LAS VEGAS ♔ DON'T THREATEN ME WITH A GOOD TIME

[morethanasidekick]

One of The Drunks - Panic! At The Disco

WHO || Kenzi, Paige, Bo, Groot, Rocket, You? Gatecrashers Others welcome.
WHAT || Vegas Baby!
WHERE || Pandora in Vegas, Nevada.
WHEN || March, 2018
HOW || Action Spam.

[ Kenzi had threatened Paige with a ladies night and of course, if anyone needed a night out it was Bo. The fact that there's also a talking Tree, a drinking Raccoon and... Drax? It's Kenzi. Why is anyone shocked by the people that she spends time with? She has ideas and they spin out of control and you just sort of hang on for the ride. It's her way. She may have casually mentioned they were coming here to a few other people, so if you happen to show up as well? The more the merrier.

The location itself isn't exactly filled with the garish glitz and glamor that a person generally associates with Vegas. Pandora has a British Pub meets modern day speakeasy feel to it. It's known for its signature cocktails with names like Panty Dropper and the Hot Little Mess and you can always count on live entertainment in the form of dancers, magicians, a band and of course, a DJ. It also happens to be one of the few clubs that has an open door policy where Shadowkind are concerned. Whether they'll be rethinking said policy after tonight? We just don't know. ]

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Single Thread ][ People Kenzi dragged here

[morethanasidekick]

[ They were going to be hard to miss walking into the club on a bad day but apparently Kenzi is determined to distract from the talking raccoon and tree by looking redonculous. ( Disguise Check 45/55 That extra ten was for her cleavage for the dudes??? Just Charm things. ) ]

Ladies. Gentleflora... Rocket. Shots?

[She's not waiting for you to disagree with her Paige, she's just going to beeline for the bar and order 5 shots of tequila. Does Groot drink? 5 Tequilas and a mug of beer. That's probably a shot to a tree, right? ]

1/2

[somepagesturn]

I-

[Yeah, she was going to protest, but now Kenzi's gone and she's standing here with her handbag, Bo, a tree, and a raccoon, all while wearing a pretty little blue number. (Disguise 23)

Despite her sexy dress, she looks as scared as a baby deer in oncoming traffic.]

Kenzi ][ OTA

[morethanasidekick]

[ Believe it or not, despite the fact that Kenzi looks like she's here to answer the question 'how many cocktails can a 98 pound weakling drink before she can't walk' (Disguise 45/55) her main goal this evening is ensuring that Bo and Paige have a good time, that nobody picks on her Groot and Rocket doesn't get them banned for life. She's not flying sober, please. Have you met her?! But she's adopting moderation. Okay, moderate moderation. She can handle her booze, it's fine. (Fort 24).

When she's not trying to con the bartender into giving her a free bar tab or forcing drinks on her gang of misfits? She's dragging them out onto the dancefloor (Dance 32) or conning unsuspecting strangers into buying their next round. (Charm 49). IDK what you were expecting here? This is Kenzi in her element. ]

[mercenairy]

[ A short while into their visit, the bartenders behind the bar change shifts, a new person stepping out from the back and donning an apron around his waist, letting it hang low on slim hips as he glances over the crowd currently filling the establishment and who he'll be looking after while he's manning the bar. He's currently dressed in a dark pair of jeans that hug his legs and a soft grey pullover, the sleeves pushed up to around his elbows.

Refilling a beer for a regular parked at the bar, his gaze drifts to the rather... unique party that's found themselves here tonight and he keeps his attention on them out of the corner of his eye for a while until one of their number wanders back down towards his end of the bar, presumably to get them all refills.

His lips curve upwards as he gives the petite young woman a once-over, his golden gaze intent for a moment (Charm 38, Sense Motive 34) before he leans forward in a casual slouch, elbows propped atop the bar, and flashes her a wide grin, teeth white and deep dimple peeking out at her from the corner of his mouth. ]

What can I get you?

[somepagesturn]

[You'd think having never drank before and being petite would make Paige the world's loopiest lightweight, but through some miracle, she has indulged every shot she's been handed with a burning desire to make this evening not awkward and terrible. Kenzi probably left her to her own devices for like five minutes to keep Rocket from flipping out, and by the time she returns, an older man with a trucker hat has taken the barstool next to her.

There are now three more empty shot glasses next to Paige than there were before and she is glowering furiously. The old man is a bit ruddy-faced.

Both are holding one more shot. Paige downs hers and the old man tries to follow suit but ends up sputtering and departing in embarrassment.]

