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[dorkypantsuit]

The Psionic here with a very important announcement.

The sense of camaraderie in our department is at an all time low. So, to fix this, attendance at Rex the Rat's birthday party is now mandatory for all Labor Department members. Also I will be bringing twister and you absolutely will have to play.

Chiaki may have gotten out of planning, but Lars, don't think you won't have to make the food still. And I think we have someone new so if your name is Adrien and you're listening to this, please go ahead and publicly introduce yourself. Yes you will have to come to the party.

If anyone knows any party games that will force people to get up close and personal, I'm open to suggestions.

Comments

[dontpokethat]

Are you implying he talks to you?

[That sounds dangerous, just saying.]

[showmystar]

Does strip poker count?

[dorkypantsuit]

Yes.

It's not true, but I'm definitely implying it is.

[dorkypantsuit]

[He laughs.]

That can definitely be personal, but I was thinking more cooperative than competitive on this one.

[pipers_son]

[Awkward? Noooo, this totally isn't awkward, they're not.... shuffling through this... worried about fucking up their own relations with each other.... It's fiiiiiine.]

Think you'll be able ta get Ginko ta play properly?

[periphrasing]

What-- No, I mean-- Yes? TECHNICALLY!

[FRUSTRATED NOISE.]

'Naked' is all relative, okay!?

[chattypuns]

Thank you? [He thinks, at least. He's not so sure about the labor department now...]

Do I want to know what a "Slenderman" is?

[dorkypantsuit]

Not unless I can get him drunk.

So, maybe.

[dorkypantsuit]

Relative to what?

[Making Peridot mad is highly entertaining it turns out.]

[dontpokethat]

Well, at least you admit it.

[dontpokethat]

Maybe not, but you'll probably see him at some point anyway. Looks like a really tall person in a suit, with no face, though you aren't supposed to look at him for too long, anyway... sometimes he teleports out of his enclosure, which is pretty inconvenient.

[periphrasing]

[He wouldn't be the first to think that.]

You know! It's all furry and the only part of it that isn't is it's tail! Naked, compared to the rest of it! Relative!!

[spaghettimonster]

Bribing my own boss to get out of jail...

Hey, I haven't made you my world-famous spaghetti yet, have I??

[showmystar]

Aw. [Competitions are more fun, c'mon. What else do people even do . . .] Lead a blindfolded person through a minefield? Trust falls?

screaming threadjack!

[showmystar]

INCONVENIENT??? You call that INCONVENIENT?!

[dontpokethat]

Well, yeah. It's not like he's ever hurt anyone; mostly he just appears in my trailer and tries to get me to play with him when I'm trying to sleep.

[pullingamiko]

Yeah, they do! And yep - I think some people do it so, like, you keep going til all but two people are on one side or something like that, but that takes forever if you've got too many.

[dorkypantsuit]

Have you ever known me to lie?

[dorkypantsuit]

Do you two play together frequently?

[dorkypantsuit]

I mean I think a lot of people would argue animals don't wear clothes and are therefore always naked.

[ophidiarex]

Lots.

[He's huddled under an umbrella, watching Emily meditate, but he closes his eyes to focus.]

"'And he taught us what Slenderman likes,' says Emily."

[dorkypantsuit]

You haven't!

[Which is a crime, clearly.]

Why is it so famous?

[dorkypantsuit]

Do you lead people through minefields frequently?

[dontpokethat]

I mean, yes. He starts acting out if I don't.

[dontpokethat]

...Thinking it over, not at all. Guess that's one of your good points. ...Most of the time, anyway.

[There are some things Ginko never wanted to know.]