Cursed Party Game IC

[Tes]

Matt was amused at first, but then more and more irritated. He wanted to apologize to her...but the more He thought about it the less sense it made. So he decided to stand up for himself.

"So, just to be clear, you wanted me to tell you about it, wait for you to most likely ask me to tie it and you are mad that I just did it for you? Then I return the favor of bringing up that Story - although to be fair in bit more detail, which still shouldn't matter since we both know them - and I'm the bad guy? Maybe my sense of privacy is a bit warped compared to yours from my 3 years in europe, but it doesn't really make sense does it?"

Both irritated and a bit hurt that she didn't even thank him, he goes over to the shed to get the beach ball.

[MiscChaos]

Penny can only sit in confusion as Matt stalks off. She admits that she's not the best with human interaction... but bringing up an embarrassing story in front of a lot of people who don't know said story seems like something to get angry about. And yet, Violet merely seemed embarrassed and amused. She fails to see how being amused about someone telling the world an embarrassing story is something to be upset about. Especially since the moral of the story was a lesson in privacy according to Violet, which Matt doesn't seem to have understood. She is utterly lost as to why Matt is mad and looks to Violet in confusion. "Um... should we pretend we d-didn't hear about that story? It... it seems rather... embarrassing?" She asks their host since, to Penny at least, Violet is the one in the right here.

[exalted]

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Lena glared down her nose as her cousin 'Big Boobs McGee' came back outside in her skimpy little number and Matt immediately started fawning over her. She paddled to turn her chair so she didn't have to look right at, but couldn't stop watching it in her peripheral vision through half closed eyes. She had seen it all before, lived it every day since her cousin's curves had filled out and her's hadn't. Everyone lost interest in Lena as soon as violet brought out the heavy artillery...

She flicked down the dark sunglasses she'd snagged from her bag earlier, letting the current caused by the pool pump to drift her around the pool. Her eyes smiled though her face remained the same still emotionless mask she'd learned from her mother as Matt got handsy again, this time with Violet. If her cousin wanted the miscreant she could have him, she cackled jealously in her mind, though her gut churned in rage. She couldn't help but smile as Matt got rejected, though hating Violet even more at having to confidence to reject him publicly which she had lacked in private, tracking Matt as he huffed off to the shed.

"I think the pump is broken, but you should know how to inflate it," she called nonchalantly to Matt as he went to get the ball, pushing her glasses down the bridge of her nose to gleam at him, "You just wrap your lips around it... and blow."

[Tes]

In the shed Matt took a moment to calm himself while looking for the Ball. He never stood up to Violet in the past and his heart was beating like crazy.

Lena's snarky little comment almost got him to say something back along the lines of - Oh, and you would know the best how to do that wouldn't you? - but decided that is exectly what she wanted. She was probably jealous that for on moment she wasn't the Center of his attention. So he simply ignored her. Not even looking at her and proceeded to inflate the ball.

[Fantasy Fanatic]

Violet blinked a bit in surprise as Matt got angry with her, frowning. Apparently she had to lay things out for him even more than she thought. She would explain exactly why she had gotten angry later. If she wanted his help, she would ask him, but as it stood, him doing it without waiting for her to consent, meant she had had a mini-panic attack, having thought she was moments away from flashing everyone there. If Matt couldn't get that, she would have to spell it out to him later. He had been her friend for a long time, but sometimes, he really could be stupid. As for the story, it was a private matter, but it wasn't what had annoyed her. It was that while he was joking, he had implied her to be some kind of slut. Sure, she did get excited by the idea of being naked in front of other people, but there was a place and time for fantasy. In reality, she wanted to keep her reputation and dignity intact, and Matt wouldn't know that Exhibition was one of her kinks. [i[That[/i], was why she had gotten so mad at him. Of course, he didn't make things better by talking as if he had struck the nail on the head and have her completely figured out either. It wasn't particularly pleasant when people made assumptions and accusations, trowing them at you as if they were fact. However, Violet didn't want to blow up at Matt there, in front of everyone else, he was her friend after all. She would simply wait to correct him in private and explain that he need to consider things before acting or speaking up like that.

All this went through Violet's head as she frowned slightly, while waiting for someone to perhaps declare their interest in participating in the pool game.