Thass what I thought. [Her words are slurred a bit, but beyond that she's surprisingly not falling down drunk. (fort 27...)]

[detectiveslashgenius]

[Somewhere in the middle of Knights Night Out, Jake walks in and heads for the bar. He's something of a regular here, stopping in after a shift at work. A few of the patrons nod at him, calling out Hey, Larry which is always a glaring reminder of all the things that went sideways for him.

Larry Sherbert, the name that witness protection had told him he would be taking on when they sent him to Florida. Except that plane ride was interrupted by the Veil absconding with him, dumping him in the middle of the Vegas strip with no idea what was going on. Over the course of the last month, he's pieced some of it together, but by then, he'd already taken on a job and an apartment with the name Larry, so he just committed to it.

He orders a beer and turns on his bar stool to survey the room. There are some new faces in tonight, which isn't completely unheard of. But when Kenzi comes up and works her charm to convince him to buy a round of drinks, he just cracks a small smile, turning to the bartender and shrugging.]

Uh, sure. Round of shots on me.

[spinerip]

[Drax is... wearing the same thing as always because he's Drax. Disguise checks hurt his nipples. He's also been imbibing, but he's okay for now. He's not at the "drunk dialing Blade" level of drunk, but he's still drunk enough to blurt out whatever's on his mind without thinking about consequences.

Because the amount of drunk he has to be for that is "sober."

He sits down heavily on the bar stool next to Kenzi.]

Rocket tells me you have been smashing loins with Quill.

lila | open

[bittersweeter]

[ lila wasn't invited but that has stopped her approximately never and besides! it's cora's 21st birthday (not the day but that's not the point) so lila has dragged her out to vegas for a proper 21st birthday party. she did it for faye when faye could legally drink and now she is doing it for cora.

which is why cora is begrudgingly shoved in a sash that says "BIRTHDAY GIRL" and that lila is sure will not survive the night. so a pack of young women and a stiles descends on the bar.

lila, looking like a casual felony with a delicate black headband holding back her halo of short silvery-blonde curls, and a thin black necklace half disguising the scarring across her throat (disguise 65), is paying for everything and she slides up to the bar to order with a smile that could melt ice (diplomacy 58). plus she tips like 300% for every round so. she will point cora out to the bartenders with the request: ]

It's her birthday, don't let her pay for anything.

[ and then it's just drinking and dancing and being twenty-somethings in vegas. at one point someone (lila) goes out and brings back in-n-out burgers for everyone. ]

[impetere]

[Cora hates this sash. She hates a lot of what is happening right now, because whyyyyyy but she let Lila do this because honestly it means they can get out of the bunker for a little while, and she will take whatever opportunity for that she can get.

This whole thing is just a lot for someone who hasn't really celebrated her birthday since she was eleven, and that kind of birthday was a whole different thing.

But there is one thing that Cora is grateful for:]

Thank you for not picking somewhere that was too loud.

star-lord and/or kali ♔ (ota).

[starprince]

[ after a fun night of racing all the cool cars with kali to effectively distract himself from his problems, peter has insisted that they cap off the night with booze, and they've picked a cool looking establishment. upon entering, peter takes a second to look around at the variety of entertainments, a small grin on his face ] Now, that's more like it.

[ you can tag them together, hit peter up at the bar where he will be drinking plenty, or on the dance floor where he's gonna bust a move ]

both!

[impetere]

[Cora's both coming to talk to Kali, and using that opportunity to use her bigger, burlier friend as a wall to hide behind. It's a two for the price of one sort of deal. She's wearing a very bright, very sparkly "BIRTHDAY GIRL" sash and otherwise nice attire because Lila probably dressed her. Possibly there are even heels. Not tall enough that Peter doesn't outsize her though.]

Can I just hide behind your tall friend for five minutes before there are more shots?

[This is a little overwhelming and she just wants to chill.]

it's time for some manly bonding

[beatupgrass]

[Rocket is both surprised and completely unsurprised to see Quill here. This is sort of his element on one hand, but on the other... Ugh how can he deal with the overwhelming awkwardness of this bullshit if you're right here.

And is he gonna avoid Quill like a sensible person? Nah. He's got a buzz going and also avoiding Quill won't work if Groot is around.]

Well, look what the flerken dragged in.

Peter (She refuses to call you Star-Lord)

[morethanasidekick]

[ It's all fun and games until Kenzi realizes Peter's here and immediately. Bombs a wisdom check on spying him with Kali.

