I live for the nights I can't remember with the people I'll never forget.

[indecent_butterfly]

When; Starting Friday night around 10, ending sometime Saturday
Rating; on the safe side R
Characters; Open to all!
Summary; To shake things up and have some fun, or cause trouble as the case may be, someone is throwing a party...
Log;

Sometime Thursday everyone no matter their age (barring the residences of Setsuna Muduo, the angel Michael, and anyone Hatter has been able to determine as friends of the one called Ikki) in the City will have received a notice inviting them to a party on the outer edge of the City.

The address leads to a modest little place with garden and labyrinth that has been decorated in smoke, fog and glow sticks. There is live music thanks to Curt Wild & Time Bomb, food, drinks of the alcoholic and non varieties, along with some more atypical treats (do be careful which pills you mix with which).

The host of the evening, the Master of Ceremonies so to speak, is a quaint thing harlequin painted for those who've yet to meet nem. Do feel free to mix and mingle, the night is quite young and it is a party after all. Just don't forget the overall theme: it's not a real party until everyone's clothes come off. 

Just be care of the maze...there's at least one psychotic vampire on the prowl.

((Pretty much this is a giant open log, feel free to comment either openly or in private closed threads. Also Hatter will be wandering about, if you want nem to tag you please let me know via subject line. Thanks and enjoy!))

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[sympathyforme]

[Kira wants to drive the blade through Karl, cut him into pieces. He knows that it won't be permanent. Sure would be therapeutic, though. But he has to take his limitations into account and the fact that Setsuna is still under Karl.]

As I told you before, go fuck yourself.

[beyourarmy]

[There's a little panic all over again and vines start slithering out of the maze walls, granted, they're moving sluggishly - proof Setsuna's still drunk. Still, he's trying to fight Karl off.]

Get up already! And Senpai, don't tell him things like that when he's on top of me! [It's kind of scary, the direction those kinds of words can go.]

[worldofourown]

[Karl can all but taste Kira's anger. He wants to goad it to the surface. Get a rise out of this Lord of Lies. Chaos - any chaos - is what he wants to lose himself into.]

[Mockingly, caressingly, he strokes a hand down Setsuna's caught wrist. Nails digging in, oozing lines of blood. Caught-up as he is, he doesn't notice the slithering vines. Yet.]

And I told you, I'd rather it be someone else.

[A dagger-sharp smirk.]

You're interrupting.

[sympathyforme]

Sorry, fly. He's taken.

[Alright. How fast does his healing factor work? About to find out, because now he just slashes through Karl, across his back and, fast, against his chest, the blade between Karl and Setsuna.]

[beyourarmy]

[The vines stop, along with Setsuna's heart. Yeah...Karl took that where Setsuna was afraid it could go, and seeing the blade anywhere near him causes Setsuna's mind to shut down. He stops on an intake of breath, just until he realizes it was all meant for Karl, then he breathes out with a sob. This is really starting to unnerve him, especially since it barely makes sense while he's intoxicated.]

[worldofourown]

[When the blade bites in, Karl hisses. Blood staining warm across his shirt. Not the worst wound he's received. Or, given his violent proclivities, the last.]

[Even as Kira levels the sword at him, the cuts are closing. Bloodstained and ripped fabric the only sign of each slash. There's a still-reverberating pain. But it rouses no concern in Karl. It's important only in that it whets his appetite.]

[Makes him smile at Kira. Makes him want to strike back.]

Tsk.

That was a stupid thing to do.

[And, eyeblink-fast, he lunges at the Devil.]

[sympathyforme]

[As expected. But Kira doesn't flinch, doesn't cry out, just keeps the sword between them. At least Karl is not on top of Setsuna anymore. That's worth getting attacked over.]

[beyourarmy]

[When Karl lunges for Kira, Setsuna's mind breaks, alcohol or none, he's standing up fairly quickly, steady on his feet. His stare is cold as he looks at them, but a little blank. He already associates Karl with Rosiel, so it doesn't take much for the scene in front of him to set him off.

[Vines snap, full force, from the hedges, aiming at Karl, the wind picks up, and energy starts to quickly grow between Setsuna's hands now that they're free.

[When he speaks, his voice is calm, especially for Setsuna in a temper; despite that, most of his actions are instinctive fury. The energy isn't' even a warning, he sends it straight at Karl without giving him a chance.]

Get away from him.

