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[steelmagnolias]

 [Well, Ren's here, just as he said he'd be. He'll buy drinks for any adults still alive that want to imbibe, but there's also a number of sodas in a cooler available for anyone who's a minor or just doesn't want to drink. He's also brought in some snacks from Yotsukoshi and a few of those crab buckets, although anyone else is certainly free to contribute their own food and drink to the pile. 

Ren finishes up his cigarette before setting up, letting it extinguish before everyone arrives. Look, he's being good, there's only one in the ashtray. 

Joey's got one of her dance routines planned, Ren already also had the King's Game set up, or people can just mingle.

It's just not good to be lonely.]

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...akira really only has what he's seen in movies to go off of with Pretending to Drunk thing

[beguiledcard]

[ He quirks a brow at those questions, and then there's a slow grin of amusement. Man, so... are you really challenging this side of him?

... It is proving to be a nice distraction... so he'll latch on for now. ]

Well, Kurama...

[ After sauntering over to the bar, he turns and leans against it with just a little too much emphasis -- as though his balance was in jeopardy. You wanted him to pretend to be drunk, so... all out, it is. He's leaning back against his forearms for a moment, before shifting his weight with a bit of "uncertainty" before: ]

We only steal the hearts of those in need of confessions, in private. Er. Secrecy.

[ Man, those silly word mixups.

He leans close, one hand lifting so he can lightly tap Kurama's cheek with the knuckle of one finger, as though he missed his chin.....

... whoops...

... then his chin. Where his fingers curl so he can grip it for just the duration of the next sentence, eyes locked onto the opposite pair. The next part isn't quite matching earlier behavior, more than it's just outright that Joker side Kurama was apparently wanting to see.

For some reason. ]

Though, with how I operate, you'd never know it was happening until it was too late for you.

[ Have a full-on Joker grin, Kurama, before he releases that chin and resumes leaning back against the counter.

Innocently. ]

Kurama has no complaints?

[byanyother_name]

[Yes. Yes, he absolutely is and he has no regrets about challenging that side of Akira. The telltale way his green eyes darken might attest to that.

At least he sounds in full control of himself after clearing his throat? His next words are caught somewhere between flirting and honesty, though.]

I think I might have a few things to confess.

[In private. Those silly word mixups, indeed.

He doesn't struggle against the light grip of Akira's (Joker's?) fingers, though... Kurama might not quite be breathing as evenly as usual? He doesn't bother to hide that he likes what he sees. Likes and enjoys both sides to Akira.]

It might be too late for me already.

[beguiledcard]

[ He hadn't been entirely sure what he expected -- he told himself he was just accepting a challenge, really. That he was running with this and fighting through the remaining grief by losing himself to some harmless fun... It seems he just tells himself a lot of things, these days.

There's a soft blink up at the ceiling and his expression softens considerably before he glances back over.

O-oh, right...

He shoves that Joker mask right back up, smirking again as though his expression didn't just falter. ]

Admitting defeat so easily, huh...?

[ Another grin. ]

You know, I'm used to the target putting up more of a fight.

[ He leans close again, head cocked to the side as that grin lingers. ]

I can't say this is a bad change of pace...