[mrblah]

"You'd be hard-pressed to manage that feat in a room with me, heh..." He awkwardly smiled and scratched the back of his head with his self-deprecatory joke, but with his ask to sit approved, Baxter made himself comfortable close to—but not TOO close to—Penny. A moment was spent with him silently thinking of topics to even talk about. They were supposed to do that, right? He hadn't really intended to take the lead and start a conversation with Penny when he'd decided to sit with her. Mostly he just wanted away from the pool action and to have a breather away from the others, but she's probably expecting something or another to talk about?

His thinking was cut off by the ramping up conversation between Matt and Violet over there, and he had, of course, overhead what they'd been arguing about. "Uh..." Yeah, he's gonna take a guess and say they should ignore that after all. They had mentioned something of a pool game though, right? It had slipped his mind. He looked to Penny and kept his voice down as he asked her for her opinion. "Do you want to play that game?"

[CondorBoH]

Standing to the side was the best way to avoid the minor argument was the best course of action in Hannah's mind. But still there was the matter of needing to join in a conversation right now, it wouldn't do to stand to the side awkwardly the whole day. Even if she did have her good friend ice cream with her.
Delicious, delicious friendly ice cream.

OK no, that wasn't going to fly either. Putting the seductive tub back onto the table, Hannah moved over to where Lena and Violet were.
"Hey I'd be down for some water polo. And Penny can join in even if she doesn't want to hop in the pool, she can be the referee! So that leaves setting us up into teams."
She turned around, pointing at everyone one at a time to count them up. There was her, Baxter (maybe), Lena, Voilet, Morgan and Matt. Even teams, sure, but she wasn't sure on who else wanted to play.

"Soooooo, who else wants in?"

[Mark3000]

Morgan couldn't help but laugh when he heard Matt's little tale. "No this is perfect. Sleepovers aren't fun without juicy stories like this" Morgan replied as he finished his ice cream. He could feel Lena's glares from a mile away. But Morgan merely responded by giving her a thumbs up, as if to encourage Lena with her pursuit of Matt's pants. He had been a bit of a wallflower for most of the party which so unlike him. Giving his bikini bottom a little snap she moved a little closer to Baxter and Penny and joined in on the conversation.

"Once someone gets the ball ready, I'm in. I'd be really great if you joined in to Baxter." Morgan said rubbing his shoulder against Baxter's. It didn't seem fair if Lena and Matt were the only ones getting any action tonight. Morgan had thought to play is cool during the part, just spend a (not so) quiet night with a few friends. But after inviting such a horn ball to the party, the cross dressing cheerleader was starting to get a little randy.

[MiscChaos]

Penny turns an annoyed eye at Hannah. "I'll do it, but I-I'd much rather volunteer rather than be volunteered." She says, somewhat disgruntled at being pulled into the game without being asked. It's little better than when Lena "volunteered" her into getting everyone ice cream. She's beginning to think there are too many pushy personalities at this party and she may need to make her friends with those who are less so. So far that would be Baxter, Morgan, and Violet. Baxter being heavily in the lead for friends since he did ask if she wanted to be a part of the game. The only reason she's actually doing it is because she thinks if she sat out, he might join her. Since everyone seems to want to be his friend, she doesn't want to stand in the way of making that possible. Even if it means he pays less attention to her than everyone else. It's something she's used to after all.

"D-don't mind me. I-if you wanna play go ahead." She says to Baxter, hoping she won't hold him back.

[mrblah]

"U-uh..." Stuttered out the surprised inventor at the sudden appearance of Morgan. Poor Baxter was getting highly confused by the boy's appearance and wasn't sure how he felt with the sudden bit of skin contact, yet the bit of red tinting his cheeks seemed to suggest his body did. "W-well, uh..." He glanced to Penny with a slightly curious look. He didn't feel like it'd be right to leave her just as he had came over, especially if she didn't want to participate. As a fellow wallflower, Baxter understood the difficulties of being secluded alone at a party. He didn't want to be one of the ones who'd cause someone to feel in such a way, but...

Then she said she'd be okay with it, and though the prospect of any group game struck him with a feeling of anxiety, this was a party and he came knowing that he'd have to participate in these sorts of things. Now that Penny would be joining in as a referee, he'd also be the only one out. The odds of any of the more social ones sitting out seemed low. "I... er, sure." He finally answered Morgan's question after his brief moment to mull it over. Now that the initial part was done and he's committed to it, he just has to not be terrible at the game...

[Tes]

Having calmed down sufficiently, Matt left the shed with the inflated ball. He got over to Violet and tried to whisper in her ear:"Sry, for my outburst earlier. It's been really weird being back here and I would like to explain, but would suggest putting that off for a more fitting setting if you are ok with that."

