party rock is in the house tonight

[flashmaiden]

Date & Time: Backdated to sometime before Emil leaves
Location: Unit 103
Characters: Too many people idek. Roommates, Asch, Emil, Asbel, & Christopher??
Summary: Legitimate fixes to the apartment that do not involve duct tape plus a dinner!!
Warnings: I think this entire cast is a warning.

[After the whole duct tape fiasco, or maybe because of it, they'd finally gotten someone to agree to repairing it. And since they have extra guests, it makes senses to do something like a family dinner, right? Only probably is that they don't really have the space for that even, but it won't stop them from trying! If they could cram that many people in the apartment last time, this should be considerably easier. So after some finagling, a dinner had been set up! This is that dinner.

Set up will be in the comments! Tag around, get CR, HAVE FUN. ]

[KITCHEN | DINING/MINGLING | WALL...FIXING??]

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WALL FIXING

[flashmaiden]

[Just in case you wanted to hound Asch while he's doing the repairs. Bug him seriously do it. Nai I'm sorry.]

[bloodyashes]

[Yes there is certainly wall fixing going on here. Specifically, Asch with a board against the wall and a couple nails pressed between his lips -

Clearly, the best time to hassle him is when he can't talk back. Although, he might just opt for hitting you with the hammer instead.]

[flashmaiden]

[In between waiting for things to simmer and boil, Cheria eventually finds her way over to their handyman. Ah- it was someone she'd met when she first got here. She hadn't really gotten off on a good foot with him.

Still, she approaches anyway, determined to fix that and also to check on the repairs. Maybe nag a little. Depends on how shoddy they are.]

Thank you so much for doing this! It's a big help.

[bloodyashes]

[She did not get off to a good foot with him, but luckily it wasn't Cheria who asked Asch to fix the wall. The fix might not be professional level, but the boards are straight and not likely to rot away any time soon.

Asch pulls a nail out of his mouth and lines it up on the board before trying to reply.]

It's not a big deal. I needed some paint anyway, and since there's already some here...

[He and Kaneis aren't friends, but they do have a kind of relationship full of trading favors.]

[flashmaiden]

[It's at least better than Kaneis' duct tape all the things idea, which she appreciates. It'll look a little out of place but... At least the holes are gone. She watches him work, staying mostly out of the way.]

Oh-? So it's a trade off? Well, you're free to stay for dinner. Consider it a proper thank you for doing it in the first place.

[bloodyashes]

Yeah, he already offered a meal.

[Which he did plan on taking the other redhead up on at some point.]

Honestly, the paint's plenty.

[flashmaiden]

Nonsense! You're doing us a big favor here, so it's the least we can do. Do you like curry? A friend of mine is coming over for dinner too, so I was planning on making that for dinner tonight.

[wilder]

[Zelos is totally watching because this is like MAGIC!!! How do you even do this stuff?? He has no idea. Never give him a hammer ok]

[But at least he's smart enough NOT to talk to Asch while he has nails in his mouth, so just have the feeling of being watched from a bit aways is all]

[bloodyashes]

[It's not too much to watch, mostly trying to get boards to stand straight against the wall, which is more difficult than it sounds when every peice of wood in the city is at least slightly warped by the weather.

Eventually, he manages, and the loud banging of nails into the wall resumes, shaking the wall slightly as well as the fonons that only Asch can even sense.]

Not much left, I think.

[wilder]

[And he watches, tilting his head a little. Again, magic]

Hey that's good!

Thanks again for doing this.

[bloodyashes]

[It's not magic, Kaneis. If it was magic it would be quieter.

Mmm, maybe...]

It's not that difficult.

[Asch this is a Chosen you're talking to. He'd probabhly nail himself to the wall.]

[wilder]

Hey- it's hard for some okay?

[It's true. Give them a power tool and the entire building may collapse]

[pactfulfilled]

Need a hand?

[Don't mind this guy, Asch. He'd offer to help anyone. Asbel stands a bit off to the side, watching him with mild curiosity. But, you know, it's kind of strange. If this guy's hair was shorter and he didn't look like he was concentrating so hard, Asbel could solemnly swear it was Luke.]

[What are the chances of meeting two sets of face twins in such a short amount of time anyway?]

[bloodyashes]

[Pretty fucking high, actually. The tone of the response is a bit different from Luke, too - more mature adult, less needy puppy.]

If you could hold that board steady for a minute...

[And then he's got another mouth full of nails, oops.]

[pactfulfilled]

Oh--uh, right.

[If he sounds a little confused, Asbel still steps forward to take hold of the board. He did offer, after all! And he'll try not to let it slip.]

[bloodyashes]

[Dude, you offered to help, just follow instructions.

Asch holds a nail to the board, tapping it lightly to get it to stay, before pulling his hand out of the way of the real hammer swinging. No need to smash fingers today, even if there are a bunch of healers around.]

[pactfulfilled]

[Getting deja vu for Ginji. Thanks bro.]

[Asbel holds it as steady as possible while Asch secures that end. He at least knows better than to interrupt the guy while he's swinging a hammer around, so he'll do his part and wait until he's stopped for a breather before speaking again.]

Hey. Do you mind if I ask you something?

[inhumanity]

How industrious. [Christopher grins at Asch as he watches him.] Truly, I applaud your altruism and your efforts. Is this perhaps the Puritan work ethic discussed by Weber? What a glorious thing to see it in action!

[bloodyashes]

[Oh great it's Christopher. Asch would normally tune him out, but that's a little hard as he becomes more sensitive to vibrating fonons around him. Someone speaking is nowhere the same level as the hammer banging, but it's just enough to be annoying.]

The what?

[Also, he has no idea what Christopher is talking about. Non-Earth people problems.]

[inhumanity]

[It could be worse! At least even Christopher's voice has a nice musical quality to it!]

[As for that, he waves a hand to dismiss the question.] There's no need to discuss politics and sociology at a family dinner. Where did you learn to do this work? Wait, I'll guess! You are the leader of a ring of redheaded repairmen, travelling the countryside in disguise and appearing from nowhere to fix holes in walls.

[bloodyashes]

[Musical qualities taken in, it's still only a matter of time before Asch gets completely annoyed with him.]

...I learned to do it here. That restaurant was a wreck when I found it.

[blossomgale]

[ A certain pigtailed girl is sitting nearby, watching Asch intently as he works on that wall. Sophie might be trying to remember his movements so she can mimic his actions in the future... if they break another wall. ]

[bloodyashes]

[If Sophie tries to fix the wall, she'll probably break it further.

It's another couple of nails before Asch looks in her direction. By this time, the boards are almost all up.]

You'll probably want to repaint these later.

[And yes, he saw the job they did on the rest of the apartment.]

[blossomgale]

Got it.

[ A nod. She would destroy the apartment if she was responsible for fixing a wall. She's the one always knocking down doors... ]

I think we're going to have to buy more paint...

[bloodyashes]

[Hanging doors is not in his job description, sadly. Sorry Sophie, you're on your own with that one.

At the mention of getting more paint, his eyes widen a little.]

Don't you have half the shop here already?

[Asch, no. Sophie is overly literal and will go buy half the shop.]