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

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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Well that's different. Not doing something because it's not what you want isn't the same as not doing it because you think it's selfish.

[ It's amazing how easily Kenzi can understand drunk-speak, even more, amazing to her, however, is how open Paige is like this. Some people start stripping and make out with strangers. Paige's loss of inhibition is a little more understated than that. She gets honest in a way that Kenzi doubts she ever allows herself to be normally. ]

... Who says Tuneservants and performers don't kill evil vampires? [ She's not trying to bait Paige. It seems a very sincere, very direct question. ] Is there like... a rulebook or something?

[ Okay that last part was a joke but still. The question stands. ]

[Very seriously.] Well... Yes. I mean there's no spoken rule about not killing evil vampires, but a Tuneservant is a special priest for Milil. That's their whole job in life and they get certain perks for being the most devout and devoted followers. I couldn't do both, because I'd have put my whole heart into being a priestess. And maybe one day I'll feel better and I'll feel like I've accomplished a lot with Barovia and everything that comes with that, and I can retire and be a Tuneservant, but for now... I'm happy with where I'm going.

[She squints at Kenzi as if all of the reasons behind this conversation are starting to work their way into her head while she was responding on autopilot.] ...Is there something here I'm not getting? I'm drunk. I don't know if I can grasp nuance well right now.

[ The way Paige explains it, at least seems to satisfy Kenzi and she returns to her drink with a bob of her head. A smile plays across her lips as Paige’s question – slurred though it is – is spoken, and she takes a moment to sip the contents as she lifts her shoulders in a shrug. ]

No nuance. [ Exactly. ] It’s just, the way you talk. You say you can’t do things, or won’t, or don’t because you think it’s selfish.

[ In the brief time they’ve been friends, Kenzi has heard an awful lot of reasons why Paige shouldn’t or wouldn’t do something. ]

You’re not a Tuneservant. Or… a Vampire Slayer. You’re Paige Lenore Lyons. [ Yep. Using your words back on you girl. ] You can be a vampire hunting priestess who sings in a band on weekends with your boyfriend, if you want. It’s like…. Bacon dipped in chocolate.

[She flusters a bit, though some of that may be the liquor.] I mean... Okay, that's fair, but that is a lot of things, and... Bacon dipped in chocolate? Really?

See - You're like, gross - but. That's because you've never tried it. You're thinking, bacon and chocolate should in no way go together. It makes no reasonable sense and yet, the salty crispy goodness dipped in delicious, irresistible chocolate? It's like a mouthgasm.

[ There is a point in there. Convoluted though it may be. ]

[She signals for another shot.] I'm going to nod and take your point, and pretend you didn't just say "mouthgasm." I feel like that... That sounds redundant, actually. Those don't come out of anywhere but your mouth, and- oh! Now you've got me talking filthy. Kenzi. [she flails pathetically at her.]

[ Don't worry Paige. You will come to take Kenzi's abuse of the English Language in your stride. Then you can enjoy her doing it to Russian and French as well.

'Clutching her pearls' with dramatic flair.]

They grow up so fast.

[ As she drops her hands she leans closer to Paige, her voice not so low that several people around them can overhear what she's saying. ] But they can happen in them.

[ Sorry, Paige. ]

[HRRRRRRRRGH.] Okay. I'm going to go sit with Groot who I can't even understand, and let you find someone else to torment.

[She slides off her barstool, and fidgets briefly with her purse.] I really do appreciate everything, though.

See you wouldn't be saying that if you could understand him. [ Her eyebrows bouncing. Could anyone reading this legit imagine Groot saying half the shit Kenzi says?

I mean probably but only because he hangs with her too much.

Kenzi lifts a shoulder in a shrug, always ready to downplay anything she may or may not have done. ]

Nothing to appreciate. I'm just here for the booze. [ Do either of them really believe that? Pshh. But as long as they don't openly acknowledge it, it's fine. ]

Go. Have fun. [ A beat. ] And no more shaming douchebags in trucker hats with your mad drinking skills.

[Paige makes a face to show that she's pretty sure she knows better (sense motive 19), but doesn't comment. She is a polite southern lady and there's been enough shared baggage today.]

You too. [and off she goes, so Kenzi can find Peter Quill and have all the sex.]

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

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