Who Doesn't Like Parties? (OPEN)

[Rhett Goddard]

Disaster. Izzy took Zac's bait and now the Korean boy was vomiting words against pretty much everybody in sight, to what Rhett couldn't really do, or wanted to do, anything about it, so he just shifted his eyes as everyone took their turn talking, making sure that LaRousse's arm didn't last more than a second around his shoulders.

Adrianna was doing a pretty good job defending herself for Talen's comment, which had also annoyed Rhett, but not near enough to make him snap the way it made Adrianna go a little crazy. He almost felt bad for her. It was her party, and her birthday, even if she was not totally admitting it, and there was Zac making everyone's life a little bit harder. Not like Rhett was, from time to time, in the Korean's position, he's not boy scout particularly, but heck, even if at the moment he couldn't quite figure out what, he just kept thinking that big differences set them apart.

The problem now was, what to do? The thing seemed like a battle, and taking sides looked like a natural thing to do, but which side? He was not in the mood to defend Adrianna and Izzy, warning Izzy had been his good act of the day and he wasn't planning on doing more, plus he didn't want Adrianna and Izzy to actually think he was their friend. Yet, siding with Zac just seemed as crazy as the former idea, not because he didn't want the other two hating him, he couldn't care less, but because what little ego Rhett had, wouldn't let him side with who had become a quite interesting... rival? The third option, the neutral one, seemed like the best one though, after all, coming to this "party" had probably been a bad idea even if Adrianna had, rather sarcastically, said that she was happy to see him, perhaps the best idea was to leave.

Decisions, decisions... Rhett sighed as he continue his Pepsi.

"I know where they are now too." He told the Asian boy from behind his Pepsi.

Had he just sided with Adrianna and Izzy? Was subtlety alluding his leverage against Zac, and affirming that he knows Zac moved them somewhere else, was actually going to be enough for him to acknowledge he was going to lose this fight if he continued it? Why am I fighting anyway? He decided to conclude it was not a matter of the defending the other two, but a matter of stepping over Zac once again. Right?

[Fifi Hart]

[OoC:: Sorry to butt in on this so late in the game, but I couldn't let ya'll have all the fun. ;D]


Fifi liked parties, she really did. Well, really she liked drinking…a lot. But that wasn’t allowed in the dorms and she just needed to have some fun, as well as an excuse to get Archer into a more social setting. It wasn’t a date, but it was still something together-like and she could see what he was like with other people. It was win-win, right?

Plus if he turned out to be a wet rag she could ditch him easily.

“Come on, Archer.” She enthused into her cellphone as she rounded the corner near Adrianna’s dorm. “Meet me in 210. It’ll be fun…I’ll be waiting.” She said a quick goodbye to the answering machine just as she knocked on the dorm door and let herself in. Archer hadn’t answered his phone, but she figured he’d get the message.

Fifi peeked her head in the door and edged around a few people. She didn’t Adrianna that well, but she worked with Aki and had heard that this was sort of a birthday shindig. She’d been away from school when most of Adrianna’s drama had gone down (Or maybe she just hadn’t been paying attention? Fiona couldn’t keep it all straight anymore), so she was painfully unaware of the sorts of drama she was walking into when she stepped up near Adrianna’s elbow and tapped her on the back.

She looked at Zac sidelong, recognizing the smug look on his face as pure mischief. Something was amiss…Still she smiled to the brunette hostess and held out a small square package. “Hey! Heard this was a birthday thing, sorta…so I rounded this up. It’s just nail polish, but I figure a girl needs a little something for her birthday, no matter what.” Pushing her hair over her shoulder, she managed to wiggle into the small circle of people.

“Blonds boys.” She greeting, wiggling her fingers in a short wave to the two boys she didn’t know. “Zac!” She added, looking at him expectantly. “I trust you’re being a good boy?”

[Zachary LaRousse]

Unfortunately for Adrianna, her insults did nothing to burst the prince’s little bubble. He’s never been affected of her quips before, he’s pretty sure he won’t be affected of them now.

“You done?” said Zac, rubbing his eyes as he opened his mouth for what would’ve been the fourth or fifth yawn already. He’s been doing the whole ‘bored out of his mind’ routine while their host has been speaking, his eyes half-lidded while he stretches his arms and back continuously. “Tell me something I didn’t know Aid.” It’s just that he’s heard those insults – from him being given another chance to the whole ego-to-penis ratio – and unfortunately, their effects dwindle the more they’re used. Kind of like antibiotic immunity, he says. “Maybe you should take lessons from Rhett here; he brings something new to the table each time we meet,” laughed the mimic then proceeding to give the blonde a pat on the back.