After doing so he looked over the group. It seemed everyone was in except Penny, who could be their referee. Being a bit embaressed from before he dodged most eye contact though and waited for probably Violet to take the lead, explain the rules and divvy up the teams. Wondering with whom he would have to play.

[exalted]

Lena continued to lounge back in her pool chair, letting the cool of the water chill her body while the the sun heated her front.

She watched through slitted eyes as Matt returned to and sidled up to Violet, wondering just what he was whispering as he tried to avoid looking at anyone.

[Fantasy Fanatic]

With Lena not paying attention to anyone else, the balance of the teams ended up skewed. Violet, deciding to rectify this grabbed the beach ball Matt had brought and used it hit Lena, eventually getting her off her float and joining into the game. With two even teams and a referee, the managed to play a game that got them all plenty wet (Except Penny), and eventually ended in a draw. Once the game was over, Violet suggested they all dry themselves off and go back inside, to actually get the evening going.

In the end, they ended up sitting down for a game of Truth or Dare after those who wanted to got changed. Violet was one of those who changed into her pajamas, a pair of thin, black silk boxers for sleeping in, and a white T-shirt.

Having gotten everyone seated, and the Snack table back inside, Violet sat down as well and smiled. "Alright everyone. I suspect you all know how Truth or Dare know, but just in case, I'm going over the rules, as I have added an additional one." Violet says, before explaining the rules of the commonly known game, "Truth or Dare", before adding her own rule. "- Lastly, if a question or dare is too personal, or embarrassing, the one having to answer the question, or perform the dare can reverse it on the other person. However, only twice per game. So think about your questions and dares. Make them entertaining enough that the game becomes fun, but not so risque that someone decides to turn it over on you. Does that sound like an acceptable rule to ensure no-one tries anything like asking a one of us to strip for the others?" Violet asks, looking at the others as she had made a rather extreme example.

[CondorBoH]

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I'll take position 5.

The game was good fun for Hannah, though she ended up tired by the end of it and was content when their host suggested something as simple as Truth or Dare. She hadn't bothered on changing out of her swimsuit, and was just wearing a towel over it to avoid getting any leftover dampness on the carpet. That said, with the snacks right there in front of her, Hannah wasted no time in getting a bowl of icecream and setting it in front of her. She idly poked it, listening to Violet intently but not actually eating any.

With Violet's additions to the rules, it was easy enough to start thinking about questions and answers to common questions. Best to start out small, she wanted to get to know everyone here a bit more rather than just dare them to do dumb things. But she did half raise a hand at Violet's example, saying:
"Sorry, dumb question. When you say 'twice per game', do you mean per person or is there only two reversals overall?"

[Tes]

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then i'll just take 2 i guess ^^

Matt was quickly taken out of his thoughts, when Violet took the Ball and subsequently threw it at Lena, snickering to himself a bit. The game was pretty fun, although having it end in a draw didn't ever quite sit right with his competitive side.

Matt dicided not to change, stayed in his now mostly dry red swim trunks and instead helped to bring all the stuff back inside to accellerate the process. Rolling out his sleeping bag, he promptly flopped down stomach first to enjoy just laying there for a moment.

When everyone arranged and Violet began to announce the next activity, he proped himself up onto his elbows and eagerly listened. Truth or dare sounded both fun and awkward to him. But Violets extra rule immidiatly made him search for loopholes in his head. He quickly came to the scenario of someone daring someone to do something that is symmetric for both Players, but decided to keep quiet since those are pretty limited and they could cross that bridge when it comes to it. Besides it would be so funny to see Lenas reaction to him daring her to 'make out with me' or something like that and seeing the cogs in her head turn.

[exalted]

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Spot 3 then I guess

"Gack!" squawked Lena as her private meditation was suddenly interrupted by a beach ball to the face, the shock tipping her from her chair.

Spluttering for air as she resurfaced, she glared daggers at Violet and the sniggering Matt. Oh, there was going to be hell to pay for this, she thought, brushing aside her now soaking wet hair.

She swam to the other end of the pool from them, determined to be on the other team from them. She took the game far to seriously, pushing off from the water to spike the ball as hard she could each time she got it, aiming directly either Matt or Violet each time. The fact the Violet ended the game as a draw did not sit well with her, no, she needed to crush Matt, drive him in front of her and hear the lamentations of his women.

