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[analyzing]

Who: Everyone. New Feathers! Old Feathers...?
What: New Feather welcome party.
When: 18th, 6 pm onwards.
Where: Welcome Centre.
Summary: This is a party. There's food and games (if you like) but the idea behind it is basically to mingle mingle mingle. Maybe make a new friend/enemy/frenemy or two?
Rating: G-PG 13 at most? There might be kids in these things, man.

The all-day rain outside makes the entire atmosphere a little drippy, a little wet, a little miserable. But rain or not, the party must go on! Or at least, so the saying goes.

It's a cosy little setup-- food, warm drinks, tables and chairs to lounge around in. So come on in, dry yourself off, have some fun. Why the hell not? The weather outside is frightful.

Comments

[rutagraveolens]

Oh. Is it uncomfortable? Ever sat on it on accident? [Her tone is very curious, but she's not actually bothered by the either.]

[rashness]

Well... uh. Yeah, a few times, I guess. [A beat] Until a while ago I usually had it wrapped up under my shirt though?

[His tone, meanwhile, is surprised at her lack of reaction]

[rutagraveolens]

To hide it?

[rashness]

Yeah, that's the idea.

[rutagraveolens]

Oh, because some people back home get tails because it's fashionable, so they never hide them.

1/2

[rashness]

Oh, huh, well, I guess if it was--

[rashness]

It's fashionable?!

[rutagraveolens]

People from the Capitol like modifications.

[rashness]

I get... what? Wait people make themselves tails?

[rutagraveolens]

They get them surgically attached. Other things too, like horns or claws or gems in their skin, or they dye their skin and hair different colors.

[A beat.]

They're very colorful. Like birds.

[rashness]

[ . . . Really]

...Man that's weird.

[rutagraveolens]

They can do that because they have lots of money. But...I guess you didn't have your tail attached?

[rashness]

[But why would they want to?]

No, I didn't.

[rutagraveolens]

[Fashion is a strange, strange thing.]

Were you born with it?

[rashness]

M...maybe. I dunno, but I just sort of grew it not that long back.

[rutagraveolens]

Do you wish you didn't have it? [Sorry, Rin, curious kids as lots of questions.]

[rashness]

Well it's not like I can wish it off or anything, so, I guess... I never thought about it.

[rutagraveolens]

I guess cutting it off would be pretty painful too.

[A friendly smile.]

I'm Rue.

[rashness]

O...oh. Did I say? I'm Rin.

[with a thumb jerk at his face]

[rutagraveolens]

Hi, Rin. Have you been here long? In Luceti.

[rashness]

[That question hurts. Every single time]

...Yeah. Longer than I'd like.

[rutagraveolens]

Oh. Sorry. [A beat.] Maybe you'll go home? I hear sometimes people get sent home.

[rashness]

I know they do, I've seen it. But it's not comin' fast enough and it doesn't make it okay I was here anyway

[rutagraveolens]

But if you go back home, you won't remember being here and time doesn't move back home. That's what people say.

[rashness]

Yeah, so what?