Then, as if a new idea came into mind, his eyes widened and his grin became wider. “Know what, I think I know now why Talen chose Rhett over you now. It’s because you’re boring as hell.” He tilted his head slightly and gave the poor girl one of the meanest, most sarcastic grins he can manage. “I mean, weren’t you pretty much head over heels for him? You were as predictable as a die with only one dot on all its sides. On the other hand, Rhett posed a mystery for your beloved, tapping on that carnal side of his he didn’t even know exists.”

“That, and I think Rhett has a better ass than you. Just saying.” Cue in a totally inappropriate ass slap on the blonde.

“See dude, I’m helping you. I’m telling Aid to be more exciting. Else you find someone else too. Like that rowdy girl, Harmony was it? Or that pesky roommate of yours who’s friends with Robbie’s little twat of a roommate-friend.” Flashing another annoying grin he added, “Careful about Izzy Aid-dear. You might turn him gay again. Or I mean bore him that he turns to a guy, since you certainly don’t turn people gay.”

He gave a genuinely amused smile when Fifi rolled in, grabbing the girl by the waist and doing the whole cheek-to-cheek kiss when she walked by. “Of course! When am I ever an imp?”

Leave the party? Fat chance. Not when he’s having so much fun.

ooc:
Apologies for delaying this once more. .
- Jam

[Izzy James]

Izzy was not as big at hitting people as, say, Max Rose or something. In fact, he was usually laid back; super accepting of whatever people said. He'd once gotten attacked by a load of rubber balls and shrugged it off with a smile. But standing there, hearing someone like Zac go off on someone like Adrianna at her birthday party. it was just too much, really.

"Why don't you shut the hell up?" snapped Izzy. He wished he had a more aggressive power, or possibly something to throw at Zac. What was he supposed to do? Freeze him in time? Speed himself up? it was much, much more likely that his little time thing was just going to spiral out of control and hurt nearly everyone there. "I mean, what the hell is wrong with you? You're just standing there, dishing out stuff like--like you're some kind of god or demon or something."

Izzy had, at some point, closed the distance between himself and Zac. Now he was standing toe to toe with the Asian guy, which only served to prove to Izzy that Zac could most likely kick his ass. That was assuming Izzy's time control power didn't suddenly decide to do something phenomenal.

"So just get the hell out of here before I make you," hissed Izzy.

Okay, so he hadn't exactly figured out how he'd do that, but he wasn't exactly thinking about that right now.

[Adrianna Carstyn]

Everything was getting out of hand. Her hopes for a good day, one drama-free day, was shattered. She knew it would happen. This was what she deserved for trying so hard to get everyone to like her. This was what happened when she cared about what people thought.

But she was finished with that.

Adrianna listened to everyone taking their turn in the little 'skit' they were doing in her dorm. A new girl entered, gave her a present and talked to Zac. Rhett took her and Izzy's side. Zac continued to tear her to pieces. Izzy was the only one she was surprised by. He was trying to stick up for her even though she didn't deserve it. She had a realization when Zac was talking. A moment of clarity....

Zac was right.

Adrianna was boring and predictable. She knew it had been her fault that Talen cheated. She'd been telling herself that the whole time. What hurt, was that someone else saw it too. It didn't matter that it was Zac, the guy who was determined to make her life a living hell. The fact that she wasn't the only one who noticed was what killed her. She wouldn't show it though. No tears, no feelings, no pain.

"Izzy, stop." She whispered in an emotionless tone. She didn't make any move to pull Izzy back. "He's right...."

[Fifi Hart]

Oh God. All the drama. Fifi looking knowingly to Adrianna and vaguely wedged herself between the two boys. Trust Zac to stir things up that didn’t need to be stirred. Didn’t he ever learn his lesson? Or did he at least learn something from the last time the shit had been beaten out of him….Not that Izzy (she gleaned the name from Adrianna) looked like he could do any damage, but still.

With her shoulders barely between Zac and Izzy, Fifi reached her willowy fingers to both boys: her hand to Izzy’s hand, and her other hand to Zac’s cheek. “Now, now boys. This is a party. We all want to relax and have fun and get along, right?” As she spoke, her own words slurred slightly, her power working quickly through her fingertips to reach both boys.
She hadn’t affected two people at once for a while, and the kickback from her side effects was a little stronger than she was used to…she’d certainly generated a healthy buzz in herself, and had hopefully clouded the minds of Zac and Izzy enough to make them forget the party.

Fifi then turned, facing Adrianna with dilated pupils. “You’ve got some beats going…why don’t we dance instead of fight?” She sidled up next to Adrianna and whispered in her ear. “Don’t let them get you down, it is your night and I’m not really up for being the life of the party.” She chuckled and took Adrianna by the wrist, giving her a sloppy little ballerina twirl with a giggle. “I guess that’s your job!” she chirped.

