down, steadies himself, and leaves.]

[hanginginthere]

Pretty good, I guess? He's kind of funny.

['he' being Shen's hero, that is. Shen actually seems pretty bright today, feeling up to talking like he can't remember.]

It was...fun!

Dino Cavallone \\ bring it, ota

[alleato]

[Dino, though slightly embarrassed by both his partner's performance fuck you, Squalo and his own relative uselessness, has come to the party dressed nicer than ever, and with a smile that might suggest shenanigans to some. It's peaceful and somehow cool for once, with the added surprise that he doesn't fall down once the entire evening. He doesn't stick like glue to anyone, either. He just manages to work the room.

Charisma seemingly on for the evening, he makes endless small talk about the various tasks people completed, as well as partaking in small portions of the food set before them.

In truth, he's more nervous than ever. He was unsettled by various things these past few weeks, and he's on edge when it comes to trusting really anyone. Still, it somehow makes him try harder to be cool and confident, rather than insecure. People who know him even a little will be able to note the difference.

His sleeves are rolled up, his tattoos clearly visible for once. He doesn't seem to be hiding anything tonight.

He'll encourage some who lost, cheer on the great efforts of them all, and finally quietly side-eye and begin to speak to people from Pride. Because what he needed was people to trust, and mistrust.]

not here

[sharktrash]

[ buy him dinner first ]