Video/Action : Open : "I Never" Game!

[spacebro]

Who: Mon-El and YOU!
Broadcast: Open to all
Action: Open at the Space Bar
When: Now

I should probably mention I'm awake again since that's what everyone's doing. Who knew so many of us were sleeping together? [Light laughter. Yep. Okay, more serious face now.]

So, I heard what happened, and I don't want to make light of that. I know what losing a planet is like and it's...not great. [Such understatement.] But I also wanted to provide some distraction. [It's what he's best at.] Some fun. Some potential healing? [For himself too. He's still processing what happened to Okita and the others.]

For anyone who is interested—either over the network or by coming into the Space Bar at the Iskaulit—let's play a game I picked up on earth called, I Never. [He may also be correcting what he thought was awkward grammar from someone saying "Never have I ever." Details.]

So, you take turns and say something like, "I never crash landed on Earth." And if you have then you take a drink. [And he does.] Which is usually alcohol, but apparently [apparently, he says] kids don't do that here, so water or whatever is fine too. The objective is to make the other person drink more than you, so you might just get them really hydrated instead of drunk.

It's a good way to get to know someone too, so everyone's welcome even all those people I don't know yet. I'll start.

I never was born on Earth. [He doesn't drink.]

[If you do meet up with him at the Space Bar you'll see he's actually bartending and drinking on the job! But he has superhuman tolerance so there's that. He may even be responsible and switch to club soda if he needs to. He'll offer you a drink even if you're not interested in the game.]

(OOC: Feel free to threadjack if you want in on this concept with someone else too or just to point and laugh. You might want to check with them, but it's cool with me. And if anything goes to a place you don't want it to go just let me know or give me a heads up if there is something to avoid up front. He won't be intentionally hardcore about it.)

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[uwannagobro]

[ It's strange that, for a guy who drinks so regularly, Rokurou's never actually partaken in drinking games, nor heard of them really. Aside from 'drink until you're passed-out-drunk' but that wasn't really a game as much as an endurance test. So when he's on his usual weekly drinking excursion and overhears this little game starting up, he's all in. ]

Sounds like fun. Earth's not the name of the world I'm from, far as I know.

[ He doesn't move for the cup of sake already sitting in front of him, drumming his fingers on the table in thought for a moment. ]

I've never had an alcoholic drink I didn't like.

[noprophecies]

[nearby, Tempest sighs and takes a drink, nose wrinkling]

You have obviously not had some of the shite they have here.

[uwannagobro]

[ To be honest, Rokurou hasn't had much to drink in space aside from the sake, or what he thinks is the closest he can get to sake but he's definitely not against giving something new a shot. ]

Point me at the drink and I'll give it a try.

[noprophecies]

You will have to wait until we've made our next stop, I'm afraid. The bars here have decent drinks.

[but what she's had on some of the planets - good lord]

[uwannagobro]

Huh... I'm almost disappointed by that fact, which is a weird one when you think about it.

[ But hey, questionable alcohol in the future is a better prospect than no alcohol at all. ]

I'm holding you to that offer though. You can't tell me about some strange alcohol and not share a glass with me.

[noprophecies]

. . . it was an offer?

[she was pretty sure it was a statement and not an offer or invitation, sir]

[uwannagobro]

How else am I gonna know which drink is terrible without a guide? I definitely don't have the money to go through every drink in search of one that'll make me regret spending the money.

[ He actually looks Concerned now, c'mon, he's actually looking forward to this now! ]

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[spacebro]

["Drink until you're passed-out-drunk" is one of Mon-El's old favorites. Ahh, memories!]

You're not sure what the name of your world is? [That's amazing and not even the first time he's heard that. How does that happen? It really never comes up?]

[Mon-El takes a drink at that "I never" though.] Beralian tonic is just not good at all. It smells like old cheese, but when you taste it you'd wish you could just be eating old cheese instead.] Really old cheese.

I never...had a job as a child or teenager.

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[uwannagobro]

I'm pretty sure someone's told it to me before, but I don't remember.

[ Honest truth; interplanetary travel isn't a part of Rokurou's universe, so rather than knowing the name of the world, he's more familiar with the countries and towns that he's been to. ]

[ He reaches for his cup then but pause, fingers lingering on the ceramic, brow furrowed as he tries to work out whether or not his life as a teenager, spent training and doing missions for his family, counted for that particular statement. ]

Does it count if you weren't actually being paid directly?

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[spacebro]

[He nods even though it's baffling to him.]

