Land Shark Common Area, Tuesday Night: Impromptu Girls' Slumber Party

[angelo_wings]

Rinoa's BFF Ariel was having a rough week. That was no fun. And -- inspired by the fact that most of her cabinmates were female (seven of the eight of them, in fact) -- Rinoa had had an Idea.

Which was: a completely disgustingly girly party. Pajamas, make-overs, gossip, and really bad romantic comedies.

Rinoa had her jammies on already, and had made Ariel help her set up. Munchies, make-up, and movies. What more could they want?

She had even posted a few so very handwavey signs outside, in front of their cabin and places where the other cabins might see, with the important points: Girl Party, exactly how girly it was going to be, and NO BOYS ALLOWED.

Except Jono, since he was the eighth boy in the cabin and all. He could be an honorary girl for the night!! Wouldn't he be thrilled?

Especially if someone tried braiding his hair.

(OKAY SO: whore4trash and furnace_face modded with permission, and they totally rock for jointly inspiring this post. This is in the landshark common room but is totally open tooooooo:

- anybody who lives in Landshark, naturally!
- any girl student who wants to come hang out and be nauseated by the frou-frou-ness of it all
- despite the poster, any BOY student who wants to come can totally either (a) run screaming in terror or (b) stay and be girly. Fair warning: staying means you WILL be forced to endure horrific romcoms and probably get your nails painted.

Wait for the OCD The OCD has been up for hours zomg I hope no one was still waiting!!)

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Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[furnaceface]

//No.//

Just that. This was Jonothon putting his foot down. This was Jonothon with his arms crossed over his chest, with his hands tucked safely into his armpits, standing his ground and absolutely refusing to be made into a pretty, pretty princess.

//No.//

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[angelo_wings]

"Yes," Rinoa said simply. "Sit down, we'll start with a manicure. Clear polish, even. It won't bite."

'Clear polish' was exactly the same kind of lie as classics like 'just the tip' and 'you can cancel at any time.'

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[furnaceface]

//It won't bite, no,// Jono groused, //but that doesn't change the fact that we'd be putting varnish on my fingernails.//

...

//Have you got any in black?//

Look, he looked gothy enough already. He could get away with black, if absolutely necessary.

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[angelo_wings]

"I have a very dark purple that's almost black," Rinoa said. "You won't be able to tell the difference."

Only the tip, Jono! She was gonna pull out!

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[furnaceface]

Jono was... well... He was stuck for this. And he hated the hell out of every bloody instant of it, he would have you know, and entirely against his better judgment, he was very tentatively pulling one hand out from where it had been hidden away in his armpit.

//And you have nail polish remover on hand, I hope.//

Because that shit was going to be gone the moment it was on, damn it.

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[angelo_wings]

"Naturally," Rinoa said. "Useful in case I can't stay inside the lines."

She was also going to be holding the nail polish remover hostage at some point.

"You know what would be really cute?" she asked, reaching for his hand with one of her own. The other was grabbing an emery board.

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[furnaceface]

//No. No I do not. And really, I don't want to know. Because I don't do cute. At all. Ever.//

Said the boy who was relenting and letting Rinoa file his nails.

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[angelo_wings]

"Less cute and more ... impressive," Rinoa lied. "In a really manly way."

Seriously butch.

"I was just thinking that once we get the nail polish on, we should put little glitter shapes on your fingernails. Like stars and hearts and moons."

You know. It was all the style with truck drivers.

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[furnaceface]

Jono was now levelling Rinoa with what was commonly known as a look.

Wasn't it terrifying, Rinoa? Jono certainly thought that it ought to be. Really. Be afraid, and all.

//Glitter.//

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[angelo_wings]

Sadly, Rinoa did not intimidate easily. Especially not when the guy in question was adorably grumpy.

So the look she gave him was of the eyerolling variety. "Tiny amounts of glitter," she said. "Hardly noticeable. Not worth this much fuss. You're not allergic, are you?"