[Rhett Goddard]

Rhett facepalmed himself as Izzy continued to antagonize Zac. Is he not paying attention? But the worst thing was actually seing Adrianna step up like that and give Zac the winning hand. Worst idea ever...

Rhett doubted about what to do. Should he interrupt the upcoming fight between Izzy and Zac? Should he trust Adrianna's lame self-blaming would stop everything? Should he let Adrianna give, that easily, the champion's trophy to Zac? Why was he considering getting himself involved in a discussion that was not him? Even if the discussion was indeed about how Rhett destroyed Adrianna's past relationship. Seriously people need to get over it.

Luckily, an unknown brunette stepped between the fellow blonde and the Asian kid, but what was she doing? It was hard to tell and his power was not helping, but it definitely seemed to stop them from heating their argument further. Whatever she had done to them, also affected herself, which was easy to tell from her pupils. Did she just drug them? Rhett had heard of the tactile intoxication power, but up until now he had never seen it in action. It probably had to be it.

"And that has got to be our cue to leave." Rhett quickly placed his Pepsi can in the nearest surface he found, and sneakily placed izzy's arm around his shoulder, in case the girl's touch had taken a toll on the boy. "Come'on." He said as he attempted to get him out of the dorm. "Lovely evening Adrianna, we must do it again."

[Izzy James]

{I have this sinking feeling that I should've posted here before now, and I was, like, waiting for someone else. Group threads confuse Fate sometimes <.< }

One moment, Izzy had been in Zac's face, fully intending on rearranging it. The next, rearranging faces became nearly the last thing on his mind. A warmth spread through him, one that was vaguely familiar. Benefit of having older siblings who weren't keen on rules: You got to experience all the fun stuff early. So even at the tender age of fifteen, Izzy had gotten tipsy before. Enough to realize a few things:

1) He couldn't handle his booze.
2) He suddenly became giggly when drunk.
3) He really, really, really thought everyone should hear him sing when drunk.

"Yesh! Yesh, what she shaid!" yelled Izzy, waving his hand. "We should be dancing, especially wif all the pretty girls."

Rhett's arm was around his shoulder now. When had that gotten there? Izzy spent several seconds staring at it. Then he rewound time and spent another several seconds staring at it. He did this about three times before he got dizzy and started to get a little nauseous.

"Leave? No no no no, I'm not leavin'!" the song was coming. "You can be leavin', and you're never comin' back again. Because she found somebody who can do it better than you can. We're leaving on a jet plane, and we're never coming home again."

Oh, tiny detail that wasn't mentioned earlier: Izzy couldn't remember lyrics when drunk. Or, well, he could, obviously, he just sort of forgot which songs they were supposed to belong to.

"OH I'M LEAVIN', ON A JET PLANE, BECAUSE I FOUND SOMEBODY WHO CAN DO IT BETTER THAN YOU CAN. SO LEAVE A LIGHT ON WHEN I'M GONE, BECAUSE I GET HIGH WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS!"

And yes, he was somehow singing and shouting that at the same time. For the love of God, Rhett, save him from himself.

Or at least get out a camera and YouTube this s**t.

[Adrianna Carstyn]

Everything had been happening so fast, Adrian didn't know what the hell she was going to do. Thank God, the girl had stepped in between Izzy and Zac. Not that she thought Izzy was weak, but she doubted he'd fair well against Zac, not that she'd say that...his ego was big enough. What Adrian hadn't been prepared for was the power the girl was using. Tactile intoxication, so useful in a time like this.

Adrianna was so relieved when Fifi had removed all the drama by a simple touch. She twirled with the other girl and laughed quietly, waving at Rhett before she started dancing. She hadn't completely forgotten about Izzy though. Rhett could handle getting him out right? Wrong. Oh so very wrong. Izzy was on a high and it was hysterical. Adrian's eyes widened at Izzy's sudden loudness. Shy, reserved Izzy was now making a total fool of himself and it was partially her fault.

She made her way towards him in hopes of helping Rhett get him out so that he didn't embarrass himself more. She put her hand over his mouth to get him to stop singing and took his hand so that she could lead him out. She motioned for Rhett to follow, making sure that Izzy didn't go back in. He would regret it all later if she didn't stop it now. She cared enough about him to make sure that nothing happened.

Adrian called over her shoulder to the other girl, "I'll be back in a sec, just gotta get him out of here." She tightened her fingers around Izzy's hand and kept her other hand firmly placed over his mouth.