It's fine. She's fine. She doesn't care at all. That much is totally clear by the way that she moves up to stand beside him at the bar, staring pointedly ahead as she taps her card on the wooden surface and waits to be served. ]

So... if you add a brunette next week does that get you Bingo?

[ Her tone, far too bright. See? She's fine. ]

[succubestie]

[Look who's sliding up next to him at the bar ever so smoothly, signalling the bartender to come over.]

A shot of whiskey for me and my friend here.

[She hooks a thumb at Peter, who may not even know who the hell she is. That would be better, really. Hi, have a succubus. Is she actually your friend? We'll see.]

HI PETE

[spinerip]

[Drax finds Peter on the dance floor, but he does not dance. Drax, like Gamora, and Drax's dead wife, is not one who dances. So he's just standing there, like an awkward stone statue, while people veer around him and try not to slam into him.

He shouts to be heard over the music.]

CONGRATULATIONS. YOU FOUND A CONSORT AS FOOLISH AS YOURSELF.

[The most amazing part is it sounds like he really means it.]

cora hale | ota

[impetere]

[Cora doesn't know why she let Lila talk her into this, but it was a chance to get out of the bunker, so that's probably a huge chunk of it. Still, when she agreed she wasn't expecting sashes and so many shots and heels.

And music. A lot of really loud music.

Cora doesn't actually wander near the bar much, because all the drinks are brought to her, though she will swing by for food at various points. Otherwise she can be found bouncing around to the people she knows, out on the dance floor, or later in the evening, hanging out just outside when she needs a break from the speakers and need to let her ears recuperate a bit.

She appreciates Lila doing this for her, but it's also a lot, so if she looks like she's gong to flee like a scared rabbit, it's not personal. It's just the first birthday party she had in a long time.]

at the bar

[mercenairy]

[ Dante had gotten the very emphatic message that the birthday girl was here to be treated like a princess - which isn't all that unusual, honestly - so he keeps the drinks and shots flowing when others come up and order them for the young woman. But when she eventually saunters up towards the bar a little later one, he gives her a thoughtful look as he leans forward with his arms propped atop the bar and offers her a commiserating (albeit wry) smile. ]

Something tells me the birthday girl didn't choose her own party this year.

[morethanasidekick]

[ That quiet time Cora was hoping to get by going outside? It's really only going to last as long as it takes Kenzi to stick her head out the door - clearly looking for something, or someone and managing to appear only mildly surprised to see a face she recognizes standing there. ]

You ah... [ Her cheeks puff out and until she pushes the air past her lips, struggling to find a casual way to ask... ] Haven't come across a drunken, talking raccoon in the last ten minutes have you?

[ She's at least working on the theory that as a Knight? Cora won't find that question half as insane as it actually sounds. ]

[killingtodeath]

[Stiles wanders outside at some point in the night. He's not actively looking for Cora, but he has been keeping an eye out for her to try to catch a moment alone. Spotting her, he heads over to stand next to her, bumping her shoulder with his.]

Happy birthday.

groot ; ota

[treeshape]

[Have you ever wanted to dance with a very tall tree man? well now's your chance, because he's spending a lot of time on the dance floor trying to recreate Peter Quill's dance moves to varying degrees of success.

Is he drunk? It's hard to tell. But he goes back to the bar now and again and hopefully has someone around to order for him. Probably Kenzi, lbr, but anyone else is welcome to help him out, too.]

[morethanasidekick]

[ If anyone happens to look over towards the dance floor, they will spy Kenzi standing beside Groot so that they're both facing in the same direction. Her hips moving from side to side with the rhythm of the music in a very exaggerated manner. ]

See what I'm doing with my hips?

[ Oh yeah. This is happening. ]

We gotta get this part down cause then we're adding in the arms.

[ Ladies and Gentleman. Kenzi is teaching Groot The Floss. Ya welcome. ]

bo ; ota

[succubestie]

[Bo is mostly here because Kenzi REALLY wanted to do this, and if she's going to be in Vegas she's damn sure she's going to try to have a good time.

Which of course means plenty of drinks and plenty of dancing.

Don't be surprised if she ends up on the bar by the end of the night, too. Showing off is kind of her thing when she actually lets herself party.]

[morethanasidekick]

[ /vaguely waves hands around about when exactly this happens but it's some point after she disappears down that hallway with a certain sexy douchebag space man.

While she is trying, super hard to keep the grin from her face? Kenzi also knows that there are just some things you can never lie to Bo about so she's just, not even going to try as she sidles up next to her at the table they've commandeered.

Oh look. A drink. ]

Shut up.

