there are two rules no murder and no giftboxes

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Who: Dangans of all kinds, other non-Dangan invited guests. Anyone who would be at the designated location who wants to party-crash. Although the designated location is, uh...
Where: Goldenrod City, in the Johto equivalent of Chuck E. Cheese
When: Forward-dated to the evening of March 14th. Because Lucy's going to be busy this weekend.
Summary: Nanami uses her birthday to take a bunch of people who wouldn't normally go to a kid's place to a kid's place (though she also invites some people who would be totally chill with it). There is an actual ball pit, what the hell Nanami.
Rating: PG13 at most for some people's language probably KUZURYUU.
Log:

It's pretty obvious by the time the actual location other than "in Goldenrod" is disclosed (though Nanami hands out the address and location so it's possible you could get there without realizing where you're going) that Nanami was completely the one who picked out where they're going. If Kuzuryuu or anyone else she brought up "eating dinner" with thought she would choose a nice sit-down restaurant or at least a legitimate restaurant, they were sorely mistaken. She has, of course, chosen the Johto equivalent of Chuck E. Cheese. Which is, of course, over-the-top with the Pokémon theme. Hands are stamped at the door to show that you've paid to be there.

There are arcade games, playable with tokens purchased and handed out at the door. Tickets are given over from the games based on winning or how well one won, and can turned in at the main counter for ridiculously cheesy prizes that mostly only children would be interested in. There are games other than arcades, such as skee ball and air hockey. There are claw machines with prizes within.

There's also a full-on child's playplace with climbing things, tubes to crawl through, slides, nets, etc. This includes a full-on ball pit.

The food is mostly pizza, although the menu also offers cold-cut sandwiches, buffalo wings, salad bars, and desserts. There's also cake, obviously, which was brought in with the party, as well as a pie. ...There is probably an animatronic show as they eat dinner because this is what Nanami picked and she's totally turning seventeen, the cake says so. There's a table decked out and reserved for the party, so claim a seat for your breaks and eating times and go have a blast! Clearly this night can only end gloriously.

Everyone not in the know of trigger lists would have been warned at some point prior to the party by Nanami not to bring gift-wrapped boxes (bags are apparently acceptable if they are plainish and not involving a lot of giftwrap, as are unwrapped things) with zero explanation of as to why this was.

Comments

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[pipers_son]

Can't say I have! Any fun?

[Joker was not invited, but when has that ever stopped him? He's just tagging along with Jimmy because it seems fun. Birthdays are always cause for celebration, anyway. What's that saying... 'The more, the merrier'!]

[With the exception of his Rapidash, most of Joker's current team is out. The Zoroark hiding awkwardly behind his back, the Meowth and Purrloin napping in his makeshift sleeve sling, the Furret snatching some pizza... and the little Mime Jr. cheerfully bouncing up to Nanami to offer her a tiny little box with a little Beedrill pendant inside. Joker doesn't really know Nanami or what she likes, so he just went into a little shop and found something pretty. Hopefully she likes bugs???]

Heard ya were the birthday girl~. Hope it's not too bad a gift.

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It was...I went to a bonus level, but no one else was there, so I left. I didn't collect any coins, though...

[ ...Yeah, good luck parsing that. Nanami doesn't seem to mind the addition of someone new to the party, unlike some of the others Joker has undoubtedly hit up, and in fact seems fairly content. Although admittedly curious, because she...doesn't think she knows him.

She'll accept the box after a second, making a note to ditch said box later before Kirigiri can see it. ]

Ah...thank you. ...I don't know your name...?

[ ...She feels she should now that before opening this. ]

[pipers_son]

[Fortunately Joker is friends with Denzel "FAIRIES!!!!" Crocker, so he's sort of gotten used to people saying things that honestly don't make any sense. He just accepts it with an easy going smile.]

Joker. I'm Jim's ringleader for the circus, was travelin' with him here.

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[ She opens the box after he says that, and looks fairly happy. At least...she holds up the necklace, letting the crystal glimmer in the light. ]

Ah, it's pretty...Thank you so much. And...it's nice to meet you, Joker. I've never been to a circus before...Jimmy didn't tell me he was in one, either. I'm...Chiaki Nanami, in western order.

[pipers_son]

Well, we'll have ta change that! Any friend a Jim's is a friend a mine. When it opens, I'll be glad ta have ya in the audience.

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In that case, I'll be sure to get a ticket...um, my friends, too...I'll ask them to come with me.

[ IF SHE ASKS, THEY MIGHT EVEN SAY YES.

See: somehow managed to get all the Dangans in one place for her birthday. Somehow.

Magic. ]

[pipers_son]

[Maybe he needs to hire you as his magician then.]

I actually know a couple faces in the crowd! Seein' all a ya in the audience for our big acts will definitely raise our spirits, I'm sure of it.

I like the place you've chosen for the party! It looks fun, which is the important thing for a party, I think.

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Thanks. I liked it because of the arcade...I thought my friends would probably play games with me at it. And also, I'd never been in a playplace...

[ AND ALSO THERE WERE ANIMATRONIC SINGING SHOWS?

How do you say no to any of this, man. ]

...about the circus. What sort of things will it have?

[pipers_son]

[He has no idea how anyone could say no to any of this, because he's having the time of his life and he's been here for all of five minutes. At the question about the circus, he perks up impossibly moreso and just takes a seat. SCUSE HIM, DON'T MIND HIM GETTING COMFY HERE.]

All sortsa things! We're gonna have plenty a food and games outside, but our main acts will be in the big tent! We've already got a strongman, a death defyin' tightrope walker, and plenty other things. Pokemon are gonna be performers in it as much as us people!

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[ IT'S COOL, Nanami doesn't even protest or seem inclined to do so. ]

What's a strongman...?

[pipers_son]

Just as the name says! He's a man who isn't like normal folk, a fella who can lift a dozen people at once! If no one knew any better, they might try ta say he's a Pokemon with superhuman strength like his!

[This is all bullshitting, since Joker isn't exactly sure how much Ralph can lift.]

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A dozen people at once...? Can he lift me up, I wonder?

[ AMAZING...Nanami buys the bullshit. ]

What does Jimmy do in the circus...?

[pipers_son]

Definitely, definitely! Could lift everyone in the party up, I bet.

[He should probably stop before he gets in over his head.]

We haven't decided on that yet! He's a bit new ta it all, but I hear he's quite a contortionist. For now, he's our jack a all trades~.

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...I can't wait to see. I've never been to one, like I said, so...I absolutely will be there.

Will there be games, though? There should be games if it's fun, right?

[pipers_son]

A course there'll be games! A circus ain't all about what goes on under the big top. We'll have all sortsa food an' little shops an' things like that. What kinda games do ya like?