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[furnaceface]

//Deathly allergic,// Jono replied, flatly. //Gets in my sinuses, gums up th'works. Sneezing for weeks.//

For a boy with fire where his lungs were supposed to be, this was either a complete lie, or an absolutely terrifying prospect, really.

//Snot everywhere,// he added, for good measure.

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[angelo_wings]

"I have tissues," Rinoa said, dismissing the allergy with a wave of her hand. "Don't sneeze on anybody, okay?"

Which meant she was totally allowed to put glitter stars on, once she got the nail polish in place, right?

She was still filing his nails, for now. "You should take better care of your cuticles," she observed.

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[furnaceface]

Against his better judgment, Jono actually craned his neck a little so that he could get a better look at what she was doing to his hand.

//My... Wot? Why?//

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[angelo_wings]

"Your cuticles," she explained, holding up his finger and moving her thumb over the white part at the base of the nail. "You need moisturizer. I bet I have some."

It would probably smell like a tropical garden.

Wasn't this fun, Jono??

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[furnaceface]

The most fun he could have with his pants on. Really.

//I don't... You... But...//

He was also running out of arguments.

//Fine.//

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[angelo_wings]

"Perfect," she said. There was now gloop being applied to his fingertips. It was pale green and smelled like ... well, it smelled like lotion, mostly, but with a faint tinge of artificial fruit.

"Kiwi melon," she said, helpfully. "My favorite."

Because he was concerned by the flavor in question. Rest assured, Jono: it was kiwi melon.

"There," she said. "Much better. Ready for the polish?"

She should really do a base layer first, of clear, but she had a feeling that once she managed that, he'd bolt. Might as well get the good stuff on while she had a chance.

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[furnaceface]

Everybody here seemed to like things that smelled of kiwis, Jono noted.

Good to know. In order to throw them all off, he'd have to go and invest in air freshener that smelled of coconuts, instead.

//Best just get it over with, gel,// he sighed, resigned to whatever hellish existence it was that he'd just plunged into.

At this rate, she might almost have a decent chance with the glitter.

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[angelo_wings]

Rinoa shook the small bottle of nail polish. "Don't be so dramatic," she said. "It's gonna be fun. Wait till you see how awesome you look."

He should probably not freak out that the nail polish was not quite as dark a purple as she'd predicted. Or that it sparkled.

Purple was still very manly. So were the little glittery sparkles. Masculine.

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[furnaceface]

No, no, Jonothon wasn't freaking out. Jonothon was forming elaborate plans in his head that would never come to pass, involving Avon and burning down their warehouses.

//I'm positively frozen in anticipation.//

Somebody was going to pay for this.

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[angelo_wings]

"I think this color looks good on you," Rinoa said, oblivious to her impending doom. Or perhaps entirely aware of it, but convinced that she could charm her way out of it.

Really, it was best to ignore doom and march forward like it wasn't there, and usually doom backed down first. At least, if you were Rinoa.

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[furnaceface]

Rinoa was fortunate in that, in this case, doom continued to be an absolute pushover.

//It isn't very dark,// he noted. Calmly.

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[angelo_wings]

"It'll get darker as it dries," she lied. "If it's still too light, we can do a couple of heavier coats. That should help."

She stopped to blow on his fingertips. "I wish it dried faster."

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[furnaceface]

//And I rather wish it didn't dry at all,// Jono sighed. //Please tell me that the sparkles are just a product of th'lighting in here?//

Wishful thinking.

//Please?//

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[angelo_wings]

"It's just sparkling because it's wet," she said, without a trace of shame to her, either. "It'll be solid when it dries."

Re: Pretty Pretty Princesses!

[furnaceface]

Jono was now wearing his ever-classic 'I am suspending my raging disbelief because failure to do so could very well result in me having to be angry with you' face.

For a guy with only half a face to begin with, this was actually a surprisingly complicated expression.

//Right. And I suppose if you were to try to put little glittery teddy bears onto my thumb, you'd be telling me that they'd try to look like fierce tigers or something of the sort, next?//