DRAX THE DESTROYER

[spinerip]

[Drax has followed Rocket and Groot here, not particularly excited by the dancing and fun but enjoying the drinking part at least. Especially since in order to come here, he had to wear a large, bright yellow raincoat and a hat to try and disguise the fact that he was not remotely human. Considering it wasn't raining and he still wasn't wearing a shirt, it wasn't extremely convincing (disguise check 2).

Once he arrives, he sits at the bar, squinting at the drinks menu.]

"Sex on the Beach?" Is this a brothel as well? Where is this copulation beach located?

[He's a big guy and can hold his liquor... up to a point. After trying several metaphor drinks and trying to figure out how the metaphor applies, he's finally drunk enough to shuck off the raincoat, flexing his muscles and shouting:]

KEIJEN BLADE IS TOO MUCH A COWARD TO FACE ME IN HONORABLE COMBAT.

[It's fine this is fine.]

[killingtodeath]

[Stiles is nearby and scrambles up from his chair to do some damage control when Drax has his sudden outburst. Snatching the raincoat from the floor, he holds it up over the extremely large torso of his very muscular man and chuckles nervously.]

Whoa, buddy. Let's just have a seat, alright? [diplomacy 44] And maybe some water! [He calls that part over his shoulder as he tries to wrangle Drax.

Hotel ★ Kenzi + Peter

[morethanasidekick]

Crashing - Illenium feat. Bahari

[ There are at least several things that can be assumed about the last hour. One is that they sure did hit that drugstore and invested in not one but two boxes of condoms. Two, that Kenzi charmed the concierge into giving them a room with a nice view at no extra cost. Not because they had to worry about paying for it but just because she could and that three. Somebody ordered champagne like a classy bitch and shocking everyone, that somebody wasn't actually Kenzi.

Oh and I almost forgot four... They totally had sex within 5 minutes of getting inside the room because apparently, they have zero self-control. Was it as spectacular as their other encounters? I don't think either of them really cares at this point and we both know that with their crappy Will Saves and spectacular Charm Checks? Neither of them would be complaining.

This is probably the first time they've stopped groping each other long enough to catch their breath, something Kenzi is still trying to do as she lays there with half her body draped across his. Her head still spinning like shes had too much to drink, but it would seem her intoxication has more to do with the person beneath her than the amount of alcohol she has consumed tonight. ]

You should have ideas more often.

[starprince]

[ peter is very slightly propped up against the pillows, spread lazily satisfied with one well muscled arm wrapped around her, fingers still idly tracing over the smooth skin of her back as he recovers from that... marathon round. it's been the ideal way to get out of his head, and the booze isn't hurting either. it's enough that for the moment, the dazed smile still lingering on his face is untainted by any problems from the outside world. ]

My genius is unappreciated in my time. [ such trolling ] You are... something else.

Hotel ★ Peter & Kenzi & Malina (closed).

[starprince]

[ down in the hotel bar, peter grabs a back booth with kenzi where he can watch the door for malina. he's markedly on edge, trying his hardest not to show it, but he's bouncing his access card against the table so she gets to put up with the tap tap tap ]

[morethanasidekick]

[ Try as he might, her sense motives are ridiculous so Kenzi casually allows her hand to settle on top of his leg, giving it a gentle squeeze as if to remind him he's not alone. She won't try and poke at the obvious swarm of thoughts in his head though. She figures nothing will really help with that until he finds out what Malina knows. ]

Hotel ★ Kenzi + Peter ★ Part 3

[morethanasidekick]

[ By the time they part ways with Malina, there's a marked difference in Kenzi. A level of relaxation that hadn't come easily to her when the other woman had first shown up and while it could easily have been chalked up to the news being good? The fact that they'd just been openly intimate in front of another person and the world hadn't ended, sure didn't hurt things.

There's a playfulness about her now, one that only comes when she lowers her guard and there's no hesitation on her part when she captures his hand to move with him back to their room. Almost like it feels natural, easy to her now. ]

Space outlaw. Guardian of the Galaxy. Knight. [ She swings their entwined hands as they walk, then without warning, spins herself under his hand until she's rounding to face him, walking backwards with him towards the elevators. ]

Is there anything you don't do? [ A smile playing across her lips as she looks up at him and while it's perhaps true that there's some ego stroking in what she's saying... there's also no question of her sincerity. ]

[starprince]

[ he lets her take his hand without seeming to think much of it either, and the warm little smile that touches his lips at her comment and the way she looks back at him seems pretty content. ] I mean, I don't wanna brag... [ yes, he clearly does. and is obviously bolstered by her praise and respect to an incredible degree ]