I'm thinking no. I feel like a paycheck is a big part of employment. Otherwise it would be...doing stuff.

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[uwannagobro]

Well, my family got paid, but I didn't get the money myself on account of being a teenager and all. Family business.

[ He glances at his cup before shrugging. Being disappointed that he doesn't get to drink is the wrong way to go about this game, but he's also determined to see this game through properly. ]

Okay, my turn again right? I've never driven one of those car things.

[ Not for lack of trying, but Velvet wouldn't give him the keys. ]

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[spacebro]

Sure. Family business. [He was royalty. That's a family business, right?]

Neither have I, but it looks fun. Or it would if they went faster than I usually see them going.

I've never been to the Iskaulit. [Drinking. It just felt like a good round for drinking.]

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[uwannagobro]

[ No complaints here, rather he'd be complaining if he had to go several rounds of this without taking a drink. ]

Looks real fun for being a big box on wheels. I rode with a friend of mine, she seemed to enjoy it.

[ She mostly seemed to enjoy terrorizing that one kid who jumped into the backseat of their car and then letting him to cough up money for the excursion, but hey. ]

[ So did he. ]

I've never been on a space ship before joining this fleet of them, myself.

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[aspearing]

You've never played this game before, either?

[ She takes a drink at that. At the least, it tastes better then the wine she's had at some events... ]

Though, it's my turn, isn't it? [ Give her a second... ] ... Never have I ever traveled by horseback.

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[uwannagobro]

Nope, I usually just like to enjoy my drink without a game to break up my rhythm. Changing up the pace is a fun idea though.

[ At that statement, he grins and takes a slow sip of his sake, pouring himself a refill once he's done with a satisfied exhale. ]

Man, how'd you guess that one?

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[aspearing]

To tell you the truth, it was just a guess. Though, I hope that you'll be able to do so someday. It's a convenient way to travel.

[ She pauses before answering what he first said. ]

I... can't say that I've had alcohol often myself. I've only done so during official ceremonies and celebrations. Then, you drink for enjoyment?

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[uwannagobro]

[ Rokurou's unfortunately familiar with social drinking of that nature; being the sixth son didn't save him from the boring social gatherings he'd been forced to attend. So when she admits that's the only way she's had a drink, well, Rokurou's taking it upon himself to help correct that. ]

That's the best way to drink, far as I'm concerned. I'd highly recommend it as a relaxing past time.

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[aspearing]

I'm not entirely certain.. i can't say that I'm fond of how this tastes myself.

[ She's not touching her drink beyond what the game entails, really. ]

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[uwannagobro]

Maybe all you need is the right alcohol. What kind of food do you like?

[ Because there's no way Rokurou'll let someone say they just don't like alcohol period without at least trying a few kinds. ]

[heroofcocoon]

[Snow has wandered into the bar, getting definite vibes of the bar Lebreau ran for that small pocket of time back in Bodhum for a brief second. Until he looks around and sees that the people in the area are playing some sort of drinking game.

And a drink is shoved in his hand.

It's been a while since he's let himself indulge in anything that would addle his senses and dull his response time. But he doesn't have to be as on guard all the time now on the Fleet.

Reluctantly, he decides that joining in on the game isn't the worst idea ever. But this last comment makes him shudder in memory.]

You haven't had Gadot's home brew. No one but him likes that crap. Liked it.

[uwannagobro]

Hey, if you've got some on hand, I'll gladly give it a try.

[ Rokurou's hearing plenty of people telling him about bad alcohol across the worlds, but until someone actually puts a glass of one in his hands, he's holding true to his statement. ]

[heroofcocoon]

I haven't had any in a really long time.

[Nine hundred years, to be exact.]

But I don't know how he made it. Didn't have any interest in something that was a set up from paint varnish.

[uwannagobro]

Well that's a shame to lose a recipe like that. What're you think are the odds we can find something close?

[ Because what are standards when it comes to getting yourself shit-faced via alcohol? ]

[heroofcocoon]

Mostly fruit and grains that grew around our village, so semi-tropical plants, I guess. We find that, we can probably try to recreate it, but I have to admit that I don't know anything about making alcohol. Just drinking it.

[He's all for trying out new crap, but i won't be the same, of course.]

[uwannagobro]

[ He gives a sigh in the face of reality, taking a sip of his sake without prompt. Why did things have to not go his way when it came to drinking? ]

Gotta admit that I'm the same, but we could probably find someone who's got some experience. Or at least someone who could teach us.