"Cowards! Get back in here and finish this!" she pouted as the others left the pool and started to head back inside.

Hurling herself from the pool, she grabbed her towel and wrapped it around her wet form, huffing inside after the others. She chose not to change out of her swimsuit: 1) because she now only had her change of clothes for tomorrow after Matt had got ice cream all over her previous outfit and didn't want to risk him ruining the next, 2) her hair was wet she didn't want to get her new clothes wet and 3) she didn't trust Matt not to accidentally barge in on her again should she have to change.

She grumbled to herself as Matt rolled out his bag next to Violet before she could interpose herself between them and she hurriedly went over to her bag to snatch the new deluxe sleeping bag her driver had brought her. Pouting for a moment as she tried to figure out how to unroll it, she finally worked out and laid it down on the other side of Matt so she could at least keep as eye on him.

"Remind again, exactly how is this better than a real bed?" she asked no one in particular as she slumped down on bag, "So, who's going first? Violet? It is your party."

[Mark3000]

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I'll take the [6] Spot

Once in the Pool, Morgan had a pretty good time playing water polo with the other guests. He even got a good laugh as Violet knocked Lena into the pool. With a small giggle, Morgan got into position. While he did have a carefree personality, Morgan had a competitive edge to him. When he had the ball, Morgan would go it alone to the net to score.

Once the game was over, Morgan stepped out of the pool as Violet prepared for the next event for the night. "Truth or Dare? Nice choose." Morgan said as he went to change into his pajamas, a loose set of pink pants with a matching long sleeve pajama top. Taking a sit with the group, Morgan began to rock in place, waiting to begin.

[mrblah]

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[4].

Baxter had been a little passive during the pool game. Violet's prank on Lena had the girl coming in hot for vengeance, and things kind of got intense at least for one part of the pool. He didn't want to get caught in the crossfire but his desire to remain out of the way definitely didn't improve his performance, so he didn't end up being too helpful to his team. He was thankful that Violet called it as a draw when she did. He was starting to worry that he'd screw something up and get his team to lose... which, would've been bad.

Very. Very bad. He thanked Violet again for her accidental save.

Anyway, once everyone had went back to the house to play another game, Baxter had joined the part of the party to change outfits. He was now wearing simple green pajamas that looked very similar to his jumpsuit, with a different pair of fuzzy ear mufflers on his head. They looked comfy. "I can agree with that rule..." Said Baxter, barely speaking up from his position by Lena. How he of all people got saddled with that particular position in their arrangement, he could only chalk it up to bad luck and bad timing. Being near her had him feeling a little more self conscious than usual, so he's talking quieter.

[MiscChaos]

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I'll take 8

Penny doesn't have much use as referee in the pool game. All she really tried to do was keep the aggression levels to a manageable level given that apparently the pool was filled with competitive people and Penny has no idea how to deal with those except for telling them to cool it and hoping they listen. Or maybe putting point penalties on people who don't listen, but that opens a whole new can of worms she's ill-equipped to deal with. She can't help but feel someone more forceful should have been made the ref and almost weeps with relief when Violet draws the game to a close. Then she just wants to weep because her host wants to play Truth or Dare. She's heard stories of how those games go and she doesn't want to get mixed up with that! But everyone else is playing and she wonders just how much she can sit out before Violet starts taking offense or something.

With a sigh of defeat, she picks the furthest seat from Lena she can. That it puts her right next to Violet, who seems to be able to cut her cousin's more violent tendencies, is a happy accident. She does kind of wish she could pick the seat next to Baxter since he's the only person she's talked to even a little without things blowing up in her face, but he's sitting next to Lena and that's a no go. Since Penny didn't go into the pool, she doesn't really see a reason to change into her night things like nearly everyone else does since she's not at all wet.

[ChibiKitsune]

Sylvi was nervous. No, nervous was a massive understatement. She was downright terrified. Why had she decided to come to this party again? Oh right, to get out more, to socialize. Yeah, that was a great plan. Heck, she barely knew anyone here. Many of the faces were familiar, however and she could have sworn she remembered seeing Morgan somewhere, perhaps the rather feminine male had ordered something from her shop? It was certainly possible. On the other hand, she might have just been remembering another person. Either way, this remembrance was what made her choose to sit between Morgan and Penny once the Truth or Dare was announced. But, to be honest, she had no idea what she was doing. Thus why she was currently nervous. Especially since she too did not wish to get involved in Truth or Dare.