The Afterparty! [Open to all Winding Way crew/passengers]

[stampeded]

Characters: Many of the crew and passengers on the Winding Way
Content: Now that the Gunning of the Rose has finished showing, it's time to party!
Setting: The top deck
Time: Early evening
Warnings: Possible silliness and drunkenness. If this requires a rating at some point, let me know so I can add one in.

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[nailwings]

Riku arrived on deck, carrying a small box tied up with twine. With something of an apologetic smile, he set it down upon the table, pulling the string free.
"I thought I'd get something for the party that wasn't alcohol, but..." He shook his head, pulling the lid free. "There was only one place still open, and even then, they only let me in because I was willing to buy what they were going to throw away."
Nodding his head once in Vash's direction, he continued, "I did manage to get a few donuts, if you want to get them before they're gone."

Inside of the box were various pastries and cookies, all left over from the end of the bakery's busy day.

[tiny_tinker_toy]

Rikku snatched the donuts and stuffed them at Vash. "Hide them, quick!"

[stampeded]

... Donuts? That got his attention like nothing else could, making him look over so fast he nearly hurt his neck. "You... you got donuts?!"

And then he was being given the donuts, an act that brought tears to his eyes. He didn't hide the donuts, no. He grabbed them and started chowing down. There wasn't any time to stop and enjoy it, if he didn't want them snatched out of his hands!

Vash had them swallowed down in about ten seconds flat, wiping both his mouth and his eyes afterwards. He was still tearing up. "Those were really good! Thank you!"

[nailwings]

"Not a problem." Riku replied, laughing a little. "They were the last two, and I thought I saw your name on them, so I brought them back for you."

[tiny_tinker_toy]

Rikku scrunched up her nose. "When I said 'hide them', I didn't mean 'inhale them', Vash," she commented.

She turned to Riku. "Want anything?" She nodded towards the drinks.

[nailwings]

Riku shook his head. "I think I'll wait to see what everyone else is having, first."
He took a couple of steps across the deck, stretching.
"Besides," he replied in a light tone, "It wouldn't look good if I was drinking before everyone else got here."

[stampeded]

"Hiding them doesn't work," Vash protested, "I've tried it."

He gave them both a watery smile, then, wiping away more tears. "You're such good kids, both of you!" He even sounded choked up. Bringing him donuts so suddenly like that... it was such a nice gesture!

[tiny_tinker_toy]

Rikku rolled her eyes at Vash's cheesy-ness and followed Riku.

"We're the ones who got some of the stuff," she pointed out. "We're entiled to a drink or two before everyone else gets here!"

[nailwings]

"Vash..." Riku scratched the back of his head, looking embarrassed at his superior's tears. "If it really means that much, I mean... it's not really that hard to find donuts..."

Looking back at Rikku, his smile turned coy. "Are expecting to see me drunk tonight?"

[tiny_tinker_toy]

Rikku turned the coy smile on Riku. "I'unno. Are you a cute drunk?"

[nailwings]

"Well, I..." he chuckled, "don't remember?"
Shaking away his last statement, he replied, "I don't know about 'cute', but I've been told I'm 'fun'".

[tiny_tinker_toy]

"And just where did you have a chance to get drunk before the Way? Hmmm?" Rikku asked, toying with a braid.

[nailwings]

"I used to work a frigate before here." He replied with a slight shake of his head. "All the other hands were big roughnecks that liked only to drink on shore leave. I didn't have much of a choice in that..."

[tiny_tinker_toy]

Rikku winced. Her brother had worked on a ship like that once. He hated it.

"That had to stink," she commented. "Most ships wouldn't let a sixteen-year-old near alcohol." As she tended to do during idle conversation, Rikku pulled off the beads keeping a braid intact and started unweaving it.

[nailwings]

"They didn't know I was that young." Riku replied. "I well, lied about how old I was because I didn't think anyone would hire a kid that young. I'd have been, and basically was a runaway."

[tiny_tinker_toy]

"Runaway?" Rikku paused. "Have you told me this before? Cuz if you have, I forgot. Typical."