[worldofourown]

[The energy blast - the sudden power crackling in the atmosphere - catches Karl off-guard. For split-second, he wonders if it's coming from Kira. But no.]

[It's Setsuna.]

[Then the blast hits him. Stunningly bright, sending him staggering. The stench of burnt flesh fills his nose. Karl snarls out loud. But the wound is already healing. The wines, though, take him by surprise. (He can manipulate plants?...). Whirling, Karl slices at them with his clawed hand. Darting, simultaneously, at an angle between Setsuna and Kira. The latter isn't as big a threat as the Cherub.]

[But now...]

[Now he knows what sets Setsuna off.]

Shame on you, Cherub.

All this time, you've been holding out on me.

[sympathyforme]

[Kira's eyes narrow at Setsuna's reaction. He hadn't foreseen that, but he supposes it might lead to a desirable outcome.]

[So he holds his sword ready, but only attacks again if Karl goes after him once more.]

[beyourarmy]

[Setsuna draws Nanatsusaya. The vines still whip out. And once more he tries to end this.]

Just walk away from him. [Whether he gave anything away or not isn't the important thing. It's Kira. In fact, Setsuna moves to put himself between Karl and Kira. The idea of Kira dying again...he can't even touch it.]

Leaves us be. [He might not even sound fully like Setsuna with the way he's speaking.]

[worldofourown]

[More vines lashing out. And again, Karl slashes them apart. He's grinning, eyes bright-red, hair falling dark and messy on either side of his face. Energized. Stirred up.]

[Tonight's been exciting indeed.]

[Watching Setsuna threaten him - hearing that strange new voice - reminds him irrepressibly of Saya in Vietnam. A stunning predatory force. Karl's curiosity - already sunk in fang-deep -intensifies into something darker.]

[Outwardly, he smirks.]

If you insist.

Enjoy the rest of your evening together~

[Energy gathers at his fingertips. Massing into a blue bolt. And shooting at Setsuna and Kira. It's meant to stun them. Singe skin and blind eyes.]

[A fireworks-display while Karl takes off - swift and imperceptible - into the maze.]

[sympathyforme]

[It doesn't make any sense whatsoever to a rational mindset, but Kira steps in front of Setsuna...Alexiel...whoever right now, it doesn't even matter, to catch the brunt of the attack.]

[beyourarmy]

[Setsuna was just glad Karl left without too much trouble, for about two seconds. He grabs for Kira, both arms going around him to push them both out of the blasts' way. A shield of wind builds around them at the same time.]

[sympathyforme]

[He's not too surprised at that maneuver, just goes with it and catches himself with both hands on the ground, smirking at the madness of it all.]

Fun party.

[beyourarmy]

Forget that. Are you okay, Kira-senpai?

[Yeah, after everything, that's his biggest concern right now. The wounds Karl inflicted earlier are healed, though his shirt is still stained. He wasn't too certain what had happened to Kira.]

[sympathyforme]

Of course.

[If not, he'll heal. Right now, his body is the least of his worries.]

How about avoiding the creep from now on?

[beyourarmy]

[Setsuna puts a hand to his chest, remembering when Karl was little and they spent the day together. But this night.... He doesn't even remember much of what happened before Kira showed up, but he can't allow anything to happen to Kira.

[Silently, he nods his head, torn, but still angry underneath it.]

[sympathyforme]

Good.

[Hand going through Setsuna's hair and he takes a deep breath.]

Let's go, Set-chan. Not our kind of party.

[beyourarmy]

[He's still not completely sober, and still upset, mainly at himself. He hugs Kira, tightly.] I'm sorry you got involved in that.

[sympathyforme]

I'm not. I don't ever want to... [Breaking off before giving anything away he's not sure he wants to give away.]

Didn't hurt that I was here in time. Next time you sneak off into the bushes with someone, make sure it's a cute girl.

[beyourarmy]

Careful.... Karl can make himself look like a cute girl.

[Sniff. And he stays close to Kira now.] I don't want anyone but Sara, anyway. [But at least he's walking towards the exit now.]

Let's get out of here.

[sympathyforme]

Don't worry. Pretty sure I could tell the difference. And if you're careful, so can you.

[He's not about to let him edge away, so.]

And next time anyone but Sara gets that close, you better kick their ass right away.

[beyourarmy]

Don't you mean Sara or you?

[sympathyforme]

I don't touch you in that way, pervert.

Unless maybe in your dreams~